u.s. troops are now spoin the german mission in the north. >> the more u.s. troops there are, with their specific style of waging war whh me aggressive than that of german soldiers, the more resistanc there will be from the local population. > local afghan politicians are using the resistance to their own en. they hoped to win over voters before steer's parliamentary elections. the recent wikileaks snd has made matters worse. germanmports were also implicated by the material. atasmp proof for some that germany is doing america's bidding in afghanistan. >> in ahast, op d not make a distinction between who did the killings. they see the international rc aon the military presence has been tolerated less and less. >> analysts say it is important eur tt local soldiers and police can take over security operations. >> i think it is more cotrti and sensible to concentrate less on fighting insurgents and more on training afant's n ldrso they learn how to fight insurgents on their own in the future. >> for the moment, german troops will remain on therod,nd often in the

but now that u.s. troops are leaving, these so-called awakening forces feel they're being abandoned. in east baghdad, this man told me, the americans used us for a while and then left us. we had a common interest in fighting al qaeda, now the americans have moved on, he says. u.s. troops have tried to integrate awakening members into the iraqi government. but these men, all sunnis say the shiite-dominated government doesn't want them and they're no longer paid on time. the u.s. commander in iraq told tus awakening members will be taken care of. >> they've been with the united states now for a long time. they've depended on us. we've slowly turned this over to the government of iraq. it's unclear in their minds where the government of iraq will go with this program. so it's creating some concern like we're not sure what the future is going to bring for us. i'm convinced the government of iraq is going to move forward with this. >> reporter: but there are fears of u.s. troops leave, the awakening force, once se

u.s. soldiers and marines here and 40,000 coalition troops. the military reported another death today, bringing the u.s. toll for august to at least 16. as casualties mount, the american public is growing more skeptical. 43% now say the war was a mistake. so why then are u.s. forces here? how long will they stay? and what is the definition of "success?" we've come in search of answers. and we'll begin with the new u.s. commander. we went along with him and headed to the eastern part of afghanistan. the day began early in the capital city. before general david petraeus got an assessment of the war from his top commanders in the field, we got an assessment from him. >> well, we're making progress but we've got to make a lot more, obviously. it's a tough fight. >> couric: after nine years, over $300 billion, 1200 u.s. lives, not to mention coalition forces and civilian casualties, a lot of americans thinking what the heck are we doing here still? >> well, i can understand that. i mean, it's easy to get frustrated about afghanistan. we should remem

all the u.s. troops -- gwen: all 50,000 of them. >> what they will do now is advise and assist the iraqis and the iraqis still need quite a bit of advising and assisting, and that may may very well include combat missions. a lot of people are saying the war is over, mission accomplished. let's not forget what is going on there. it is incredibly significant how much they have reduced the troop numbers by. but it is not over yet. in fact, it is a very complicated time there now particularly with the political situation. >> i thought i heard you report a few weeks ago, it has been a long time that u.s. troops have been involved in what might be considered a combat mission in iraq. so what are they they going to do and how long do they going to be there? >> medical assists, the iraqis if they get into trouble when they are in some sort of combat situation, you have to have medical evacuation and intelligence resources and the technical resources to help them out. now, how long will they be there? the status

[applause] >> by the time u.s. troops captured the iraqi president in his hideout in 2003, his regime had ceased to exist. but resistance to the u.s. occupation was already growing. it was fueled by images showing the abuse of iraqi prisoners by their american captors in the notorious abu re-bughraib priso. in january 2005, iraqis participated in their first democratic election in decades. they began drafting a new constitution. but the violence continued to rage out of control. by the end of 2006, the u.s. military was reporting more than 960 attacks every week. a change in strategy and the troops surge in 2007 helped quell the violence, but americans had already grown tired of the war. within weeks of taking office, president announced a timetable for withdrawing. >> let me say this as plainly as i can. but august 31, 2010, our combat mission in iraq will and. >> it is a promise barack obama has kept. the retreating american troops leave behind a country where stability remains an elusive dream. >> american has withdraw

