. >> i'm jim clancy. and you're watching cnn, we want to welcome you to our special coverage, "iraq: after the war." >> moments ago, u.s. defense secretary, leon panetta arrived in baghdad to participate in the formal end to u.s. military involvement in iraq. we want to take you now live to baghdad, where you are looking at live pictures of the casing of the colors ceremony in the iraqi capital. it has been almost nine years since the u.s. invaded that country. and in that time, at least 128,000 iraqis have been killed in conflict situations. more than 4400 u.s. troops have also died. and now at this very moment,ed american military command in the country is closing a chapter in the history of both iraq and the u.s. armed forces with this somber ceremony. it is such a big contrast to the explosions that marked the beginning of the war in iraq, back in march of 2003. >> now, this moment does, in a very real sense, mark the end of a difficult period, not only for the u.s. military, but for the people of ira

runoff races for seats in parliament and jim clancy is live at the great pyramids. ning, jim. >> reporter: good morning to you, carol. what a great place to be and, you know, tell rob the weather here is just spectacular but we have a minor problem. that is the turmoil, political on the streets, the violence in egypt has left this country wishing more tourists were coming. you know, the tourist tri is huge, 11% of the economy. 20 million people are supported by this tourist trade out of a total of 85 million egyptians and vital to the economy, add to that the win, the first round win by the islamic parties, the people and tourism trade are nervous about where this is going and hoping more of our viewers are going to come to egypt because it is a great time to come and i don't work for the tourist board here but offici officially tourism is down 25%, carol, but in reality it's at least 50% and probably even more. that's one of the fallouts, one of the repercussions of democracy and all of the tumultuous change. the people of egypt know something about history as you c

the latest now from cnn's jim clancy. >> reporter: in the embattled city in syria, people are on edge and they have good reason to be. the city is surrounded and they are facing a deadline to lay down their arms and hand over defectors or members of the so-called free syria army. they have no intention of doing that. and it looks like a showdown is looming. we talked to someone a short time ago. listen to one of the leaders of the opposition has to say. >> from the early morning, a lot of tanks inside the city. but security forces and the army is still surrounding homs. we don't know when -- [ inaudible ] so people expect the possible attack at any moment. but we don't know when. >> reporter: john also told me that they couldn't leave the city even if they wanted. to militia men have set up checkpoints and he said the freedom of movement has been limited. they are hoping that they can stand up against all of this. they say they're still optimistic but they are predicting a very bloody showdown. >> jim clancy monitoring the latest in syria from beirut. we promise we'll keep a close eye

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let's go to jim clancy in beirut, lebanon. e there because western journalists aren't allowed to work and cover these stories we're reporting on inside syria. jim, is there any reason to believe this deadline, this midnight tonight deadline, is the real deal? and, also, what are the government officials saying about it? >> reporter: well, they're not saying anything about a deadline. they have the city surrounded. they had a vote today. they're trying to portray the situation as normal. that's coming from the government of the president. we know the city of homs has been surrounded. there are tanks that have moved in, militiamen. i talked to a leader of the opposition inside homs just a couple of hours ago. listen to what he had to say. >> a lot of tanks inside the city, but security forces and the army is still surrounding homs and we don't know when they will -- so people expect attack at any motel bment but we don't when. >> reporter: very fearful indeed. he said -- i asked him, are people trying to leave the city? he said,

jim clancy is in cairo, jim, what actually happened today?orter: erin, hundreds gathered here in cairo's financial district to hear official election results but it was not to be. instead, we are told results will be announced friday or saturday. the big concern is that it appears islamist parties have won a majority. the question is whether once in a power they will respect the rights of minorities like women, secularists and this country's christians. erin. >> thank you very much. the whole world wants to know the answer to that. four students expelled from florida a & m university to day for their involvement in the suspected hazing death of 26-year-old richard champion. champion a member of florida a & m's elite marching band died november 19. a few hours after performing the florida classic. an unidentified person made this 911 call shortly after finding him on a charter bus. >> okay, is he awake? >> he, he is not even, he responded a little, he wasn't responding. we thought he was breathing. he was making noises. i don't know if he is b

