on the broadcast this evening decision time. the president ys he intends to finish the job in afghanistan, and he now thinks he has the plan to do it. a question of safety. after the biggest baby crib recall ever, what you need to know now. all over the map. why health care costs go from high to higher, depending on where you live. and house party. the obamas have a little dinner planned, and it s the social event of the season. also tonight, working on a dream along highway 50 with tom brokaw. nbc nightly news begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. i m lester holt. brian williams is back tomorrow. president obama says next week he will announce a strategy to, in his words, finish the job in afghanistan. what began eight years ago as a conventional war to deny al qaeda sanctuary in afghanistan has devolved into a bloody hit and run guerrilla conflict, without a well-defined end game and a growing cost of american lives. the preside