that's u.s. navyspecial forces, the very types of troops that, of course, conducted that raid against osama bin laden. one official saying this is a big loss for the u.s. navy. the information is that it is navy s.e.a.l.s, of course, could not be more sensitive, because at this hour, the u.s. military is moving very rapidly to try and contact and notify as many of the military families impacted by this as quickly as they can. and as you know, often, military families are spread across the united states, so what we are going to be seeing or learning about over the coming hours is casualty officers will be spreading out to hometowns, to bases, trying to track down all of the family members and give them this very sad news. we don't believe that all of them were navy s.e.a.l.s, deborah. there were some other forces on board. it was a chinook helicopter being piloted by the u.s. army, is our understanding and there may have been some other special forces on board from other services. but this may, in fact

and 22 of the dead are u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. president obama has received a call from president karzai of afghanistan, each expressing their condolences for those who died. stan case has the -- mass -- has more. >> reporter: they are calling it the deadliest day in u.s. afghanistan. 30 s.e.a.l.s died when their helicopter crashed. some of them belong -- belonged to the same unit that killed osama bin laden, though not involved in the unit. >> it looks like they were a quick reaction for us that was going to a firefight already in progress in a very remote area. >> reporter: u.s. military officials say that 22 navy s.e.a.l.s killed were part of a mission targeting a known taliban leader who was directly responsible for attacks against american troops. >> it may be that the taliban see this as an opportunity as the u.s. forces are drawing down to give the impression that they are getting stronger and stronger. >> reporter: president obama said the deaths were a reminder of the extraordinary sax are -- sark reifieses made by our --

a u.s. navy commando team carried out the operation in may. they used helicopters with stealth capabilities that made them less reliable on radar. one of them crashed. the financial times quoted a source who says pakistan allowed chinese military engineers to photograph and take samples from the downed aircraft. u.s. officials have concluded that likely happened but that they don't have definite proof. the u.s. government is expected to protest strongly if the allegations are confirmed as true. this could further strain relations between the u.s. and pakistan. nhk spoke with a pakistan public relations officer in islamabad. he said they were fabricated to harm the image. >>> now let's take a look at the market figures. >>> time now for our weather update. across eastern asia we see active clouds stretching through the korean peninsula and into northern japan. lots of wet weather to be found underneath for central china looking at pockets of heavy showers around hunan and also north korea looking at significant amounts of rain. japan, too, look

a u.s. navy commando team carried out the operation in may. they used helicopters with stealth capabilities that made them less reliable on radar. one of them crashed. the financial times quoted a source who says pakistan allowed chinese military engineers to photograph and take samples from the downed aircraft. u.s. officials have concluded that likely happened but that they don't have definite proof. the u.s. government is expected to protest strongly if the allegations are confirmed as true. this could further strain relations between the u.s. and pakistan. nhk spoke with a pakistan public relations officer in islamabad. he said they were fabricated to harm the image. >>> now let's take a look at the market figures. >>> time now for our weather update. across eastern asia we see active clouds stretching through the korean peninsula and into northern japan. lots of wet weather to be found underneath for central china looking at pockets of heavy showers around hunan and also north korea looking at significant amounts of rain. japan, too, look

and today the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s may have suffered their largest single loss in combat that anybody can remember. at this hour, they are trying to identify, make precise identification of all of those who were lost and get casualty notification officers out to families really across the country. as you know, military families are often quite spread out and they are going to try and get to all of them just as quickly as they can because this very sensitive news that it is navy s.e.a.l.s is now really spreading very openly and very publicly, joe. >> obviously all our military personnel are precious. but could you sort of explain to our viewers why s.e.a.l.s are special, if you will, what it is that makes them special. >> reporter: right. i think you raise a good point. in afghanistan, in iraq, all forces are at risk all the time, from someone who may drive a truck or be a cook to these commandos who do these dangerous missions. that said, special forces, whether they are navy, army, air force, marine corps, t

special forces. 22 of them, joe, u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. majority of the s.e.a.l.s came from the same unit that sent the s.e.a.l.s in to the osama bin laden raid in pakistan earlier this year. several sources are telling us that the military has run a check on all of the names, and that none of the killed in action today were on the bin laden raid themselves. this how, is shaping up to be one of the most tragic days. not just for the u.s. military but for the special operations community which has really been carrying a very heavy combat load in eastern afghanistan, doing these raids, doing these missions day after day, night after night. >> you say we also know that they were under fire at the time, or at least there was some enemy fire at the time. >> absolutely. what our administration sources are telling us is, yes, there were reports at the time of enemy fire in the area. and although there will be a full military investigation, at least one official tells me, at this time, there is good reason to believe that it was brought down by en

