Herself as an actress and a dancer. Shes going to tell us about her new role on broadway. You wont believe whats going on behind closed doors. Ambush makeover. Our two fans were plucked and theyre getting a once over for hot new looks. Were honoring a wonderful woman whos battling Breast Cancer but always manages to sea the light when she goes to a dark place. Shes our everyone has a story winner. Looking forward to meeting her. She wrote me such a beautiful letter. Because i have to write the lyrics from the letter. So you need something thats lyrical, something thats poetic, you know . She wrote a beautiful letter. Im looking forward to we were mesmerized in the makeup room because i dont know if you guys do you know how old digck van dyke is . Hes 90. Its amazing watching him in action. Look at. Oh, hi, like nothing. Look how its nothing. Well, how many pounds is it . Thats a lot of pounds. You know what i love . What . Remember when they said he comes so early to the gym, before it opens, so they gave him his own key. I mean, isnt that awesome . His attitude, just watching. I love to watch him dance. He does look fabulous. Working id like to see that too. Lets look at one of his this is an nbc news special report. Heres lester holt. Good morning. President obama is going to go before the cameras with a major announcement about americas longest war. He will outline another slowdown in the draw down of american troops in afghanistan. The president will say by the end of next year, 5,500 troops will remain in afghanistan. Significantly more than the original target of 1,000. Currently, there are 9,800 americans there, from a peak of 100,000 in 2011. Nbc is at the white house. Chris, how long has this been in the works . Well, its been in the works since march. Thats when he ordered a review of what to do about the war plan in afghanistan. As recently as march, the president also said he intended to end this war, get most of the troops out by the end of his administration. Obviously now, that will not happen. Its a significant shift in u. S. Policy. It means he cannot keep his Campaign Promise to end the war, and that he will be surrounded today by his Vice President , his defense secretary and the new chairman of the joint chiefs. Lester . Our pentagon correspondent standing by. Jim, is this a reflection on the recentesurgence of the taliban in afghanistan . Absolutely, lester. U. S. Military Officials Say it was absolutely necessary to maintain a true presence because the afghan military, as theyve position right now to be able to take on the resurgence of taliban, al qaeda, and even isis terrorists in afghanistan. They need the u. S. Help. Here is the president now in the roosevelt room. Good morning. Last december, more than 13 years after our nation was attacked by al qaeda on 9 11, americas combat mission in afghanistan came to a responsible end. That milestone was achieved thanks to the courage and the skill of our military, our intelligence and civilian personnel. They served there with extraordinary skill and valor. And its worth remembering, especially, the more than 2200 american patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice in afghanistan. I visited our troops in afghanistan last year to thank them on behalf of a grateful i told them they could take great pride in the progress that they helped achieve. Theyve struck devastating blows against the al qaeda leadership in the triable regions, delivered justice to osasa bin den, prevented terrorist attacks and saved american lives. They pushed the taliban back so that the Afghan People could reclaim their communities, send their daughters to school and improve their lives. Our troops trained Afghan Forces so they could take the lead for their own security. And protect afghans as they voted in historic electitis, leading to t first democratic transfer of power in their countrys history. Today, the American Forces no longer patrol afghan villages or valleys. Our troops are not engaged in major group combat against the taliban. Those missions now belong to afghans, who are f fly country. But, as ive said before, while americas combat mission in afghanistan may be over, our commitment to afghanistan and its people endures. As commander in chief, i will not allow afghanistan to be used as a safe haven for terrorists our forces, therefore, remain engaged in two narrow but critical missions. Training Afghan Forces and supporting the Counterterrorism Operations against the remnants of al qaeda. Of course, compared to the 100,000 troops we once had in afghanistan, today, fewer than 10,000 remain in support of these very focused missions. I meet regularly with my National Security team, including commanders in afghanistan, to continually assess honestly the situation on the ground. To determine where our strategy greater flexibility. Ive insisted consistently that our strategy focus on the development of a sustainable afghan capacity and selfsufficiency. When weve needed Additional Forces to advance that goal, or weve needed to make