the support is for prime minister abadi. they are in the middle of a crisis. the prime minister has been trying to root out corruption in the government. not fast enough for some that particularly with the well known cleric who launched protests against his government. he is battling for his job right now. secretary kerry showing up in baghdad and show support for the government, but keep the message on do not let this political crisis divert from the fight against isis. the prime minister has had to divert some resources to protect the office and protect the capital from the protests. there is a concern that the political crisis will divert all of the attention from the fight against isis. we have a massive move on mosul coming up and u.s. wants to make sure the gains the iraqi army will be preserved. miguel. >> that's the question. is there anything else he is offering up as the iraqis and some american troops move on mosul? >> reporter: i think you will see a ramp up of u.s. military. i think that secretary kerry will be addressing the bad humanitarian situ

>> abady: yes. the reports are that corrections officers were bringing aerosol cans from home because the stench was so bad coming from that cell. >> whitaker: here, an inmate who delivered a food tray pulled his shirt up over his nose. the report found the videotape indicated ballard's cell was "grossly unsanitary." finally, on the sixth day, medical workers were called. according to the report, an officer asked ballard if he could get up on his own. "i need help" ballard said. inmate workers carried him out of his cell and put him on a gurney. records showed ballard went into cardiac arrest soon after. he died hours later. >> abady: they watched him languish for seven days as he died. and they did nothing. of torture. they killed him. >> whitaker: the city's medical examiner declared ballard's death a homicide, according to the commission report. it called ballard's medical and custodial treatment from the time he entered rikers "so incompetent and inadequate as to shock the conscience." the depar

abadi had asked for added resources, said no, we never got that. specifically to go back to where we started to conversation, he was saying as far as mosul is concerned, we are now in the shaping phase of what will happen there and we have to prioritize and come up with our priorities as we move forward so that effort to take mosul away from isil. >>> two boats carrying pakistani migrants have arrived from the greek island of lesbos as part of the deal to stem the refugees reaching europe. >> from what was once the most popular landing spot for small boats bringing refugees, those who made that short but dangerous journey are being sent back to turkey. one by one, each escorted by an officer from the e.u.'s external border protection agency front techs, the migrants and refugees made their way to the ferry. taken from a detention center, they arrived in the port of lesbos where there was a heavy police presence. as with the first deport is as, e.u. officials said these people, the majority pakistanis didn't want to apply for asylum. they didn't app

the government right now, abady is falling apart. there have been huge demonstrations and al-sadr, this is the radical shiite militia leader who killed a lot of americans during the car, who is an instrument of iran. is he now back. he disappeared for several years. he is back. is he leading demonstrations against the green zone. and the fear is that the government is going to collapse or that somebody like him is going to inherit the same. what you weep about is to see the vice president there. he had been given the iraq portfolio in 2009 when obama came. in his job was to manage the elections at the time. to end up that are there was a pro-american candidate. he failed. and his other job was to work out the balance of forces agreement. he failed again. and now he is back. doesn't look good. >> yeah. and he was last there, julie, 2011, i was, and a lot had transpired since then. you mentioned the protest. abadie tried to do some things, changing around the cabinet members and those kind of things there have been all kinds of protest

and a critical time for prime minister haider al-abadi. tumbling price of oil and thousands of citizens have been protesting. analysts say after investing years ago and billions of dollars in iraq the obama administration is nervous. >> i think there's a very clear understanding in washington that we need baghdad to essentially be healthy. that the iraqi government is a very critical component to our counterinsurgency success within iraq. and so right now, the fact that there is a bit of domestic turmoil going on is not just a domestic issue but is very much an international one that kerry is certainly aware of and concerned about. >> reporter: so kerry bought abadi some relief, $150 million for food and shelter for iraqis displaced by i.s.i.l. and a word of caution, this is not the time for partisan infighting. >> it is important the have stability, a functioning government as rapidly as possible in order to move forward so that all of these operation is are not affected. >> reporter: but there is little the u.s. can do to ensure that pol

