>> now to our top story, the u.s. president has called on iraqi leaders to settle totalitarian disputes amid the threat of increasing insurgency spreading. the insurgents led by the islamic state in iraq and syria have threatened to push to the capital baghdad and other southern regions dominated by muslim majority. meanwhile, iraq's most senior -- president obama

said it could take days to make a decision on iraq. >> in the face of a terrorist offensive, iraqi security forces ave proven unable to defend number of cities, which has allowed terrorists to overrun part of iraq's territory, and this poses a danger to iraq and given the nature of these terrorists, it could pose a threat eventually to american interests as well. we will not be sending u.s. troops back into combat in iraq, but i have asked i national security team to prepare a range of other options that could help forces,iraq security and i will be reviewing those options in the days ahead. adam, good evening. isis is taking control of central areas of iraq and looking to make up further gains in the south. is that likely to be possible?

>> it is certainly true that isis holds large places of territory in iraq, but it is all -- what has been surprising to some people as they have enjoyed a fair amount of support in a lot of areas. what is going to be different if they decide to move outside of those areas, and there's no indication they would, is those environments would be extremely hostile to them. he said they're not going to help the iraqi national government regain territory that a lot, they are well prepared and defended in their areas, and likewise in the south, the highest shia religious authority plea to she isa in the south that they should

arm themselves and be prepared and also hold militias from the time of the american occupation there who were used against possibly the army, so it would be much more difficult for isis to operate outside of the central region where they have enjoyed success, and that , much largerdad than other cities they taken. >> what parallel can we see now? >>iraq and syria of course, isis is tied to both countries. there are certainly some parallels starting to emerge. 's you think of hezbollah initial involvement, a major reason for that was because there were islamic fighters involved in the war in syria,

and now we see something possibly similar happening here. localhave been reports in media citing iranian security forces saying that three units of the iranian revolutionary guard had deployed to iraq, so that is a very strong parallel. again, to combat sunni extremists, isis, because effort by shia military forces and iran, but other parallels, if you look at how isis originally fought alongside them, they then .ell out with them in syria likewise, some of the allies isis potentially has here may find that they ended the day they do not have a lot in common which is grounds for both possible falling out of further trouble in the future. >> thank you.

ukraine'sorld news, prime minister ordered the energy sector to prepare for russian gas cuts for monday after moscow and kiev failed to resolve a gas price dispute. moscow said monday, june 16 as a deadline for ukraine to pay off part of its gas debt of $1.95 billion. meanwhile, violence continued in eastern ukraine where governments are trying to halt a pro-russian insurgency. >> soldiers here are at a checkpoint on one of the main routes outside of the eastern ukrainian town of slow the onset -- slovyansk. the area is believed to be a hideout for pro-russian separatist religious to launch an attack. soldiers say they did not know the location of separatist fighters. they say their priority is to avoid civilian casualties. >> intelligence reports tell us where the separatist are

located, the places and buildings where they are. we are then told the separatist are collecting their ammunition and casualties, but we never know the number of their casualties. are caught in the middle of the battle for control of the town intensifying. each side blames the other for damage to people's homes. >> local residents clearly feel for us and do not like the occupiers. >> ukraine's new president has signaled he will hold talks with rebels if they lay down their weapons. separatist fighters in eastern ukraine have not responded. russia throughout has denied any involvement, saying it is for kiev to end the violence. army sergeant freed after five years of taliban

captivity has returned to the u.s. to continue his treatment. you as defense secretary has said he is confident the army will ensure that sergeant bergdahl will receive the time needed to complete his recovery. >> escorted by officials, the subject lands on american soil. held captive by the taliban, the 28-year-old u.s. soldier is finally back home, but he will have to wait to reunite with his .amily sergeant berg all finds himself in the final phase of what is described as the military as a multistep healing and reintegration process. kidnapped while stationed in afghanistan, he was in the hands of the taliban for the past five years. the ordeal came to an end when barack obama made a brief statement with bergdahl's

parents by his side. >> good afternoon, everybody. this morning, i called the bergdahls and told them after daily five years in captivity, their son is coming home. >> the u.s. president agreed to free five senior taliban fighters detained in guantánamo. moreover, the obama administration bypassed a law required to give 30 days' notice authorize such a move. the defense secretary staunchly defended the decision, saying it was in the best interest of the country. >> america does not lead soldiers behind. we made the right decision and did it or the right reasons -- to bring home one of our own people. >> critics have accused the obama administration of negotiating with terrorists, while members of sergeant haveahl's former unit rendered him a deserter. they say he walked off his post

