will not like it. they're doing it swiftly and efficiently. and now those militants are heading towards their ultimate target, baghdad, making matters worse, this morning iraqi officials are asking the u.s. for help to fight them back. we're covering all aengngles th morning beginning with nic robertson. he's following the developments from amman, jordan. what do we understand now? >> the government in iraq is meeting to decide if they're going to declare a state of emergency. they also, through state tv, say they've retaken the important town of tikrit. it's far from clear whether or not that's true and accurate. ice s isis, on the other hand, threatening more and more to come. >> reporter: the battle is not yet raging, says an isis spokesman in a chilling new message, reportedly uploaded by the terrorist group. don't give up a hands' width of

ground you have liberated, he says. only over your dead bodies and march towards baghdad because we have scores to settle there. isis already closing in 100 miles north seizing tikrit, the hometown of saddam hussein. mosul, iraq's second largest city, and parts of beijing, an oil refining town, iraq's foreign minister said action is needed. >> i hope this incident really will lead all iraqi leaders to come together to face this serious mortal threat to the country. >> reporter: suggesting a wider aim by the terrorists. seizing baiji means having control over the highway leading into mosul, making it more difficult for the iraqi government to enforce its troops. and in tikrit, the terrorist group overran a military base.

american supplied humvees, weapons and ammunition, now in in their hands. the former american ambassador to iraq says if the fight reaches baghdad, it will destabilize the country and undercut global oil supplies. >> this is no longer a messy situation in is a catastrophe for the people of iraq, for american policy, and for the entire region. this is an extremely dangerous situation. it appears that no force can stop these people. >> reporter: a country in crisis. 2 1/2 years after american troops lowered the flag of command over baghdad, officially ending the u.s. military's presence in iraq. an operation that took the lives of over 4,000 u.s. troops. no indication yet the iraqi government is about to make the political compromises necessary to win this fight. at the same time, sectarian

militias are growing. shia community gathering militias to protect their shrines. michaela? >> thank you. the white house is debating new levels of assistance as the iraqi government asks for more help including possible air strikes against these islamic radicals. barbara starr is live at the pentagon with more on this and what the u.s. is willing and able to do. >> good morning, michaela. well, jim schuitto has been told by a u.s. official, our colleague, jim schuitto, indeed the iraqis have told the u.s. they are open to u.s. air strikes over their territory to repel the militant. but would that happen? would president obama, who from the beginning has been opposed to the war in iraq, got the u.s. out of iraq, would he really authorize u.s. air strikes over iraq either by manned aircraft, putting a pailot at risk, or drones. that is a significant question and a lot of people doubt he would. right now from the white house you're seeing statements of concern.

but right now all of the language appears to be -- official language appears to be limited in the concept of helping with additional equipment, training, intelligence sharing, perhaps helping the iraqis with some intelligence sharing about where these militants are located. over the years, since the u.s. got involved in iraq, the u.s. has given iraq $15 billion in arms and equipment. on the way f-16s, apache helicopters. the question is can the iraqi forces really look after their own security. >> i know you're hearing the same things i am, this does not feel good. this was the worst fear of pulling out, what they're dealing with right now. we will come back to you with more reporting. let's switch to the political situation more centered at home. it's been called a scale 8 earthquake. sticking with that metaphor, congressman eric cantor's shocking primary defeat led to a major aftershock yesterday. the republican announced he is

stepping down as majority leader. the question is, have the tremors stopped or does cantor's departure signal a seismic shift for the gop between now and november? cnn's athena jones is following the developments from capitol hill. good morning, athena. what's going on? >> congressman cantor was seen as the most conservative member of the house leadership team and a likely successor to speaker john boehner. now the focus is on who will the next majority leader and what this defeat will mean for the party. >> while i intend to serve out my term as a member of congress in the 7th district of virginia, effective july 31st i will be stepping down adds majority leader. >> reporter: the stunning defeat of majority leader eric cantor has left the gop reeling. >> i'm like everybody else, i was shocked. >> we're all heartbroken. he's heartbroken. >> reporter: the number two republican in the house lost to dave brat, a tea party backed economics professor who painted

the seven-term congressman as out of touch and pro immigration reform. >> will you tell us -- >> reporter: after dodging reporters' questions for hours house speaker john boehner shared this praise for his good friend. democrats said cantor's defeat was another sign of sharp divisions within the gop. >> i think we have seen on display over the last three years a party that is deeply divided and dysfunctional. i think that last night was evident of that. >> reporter: brat is the latest tea party candidate to defeat a so-called mainstream republican. tea party darling ted cruz beat texas establish backed lieutenant governor in a primary in 2012 and went on to win. senator cruz says cantor's loss shows voters are frustrate with washington. >> it is the power of the people to remind every elected official that we work for the american people and not the other way around. >> reporter: just hours after cantor's defeat the jockeying to

replace him is in full swing. number three republican, kevin mccarthy, house majority whip, is one of several lawmakers eyeing the number two post. >> if my dear friend and colleague kevin mccarthy does decide to run i think he would make an outstanding majority leader and i will be backing him with my full support. >> now, you just heard that cantor endorsed california congressman kevin mccarthy for that number two spot. mccarthy is seen as a moderate. since cantor is the most conservative in the house team, it's going to be some pressure to elect a red state conservative to replace him. that leadership election takes place a week from today. >> thank you very much. let's bring in john avlon, cnn political analyst, editor and chief of "the daily beast" and margaret hoover, comment tater and republican strategist. help me with what's the headline here. is the headline, is tea party is back or is the headline something like, not as catchy,

as small turnout presents opportunity for hard liner to expose anger towards washington? >> ding, ding, ding. i think that's far closer to it. this is cantor's loss, not the tea party's win. you couldn't get not one tea party group can point to this victory and say that was us, this is our win. the people who are pointing to it are radio hosts, television radio hosts and conservative right wing. but that frankly, this is a low turnout election, as you mentioned, and cantor maybe just didn't mend the fences at home. it looks like al gore in 2000 who couldn't win his own home state. i think he just didn't have the support he needed in that low turnout election. >> it's a given that as tip o'neal said, all politics are local. it fits under a larger theme of gop war. republican leader in the house to lose the primary is a big, big deal. so that's why people use terms like tea party versus establishment. it fits. the fact that talk radio opposed

cantor so much. he's never backed immigration comprehensive reform. the danger here is that it shifts the entire house gop out of a fit of fear further to the right and we get more gridlock. >> i get you on the logic. i'm just saying on the practical outcome that we're seeing, embolden laura ingraham and other ground fighters for the tea party. >> if you look at every single elected member of the republican house caucus they're deeply disappointed that eric cantor lost. the conservatives, maybe not the tea party, but the rest of them are like, as you saw in the package, heartbroken. eric cantor was the tea party guy in the house leadership. he was considered that but for all -- except for the caucus and 50, right? the tea party caucus but he was the conservative guy. this guy is an outsider. no one endorsed him or said they wanted him to upset eric cantor. >> the caucus is thrilled and so is ted cruz. >> this is a fringe.

>> 50 is a significant factor in government. >> 217 is a quarter. it is not a gop civil war. >> beyond the map lesson though it's enough to block off progress in politics. >> that's true. >> the narrative matters to you guys. >> yeah. >> if you're coming from the republican side, you do not like this tea party wins headline. if you're coming freft left it's all you want to talk about. >> it is that's not true. looked lindsey graham who beat off 60s primary opponents and he was a sponsor of the immigration bill in the senate. he won his primary. the immigration vote didn't hurt him. he's running to a swift re-election. >> you are not making the opposite point you made originally which is that cantor lost this because he didn't take care of home. lindsey graham really campaigned at home. >> exact same point is that you have to take your election seriously. you have to take your voters seriously. and i'm making the point that this is not a tea party upset.

cantor's loss was his own fault, not a national resurgence of the tea party. >> lindsey graham did win a primary with six people running against him from the right the same night that cantor loses. after courageously backing the reform in the senate. the republican party is going focus on the fear factor of the cantor losing in the house and one of the rationalizations they're going to make is good, god, we can't touch immigration reform because we'll be called amnesty by the talk radio crowd. lindsey graham stepped forward. which person, which lesson does the gop continue to take going forward this year? >> that takes us to the insider question of the day, which is, who gets cantor's job as the majority leader? what do you think? >> look, everybody looks automatically to kevin mccarthy but the truth is pete sessions is going to give him a run for his money because pete sessions ran the national republican congressional committee, nrcc, for several years. he lemmed lektd majority of

those guys. what it's going to come down to is, guys and gals, specific relationships that each person has with the caucus in general. >> you think it's about the people, not about what they represent in terms of direction? >> it's about the relations. it's just -- you got to believe mccarthy and sessions spent all night last night on the telephone talking to all the people they thought would vote for them, racking up the numbers. >> don't you think that boehner and other big shots at the top of the caucus have to say we need to make a statement with who this is? it can't just be a popularity contest, we have to say who we are with who we pick. >> you're buying an outside rationality to the optics of politics that don't occur. ultimately it comes down to relationships. that's especially what these races for house leadership. >> you don't think it affects this inside battle? >> actually i think what this

number two position could change the calculus entirely on whether the gop caucus can get anything done over the next two years. and not just this lame duck but really over the next two years. >> that's why this isn't just a beltway story. when eric cantor came out yesterday and talked about the importance of common ground, after basically led total obstruction -- >> why did he do that? >> people like to think well of themselves in the rearview mirror of history and he has been somebody who stood for common ground within the gop caucus. within washington in general, that's a lifeline if you have any sense of what's been going on in washington over the last six years. if cantor was too moderate to win his primary, if you think we've got dysfunction in d.c. right now, watch out, it's going to get worse. >> that's not what it is. the issue is if you got somebody more conservative than eric cantor like somebody who is closer to the tea party caucus, this really was a house of cards. there was a very dell indicate ball lansz of power between eric cantor and john boehner. if you get a jeb in there or somebody really conservative you thought you had a do nothing

congress before, you're definitely going to have a do nothing congress. >> that's a nice way to end the conversation. >> good morning. >> what happens here is very important because it winds up affecting what gets done. >> national politics and national policy. i'm xwrags refo immigration reform, forget about it. thanks so much, chris. let's look at the headlines right now. breaking overnight, the u.s. taking aim at militants along pakistan's border with afghanistan. pakistani officials claim u.s. drones hit four compounds overnight in the tribal areas leaving at least ten militants dead. these were the first drone strikes in that region in at least six months. and they come days after the pakistani taliban attacked the international airport in karachi killing 36 people. officials say back here at home, new video shows it was a police rifle that killed jerrod miller after he and his wife rampage on sunday that killed three in las vegas. police had previously said that

amanda miller had shot and killed her husband. the video shows them there pointing weapons at each other on the floor of walmart but not firing. the tape stops just before police say amanda raised the gun to her head and fired. a white house investigation says the troubling leak of the cia afghanistan station chief's name was inadvertent. in a visit to bagram base the name appeared on a list given to some 6,000 journalists. the white house says nobody will face disciplinary action for that leak and that new procedures are in place to keep national security staff names from being released to the public. i want to show you a piece of frightening video, really frightening explosion and an amazing rescue at a gas station. white plains, new york. a car slammed into a gas pump when the driver chicago mercantile how blacked out. the man filling his tank there was an off-duty state police

officer. he ran away at first but then came back pulling the driver from his car. likely saving his life. and just as the pumps burst into flames. he insists he is not a hero. he was merely doing what he is trained to do. but, boy, seconds later -- >> wow. look, picture tells the story. >> it really does. >> this guy does the smart thing. gets away. clears. but for anyone to make the decision to get involved and pull somebody out when they know what's going to happen with an open flame is just an extraordinary piece of -- >> men and women, police line of duty, of course, i always marvel at the fact they run towards trouble when the rest of us runs away. his training paid off. >> maybe we have poisoned the word hero somewhat. >> maybe? >> maybe it does get applied sometime when it shouldn't because it certainly should be applied here. this was certainly doing the right thing when all of your

