you might think that phone call was worth it. also this morning, there s a major debate happening in iowa. and the top presidential candidates, some of them decided they re not going to show up. welcome to cnn saturday morning on this october 22nd, 10:00 a.m. here in atlanta, 9:00 a.m. in fayetteville, arkansas, 7:00 a.m. in san diego. wherever you may be, we are glad you are right here. i m t.j. holmes. let s talk about the big story from yesterday, the president, president obama coming out and saying, yes, u.s. troops are coming home for the holidays and the war in iraq will be over. about 40,000 troops still left in iraq will be coming home. athena jones joins me from the white house. this is news a lot of people had been waiting to hear and are happy to hear. absolute lit. democrats are saying this is a victory for our troops, a victory for taxpayers. our polls have shown that the opposition to the war in iraq has grown dramatically since 2003 when it all began. as
let s talk about great news coming to the way of military families across america. they are gearing up now to celebrate the holidays with their loved ones who are now serving in iraq. one of the nation s longest wars will be over by the end of the year and nearly 39,000 troops will be heading home. the iraq war started nearly nine years ago and president barack obama says it is now time to end it. we ve already removed more than 100,000 troops and iraqi forces have taken fumble responsibility for the security of their own country. the next couple of months will be filled with welcome home ceremonies as the troops start leaving iraq. but for those who have lost sons and daughters, mothers and fathers in iraq, it is bittersweet. our affiliate wgn has reaction from some families and troops in chicago. this one picture in the house. reporter: every wall in this home in rogers park is covered with pictures and paintings of army corporal who was killed in iraq three years a
yes, i love peas za. tonight, the man up close and personal. my mom is probably up in heaven going my, my, my. my dad is probably up in heaven going, that s my boy. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. i m in las vegas at the sister resort to the venetian. the republican debate last night was pretty lively. and one of the live leanne tag nifts is with me tonight. hr man cane. that was some punch out last night. well, let s just say that it gotten ner jet particular and a little bit of fireworks. did you worry that rick perry was about to swing one? i was getting ready to referee and break them up. i was going, man, have they really gotten into it. but i think that they both came in with the intention of going after each other. they did it the last time. you can just tell that they are stout and say, go after them on this, on this, on this. i don t spend time doing that. you know what i spend time doing? preparing to talk about solutions. and that s why
animals set loose in ohio lead tog a night of terror that ended with many of them shot. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com it s a whole different contest than it was only 24 hours ago and now, the fight for the republican presidential nomination includes a brutal, nasty battle between mitt romney and rick perry. the shift happened last night on television at the cnn western republican debate in las vegas and it did get seriously ugly. jim acosta has more. wolf, the cnn debate here in las vegas may have marked a turning point in the campaign. it was nasty, it was personal and it might be a sign of things to come. i m speaking. the newspaper it s time for you to tell the truth. you get 30 second. the way the rules work is that i get 60 seconds but the american people want the truth. it was a wild west shoot outand at times, it felt like perry s last stand with an urgent strategy to take down mitt romney. bec
wild animal preserve. deputies shot and killed at least two dozen them overnight. i had deputies that had to shoot animals with their side arms at close range. that s how volatile this situation was. when we got here, obviously, po public safety way my number one concern bp i gave the order if animals looked like they going out they were going down. we could not have wild animals. also, the man who other thanned the animal preserve, terry thompson, was found dead outside his home. zanesville s mayor tells cnn thompson freed the animals and then shot himself. texas governor rick perry, well, he kind of sported a new aggressive style at last night s cnn debate in las vegas. perry s poll numbers have tumbled after some pretty uninspiring performances in previous debates, this time he repeatedly jabbed his chief rival mitt romney on jobs, health care and illegal immigration, and romney fired back. i m speaking the new i m speaking. the newspaper you get 30 s