nuri al maliki is talking ability constitutional challenges. it's not clear where it lies on the issue. the issue is going to be a matter of power with the greatest sense of authority. nuri al maliki may have enough sway for the hold on power. on the streets just yet. step back -- former allies turning their back on him and particularly the obstacle getting more in the fight against isis. >> nick paton walsh for us. the next move is nuri al maliki's. thanks. >>> 42 minutes after the hour. angry crowds protesting the police shooting of an unarmed teenager whachlt the teen's mother is say sg next. q. >>> we are getting reaction this morning from every corner of the country to the death of oscar winning actor, robin williams. he died of suicide monday. listen to henry winkler remembering his friend from "happy days." >> we started practicing and i realize zed i was in the presence of greatness. i just realized my only job is to keep a straight face. >> it's a tough act to follow. no question. mork was on "happy days," once. >> it was a spin off on

is gone, those steps have been taken to get rid of nuri al maliki, nuri al maliki says no way. there's a standoff in baghdad and a humanitarian crisis north of iraq. the days ahead will no doubt be critical. stay tuned this fox station if you're watching on fox or my network stations across the country for complete local coverage and fox news channels on satellite and cable where "the five" will have analysis right now. i'm shepard smith. >>> he did not mention al maliki's name, deliberately. >> he recognized prime minister designate massoum. also president obama stated we're working with our nato allies. i'm not sure we're working with our nato allies. they're pretty silent on the whole thing. i think more importantly, iraq needs to get themselves together and do this within. but assist with whatever we can, whenever we can, but they need to do this on their own, otherwise, we're going to wind up with another ten-year war, going back into it, which i think say huge mistake. look, he's taking this day by day. i'm not sure what activity took him away from golf or whatever he did

the prime minister, nuri al maliki who has screwed up everything. cluded any of the minorities in the country. not been able to bring together a government, has been part of the rise of isis over there. nuri al maliki will not leave office. the white house said today he's still there. and that's about all they'll say. remember iraq's president snubbed al maliki by not nominating him for another term. instead, the president chose this man, a member of the prime minister's own party. and the white house says it supports the nominee. in fact, there's good word that the white house was pushing for this candidate well before the transaction actually took place. anyway, that didn't go wii over well. al maliki is refusing to leave. demanding a third term and accusing of a coup. and nuri al maliki also calling for the troops to take to the streets but then told them not to get involved in politics. nuri al maliki also suggesting things could get worse if he leaves. and now maliki says he's not giving up power nrl a federal courts on what he calls a constitut

technically that means nuri al maliki, prime minister, interior minister, defense minister, head of the armed forces, nuri al maliki has been replaced. over the next 30 days he's supposed to prepare to hand over power to his successor. that is how it is supposed to go. but last night, in this eerie late night tv broadcast, mr. maliki stood silent and glowering while a couple dozen remaining supporters in parliament announced actually nuri al maliki would not be stepping down as prime minister. what was explained in that broadcast, which happened in the middle of the night local time, was that mr. al maliki was going to fight to stay in power. he was not going to fight to give up power. the way he was going to fight was to bring a lawsuit. fight this out in the iraqi courts. at daybreak, it became apparent that mr. maliki wasn't just filing a lawsuit. he had also directed tanks and armored personnel carriers and iraqi special forces units to fan out across the green zone in baghdad, what used to be called the green zone where the government buildings and ministries are and also to checkp

. >> the current prime minister, nuri al maliki won't step down. he calls it a constitutional violation. he's threatening to use force to stay in office. >>> the u.s. completed their fifth air drop of food and water on mount sinjar. i want to bring in nick paton walsh. you have a government in complete turmoil, people who are starving and need help. a u.s. involvement that is targeted and limited. bring us up to speed if this is working. >> officials are acting as though nuri al maliki is history. they are saying he's moved on. john kerry -- a complex job ahead in the next 30 days to put together a cabinet. the west is moving forward as though iraq has a new prime minister. that's important, of course, to bring aid to iraq from the west. contingent on al maliki leaving power. he has three options ahead of him. giving a lot of power away. perhaps he wanted to hold on to power using the security apparatus. he could have legal challenges. bear in mind, as well, it's the constitution that hasn't been tested in court. going to be scrappy. many have been

