the number of damage is heartbreaking. and the dry conditions and the hot winds make this horrible situation even worse. we re talking about dozens of fires here, really. it s not just one big one. now, it s inclusive of so many states. not just arizona. it s spread. we talked about the air quality affecting so many people. we ll get you an update. and the president faces a major deadline, regarding the reduction in forces in afghanistan. why this is coming at a critical and sensitive time. a lot of pressure on the president. many people are watching his promises. this is one of his campaign promises to scale back the troop there s. and everybody wondering when is that going to happen? and at odds with the military commanders that may not agree with the time line. and later, on a lighter note, consider this my belated father s day gift for you. lawn care is going high-tech. that s what it s about, isn t it, guys? you want to have a manicured lawn. but without all the
afghanistan. the u.s. admitted it is in talks with the taliban. but secretary gates says he doesn t believe the enemy will get serious about talks until the winter. that s why he wants to keep the pressure on and troop levels high. david kerley, abc news, the white house. there s been another video game attack. and this time, the hackers went for sega. the names, birth dates, e-mail addresses own passwords were stolen from databases. the gaming sites hit by the hackers were shut down. it is not the same group we ve been hearing about. and they re promising to go after these guys. an odd dynamic going on. it s more just proving what they can do it. the notoriety. yeah. well, if you re claustrophobic, this next story could give you the willies. in china, a 5-year-old boy got trapped between the walls of two buildings just eight inches apart. his frantic parents called the fire department. they inflated an air mattress. then, doused him with oil. and he finally slipp
modest drawdowns. the president has said substantial drawdowns. modest? significant? the question depends on what time frame you re using. in july, it will seem like a modest number. reporter: modest in the military s mind would be a few thousands troops, no more than 5,000. with americans souring on the war and bin laden now dead, some are calling for a larger number. there are suggests the president could settle on something as high as 15,000 troops. if we accelerate withdrawal right now because we re war-weary, we re going to lose this war. reporter: the u.s. admitted it is in talks with the taliban but secretary gates says he doesn t believe the enemy will get serious about talks until the winter, which is why he wants to keep the pressure on and troop levels high. david kerley, abc news, the white house. and the troops themselves, which side do they favor in the decision to bring them home? for that, we go to mike boettcher, in kabul, who has covered the war si