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defense chuck hagel getting it into with congressman jeff miller, heating hearing over the bowe bergdahl swap paul ry. we're also going to get a glimpse this morning into what bowe bergdahl was thinking in the days leading up to his disappearance. journals and e-mails just now coming to light. we're joined by major general james "spider" marks a marks. matthew, a friend of the bergdahl family, former marine corps captain, state department official in afghanistan. we have two paths on this story right now. why did we make the deal? right, the u.s.? and what's going on with bowe bergdahl in terms of how this all began. let's start with what we just saw though. general, what is going on with that? the secretary is no joke. we all know that. that seemed very personal, very pointed. and arguably, misleading from

the congressman. how did you take it? >> it is misleading. i think it's a goofy question. this soldier is being -- he's not being held at landstuhl. he was sent to landstuhl to get medically evaluated so he can be reintegrated back with his family, hopefully with his unit. unlikely that's going to happen. but he needs to get his act together. this is five years of captivity that he's been held. so there is a long process. it's unprecedented in that regard in, in that we haven't seen it most recently. we've had vietnamese p.o.w.s like john mccain. >> jessica lynch was brought home. >> that is crazy. i'm intimate with the jessica lynch situation, completely. she was held for days. she was with a unit. she was ambushed. she lost a number of her partners and her fellow soldiers. then she was rescued by a very aggressive ranger, delta force operation that took place. that was days. this is five years.

there's a significant difference. in that comparison is -- that's ridiculous. it should not have been made. it doesn't dignify a response. i think the secretary could have said i'm not going to respond to that until you get your act together. >> you don't see this as fact finding, you see this as playing politics with the situation. >> that question was a really politically generated question. >> so now we go to what's going on with bowe. we get these journals. and some understanding of his past. the first thing that checks up is procedural. he was in the post guard. he was discharged from the coast guard. they don't assign any reason for it. it's not honorable or dishonorable. on the digging side it seems it had to do with psychological -- his psychological disposition but that's not in the official recording of it. so therefore he winds up being eligible for the army. on the procedural side that's not unusual, if there's no designation of discharge there's no barrier of entry. >> it's called for the good of the service. and it happens as a matter of

routine. >> is that a red flag? >> not at all. not at all. the military says, you know, we've got an issue here. the manner of performance is fine. it doesn't deserve anything other than we need to get this guy, this gal out of the service because it's not just working out. it's not a ucmj action. >> seems to have been something else. the question is, matthew, does the family have any knowledge of what was going on with him in the coast guard and why, if it was psychological, what was it about? >> thanks for having me back, chris. >> always. >> real quick. go back to jeff miller's comments. what concerns me so much is that this is man who is the chair of the veterans affairs committee. as a veteran you look at this and everything, this whole big picture, the family wants more attention on is the forest and not so much the trees. so this -- if we're having these problems with veterans affairs, while look at the guy who is running the committee. he's making these statements about our son being kept hostage for political purposes.

you know, this war is opposed by 84% of the people. that really doesn't get any play during the hearings yesterday. i think that's what the family wants people to concentrate on is the bigger picture aspects. with regards to this coast guard, no, i did not ask them about that. you know, i think -- >> do you think it's news to them? >> it may be for psychological reasons. >> no? >> they would know. >> they would know he's discharged, absolutely. as far as if this is for psychological reasons, maybe they didn't hear that from bowe or others or rumors. but in terms of these journal entries, i think it's a good thing. the young lady who released it said she was doing this because she wanted people to learn about bowe. what they do is provide a very -- it's a very humanizing effect. it provides a glimpse into the life of a young man who is going to war and at war. 22-year-old kid. read a lot, he's got dreams, he's probably been in love once or twice in his life. he's conflicted by love and hate. >> he seems troubled.

>> he seems troubled. but he also seems like he's a dreamer. if you go and look back and think about what you were like at that age as late teenager, early 20s going to war, and we've had 2 1/2 million service members serve in iraq and afghanistan n. and general marks will be the first to agree with me, war is just complete madness. so what this does is give you a glimpse into the mind of someone who may have been troubled, who may have been trying to mature, who just may have been a romantic dreamer because some of his ideas are big picture, he's going to walk the world. >> the themes, the thematic consistency, general, of this kid seems like he was in trouble there and whether or not that was being managed right on the ground, it's going to be hard to know. but, you know, the line that he puts in code, okay, i think this crosses a little bit of a line. you know, he says the laines ar not good here. i'll tell you when i have a secure line about plans. he did it in a way where he was trying to not be detected. who knows if he had a reasonable

suspicion of being looked at. isn't this the kind of thing that leadership on the ground should be aware of, general, that someone is harboring this type of instability? >> absolutely. it's all about leadership. it starts with leadership. it ends with leadership. that unit, i don't know. i was not a part of that unit. that unit apparently had issues but it has to do with leadership on the ground and it's multiple layers of leadership. you have a buddy that has an obligation to look over his shoulder and make sure everything is fine. you have someone who is in charge of those two soldiers. et cetera. you've got this layering effect of leadership that should being looking at this young man who apparently is a bit delusional and at the end of the day if you're struggling with this stuff do your duty. let's make this simple. focus in on doing what you're going to do. >> you can't focus in your head is not right. it's not just, oh, i have questions about what we do, it's i've got some dark thoughts. >> plans. >> he defines it as the darkness, this ultimate reality he's fighting against. this is heavy psychological need treatment kind of stuff.

that's without being a clinician. you don't need to be. the question is plans, plans. any kind of insight from his family what these plans could have been? >> no. >> communicatees? >> no, it doesn't seem like his friends have any idea either. who knows. there is is a late report that he had talked with platoon mates about wanting to become an assassin or gang member. but general markses is right, this is about leadership. we know from the army investigation he had left base previously. you know, i mean, we know that he was befriending local folks. so it goes back to the central issue here of -- >> not that he was changing sides but that he seemed to be on some kind of journey. is that the right interpretation? >> yes. a journey and he was doing things that may have been putting himself at risk and then his -- the other soldiers in the unit at risk so i completely agree with general marks because this is an issue of leadership. why was he not removed from this platoon, if this was known, understood he was doing things like this, why was he still there in the midst of the

province. >> that's something that, general, you know all too well. does not make bowe bergdahl special. there are a lot of kids struggling in the situations with we put them into. the question is how do we manage it? we'll leave this story here for now. the advances on both levels of this story is that we see people in trouble. bowe bergdahl was in trouble and, frankly, these politicians are in trouble in terms of how they're treating this story if the hearing with the secretary of defense was any kind of indication that we saw yesterday. michaela, over to you. >> key there, of course, everybody wants to hear from bergdahl himself. that's going to take time, until he is brought back to the states. next up on "new day," new details in the deadly shooting in oregon. police have now identified the gunman and there is shocking new information about the teen's killing spree. and paula dean is back. the former food network star launching an all new online digital channel. question is, will people pony up the cash after her scandal? this is a view...

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welcome back to "new day." let's take a look at your headlines now. iraq is under siege this morning from militants who have taken over one major city after another displacing half a million iraqis. they're said now to be moving closer to baghdad after at least temporarily seizining saddam hussein's hometown tikrit. the fbi is now open to a. criminal investigation into the va. the bureau is joining a we are view already under way by the va's inspector general set to investigate allegations that

paperwork was doctored to cover up long wait times for care at va hospitals. the investigation comes as a bill aimed at overhauling the va passed the senate nearly unanimously. a similar measure has also been a prorvpproved by the house. a truck driver accused of causing the highway crash that critically injured tracy morgan pleaded not guilty. kevin roper was arraigned wednesday in new jersey on charges of vehicular homicide. he was awake 24 hours before the crash which is in violation of state laws. we'll have much more on this coming up in our next hour. so it turns out that in the history of the nhl finals the team that has won the fourth game goes on to win 99% of the time. >> i feel like he's making up math. >> the new york rangers beat the l.a. kings last night, 2-1,

staving off a sweep. >> can you check this, andy scholes? >> andy scholes confirmed to me in an e-mail earlier the team that has won the fourth game has won 99% of all nhl finals. >> nah. >> andy scholes, please back up your reporting. >> i think someone might have hijacked my erk ma-mail. i've never heard of the the numbers and i'm not sure it's accurate. making starting from now on. >> that could happen. >> last night, what a clutch win. i tell you what, chris, your rangers, they're about this close from possibly lose that game and getting swept in this series. let's take a look at this amazing, amazing play. it happened with about a minute left to go in the game. new york was up by one. the puck, it guess behind hendrihenrik lundqvist. he pushes it to safety. other than a couple of hiccups, lundqvist was great.

40 saves in the game. rangers survive. they send the series back in l.a. for game five tomorrow night. nba finals, game four in miami. the heat will have to pull in the series after getting beat down by the spurs in game three. lebron and the heat have a couple things going for them tonight. they haven't lost back to back playoff games since 2012. and there is no way the spurs shoots 76% in the first half again. tipoff is at 9:00 eastern. out here in pinehurst, north carolina, the u.s. open is about to get under way with round one. with no tiger woods out here this year, the favorite to win it is rory mcilroy. the 25-year-old irish man won it in 2011. he played well since ending his engagement to tennis star caroline wozniacki. the favorite is fig mickelson. he finished second a record six times at the u.s. open. everyone of course would like to

see him finally get the win and complete that career grand slam. both mcilroy and phil are going to tee off in about an hour. guys, what a sports day this is. you've got the u.s. open starting out here with round one. you've got the nba finals of game four tonight. and the world cup, of course, kicks off today at 4:00 eastern with brazil and croatia. if any day was going to be a sports holiday, it should be today. >> take the day off, andy scholes. >> and another nice golf shirt. this one is blue with the cnn logo. >> i'm going to try. >> brooke is working on getting you one. we're going to take a short break. up next, oregon police say the 15-year-old who killed a classmate and himself tuesday that he was armed for war. they release the shooter's idea did and we are learning more about him and about his 14-year-old victim.