adjustments in terms of our timetables, then weve made those adjustments. Today, i want to update the American People on our efforts. Since taking the lead for security earlier this year, afghan f fces have continued t t step up. P. This has been the first fighting season where afghans have largely been on their own, and they are fighting for their country bravely and tenaciously. Afghan forces continue to hold most urban areas, and when the talibabahas made gains, Afghan Forces, backed by coalition susuort, have been able to push them back. This year alone, thousands of afghan troops and police have lost their lives, as have afghan civilians. At the same time, Afghan Forces are still not as strong as they need to be. They are developing critical capabilititi, intelligence, logistics, aviation, command and control. Meanwhile, the taliban has made gains, particularly in rural areas, and can still launch deadly attacks in cities, including kabul. Most of this was predictable. We understood as we transitioned, the taliban would try to exploit some of our movementntout of particular areas and thth it would take time for Afghan Security forces to strengthen. Pressure from pakistan has resulted more al qaeda coming into afghanistan. Weve seen an emergence of an isil presence. The bottom line, in key areas of situation is still very fragile. In some places, theres risk of deterioration. Fortunately, in president ghani and chief executive abdullah, there is a National Unity government that supports a Strong Partnership with the United States. During their visit earlier this year, president ghani and i agreed to continue our counterterrorism operation. He has asked for continued support as Afghan Forces grow stronger. Following consultations with my entire National Security team, as well as our intertional partners and members of congress, president ghani and chief executive abdullah, im therefore announcing the following steps, which i am convinced offer the best possibility for lasting progress in a ahanistan. First, ive decided to maintain our current posture of 9,800 troops in afghanistan through most of next year, 2016. Their mission will not change. Our troops will continue to pursue those two narrow tasks that i outlined earlier. Training Afghan Forces and going after al qaeda. But maintaining our current posture through moststf next year, rather than a more rapid draw down, will allow us to sustain our efforts to train and assist Afghan Forces as they grow stronger. Not only during this fighting season, but into the next one. Second, ive decided that instead of going down to a normal embassy presence in kabul by the end of 2016, we will maintain 5,500 troops at a small number of bases,. Again, the mission will not change. Our troops will focus on training afghans and but these bases will give us the presence and the reach our forces require to achieve their mission. In this sense, afghanistan is a key piece of the network of counterterrorism partnerships that we need, from south asia to africa, to deal more broadly with terror threats quickly and prevent attacks against our homeland. Third, we will work with allieie and partners to align ththsteps im announcing today with their own presence in afghanistan after 2016. In afghanistan, we are part of a 42n tion coalition, and our nato allies and partners can continue to play an indispensable role in helping afghanistan strengthen its security forces, including respect for human rightsts finally, because governance and development remain T T Foundation f f stability and progress in afghanistan, we will continue to support president ghani and the National Unity critical reforms. New provincial governors have been appointed and president ghani is working to combat corruption, strengthen institutions and uphold rule of law. As i told president ghani and chief executive e dullah yesterday, efforts to deliver progress and justice for the Afghan People will continue to have the strong support of the United States. We cannot separate the importance of governance with the issues of security. The more effective these reforms happen, the better off the security situation is going to be. We also discussed american support of an afghanled reconciliation process. By now, it should be clear to the taliban and all who oppose afghanistans progress, the only real way to achieve the full draw down of u. S. And foreign troops from afghanistan is ththugh a lasting political governmentnt like wise, sanctuaries for the taliban and other terrorists must end. Next week, ill host Prime Minister sharif of pakistan, and ill urge all parties in the region to press the taliban to return to peace talks and to do their part in pursuit of the peace that afghans deserve. In closing, i want to speak directly to those whose lives are most directly affected by decisions im announcing today. To the Afghan People, who have suffered so much, americas commitment to you and to a secure, stable and unified afghanistan that remains firm. Our two nations have forged the Strategic Partnership for the long term. As you defend and build your country, today is a reminder commitments. To our men and women in uniform, i know this means that some of you will rotate back into afghghistan. With the end of our combat mission, thiis not like 2010, when nearly 500 americans were killed and many more were injured. But still, afghanistan remains dangerous. 