good evening, you are in the "cnn newsroom." don lemon is off today. i'm annika in new york. >> i'm michael holmes. >> a group of radical islamic extremists leaving death and violence behind it in iraq.

>> this is tikrit, iraq. saddam hussein's hometown but fighting like this is raging now in a lot of cities and towns between baghdad and the syrian border. so far in iraq, not much is stopping the group isis. >> the u.s. watching carefully but, so far no involvement. this aircraft carrier group is moving into the persian orders with orders to get close to iraq and wait. president obama says he is considering options but he promises the u.s. won't be dragged back in. nic robertson, cnn senior international correspondent is there in baghdad. al maliki says this is the end for the extremist group isis. confident words when the

extremists seem to be on the outskirts of baghdad. >> reporter: i think is that is why he is using language like that. he really wants to get people to come out and support the fight against isis. he is one of those leaders right now who is telling young iraqis that it's time to get their houses and pick up a weapon and come join the fight. north of baghdad he said that in a town of samarra. he may have drawn that as a line in the sand. an hour or so drive north of baghdad. there was a bombing of a very important shia shrine there in 2006 and met to a massive wave of sectarian blood letting. sounds like confident words but he is trying to get people to pick up weapons and join the fight against isis. he needs to back up the army because he has seen some of the army crumble in front of this onslaught. >> extraordinary scene. you do have the u.s. being asked

militarily support and iranian-backed government and they could go to iraq and join the iraqis forces there. what are you hearing about that in baghdad, about the possibility of that? >> reporter: sure, there is conflicting accounts. an account one of the most syrian military adviser over here over the weekend as well and hundreds of forces here come from iran to bolster the fight. that is denied by iraqi officials. but also as ironic as it might seem the united states fighting on the same side as iran to bomb these sunni militia men not just isis but the tribesmen who may be a target of the air strikes. some of these same sunni tribesmen were fighting with the united states marine corps a few years ago to get al qaeda out of iraq. how ironic would that be if they were now the targets for

fighting side-by-side with -- it's just so complicated and that is why the choices are so difficult for president obama and it's very difficult to make a real difference with air strikes on a battlefield without tipping the balance one way or another. you're just trying to -- when you're trying to engender political compromise which is told nuri al maliki needs to do. >> the risk of bombing the very people you're trying to bring on side when you're aiming for the terrorists. nic robertson, thanks, as always, for your expertise out there in the region right there in baghdad. after the high cost of thousands of u.s. lives, many people are asking what will the u.s. do to fend off the insurgents and what can they do? we turn to athena jones in washington for the answer. >> reporter: good evening. the aircraft carrier "george

h.w. bush" is its way to the persian gulf and being accompanied by two other ships. a guided missile cruiser the "uss philippine sea" to protect american lives, citizens and interests in iraq. that a is according to pentagon press secretary admiral john kirby. the president has been spending father's day weekend in california but he has asked his national security team to come up with a range of options to try to help iraq fight back, push back this insurgent force. those options do not include u.s. ground troops but they could include air strikes and this ship, the bush, can be used to air strikes and also use its helicopters to help evacuate americans if needed and to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance missions but the

president is under pressure to figure out what to do quickly. another member of congress and senate majority leader senate majority leader ask the less. the gains they made in iraq be lost. the president said he'll be reviewing the options his advisers present to him in the coming days. michael? >> athena jones outside the white house, our thanks to you. later this hour we will talk to republican john sununu about u.s. options a topic he knows a bit about as he served as white house chief of staff during the first gulf war. >> a lot happening around the world today. today marked one of the bloodiest days yet in the ukraine crisis. a transport was shot down early this morning as it was about to land in a city near the russian border. all 49 people aboard died. ukraine leaders blamed pro russian separatists. after this leaders in the u.s.

and europe called on russia to do more and to the conflict there in eastern ukraine. this take-down of the plane sparked a protest in kiev. they threw rocks and demonstrators had eggs and demanded russia leave ukraine. tires piled up at the entrance and graffiti signs. several diplomatic automobiles were flipped over. president obama xaped as the leader who ended the war in iraq. that was once part of his legacy but is it a liability now. one that could even perhaps cause more problems for him as he enters the last couple of years of his presidency? also still to come on the program, immigrant children crossing the border alone and no parents. what is done on the border? a live report from texas. stay with us.

