"National Guard troops are pre-positioned to help eastern North Carolina as Hurricane Erin impacts the coast," said Kate Frauenfelder. "These brave men and women are needed here at home – not in D.C." North Carolina is under a state of emergency due to Hurricane Erin.

President Trump has ordered Washington, D.C.'s National Guard to patrol the capital's streets, and members from other states' Guards are joining them. We look at why the Guard is in D.C., what it is doing,