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new details emerging on the suspect in tuesday's school shooting in oregon that left two students n. including the gunman dead. police say 15-year-old jerrod was harmed to the teeth. he had an ar-15 rifle, a handgun, and several hundred rounds of ammunition when he

murdered a 14-year-old freshman, wounded a teacher, and then turned the gun on himself. cnn's sara sidner has more. >> reporter: the 15-year-old reynolds high school shooter seemed to be prepared for war against his school. >> the shooter used an ar-15 type rifle the attack. investigators have also recovered nine loaded magazines with a capability of holding several hundred rounds. >> reporter: police say freshman took the school bus carry aggie tar case and duffel bag tuesday morning. he walked into the gymnasium locker room, put on a helmet and vest and then he let loose. >> the shooter obtained the weapons from his family home. the weapons had been secured but he defeated the security measures. >> reporter: the shooter wounded a teacher and killed 14-year-old i'm miemilio hoffman, a freshma

great kid and remembered by hundreds notice commu s in the >> he's so great and it hurts to know that i'm going to wake up tomorrow and he's not going to be here. >> reporter: despite his actions we're also hearing kind but cautious words about the shooter. his former teacher telling cnn, quote, he was a hard worker and wanted to please everyone. sometimes he would interrupt and he just wanted attention. he was a good kid. i had him in class and he was a good athlete. last year when i had him in school i noticed a little bit of a change. what changed, we may never know. investigators say the shooter killed himself after a brief gun battle with police. in the midst of the chaos police and students say teacher saved lives after being grazed by a bullet he made his way into the school office to call for help and help arrived. sara sidner, cnn, troutdale, oregon. >> we crave the details. just a kid involved here as the shooter and we're all sorry about that. but really his motives, his

mind, irrelevant. that change? very relevant. how he defeated the security and got he's weapons and ammunition, very relevant. >> all these things are relevant because we want to find out how to prevent it again. a 14-year-old killing another student and injurying a teacher. >> too often our fascinations with the motives, who cares about that but the other issues, very important in moving forward. all right. also important obviously is to let you know which way the wind will blow. we take you to meteorologist indra petersons and just one bit of advice, rain getting to be an old theme. news is about the new. try to give us something new. >> he's over it. >> i'm over the rain. >> let me just show you what it looks like for a week. more rain? talking about the same system that's been pashing itself here. since monday, good news, changes. typically, normally have a couple of days to get there. it's still going to take some time. little rock, dallas, shreveport, another threat for severe

weather that's going to be out there today. low in the south pulling it out of the gulf. producing light showers in the northeast. keep in mind it's only expected to intense fay and it's already ugly out there, guys. delays, philadelphia, over an hour delays right now at the airport thanks to low clouds ceilings. a lot of rain expected to come our way. it's going to be spread out over the next two days by the weekend it looks nice. here's the way it pans out. warm front. still a light shower behind the warm front. that hot, muggy feeling we've had all week long, that is still going to be here the next couple of days. by tonight and tomorrow, cold front will produce the heavier showers. perfect timing. by the weekend it kicks out of here. the humidity goes down. so what do i get, right? i fixed this. >> thank you for making the adjustment. new is always better. enough with the rain. >> do you thank me? >> he is upset about it because it wrecks his hairdo. >> it is quite frizzy today. >> attacks on my hair.

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welcome back to "new day." kate balduan off but but we have another baldwin with us, brooke baldwin. and, of course, as always, michaela here with me. the world cup kicks off today, brazil. the home team will face-off against croatia. the country deeply divided about hosting the event ppts costing billions of dollars and brazil is in deep economic turmoil. officials hope the tensions will ease as hundreds of thousands of soccer fans arrive. cnn's shasta darlington is in south palo. >> good morning, chris and brooke. soccer or football as it's known on the rest of the planet may not have a massive following in

america but around 1 billion people tuned in to watch at least part of the last world cup final. this time around, we expect it to be bigger. the world cup is about to kick off and brazil is hoping to score big after pumping more than $11 billion to host the biggest sporting event on the planet. that's triple what south africa spent in 2010. 7 1/2 billion went for infrastructure with $3.5 billion going toward building and renovating stadium venues. the workers are still rushing to finish three of the 12 stadiums that will play lost to matches. with 3 million people waiting to fill the seats as spectators to watch 32 nations compete in 64 games. while outside the stadium, big numbers also expected. four years ago more than 3 billion people watched the world cup.

that's more than 28 times the measly 111 million who watched this year's super bowl. with all those eyes literally on the ball, brazil hope toss bring in more than $11 billion in revenue. plus, as five times champion and the favorite, brazil's team would be rewarded with $35 million for bringing home a win. though a recent poll in the "new york times" published reveals that fans of just four countries in the world think that their own country will win, with the u.s. among them. although the u.s.'s own coach said in a an interview that we cannot win the world cup because we are not at that level yet. whether the most expensive ever world cup lives up to its expectations remains to be seen. starting today when south palo hosts the first game pitting host country brazil against croatia. and just a few hours time, the excitement finally starts and it won't be over until the new world cup champion holds up that

golden trophy. back to you, chris, brooke. >> i'll take it here, shasta. thank you. i'm rooting for brazil. on to another topic. paula dean is back. she's going digital. launching a new subscription-based online network featuring new shows, recipes, and content. this coming months after losing nearly her entire empire after she admitted making racist comments. here to break it down is our senior media correspondent shs host of "reliable sources," reliable, showing up on time. we appreciate that. logical step for her to do in this recovery process of getting herself back and her empire back on its feet? >> makes a lot of sense because she's able to establish a direct relationship with her fans. so many celebrities and personalities want to do this idea of cutting out a middle man, in this case, television network, and signing up directly with the audience. on the other hand, were there television networks willing to take her? she says they were. i don't know the names of them. i don't know which channels were interested in having her have a television show again.

food network certainly was not interested. >> this is different from a tv network. >> you can see why it's appealing. she can make her own shows her own way. she has creative control. she'll have that direct connection, she'll have that direct relationship. she can have them renew for ten bucks a month or whatever it ends up being. >> but, but, but, will these fans who are big paula dean fans know how to find her and how to get on the interweb. >> we've only seen a few online channels. glenn beck did it early he was successful with it. even he concluded he had to get back on came seasons. his channel the blaze is available on some cable and sat light systems. >> does paula dean provide a unique offering you can't find elsewhere in the food space? >> her fans would say, of course. >> of course. >> the question becomes how many are there? are there 10,000 people that will pay ten bucks a month?

think about that. that's a million dollars a month you're bringing in if you have 100,000 fans who are willing to sign up for you. you think about the cost of producing the content, the cost of hosting it. the most important question of all is when you have this audience online that is devoted to you and paying to watch you, how are you finding new fans? it's one thing to sign up fans that already love you but you may not be -- may not have exposure to new audience. >> is it going to be successful? >> i think it will be a niche success. she will make money but she won't have the fame, she won't create fame the way that television can create it. if you want to be a food knelt work star, that's why you go to the food network. >> she's already a success due to the fact that we're having this conversation absent all the stuff that got her in trouble in the first place. >> controversy mayhem her. that lawsuit against her accusing her of racial discrimination was thrown out last year after all the news media moved on. so there may be people, i know there are people who feel that she was wronged, who want to support her, and now they can support her very directly in a

way you couldn't before. >> we will see how it all shakes out. you can get a taste of this watching her every sunday on "reliable sources" 11:00 a.m. eastern. thanks, brian. >> thanks. all right. there are big stories starting your "new day." militants are on the move in iraq. now that country is asking for u.s. help. what are we going to do? and new insights into bowe bergdahl from his own diary. what does it say about where he was and why he left? let's get after all of this right now. closing in on baghdad, a terror group more radical than al qaeda. the stunning defeat of majority leader eric cantor has left the gop reeling. >> we're all heartbroken. >> i'm like everybody else, i was shocked. >> another sign of sharp divisions within the gop. >> a party that is deeply divided and dysfunctional. it was perhaps the angriest defense secretary chuck hagel has ever been in public. >> i'm going give you an answer,

too. >> answer it. >> i don't like the implication of the question. >> then answer it. >> welcome back to "new day." there is a baldwin beside me but it is not kate, she's on vacati vacation. >> good morning. >> good to be with you. >> and we start this day's reporting with the major crisis in iraq. militants there are taking over one major city after another displacing half a million iraqis who have fled their home. this morning we're learning the white house is considering new levels of assistance. what will that mean? could we wind up back in iraq? cnn's senior international correspondent nic robertson is monitoring developments for us from amman jordan. and, nick, what is the take from the region in terms of how far isis can go in iraq? >> the concern is, chris, that they could go a whole lot further. maybe they won't get to baghdad this time but there's no one around here that can push them

on their back feet and retake control of the swath of syria and iraq that they've got control of at the moment. so the concern is the destabilization will continue. the indications, the very latest information we're getting from iraq right now is that the government failed to even come together to vote on a state of emergency. why? because some of the mps didn't turn up. a political statement that they don't want to unite, that they feel it's too divided, sectarian divisions. the prime minister not a yun neying force. that bodes very ill for the current situation. despite that, the government says denies what isis is saying, the extremist al qaeda splinter group, is saying the government is now retaking control of tikrit, shown no evidence of that so far even if it has. it's a long way from taking control of -- retaking control ofs mosul. the government in iraq has said they will -- that they would look at supporting u.s. air strikes in the country.

