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way to help ground forces who were part of a mission to secure a high-value target when they were shot down. the incident raises questions about whether forces should travel in a helicopter like the chinook. >> the fact that we lost this aircraft is not a decision point as to whether well use this aircraft in the future. . >> reporter: the investigation into the crash continues. the military wants to learn from the stint. the fbi is trying to figure out how a pipe bomb ended up on a ...

crushing. 17 navy s.e.a.l.s, air force, army and support personnel, 30 americans in all, eight afghans killed. their chinook was on its way to help ground forces who were part of a mission to secure a high-value target when they were shot down. the incident raises questions about whether forces should travel in a helicopter like the chinook. >> the fact that we lost this aircraft is not a decision point as to whether well use this aircraft in the future. . >> reporter: the investigatio...

look for more live reports later on america this morning and "good morning america." the republican presidential race could get even more crowded by next week. texas governor rick perry who made headlines at a prayer event last weekend could be close to announcing a presidential run. perry will visit at least two early primary states this weekend. aides close to perry say an official announcement could come as early as saturday. now to britain where three men in north london are no...

work. the president wants tax credits for employers who hire veterans facing short-term employment. $2,400 to $4,800 for hiring out of work servicemen and women. in california there is growing outrage over a plan for the states prison guards to attend a convention on the taxpayers dime. while the state struggles to make ends meet those guards are going to vegas. kabc reports. >> reporter: hundreds of california prison guards are headed to las vegas this month for their unions annual ...

500-pound lawnmower. and then he apparently stripped off his clothes and was peeping into a house. police arrived and clayton fled. thats when gunner, the police dog, chased him down and about that lawnmower if. >> he told him, i was going to borrow it, cutut my grass and return it later on. >> anybody who would do something that stupids got to be doped up or crazy. maybe both, huh? >> got to be doped up or crazy. >> thats got to be the sound bite of the day. >> clayton, that lovely yo...

! that lawnmower if. >> he told him, i was going to borrow it, cutut my grass and return it later on. >> anybody who would do something that stupids got to be doped up or crazy. maybe both, huh? >> got to be doped up or crazy. >> thats got to be the sound bite of the day. >> clayton, that lovely young man, is in the hospital recovering from the bites he received from gunner the dog. hell face several charges now, including burglary and shocking, itit actually his second arrest in as ma...

threat to america as their affiliate in somalia, that according to u.s. counterterrorism officials. the group known as al shabaab has even been successful in recruiting westerners. >> al shabaab is recruiting inside american mosques in somali communities in minneapolis and san diego according to the justice department. >> reporter: congressman peter king, chairman of the committee on homeland security, held a hearing on the increasing threat. >> the terrorist training camps run by al s...

Dollars into the money markets. >> and back home, wall street has seen quite a selloff. joining us is abc business editor dan arnall. thank you for being here. >> morning to you. >> we were talking about how really being tokyo is a banking hub, number one, and banking is not an isolated sort of country-specific industry, so how will this have a global impact? >> weve seen more than $1.6 trillion in investor wealth disappear over the last two days as a direct result of the fears. that this earthq...

Big names like toyota and sony which are going to be around. people buying their stuff no matter what happens. >> those are still safe bets and people should be watching those stocks as well. >> before the crisis in japan, we were watching libya and the strong impact on gas prices but weve seen those prices come back down because of japan. >> right. $97 a barrel, a few days earlier it was $103. japan is a huge consumer of oil off the global markets. their demand goes down, consumer prices go dow...

Launches. now theyve become so commonplace. >> so people dont think about it much anymore. you wouldnt do it if given the opportunity. >> freaks me out. those guys are brave. heres a look at your friday forecast. heavy rain, flooding and gusty winds along the east coast from washington, d.c. up to boston. 6 to 10 inches of snow around cleveland and buffalo and into northern new england. up to a foot of snow in the cascades, rockies and sierra range. heavy rain in southern california. >> 46 in ...