u.s. forcesre under fire and taking heavy fire and there is collateral damage which is a terrible word that the military uses when they accidentally kills somebody. that is when the situation gets difficult. >> this is in may. when did you get the idea to do this? >> i got it years ago. i had been asking for years and years. what is difficult about this is that i am not a weapons officer. i took the back seat of that aircraft. they do not want reporters flying around all the time because they have a job to do. i think they finally said it was worth it for people to see what they do every day. i worked up the chain over years and they said you could do it. six months before that, i had to do an orientation flight in south carolina. we did that. i had to go through physicals. i had to go through all sorts of training and glasses. . did compression class'es we had an ejection seats class. if i had to reject, i would be done for. i would not be able to do that. i have faith that it would not happen a

if the u.s. forces left, she says, we would be back to the wildest days. the u.s. troops agree. and everyone we talked to said that despite the poll, they see progress everyday. that they believe will ultimately lead to success. >> can i win this war? i wouldn't be here if i didn't feel we could make a huge difference. >> but general campbell doesn't want to fool anyone. this will take time and more sacrifice. martha raddatz, abc news. >> this may sound simple, the general said i wouldn't be here if it wouldn't make a difference, wouldn't he be there? >> yeah, i think so. >> are they on the spot, not this general. but do they say things to you when the mics are off, either positive or negative. you can't tell. >> i think there is concern. the way i would describe it is a jigsaw puzzle. generals have a part of that puzzle. and everyone is doing their part. every time you look at one of those pieces, they are making some progress. they are doing what they should be doing. what concerns them is how that puzzle fits together. there is a lot of wars being fought. i know that richard

hour a look at how loyalty comes as a price in afghanistan before for local militiamen trained by u.s. forces are putting their financial well being and of any protection to the community. but they were put in has expressed his condolences to a u.s. congresswoman and others caught up in a mass shooting in arizona the prime minister was visiting russia's mission and control center where he spoke to democrats and god really gives the brother in law who's currently on all the i.s.f. . i want to assure you that everyone in brushes sympathizes with the situation i know that mrs giffords is the wife of your brother he's also an astronaut who visited moscow just like you with a very sorry about this and hope that she will get well we give our condolences to the families of those who were killed in this shooting. of a shooting rampage took place outside a supermarket in our zone it left six people dead and fourteen others injured on monday suspects jared long made his first court appearance on five challenges including attempting to assassinate a u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot in the

on r.t. a look at how loyalty comes out of pride in afghanistan also on the issue and trained by u.s. forces are putting their own welfare ahead of the community. refrigeration ship that has been stuck fast in ice off rosters a far east coast has been transported to say for waters by two ice breakers they're now heading to a supply ship that's been stranded for most of fortnight with more than that three hundred crew on board. the details of this rescue operation. certainly the welcome to the crew a large supply vessel as the two ice breakers. cross and heading back towards no it's a slight change in strategy that we've seen in the final stages of this rescue operation we saw in the early hours of yesterday morning they managed to free up a small refrigerator and they started fighting that all of yesterday and today tools. but what happened earlier today was that they mounted a helicopter picture just from the album micro icebreaker and they managed to see the area idolize the ice layer and they managed to find distasteful to leave this refrigerated vessel and that's freed up these two ice b

you look at how loyalty comes out of rice in afghanistan a report on local militia men trained by u.s. forces are putting their financial well being and of any protection to the community. well the portuguese finance minister says he doesn't expect lisbon for a bailout to resolve its economic problems senior officials from the country have been resolutely denying media rumors that portugal is being pushed to ask for one hundred billion dollars package will to discuss this and more i'm now joined live by a member of the european parliament is it really a very this is about as many thousands are joining us now we see officials shaking their heads to all this big reason darlin how do also denied that they need to be bailed before it eventually happened so we is portugal next in line for couch. i'm sorry if i didn't hear you perfectly well but well at this point of the debate in portugal while to admit that. i feel a certain schizophrenia because from the outside there is a. pressure mounts for portugal to. recur to the i.m.f. and the stability fund and on the other hand domestic news tell us tha

the u.s. force billions of dollars into afghanistan but experts say there's no way to tell what that massive war bill is paying for the widespread corruption and a lack of transparency some claim huge sums are smuggled out of kabul suzi wrong. top secret online israel's military fights to keep its own soldiers from the facebook generation leaking sensitive information on the web officials say armed forces troops may even be posting pictures of themselves uniforms. russian man of the forest has he's isolation rudely interrupted after becoming an internet sensation gave r.t.a. a warm welcome at his handmade home and awards outside moscow but said he's seen too many visitors. so they have lines here in the back of the top of the hour with more time here's some sports update with andrew. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up. magnitogorsk suffer a shock three one defeat at the hands of asking the police for make a. class it's well to follow one of the greatest quarterba