let's talk more about the situation in iraq and the u.s. responsible for potential response. ben ferguson and matt lamont hill is here. good to see you. president obama says no u.s. combat troops returning to iraq making it clear iraq's government must do the heavy country together.to hold the - not working out so well so far. can the u.s. avoid getting involved in this conflict or does the -- rule apply? >> i think it's a great strategy and force iraq to take hold of the reins itself. the sunni minority in iraq has been oppressed a long time and part of why you see this insurgency. he is forcing a more democratic government in iraq. also we are not the only game in town here. iran has committed to sending 2,000 troops to iraq. other countries particularly sunni muslim countries can

engage this as well. the president said we are getting out of iraq and what is planning to do. a draw down. i want to see iraq at that time rain -- take the reins itself. >> ben, obama takes credit for ending the war in iraq but will it be a political liability for him going forward? he and no one really has been able to control nuri al maliki. he was told to be conclusivincl. he said he would be and thumbed his nose. >> that is one of the problems. you is have to look at the threat and this is a group that is disavowed by al qaeda and how bad they are. this is a group so bad that iran actually wants to get rid of them. that tells you, again, how bad evil corrupt they are and how extreme as a world view in ji d jihadists they are. i think when you hear maliki and

others are begging the u.s. for air support, i'm not sure if, right now, is the time for us to say, hey, we are going to a couple of days on this one. these guys, we should all agree, we should do something with. i don't think we should send troops back on the ground. i think where there is a consensus on that but to say you got to stand up and we are going to sit here and watch what happens over the next, you know, couple of days or weeks, what happens if they do come into baghdad? what happens if they come into these areas where there is lots of civilians? what happens if they do control oil fields? they will be the wealthest terrors in the repocord and something al qaeda never had and these guys could have oil in the ground coming out their ears. >> the reality is with the air strikes you don't know who you're shooting at all the time. the guys are getting support from tribal sunnis who are disaffected by nuri al maliki. you starting shooting them as well as isis you're going to have a real sectarian issue on

your hand. mark, many politicians are being saying, i've been hearing this, you know, for weeks now. obama should have left troops there on the ground. but the reality is he couldn't under the agreement that was brokered by bush and the iraqi insistence that u.s. forces be subject to iraqi law. that was never going to happen. so what is the u.s. do? no residual force there? no real influence? >> there is still considerable influence for no other reason but they have the threat of air strikes and boots on the ground and arming rebel groups, particularly shiite insurgent groups so we have all sorts of options here. you're right. the u.s. has some of its political hands tied because of the bush agreement and the obama agreement subsequently. but i think that's not the worse situation imaginable because we don't want to be there. we want to withdraw and iraq at that time reins itself. i am of the believe if we stand firm on this and don't bail them out with air strikes which ben

is suggesting and only emboldens maliki to do the same thing he is doing. if we don't do that they will find assistance on their own and stop some of the insurgency. as awful as isis and the terrorist groups are part of what they are responding to is oppression of sunni minority. >> if nothing is done he might call on iran and wouldn't that be something? ben, hillary clinton -- but in a big way. that is major risk regionally speaking because then you're going to annoy the gulf state and where do we go from there? talking about saudi arabia which is already funding the rebels in syria. they are not going to stand by if iran gets too heavily involved. ben, hillary clinton called her 2002 vote to give then president obama the power to invade iraq and saying a mistake now she is saying that air strikes shouldn't go on at this time, quote, at this time, unquote.