technically that means nuri al maliki, prime minister, interior minister, defense minister, head of the armed forces, nuri al maliki has been replaced. over the next 30 days he's supposed to prepare to hand over power to his successor. that is how it is supposed to go. but last night, in this eerie late night tv broadcast, mr. maliki stood silent and glowering while a couple dozen remaining supporters in parliament announced actually nuri al maliki would not be stepping down as prime minister. what was explained in that broadcast, which happened in the middle of the night local time, was that mr. al maliki was going to fight to stay in power. he was not going to fight to give up power. the way he was going to fight was to bring a lawsuit. fight this out in the iraqi courts. at daybreak, it became apparent that mr. maliki wasn't just filing a lawsuit. he had also directed tanks and armored personnel carriers and iraqi special forces units to fan out across the green zone in baghdad, what used to be called the green zone where the government buildings and ministries are and also to checkp

. >> nuri al maliki is refusing to resign. >> our hope is that mr. mallky will not stir the waters. >> we not only backed the wrong guy but turned a blind eye to the fact he was excluding sunnis. >> the obama administration is arming kurdish fighters. >> they are winning some victories. >> people are crowded around the tv here to watch the fighting outside their city. >> giving you a sense of how close isis were getting. >> they spread like poison gas. >> far more ambitious than any other terrorist group. >> without considering syria you can't attack this at its root. >> isis taking on assad. >> if history taught us anything, you can't dip your toe back into the waters of war. >> there are no clear lines anymore in this region. >> if you're in for a dime, you're in for a dollar. >> we are waiting a statement from president obama this hour about the situation in iraq as u.s. deepens its military reengagement and all-out war could be brewing in baghdad. a defy ant prime minister, nuri al maliki is clinging to power taking iraq's political crisis to the

bringing an end to eight years of nuri al maliki politics.ours after the americans left town plunged the country toward the sectarian division that has now given the isis militants in the north so many sympathizes to support their advance. last night, high drama. days of allies deserting him to shiite religious leaders from an ethnic majority here in iraq saying it was time for him to go. he finally took the stage surrounded by the leaders from the group that runs politics here in baghdad and said, look, i don't want any innocent blood spilled. i am stepping down. self-pitying and justifying. at the end of the day, finally saying yes, i'm stepping down. it's time for al-abadi. he's got 26 days to get a cabinet together. really the focus now, can abadi heal the division between sunni and shia. until the government is more obvious. washington is reluctant to give further aid to the iraqi military. without that aid, it's going to be hard for isis to be checked. that's the fear. there are bigger threats. they have to do heavy lifting. the politic

maliki will not stir those waters. but to be clear, is it the secretary's view that nuri al maliki must go?s not up to us to decide who the next prime minister of iraq should be. and i think an important point that has happened since the secretary made those comments is the shiite block in iraq has nominated someone else to be the next prime minister of iraq, so we want this process to continue. i know there is a lot of tension on the ground, certainly very tense situation. but there is a path forward here to form a fully inclusive new government, and we stand ready to work with that new government as soon as it is in place. >> well, you're looking on the ground as you look at tanks in the streets, looking at iraqi special forces even in the green zone. what will the u.s. do if al maliki won't budge? >> well, what we want to see here, kate, as i said, is the iraqis move forward themselves with an inclusive process to form a new government. we have seen some progress on that front just today. we have had a number of conversations with prime minister maliki, with the new president of iraq, wi

