>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. here are the stories we're following for you. >> a second city falls to a al-qaeda splinter group. >> chuck hagel on the defense as lawmakers question him on the bergdahl prisoner swap. and eri eric cantor, what

it means potentially for people across the country. >> the situation is quickly deteriorating in iraq. at least 23 people are dead and areas are run over by didn't groups. we have the latest from baghdad. >> reporter: just as i spoke with one of our sources, and he confirms that isil fighters are still in control. now, there are conflicting reports saying that army forces are clearing tikrit of what they

call terrorists. we have from the same sources from the iraqi state television that fighter jets are targeting convoys from isil fighters outside of tikrit and near the city. so very complicated with the fluid situation. now when it comes the senior police police forces and kurdish forces are clearing different areas of the area. it is not inside the city itself, it is on the outskirts. but the fact that the army is cleansing areas means that armed fighters did control a number of areas. when it comes to baghdad, let me give you the latest for the wave of on two suicide attacks.

23 people killed and 40 injured in the capitol of baghdad. >> a dramatic shake up in congress. eric cantor loses his chief to tea party backed challenger. it is the first time ever that a house majority leader has launchelaunch lost a primary, and it is totally unexpected. what does the upset mean for the republican party. >> no one saw this coming, stephanie. consider this one statistic. eric cantor had $5 million in the bank. his challenger, the person who emerged victorious over eric cantor had $122,000 in the bank

the capitol is in a shock. a group of republican conservative, the conservative caucus in the house of representatives now meeting behind closed doors. when asked he said the tea party have put these people in power and they have not followed through. that's the estimation of conservatives. right now we're trying to understand exactly how this is going to work out. i don't think the republican leadership knows if he stays as majority leader, or if there is an insurgency right now to replace him with one of their own. there is talk of backroom maneuvering. a lot of moving parts here the basic bottom line is a tea party insurgency came out of nowhere. and where the tea party brought

a string of defeats. >> it is unprecedented ground. eric cantor is a major player in legislation that is currently on the table in the house, including immigration reform. what is this loss going to mean for those bills. >> this is eric cantor's problem with conservatives. insufficient fidelity for the cause of conservative values even though let's face t eric cantor is one of the most conservative legislators. he said he would allow a path for citizenship for young people who came to this country without say so, who came for their parents, that was enough for attacks from the republican right from the tea party. it's hard to say if that's the sole factor, not to mention with all the money he had, he ran a poor campaign, and he spends his time on the weekend traveling around the country raising money

for other candidates. he is not in that position any more. >> i understand he was in washington at the latest tuesday and not in his district, and that caught him by surprise. mike viqueira reporting from the hill. thank you. it was different story in sout south carolina. graham grabbed 57% of the vote. five other candidates were in single digits. the tea party failed to unseat mitch mcconnell and john corning. in mississippi chris mcda mcdaniel has forced a run of. defense secretary chuck hagel is answering questions about the bowe bergdahl swap.

congress wants to know how the decision to free bergdahl was made. what new information is coming out of the hearing. >> reporter: they are on the hot seat and they assured congress that time is running out to make this deal, that bergdahl was in poor health, the risk of his safety was growing. he said he had to act quickly. they couldn't put up with any possible leaks. as for the five taliban released in exchanged for bergdahl they had not been implicated in any attacks against the u.s. and he said that it was appropriate to consider them as trades for this deal. >> if any of these detainees try to rejoin the fight, they'll be doing so at their own peril. there is always some risk in the transfer of detainees from guantanamo. this is not a risk-free business. we get that.

>> now members of congress, particularly republicans, were hardly convinced of negotiating with terrorists, and hurting the u.s. going forward and they did not get 30-day notice for any release from guantanamo as required under law. >> there have been critics on both sides of the aisle, but the republican party has been especially critical. how is this playing out in the hearing. >> reporter: a lot of fiery exchanging between the the congress and the secretary, and why is bowe bergdahl still in germany, why he has not been brought back to face questions. here's a little bit of that exchange. >> you're trying to tell me that he's being held in germany because of his medical condition? >> congressman i hope you're not implying anything other than that. the fact is--