obviously there are political groups who raise the question of the ineffectiveness of u.s. troops intelligence and other services in afghanistan and right now they deliberately dwelling on the war in afghanistan in detail to explain that it's useless they've spent over four hundred billion dollars one american soldier costs one million dollars a year so they spend one hundred billion dollars directly on soldiers apart from the expenses which are high as well and the result is actually nothing you think that's why they start raising such questions and giving publicist tea to various documents. relating it to the issue. that probably the secret service is. if so why hasn't he been captured or killed. he's a person who knows a lot closely work together with the cia with saudi arabian intelligence he was acquainted with the head of saudi arabian intelligence that. he has a great knowledge of many contacts. agency intelligence closely works with the us intelligence you might be so that somebody is interested in his presence in a certain place americans say that they fight against al qa

having u.s. troops in, running it, without u.s. troops and seeing the outcome.ve to take an educated guess about the outcome. host: there is an op-ed in "the new york post" -- "will bam lose iraq?" we will take a look of that and more comments from richard weitz. >> officers and sailors of the uss aabraham lincoln. major operations in iraq have ended. the united states and our allies have prevailed. [cheers] [applause] and now our collation is securing that -- and now out coalition is securing their country. parallels between the speeches? guest: president obama was forthright that there will be continued problems and continued casualties. i think the administration is being honest to the american people that we may not see the end of our problems there. he devoted more attention to afghanistan because afghanistan will be more of a problem even though u.s. troop levels in iraq is going down, it is increasing in afghanistan. it will probably stay at that high level for awhile. host: we have a message from twitter. your thoughts. guest: i am not sure they are taki

united nations states in a very professional and comprehensive report absolutely clearly at the time u.s. troops went to afghanistan no drugs were cultivated in the taliban controlled areas and absolute record in this respect eight thousand two hundred tons were set in two thousand and seven after the us troops headed rived in afghanistan if you comment here a second in that report mr costa the deputy special representative to the united nations secretary general who's also the head of the un office on drugs and crime said the drugs were not the biggest problem can you imagine it given the fact that thirty or forty thousand russians were annually dying of drug abuse today these figures a much higher europe also has a high death toll from drugs terrorism well before the u.s. troops came to afghanistan we had absolutely no trustworthy information about the taliban participation in raids in the territories or central asian states. in one thousand nine. thousand on the contrary we know that those militants infiltrated from the territory if you start to where they'd come from northern afghanistan or

headed rived in afghanistan no comment here terrorism well before the u.s. troops came to afghanistan we had absolutely no trustworthy information about the taliban participation in raids in the territories of central asian states nick august done in one thousand nine hundred nine and in his start in two thousand in july august on another central asian country was hit by massive ethnic clashes with hundred stat is there any danger that we could could see a repeat. of the british not you know back in april i warned about this kind of scenario for southern coast to start first of all the situation in southern kyrgyzstan had been intensively destabilized second into ethnic tensions are also high in that region of the southern regions of kurdistan are open to that part of. which borders on afghanistan and that border is also open so those who want to stage provocations and heat up the situation can easily attract militants of all hues so there were all preconditions for the outbreak of violence but the world community was pretty much passive now we're talking about a d

u.s. pulled out its last combat troops. trusting in the ability of the iraqis to keep the insurgents at bay. 50,000 u.s. troops remain in iraq, mostly involved in training. it must be a worry that they can stage 12 or more attacks simultaneously on one day. >> it is. it shows that they still have somewhat of a network, that they can do it. i think it takes them a long time to plan such events, but it is worrying that they can still do it. >> reporter: the attacks-- or risk as they were-- are no longer a daily occurrence here. the streets of baghdad are finally starting to feel like the streets of any middle eastern city. but that newfound sense of security here is pretty fragile. now the u.s. is pulling out its combat troops, many iraqis we speak to here say they're pretty nervous that the iraqi security forces won't be able to keep that peace. like it or not, the iraqis have begun to depend on the american troops. >> they really give us a help, you know? when things get bad in baghdad and any city in iraq, when they leave,

