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War ship joins the best navy in the world and it's named after a tried and true member of the greatest generation and that spirit will permeate this ship so long as it sails on the seas, as well as the u.s. navy spirit we have just begun to fight and mr. president, you'll send this ship in harm's way and they'll happily sail in harm's way for you for our nation and for what we stand for. enough words have been spoken, let me say what you've been waiting to hear. ladies and gentlemen, our commander-in-chief, president donald trump. thank you. [applause]

Became president. >> once there, he stayed true to form, never believing that he was suddenly wiser and infallible because he drank his morning coffee from a cup with the presidential seal. leland: so, with that, doug, how was this man, known for being so thoroughly humbled, now view his name on the most advanced war ship in the world, as it cost $13 billion. >> i think he'd be happy. there's a little justice to life. because he was a humble man, but a great man. he had to know that a little bit. he said, i'm a ford, not a lincoln, when he gave that first speech. one night he told me a story, ...

[applaus [applause]. ship's company. >> good morning, mr. president, secretary mattis, secretary stackley, admiral richardson, susan, distinguished visitors, shipmates, family and friends, welcome and thank you all for being here and braving the heat as we come together to celebrate this transition of this war ship from a pre commissioning unit to a capital asset. the experience of the gerald r. ford commissioning is best described like this: as each of us looks upon this great ship, a single thought must seize our minds, only the united states of america can make a machine like this. there is...

American war ship, according to a maritime tracking system. it's not clear what, if anything, that had to do with the accident. we do know the crash was catastrophic. >> the damage was significant. this was not a small collision. >> reporter: the freighter, the acx crystal registered in the philippines, is almost 50% longer than the war ship and three times as heavy. it was not badly damaged. but the crystal has a large protruding section just below the water, and the impact immediately breached the destroyer's radio room, a machinery space, and most importantly, two spaces where crewmen were ...

. an upindicate to a tragic story we've been following all weekend. the u.s. navy recovered the bodies of seven sailors missing since an american destroyer and a merchant ship collided off the coast of japan. their bodies were found in flooded sleeping compartments in the "uss fitzgerald." the commander of the navy's 7th fleet says the ship suffered significant kandamage but "hero efforts by the crew" prevented the destroyer from sinking. alex fields is at the home base for the "uss fitzgerald." >> they're holding on to hope as the search went on, on the water and also by air but that search...