>> the president prepares to meet in just two hours with congression nat leaders in response to the chaos. gm ceo called on the carpet again for the company's recall problems. plus the ruling with the washington redskins that could hit the team's owners right in the fires.

>> with begin with the crisis in iraq. prime minister nouri al-maliki insists they're pushing back isil. >> we are absorbed the momentum of the set back. we will continue dealing heavy blows to militants. >> critics say the fighting in iraq comes from years of mismanagement. there are allegations that the prime minister is responsible for the deep divisions of the country. >> when the fighters from the islami he's islamic state in iraq and the levant, the world woke up. sunni hard liners had the iraqi

army on the run. >> he's turned out to be a sectarian leader. marginalizing the kurds and the shia, that really is a recipe of disaster. >> maliki has within prime minister for eight years. mr. maliki is coming under unprecedented pressure not just at home but also abroad. london, oil executives gather.

most of the people here want a peaceful united iraq. many of them are worried that the country is, in fact, in danger of breaking up. this man was once the united states ambassador in baghdad. he sat down with nouri al-maliki in the past. if he could do so again what would i tell him? >> act immediately to repair relationships with the kurds and reach out to the sunnies. this is a questiothis is not a question of meeting people have way. he'll have to take the initiative. iraq is in serious trouble right now. >> do you think it could break up. >> i think every day we should take our information and base our opinions on what has happened in the last 24 hours.

>> outside intervention above all from the united states and iran has rallied. mr. maliki may well succeed in keeping the sunni rebels out of baghdad. but convincing all iraqis in the national interests. >> here's why so many are concerned. isil militants taking control of iraq's largest oil refinery. iraqi army gaining control in the first to fall to the rebels. it sits a few hours drive from baghdad. and with battle comes casualties. >> reporter: iraq war is just a week old, and already there are casualties. this man's family is shia. his job is to deliver food to

soldiers. last thursday he was delivering breakfast and came under attack and was killed by the islamic state of iraq and levant. >> according to the prophet mohammed no muslim can kill another muslim. my brother was so generous, exceptional and kind. he didn't deserve to die. >> despite the obvious dangers a large number of people are showing interest in joining the iraqi army after the high cleric said it was the duty of all iraqis. they will call on those who are eligible. officially they're not giving out exact numbers but say hundreds of thousands want to be recruited. a large number are from the shia in the south of the country.

this man's grandsons are too young to join but say they want to fight. he said he's willing to do anything. >> this is our duty. it's our jihad to fight. i will do anything that they ask of me. my sons will do the same. if i lose them or my grandsons then it's a blessing. i only wish i had more sons to give. >> the call to fight is the duty of all iraqis sectarian politics is still an initial. many political parties and clerics are framing this as a sectarian war. which means that sunnies in predominantly shia neighborhoods are a concern. >> reporter: both the isil and the sunni rebels say they're fighting for sunni islam. that's a real issue for people here. they're nervous speaking about it. whether it's indifferent. whether it's pro or anti-,they don't want to speak out because

it's seen as dangerous. >> our continuing coverage of the crisis in iraq will continue in just a few minutes. we'll go to washington to talk to our white house correspondent mike viqueira. congressional leaders will be meeting with the president in just two hours. to have words from the libya of justice. today's response was the first from the country since the arrest of the first suspect for the 2012 attack on the embassy. that attack left four americans left including ambassador chris stevens. he was taken to in a raid on sunday. gm ceo mary barra facing tough questions about the defect that led to 50 crashes and 13

deaths. gm is said to have known about the default for 13 years but first talked about it this year. >> lawmakers asked very pointed questions whether the ceo mary barra can change the culture and they're skeptical about the true story, why it took more than a decade to recognize this vehicle defect that led to 50 crashes and 13 deaths. >> why the foot dragging? is this typical of g.m.'s investigation of product concern? how do you plan to change this? >> we're working through recall today. we've expedited it and the most senior levels are involved in it. while i don't want to do recalls we're going to do what is right for our customers and we're demonstrating it today.

>> reporter: barra has outlined changes including a new top safety officer and engineers. but these are folks who worked for the old g.m. so are you changing the culture? testifying, the lead attorney on the internal g.m. investigation into this problem. he painted a corporation with a culture of secrecy and meetings where no notes were kept and no one took responsibility. >> lisa on that note the families of the victims of these crashes also holding a news conference in washington today. what exactly are they calling for a? >> they did hold a new conference and they sat in during the hearing. they're interested in compensation. they'll start getting that, according to gm, august 1st. more than that they want justice. listen to laura christian, whose birth daughter was killed in a chevy cobalt in 2005.