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nuri al maliki clinging to power. the u.s.roke ties with him completely in support of iraq's president. we are live in erbil this morning and whatever gains they are making on the battlefield or stabilizing, what's happening in baghdad is a mess. >> reporter: yeah, it is a mess. that's probably the best word for it, john. prime minister nuri al maliki called for him to step down and is digging in. he took to state media this morning and delivered a firy speech stating his intentions to have a third term as prime minister. but, he has really lost support from many within his own block from shiite dominated parties, but also from the americans. we are hearing this now for weeks. certainly, they haven't necessarily come out and said it, but, it has been inferred that nuri al maliki has to go. he is not considered to be an inclusive prime minister, someone who will unify the country. you know, the kurds here in erbil would go as far as to say he and his policies are the reason for the isis phenomena. it has been allowed to create

backed president's name a new prime minister now but incumbent nuri maliki is refusing to step down his forces are reportedly taking up positions across baghdad he's now lost the support of washington but had previously enjoyed it for years where maliki took up the premier's post in two thousand and six at that time he was checked in approved by the cia he positioned himself as a close friend of america always eager to shake hands with george w. bush that in december two thousand and six he signed saddam hussein's death warrant claiming the execution was necessary to pay homage to human rights however maliki apparently took a different approach to freedom of speech and has been accused since of cracking down on the iraqi media in twenty ten you also proclaimed yourself interior minister reinforcing his grip on power maliki said it was a temporary move at the time but he still holds that post four years old on top of that he's got his own private army a shia militia which a base his orders alone get some reaction from antiwar activists brian becker joining us on the line now from d.c. fa

nuri al maliki into the fold saying he did a lot to fight terrorism. many view this as a bid for those frankly in power inherent to the job in the next 30 days if haider al abadi can get his cabinet together fast enough to bring him into the fold again. many still waiting for him to make some kind of concession or speech. the last time we saw him was state television when he was pretty defined really in this tone. ordering military police to stay out. and to keep himself in power. baghdad still on edge, though. because until this political crisis passes no one really feels that the country as a whole can deal with the bigger threat and so much of the territory is now being seeded with isis militants. >> and nick, what about the shifting tactics of those isis militants now trying to blend into the population? i mean, clearly u.s. air strikes causing them to change some of their tactics. how big of a concern that? >> reporter: it's a big deal. it's not something that isis has been doing new here. one of the key things they've been fighting in syria is th

will do if iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki refuses to step aside. he pledged his support and that was all he needed to say about his support for nuri al maliki. he was basically saying it's time for maliki to go and the u.s. is continuing to raise pressure. secretary of state john kerry in australia overnight basically said the u.s. will boost its support for iraq security operations and the u.s. security operations in northern iraq, should abadi be able to put together a more unified government something they feel nuri al maliki failed to do. the president is scheduled to have a much more quiet day on martha's vineyard. kate, tomorrow is going to be very interesting. his former secretary of state hillary clinton, who has criticized president obama's approach to dealing with isis, she will be here on martha's vineyard for a book signing and lo and behold, the president, the first lady and hillary clinton will all be at a party here on martha's vineyard tomorrow evening hosted by democratic adviser vernon jordan, a white house official confirming earl

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prime minister nuri al maliki trying to hold on to power. the u.s. broke ties with him, supporting iraq's president, instead. anna is live from erbil in iraq, northern iraq. let's start with the military situation on the ground, not far from where you are. >> reporter: yeah, look the military situation on the ground as far as kurdish forces are concerned are really taking the fight to the isis militants. they managed to reclaim two towns that isis took over several days ago. so, a real win for the kurdish forces. it wouldn't have been possible without the u.s. air strikes we have seen over the weekend. yesterday, over a space of five hours, the u.s. fighter jets and predator drones hit five targets and, you know, a real boost in moral and confidence for the peshmerga forces on the ground. also at mount sinjar, the u.s. forces allowed to get in, up to the mountain and create a safe passage for 20,000 yazidis facing slaughter with the isis advance. they have managed to get off the mountain, seek safety. there are still tens of thousands trapped on top

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many blamed al maliki for not doing enough to end the growing sectarian violence. >>> more on our top story. nour nuriliki's decision to step down. a tough tefk for the new prime minister, haider al abadi. >> he doesn't have much time to talc tackle this tough task. he has less than a month to form a new unitarian government. >> that is a job many say mr. al maliki has failed to do. senior international correspondent nick paton walsh. >> reporter: after days of anxiety here in baghdad, nuri al maliki, prime minister for eight years, said in a speech on state television that he would now be stepping down in favor of the man he calls his brother, prime minister-designate haider al abadi. let's talk about what he said and why he said it. this speech containing lots of sel self-justification, self-pity, how his body couldn't take any more wounds for iraq. and he's stepping down to prevent innocent blood being lost. saying he wanted the federal court to rule on the legality of his successor being nominated. many think, perhaps, the final moments of stepping down came after pressure from former backer, iran

