or level -- at the core level, would provide it command-and- control with border police, afghan national police, and the army executing complex operations both north of kabul and south of kabul. this afghan security force has the capacity, we just have to finish developing what is still a work in progress. >> it just an editorial comment about this -- one of the debates taking place within the administration concerns the funding of this force. currently, the force is sitting at 350,000 police and army. that the steady state force. at issue is 2014 and beyond. the funding it beyond that and the proposals are on the table to bring the force down. if you put your mind on it for a minute, beginning in 2014, whatever the number will be, for argument's sake, let's say 25,000, we will have taken out almost 100,000 nato forces and one year later, we would take out another 100,000 of the afghan forces and ask them to secure -- what we were doing with 450,000 + -- that does not pass any one common-sense test but that is what is being discussed. the difference is about $2 billion a year in funding. $2 bil

the attacker was killed when forces returned fire and an afghan national police officer was seriouslythis is the seventh time in two weeks a member of the afghan security forces has shot at international forces who were working as allies. >>> university of colorado will segregate students who have valid permits to carry concealed weapons. the "denver post" reports the school will designate dorms at cu boulder and cu colorado springs to accommodate students who are over 21 with concealed carry permits. the change comes after a state supreme court decision that struck down the school's gun ban. students with permits will be barred from bringing their weapons to athletic and cultural events on campus. >>> a washington state resident shot this video as wildfires burned near his home. meanwhile, firefighters say they're starting to make some progress. the wildfires are about 33% contained now. crews hope to have them fully contained by sunday. and many of the residents who had to evacuate are now allowed to return to the burn zone to see what's left. destroyed at least 70 homes since they

on saturday, a member of the afghan national police opened fire and killed at least 10 of his colleagues in southwestern afghanistan. on friday, six u.s. troops were killed. early on friday, three u.s. marines were gunned down by an afghan police commander and his men after accepting an invitation to have dinner. later on friday, an afghan civilian working at a nato base shot dead three more u.s. soldiers. brigadier general gunter katz of nato responded to the killings of u.s. forces. >> those incidents do not clearly reflect the overall situation in afghanistan. almost 500,000 soldiers and policemen are working together side-by-side, enhancing their trust and enhancing the corporation in order to gather five for a better future of this country and together to pressure the insurgency. >> sikh worshippers at the oak creek temple in wisconsin held their first official service sunday since a neo-nazi attacked the campbell, killing six people. hundreds came across the country to take part in the service predict today's earlier, attorney general eric holder spoke before thousands of people at

and i spent time embedded with the trips on the ground and special forces of the afghan national police sites turning them around with different general officers heading the rule of law efforts or the village of study operations. but most of my time was spent traveling around with general petraeus to fill senior afghans and then just sitting in the meetings with him and in kabul itself to the extent. so, that is what we were reporting over the year and we then sit in these biographical aggressions in every chapter and as brad also mentioned earlier what i really try to show and i pulled from my dissertation they were influencing general petraeus's we of thinking and i had to draw his social networks that his networks and there were four key members. the first was general mulken the first superintendent and his daughter general petraeus. the wonderful holley petraeus and holly is a wonderful source of information as well. the second mentor is named keith nightingale who is rather unheard of that he was a holder of the ranger regiment, and he helped start the joint special operations comm

that these incidents, which have now involved 31 afghans, do not reflect the pride and dedication of the 350,000 soldiers and police of the afghan nationalurity forces. >> small numbers or not, the attacks are taking their toll. o unhus u.s. military official, just in case. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> it was enough to make thousands of people rush angrily to the street. no, no, they weren't messing around. we'll tell you what made them boil over and hit the streets. you can feel. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with a patented safety alert seat. when there's danger you might not see, you're warned by a pulse in the seat. it's technology you won't find in a mercedes e-class. the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i a

afghan police officer who was also killed. it is the latest in a series of so-called green on blue incidents. attacks by afghan police and military on international forces. ecuador's national assembly has backed a decision to grant asylum to julian assange. the wikileaks founder is still in the ecuadorean us -- embassy in london. supporters fear he will ultimately end up in the united states where he is also a wanted man. several chinese activists have arrived home in hong kong after being deported from japan. they were part of a group which landed without authorization on disputed islands in the east china sea. the islands are controlled by japan. today the indebted nations announced that the veteran algerian diplomat has been appointed the new international envoy to syria. he will replace kofi annan who stepped down as earlier this month, saying his work to broker a cease-fire has been hampered by disunity within the international community. our diplomatic correspondent has more on the tough job ahead. >> this is the syria confronting the new united nations peace envoy. these pictures impossible to verify are thought to show bubbles in a lot of today as fighting continue

