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More on the front. mick, thanks. whats going on today in afghanistan? >> reporter: you know, chris, this is the largest military operation launched against the taliban in the entire afghanistan war. 25,000 to 30,000 u.s., nato and afghan forces are advancing tonight on the taliban strong hold of marja, and throughout the hellmond province in southern afghanistan. the initial objective is to drive out the hard-core taliban fighters and insurgents. and then once thats done, the u.s. and afghan mil...

view. my thanks for coming through. mike, thank you. were a little rushed because of the breaking news. as i go out, we have some interesting scenes in haiti. ill let you hear it, and then right into the "the situation room." get ready for a congress without a kennedy. the first time in a decade, a look at the most family otherwise political dynasty now that patrick kennedy is calling it quits. hop in the care for a nightmare commute through the slushy streets. many of you across...

to tonight on "world news," breaking news. turning point in after began stan. in the dead of night, u.s. troops launch the biggest strike in the history of the war, and we are there. olympic horror. the icy track for the luge throws one athlete to his death, and terrifies others. heart health. president clinton, feeling good, and talking about what happened to his heart. and, unlikely hero. the simple farm boy who helped save a giant. our "person of the week." good evening. t...

with martha. martha: well oclock back next week, bill hemmer is back next week, "happening now" starts right now. jon: this is "happening now", hello and happy friday to you, im jon scott. jane: happy friday is right, hi, im jenna lee in for jane skinner now. jon: "happening now", bill quloint home, doctors give him an excellent prognosis, the former president said to go eager to get back to work, a live report on his health minutes away. >> where to try the self-proclaimed 9/11 master...

young mans family. his name is nodar kumaritashvili from the former soviet republic of georgia. but this has shaken up some athletes. we dont know if the georgian team is going to continue. there will be some sort of safety briefing later. as i said, the track is running real fast. a lot of folks just arent used to all that speed, dylan. >> chris jansing was telling us at the top of the show the only way to control speed because there are no brakes on those sleds, it is a gravity sport...

"cnn newsroom" continues right now with ali velshi. >> tony, thanks very much. im still getting over that interview you had that says women are not satisfied if they get 80% of what they want with -- out of men. were going to follow this. its valentines day coming up this weekend, so were going to talk about for the next two hours, and for these two hours every monday to friday, to break down the issues you need to know about to help you make better decisions. ill give you the detail...

toni tonight on "world news," breaking news. turning point in after began stan. in the dead of night, u.s. troops launch the biggest strike in the history of the war, and we are there. olympic horror. the icy track for the luge throws one athlete to his death, and terrifies others. heart health. president clinton, feeling good, and talking about what happened to his heart. and, unlikely hero. the simple farm boy who helped save a giant. our "person of the week." good evening....

that does it for me. we shall see you next time. bret baier. this is a fox news alert. former president bill clinton in a new york city hospital at this hour. he was admitted to the columbia campus of new york presbyterian hospital after feeling discomfort in his chest. he has had a procedure today. lets get an update from senior correspondent eric shawn. what else do we know? >> bret, hes doing fine. we are told that former president bill clinton is in good spirits here at columbia pr...

Operation. hit-and-run operations by the taliban, by the taliban still there. not only with improvised explosive devices but surprise attacks with rocket propelled grenades. thats the thing they are most worried about. one thing we have to know, the area they are going into, town of marja, it is a fairly big town for that par. 100,000 people are still in that area. so what you could be looking at for the marines there is massive urban warfare. thats something with the are a means they have to be...

Near afghanistans border with pakistan. a.p. says bomber wearing an afghan border policemans uniform blew himself up after sun down. and the barracks of the facility in the paktia province. today, afghanistan interior minister met with tribal elders from marja, taliban stronghold expected to be targeted by ally offensive. one said the people of the community there support the operation. iraqs interior ministry says hundred of security guards linked to company formerly known as black water cannot...