soledad. you look gorgeous. >> you like the hair. you satisfy. it's all about the hair at the end of the day. >> see you guys. it could be the end of the fen year war. leon panetta says there is a new goal, end come bad and switch the role of u.s. and nato troops from fighting and training. presidential candidates already weighing in. mitt romney's trashing the plan. the chairman of the house armed services committee calls it premature. we're going to talk about that? just a second. first barbara starr is at the pentagon. barbara, we've got about 89,000 boots on the ground in afghanistan. let's talk about what this would mean for them. >> you know, kyra, good morning. this will mean they goin get some clear signals about when they will be coming home. that's important to so many military families. but let's go back to what you just said. you put it exactly right. it is a goal now that leon panetta is talking about to transition from combat to training the afghans by the end of next year. you're going to hear a lot more about this later today because we are just getting word that panetta now in brussels for a nato meeting is going to come out and offer some clarification, if you will. he's beginning to get concerned about all these meet yeah reports and some of the political statements perhaps out there that this is a hard end to combat, if you will, next year. he is going to say that's not what he's saying, that what he's saying, this will be a transition. but whatever way anybody decides to spin this piece of information, the bottom line, the reality check, combat is winding up in afghanistan. it will begin to wind up in 2013. under nato commitment all foreign troops will be out of afghanistan by 2014 unless the afghan government asks them to stay, kyra. >> so let me ask you about this, barbara, the chairman of the house armed services committee saying that his committee has not seen a single assessment by our commanders that indicates they have any confidence in a swift transition. you're at the pentagon. what are you hearing? i'm sure there's debate about time line, safety? >> reporter: exactly right. all the debate now is about this time line and about how fast you can do it and what panetta has laid out here and will nato agree. look, the other nato countries, they want to get out of afghanistan, that's very clear. they don't have the money, the finances. their militaries can't support an unendeding commitment in afghanistan. everybody agrees they can't sustain this much longer. every source we speak with tells us that. this is a question of when not if. the members of congress well know that. it's a question of risk. but it's all happening in this political season, isn't it? so you're going to see the republicans weighing in and bashing the plan, i suspect, no matter what it is, and speaking about it in terms of a hard end to combat and how that is so risky. that's not what the pentagon's really saying. they're going to go into this phased approach and it is the timing that remains to be seen. >> all right. barbara starr at the pentagon for us. barbara, thanks so much. tonight at 6:00 former defense secretary robert gates will share his thouts on the announcement that u.s. forces will end their stay in afghanistan next year. as we mentioned mitt romney is blasting the shift in strategy. it's misguided, naive. paul steinhauser is following that out of washington. paul, is romney more concerned about troops pulling out of afghanistan or just announcing this time line? >> reporter: he definitely has problems, the front-runner in the race for the republican nomination, with the time line. romney last night in nevada campaigning out there. he said panetta's words jeopardize the u.s. mission, commitment to afghanistan. here's a little bit more of what mitt romney said. >> you go to the people that you're fighting with and tell them the day you're pulling out your troops? it makes absolutely no sense. his na af ta is putting in jeopardy the mission of the united states of america and our commitments to freedom. >> reporter: kyra, our most recent polling indicates that most americans don't support the war in afghanistan. when you break it down by party, there's definitely a partisan divide. republicans, a majority of them, 54% according to the most recent poll, they support the war in afghanistan. democrats and independents do not. this is an issue in the battle for the nomination and also in the battle for the white house. it's trumped by the economy but it is an issue. >> all right, paul. donald trump promising a, quote, major announcement this afternoon. what can you tell us? >> reporter: every time we seem to be done with donald trump,'s back. all four of the candidates are in nevada. donald trump will be there six hours from now. one of our affiliates out there says that trump will be endorsing newt gingrich. we've reached out to the trump camp. we've reached out to the gingrich camp. neither of them are denying this. stay tuned. we'll try to confirm an endorsement. remember, they last met back in december at trump tower in new york. kyra, one more thing. a brand new poll in nevada in the battle for the nomination out there. look at this. this is from the las vegas review journal. mitt romney is high atop, 20 points ahead of newt gingrich. rick santorum at 11%. ron paul at 9 percent percent. romney won there four years ago in the kraucaucuses. this was before his big victory tuesday night. >> paul, thanks. cnn saturday it's nevada's turn to weigh in on the republican nominee. coverage begins at 6:00 eastern with a special edition of the situation room with wolf blitzer. we have live coverage of the caucus results. facebook finally files to go public. that means we're getting our first peek into the inner financial workings of the website with more than 845 million friends. a bit of a foreshadowing from the social network. >> a million isn't cool? you know what's cool? >> billion dollars. >> that shut everybody up. >> that's right. facebook produced a cool billion dollars in profit last year and it's filing for an initial public offering worth five times that much. christine romans. some of these numbers are just staggering. so let's kind of walk through this ipo. of course, everybody wanting to know, should i get in or not? >> well, and can you get in, right? it has all the smart money been made by the early investors. let's look underneath the hood of facebook. now we can see how this company makes money and how much it's been making. it's been profitable since 2009. 