john campbell paid tribute to the troops. new nato force well-trained the security forces -- will train the security forces next year. >> colors were lowered and cased, as is the tradition at the end of such a mission, and tribute was paid to service personnel from 50 nations who part inplayed their security operations in afghanistan. since 2011, more than 130,000. the chief said it was the end of an era of sacrifice and progress. we are now at the tail end of this year's fighting season, the second fighting seizing with the afghans in the lead and we've seen afghan security forces continue to demonstrate confidence, courage, and resilience in a very tough fight. >> the steady pullout of foreign troops in recent weeks means they are almost down to the number that will be required for the new nato mission, focused on training and supporting the afghan forces that starts january 1. even as this transition happens, there will be an upsurge in taliban attacks, and afghan security forces have record caliber -- casualties this year

commander army general john campbell. >> today marks the end of an era, the beginning of a new one. today nato completes its combat mission, a 13 year era of significance achievements. >> reporter: on christmas day president obama greeted marines here in hawaii. he essentially declared mission accomplished when he said afghanistan would never again be a place where an attack on the u.s. is launched. the president's statement today said quote we're safer and our nation is more secure because of their service. our courageous military helped the afghan people reclaim their communities. but then a more sobering reality pep said afghanistan remains a dangerous place and afghan people and their security forces continue to make tremendous sacrifices in defense of their country. no doubt the taliban is still a threat, 2014 has been a devastating year for the afghan people and their military. 5,000 soldiers have been killed along with 10,000 civilians. the most since the u.n. began tracking in 2009. just yesterday two teenage boys were killed in an attack. the u.s. will leave behind 11,000 t

commander of the force general john campbell said afghan forces were capable but the army needed structuralhange. >> they have to make change in leadership. they have to hold people accountable and build on the systems that are very hard for any army. sustainment and lo gift cal systems. those are hard for any army. they will continue to improve with the coalition support. >> despite the official withdrawal washington says that it will keep around 10,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan to continue to train local forces. >> the japanese economy is in even worse shape than thought. >> an additional drop compared to initial estimates. analysts are blaming a recent sales tax hike for putting the brakes on consumer spending and new investments. the prime minister dissolved particle nment a move neent secure a public mandate for his economic policies. the election is set for less than two weeks from now. all right. >> let's find out how that moved the markets here in europe. >> looking at japan investors are worried that the economy there might not gain momentum and that it may fail. the bank of japan

american general john campbell rolled up the flag transferring it to afghanistan's league forces. >>king together we can win. >> reporter: in a previous statement president obama said it mark as milestone in our country. for more than three years innocent lives were taken from us from 9/11 our nation has been at war in afghanistan. now thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, our combat mission in afghanistan is ending. but the end of the combat mission does not mean the end of the war from a peak of about 100,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan, there are now about 10,600 and it will be two years before they all come home. ♪ >> reporter: until then u.s. forces will advise and assist afghan troops and will engage in counterterrorism operations in war that has already taken the lives of more than 2,300 american service minnesota and women. and they will be facing froeshl enemy. attacks by the taliban are surging. president obama recently expanded the role of u.s. forces authorizing counterterrorism operations against taliban in addition to al qaeda. earlier i

american general john campbell rolled up the flag symbolically transferring leadership of the war to afghan forces. >> working together we cannot fail. working together we will succeed. >> reporter: in a written statement, president obama said today's ceremony in kabul marks a milestone for our country. for more than 13 years ever since 3,000 innocent lives from taken from us on 9/11 our nation has been at war in afghanistan. now thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our men and women in uniform our combat mission in afghanistan is ending. but the end of the combat mission does not mean the end of the war. from a peak of about 100,000 u.s. traps in afghanistan, there are now about 10,600. and it will be two years before they all come home. until then u.s. forces will advise and assist afghan troops and will engage in counterterrorism operations in a war that has already taken the lives of more than 2300 american servicemen and women. and they will be facing a ferocious enemy attacks by the taliban are surging. president obama recently expanded the role of u.s. forces authorizing

