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Stand on day five. >> im feeling pretty confident were going to take the whole city. help out the people here. i mean were doing it pretty good. easier than what they say it was going to be. still a long way before its going to be over. >> reporter: in addition to the military efforts there are signs that the coalition is being successful in winning over the hearts and minds of the local people. >> residents of marjah have been coming out of their homes and compounds, where taliban have been hol...

Large u.s. vehicles. the emotions were high, the battle continued for some time. of the taliban very, very relentless. the u.s. was very, very heavy, very strong. the taliban using ak-47s. the crackle of gunfire so close that we could hear some bullets whizzing by our own ears. the taliban not very far off. but the problem is they know how to hide. they know the city, they know the country. theyre hiding wherever they can, whether it be in the stores in the bazaars and compounds and civilian com...

Disorganized. they also say the militants are now hold up on compounds with women and children and according to some reports, using them as human shields. so afghan coalition troops beginning a new stage of the battle by reaching out to local villagers. just trying to get back and forth hearts of the locals and let them know we are here to help them. >> the government says the troops are even holderring their fire or advancing nor willmore slowly so they dont kill civilians. 15 have died since f...

Bedfellows defend me against the worst kind of slime but it is rare. >> sean: there was an nbc host particularly was vicious towards you. i know you can handle it. it is not the point. if a conservative did it, there would be calls for us to be fired. there was attack on religion. if you are a christian, same open season? >> thats right. again, while these people condemn the intolerance of their political opponents, look who is demonstrating the worst kind of intolerance the language they use pa...

Quietly. dan spring ser live in vancouver. dan? >> reporter: thats right, jon. once again the ioc which governs the game says the female ski jumpers were not quite ready for prime time but this time they sued and won a partial victory when a british columbia judge said they were indeed the victims of discrimination but could not force the ioc to let them in. currently there are 160 female jumpers from around the world, including the world champ, lindsey vance from the u.s. they vow to keep fight...

Stand on day five. >> im feeling pretty confident were going to take the whole city. help out the people here. i mean were doing it pretty good. easier than what they say it was going to be. still a long way before its going to be over. >> reporter: in addition to the military efforts there are signs that the coalition is being successful in winning over the hearts and minds of the local people. >> residents of marjah have been coming out of their homes and compounds, where taliban have been hol...

>> reporter: some problems, exactly who gets fired, thats not clear, the teachers unions fear this is a backdoor to charter schools but one thing, connecticut and north carolina is catching on, and finally, principals may have to listen to parents. har hair william la jeunesse, thank you very much. nato and afghan troops pushing deep into taliban territory, u.s. marines encountering less resistance as theyre fanning out through compounds and fields in marjah, but human shields are the big proble...

Atia bowie is embedded with the troops there and when she calls we take her because we like to get the latest update in taking out the terrorists embedded in the area. atia, what do you have for us? >> reporter: the morning did start off quiet, but the fighting began late in the afternoon and its going on at night. and this is unusual, because for the past few nights since the operation began in the city of marjah, the taliban have not been attacking at night, and they have been waiting until th...

A former senior intelligence official who first identified alack can i as a threat tells fox he believes there are hundreds of his followers inside the united states. the focus right now of the intelligence community is not only these operatives overseas being radicalized, its also focused on people who are right here inside the united states. shep? >> shepard: catherine herridge live in the washington newsroom tonight. catherine, thanks. we are getting new reports of fire fights exploding in ne...

United states military is very capable on their own right of launching and preparing for these operations. i was just happy to help in any small way that i could. >> what do you think the afghans could offer? >> well, the distincttions in the area are important. and dealing with searches, and dealing with the families of the compounds, saying this is what we will do is come in and make sure there is no insurgency here. more than that, its getting them training, and a battlefield experience so th...