u.s. military forces over the next five years. japanese foreign minister seiji maehara and u.s. ambassador john roos signed the agreement on friday. >> translator: the terms of the agreement are based on a respective strategic interest. >> it is host nation support that allows us to maintain some of the critical defense capabilities that are not only important for the defense of japan, but critical for the stability in this region. >> the duration of the pact was extended from three to five years in view of the recent military moves by north korea and china. japan will continue shouldering over 70% of the costs needed to maintain u.s. forces stationed across the country. japan's financial contribution is to remain unchanged at a level of about $2.3 billion per year. >>> the japanese embassy in london has launched a protest against a tv program aired last month by the british broadcasting corporation. it says the airing of a comedy program discussing a double atomic bomb survivor was carried out in an insensitive manner. on december 17th, the host of a popular quiz show "qi" refe

her nevertheless, the uso, wants to draw down u.s. forces by the end of this summer. roops dead. >> and selective troop takeover. >> and with the taliban will be able to take their areas within the population. and that various will focus on. and one of the umbrella of security that we provided. we will to translate that. >> what the military build up its presence in afghanistan, here at home, but budget cuts at the pentagon. $78 billion will be cut in the next five years. according to defense secretary robert dietz said. it will shrink the mo military ground efforts, and also other unpopular cuts. broader efforts to trim back on the military budget. the look outside courthouse the golden gate bridge, and the headlights or showing you the right bound is northbound. towards marin, the left is towards san francisco. this is stacked! golden gate bridge we will be back. knocked >> students facing deportation, elizabeth lee came from peru when she was just nine years old. she graduated from lowell high school and june and was expected to uc-berkeley. she faces deportation ba

you see not just u.s. forces but an alliance that is getting stronger day to day and it is doing everything we can to deter north korea but at the same time to be prepared if that deterrence does not work. >> warner: 70% of the north's million-man army and artillery moved up near the dmz, the training tempo of u.s. and south korean forces reflects sharp's motto: be prepared to fight tonight. every contingency is being anticipated from a heavy mechanized land invasion to house-to-house urban warfare. and the hills around the capital city shelter robust air defenses. yet south korea has much to lose in a conflict. the 25 million people of bustling greater seoul would be sitting ducks to a surprise artillery attack from just 30 miles away. >> all of our goal would be to respond very quickly to do it within a self-defense mode, to demonstrate that we are prepared and that we're not going to allow this to get out of hand, but at the same time to deescalate it. nobody wants to go to war over here. >> warner: the big un

the obama administration plans to start drawing down u.s. forces by the end of the summer.the afghan government will buyable to take over. >> i don't think they will be out of this battle station. but there are key areas that we have focused on, district support teams, under the umbrella of security we provided we will be able to transition over. >> on to sports now, andrew luck turns down millions to stay in school and the 49ers chances of bringing jim harbaugh in got tt . >>> all right. good evening, everybody. the 49ers or stanford for jim harbaugh, we guess. the word is the dolphins told their coach tony we will have you back next year. he sat in limbo and jim harbaugh turned down money that reached as high as $8 million. you don't know where these figures are coming from but the word is jim harbaugh not going to miami. the 49ers will move their offer up to $6 million. today somebody leaked out stanford is willing to go 4, 4- 1/2. as it stands right now, from everything we read, the 49ers or stanford and the decision today by andrew luck, this kid is one in a million of

they are forced into strange public demonstrations of friendship, as u.s. forces moved to complete withdrawal from iraq to re-head -- . turkey is moving away from the american camp. it had improved relations with iran, too, but seemed intent on carving of a role for itself as a regional player in its own right, hence its bid for nuclear talks. elections in july should provide an opportunity to test the strength of political islam in turkey and to see whether they are keen on the idea of joining the european union. influential turks find the long waits for membership humiliating an increasingly see europe does -- let's go east to afghanistan. the american drawdown had been scheduled for july, and now we are being told to expect some more symbolic reduction, with afghan security forces. americans will search for indicators that things are getting better, but they have not appeared yet, and it may not be until the u.s. takes a back seat in operations that american casualties go down. at the british on the other hand have declared themselves cautiously optimistic with

