five or six days of adjusting down to just two. good app for me, maybe a good app for you. that's all the time we've got for sgmb today. "new day" starts right now. rise and shine. it is sunday and we've been waiting for you. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. it is "new day" sunday. we are starting with islamist militants tightening their grip on iraq. >> four towns include a critical gateway. this is a map for a better gauge leer. they also flank a highway that connects syria to baghdad. that's an asset that could aid any effort by militants to lay siege to the iraqi capital. >> iraqi officials now say the

group islamic state in iraq and syria control 50%. >> we're told john kerry is on a trip that we're told will include iraq as some 300 u.s. military advisors are due to arrive. >> this morning more pushback against u.s. intervention. the supreme leader strongly opposes u.s. military action in iraq. he said the iraqi government and religious authority must "put an end to this fire." >> the roots of the iraq crisis trace back hundreds of years. >> really difficult for some people to understand why this is happening, we hear on twitter. cnn international anchor michael holmes looks at what's happening now and how we got here. >> reporter: question one -- why is everyone fighting?

there are a lot of reasons but here's a big one. sunnis are a minority in iraq and they are fed up. mainly because prime minister nuri al maliki, a shiite, promised to open up his government to both ethnic groups. since the u.s. left in 2011 he's worked instead to strengthen shiite control of ministries and the military. that made him popular in iran where shiites are also a majority. not so much in parts of iraq. isis is exploiting that anger to fuel its rebellion. so, it's sunnis versus shiites. or more or less with some politics thrown in. and here's a wild card as well -- the kurds in the north. they are mainly sunni, but rule and autonomous region kurdistan which is iraq's most stable area right now. many kurds have wanted their own nation for years. if there is a winner so far in all of this it is them. they've got turf, they've got

oil and they've got muscle. so, who is isis? well, they used to be known as al qaeda. in iraq. in 2006 they rebranded as the islamic state in iraq and syria. the u.s. surge in iraq did set them back but after the u.s. withdrew, isis grew in strength. al qaeda distanced itself with isis because they are so extreme and wouldn't take orders. isis is infamous are for its brutality. and this is what iraq is up against. why not split up iraq? shiites in the south, kurds in the north, sunnis in the west and north, simply drawing lines on a map could lead to massive bloodshed. don't forget the oil fields around the country. who gets what? on top of that, isis dreams of creating a calaphat.

but not just there, will it settle for a slice of iraq? the answer is no. we have to worry about syria, too. yes, we do. the civil war there gave isis access to more fighters, to weapons and money. toxic combination. and the border remember between syria and iraq basically doesn't exist right now. stamping out isis in one country but not the other, probably impossible. so what do we do? air strikes? combat troops? nothing? right now, no good or simple answer. and this is what makes this war so hard to end. michael holmes, cnn, atlanta. >> so there are the answers a lot of people have been waiting for, how did we get here. let's go to washington now. we know that u.s. lawmakers are saying that iraq needs to govern incluesively if they want to stop the sectarian violence. >> let's bring in host of cnn's

"state of the union" candy crowley. secretary of state john kerry will be going to iraq soon. what is going to be the focus of his visit? >> i think exactly what you just talked about. there is great disappoint -- and has been for some time, actually, with prime minister maliki, both on capitol hill and at the house. they feel that part of the reason that sectarian violence has grown again, part of the reason we are where we are is that maliki took over and was not inclusive of the kurds and was not inclusive of the sunnis and it made the march of isis that much easier. so secretary of state kerry, i'm sure, is there to deliver that message. how blunt it will be will be interesting. because when the president sort of signaled his dismay with maliki before, he said but the u.s. can't be in the business of telling iraq who to put in as their leader but nonetheless, they have made it quite clear

