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round of political contests gets tighter and tougher. >> plus, star chase and it's dark out. and they always try to get away, hey, dude, you know how this is going to end. whoa, we'll let the rest of the tape roll. >> we begin tonight with a deeping this crisis in afghanistan. officials there saying, united states soldiers shot and killed 16 civilians, several of them women and children. afghan president karzai called it an intentional killing and assassination of innocent people and the white house and pentagon condemning the attack and leaders from both governments looking for answ...

that's only getting worse by the day. and just a few minutes ago, general john allen, top commander in afghanistan took an unprecedented step and withdrawn the u.s. and western advisors, people helping to train the police and army across the country. he's done at that because earlier today, two u.s. soldiers were shot and killed while working in the ministry of interior headquarters here in kabul. one of the safest places in all of afghanistan, and as two u.s. soldiers were shot and killed, and that gunman is on the loose and nobody is sure who it is. the according to afghan official...

afghanistan, what's the latest there? >> jamie, this is a crisis that's only getting worse by the day. and just a few minutes ago, general john allen, top commander in afghanistan took an unprecedented step and withdrawn the u.s. and western advisors, people helping to train the police and army across the country. he's done at that because earlier today, two u.s. soldiers were shot and killed while working in the ministry of interior headquarters here in kabul. one of the safest places in all of afghanistan, and as two u.s. soldiers were shot and killed, and that gunman is on the loo...

oakland's fruitvale district demanding safety improvements after the shocking abduction of a city leader. >> reporter: the city of oakland is already talking about putting four cameras out here facing the street so they can catch anything that happens out here on video. of course, today the focus was on this. this memorial was been growing outside the restaurant where he became a leader in this community. [ inaudible ] . >> reporter: marching down the same block, some are scared to walk alone. this crowd of about 300 carried signs in english and spanish down international boulevard t...

here is peter doocy with the details. where is sarah now. >> right now, 13-year-old sarah maynard who is alive is in a hospital recovering from what is being described as a nonlife threatening condition. there was a combination of good work and tips that led an s.w.a.t. team to 30-year-old matthew hoffman's house today where they were hoping to recover sarah, mother, brother cody and friend stephanie sprang and there was no sign of them, but they did find sarah bound and gagged in the basement and the sheriff wouldn't say what she was tied up with, but made clear that she was restric...