biden or joe biden his motorcade was in an accident but the interesting part is that this is the second time that he is his motorcade has been in an accident this time it was in new york a couple of the police officers got into a minor incident but it's happened before what is the deal why do we only hear about joe biden the motorcade getting back you know that song slow down the river too fast i think they have to heed that advice first all the guy saving the middle class that obama has to say middle class every single middle class well yeah unemployment goes down people these people almost person to find a job you know that they're going to hit by a matter when i'm you know there's a logic there officers that are getting hurt here but it's joe said faster faster faster he's got a lunch to go to are playing the first line motorcade i mean if you live in d.c. and you see them driving i see them driving by all the time they move there and they don't stop for anyone and so yeah there are there are rules and stop stop and it stars don't stop for them either maybe if maybe for obama but for

let's listen to house minority leader john painter and joe biden. >> president obama should ask for the resignations of the remaining members of his economic team starting with secretary tim geithner and larry summers, the head of the national economic council panel they took a $237 billion offering surplus inherited from the clinton administration and left us with a $1.30 trillion deficit in the process quadrupled the national debt all before we literally turned on the lights in the west wing. >> the vice president wants us to look back to the previous administration. what the voters heard this week is that on president obama's watch, sales of new homes plunged in july and sales of existing homes dropped more than 27% and that is a record. >> it is. i think john behner is now hoping there will be economic recovery in this country and that we will get unemployment down to 4% he hopes to get the manufacturing sector going. he wants to see economic recovery more than anything in the world. do you believe that? this is good news for republicans. they want to keep it just like it is through

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vice president joe biden as he addressed american troops withdrawing from iraq his words raised eyebrows however one of those who could be the whole campaign was a failure. and save us of ministration trying great place to cover up a lost cause they feel that prays that the country's heroes have been abandoned and forgotten. parts. by the government but still more trees you know that's me i don't think. they show enough respect to the local ground. yes brian little is a u.s. navy veteran who has been suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome since his discharge he was unable to find work after leaving the military and hasn't been able to get the proper treatment for his condition little has been suicidal at times his pleas for help have been ignored it's a common theme at stand down an annual nonprofit event that helps homeless vets get off the streets volunteers are helping these veterans become better adjusted to civilian life something the military isn't doing enough of a lot of people really don't know exactly what to expect or where to go to get the help that they need pamela br

vice president joe biden is in baghdad he's overseeing the official august thirty first end of american combat missions in iraq operation iraqi freedom is now over and all combat troops have left the country washington says this means the end of a seven year long war that killed over four thousand u.s. troops however around fifty thousand american service personnel will stay to train unsupportive rocky forces and they will be able to take part in combat but only if the iraqis are sincere but analysts say the dad doesn't control the country which remains splish plagued by insurgent violence last week dozens of the russians died you know wave of terror attacks british m.p. one critic of the war paul flynn says operation iraqi freedom has barely lived up to its name and it's costing us dearly. its borders a government that's corrupt to the iraqis and so very fragile freedom because there's still huge divisions between the sunni's the shiites helped on by al qaeda but if it's a freedom it's a board at a huge cost to cost seven hundred fifty billion dollars for the americans it's a loss for

vice president joe biden is in baghdad overseeing it with all american combat troops having already left the country washington says this means the end of the seven year long war that killed over four thousand u.s. troops however about fifty thousand will remain in iraq to provide training and support for local security forces u.s. troops will no longer be allowed to go on combat missions unless requested and accompanied by iraq. but many analysts say baghdad does not have control of the country which remains split and plagued by insurgent violence last week alone dozens of iraqi citizens died you know wave of terror attacks don't last learned from the institute for democracy and cooperation says the war in iraq is far from over. there's no real withdrawal at all on the country fifty thousand troops are going to remain in iraq so what we're dealing with here is a political package it's an administrative change the troops who are already in iraq will stay there the name of the mission changes but they will still be combat troops they will still be engaged in combat operations after all an

