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on this sunday night, iraq in turmoil. the insurgents make new gains as many in baghdad look for a way out and the secretary of state now in the region raises new doubt about iraq's leadership. scorched earth, the extreme drought gets even worse, the growing impact on california and the economic threat well beyond. helping hand. the remarkable technology helping people with tremors turning a simple spoon into something they can easily use once again. and game on! the showdown in the amazon tonight as the u.s. battles it out in brazil going for world cup victory number two.
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good evening. the gains made by an insurgent group in iraq this weekend have been so bold, so strategic that many in baghdad are making plans to flee, worried about the threat that sunni militants may overtake the capital city. take a look at the map. yesterday that red zone was the area held by insurgents. tonight, they've expanded their hold along the iraqi border with syria. secretary of state john kerry is in the region tonight and we have all of it covered beginning with our richard engel in baghdad. richard? >> reporter: good evening, kate. this feels like a city under siege. the militants are not behaving like a terrorist group anymore, they are taking territory and holding it. the iraqi army today tried to show its making progress, distributing videos to journalists of government troops on the move, conducting air strikes against militants. but u.s. officials say iraq
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doesn't have much firepower. its offensive capability is extremely limited. and the militants are taking advantage of it. in the last 48 hours, the sunni militants captured two new areas, waleed and qaim, a small town that was the iraqi government's last foothold on the syrian border. the militants now have an open unobstructed supply line between their bases in syria and the front lines in iraq. the u.s. is sending advisors to iraq to help the fight. but today iran supreme leader said he strongly opposes that, calling it a u.s. plot to control iraq. ib instead, iran wants a cease-fire but the sunni mill tabts are not likely to pay any attention. they're closing in on bad dghda so why stop now? people are leaving baghdad. flights out of here are booked solid for three weeks.
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travel agencies are hoarding tickets, charging four time the original price. anyone that can afford it is getting out of town. this man sits alone in his comfortable home. he sent his family to europe three days ago. he didn't want them around. but he had to stay to run his stationery store. there is hardly anybody business these days, but he stays open, he says, to his employees keep their jobs. the situation is very bad, he said. the terrorists are threatening to come to baghdad next. assad is a shiite but does he not support the shiite dominated government here. our prime minister maliki is responsible for a lot of this. if any one person bears the blame, it's him, he said. at home, assad tends his birds, resigned that far worse days here may be coming. both united states and iran have committed to helping the iraqi government. and an air traffic controller
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told us planes from both country are already coming in with supplies. kate? >> richardening until baghdad tonight. we mentioned secretary of state john kerry arrived in the region today. and with this growing crisis in iraq at the top of the agenda, our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitch sl in amman, jordan tonight with more on the diplomatic efforts. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, kate. john kerry is trying to get iraq's government to stand up to the militants. but privately u.s. officials don't think that will happen as long as prime minister maliki is in charge. kerry arrived in jordan tonight and is expected to travel soon to iraq. his trouble shooting mission began earlier today in cairo hoping egypt's new president will help pressure iraq to form a new government quickly before isis grabs even more territory. but resentment against the u.s. runs deep here.
