from their families and of course the latest movement for his tanks and spend legislation. those two bills up on capitol hill. up to the minute with the panel. first, beyond our borders tonight. rescue workers in nigeria recover 15 additional bodies from a collapsed luxury high rise building. the 21-story structure was under construction when it fell monday. the death toll now stands at 36. although it s expected to rise. the pill form of merck s covid-19 treatment receives conditional operation for use in the u.k. the it becomes the first country to green light the drug which is targeted to adults who have tested positive for the virus and have at least one risk factor for developing severe disease such as obesity or heart problems. russia s defense ministry confirms it is tracking the movements of the uss mount whitney amphibious command ship. the vessel joined other ships in the black sea over growing tensions over nato activity. this week russia put air defense systems on alert thi
December 29, 2020: The U.S. Navy recently announced that it would resume naming attack submarines after sea creatures, a tradition that became standard during World War II when many of the most successful submarines compiled legendary combat records. To honor particularly successful subs lost in action the name would be passed on to a newly built sub. All this was great for morale but in the 1960s it began to change as more and more of the new SSNs (nuclear attack subs) were named after politicians who had been good to the navy, especially the navy budget. Those that were not named after politicians were named after cities, which was seen as a useful public relations tool. Crew morale was no longer a major consideration but now it is, in part because it is increasingly difficult to recruit sailors to serve on the nuclear subs. Therefore, the next three SSNs will be named after illustrious World War II subs; Tang, Wahoo and Barb. If there is no m