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From the president there at bagram momentarily. all right. white house correspondent dan lothian is also joining us now. he, too, is waiting to see whats to take place here at bagram. dan, if you can -- there we go. we see you now. dan, give us an idea while this was a surprise visit to afghanistan, we heard some of the commitments that the president was likely or that conversation with karzai was likely to have. what do we understand he might be saying to the troops here? >> well, really thanki...

So the president getting a chance to thank the troops for the work that theyre doing on the ground there, but this is really a remarkable trip as you pointed out. we did not know about this. the president leaving washington shortly after 10:00 last night and then making this trip to bagram and then into kabul. a couple of the things that the united states really wants to see happen there on the ground first of all, they want to see president karzai really crack down on what is seen as sort of th...

There, as well. so another official pointing out that there is a long way to go, that its not a perfect situation but they do believe that on the ground progress is being made. >> okay. dan lothian, thanks so much. i know youre not going to go far. were going to listen in right now to these perhaps opening remarks, maybe even an introduction to the presidents arrival there at bagram air base in afghanistan. >> and for that, i know i am deeply grateful and extremely proud to welcome this man. thi...

Clear message that the behavior of bashir and his government were outside the bounds of accepted standards. >> will you support that indictment and the arrest of bashir or the prosecution and particularly i ask because the united states is obviously in engagement with sudan. >> keep in mind the policy on darfur has changed very little between the last administration and this administration. the last administration allowed the indictment to go forward, opposed any effort to stop it in the united ...

and whether or not they approve about mr. obama and his efforts in afghanistan, now approval is at 55%. that compares to january where it was just 51%. october, 42%. fredricka? >> all right, thanks so much, dan lothian at the white house. thanks for joining us this past hour. im fredricka whitfield. don lemon will be up at 6:00 eastern hour. hell bring a surprising report from libya where jihad leaders are turning against al qaeda. right now amanpour featuring an exclusive interview wi...

yemens girls are married by the time they are 15. in some yemeni provinces the average marrying age for females is 8 years old. incredibly, these women want to keep it that way and they are holding up their korans because they believe the holy book backs them up. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. stay tuned for amanpour." >> this week, a new approach to the quest for justice. and an old problem in a contested land. plus, one of the m...

ahmadinejad is ready to cut a deal over his countrys nuclear program. is his office for real? from britain, patients say the problems are as bad as cancer in alzheimers. wheres the money? say hello to a man who helped give birth to the countrys electric car industry. from bolivia, a look at the impact of global warming. one of the worlds most famous lakes is fighting for their survival. from the different perspectives of reporters and analysts from around the globe, this is "worl...

over the edge. a car plunges with two people inside. homeward bound. thanksgiving is over and so is vacation. wh to expect in the skies sxot road. find out if things will be warming up later today. good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 today. it is sunday, november 29th, 2009. lets get right to the forecast. its always nice to see you. >> thanks a lot. its chilly again. >> quite chilly out there again. at least the wind is calm. thats what of course has allowed the temperatur...

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. im jim lehrer. on the newshour this tuesday, the lead story is the push to overhaul health care a day before the presidents address to congress. then come the other news of the day: two education stories-- president obamas back to school speech; and teachers and students getting ready for a flu outbreak; plus, an afghanistan update as a united nations watchdog group finds evidence of election fraud; and the pro...

caponing sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good eving. im jim lehr. onhe newshour this tuesday, the lead story is the sh to overul health care a day before the presidents addss to congress. then come the other ne of the day: two education stories-- esident obamaback to school spch; and teache and students tting ready for a flu outbreak; plus, an afgnistan update as a united natio watchdog group finds idence of election fraud; and thprosecutors view on war crimes crges ...