the government right now, abady is falling apart.here have been huge demonstrations and al-sadr, this is the radical shiite militia leader who killed a lot of americans during the car, who is an instrument of iran. is he now back. he disappeared for several years. he is back. is he leading demonstrations against the green zone. and the fear is that the government is going to collapse or that somebody like him is going to inherit the same. what you weep about is to see the vice president there. he had been given the iraq portfolio in 2009 when obama came. in his job was to manage the elections at the time. to end up that are there was a pro-american candidate. he failed. and his other job was to work out the balance of forces agreement. he failed again. and now he is back. doesn't look good. >> yeah. and he was last there, julie, 2011, i believe it was, and a lot had transpired since then. you mentioned the protest. abadie tried to do some things, changing around the cabinet members and those kind of things there have been all kinds o

. >> reporter: christine, prime minister abadi as faced so many protests calling for his removal.e well known cleric. for his efforts to combat corruption is not enough for the people in the country despite holding a lot of oil. and the prime minister's reform is not coming fast enough. the protests surrounding his office made him divert some of the special forces fighting isis to shore up the capital. washington is concerned of the political gridlock which could jeopardize the fight after the fears of more violence. iraqi armies have ywon a number of victories of isis. still isis controls mosul, the country's largest city. and kerry is making sure the government does not lose focus against isis and especially in the upcoming campaign to take mosul. >> an internal political battle at the same time fighting isis. elise labott in baghdad. thank you. >>> now a battle of the nba titans. golden state warriors looking to set the all-time mark for wins in a season. taking on the red hot san antonio spurs. coy wire or chad. we will see you in a second. mau you can apply to wet skin. a wri

and the visit came at a critical time from the prime minister hyder al abadi. the thousands of residents have been protesting what they call corruption and political favoritism in abadi's government. and analysts say after investing years and billions of dollars in iraq the obama administration is nervous. >> i think there is a very clear understanding in washington that we need baghdad to essentially be healthy. that the iraqi government is a very critical component to our counter insurgency success within iraq. so right now the fact that there is a bit of domestic turmoil going on is not just a domestic issue but is very much an international one that kerry is certainly aware of and concerned about. >> kerry brought abady some financial relief. $155million to buy food, medicine and shelter for iraqis displaced by isil and a word of caution for all sides. this is not the time for partisan infighting. >> it is important to have political statement, and it is important to have an unified and functions government as rapidly as possible in order to move forward so

prime minister abadi is beset on all side. muqtadaer, the shiite cleric, has been leading street protests against him. the kurds, of course, have been talking about if not full-fledged autonomy, independence. so you have a country that's breaking apart at the seams and is not in the interest, i think, of the united states to promote a partition of iraq and to -- into two or three states because, if we did that, it would be a major roll of the dice, what would be the impact on the syrians. would that country then split? what would be the impact on lebanon? these countries were put together a century ago by the british and french with collapse of the ottoman empire. some of these borders are official, but if you begin to partition these countries, i think it's uncertain if that will fuel further warfare and further division. >> rose: the interesting irani is joe biden was once associated with the idea. >> that's right, but biden is a good soldier, so he's there tidying the administration's line. what i think is interesting about

he met with prime minister abadi.den will be in rome to give remarks on cancer research at the vatican conference. the vice president is expected to meet with pope francis. >>> time to an early start on your money. american's confidence is lowest all year. gallops index fell the lowest since august. 60% say the economy is getting worse. back in august, stocks were crashing. fears over china were crushing confidence. why are americans down about the economy? the presidential election may be to blame with donald trump bashing the economy. gdp rose 0.5%. it was a tough day for stocks. dow down 200 points. >> as were you reading that, it has to do with the political issue. >> you hear so much about how people can't get ahead. the job numbers look good, but don't feel good. people are starting to really believe that. >> there does seem to be a trans anything the country. >> i would say so. >> i call it one america and two economies. >>> new information about the prescription painkillers found in prince's possession when he

