earhardt. american's military leader in afghanistan says the taliban is trying to reconcile with the afghan government, general petraeus saying top taliban leaders have reached out to the highest levels of the government in the midst of the most important battle in the afghan war so far. operation dragon strike involvedos 8,000 u.s. troops, targeting kandahar, the heart of taliban territory. the obama administration pushing for new regulations to make it easier to tap into personal internet and email, officials say they need time -- or they need to improve the ability to eavesdrop on conversations involving terrorism and public safety issues. critics worry it will make people more vulnerable to identity theft. now back to greta. thanks for watching. >> greta: many democrats running full speed way from the president this election season. with friends like that the