at least eight people were killed when insurgents koran bu. a spokesman says demonstrators were angry about the burning of the koran at the church of pastor jones on the 20th. jones caused a global uproar threatening to burn the koran last year on the anniversary of september 11th. the u.n. saying the death toll could go as high as 20 with 20 more injured in the attack. stay tuned on msnbc. libya, today the rebel says they will agree to a cease-fire if moammar gadhafi pulls his army out of cities and allows peacele. ful protests against his regime. this is after a week of the rebels in the key oil city as long the coast. he today, rebels appear to be better organized with better weapons than they ve had up to now. richard engel live in benghazi. richard, another busy 24 hours. reporter: it certainly has. the opposition here thinks that they re putting a challenge to gadhafi and his regime more than offering conditions to just a cease-fire. they are saying that if gadhafi
captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on 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 in a live report from kuwait straight ahead. also ahead, the latest on that controversial plan to build a mosque near ground zero. new numbers show the majority of americans are against this idea. rudy giuliani was mayor of new york city during 9/11. so, how does he feel about that planned mosque? we re going to talk to him in a live interview in just a little while. plus, a freak accident at a fishing pier. a 10-year-old boy s liver pierced when he was
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 in a live report from kuwait straight ahead. also ahead, the latest on that controversial plan to build a mosque year ground zero. new numbers show the majority of americans are against this idea. rudy giuliani was mayor of new york city during 9/11. so, how does he feel about that planned mosque? we re going to talk to him in a live interview in just a little while. plus, a freak accident at a fishing pier. a 10-year-old boy s liver pierced when he was stabbed in the stomach by a stingray barb. he ll share his story in an exc