85% of its revenue comes from advertising. it wants to trade under the fb ticker symbol. we don't know which exchange it would be looking at. the ceo stake is worth about $16 billion. already will's a lot of talk this morning, has been a few days, whether this is the next google, which went public and made a lot of money for investors who got in, even in the days after the initial public offering, or is this a sign of a tech bubble because facebook has a lot to prove. take a look at where facebook stands right now with some of the other big technology titans and how much money they were making last year. microsoft made $23 billion last year. microsoft is a big, mature company. $23 billion. has been public. ibm, 16 billion. again, a more diversified humongous company. it's earning 16 billion. google 10 billion. it went public in 2004. facebook, its income about $1 billion. this company has to grow like crazy. it's got to show the world and mostly its investors that it can get more revenue per pair of eye balls and that it has other ways to make money besides facebook credits and its advertising. this company, there's a lot of hoopla about this, kyra. it still has an awful lot to prove. >> clearly ceo mike zuckerberg is going to get even richer off this ipo. we were joking yesterday. his facebook status will change to filthy rich. so a lot of people, christine, saying, okay, how do i get in on this and should i? >> that's a really good question because for the most part we like to caution people, especially these much anticipated tech ipos. it's going to be months before it is trading. there will be a monday morning when the opening bell will ring at 9:30. that's when you can start trading. the big institutional investors are getting in on an ipo price. it could trade up up up. you get in on a much higher price. many investors sell the shares because they're trying to profit. be careful. we like to say you can't get in on the ipo probably because, frankly, all of the investment banks who are involved in it, all of their big investors, big customers, the pension funds, the mutual funds, the endowments, they'll all get the first pick at it. morgan stanley is a big winner. it's the lead investment bank on this. zuckerberg, a very big -- he's one of the most wealthy people in the world now because of this. anybody -- you know what i liked? remember in austin there were dellionaires? people who worked for dell before it went public. drivers and secretaries who took stock instead of paychecks. they became rich and retired. i hope there are cool people at facebook that will be deserving. the people who work there. >> we'll follow t. thanks so much, christine. we want to get you straight now to the white house. the president of the united states getting ready to speak at the 60th u.s. national prayer breakfast. let's listen in. >> good morning, everybody. it is good to be with so many friends united in prayer. i begin by giving all praise and honor to god for bringing us together here today. i want to thank our co-chairs, mark and jeff, to my dear friend, the guy who always has my back, vice president biden. all the members of congress. joe deserves a hand. [ applause ] all the members of congress, my cab by net who are here today. all the distinguished guests who have traveled a long way to be part of this. i'm not going to be as funny as eric, but i'm grateful that he shared his message with us. michelle and i feel truly blessed to be here. this is my third year coming to this prayer breakfast as president. as jeff mentioned, before that i came as senator. i have to say it's easier coming as president. i don't have to get here quite as early. but it's always been an opportunity that i've cherished. it's a chance to step back for a moment, for us to come together as brothers and sisters and seek god's face together. at a time when it's easy to lose ourselves in the rush and clamor of our own lives or get caught up in the noise and ranker that too often passes as politics today. these moments of prayer slow us down. them humble us. they remind us that no matter how much responsibility we have, how fancy our titles, how much power we think we hold, we are imperfect vessels. we can all benefit from turning to our creator, listening to him. avoiding phony religiousity, listening to him. this is especially important right now when we're facing some big challenges as a nation. our economy is making progress as we recover from the worst crisis in three generations, but far too many families are still struggling to find work, make the mortgage, pay for college or in some cases even buy food. our men and wimp omen in unifor have made us safer and secure. we are eternally grateful to them. war, suffering, hardships still remain in too many corners of the globe, and a lot of those men and women who we celebrate on veterans day, memorial day come back and find that when it comes to finding a job or getting the kind of care that they need, we're not always there the way we need to be. it's absolutely true that meeting these challenges requires sound decision making, requires smart policies. we know that part of living in a pluralistic society means that our personal religious beliefs alone can't dictate our response to every challenge we face, but in my moments of prayer i'm reminded that faith and values play an enormous role in motivating us to solve some of our most urgent problems. in keeping us going when we suffer setbacks and opening our minds and our hearts to the needs of others. we can't leave our values at the door. if we leave our values at the door, we abandon much of the moral glue that has held our nation together for centuries and allowed us to become somewhat more perfect a union. frederick douglas, abraham lincoln, jane adams, martin luther king jr., dorothy day, the majority of great reformers in american history did their work not just because it was sound policy or they had done good analysis or understood how to exercise good politics but because their faith and their values dictated it and called for bold action. sometimes in the face of indifference, sometimes in the face of resistance. this is no different today for millions of americans and it's certainly not for me. i wake up each morning and i say a brief prayer. i spend a little time in scripture and devotion. from time to time friends of mine, some who are here today, friends like joel hunter, t.d.jacques will come by the oval office, they'll call on the phone, send me an e-mail and we'll pray together. they'll pray for me and my family and for our country. but i don't stop there. i'd be remiss if i stopped there. if my values were limited