that they want him to go. i suspect that secretary kerry's visit will be along those lines. >> how about this statement from iran's supreme leader this morning saying iraq can deal with their issues and there should be no u.s. intervention, no u.s. action there. how strong will the resistance be in iraq to these 300 military advisors? >> well, first of all, iran i don't think it is any surprise that iran doesn't want the u.s. there. never has, never will. these are two very rival countries. we have seen that there is going to be some resistance. there will be resistance from the sunnis because after all, the u.s. is why saddam hussein, a sunni, is gone. so obviously there will be resistance but as far as we know, these are not troops that are going to be out fighting. they are troops that will be out training and i assume at first

this will shall a very low profile. >> candy crowley, you'll see more of her at 9:00 eastern here on "state of the union." guests today, senator rand paul and dianne feinstein. so be sure to stick around. stranded at sea. one couple gets scooped after 14 hours of bobbing in the water. we're talking live to one of their rescuers. plus, what everybody is going to be watching tonight -- team usa trying to book that ticket to the second round of the world cup. live in brazil with a look ahead to the big game. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, like me, and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira.

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ten minutes past the hour right now. we've learned a body has been found in mount rainier, washington, three days after a hiker disappeared. officials say the body will be identified by the coroner but they have suspended the search for that missing hiker. the hiker was out hiking when she encountered snow cutting off her path but she went ahead anyway and her hiking partner stays behind and reported her missing when she did not return. talk about missing, seven miles out to sea. that's how far a couple were from shore when they were stranded. >> they were stranded on an island. we need to point out. or a boat. no. not even a piece of driftwood. they had nothing. imagine drifting for 14 hours in the atlantic ocean, through the night without any life jackets, treading water the entire time. >> very distraught, tired. you can tell they've been in the water a long time. >> reporter: shawn and melissa

are so lucky to be alive this morning after being rescued by off-duty public safety officer off the coast of south florida. >> the female when we brought her on-board her legs were cramped. she couldn't move them. we had to lift her out of the water. the male said he ran through three or four jellyfish stinks throughout the evening. >> reporter: the couple fell off their boat in key largo, then watched the boat which was in gear, drift away. they were finally spotted seven seven miles off holendale beach by some fishermen that just happened to include broward county safety official. two of them who didn't want their faces on camera felt they were just in the right place at the right time. >> another 30 minutes to an hour they probably wouldn't have the same outcome as it did today because they were in pretty bad shape, cramping very bad, very dehydrated, very tired. they were mildly hypothermic.

>> we originally thought they were bait fish. once we got up close and realized they were in trouble we brought them on-board. >> we've got one of the fishermen on the phone with us. good morning. >> how you guys doing. >> hey, thank you so much for making some time for us here this morning. i just have to ask you. you're out there in the middle, seven miles out and you see a couple of people bobbing around out there in the water. what did you first think? >> obviously our first response was how in the world did they get way out here. we didn't know if they were some snorkelers or somebody on a surfboard or what. as we got closer we noticed they didn't even have any life jackets on. it was kind of an odd situation. >> treading water 14 hours. what kind of shape were they in? >> actually, mentally i was surprised. i think they were just kind of in a mild state of shock from

mild hypothermia. they were coherent. before we pulled them in they fell off their boat. our first he question was how in the world did you guys get way out here? >> what were your conversations with them like? >> you know he, when they came on-board they were obviously very shaken, kind of silent he little bit. we asked some basic questions, where they were from. key largo. like i said, the female couldn't even move her legs. we had to kind of lift her up into the boat. we got some water into them as quickly as we can. didn't want them to drink too fast. they were very friendly and very thankful. >> we're all thankful that you found them. so what do you credit your being at the right place at the right place for as many places as you could have started this trip off the coast, you find them after 14 hours of waiting there for

some help. >> well, we don't go fishing that often. we're generally like weekend warriors. we try to do it during the week. but god sometimes puts you places you should be. you got to wonder if he had maybe another mission for us than fishing. >> obviously. do you have any idea how they're doing now? are you keeping up with them at all? >> no, we haven't been in contact with them. of after the coast guard took them off their boat, we've kind of followed the news story going around. we notice they did find the boat. they did get picked up by some friends. gentleman on-board was telling me he had just about his entire life savings in his boat and we were feeling pretty bad for him that he lost his boat but we're so glad he found his boat. >> steve, we thank you for being in the right place at the right time. two off-duty cops and a paramedic find these two people. >> that just seems like it is