. >> general john campbell, who heads the coalition forces in afghanistan, you've heard of him, correct>> yes. >> he is going to meet with the two pakistani generals an afghan president. u.s. forces will lend assistance to the effort to find and capture or kill the perpetrators. pakistan has the bomb. india has the bomb. >> the bomb seems almost kind of an abstract object that is likely not to be used where this ground-to-ground combat by terror groups is the order of the day and that terrorizes people on the ground a lot more than concept of a distant bomb that may never be used, hopefully will never be used. >> the president has announced the withdrawal of the troops from afghanistan. will this cure it? >> no. >> no, absolutely not. >> i don't know. interesting to see. >> what do you say? >> i don't think it will cure the problem at all. >> no, it will not. >>> out of time. happy hanukkah! bye-bye! ♪ >>> this week on "moyers & company" -- >> the american promise has always been upward mobility. we are living through a period of increasingly frequent downward mobility. i think people r

american general john campbell rolled up the flag, symbolically transferring leadership to the afghan forces. >> we cannot fail working together. >> reporter: today's ceremony works a milestone for our country. for more than 13 years ever since innocent lives were taken from us on nine eleven our nation has been at war in afghanistan. the end of the combat mission does not mean the end of the war. from a peak of 100,000 troops in afghanistan there are now 10600. it has taken the lives of 2300 american servicemen and women. they will be facing a ferocious enemy. attacks by the taliban are surging. president obama recently authorized counterterrorism operations against the taliban in addition to al died. >> well merry christmas everybody. >> reporter: earlier in his vacation on christmas day, president obama visited marine corps base hawaii to deliver his thanks in person. >> the greatest christmas present we had is the finest military the world's ever known. >> a mint that in smaller numbers will be in harm's way in afghanistan for at least another two years. >> the situation is one of

if they do, even the commander in afghanistan, general john campbell said, there's some of the names on this list, that if they return to afghanistan, american soldiers lives will be put at risk. so it's a real showdown in washington right now whether or not they'll slam the door shut on this place and put our shoulders at risk. lou: who shut down the north korean internet? >> i'm pretty sure our government did. of course, it's not exactly the most complex job in the world. i mean, north korea is beyond a failed state. it's a slave state. run by a sociopath -- lou: they have hoodwinked and utterly followed administration after administration, republican and democrat. don't tell me they're bad. it makes our presidents look like fools. >> they're playing well above their weight. north korea doesn't have have -- their air force can't fly. their people are starving. 1.1 people in uniform. and their leader is a 30-year-old nutcase who is still trying to solidify his authority. we should be able to humanithumiliate them with no effort whatsoever. the fact that this has become a media frenz

john campbell will now lead the new force. one of the lessons of the iraq conflict is even the best trained conflict need ground support, some of those troops that are staying behind those u.s. troops will have an unspecified counterterrorism mission. so even as the war officially ends the fighting will go on, tony. >> jamie mcintire at the white house for us, jamie. >>> as mohamed val reports from islamislamabad, a pakistani court has angered a neighbor. >> it's not just an eternal situation or an eternal problem it is a problem with india now because this man has been held along with six others accused by india of attacking, being behind the attack in mumbai and india asked to have them turned over, pakistan refused to turn them over, saying okay we will hold them in jail. according the pakistan, india has not produced the final evidence but they are still in jail and their situation is controversial. it is the public opinion and it's now a situation a case of tug of war between the judiciary, that wants to release him, and

at a flag-lowering ceremony coalition commander general john campbell praised the service calling it... ..president obama had nothing but praise when he visited a military base in hawaii on christmas day. >> the world is better it's safer, more peaceful and prosperous, and our homeland is protected because of you. >> some say much of the prays americans give the military reflects what require james falos calls a chicken hawk nation. in a latest article entitled the tragedy of american military for more i'm joined by douglas olifant. the senior fellow and a former army officer and director. he served in iraq and afghanistan and was an architect. with me in new york major mike lyons, a military analyst and senior fellow with the truman security project, and a decorated veteran. >> did the united states lose the war in the taliban. the taliban says yes and are mocking united states forces on social media as we speak. >> it's an interesting question. the fact is that america's centers in afghanistan are real and limited. the united states has gone to afghanistan and is accomplished by the

the commander of the international security assistance force, or isaf, general john campbell announcedend of formal combat operations. >> today marks the end of a narrow in the beginning of a new one -- end of an era in the beginning of a new one. [indiscernible] >> but the war is not over. the obama administration said earlier this month it would leave a residual u.s. force of about 11,000 troops in afghanistan for at least the first few months of 2015 to assist afghan security forces under the mission known as resolute support. last month, president obama also secretly extended the u.s. role in afghanistan. according to "the new york times," he signed a classified order that ensures american troops will have a direct role in fighting. the order reportedly enables american jets, bombers and drones to bolster afghan troops on combat missions. under certain circumstances, it would apparently authorize u.s. airstrikes to support afghan military operations throughout the country. afghanistan's new president, ashraf ghani, who took office in september, has also backed an expanded u.s. mili