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an egyptian asked if america wasn't responsible for all this by invading iraq. >> what is happening in iraq is not happening because of the united states in terms of this current crisis. the united states shed blood and worked hard for years to provide iraqis the opportunity to have their own government. a . >> reporter: kerry puts the blame squarely on isis. >> thery're the ones marching t disturb the civility of iraq and have the future that they want. >> reporter: forming a new government is in the hands of iraq's prime minister maliki whom u.s. officials blame for refusing to share power with sunnis and kurds. >> the united states would like to see the iraqi people find leadership that is prepared to represent all of the people of iraq. >> reporter: pressure on maliki this week from a powerful shiite cleric, iraq's ayatollah gave the administration hope that even iran, maliki's chief ally, might help ease him out. but to day's condemnation of
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u.s. intervention by iran's ayatollah khomeini, the supreme leader, dashed those hopes. now other arab leaders and israel are worried that iran may gain the most from the crisis. prime minister netanyahu on "meet the press" -- >> i think there are two actions you have to take. one is to take the actions that you deem necessary to counter the takeover of iraq. and the second is not to allow iran to dominate iraq the way it dominated lebanon and syria. >> reporter: kerry is choosing his words very carefully knowing that too much u.s. pressure on maliki will backfire causing him to dig in even as the u.s. worries that time is running out to save iraq. kate? >> andrea mitchell travel with secretary kerry tonight. thank you. new developments in the crisis involving thousands of migrants. many of them children who continue to cross into this country illegally from central america. starting tomorrow, hundreds of them will be flown from texas to
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california for processing in an attempt to ease the burden in south texas. more tonight from nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: with the flood of central american families and uncompanied children pouring into south texas, an overwhelming border patrol hold tag silts there, u.s. officials are scrambling now to find new places to hold and process them. this week they say they'll start flying several hundred adults and families with small children to sites in san diego and california. already overflow crowds of families crossing the south texas border have been sent to el paso for screening while manufacture the uncompanied children have been moved to the border patrol station in nogales, arizona. that are catching 12 to 1400 migrants a day in the texas rio grande valley. >> everybody has found themselves just a little overwlove overwhelmed with the amount of
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traffic. >> reporter: 52,000 unaccompanied kids have been caught trying to cross the border illegally along with 39,000 adults with children. this is a scene that repeats itself day by day, hour by hour, immigrants crossing the boreder from mexico into the united states. this is a group from el salvador, 17 people. they arrived just moments after sunrise, didn't even know they were in the united states. but once they found that out, they sat down to wait for the authorities. last friday the white house announced a plan to stem the immigration flow by speeding up the remove mofl process. they show that it's currently a cumbersome and slow process that can take years, especially for children who are unlikely ever to face consequence ands who keep crossing the border every day. mark potter, nbc news. in california, the worst drought that state faced in decades has gotten even worse in the last week with many in the state facing water restrictions and increasing concerns about
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the potential ripple effect on the american economy. we get the latest on that from miguel almagare. >> reporter: in california, this is a water shed moment. the water supply in many reservoir is dismal with the hottest, driest months still ahead. >> the drought we're in is disastrous. >> reporter: felicia marcus chairs the state water board. >> we have communities in danger of running out of drinking water. there will be hundreds of thousands of acres of farm feels that will be fall lowed. people will be out of work. everyone ought to be worried about it. >> reporter: over the last six months, the golden state turned red exceptional drought most severe condition now covers a third of california. at fullsome lake, low water levels are a threat to fish. 24,000 trout removed from this hatchery to colder lakes because they face certain death. >> this is the second time we've done this since world war ii. so it's a big deal because the
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drought. the water is simply too warm for these fish to survive. >> reporter: crippled by a snow pack, last year versus this year, california is a tinder box. firefighters say the drought has created explosive conditions, a 200% increase in wildfires already this year. >> we're exceptionally dry. we haven't been this dry in decades. >> reporter: but this is not just california's crisis. the state's agriculture and cattle help feed much of the nation. experts say food costs could rise everywhere. tonight the view in california isn't pretty. in the water outlook is just as dismal. nbc news, los angeles. for american soccer fans, it is game on. the biggest night yet in the world cup as the u.s. battles portugal in a showdown going on right now. this is the scene in chicago where thousands of fans are watching the game on a giant
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screen, a similar scene in atlanta where tonight's viewing is part of an all day vent called soccer fest. let's go live now to a man in brazil, nbc's bill kneely is on the ground. bill, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, kate. from a hot and steamy amazon where the heat is on the american team. not a great start. remember a win for the u.s. and they go straight through to the knockout stage and this the biggest game in u.s. soccer in more than a decade. game time and for u.s. fans in the stadium, high spirits and high hopes. >> five more games and we take the cup home. >> my expectations honestly weren't that high. then after the ghana game, i mean they skyrocketed. >> reporter: all eyes are on the captain playing with a broken nose in his third world cup. the team's rallying cry from the coach, ringing in their ears. >> this is the moment where you can step up and play those guys and put them in place.
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>> reporter: u.s. fans know portugal's renaldo could ruin the night. >> what is the game plan for renaldo? >> steel his eal his earrings. >> reporter: for portugal's coach, it's no joke. if we lose, we can pack our bags. home fans are watching this game in huge numbers. in new york -- >> it brings everybody together as a nation. it's really cool. i love it. >> one of the biggest crowds is in chicago. >> usa! usa! >> reporter: on big screens in atlanta, huge support. >> it's very exciting and everyone here supporting the usa. >> reporter: support, too, from troops in afghanistan. the game is being played in swelt aring heat in the depths of the amazon, heat, humidity and the fans believe a u.s. advantage. >> it reminds me of florida.
