in the next daw fu days. that election saw record turnout by afghan voters. these people want a peaceful, stable country if you go by voter turnout. that's what the majority of afghans are looking for. when a new president is finally announced, the key question will be will that new president sign the security agreement that would permit u.s. troops to stay after the end of this year. all indications are a new president will sign that agreement. some numbers of u.s. troops will stay. there are 33,000 americans still on the front lines in afghanistan. the big question is how many will be there next year once all of this political process in afghanistan is done and will a new government in afghanistan be able to better control security. carol? >> barbara starr reported live from the pentagon. the search for malaysian airlines flight 370 is in its 40th day.