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Afghanistan in a speech at the white house yesterday. >> the bottom line is, it's time to turn the page on more than a decade in which so much of our foreign policy was focused on the wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> reporter: the president's plan calls for less tn country fraction of that as he leaves office in 2017. a group of republican senators led by john mccain says it is a monumental -- it's been a major focus for the president when it comes to foreign policy. a new pledge in ukraine. the government promising it will oust separatists in the east. this is a day after intense fighting. ...

President obama announcing today he wants to bring troops home. his plan calls for 9800 troops to stay in afghanistan after this year ends and then about half of that by the end of the year 2015. the end game for continued u.s. military presence in afghanistan after more than ten years of war. in september of 2009, our reporter from afghanistan was there, assisting trips. >> so the taliban is still around here? >> no doubt about it. it is just a matter of you know, they come at night. they come in during the day when the marines are not around. yeah, so the villagers for the most part are goin...

Decade where so much of foreign policy is focused on wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> reporter: the president's plan calls for less than 10,000 troops in that country. only a fraction of that as he leaves office in 2017. a group of republican senators led by john mccain attacked the proposal as a monumental mistake. john and christine? >> thank you, jim. dealing with ukraine has a focus for this president. the government promising it will oust separatists from the east. this is after a takeover of the airport leaving dozens dead. let's get the latest from nick. nick, things are quieter there...

Balancing the budget by 2014. to do that, his plan calls for the insurance. a vote could come at the house by friday. now to you. >> i was going to say -- to go back to the question about repeal. there are two other reasons why the republicans need a tern. the overwhelming maernlt of the country is not in favor of

Things go side ways? they are talking about putting in place two warships that will be used to evacuate the thousands of american athletes, coaches, and officials in sochi. the plan calls for the warships to enter the black sea in the next few days. at the london games in 2012, thank you for joining us. reports of this black widow and before that a video surfaced believed to be bombers in those two suicide attacks. for americans going to sochi, can they be confident after hearing and seeing all of these threats? >> i can't comment on the planning process with any olympics, major games like thi...