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>> a member of president obamas cabinet is under investigation now for hit and run. after allegedly leaving the scene of one collision, then causing another. the white house says health issues were a factor. but there are so many unanswered questions. brian todd has been investigating the story for us. what are you finding out? >> there are a lot of unanswered questions, wolf. commerce secretary john bryson is now back in washington after the accident over the weekend. the information ...

Invest. particularly the banks. >> in the local tea house, governor insists people in the project bought in the security plan and say the taliban made a mistake launching huge attacks killing civilians. >> they never want taliban type government to return at all. that is is clear. >> according to nato, 67% of all violence in recent months have come from just three provinces, helmand and kandahar in the south and kunar in the east. >> the main effort has been in the south, first in helmand and th...

Invest. particularly the banks. >> in the local tea house, governor insists people in the project bought in the security plan and say the taliban made a mistake launching huge attacks killing civilians. >> they never want taliban type government to return at all. that is is clear. >> according to nato, 67% of all violence in recent months have come from just three provinces, helmand and kandahar in the south and kunar in the east. >> the main effort has been in the south, first in helmand and th...

Fire. apache helicopters scrambled in response to the fired round. security immediately tightened. the meeting gets interrupted by rocket fire and gets people nervous. >> i didnt see anybody in there nervous. clearly this is what it is about. its about pushing the security bubble out. its about rooting out every last guy so theres not even somebody who can fire a single solitary rpg round. >> the fight in afghanistan is village to village and it still faces tough odds. even a friday morning run ...

Would encompass the six provinces including marjah and others and keep pushing that out ultimately to connect it over. kabul is a huge entire province and not just the city. all but one district in kabul by the way has afghan security forces in the lead. >> petraeus is greeted warmly by the governor. security is vastly improved here and now officials see the area as an emerging model for development projects and good governance. counterinsurgency at work. the generals visit was in part to underm...

Others and keep pushing that out ultimately to connect it over. kabul is a huge entire province and not just the city. all but one district in kabul by the way has afghan security forces in the lead. >> petraeus is greeted warmly by the governor. security is vastly improved here and now officials see the area as an emerging model for development projects and good governance. counterinsurgency at work. the generals visit was in part to undermine the importance of that security bubble being expand...

The generals visit was in part to undermine the importance of that security bubble being extended from outside kabul to the southwest, here to wardok province. even during this afternoons meeting with tribal elders and the governor, the generals visit was interrupted by rocket fire. apache helicopters scrambled in response to the fired round. security immediately tightened. the meeting gets interrupted by some rock fire and gets some people nervous. >> i didnt see anybody in there nervous. theyr...

Unsettled here, gregg. >> gregg: david, this is still a war zone. yet the vice president brought with him his wife. is this is the first time that that has happened? >> reporter: gregg, i believe laura bush came with president bush one time so its not the first time. it seems to be a vote of confidence in security here. you have to remember that the vice president and his wife will be in a major security bubble on the land and in the air. its not really relevant to security here in iraq. there a...

Improvement in that very important element of the security forces. with respect, i think the build phases are coming along well, but that is something we are largely doing with our s.e.r.p. and comrades and others. but the question there is to get to something that is sustainable, enduring, self-sustaining over the long term. and then there is really a fourth phase to the clear hold and build. there is a transition phase. and thats the phase when we begin to thin out, we begin to hand off tasks....

Of setting up 16 joint u.s.-afghan checkpoints around the city of kandahar. the goal is to create a security bubble around the city, ultimately dividing the insurgency from the population. the afghan government controls parts of kandahar and taliban are strong in the area. despite media reports, u.s. commanders say there was never going to be an allout military push to remove insurgents. the plan instead is to slowly build up security, changing the perception of the afghan government and police....