maliki's effort that is why iraq is falling apart. as part of a broader regional holy war. >> u.s. stood by his side for many years. wasn't he seen, nuri al maliki as a leader who would be able to unit the minorities in the country, the sunnis, kurds, shia and other religious minorities? >> right. in 2006 when we first helped prime minister nuri al maliki to become premier. he did just that. he did a great job by reducing violence during the surge by 90%. he crushed al qaeda and was really -- iraq was on the right path. by 2009 and 2010, however, he clearly was showing dictatorial tendencies, sectarian tendencies and showing he was aligned with iran. i advised the white house at the time we should withdrawal our support for nuri al maliki and look for another she ya ia isla. and the sad part is all of our sacrifices of americans and coalition allies and iraqis themselves have been in vain. this was all predictable, predicted and preventable. >> it was predictable and preventable in your opinion. president obama has come under criticism about the pull out of american troops in 2012. how much do you think the u.s. bears responsibility fo

iraq's new president named a new prime minister so do you expect nuri al-maliki to go quietly or what if he doesn't? >> i don't know what to expect with nuri al-maliki. traditional transfer of power operations draft we would normally have in place haven't happened. he resisted every call to step down. it remains to be seen whether he's going to try to cling to power using force. because he has built up a special operations apparatus. it's loyal to him or if at the final moment he's going to find a political route to step down from power. it remains to be seen what his final move is going to be. >> as we watch it play out, it could be damaging for he doesn't go smoothly. i want to get your reaction to the u.s. decision to directly arm kurdish forces in northern iraq. you can't hear me? can you hear me now? >> we're having technical difficulties. we'll try to get him back. we'll appreciate his limited time we had with him. we want to take you to the politic hillary clinton. she looks to publicly distance herself from president obama and foreign policy. in an interview with jeffrey goldb

the new prime minister is moderate, not polarizing like nuri al-maliki. now, maliki seemed determined to stay in power, but pressure from the u.s., iran, and even from some in his own party ultimately led to his resignation. >> reporter: iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki steps down. he went on television to announce he would give up his post and his legal challenge against his successor who stood next to him during his national address. most iraqi leaders feel a new government is critical to unite the country and president obama agrees. >> we are urging iraqis to come together to turn the tide against isis. >> yazidi citizens threatened by genocide are evacuating a mountain refuge with the help of kurdish forces. the u.s. plans to continue air strikes targeting terrorists on the ground. northeast of erbil three armed isis vehicles were destroyed yesterday. >> i think we're going to keep hitting them for a long period of time unless and until they get sufficiently trained alone to fight against these guys. >> reporter: u.s. military advisors will come ho

prime minister nuri al maliki is refusing to step down today. the new president has nominated a new prime minister. he's a shiite and a member of maliki's own party. maliki's supporters argues al badi does not have the legitimacy to lead the nation. mal mal malay -- the sunnis, kurds, as well as the u.s. want him gone. now secretary of state john kerry saying the u.s. is, quote, absolutely squarely behind president masum. >> we believe that the government formation process is critical in terms of sustaining the stability and calm in iraq, and our hope is that mr. maliki will not stir those waters. >> also news today, warnings about a potential military coup. military forces rolling around baghdad today in the green zone. the other big development in the u.s. perspective today, officials tell nbc the cia is now directly arming kurdish forces in the north. that is a major shift in how the u.s. helps the kurds. previously, it only funneled those weapons through the iraqi government. with the help of u.s. air strikes, the kurdish peshmerga has drive

after initially struggling to stay in power, nuri al maliki agreed to step aside as prime minister. karen travers has reaction from washington. >> reporter: iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki's days in power were numbered. the new government had been formed. he was left out in the cold. >> in baghdad, he announced the inevitable. he is stepping aside to move the political process forward. and make way for his replacement. the obama administration has not hid frustrations with maliki's inability to bridge the deep sectarian divisions and stabilize security there. in recent days the president and other top officials made it clear they wanted maliki out. >> we are modestly hopeful that the iraqi government situation is moving in the right direction. >> reporter: maliki's departure came hours after president obama declared the situation in northern iraq greatly improved. >> we broke the isal siege of mt. sinjar and helped people reach safety and saved innocent lives. >> a team of military and personal nell determine there are far fewer people stranded on the moun ton than once thought.

