return to iraq. less than three years after the withdrawal of the last american troops, president obama dispatches military advisers to help iraq's government deal with the violent islamic insurgency. >> i think we need to call noaa. >> record rains trigger major flooding across the upper midwest. >> how are you going to get home? >> i need to swim there. and anthrax exposure. dozens of workers at the centers for disease control may have come in contact with the potentially deadly bacteria. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, june 20th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning in iraq, sunni insurgents control what was once

hussein's. it still contains stockpiles of deadly poisons including mustard and sarin gas. u.s. officials believe it would be difficult for the rebels to use the weapon about but remain concerned. yesterday president obama said he's sending military advisers to iraq. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne marie, good morning. the president said he is sending about 300 advisers ore there. combined with his other announcement this could mean an additional 600 u.s. troops are being sent there. honoring an american hero. the president is talking a lot about their limited mission, but president obama presented the to many it is really eminent medal of honor to lance corporal that the u.s. is inching its way kyle carpenter on thursday. back into iraq. he survived jumping on a hand islamists continue to battle toward control of the biggest grenade. he received the nation's highest refinery as they try to take military honor. >> reporter: this is a moment over city ies and towns on thei way to baghdad. you never see. they are a threat to national the commander in chief telling a

young marine at home with his security so he's sending up to 300 military advisers to the family he will receive the medal of honor. for an action which then lance reege. >> we will help iraq as they corporal kyle carpenter thought he had been killed. fight the terrorists. >> the first marine got to me. i told them i was not going to 3 but not to tern gauge in make it. i kept telling them over and over i was going to die. combat. >> do you know how close you got >> we'll take precise and military action if and when we determine that the situation on the ground requires it. >> here on capitol hill, to dying? >> i was labeled pea, patient lawmakers agree the u.s. has to expired on arrival. take action. i guess that's the political way some republicans say there needs to be a more defined strategy. of saying you didn't make it. >> i hope today was the outline >> he threw himself on a grenade of a first step in a multi-step process. between himself and a fellow >> we muld do effective counterterrorism. >> there are growing calls for soldier. >> i was blind in my right eye. iraq's shiite minister to step i had penetrating wounds through down. he has also called on iraq's micah rot id artery and neck. leader to main thanh a more >> he also suffered 30 fractures inclusive government. to his right arm, fractures in he's also sending secretary of

state john kerry to themyle east his lower leg and most of his and europe this weekend to get a teeth. handle on his counterparts. those 40 surgeries became >> thank you, susan. evident of what he had done. cbs news correspondent >> my determine something's the bomb went off to miss meady clarissa ward is in baghdad and right about mid thorax. she joins us on the phone this >> he examined carpenter's morning. first of all, what is the medical records to determine if reaction to president obama's those wounds were consistent decision to send military with eyewitness accounts. advisers? >> reporter: well, anne marie, i >> he was in a diving posture think the iraqi government will from the pattern injuries on his take all the help that it can body and from the localization of where the detonation went get, but certainly there's some disappointment that president off, so he within another split second would have been obama didn't really commit to completely on top of it and those air strikes. that's what the iraqi government covering it, but it went off has wanted all along, for the just before he was able to cover u.s. to be a silent partner in it. >> reporter: carpenter has no the skies, really with the memory of his heroism nor the emphasis on silent. you notice it took him a week to soldier he tried to shield. even ask publicly for the air strike because they don't want so carpenter has to take the word of medical experts and the perception that they're weak marines who rushed to his side after the blast. or in any way militarily >> we were still smoking when they got up to us. dependentn't on the president. >> president obama also called on him to be more inclusive of >> your uniform was still smoking.

>> yes, sir. sunni muslims. they said that my plates, which if the prime minister is even inclined to do so, can he is our body armor, was pretty deliver? >> reporter: well, that's the much shattered. question everyone here has been >> do you have any doubt in your asking. certainly it's quite striking to mind that you fell on that grenade? >> i'll say i'm not surprised see many top shiite politicians because i know that if you put a coming out of the woodwork to thousand marines in that situation, they would all do the say maliki must go. exact same thing for me. he's alienated people, pushed >> reporter: but on november out the political leaders. 21st, 2010, there was only one and while there's a general marine in that situation, and consensus that iraq should now he wears his country's remain a unified country, highest honor. there's also an understanding that that can only happen david martyn, cbs news, through the creation of a washington. national unity government and that's the "cbs morning frankly it appears unlikely that news" for this friday. maliki can make that happen. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. >> all right. clarissa ward in baghdad. thank you very much, clarissa. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com in this country now, record rain triggered flooding in the plains and midwest. strong thunderstorms are likely to result in more flood-producing rain today in the upper midwest.