biden is the spokesman failing the president and they're going to see a lot more of this? >> i think they used biden this week because, amount, barack obama was in martha's vineyard riding his bike and playing golf. gwen: don't begrudge him a vacation. >> that's right. but also biden can come out and punch a little harder than the president can. there's something about being presidental that means you don't want to necessarily engage in political fisticuffs with the minority leader of the house of representatives. but biden was more of a pier peer, he can come out and do the dueling sound bite thing as he did this week. the white house liked that this week. i think biden liked it this week. i think boehner liked his audition for speaker of the house. gwen: well, that's something to look forward to. thanks, eamon. the obama administration got another unwelcome late summer surprise this week when a judge blocked the awarding of federal grants for stem cell research. remember that? it's a decision the justice department says it will challenge. this is not a new debate but thi

well get me started on that and i'll say joe biden was right that our mission should be stopping al qaeda not having a broad sweeping military that's really not our mission in afghanistan and i think the american people are more and more going to create a situation where what joe biden said initially becomes the real mission in afghanistan stopping the terrorists that tried to kill us in nine eleven in both new york towers and in the pentagon and in pennsylvania but nonetheless we do seem to see that our mission is helping afghanistan create a stable government so that it will not be a home and a haven for terrorists that seems to be the mission and it seems to be a mission that's going to take anywhere from ten to twenty years if we do it the way that we're doing it it's a real mistake the way that we are doing it and especially if we don't stop the drugs which fund to which are the terrorists which are the people that tried to kill us and are still out to create havoc all over the world so part of our mission and you are so right in the four presidents of afghanistan pakistan russia and

michelle and joe biden have pledged a national commitment to support military families. we pledged to support to caregivers who put their lives on hold for a loved ones recovered. we are finding a post-9/11 t i bill which is helping 300,000 veterans and their family members pursue their dream of a college education. for veterans trying to find work in a tough economy, which devoted new resources to job training and placement. i directed the federal government to hire more veterans, including disabled veterans. i encourage every business in i encourage every business in america to follow

if you wanted to replace somebody you wouldn't start with joe biden. >> there's the nonstarter in the white house. james, last word. ten seconds. >> i just think that's the 88th thing on the agenda. >> okay, james carville, matthew dowd, thanks very much. elizabeth? >> all right, george, thanks so much. we know more now this morning about the arrest of that suspected serial killer who's accused of attacking as many as 18 people. he was apprehended at the airport in atlanta as he tried to board an airplane bound for israel. he had been on the run for months and jeremy hubbard is in flint, michigan, with more on this arrest. good morning to you, jeremy. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. overnight we learned the suspect in the serial slashings refused extradition back here to flint where there are five murder victims and a string of survivors. we also now know he was no stranger to police, even in recent weeks as they were investigating these attacks. as police in atlanta drive away with the suspected serial slasher, we learned officers had elias abuelazam in their grips at least twi

all right it's time for our tweet of the day vice president joe biden's plane was involved in a minor incident in new york this comes after his motorcade as we've told you is already been involved in several car accidents so what would joe biden tweet about this latest incident maybe we thought he'd say damn maybe hillary really is after the v.p. job in two thousand and twelve looks like i need to watch my back that's hard to do today we'll have another one for you tomorrow and that's it for tonight's show thanks for tuning in make sure you come back tomorrow night we'll have seen smith in the studio to give us his two cents on the week's funniest stories and we'll look at an example from a mass baptism of camp pendleton that the hottest websites are now using as proof the u.s. fighting a religious war in the meantime don't forget to become a fan of the loan issue on facebook and follow us on twitter and if you missed any of tonight's show or any other nights if you always catch it all at youtube dot com slash the alona show where we post the interviews as well as the show in its enti

