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she shun the media spotlight or will she try to capitalize on her supposed fame? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> president obama back at the bully pulpit for the second time this week to make sure ameripay bill. he went before reporters to keep pushing raising the debt ceiling limit before the august 2 deadline. he seems to be softening his terms somewhat. let's go to the white house. our correspondent dan lothian has the very latest. >> he said it' time for law makers from both parties to make tough choices. he says he's been willing to put entitlement programs ...

Iraqi freedom and the beginning of the next phase of american presence in the embattled country, correspondent james rosen is traveling with defense secretary robert gates in iraq and has this exclusive interview. ♪ ♪ >> in a change of command ceremony at camp victory in baghdad, vice president biden and defense secretary gates joined iraqi military officers to mark the formal end of u.s. combat missions in iraq and the launch of operation new dawn, under which the roughly 50,000 american troops still in iraq and due to leave by the end of 2011 to advise and assist the iraqi forces now in ...

New track and a new advisory coming out at 8:00. we'll have it for you here on "fox & friends." back to you. >> all right, janice. thanks for keeping us up to date on all that. >> you know, you have an excuse now on the golf game. the wind took it. 100-mile-an-hour winds. >> that it is. >> except he's playing in texas. >> that's the problem. yeah. no, they'll have winds, too. robert gates will attend a change in command ceremony in iraq as he visits the u.s. troops whose combat mission is formally closed. malini wilkes joins us live from baghdad. what's up? what's the latest? >> well, good mor...

Grandchild being born. congratulations. >> she's beautiful. >> thanks so much, ollie. >> all right. in less than two hours, defense secretary robert gates will attend a change ceremony in iraq as he visit troops whose combat mission is formally closed. malini wilkes joins us from baghdad. malini? >> well, good morning and that's right. there's really two things happening today. the change of command ceremony, the general after nearly five years in iraq is leaving and the new commanding general, lloyd austin is going to be taking over officially and, of course, it is also the end of combat oper...

Sure the sacrifices they made bear fruit and the fruit will ultimately be in a stable iraqi government, is able to stand on their own, and, in fact, is not a threat to its neighbors. >> vice president joe biden just moments ago on the "today" show. a live picture of the white house. joining us is nbc news political reporter savannah guthrie. we will check in live with the change of command ceremony in iraq in a few minutes. what can we expect to see? >> well, look. this is a moment that the white house certainly sought to commemorate. the military and these ceremonies are really momentous. the...