25 brave americans have given their lived there this year. I do not send you into harms way lightly. Its the most solemn decision that i make. I know the wagesesf war and the Wounded Warriors i visit in the hospital, and in the grief of gold star families. But as your commander in chief, i believe this mission is vital to our National Security interests in preventing terrorist attacks against our citizens and our nation. And to the American People, i know that many of you have grown as you are well aware, i do not support the idea of endless war, and i have repeatedly argued against marching into openended military conflict that is do not serve our core security interests. Yet, given whats at stake in afghanistan, and the opportunity for a stable and committed ally that can partner with us in preventing the emergence of future t teats, and the fact that we have an international coalition, i am firmly convinced that we should make this extra effort. In the afghan government, we have a serious partner who wants our help. And the majority of the Afghan People share our goals. We have a bilateral security agreement, to guide our cooperation. Every single day, Afghan Forces are out there fighting and dying to protect their country. Theyre not looking for us to do it for them. Im speaking of the afghan army cadet who grew up seeing bombings and attacks on innocent civilians who said, because of this, i took the decision to join the army, to try and save innocent peoples lives. Or the Police Officer training to diffuse explosives. I know its dangerous work, he says, but ive always had a dream of wearing the uniform of afghanistan, serving my people and defending my country. Or the afghan commando, a hardened veteran of many missions, who said, if i tell you the stories of my life, i might start crying. He serves, he sasa, because the faster we bring peace, the faster we can bring education, and tht stronger our unity will grow. Only if these things happen will afghanistan be able to stand up for itself. My fellow americans, after so many years of war, afghanistan will not be a perfect place. Its a poor country that will have to work hard on its development. There will continue to be contested areas. But afghans like these are standing up for their country. If they were to fail, it would endanger the security of us all. Weve made enormous investment in a stable afghanistan. Afghans s e making difficult but genuine progress. This modest but meaningful extension of our presence, while sticking to our current, narrow missions, can make a real difference. Its the right thing to do. May god bless our troops and all who keep us safe, and may god continue to bless the United States of america. Dippointing this decision is . This decision is not disappointing. Continually, my goal has been to make sure that we give every opportunity for afghanistan to succeed, while were still king sure that were meeting our core missions. As ive continually said, my approach is s assess the situation on the ground, figure out whats working, figure out whats not working, make adjustments where necessary. This isnt the first time the adjustments have been made. This probably wont be the last. What im encouraged by is the fact that we have a government that is serious about trying to deliver seserity and the prospectctof a better life for the Afghan People. We have a clear majority of the afghans who want to partner with us and the International Community to achieve those goals. Arrangement that ensures that our troops can operate in ways that protect them, while still achieving their mission. And weve always known that we had to m mntain a counterterrorism operation in that region in order to tamp down any reemergence of active Al Qaeda Networks or other networks that might do us harm. So this is consistent with the overall vision that weve had and, frankly, we anticipated, as we were drawing down troops, that there would be times whwhe we might need to slow things down or fill gaps in afghan capacity. And this is a reflection of that. Its a dangerous area. So part of what were constantly trying to balance is making sure that afghans are out there, theyre doing what they need to do, but that we are giving them a chance to succeed and that posture in t t area for nducting those narrow missions we need to conduct, we can do so relatively safely. There are still risks involved, but force protection, the ability of our embassies to operate effectively, those things all factor in. So we have to constantly review these approaches. The important thing i want to emphasize though is that the nature of the mission has not t chix fatanurn of oged, and the combat role has not changed. Now, the 