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and dozens of spectators are nursing their injuries today, thursday, august 19th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television this thursday morning, i'm meredith vieira. >> and i'm matt lauer. nearly seven years, five months after the u.s.-led invasion of iraq got under way. the final american combat brigade left that country overnight crossing into kuwait just before dawn. >> historic moment that comes nearly two weeks ahead of president obama's august 31st deadline. 50,000 troops will stay in iraq for at least another year, serving in noncombat roles. we'll have the latest ...

afternoon. still well below average temperatures for this time of year. about mid 50s. 54 in san francisco. 59 in san jose. not much of a temperature change, a couple degrees lower than yesterday. unfortunately things will be going lower soon. get outside and enjoy. more coming up in a bit. >> now let's check in with mike inouye who has a look at the commute. hopefully with inflated tires. >> make sure you check those tires before you head out on the roadway. we have eastbound 980, an earlier accident there. the car slid off the roadway, some injuries as a result. there may be some p...

today were overjoyed to get them back. this was ft. lewis, washington. forces who left iraq a few days ago, many with feelings of accomplishment. >> it is just amazing if you go to iraq. there is a vast improvement of what we did. >> reporter: the baghdad government is in chaos. suicide attacks continue. and despite all the happy homecomings, the u.s. combat mission does not officially end until august 31. but today, two weeks early is a turning point for iraq and for america. back to you. >> steve handelsman, thanks. the u.s. pull its final full combat troops out of iraq now. it i...

was on the fire hydrant. the bad news, we don't have water. the good news, they're working on it. >> a water main break broke under the bridge. fairfax water is working the restore service while v-dot is checking out the bridge, including potential repairs. fairfax county saw several trouble spots of standing water, stranding cars which led to the rescue of its owners. >> major clean-up. and being that the road is closed, my yard crew can't get down. i hope they have figured out they can get down. that's what i'm doing today. starting the clean-up. >> some roads were still closed bec...

captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. it's gone on longer than the civil war, longer than world war ii. tonight, u.s. combat troops are pulling out of iraq. it's been about seven and a half years since that first late-night air strike decimated the iraqi government and lit up american television screens. saddam hussein is now dead. the new iraqi government is still taking tentative steps, and the toll on the united states has been substantial. 4,415 american service members died in iraq. close to 32,000 americans wounded. we watched the invasion happen on live...