30,000 wounded warriors, many of whom still struggle with serious, life-altering injuries. reporter: it s estimated more than 150,000 iraqis lost their lives in the war. most of them civilians. 16 days to go before the typical american worker gets hit with $1,000 a year tax increase. there are some signs now republicans, democrats, might, might break their log jam over extending the payroll tax cut. democratic source says that president obama may drop his plan for a millionaire surtax to cover the cost of extending it. republicans oppose any new taxes on the wealthy. they would like to pay for the extension primarily by freezing ped ral pay. mitt romney rolling out an aggressive new strategy to stop newt gingrich. romney, in a flurry of interviews, says gingrich and his policy ideas are zany. that s right. he says we don t need zany in a president. he labels gingrich an unreliable conservative. gingrich climbed to the top of national presidential polls after herman cain
number iowa and the price of gold suddenly falls and a glimpse into the future of war. time to play reporter roulette on this thursday. i want to begin in kuwait. at camp virginia with martin savidge where troops are getting ready to head hole. market? reporter: for those troops coming out of iraq, camp virginia is their first stop and the first step to get home in time for many of them to the holidays. they don t forget this is an important time and they are witnesses to history here. whether it is their first deployment or their fifth or sixth as it has been in some cases. they all know that being here at the end of this conflict is a moment that they will remember and a moment that historians will write about. also a moment that each soldier feels personally as they come across the border from iraq into kuwait. we had a conversation with a chaplain who has been up there and witness that had moment. and here s how he described it. i think it is awesome. the fact that we
this is t.j. back in atlanta. you hearing me okay? arwa damon is not hearing me right now. arwa damon one of a number of cnn correspondents who spent a lot of time in iraq over the last several years reporting there literally from the very beginning of that war and throughout. we ll try to get her back in a moment. a historic day we saw even though a few thousand american service members in iraq. they will make their way out, many of them this weekend and, again, formally, it is over. let me turn to our zain verjee. the whole world, zain, she s joining me from london. the whole world watched this event today. what is the world saying now that it s over? well, there s been a lot of reaction today, as you can imagine. it s been eight years, eight months and 26 days. and a lot of blood, sweat and tears on both the sides of the american people, as well as the iraqi people. let me give you an idea. the guardian. has this headline. the u.s. troops are pulling out, but what have
over and out. the u.s. military lowers the flag in baghdad. the final u.s. troops leaving iraq with pride. and putting a fragile nation in the rear view mirror. breaking news for your paycheck. big compromise on capitol hill that could put $1,000 or more back into your paycheck next year. occupy gingrich. newt gets heckled by wall street protesters. they get it back on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 15. welcome to american morning. good morning, carol. good morning, christine. good morning to all of you. it s over. minutes ago u.s. forces lowered the flag at baghdad and retired the colors to mark the end of the nearly nine-year iraq war. final few thousand u.s. troops are leaving iraq ahead of the new year s eve deadline to get out. it is a war that started with shocking and awe. today the departing soldiers are remembering more than 4,000 who did not come home alive. the long journey home. let s get to barbara starr. s
running. republicans refuse to be drawn into this. it could give shock waves to the entire global system. we cannot go on scaring the american people. we need to be truthful. next, two men who have a lot to say about government, taxes and you. money expert dave ramsey and cory booker. america in the balance. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. if someone doesn t do something in 19 days and three hours, this country will technically run out of money simply put, the government won t be able to borrow any more cash if congress and the white house can t figure out a way to raise the debt ceiling currently stands a mouth watering 14$14.3 trillion. the situation is so dire, moody s, the bond rating service says it s putting america s gold rated aaa status under ve view and could be headed for an unprecedented default. massachusetts governor says it s the republicans to blame. why do you say that? you guys are in the white house, aren t you? thank you for having