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>> all this happening as iraq's prime minister is ordering troops to fight off islamist militants in a town that's just a 45-minute drive from bagdad. now we're learning that the troops there have evacuated their base and the militants are edging closer to bagdad. >> let's get the latest now from cnn senior international correspondent nic robertson. >> nic, it's being described as a car bombing and a suicide bomb? >> reporter: it has. it's still not clear. the strongest indication we have is it may have been a suicide bombing. the details are unclear. it went off in tahrir square at 8:30 in the morning this morning. initial reports that we have indicated one person killed, four wounded. those numbers appear to be climbing. the latest that we have now been able to get in the last few minutes is that nine people were

killed, 21 wounded in that blast. sad to say this is not unusual or atypical for bagdad. last week on saturday alone there were six car bombs, more than 30 people killed, dozens and dozens more wounded. but it is an indication of the tensions. this is in the heart of the city, and what we understand, the prime minister had drawn this line in the sand saying he was going to stop the isis advance in bagdad anti an hour and a half's drive north of the city. guess what? we found out the army had ordered a retreat from a base three-quarters of an hour drive north of the city. isis are getting closer, they overtran base. for all the strong language we've heard from the prime minister saying that the army has to stand firm or court-martial anyone caught running away, we now understand the army ordered troops there to retreat in the advance of isis. the picture emerging is thus.

when the prime minister draws a line in sam mara, they can hold it for right now. in towns where there's a large sunni majority or even a slight sunni majority, isis are taking control. their airm aim we understand is set on bagdad. they want to get to the out securities here, put pressure on the city. they haven't been stopped yet. christi, victor? >> nic robertson in bagdad, thank you very much. as we said, the aircraft carrier "u.s.s. george h.w. bush" as we were talking about last hour, is near the coast of iraq. >> defense secretary chuck hagel ordered the move. cnn's athena jones joins us live from the white house. we hear reports of the bombing in bagdad. the president, the national security obviously will decide this weekend, decision time, on plans to take action in iraq? >> reporter: good morning, victor and christi.

that's what the president has been working with his national security team to do all weekend. they're trying to figure out what to do, come up with a range of options. you know the president is spending father's day weekend in california with his wife and eldest daughter malia. he's been getting updates from his national security team, national security adviser susan rice. this team is strig to come up with a range of options to help iraq push back the insurgent forces. these options don't include troops on the ground, but they could include air strikes. this ship, the bush, is a shipped moved into the gulf because you can launch air strikes from the ship. the president is under pressure. he said on friday any u.s. arc shun will take several days to plan. he's under some pressure from members of congress, here at home, especially republicans, who want to see him act quickly. we heard from senate minority leader mish mcconnell saying the u.s. needs to act swiftly to help the iraqi government, before all the gains that the u.s. and allied forces made are

lost. we heard from congressman peter king who says the u.s. should launch air strikes to help give the iraqi army the chance to consolidate and at least defend bagdad. we've also heard from republican members of congress like senator john mccain and the house armed services committee chairman buck mckeen questioning the president's national security team and their ability to handle this situation. so there's a lot of politics involved here. but that's what's going on this weekend, the president in constant contact with the national security team as they try to come up with what these options are going to be. >> athena, does the president have any confidence in nuri al mali maliki's ability to resolve the conflict? >> we heard the president said say on friday there's not going to be a purely military solution to this crisis. secretary of state john kerry echoed those remarks. they've been calling for years

for prime minister nuri al maliki to make political agreements with his deals in iraq, sunnis, curds, so sunnis, curds and shias can give iraq the stability necessary to resolve this long term. that's the central question here, guys. >> athena jones at the white house for us. thank you. >> some military veterans and their families are watching the news from iraq as it unfolds and asking what was their service for if iraq may be worse off today than when the u.s. troops met. earlier on "new day" we spoke to the widow of doug zembek, famously dubbed the lion of fall lu fall lou gentleman. >> you are a military widow. >> yes. >> what would you tell the

president about potentially getting back involved, even with air strikes in iraq after knowing what your husband went through, what he told you about his dedication to the mission there and what you're seeing today? >> i would be in support, 100%, of him going back into iraq and trying to regain what doug fought so highly for, the framework of democracy. that is what he went over there to fight for. i would be in 100% support of him doing that, i would tell him that. >> in all, nearly 4500 americans were killed during the iraq war, 32,000 were wounded. let's turn to washington now where it's been a week of wins and upsets with the results of the primary election coming in. >> dana bash and gloria borger are sitting in for candy crowley on "state of the union." ladies, welcome. i understand you have quite the guests on today's show.

>> thanks, christi and victor. for the first time we're going to have an interview with eric cantor who made history this week, not in the way he would have liked. >> as a loser. >> he lost his republican primary in a land shied. we'll talk about why he thinks that happens. >> we'll also talk to what eric cantor didn't do, republican senator lindsey graham who was up against multiple candidates in a tough republican primary in south carolina. conservative state. he beat back the tea party. how did he do it? then, of course, we'll turnl to the big story of the day which is iraq. lindsey graham, a huge critic of the administration on that issue. going to be a good show. >> back to you. >> it will be indeed. thank you very much, dana bash, gloria borger. you can catch dana and gloria in for candy crowley on "state of

