and nato commander in afghanistan, general stanley mcchrystal. he said resources won't necessarily win the war but under resources may well be result in failure. the support has been submitted to washington but it does not specify the number of extra troops required. in a moment we will be live in kabul. first, mike will rich. >> general mcchrystal was charged with providing new thinking in president obama's strategy. with international forces experiencing the deadliest years since the war in afghanistan began eight years ago, the generals provide the obama administration with a grim analysis of the prospect if the initiative is not gained from the taliban insurgency. the number of american troops in afghanistan is already almost doubled this year to the current level of 62,000. general mcchrystal said the campaign has been historically under resource and remains so today. he is expected to make a formal request for more troops. without adequate resources, he warned bluntly, the risk is the mission will fail but the idea of sending more troops is

he called for -- general stanley mcchrystal called for quicker action. >> the secretary talks in terms of 12 18 months and then we eat up three months just on getting the tools out of the tool box. that really hurts. in a good organization, they look at their watch. we really need to get that. >> the secretary of defense is pushing back against calls from congress to set a time line. he says that the afghan war is important to national security. a decision is really weeks away. how does the white house response to criticism that it is indecisive? >> the president has said that he wants to get the strategy right before determining whether or not there will be 40,000 additional u.s. forces. robert gates reminded the country, when president bush tried to evaluate whether there should be a surge in iraq, that was three months in the making. that is the emphasis here at the weis house. -- at the white house. shepard: what do they mean that things have changed? >> there was some sense before the election in afghanistan then it might go better than it has. there were enough questions raised a

it is stunning that the president hasn't met in person with stanley mcchrystal yet. this is a war. it is not any war. it is the war that he campaigned on as the good war dating back as fares far back as 2002 and he said a couple weeks ago in a question and answer session with steven harper from cran da, that he doesn't want to rush this decision. he wants to take his time to get it right. that seems to me a bogus excuse. he has been campaigning on it as the right war. he has done his own strategic policy review. mcchrystal has done a strategic assessment. it is time now for the president to make a decision and act on the decision. this loob looks like a distraction. even if you say he is going to spend all this time on the plane studying on the afghanistan problems, the optics are terrible. >> no, most people look at this and say if he wants to make a pitch for the olympics, that's what the president should do, especially for his hometown, go do it. this is not and an antsy mcchrystal guy. this is a guy that is working. in fact, admiral mullen -- >> in 07 days he talked to him once

commander in afghanistan, jen ry stanley mcchrystal is privately requesting a second surge in his theater of between 30,000 and 40,000 american troops. we hear this request has produced sticker shock and huge resistance among key lawmakers on capitol hill. asked pointblank in a meeting with canadian prime minister steven harper whether u.s. and nato forces are writtenning the war in afghanistan, president owe obama offered no direct response, instead saying he will be deliberate in deciding u.s. troop levels. >> my determination is to get this right. i don't make determinations about resources, and certainly you don't make determinations about sending young men and women into battle without having absolute clarity about what the strat jy is going to be. >> the president's remarks came one day after the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff told a senate panel that the war effort requires another 4,000 troops to train the afghan army and unspecified additional u.s. combat forces to defeat the taliban and al-queda, on top of the 21,000 troopers and trainers that president obama has sent to

. >> general stanley mcchrystal, commander of u.s.s in afghanistan, believes without more troops his mission will fail. the number is largely known and republicans accuse the white house of slow walking the decision, likely to be unpopular with liberals. >> we all know that's around 30,000 or 40,000. not to send a 'em dation as to what is needed to make up the resources as to what is needed is not acceptable. >> mccain says the president promised in march to do whatever was necessary -- >> to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al qaeda in afghanistan and prevent their return to either country in the future. >> the pentagon says mr. obama also promised to regularly as assess the strategy in afghanistan. >> this is a natural reassessment point. this is a natural time to review how far we have come, what still needs to be done and what the best way of achieving our ultimate goals is. >> republicans believe mcchrystal's assessment suggests time is not on our side. >> what will happen is we will miss the window of getting more troops into the t

