i m corporal aaron arceneaux. i m doing all right, and i want to tell my family that i love them, and i want to tell my wife and son that i love you and miss you, erica, and alex, and happy fourth of july. i ll see you all soon. my name is airman first class marvin carter. i m stationed in afghanistan. would i like to wish my mom and family in cincinnati, ohio, happy fourth of july. i lot of you all and miss you. i ll be home soon. this is c.w.o. phillip coyle. i want to wish my friends and family in chicago, illinois, a happy fourth of july. go, cubbies. you stay classy, shimdan. love to see those this time of year. mother s day as well. they re always cool. not going to be cool in atlanta. we have this picture of atlanta behind me, but this road race is about to get underway. we re missing it, aren t we? yes.
happy fourth to you all. on america s independence day, this country is still fighting, particularly in iraq and afghanistan. in particular, general david petraeus has now formally assumed command there. he is now officially in charge after a ceremony that took place just a few hours ago. we ll be telling you more about that and his mission there and, as what, what they re doing in iraq and afghanistan today. also, during this time here every sickle year a lot of people enjoying those pir works displays. this some people having fireworks displays of their own at home. there are dangers involved, and we are being reminded of that as a man has severed his own arm in a fireworks accident. we ll tell you more details about that and including as well the dangers and just how many of these type of accidents we see every single year. first, let me give you a look at some of the stories that are making headlines. authorities working with usda agents seize whatted they say is a full