hello, everyone. you're in the cnn newsroom. don lemon with the day off. i'm michael holmes in atlanta. >> i'm monica cabrera in new york. we'll talk about all the stories you'll ta talk about and here about this week. our five questions for the week ahead, the iraq edition. question number one, will the u.s. get involved in iraq? president obama said no to the use of combat troops on friday, but we do know the state department has just announced that some u.s. embassy personnel will be leaving baghdad and a u.s. aircraft carrier is now headed for the persian gulf. >> question number two, what do the iraqis want?

prime minister nuri al maliki in a tough spot without a lot of places to turn for help. a lot of people think he's put himself in that spot. the united states has no interest in gulf war number three. american naval resources are moving into the persian gulf in case they are needed. then, of course, there is iran. an iraqi official tells cnn hundreds of iranian troops have deployed to help the fight alongside iraqi forces. a very bizarre development. given the two countries' history, by the way. that's not been confirmed by iranian officials. they were initially denying it. question number three, will president obama distance himself from iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki? two days ago obama sent a rather harsh message, no u.s. military help unless al maliki makes a serious commitment to deal with sectarian issues in his country, issues that many believe he created. just yesterdayal maliki finally

ordered iraqi troops to stand up to isis militants. is that enough? >> question number four, what about isis' execution, beheadings, people being forced to dig their own graves. this extremist group is advancing at lightning fast speed across the country. our question number four, how far will isis go? will they take over baghdad and beyond? question number five is one of the biggest questions you may be asking right now. why should i care? after a decade of u.s. military involvement, you and many others may be feeling like this is no longer a u.s. problem. >> we've lined up a good group here to answer some of these questions and others. former ncis special agent, a former major general, a national security correspondent, the director of the middle east division of human rights watch and a freelance journalist living in iraq. >> let's focus first on the u.s. embassy in iraq. we're learning that some embassy

employees soon will be leaving baghdad. security reinforcements are being sent in there to protect those embassy staffers who will remain in the embassy. let's talk about this developing situation with retired marine major general james williams, also eli lake for the daily beast. also joining us on the phone cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. barbara, i want to start with you first. what can you tell us about this effort we're learning about to protect the embassy there in baghdad. >> reporter: good evening, ana. what we're learning from the state department and other administration officials including the pentagon that somewhat less than a hundred u.s. troops, somewhere between 50 and 100 u.s. troops have arrived at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. either a mix of marines and army soldiers. they are going to go and stay put there. they are going to be there to reinforce protection at the embassy. at this point, they are not

going to be involved in any evacuation of american employees or american civilians from baghdad or from iraq. they are simply going to the embassy to reinforce security there, but, of course, this comes, as we learned, just a short time ago, that the state department has indeed ordered a partial evacuation of some americans working at the embassy. some will be moved out to jordan and some will go to other -- at least start by going to other places in iraq where there is not yet any fighting. they'll head south mainly. but you know, how long will this sort of interim period for the americans last? i think the question that everyone is looking at is can the americans be kept secure? and if they need to get out, will there be a way for them to get out without being involved in the fighting? >> that is the big question

because everyone wants to make sure our u.s. members remain safe because there are people working on the ground currently representing our country and we don't have boots on the ground there. so major general williams, i want to ask you this question. what would be the challenges for u.s. security personnel who may be heading into baghdad to help protect this embassy? what would they be facing possibly? >> first of all, any of the navy or marine expedition forces in the area are trained for this. this is one of the principal missions that they do, those forces afloat. so they're prepared for anything. they're prepared for breaches of the embassy evacuation of personnel, defense of classified material and all these types of things. so we definitely are prepared for this. and i would venture to say that the pentagon is prepared as well as the national command authority to execute this if the situation warrants.