stanley mcchrystal in afghanistan wants as many as 40,000 more troops.enator lindsey graham was in afghanistan and joins us live. i guess there is no dispute it is getting worse. >> it is getting worse. the troops combined with the nato forces, according to general mcchrystal, are not enough to regain momentum, and i am going to side with general mcchrystal. we need civilian help, too, but in the short term, we need more combat power. greta: when did he come up with this plan, and when did he send it up the totem pole? >> our soldiers would not only train the afghans but live and fight with them. that is how to make an army better. you just cannot let them go on their own, so it has been in the works for a long time. he has been ready to send it to be president for a long time, -- to the president for a long time. i would urge the president to act quickly, because to get more troops and, we have to start now to get them in by next year. greta: i was looking at the numbers of people, and this year, the number of military deaths in afghanistan is 218 this

and the overall us commander there general stanley mcchrystal said he's been surprised by the strength of the taliban. he told the cbs program "60 minutes": the general also submitted his formal request for more troops today. there was no official word on how many he wants. in pakistan, there was word a u.s. missile strike killed 12 afghan militants. pakistani intelligence officials and villagers said a drone aircraft attacked a house near the border. u.s. drones have carried out several strikes in that same area in recent months. the former prime minister of israel, ehud olmert, went on trial for corruption today. it's the first time any israeli prime minister has faced criminal prosecution. on his way into court in jerusalem, olmert again proclaimed his innocence. he's formally charged with fraud and breach of trust. it stems from his time as mayor of jerusalem. prosecutors say he took illegal funds from an american supporter, and double-billed jewish groups for trips abroad. on wall street stocks took another hit after the government reported orders for durable goods fell in august.

he agrees with the general stanley mcchrystal, huntin insurgents. >> this is not an american battle. this is a nato mission. >> he is already committed 70,000 additional troops to afghanistan. five upcoming national security meetings will assess how the strategy is going, and why adjustments need to be made. >>> federal prosecutors that azazi planned to build bombs on an york city subway. his lawyer entered a plea of not guilty to conspiracy charges. the judge ordered the emigrant to be held without bail. authorities say more arrests are expected. >>> officials will be able to visit three american hikers detained in iran since july. they say they illegally entered the country. the announcement comes two days before iran is to meet with the u.s. and other countries over its nuclear weapons program. >>> a developing story on a nationwide vehicle recall. toyota is recalling 3.8 million vehicles. the problem? the removable format on the driver's side can enter with the accelerator and cause a crash. odors are advised to take the floor mats out. it involves toyota and lexus. >>> we're her

general stanley mcchrystal, the new american commander in afghanistan is about to ask president obama to send him tens of thousands more troops. senior military officers compare mcchrystal's expected request to the surge of 30,000 troops sent to iraq in 2007. that has clearly given the president pause. >> i'm going to take a very deliberate process in making those decisions and so i just want to be absolutely clear there is no immediate decision pending on resources. >> reporter: mcchrystal's request for everything from combat food to trainers to engineers could add up to more than the iraq surge and would take at least a year to carry out. before the president approves any of it, he first must sign off on mcchrystal's new counterinsurgency strategy. it focuses on protecting the population from the taliban and delivering services the afghan government has so far failed to provide. >> certainly you don't make determinations about sending young men and women into battle without having absolute clarity about what the strategy is going to be. >> reporter: members of the president's own pa

general stanley mcchrystal wants up to 40,000 more. he says without more troops in the next year, america could lose the war there, but the president has not agreed to that request yet, saying he wants more clarity about the mission. he also is facing pressure from democrats on capitol hill who would like to see fewer troops, not more. >> i don't think there's a great deal of support for sending more troops to afghanistan in the country or in the congress. >> 68,000 american troops are now in afghanistan, almost 1/3 of them were sent there by president obama. >> on capitol hill, the public option will be front and center today as senators resume their effort to create a health care reform bill. finance committee chairman max baucus created a bill which did thought include letting the government compete with private insurers. he instead proposed co-ops to provide choice and competition but many democrats say they can't support a reform package without the public option. two democratic senators now plan to offer public option amendments,