are actually backing the abadi government in iraq although you can make the argument, the motives couldn't be more dissimilar. we heard from secretary kerry today. he said he did not discuss with the prime minister this notion of sending more american troops into iraq as the coalition tries to make the move on mosul. we know the pentagon has made it clear them feel like there should be a lot more. >> thank you. >>> some changes tonight in the catholic church potentially affecting millions of americans. pope france i is modifying the spirit of the rules if not the rules themselves. here's religion correspondent lauren green. >> reporter: pope francis is calling for a more welcoming church. one that won't condemn but would steer the faithful toward living out its truths. the more than 250 page document is the culmination of two controversial gatherings of bishops from around the world where they grappled with a wide array of challenges. divorce, sex outside of marriage and homosexuality. >> translator: we must have mercy and patience when we accompany the people and the possibility of growth

joe biden made a surprise visit to iraq on where he met with iraqi prime thursday minister haider al-abadi and other top officials. it was biden's first visit to iraq since 2011. this comes as prime minister al-abadi continues to face massive popular protests against his administration. earlier this week, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in baghdad to demand the appointment of new officials to parliament. the obama administration has proposed an unprecedented military aid package to israel that could top $40 billion over 10 years. it is the largest military aid package the u.s. has ever offered to any nation. israeli officials are reportedly demanding even more funding. the u.s. currently gives israel $3 billion a year in military funding under a deal slated to expire in 2018. meanwhile, israeli police have shot and killed a palestinian woman and her teenage brother near a checkpoint in the israeli-occupied west bank on wednesday. israeli police say the two were armed with knives. palestinian authorities said the victims, 23-year-old maram abu ismail and 16-year-old brot

are actually backing the abadi government in iraq although you can make the argument, the motives couldn't be more dissimilar. we heard from secretary kerry today. he said he did not discuss with the prime minister this notion of sending more american troops into iraq as the coalition tries to make the move on mosul. we know the pentagon has made it clear them feel like there should be a lot more. >> thank you. >>> some changes tonight in the catholic church potentially affecting millions of americans. pope france i is modifying the spirit of the rules if not the rules themselves. here's religion correspondent lauren green. >> reporter: pope francis is calling for a more welcoming church. one that won't condemn but would steer the faithful toward living out its truths. the more than 250 page document is the culmination of two controversial gatherings of bishops from around the world where they grappled with a wide array of challenges. divorce, sex outside of marriage and homosexuality. >> translator: we must have mercy and patience when we accompany the people and the possibility of growth

iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi has vowed to replace most of his cabinet following weeks of demonstrations. this comes amid a continuing u.s.-airstrike campaign backing the iraqi military's attempts to retake control of mosul from isil militants. u.s. officials are also warning dam could collapse at any minute. if it collapses, hundreds of thousands of people would be at risk of drowning, and more than one million people would be displaced. in syria, activists say isil militants have kidnapped at least 170 cement factory workers in damascus. their whereabouts are unknown. this comes as the united nations has delayed the next round of geneva peace talks until april 11. the massive data leak known as the panama papers has revealed the law firm mossack fonseca set up more than 1000 shell companies inside the united states, once again raising questions about the united states' role as an offshore tax haven. the papers show more than 600 shell companies were set up in nevada alone. matthew gardner of the institute on taxation and economic policy said -- "we should be thinking about this as a ve

we support the prime minister abadi in his overall approach. a multisectarian as he says -- >> is he back sliding on that? several hearings i've been told he's doing the right thing he wants to do the right thing. are we losing ground on that? sec. carter: i had a conversation a week and a half and we were completely aligned on what we're trying to do there with respect to our campaign. but it's also true that his -- he is contending with a very complicated mix there. with respect to your question what are we doing about it in addition to providing political support, i want to reiterate the importance of the economic support. that's not just by the united states, but by others as well. so when i was with the president last week, we were urging the gulf states, that's a place they could contribute. don't cede baghdad to iran. get in the game, support a multisectarian approach. that's what abadi is trying to stand for. that's what maliki didn't stand for. it's important to support him. politically and economically. and the economic situation is p

