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area. people are taking advantage of it. don knapp is in walnut creek where temperatures hit triple digits today. it's not unusual to see these temperatures, but just a few weeks ago in june it was raining and we were wondering if summer would ever come. well, it has, and people have scattered looking for ways to stay cool. the hot holiday weekend put a lot of people in the pool while others headed for shade. phil sims sent the kids to the pool while the family members tossed meat on the grill. >> we sent the kids to the raging waters, and when they coming be, the food -- come back...

>> end of the war in afghanistan ordered the withdrawal of 30,000 troops by the ends of next summer. 10,000 of them by the ends of this year. the drawdown equals the 30,000 troops be ordered to afghanistan for the surge of 2009. >> when i announced the surge at west point we refocused objectives and trained afghanistan to retrain their soldiers. >> it has cost $44 billion claiming the lives of 1500 service men and women and estimated 8000 afghan civilians. the president did thought say mission accomplished but said the united states was fulfilling its commitment. >> our mission will ...

the old john mccain puppet. the puppet's take on illegal immigrants and wildfires later in the show. let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. after nearly ten years of military involvement in war, president obama is outlining his plan to draw down american troops in afghanistan. the president announcing in a nationally televised white house address last night that he will bring home the 33,000 surge troops he sent to afghanistan early last year. under the plan, 10,000 troops will withdraw by the end of the year, and another 23,000 will leave by sept...

of homicide but le's family is not giving up hope. they have now hired a private investigator in hopes of finding her. kron4's reggie kumar tells us that detective has already started working on the case. >> reporter: they already posted this letter of appeal on the help us find michelle le website, asking those who know something about le's disappearance to come forward andneck remain anonymous. le's cousin says they still trust the heyward police department, although hiring a detective she tells me would increase the family's chances of locating the 26-year-old. >> his goal is writ...

facility. they believe le is the victim of homicide but le's family is not giving up hope. they have now hired a private investigator in hopes of finding her. kron4's reggie kumar tells us that detective has already started working on the case. >> reporter: they already posted this letter of appeal on the help us find michelle le website, asking those who know something about le's disappearance to come forward andneck remain anonymous. le's cousin says they still trust the heyward police department, although hiring a detective she tells me would increase the family's chances of locat...