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three which means that he's on the brink of becoming a formal saint p. i think informally he's already widely regarded as a saint, but this will put the bow on the story. >> also out of rome, the prime minister is accused of having sex with an underaged girl. the billionaire berlusconi faces fraud charges. we'll have more from rome shortly. as you heard screams of terror as rescuers pull people from surging floodwaters. brazil is ordering thousands of families to evacuate hillside homes because rain remains in the forecast. some 500 people have been killed by floods and mudslides. ...

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone, from kabul. as the war in iraq is winding down, the war here in afghanistan is heating up. with the surge ordered by president obama, there are now nearly 100,000 u.s. soldiers and marines here and 40,000 coalition troops. the military reported another death today, bringing the u.s. toll for august to at least 16. as casualties mount, the american public is growing more skeptical. 43% now say the war was a mistake. so why then ...

but we've got to make a lot more, obviously. it's a tough fight. >> couric: after nine years, over $300 billion, 1200 u.s.es lives, not to mention coalition forces and civilian casualties, a lot of americans thinking what the heck are we doing here still? >> well, i can understand that. i mean, it's easy to get frustrated about afghanistan. we should remember why we're here. this is where the 9/11 attacks were planned. it is very much a vital national security interest to the united states and really all the countries of the world that are fighting extremism to make sure that there a...

everyone. fromicable. as the war in iraq is winding down, the war here in afghanistan is heating up. with the surge ordered by president obama, there are now nearly 100,000 u.s. soldiers and marines here and 40,000 coalition troops. the military reported another death today, bringing the u.s. toll for august to at least 16. as casualties mount, the american public is growing more skeptical. 43% now say the war was a mistake. so why then are u.s. forces here? how long will they stay? and what is the definition of "success?" we've come in search of answers. and we'll begin with the new...

Figure out. get the help you can to do it. right now people are a little worried. for long-term investors, this is actually one of the best times to get invested because you actually can get in after the market has been charging ahead. you can get in and get some discounts. what a great conversation with all of you. thanks very much for being with us. brian mack, donna rosato and mitch tuckener. you'd think that these blizzards would be great for the economy. why it might not be. client's come in, they're anxious.