convention this year they got vice president joe biden i think one of the reasons obama didn't go this year is because last year he made the promise i will only send you into harm's way when it is absolutely necessary and what i do it will be based on good intelligence and guided by a sound strategy one promise that as president he may not even as a campaign promise that he hasn't been able to keep biting was there to spread propaganda and the idea was so incredibly contradiction concepts one that the troops have done an incredible job and accomplished the mission and that's why we haven't given up and why we're sending more security contractors and more state department officials and more d.o.d. contractors into iraq now according to the department of defense there are over a quarter of a million department of defense contractors operating in the central command a.o.r. we're sending more troops we're just not colleen at that and having said that we ended the war last week with the last brigade of combat troops having left of course was more stage propaganda is absolutely ridiculous to

a couple weeks ago, i work for joe biden. the police officers were doing a heck of a job. you cannot control the mindset of people curator -- the mindset of people. it is the mindset of people. you cannot control that. only god can do that. it is as small business. it is disappointing, but it gives people jobs. i want to thank you for inviting me to speak tonight, and please, do the right thing. >> thank you a very much. isabel. >> commissioners, thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak on behalf of the community. i work with san francisco car nevada. -- carnivale. i just want to speak to that in that capacity. they have been a wonderful supporter of community the events. she has given us an opportunity to have many fund raisers for community projects for kids to study music. i can anticipate her position as an employer. it is an opportunity to continue and to thrive. as people are pushed out, they find that more or more become wider. -- whiter. it has become all home for people who enjoy music and has given us an opportunity to educate on the wonderful diversity of

. >>> joe biden arrived in dag bad today. he will -- in baghdad today. he is trying to push iraq's leaders to end a stalemate. >>> we are in for another heat wave this week. i will have details in a few minutes. @ saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask a neighbor about state farm, then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. >>> now for a look at other stories covered by our news crews. >> reporter: police are investigating a rash of copper left its. nearly a dozen in the past months. thieves broken in to pg&e underground vaults and cutting away sections of this copper wire. the crooks risk being eelectrocuted. the thieves have disrupted to nearby customers. >> reporter: a sewage spill could be worst

hollenbeck >> joe biden will speak for 40 minutes. >> everyone, take your seats. we will come back to order. we have a great treat, when that we have all been looking for. our next speaker gets a big thank you for joining us and his incredible efforts over the last year-and-a-half. as president biden spoke with president obama on the recovery act. as a former governor, i know how deeply involved the vice president was in working with governors and mayors on the recovery act. he stood with president obama on health care. he stood with the president and democrats for the financial reform told wall street accountable so that american taxpayers will never again be left holding the bag for failed wall street gambles. in short, he has been a powerful force behind everything this administration have accomplic shed. he has been fighting for democrats his whole life. he has been a champion for the democratic party in delaware and all over this country. even at this early stage, vice- president biden must rank as one of the most important influential, and effective vice- pr

. >> vice president joe biden is meeting with iraqi leaders in a surprise visit. he will preside over a ceremony on wednesday marking the end of operations. iraq is one of several hot topics for president obama this week and the economy is the other. he talked about it from the white house. >> president obama takes on the issue foremost on voters' minds, the economy. >> history shows us these things are very nasty and take a while to get out of. >> but in a week, he started about talking about recovery in the gulf of mexico. >> we're going to stay on it until this area is fully recovered. >> tomorrow night a prime time address on the u.s. withdrawal from iraq. >> as a candidate for this office, i pledged i would end this war. as president, that is what i am doing. >> it is a massive historic under taking. >> that is really the equivalent to moving a city of 80,000 people with all the automobiles, all household goods and moving them 8,000 miles back to the united states. >> and on wednesday, he hosts mideast peace talks. voters midterm elections are focused on the