it's not clear that that's about to happen. the united states considering its options at the moment, doesn't seem likely that anyone's rushing to get back in. more the view that the iraqis can get trained by the united states, and that's sort of the limit. that's where we're at right now, brooke. >> nic robertson, thank you for us in jordan this morning. let's stay on this because iraq is a huge story bringing in retired major general spider marks, military analyst and former commanding general of the army intelligence center and top intelligence officer during the 2003 invasion in iraq. good morning to you. and welcome back here. this is perfect for everyone watching at home because i just want to show everyone the lay of the land. let's begin here. you can see the map here. iraq, syria. much of the issue here, the porous border and the ability to cross back and forth. as we talk specifically about isis. and just on a personal level off the top, having been the senior sbel officer, one of them in iraq, with everything happening

here, do you feel like we're multiple steps back? >> we are, yeah, personally devastating. you have to -- >> devastating. >> you can have to put it in the perspective at lives that we lost. i don't care about the money. i care about the lives that we've lost. now, is this intractable, is there an opportunity for iraq to get this right? the short answer is yes. this is not good though. >> it's not good. >> no. >> and it's interesting though, too, as we're going to talk about mosul and tikrit on the way to baghdad, you say it's less about speed and more about momentum. >> it really is. when you talk about speed and the speed of the operations, the speed that concerns me was the collapse of the iraqi military in the vicinity of mosul and en route tikrit. this is a major line of communications. you have to control this if you're going to get to baghdad. conducting operations from this location. so once you gain some speed vis-a-vis the enemy, it's all about momentum and you're not going to stop. that's what we see right now is

isis increasing its rate of momentum. >> let's talk about tikrit. tikrit, the next town really away from baghdad, and looking at the situation there, it's interesting because we were reporting yesterday in talking about this that this was being held by isis, the new report today from iraqi tv and from the government is that the iraqis got it back. we can't 100% confirm that. the fact that it's this back and forth -- >> hugely fluid. what that speaks to is is that maybe the iraqi military has some capabilities that we provided them and they brought on board. >> you haven't been very impressed with them. >> no, not -- up to date, those engaged in this fight have not acquitted themselves well at all. any time you have a unit or soldiers who abandon their post, say i got to get out of here and this is nothing but a dark outcome to me, that speaks to leadership, lack of leadership. that's the major concern. >> mosul, we talked about this as well because this is the

second largest city. this is the aftermath, the pictures. second largest city which in history, symbolic prize for isis. hearing part of the issue is the u.s. had weaponry and helicopters that apparently one of the -- >> this is a u.s. kit right here. >> yes. . >> all right. >> so that's an issue because they're jumping in on our weapons and our helicopters. >> we provided -- >> allegedly. >> not allegedly. we provided this kit to the iraqi military. we trained them. they brought it on board. they have now abandoned their primary mission, which is to execute their tasks and so isis says, i'll take that. >> right. >> i'll take your kit. that will be great. the real issue with mosul is that's where oil comes from out of the kurdish region and heads over to turkey for export. 15% of the oil in iraq goes through mosul. this is the confluence -- this is a commercial center. >> prime minister nuri al maliki, he, according to the "new york times" this morning, had asked the white house secretly in the last month for

u.s. assistance, air strikes, be it unmanned or manned. at what point should the u.s. step in? >> i wish he wouldn't have asked secretly. i wish he would come out and say, look, we need help here. we're not going down the right path. the united states, my view is the united states has an obligation to iraq. it goes beyond sacred. it's just, we have made a huge commitment. >> you know so many americans are saying over it, don't want involvement. >> but we have relationships with nations all over the world. we need to establish a more robust relationship with iraq in a way that can help them over this challenging -- incredible challenge they have right now. i'm not suggesting we put troops on the ground. what i'm saying is there are some stuff we can do in terms of providing additional assistance, in terms of advice, maybe some additional training. and maybe even possibly, with the help of others in the region, not just u.s. only, air support because isis kicks up a lot of dust. this is a conventional fight.

we can target them without too many problems and maybe have an effect. >> at what point though if you look at first you have starting withes mosul, heading this way toward baghdad, that i have to imagine is the prize for isis. >> very much so. also, you know, they are over here in the area of fallujah. so if you look at it from that perspective, go baghdad really is vulnerable. now, the best military is in the vicinity of baghdad. those are the ones that are loiial but we would call the king's guards, the loyal to maliki, probably predominantly shia. they have not been involved in this fight yet. we need to really make sure that this does not collapse or crumble. >> general spider marks, thank you so much for your expertise this morning. >> thanks. >> chris, over to you. >> brooke, this morning the question of whether bowe bergdahl deserted demands an answer in many minds and we have some new clues to what was in the young soldier's mind in the days before he was captured in afghanistan. new journals and e-mails coming

to light. this as the defense secretary gives the most aggressive defense yet of the deal that freed bergdahl. let's bring in cnn's barbara starr joining us from the pentagon. good morning, barbara. >> good morning, chris. it was an out right defiant chuck hagel on capitol hill talking about the deal that freed bowe bergdahl even as we are learning new details about who this young man may really be. defending the deal to get sergeant bowe bergdahl back it was perhaps the angriest defense secretary chuck hagel has ever been in public when questioned why bergdahl is still in the hospital 12 days after being released from five years in taliban captivity. >> you're trying to tell me that he's being held at landstuhl, germany, because of his medical condition? >> congressman, i hope you're not implying anything other than that. the fact that -- >> i'm just asking the question, mr. secretary, that you won't answer.

>> i'm going to answer it. >> answer it. >> i don't like the implication. >> hagel offering a mea culpa to congress saying -- >> we could have done a better job. could have done a better job of keeping you informed. i know that trust has been broken. >> but drawing the line. >> by the way, i never said that i don't trust congress. that's your words. >> yes, you did. yes, you have, over and over. >> that's right. you check our answer. >> mr. secretary -- >> there was a moment suggesting everyone take a deep breath. >> i really fear for his return to this country with the kind of rhetoric that is being spewed in this very room. >> reporter: new details about bergdahl are still emerging. before joining the army he served for less than a month in the coast guard. friends tell "the washington post" psychological issues were the reason he left. cnn has not confirmed that. sources saying only that he received an administrative discharge. the "post" says bergdahl's

journals and e-mail paint a picture of what it calls a complicated and fragile young man struggling to maintain mental stability. bergdahl writing at one point, i've spent a lot of my life thinking blackness was all i had in front of me. in the latest u.s. official is telling me that now all the pieces are in place, all of the travel arrangements have been made for bowe bergdahl to fly from that hospital in germany back to a u.s. military hospital in texas. the doctors still have to make the final decision about when he will make that journey but with the pieces in place, it looks like it could be getting closer. michaela? >> and then he will have many, many questions to face. barbara starr, thank you for that. here's a look at more of your headlines right now. new details emerging in tuesday's deadly school shooting in oregon. police have identified the suspect. this young man, 15-year-old jerad michael padgett, he was heavily harmed carrying a military style rifle in a guitar case along with a handgun and

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welcome back to "new day." some wacky turns in politics. the big shocker, of course, erin cantor being unseated by a little known arch conservative, now cantor being forced to give up his powerful job as house majority leader long before he has to leave office. will this conservative wave continue to sweep across the nation? our next guest thinks and hopes it will. his name, dr. milton wolf, running for the senate in kansas, challenging sitting

senator pat roberts in the republican primary. another reason he hate the radar is because he happens to be president obama's cousin. doctor, thank you for joining us on "new day." >> chris, thanks for having me. >> let us discuss the familiarity first. how is it that you are president obama's relative? >> it's true. they say you cannot choose your family. but one thing you can do is choose to rise up and stop your family from destroying america. look, it's nothing personal. but i think barack obama is the worst president in our lifetime. in fact, i think he may be the worse president in our country's history. i'm running from the united states senate to put a stop to his failed policies in is a man who does not understand or appreciate american exceptionalism. >> i hear you and these are not unusual criticisms from the president from the right but does it complicate you that you are second cousins with the man? >> it doesn't complicate the fact that i'm here to fight for america. look, our country is in trouble. in some ways we're heading

towards a cliff. we better do something about it. this is not a personal thing between me and barack obama. but if i must i will launch the mother of all family feuds to save america. america deserves somebody who will stand up and fight for our values. our country is in so much trouble we're looking into the abyss of a $17.5 trillion debt. that's putting a burden on our children that they don't deserve and an ank cchor on our economy today. we may lose the chance to fight because this is going rapidly. but what this takes is people who will stand up and offer bold, positive, conservative solutions. that's why i'm running for the united states senate. >> have you met the president? have you ever discussed your grooefr vances with him? >> i've stood toe to toe with this president. i've looked him in the eye. i've told him that he's wrong because he is wrong for what he's doing to america. and i knew when i did that i would pay a price. believe me, i have surely have. they've harassed me, sent the irs after us to harass us. the irs ended up paying us and

interest penalty. i don't think that happens too often. then they audited my business and the white house tried to get me fired. all that did was fire me up. >> how did the white house try to get your fired? >> servant government should never treat a sovereign citizen that way. >> hold on a second, doctor. you're getting ahead of me. i don't understand what sovereign citizen means. but how does the white house try to get you fired? >> i would be happy to explain. that's what makes america exceptional. we lend our power to the government. we as citizens lend our power to the government, not the other way around. they are our servant, not our master. how did the white house try to get me fired? >> yes. >> they actually came to my editor when i was writing a column for the washington times and suggested that they get rid of me. now, think about that for a minute. a president trying to get rid of a columnist because they don't like the views they expressing. they may not like the views but they're right. they're the views of embracing our constitution. the views of embracing the

american idea itself. individual liberty, limited government, freeh market values. this is what made america great. this is what made america in the first place. when we lost sight of this we've suffered. that's what's going on in america right now. we have got to reembrace what made us great. >> so then you have the troubles with the white house you've had to overcome. you've had troubles of your own as well, right? there were some questionable practice on facebook where you were putting up x-rays of patients and kind of making jokes about them. how do you justify that kind of behavior? >> look, i'm a doctor. i am not a politician. i do not live my life trying to figure out how to win an election because, my calling is to serve parkts. what you're talking about now is exactly why we're going to win this election. pat roberts has been in washington for 47 years. no one should be in washington for 47 years. god expected mosts to get things sorted out in 40. he cannot defend his record of voting for barack obama's tax increases and debt ceiling increases. he can't explain why he voteford kathleen sebelius to run

obamacare or hillary clinton to run foreign policy. all he can do is attack. personal, vicious attacks. that's all he's got because he's of washington. this is why eric cantor is reading the help wanted ads today. they don't get it. >> doctor -- >> americans are hungry for bold, positive, conservative solutions. not these vicious personal attacks. >> i got you. not vicious personal attacks. for someone who is not a politician you slipped that question. you posted the x-rays on facebook. you know that's true. i'm just asking you why did you do it? >> well, you know, the real question would be, why is it that when we're looking into a $17.5 billion abyss all pat roberts cares to do is attack me personally. >> the real question is the one i asked because who you are matters, like your relationship to the president makes you interesting. and what you put as x-rays online are interesting. if you have an answer for it, give it if you don't want to answer it, say i don't have a good answer. >> i'll tell you something.

i'm a published author in radiolo radiology. they may have found a few comments they didn't like. but here's the thing. the complaints have never come from my patients. my patients don't complain about me. politicians complain about me. they're worried because they cannot defend themselves. pat roberts cannot defend his 47-year washington record and so what he wants to do is attack me. a 17 1/2 trillion dollar debt and what matters to pat roberts are photos on -- x-rays actually on facebook that were done years ago. now, that is why eric cantor is reading the help wanted ads today. >> i don't know the relationship between what you did on facebook and what happened to eric cantor but i understand you don't want to obsess on the personal. i get that. especially when you have something that's uncomfortable to discuss. do you think that it is a little bit hypocritical of you when you've likened the president to hitler in certain regards and you've been biting in your attacks of the senator you tried to unseat to have it both ways and say they're attacking me, i want to stick to policy, and yet

you're very personal in your campaigning against them? >> i've never said a personal disparaging word about pat roberts. these are matters of fact. he's been in washington for 47 years. if you think washington is doing just fine, you should probably vote for him because you're guaranteed to get more of the same. what i offer are bold, positive, conservative solutions. i wrote a health care plan called patient care to replace obamacare. it's been described as by far the best alternative to obamacare. i would urge your viewers to gone our ore website, miltonwolf.com. patient care. it's understandable. you can read it yourself. it's about putting patients first instead of politicians. it's free market solutions to the problems created by government. >> if elected -- >> these are the kind of issues voters care a and yet what the politicians want to do is have the campaigns about personality tacks. that's fine. i've got thick skin. i can put up with it. america cannot survive if we allow the career pol tigszs to have these campaigns based purely on personal attacks. >> amen to that, doctor.

