up to a whole new reality this morning. their military mission will be of by the end of this year. president obama s mission to end the war is bringing a lot of reaction. also, college students drowning in debt. what you need to know about students loans and the best way to get them paid off. marketing genius behind kiss, we ll go behind the backstage and reveal the secrets of kiss, inc. let s start with one of our top stories. military families are gearing up to celebrate the holidays with their loved ones who are serving in iraq. one of the nation s longest wars will be over by the tend of the year and nearly 39,000 u.s. service members will be heading home. that decision just came from president obama yesterday. it s been nearly nine years since the war started with bombes and missiles exploding in baghdad and that shock and awe as it was called. since then, more than 4,400 service members have died in iraq. the cost of the u.s. military operations, more than $700 bill