. >> vice president joe biden is meetin with iraqi leaders in a surprise visit. he will preside over a ceremony on wednday marking the end of operations. iraq is one of several ho topics for president obama this week and the economyis the other. he talked about it from the white house. >> president obama takes on the issue foremost on voters' minds, the economy. >> history shows us these things are ver nasty and take a while to get out of. >> but in a week, he started about talki about recovery in the gulf omexico. >> we're going to stay on it until this area is fully recovered. >> tomorrow night a prime time address on the u.s. withdrawal from iraq. >> as a candidate for this office, i pledged i would end this war. as president, that is what i am doing. >> it is a massive historic under taking. >> that is rely the equivalent to moving a city of 80,000 peopleith all the automobiles, all household goods and moving them 8,000 miles back to the united states. >> and on wednesday, he hosts mideast peace talks. voters midterm elections are focused on the state of econ

in what amount joe biden beehas ben also in iraq ceremony a shaft of diplomatic role as the military messin dwindles. seven years after the american invasion. again, tomorrow president obama will address the nation from the oval office. during which, he will discuss the impact the u.s. has had in iraq. we will have the president's speech, live at 5:00 p.m. also, it will be streaming live www.kron.com will drive back with rob black and your money. [ woman on tv ] if you won't let me in, you can't really love me. i know about gayle. i don't know what you're talking about. if you just tell me what happened... [ ding ] [ man ] 35th and archer. next stop hamilton. [ brakes hiss ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your iphone when you get at&t u-verse tv. at&t. rethink possible. >> taking a look of the stocks today, it was down 140 points. closing overturned thousand, and the nasdaq was 200119. and rob black? would you like to talk about these numbers? with income data. the treasury. and how the stock market rreacted. >> and what june i got in a paycheck is up howeve

vice-president joe biden is in baghdad. this was is a rival a fewhours ago, he will sa end of the u.s. combat role in iraq and also pushed a wreck leaders to press a stalemate to form a government. >> a live look aside a traveler from the sky-4. south of concord, fact north on crosboth directions moving pretty well right now. we will be back with more news. >> the california highway patrol is increasing its forssmann against drunk drivers this friday. enforcing. the want to keep the roads safe this holiday weekend and already enforcement has been increased in recent weeks. >> now. stanley roberts to from people behaving badly. >> now, people are saying that you've to doubt have a driver's license? are you aware of that? >> yes. but a c h p d y checkpoint. i will come back to her in one moment. this is a dui checkpoint and it will catch drunk drivers like this man. however, they also catch one like this. >> and if you do not have a license and you've lived in california for 11 years? when the of unlicensed, not the light hav

vice president joe biden arrived in iraq just a short time ago. now he's there for this week's ceremony marking the formal end to u.s. combat operations out in iraq. >>> and we have breaking news just a short time ago, tori, nato made an announcement that seven more american service members died today in afghanistan. they were killed in separate roadside bomb attacks in afghanistan. these deaths bring to 14 the number of american troops killed in action in eastern and southern afghanistan over the last three days. >>> a once powerful supporter of the republican candidate for governor california has nearly disappeared from public view. former governor pete wilson provided meg whitman with a valuable endorsement before the republican primary. wilson felt whitman would be especially tough on illegal immigration, an issue very close to his heart. but many republican advisers feel wilson has become a political liability now that whitman is trying to win over latino voters in her battle against democrat jerry brown. conservative talk show host glenn bec

vice president joe biden is in baghdad to preside over today's ceremonies. he is also pushing iraqi leaders to end a stalemate that's prevented them from forming a new government. this morning, president obama flies to fort worth, texas to meet with soldiers who served in iraq. he will then return to washington to speak to the nation. >> what you'll see is the changing of a mission from one of combat to one of support. >> this new mission is called operation new dawn. about 50,000 american forces will focus on stabilizing the country. that includes training and advising iraqi security forces. those troops are expected to remain in iraq until the end of next year. >>> president obama's speech to the nation will start at 5:00 our time. we'll have live coverage here on cbs 5 and also online at cbs5.com. >>> four american troops were killed today in afghanistan. they were hit by a roadside bomb in the eastern part of the country. 18 servicemembers have been killed since saturday, 53 for the month of august. the spike in deaths in the last three days has the afgh