at a ceremony in kabul, john campbell commander of the international security assistance force said today marks the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. since 2001 nearly 3500 foreign soldiers have died in the afghan war, including 2200 americans. president obama released a statement saying in part, afghanistan remains a dangerous place, and the afghan people and their security forces continue to make tremendous echo vices in defense of their country. our military remains the finest in the world, and we will remain vigilant against terrorist attacks and in defense of the freedoms and i as we hold dear. >> monday night on the communicators, amy mitchell of the pew research center on political polarization where people get the news. >> they are still really the largest -- the outlet that has the greatest percentage of the american public. about half, so they got political news from facebook in the last week. that puts social media on part with local television and some of the other top outlets among 89% of the population. it clearly does play a role in people's information environm

john archibald campbell of alabama, another one of the justices in the majority in dred scott, because of his loyalty to his home state and the secessionist course that it took, resigned his seat on the high court in early 1861 and went back home to the south. he ended up serving as the assistant secretary of war for the confederacy. justice john catron of tennessee, although a pro-slavery justice, became famous for his support of the federal union. in 1861, upon attempting to hold circuit court in his home state, catron encountered a group of confederates outside of nashville who informed him that if he entered the city to hold court that they could not guarantee his safety. catron left. but when federal forces occupied nashville in 1862, catron came back as somewhat of a hero to unionists in the city and he did, indeed, hold u.s. circuit sessions in the city in the summer of 1862. justice james wayne of georgia, another pro-slavery justice and part of the majority in dred scott, like catron, earned the scorn of his fellow georgians for his faithful devotion to the union. so with dani

and you have to consider general campbell, john campbell who's the senior american over there, said,, we are past the point at which the taliban can overthrow the government. well, let's hope that he's right. but the army that we've built the police and afghan army force that we've built is a $5 billion-a-year operation. and as general campbell said we've built an army to win now we have to build an army that can be afforded. trace: well, to steal your phrase, if the government doesn't "buck up," then, you know, afghanistan becomes unstable. who does that affect? is it the region? what's the unstability factor in afghanistan? >> well, now if that were to happen if there were to be an implosion where kabul falls that would, that would really be something. as per the end of the soviet union. that's what happened. the government was overthrown and the whole country turned into you are the mole. well, there are -- into turmoil. there are regional plays that could take place not the least of which between the indians and the pakistanis. trace: right. >> they're in constant conflict up in

john archibald campbell of alabama, another one of the justices in the majority in dred scott, because of his loyalty to his home state and the secessionist course that it took, resigned his seat on the high court in early 1861 and went back home to the south. he ended up serving as the assistant secretary of war for the confederacy. justice john catron of tennessee, although a pro-slavery justice, became famous for his support of the federal union. in 1861, upon attempting to hold circuit court in his home state, catron encountered a group of confederates outside of nashville who informed him that if he entered the city to hold court that they could not guarantee his safety. catron left. but when federal forces occupied nashville in 1862, catron came back as somewhat of a hero to unionists in the city and he did, indeed, hold u.s. circuit sessions in the city in the summer of 1862. justice james wayne of georgia, another pro-slavery justice and part of the majority in dred scott, like catron, earned the scorn of his fellow georgians for his faithful devotion to the union. so with dani

. >>> hi, i'm john andrew campbell stationed in germany i would right back to say hi to my mom stationed- in lindenwald, new jersey. happy holidays! >> it's getting up to 63 degrees this week? >> reporter: it's possible, christmas eve, midnight mass it could be 63 or 64. short sleeved shirts that's all you will need. there's the view philadelphia international airport. a few clouds up above. for the most part we're seeing partly to mostly sunny skies, that's allowing the temperatures to climb a little bit. yesterday we shot up to 35. today we're at 39. with all that added sunshine we'll get into the low to mid 40s. trenton, 35, allentown 34. colder 26 in the poconos where there were snow showers flying early this morning. they have dispailted and now -- dissipated and now we're seeing holes in the cloud cover. if you're looking across the country, if you are traveling the first part of the monday doesn't look like there's too much going on. we have a system coming out of the rockies for monday, maybe that produces snow showers or rain snow showers across the high plains and more wet weat

john r. wood and rebecca campbell in daytona beach state college. a cell phone ping led police to the closet where they had been the whole time. police say there was a strong odor of meth that may explain their odd behavior because the closet was unlocked and they could have gotten free at any time. >>> police in houston, texas say an alleged burglar broke the cardinal rule of crime that is get in and get out. instead he passed out. the owner of the house snapd this photo after finding the thief curled up in one of his bedrooms wearing his clothes. when the police came and woke him up they found out he just lived a short distance away. and they found his stuff on the burglar's porch and a half empty bottle of booze. >>> and e-cigarettes are often touted as being safer than regular cigarettes, a higher risk of respiratory infections, they took cells from the airways of healthy none smokers and exposed them to the vapors of e-cigarettes it damaged theceles and the damage lasts up to 48 hour, it's the opposite of the image of e-cigarettes with their ca

