harrigan live for us in miami. thanks so much. martha: it has been a deadly start tote week in afghanistan for coalition forces. five u.s. troops were killed in three separate attacks there, one british soldier was also killed in a roadside bombing in kabul yesterday. these deaths as there is so much attention focused on this nearly ten-year war and what it will take to win it now that general petraeus is there and in charge. let s go to connor powell who is streaming live for us from kabul, afghanistan. connor, what can you tell us. reporter: the deaths come at a time of rising violence in afghanistan. june was the deadliest month on record, 10 103 international trs were killed including 60 americans. already in july 14 international troops killed and many analysts think that june could or july could easily surpass the record in soon and throughout the rest of the summer we could be setting many more records. three key u.s. republican
shepard: we re getting new information tonight about an attack that killed three united states soldiers in pakistan. and it s raising troubling questions about who may have been in on it. the initial reports describe yesterday s incident outside a girls school in the northwest of pakistan as a roadside bombing. but pakistani police now say it was a suicide bomber who rammed his vehicle into a five car convoy. investigators say the attacker knew exactly which car was carrying the americans. suggesting the military may have had inside the militants may have had inside information. this attack generating suspicion not only american american and pakistani security forces but also every day pakistanis who want to know what united states troops were doing at the opening of a school for girls. mike emanuel is live at the pentagon for us tonight. mike, i guess well, what were they doing? well, shepard, their job was training a paramilitary group called the frontier corps on how to deal w
good morning. we are following breaking news for you on american morning, wednesday, february 3rd, 2010. braevging news out of pakistan this morning, three american soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in northwestern pakistan. but what were u.s. troops doing on pakistani soil? and were they being targeted? the very latest live from islamabad and the pentagon coming up. al qaeda is certain to try to attack america within the next six months. that prediction comes from the top intelligence agencies in the nation. but that s not certain is what type of attack we can expect. in a moment, homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve is going to talk to us about one possible target that we may not be ready to defend. another round of bonuses for aig s trouble financial products division. this time the bailed-out insurance giant reportedly doling out $100 million to employees who voluntarily agreed to reduce their bonuses. christine romans is minding your business with more
three u.s. soldiers are dead and two others injured after a roadside bombing near a girls school in northwestern pakistan. officials say the attack killed at least seven, including school children. the troops were traveling with pakistani security forces in what was considered a small u.s. mission to train members of pakistan s military to be better equipped to fight al qaeda and taliban militants. ntsb said a pilot pulled on the column instead of pushing, a year later federal officials also ruled that mistakes made by the continental flights first officer contributed to the deadly crash. when it comes to the regional flights, how safe are we when we fly? jim hall is the former chairman of the national transportation safety board. michael gold farb, great to see
city. got to build you a little half pipe in new york, that will be a good one for your husband, kiran, to get to work on for the kids. goodness, i think he would fall a lot if he tried that. end up in a great youtube video. like the slip and slide one, except he wouldn t land in the pool. thanks, rob. this morning s top stories minutes away, including an eye-opening assessment of the terror assessment. why major intel agency think an attack coming in the next few months. a deadly morning in the war on terror. three u.s. soldiers are dead after a roadside bombing in northwest pakistan. why were u.s. troops over the border? we ll hear from the pentagon and go live for the first report out of pakistan today. and at 8:15 eastern, there goes your money again. the aig company now almost collapsing under the economy reportedly getting set to pay out $100 million in bonus money. christine romans breaks it down for us. those stories and much more