afghanistan in a speech at the white house yesterday. >> the bottom line is, it's time to turn the page on more than a decade in which so much of our foreign policy was focused on the wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> reporter: the president's plan calls for less tn country fraction of that as he leaves office in 2017. a group of republican senators led by john mccain says it is a monumental -- it's been a major focus for the president when it comes to foreign policy. a new pledge in ukraine. the government promising it will oust separatists in the east. this is a day after intense fighting. dozens were left dead. we are going to get the latest from nick. what is the latest today? any quieter than yesterday?