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i'm glad we have this music for a few more weeks. world cup fever spreading across the u.s. this morning. >> because in just a few hours america's team has a chance to earn a ticket to the next round. shasta darlington is live in brazil where all the action is kicking off tonight. the question, shasta, what kind of chance are the folks there giving team usa? >> reporter: well, victor, traditi traditionally portugal is a stronger team. they have the best soccer player on their team. when the united states found out they'd be playing portugal, germany, ghana, it was called the group of death but their chances are getting better every day. they beat ghana, then ghana died

against germany. portugal's have a few injuries. every day bookies are betting better on the united states. they are looking better and they are convinced they have a chance and they are going out there 100%. >> you mentioned injuries. there are some injuries on both of these teams. yes? >> reporter: that's right. on the united states side, team usa, unfortunately, josie altador one of their promising strikers was injured. he won't play in this game. clint dempsey broke his nose but he will be back. on portugal's side, they've had had some injuries. there are rumors that ronaldo isn't the doing so well, he's injured his knee. the united states says they are going to be watching him all through the game. every 11th man on field will be keeping an eye on him. is there they are playing in the middle of the rain forest.

heat, humidity, talk about the role they could play tonight. >> well, i could tell you about that personally. we're forecasting 89% humidity. there are a lot of people out here on the so-called beach -- this is actually a river behind me -- but it is because they got to come out early because it gets so hot. tonight it is going to be tough. they are going to be playing in high temperatures, high humidity but they keep saying that's true for both sides. it is not like one side will be more effective than the other. if anything, team usa has something in their favor because they are used to playing in houston and south florida in the summer. they say they've dealt with these temperatures before. >> millions crowded around televisions at bars and restaurants and basements and everywhere watching tonight. shasta darlington, thank you. stepping out for the first time is what we are talking

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good morning, everyone. i'm cnn meteorologist karen maginnis. areas that have already seen very heavy rainfall over the last week or so expect to see another two to four inches for today. that's bad news. as we go into the work week, the next three to four days, that water goes downstream and it is really filling up areas along the mississippi like right around minneapolis-st. paul. they have flood warnings out. looks like the river will crest right about thursday. we have lots of heat that's building right across the central united states. as it does that triggers these late-day thunderstorms. we did see the huge thunderstorms right across chicago. take a look at this. yesterday afternoon we saw down trees, down power lines. thousands without power. in some areas, almost three inches of rainfall in a very short period of time. looks like for this afternoon, chicago, you could expect another late day round of showers and storms. but not just there. this morning in omaha, omaha, by

the way, has already seen nine inches of rain so far this month. their average is about three. and in minneapolis-st. paul they've seen almost 11 inches of rainfall. the average for them is something less than three inches so powerful storms. more rainfall adds up to continued flooding. back to you guys. >> karen, thank you. oh, have you seen this video? look at your screen there. motorcycle accident in clear water, florida. looks like a perfectly executed hollywood stunt. this is real life. look at that. motorcyclist cartwheels through the air after being hit, lands on the street, rolls over, just gets up. >> he flips. there's one more. then the guy stands up and walks away. >> you know all the people sitting in their cars right there are going, what did i just see? >> the guy gets up.

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congratulations to her and her family. thank you for sharing your morning with us. we'll see you here next weekend. "inside politics" with john king starts right now. the commander in chief deploys military advisors to iraq but promise noz mission creep. >> american combat troops are not going to be fighting in iraq again. >> but it is still a risky mission for a president who made his name promising to end the u.s. military role in iraq once and for all. >> four years ago i promised tend to the war in iraq. we did. >> republicans add foreign policy to a list of complaints that prove this president is just not up to the job. >> you can't help but get the sense that the wheels are coming off. >> plus, hillary clinton picks a fight with the national rifle associat