u.s. withdraw all troops by december two thousand and eleven this is just one part of that gradual drawdown so the u.s. is going to leave i think what's important is what's left behind and whether or not a political reconciliation can ever come to pass so that there will be safety and rebuilding in that country that has been just unbelievably damaged and destroyed by the last eight years war can leave the host really interesting do we have to say we appreciate your time joining us there in washington and you will complain a critical host thanks very much indeed thank you. coming up later in the program bullet points you can find out why people in the u.s. state of louisiana are saying give us back five years after they had them taken away. russia's high tech lawmakers who are exchanging tweets in the workplace get a ticking off from the president. but first desperate times in one indian village have prompted residents to take desperate measures a severe two year drought has left three hundred families on the edge of starvation they're threatening to commit mass suicide if there's no way to

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(applause) >> today president obama welcomed home u.s. troops served in ir at fort bliss army base in texas. they had been central to the war effort. he also told them the end of combat operations in iraq is not going to be a victory lap. president obama is hrs away from addressing the nation about the ends of u. combat roll in iraq. the president said this is it, even thoh there's still a lot of work to do to make sure iraq is an effective partner. >> white house spokesman robert gibbs said he couldn't foresee any circumstance where combat troops would be sent back to iraq. iraqi forces are responsible for their own security and the presiden gets to keea campaign pmise. >> joe biden is in baghdad to preside over the formal end of combat operations. as iraqi soldiers take over security, even the name is changing from iraqi freedom to operation new dawn. despite some high-ofile attacks, robert gates said violence is at the lowest level since the war began. >> his forc haven't needed to conduct an air strik in more than six months. and an impoant

kristen, cheryl. >> eric, thanks very much. >> meantime in afghanistan the violence against u.s. troopsontinues. insurgent attacks claimed the you lives of five more american troops today. four were killed by a roadside bomb. a total of 19 u.s. service members have been killed in afghanistan since saturday. >> federal investigators are at san francisco international airport right now trying to figure out what caused a qantas jetliner to blow an engine shortly after takeoff fromsfo this morning. terry mcsweeney is live at the airport with passenger accounts and their scary flight and stunning pictures. >> 212 passengers, 14 crew members took off from san francisco international airport last night about 11:00 on their way to australia. 19 minutes later they're back on the ground doing an emergency landing. starting today the faa wants to figure out why. take a look at the hole in engine number one of this four-engine 747. it happened on qantas flight 45 minutes into its flight to sidney, australia. >> i just turned to my right and i could see a stream of sparks flying out. >> young men sa

u.s. combat troops. we now have the story. >> reporter: as the last u.s. combat brigade from iraq folds up their flag, president obama plans to show he has fulfilled a campaign promise. mr. obama will mark the end of the u.s. combat mission in iraq with a major speech, after seven bruising years of war, and the loss of more than 4400 soldiers, commanders on the ground say iraq is moving forward. >> it's moving forward a little bit economically. its security forces are improving. its diplomatic efforts are improving, so they're head in the right direction. >> reporter: the iraqi government says its forces are ready to take over security. but some in the country's government acknowledge many challenges remain. >> you have security problems, services, unemployment, 40%, under poverty level. of course, there's dangers. >> reporter: dangers iraq to return to a military dictatorship because politics can't agree on a national government. >> 55 u.s. troops will remain in iraq for 15 months to advise and assist, and if they're needed longer, the u.s. may have to st

nato says a roadside bomb blast has killed four american troops in eastern afghanistan u.s. soldier died in an insurgent attack in the south it comes off the similar monday which killed eight nato soldiers in the same area nineteen american troops have been killed in the country since saturday. engineers in chile have begun drilling to rescue thirty three miners trapped underground in the collapsed operations of the mine could take up to four months rescue workers say they plan to send down food over the next few days and. earlier the miners had their first telephone contact with their relatives and one of them even decided at the time to bury his longtime girlfriend. ok well yulia is now here with the latest business news. allow time for the business news good to have your company to solve the world's biggest al-ameen producer has posted a profit of one point twenty seven billion dollars for the first half of twenty ten after making a loss in the same period last year the results were considerably better than forecast and the company's shares rallied in hong kong where the c