ne next, foreign relations will take your call about general stanley mcchrystal's decisioning in the war on afghanistan. and talk to adam liptak from the "new york times." "washington journal" is live on c-span everyday at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> house democratic chairman xavier becerra hosted a talk yesterday. this is less than a half-hour. >> my name is xavier becerra, i am a member of congress from los angeles, california, also vice chairman of the democratic caucus here in the house of representatives and today we are going to release something that we think will help americans make good choices about healthcare reform and know the truth as opposed to the myths about healthcare reform. today we are releasing a study and a report that talks about quality affordable healthcare for seniors. and what this healthcare reform means for america's senior population under medicare, some 48 million americans. we think it is very important that we get this right. with me today, we have several individuals who will speak, richard fiesta is with the alliance for retired americans. we have mrs. c

stanley mcchrystal visited the attack site where at least 90 people died on friday.been captured by the taliban. at the time of the attack, villagers were apparently siphoning fuel out of the truck. >> i think it is a serious event that is going to be a test of whether we are willing to be transparent and whether we are willing to show that we are here to protect the afghan people. and i think that it is very important to me that we follow through. >> nato and afghan officials are investigating the air strike now. the military initially believed there were no civilians in the area. >>> rescue crews are searching for survivors of an accident in the philippines. a local coast guard official reports that at least nine people died when the ferry capsized. nearly 1,000 people have been rescued and more than 30 are still missing. five u.s. boats and a civilian helicopter are now taking part in the search. the ship has had two other accidents since 2006. >>> if you want a sneak peek at what president obama will be telling the nation's school children on tuesday, you get you

until recently it was assumed that the white house would automatically back any assessment from stanley mcchrystal. his report calls on more troops in building of the afghan military. some in the administration are arguing that everything has changed. they want to concentrate on targeting the most senior terrorist leader and abandon anything that looks like nation- building. >> one of the most experienced british defense correspondents will be joining us later in the program. in the meantime, the president of the philippines has taken the unusual step of opening up the presidential rounds as an evacuation help center. something like 400,000 people are living in shelters in the capital and surrounding areas. from manila, our correspondent is there. >> there is a little center here in the city that has been giving out plastic bags with items of clothing to people, just to give them something. also water, food, these are the essentials that people need to get by in the time that it takes to get back to their home, or a new building at their home has been swept away. the government agencies just do no

general stanley mcchrystal's classified report comes nearly eight years into that war, which has seen a resurge in taliban a poorly run and often corrupt afghan central government. calling for a revised strategy. it's largely seen as the ground work for requesting more troops. that request could come in the next few weeks. the assessment also urges greater participation from nato allies who have repeatedly declined additional forces or to lift restrictions on those already deployed. >>> a special election will be held in massachusetts on january 19th to fill the remaining three years of the late ted kennedy's senate term. that is unless the state's governor can convince lawmakers to grant him the power to appoint an interim successor. deval patrick says the state would benefit from quickly filling that seat. it has national implications as even one vote could impact the outcome in the senate debate over health care reform. >>> although often mentioned as a potential candidate, ted kennedy's widow victoria says she's not interested in the job. >>> now here's a look at some other news m

the stories making headlines tonight. >>> more troops and a new strategy, that's what general stanley mcchrystal says he needs to succeed in washington. the "washington post" obtained a copy of the 66-page report that mcchrystal sento robert gates. the general's bottom line the war winnable but not without major changes on the ground and in the afghan government. >>> charges have been filed against three men in connection with a suspected terror plot. two of the men, a father and son from afghanistan, were arrested over the weekend in denver. court papers say the son has spent time at an al qaeda training camp and that he had bombmaking instructions on his laptop computer on a recent trip on new york. >>> the virginia department of transportation is temporarily closin all lanes of i-95 in both directions. early tomorrow and wednesday. traffic will come to a halt in both directions for 30 minutes at a time between the route 1 and lorton road exits that's in southern fairfax count. closures from midnight to 2:30 in the morning. new signs are being put up in the area. >>> coming up in this half hou