the u.s. navy seals were from at least two different units and included some from seal team 6, the unit involved with hilling osama bin laden in pakistan in may. none of those killed was believed to be part of the bin laden operation. president obama was briefed on the attack and expressed condolences to the families of those killed. he said, their deaths are a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by the men and women of our military and their families, including all who have served in afghanistan. as the united states draws down its presence in the country, the special forces are expected to become more important. >> the president of the united states says we are leaving afghanistan and we have begun to leave. what are we going to leave behind? special operations forces. >> reporter: although nato deaths have decreased slightly in afghanistan, the latest attack demonstrates how dangerous the country remains. even for the most elite american and afghan forces. >> for more now, i'm joined b

. >> the u.s. navy has ordered all of its ships to leave the airport and the state of virginia has a hurricane irene approaches from the caribbean this storm is threatening to bear down on the eastern seaboard in the next couple of days. the system has already pounded the bahamas with strong winds and torrential rain. as it moves north, it is forecast to strengthen to major category 4 storm with winds of more than 200 kph. hail storms swept through parts of germany early thursday morning. the emergency services were called in to help in many places. some people collected stones the size of golf balls. streets, buildings, and basements were flooded. heavy rains battered the german state. >> the draw for the group's stage of the champions league has taken place. in group e, chelsea. titleholder's barcelona. >> their lives have been devastated by extreme drought. 12 million people on the horn of africa could die because there is not enough to be. on thursday, african leaders met in the ethiopian capital an

hikers detained and said the verdict should be out soon. >>> we are getting new information about the u.s. navy seals and other troops onboard the helicopter that was shot down in eastern afghanistan. u.s. officials say the team rushed to the area to help an army ranger unit under fire from insurgents. he the crew completed the mission and was flying out of the area when it was hit. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack. 30 americans and eight afghan troops were killed. some of the 22 navy seals who were killed have been identified, including michael strange from philadelphia. he was on his third tour in afghanistan. >> protecting our country, and graduated from north catholic, very proud of him. and he succeeded with the seals. he became an e-6 in four years. four years. that's how dedicated he was. >> i just -- something he was trained for, something he wanted. >> alan: the crash was the single deadliest day for u.s. troops in the ten-year long conflict in afghanistan. >> san francisco was filled with the sounds of the grateful dead today. why thousands were celebrating the li

a very, very easy target for troops on the ground. >> reporter: the 38 people killed included 22 u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s, 5 army aircrew men, 3 air force airmen and as well as 7 afghan special forces and one afghan field dog was also killed. the navy s.e.a.l.s were from at least two different units and included some from unit 6, credited with killing bin laden back in may. none reported to be part of the bin laden operation. president obama expressed condolences to those killed. their deaths, he said in a statement, a a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices bade my our military and their families including all who served in afghanistan. as the united states draws down its presence in the country, the special forces are expected to become even more important. >> the president of the united states says we're leaving afghanistan and indeed we have begun to leave, and what are we going to leave behind ask we're going to leave behind special operations forces. >> reporter: although nato deaths decreased slightly this year in afghanistan, this latest attack demonstrates just how dangerous the cou

the u.s. navyas ordered dozens of its ships to move away from their base in -- and we'll have bill karins coming your way. >>> new developments in libya. there are rumors that rebels have an apartment surrounded, but gadhafi spokesman just told the a.p., the dictator is in libya, leading the fight against the rebels. stephanie gosk joins us from tripoli. what more do we know about this heavy fighting reported? >> well, thomas, what we know is this is a rumor. it seems like a report that was overblown. as we go forward in the next few days, weeks, you can probably expect a lot of these rumors. there's such urgency to find gadhafi, it's of such importance at this point that it's that kind of enthusiasm that probably will generate false leads. there has been some fighting around -- some gun battles, a fierce gun battle near the corinthia hotel. there have been sporadic fights around the city, and we expect that because there are pockets of loyalists still moving around this city. >> stephanie, you tal

the u.s. navy has ordered the second fleet in the third genius to move out happened to keep at the shipment safe 27 ships are moving out to sea and 28 are moving to other areas nine ships are currently at see >> our local weather forecast in the bay area. i live look from the golden gate bridge, this is the heaviest we see the fog in the bay area. there is dense fog reported in some of valley locations. sunny and warm this afternoon when slightly cooler than yesterday whe. this is a quick look of where we are seeing temperatures currently mostly in the '50s and '60s . the fog does stretch into the center or a long gabellsan ramon area. itself of his this is a look at high temperatures for later on this afternoon 88 from work in hell 75 for mountain view. this is a look of your seven day forecast how it will cool and then once again we warm up for the weekend and then they will be cool the beginning of next week >> traffic isn't moving along great. we will start within expanded and breach check at t

