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Years. how much troops and how much money? these are intangibles that have to be answered by the congress. i think the president laid it out in an acceptable way tonight even for liberals that didnt want to be there. >> theres concern that everyone has about an open-ended commitment to afghanistan in terms of nation building, maybe not in terms of troops. the international community walked away when the soviets left. theres a legitimate goal that people have there about ensuring that the afghani...

Descent, walked into a classroom and opened fire. theyre having classes this week at the university, their easter vacation, their spring break doesnt start until next week. this is a christian school, a small private school by the oakland international airport. this is in an area of old warehouses that are kind of around the airport. thats where the school is located, and you can see from our live pictures by our fox affiliate ktvu that police and the officers are behind their vehicles. theyve g...

We can help you go there on the wings of lunesta. ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ ♪ since theres no place to go let it snow let it snow ♪ we like it in here. finally this half-hour, why wait for a winter that doesnt start officially until next thursday. >> december 21. they have had a ton of snow in the mountains west of l.a. skiers and snow boarders are stoked. having a grand old time. >> reporter: thrills, chills, and even some spills. the winter storm brought a winter wonderland t...

Taking extra plea cautions. these firefighters in pittsburgh used wet towels to try to stay cool. they needed much more than that. >> these clothes are a double enled sword. they are designed to keep us from being burned, but it doesnt allow our body temperature to fluctuate. >> reporter: its not just uncomfortable, its proven to be deadly. more than two dozen heat related deaths have been reported. cattle and crop losses are moubting across the drought stricken south. in texas the first six mon...

This birther issue is more than one person. theres a lot of groups that have glommed onto this. i think the republicans are making a terrible mistake in making this a big issue. we have immigration. we have the deficit. we have the economy. those are the things that the public cares about. if the republican party doesnt start addressing that, they will lose and deserve to. >> not as a journalist but as an american, are you offended by this birther talk? >> not really. its obviously a stand-in fo...

We have immigration. we have the deficit. we have the economy. those are the things that the public cares about. if the republican party doesnt start addressing that, they will lose and deserve to. >> are you offended by the birther talk? >> not really. its a stand-in for something else. people lost their minds over something related to the president and expresses itself in this peculiar way. >> what is it? is it factual? is it true inquiry or skepticism or sos your old man? like school kids yel...

We have the economy. those are the things that the public cares about. if the republican party doesnt start addressing that, they will lose and deserve to. >> not as a journalist but as an american, are you offended by this birther talk? >> not really. its obviously a stand-in for something else. people lost their minds over something related to the president and expresses itself in this peculiar way. i pity these people more than anything. >> what is it? is it factual? is it true inquiry or ske...

It this birther issue is more than one person. theres a lot of groups that have glommed on to this. i think the republicans are making a terrible mistake in making this a big issue. we have immigration, we have the definite sit, we have the economy. those are the things that the public cares about. my girlfriend always says its all about housing and jobs. my house, my job. thats what the public cares about. and if the republican party doesnt start addressing that, they will lose and they deserve...

Always about housing and jobs, my house, my job. thats what the public cares about it. if the republican party doesnt start addressing that, they will lose and they deserve to. >> he also offered advice to president obama saying he spend more time wooing his political foes in order to get things done. that was interesting. >> lets go to -- who is it today? mike allen. he was the sixth man. >> we have mike allen, the chief correspondent for "politico." hi, mike. >> happy monday, guys. >> we hate ...

Couple of minutes. the republican field a lot of talk about mitt romney hold back and announcing and some talk he may skip iowa. is this about what could happen to him? >> you have a big field. everybody is starting to scuttle around a little bit. its a big year even in the early stage it doesnt start until thanksgiving. guys to lose like romney are farther ahead. its a big crazy different primary calendar. >> who is on the other conservative track. >> thats a little unclear, who will take that ...