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>> reporter: heather gilbo was also bartending that day. >> i remember it hitting me that it was something someone was trying to hurt people. it was intentional. this was the second explosion. i remember screaming. and then i remember getting my bearings and looking up and just seeing people run. >> reporter: the able-bodied and slightly injured rushed out the back exit but not the employees. they stayed, facing a scene of carnage that was difficult to comprehend. julie, does anything prepare yo...

>> reporter: heather was also bartending that day. >> i remember it hitting me that it was something someone was trying to hurt people. it was intentional. this was the second explosion. i remember screaming. and then i remember getting my bearings and looking up and just seeing people run. >> reporter: the able bodied and slightly injured rushed out the back exit but not the employees. they stayed, facing a scene of carnage that was difficult to comprehend. julie, does anything prepare you for ...

Behind couches. and it was just the most anarchic scene ive ever seen. it was just chaos. it was crazy. >> reporter: heather gilbo was also bartending that day. >> i remember it hitting me that it was something someone was trying to hurt people. it was intentional. this was the second explosion. i remember screaming. and then i remember getting my bearings and looking up and just seeing people run. >> reporter: the able-bodied and slightly injured rushed out the back exit but not the employees. ...

That maybe it is unfair that he was running against able-bodied with the prosthetic limbs. he got angry that morning and he stormed out. he was pretty angry when he lost the 200 meters in the paralympic games. the t-44 against the brazilian who he claimed was unnaturally tall because the blades were too long but within the parameters applicable by the committee. but on the other side of that, and i dont think hed necessarily present an angry face to me. i have never him since he was a kid. ive s...

>> you know the challenge of it, really. weve been talking about just stepping it up and seeing if we could do it and, you know, i served with a lot of these guys with me here today. it is great to be able to do this together and, be able to honor our bud i dids that never came home and try to help take care of their families that are still here. jon: i was honored last year to ride with you the last 20 miles or so of your trip all the way, across the george washington bridge to ground zero but ...

Heat. wounded warriors are gearing up for a new battle, taking on miles of asphalt, stifling heat and thousands of runners, able-bodied and disabled. we have more from new york. >> reporter: hey, there, shannon. a total of 5700 able-bodied and disabled runners and cyclists rd alongside one other in manhattan for the largest race of its kind. 40 members of the achilles freedom team of wounded veterans are inspiring us all after attending the 5-mile race. the freedom team provides injured servicem...

Of obama 57, exemption. isnt that what obama is planning to do with immigration? he will say you want to do it on immigration. ill do it on obamacare. >> bob: one thing is clear here. if they take the mandate out, it will destroy the bill. washington state had a similar bill, with mandate. republicans took over and did away from the mandate. washington state has no insurance in the state because they couldnt attract people who were able-bodied. that is what will happen with the bill. karl rove s...

Of obama 57, exemption. isnt that what obama is planning to do with immigration? he will say you want to do it on immigration. ill do it on obamacare. >> bob: one thing is clear here. if they take the mandate out, it will destroy the bill. washington state had a similar bill, with mandate. republicans took over and did away from the mandate. washington state has no insurance in the state because they couldnt attract people who were able-bodied. that is what will happen with the bill. karl rove s...

next year. that was last weekend. he told a radio interviewer now he is looking forward to meeting with the secret service. yeah, we actually have heard from the secret service and they have a duty and i salute them. i support them, and im looking forward to our meeting tomorrow. im sure it will be a fine gathering. we all remember the sight of oil gushing into the gulf of mexico. later washing up on the beaches. now bp has reached a class action settlement with thousands of business...

significant reduction in the american standard of living." their words, not mine. but when you break it down, the reality gets even more troubling. during the recession, the average income slipped by about 3%. but after the recession when the economy was supposed to be picking up, take a look. the average income dropped by nearly 7%, down to $49,909. incomes fell more after the recession ended than they did during the actual recession. as the senate begins debating president obamas job...