>> answer the question, mr. secretary. >> i will answer it, i don't like the implication of the question. he's being held there our medical professionals don't believe he's ready. this is not just about a physical situation. this guy was held for almost five years. this is not just about can he get on his feet, walk and get to a plane. >> you're telling me he cannot be questioned because of his condition. >> i'm telling you the medical professionals, who we rely on their judgment for his health, which i assume everybody respects, will make the determination when he's ready to move and move to the next step which most likely be san antonio, then we can proceed. >> now some have called bergdahl a deserter, some in his unit. secretary hagel said that bergdahl has his rights, and he'll be judged on his acts when the time is appropriate. there will be questions back and

forth, and there will be a closed door section for classified questions later on today. >> lisa stark reporting from washington, thank you. new details are coming out about sunday's police shootings in las vegas. the las vegas police department said jarrett miller was killed by shots from police officers, not from his wife amanda. the husband and wife are accused of killing two police officers and a bystander. the police say the couple was involved with white supremacis supremacists. private contractors from plaque water are on trial for what they call a massacre in iraq four years ago. four mercenaries are in court for an incident in 2007 that left 14 iraqi civilians dead. they're arguing it was self defense when they open fired on cars in a busy intersection. another former blackwater worker already pleaded guilty.

the trial was initially dismissed which prosecutors say was a mistake. black water was hired to manage conflicts in iraq. many say the county should not be hosting the game. we have reports from rio de janeiro. >> reporter: this european fan saved up for years to make the journey to brazil. >> it's a world cup event like no other. it spurs patriotism no matter your country's problems says this man from spain.

now it's their chance. fans from every continent take photos at the stadium where the final match will be held. but a few meters away brazilian public servants are outraged at corruption and waste. >> it's crazy to understand they pay millions and millions to football, and the people nothing. >> reporter: residents of this middle class street put out the welcome mat for the world cup. but they are the exceptions. as we've seen for ourselves from one of the highest advantage points. what stands out is what is missing, the houses, the streets, the buildings are not blasterred with brazilian flags and decorations as they've

always been before a world cup, even when hosted thousands of kilometers away. these football lovers tell us they will be watching the games but not celebrating the expense associated with hosting it. a somber mood, yes, but one that will give way to the passion of football brazilians are known for once the tournament actually gets under way. ririo de janeiro. >> in south korea a massive raid on a church. 70-year-old is considered the most wanted man in the country. his company owns the ferry that sank last april. thousands of companies and prosecutors searched the church area but they could not find him. the crew went on trial this week. the ferry capsized with 500 passengers, most of whom were never rescued. from london there are pro

tests. why drivers tried to bring traffic to a standstill. and risking it all. children who travel thousands of miles in search of the american dream. the deadly dangerous they face crossing the border.

>> two people have reportedly been killed after a drone strike in pakistan. it happened in the region north. three missel missiles were filed. this is the first drone strike since december 2013. taxi drivers using. drivers say it endangers their livelihood. they want those drivers to be bound by the same rules they

are. children ending up in detention centers in the southwest. even more troubling are the many who don't survive. >> reporter: in the south texas cemetery 80 miles north of the border scattered among the headstones and memorials are the unknown and often unmarked graves of people who died seeking the american dream. hundreds of undocumented immigrants are buried here. in bio hazard bags, garbage bags. a shopping bag. >> reporter: dr. lori baker and her team from baylor university are exhuming the bodies in hopes of one day returning them to their families. the team comes every year, and it's never an easy job, but this year the discoveries are especially troubling. >> they could be children. they could be children.

some of the bags are very, very mall. >> the scientists won't know for sure until they test the bodies in their labs but the numbers of those crossing the rio grande valley is tripling, and most of the children's bodies will go undiscovered. their bones are small as it is, and once scavengers come in, and once they decompose they're harder to find. that's why we're not finding many yet. >> how confident are you that they are out there. >> i can't imagine. there have to be so many. we're find something man finding so many adults, there has to be so many children. >> reporter: as volunteers private citizens who help the border patrol he often rescues children lost on his land. >> we find children all the time out here. they're starving to death. they hadn't had food and water for three or four days.

they're in bad shape. throwing up, bleeding from the nostrils. that's a sign of dehydration. >> sometimes they find young bodies. >> they found a young boy dead on a hot day like today there will be three or four people die out here. maybe more. >> so why so many bodies here 80 miles north of the border? well, the u.s. border patrol checkpoint down the highway is key. smugglers will drive immigrants no further to this point. this is where they would take off on foot through the rough terrain. the nearest town is 15 miles away. >> they walk all this way through all this private property through this deep sand. these kids can't keep up. the women can't keep up. >> what happens? in they die. if they can't find their way out of here they die. >> it's so wrong that this is

happening. it's so wrong that it's been happening for so long. i'm amazed that there is not public outrage with this loss of life. it's happening to abundantly across the border. there seems to be a callousness towards it. the lives of men, women, children ended before their life begins. >> easing the fear for men and women who served in the military. coming up, the phone app designed to help them transition to civilian life. if i told you that a free ten-second test

