to get more democrats elected to the house, congressman steve israel, joins us. plus -- >> sit down and shut up. >> seriously, what are the chances september will be any better? our power panel is ready to sit down, but they won't shut up. and -- >> i'm going with this tight end because he's going to have my tackle. >> the national football league moves closer to a first down on equality. our interview with the woman who would be ref and what players are thinking. >> all i know is she's wearing black and white stripes and she's got the hat on. she's the one with the whistle. i've got to be really nice to her. >> i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." in what's being called an unprecedented event, extraordinary precautions are on their way throughout the muslim world. the u.s. has issued a worldwide travel alert, essentially warning americans to keep their heads down. 22 embassies and consulates, most of them in the middle east or northern africa, are closed today. the epicenter of this concern is