An historic tragedy. At least 25 people have died after a diving boat caught fire off the california coast nine others are still missing. In tennis, the defending womens singles champion, japans naomi osaka, is knocked out of the us open after losing to Switzerlands Belinda Bencic in the last 16. The bbc home and forces programme. Here is the news. And 80 years on since the outbreak of World War Two, we look at the contribution Radio Broadcasts made to the war effort. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. Theres a momentous day ahead in westminster as tory rebels join forces with Opposition Mps to try to block a no deal brexit on october 31st. If defeated, downing street officials have warned of a third general election in four years tentatively pencilled in for the monday the 14th of october. Lets take a look at where we are. Tory rebels are expected to join labour to seize control of the commons agenda and bring forward a bill designed to stop that no deal exit at the end
Minutes. Well, good morning. This Committee Meets this morning to receive testimony on recent u. S. Navy collisions at sea, including u. S. S. Lake sham plain, uss fitzgerald, and uss john s. Mccain as well as the grounding of uss an teet tomb. We welcome or witness, the on able Richard Spencer secretary of the navy, admiral john richardson, chief of naval operations, and mr. John pendleton, director of defense for structure and readiness issues at the Government Accountability office. Id like to take a moment to recognize family members who lost loved ones in the fitzgerald and mccain collisions who are here with us today as our honored guests. From the fitzgerald, eric rooem, the wife of chief petty officer gary reem. Steven ritzco and show know douglas parents and brother of petty officer third class shingo douglas. Senior chief petty officer victor and carmen shah boy yn sa buyian, and theyre son luke. Parents and growth of petty officer first class carlosvictor sa buy on. Wayne an
Richard spencer and chief of Naval Operations John Richardson testified about the recent ship incidents that killed 17 sailors this sumner asia. The Senate Armed Services Committee Heard about accidents involving the uss john s. Mccain off the coast of singapore in august and the uss fitzgerald in the sea of japan in june. This hearing is two hours and 15 minutes. Well, good morning. This Committee Meets this morning to receive testimony on recent u. S. Navy collisions at sea, including u. S. S. Lake sham plain, uss fitzgerald, and uss john s. Mccain as well as the grounding of uss an teet tomb. We welcome or witness, the on able Richard Spencer secretary of the navy, admiral John Richardson, chief of Naval Operations, and mr. John pendleton, director of defense for structure and readiness issues at the Government Accountability office. Id like to take a moment to recognize family members who lost loved ones in the fitzgerald and mccain collisions who are here with us today as our hono
Urging republican cans and Mitch Mcconnell to go nuclear to confirm his nominee to the Supreme Court. Judge neil gorsuch. He was confirmed to his seat on the 10th circut court of appeals without a single dissenting vote back in 2006. There is a certain dishonesty if if they go from their vote and he got a unanimous endorsement. From the education and experience and stand point. Great, great student and intlejukt. Supreme court white and kennedy, he clerked. And i think it is really, really great. We want him to go through an elgrant process as opposed a demeaning process. Lou vicepresident mike pence joined gorsuch. Mcconnell on the senate floor echo onning President Trumps call for democrats to treat gorsuch fairly. Thats right, map dame president , not a single democrat opposed gorsuchs nomination. Not senator obama, senator clinton or kennedy. Not a single democrat still serving with us opposed him. I hope that all Senate Colleagues will give him determination when we did clinton an
Urging republican cans and Mitch Mcconnell to go nuclear to confirm his nominee to the Supreme Court. Judge neil gorsuch. He was confirmed to his seat on the 10th circut court of appeals without a single dissenting vote back in 2006. There is a certain dishonesty if if they go from their vote and he got a unanimous endorsement. From the education and experience and stand point. Great, great student and intlejukt. Supreme court white and kennedy, he clerked. And i think it is really, really great. We want him to go through an elgrant process as opposed a demeaning process. Lou vicepresident mike pence joined gorsuch. Mcconnell on the senate floor echo onning President Trumps call for democrats to treat gorsuch fairly. Thats right, map dame president , not a single democrat opposed gorsuchs nomination. Not senator obama, senator clinton or kennedy. Not a single democrat still serving with us opposed him. I hope that all Senate Colleagues will give him determination when we did clinton an