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the people we spoke to want u.s. troops come home. >> it's way pastime to be out past time to be out of iraq. >> reporter: most say things are going well in iraq but most say it's time to get out. >> is it going to be one year, five years, are we ever going to be able to get out of there with a stable iraq. >> reporter: the white house is also worried about stability. it's pushing iraq politicians to stop arguing over election results and form a new government so they can deliver basic services that could help calm things down. whit johnson, cbs news, the white house. >>> coming up, new hope for anyone struggling with those unsightly spider veins on their legs. >> looks awesome. they are not as predominant. >> the new treatment that can make those veins actually disappear. we'll show you how it works. >>> and this past july was the coolest july since 1971. yeah. we are going to take a look at the first week of august and see whether or not we can warm things up around here. [ female announcer ] jobs leaving. a budget disast

having u.s. troops in, running it, without u.s. troops and seeing the outcome.e have to take an educated guess about the outcome. host: there is an op-ed in "the new york post" -- "will bam lose iraq?" we will take a look of that and more comments from richard weitz. >> officers and sailors of the uss aabraham lincoln. major operations in iraq have ended. the united states and our allies have prevailed. [cheers] [applause] and now our collation is securing that -- and now out coalition is securing their country. parallels between the speeches? guest: president obama was forthright that there will be continued problems and continued casualties. i think the administration is being honest to the american people that we may not see the end of our problems there. he devoted more attention to afghanistan because afghanistan will be more of a problem even though u.s. troop levels in iraq is going down, it is increasing in afghanistan. it will probably stay at that high level for awhile. host: we have a message from twitter. your thoughts. guest: i am not sure they are

ou'll remember that july was he deadliest month of the afghan war for u.s. troops with 66 killed. >> floodwaters continue to inundate southern pakistan. reached levees and swollen rivers had the water as high as s.n feet in some villages. fficials are trying to deliver oat.ef supplies by boat. he pakistani government estimates more than eight illion people are in desperate eed of emergency assistance because of the floods. >>> back here at home, more than ,000 pounds of ground beef are eing recalled because of everal e. coli illnesses in k.ine and new york. the hamburgers were sold at .j.'s wholesale club earlier his month and bear the usda establishment number 9400. ederal officials are concerned the burgers could still be in people's freezers.

as a roadside bomb blast that killed four american troops in eastern afghanistan a fifth u.s. soldier died in an insurgent attack in the south it comes off to similar violence on monday which killed eight nato soldiers in the same area american troops have been killed in the country since saturday. with an update of our main news stories in less than nine minutes from now in the meantime we have the latest from a lot of business with you that's coming your way after a short break. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. hello and a very warm welcome to the business program to solve the world's biggest alinea producer has posted a profit of one point twenty seven billion dollars for the first half of twenty ten after making a loss in the same period last year the results were considerably better than forecast and the company's shares rallied in hong kong where the company listed in january results says it expects a strong performance for the rest of the year as demand and prices continue to outstrip rising costs. i wo

u.s. pledges to keep a promise to withdraw combat troops from iraq at the end of this month. on reports. >> reporter: president obama told a group of disabled veterans, all u.s. combat troops are coming home from iraq on schedule. >> by the end of this month, we'll have brought more than 90,000 of our troops home from iraq since i took office. >> reporter: on august 31st, there will be just 50,000 u.s. troops in iraq. their mission will be to train iraqi forces and provide security for u.s. facilities. but serious questions remain about whether iraqis can stop daily attacks like this car bombing in baghdad without u.s. help. >> there are still those with bombs and bullets who will try to stop iraq's progress and the hard truth is we have not seen the end of american sacrifice in iraq. >> reporter: the president could have a tough time finding support to meet the challenges. the people we spoke to want u.s. troops to come home. >> it's way past time to be out of iraq. >> reporter: the latest cbs news poll shows most americans think things are going well in iraq, but even those

