it is sunday, september 16th. good morning, everyone. so glad you're with us. i'm randi kaye. we start in afghanistan this morning where four coalition groups were killed early this morning by men who were believed to be afghan police. officials aren't saying exactly where. it's the second such attack in less than 24 hours. on saturday two were killed in helmand province. remember, helmand province is where attackers dressed as u.s. army soldiers, stormed a joint u.s./british base late friday night. two u.s. marines were killed in that attack. joining me now to talk about the latest is anna coren. an narks what can you tell us today about the coalition troops. >> reporter: details are few and far between but as you say four coalition troops were killed. a believe turned on the troops. as you say, this is the second attack in 24 hours. the other one happening yesterday, also in southern afghanistan. you mentioned this is the taliban hotland, helmand province in particular but the taliban are extremelyive in the south of the country. they now really have spread out across the whole region, across all 34 provinces which is great concern for coalition forces who are in the process of transferring power, transferring security to the afghan armed forces in the hopes of exiting here in 2014. randi. >> how many of the so-called green-on-blue attacks have we actually seen? >> reporter: we receive seen now more than 30 attack this year. the death toll has risen to 51. it really has risen quite sharply this year. last year there were 35 attacks. the year before, even less. so we are seeing real alarming trend. now, the taliban will claim responsibility for every single green-on-blue attack. i've spoken to u.s. forces and they say that's a complete lie, completely inaccurate. they say it's 25% of the attacks in which the insurgency has infiltrated the police or the armies. it comes down to personal grieveses, cultural differences and the fatigue of an 11-year war that's about to enter its 12th year. >> amazing. anna coren, thank you for the update. to libya, investigatie investig arriving. they're supposed to be investigates the deaths of four americans including ambassador chris stevens. they were killed in benghazi last week. this is the video of the gutted out consulate. it's believe the attack was planned by al qaeda operatives. now to california. na cue la basseley na cue la talked yesterday. part of it hinges on his past. >> it was all choreographed. there were conversations between the federal probation officers and him. he was ready and willing and very cooperative it's unknown where nakoula went after the interview. now, let's move to egypt where protesters had gathered for several ys for anti-american demonstrations but now it turns out not all of the protesters were there because of their anger toward the u.s. and the anti-muslim interview. they were there because they were getting paid to be there. our cnn international correspondent ben wedeman is there. ben, good morning. >> reporter: this is the egyptian prime minister who made that claim in an interview with the bbc arabic service. of course, we've heard this before. in fact, a cnn official of the muslim brotherhood mention thad some of the protesters are being paid by the remnants of the old mubarak regime. now obviously it's difficult to ascertain the voracity of the claim and there obviously were people in the crowd who were there out of jen you wine fury. but in the past there are forces paying modest amounts of money to young men who don't have any other form of income to go out and throw rocks and clash with the police here. randi? >> and do we know how -- any idea exactly how many were there for legitimate reasons and how many were there for their own beliefs, i guess i should say, and how many were there because they were getting paid? >> reporter: no, it's not at all clear. and the demonstrations here in cairo sort of morphed. in the beginning the initial demonstration outside the u.s. embassy on tuesday evening was organized by the sol a fi movement. that's the real hard court islamic fundamental lists, but they basically with drew after that and were replaced by sort of the same young men who don't seem to have anything better to do who in a sense they were probably motivated in part by fury over the youtube video, but many of them basically are through due to the forces that clashed with them and many of them see this as an opportunity to throw rocks at the authorities. >> and what is the situation there today? sunday is the beginning of the workweek in egypt. are there protesters still in the streets? >> no. actually i saw yesterday morning at about 5:30 as the police really came out in force into tahrir square cleared them away and life has snapped back to normal in this part of town. traffic is as traffic is in cairo. school began yesterday as well. so there really is no sign of any protest anywhere in cairo at the moment. randi? >> ben wedeman in cairo for us this morning. ben, thank you. federal investigators say a chicago teen who wanted to kill americans in a terrorist attack is behind bars this morning. they say the 18-year-old unsuccessfully tried to detonate a bomb in front of a downtown bomb friday night. a preliminary hearing is now set for tomorrow. also in chicago today could bring an end to the week-long teachers strike. they're set to vote today whether to end the walkout that's crippled the nation's third largest school. both have said that they will get back to school tomorrow but a plan is still in the works. the gop is talking about a different kind of high, a sugar high. plus, what's a presidential campaign without snl's twist on things? can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. we discovered that by blending enhanced botanical oils into our food, we can help brighten an old dog's mind so he's up to his old tricks. it's just one way purina one is making the world a better place... one pet at a time. discover vibrant maturity and more at purinaone.com. sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? 