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Pledged $250 million in u.s. aid to support the country's future as a democracy. i cannot believe i have to tell you about another winter storm hitting the northern plains and moving east. could blan et the nation's capital with a foot of snow. the actual amount depends on the trajectory it takes. strong winds could trigger coastal flooding and storm surge. do take care if you're in that area. for many veterans wrestling with the demons of war, the journey to healing and happiness could begin on a bicycle. this is ride 2 recovery, a series of bike tours, each one stretching hundreds of miles...

Problem, when ptsd is more of a life problem. it's how do you adjust from the chaos that you had in iraq and afghanistan and now you come back to america and your family is different, your community is different, and you're treated different. and the support system that these guys have is just not there. and that's what we try to help with, with ride to roar recovery, try to create the sense of family community where other vets had gone what they have gone through and someone to talk to and they have an outlet by riding a bike. a lot of them have physical injuries but riding allows them to rid...

Cycling? >> well, i mean, we just started to ride yesterday in new orleans and we're riding across the gulf coast. and you know, the first day you'll see all of the guys, they'll be off by themselves in the corner and won't really talk to anybody. they'll be by themselves. by the end of the week, they'll be in the middle of a group talking and laughing and having a good time. you can see over time they go from being antisocial and sort of alone to being part of a group and it was funny this morning at breakfast, i was listening to one of guys who did the ride last year talk to one of the new g...

Way. and it manifests itself with triggers that you don't know what they are. with clay, it was -- it was always trying to help people and make the world a better place. and he was frustrated by the fact it wasn't happening the way he thought it should. he didn't think that the support for veterans was as good as it should have been. and it really frustrated him. and riding his bike with ride to recovery, really helped him deal with that and made him a better person. he liked riding bikes. when he was living with me, we would go mountain biking near my house and really have a good time. and it...