he met with prime minister haider al-abadi, who's facing a political crisis over corruption, a struggling and poor security. >> it is important to have a unified and functioning government as rapidly as possible in order to move forward, so that all of these operations are not affected, and so that we give confidence to the coalition. >> woodruff: kerry said abadi did not ask for more u.s. troops. the obama administration today turned over thousands of documents on "operation fast and furious." the material involves a gun- running investigation that mayg have let mexican drug gangs get their hands on 2,000 weapons. house republicans demanded the documents four years ago, but the president initially claimedn executive privilege. in january, a federal judge rejected that claim. wall street finished the week with modest gains. the dow jones industrial average was up 35 points to close near 17,577. the nasdaq rose two points, and the s&p 500 added five. and, an inflatable room is headed toward the international space station. it was launched today on a space-x rocket, for a two-year test. nas

chris al-abadi is facing -- fears criticism for an american-backed reform drive he is trying to carryout. joe biden is the most senior u.s. official to visit iraq since his last trip there in 2011. back to the head of the united nations. of what he called growing xenophobia in austria. ban ki-moon visiting vienna today, a day after the country's parliament voted in some of the country -- that you's -- voted in some of the eu's toughest migrant policies. alex marquardt has more. a warm welcome for ban ki-moon. the u.n. secretary-general arrived to express worry about growing xenophobia. secretary-general ban ki-moon: i'm worried that european countries are adopting increasingly restrictive migration policies. on wednesday, austria passed one of the most restrictive asylum bills in europe. if the mechanism is triggered, border authorities will only grant access to refugees facing serious threat in neighboring transit country. some groups, such as minors or pregnant women, are exempt. on top of this, austria announced fans to build a fence along the border with italy, sparking outrage fr

once on the ground, he met with iraqi prime minister abadi, formalizing a new plan that will bring in 200 additional u.s. troops as advisers, and authorizes advance u.s. army mobile rocket launchers, and apache helicopter gunships to help the iraqis retake the taken city of mosul from isis. >> these are capabilities that will continue the process of accelerating the defeat of isil. >> how do you respond to those who say the incremental approach just doesn't get the job done? >> well, we are going to accelerate this campaign every time we find an opportunity to do so. i'm very comfortable that our operational approach is the right one. >> reporter: tonight just released gun camera footage of u.s. air strikes underscores the pace of the ongoing american-led air campaign. but despite today's announcement of more troops and war fighting equipment, carter is adamant the u.s. will not fight a ground war. >> in the end, iraqi forces have to do the defeating, sustain the defeat. we can help them, we can't substitute for them. we're not looking to. >> reporter: the distinction between combat a

once on the ground he met with iraqi prime minister abadi, formulizing a new plan to bring in troops as advisers and authorizes u.s. robert launchers and apache helicopter gunships to help them retake mosul from isis. >> these are capabilities that will continue the process of accelerating the defeat of isil. >> how do you respond to those that says the incremental approach doesn't get the job done? >> well, we are going to accelerate this campaign every time we find an opportunity to do so. i'm very comfortable that our operational approach is the right one. >>> michigan governor rick snyder is putting his water where his mouth is. he will drink it for a month. he wants to demonstrate to residents the safety and effectiveness of a new tap filter. he visited a home confirmed to have high levels of lead in its water supply, leaving with five gallon using the new filter. snyder said he will use the water to drink and cook with, both at home and at work and he plans to resupply with city water regularly. >>> the u.s. supreme court has taken up one of the biggest cases of the term. one t

back in baghdad, the pressure is on abadi. i.s.i.l., flagging economy and political rifts, altogether challenges to iraq's ability that the people home the perform m won't ignore >>> resident in the libyan city of tripoli have come out in force to show their support for the new unity government. they're calling on the government to help end years of political par ago says. -- bihar alsays. >> reporter: a bell gem court has approved the extradition of salah abdeslam to france. the two countries will discuss how to proceed with the transfer. salah abdeslam faces a european arrest warrant issued by france. he was arrested in brussels earlier this month. 130 people were killed in the paris attacks last november >>> tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in brazil to show their support for embattled president dilma rousseff. they believe impeachment procedures against her are unjust and amount to what they say is a coup. >> reporter: they will not let their president go down without a fight. tens of thousands of

