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Conducting a full investigation into the security lapses there. david? matt gutman reporting tonight. matt, thank you. hundreds of former prisoners in oklahoma are marking their first taste of freedom tonight, days after the state s parole board commuted the sentences of 527 inmates. the largest mass commutation in u.s. history. it comes after criminal justice reforms changed some low-level felonies to misdemeanors. the move will also save taxpayers nearly $12 million. we turn tonight to an abc news exclusive. this evening, we take you onboard a nuclear-powered u.s. navy submarine, a guided missile submarine now on a classified mission tonight. we were there in the eastern mediterranean, where they re not the only ones in the sea. tonight, the tomahawks, the torpedos, the nuclear reactor and the warning about the russians right there, too. we approach the uss florida in the eastern me prepares for a highly classified mission. so, this is 18,000 tons we re looking at. 18,000 t ....
Every inch of the submarine is used. they give me a harness your head s going to go right in between there. reporter: as we prepare to climb to the top of the sub to the bridge. we wait for word. control bridge, send abc to the bridge. reporter: up the ladder through several hatches. they tell you, when it comes to your hands and your feet, make sure three out of four are touching at all times. we climb to the top, where they are on patrol as the submarine leaves port. preparing to descend into the sea. back down inside the submarine, captain seth burton takes us past the missile tubes holding the tomahawks. so inside this tube, right here is seven missiles. reporter: seven tomahawk missiles. right. reporter: and we take note that in between, the curtains drawn, where the sailors sleep. so the sailors are actually sleeping in between the tomahawk missiles. right. reporter: inside the submarine the control room, they are about to deliver the order esnd.merge th ....
reporter: a nuclear-powered u.s. navy guided missile submarine. 160 crew onboard. but they call it the silent service for a reason. that s right. reporter: they deploy underwater for up to 120 days. several months at a time. we are given rare access as we board the submarine. thank you. rear admiral william houston describes where we re standing, just above the tomahawk missiles. this can lift up at any time? this could lift up at any time, on order, if we wanted to launch the tomahawk missiles. reporter: and how many tomahawks are we sort of standing on, right here? right now, seven. reporter: they have more than 100 tomahawks at the ready. and he points out something else. we won t go any further.acr . reporter: they are about to take us down into the submarine where we will spend the next 24 hours traveling with them. a maze of narrow hallways and hatches. hi, how are you? good to see you. ....
The tears, and what was behind the decision. the ab tonight. rare access onboard a u.s. navy nuclear-powered submarine. tonight, on a highly classified the tomahawk missiles, the torpedos and the nuclear reactor onboard. and tonight, the warning about the russians right there in the waters, too. the couple from the northeast found dead in texas. their truck and rv stolen. the new surveillance images now out tonight. authorities say the persons of interest seen in that truck. the very close call on the tracks. the man falling from the platform. and the warning about salmonella. several states tonight and it s now turned deadly. good evening and it s great to have you with us as we start a new week together. and we begin tonight with the fbi sting and takedown. authorities say they stopped an alleged plan to attack a synagogue before it could happen. they say the suspect thought he had weapons and that he was ready. they say he wanted to wage a racial holy war. the alleged plot ....
400 feet. reporter: eventually descending 400, 500, more than 600 feet beneath the surface of the sea. they have trained to move the submarine as carefully and as quickly as possible. 13 degree up angle. reporter: soon, we are all leaning with no effort. it is precision work in these waters of the eastern mediterranean. they have to be ready. there are others here, too. we ve put this submarine right in this eastern portion of the mediterranean to counterbalance the russia buildup in syria. reporter: do you have company here in the mediterranean? we do have plenty of company. the russians are very active and we re active with them. passing 2-7-0 to the left. reporter: the u.s. aware the russians are trying to send a message. the russians have demonstrated their willingness to use missiles from submarines. they did it from the black sea. yes. reporter: into syria, and now the russians are here in the mediterranean? they absolutely are, and we re watching them v ....