>> what does it tell you the fact that they're even doing this at all? does that give us any insight into how serious the situation is or perhaps strategically what the u.s. may be leaning towards taking action of some sort? >> well, i think, first of all, you want to protect u.s. property and u.s. personnel. and so, since the majority of our personnel right now are at the embassy, that's going to be our focus of effort. now, if we have to go in further action, those marines could expand and they could be reinforced depending on what the war plan would call for if that is a support action that the president says go do. the pentagon is more than prepared to do these types of things. if you have a challenge here, if the isis forces come in close to the embassy, are we completely prepared to defend it? and i would say absolutely because we want to get our personnel out of there if they

had to evacuate the embassy. >> so we're seeing all of these moves by the u.s. to get in positions to be prepared should there be a necessity to take further action. we know the uss george h.w. bush aircraft carrier is moving into the region. what have you learned over your years of reporting about the military capabilities in that region? >> well, there are a number of air bases in and around iraq at this point that are capable of flying not only the intelligence surveillance reconnaissance missions but also air strikes that have been requested by prime minister maliki, but i would say that there's another problem here at this point which is that there is so little that is known about the leadership and organization of isis at this point by the u.s. intelligence community that, while the capability is there to shoot, you know, very precise armaments into positions in iraq, the target list or who you're aiming

at is still very much unknown. >> eli lake, barbara starr, major general james williams, we both appreciate your time spending this hour with us. and we'll be talking back with you throughout the hour. michael? >> question number two, now iraqi officials, what do they want? there's no more coalition combat forces in iraq, of course, and the military force in place so far has not been very effective in stopping isis marching towards baghdad. earlier today cnn asked an iraqi governor if an american bombing campaign could help or not. >> i think they know better how to do it, but i think bombing is not going to work here. they're on the streets and they're in offices mixed with people, probably targeted bombing and maybe do something in seyria because the head of this organization is in syria. the region, the u.s., europe, i

don't think anybody is safe from these people. >> i want to bring in now zayid mohammed. he's an iraqi journalist, lived in north irbil in the north of the country. forget about the leadership at the moment. what do iraqi people think about what is going on in their country and the possibility of western military involvement even just from the air? >> iraqis don't actually welcome western involvement, especially military kind of involvement, but they welcome political and diplomatic involvement. iraqis see that america is already involved in this action, america has put them into this. and they have seen that their country has become so vulnera e vulnerable, they've never been so vulnerable like this before. and since 2003 they feel they haven't felt any stability.

and they feel because the united states has put them into this, that's what they think about. so they want the united states now to step in again and try to bring the warring factions and all the parties, help them end the discrimination and sit around the table to talk and bring peace back to them because it seems if it just leaves things to them, everyone will remain flouted and there will be no end for this and they'll be running around in a vicious circle. >> the invasion itself, of course, has its own causes when we're talking about what's going on there, but iraq has its own responsibilities here. they did elect a man who has basically isolated an entire section of society and created the grounds for isis to move in and find some empathy. now, what is it that iraqis need

to do when it comes to their political leaders? >> when it comes to political leaders, iraqis, they feel they have been -- especially the sunnis, they think they have been marginalized. they think they have been discriminated. they think they cannot participate. they were deprived in one way or another from participating, from voting in the previous elections. they think that nuri a maliki favors only his sect without giving them a chance to participate and be active part of this government. nuri al maliki, that's what they feel, is taking all the cake for himself and doesn't want to share anything with the rest o the iraqi people. >> he certainly has his record there, thanks so much, zyad mohammed there in irbil in the north of the country. thanks so much. still to come here, did we miss

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question number three now, will president obama distance himself from the iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki? he has already said no u.s. help until al maliki himself gets his act together and stops being so sectarian in how he governs, shutting out sunnis. he ordered him to stand up to isis militants. too little too late? i spoke to a former iraqi leader who says it is time for al maliki to go. >> he failed to deliver services, corruption is thriving

in the country. economy is stagnant. and i think it's time for him to leave. >> now, let's discuss this. executive director of middle east rights watch. joining us by phone. i just got word that nuri al maliki coming out and saying we will not allow anyone to divide the iraqi people saying that mosul didn't fall, the ones who have fallen are the politicians who get against iraq. when it comes to nuri al maliki and how the u.s. has handled him, particularly when troops left, back then he was involved in power sharing, he turned around and did the exact same opposite in 20 hours. why has the u.s. not been able to assert more influence on him. >> i think the u.s. has chosen not to exert influence.