jim clancy is in cairo, jim, what actually happened today?er: erin, hundreds gathered here in cairo's financial district to hear official election results but it was not to be. instead, we are told results will be announced friday or saturday. the big concern is that it appears islamist parties have won a majority. the question is whether once in a power they will respect the rights of minorities like women, secularists and this country's christians. erin. >> thank you very much. the whole world wants to know the answer to that. four students expelled from florida a & m university to day for their involvement in the suspected hazing death of 26-year-old richard champion. champion a member of florida a & m's elite marching band died november 19. a few hours after performing the florida classic. an unidentified person made this 911 call shortly after finding him on a charter bus. >> okay, is he awake? >> he, he is not even, he responded a little, he wasn't responding. we thought he was breathing. he was making noises. i don't know if he is brea

jim clancy is there for the results. what was turnout there like, and who won?porter: erin, a record vote here. election officials say 62% or 8.5 million voters turned out to cast their ballots. some surprised, too. it appears some very hard line islamic politicians are going to be members of parliament. they want their races outright. we're still waiting to see the full details, election officials say they've been working nonstop to get those. but with 8.5 million voters casting ballots, election officials say this hasn't been seen since the time of the pharaos. >>> now martin savage is in baghdad. how long did it take them to clear out, and what's the next step in the full drawdown? >> well, erin, this drawdown has been going on for six weeks. as far as what happened today. that took only a matter of hours. just that few u.s. forces were there. the kin to closing on a house, essentially, according to one officer. then they left. what comes next? there are still 11,000 forces in iraq, not to mention tons of gear that all continues to flow south well ahead of sc

i want to warn you some of the video you're about to see is very graphic, cnn jim clancy is in tripoli, lebanon. he has the latest on this eight month syrian crackdown. i understand one of yesterday's, among those dead was a small child, a 10-year-old, right? >> reporter: a 10-year-old child sitting in his own home by a window hit by a single round that was fired penetrated that window frame. he bled to death in his own home. a very sad case certainly. and indicative of the way the violence has been spiraling downwards in syria and especially in the city of haams. then came his funeral and at his funeral the people who were carrying his body in a procession actually came under fire from snipers. we talked to abdul who is a member of the revolutionary council and he said he point ad finger at snipers that worked for the syrian government. listen to what he had to say. >> now we are trying to bury our dead members but it's very dangerous also to go to funerals because the checkpoints are armed. >> reporter: gunfire sent people ducking and running for cover at the funeral. the sad part is

>> jim clancy live in cairo. thank you. >>> finally, let's go to san mateo, california. we have dan simon standing by for one of these tremendous moments where you have this group, california national guard finally coming home. i imagine it was quite emotional. >> reporter: it's incredibly emotional as these marines always are. we're in san mateo outside of a national guard armory. given the fact that this was the last california national guard to leave iraq. these men and women were there for nine months. it's a medical company. you're talking about doctors and nurses and x-ray technicians and i want you to listen to a mother who just reunited with her son. >> this is a the best blessing in my life. very proud to be the mother of a soldier and i'm very proud and very blessed i remember his dad always, though he's gone, he would be very proud of his son. i missed him so much, every day, sleeping and thinking about him, praying that he come back home safe. i have two boys. and almost my younger son joined the military, too. i don't know. but i would consider this the best

jim clancy is there for us. what was turnout like and who won? >> erin, a record vote here. election officials say 62% or 8.5 million voters turned out to cast their ballots. some surprised, too. it appears that some very hardline islamic politicians are going to be members of parliament. they won their races outright. we're still waiting to see the full details. election officials say they have been working nonstop to get those. with 8.5 million voters casting ballots, election officials say this hasn't been seen since the time of the farrows. erin? >> now to iraq where the last of 40,000 u.s. service members once stationed at camp victory packed up and headed out today. martin savidge is in baghdad. how long did it take them to clear out and what is the next step in the full draw down? >> the draw down has been going on for six weeks. as far as what happened today, that took only a matter of hours. they got into their vehicles and documents were signed. closing on a house, essentially, according to one officer and they left. as to what comes next, still about 11,000 u.s. f