in the six soldiers were killed while looking for him. >> next, the match is fully under way. the netherlands will be looking to even the score with spain for the last near when, but it is no secret that reaching the reigning champions is going to be no easy feat. sarah morris is in madrid for us. good evening. what is the atmosphere like where you are? >> tremendous excitement but also a lot of attention because, as you mentioned, this was the team that ended up in the final with spain in 2010, and to meet them at this early stage has got the spaniards pretty worried. there have been giant spring sets -- giant swing sets set up at the real madrid stadium where they normally play, and many people have gone to watch the game. it's quite a sunny, balmy evening, but it's also on television, which is good news

for many spaniards that cannot afford to go out to the bar. they will be sitting at home. >> no goals as yet, but spain, despite a little bit of tension, our real contenders in this world cup. >> that's right. they are. european and world champions. they have really been at the top of football for the last six years, but a lot of people ask how long that can continue. some pundits are not naming spain as potential winners. more people are naming argentina, even brazil. other names are coming up far more often than spain, really despite statistics. one of the reasons for that is because barcelona did so badly ins season, and barcelona is a way the essence of the spanish team. some people say that people are

wising up to their style of playing and that the old-style of counterattacking is really making a comeback. that said, 16 of the players on the pitch tonight or 16 of the people out there available to play -- they are from the old team that did win in 2010, so excitement about , aninclusion of diego costa up-and-coming football player who has done very well this season. people say that if they need to change their style, he could be one of the players to help them do it. >> we will leave you there to watch the match and check in with you a little bit later. thank you. just when they thought it was safe to go into the water, world cup fans now have a reason to worry. lifeguards have stepped up shark cityngs as the coastal hosts its first match on saturday between ivory coast and

japan. >> i'm in the sun, but swimmer, beware. lifeguards say there is an unusually high concentration of sharks on the waters, so they have gone high-tech, wearing shark shield -- devices that emit a sound to deter sharks, and they have installed 10 cameras to monitor 20 kilometers of each. >> in preparation for the world cup, we've got these new integrated video monitoring stations, and we have nearly doubled the number of watchtowers. we have also doubled our personnel. past 21 years, there have been 51 shark attacks, but none so far this year. beachgoers are under raised. >> i have only been here, like, a day. >> every year, there are fewer shark attacks than people who die from vending machines, so i'm not too worried.

say the safety risks in brazil have been exaggerated. >> there's a lot of that then a lot of crime, and i'm sure there is, but there is everywhere. >> sharks or no sharks, many football fans' only concern is snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. >> a quick reminder of the top stories -- make and for to indifference is -- make an effort to address their indifference is. this from president obama. at last, a u.s. army sergeant -- after five years as a taliban captive to continue his medical treatment. and the second match of the world cup between cameroon and mexico. this is the game between spain and the netherlands has kicked

off. at the business news next and concerns over at iraqi oil exports. for more and other stories, here is marcus. >> hi there, everyone. global oil prices continue to rise this friday after crude a barrelove $113 thursday. those price levels are the highest so far this year as investors are watching the latest developments in iraq. there are worries the advance of extremists in the north of the country could hit oil exports. the impact for now on crude export is limited. this is most of iraq's oilfields are far away from where the extremists have been advancing. you can see right here on this where the red represents oilfields. the extremists have been advancing in an area far away northwest oilfields of baghdad. you can see most of the oilfields are in the south of

iraq or the north, which is the kurdish area of the country, an area that the extremists so far have stayed away from, as i say. the question is -- what will happen in the longer term? iraq nooses around 3.3 million barrels of oil per day, and the government is hoping to raise 4 million barrels of oil a day later this year. experts say that is looking increasingly difficult as investments a take hits on the pushing of extremists further south. >> the inevitable question is -- will this increase spillover? will there be further turmoil? will they be further disruptions down the road? these give people reason for pause. again, going into the weekend, people never know what is going to happen, and uncertainty usually takes oil prices higher inevitably. >> meanwhile, it is reported the extremist group that has taken over part of iraq has seen a significant cash infusion. timesternational business

says the islamic state of iraq and all some or isis has seized 400 -- 429 million dollars in cash and gold. the group reportedly took the money from a building belonging to iraq's central-bank. porter is news news reports. brazilian businesses are hoping to cash in on foreign football supporters over the next month or so. france will be entering the onrnament against honduras sunday, and its tour is a him --y -- its tour is industryim -- tourism has high hopes. >> and already has experience of organizing international events, but with the world cup, it's taking things to another level entirely. reapinghe main sectors

the benefits is a hotel industry. the manager is a proud partner of the football's governing body. >> it is an official that says this hotel has met all the international demands imposed by organizers for the 2014 world cup. that means fee for -- fifa. >> it has not skimmed on welcoming visitors, recruiting foreign staff and training them in different is. it is already a given on match day prices will be doubled. >> whenever the demand goes up, prices tend to increase. that's what happens in paris, new york, and any other part of the world. but prices are not going to go crazy here because we are well aware that five matches are not going to solve the hotel's financial problems. >> many see the cup as a kind of springboard, but in this bar, prices have not gone up.