the ship supported u.s. forcesng the japanese in world war ii and also served in the persian gulf and iran-iraq war. the los angeles and vallejo groups have financial commitments worth millions of dollars. >> the weather service is urging caution when visiting northern and southern california beaches. we saw huge waves today. forecasters predicted wave heights to reach 15-18 feet and have the potential to generate ongoing rip currents but it's a beautiful sight to sight think we just told a lot of surfers to go out there and surf. >> leigh: we had the high surf advisory in effect until early this morning. it has since been cancelled. nonetheless, do be advised those waves are going to be up the next day or so. beautiful night out there. this is from our high definition sutro cam. clear visibilities across the bay area, and i tell you, folks, a terrific weekend, hasn't it been? here's a look at the highs we enjoyed today. in the 70s. 72 near oakland. that tied your record for today. it was 68 in san francisco. 72 re

forces leave the war torn country. russia would like to see afghanistan as an independent and prosperous state with an effective government that's able to provide the development of afghanistan for decades to come. u.s. led coalition forces have been in the country since two thousand and one and are planning to withdraw combat forces in three years leaving afghanistan on its own russia has been watching u.s. operations very closely from a far more providing necessary transit routes for supplies and plan to continue support once the pullout is complete there is both the ability of russia and the the need for russian afghanistan to engage with. not only in the manner of russia helping afghanistan rebuild itself and re re develop its institutional capacity but also by way of trade investment by interaction between or businesses which is very strong but you countries signed a trade in business cooperation deal over the past few years russian afghan trade turnover has increased more than four fold and is now half a billion u.s. dollars president carter's i mentioned that his country's developing economic relationship with the united states but the relationship with russia is developing a little larger sc

it's been a deadly day for u.s. forces in iraq with the deaths of three american soldiers. officials say two were killed at a u.s. base in mosul by an iraqi soldier who, apparently, smuggled live bullets into a training exercise. still to come on tonight's cbs evening news, how to cut $100 billion from the federal budget. >> for the first time, the national debt soared over the $14 trillion mark this week, and as this display in midtown manhattan shows, it's still going up. according to our latest cbs news poll, 77% of americans want to reduce the deficit by cuts in spending. just 9% want higher taxes. but when asked for specific budget cuts, 62% had no suggestions. for the new republican house majority, coming up with specifics is an immediate challenge as jan crawford reports. >> reporter: as house republicans meet at this weekend's g.o.p. retreat and fine tune their agenda, one campaign promise is front and center-- making sharp cuts in runaway government spending. >> with 10% unemployment and massive debt, the american people want us to focus on cutting spending and gro

he serves us the auspices of the commander u.s. forces afghanistan. facilitators is a critical component, are a critical component of the reconstruction of the afghanistan security forces are the building of the afghanistan security forces. since 2005,$11.4 billion has been made available or is in intended for the security forces infrastructure. much of this money has come by way of appropriations since 2005 through 2010, and will also include appropriations yet to be approved for 2012. $7 billion of this money is appropriated or will have been appropriated between 2010 and 2012. we have constructed 34 overall audits in sigar. of which, ten of these audits have been focused on addressing infrastructure projects. they have essentially covered garrisons for afghanistan national army, compound forest afghanistan national police, and the reconstruction efforts under the auspices of the commanders energy response program. designed primarily to provide immediate assistance to the population of afghanistan. we have over 90 investigations under way involving i

community and and the threat in the area two years ago the valley was a taliban stronghold where u.s. forcesand armored vehicles came under fierce attack nearly every time they tried to drive through it today attacks are rare in the afghan local militia travel freely in pickup trucks from the beginning however critics have argued that arming militias in place of government forces could create vigilante groups which are impossible to control. be loyal to the government in kabul to president karzai they will certainly be loyal to those who would be able to replace united states. financing the former head of the program in wardak shady ex taliban commander named mohammed has already been replaced some u.s. officials privately suspected he was playing both sides and of the twelve hundred men would begin the program nearly four hundred have quit taking their weapons with them it's believed that dozens of join the insurgency if the militia continues to be under resourced or the governor whom for the i worry is it could backfire to the taliban's advantage these forces if he had not support it and g