stress that these incidents which have involved 31 afghans do not reflect the pride and dedication of 350,000 soldiers and police of the afghan nationalurity forces. >> small numbers or not, the attacks are taking their toll. one military official in afghanistan who is now carrying his weapon around the clock said everyone is watching everyone else just in case. barbara star, cnn, the pentagon. >> many of us had fender benders. but full-blown wicked rollovers like that, not many can say they walked away from something like this. the two guys in the car can. the woman who experienced her own tragedy and went on to be a cnn hero. [speaking foreign language] >> teen pregnancy is a very big issue. when you go to the slums, it is unbelievable what you see. many of my girls live here. you see the girls and they are babies holding babies. >> about ten years ago, i was volunteering at this maternity hospital and holding this baby and he passed away. this teen mother failed to raise the money to cover treatment. four days later, my own son passed away in an accident. i realized i didn't want any mother to feel the same grief that i went throug

that these incidents, which have now involved 31 afghans, do not reflect the pride and dedication of the 350,000 soldiers and police of the afghan national security forces. >> reporter: small numbers or not, the attacks are taking their toll. one u.s. military official in afghanistan who is now carrying his weapon around the clock told me everyone is watching everyone else, just in case. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> we get an update on the mental condition of congressman jesse jackson jr. from a longtime friend who's battled the same disorder. former congressman patrick kennedy. like others who braved the sky before her, it took a mighty machine, and plain old ingenuity to go where no fifth grader had gone before. ♪ and she flew and she flew, into the sky and beyond. my name is annie and i'm the girl who dreamed she could fly. powered by intel core processors. ♪ >>> we are learning more about the condition of congressman jesse jackson jr. from his longtime friend, former congressman patrick kennedy. kennedy visited the illinois democrat this week at the mayo clinic in minnesota where jackson is being treated for bipolar depressi

police recruit shot and killed two americans just minutes after receiving his gun to begin training. d in kandahar province, an afghan soldier wounded two coalition troops. there was no word on their nationalitiesseven incidents in two weeks involving shooters in afghan army or police uniforms, so-called "green on blue" attacks. in all, there've been 29 such attacks so far in 2012, nearly double the figure from last year. at least 37 foreign troops have been killed, including 21 americans. the toll for all of last year was 35 coalition deaths; 24 were americans. for more, we turn to mark thompson, "time" magazine's pentagon reporter. mark, start with the latest incidents, do we know anything more of the motive or who the person was. >> we know what may have been a new recruit but he was either 60 or 70 years old. he was a farmer. this was the local police force. not the national police force. he had been recruited only two weeks ago and signed up with other fellow villages to maintain a local presence in that far western part of the country when the american troops leave. he got his gun. he did his target practice. and he turned and killed two american special forces. >> so the obvious question

ten american service members have been killed in the last two weeks by afghan police or soldiers. >>> the united nationsall of its observers in syria are now gone. their four-month mission ended at midnight. they were supposed to be monitoring a cease-fire between the president's military forces and rebels, but they stopped in june after coming under fire themselves. >>> the family of hollywood direct tony scott is asking for privacy today after his apparent suicide yesterday in california. authorities say he jumped from a bridge in san pedro. a suicide note was reportedly found in his office. scott directed many blockbusters, include "top gun" and "beverly hills cop 2." he was 68 years old. >>> as if by night, the rough storms and painful jellyfish stings, 62-year-old swimmer diana is on track to complete her record swim from cuba to florida without using a shark cage. she's expected to arrive in the keys tomorrow after leaving cuba on saturday. this is her third try to set the record just since last summer. >>> planning to move? well, this morning "money magazine" has revealed the 100 best places in a

want to stress that these incidents, which now include 31 afghans, do not reflect the pride and dedication of the 350,000 police of the afghan nationalurity forces. one of the reason the afghan -- the taliban is targeting in this manner is the success that the afghan partners are having on the battlefield. the reality is that the taliban has not been able to regain any territory lost. so they are resorting to these kinds of attacks to create have it. and there is -- to create havoc. we will not allow this kind of intimidation to undermine our efforts to build up the n and -- the nsf. secondly, we're putting pressure on the insurgency, the growth of a nsf is increasingly putting pressure on the insurgency itself. as the fighting season has progressed, we have seen an increase in enemy-initiated attacks. although violence levels have remained consistent with past summers appeared a lot of this -- with past summers. a lot of this, according to general allen, we are taking back the fight. the fighting has been increasingly taking place away from major populated areas. the insurgency remains on the defensive and it has not been able to re