backed presidents named a new prime minister now but incumbent nuri maliki is refusing to step down his forces are reportedly taking up positions across baghdad he's now lost the support of washington which had previously enjoyed it for years let's do a quick recap when maliki took up the premier's post in two thousand and six he'd been checked it was approved by the cia it positioned himself as a close friend of america was eager to shake hands for instance with the then president of the day george w. bush in december two thousand and six he signed. play with the execution was necessary to pay homage to human rights however maliki apparently took a different approach to freedom of speech has been accused of cracking down on the iraqi media fast forward to twenty ten he also proclaimed himself interior minister reinforcing his grip on power now at the time a leak he said it was a temporary move but it's worth noting he holds that post still four years on on top of all that he's got his own private army a shia militia which bases orders a load i spoke with antiwar activist brian beckett

it's more dramatic. >> nuri al maliki is shia. the criticism has been that over time he's alien it'sed sunnis by not including more of them in his government. but what, of the other iraqi politicia politicians, how many others do they have to choose from. surely there are other viable options to keep the country whole. >> well, there are many viable options, and quite a few names have been given from his rule of law group and other groups. his party has power but he doesn't have a majority to be able to have a majority vote in parliament. so there has to be some type of coalition. he hasn't been able to put that coalition into play. therefore they are saying somebody else should be given the opportunity. there's clearly a consensus within the iraqi political elite that, as well as ordinary iraqis, that the country should stay together but it needs to be governed more equitiably and more efficiently, and nuri al maliki has alienated a loot of sunnis, and you have this going back three or four years in ramadi and fallujah and other

he's facing an issue where the new president here has anointed prime minister abadie and yet nuri al maliki has yet to step back. his iranian backers even saudi arabia, everybody really saying the page has turned and it's time for nuri al maliki to move on. he's yet to accept that publicly. yesterday making a defiant speech in which he called on the courts to decide on the constitutionality of what's happening. that's left people in baghdad extraordinarily confused about what comes next. we've seen that on the streets yesterday. >> all right. we have your story ready to go. nick, here it is. >> reporter: normal has been awful here so long. when they say it's worse than ever, pay attention. we heard the bomb that went off here on tuesday, a survivor feeling the panic afterwards. down the road is the family home of high da al abadie. whether he was the target mattered little to these people. hours later, demolishing the checkpoint of the police that did not protect them. shots fired in the air to scatter them. the next day, police there enforce, refusing to let us film them. making life even

french accusing nuri al maliki of being behind the crisis in iraq itself. even the saudi arabians suggesting that they want haider al abadi to become the prime minister here. nuri al maliki defiant saying he doesn't want the military to be involved in politics here or he has suggested he might use force to stay in power. we saw a potential window of conciliation the past few hours. haider al abadi, the man nominated to replace maliki saying nuri has a place in iraq's future. perhaps a bid to try and calm tensions here but bob all, nuri al maliki not stepping back from the plate. >> there was a very disturbing moment today. an iraqi military helicopter trying to aid some of the minorities, christians, yazidis up in the north that iraqi military helicopter crashed apparently into something the pilot was killed, a reporter for "the new york times" alissa rubin was injured along with a photographer for "the new york times." there was a parliamentarian, the yazidi parliamentarian in the iraqi parliament who was on board. quhak you tell us about that helicopter, t