is iraq going to shadow her political moves from now on? because everyone is watching hillary clinton. >> well, of course, it is. if this doesn't turn out well. if you see isis take over iraq and baghdad and able to be the wealthiest terrorist group in the world. the guy in charge of this group we had in our custody and barack obama turned him over to the iraqis in 2009. the last thing he said to the american soldiers were, "i'll see you in new york." and that was the last thing he said. this guy is going to make it very clear from the very beginning that he wants to not only just have his way in the middle east but he does want to come after america and so can you allow him to take over a country that would give him hundreds and hundreds and millions of dollars of operating capital which, again, al qaeda never had. for hillary to say, i don't think air strikes would be good at this time they is playing the politics of it but if it does put america's interest in harm's way that is where this is going to be a big black eye for

hillary clinton and for barack obama because we had this guy and should have never let him go in the first place. >> i think that is a bit unfair, ben. >> ten seconds. go! >> unfair. hillary clinton didn't say the option was off the table. she said at that moment a strike wasn't appropriate and it wasn't. >> a very nuance thing. you have to be careful with these sorts of things. stick around, ben. anyone solve the kris buildicrig for months and years? talking about illegal immigrants crossing into the united states and now children left to fend for themselves and no parents and the resources dedicated to help them when they get to the united states. we will look at this when with we come back. ...that can see what light misses... ...eyes designed to warn when yours wander... or ones that can automatically bring the ls to a complete stop. all help make the unseen... ...seen.

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the numbers are just staggering. at least 60,000 unaccompanied children are expected to illegally cross the u.s. border and as young as 4 years old. the border is not equipped to care for these children. take a look at these leaked photographs that show a border patrol in arizona. can you hear and see the crammed cells. not enough food or beds or toilets or showers. let me bring in paulo sandoval in texas.

what are the border agents doing now to respond for this demand for more manpower to help process all of these people? >> one of the questions we asked the congressman who is a democrat who represents a portion of this southwestern texas region in mcallen, texas. he says fema and u.s. coast guard brought in to process a lot of these people at this border patrol station in mcallen. a thousand people housed there and families and unaccompanied children. since they are doing that that is releasing more border agents to get on the beat and protect this border. this is one of the most dangerous portions of this journey for countless families and those unaccompanied children at the top and the photographs we showed a few moments ago is a top priority for lawmakers right now as they try to secure the border but also it's a juggling act and tricket make sure they can process as many people they can and an area always seen this

flow of illegal immigration and it's busiest now. we asked about reports of reported overcrowding at some of these detention centers. listen to his response. >> i got to speak to a lot of families. >> reporter: did any of them complain about the situations or the conditions? >> no, they did not complain. they were just happy that they were here. >> reporter: finally we also asked him really why he thinks the surge is happening right now and he confirms what we have been hearing up and down the border the last few days and that these families are leaving south america and central america to track down a better opportunity and flee the violence. >> polo sandoval, thank you. a heart breaking situation and complex situation. a crisis unfolding along the border. influx of refuge children coming into our country. joining us to talk about this is

ben ferguson and mark lamont hill. good to see both of you. >> good to see you. >> good to be here. >> we have been reporting on the surge in immigrant children showing up at the u.s./mexico border. no parents. no adults. 60,000 to 80,000 unaccomanied children are projected this year to cross the u.s. border. jan brewer and others saying it's obama administration fault has caused this crisis by failing to enforce the country's immigration laws. is she right? >> no that is absurd. a piece that have that is true if we had different immigration policy we might have a different result and we need to do something on immigration. preside it's shameful for all presidents across the border and president obama included. this is present situation not happening because of president obama's immigration policy. we have seen a spike in his

administration from up to 80,000 children in these facilities. bauls because of central american violence they are fleeing because people are dying there at epic levels and no matter how bad or militarized the border is it's still better than that central american violence and why the kids are leaving and hoping for a pathway to their parents and themselves and nothing to do with president obama. >> ben, your thoughts? >> i would strongly disagree. you look at the facts the obama administration has said we have offering illegal immigrants and enticing subsidies to come here and running ads in spanish that told illegal immigrants to go ahead and sign up for free health care at healthcare.gov in spanish. when you do this this is organized chaos. the kids are coming across because their parents know we are going to treat them well and

we are not going to hurt them. so many of these kids are actually looking to get caught. they are being told in an organized way when you come across the border they are not running from the american authorities like you see a lot of the adults do this. >> ben, let me jump in here for a second. i want to ask you about that. who is telling these families? you kept saying they are being told this. who? >> well, obviously, their family members are saying when they come across you look for the americans and look for the border agents. i've had multiple border agents in my show. i'm in texas. they say the weirdest thing they have ever seen. they are okay being caught because they want to be in america and know america said we will take care of you and we are not going deport you and that is a policy issue. when they know that they are not going to really be sent home, they are going to keep coming across these massive numbers and then whatever we do afterwards with all of these conditions and the problems we are seeing in