want to stress that these incidents, which now include 31 afghans, do not reflect the pride and dedication of the 350,000 police of the afghan national security forces. the talibaneason the afghan - is targeting in this manner is the success that the afghan partners are having on the battlefield. the reality is that the taliban has not been able to regain any territory lost. so they are resorting to these kinds of attacks to create havoc. there is no question it is of concern. it is dangerous and we have to do everything we can to try to prevent it. we will not allow this kind of intimidation to undermine our efforts to build up the nsf. and to put more in the lead. secondly, we're putting pressure on the insurgency, the growth of a nsf is increasingly putting pressure on the insurgency itself. as the fighting season has progressed, we have seen an increase in enemy-initiated attacks. violence levels have remained consistent with past summers. i should point out that a lot of this, according to general allen, we are taking the fight to the enemy. the number of casualties are going to increase. the fighting has been increasingly takin

police picked up a weapon and fire on the americans. members of afghan forces have turned their guns on international trainers twice in one day. >> has recovered the nationreports are surfacing about a nationwide bomb threat at a chain of nationwide movie theaters putting police and bomb sniffing dogs on alert. the bomb threat was called in to this headquarters in georgia reclining multiple bombs have been planted across the country. in lexington, please set up a perimeter there and brought in a bomb-sniffing dog. they found no explosives. in illinois south of chicago, there are reports of a bomb threat there. they said restaging. and they also thought a bomb sniffing dogs checking out a car parked on inside the theater. in georgia, just outside atlanta art, they were seen investigating the possible threat at another. nothing has turned up yet. the have to under 36 theaters in 35 states and is based in columbus, georgia. >> a chaotic scene after a horse-drawn carriage collides with a chauffeured black car. the animal bolted down the street and was caught several blocks away. at least one person injured and a number of politicians and activists have been

afghan national security forces because in the end, transition to an afghan-led environment in the 2014 time frame is actually dependent on the capacities and capabilities of the afghan national security forces. from both the police military point of view. so that's where canada's mission evolves to support that. that was the growing need, and supporting the key training positions throughout the various commands in the ansf is where the government valued its efforts in terms of supporting the campaign in afghanistan. for the next 20 years. when you consider how afghanistan is going to evolve, its long-term success is related to its own internal security forces capacity. that's why canada's mission up to the end of 2014 is going to be supporting the development of those sources. when we look at the sailors, soldiers, and airmen and women that return to canada afterwards -- and i'm sure it's very similar to your own experience in the united states -- there's a range of issues. we talk and rightly so, about the personal sacrifice and some cases the ultimate sacrifice where individuals die on the battlefield in support of our national interests in afghanistan. yet, for every individual who has made that sacrifice, an

the afghan national security forces, in the end transition to an afghan-led environment is fully dependent on the capacity and capabilities of the afghan national security forces. from both the policend military point of view so that is where canada's nations have evolved. that was a growing need, supporting key training positions throughout the various commands in the ansf to work where the government valued its efforts in terms of supporting the campaign in afghanistan, for the next 20 years. when you consider how afghanistan is going to evolve, its long-term success is related to its own staff. that is why canada's mission up to the end of 2014 is going to support the death element of those. when we look at the sailors, soldiers, airmen and women who returned from afghanistan and i'm sure very similar to your experience in the united states, they're our range of issues. we talk and rightly so of the personal sacrifice and in some cases ultimately the ultimate sacrifice for individuals die on the battlefield in support of our national interest in afghanistan. and yet, for every individual who has made that sacrifice and the families that are affected by them, it's not just the in

nation's top general. they are being called insider attacks. ten u.s. soldiers killed in just the past two weeks by the people they work alongside every day. afghan soldiers and police. and abc's mike boettcher is on the ground with us. i'm speaking to you from bagram, and he met today in kabul with u.s. officials to try to stop attacks on american forces by afghan and police solgdzs known as green on blue insider attacks. the attacks are blamed on renegade afghan soldiers who are angry at their counters parts. but the taliban is claiming credit for all of them. afghan officers are closing vetting their soldiers and american troops have been ordered to carry loaded weapons everywhere they go. even at a relatively secure base like bagram. i've been to this base dozens of times and it feels a little different. an american soldier told me he's being vigilant, but not paranoid, but at least not now. the president talked about the attacks saying he would soon speak to president karzai, so, quote, we can stay on top of this, diane. >> mike boettcher who has reported so often from afghanistan. by the way, he's heading out on an imbed with american troops. >>> back here at

afghans are in the lead and we are in support with security forces sins and advisory teams or partnered forces, whether the police or army. i hope that answers your question. to be honest, at the national level there is a surprise political component to this that has nothing to do with assessments at the local level. what is an example? when i first arrived in regional command east the announcement had been made that the problems would transition with the first -- no one felt they were ready for that transition. the good news is it helped to jump-start the effort that needed to happen and with in six months of us being there, they were fully in the lead to an ready and able by the courageous leadership of the provincial governor, that is what gives me confidence, the capacity of the courageous leaders on the afghan side to finish the work that has to be done. 2013 is going to hold some very challenging times for transition because the areas that still quite contested as scheduled to transition. the thought process is make the transition while we still have a sufficient force to help finish with the afghans the work that has to be done so that is going to be of major undertaking. >> tha