25 military and civilians killed last year, that always weighs on my mind. 25 deaths are 25 too many, particularly for the families of the fallen. But understand, relative to what was involved when we were in an active combat role and actively afghanistan, was a very different scenario. So here, you have a situation where we have clarity about what our mission is, we have a partner who wants to work with us. Were going to continually make adjustments to ensure that we give the best possibilities for success. And i suspect we will continue to evaluate this going forward, as will the next president. As conditions improve, well be in a position to make further adjustments. But im absolutely confident this is the right thing to do, and im not disappointed because my view has always been, how do we achieve our goals while minimizing the strain and exposure on our men and women in uniform. And make sure we are constantly encouraging and uending a message to the Afghan People, this is their country and theyve got to defend it. But were going to be a steady partner for them. Okay . Thank you, everybody. President obama taking one question following the essentially, the plan had been for the u. S. To draw down to 1,1,0 essentially Embassy Security personnel at the end 2016. What the president is announcing here is that the troop level will get down to 5,500 at the end of next year and on into 2017. So a significant difference in what we had been led to believe. Lets go to Richard Engel right now. He is our chief foreign correspondent. Hes been watching along with us from istanbul. Richard, give us your sense of whats happening on the ground ats driving this decision. Eporter well, in afghanistan, the situation is one that the government and the Afghan Security forces cannot control the country. They just lost to the taliban last month, the city of kunduz. The taliban is making in roads. Now, you see isis also in afghanistan, a group that never had a presence in afghanistan. There is a concern that if the w wl, i guess you call l the former p pn was carried out and u. S. Troops started drawing down very soon, that the government would collapse and the Afghan Security forces would collapse. We would have, effectively, what was a repeat of iraq. I think, when you listen to the president s remarks today, keep thinking about iraq. When the u. S. Pulled out of iraq and went down to a very small number of troops, the Iraqi Government collapsed. The iraqi army collapsed. Now, by mamataining these 10,000 troopspsn afghanistan for another year, and then only drawing down to 5,000 after that, i think the president is trying to prevent ghanistan from being another failure like iraq. Richard, help me understand some of the language. The president talks about the end of the combat mission. That is already over. Then he talks about counterterror operations. We saw the accidental bombing of a hospital in afghanistan during combat o orations. What, if a a, is the difference,e, in terms of what americans are actually engaged in there . Reporr u. S. Troops, about afghanistan now. They are not kicking down doors, not launching their own operation, but they are in harms way. They are going with Afghan Forces. They are flying aircraft above Afghan Forces in battle. Afghan forces are out front, but american troops are advising them in the rear. That is the kind of situation that will continue for the nt year and beyond. That is a different situation than actual combat operations, where u. S. Troops are kicking down doors and the first ones into the battle. All right. Richard engel in istanbul for us day. Again, the president making this announcement a short time ago, that the u. S. Presence in afghanistan will continue with larger numbers into 2016 and 2017. Well have full coverage and the implications a bit later for nbc nightly news. Moments. Plus, two lucky ladies loveng with your hair . Coloring . Curling . Straigening . Damaging . Garnier reloads hair with strength. Fructis damage eraser system repairs damage in just one use. One, shampoo and conditioner with active fruit concentrate and phytokeratin visibly reduce damage. 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What does that mean . Basically how it works is we buy the items brand new and people c come in if they dont have enough saved up to buy it outright. They can come through us and make cheap weekly, biweekly, or pay onont to own it. Why wouou they want to choose ace . We are the only ones that offer 120 days same as cash all year round. We also offer a lifetime reinstatement. So if they return merchandise it is no penalty but what ever they have paid into that merchandise they can put towards a new account anytime in the future. You call that your new Good News Exchange program, right . Yes. Ok, where is ace rent to own located in sioux city . 