Great ship itself commission on this day we recognize that this ship is meant to go to and to sail been the waves to protect our nation this magnificent Ship Breaking and entering together the sailors dedication to successfully sail the unobstructed seas if candlelight especially in the air we pear witness that this ship a the proud inheriter of this commission we how shall and remember the sailors that sailed between us in the great name uss america may we edify the encourage and commitment and devoted service to our in addition, we gather in our presence gracious god to give us thanks for the sailors and marines grant we pray this ship will reflect the values of our great country and be prepared in war and peace in your name we pray amen will the guests please be seated Ships Company ladies and gentlemen, the horrible mayor edwin lee mayor the city and county of San Francisco clapping. good morning, everyone. Good morning. Secretary, captain haul to the entire members on the platform
First commandant of the marine corp. He was in piddling and asked congress permission to leave the marines detachment teaspoonsful assigned to a u. S. Navy ship under construction that was the american the first america the past 2 hundred and 35 years marines have sailed abroad the navy ships that sail from america and for America Today is uss america this great warship behind us this is the platform of the future with her we can respond faster to a crisis around the world with the right force at the right time she can stay on station for longer periods of time she can keep dozens of our advanced aircraft up and flying so why is that all important . Because the unmistakable presence of navel veterans on the coast of a crisis added assurance to our allies and partners they believe were there to make sure that crisis will not worsen all of us can leave here this morning at the end of the ceremony get in our cars and drive home know one thing for sure this ship, her crew and the marines a
Good evening, everyone, im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight we begin with major new developments in the navy yard shootings. Signs missed, outrage justified tonight. Today mourning in washington for the victims. Reporter thats right, erin. Her name is bonita bell. Shes a scientist with the federal government. She says she spoke actually to aaron alexis three times last week, twice on tuesday, once on wednesday. And while she does not forgive the rampage, she does wonder whether there was anything she could have done to help them. Well, we talked for about 15 minutes. We talked about southern culture. We talked about the fact that we were both there. He asked me how long i would be there. I said overnight. And he said that he would be there for awhile. Did he tell you how long . Yeah. I asked him. I said awhile . I said, awhile . And he says yes, ill be here for quite some time. I said how long . He said for a couple of weeks. So you met him again the next day. I ran into him again on wedn
The worst mass shooting on a military institution since fort hood in 2009. We are learning more tonight about aaron alexis, his history of violence and his apparent cry for help. Jennifer griffin is at the pentagon. She has those details, but we begin tonight with Senior Correspondent rick leventhal. Reporter the main gate was reopened this morning but only to walkins and essential personnel. The building is still a crime scene and the motive is still a question. We believe that mr. Alexis entered with a shotgun. Reporter the fbi is confirming that alexis did not use an ar rifle, but carried a shotgun purchased days earlier and a gun taken from a Security Guard that left 12 dead and several wounded. We believe that the deceased shooter acted alone. As such, with no other suspects at large, the investigation has moved into the phase of evidence recovery and information gathering. Reporter the Response Team is still inside building 197 at the Washington Navy yard. Methodically photograph
Stopped. Then, pow, pow so we just ran. The suspect is a male using a large shotgun. He is in the fourth floor of the building in the navy yard. Its a pretty frightening scene right now. People are running full speed and many different directions. Everyone was scared, pushing and shoving, falling down. People climbing the wall trying to get out of the bases. Just crazy. A very frantic call went out for officer down inside of the building on the third floor. A spokesperson saying there are at the moment four quote, unquote victims including one Police Officer. Its not clear whether the victims are wounded or dead. There is a helicopter now hovering close to the top of that building where we believe action is. Whatever was dropped down that helicopter was going to hold back up, now, the helicopter is flying at one point, okay. Now from where i am i can see what looks like a person on the side of it. Its not clear at this point in time whether this person who is being described as a sixfo