>> stanley mcchrystal is a good soldier, and he will be loyal to the commander-in-chief.l the give-and-take in the media about him considering resigning or retiring. the other thing is, it has come down to making a decision by the administration. they can either listen to the generals or they can listen to the political settlement that the cost of this war is too high. by cost, i mean the sticker shock that comes with the numbers that mcchrystal will offer tomorrow off, and the political cost of continuing a war that is increasingly less popular with the american people. martha: either we have to defeat the taliban in afghanistan for the security of that area and our own country, or we do not. van, your thinking is that there some kind of a rift going on between vice president joe biden and hillary clinton about whether this is a taliban fight or whether it is a pullback and strategic drone kind of fight to take out specific targets. >> i think hillary clinton is right. we need to take out the taliban. they have always given shelter to al-qaeda. what is required right now

it's citing an urgent confidential report written by general stanley mcchrystal. in it he warns that without more troops it might become impossible to defeat the insurgency. the white house is considering a troop surge in afghanistan, despite reluctance from some democratic leaders. president obama has said he will not make decision until he has absolute clarity about what the strategy is going to be. >> 5:07 is our time right now, 61 degrees. >>> breaking ground. why a new project aimed at easing traffic congestion may be causing some big problems for yo commute today. >> plus, the shocking new claims about what john edwards planned to do in the event of his cancer-stricken wife's death. >> and a pizza parlor that has become a local landmark, it is now closing its doors and has served its final slice. >>> well, quench your thirst with this news 4 bargain blast. get a free medium coke zero when you go to chick-fil-a. >> all you need to do is sign up -- to sign up is to join the restaurant's so-called chicken wave. you can find out how by visiting chickenwave.com.

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it's a small scale model of what general stanley mcchrystal is calling for in his strategic assessmenteater concentration of u.s. forces working closely with afghan soldiers and police. according to captain paul shepherd, it began here with a massive increase of u.s. troops. >> we've seen a complete 180 and we've seen that because i think one, we've flooded the area with soldiers, we've gone from 500 to 5,000. >> reporter: but outside the bubble, this province is still a very dangerous place. u.s. troops have been here since the beginning of the year watching down on the roads and clearing them of mines. but just three days ago, at almost the same spot, a road assign bottom killed specialist wheeler and seriously wounded cami mccormick. >> do you know who did it? >> yes, we do. >> reporter: lieutenant cornell told cbs news three men were arrested after a search by the afghan army brought in suspects with evidence on their hands. >> and there were three individual there is that had explosives three times the normal limit or tolerance levels for tnt. >> reporter: we watched as a team of

>> general stanley mcchrystal: they are probably a little worse. >> martin: what's worse than you thoughthrystal: well, i think that, in some areas, that the breadth of violence, the geographic spread of violence, places to the north and to the west, are a little more than i would have gathered. >> martin: that violence is catalogued in the briefing books he scans every morning at his headquarters in kabul. but he doesn't trust them to give him a real sense of what's happening out there amid all the ambushes and firefights. two or three times each week, he gets on a helicopter to see for himself. >> mcchrystal: so you can listen to every radio transmission down to squad level, and you can watch from the predator, you can see what's going on. but you can't kid yourself that you know what's going on. but there's a danger that you do, because you hear and you see it and you think, "okay, i know." but you're not on the ground with that guy. you don't feel it. you don't hear the bullets. you just can't make an assessment. >> martin: flying over terrain that has defeated invaders from the briti

general stanley mcchrystal stressed new u.s. troops and a shift in strategy, including protecting additional u.s. -- afghan civilians. >> where the decisions that he made at the end of the march to the right ones? do we need to make adjustments in light of what we found? once we decided whether not to make adjustments in the strategy -- >> president obama already committed 70,000 additional troops. the upcoming meetings will assess how that strategy is working and what did adjustments need to be made. abc news, washington. >>> now the latest on health care reform efforts. lawmakers are gearing up for a fight over the so-called public option. today the senate finance committee is expected to debate amendments calling for a government-run insurance plan. republicans and health insurance industry don't like the idea and some democrats are upset it has become the primary focus of the debate. >> the administration did not come down with a specific proposal, so instead, legislation boiled up through five different congressional commit

a top commander, stanley mcchrystal, has delivered a plea assessment of the war and is urging a new approach. >> u.s. soldiers on foot patrol. their new strategy talks about putting the afghan people first. it is not just about finding the enemy now. it is about finding and keeping friends. in the village, there is a warm welcome from a person. >> how are you? >> good. >> they know a bit of each other's language. this 24-year-old from america as a big job. he is one of the many new faces in the counterinsurgency, and that is the point. it is safe to face. this meant lists the problems here -- the schools, the wells, but they were promised them. >> it is never good when people promise them and nothing goes through. >> this work has gone on for eight years. now the next generation is watching. this is how relationships are built here in afghan society. it always starts with warm words and food issues, but ultimately the truth emerges. this is about building relationships and trust and support. in this college, there is some way to go. the day was a good start. the taliban is here to. it can ex