>> i'm hoping that they hold those who knew and did nothing criminally liable. fy went out and hurt or killed somebody we would be held to the full extent of the law, and g.m. should not be held any different. >> the department of justice is expecting the automaker to see if anyone should face criminal charges. >> lisa stark for us in washington, d.c. thank you very much. also on capitol hill congress wants to know more about the prisoner swap involving bowe bergdahl. one of those testing today serve inside afghanistan with bergdahl. bowe bergdahl spent five years in captivity until his release last month. another execution scheduled in florida marking the first time the prisoners have been put to death since the botched execution in oklahoma wellens

was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl and john winfield was given a lethal inyankee injection in the state of missouri. >> the patent office is calling the football thame's name despairing. >> this is a story that will not go away. there are powerful people who want this name change. you have to believe that soon it will be changed. we have the trademark trial appeal board. they've canceled in the last couple of hours. six trademarks associated with the washington redskins. what does this mean? it does not mean that the redskins have to stop using the redskins name. in a can continue. but it lost the patent protection on its merchandise which means very subtly, but it

works well if you want to see the name changed because it means that other manufacturers can come in and make redskins tires. >> and in washington the bootleggers line up, they could sell that merchandise. >> icoironically we could see more redskins merchandise. >> it is another example of powerful people moving against that name. now a lot of people are speaking out. >> harry reid. 50 of the democra senate caucus

writing to the washington red skin leaders. sometimes things change in washington. thank you very much. >> one of the country's separatist to stop practice of child brides and underage sex.

>> which want to return to our top story. growing pressure on president obama to say what he plans to do on worsening crisis in iraq. he's set to meet with top congressional leaders in the white house all to come up with the strategy of how to handle illinois. mike viqueira our white house correspondent is at the white house. what are the options on the table right now? >> del, it's interesting. the white house is billing this as a status check. they're not proposing or putting

forth any new ideas or actions that the president is set to take. it looks little bily that the prospect of unilateral airstrikes on the part of united states is growing dimmer. airstrikes are an option whether it be toma hawk missiles launched from the ships in the gulf or drone attacks. they have made the first steps to reach out to iran to see what kind of cooperation they can offer, and there is talk of small special forces unit, but being sent in iraq to train and advise iraqi forces. >> the president may have tipped the administration' hand earlier today. >> well, it's true. secretary of defense chuck hagel and chief of staff martin

dempsey a testified saying this is a common theme. this is not something that the united states could have prevented notwithstanding the lack of a residual force that has been the criticism of many republicans over the last several days. thithis is squarely on nouri al-maliki's door step. the army left not because they were cowards, but because they had no faith. >> we turned a pretty significant situation over for the reasons you noted to the iraqi people when we phased out of our military involvement in iraq. we've done everything we could to help them. it's up to the iraqis. they wanted to manage and governor their own country. so i don't think we should assign blame to the united states for this.

>> and it's clear now that the administration wants to see real movement towards reconciliation and reform within iraq within the maliki government before doing anything substantial. it has to be seen and coupled with internal reform. >> that meeting less than two hours away. what are they saying? >> the republicans for their part, those who will be in attendance, the speaker of the house john boehner and the leader in the senate are trying to put the onus on the trust t president to turn back these rebel forces who have made such dramatic gains. but it was harry reid, an angry harry reid escortateing the neo-conservatives, many who were the architects of the 2003 invasion of iraq, and many who have been critical of the invasion. you hear a lot from democrats. he doesn't want to see any more

americans heading back to iraq in any sort of role whatsoever. resistence to democrats for any reengagement in iraq. >> mike, thank you very much. we want to briefly take you to washington, to the white house to show you something that you won't see any more. jay carpy carney, this is his last day on the job. let's listen to what he's briefly telling reporters. mum is the word from jay carney, but we'll keep an eye on what he is saying and listen to what he's saying as well. we'll keep an eye on whether the president decides to sneak in the briefing room to say goo goodbye. we turn to malawi. one in three children are married before they turn 18. there is a fight to end the

practice. >> she is 14 years old. and this is her two-year-old daughter. she is the victim of a cultural practice that encourages young girls to have sex early in some parts of malawi. it's a right of passage. >> there are six to seven years where they were taken for an taken. they were to come back and they were supposed to be cleansed, which means they have to pass the initiation. >> she's fallen behind. she should be in secondary school not primary but she's determined to catch up. >> when i had my baby i was ashamed. i'm happy to be back in school.