tucson they say worth the benefit because eventually america will get it together and that is the problem. >> you mentioned deportation, ben. just a second, mark. president obama, since he has been in office under his administration, we have seen more than 2 million immigrants be deported. that is on track now to far surpass what other previous administrations have done in terms of deporting immigrants. so i just want to clarify that piece in terms of what you're saying in terms of numbers. >> but he also said -- >> that is my point. >> that is the great myth. >> hold on one second. hold on one second. in the ads that came out in spanish they were talking about don't be afraid to sign up for government benefits including snap. they ran those ads as well. they said you won't have to worry about the authorities. obama even said that on tv that don't worry about signing up and being deported. i'll make sure that doesn't happen and when you saw a flood increase was when the president of the united states of america

said it's okay to take the benefits and then we saw all of these numbers skyrocket year over year. >> mark, a response? >> let me respond because ben said two things grossly untrue. first is somehow president obama has been lax on deportation. he has been the most deporting heavy president we have seen. he has deported far more than president bush at this point. it's untrue. second thing somehow a spanish language ad caused a spike in children immigrating into this country is untrue. there has been a spike in central american violence. >> how can you say it's untrue when the numbers have gone through the roof? >> yeah. but -- >> the numbers have gone through the roof. you can't say they have spiked, mark. >> let me answer the question and i'll tell you exactly how that is not true. no one is disputing what you've said the numbers haven't spiked. we disagreeing why the numbers have spiked. i'm blaming it on a gun violence in central america and if something made me leave el

salvador it would be the big guys with guns and those guys with guns in central america. >> guys, we can argue what the cause of the problem is. we can argue about who is fault this is but bottom line we need solutions. ben first and then mark. quickly given the gravity of this situation does this make it more important for congress not to wait on immigration but work on immigration policy right now? ben? >> well, congress should be working on this but in the meantime, we already have laws on the books not. >> announcer:ed thforced with immigration issues. 40% of our border agents are not working at the border because they have to deal with these issues that makes it easier to come across so we have to do a better job with that and let congress do their job afterwards. >> mark? >> i think -- one thing i agree with ben on we need immigration reform and policy reform but it can't just be militarization.

it has to be as president obama suggested and i think he went too far on this but militarization but amnesty and bringing families back together. we need wholesale immigration reform so these type of things don't happen. what is happening right now is bad. it's unacceptable and deplorable for a nation 60,000 children -- >> i agree. >> i was going to say something everybody can agree on. thank you, gentlemen. more than 20 years ago, the first president bush fought his own war against iraqi forces and had a victory. should his military advisers be fired? we will ask what he would do. ♪ [ woman ] i'd be a writer. [ man ] i'd be a baker. [ woman ] i wanna be a pie maker. [ man ] i wanna be a pilot. [ woman ] i'd be an architect. what if i told you someone could pay you and what if that person were you? ♪ when you think about it, isn't that what retirement should be, paying ourselves to do what we love?

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i want to talk more about the u.s. response to the resurgent crisis in iraq. senator john sue kn for now u.s. talks off the table and few are calling u.s. air strikes at the moment which could ab problem. as a former white house chief of staff, what options would you say that the u.s. has at this point to try to alleviate the tensions in iraq?

it's silly to talk about options when you examine options and we have a problem because this president chose to ignore the completion of the status of forces agreement which would allow the 10,000 troops that bush to stay there stay there. you need to work toward a stabilizing force eventually to provide assistance. right now, he has created a vacuum that is going to allow, i'm afraid, the iranians to be an influential part of what is there. in order to get maliki to stop being as sectarianly obnoxious as he has been towards the sunnis. >> that pressure could have gone on a long time ago. i want to go back to the status forces agreement. al maliki, ha that same man, if u.s. forces stayed to have them

subject to iraqi law and potentially end up getting charged under iraqi law. that was never going to fly. >> negotiate a status of a forces agreement starts with that position. it is hard work to negotiate that agreement and this administration chose to cater to the radical left in his party and the democratic party, used maliki's initial resistance to what should be in that agreement as an excuse to get the troops out. >> it wasn't an initial resistance. it was resistance that went on and on. he ran for office on a platform of having -- >> life is hard, my friend! and the president gets the big bucks for doing the right things! the right thing would have been to -- >> what was the president ments to do? >> to keep our troops there with a status of forces agreement in place! but he chose not to because he found it convenient to cater to the left side of the party that wanted troops out of there any way. >> i was there at the time.