and the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s came. we now know that the unit that was pinned down were u.s. army rangers, members of the arm my's 76th regiment they have been deployed in afghanistan for some time. part of this country's special operations forces that are conducting these anti-terrorism raids across eastern afghanistan. they needed help and the s.e.a.l.s came and all indications continue to be we are told that that helicopter was brought down by enemy fire, joe. >> the more i'm hearing about this, just as an outsider and lay person, the more it sounds like this was a very atypical mission. can you tell me if that's true as far as the size of the team goes, the way they were getting there, type of helicopter? was this a normal thing? >> well, it was used to the extent a quick reaction force, the teams that go in when other units need help, there's no particular way they do it. they take as many people as they feel they need, as many helicopters as they can. in this case, the original target for those rangers on the ground was known taliban leader that had been responsible the

most of the soldiers were u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s, rushing to help a u.s. army ranger unit under attack. >> he loved his family, sister. just became an uncle. >> reporter: charles strange's son, michael, was one of those killed. the 25-year-old knew in high school he wanted to join the military. sons, husbands and fathers make up the rest of the victims. patrick hamburger of nebraska had been planning to propose to his girlfriend. aaron carson vaughn leaves behind a wife and two young children. his baby girl, born just weeks before he was deployed. >> he was such a good boy and he loved his country enough to put his life on the line. >> reporter: the mission was just one of dozens of operations u.s. special forces carry out every week in afghanistan. an investigation is under way to figure out how and why this time it ended in tragedy. >> we're going to question something, why was it a chinoook? the chinoook helicopters are big, lumbering, noisy, not the black hawk, getting in and out quickly. >> reporter: u.s. forces recovered the wreckage of the helicopte

the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s were from two different units.ere from the unit involved with hunting down and killing osama bin laden in pakistan in may. but none of those killed was believed to be part of the bin laden operation. >> these young men are national treasures. they're irreplaceable. >> briefed by phone at camp david, president obama issued a statement saying their deaths are a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by the men and women of our military and their families. as the news spread across the country, sorrow. >> it took me a while for it to sink in. >> we lost some great brave americans in the last day or so. it's a real tragedy. our hearts and minds are with those families. >> we ask you all to rise and join us in a moment of silence. >> reporter: and solemnness for the fallen heroes. francis coe, nbc news. >>> a 9-year-old boy who was critically hurt in a hit-and-run in san francisco is improving, but he's still in critical condition at san francisco general this morning. ryan white was walking in a crosswalk on mis

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forecasters say it could hit north carolina's >>> the u.s. navy ordered a second fleet to move out to sea to protect them from hurricane irene. it could hit north carolina by saturday. thousands were evacuated in the dominican republic. damaged at least two islands in the bahamas. this morning, irene may grow to a category 4 storm and make it to maine. >> obviously, every three hours we know more than we know through hours ago and we -- three hours ago and we are trying to stay on top of it to figure out what will happen. >> take a look at the satellite image. 800 miles across. the first official hurricane watch for the united states was issued for north carolina's outer banks, also a tropical storm watch has been issued for much of south carolina's coast. it is huge. >>> experts warn that older buildings could be at risk in areas shaken by tuesday's east coast earthquake. the washington monument remains closed this morning. engineers found several additional cracks near the top of the monument. at least 5 aftershocks have been reported so far. >>

towns and cities along the coast are bracing for that hit along with the u.s. navy which is moving dozens of ships away from that area. the storm is expected to hit on saturday in north carolina. it will chen chug up the east coast, dumping rain from virginia to new york. east coast refineries are preparing for the possibility of disruption which could push fuel costs higher. >> a view from space gives you an idea of how vast the storm is. irene is enormous, measuring about 500 miles across. the eye was well defined when this video was well taken. >>> ahead, what's being said today about land at thnation's capital, including the washington monument, and the damage. >>> i was on the wait list for a few months and i got in. i don't know why. >> uc berkeley students returned to campus today. we'll tell you the good news they learned today despite the university's financial issue. >>> crews have put out a raging tanker fire in placer county and residents are returning home today. the fire burned itself out before midnight last night and crews lit up the tank to burn off