troops and iraqi officials and abadi. pentagon officials say he wants to show increased u.s. commitment in iraq. one traveling with the secretary says the united states will bring in more resources and accept more risk in the coming days. >>> dramatic events unfolding in brazil overnight after five hours of shuffling and shouting. lawmakers in the nation voted to impeach president dilma rousseff. a 2/3 favor reached that decision. now it goes to the senate. if it is approved, rousseff will have to step down for six months to defend herself in a trial. she is accused of hiding a huge budget deficit to win election in 2014. this is a mess in the world's most important economies. >> and right in america's backyard where american influence in latin america which has been a renewed focus. you have the economy that has gone into the tank. stock market looks like it might bounce. >>> the supreme court hears oral arguments challenging the executive actions on immigration. those executive actions are protecting up to 5 million immigrants from deportation. the justices must decide if t

effort and i think there is nervousness because we have been able to work with prime minister abadie fairly closely and there's concern that if he is replaced he might be replaced by a more pro iranian leader and frankly we don't have the same goals as iran. and that could definitely complicated our efforts and reduce our ability to work effectively with the government. so not only do we have the complication of the unrest and just the uncertainty, but then we have the real possibility that the successor to abadie is going to be somebody that we may not be able to work with. so, yes, this will prove a complicating factor. host: talking about the administration's isis strategy. up next on our independent line we have matt from new hampshire. good morning. caller: i have a brother who serves overseas and he is -- has been in the middle east every single year he has been in the military. two years ago the president asked for an authorized use of military force. congress has done nothing. congress' duty according to the constitution is to declare war. not the president. not the president

we support the prime minister abadi in his overall approach. a multisectarian as he says -- >> is he back sliding on that? several hearings i've been told he's doing the right thing he wants to do the right thing. are we losing ground on that? >> i had a conversation a week and a half and we were completely aligned on what we're trying to do there with respect to our campaign. but it's also true that his -- he is contending with a very complicated mix there. with respect to your question what are we doing about it in addition to providing political support, i want to reiterate the importance of the economic support. that's not just by the united states, but by others as well. so when i was with the president last week, we were urging the gulf states, that's a place they could contribute. don't cede baghdad to iran. get in the game, support a multisectarian approach. that's what abadi is trying to stand for. that's what maliki didn't stand for. it's important to support him. politically and economically. and the economic situation is particularl

his message there was one of reassurance and support for iraq's government, its prime minister al abadi and the fight against isis. u.s. troops continued to train not only iraqi military fors but also kurdish peshmerga forces in advance of a major attack on mosul and northern iraq. isis is remaining stronghold. this is likely to be the bloodiest, most intense, significant fight in iraq that will have major significant regional consequences and implications. but at this point, julie, there's doubt, serious doubt whether or not iraq's military will be ready to launch that offensive this year. there are those military commanders both u.s. and also kurdish military commanders that feel that's just not going to be the case, particularly as iraq's government continues to try to get itself together in the instability remains. julie, back to you. >> john huddy, thank you so much. >>> terror fears rising across the globe yet again. police in belgium conducting another anti-terror operation in a suburb of brussels today. there's a warning we need to tell you about. stay tuned for that. first this

they were going there to send this message to prime minister abadi that the iraqis need to unify. this enormous battle for mosul is going to be multi-sectarian. that means the shia, sunnis, and the kurdish, the peshmerga, are going to have to be involved if they expect to take back this enormous, sprawling city. it will take 10 to 12 iraqi brigades to even encircle the city. the iraqis need to unite, unify. that's what secretary kerry and vice president biden were saying, that was the message they were sending. secretary carter was more a tactical message. he was there to talk about some specifics. you heard him announce last week the additional troops, they're also sending in more assets, more helicopters. these are things that are very specific, very tactical for the oncoming strategy to encircle or re take mosul in the coming months, realistically in the coming year. >> and in terms of ugs decision making and the u.s. politics or the lack there of around this issue, we have had surprise visits from defense secretarier ash carter and we have vice president biden today. why are a