to personal moments of prayer or private conversations with pastors or friends, so instead i must try, imperfectly, but i must try to make sure those values motivate me as one leader of this great nation. so when i talk about our financial institutions playing by the same rules as folks on main street, when i talk about making sure insurance companies aren't discriminating against those who are already sick, or making sure that unscrupulous lenders aren't taking advantage of the most vulnerable among us, i do so because i genuinely believe it'll make the economy stronger for everybody, but i also do it because i know that far too many neighbors in our country have been hurt and treated unfairly over the last few years. i believe in god's command to love thy neighbor as well as one's self. i know that's found in every major religion and every set of beliefs from hinduisms, islam, judaism, to the writings of plato. when i talk about shared responsibility, it's because i genuinely believe that in a time when many folks are struggling, at a time when we have enormous deficits it's hard for me to ask seniors on a fixed income or young people with student loans or middle class families who can barely pay the bills to shoulder the burden alone. i think to myself, if i'm willing to give something up as somebody who's been extraordinarily blessed, give up some of the tax breaks that i enjoy, i actually think that's going to make economic sense, but for me as a christian, it also coincides with jesus's teaching that for unto whom much is given, much shall be required. it mirrors the islamic belief that those that have been blessed have an obligation to use those blessings to help others or the jewish doctrine of moderation and consideration for others. when i talk about giving every american a fair shot at opportunity, it's because i believe that when a young person can afford a college education or someone who's been unemployed suddenly has a chance to retrain for a job and re-gain that sense of dignity and pride in contributing to the community as well as supporting their families, that helps us all prosper. that means maybe that research lab on the cusp of a life saving discovery, the company looking for skilled workers is going to do a little bit better and we'll all do better as a consequence. it makes a lot of sense. part of that is my belief that i am my brother's keeper and i am my sister's keeper. as a country we rise and fall together. i'm not an island. i'm not alone in my success. i succeed because others succeed with me. when i decide to stand up for foreign aid or prevent atrocities in places like uganda, take on issues like human trafficking, it's not just about strengthening alliances or promoting democratic values or projecting american leadership around the world, although it does all those things and it will make us safer and more secure. it's also about the biblical call to care for the least of these, for the poor, for those of the margins of our society. to answer the responsibility we're given in proverbs to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. for the rights of all who are destitute. brothers, it may reflect the jewish believe that the highest form of charity is to do our part to help others stand on their own. treating others as you want to be treated, requiring much from those who have been given so much, living by the principle that we are our brother's keeper caring for the poor and those in need. these values are old. they can be found in many denominations, in many faiths, among manyiersnd among many non-believers and they're values that have always made this country great when we live up to them. when we don't just give lip service to them. we don't just talk about them one day a year. they're the ones that have defined my own faith journey. today with as many challenges as we face, these are the values i believe we're going to have to return to in the hopes that god will buttress our efforts. now we can earnestly seek to see these values lived out in our politics and our policies and we can earnestly disagree on the best way to achieve these values. in the words of c.s. lewis, christianity is not and does not profess to have a detailed political program. it is meant for all men at all times. the particular program which suited one place or time would not suit another. our goals should not be to declare our policies as biblical, it is god who is infallible, not us. michelle reminds me of this often. so instead it is our hope that people of goodwill can pursue their values and common ground and the common good as best they know ho know how, with respect for each other. i have to say that sometimes we talk about respect, but we don't act with respect towards each other during the course of these debates. but each and every day for many in this room the biblical injunctions are not just words, they are also deeds. every single day in different ways so many of you are living out your faith in service to others. just last month it was inspiring to see thousands of young christians filling the georgia dome at the passion conference to worship the god who set the cactus free and worked to end modern slavery. since we have expanded and strengthened the white house faith-based initiative, we partnered with catholic charities to help americans who are struggling with poverty, worked with organizations like world vision and american jewish world service and islamic relief to bring hope to those suffering around the world. colleges across the country have answered our interfaith campus challenge. students are joined together across religious lines in service to others from promoting responsible fatherhood to strengthening adoption, from helping people find jobs to serving our veterans, we're linking arms with faith-based groups all across the country. i think we all understand that these values cannot truly find voice in our politics and our policies unless they find a place in our hearts. the bible teaches us to be doers of the word and not merely hearers. we're required to have a living, breathing, active faith in our own lives. each of us is called on to give something of ourselves for the betterment of others and to live the truth of our faith, not just with words but with deeds. so even as we join the great debates of our age, how we best put people back to work, how we ensure opportunity for every child, the role of government in protecting this extraordinary planet that god has made for us, how we lessen the occasions of war, even as we debate these great issues we must be reminded of the difference