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>> did he have specific comments about the violent protests taking place in the middle east? >> reporter: randi, the pope didn't speak specifically about the violent protests but he was welcomed enthusiastically here and he met with leaders of every faith that he could here. he met with religious and political and cultural leaders yesterday as he was at the presidential palace. he gave a speech in which he urged the leaders to work for the good of this country, for the good of the middle east. this was the central anyone ten. he was greeted by everyone. you saw his picture and welcome banners plastered on practically every street corner. you even has hezbollah here welcoming the pope. there were banners welcoming the pope. that's quite extraordinary. >> yeah, that is certainly something. what has security been like though, i'm curious. >> reporter: it's been quite tight, randi. as the pope has been ridden through parts of beirut, there were helicopters overhead. also we were told that weapons permits were suspended for everybody except the bodyguards of politicians. so very heightened security. and there had been concerns in the days leading up to the pope's visit as to whether or not he would actually make it here. the anti-american protests that have been going on in response to the anti-islamic film that has been released. so there was some worry. >> mohamed jam june for us. thank you. here's a question for you. do you ever feel unappreciated at work. wait till you hear what this car employer gave his employees to show his appreciation. a species of monkey that has a whole lot of people talking. i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're confident i'll be fine. please listen to your body. if something doesn't feel right for two weeks or longer, see your doctor. get the inside knowledge about gynecologic cancers. knowing can make all the difference in the world. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage your finances anywhere, anytime. so that wherever your duty takes you, usaa bank goes with you. visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. mom: ready t♪ go to work? 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[ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. buckley jr. predicted his own death in afghanistan two days before he was scheduled to go home. the marine told his father that if he wasn't out ofhere soon, he would be dead, and he was right. cnn's david ariostos spoke with his devastated family. >> reporter: he helped train afghan forces. the 21-year-old marine only had two days left before heading home to see his brother playing a vevarsity football. before coming home he phoned his dad. >> he told me if i have to stay here to november, he said, i'm not going to come home. and i was -- i don't understand. he goes, i'm going to -- you've got to be able to tell mom and justin and shane, you know, that i'm going to be killed over here. >> i said out in the field or whatever? >> he said. no, in our base. >> reporter: then it happened. greg was gunned down august 10th by the very forces he was training. like he said, it happened inside the base. and by his phone calls and letters, he knew it was coming. and on one particular night on guard duty, he had a run-in with a trainee. >> the guy turned around and said to greg, with don't want you here and we don't need you here and greg said, what did you say? and he said it again and greg said why would you say that? i'm here giving my life to you to help you to make you do better for yourself and the guy started tormenting him all night. >> his dad said he spent the rest of the night with a trainee. >> pitch black out and all he kept saying over and over again wrks don't want you, we don't need you. >> building up local securities is cored the lynchpin for nato strategy for withdrawal but attacks have become disturbingly more. it's a sign that the war has gone on enough. >> i basically collapsed and his mother collapsed. we were both on the floor balling. >> but greg's two brothers refused to cry, at least during the day. >> one night i went into shane's room, and he was on the end of the bed, and his head was hanging over the edge of the bed. i thought he dropped water on the floor, he was just bawling. i broke for him. and later on that night, i heard noises from justin's room, and i went inside, and he had a pillow over his face at 4:30 in the morning screaming at the top of his lungs, heart-wrenching. and i explained to justin why don't you guys cry during the day and they both turned around at the same time and said, we can't. we have to take care of you and mom. >> with the community behind them the buckley family is coping as best they can. and justin wearing camouflage to salute his brother. greg was supposed to be home for this game. what would you tell him right now. >> i would tell him i love him and i miss him. that's about it. >> thank you. >> david ariosto, cnn, oceanside's long island, new york. >> and we'll have more on the latest