u.s. military are about to launch dozens of new militias in hotspots around the country the minute this outpost were trained for three weeks by american special forces units if you collage and called rifles and are paid about two hundred dollars a month to keep watch over their own community u.s. commanders and says that's why they've had an impact they are approved by the village elders and they work within the district there from which gives them not only do they understand the dynamics and the people that they're working with their understand the community and and the threat in the area two years ago it was a taliban stronghold where u.s. forces and armored vehicles came under fierce attack nearly every time they tried to drive through it today a. day after the local militia travel freely in pickup trucks from the beginning however critics have argued that arming militias in place of government forces could create vigilante groups which are impossible to control militia forces will be loyal to the government in kabul with president karzai they will certainly be loyal to those who would be. able to replace united states intent of financing that th

u.s. military is looking for a quick fix of forces to leave but hasty decisions risk making a bad situation worse it is more militias are raised in the year ahead it appears there will be more risks to manage jason in the job. but so updates from now on some of today's other well nice the raging hard stuff is sweeping through with east australia left at least nine people dead over seventy two missing the city of west of the queen's on instinct have been is late sister three hit by flash flooding entire towns have been flooded for the two hundred thousand people affected by the region's worst ever reach. there are very different problems in australia's south west with bushfires now raging hundreds were forced to flee their . crews tackle the blaze so. several homes were destroyed and more than two thousand hectares of land and scorched. tension is escalating in haiti all to international election experts propose that the country's government backed candidates we dropped from the presidential runoff but expect to have scientific evidence all one thousand four hundred lost all times poll resul

u.s. military is looking for a quick fix of forces can leave but hasty decisions risk making a bad situation worse it is more militias are raised in the year ahead it appears there will be more risks to manage jason in the joe is valid for r.t. . let's update you now on some of today's other well he's been bracing itself for the worst floods in over three decades as heavy rains course just to swell the rest was history and it's not a city officials are warning that one of six thousand penalties may be in the next few days affecting some fifty thousand raging torrents have been sweeping through eastern australia for two weeks and nine people died and more than seventy two missing. japanese and south korean defense leaders holding talks in seoul about boosting their military ties its protests rallied outside self defense ministry headquarters and armed forces parents remains a sensitive topic in the cell phone going resentment over to parents occupation which ended in a life. both countries worry about growing strains on the korean peninsula following the vendors to exchange. ivory coast's int

u.s. military is looking for a quick fix of forces to leave but hasty decisions risk making a bad situation worse it is more militias are raised in the year ahead it appears there will be more risks to manage jason more in the job is value for our team. is this. risk been in place itself for the worst floods in over three decades heavy rain squalls move is to swell and bracing with the strain is third largest city officials one that well over six thousand properties may be and on days to the next few days at that seeing as how my thirteen thousand people raging at torrents of constricting through eastern australia to see winds heaving at least ten people dead there to seventy missing. portugal's being forced to refute claims that it's next in line for an e.u. bailout as its economy ceases on collapse the country's borrowing rates jumped to record levels or made reports that germany and falls a pushing its to accept outside help. portugal's finance minister says the country is taking steps to reduce its massive debt and won't need rescuing like greece and it's. coming up in just a for ten mi

the u.s. force billions of dollars into afghanistan but aspart say there's no way to tell what the massive war bill is paying for and the widespread corruption and a lack of transparency some claim huge sums are smuggled out of kabul as soon as they arrive. at a russian man of the forest has his isolation rudely interrupted after becoming an internet sensation gave r.t. a warm welcome at his handmade home in awards outside moscow but said he's seeing to mattie visitors. official candidate for membership of the european union and beginning talks with cost of all our service top goals for twenty down with the country's president. to hear more about belgrade's road towards the e.u. and the challenges the nation faces. thank. you. but it's that beach serbian president thank you very much for being with us today thanks a lot mr president it's been two years since because of us independence was recognized and back then there was a lot of talk about the don't know a fact about the threat of destabilisation

believe al qaida is behind the attack insurgents have intensified assaults on iraqi police since u.s. forces and the combat operations there lost. three thousand people have fled their homes in southeastern australia with fifty one towns affected by rising flood waters sweeping through victoria officials warn that the waters will reach their peak in the northwest of the state later in the day the warning follows weeks of flooding in affected queensland that killed at least thirty and twelve people in this. christmas of the orthodox coming has been around since ancient russian times for fortune telling and even though it is considered a sin by the church this tradition is still alive and well in russian villages it is the telling of a visit one to learn some mystical tips and get a look into the future we all know the journalists are incredibly curious people well at least this is an excuse i'm using for myself today to join this traditional session of fortune telling it's usually done on the last day of that queue which lasts for two weeks after the orthodox christmas traditionally women gat

