welcome back to the lead. i m jim sciutto filling in for jake tapper. one american general said there were bodies everywhere after taking a chopper tour of the carnage in the philippines. the marines have now touched down in the nation to help more than four million people impacted by what could be the biggest storm ever known to man. pentagon correspondent barbara starr has more on the u.s. military effort to help with humanitarian relief. barbara, we hear that a u.s. aircraft carrier may now be on the way? reporter: well, that s right, jim. the carrier george washington is in port in hong kong, but in the last several hours, the crew has been ordered to return to the ship and begin to make preparations to set sail for the philippines from hong kong if ordered. they want to make the ship available. the philippines government still has to ask for it, but they are getting ready to go. it will be a two-day transit to the philippines from hong kong.
who may be in need of damage control after irene? plus graphic new evidence of brutality by moammar gadhafi and his inner circle. this just as we re hearing his wife and several children have now escaped libya. the pressure now growing to make sure gadhafi himself doesn t get away. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. raging water in the northeast so powerful it can sweep away cars and swallow up homes. right now vermont is devastated by the worst flooding in decades. cnn s amber lyon joins us from brattleboro in vermont. set the scene a little bit, amber, for what s going on. what are you seeing? what are you hearing? reporter: well, out here, wolf, had i been standing out here earlier yesterday, i would be completely under water. i want to come here and show you this brook right here, this is pretty much representative of what s across this state. this is wet stone brook, flowing more like a river now. it s about four feet wider than usual and look over her
transferable to another high-paying job, go for it. high-tech jobs are that way, from a programmer to working in the i.t. department or do something different. tv people switch to p.r. and public relations all of the time, and of course, if that does not work, switching jobs, then work the system at your current job. take on more responsibilities and learn something new, and show that you are valuable and more than one way. walk up to your boss and say, what can i do for you? you know. just do that and see what their response is. yeah, i will try that this week, allison, and get back to you. okay. i will be waiting. alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. thank you. we rat the bottare at the b hour, and more misery with the mississippi. coming up next, a man who knows a thing or two about a disaster or two. general honore who just took a chopper tour, and he will be with me next live. cross america.
her husband, of course, we are talking about is arnold schwarzenegger, the newly former governor of the state of california. here is now maria shriver s brief statement, and she says quote. this is a painful and heartbreaking time. as a mother, my concern is for the children. i ask for compassion, respect and privacy as my children and i try to rebuild our lives and heal. i will have no further comment. end quote. very short statement making it clear there that she would like some time away, and would not like to be bothered and not expected to hear much more from her any time soon. and no denying that you can sense the grief in those short words from maria shriverer, and let me bring in casey wian who has been on this story since it broke overnight. a lot of people thought, casey, or just wondered what was going on when they first heard of the separation in the first place. a lot of people shocked by that, and then you throw this shock on top of that one. yeah, absolutely.
that this is a strategy to call these republicans out and expose them for who they really are. while the democrats are fighting for unemployment benefits, for the american workers and for the 99ers, the republicans are saying no, we ve got to extend the bush tax cuts for the wealthy, right? there s a real clear choice here. i think you re going to see a tougher more aggressive barack obama from now right through the midterms and i think it s going to work. bill press with us tonight on the ed show. coming up, psycho talker michelle back man and slant head across the street just teamed up. i ll tell what you they re up to at the bottom of the hour. calling all nut jobs. the beckster wants you to come to his house for a home-cooked meal and a chopper tour over new york city. that s real dangerous. he and his wife are advertising an unforgettable night. i d say. i ll tell you how you can get in on the action. i guess there s a security check