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>> there's really no need for a sourcing solution, john, because what will happen is, general campbell will just not draw down to 9,800 at the outset. he'll draw down to whatever number above that that he needs inside that extra 1,000. it may not be a full 1,000. it may not be 10,800. but he has the authority now to keep in country that number which he believes he needs in order to buy space and time for our allies to come forward with their sources solutioning. the real sourcing solutions are on our allies, not us. >> do you know how long they'll be staying? >> i don't know that. they might have thought through that math, i just don't have that level of detail. >> a target number? the coalition and u.s.? >> you mean beyond the -- for the -- >> beyond the 9,800. >> the total resolute support number i think was about 12,000. we can go back and check the numbers on that. but that was back when nato endorsed and signed up to the resolute support mission, it's about 12,000 total, i think. we can get you an exact figure on that. >> [ inaudible ]. if there are school children? and do you see

john: they conclude that power of the situation in other people was powerful, a fine campbell, you see this -- example, you see this card with a line on it, how long is a line, which of these three is the same length. tell us what happened. >> this was an experiment by salomon ash that happened after the holocaust, he wanted to figure out how people are influenced in their opinion by other people, the other people in the room with you would pick the wrong answer, and say a line not equivalent was not right answer most people will change their answer because of the social context. john: a professor, his student became a psychologist, and run most famous demonstration how good people do not always heed reasonable part of their brain. >> teacher who read a list of world pairs to you -- world pairs, try to remember each pair. john: 50 years ago, yale psychologist conducted this nasty experiment. >> if you get it correct, fine, if you make an error, you will be punished with a electric shock, he call the shockers teachers. >> incorrect. >> get a shock of 75 volts. >> test subject kept makin

campbell. san jose police are investigating a possible sexual assault at the home of the 49ers defensive end, ray mcdonald. ktvu's john sasaki is live in the newsroom with what we know so far. john? >> tori, san jose police say the suspect in this case is ray mcdonald himself. detectives served a search warrant at his home in silver creek yesterday. we say the -- they say the alleged victim was being treated at a hospital. the woman said she was possibly asoughted the day before. ray mcdonald was arrested in san jose over labor day weekend on suspicion of felony domestic violence against his pregnant fiance. prosecutors declined to file charges in that case. the district attorney said there was not enough evidence to prove a crime occurred. san jose police say no arrests have been made in this current case. the investigation is ongoing. no reaction from the 49ers but an nfl spokesman said the league is looking into the matter. we'll continue to work this story throughout the day and you can get updates on twitter and facebook. >>> we are still on stormwatch as the rain continues to fall around parts of the bay area. l

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john. vallejo had good rain for a while. anywhere from 9/10 to over an inch. san francisco, 1.05. blossom hill and coyote, 8 5/100ths. we've had reports around the los gatos/campbellow bund santa cruz mountains .94. chris tan said you are any glegging us in the santa cruz -- neglecting us in the santa cruz mountains. no i'm not the page has not been loading. the rain has been north around pacifica, daly city, san francisco into marin county. look at this. about as hex book. we've had this tapped into moisture. we're getting our good rain. we had the heavier rain. look at this cell. it looks like it's making a b- line towards the southwest marin coast. not that much rain, mendocino county, lake county yet. it's on its way. it will get here tonight and tomorrow and probably go all the way into the weekend. when you see the green, that's steady. san rafael. i'm not surprised. also to the east bay, the yellow is very heavy. you get the red. that's intense. but this is a good steady rain. it will be here most of the day. if you don't have to leave the house, a lot of people commenting. the dogs don't want to go outside today. i understand. i understand. you can see now

campbell. the green means a wet road, but blue means bigger puddling and ponding. jammed up north 17 and morgan hill, where john look at that, rain definitely dampening the conditions over there. slow 880 between the san mateo and dunbarton bridge and things generally keep building up. now it's really sticking around for the entire bay. flooding reported in spots around the bay bridge. back to you. >> we'll be back for you in about half an hour. hope to see you then. hope you have a great morning. ♪ >>> it's 8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the second day of december, 2014. and leann rimes is here to perform for us live. first she is busy collecting toys for our 21st annual holiday toy drive. we want to get you involved. head to today.com for all the details. >> speaking about toys, what should you get the little ones on your list? we have sought out the real experts, real babies, real parents, real kids. we'll start our four-day naughty or nice toy review. that's coming up. we'll get started in a couple of minutes. >> can't think of a gift to buy for someone you love? how about baking your own gift. >> wow!