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believe al qaeda is behind the attack insurgents have intensified assaults on iraqi police since u.s. forces ended combat operations there last august. three opposition ministers have resigned from a unity government headed by the former prime minister they are said to be happy with leftovers from the old regime becomes a bit of fresh wave of violence across the country angry demonstrators clashed with police over what they call a betrayal of the revolution the new head of government said experienced ministers would need to go to new zealand to make the transition into a free. society. more than three and a half thousand people have fled their homes in southeastern australia with fifty one towns affected by rising flood waters sweeping through victoria officials warned that the waters will reach their peak in the north west of the state later in the day of mourning follows weeks of flooding and worst affected queensland that killed at least thirty and twelve people missing. while the twelve night of christmas of the orthodox calendar has been around since ancient russian times for fortune te

that left some fifty three people dead the attacks while common have declined substantially since u.s. forces began to withdraw from iraq. and has testified nineteen a surface to air and missiles the first to be held in full view of the media for most a decade the country's president who attended the test said he was not satisfied with the results as a quarter of the missiles missed their intended targets experts say the exercise comes as a response to last week's successful. of china's twenty stealth aircraft. three and a half thousand people have fled their homes in southeastern australia with fifty one towns affected by rising flood waters sweeping through victoria officials warn that the waters will reach their peak in the northwest of the state later in the day the warning follows weeks of flooding in the worst affected queensland that killed at least thirty. people missing. well as the international community invests billions of dollars to help rebuild afghanistan the war torn country is lagging far behind on its path to development critics say rampant corruption undermines reconstructi

least two of the workers says insurgents have stepped up their attacks on iraqi police troops since u.s. forces formally ended. last august. and rescue workers in the state of rio de janeiro's continue their efforts to recover bodies trapped under tons of mud and debris heavy rainstorms over the last week have left nearly seven hundred people dead and more than one hundred thousand displaced the downpour. raging torrents of water down mountainsides directly into towns used as weekend getaways the government has been heavily criticized failing to warn residents of the disaster. the former dictator of haiti. hundred tonnes of the country twenty six years after he was overthrown and three hundred crowns of supporters but did not say when he had chosen why he chose to retire what his plans were to do also known as baby doc inherited power from his father at age nineteen and for sided over one of the darkest chapters in haitian history he's accused of torturing and killing political opponents rolling in an atmosphere of fear and repression. at a time now for the business news with kareena. and welco

that's the driving force of the u.s. economy. it's about 2/3 of the whole growth engine. >> we're struggling. we're finding work, we're staying busy. but it's definitely a challenge out there. >> in another sign of recovery, forecasters said silican valley business are expanding particularly those in technology and clean energy. >>> are people who cheat and drive in the car pool lane getting a free pass? just how often are they getting caught? >>> and more fog forming tonight at inland bay valley, the dense fog advisory again tonight. i'll show you the foggiest locations. , sea ro f t t.. ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> you've no doubt seen them on the troy, cheaters. there's freeway cheating. but more and more of those cheaters are taking the trip. >> reporter: the cars are going a little too fast in the car pool lane to see if they are cheating or not. we just wondered how many are actually getting caught? you've seen the sign, nearly 400 bucks if you're caught using the car pool lane as a sin

in afghanistan, vice president biden promised u.s. forces will stay in the country beyond a 2014 deadline, if needed. mr. biden made the pledge during a meeting with president hamid karzai in kabul. he said training and aid will continue after u.s. combat forces begin leaving afghanistan in july. >> the united states, if the afghan people want it, are prepared and we are not leaving in 2014. hopefully we will have totally turned over the ability of the... to the afghan security forces to maintain the security of the country. but we will... we are not leaving. if you don't want us to leave. >> reporter: the vice president also said the u.s. has no inte >> holman: the vice president also said the u.s. has no intention of trying to "govern" or "nation-build" in afghanistan. secretary of state hillary clinton moved to shore up ties with yemen today. she made a surprise stop in sanaa, the capital, and met with president ali abdullah saleh. his government has been a key ally in the war on terror. relations with yemen were strained after wikileaks