next we will speak to a retired u.s. navy captain and ask him how this horrible tragedy could have happened. and we will take you back to london live where there is an alleged police shooting sparking major protests. more on that after the break. [ male announcer ] it's a fact: your nutritional needs can go up when you're on the road to recovery. proper nutrition can help you get back on your feet. three out of four doctors recommend the ensure brand for extra nutrition. ensure clinical strength has revigor and thirteen grams of protein to protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. and immune balance to help support your immune system. ensure clinical strength... helping you to bounce back. ensure! nutrition in charge! >> arthel: this is a fox news alert. we're taking you back live to north of london. as you can see there, fire blazing in the streets of london here. 300 people rioting right now. here is why: apparently reportedly thursday, a so-called reported gang member was shot in a cab as the authorities there were car

he is among the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s who were killed. >> i was thinking what was he whencc1: he was hit and down.c1: that's just not the way you want to know somebody leaving this world. one now, we all got to gocc1: way but you want to go thatcc1: and knowing kevin, he probably had that smile and said this is what i had to do.cc1: i'm sure. i'm sure he had that crooked smile on his face saying hold going down. we'recc1: >> reporter: houston enlisted in the navy right after high school and had been on several tours in afghanistan. his body will be brought back to andunited states on tuesdaycc1: he will be buried in arlington national cemetery. his father plans on being there. survived by his wife and three children who live in virginia. live in san jose, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kimberly. >>> much of the financial world is holding its collective pret to see what happens in the asian markets and u.s. and european well.ts as cc1: tel aviv stock exchange plunged 7% as an early indicator of w

. >> reporter: the 38 killed included 22 u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s, five army air crewmen, three air force airmen, as well as seven afghan commandos and an afghan interpreter. a dog, part of the navy s.e.a.l. team, was also killed. some of the americans were from s.e.a.l. team six, the same unit that hunted down and killed osama bin laden. today, nato forces were recovering remnants of the helicopter as american and afghan troops continued to battle insurgents in the area. >> translator: the helicopters are still patrolling over the village, and right now the taliban are fighting with them. >> reporter: this remote mountainous region is filled with a brutal and deadly group committed to killing foreigners and anyone who gets in their way. the violence continued in afghanistan today as nato announced the deaths of four more service members in the south and east of the country. carl? >> attia abawi, thanks. >>> tonight, we're hearing from the families of some of the americans killed in that attack. nbc's thanh trong is joining us now from nor

. >> and for the north, the u.s. navy is moving warships away from their base in virginia. and along the east coast, communities right up to new york and cape cod are bracing for what may lie ahead. bbc news, washington. >> and a storm of a very different kind has already hit the tech world of giant apple. steve jobs announced he is stepping down. the relatively unknown tim cook has become the chief operating officer and will likely replace tim. this has caused a flurry of speculation about his ailing health and the fate of the corporation he helped to bill. we're joined now from new york by the author of "be political diet." i heard that steve jobs' is described as one of the most creative people of our generation. do you agree with that? >> i would agree with that. i think especially when you're talking about the technology world. he is one of the most well-known and biggest innovators of our time. these days, it is hard to find someone around it does not have some kind of apple product, whether it is the iphone, ipad, ipod. he is iconic and he shook up the technology wor

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u.s. navy ships are on the move in the kind of operation you might see in a war zone, but this is all about protecting the east coast fleet from hurricane irene. let's bring in our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence. and, chris, they're trying to get them out of the path of danger. >> that's right. you know, the bulk of the u.s. military's east coast based fleet all comes from this one part of virginia. touchdown we saw dozens of ships leaving, heading out to see from this one area just to get out of the way of this storm. the u.s. navy versus hurricane irene, that's one battle the military not prepared to fight. the eminent arrival of the storm has virtually cleared out the world's largest naval base. u.s. navy sent 27 ships to sea, including an aircraft carrier. >> it's important that they go early so they're able to get ahead of the storm and stay outside of the destructive lands. >> reporter: look at what ire reeb has done to the bahamas so far. it could overwhelm the navy's pier since t

tonight there are new details about their mission and about how even in death, the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s tried to take care of the loved ones of their fallen comrades. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel from kabul. richard, good evening, and what have we learned about today's mission to strike back? >> reporter: it was definitely designed to strike back and right after that attack on that chinook helicopter, u.s. forces began a manhunt for the taliban responsible. on monday night, they tracked down at least some of the militants. once they were identified in a woody area in the wardak province, apparently some were trying to escape the country. an air strike was called in, f-16s, eight taliban members were killed, including according to the u.s. military, the fighter that fired that rp zbrks. >> you mentioned some poignant information about how did the military set out to notify the families here sn >> as you know, brian, the u.s. military doesn't give out this kind of information to the families by phone or e-mail, they go in person. but this time there were so many