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and get two wifi networks included. comcast business built for business. >> welcome back. i'm stephanie sy. we do have breaking news coming in. there are reports that eric cantor will step down from his leadership position by the end of july. let's bring in mike viqueira from washington. mike, this is in the wake of his losing his primary challenge last night in his district. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: well, stephanie, i'm standing here in the house of representatives in what is known as statutary hall.

eric cantor will be resigning his majority leader july 31st. they have already begun the internal warfare and maneuvering has already begun, but that is the bottom line. erik captoeric cantor out. >> i'm glad you were able to confirm that. a lot of us were wondering what would happen within the g.o.p. leadership of the house. we now know that cantor will step down at the end of july. what do we know what this means for john boehner. cantor was in line for the next speaker of the house. >> he was in line to be the next speaker of the house. it was no secret john boehner in this last term was going to step aside. eric cantor had been har heir apparent for quite some time. he saw that boehner was likely

to serve one more two-year term in house of representatives. cantor stepped down and it's clear. the power in the house look at the compromise in this congress. this was perhaps the final nail in the coffin in 2017 in the new

administration. >> mike viqueira reporting from washington, and mike has confirmed that eric cantor will be leaving his position as leader--majority leader of the house by the end of july, jul july 31st. officials are using an app to help men and women in the military. >> studying hard for the transition from military life to civilian life. something they both admit is intimidating. >> a little. i'm scared. i'm scared. i'm so used to this way of life, and already knowing what i'm supposed to do. >> i'm worried a little bit. i'm a father of two. i have two kids. it's not just me. >> getting out of the military is not as simple as saying i

quit. the pentagon now requires service members to start planning a year ahead. it's essential and it's a bewildering process that involves tedious paperwork and a week of classes. >> each class has 50 people in a room. >> robin runs the transition program. they go over benefits, education options, job hunting and more. this base will send 8,000 soldiers and airmen into civilian life. nationwide 800,000 will leave as u.s. armed forces shrink. they'll have to go through 256-step process. >> turn in your equipment. you try to get housing to sign off on things. you're trying to get your you want to sign off on things saying you turned things in.

>> maybe this could help, a mobile application to help them navigate the termination process and put resources at their finger tips. >> when you push that button based on my location, food, shelter, cash, hot lines. >> opening to modernize the military's mobile presence. he applauded all the steps it takes just to leave the service. he said the information needs to be updated for the modern soldier. >> they text more than they talk. they view things on their mobile platforms. what systems do we have available that are catering to this generation? >> reporter: a generation in uniform looking for new ways to face the future. >> ending thanything that helps you, i'm all for it. >> reporter: he said anything that includes the app will be

helpful. they hope to see it rolled out to all army users next year. adam schauffler, seattle. >> meteorologist: we're watching for severe weather later today. there is a storm over the great lakes and pulling a lot of warm moist air over the south. sunshine could lead to thunderstorms later this afternoon and this evening. it's not warm everywhere. 66 to 85 in washington, d.c. a big temperature difference between the two. you have the wind coming off the ocean this time of year. that keeps the temperatures down. almost hot with temperatures climbing near 90 degrees. moisture pulled in from the gulf

and the atlantic. that's what is fueling these thunderstorms later today. warm air being pulled off with the moisture this shows very muggy and humid as we get that wind off the ocean in the atlantic and gulf. there is a lot of moisture to link that front, which is just north of washington, d.c. south and east of this storm with a little sunshine we took in severe storms later today, and overnight tonight as the storms begin to move off to the northeast. that's where all that moisture in place and sunshine forecast. also the potential for storms out west as the moisture returns from the gulf. a little dry line sets up here. this is common to see this developing here, texas, oklahoma, and east of this you get storms developing. you watch that later today as they could become strong and severe. certainly nothing yet but we'll keep an eye closely on this radar. we'll talk more about severe weather and other places across the country. >> thanks. and thank you for watching

al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. "fault line" is up next. for more information on need headlines go to www.aljazeera.com. have a great day. >> nogales, arizona. a bus has arrived filled with people being deported from the united states. >> right now we're headed to san juan bosco, a shelter here in nogales where the mexican immigration authorities have picked the people who were just deported, they take them there so they have a place to stay on their first night back in mexico.