it could have done more. in view of repeated broken promises not just to the u.s., but more significantly to the iraqi people, the u.s. has continued to not just support maliki, but to arm him. >> so what does the u.s. do now? the u.s. still a big supporter in a military sense of iraq certainly in terms of equipment and the like. should they be putting more muscle on him? or is there -- what can they do? >> well, they definitely should be putting more muscle on him because they continue to arm him. and i think one thing is seven this is not going to be won militarily. this is not going to be enough to attack and destroy isis if that's even possible militarily. the biggest task is to give the sunni population the vast majority of the population that only want security a reason to

believe in government and reject isis. today millions of sunni iraqis do not have faith in this government because it has done nothing other than abandon them for the past several years. >> so they've allowed isis to come through their towns the and in some cases support what they're doing. sarah, a question, of course, a lot of people say did we miss the signals? i want to play a clip from reporter fred pleitgen back in 2012. have a listen. >> human rights watch saying they discovered several secret detention facilities that were run by security forces controlled by iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki. listen in to what the local head of human rights watch here in iraq had to say about this. >> security forces that engage in abuses need to be held to account. they need to be tried, investigated, prosecuted. there needs to be a message from the top that these abuses will no longer be tolerated. >> i guess the question is, sarah, did the u.s. back the

wrong guy? i go back to the 2010 election which nuri al maliki lost to iyad allawi when it comes to seats, then the u.s., ironically with iranian help as well, corralled his coalition into being and he continued ruling. did the u.s. support him for too long? >> i think rather than being an exercise in supporting one personality or one horse over the other, the more important thing is what the elected politician or selected politician actually does. here is where the u.s. has failed by continuing to allow maliki and supporting maliki while he carried out the formula for exclusion and the formula that's led to the crisis today. over the past two years iraqis have tried peaceful protests, peaceful demonstrations. how did maliki respond? he responded by shooting unarmed protesters, killing over 50 last year. the conclusion for many iraqis

that there's no hope in democratic process, these peaceful process, electoral process and they should take up arms. >> cracking down, as you say, on peaceful protests and that led to isis getting a foothold in anbar province. really appreciate your thoughts. thanks so much. >> let's move on to question number four. just how far will isis go? and let's bring in robert mcfadden here joining me on the set. also former special agent in charge at the naval criminal investigative service. thanks so much for joining us. we've just learned that the city of tal afar has now been taken by isis. how concerned should we be with how quickly they're moving and how they show such power? >> of course concern. the blitzkrieg for isis took most experts in the area by

surprise. isis now has a tremendous amount even in the last week of resources when it comes to money, which is part of the cycle of bringing in new recruits p showing itself as a force of action, all that is of concern. but syria may provide some frame of reference for how far moving toward major cities in baghdad. on a practical level, isis and some of its sunni counterparts in syria shows that it may try strategy in places where it is not strongest. >> but when we talk about resources, they continue to gain resources. they're gaining fighters or sunnis. or they're more passionate at the moment. that may be an understatement as

they're seeing security forces put down their arms and run away that money they seized in mosul and the banks there, so realistically, are they getting to the point where they may have the numbers and the heavy machinery to be able to break through baghdad? >> well, that's all really good points and one contrast when i mention about syria as a frame of reference, isis be pg overwhelmingly by and large, particularly iraqi isis, they have the ability in iraq contrast to syria for leveraging coalitions. they have the resources, the weapons, not just small caliber but heavy weapons as well of much concern. more than likely from the military experts we've been talking to, those types of weapons, tanks, apcs, artillery will be used for the defensive positions where they are but

they'll continue to push with those small unit tactics that they've been deadly and effectively. >> it's been working for them. >> certainly has. >> they're going to keep on pushing. >> robert mcfadden, stay with us. we'll take a break and be back in a moment. one of the biggest questions we hear, why should we care about what's going on in iraq as u.s. citizens? we'll discuss that next. ♪ yeah, girl ♪ you know, i've been thinking about us ♪ ♪ and, uh, i just can't fight it anymore ♪ ♪ it's bundle time