vice president joe biden is there to lead ceremonies. he is pushing the iraqis to form a new government. this morning, president obama flies to fort bliss, texas, to speak to iraqi war veterans and then returning to washington to speak to the nation. >> the history of the future of the country will be shaped by iraqis and the president will talk about the change in our combat mission as we focus on rebuilding our nation here at home. >> the new mission is called operation new dawn. about 50,000 american forces will focus on stabilizing the country. that includes training and advising iraqi security forces. those troops are expected to remain in iraq until the end of next year. >>> president obama's speech to the nation will start at 5:00 this evening our time. we'll have live coverage here on cbs 5, also online at cbs5.com. >>> 6:36. going to heat up in the next couple of days. tracy has our forecast. first, let's get you off to work. good morning, elizabeth. >> good morning. let's start off with a look out our bridges. quick bridge chec

vice president joe biden is in baghdad to oversee the transition there. and president obama will address the nation this evening. we're live in the washington d.c. bureau with more on all of this. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. president obama will not declare victory in iraq, but he will use just his second oval office address to make clear to americans he made good on his promise to get combat troops out of the country and draw down the war. his press secretary says this morning he sees no circumstance where combat forces would have to return. but still 50,000 u.s. troops remain in a rebuilding mode. >> the president always believed his mission was finishing what we had to do to get our men and women out of iraq. not to relitigate what happened in 2002 or 2003. >> reporter: now at the same time vice president joe biden is in iraq meeting with iraqi leaders urging them to put aside their differences and make more progress in forming a functioning government. president obama is planning to call his predecessor, former presi

the "wall street journal" says there's a movement growing to replace joe biden with hillary clinton on the democratic ticket in 2012. yeah, in response, hillary said, "come on, that is just silly. make it so." [ laughter ] that's right. a growing number of democrats want president obama to replace joe biden with hillary clinton as a running mate in 2012. and by growing number of democrats, i mean president obama and hillary clinton. [ laughter ] you guys hear about the jetblue flight attendant yesterday? [ cheers ] that guy's pretty awesome, right? [ light laughter ] i kind of love that dude. some passenger cursed at him, i guess, and he just -- he flipped out. he grabbed two beers, and he opened the emergency chute and just slid out and said, "screw all this." yeah. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i'm not sure what the big deal is, though. 'cause that's how i leave here every day. [ laughter ] before the jetblue flight attendant jumped down the emergency chute, he said, "there goes 28 years." i guess it's not too surprising that someone would snap after 28 years of explaining how

. >>> today, vice president, joe biden, is in baghdad to preside over a ceremony that marks the formal to combat operations in iraq. the vice president arrived earlier to participate in the change of command and change of mission ceremony. mr. biden also plans to encourage iraqi leaders and political stalemate and norm a new government. president obama will deliver an address on the iraq war tonight. he set an august 30th deadline to lowering the number of troops in iraq to 50,000. >>> also this morning, president obama spoke about the economy and called for a so- called attack on the lingering recession. he delivered his comments from the rose garden saying congress needs to pass a bill that's been under debate for four months. it's an aid package that would provide tax cuts and tax incentives. the president says it would give business owners the hiring power they need. >> i ask senate republicans to stop the blockade. the people who sent us here expect us to get things done and improve this economy. >> he addressed the issue after meeting with his economic advisers. he wants congress

vice president joe biden arrived in baghdad on monday to attend a ceremony marking the event. attacks and sectarian conflict have intensified in iraq over the past seven years. international nongovernmental organizations say some 100,000 civilians have been killed. about 50,000 u.s. troops will remain in iraq until the end of next year to help train iraqi security forces. iraq has yet to form a new government five months after parliamentary elections, which is delaying the rebuilding of the economy and infrastructure. >>> palestinian president's said israel would be to blame if the new israeli-palestinian talks fail in the occupied territories. abbas maded a televised speech on monday. the peace talks will resume in washington on monday. under president from the united states, benjamin netanyahu declared a ten-month partial freeze on construction in it the west bank to boost prospects for the talk. the talks are due to resume three months before the talks expire. netanyahu told members of his likud party that he had not promised barack obama that he would extend the freeze. th