they've all been approved by prime minister abadi. as i told our troops in baghdad last week, we'll be placing advisers with the isf down to the brigade and battalion level. we'll be leveraging apache attack helicopters to support the isf's effort to envelope and then retake mosul. we'll send additional heimars to support the iraqi ground defensive there. we'll provide financial assistance to the peshmerga up to $415 million to bolster one of the most effective fighting forces against isil. and to do all this, we're going to adjust how we use the u.s. forces already in iraq and immediately bring in about 215 more of them. in syria, our actions are to help our local partners continue isolating and pressuring raqqah. as the president announced on monday, we're increasing u.s. forces there six-fold from 50 to 300. these additional 250 personnel, including special operations forces, will help expand our ongoing efforts to identify, train and equip capable, motivated, local anti-isil forces inside syria, especially among the sunni arab com

within the hour, the vice president just wrapped up a meeting with prime minister abadi. it's it third visit in five years but he's there not only to assess the battle against isis, he also wants to encourage the iraqis to embrace national unity for a body who had a lot of his plate recently, he won the approval of iraqi parliament for a cabinet shakeup. for his part, president obama says now is not the time for government gridlock or bickering. >> you have contact with all the various factions and parties. saying to them they have to take the long view and think about the well-being of the country. at a time when there is still fighting ^ mojo is still under isis control. reporter: national unity is going to be the message by the vice president as well as moment maintaining momentum against isis where the coalition has had success. jon: we will talk more about that battle later on in the hour. kevin court at the white house, thank you. heather: from iraq to new information from the korean peninsula, us officials say north korea fired two intermediate range ballistic miss

secretary of state john kerry made a surprise visit to baghdad on friday, all to support prime minister al abadi. he is trying to reform government corruption there and hitting roadblocks. there's also a growing concern isis will seize on any political gridlock and then become stronger. mr. kerry says current efforts against isis are working and they don't want to lose any momentum. >> we urge everybody to work together. we urge everybody to put the interests of iraq writ large, ahead of personal interests or sectarian interests. and to find in this moment of crisis a way to join each other and come out strong. >> meanwhile in iraq, even though isis no longer controls the mosul dam, that big structure could still threaten the lives of more than a million people in that country. our senior international correspondent arwa damon takes us inside the dam to show us why so many people are at risk. >> reporter: the advance on mosul has been put on something of a pause with the iraqi army holding defensive positions until reinforcements arrive. the threat posed by isis is not the only one mosul or the

he came to meet with the iraqi prime minister abadi to discuss additional capabilities, when he talkedisis in iraq, and there was an agreement the u.s. would introduce 200 more troops to the estimated 5,000 or so that are there now. they will be in what we're told are adviser roles. in addition, they have agreed to authorize the use of apache attack helicopters in the fight against isis, and an advanced rocket-launching system. now, some of what they're talking about, the use of the advisers will put them closer to the front lines because they'll be working at what's called the battalion level now. these are folks who are a little moreloser to the fighting. and i talked about the risk and what that represents with the secretary. i want to be very clear, though, as you add additional personnel and they are advising lower down the chain, does that put more americans at higher risk? are they closer to the action? >> the iraqis are still in the lead, that doesn't change. lester, americans are at risk today, every single day here. as secretary of defense, i take that more seriously than any

in that country and support the iraqi security forces that are, in fact, stepping up under the al abadienment and actually retaking ground. yes. there has to be ground forces's no mistake about that. but the u.s. force, that will be will will contribute to the ground forces with air power, artillery and the kinds of things that will be very helpful in any kind of desert war fare. >> consensus is real. i hear more and more people saying, listen, unless autocrats come back into these countries we're talking about and take control of life for the people there, you're going to see u.s. involvement on the ground go up in the coming years. is that true? >> you won't find me as part of that consensus, chris. i don't believe that. i think you can actually have a movement where a representative form of government can take over and the assad regime, he has been pushed to the negotiating table until some other things happened and was pulled away thinking his forces could continue operations in places like aleppo, but you've got to represent all the people in the country. if you don't you're going t