"The Last Outpost" -  Segment tells the story of the extraordinary challenges faced by a U.S. military team training the Afghan National Army in a tiny, embattled outpost near the Afghan-Pakistan border.

Things You Need to Know About - Alison Stewart informs viewers "What You Can Do Right Now to Lower Your Cancer Risk."

Texas Textbooks -  About every 10 years, the Texas State Board of Education revises the standards for its textbooks. But this year, this elected body is dominated by a majority of Christian conservatives who have been accused of inserting their politics and religious beliefs into the curriculum. NEED TO KNOW traveled to Austin, Byran and Mt. Pleasant, Texas, to interview Don McLeroy, a member of the conservative bloc on the board, Thomas Raitliff, who defeated McLeroy in his re-election to the School Board of Education, and Kathy Miller of the Texas Freedom Network, a watchdog group that monitors the religious right.

Commentary -  With this week's news of President Obama nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court, Alison Stewart provides insight into Kagan's mentor, Justice Thurgood Marshall.