. >> he will not be given the troop numbers that general stanley mcchrystal wants in afghanistan. that will come after these series of meets. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> whatever the president decides about afghanistan, there will soon be fewer troops in iraq. the top u.s. commander there, general ray odierno, plans to say that 40,000 troops will come home by november. >>> now, to health care. the influencial senate finance committee could finish its health care reform bill this week. but it will not include a public insurance option. the committee has voted against it. supporters, including president obama, says public competition is the best way to keep prices in checks. but all of the committee's republicans voted no. and democrats were divided. >> your plan is nothing more than a trojan horse, for a single-payer system. >> i can count. and no one has been able to show me how we can count up to 60 votes for the public option in the belt. and thus, i would be strained to vote against it. >> the public option might not be dead after all. a version could be introduce

an nato's top commander in afghanistan, general stanley mcchrystal are asking for more troops. etary gates says the request will be put on hold while the white house rethinks its strategy against the taliban. >> i haven't even given him, general mcchrystal's request for resources. i have the... i am receiving them, the report. i am going to sit on it until i think -- or the president thinks it is appropriate to bring that into the discussion of the national security principles. >> connor powell has more now from afghanistan. >> record levels here in afghanistan and the top military commander here, general stanley mcchrystal is calling for additional troops, to combat the growing taliban insurgency, and telling cbs's "60 minutes" in an interview said to air tonight the situation is deteriorating, and is much worse than when he took command in june. >> they are probably a little worse... >> what's worse that you know thought. >> some area, the geographic spread of violence, places to the north and west are a little more than i would have gathered. >> reporter: the general is expec

steve: meanwhile, afghanistan's top commander general stanley mcchrystal is speaking out on the possibilityf failure in afghanistan. >> can you imagine ever saying to the president of the united states, sir, we just can't do it? >> yes,

stanley mcchrystal called for a change in approach as the keep to defeating insurgents. reportedly up to 40,000 more american troops. >> i would expect the public would ask some very tough questions. that's exactly what i'm doing. >> reporter: but, the president has been openly skeptical, sending more troops, warying of deeply involvement. >> do the generals keep coming back ask iing for 60, 70, 80. he wants to know that answer before he gets the next increase. >> i'm announcing a new strategy tr afghanistan and pakistan. >> reporter: they unveiled a strategy this spring, 20,000 more troops to the region and stanley mcclhrystal. they were marred by fraud. he faces dwindling support for the world. >> the bills are coming due. he's been appropriate and tough minded in his posture. the country is moving away from the war and his own party doesn't support him. >> reporter: aids say all options are on the table. they focused on targets of unmanned drones. robert gates is skeptical of a light footprint. >> if you walk away, the situation there won't deteriorate. i think it's u

stanley mcchrystal just submitted a assessment warning of a high risk of failure without a change in strategy and more forces. killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in turkey, people have died after being swept away. three weeks since people were killed in flash floods in istanbul. good to have you with us on "bbc world news." still to come, some suggest that there are grounds for concern, a commercial airline that can cause long-term neurological damage in pilots. now, it is called the left party. it seems to think it has found the way to shake up germany. on the campaign trail they claim to be the party that is the voice of german workers. left, social democrats, at this weekend's parliamentary election. >> the market square is a small stage. they are using it to call for big change. the message to the voters? it is not capitalism that germany needs, but a new kind of socialism. her party is the left. an increasingly popular branch of german politics. they include disillusioned democrats from western germany and people who used to belong to the car -- communist party. bigge

general stanley mcchrystal is expected to ask the president to send additional u.s. service members into the country. but top aides in the white house are worried that the american people won't support that idea. a new cbs news poll shows less than half of the people surveyed approve of how president obama is handling the war. administration officials are doing their best to keep expectations in check. >> we're not going to see the entire thing turn around in a few months after years and years of neglect. >> the poll also shows a majority believe the u.s. should be pulling troops out of afghanistan instead of sending more in. but commanders are facing stepped up attacks by taliban fighters. august was the deadliest month for u.s. troops since the war in afghanistan began eight years ago. and another service member was killed by a roadside bomb tuesday. making matters worse, two weeks after afghans went to the polls, there's still no clear winner in their presidential election, but there are charges president karzai supporters engaged in massive fraud. president obama