1428 hamilton blvd. Hamilton blvd right there in sioux city. Now folks talk about rent to own. What items are we talking about . Appliances, furniture, what do you carry with in your store . We have a little bit of everything. We have washers and dryers. Bedroom sets, laptops, tablets we actually started carrying cell phones recently. All kinds of basically. A wide variety of things to choose from that you can rent to own program. Well for more information you can give them a call. Weve got a phone number here 712 2242227. You can also go to acerenttoow n. Com. Jess thanks for joining us today. Thank you for joining us. Well see you its the brisk and beautiful thrift thirsty thursday in new york city. A great day for ambush mamaeovers. Two deserving omen who wanted head to toe new looks. Leading the pack, celebrity hairstylist to the stars louis licari, la, la, la. And all around fashion plate and mogul jill martin. We want to congratulate you, mr. Louis. Thank you. A celebration of his salon this week. A lot of your friends and supporters showed up. Theres jill and the gang. And there is sophia. Sofia coppola. Sandra lee, donna karen. Youre busy and important. We had a lot of fun. It was just fun. Everybody loves you. Deyoung. From holland, michigan. Shes been Breast Cancer free for 14 years. She currently works as a nurse at hollanddhospital. Shehe turning 70 next month. She tells us thisis makeover is her early gift. Good for her. I know this is a month to celebrate for you and for your wife. So youre excited for this, you told me. Thats right. Were taking a trip over here to new york to celebrate 14 years of cancer free survivor. Shes doing well. We love that. You said to me, i was premature gray so he hasnt seen me with dark hair in over 30 years. About that, yes. Long timim are you ready for this change . I am. I feel like youre going to flip out when you look in the mirxor. Im all ready. Shes ready and so is ernie. Ernie, please keep your blindfold off. Just keep your eyes closed. Youre okay. No, not yet. Youre good. Keep it on for just one second. Heres jan before. All right, jan, heres the new you oh, wow all right,t, ernie, you ready . Take off your blindfold, hon. Who is that . Who is that. Jan, you ready to see who it is . I am. Turn right around. Oh, my. How chic are you . Wow you look so chic. Thank you. Look right here into that camera if you wouldnt mind. Tell us abouthe hair. What d you do, louis . Of course she had gray hair and she was ready to wash it away. Which we did in less than half an hour. And then vanessa just swept everything to the side. Just give it a little flip. Because it was short. We couldnt do much of a cut. She looks fabulous. Ernie. She looks great. Ernie she looks great. Jill, that coat, the whole the perfect fall ensemble. Its cacaal chic. Were doing gray hair makeovers today. Two big surprises. The jacket has that insert built in from andrew mark. And then the shoes, i want to point out, are crocs. Theyre comfy. If you dont like to wear heels. January, you can join your handsome husband. Our next lady is janet, shes 67 and she says proud of it. From new port richie, fllida. Shes a retired familyrun business womama she saa the last time she got her hair colored was 35 years ago. What . Yes, hoda. She and her husband are in the middle of a Cross Country train tour hitting all the major cities. Wow. Sounds fun. Lets listen ton her story. Im not sure but i guess youre gator fans . Absolutely. Go gators. Thats actually howl we recognized you. Were so excited because you i turned gray in my 30s. S. Mymyaughter turned a teenager, my hair turned white. Youre excited to see her . Absolutely excited. Shes more beautiful now, but shes going to be even more she wont be more beautiful, shell be different. Dont you love him . He thought that through. Glad to have you with us. Please keep your blindfold on for just a moment. Lets take one last look at janet before and bring out the new janet ashton. Wow wow. I have that dress. Love that dress. Okay, dave, take off the blinder baby. Holy smokes oh, my god. This takes you back 30 years. You want to see what hes talking about . Right in there. Oh you look adorable. Adadrable. Okay, louis. 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Lele than a month later, my sister got marrieie and i was able to stand at her side as her maid of honor. Another blessing. Two days after that, i had a total mastectomy on my right side. I am currently going through 33 radiation treatments. People often ask me how do you stay so positive. Sometimes dont. There are many days when the weight of the cancer makes it impossible to stand. I also see the blessings. A good prognosis from my doctor. The kindness from friends, neighbors, even complete strangers. The unwavering support of my husband, my mother, my sister. The list goes on and on. And the most beautiful blessing i have with me each day is my 2yearold daughter colette. She is the sweet smile i wake up to each morning. My faith has grown tremendously and i know i have not been alone in this journey. So i will continue to look for the blessings as i go through treatment and later reconstruction. I trust in the greater purpose of this pain. And i know even the darkest nigig will end and the