nato says a roadside bomb blasts kill for american troops in eastern afghanistan a fifth u.s. soldier died in an insurgent attack in the south it comes off the symbol of violence on monday which killed eight nato soldiers in the same area nineteen american troops have been killed in the country since saturday. engineers in chile have begun drilling to rescue thirty three miners trapped underground in the collapsed shaft operations at the mine could take up to four months rescue workers say they plan to send down food in the next few days and more birds here the miners had their first telephone contact with their relatives one of them even decided to marry his long term girlfriend. but in ten minutes from now we're in the pit lane with the stars of the future that's in our latest edition of technology update first the business news with you. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get voice face to face with the news maker. hello and a very warm welcome to the business program will solve the world's biggest allen we need to produce a has posted a profit of one point twe

u.s. and iraq under president bush. their troops have to leave by december 2011, but the state department reiterated that it will stay with iraq in the long haul as long as that country does need help, and general odierno said it could be three to five years before we know whether or not the war was a success in stabilizing the middle east. >> kristen dahlgren there for us in washington. kristen, thank you. >> reporter: you're welcome. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. for the second time this week, surveillance video has surfaced of an alleged police beating involving denver police officers. a man walking his dogs is stopped and questioned by police. he attempts to take a picture of an officer but is restrained and a struggle ensues. the officer is seen hitting the cuffed man who allegedly suffered a concussion. the incident is under investigation. >>> indiana state police are looking for suspects after discovering about 2,000 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $5 mi

as u.s. troops leave, america's focus in iraq moves to diplomacy. james jeff from the new u.s. ambassador to iraq began work earlier this week. joel, cbs 5, the white house. >>> the governor is sending hundreds of national guard troops to the mexican border. he visited some of them in san diego yesterday. the first of 224 troops have now finished their training for the mission. they will be on the job september 1 boosting border security, fighting drug smuggling. deployment they are told will last for up to a year. >>> juvenile hall can be a very lonely place. >> in juvenile hall, we have really nothing to look forward to besides our date that we can leave. >> reporter: how an east bay man lets young detainees know people still care >>> and we have another warm day across the bay area but will that warm weather stick around? hang on for the weekend? i have your weekend forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,, [ indistinct conversations ] [ female announcer ] this is not a burger. it's better. because with 57% less fat than regular ground beef, it's better for you. you see, this is a morning

and they said it says that a roadside bomb blast has killed four american troops in eastern afghanistan a fifth u.s. soldier died in an insurgent attack in the south it comes after a similar violence on monday which killed eight nato soldiers in the same area nineteen american troops have been killed in the country since saturday. and it is in chile have begun drilling to rescue thirty three miners trapped underground in a collapsed shaft operations at the mine could take up to four months rescue workers say they plan to send down food over the next few days and more beds. telephone contact with their relatives one of them even deciding at the time to marry his will. longtime girlfriend. tens of thousands of children in pakistan are bearing the brunt of the water illness that's spreading due to severe flooding in the country officials say they were affected by a rise of cases of malaria from stagnant water more than one hundred thousand pregnant women are also facing the risk of infection and disease the worst ever flooding in the country has claimed over sixteen hundred lives with seventeen millio

a pretty good feeling for my troops. >> but the war has come at great cost. 4400 u.s. troopse beenÑç killed since the invasion of iraq. 34 of them from striker brigade. some of the troops leaving iraq are likely to be deployed in afghanistan. emily schmidt, abc news. >> a lot of workers at the san jose international airport terminal a are complaining because of a sewer-like smell all day long. the problem is nobody can find the source. according to our media partner, the mercury news, airlines are now threatening to withhold the monthly rent. that could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue. airport officials say they are desperate to get to the bottom of it. >> we've done smoke tests, pushing smoke in the warning system in the middle of the night, trying to find leaks. we've been there three separate occasions. >> the airport is trying to keep the smell down by putting in fans and installing outdoor picnic tables for employees to take their lunch break. so far it has not been detected in any passenger area. >> a power outage on the peninsula has closed t