green-on-blue attacks in afghanistan coming up in the 7:00 hour. we'll be back. welcome back to "early start weekend." this morning's passport. kate middleton sun bathing topless. they're the photos everybody is talking about and naturally the royal couple is pretty upset. st. james palace released a statement saying their royal highnesses had every expectation of privacy in the remote house. it is unthinkable that anyone should take such photographs, let alone publish them. the couple was there for much needed relaxation heading up for this week's tour of asia. now the italian magazine says it plans to public more of these topless photos tomorrow. it comes more than three weeks after naked pictures of william's young brother prince harry partying naked in a las vegas hotel room. here to talk about the naked truth of this second nude royal photo montage is nadia bilchik. good morning. cnn, of course, isn't airing these photos. you have? >> i have seen the photos. they're quite interesting because there's one with kate because she's got her bikini top. whether she's putting it on or taking it off is very revealing. my favorite is the one where she's bending over and prince william is rubbing lotion on her lower back and her bee key eny bottoms are quite far down. she has quite good reason to be upset. people say they're grainy but they're clear enough to see everything. >> the chateau, they say, is owned by the queen's nephew. this is pretty private. so this must have been an incredible lens. >> we're hearing the telephoto lens came from half a mile away, 20 new york blocks. this would be half a mile around ten new york blocks. a very powerful lens. remember, the photographer was not on the property so that changes the legality. >> going topless. this is france. not everyone in the u.s. does it but they do it in france. >> but she's kate middleton. she should have been more mao accident. she should have known. yes, it's a private chateau, but where was security, randi. did she say to the security guards, excuse me, boys, i'm going to show and bare my all. the body language definitely shows intimacy and we know they must be in love by those photos and apparently there's a lot more to come in the italian magazine which by the way is owned by silvio berlusconi. he owns the publication but there are going to be a lot more revealing photos to come. if you look at the intimacy between the two, i don't want you to know what's going to be published but certainly she has reason. she's been fully exposed. >> you bring up a good point. where was the security at the time, but they're a very relaxed couple. she does her own grocery shopping. so the fact that she does -- >> she needed to be more prudent. there are people around. she has to know people will take any opportunity to photograph her. so should she have been allowed some privacy, absolutely. but should she and will she bemore prudent going forward? oh, yes. >> this is the second scandal involving a nude or semi-nude royal. we mentioned prince harry. why is this causing such an uproar. we saw him in the hotel room covering up his privates. >> and he's a man. this drove princess diana to her death and st. james palace said it so well. the incident is rem is sent of the worst excess of the life of diana, princess of wales. i think that's a very big part of it. >> from what i understand, the photographer actually took these photos, tried to sell them in england, and nobody would buy them. why is that in. >> for two reasons. very protective of kate and watermelon. also they don't want to sabotage their relationship with the royals going forward. they were sold the french papers, irish today, italian tomorrow. >> and what sort of legal action -- i know they were talking throughout the weekend they're planning to sue in some way. >> planning to sue for invasion of privacy. we don't know exactly what the details are, but we know -- it's going to be interesting to see what the italian and the irish people will say, but certainly an invasion of privacy. another interesting point, has it damaged kate's so-called brand? in my opinion they have come to her defense. ly tell you those beautiful pictures in asia exquisitely dressed, somehow you can't thing of kate with the black-and-white bikini half off with prince william rubbing lotion on her lower back. >> i like her style. >> you would never look at kate -- it takes a lifetime where he said in essence that brand for a product is like reputation for a person. so her reputation has been indelibly changed by this. >> yeah, perhaps, but that's one reason why we're not showing the photos here on cnn. >> not yet, randi. >> i don't think we will. all right, nadia. thank you. we'll be back with some scathing words from bob costas on the nbc's olympic coverage. we are all reflections of the people who came before us. the good they did inspires us, prepares us and guides us. at new york life, everything we do is to help you keep good going. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you engineer a true automotive breakthrough? ♪ you give it bold new styling, unsurpassed luxury and nearly 1,000 improvements. introducing the redesigned 2013 glk. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. until i got a job in the big apple. becoming a fulltime indoor cat wasn't easy for atti. but he had purina cat chow indoor. he absolutely loved it. and i knew he was getting everything he needed to stay healthy indoors. and after a couple of weeks, i knew we were finally home! 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