the personal has had too much dominance in politics. that's for sure. it is a distraction of what matters most. if you get in and you're able to start fighting with what you see is the good fight. you say you're not a politician. you're about being a doctor. are you going to be someone, if you get in, will you pledge to serve for only one term or a specific time so you can get back to doing what you think really matters in your life or do you think once you're in there you're just like everybody else? >> no, i believe in term limits. i've limited myself to two terms. >> two terms. >> while i serve my mission i will continue to practice medicine here in kansas as a volunteer and part time, of course. so that when i'm finished i can practice medicine full time again. that's my calling. we need more citizen legislators rather than career politicians. i will work to have term limitss placed on the entire congress. i want congress to have to live by the same rules that they impose on the rest of us. this era of the career politician must end. >> dr. wolfe, thank you very much for joining us on "new day."

good luck on the election and good luck at any upcoming family get-togethers. certain to be some very spicy table talk. >> i think i have fallen off the christmas card list at the white house but i certainly urge your viewers to come to miltonwolf.com to check things out. >> appreciate your appearance here. brooke? >> chris cuomo, thank you so much. coming up on "new day," washington is just coming to terms with that stunning downfall. one of the most powerful republicans in congress on "inside politics" to look at how they're fighting to replace eric cantor. also ahead, the truck driver accused of causing that accident that injured comedian tracy morgan appears in court. here he was. how will claims that he did not get enough sleep factor into the case? [announcer] play close-good and close. help keep teeth clean and breath fresh with beneful healthy smile snacks. with soft meaty centers and teeth cleaning texture,it's dental that tastes so good.

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welcome back to "new day." here's a look at your headlines. more intense fighting in morning in iraq has islamic militants siege major cities. they are threatening to not stop until they reach baghdad. half a million people have been forced to flee their homes to escape violence. u.s. officials are considering options to help iraq with the fight. new details are emerging about army sergeant bowe bergdahl. "the washington post" has published parts of his personal journals and other writings. in those writings he describes struggling with his mental state during his military service. the writings also mention vague plans to walk away from base in afghanistan. the military hospital in germany where bergdahl is recovering says his condition is improving. pakistan says at least ten militants were killed overnight

by u.s. drone strike ace long the border with afghanistan. a region known as the home of numerous militant groups. these are the first u.s. drone strikes in the border region in six months and comes days after the pakistani taliban attack on the international airport in karachi. 36 people died in that attack. situation even more important to watch now as iraq becomes further destabilized. the hostilities there could possibly destabilize iraq. >> a lot of political implications as well so let's get "inside politics" on "new day" with john king. john, i must ask, is it proof positive you're in trouble when your cousin comes out and starts giving you a whooping. >> that's an interesting race. nice try there. >> he tried, didn't he? >> interesting race. that is one of the big questions after the eric cantor defeat,

can other tea party candidates struggling, do they somehow get a burst of grass roots momentum. let's continue the conversation that brooke and chris and michaela with me this morning, "washington post," politico. what's next and who is next for the big question for house republicans and for the republican party because they choose a replacement for eric cantor and temperament ali what will the leadership be like? will they have the courage to bring i'm gragmmigration to the? on the way out yesterday cantor was asked about who he would like to take his job as majority leader and he endorsed kevin mccarthy. >> i can tell you if my dear friend and colleague kevin mccarthy does decide to run he will make an out standing majority leader and i will be backing him with my full support. >> i don't know that the day after the grass roots beats you and when you have the tea party

then trying to seize the moment and say we don't want anybody from the existing leadership to get this job i'm not sure if he's doing kevin mccarthy a favor or not. he's a congressman from texas who has a long simmering rivalry with kevin mccarthy. kevin mccarthy is from california. does that help or hurt when eric cantor comes out so publicly? >> you're seeing already conservatives trying to mobilize behind getting potentially third candidate in. that being jebbing. if he does get in that would split the very sizable texas republican vote within the house conference. kevin mccarthy is a guy who does have a lot of relationships among republicans in the house of conference. he does have a significant amount of support. he's moving very, very aggressively to lock that down. b but, john, the leadership conte contests, secret ball t los done behind closed doors. how do you exactly handicap

that. it's really up in the air at this point. >> you have the inside game and outside game. kevin mccarthy does it the old fashion way, he calls on birthd birthdays, shows up at events. he's from california. he's been open in the past to amnesty, the conservatives would call it, immigration legislation, that has either a path to status or path to citizenship. the tea party is saying no. we will consider that essentially, you know, a poke in the eye. >> we saw this race via referendum on amnesty as republicans call it, on immigration reform. they want purists. they have been champing at the bit for months and months and months because they want somebody who looks like them in the leadership, and someone from those types of states, right? because we had -- wow know, the republicans had a leadership, ohio, obviously virginia and california and now they want someone that looks like somebody from a red state. and that's where you get sessions. >> they want someone who in

their view is more in tune with the grass roots, less friendly to wall street. it's not just about immigration. it's elite versus grass roots. what happens? how does this change the eye logical of the republican party? so it's interesting on this same day senator rand paul of kentucky run for president, running for the republican nomination, on a conference call says we've been somewhat trapped, the republican party, by rhetoric and words and amnesty's a word that has kind of trapped us. we're trapped in a word that means different things to different people. before we explore that, it's not every day i can speak this sentence. rand paul and president obama are on the same page. president obama saying he doesn't want to give up either despite what happened to eric cantor, telling a fund-raiser in boston last night, i fundamentally reject, meaning that immigration reform is dead. i will tell the speaker of the house that he needs to reject that. if you think because of politics you want to maintain a status quo that is broken, you don't belong in washington. should rand paul and barack

obama have a beer summit and figure out immigration? >> interesting, rand paul's position, but he also supports -- opposes the senate bill. >> that's right, he voted against it. >> and he's been kind of making this noise for a while. i've since the 2012 election. i remember speaking to him exactly a couple of days after. he is making the same case then. saying that we need to legalize or normalize folks who are in this country illegally but he does not want to do a pathway to citizenship what democrats are calling for and what their bottom line is in this bill. that's the flash point. that's something that two sides are nowhere near resolving. >> to his point about being trapped in that word amnesty. he's right. since george w. bush tried in 2006 and beyond when he tried do come back to the issue that habit. there are some republicans who think anything you do to give status to the 11 million or so undocumented work, some say anything is amnesty. some say no, it's okay for legal status. others say do the dreamers, the kids brought in. that word is the -- >> that word is powerful.

in some ways he sounded like he was teaching a semi outics class at brown talking about amnesty but it has a powerful hold on the base. and i think this goes to -- i mean, we're talking about 2014 but in a lot of ways it's about 2016 and the future of the republican party of their relationship with latinos, can they get to a point where they are able to get a sizable share of that community. >> to add to that, it's so toxic for 2016 still. i talk to marco rubio, he does not want to move forward on a comprehensive bill next congress. he was the author of this comprehensive bill. i'm not sure even if rand paul is talking eight very highly right now about doing something. >> what does this mean for jeb bush. >> it helps them hold control of the house but it hurts help if they don't deal with this demographic part it's hard to see them viable. which gets us to the candidate that could benefit from that. hillary clinton, yesterday she

was in chicago with her old friend, sometimes a prickly relationship with rahm emanuel. now he's the mayor of chicago. he was helping her with what we'll say a little clean-up on aisle two. >> as i've been reading a lot about the kickoff for the book tour, hillary, dead broke. really? >> that may have not been the most artful way of saying that bill and i have gone through a lot of different phases in our lives. that was then. this is now. >> one of the big tests of a politician is how do you clean things up when you make a mistake. she was off, i would say, on dead broke in the first interview. is she fixing it? >> she is fixing it. there rahm emanuel helping her fix it there. a bit of a gimme on his part. people don't expect people who run for president to be poor, middle class. most of the folks who have run for president and won have come from rich families, left the white house rich and come into

the white house rich. so, yeah, i think she's going to have this problem as people look at elizabeth warren, this whole idea of populism. she made that faux pas before when she said she hadn't driven in years. she has secret service protection. >> a little rusty. >> she'll clean it up. as we close tonight you know you've made it when you lake the late night comics. dave brat who beat eric cantor, not once but twice. >> a big story. tea party candidate, you probably heard this, won virginia's republican primary mostly on his anti-immigration stance. yeah. his first plan is to change the state's slogan from virginia is for lovers to virginia is for lovers who hablo ingles. >> viewers on rate my professor.com has noted that he's total eye candy. he is so charming you forget to

be mad at him. and, at least he's hot. yes, he is. i mean, i wouldn't kick him out of bed for kicking mexicans out of the country. >> ba-da-bum. >> we see what he makes of it from here. he can get jokes on late nights comics he's going to have to come up with better answer for the minimum wage and syria. >> he said, no, i need to come back to you once i thought about it. >> he said i don't have a well something -- >> well thought out answer. >> economics professor. >> well, it's complicated. min yum wage. >> yes or no. >> it's not about economics, is it? >> should we have a federal minimum wage? yes or no. sort of the question. >> he's got to get ready. >> dr. milton wolf would say it's those type of personal attack, john king, the american people don't want anymore. what the people want is for the me to attack you. >> democracy is grand. coming up on "new day," there is a new surge of

undocumented kids from central america coming across the border. this is the real immigration problem. not the politics, the reality. what's going to happen to them? we're told that they're being well taken care of and now reports are coming out that that's not the truth. we're taking you to the border towns to hear from some of the kids. see how they're being kept. you decide for yourself. also ahead, cnn's originaler isries "the sixties" returns tonight at 9:00 p.m. and looks back at the day that changed american history forever, the jfk assassination. here's your "six ties" minute. >> the president has been hit. ♪ >> jon f. kennedy died at approximately 1:00 today. >> the whole world is harmed because of his loss. >> america was a different place on the day before john f. kennedy was killed. the assassination changed the

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unaccompanied children crossing the mexican border is not new. the numbers have dramatically increased and almost all of them are coming not from members quo but from honduras, guatemala, and el salvador. >> they know once we get to the station they're going to get the paperwork and set free into the united states. >> reporter: each child's family background in the u.s. is investigated before they can be set free. so what's being done is the hundreds and hundreds of children who have or vooifd since memorial day are being transported to the u.s. border patrol station in arizona where they are temporarily living. this picture from a local radio station shows many children sleeping with thermal blankets. many are transferred to military facilities from california, texas, and oklahoma while their family ties get examined. also arriving across the border in huge numbers mothers and small children. ruth gonzales is from guatemala. she left her country and her daughter's first birthday on may 30th. arriving in arizona 11 days

later. she gave her life savings to a coyote to make the journey. >> how much money did you pay? >> $6,000. >> reporter: mothers with their children are treated differently than unaccompanied children. ruth and many other mothers who with hiked through the desit for days are dropped off by the border patrol at the tucson arizona greyhound station. surprisingly to many are told they can travel to family members and stay in the u.s. for now provided they register after they arrive where their families are. these mothers had never left guatemala before. they don't speak english. various points of the u.s. with almost no idea what direction they are traveling and how far they are traveling. in a nation that is far larger than many of them knew. ruth is going to washington, d.c. to be with her brother. she left her parents behind. she says her baby has been vomiting. hard to smile?