when the president named the deputy speaker of parliament to replace prime minister nuri al maliki. the u.s. welcomed the move as an important first step. >> earlier today, vice president biden and i called dr. abaddi to congratulate him and urge him to form a new cabet as quickly as possible. >> reporter: hider al abaddi is a shia from the same party as maliki, even serving as his aide. can he unite the country and fight off sweeping advances by isis militants? >> he's someone who's never been involved in personal controversy. he will try to work with people. but at the same time, he's never been someone to push for reform. >> reporter: al abaudi has 30 days to form a government. as of now maliki is refusing to go quietly saying he deserves a third term. he's deploying troops to the streets of baghdad and threatening to contest al abaddi's appointment. >> translator: we assure the iraq people what took place is worthless, null and void. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry warned the utah would withhold its support if maliki didn't step aside. >> our hope is mr. maliki will n

embattled iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki spoke publicly for the first time sunday amid the u.s. air strikes. in what's viewed as a defipt stance by critics he deployed iraqi special forces at main intersections today and refuses to step down. >> government formation process is critical in terms of sustaining the stability and calm in iraq, and our hope is that mr. maliki will not stir those waters. >> we can't wait for maliki and the iraqi parliament to fight isis. every day that goes by, isis is a direct threat to the united states. they are more powerful now than al qaeda on 9/11. >> meanwhile, the iraq parliament was scheduled to meet today to discuss their new leadership. that meeting has been postponed. dara. >> thank you for that report. >>> and police in new orleans' ninth ward are investigating a drive-by shooting that killed two people. an 18-year-old woman and an unidentified man were found dead at the scene. a total of seven people shot, including two children, ages 2 and 4, also one adult. all three are fighting for their lives. two others are in stable condition. po

nuri al maliki has been iraq's prime minister for eight years.is rise to power is supported by the united states. but this morning, the obama administration and iraq's president abandoned maliki and thrown their support to a new man, haider al ibadi. he calls the move a coup against the constitution. president obama welcomes the new prime minister and says iraq must form a government for all its people. >> under the iraqi constitution, this is an important step towards forming a new government that can unite iraq's different communities. now, this new iraqi leadership has a difficult task. it has to regain the confidence of its citizens by governing inconclusively. and by taking steps to demonstrate its resolve. >> al ibadi has 30 days to try to form a new government. ing secretary of state john kerry warned against the political process. >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> coming up on the "morning news," more on comedian robin williams. we'll hear how fellow comics and fans are remembering the star. this is the "cbs morning n

prime minister nuri al maliki is refusing to step down today.resident has nominated a new prime minister. he's a shiite and a member of maliki's own party. maliki's supporters argues al badi does not have the legitimacy to lead the nation. mal mal malay -- the sunnis, kurds, as well as the u.s. want him gone. now secretary of state john kerry saying the u.s. is, quote, absolutely squarely behind president masum. >> we believe that the

nominated hider al abaudi to be the country's new prime minister but the current prime minister nuri al maliki says the move is "null and void." he plans to run for a third term. the u.s. president and a top united nations official are backing the new nominee. >> we're also watching this developing story. russian media report a humanitarian convoy has left the moscow area for ukraine. but the red cross says it's unaware of any such admissii ai. >>> the french foreign minister says the convoy could be a cover-up for russian intervention. >>> israel and gaza are halfway into a three-day assess fire. so far we haven't heard of any vices on either side of the border. >> palestinians are using this cease-fire to repair power lines and get water running again. cnn's john vause reports on efforts to rebuild gaza in the short and long-term. >> reporter: just 72 hours to try and fix the worst of gaza's devastation. like the sewage pipes which have been spewing raw effluent for more than two weeks. >> we need water! to drink! >> reporter: to try and get water running again to thousands of homes. to repa

this following the announcement by prime minister nuri al-maliki he's stepping down. susan rice, the president's national security adviser, hopes the shift in iraq units the people against the islamic militants. richard jordan joining us. what do we expect from the change in leadership? >> the new prime minister is nod rate. not as polarizing as maliki. maliki seem determined to stay in power but pressure from others lead him to resign. iraqi prime minister steps down. maliki went on television to announce he would give up his post and legal challenge against his successor, who stood next to him during the national address. most iraqi leaders feel the new government is needed to unite the country. yezidi citizens threatened by genocide are safely evacuating a mountain refuge. the u.s. continues to plan air strikes. northeast of irbil three armed isis vehicles were destroyed yesterday. >> i think we're going to keep hitting them for a long period of time unless and until the peshmerga gets significantly trained to defend alone against the guys. >> u.s. military adviser