general stanley mcchrystal, top u.s.id he'd like to see more operations probably like this one. small patrol base in a local community. marines going out every day on foot patrol, not in vehicles. interacting constantly with locals here. trying to build confidence in the afghan government. it as slow process. it is classic counter insurgency. very difficult, very slow, and very dangerous. here in afghanistan, probably the most dangerous position for troops when they're out on patrol is being out in front on point, in the lead. we're going to show you just how risky it is. first erica hill joins us with a they 60 news and business bulletin. >>> roadside bombings killed four american troops and seven iraqis. more than two dozen people were wounded. this is the muslim holy month of ramadan. when insurgents often step up their fighting. >>> americans feel far worse about the finances than they have in the past seven months with credit card debt helping to fuel the worries. that's according to the latest consumer reports inde

. >> general stanley mcchrystal sent an urgent assessment to secretary of defense robert gates at theof august and now reviewed by the president n it the joan writes, "resources will not win this war but underresourcing could lose. although considerable effort and sacrifice have resulted in some progress, the overall effort is deterioratin deteriorating." sunday, it was talked about on "meet the press." >> i'm not interested in just being in afghanistan for the sake of being in afghanistan, until i'm satisfied that we have got the right strategy, i'm not going to be sending some young man or woman over there beyond what we already have. >> nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us. what is the strategy in afghanistan and whatever it is, shouldn't the president be satisfied with it? >> i don't think he should be satisfied with it. the war in afghanistan is clearly not going very well with. and if you look at the mcchrystal assessment and nbc news has a copy of it, it is abbreviated version is on the "washington post" website, it doesn't just talk about sending more tr

he'll be joined by general david petraeus, general stanley mcchrystal, defense secretary robert gates and secretary of state hillary clinton. they'll talk about military strategy and the need for more troops in recent weeks, there has been pressure from some top democrats to withdraw from afghanistan. >> terror suspect najibullah zazi is expected to appear in a new york city courtroom today. he faces charges that he conspired to use weapons of mass destruction. the 24-year-old airport van driver from denver has denied any wrongdoing. investigators believe he and at least two others had ties to a plot to bomb transit targets in the new york city area. >> a health forum will be held in virginia this morning for local businesses trying to get ready for a potential swine flu outbreak. local and national health officials will be on hand to help businesses create customized preparedness plans. the forum begins at 8:00 this morning at the key bridge marriott in arlington. >> prepations are under way at fedex field where u2 will be performing tonight. yesterday workers began setting up this m

the top commander stanley mcchrystal sent a report to gates in august. some of the report was published in the washington post today. meantime president barack obama will make his decision on this issue soon. >> one of the acorn workers in a hidden camera investigation said he is not guilty of doing anything wrong. juan carlos ver rez said he went to police, two days after a couple posing a a pimp and a prostitute asked for advice on human smuggling at acorn san diego office. police did say he contacted them but they needed more information. acorn employee responded several days later and said the information he received was not true and he had been duped. >> no one holds their tongue any more. rasmussen poll out shows majority of folks feel rudeness rules in our society. serena williams race and outburst. conway west stealing taylor swift's moment in the sun. and rudeness and public rudeness. 75 percent of those questioned say we're becoming more rude. 10 percent say we are kinder. and the rest saying we're too rude to respond. >> you cannot be rude on

at some point general stanley mcchrystal is not a shrinking violet.it be done what exactly he thinks and as one source said he may put the troop request in the mail addressed to the pentagon and let the chips fall where they may. 30,000 to 40,000 is a big number. that's going take some doing. a lot of generals, a lot of commanders, think if that's what they're going to do, they need to get started. >> if in fact that happens and again i know that's not what we're saying is going on right now, if there's an actual letter that gets sent to the white house, who then immediately deals with that? is that the secretary of defense? obviously the pentagon. white house liaison if you will. will that go to the president? >> reporter: let me not be too flip about this. in today's world, all of these things are done of course via secure classified cables, video teleconference, all of that. general mcchrystal at some point will send a request to the pentagon, a request for forces. it will have to be discussed with president obama because right now the plan, the of

