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Now that weve heard from a principal, we turn to the students. how are they juggling getting an education with being a kid. >> you have to organize time to have fun. >> students tell us about their responsibilities, their responsibilities, in their education. a new dawn in iraq, a ceremony marks a transition from combat to a support role. u.s. troops reflect on the change. built with quality and backed with the best coverage in america including a 100,000 mile powertrain warranty. thats 40,000 m...

The security forces in iraq opinion how optimistic your that the situation remains calm enough, stable enough that our combat troops dont have to go back in? >> well our combat troops are still there. thats with the presidents big speech last night. the situation in iraq will continue to deteriorate. as we pull our troops out of supporting the iraqi military or controlling land area itself, then were relying on a very ten newous sort of low level violence period where theres been no agreements f...

Of command officially, and a change of mission. the vice president, joe biden and defense secretary robert gates both attending todays transfer ceremony in baghdad, u.s. forces go from a combat role to a training role. army general lloyd austin becoming the new commander of u.s. forces in iraq, replacing general order yearn know. u.s. troops may be in a support role in iraq now, but the new mission means possibly even more work for some of them. our chris lawrence has been embedded with the troo...

Stage these operations, they would kick down these doors, they would conduct the raids, the iraqis would be hanging back. now that role has flip-flopped. now its the iraqis planning the raids. now its the iraqis going in. the u.s. would be more in a support role coaching them, advising them, being there if needed. if iraqis were conducting an operation the u.s. might be providing air support, capability on the ground. its sort of the roles have now flip-flopped from leader to follower. >> larry:...

Because theres less of them now, t.j. you know, it depends on your job. they are in a much different role. instead of running out wire and kicking down doors and leading missions, they are going to be in a support role, used for air support, providing assistance to iraqis. the role of leader and followers has now been totally flip-flopped. now its official. american troops who once led missions now assist iraqi forces. what does september 1st mean to you? >> to me, it means we have done well and...

Changed with some u.s. troops remaining in iraq to play a support role to iraqi forces. the president provided more details of the u.s. role during an interview with nbc in which he states that it doesnt mean that theres going to be smooth sailing from now on. he says there are more operations that will to take place in terms of counterterrorism operations and thats why the united states will make sure that there are boots on the ground there to protect the civilians who are really taking over t...

Carry it live. also on the agenda, a prime time speech on tuesday to discuss the formal end to u.s. combat mixe missions in iraq. u.s. troop strength dropped below 50,000 this past week. the president says remaining troops will assume a backup and training role. folsom state prison and lockdown and could remain that way for weeks. police are investigating a code three riot that took place in the prison yard. earl has strengthened into a category one hurricane and is heading to several island...

It will be interesting to see how vice president biden appraises the work of the iraqis who have still produced no unified central government for iraq. that is one of the principal tasks that the president gave vice president bid biden to bee u.s. interlocutor. if that work remains undone, the security situation in iraq is likely to remain perilous and the residual force of u.s. forces to be there only in a support role could find themselves because of renewed sectarian violence closer to jeopar...

America. shannon: the mission is going to shift and change in the coming months and the next years as well. do you think iraq is ready for us to leave? >> i think they are. they demonstrates the past year as they have taken on more and more of the responsibility for themselves that this is a security for thats more than capable of handling the mission. they have done well. the u.s. has stood down while the iraqis have stood up shan where what kind of role with our military and troop that stay be...

We just saw jamil nasser, a leader of hezbollah, arrested south of the border, trying to come toward the san diego area and ive got a feeling he didnt have good intention necessary mind. bill: on that point, thats an interesting point for debate, roll this. we get a lot of e-mails about this: >> jakon writes why cant governor jan brewer of arizona declare of state of emergency and call the arizona national guard to defend the arizona border. is that an option? >> well, you know, the governor and...