they sweep the buildings. tanks rolling through the streets. the military warning civilians in southern gaza to evacuate. but where can they go? and the major escalation in the red sea. a u.s. warship shooting down drones allegedly launched by iran-backed militants. could the u.s. get drawn deeper into the conflict? also tonight, protesters in philadelphia targeting and taunting a jewish restaurant owner. the white house condemning it as antisemitic. and growing security concerns days before the start of hanukkah. the deadly stabbing during the holiday shopping season at a macy s. what police are saying. the former u.s. ambassador charged with spying for cuba for more than 40 years. the secrets he s accused of stealing. and how he was caught. the storms pounding the pacific northwest. the major flood threat. al roker is here. the deadly shark attack involving an american tourist in the bahamas. and when their only supermarket was in danger of closing, the small
think andrea, how unfocused we are as a nation and we have been for the past decade, when it s come to military intervention. we are fighting a war against afghanistan because we have problems in pakistan, we re now going to ramp up military operations in pakistan? the fact is we are not going to be there after 2014 in a large combat footprint, we re not because we can t afford it politically and we can t afford it fiscally. we can t keep spending trillions of dollars there. as you point out, we have a volunteer army, this country won t sustain it. is joe biden talking to the american people and democratic base while robert gibbs in the white house is sending a mixed signal to our allies in afghanistan and pakistan? yes. i think biden is closer to being accurate about what the trajectory is and what s in the president s brain. i don t see how we stay there another five years. coming up next, an exclusive first look at politico s