. >> u.s. navyas ordered the second fleet in virginia to leave port to keep them out of hurricane irene's path. forecasters have issued the first hurricane watch for the outer banks of north carolina. irene could possibly hit the area next saturday. >> hurricane irene is coming and it could pack a real punch. forecasters say the storm could gain strength as it barrels toward the east coast likely making landfall in north carolina as category three hurricane as early as saturday. the winds struck out over 400 miles. more than 65 million people live in the path along the east coast. federal government is urge is those residents to get ready now. starting early this morning, there is a mandatory evacuation order for an island off the coast. conditions can quickly become dangerous for residents but some residents say they are going to ride out the storm. >> if you choose to stay as we are certain to do, you can't expect emergency services to come to your aid. you are volunteering to put yourself in a mo

but u.s. navy lieutenant commander kamyar pash-nehtala, who shadows the police chief, says there are more serious problems. >> at the end of the day, general salange's job is the security and safety of the kabul people. so what would you spend your time thinking about, you know, did drug use go down half a percent this last quarter or did the number of suicide attacks go down? >> reporter: checking for explosives in the thousands of trucks entering kabul every day is nearly impossible without high-tech tools, and even the equipment they do have doesn't always work. 23-year-old az' mullah points to his hungarian made ak-47. "the problem with this one," he tells us, "if i fire it once after firing, it's useless." >> reporter: these guys are soft targets. >> this is a dangerous place. for its police to be effective they have to interact with the public. they can't be ten meters away from their constituents. >> reporter: placing them on the front lines, ill equipped as a civilian force and forced to fi

remaining will have to hunker down in the hotel's everything is packed up on the islands >> the u.s. navy has ordered the second fleet to a evacuate to port this morning order applies to 64 ships hovered 27 ships are moving out at to see and another 28 will go to other areas for for repairs the remaining are already out at sea it looks like the sun is trying to come up and the look of our forecast and still little drizzly out there >> fairly decent fog out there low cloud cover visibility pretty and >> this is a satellite view of the fog that cloud cover issue irving as a blanket once the fog burns off things will start to heat up this is a look of current temperatures around the bay area right now mostly in the '50s and '60s by new time of the '80s will start tyrolea andto roll dg inin. kelly will start cooling off by the 8:00 p.m. hour at this a look at your seven day forecast were cool off even more tomorrow than saturday and sunday it will go back into the '90s. hambur. then local off once agan for the beginning part of the week now let's look at traffic >> the first half of the 6:00

officially termed operation neptune spear, the shoot to kill mission was led by 23 u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s accompanied by a translator and a dog named cairo. two s.e.a.l.s. captured bin laden hiding behind two of his wives. after they pulled the women out of the way, the second s.e.a.l. immediately fired the two fatal shots. >>> here's your first look at other news around america. it was a major fender-bender inside a western new york bank after one driver's foot slipped off the brake and hit the gas. the suv plowed through the bank's front entrance coming to a stop before crashing into teller windows. five people suffered injuries in the accident. no charges have been filed against the driver. >>> smoke billowed from an intense fire in louisiana. the raging blaze ripped through a motel, producing flames that knock out power and created dangerous conditions for firefighters. crews battled the fire for several hours. over a dozen people were displaced, but no major injuries were reported. >>> finally, in michigan one car that looked as if it came off an assembly line in the after-

the u.s. navy ordering ships out of harm's way.ships from the norfolk naval station began moving out to sea today to prevent damage. you're probably going to see a lot of airplanes flying out of the way, too. very eastern tip of long island, new york, is monitoring irene. montauk preparing for a possible power outage and flooding should irene keep its current storm track. they are even taking hurricane precautions in new hampshire. the big worry is lowland flooding. people are being advised to stock up on food and supplies. irene, of course, could impact the area later this weekened. our i-reporters are giving us a look at irene's power. luis ortiz shot this video in puerto rico. he said there wasn't much damage but the winds were fierce. amtrak is cancelling train service tomorrow through sunday for areas south of washington, and right now service along the northeast corridor is still rubbing, but you better check in with them. meteorologist chad myers, of course, keeping an eye on everything, including flight cancellations and ev

