that was carol mcguire talking about her theory on introducing bills maybe she's unaware what happens when young people feel left out of the decision making process i think we have a prime example that is having a few weeks ago cross the pond in london and the u.k. youth are unemployed pair paid very poorly they took to the streets and a huge uprising the london riots are a prime example of what people will do when they're pushed they're scared when they're disenchanted and don't feel like they're part of the system at all so carol dwyer go ahead cup people's basic pay even more people are hurting but you're fine to give the corporations give them more power to screw over all the workers but we have the power thankfully to give you our tool to have a war tonight so we will. look a time for happy hour this evening and joining me tonight are two producer jenny churchill and andrew blake r t web writer thanks for joining me guys andrew your debut on happy hour partner and here having it is harder and harder to be here because you know the rest of washington d.c. is right now every fled t

. >> reporter: mcguire knows about that pain. he was a former seal who was stationed in virginia beach. >> we are at war and freedom isn't free. >>> more details now on the circumstances surrounding that helicopter crash. according to the associated press, u.s. officials say the helicopter was shot down after helping other soldiers who had come under fire. it's expected the u.s. will rely more heavily on special operation forces. those forces are expected to remain in the country. nato says from april to july there were more than 2,800 special operation raids in afghanistan that is twice as many as during the same time period last year. >>> a roll over accident in marin county has left one man dead tonight. it happened at 5:30 this evening on highway 101 between petaluma and nevado. this dodge magnum rolled over and hit a tree. the driver a 19-year-old petaluma man was the only one in the vehicle. all lanes are now open. investigators say the victim was handicapped but no other details are available. no word yesterday on the caus

they planned to fly to mcguire airport when the mission was called off. >> this mission today, we had about 50 personnel deploying to new jersey. the 40 sent today will not be sent in time. >> as he mentioned, the crew members helped with the storm system and have been focusing on problems caused by floodwaters in the new jersey area. while there wasn't as much need as expected for search and rescue crews on the ground, there is still plenty of damage on the east coast. steve handelsman joins us with a look from new york city. hello, steve. >> reporter: hello, diane. here on time square, it looks like we are back to normal here. this place is crowded with tourists. hardly thinking of the hurricane, but even though the death toll is reported to be at 20 and could go higher, this could have been far worse. that's the assessment here in new york and up and down the east coast. starting the clean up, this was central park. new york is draining tonight. rhode island is taking stock. >> not as bad as we expected. much better. >> irene was a full-fledged cat one hurricane. this was long isla

. >> reporter: this morning the 129th was called up, ordered to go to mcguire air force base to helpith tropical storm irene. moments after the plane began to taxi on the run uaw, authorities in washington, d.c. told the 129th to standby. after hours of preparation, the mission was canceled. tropical storm irene didn't cause the amount of damage feared. >> the rescue capability that we provide wasn't necessary at the time, given the nature of the conditions. >> reporter: most of the men and women in the squadron are part-time reservists. >> we have people who are san francisco cop, local college students, executives from the silicon valley, just about every walk of life. >> reporter: now they get to go back to their regular jobs and be ready for the next rescue operation. at moffette field, allie rasmus. >> tomorrow is the anniversary of another devastating storm. it was six years ago hurricane katrina swept through the gulf coast. more than 1800 people died in the storm and subsequent flooding of the most of the deaths occurred in new orleans when a levee system failed and flooded t

. >> reporter: john mcguire knows all about that shared pain. he was a s.e.a.l. for ten years, stationed near virginia beach. is there any survivor's guilt among current or former s.e.a.l.s when something like this happens? >> i think former s.e.a.l.s like myself and all s.e.a.l.s go through all the emotions. but we are at war and freedom isn't free. these guys, i guarantee every one of them, if they had a chance, they'd do it all again. >> reporter: now the focus turns toward helping the families. current and former navy s.e.a.l.s and their commanders are going to be trying to raise money for the navy s.e.a.l. foundation. that's a group dedicated to giving financial support to those left behind. and right now, don, they're starting to get busy in ways that they never, ever hoped they would have to. >> brian todd, thank you very much for that. >>> not all of the troops on the downed helicopter were special forces. sergeant patrick hamburger was with the nebraska national guard, and a flight engineer on the chopper. his job was to carry these elite troops on their

. >> reporter: john mcguire knows all about that shared pain. he was a s.e.a.l. for ten years, stationed near virginia beach. there any survivor guilt among current or former s.e.a.l.s when something like this happened? >> i think former s.e.a.l.s like myself and all s.e.a.l.s go through all the emotions. but we are at war and freedom isn't free. these guys, every one of them, if they had a chance would do it all again. >> reporter: now the focus turns toward helping the families. current and former navy s.e.a.l.s and their commanders are going to be trying to raise money for the navy s.e.a.l. foundation. that's a group dedicated to raising money, giving financial help to those left behind. joe? >> painful story there, brian todd in virginia beach, virginia. thank you so much for that. >>> among those killed in the helicopter crash, nebraska national guardsman patrick hamburger, the 30-year-old sergeant was deployed to afghanistan just a week ago. military officials with knowledge of the operation say hamburger's mission was to deliver u.s. commandos targeting a

robert mcguire. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. our economy has seen incredibly weak economic growth over the last two quarters. mr. dold: just today we found out that manufacturing is at its lowest level in the past two years. my district, the 10th district of illinois, is one of the largest manufacturing districts in our nation. and there is no doubt that families are struggling. i am optimistic that washington is finally coming together and finding common ground on this debt ceiling debate. we must, i emphasize, we must move forward. hardworking taxpayers have had enough and i get it. we must have spending discipline here in washington. no more budget tricks, no more accounting gimmicks, no more empty promises. american families have had to tighten their belt and they should expect that washington do the same. now it's time to move forward and focus on jobs. if we are

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john mcguire knows all about that shared pain. he was a s.e.a.l.virginia beach. >> are there any survivor's guilt among current or former s.e.a.l.s when this happens? >> i think former s.e.a.l.s like myself and all s.e.a.l.s go through the emotions. i guarantee that every one of them, if they had the chance, would do it again. >> current and former navy s.e.a.l.s and their commanders will be trying to save money for the navy s.e.a.l. foundation, giving financial support to those left behind. as s.e.a.l.s and commanders get busy on that front, they're more active in that foundation than they ever thought they would be right now. ali? >> brian, thanks so much. brian todd, virginia beach. all of our thoughts and prayers are with all of those family members for their sacrifice. unbelievable. >>> still ahead, we're talking religion and politics. rick perry holds a day of prayer. it seems he did connect with religious conservatives. can he connect with other americans? >>> the big moment is here. a 61-year-old distance swimmer on her way to a world recor