where glenn beck is rallying for u.s. troops.he controversy over what he's saying and when he's saying it, just ahead. >>> and fraternity row cra crackdown, hoe poli crackdown,. >>> good morning to you. live look at downtown san jose. the italian fest kicks off at the river park around noontime today. always a good time. always good food. thanks so much for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez. "nbc bay area" meteorologist has a look at the forecast that is unusually cool for this time of year. >> good saturday morning to you. we're going to see areas of mist and patchy low clouds for the afternoon. breezy and unusually cool temperatures for this time of year. 60s and 70s for most of the bay area. yes, even a chance of seeing a few showers across the hilltops of the north bay. and those winds, 15 to 25 miles per hour as we head into the afternoon. so drizzle and a few spots for the morning, light showers on the coast. we'll see temperatures slowly climbing as we approach lunchtime. look at the numbers inland. 60s to low 70s.

a petty good feeling for my troops. >> but the war has come at great cost. 4400 u.s. troopse beenÑç killed since the invasion of iraq. 34 of th from striker brigade. some of the troops leaving iraq are likely to be deployed in afghanistan. emily schmidt, abc news. >> a lot of workers at the san jose international airport terminal a are complaining because of a sewer-like smell all day long. the problem is nobody can fd the source. according to our media partner, the mercury news, airnes are now threatening to withhold the monthly rent. that could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue. airport official say they are desperate to get to the bottom of it. >> we've done smoke tests, pushing oke in the warning system in the middle of the night, trying to find leaks. we've been there three separate occasions. >> the airport is trying to keep the smell down by putting in fans and installg outdoor picnic tables for employees to take their lunch break. so far it has not been detected in any passenger area. >> a power outage on the peninsula has closed the college

country washington says this means the end of a seven year long war that killed over four thousand u.s. troops however around fifty thousand american service personnel will stay to train unsupportive rocky forces and they will be able to take part in combat but only if the iraqis are sincere but analysts say the dad doesn't control the country which remains splish plagued by insurgent violence last week dozens of the russians died you know wave of terror attacks british m.p. one critic of the war paul flynn says operation iraqi freedom has barely lived up to its name and it's costing us dearly. its borders a government that's corrupt to the iraqis and so very fragile freedom because there's still huge divisions between the sunni's the shiites helped on by al qaeda but if it's a freedom it's a board at a huge cost to cost seven hundred fifty billion dollars for the americans it's a loss for the whole thousand of their soldiers at least two hundred thousand iraqis are being killed three million iraqis are exiled from their homes it's an advantage to the iraqis but at a huge cost most of them wan

. >>> in afghanistan seven more u.s. troops were killed today in two separate bomb attacks in southern afghanistan. another seven troops were hill killed over the weekend. that brings the total number of troops killed so far to 49. since the war started more than 1100 u.s. troops died. the number of u.s. forces in and can is 120,000. >>> it is a busy day for police detectives after a deadly surge of violence that included a double homicide and officer involved fatal shooting. it comes as the city continues the search for a new police chief. robert is live in san jose to tell us what some crime victims have to say there. robert? >> reporter: in about an hour a community meeting will be held at san jose city hall to hear what people want from a new police chief and the police department. this week's surge in violence gives everybody a lot to talk. family and friends set up a memorial where two men were sh to death in a parking lot saturday night in a drive-by shooting. a 26-year-old and 27-year-old became san jose's 17th and 18th

. >> u.s. troops in iraq will cease combat operations on tuesday. a spate of terrorist attacks raises concerns about the country's security situation. >>> the combat began more than seven years ago under u.s. president george bush. president barack obama is scheduled to declare the end of the mission. vice president joe biden arrived in baghdad on monday to attend a ceremony marking the event. attacks and sectarian conflict have intensified in iraq over the past seven years. international nongovernmental organizations say some 100,000 civilians have been killed. about 50,000 u.s. troops will remain in iraq until the end of next year to help train iraqi security forces. iraq has yet to form a new government five months after parliamentary elections, which is delaying the rebuilding of the economy and infrastructure. >>> palestinian president's said israel would be to blame if the new israeli-palestinian talks fail in the occupied territories. abbas maded a televised speech on monday. the peace talks will resume in washington on monday. under president