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now, let's look at question number five. after eight years of war and 4500 u.s. combat deaths in iraq, it's easy to see why some americans are not eager to go back. maybe you think not our problem or to put it even bolder, why should the united states care? let's bring in eli lake, senior national security correspondent for the daily beast. also terrorism expert robert mcfadden and former special agent with the naval criminal investigative service. thank you to both of you again. eli, let's start with you. can you make a case for why americans should care if iraq is consumed by sectarian civil war that some are calling it? >> well, i think there's a couple cases you can make. the first and most obvious one is that the lesson of the pre- 9/11 years is when fanatic barbarians like isis get a sort of safe haven they're able to plot attacks on western europe and other places so one of the prime objectives of the

post-9/11 era is to deny these fanatics any kind of safe haven and they're clearly establishing one in syria and iraq. the second reason is because america is an exceptional nation. as an exceptional nation, it has invested a lot of blood and treasure in trying to find a decent post-saddam outcome. a lot of folks -- as someone who has covered iraq for a long time believe, that was in grasp in 2011 and it has spiraled out of control because of nuri al maliki's increasing decisions and his want to become like saddam. so there's a values reason and a security reason why what matters in iraq matters to the united states and average u.s. citizens. >> perhaps the security aspect is most important. robert, let me ask you this one.

how threatening is isis to our national security? >> well, it's a threat. i agree completely with the point about sanctuary. 9/11 and the response from 9/11 and us going into afghanistan of course to hunt al qaeda and stop it was to discorrupt sanctuaries for a group like that. with the amount of that the group like isis one of the fiercest groups on the planet is always a concern. now, for the right now, of course, it is greatly hyperfocused on present events in iraq, territory holding and territory. however, with the influx of foreign fighters especially into syria right now, we'll see what happens in iraq, when they come, why they come, the training and experience they get, then when they go home and for what reason and what they might do will continue to be a big concern for us and allies. >> i've heard some of the

experts say what's going on with iraq is kind of what was going on in afghanistan. what happened with bin lad laden, 9/11, there are a lot of parallels that it seems we are seeing with isis. short of sending troops back into iraq what action can the u.s. really take that will make a difference there on the ground? >> well, it certainly kind of formal troops patrolling every major intersection like we saw at the height of the surge is not on the table. but there will be a number of u.s. forces and contractors who work in special operations who are needed to rebuild the intelligence networks in 2011. because without actual eyes on the ground with all the magnificent gadgetry that the u.s. military has, it doesn't matter if you can strike anywhere in iraq within a counsel of minutecouple of minutes, you need to know

what you're hitting. it would need those spies and special operators on the ground to get a sense of that. >> the president said they're weighing their options. we're waiting to see what those options will look like as we move forward this week. eli lake and robert mcfadden. thank you both. bowe bergdahl is back in the u.s. it's been two weeks since his release and he still hasn't seen or spoken to his parents. will that change in the week ahead?

sergeant bowe bergdahl gets reacquainted to life on u.s. soil, he'll be meeting with doctors, psychiatrists, attorneys and security personnel. he arrived in san antonio friday but his family is still not there with him. cnn commentator bern ferguson and marc lamont hill are joining me now. do you expect we'll see a reunion this week? >> i would think at some point,

yes, but obviously it's certainly odd that he has not spoken with his family yet. it's not that they're holding him away from his family. there must be a back story to this. i would defer to him on that one. when he's ready it will happen. because obviously he wasn't. this is one of the tough issues coming back to normal life in the united states of america after being held for five years. i do feel bad for him in that sense. >> he certainly has the answers to so many questions, not just about why he hasn't seen his parents but obviously about what happened when he was in afghanistan and taken captive. marc, do you think there's a reason for this delay we're seeing in his reintegration and seeing his family or could it be procedural? >> i think it just might be procedural. i won't jump to any conclusions about what the military is trying to do here.