jim clancy is there for the results. what was turnout there like, and who won?rd vote here. election officials say 62% or 8.5 million voters turned out to cast their ballots. some surprised, too. it appears some very hard line islamic politicians are going to be members of parliament. they want their races outright. we're still waiting to see the full details, election officials say they've been working nonstop to get those. but with 8.5 million voters casting ballots, election officials say this hasn't been seen since the time of the ph pharaos. >>> now martin savage is in baghdad. how long did it take them to clear out, and what's the next step in the full drawdown? >> well, erierin, this drawdowns been going on for six weeks. as far as what happened today. that took only a matter of hours. just that few u.s. forces were there. th the kin to closing on a house, essentially, according to one officer. then they left. what comes next? there are still 11,000 forces in iraq, not to mention tons of gear that all continues to flow south well ahead of schedule. erin?

jim clancy is following the story from beirut. what are you hearing from people there?erin, opposition leaders in the city are telling us of a population on edge tonight. we talked to a member of the revolutionary council there who said they will not lay down their arms or turn over members of the free syrian army. he says if we want freedom, we will have to sacrifice. and he predicted that if there is a major assault on the city, they would indeed pay a high price in blood. erin? >> jim, thank you. >>> now to pakistan where u.s. forces have met that country's deadline to vacate a drone air base. following last month's nato air strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. reza is in islamabad tonight. can the u.s. regain access to shamsi air base? >> erin, it doesn't appear the u.s. is desperate to get back into shamsi air base. u.s. officials say they have air bases in afghanistan they can use to launch drones. even if they want to get back, doubt it's going to happen any time soon and won't happen until pakistan gets something in return. this is all part of the ugly fall

jim clancy is following the story from beirut. what are you hearing from people there?in, opposition leaders in the city are telling us of a population on edge tonight. we talked to a member of the revolutionary council there who said they will not lay down their arms or turn over members of the free syrian army. he says if we want freedom, we will have to sacrifice. and he predicted that if there is a major assault on the city, they would indeed pay a high price in blood. erin? >> jim, thank you. >>> now to pakistan where u.s. forces have met that country's deadline to vacate a drone air base. following last month's nato air strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. reza is in islamabad tonight. can the u.s. regain access to shamsi air base? >> erin, it doesn't appear the u.s. is desperate to get back into shamsi air base. u.s. officials say they have air bases in afghanistan they can use to launch drones. even if they want to get back, doubt it's going to haen any time soon and won't happen until pakistan gets something in return. this is all part of the ugly fallout

jim clancy in egypt. thanks, jim. >>> for nearly nine years, camp victly that been the heartbeat of the u.s. military operation in iraq and now the iraqis are officially in control. the formal hand over took place overnight in baghdad. it follows yesterday's ceremony where vice president biden praised coalition and iraqi soldiers for their service. if the schedule holds that number will be zero three weeks from now. >>> still to come, death and destruction, then chaos and confusion. you're going to hear the gripping just released audiotapes from emergency responders at that scene. the scene of last august's tragic stage collapse at the indiana state fair. >>> the senate is passing tough, new sanctions against iran. why the white house says it could backfire and end up costing you money. >>> and, yeah. rolexs, all part of a billion dollar money-making effort by the federal government to see that justice is served. >>> you're watching "american morning." i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. if you have painful, s

for now, i'm jim clancy in giza. >> thank you, jim. >> i have to say, when i see those pictures it remindsamera turned. we saw it in the last hour, just gorgeous. >>> 55 minutes after the hour. "american morning" will be back after this. >>> for georgia tech first baseman just playing division i baseball is a huge accomplishment. >> i know i love the game. i love being out here. >> because he has a mide ochondrial disorder. . most of his cells are failing and can't convert food and oxygen into life-sustaining energy. as a teenager he realized his body wasn't working like his twin brother's kyle. >> i was getting really sick, throw up every single day. i had brown urine and i had small incidence of lose consciousness and black out. >> reporter: it got so bad he could no longer play high school football. >> when i work out it's really, really tough for me to recover. >> reporter: no known cure or even treatment for his disorder. all he can do is manage the symptoms. >> i take supplements like coenzyme q different 10. >> reporter: colby won't give up and he won't let his coaches go easy on hi