the owner does not want to scare off his regular clientele. >> i don't think there is going to be an explosion felt because there are a lot of cities involved. brazil is a big country, and the torus cannot go through every city, but of course, i'm expecting turnover to increase by 30% or 40%. come sunday, there will be plenty of red, white, and blue on display. tickets told 2000 french supporters for their team's match against honduras. >> we are going to take a look at the stock markets next. in the united it, we are seeing the indices trading higher this session. for the week as a whole, the indices are still on track for losses after weakness earlier this week. shares are helping the tech sector higher after the chipmaker hiked its outlook for the second quarter. a different picture in europe at the close. concerns over the situation in iraq and those rising oil prices

put pressure on shares. the london ftse was down almost 1% with property companies taking a hit after the governor of the bank of england said that interest rates could be heading higher sooner rather than later. let's also bring you up to date with a story we are just getting an update on in the last hour or so. friday thatng this the board of an italian carrier has proved of an alliance with the gulf carrier is part of a plan to turn the lossmaking company around and taken away from the brink of bankruptcy. we heard earlier this week from the italian government that they could be looking at an investment of 1.20 5 billion euros. we believe that in return for this investment, they would get alitalia.e in

there may still be hurdles to the deal including union opposition as job cuts would likely be part of the restructuring. >> thanks for keeping us up-to-date. all right, time now for a look at web news. >> hello, there. welcome to the web news where we will be taking a look at some of the stories making the online headlines. coming up on today show, american web users speaking out against gun violence. an online pain aims to expose overpacked passengers, and i doubt that plays football. >> we are the only country on earth where this happens. >> barack obama speaking out in favor of tougher gun controls following tuesday's fatal shooting at a high school in the northwestern state of oregon which left one student dead.

it is the third killing in the u.s. in less than a month and has prompted the president to call for some national soul-searching over gun violence . the latest tragedy has sparked lively debate online with many taking to social networks to comment on the growing number of armed attacks in high schools and universities across the country. web users are asking how many students need to die before proper measures are taken to wipe out the problem once and for all. as illustrated on this map put together by journalists or the huffington post, the situation is getting worse. according to the document, there have been 74 school shootings since december 20 12 -- more than one every week. has vowed to reverse this alarming trend and is urging citizens to lobby members of u.s. congress and convince them to adopt stricter gun control laws. twitter usersr of are pointing out, the

influential government flooded the national rifle association might have something to say about this. what users are urging fellow citizens to take a stand against the nra, saying it is partly responsible for the fatal shootings. the nra supporters of have also spoken out online, saying the group is committed to preventing gun-related violence. thousands of pakistani users have been posting under the wnottoeliminatetaliban in pakistan, discussing the government incompetence in dealing with terrorism. angry when users are demanding the government and military do s.re to tackle extremist

weary of airlines not enforcing userg laws, american web has embarked on a campaign urging passengers to help expose people he travelers, says who are flouting carry-on restrictions and guidelines, leading to delays and longer boarding times. he is posting pictures and videos of offenders to social networks and calling on others to do the same. the idea is starting to gain ground on social networks, where it is getting a warm reception from web users. many have all of his lead and have also started sharing pictures of passengers totally disregarding the rules for hand luggage, posting the images alonghe #carryonshame with the name of the airport where they were taken. but although many have joined the online crusade, some have

put forward that perhaps it is fault andssenger's the airlines are actually to blame. the people who posted these tweets say luggage charges have become increasingly costly over the last few years and it's not surprising passengers are trying to board planes with oversized cases. this info graphic was produced by a coupon site and read meals -- reveals some fascinating figures. 150,000 messages are sent and 100,000 friends request i made. as we can see, the site is as popular as ever. with the "you are getting old" platform, you can learn how many

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06/13/14 06/13/14 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] >> from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> i think it is fair to say that in our consultations with the iraq use, there will be some short-term and immediate things that need to be done militarily and our national security team is looking at all the options. >> as islamist fighters seize more towns in iraq, president obama refuses to rule out launching airstrikes to help the iraqi government.