she says it's very much difficult to smile and she's very sad. so why has she done this? well, all the immigrants we talk to say the same thing, they say they're scared to stay in their home countries. a lot of violence. ruth says she doesn't want her daughter growing up with the violence. ruth declares she is happy to be here. and then the greyhound bus arrives. the first stop will be el paso, then there will be two more stops. after 80 hours of traveling, she and her baby will be in washington. living with her brother in limbo in america. gary tuchman, cnn, tucson, arizona. >> you know, no matter how you feel about immigration it's just to think of these young -- these kids alone, you know, crossing the border, heading through honduras, cross into the u.s., dangerous. >> very dangerous. and fearful. you can imagine separated from their family, trying to figger out what to do, where to go, who

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welcome back to "new day." not guilty. that's the plea from the truck driver in the crash that critically injured tracy morgan and left another comedian dead. 35-year-old kevin roper was arranged in new jersey as there's fresh questions of how much sleep he got before getting behind the wheel. investigators are looking at another factor. developments in this story? what do we know? >> there's a report by the associated press saying the ntsb is looking into how long the commute is since the home base is in georgia and drives a lot in delaware. now, yesterday, for the first time, he faced a judge. walmart truck driver kevin roper facing charges in court wednesday for his role in a d d

dead deadly crash. >> kevin roper is charged with one count of vehicular homicide and awe salt by auto. >> reporter: pleading not guilty on all charges, roper is accused of operating the tractor trailer recklessly and going without sleep for more than 24 hours, the center of the investigation into the accident that killed james mcnair and badly injured morgan who remains in critical but stable condition. >> it happened so fast. >> sounded like metal? >> metal crunching. it was awful. >> reporter: a friend of morgan's was hurt in the crash. walking away with a broken wrist and bruised ankle. >> it happened so fast and when it stopped, tracy's on top of me. i didn't see anyone else. just metal. i could see stars from outside because the top was ripped open. >> reporter: a spokesperson for walmart said roper didn't break any rules.

he's now out after posting $50,000 bond. >> federal regulations make it very clear that truck drivers, long haul truck drivers have to get sleep and should be sleeping or get a break for ten hours and not supposed to drive more than 11 hours during a 14-hour period. >> i'm tracy nor began. >> reporter: some note that because one of the victims is famous truck safety rules are now being pushed to the forefront. >> celebrity really is no matter here. we're talking about four victims and in any case like this involving death and assault, regardless of the victim, a prosecutor is going to hold that person responsible. >> now, if you remember when this first happened, tracy morgan was working on a new sitcom for fx with the producers of "it's always sunny in philadelphia." yesterday a spokesperson for the network told cnn the only thing they're concerned about now is tracy's health and recovery but

they said at the point he's recovered and ready to go back to work his show will be waiting for him so that's a little good news. >> how's he doing? improving? >> critical but stable and the information from the rep is, they said, listen. we have been giving you updates but we want to pull back and give you updates when there's something to update. we know critical but stable. >> thank you so much. coming up next here, donald sterling. lashing out at the nba. vowing to fight the for sale of the l.a. clippers. does he have any chance whatsoever of winning? his attorney joins us live. and you have to start focusing on iraq again. radical islamists are controlling the second largest city. promising to take more. the obvious question -- what's the u.s. going to do? the government there is calling for air strikes from the united states. we have the pentagon press secretary john kirby giving us the latest. like 50,000 bonus points

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asking for u.s. help. we have the pentagon's top spokesman joining us live. how far's the u.s. willing to go? taking it to a jury. the donald sterling saga going to court. his lawyer's firing back. he is live this hour. the fallout. the ouster of eric cantor. was it a fluke or sign of things to come? the gop wrestling with those questions this morning. >> your "new day" continues right now. >> this is "new day." >> good morning. welcome back to "new day." we're very happy to be with you this thursday, june 12th, 8:00 in the east. a pleasure to have you. >> thank you. >> the news certainly not as pleasurable. chaos in iraq. militants continue to grab major

cities, crippling the iraqi military and displacing half a million people so far. now, the terrorists' next stop, baghdad. this morning, the iraqi government in crisis asking for help from a familiar friend known as you, the united states. senior international correspondent nic robertson is live in amman, jordan, with the latest. how dire is the situation, nic? >> reporter: just got worse again today, chris. the iraqi government failed to get together to vote to declare a state of emergency. it was boycotted by some mps and shows the depths of division, the government says on state tv it is making some gains. those have yet to be clearly shown and articulated to be true. what we do see is how fast this terror group is making progress. the ballttle is not yet raging says a spokesman in a message

purportedly uploaded by the terrorist group. don't give up a hand's width of ground, you've liberated, he says. only over your dead bodies and march towards baghdad because we have scores to settle there. isis closing in, 100 miles north seizing tikrit, mosul, iraq's second largest city and parts of baiji, an oil refining town. iraqi's foreign minister said urgent action is needed. >> i hope this incidents leads all iraqi leaders to come together. >> reporter: the strategic and swift surge suggesting a wider aim by the terrorists. seizing b aiji means control over the main highway leading into mosul. making it more difficult for the iraqi government to reinforce its troops. and in tikrit, the terrorist group overran a military base. american supplied humvees,

weapons and ammunition. now in their hands. the former american ambassador to iraq says if the fight reaches baghdad, it will destabilize the country and undercut global oil supplies. >> this is no longer a messy situation. that is a kas to to fee for the people of iraq, american policy and the region. >> reporter: a country in crisis. two and a half years after american troops lowered the flag of command over baghdad, officially ending the u.s. military's presence in iraq. an operation that took the lives of over 4,000 u.s. troops. so right now the iraqi government cannot get itself together the agree a state of emergency. yet they are saying that they would support u.s. air strikes on the al qaeda splinter group. brook? >> all right. thank you so much there. let's bring in the pentagon's press secretary rear admiral

kirby for more on this. thank you for being with us. >> good morning. >> out of the gate, are there any preliminary plans for u.s. air strikes, manned or unmanned, in iraq? >> look. what i can tell you is our focus continues to be on helping iraq. we have been doing a lot. since the american troops left iraq. so that's the focus is a continued, sustained effort helping them with the counterterrorism operations and we went get into the details on that. >> this is different. as we have been watching this al qaeda offshoot taking over, you know, mosul, when you look at the map, heading toward baghdad which would be a huge, huge get for them, what would help look like from the u.s.? >> well, we're -- look. we're monitoring the situation in iraq as closely as we possibly can. certainly the country team there in baghdad in constant touch with the iraqi government there. there's dialogue on this. everybody's watching it closely. i think there's a shared

understanding of the threat that isis poses to the people of iraq and the people there. we understand that. and that dialogue, that cooperation continues, our focus is on helping them. that's what we're focused on right now. >> admiral, i was talking to general spyder marks in the years we were in iraq and the word he uses and ek coals for me is devastating, thinking of lives lost, all of our u.s. men and women serving in iraq. what worries you the most about this situation? >> well, look. i mean, we continue to maintain a focus on counterterrorism around the world so when you ask me what worries us, i mean, it is not so much worry as a sustained focus on the threat which is clearly changing and growing in certain ways. this threat of extremelyism and not just in iraq. it's throughout the middle east

and north africa. we have not lost the focus, whether iraq or afghanistan or africa. it's not so much worry, kate, as constant, steady focus on the very real threat. >> it's brook. i'm in for kate today. >> i'm sorry. >> no worries. what about the quick nature of the cities taken over by this particular group? the speed of this surprise you, admiral? >> well, look, again. we are watching it very, very closely. clearly, isis has got some organization to it. they have momentum and watching that very, very closely and we are in touch as i said on the ground with the team there in baghdad. >> is there a fear, because i was talking to "time" magazine's world editor and said to me, brook, when's happening currently in iraq with the offshoot of al qaeda is likely to happen in afghanistan once we fully wind down. how's the u.s. prepared to prevent this from happening there? >> i think the commander in chief made it clear what our

mission going forward in afghanistan is going to be. assuming a bilateral security agreement, you have americans in there for two years. they'll be drawing down geographically and numerically but the focus as it's been is to prepare the afghanistan national security forces to combat the threat themselves, defend their own country. the strategy has always been one of transition and helping them defend their people, defend their institutions. >> let's totally switch gears since i have you to get you on record about bowe bergdahl. secretary of defense hagel testifying on capitol hill with a grilling and anticipated by certain members of congress. take a listen to this particular exchange. >> you're trying to tell me that he's being held at landstuhl, germany, because of his medical condition? >> congressman, i hope you're not implying anything other than that. >> i'm just asking the question, mr. secretary. >> i'll give you a question. i don't like the implication.

>> answer it. >> our medical professionals don't believe he's ready until they believe he is ready. >> i won't ask you to get into the politics of that become and forth, let me ask you this. do you have any idea when bowe bergdahl will leave landstuhl and head back to the snus. >> that's a decision that te team will make and a decision to make and make it in concert with sergeant bergdahl and his desires and his readiness to move forward and not any pressure applied from the military, the pentagon or anybody to advance that process faster than it needs to go. this young man in captivity nearly five years. what we have to assume were brutal, harsh conditions. he will need time to reassimilate to get control of the emotions, to get healthy again and we'll give him all the time he needs to do this. >> what about the fascinating and phenomenal reporting from "washington post," i'm sure you saw the piece, detailing some of

what bowe bergdahl wrote in the journal? i wanted to ask you about how they're reporting that he was discharged i believe the phrase is uncharacterized discharge from the coast guard. he had served some 26 days of basic training. he left and then ultimately enlisted in the army. what can you tell me about that process and how often that kind of thing happens? >> well, i'm not an expert on recruiting processes across the service. each service handles recruits differently and practices change given the environment. when the economy's stronger, recruiting is tougher and they have flexibility in how they handle this. the army certainly acknowledged that sergeant bergdahl did spend a short bit of time in the coast guard before coming in the army and they have acknowledged that they enlisted him anyway. >> 'em not familiar with the

exact enlistment contract he signed but this is something the army knew about and recruited him any way and we have to be careful not to rush to judgment about the chashlracter and qual of this young man. we can talk to him. we'll get a chance to talk about what was in his head there that day when he was taken captive and then we'll go from there. >> okay. admiral john kirby to the pentagon this morning, appreciate the time this morning. >> appreciate it, brook. >> you got it. chris, to you. all right. many called eric cantor's primary defeat a political earthquake. if so, then the aftershock came yesterday announcing he's stepping down as house majority leader and continues that metaphor, are republicans in for more tremors between now and november? athena jones is following the developments from capitol hill. is it going along, this seismic level? is that the way it's seen down there? >> reporter: good morning, chris. certainly a lot of change going on and i don't think i canning to replace congressman cantor at