sun will ise. Whilil i wait, i choose to look for the stars. Thats the line. While i wait, i choose to look for the stars. Wow. And here with us now is shawna along with her husband brett and their little daughter collette whos very curious about everything. Yes, she is. First of all, you look beautiful. Thank you, guys. How are you feeling today . Im feeling really well, actually. Im about 2 1 2 months postchemo. So im feeling a lotbetter. A lot better, yeye. Aa ive had seven raraation trrtments. So i havent really experienced much of the side effects from that. Sure. Im feeling really good. How much has this guy had to do with it . We talked about yourdaughter. How much has brett . He has been there for me every single day of this. You get cancer as a family, dont you . Yeah, you do. And your mom is here. Your mom and your sister too, right . My cousin and my mom are here. Youre so young. People look at, you know, youn womeniagnosed with breastst cancer andnd wonder if theres family histsty or anything lii that . No. I had the genetic testing done. I tested negative. So it wasnt a genetic disease for me. Wow. Well, we love your family, by the way. Your letters amazing. The way you look at the world is so admirable. Thank you. I cant wait to hear the song that david wrote. Me too. And we have a special song written just for you and its going to be performed by a beautiful, beautiful actress. She was with us in scandalous. Just a moment. Why let someone else have all the fun . The sometimes s phazard, never boring fun. The why cant it smell like this all the time fun. The learning the virtue of sharing fun. Why let someone else have all the fun . Thats no fun. Unleash the power of dough. Give it a pop. Everything kids touch during cold and flu season sticksksith them. Make sure the germs they bring me dont stick around. Use clorox disinfecting products. 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Its easy to make ththperfect pot of chihi every time. Make your chili better with bushs white chili beans. For this and more great chili recipes, we are honoring our everyone has a story family. Shawna, her husband brett, her daughter collette, her mother heidi and her cousin kristin are all here. Now its time to hear the song we wrote just for you. Its called choosing to look for the stars. Im so happy my friend is here to perform it, elizabeth wardland from Amazing Grace. The same sun rises on me and you the same sun sets on us each day but our journeys are different our stories are too though well both get through the very same way finding the beauty in the ashes finding the joy in smile searching for purpose in the pausing for gratitude once in a while seeking the meaning in the suffering notice the blessings along the way seeing the healing and feeling the feeling of peace as we wait choosing to look for the stars the same moon rises on me and you the same moonshines on us each night our journeys are different our stories are too and well both find peace if we look for the light finding the beauty in the ashes finding the joy in the smile searching for purpose in the pain pausing for gratitude oncncin a w wile seeking the meaning for the suffering noticing the blessings along t way seeing the healing feeling the feeling of peace as we wait choosing to look for the stars the same sun rose today on me and you and th same moon will shine on us tonight and the same god loves us and hes with us as we wait choosing to look for the stars choosing to look for the stars [ cheers and applause ] just beautiful. Gorgeous. So if you like that, wait until first, this is today on nbc. Right to the camera. Laughter ] were honoring a very special woman, shawna, here with her husband brett, her baby girl collette, whos 2 years old and only got a few hours sleep last night. They were just treated to a beautiful performance to elizabeth ward. Whos starring in Amazing Grace on broadway. Also composer david friedman. And instrumentalist david whiles. What did you think of your song . Oh, my gosh, it was incredible. It was beautifully sung. Beautifully written. It was perfect. It was gorgeous. It was just sung so beautifully. The woman can sing. T t woman does it all. We want tooive you guy also a Little Something special. We know you havent been able to take a Family Vacation because of all treatments and stuff. We wanted to give you something the Hard Rock Hotel san diegos givinge inging you a fourday stay in a deluxe suite. Located in the heart of beautiful san diego. The hotel has a pool what . Yes. And a rooftop lounge spa and much, much more you can go crazy in. We hope you get to relax and have some fun times. Oh, that sounds wonderful. San diegos gorgeouu a lot of fun. Thank you so much, guys. You want some more papers . No. No. Shes adorable. Shes 2 years old and shes just perfect. Bye, collette. Tomorrow, thinking about redecorating . Get a high and lowend price. And bobby thomas is back with her little baby. David, whats coming up . You guys got anything . I have a new album c today on access hollywood