the u.s. force billions into afghanistan but asked for it say there is no way to tell what the massive war bill is paying for made huge corruption and a lack of transparency. top secret online israel's military fights to keep its own soldiers from the facebook generation leaking sensitive information on the web . and a russian man of the forest has his isolation interrupted after becoming an internet sensation would pay a visit to new zealand made home and avoids outside. which are to live from moscow eleven am here in marina joshie welcome to the program of ghana state is turning into a black hole for america's finances experts say it's sucking in billions of dollars dollars the u.s. simply can't afford and what's worse it's not clear exactly words all going to use this is your reports. money money money money money money money money money money money money coming up with money must be the easiest thing for the u.s. says washington is the fuse we hate with it being flushed down the drain. one big d

police officers and soldiers have stepped up their attacks on iraqi police and troops since the u.s. forces formally ended their combat operations last august. rescue workers in the state of rio de janeiro have continued their efforts to recover bodies trapped on the tons of mud and that very heavy rains storms over the last week have left nearly seven hundred dead and more than one hundred thousand displaced the downpour unleashed rocks and raging torrents of water down mountainsides directly into towns used as weekend getaways the government has been heavily criticized for failing to warn residents of the disaster. the former dictator of haiti devaluate has returned to the country twenty six years after he was overthrown he greeted the crowds of supporters but did not say why have you chosen to return or what his plans were also known as baby doc who inherited power from his father at age nineteen percent over one of the darkest chapters in haitian history he's accused of torturing and killing political opponents ruling in an atmosphere of fear and repression. are now time to dive head fi

believe al qaeda is behind the attack insurgents have intensified assaults on the iraqi police since u.s. forces ended combat operations there last august. for the whole thousand people have fled their homes in southeastern australia with fifty one towns affected by rising flood waters sweeping through victoria officials warn that the waters will reach their peak in the northwest of the state later in the day the warning follows weeks of flooding in worst affected queensland killed at least thirty and left twelve people missing. when people across the globe joined together to honor dr martin luther king on his birthday it showed the legacy of his of this moral crusader in america's race war lives on but as artie's christine presented discovered some also taking advantage of his name to gain support for us was a broad. those are our three. who are. one bear live in america on the web a while not being heard by a crowd of about them but by the prime credit backed her car at one hundred. was it was a dream so powerful it eventually came true its impact so strong it fractured the foundation of the s

believe al qaida is behind the attack insurgents have intensified assaults on iraqi police since u.s. forces and that combat operations that just last august. taiwan has test fired nineteen surface to air missiles the drill was the first to be held in the full view of the media for almost a decade the country's president who attended the test said he was not satisfied with the results as a quarter of the missiles missed their intended targets experts say the exercise comes as a response to last week's successful test of china's twenty eight stealth aircraft . and this is the three opposition ministers have resigned from a day old unity government headed by the former prime minister said to be. unhappy with the leftovers from the old regime it comes amid a fresh wave of violence across the country as angry demonstrators clashed with the police over what they call a betrayal of the revolution the new head of government said they experienced ministers were needed to make the transition into a free society. more than three and a half thousand people have fled their homes in southeastern australi

the last u.s. forces are due to leave at the end of this year. a bomb scare ahead of a martin luther king day march in spokane washington, turned out to be a close call. an explosive device was discovered inside a backpack along the parade route prior to the march yesterday. a bomb disposal robot was used to disable the device, which the f.b.i. now says was capable of killing several people. no arrests have been made. and still ahead here on the cbs evening news, the death of sergeant shriver. we'll look back at a life dedicated to public service. but up next, one of the most dangerous cities in america lays off half its police force. you take once-monthly boniva, check out the myboniva program. it's free to join, and it shows you lots of ways to help improve your bone strength. like bone-healthy exercises that are easy to do. boniva works with your body to help stop and reverse bone loss. and myboniva gives you calcium-rich recipes... monthly reminders... and even a month of boniva, free. so call or go to myboniva.com and sign up now. ( announce

that command service under the auspices of the command of u.s. forces afghanistan. facility is a critical component of the reconstruction of the afghanistan security forces or the building of the afghanistan security forces. since 2005, $11.4 billion has been made available or is intended for the security forces infrastructure. much of this money has come by way of operations since 2005 -- by way of operations since 2005 to 2010, and will also $7 billion of the money is appropriated or will have been appropriated between 20 to one in 2012. and -- between 2010 and 2012. and 10 of the audits have been focused on addressing infrastructure projects. they have essentially covered the afghanistan national army,, pants for the afghanistan national police, -- compounds for the afghanistan national police, and the reconstruction effort under the emergency response program. ily to provide immediate assistance to the population of afghanistan. we have over 90 investigations under way involving infrastructure. they can be categorized in areas of bribery, country fraud, faulty co