majority leader. he was seen as the most conservative member of the house leadership team and a possible successor to john boehner and now there's a scramble to be the new number two. we heard him give support to california congressman kevin mccarthy. he is number three right now, the majority whip and from california, a blue state and seen as moderate and because cantor was the most conservative member of the leadership team, there's a lot of pressure to potentially replace him with a red state conservative so some of the other names are texas republicans pete sessions and jeb hensarling popular with the base and comes down to folks say personal relationships and you have to remember that congressman mccarthy was key in recruiting a lot of tea party candidates back in 2010 who ended up winning so it comes down to relationships, a little bit of red state or moderate

state. and so, we'll have to see what happens but we'll be watching classly. >> thanks so much for when. more of the headlines right now. criminal investigation is now under way into the scandal the department of veterans affairs. fbi will now work with the agency's inspector general to see if anyone should go to jail over the long wait times for veterans at facilities across the nation. this move comes as the senate is approved an overhaul at the va. the house has given its okay to a similar measure. being called inadvertent, the result of a white house investigation into the accidental public release of the name of the cia's top officer in afghanistan. during a presidential visit to bagram air base, journalists were given a list that contained the station chief's name. the white house says no disciplinary action will be taken for that leak. and that new procedures are in place to keep national security staff names from being made public. new video shows the desperate last moments of the

couple that killed three people in las vegas sunday. they're seen on the floor of the walmart pointing guns at each other and not firing. officials say the video proves that the shots that kill them were fired by officers, not by his wife. the tape ends just before police say amanda turned the gun on herself. heroism at a gas station in white plains, new york. an off duty state police officer pumping gas and a car, slams into the pump and that officer ran away at first to clear the area and then ran back, pulled the driver from the car, likely saved his life because just seconds after, boom. that happens and a huge explosion. fire everywhere. he insists he is not a hero, merely doing what he was trained to do. >> we discussed earlier and he says he is no hero. we would obviously say that he is and maybe there's some kind of a version of that word now

and overused and need a new word. >> nope. that's the word we use. people true heroes never say they are and that makes them more profound and beautiful and amazing. >> missed the explosion. a matter of seconds before it -- >> and the difference between someone who's a first responder and let's say the average person. you run away. okay. you're smart. there's danger. i run. he then runs back into the danger. to help somebody else. >> phenomenal about the first responders. something just clicks in. >> thank god for them. >> early dose of the good stuff right there. coming up on "new day," donald sterling. is he out of his mind? his wife says two doctors say, yes. his lawyer will make the case for his sanity and his right to keep his team. we'll put him to the test. please come watch. then you get the hot pins. it got to the point where i felt like, almost like lightning bolts, hot strikes into my feet.

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competency? >> well, chris, obviously, i don't have the medical expertise but i do have the benefit of having spent a lot of time with donald. i don't think there will be any question as to his competency. as you know, shelly sterling's lawyers went to court yesterday. the court denied their motion seeking extraordinary relief and the court set the matter for a hearing on july 7th. at that hearing, we'll have an opportunity to present our own evidence and medical experts and i think that this was not a very well played tactic. i think the timing of it was very suspect and i think most people can see it for what it is. >> let's do this. the most helpful thing for the viewer is first to kind of go back and forth and the points and counterpoints of what exists in the current landscape of litigation. you ready for that? >> i'm ready, yes. >> okay. so i'll be the nba. this is a clear franchise

agreement. you signed it. you know it very well. you're the most veteran owner in the league right now and you know that just like an amex card membership has privileges and revokable any time by me. i'm taking it back. you have agreed not to litigate unless it's an anti-trust issue. this is not an anti-trust issue. this is a done deal. go away. your response? >> that's a very good approach, chris. and i think you're right. it is a franchise issue but that doesn't mean that you can throw the laws of the state of california, the federal government out the window. as you know, even private organizations have to abide by the law and i think there's a fair amount of case law out there saying private organizations have to act reasonably. part of that also is consistent action. and i think if you look at the nba's own conduct, you see their action is not consistent. if they're going to apply a standard to donald sterling,

they need to apply the same standard first to themselves and then to all the other members and you can see by the conduct of the nba that they don't apply that standard to themselves. in fact, and you don't have to look very far. in 1999, the nba got sued. there was a punitive damages award and you know, chris, punitive damages are not handed out very easily by courts. the subject of that case was gender discrimination and sexual harassment. there are three other cases that are along the same lines where they have exercised their power to not tell the public. >> right. but they have a mechanism. >> there have been several claims. >> they have a mechanism. they have a mechanism. we'll have the owners vote. and if they want to vote in three quarters of them and gree that's what done in this particular instance is so damaging to the brand as to threaten the commercial value of the enterprise then they can take back your franchise and

here they look at what he said and the damage it did, how players were thinking about quitting, advertisers ran away. the resulting negative media and they have said this passes our test for someone who's hurt the brand. they're going to vote. if they vote three quarters then it's done and can't compare it to other cases because each one is handled individually. >> chris, that's true. but the problem is the standard is not applied to the nba itself. nobody's talking about the other cases. there was no discussion about the other cases. so what you're basically saying is, it's okay for the nba itself to create a culture of systemic gender discrimination and discrimination of other sorts. they have no judge. nobody can pass judgment on them. nobody can review their conduct and here what we have done is singled out donald sterling and said we're going to apply the standard to him. we're not going to apply it to ourselves or anybody else. >> even if you're right -- >> it's absurd. >> even if you're right there's

hypocrisy on the part of the nba i don't see the analogy to donald sterling's situation and why that would in any way hinder their ability to move on him. even if they're hypocrites, either he did what they say he did and the owners feel about what they feel and vote accordingly or they don't. who cares if they're hypocritical? >> it's very important, chris. in that, if you're going to have a standard, in an organization, in which you're going to apply to any one member, it has to be applied equally to all the members and to the organization. that's going to be a real problem for the nba. and if they don't see that, i think they're going to -- you know, they're going to be in for a surprise and i think aside from the legal aspect of it, the american public is smarter than that. you know, the other day adam silver was quoted as saying this is not about the nba. this is not about us. this is about donald sterling. that's a convenient way to

dismiss the greater issue. let's talk about donald sterling. my client made some comments in private. he's come out. he's been apologetic. he's reasserted his apology. he's explained that he made those comments. they were in private. he was angry. he was upset. he was very emotional at the time. those comments don't represent who he is. he made a mistake. >> here's the thing. i hear you. you're presenting your side. i'm giving you the counter to it. it absolutely presents who he is. because it was in private. because the integrity test is what happens when no one's watching and he didn't know that this is something made available to the public. it's even a more true reflection of who he is and the resulting interview done here as you know on cnn with mr. anderson cooper, many would assert put him even deeper in the hole of definition as something that's detrimental to the league, he wasn't apologetic. he was upset about the implications to himself but what

he said about minorities, what he said about magic johnson, he only compounded in that interview and why the league is moving on him. >> well, chris, i don't think that's the reality of what's occurring. i mean, as to these issues of what he said in private, i think that's a really unfair standard to apply. not only to donald sterling but to any american. i'm pretty certain that the american public believes that in the privacy of their own home they should have that right of privacy. >> counselor, if in your firm, if i worked for you as an associate and you found out for whatever -- however you found out that when i was in my house i said some really ugly things about minorities that showed where my heart and head are on those issues, what would you do? >> well, chris, that's not the same analogy. it's not the same set of circumstances. >> why? >> what we do in my firm as a

private industry, it's not a matter of public disclosure. i don't have the right to go into my employees' private home and ask them what they do. >> they didn't go in. the league didn't go in. the league had nothing to do with the procurement of this recording. other people may have done something wrong but not the league. >> well, i'm not saying what the league did was illegally obtained it. i think it's pretty well understood that the tapes were obtained illegally. that's something in which law enforcement will address, i'm sure, at some point. but my point is that the tapes were obtained illegally. for the league to use those as a basis to exit my client from the organization, i think, is inappropriate. and i think that every american recognizes that fact. i don't think there's any american that says, it's okay if i work at a job somewhere for somebody to come, get my private conversation which was taken without my consent and then

later use that against me. i think that's a fundamental right as americans we respect. you have the right of privacy. again, it's not to defend what he said. i think he's been pretty clear, especially in the last few days, to really make as many people as he can understand that he's apologized for what he said and he feels terribly about it. but it doesn't change the fact that you're taking his private conduct and now you are exploezing it to the world and saying, we're going to come after you for this. when i talk about the nba, i'm talking about cases where there were trials, where their conduct was public, demonstrated this systematic culture of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. >> we look forward -- >> why can't we have that conversation? >> we are having it right now an we look forward to how you make the case and having you back on. if this litigation takes another step, it is interesting to see how it develops, of course.

you are welcome to make the case as it proceeds. counselor, thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you very much. >> all right. over to you. >> thank you very much. coming up next on "new day," shocking new details on a deadly school shooting in oregon. this morning, police have now identified the gunman and we are learning new information about the minutes leading up to the attack. also, the chaos continuing this morning in iraq. a man who's no stranger to covering major world events joins us live. dan rather is here to break it all down. problem isn't likely to go away... ...on its own. so it's time we do something about it. and there's help. premarin vaginal cream. a prescription that does what no over-the-counter product was designed to do. it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable. premarin vaginal cream treats vaginal changes due to menopause and moderate-to-severe