joe biden always wanted tobe secretary of state. have the jobs switch. >> that would be a real game change? chris: when we come back, scoops and predictions. chris: welcome back. john, tell me something i don't know. >> with all this talk about 2012, newt gingrich i think is going to run in 2012 on the republican side and i think people underestimate him alt their peril especially if the field is as small as it could be the he could win the nomar:. chris: erin? >> this week we found out mortgages were at almost a record low for 30-year mortgages. home sales still down. one economist said we're going to see new home construction double in the next two years. don't know. but many are saying it's possible. if that happens this economy is going to be in a totally different place. >> here's one -- guns and bankruptcy. there are members ofesongr cs -- congress who want to protect guns if you file pernalso bankruptcy. you get to keep some household guns. the n.r.a. would like you to be able to keep gps. >> in september when congress comes

vice president joe biden is in baghdad to oversee the transition there and president obama will address the nation this evening. ktvu is live from the washington d.c. newsroom with more on the story. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam. let's get right to a look at andrews air force base. president obama left us about half an hour ago for texas to thank iraq war veterans for their service. the president will follow his visit with an oval office address tonight formally marking the end of combat operations in iraq. some veteran groups say he should declare victory in the war. but this morning the white house press secretary made clear that's not going to happen. >> i don't think winning the war is going to look like it has in previous decades. no vendser ceremony on a battleship out at sea. but there's no question that today marks a significant transition in our relationship with iraq. >> reporter: now meanwhile vice president joe biden is meeting with iraqi leaders in baghdad and presiding over a formal change of command ceremony. in just the last few hours he i

vice president joe biden was there along with four senators and governors. and this focus seen an enormous quiet neighborhood in brooklyn this baby stroller was found change will post with plastic roses the stroller was paid to all way to resembling a outpost a memorial for bicyclist. people living in a stroller said they don't know of any children who died recently. this is been that's bought for about three weeks. i look at traffic your looking at 680 near the 24 interchange the cars headed our way our northbound. keep your won a one in san jose it's a different scene the traffic moving well here in both directions. stay with us. ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing tv... you can take with you. u-verse now lets you download, watch hit tv shows and schedule recordings on your mobile phone. order u-verse tv today. plans starting at just $29 a month for six months, with dvr included. plus upgrade to u-verse u300 and get the u-verse mobile app free. take the u-verse tv experience with you. and record up to four shows at once from any room on a single dvr and p

. >>> vice president joe biden has been involved in a runway mishap in a long island new york airport. air force 2 was taking off from the hamptons when the jet sent a small private plane into the air. no one was injured. just last week, two new york city officers got into an accident while escorting bide ton jfk airport. >>> hundreds of influential democrats rallied around embattled charles rangel here in new york last night. the occasion, an 80th birthday party for rangel who was also seen in light of the ethic charges. among those, two new york senators facing re-election in the fall. >>> another longtime congressman who battled ethics charges has died. democrat dan rostenkowski represented the chicago area. dan rostenkowski died yesterday of lung cancer. he was 82 years old. >>> and now the amazing ascent of africa's highest peak. three u.s. veterans with only one real human leg among them the top of tanzania mount kilimanjaro. they reached it last saturday after six days of climbing. the men said the message is you can be active no matter disability. one said reaching the top was