ee levees are being pushed to the limit and homes threatened. rain in dakotas, iowa, nebraska including big sioux river. the national guard built sandbags in north sioux falls trying to protect neighboring communities from the deluge. a levy is built across the highway. in dakota crews are working to shore up a levee there. and in iowa the river washed away boats and docks. the governor declared a state of emergency in nearly half of the state's counties. >> catastrophic for everyone from the canadian border down the iowa border. >> reporter: 4 inches fell yesterday in indianapolis where

flooding there and in the surrounding area continued throughout the evening. just outside the twin cities the torrential rains flooded neighborhoods and left streets impassable. mudslides covered more roads and train tracks. in st. clair community gathered to save their homes from the quickly rising sioux river. >> shows how everyone comes together. >> reporter: planes were held. . we're following breaking news from overnight. nearly 700 flights to and from fire at a montgomery county hotel forces more than 100 o'hare were scrubbed. people out of their rooms. others reported hours-long we're live with what investigators are saying about delays. and the severe weather isn't this scary situation. over yet. and our other top stories more rain is expected in tupper this morning, revel needs a midwest tomorrow. now, the city of new york rescue, its owners says the settled a long foutd civil house is about to go bus. we're hearing from the workers rights suit. five men who were convict and in morning. >> it is friday, june 20th, i'm erika von tiehl. sent to prison for raping a >> i'm nicole brewer in for woman in central park will pay ukee this morning. >> "eyewitness news" report he $4 million. the men were teenagers at the jen bernstein joins us now with the latest, good morning.

time. they confessed but then >> reporter: good morning, it recanted. another man committed to the was quite the wake up for crime years later. guests here at the radisson the centers for disease hotel at the valley forge casino. just after 2:00 this morning, control is investigating an a fire was called in from the unprecedented safety lapse. fifth floor of this hotel, and essentially workers may have the fire department had to been exposed to anthrax at three rush over here. now, luckily, police were on cdc labs in atlanta. it's one of the largest hand, to help incidents involving the threatening bioterrorism agent at a lab. dr. jon lapook reports. >> reporter: the unintentional exposure was discovered last friday. researchers transferred what they thought were nonin facted anthrax samples to a lab not equipped to hand live anthrax but they used the wrong procedure. it can affect the lungs, skin and can cause death. >> anthrax is a potential bioterrorism agent, so learning more about how it actually causes disease and how we might

prevent the disease in outbreak circumstances is, of course, very important. >> reporter: the centers for disease control says the agency is taking aggressive steps to froekt the health of all involved. that includes auring anthrax vaccine, plus a 60-day course of antibiotics to exposed staff. based on a preliminary examination, the cdc believes the general public is not at risk of exposure and does not need to take any protective action. >> the cdc lab and hallway areas were decontaminated. an internal investigation is under way to find out how this break down in preersd happened. scott walker says allegations that he was involved in a criminal scheme to coordinate political fund-raising have no merit. no charges have been filed against walker but state prosecutors released documents saying it shows walker discussed

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iraq push for prices in crude oil houle. the dow gained almost 15 points thursday. the nasdaq fell 3.5. and standard & poor's rose 2%. amazon jumped into is the smartphone wars. following the introduction, amazon's stocks fell more than 7% thursday. a new survey looks at obamacare. 70% rate their coverage as excellent or good, but the survey by the kaiser family foundation found that 40% say it is difficult to afford their monthly premiums. and harley-davidson is heading for new territory. the newest harley-davidson motorcycle will be electric. so it has an electric wine instead of a chopper's roar but

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jeopardy. pat riley is turning up the heat on lebron james and company. the miami heat president addressing the media less than a week after his team lost to san antonio in the nba finals. when asked about the possibility, james, dwyane wade, and chris bosh could all become free agents in the off-season, riley challenged his big three. >> this stuff is hard, and you've got to stay together if you've got the guts and you don't find the first door and run out of it. >> the deadline for the big three to opt out of the final year of their contract is june 29th. number one golfer stacy lewis is on top of the leaderboard after one round at the u.s. women's open, but the talk of the tournament is 11-year-old lucy li. the sixth grader shot an 8 over 78 on thursday. most of her missteps came on just three holes but she's ahead of at least 17 other players and

she's showing she's already mastered the press conference. >> what's your plan for the rest of the day. >> li is the youngest qualifier for the u.s. women's open. when we return, a mug shot that's gone viral. a suspect's arrest photo gets a lot of likes from admirers.

here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. model good looks but definitely not a model citizen. a mug shot of a man arrested on six felony counts is spreading around the world. ian schwartz of our sacramento station has the story.

>> while jeremy meeks sits in jailhouse on serious felly h weapons charges he's getting a serious fan base on his looks. >> his eyes are gorgeous. >> reporter: his eyes, looks. it's now the most shared like item they've ever posted. >> his eyes are a knockout. he's got that stare going on. >> reporter: his good looks have traveled the globe. his mug pasted on websites like tmz, "usa today" and even nationally on these peruvian facebook websites. >> one woman wrote it's a crime to look so good. another said i'd rehabilitate him. others aren't sold. >> i don't know. he's strange. >> this woman says all the tattoos and jailhouse background don't help so for fun we touched up the person's pick. >> that looks like a

professional model. >> reporter: so now you'll go out with him. she might not want to but the jail staff say some women do. they say several women from around the country have called to profess their love to this fellow, some leaving their phone numbers. some hope his 15 minuteses of fame will be used in a good way. >> hopefully this will open new avenues for him. it's a shame that all of that's going to waste. >> you never know. that was kovr's ian schwartz reporting. the critics choice awards were handed out in beverly hills tonight. >> the choice for best actor in a comedy series is jim parsons, the big bang theoriy." >> three-time emmy winner jim parsons accepted the best actor in a comedy for playing sheldon cooper in the sitcom "big bane

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