. >> reporter: we learned the u.s. navy is shipping its second fleet out to sea to better protect the ships against the wind an rain that irene is certain to bring along the east coast. >>> a noontime vote today by the un security council to unfreeze $1.5 billion in assets and give that money to the rebels. the united states is pushing to unfreeze that money. back in march the government froze the assets as part of the effort to pressure muammar gadhafi to stop attacking the libyan people. rebels are still fighting. there's a 2 million-dollar bounty for muammar gadhafi dead or alive. >>> this morning governor jerry brown will announce what he is calling job creation legislation. the governor is proposing to tighten the corporate tax formula. in basic cheap he's offering businesses sales tax exemption. governor brown needs support protesters two republicans in each house and that is something he was unable to do in his state budget fight earlier this year. >>> our time now 5:16. the fbi is investigating allegations that fami

fear of that nine-foot surge led the u.s. navy on friday to send all four nuclear-powered submarines from their home port of groton, connecticut, out to the safety of deep water. all low-lying areas of connecticut, rhode island, and massachusetts are under mandatory evacuation orders, but we notice many people riding it out, and most of the people we spoke to said they were used to gales and to the floods and are taking irene in stride. so far there, has been one fatality in connecticut, none in the rest of new england, but two dangers remain. while damages to boats and property on the front side of the storm will be significant, it's the backside of the storm that's,000 more worrisome. that backside could bring six to 10 inches of rain to places like western connecticut, western massachusetts, and vermont, and the governors here in new england are warning there could be heavy flooding yet to come. noting that historically, that backside flooding has been more deadly to new englanders than any front-side to any storm. scott. >> pe

most of them were u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s belonging to team six. the unit involved in the raid that killed bin laden. the president was briefed on the tragedy and issued a statement saying their deaths are a reminder of the sacrifices made by the men and women of our military and their families. the taliban claims it downed the helicopter with rocket fire. nato confirming there was enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. >> they have skill sets, they have is capability to point a grenade at a helicopter and even at night to bring that helicopter down if they're close enough to it. >> in addition to the 30 americans, 7 afghan soldiers and one interpreter were also killed. >> the afghan defense ministry expresses it's deepest condolences. >> the previous worst casualty was june 2005 when 16 troops were killed in a helicopter crash and three more died in fighting on the ground. there are currently about 100,000 american troops in afghanistan. under president obama's plan, 10,000 troops will be brought home this year and another 23,000 by

u.s. military operation, especially those navy s.e.a.l.s. >> wolf, this is one of the worst days for the u.smilitary. as this news has spread all day across towns, hometowns, military bases across the country. 22 navy s.e.a.l.s have lost their lives. these are the -- many of them covert navy s.e.a.l.s, the same unit, not the same men, the same unit, however, that went in on the osama bin laden raid. very well trained. it takes years for them to get to this level of expertise. this is a strategic loss. this is a human loss for the country. these types of troops, these type of special operations forces conduct hundreds if not thousands of these types of raids across afghanistan every year. and their thaems, of course, getsing this terrible news as we speak. >> they were going into this dangerous area, the eastern part of afghanistan, to help rescue other u.s. and nato forces? >> that is what we are told. they were going in, as the military calls it, a quick reaction force. there was another unit on the ground pinned down in a fire fight. they called for reinforcements. the navy s.e.a.l.s came

most of them were members of the u.s. navy's elite s.e.a.l. team and they believe the helicopter was shot down. barbara starr, any new details about that helicopter crash? what do the officials think happened? >> indeed, joe, at this point, 22 navy s.e.a.l.s have lost their lives, most of them are the member of the same covert unit that went after osama bin laden, not the same exact commandos, they have run a name checklist and none of the men that were on the bin laden mission were involved in this tragedy. but nonetheless, 22 navy se.a.l.s have lost their lives. they were working at what is called a quick reaction force. they had been called in to get on a helicopter, move very fast to try and help another unit that was pinned down, that was involved in the firefight and had called for some additional re-enforceme re-enforcements, some additional help. that's when this happened. at this point, a full investigation underway, but an official telling us they do believe there's a very good possibility it was shot down, there was enemy fire in th

the u.s. navy just ordered the second fleelt out to see to get the ships away from the heaviest of winds and protect the piers. in the meantime, evacuations begin along the coast of north carolina. it is fema, the federal emergency management agency, scrambling the most. they set up emergency headquarters and stocked them with cots, blankets, bottles of waters and meals. they want to be able to ship them to damaged u.s. cities, one of which could be new york city in the path of the storm right now. >> we have an enormous emergency and employees who would be called upon to run evacuation centers and shelters. response agencies have had regular drills and exercise to practice what we would do in the event of an emergency and we are prepared to handle one. >> reporter: the federal communications commission said it is moving emergency teams into boston and atlanta to detect and repair broken cell towers along the eastern seaboard from hurricane irene. they don't want another recurrence of what happened