. >>> in iraq, joe biden arrived in baghdad today. on wednesday he'll take part in a military ceremony marking the end of u.s. combat operations more than seven years after the war began. biden is also trying to convince iraqi leaders to form a new government. >>> and in china, another monster traffic jam formed north of beijing. it was 18 miles long. and some of the drivers were actually stranded for the entire day. this comes just four days after a 60-mile traffic jam was cleared. chinese officials did that by sending motorists on a detour. a 180-mile long detour. >>> organizers of an association launched a probusiness effort tonight. therichmond business -- leaders said they formed the group in reaction to what they call efforts by some who live in the area to restrict or drive away businesses. >> facing considerable opposition from neighborhood groups, neighbors, etc. that don't see the full picture that don't understand that a healthy community center is what's most valuable for a neighborhood and a community. >> the enrichment a

joe biden always wanted tobe secretary of state. have the jobs switch. >> that would be a real game change? chris: when we come back, scoops and predictions. any vacation we want? with our chase ultimate rewards, we can go anywhere. how about snorkeling? how about camping? welcome to ultimate rewards. maybe skiing? the rewards program that lets you go anywhere... let's go there. anyt no black outs. no restrictions on airfare and hotels. ultimate rewards is available on chase credit, debit and business cards. chase what matters. chris: welcome back. john, tell me something i don't know. >> with all this talk about 2012, newt gingrich i think is going to run in 2012 on the republican side and i think people underestimate him alt their peril especially if the field is as small as it could be the he could win the nomar:. chris: erin? >> this week we found out mortgages were at almost a record low for 30-year mortgages. home sales still down. one economist said we're going to see new home construction double in the next two years. don't

. >> joe biden is in baghdad to preside over the formal end of combat operations. as iraqi soldiers take over security, even the name is changing from iraqi freedom to operation new dawn. despite some high-ofile attacks, robert gates said violence is at the lowest level since the war began. >> his forc haven't needed to conduct an air strik in more than six months. and an impoant victory against trans-national terror, al-queda and iraq has been largely cut off from its masters abroad. >> there are now about 50,000 u.s. troops in iraq down from a peak of 170,000 during the surge. and those that remain will advise and assist raer than take the lead on missions. in a prime minister addss tonight from the oval office, president obama will talk how a drawdo fulfills a campaign promise. >> the natn as he truly wants to rebuild is the nation that he lives in the united stat of america. >> but there are still things left undone. five months after the last election, iraq politicians haven't been able to form a g. and some leaders worry that al-queda and other militant group

. >> joe biden is in baghdad to preside over the formal end of combat operations. as iraqi soldiers take over security, even the name is changing from iraqi freedom to operation new dawn. despite some high-profile attacks, robert gates said violence is at the lowest level since the war began. >> his forces haven't needed to conduct an air strike in more than six months. and an important victory against trans-national terror, al-queda and iraq has been largely cut off from its masters abroad. >> there are now about 50,000 u.s. troops in iraq down from a peak of 170,000 during the surge. and those that remain will advise and assist rather than take the lead on missions. in a prime minister address tonight from the oval office, president obama will talk how a drawdown fulfills a campaign promise. >> the nation as he truly wants to rebuild is the nation that he lives in the united states of america. >> but there are still things left undone. five months after the last election, iraqi politicians haven't been able to form a g. and some leaders worry that al-queda and ot

vice president joe biden quickly fired back, saying the congressman is nostalgic for bush-era political rhetoric. and, worries about the stalling u.s. economy pushed down oil prices. in new york trading, october futures fell 2% to $71.63 a barrel. >> tom: still ahead, tonight's "word on the street" is "security." james rogers of thestreet.com joins us for a look at some under-the-radar computer security stocks. >> susie: russia's economy is picking up and recovering from the global financial crisis. as we continue our series on investing in the so-called brics-- brazil, russia, india and china-- tonight we focus on russia. its economy grew more than 4% in the first half of this year, after tumbling almost 8% in 2009. i asked about the outlook from evan checkerov, chief economist for russia at bank of america merrill lynch. >> because of the economic growth, there is 5.5% this year. this should be a very good performance relative to many economies, but as far as some emerging market economies like brazil, china, and india, it will not be as good. for example, for china, we expect around