>> changing old customs is not easy. government officials don't have figures of how many girls are affected but the dropout rate in rural schools is high. sometimes when a girl is pregnant she is immediately expelled from school. teachers and others in school feel she will be a bad influence on school. young mothers feel unwanted and abandoned. not all initiation practices encourage sex. but many believe there is more that can be done. >> there is very little happening on the ground. >> community leaders try to promise her to go back to school. her dreams do not have to end just because she got pregnant so young.

>> palestinian president mahmood abbas said he's working with israel to find those missing teenagers. meanwhile there were more arrested overnight at the west bank. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu believes that hamas is hyped the abduction. one of those missing teens has dual citizenship with u.s. and israel. an inspiration for an entire country. as team chile prepares to face spain, fans are now looking to those miners who were trapped for days for inspiration. we see reports from rio de janeiro. >> four years ago 33 trapped miners made chile's catch cry world famous, and now they're doing it in a campaign ad to

support their football team. >> in this place we were trapped for 70 days. the earth had swallowed us. we knew that outside there were millions of chileans who believed in us, that's why we're taking this dirt to brazil to where our team is based, to fill them with hope and courage to show the world that for a chileans nothing is impossible. spain, holland, we weren't afraid because we have looked death in the face and come out victorious. [ cheering ] >> it's that determination that brought tens of thousands of chileans here to support their team, and to show they aren't intimidated by the so-called group of deaths. the luck of the draw that has pitted chile against two of the toughest. >> chile has a great team, but it's the underdog, the cinde

the cinderella compared to spain and holland. that's why thousands have pressed the mountain because they think it's faith that will make the difference. >> we can do it with the strength. [ cheering ] >> suggesting that chile is the cinderella of the group. >> no game ends after midnight which means that cinderella can become a princess. and remember brazil's technical director said he's nervous about playing key lay. don't under estimate us. >> unique breed of street musicians work up the fans although they need no encouragement. >> we have saved money. we took time off from work and

for the kids to miss school to give our team courage. >> day and night they waved their flag and cried chants that almost everyone no matter what country knows by heart. al jazeera, rio de janeiro. >> coming up on al jazeera america simply put it's hot out there, almost 90 degrees here in new york city, but a lot worse elsewhere. your national forecast is next.

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questions about a recall that led to 13 deaths. the patent office calling washington redskins team name disparaging to native americans. >> i'm dave warren. it's stormy with severe weather starting today. out west the reservoir levels are at 49% with the current reading, and it's historically about 61% of average. levels will continue to drop until hopefully there are more storms this coming fall. until then we need some rain, and we're not getting it. the rainfall continuing to stay dry. still the dry weather continues across the west. here is the stormy weather with some flooding possible and the rain storms continue to push. the weather pattern showing a little cooler thanks to this trough of low pressure.

this ridge is developing, you're viewing that across the southeast and the mid-atlantic heat and humidity. that's why the heat will look to be continuing, and it's just getting started. in boise, 50, spokane, 50, and trying to warm up in california. in the east temperatures are above 90. philadelphia, washington, d.c. close to 90, new york. this comes with the humidity. we have heat advisories in effect as the temperatures today will climb well above 90 degrees. when you factor that heat plus humidity the body can't cool itself. be aware that have during prolonged activity outside. showers and storms may be developing in the east but it's right here where it's down here between the hot weather and cool weather setting up. we have more severe weather expected with slight risk of severe weather continues today. we're watching that area closely. >> thank you very much.

thanthank you for watching al jazeera america. "fault line" is next. a reminder you can always check us out 4 hours a day at www.aljazeera.com where the news never stops. >> we're here at the darrington unit, which is a maximum security prison on the outskirts of texas. >> jimarquez holland is 20 years old. he's been imprisoned here for three years. >> to me, i feel like what i was doing was petty. petty crimes - i never thought in a million years that i would be 17 and in prison. never thought.