. >> nuri maliki backed a democratic state io a regime that was politized.i a body hadr could gove a healthier iraqi state. that does not mean it will not be at war with the sunni arab and sunni turkmen community, and with othther elements within the shia community, and it does not mean it is not going to have a terribly difficult time staying out of the iranian regime's orbit. >> some of the best opportunity will be t of the gate. much as an american president has liberties early on to make her breast, we are going to see early how well this new government is going to fororm up inside iq. >> the discussion continues when our roundtable returns. they sure to go online to defensenews.com for more informatfoion. herbalife has vitamin supplements for the whole family. i use herbalife energy drinks before a long workout. i use the protein shakes. they help me manage my weight. we started in 1980, and now have millions of customers around the globe. we employ over 7000 people worldwide and we're growing everyday because our products he people live healthier, more

prime minister of point i the president, what can you tell us about the personality of nouri al-maliki? nuri maliki has been prime minister for eight years. he is a very stubborn guy. foras done some good things his country, when he stood up to the militias. >> have you met him personally? >> yes. i was ambassador when mr. maliki became the prime minister and i worked with him for over a year and half. i know him white well and i also know the nominee to be prime minister who is more worldly and has spent more time in the last. he's a graduate of manchester university and the united kingdom. he's also from the same party as mr. maliki. >> why has it taken the united states so long to be involved at this level in light of the crisis with isis reach this point without any seemingly strategic plan? >> i think the rise of isis has come as a surprise. the rapidity of this rule has taken on areas in syria and iraq as well as enormous natural resources. --, water, power generation this is the result of two developments, one, the situation they are inre opposition and came under increasing influence

adding to the crisis, a power struggle where prime minister nuri al maliki is resisting efforts to replace despite his waning support. let's talk with the deputy state department spokeswoman marie, thanks very much for coming in. >> happy to be here. >> is nuri al maliki the longtime prime minister going to go quietly into the night? will he resist? will the new prime minister-elect or designate hader al arc bad abadi, what do we know? >> first,s it is never quiet. we never expected this to be a process that would move forward without any complications, but what's important is that there is a council of representatives speaker, there is a prime minister and now we have a prime minister designate who has broad support including from prime minister's maliki's own party in parliament a am. we hope that process will continue, but they are on track here, wolf to have a new government in place, an inclusive one very shortly. >> he says, nuri al maliki, his word, conspiracy against him and he will resist. what happens if he does? >> we've heard words like this before from prime minister maliky an

are praising iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki's decision to step down. he's giving way to haider al abadi who will try to form a new government and bring together the government's sharply divided religious groups. >>> meantime people fleeing from isis militants are streaming into refugee camps. the u.n. says 400,000 people have been displaced in just the past two months. >>> let's talk more about the situation in iraq now. and bring in middle east expert. he joins us now via web cam from france. good to see you, andrew. we were able to connect earlier in the week as we discussed what nuri al maliki would do. now he announced he would step down and step aside. what's your reaction to this development? >> i think it's a good sign. it shows, i think, that both iranian pressure and american pressure at the same time has convinced him he's not the man for the job at the moment. that he blew his chance. we'll have to wait and see if the incoming prime minister will be able to form a government that will placate sunnis enough. >> haider al abadi to form this ne

iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki is stepping down.applauding the move after they say he created a religious rift in the country. humanitarian aid will continue. >>> a peaceful tone to the fifth night of protests in ferguson, missouri. people are seeking justice in the weekend police shooting of 18-year-old michael brown. many shook hands and spoke with police officers, a change from riots earlier in the week. >>> and outrage over last week's killing of michael brown spread quickly across social media. as jim axelrod reports, the internet is playing a key role in the way americans protest today. >> reporter: there is nothing new about the racial tension underpinning the events in ferguson, missouri, nor in the power of an image to rouse people to action, but what is new about ferguson is the role of social media in spreading that message wider and more quickly, particularly for african-americans. andre fields is a 27-year-old political aid. >> it's a community that could not have been built before social media this way? >> not this --