he's the longest prisoner of war -- he's been held longer than any prisoner of war since vietnam. he doesn't have access to media, he doesn't have access to a television, he doesn't know we're talking about him now, not me and ben, but in terms of national. keeping him from his family might be part of this, they want to keep him away from this story, they want him to heal. they want him to be whole again. >> we know that now the u.s. government is investigating. in fact, the u.s. army has appointed a two-star general to begin investigating the circumstances surrounding how and why sergeant bergdahl left the base when he was working in afghanistan and taken captive and apparently he'll be getting in on this this week. is it likely the military will release any details about the capture and what we learn in this investigation? >> a lot of that's going to come out. you got to be compassionate and

cautious with this young man because he is going to have a lot of really tough questions to answer. everyone has come out and said that they believe he left that base on his own accord, was a deserter. you certainly want to get him back to the best place you can and then also at the same time hold him accountable. i think that's where the compassion comes in because once that starts and once he has to start answering those questions, it will be probably pretty tough on him because he's going to find out a lot about what happened in trying to find him that he may not have known about for the last five years that he'll have to deal with as well and maybe even remorse that comes with that. >> it seems that there's been a lot of secrecy since he was released from the taliban. marc, do you think they should make the information public, what they learn in this investigation that this two-star general is going to be

undertaking? >> absolutely. i'm always for transparency. oftentimes we haven't seen enough under this obama administration. i'd love to find out exactly what happened. we owe it to bergdahl to hear his voice, to let him tell his story before we jump to conclusions. we owe it to fellow troops to find out what happened here. he's only a deserter -- desertion is based on intent not just the fact that you walked off. we deserve to know the truth, for him as well as those who tried to save him. >> the soldiers want the truth. thank you both. michael? >> we actually have new information on three teenagers kidnapped in israel. secretary of state john kerry weighing in today calling it a despicable terrorist act. so what is being done to free them? that's next. but systems policed by hp's cyber security team are constantly monitored for threats. outside and in. that's why hp reports and helps neutralize more intrusions than anyone...

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israeli teenagers, one of human is an american, who were believed kidnapped by hamas. >> john kerry called it a despicable terrorist act. ben wedeman is in the west bank with the latest on the manhunt to find the boys. >> thank you all, and god willing we'll all be able to celebrate their return safely. >> reporter: hopeful words today from rachel frankel, the mother of one of the three israeli teenagers abducted. her son naftali also reportedly holds u.s. citizenship. >> we want to give the utmost thanks and all the support and the work that everybody is doing and the security force, the american embassy in tel aviv is very supportive. and we just -- we feel waves and waves of prayers and support and positive energy in this

direction. >> reporter: the teens were coming home from their school when they went missing. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says it's the work of hamas, warning of serious consequences if the boys are not returned safely. >> and this attack should surprise no one. because hamas makes no secret of its agenda. hamas is committed to the destruction of israel and to carrying out terrorist attacks against israeli civilians including children. >> reporter: neither hamas nor any other credible organization has made any public claim of responsibility. today the israeli army continues to search for any clues on the whereabouts of the missing teens. more than 100 palestinians have also been detained by israeli soldiers. the search effort is being coordinated with palestinian police. the kidnappings continued to test the already contentious

relationship between the israeli government and palestinian president mahmoud abbas who recently formed a new government of unity which includes the support of hamas. >> instead of abiding by his international obligation, president abbas has chosen to make hamas his partner. israel holds the palestinian authority and president abbas responsible for any attacks against israel that emanate from palestinian-controlled territory. >> reporter: for the parents of the missing, they just want to see their sons come home. >> we trust that eyal, and gilad and naftali will be home and we'll hug them soon. >> reporter: they say they continue to work upon the asu assumption that the three boys are still alive. ben we'd da man, gush etzion.

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welcome back. at the world cup team usa about 24 hours away from their opening round game against ghana. and remember the u.s. lost in overtime to ghana in the last world cup, so now it's payback time. hopefully they can correct it. i'll go fred pleitgen who is part of our team covering the world cup in brazil. before we get to the u.s. and football, fred, you're seeing more demonstrations on the streets? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. this is the first day that there's actually a game here in rio de janeiro. we've been on the streets the past couple of hours. there was some rioting going on here. a small demonstration, only about 300 people that tried to storm the area of the stadium. and once they got fairly close to the place, the police opened up with tear gas, stun grenades as well, the police clearly making a statement that they would not tolerate any sort of

demonstrations close to where the soccer venues actually are. that was dispersed quickly but it did go on for a long time before that. there is discontent with the world cup but clearly the police here made a statement saying we're not going to tolerate any of this close to the world cup venues. the demonstrators did try to storm the arena but didn't even get close, michael. >> a lot of grassroots anger continuing there in brazil for those who feel that too much money has been spent on the world cup in putting on the tournament there. fred, on the pitch, though, the u.s. coming out to play their match against ghana, looking for a little bit revenge from the last time they played in the last world cup. what's the mood like about all of this? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, the last two times. so the u.s. is clearly looking for revenge. the coach injuriesen chklinsman is trying to take the pressure off.