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settlements in the west bank. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says hamas is responsible for the kidnapping. he's asking mahmoud abbas to, quote, do everything to help bring them back in peace. we're learning new details this morning about the investigation into the disappearance of american soldier bowe bergdahl who you know was held captive by the taliban for nearly five years. a two-star army general has been tapped to lead the probe. since his release last night, soldiers accused bergdahl of being a deserter. earlier this morning, cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr shared new details about the investigation. >> reporter: that two-star general will begin working on that fact-finding investigation. it raises the question is bergdahl himself about to face those questions in a legal framework? what we are told that is that will happen. whether it happens this week or in the coming days, nobody is

setting the date for it yet. now we have that legal process put into place, and when he does undergo that questioning, we are told he will be advised of his rights and will be offered counsel. >> bergdahl is currently being treated at a medical facility in san antonio. do you remember the controversy last year involving reports that the internal revenue service targeted the tea party and other special interest groups? well, now the irs says they haven't been able to recover subpoenaed e-mails from former official lois lerner because of a computer crash. some republican lawmakers are questioning the credibility of the excuse. they call it excuse. they call it, quote, convenient. for their part the irs insists it made unprecedented efforts to produce all the documents needed for the investigation. so the world cup is, of course, in brazil and in full

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this morning chelsea manning, the soldier convicted of efs naj after leerking more than 700 pages of classified documents is breaking his silence. >> in a new op ed he accuses the embassy about lying the the american public. she writes about a program that grants reporters access to the military in war zones. here is a portion of this op ed. the embedded reporter program forces journalists to compete against one another for special access to vital matters of foreign and domestic policy. too often this creates reporting

that flat terse senior decision makers. as a result, there's no way to evaluate the conduct of american officials. >> let's bring in senior media correspondent and host of "reliable sources" brian fell ter. what do you make of the timing of this. >> she's writing about this situation in iraq at the same time the intervention is being talked about once again. i apologize, by the way, for slipping up there, saying he when i meant she. chelsea manning's gender change. that's been an important thing for the press to handle. people have respected her wishes, using the right pro noun there. in the op ed she talks at length about how the government is able to grant embeds to journalists

if they believe will present favorable coverage and deny those who prevent unfavorable coverage. she says that's one way the government tilts war coverage. >> you have chelsea manning at fort leavenworth, 35-year sentence for espionage. how does she get this op ed critical to the military to "the new york times"? >> this has happened before. there have been different cases where you're able to hear from people imprisoned. last year "the new york times" published in a very different situation an op ed from a guantanamo bay detainee, it was relayed by phone, transcribed from arabic. this may have been a letter sent through the mail or via phone from the prison. we don't know for sure. i did notice one "new york times" editor wrote this was the first column that we've seen from her. maybe there's more coming. if we have time, i think we should read one more quote from the op ed, about the number of 'em beds in iraq.

she wrote, through my deployment i never saw that tally go above 12. in other words, in all of iraq which contained 31 million people and 117,000 u.s. troops, no more than a dozen american journalists were covering military operations. this is important because we need to see all sides in wartime. we need reporters embedded. we need to have reporters independent verify information not embedded with the military. this op ed is pointing out how there's been very little coverage from iraq, a very dangerous place in which to report. we saw a freelance iraqi photographer killed this week in the fighting in iraq. this op ed pointed out for years there's been relatively little coverage from the ground there. >> brian stelter, so good to see you. thank you for being here. don't forget, to watch him, "reliable sources," 11:00 eastern on cnn. former president george h.w. bush is lending his name to the

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you see president bush there with those trademark bright socks. former president george h.w. bush sent out a fund-raising letter to gop donors, asking them to support whomever wins the republican nomination for this open u.s. senate seat in georgia. that candidate will face democrat michelle nunn. >> nunn was ceo of the points of life foundation which is a charity founded by president bush. she's using at least one photograph of herself with him in her campaign. so bush's spokesman says the former president did not give approval for the ad and believes republicans should control the senate. to mark former president bush's 90th birthday this month,

cnn will air "41 on 41." >> based on interviews with 41 people who know him best. here is a sneak peek. >> one of the great experiences given to our country was when a friendship was fofrrmed that we against the norm. that was a friendship between president clinton and president bush. >> they're an odd couple. it's somewhere sweet, the relationship they've developed. i think they work together on behalf of good causes is one of the nicest chapters in the history of american presidents. >> i will be a friend -- >> no one at 10 downing street can recall the last time a world leader shook hands with a doorman at the prime minister's home. >> george bush just has so much love for people, whether they agreed with his toll picks, his point of view, it didn't matter.

he didn't have a mean-spirited bone in his body. >> friend to all. >> friend to all. >> just what i know of the kind of guy he is, if he wasn't your friend, he'd make you his friend. >> "41 on 41," tune in on cnn at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. >> take a look at how he celebrated his 90th birthday this week. >> sky diving yet again as he did at 80 and 85, probably vowed to do it at 95. i think as a wife and mother, i was so moved by barbara bush saying, hey, have at it, go ahead. at some point don't you just go oh! >> he said after the jump on his 85th birthday, is this the last one or are you done? he said no, i've got one more coming up in june of 2014. he held to his word, and it looks like he enjoyed it. >> congratulations and happy

birthday to him and the whole family who i am sure is celebrating. a special thank you to all of you for sharing your morning with us. happy father's day, of course. >> it's been a pleasure. "inside politics" starts right now. the tea party scores a giant victory, toppling the number two house republican and demanding seats at the gop leadership table. >> i will be stepping down as majority leader. >> compromise was already near impossible in washington. is there any prayer now for deals on issues like immigration and spending. >> what's going on is the republican party going even further to the right. >> i've worked with all 434 other members of congress before. i can work with whoever gets elect sgld plus the hillary clinton book rollout hits a few speed bumps. dead broke, really? >> that may