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last night president obama addressed the nation unveiling his plan for the next steps in the war in afghanistan. its a proposal that will have thousands of troops coming home from the nearly decade-old conflict. for more we go to tracie potts in washington for us. tracey, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. president obama said it is time to bring this war to a responsible end. with the american economy in mind, president obama says the war in afghanistan is coming to an end...

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anti-austerity protests, the prime minister prepares to reshuffle his government. and anger erupting in canada. spor sports fans in vancouver go totally ballistic over an ice hockey game. a new figure head, a month and a half after the death of osama bin laden, al qaeda says ayman al zawahiri is its new leader. the news was released an -- what kind of a role is he going to play now? >> he was always sort of seen as being the ideologue behind osama bin laden. its no surprise that he...

story breaking right now. the terror organization announcing it has chosen a new leader to succeed osama bin laden. >> it is al qaedas long time number two, iman al zawarhi. nick, how did we learn about this appointment? how does an appointment like this even happen? >> al qaeda put out a statement on various islamist websites. perhaps no surprise, hes been the heir apparent. hes driven the organization to where it is. kind of surprising its taken them so long to come up with announcin...

story tonight from sacramento. >> reporter: i would rather have them still stay and work it out even if it has to be a late budget. >> fourth grade teacher kathy skilling is disappointed lawmakers didnt work on the state budget longer. she thinks more time would have meant more money tore schools. >> i spend a lot of time on my classroom for school supplies we dont get any more. >> schools are one of the biggest losers. public education will not be paid back the $3 billion promised. u ...

what happened in pittsburgh in detroit, with his play. and deserves to be mentioned up there with anything weve seen from brodeur and roy, and furor. >> this was remarkable. keep in mind. this guy did not start the year as the number one goaltender for the boston bruins. >> 238 saves here in the final. its been a pleasure to work with mike, jones. doc, back to you. >> and claude julien will raise the cup with hands once had dave hansen, who once starred in "slap shot." a footnote. mr. ...

osama bin laden was killed, al qaeda has a new leafeder. joel brown has the latest. >> good morning, the news came down on a website affiliated with al qaeda that osama bin ladens long time lieutenant, ayman al zawahiri, is now officially taking charge of the terror network. al zawahiri has been at bin ladens side for years as a personal adviser and international head often acting as al qaedas spokesman. he turns 60 next week. he warned the u.s. its facing an international community of...

hello and good morning. im lynn berry. today we begin with a remarkable step. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords has reached yet another milestone in her remarkable recovery from severe injuries she suffered in an assassination attempt. she is now home, beginning a new chapter in a story that has captivated the nation in so many ways. heres nbcs curt gregory. >> reporter: just six months after suffering life-threatening head injuries, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords was ...

what happened in pittsburgh in detroit, with his play. and deserves to be mentioned up there with anything weve seen from brodeur and roy, and furor. >> this was remarkable. keep in mind. this guy did not start the year as the number one goaltender for the boston bruins. >> 238 saves here in the final. its been a pleasure to work with mike, jones. doc, back to you. >> and claude julien will raise the cup with hands once had dave hansen, who once starred in "slap shot." a footnote. mr. ...

what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> the man who suck seemeded osama bin laden, al qaedas number two, ayman al-zawahri, takes over. he says the war against u.s. and israel will go on. jailed for 15 years, the radical muslim cleric, abu bakar baasyir, sentenced in indonesia for terror-related offenses. chaos in athens as protesters fight against the government seeking further cuts to cope with the debt crisis. welcome to "bbc world news." im david eades. also coming ...