phil, was you who gave them the nick name pinhead one and pinhead two or if they cave women that they gave that to themselves. we have great pictures from viewers of their most and least favorite gifts of christmas, with pictures, plus, leland well tell is an embarrassing christmas story.
leland. obviously we saw what happened in iraq when the u.s. military pulled out. we are now back in fighting that war again. dan springer, thank you. molly. he is cutting corporate ties as the news gears up for a closer look at potential candidates for 2016. chief political correspondent carl cameron live in washington. carl. hi, molly. everything is coming a lot faster than expected by forming an exploratory pass. you re right. he is cutting his consulting ties with barclays. that s the big international british bank. in addition to that, he is quitting the pro-obama care board of tenant health care, a major hospital enterprise that operates in 14 states. they have about 80 hospitals and a couple of hundred urgent care
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in the services today as well as tomorrow. thank you for that report from queens. thank you. president obama took time to visit with the troops in hawaii during his christmas vacation to talk about ending america s longest war. the majority of u.s. combat troops currently in afghanistan are scheduled to withdraw in just a few days. this is the president talking yesterday. it comes as a welcome event from military families waiting on loved ones to come home. it also raises some serious concerns about afghanistan s ability to fend for itself against terror attacks from the taliban. dan springer live in honolulu. dan, what did the president have to say about the u.s. drawing down this presence in afghanistan? well, hi, leland. you know, every year on christmas president obama likes to visit with the troops here in hawaii as he celebrates his vacation from washington d.c.
looking at the sample of the live virus. it may have been sent from one lab to another that was not equipped to handle a deadly pathogen. this comes as they crack down on lax safety practices. the director calls for action and said the mistake is unacceptable. leland? the sun is setting on 2014, and hope you had a great year, and rising on the next years a brand new political landscape. white house candidates are jockeying for position. coming up, the most person issues to voters in the upcoming presidential race. a manhunt for a man who shot too people in an argument in a subway station. chlorred i have the worst cold with this runny nose. i better take something.