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here we go for the five things you need to know. crisis in iraq escalating today as militants threaten to seize baghdad after taking over several nearby cities. pentagon spokesman john kirby telling "new day" the u.s. continue it is monitor the situation. new details emerging about the mind set of army sergeant bergdahl in personal writings published by "the washington post" and describes struggling with the mental state. makes vague plan to walk away from the base in afghanistan. phoenix police searching for suspects after an overnight assault that left a priest dead and another critically injured. officers responding to a burglary call found the two

victims badly hurt. one died later at the 4079. the biggest sporting event in the world kicks off in just a few hours. soccer's world cup in brazil pits nation against nation for international bragging rights. and at number five, just breaking. former president george h.w. bush is planning to take a skydive to mark his 90th birthday celebrating today. you'll remember he skydived to celebrate the 80th and 85th birthdays, as well. a special sixth thing to know. tune in this father's day as 41 american notables paint a portrait of former president george h.w. bush, "41 on 41" sunday night. brook? >> thank you so much. new detail this is morning on the school shooting in oregon that left two students including the gunman dead. police say 15-year-old jared padgett was armed with an ar-15 rifle. a handgun and several hundred

rounds of ammunition. when he murdered a 14-year-old freshman. wounded a teacher and then turned the gun on himself. cnn's sarah sidener has more. >> reporter: the 15-year-old reynolds high school shooter seemed to be prepared for war against his school. >> the shooter used an ah-15-type rifle in the attack. investigators have also recovered nine loaded magazines with the capability of holding several hundred rounds. >> reporter: police say freshman jared padgett took the school bus carrying a guitar case and duffel bag tuesday morning, walked into the locker room, put on a helmet and vest and then let loose. >> the shooter obtained the weapons from his family home. the weapons had been secured but he defeated the security measures. >> reporter: the shooter wounded a teacher and killed 14-year-old emilio hoffman, a fellow

freshman remembered as a great kid by hundreds of people in the community. >> he's just so amazing and great and it really hurts to, like, know that i'm going to wake up tomorrow and he's not going to be here. >> reporter: despite the actions, we are also hearing kind but cautious words about the shooter, his former teacher telling cnn, quote, he was a hard worker and wanted to please everyone. sometimes he would interrupt and just wanted attention. he was a good kid. i had him in class and he was a good athlete. last year i noticed a little bit of a change. what changed we may never know and investigators say the shooter killed himself after a brief gun battle with police. in the midst of the chaos, police and students say teacher todd risler saved lives after being braigrazed by a bullet, h called for help and help arrived. sarah sidener, cnn, troutdale, oregon. >> thank you. >> we have to stay on it if not

only to prevent it from moving forward. >> so sick of covering them. sick of it. >> wish we didn't have. coming up, mill gants gain control of major cities across iraq and the government is now asking for help. what if the u.s. helps? if so, how much? what happens if it does not? there he is, veteran news man dan rather about the situation. few covered iraq more than he. even interviewing saddam hussein. so don't miss the discussion coming up. good to see you. >> good to see you. thank you. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers.

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welcome back to "new day." this morning, iraq is on edge.

militants swallowing up major cities and moving closer to baghdad. the army there is unstable. the government there is asking the u.s. to get back involved including possible air strikes. joining us now to talk about the situation is a man with no stranger to covering major world events, specifically iraq, mr. dan rather. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> so, the situation seems fairly obvious from the outside. it's happening again. essentially. what is your take on the strength of this particular band of militants known as isis, what they're capable of and what the u.s. disposition should be? >> number one, the strength is growing. strong and growing. they are a real and present danger to take over baghdad. i'm not saying they will but they're a doing tore do that. number two, it is important to understand this isn't just the iraq. the split in islam is ancient. it knows no borders and we can

see that now. this was happening in iraq is closely tied to what's happening in syria, what's happening in lebanon, when's happening throughout the region so you need to see the region as a whole, not just iraq. number two, at the time the united states went into iraq, there were those who said this is a strategic mistake of historic proportions. and we're now seeing that play out in support of that contenti contention. what the u.s. should do, that's beyond my pay scale. it gets down to whose son or daughter, whose grandson or granddaughter is going to go and do the nasty work in iraq? for those saying we should do something. >> there's one thing and people are not necessarily saying boots on the ground but hearing "the new york times" reporting as far as a month back prime minister al malaki asking for help and manned or unmanned air strikes. might that be the compromise.

because of the time and lives lost many years ago, would that be worth it? >> well, that, again, we'd have to decide that as a people, as a society. it's easy to say air strix but we have a plane downed, we go get the pilot. it's easy to say we can do it from the air. that's not our experience. that's not the way these things work. it's no such thing getting in a little bit in my opinion. commit and commit all the way or say we tried that. i'm not saying the united states should not be involved militarily at all. but once you make that move, it's very difficult to pull it back as we have learned. >> about two years post u.s. withdrawal from iraq. the troop draw down and looking down the barrel of the draw down in afghanistan and makes you sort of look at that with more of a sobering eye, no? >> well, absolutely. i'm glad you mentioned afghanistan because what happens

after the united states leaves afghanistan or scales way down? there are those that think it will break into another vicious civil war and might split in one or two parts. same thing with iraq. it's long feared in iraq what could happen, the country could split apart. the kurds in the north. i'm not saying that will happen but that's at stake here. we have to understand this is a very dangerous situation an dangerous for us because the extreme militancy of those who are marching toward baghdad and hope to take it, taking mosul, bear us no goodwill and it's an incubator for violent islamic strike elsewhere, including our own country. >> let's transition to why this is happening right now. you have the agitation on the ground there which is foreign and the politics behind the situation of course rooted here at home. the reason iraq is destabilizing

is because we didn't occupy it, build up the infrastructure, we don't own it. afghanistan has to be the same thing and maybe worse as you well know because it's more unstable even than iraq in so many ways that matter. >> syria? >> all happens here. syria, too. so what you see with the shift that's going on, i'll spare you the earthquake metaphors i'm badgering the audience with. cantor is out. seems he didn't manage the campaign well and sending this tone shift that may make politics even more polarized here in the u.s. if that happens, what does it mean here at home and in terms of how we handle the situations abroad? >> very good question. and i do think the earthquake metaphor is overworked. however, this will echo throughout the rest of this year and i think into 2016 presidential race, what happened in virginia with this. this happens within parties. by the way, the democratic party has a version of this, if you

will, in my humble opinion built somewhat on the same foundation that's low voter turnout. in the new york city mayor's race, for example, a candidate more to the left than the party would not like to have it perceived won the new york mayor's race and pull it is party a bit in that direction, left of middle. now happening on the republican side definitely pulling the party to the right. it does not mean the republicans are going to lose control of the house. it doesn't mean that they don't have a chance to win the senate. what it does mean is the party is being pulled further to the right. this strikes fear in the heart of every republican congressman. now, in terms of what it does as we go forward, in terms of foreign policy, generally speaking, the quote tea party which put it in quotes because it's more than me believes of a partiment it's people of a certain -- ted cruz of the republican party, rand paul gained by when's happened in

virginia and each of those, they're a little more reluctant to move in foreign policy, the move into syria, to move into iraq, to stay in afghanistan. not stating their policies, i'm saying what they represent is a national movement, if you will, still a minority movement saying we're doing too much internationally. we need to focus more domestically. >> fascinating hearing your take given your experience in this part of the world and politics. will you stick around? we want to keep you right here, mr. dan rather. coming up next here, dan rather will offer his take on not just the news of the day but perhaps the biggest story of the 20th century. keep in mind this man sitting to my right is one of the first journalists, we remember in black and white, maybe not perfectly remembering in 1963 but the report on the kennedy assassination, he joins us after the break for a quick look back.

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as it unfolded in dallas and we remember the story when we were a cub reporter at a local station starting out our careers and first major story that made you feel like a journalist. you were working at a texas station and you were there. >> i was at cbs news. i had worked at a texas station in houston but i was at cbs news a little over a year when this happened. but nothing in your experience prepares you for a story such as this. other journalists can argue, well, i've spent a lifetime preparing myself for this moment, when the moment arrives, it's as if you were a cub reporter all over again. >> what do you think about the fact that we still don't have the answer to the question that you raised all those years ago about who did this? >> well, i do think we have the answers to who actually fired the shots. yes, it is controversial. mine is one opinion among many. i have respect for people who have their point of view but i think that it was one shooter.

i think that shooter was lee harvey oswald. now, as to whether anybody put him up to it or there was a conspiracy involved, my own opinion is i don't think there was. and i don't think the evidence indicates that there was. there's plenty of other people, particularly in this area with a different point of view. i will point out, gently, if you will, it's been 50 years. conspiracies are an extremely hard thing to keep. someone usually whispers to a priest, talks to their girlfriend, says something. and particularly kind of widespread conspiracy that most people who believe in the conspiracy theory connect with oswald to keep that 50 years, possible? yes. likely, no. i think it was oswald, he was the lone shooter. i'm open minded about whether there was a conspiracy involved but i do increasingly as years go by say to myself the evidence

is not there. >> conspiracies aside, the facts remain, you know, in 1963, the president of the united states was assassinated and i'm just curious from before that moment around dealy plaza to the days and years following, how did that moment in our nation's history change everything? >> well, i do agree that it changed a lot of it, not everything. when we talk about the '60s and watch with great interest the cnn series on the '60s, the '60s became one of those decades that it changed us as a society, as a country, as a people. and the kennedy assassination was a very important takeoff point for that, if you will, because keep in mind, president kennedy was the first president born in the 20th century. every other president had been born in the previous century. he represented youth, vigor, forward look. when the shots felled him after only a thousand days in office, you know, i think many people

today have a misconception, president for a long time. he was only president for a thousand days. that that touched off a lot of inner thinking in the country, particularly among young people. who are we? where are we headed? what are we really about? once the hammer to the heart the day of the kennedy assassination sort of passed, in the days, weeks and months and even years that flowed from the kennedy assassination, you know, we're better than that because before president kennedy was assassinated much of the country, i would say most of the country would say it doesn't happen in our country. yes, kennedy and lincoln was assassinated but that's behind us. presidents, premiers, monarchs, that happens in europe, not here. when president kennedy was killed, it was such a shock to the psyche, to the inner being of the united states that it touched off much of what we now call the tumult of the '60s.

>> and you can learn so much about it and urge you and enjoying the special looks here in the morning. >> i could listen to you all day. >> thank you so much for all of this. >> thank you. >> don't forget to watch this special of the '60s, assassinationing of president kennedy tonight at 9:00 p.m. here on cnn. eastern and pacific. one to be viewed. such a pivotal anytime our nation's history, for sure. thank you so much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for being the example of how to be calm in the storm. both political and actually the real storm. another thing dan rather gave birth to, covering weather in modern times. always a pleasure to have your perspective. please coming back. >> thank you, everybody. >> we need you. coming up on show, imagine putting 100,000 homeless people back into homes and wind up saving tax dollars. >> i like it. >> impossible, right? wrong. that's why it's the good stuff coming up.

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and now, the good stuff and using more of that. an organization that promised to house 100,000 homeless americans in 4 years. that was the promise. too ambitious they said. they got it done and ahead of schedule. the group is 100,000 homes. right? works with communities in virtually every big american city to find homeless permanent, supportive, key word, housing. more than 101,000 people are off the streets ready for this part? more than 30,000 veterans included in that number. >> yes! >> take a listen. >> i would tell most of my veteran friends when i see them don't give up. there's help out here. one door closes, another one always opens. >> the goal is to find and house -- >> the problem with helping the homeless, costs too much. let them help themselves. guess what. this actually saves money because it costs a lot less to

provide a home than to keep paying for the effects of homelessness. they estimate $1.3 billion taxpayer dollars saved by doing it the right way. >> fantastic organization. love this. >> education is key on this. >> hand-up is often what they need. a chance and proving it, it's cheaper, too. >> 200k, right? >> right. >> well done. >> change it. >> so a lot of new this is morning. we'll take you right to the news desk. carol costello has it all. >> i do. have a great day. "newsroom" starts now. happening now, iraq 2.0. >> this is no longer a messy situation. this is a catastrophe. >> a country in crisis. terrorists taking control of cities. one by one.