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Civilian casualties has forced troops to fight with their hands tied behind their backs. jon: what specific changes are we talking about that could be made on the ground in afghanistan, steve? >> reporter: it's a controversial area, a lot of people are saying the troops are hampered by strict rules of engagement that were put in place by general stanley mcchrystal. now that he is no longer in place, general petraeus is coming in, the first thing he's going to do is modify rules of engagement that will make it easier for our troops to go in, get the enemy, avoid civilian casualties if possible ...

And harris has details of the investigation. maybe one of our give rit -- favorite stories of the day, surf's up for soldiers, turned waive runners. a look at warrior program hitting beaches around the country. jon: huge news today for wall street and main street. lawmakers from the house and senate, pulling an all nighter before agreeing to and approving the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations in 70 years. paul gigot is editorial page editor for the "wall street journal" and is with us to explain what have they done here. >> i'm not so sure they know what they've doneful it's 20...

Finally, what about the king of pop's massive money troubles? a year ago, he was $500 million in debt. but his estate has been paid off 40 percent, thanks to the cash that he's made in death. billboard magazine estimates that number at $1 billion, and that includes his music sales, "this is it", concert movie revenue, licensing fees and a record deal the jackson estate signed with sony music to provide albums of his unreleased music until 2017, that could earn 250 million bucks. one thing for sure, with that kind of cash, his three kids growing up in the spotlight and the bizarre jackson famil...

Process takes on a farce. there are court watchers including those that do think that kagan kagan is a good pick and like her. here is what they told me. >> she may regret it a little bit, and i'm sure she will get a lot of grilling about it. but i also hope that that will make her err on the side of being more forthcoming than less forthcoming. >> reporter: we'll see if the senators use it that which and how she responds. jon: i know conservatives have raised many concerns about her. what about those on the left. >> reporter: the one issue we've heard with her. they have a problem with her hi...

Done deal, she's going to sail through the confirmation. there's a lot of sharp anything of the knives for critics now and republicans are pointing to documents that were released from her years in the clinton administration, they're pointing to her praise of former israeli supreme court president barac -- barrack who said the role of a judge was to create a new understanding of the law, saying perhaps he's the most activist judge on earth. senator jeff sessions on the judiciary committee is saying it's wrong for her to praise him as a judicial hero. you're going to see a lot of things develop...