and there are reports this morning, that most of them are u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. abc's martha raddatz is in washington. and, martha, what do we know right now about this deadly incident? >> reporter: this is just devastating news, bianna. it was a u.s. aircraft. a chinook aircraft. senior u.s. military official, 25 navy s.e.a.l.s., 7 afghan forces, likely special forces, 1 interpreter, the 5-member crew of the chinook helicopter, and 1 dog. we all know dogs are in these operations. we know this from the osama bin laden raid. so devastating, this news. and that, especially after that news in may, that s.e.a.l.s were able to kill osama bin laden in a raid. today's crash -- and they do believe it was from enemy fire, possibly a rocket-propelled grenade. they believe it was shot down right after an operation. this was in wardak province. now, i also want to add that the first person to say these were u.s. special operations forces was hamid karzai, the president of afghanistan. he released a written statement, sending his condolences, for the loss of those troops and a

. >> reporter: this morning the u.s. navy ordered its second fleet to move out to sea.t the ship damaged by the wind and rain. they are making some moves this morning. they told local officials to begin to activate their emergency plans. georgia is stocking up with blankets, meals and bottles of water. they want to quickly ship the supplies to any damaged areas. >> we're very comfortable with our evacuation plans. we feel like we have the necessary manpower and we can let you know when it's time to evacuate. as the governor said, be comfortable on our coast but be watchful and cautious. >> reporter: that's the word from south carolina. that's concern this hurricane is targeting areas unaccustomed to hurricanes including new jersey, and new york city. scott, channel 2 news. >>> the u.s. is pushing for the action. back in march the u. n. froze the libyan government assets to pressure muammar gadhafi to push him out. >>> americans are pessimistic about the economy but they don't blame president obama. it's up from # 0% in june. 51% of the american people blamed former pres

>> 30 american troops lost their lives and 22 of the dead are u.s. navy seals. president obama has received a call each expressing their condolences for those who died. and it >> they are calling it the deadliest day in afghanistan. 30 american soldiers died when their helicopter crashed during an operation against the band insurgent. room--shsomhagainst talibon surgeons. they say the 22 navy seals that were killed were a part of a mission where with a known caliban leader. --taliban leader. >> president obama said that this was a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by our fighting forces in afghanistan. >> since he trained for the to perfection but we cannot account for--account for is the way on to the mission and on the way that. them of a tortuous, temperatures tomorrow or is in the '50s as a result of the day with cloudy skies i will let you know how long the fog will stick around coming up. >> extra officers are patrolling the streets of london tonight. if happened as a peaceful protests in north london, dozens rallying it gives an officer involv

various ways in the sea. >> reporter: the navy quickly realized they could train mammals to perform missions. they served in vietnam and the persian gulf. today the u.sn the world which acknowledges having an anti-swimmer marine mammal program. this was something i was aware of from my time in the active duty navy, but now i'm about to experience it firsthand. it's unprecedented for the navy to allow what i'm about to do. now we're going to actually get in the water and put this thing to work, so today i'm the bad guy simulating that i'm a combat swimmer trying to attack a port, harbor, or ship, and they're going to release the mark six, the dolphin and see if it can find me in the water. essentially i'm the crash test dummy for the dolphin. oh, yeah. get ready for an episode of man versus dolphin. a swimmer interdiction dolphin arrive from its pen to patrol area and is ready to go to work. hundreds of yards away armed with an ineither mine, i'm getting ready to face off. >> here's the mission. i'm about to enter the water. i'm going to attempt to head to that ship right over there as if i was going to make a combat swimmer attack on that ship. the d

u.s. lives including 22 navy s.e.a.l.s. with the insurgy enzi growing and plans for a major troop reduction which will event change the mission for our country's longest war? >>> fallen heroes. they found bin laden and they take on the most dangerous missions in the world. who are the navy s.e.a.l.s? this morning we pay tribute to the band of elite commandos who serve, protect and sacrifice for our country. >>> and labor law. a future attorney has contractions while taking the bar exam. she finishes the test and moments later gives birth. this morning we'll meet the patient mom and her bundle of joy. patient mom and her bundle of joy. today sunday, august 7, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a sunday morning. i'm lester holt. >> i'm jena wolfe. we mourn the americans killed in yesterday's deadly attack in afghanistan. >> it's america's darkest day yet. a rocket propelled grenade struck a helicopter in the eastern part of