nuri al maliki ran for office saying there would be no u.s. troops unless they were under iraqi law. we are going around in circles. nuri al maliki -- >> a great excuse for the president to do something! >> nuri al maliki is by all accounts the problem. as soon as u.s. troops left iraq in 2011 -- >> you've had five years to deal with it! >> i was on the border of the kuwaiti/iraqi border and my point let me finish the question. when u.s. forces left within 24 hours, he was rounding up sunni opponents and threatening to put the vice president on trial. why was the u.s. not able, with all of the weaponry and support it's given the iraqis, why was it not able to put their hand on nuri al maliki and said be inclusive the way you promised? look what happened because he did the opposite. >> because we stupidly lost the

leverage bra leverage withdrawing 10,000 troops supposed to be there. you cannot give up on the right thing to do and complain you've created a problem and that is what this administration is doing now. it it's wringing its hands because it caused its own problem and caused the world a horrible problem. >> what are are the u.s. options now? if you were in power what would you say needs to be done? >> it's like asking somebody who is watching a guy who jumped off a building and three inches before the bottom you're saying, what would you do? i would not have allowed -- if i really had the power i would not have drone a phony red line in syria. i would not have done what i said was the mistake of not negotiating a status of forces agreement. i would go right now to maliki and say if you want assistance, we have to negotiate the treatment that you're going to give to the sunnis in your country after this problem is solved and if you can't get that

kind of an agreement, we ought not to provide any assistance. i suspect you will find him very receptive and i suspect that some point, you will find some combination of covert action, plus perhaps a little bit of air strikes to provide the assistance, but you do that after you have used the leverage against maliki. >> governor, that would be good in an ideal world. he hasn't shown much impetus to play ball, mr. maliki but governor, please struay with us. the 41st president turned 90 on thursday. he doesn't seem to be slowing down. we will talk about him and his family's legacy. ♪

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1991. we have a picture you took at that sky diving event. you attended the former president's birthday party that night as well. here's a pick of you two together at least in the office. many hours. here is some of the video that you captured from that sky diving event. so we know just how close you are with the former president. we know you are also part of tomorrow's documentary which features 41 people. everyone from president obama to the former tv anchor tom brokaw sharing thoughts on mr. bush. so, governor, let me ask you this question. what do you consider george h.w. bush greatest chief achievement? >> everyone knows about the great things did he in foreign policy and really helping guide the world to the collapse of the soviet union and certainly providing the needed response in the middle east when iraq invaded kuwait. but i think his greatest

achievement is just beginning to be appreciated. people are discovering that he passed more significant important domestic legislation than any other president since world war ii, except possibly and i say possibly lyndon johnson. not only did he pass a budget agreement that -- the budget agreement that set the stage for the surpluses in the mid '90s and growth period of the mid '90s. the kennedy foundation gave him the profiles courage award for making the tough decision to allow that agreement. the clean airbill stifled for 13 years he made a market approach and got it passed. he got legislation passed that deregulated our energy sectors that reduce consumer price. he got past a significant civil rights bill the americans with disabilities act which opened job opportunities for almost 50 million americans that really had had difficulty in finding

jobs. he brought forth a voucher program for support of child care which is really the prototype for the voucher programs in education. >> the list is endless seemingly. >> the enterprise for the americas initiative and the brady plan opened up the economies in central america. latin america and south america so it opened up markets for american jobs to be created. >> governor, you mentioned people appreciating some of these accomplishments and i think that really segways to bring up a new poll that shows bush 41 is viewed more favorable today than when he left office. you can see here. he is now 58% favorable versus 47% when he left office. among the living presidents only bill clinton is higher at 66%. so, ultimately maybe each a few years down the road or decades