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it's where the u.s. played the last friendly. >> we're athletic. we have the condition for this heat. and we'll come out and win 3-1. >> reporter: win or lose this world cup is a boost for soccer in the u.s., the underdog sport represented here about it underdog team. >> everything's possible. anything's possible. but confident we're going to come out on top. >> reporter: a pot of gold is there to be won by america's boys in brazil. well there is still all to play for in the second half. but, boy, it's high stakes for portugal it's win or bust. for the americans, well, a chance to write a little bit of history. if they win, they'd be the fastest u.s. team ever to qualify for the knockout stage of the world cup. but they're not yet there. so fingers crossed, kate. >> bill neely in the steamy amazon tonight. wlnchts when we continue, it's no the your order spoon. how technology is helping people trourn
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look at you like something is wrong. it can be very embarrassing to the point that i don't even want to eat. >> reporter: kel ly is one of millions living with tremor, a disorder that can cause eating to be a struggle. but then she discovered lift ware, an electric spoon she says steadies her hand and restores dignity. >> this was the biggest blessing. >> reporter: liftware is the brain child of this man, ceo of the san francisco based lift labs. >> there are motion sensors inside. >> reporter: the spoon turns on when lifted from the table, a motion censor inside moves it in the opposite direction of where the user is shaking. cancelling out more than 70% of the tremor. he came up with the idea in graduate school while working on stabilization mechanics for the military. he knew the technology could be used to help those living with parkinson's and essential tremor. >> this is something where, you
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know, people are struggling every day. and it's something i think really we empathize with and have compassion for. >> reporter: that compassion allowed joe brimhorse to enjoy his favorite food in public again. >> i love soup, you know, for 20 years i couldn't eat soup until i came across this spoon. >> reporter: joe now has the essential tremor under control but he says he will never forget the first time he saw joe use a spoon. >> i showed him, you know, eating the soup. and actually successfully being able to feed himself. and i actually started crying at that moment. all this work had been useful. >> reporter: and there are plans to rollout new attachments, a fork and deeper spoon will be available this month and they're already on kelly's wish list. >> i don't have people staring at me now. if they are staring at me, it's because they're wondering what i'm using. they no longer staring at me just to find out what's wrong with me. >> reporter: a simple utensil
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image that she refused to let stop her. we get her story tonight from nbc's erica hill. >> reporter: 18-year-old taylor townsend is ready. >> i'm so excited. i love the grass. i love wimbledon. i love the all england clup. >> reporter: while she has seen victory at wimbledon as a junior, this will be her first time on the grass as a professional. though after sher showing at the french open is any indication, it won't be her last. >> i shocked myself at the french, to be honest. just because i didn't fully believe that i belong in the circuit. >> reporter: a lefty who loves to play the net, townsend made it to third round at roland garros by defeating her opponent and then ranked number 20 in the world. >> she has everything possible that you would want in a tennis player. i mean she can do anything on the court. >> reporter: townsend's success as a pro also helped to prove she had come a long way from the
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summer of 2012 when the usta refused to pay for her travel to the u.s. open until she got in better shape raising questions about whether it was a more diplomatic way of saying the team needed to slim down. >> whether you heard that, what did it mean to you? >> i was disappointed. but at the same time, i felt as though it gave me more drive. >> reporter: instead of swelling on the snub, she pushed herself harder and embracing her body and her goals. after paying her way to the open, she proved a powerful point on the court, winning the double's title and finishing 2012 ranked number one junior in the world. did it make that victory at the open a little sweeter and that number one ranking? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: townsend's tall lent, drive, and the way she handled herself brought plenty of big names into her corner including current coach former top pro zina garrison. >> this has given her something to hold on and grasp. when she gets the tweak and she
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is staying thank you for standing up for body image, it will make her better. >> reporter: townsend is spreading her message. working with kids like these preschoolers at the washington tennis and education foundation to show them anyone can be a champion. erica hill, nbc news, washington. and on to wimbledon. that is nbc "nightly news" for this sunday night. brian williams welcome back here tomorrow. i'm kate snow reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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