President obama made a big announcement today on the future of u. S. Troops in afghanistan. He laid out just how many service men and women will remain there at the end of this year. At the beginning of 2015 we will have approximately 9800 98009,800 u. S. Service members together with n. A. T. O. Allies and other partners. Reporter Mike Viqueira live at the white house. Take us through the specifics of the troop withdraw. Reporter you know, its been a long time coming. This is a promise that he had made on the campaign trail. And he has been saying all along that the u. S. U. S. Combat role s going to end. However, the agreements he hoped to reach with the afghanistan government, how many troops will be left there, and exactly what their mission will be. At the height of mr. Obamas afghan surge, the sift had 100,000 troops on the ground. By the time of sundays surprise visit in afghanistan that number was 32,000. You heard the president say that there would be 9800 troops with that num
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Hello, im ray suarez. After eliott rogers rampage in california, there has been a lot of blame, and the signs missed that roger might be dangerous. In case where is an individual decides to kill people we hear after the fact that others, family, employers, work mates, knew there were Serious Problems but didnt quite know what to do. This is an area of medicine and law where a lot has changed over the past decades. Privacy laws regarding medical treatment. Making involuntary commission really difficult. Putting an individual in charge of medical care after the age of majority. Getting the balance right is the challenge. How did you protect the interests of those struggling with Mental Illness and those around him. The video and messages eliott roger created before killing six people and himself on friday leave little doubt he was mentally disturbed. Reporting and a statement from a parent suggests the 22yearold had for years grappled with severe mental issues, and had treatment with the
East didnt vote. The time has come to put an end to this situation which has become increasingly unacceptable. Pope francis winding down his trip to the holy land. Some believe hes trying to break downs wall between palestinians and israelis. Paying tribute to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in washington, d. C. Welcome to alJazeera America. New daylights are emerging about that deadly killing tree in Santa Barbara, california. In a video posted on line, 22yearold Elliot Rogers said he was frustrated because girls werent tornadic activitied to him and the massacre would serve as his revenge. There are questions about prior Police Encounter with roger, who is the son of a hollywood filmmaker. He killed a sophomore and there was a video, but we also know there was a 140 page meandering manifesto explaining his intention to kill. The question right now is whether any of this could have been avoided. Tomorrow is the day of retribution, the day i will have my revenge again
Released a statement saying House Minority leader nancy pelosi had the following to say in a statement president obama also released a statement that reads later today, Terry Mcauliffe will be sworn in as virginias next governor. We will have live coverage of the inauguration ceremony beginning at 12 05 eastern on c span. The house ended the week by passing a bill that would require the federal government to report Security Breaches on its healthcare. Gov website. Members will be turning their attention to a shortterm spending measure this week that will keep the government funded past january 15, which is when expiresding authority for the federal government. The senate will continue to work on the bill extending Unemployment Benefits that expired in december for more than a million people. For more on those items and what to expect next week, we talked to a reporter covering capitol hill. As Congress Wraps up its first full week and gets set for another full week of legislative actio