down the road, how will his presidency be remembered? >> i think every year, people are beginning to appreciate it more and more. they are understanding that this was a very quiet man but a very effective man. and this was a man that led by performance. he didn't brag. he never has bragged about himself. he is always told us the story about his -- how his mother told him not to brag, that what he did should speak for itself. and i think because he let it speak for itself, it's just taken a little bit longer. but as you mentioned president clinton, i think on 41 on 41 tonight -- or tomorrow night you're going to see president clinton and president obama themselves give credit to george herb bert walker bush what he did in his presidency. >> he is beloved by many, both past presidents and current presidents and many others as well. governor sununu, thank you for spending some of your weekend with us and 41 on 41, the

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that transition back to a normal life if that is possible. a physician, a psychiatrist, an officer. what is called a personal recovery specialist, part of the team that helped bring him back to the u.s. right now, bergdahl remains at brooke army medical center and has a roo set up there. an attorney, chaplain and psychiatrist and he still hasn't seen his family and that meeting according to experts could be the most stressful part of this whole reintegrate process. joining me to discuss psychologist and combat stress coach terry lyles and retired ars lee ellis who was shot down in vietnam in 1967 and endured more than five years in captivity in and around hanoi. thank you both for being with us. >> you're welcome. >> dr. lyles, let's begin here and talk about this upcoming meeting with bergdahl's parents. sources are telling us he still hadn't spoken to his parents since his release and i think

for a lot of us it's hard for us to understand why. any thoughts? >> well, you know, i think to the outside personnel it looks a little strange but we don't know all of the back story, just part of the back story but not uncommon for someone in that level of trauma not to want to reconnect with his past until he needs to. then after that integration process is fulfilled and seeing his family and loved ones, i'm sure it will get a little easier but the whole stress of not knowing and the anticipation of not knowing is a big deal. he has been through a lot over the past five years. and this is a whole another stress level he is not ready for until they get him to that point. >> i'm sure, you know, they are taking their time. they want to do this very thoughtfully and not push him to do anything before he is ready. colonel, you were in captivity as we machining. even longer than sergeant bergda bergdahl. let's put aside the question his capture and why he left his base. what do you think is different about the challenges he is now

facing compared to maybe what you faced during and after your captivity when you were in vietnam? >> well, i think, first of all, if he has, in fact, been in solitary confinement for five years that is a major problem. some of your leaders in solitary as much as four years but we had contact with other americans and then we had the last two years of the war when it was more live and let live, thanks to the american people who put a lot of pressure on the communists about our treatment we had time to decompress together with our friends who had gone through a similar situation and made the difference in the world for us. i think his situation of being alone and not having contact with other americans who thought and talked like him, i think that is going to make it much more difficult for him to adjust and get he's feet on the ground and start running again. >> you mentioned you had that extra support system that way. people who could relate and understand what your going through. >> yes. >> colonel, describe your release and your return home.

i know you touched on it a little bit but in terms of sort of the process that bowe bergdahl is going through versus what you went through, how do those two compare? >> i came home as a result of the negotiated release in the paris peace talks. we were released over a period of about 60 days in large groups of maybe a hundred to 120. i was in the third large group and we were handed over by the vietnamese in has know. you can see there i was with senator john mccain. we were captured 11 days apart and we came home together. we were handed over. we flew to the philippines and spent two days at a hospital getting checked over and getting a uniform and flew back to the states where we met with our families right away. >> everything was very quick? >> yes. >> that whole turnaround? >> it was. we were able to call them from the philippines and talk to them within a few hours.

>> amazing. unfortunately, we are out of time. if you can very quickly, dr. liles, talk about how bergdahl is learning to do things on his own? he couldn't even make decisions for himself the past five years. >> that is the challenge. i appreciate the colonel's service as he mentioned and, you know, this augmentation of going back to reality. his reintegration process is going to be very different because, you know, he was five years in captivity and no english speaking as far as we know. and inhumane situations. his process of recovery is slow and ongoing and family meeting will be successful and the first step that will be ongoing for years but he'll be fine as long as he has a good support system around him. >> big step. dr. lyles and colonel lee ellis, thank you both. we will be right back. >> thank you. hey. i'm ted and this is rudy.

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