>> what we do know is that 30 were killed on this mission. 22 of them were u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s, many of them from the same unit, not the same troops. these are very highly trained, all indications are at this point according to sources we have spoken to, they believe it is likely the helicopter was shot down. there were reports, credible reports of enemy fire in the area. when all of this happened. the s.e.a.l.s have been called in to be a quick reaction force, to go to the aid of another unit that was already pinned down on the ground, in the middle of a firefight. they needed help, they needed re-enforcements and they called in the navy s.e.a.l.s, and this was the tragic result. 23 navy s.e.a.l.s and seven others plus the crew of the helicopter. >> do we know for sure that it was done by the taliban? >> i think you raise a very good point. in eastern afghanistan where this happened, there are so many insurgent groups. you hear the name is hukuni network thrown around a lot. that's a group of insurgents very closely tied to al qaeda. there are foreign fighters in eas

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. >> reporter: 22 u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s, five crew men and three air force and seven afghan special forces and interpreter. a dog, part of the navy s.e.a.l.s team was also killed. president obama was briefed on the attack and expressed condolences to the families of those killed. their deaths are a reminder of the ex troerd sacrifices made by all those who served in afghanistan. the deadliest day for u.s. troops in afghanistan since the start of the war. nato deaths have in fact decreased by approximately 20% in the last six months of this year compared to last year. and as u.s. forces prepare to withdraw from afghanistan, it will be the special operation forces that will be relied upon more and more. alex? >> atia, i'd love to hear the reaction there in terms of morale. what type of toll does this take on the soldiers there in afghanistan? >> reporter: well, alex, this is likely going to take a heavy toll on the men that are a part of the navy s.e.a.l.s unit that actually sacrificed 22 lives yesterday and you kno

extracting them from a hot target, it is very easy to hit them. >> the 38 people killed included 22 u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s, five army crewmen, and three air force crewmen and seven afghan interpreters and a dog part of the navy s.e.a.l.s team was also killed. president obama was briefed on the attack and expressed condolences to the families of those killed. their deaths are a reminder of the sacrifices including all who served in afghanistan. and although saturday was the deadliest day for troops since the start of the war, nato deaths have decreased by approximately 20% in the first six months of this year compared to last year. >> as u.s. forces continue to withdraw from afghanistan, it will be the special operations forces who will be replied upon more and more. alex? >> all right. in kabul, thank you for that. >>> meantime, reaction certainly pouring in across the u.s. let's go live to norfolk, virginia, and tom truong, what kind of impact is this having on the committee there? >> well, the navy is in shock. this is navy place, places like nor foerk. they are revolving around the navy and w

navy s.e.a.l.s were on a rescue mission. they were killed when their chopper went down on saturday. it's the single deadliest day for u.s. forces in the decade long war. 22 navy s.e.a.l.s, five army air crew and three u.s. special forces airmen died along with eight afghans. today grieving families share memories of their loved ones. >> i'm proud that i will get to carry on his legacy through our children. >> he honestly believed and saw black and white that what we're involved in, he told me this is a a war for the survival of our republic. >> if there is a a comfort in the situation, i'm so proud of my son. so very proud of him. >> they make huge sacrifices for us above and beyond. our kids need to know that. >> we will continue to relentlessly pursuit the enemy. >> i'm joined now from kabul. what are you learning about what happened? >> reporter: nato's finally giving us a glimpse into what really happened in that overnight raid on saturday that killed 389 men. what we do know is there was an army rangers unit fighting the taliban. that's when this re-enforcement unit came in to help them because they were pinned down

a lot of those who died were u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. >> absolutely, wolf.is such a tragedy. 25 special operations forces. 22 of them navy s.e.a.l.s. most of them, wolf, part of the navy's co-vert operations, the very type of s.e.a.l.s that went in on the bin laden raid, this is a very big blow to the special operations team. they had been called in to help another team of troops on the ground. they were running into trouble and called for backup. the navy s.e.a.l.s came and by all accounts thrp shut down by enemy fire. >> some sort of shoulder fired missile? >> they are not saying at this time. there were reports of enemy activity and some sources saying to us they believe at this point it was brought down by some sort of enemy action. >> this was in the eastern part of afghanistan, not far from the pakistani border? >> absolutely. this is where u.s. special forces had been in heavy combat for months, day in, day out. in fact, one of the top commanders said most americans don't realize they are doing thousands of these helicopter assault missions every year