when asked, panetta pushed back saying the president has not made the final decision. no decision has been made with regard to number of troops that will remain in iraq. i think our goal is to try to do what the rumbling kiss want is us to do in order to try to remembering their security. his last trip to iraq, he indicated the u.s. would not, quote, walk away. we re very concerned about iran and weapons they are providing to extremists here in iraq. he expressed frustration that the iraqis have been slow to ask the u.s. to toy to stay. they told fox by recommending a steep draw done, the white house has reduced this mission to training only. 3,000 troops provide almost no ability for security operations this official said. i can tell i ve been to iraq for a lot of years. i ve talked to our commanders there. none of them would tell me we would need as few as 3,000 troops. lindsay graham said, reducing our troop presence would put at risk all the united states has
we begin with the administration s plan for the american footprint in iraq after the end of this year. defense officials say that as negotiations with the iraqis continue that leon panetta has acquiesce to limit the number of troops that will remain. jennifer griffin has details. leon panetta has recommended about 3,000 troops remain in iraq when the current security agreement expires a reduction of more than 90% of those currently serving. fox news has learned that lloyd austin the top commander in iraq had proposed 10,000 to 15,000 remain. members of the joint chiefs agreed. when asked, panetta pushed back saying the president has not made the final decision. no decision has been made with regard to number of troops that will remain in iraq. i think our goal is to try to do what the rumbling kiss want is us to do in order to try to remembering their security. his last trip to iraq, he indicated the u.s. would not, quote, walk away. we re very concerned about iran an
airplanes just ahead of the september 11th attacks anniversary. also in the headlines, no holiday for protestors. the group anonymous says they are ready to protest demonstrating in fro front of bart stations today. and cost of getting into cab in san francisco goes up today. check out the clouds hanging around the bay area. sea breeze is here and keep the coast cool. we ll talk about a warming trend that will reach your neighborhood in a few days. good morning. day three of this long weekend. labor day weekend. i m kristen sze. i m eric thomas. topping the news this half-hour, a new terror alert as we approach the tenth anniversary of the deadly september 11th attacks. this time it involves airplanes much smaller than those that were used to attack twin towers and the pentagon. most of these planes are kept at small airports, right? they are trying to get a hold of all these small airports across the country and let them know that al-qaeda may be interested in
reporter: he will be a i rained here in santa clara county. he was campus police officer at leland high school in san jose and how has been arrested allegedly molesting two boys, 15 and 17. a spokesperson says there were no on robs with him. gill low police say they have been investigating him two years finally a witness came forward that led to the indictment yesterday. he was arrested when he came to work at san jose pd. he is 17 year veteran, actually fired in 2008 for trying to cover up a fellow officer s drunk driving crash. he was reinstated last year. san jose police said they knew of the investigation but nothing had been proven. they had to let him back on the force. a lot of time the investigation is initiated but there may be various reasons and the legality so unless we have information otherwise we re not able to place an officer on leave or terminate his employment. where does the investigating from here? it will be handed to the santa clara district att
a controversy about it. weather-wise we have a few clouds out this morning but cool conditions affecting even with a lot of sunshine. i ve got summer in the forecast. good morning, i m sue hall in the traffic center, bay bridge toll plaza, it s light. we re going to give you drive times in a few minutes. i can t wait to hear when it s going to come in. i m kristen sze. i m eric thomas. topping our news this half-hour a statewide amber alert is issued for a missing girl from hollister. christina ramirez was reported missing around 4:00 p.m. in san beni on to county. she is hispanic, 85 pounds, last seen wearing a school uniform with a white blouse and blue skirt. authorities believe her father, 34-year-old kidnapped her. he is described as 5 6 , 150 pounds and has a tattoo on his left calf. the vehicle is white honda odyssey minivan with the license plate on your screen. all the protests and recent problems at bart they are expected to name a full time leader today