embattled iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki made his first public comments since the u.s.ir strike, saying he will not step down. he says he plans to file a legal complaint against the new president for a "clear constitutional violation." troop movement overnight in baghdad had people wondering, is a coup under way? is he starting one or preventing one? this is video of fierce fighting on the ground in iraq yesterday. helped by u.s. bombing raids, the kurdish forces overtook isis. we'll have a live report from erbil, the capital in a few minutes. scott has our top stories. >>> kinder morgan consolidating assets in a $44 billion, bringing all of the company's publicly traded units under a single corporation, rather than the current master limited partnership structure. >>> buzzfeed is expected to announce a new cash injection today that could value the company at about $850 million. "the new york times" reports the online media start-up just closed a new $50 million investment from andreessen horowitz. the "times" says the money is expected to be used for nowhere content se

now we're involved in a political effort here, nuri al maliki and his successor. how do you deal with the open -- is there an open-ended committee? the senate says there shouldn't be. >> well, there's actually three things at play here. on the political side, we've been having conversations for many weeks about iraq's political transition and the fact that fighting, going forward, is to put a new government in place that can bring iraqis together to do that. when you heard the president announce this new military action, the humanitarian piece, air drops that you showed. brits are now joining us. the second part of it was taking strikes to protect erbil, which we've seen. and in the past 24 hours, taking military strikes around the sinjar mountain area to protect the tens of thousands of people trapped on that mountain. we're giving them food and water that they need and taking active military steps to protect them. these are limited objectives here. the president said there's not a specific end date. i think it would be silly to put one down on paper on such a fl

to step down what will happen if no al maliki takes your advice and throws in the towel what will happen to iraq well first of all nuri al maliki just came out way ahead in the lection and was certainly on his way to forming a coalition it's not for me to remove him or keep him it's up to the iraqi people and up to the iraqi political forces i think to some extent he's overwhelmed by this crisis. he is certainly not proving himself to be someone who is a good reconciler he's certainly not anyone who would be confused with nelson mandela and so i think he does have some problems but putting that aside what we have today is a very serious threat to iraq's territorial integrity indeed to its to its sovereignty and my view from here in the united states is the united states needs to be heavily involved diplomatically and perhaps as well helping the iraqi forces because these i.c.'s people you know they are not interested in just iraq they are interested in the rest of us as well and so i think we as a civil. as ation if you will need to be prepared to deal with organizations such as i.c.'s it's an interesting idea i wonde

he has to undo a lot of the damage that his predecessor nuri maliki created. maliki basically ostracized the suni arabs of iraq, discriminated against them, prevented them in playing a role in iraq's government. he turned the iraqi army into his own personal militia. basically, a lot of people were disenfranchised. now, in order to win them over again it's going to become a very complicated process, because many of them have fed into the isis narrative. this is a conflict and a battle that is going to take years even a decade now to try and fix, because isis have got a foothold. this is not a small group operating in mountains and caves like al qaeda. they're in possession of major towns and cities, and that is why the u.s. needs to continue to play a major role in assists countries working with the kurdish peshmerga, hedging reconstitute the iraqi army, because of the fact that boots on the ground is the only way isis can be effectively dismantled. air strikes may confine them to an extent but won't eliminate them. >> interesting to see in the days ahead what

i'm talking about prime minister nuri al maliki. today, a new prime minister has been named.but doesn't this just bolster the administration's case that they didn't want to be connected to a guy who was, for lack of a better word, a shady operator there? there's been a new prime minister appointed. he's hinted strongly over the last several hours that he doesn't plan to go. >> completely walking away is not the answer to being concerned with who the leader is. if there was an issue the administration had as it was developing, they should have been developing at the table. the president has been off on a number of conflicts with no post strategy. no plan, no policy. whether it's libya, where he actively worked to remove moammar gadhafi and has no post-gadhafi plan. egypt, where, again, he worked there to actively look to mubarak being moved and no post-mubarak plan. and then syria with his issues of, you know, calling for assad to be removed but then no plan. and then iraq, same thing, military action, where he removed u.s. troops but did not continue u.s. influence while isis