it does seem that the team is in fairly good shape. some of the better players like clint dempsey there are people not in the european leagues, playing in america, but the vibe we're getting from the u.s. team is they feel they're ready for this match. also if you look at the ghanaians, they haven't been playing too well as of recently. their stars from the past two world cups both times knocking the u.s. out effectively from those tournaments, a lot of those stars are aging. the ghanaians haven't been playing too well. the u.s. has every chance to win that match, but they'll have to play a very, very good game. i was actually e-mailing with jurgen klinsmann yesterday and he seems ready for this match. >> now you're just showing off, fred, e-mailing with jurgen klinsmann. keep an eye on the football for us. fred pleitgen on the spot.

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turning to an unlikely place for help. here's cnn's rachel crane. >> reporter: with california experiencing one of the worst droughts in state's history, access to fresh water has never been more important or more difficult. here in southern california, the largest desalination plant in the western hemisphere is being constructed. it will soon take water from the ocean and create 50 million gallons of fresh water a day. >> california is in a serious drought right now, and any new water supplies are important to the region. >> we have $190 billion economy in this region that's dependent on water. the question you need to consider is what's the cost of not having enough water. >> unlike, let's say, water that comes from rainfall or water that comes from snowpack, we're utilizing what essentially is the world's largest reservoir, the pacific ocean.

>> the carlsbad desalination plant will cost approximately $1 billion. the fresh water will be pumped ten miles underground to a regional delivery system providing water the an additional 300,000 san diego county residents about customers won't know whether they're drinking desalinated water or not? >> that's right. it will become part of the overall supply. >> reporter: through a process called reverse osmosis, the plant will convert one gallon of sea water into one gallon of salt water filth erg out the salt. the salt or brine that's removed is discharged back into the ocean. the desalination process traditionally takes a lot of energy. a plant this size would normally use as much energy in a single day as 70 homes in a year. officials at the carlsbad plant say theirs will use 46% less energy. the project is not without criticism. environmentalists point out that desalination requires a lot of

energy and that brine discharge can negatively impact marine life. >> we're creating more marine wetlands in the san diego bay to create new habitat so fish can reproduce there. with respect to the brine discharge, we dilute it before it leaves the site. >> reporter: the plant is expected to be completed in 2016. >> everybody is extremely excited to see this project coming online and providing us with a new water supply. >> iraq's prime minister spoke on television today as a brutal militant group runs roughshod over his country almost to baghdad. nuri al maliki lashing out at iraqi politicians that he called conspirators. he also called out countries who are helping the violent group called isis and credit sized the iraqi soldiers who laid down their weapons and fled. al maliki said in part, quote, we'll not allow anyone to divide the iraqi people. and then bizarrely said mosul

didn't fall. the ones who have fallen are to politicians who have bet against iraq. now, also today the pentagon confirming that between 50 and 100 u.s. marines and army soldiers have now arrived to provide additional security at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. ana? >> pakistan's military launched a major offensive today against militant fighters there on the border with afghanistan. they say their purpose is to finish off the militants, quote, once and for all. it's in the province of north a wazirist waziristan. they targeted a place where 50 people were killed. pakistan's defense minister says they're doing this alone, no american help. and from all over the country, radio, music and show business types are going online sharing their memorieies of casey kasem. one of america's favorite radio

voices died today at a hospital in washington state. his health has been failing. his family was very publicly fighting over who should care for his in his final days. casey kasem was 82 years old. thanks for joining us. happy father's day. including to you, michael. i'm ana cabrera. >> have some time with the kids. ike oo i'm michael holmes. set to record our special about the life and legacy of george h.w. bush that premieres tonight 9:00 eastern and pacific. first, though, don't miss our cnn special report. o.j.'s wild ride begins now. >> 911, what are you reporting? >> i have o.j. simpson in the car.