and alternate commander general stanley mcchrystal. details of the confidential report have been released and the general says resources will not win the war but under resourcing could lose it. commander also pointed out an urgent need to revise strategy. >>> well, president obama took his push for health care reform back to the people. yesterday, he held back-to-back interviews over the air waves. the president defended the idea of requiring people to get health insurance and fining them if they do not. during a series of pre-recorded interviews yesterday, he said that would not amount to a back- handed tax increase. and mr. obama says other elements of the plan would make insurance affordable for people, from a new comparison shopping exchange to tax credits. >>> well, the health care blitz continues and the president makes an appearance on the late show with david letterman tonight. you can watch that here on wusa 9. it's following, of course, our 9 news now at 11:00. >>> new polls show a shift in the gubernatorial race in virginia.

. >> the request is from general stanley mcchrystal. top u.s. and nato commander on on the ground in afghanistan. mcchrystal has warned the war could be lost without more forces. white house said the president is first considering a possible change in war strategy. and that comes before any troop can considerations. >> i am not going to rule out or in any number of things, except to say that the president wants a fully valuation, and assessment. >> right now there are about 62,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. last month was the deadliest month for american forces and the election held in august remains in dispute. g.o.p. leaders calling for a decision on troop levels to be made quickly. >> i do believe there is a lot of danger in the delay. >> first, with insufficient troops in the field. we put the troops that we do have there, at greater risk. >> many republicans are calling on general mcchrystal and general david patreous, commander in the u.s. and central asia to testify on capitol hill about the recommendations. in washington, craig boswell,

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this with the commander in afghanistan, general stanley mcchrystal and he wanted to get face-to-facexpected troop request, the number now about 40,000 troops. that is the number that general stanley mcchrystal believes it will take an additional influx of u.s. troops there to get the situation under control. you may have heard earlier on this broadcast the general has said that he has been met with a bit more violence than what was to be expected. the situation not being as good as he thought it would be. again, something significant enough that the joint chief's chairman flew to meet with him personally before getting that information. he will then bring this information back and send it to secretary gates who will sit on that information until the white house makes the official request from the general in afghanistan. >>> right now more on the gathering of the g-20 taking place in pittsburgh. also taking place massive demonstrations. police arrested 70 people on clashes on thursday and another big rally about to take place just a few minutes from now. mike tieeby is among the crowd

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the report filed by stanley mcchrystal is being reviewed by the president. mcchrystal calls for new insurgency strategy to battle militants and a corrupt central afghan government. the general suggests the mission not be resourced. >>> elsewhere, two less urgent matters, as it always seems, at the emmy awards it was mostly the usual suspects on stage last night. still, there were some surprises. fan favorites may have been ruled, nevertheless some shows fell off the radar managed to watch out with tv's coveted signal of success. >> here's hoping kanye west likes 30 rock. >> reporter: emmy's host neil patrick harris joked about it to start the night. and almost three hours later, the nbc sitcom won as best comedy. >> we want to tha our friends at nbc for keeping us on the air even though we are so much more expensive than a talk show. >> reporter: alec baldwin won best actor for the second year in a row. >> this is the greatest job i'll ever have. >> reporter: a surprise for best actress as tony collette of the cabl company, united states of tara beat last ye

general stanley mcchrystal meets with the president along with defense secretary gates and secretary of state hillary clinton. she said sorting out election results in afghanistan where the regime's been accused of fraud is step one in u.s. strategy review. >> it's not over yet. we have to wait until it is resolved, hopefully very soon. then make a new commitment about how we're going to meet our strategic goals. >> secretary gates said he hasn't given the president general mcchrystal's request for more troops and doesn't plan to yet. a political fight is brewing. senate republicans warn that without more troops the u.s. will lose. president obama this weekend called his election rival, john mccain to say u.s. strategy will be deliberate and focus on al qaeda. in washington, brook hart, wbal-tv 11 news. >> turning to sports now. the cleveland browns left town probably black and blue after running into the buzz saw that is the baltimore ravens. joe flacco turned in his second 300 passing yard day of the year with no, it had it had and interceptions. -- it had -- touchdown and ?echtion