afghan local police. we are working very hard to ensure the professional as a nation of the -- professional ization of the alp, and so often the literacy rates are low, there will be trouble affinities, loyalties, but the challenge for us and where we have been successful is insuring the ministry of interior from the minister all the way down through the district chief of police and his belief -- his police force are tied closely to the alp. if we continue on the route we are on, which seeks to strengthen the blind -- the bonds between the alp and the district, if we continue on that trajectory, on january 1, 2015, you will find the alp is in fact a part of the force of the ministry of interior for local security and policing and not a potential reservoir soldiers for the local strongmen. your question is an important one and something about which we pay a lot of attention to. we are very cautious about this. there have been alp sites where our concerns about whether that site will be viable, coherent, have been such that we have either elected not to form it or very careful about this, and extraordinaril

afghan worker in the helmand province yesterday. the nationalities have not yet been released. >>> the shooting happened just hours after a deadly attack on three u.s. marines. officials say the marines were having dinner with an afghan policecer when that officer shot and killed them. the taliban has claimed responsibility for both attacks. now, one of the three marines killed was from the bay area. 29-year-old captain matthew mchokian graduated from st. francis high school in mountain view. both of his parents are judges from the bay area. his mother is at the state court of appeals, his father is a superior court judge in santa clara county. >>> well, this just in. we are learning a probe into monday's fire at the chevron refinery in richmond is focusing on possible corrosion in decades-old pipe inspected last year. meanwhile, cleanup efforts continue. health officials are recommending residents use detergent and water to clean anything that could have collected debris from playground equipment to fruits and vegetables. one urban farm in richmond decided not to take any chances and gave all their produce to their animals instead of selling it. >> we would error error -- rather error on the safe side than somebody having

afghan police uniform shot and killed a u.s. service member. now, that raises the death toll to 10 such attacks in the past two weeks. joining us this morning, j.j. green, national security correspondent at wtop radio good morning. always good to see you. >> hey, allison. >> what's going on there? >> a number of things are unfolding at once. the drawdown is looming. the taliban knows that the drawdown is looming and based on the conversation that i've had for my reporting with dod sources and afghan sources as well, there appears to be an interest in increasing the kind of attacks going on the early on, it was viewed as isolated or intermittent or something that would happen every so on. but within the last couple of weeks, there have been a significant number of these attacks which suggest that it is a concerted effort on the part of someone. it's not just all about disgruntled or people that are upset with the way in which they are being handlinged. there is something afoot her. general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chief of staff is there in afghanistan to handling routine business but i'm sure this is going to be on the top of this list. >> what

. >> panetta says 31 afghans have been involved in the attacks, and it doesn't reflect pride and dedication of 350,000 members of afghanistan's police and nationalcials announced they're lifting sanctions imposed on the syrian prime minister because he defected. his assets will be unfrozen. a treasury department press release says it is not too late for other syrian officials to abandon the regime and do the same. >>> from the campaign trail, president obama bought a round of beers for folks at the iowa state fair monday. he walked up to mike's tavern beer tent. instead of making a speech, bought ten beers for the people that happened to be standing around. they responded by chanting what? not four more years, four more beers. >> four more beers. >> you want four more beers? >> why not. >> after the show. >>> let's check in with john to see what's outfront, filling in for erin burnett. what's coming up? >> wolf, we have paul ryan in las vegas at a private fund-raiser with sheldon adelson. he is famous for bank rolling super pacs. 10% of the money for the super pacs comes from this man. we look at the super pac economy and money and mayhem create

nationalities. it's the latest in a series of green-on-blue attacks against nato-led troops. officials say at least 42 have been killed by afghan forces or insurgents disguised as soldiers or policedemy of pediatrics is changing its decision on infant male circumcision. it now says the health benefits outweigh the risks. the group cites new research which found the procedure may protect heterosexual males against hiv but they stopped short of recommending circumcision for all baby boys, saying this decision is a family matter. >>> a swarm of hundreds of quakes near the california/mexico border, the strongest a 5.5-magnitude. the storm centered near brawley, 100 miles east of san diego. a seismologist said by last night, they recorded 300 quakes. more than 30 had a magnitude stronger than 3.5, the biggest a little larger than they've seen in the past. one family in brawley got several jolts on camera. >> oh, my god! >> the house is coming down! >> you see the kid has a sense of humor. this is the most seismic activity in the area since the 1970s. no injuries and only minor damage recorded. >>> and a thrashing little league series world final, japan over tennessee to claim its eigh