cambridge. the 18-year-old arrived home about two hours ago, ken. reporter: it s been a very long day for victor martin after being mauled by a grizzly bear in the wilds of alaska. the 18-year-old is back now to a very excited family. his terrifying ordeals in the wilds of alaska has become a national tv story. i wasn t fun, i can tell you that it wasn t fun. reporter: the teen said he did not have enough time to bring out the bear repellent spray. i kicked him, bam you don t mess with me. i was scared, i was scared. reporter: they said they surprised the adult bear and cub while crossing a stream, triggering the life and death struggle. i felt everybody put their life on the line. and i had to do my part, that would only be right. reporter: some of his comrades are in worse shape. two are still hospitalized in anchorage. he said waiting eight hours for help was difficult. other than dealing with the attack, that was definitely the hardest part because the who
after being mauled by a grizzly bear in the wilds of alaska. the 18-year-old is back now to a very excited family. his terrifying ordeals in the wilds of alaska has become a national tv story. i wasn t fun, i can tell you that it wasn t fun. reporter: the teen said he did not have enough time to bring out the bear repellent spray. i kicked him, bam you don t mess with me. i was scared, i was scared. reporter: they said they surprised the adult bear and cub while crossing a stream, triggering the life and death struggle. i felt everybody put their life on the line. and i had to do my part, that would only be right. reporter: some of his comrades are in worse shape. two are still hospitalized in anchorage. he said waiting eight hours for help was difficult. other than dealing with the attack, that was definitely the hardest part because the whole time i m worried, what if the bear comes back what happens, you have two people that can t walk and i m limping. repo
just a moment, watching, along with all of us tonight, join in us from boston, the moderator of meet the press, david gregory. these two plot lines go on. talks go on. couldn t be more important, what they re discussing. at the same time, everyone is watching and the american people are disgusted. you said it. a toxic debate, a soap opera. think about how extraordinary this is, what we re about to witness. two top leaders in america, the president, speaker of the house, democrat and republican, taking to the airwaves to extend this public fight. not to announce a deal, not to announce more negotiations, but to dig in on their end of the stalemate and to defend that position to try to move the american public. the stakes are very high. the president will say a short-term deal is simply not enough. it will add to the instability that the country faces. good evening. tonight, i want to talk about the debate we ve been having in washington over the national debt. the debate