stanley mcchrystal says many more troops and a change of strategy are needed. his latest report talks frankly of corruption within the afghan government and an international force under night -- undermined. change, the general says, must come within a year. >> the warning is stark. without change, and soon, nato troops are facing mission failure in afghanistan. jim mcchrystal's reports in jacks a new urgency into a cheerless military assistance. he says current strategy is no longer working. there is an urgent need for significant change to our strategy. take this month's nato air strike on hijacked will tankers. chenowith castr -- general mcchrystal says not enough efforts are made to protect the afghan people. he wants the forces to be closer physically and psychologically to ordinary afghans. there are more than 100,000 troops here. general mcchrystal says more are needed. he warned it is realistic to expect that afghan and coalition casualties will increase. this is the key to troop numbers. the training of afghans to fight the insurance themselves. the cur

or woman over there. >> reporter: and debate the report from afghanistan commander general stanley mcchrystal, who will be beamed in from afghanistan. writing we must act now, mcchrystal said in his report, that failure to feign the initiative in the near-term, the next 12 months, risks on outcome where defeating the insurgency is no longer possible. he'll request up to 40,000 more troops. and push a strategy to make the afghan people more secure. >> if the people are against us, we cannot be successful. if the people view us as occu occupiers and the enemy, our casualties will go up dramatically. >> reporter: vice president biden is pushing a narrow focus for u.s. troops. less nation-building. more counterterrorism. >> we have enough forces there. >> reporter: white house officials saying a book having an influence on the debate, is "lessons in disaster," on the path to vietnam. >> in both situation, we have a confrontation, where we are now engaged in an open-ended, military deployment. an open-ended military mission, with no obvious end point, in which we can claim success. >> reporter: qu

general stanley mcchrystal has laid out options for the president in afghanistan. it's now up to the president to decide a course and sell it to an increasingly skeptical public. this is a major test of his leadership and one he can't afford to fail. leadership needs momentum and once you lose it, it's hard to regain it. thanks for joining us this week. you can watch this online or e- mail me bago@defensenewstv.com. i'll be back next sunday morning at 11:00. have a great week.

general stanley mcchrystal has stated the u.s. must send more troops or risk losing the war but he has not made a formal request to president obama about specific troop levels. >> i suspect he will go with mcchrystal's request at the end of the i suspect it will be about 40,000 troops. but i do think that there will be a time line attached to the deployment. >> right now there are about 65,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. the secretary of defense is still evaluating mcchrystal's report on the war effort. >> after meeting with the defense secretary today, president obama begins a series of meetings about afghanistan, with his national security team tomorrow. in washington, craig boswell, fox news. >> and just this weekend a marine from frederick county died in afghanistan. he was serving his second tour of duty. 24-year-old marine lance corporal jordan chrobot leaves behind a wife and 3 siblings. his services have been tentatively set for saturday. >> i have not seen any evidence whatsoever of an agreement between mr. najibullah zaz

he says there is no decision pending but the top commander on the ground, general stanley mcchrystal, had delivered a brief -- bleak assessment and urging a new approach based on counterinsurgency, involving large number of troops. our reporter went to the north to see how the ideas are in action. >> u.s. soldiers are on a foot patrol. their new strategy talks about putting the afghan people first. it is not just about finding the enemy now, it is about finding and keeping friends. in this village, there is a warm welcome. >> how are you? >> good, how were you? >> they know a bit of each other's language. lt. chuck anderson quickly removes his home at -- helmet, and sunglasses. this 24-year-old from america has a big job. he is one of the many new faces of counter insurgency, and that is the point. it is face to face. he lists -- they list the problems here. no school, know well that they were promised. >> it is never good when people promise and it doesn't go through. >> this war has already gone on for eight years. now the next generation is watching. this is how relationships are b

general stanley mcchrystal said the war could be lost unless something changes.e newshour this evening, secretary of state clinton said president obama won't decide on sending more troops until the afghan election is resolved. and the deposed president of honduras, manuel zelaya, claimed he has returned home. and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. i'm jim lehrer. thank you and good night. major funding for the newshour with jim lehrer is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy, the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what is that energy came from an energy company? everyday, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. >> this is the eng