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i've lost weight. [ female anc ] with 3licious flavors aroundoriech. plait.d we have been taking nice-looking shots as the sun begins to come up with a nice looking sunrise. rob will look at the temperatures coming up in a few minutes. >>> also new this morning, defense secretary robert gates is surveying progress in the-year conflict. his visit comes as the obama administration measures whether it can meet the goal of beginning to withdraw forces in july. gates's visit is a holiday visit to thank the 100,000 troops serving in the war. he is meeting with afghan president hamid karzai as well as top military and civilian leaders. british prime minister david cameron is in afghan stoon a surprise visit. he said british troops may withdraw next year. troops are working to train afghan soldiers and police to take over security in afghanistan when nato troops move on. today cameron urged an investigation into the death of a british soldier in an apparent friendly fire incident. >>> time now is 6:45 and we have been checking in with mike and every time you have a n

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