>>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the rescue mission as sunni militants continue to gain ground. secretary of state john kerry arrives in baghdad today meet with key leaders trying to salvage the stumbling and weak iraqi government. >> none of us should have to be reminded that a threat left unattended far beyond our shores can have grave, tragic consequences. >> we will get the latest from andrea mitch whoell who is travg with secretary kerry. >> secretary kerry arrived in baghdad under tight, tight security on a windy day near baghdad, trying to pull the iraqi government together in the face of a real threat of civil war. >>> money matters. today at the first ever white house summit on working families, vice president joe biden got down to brass tacks. >> don't hold it against me that i don't own a single stock or bond. don't hold it against me i have no saving account but i have a great pension and a great salary. for real. >> and oh, so close at the world cup. euphoria quickly turned to stunning heartbreak for team usa. now it will be a fight to the finish to survive that in

thank you. >>> in the next hour you can watch andrea mitchell's full interview on "andrea mitchell report." it's here on msnbc. >>> authorities in nigeria are trying to confirm they kidnapped women and boys. they say the abductions took place in villages saturday controlled by the extremist group. they are holding nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped on april 15th it's blamed for a wave of attacks this year that have so far killed some 2,000 people. also, developing right now for the second time in less than 12 hours, house republicans are interrogating witnesses about thousands of lost irs e-mails. jennifer o'connor a white house attorney worked as contincounse irs and supervised data collection during the investigation of the irs targeting conservative groups. in the opening question last hour darrell issa told o'connor, outright, she was a hostile witness. >> so they hired you as soon as we said we want a bunch of documents, correct? >> mr. werfel. >> yes or no, please. you're a hostile witness. were you hired? >> i'm not a hostile witness. >> yes, you are. >> today's hearing comes after a

our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on the deal and the political backlash. andrea? >> reporter: good evening. tonight, the white house is trying to put out that firestorm over the release of the taliban detainees. taking criticism from congress and even some allies who say they paid too high a price and reversing a decades-old policy of not negotiating with terrorists. today, officials say the deal for bowe bergdahl came quickly last week, including a final moment at west point's commencement, where behind the scenes president obama spoke privately with qatar's retired emir, also there to witness the first cadet from his country graduate. the talks accelerated after the taliban opened an office in qatar last year. the u.s., trying to get the taliban to lower the price, release fewer than five, and also agree to peace talks with afghanistan. but the taliban's elusive leader drove a hard bargain. the release of all five of his top guantanamo detainees. the furor from administration critics was immediate. >> these are the hardest of the hard core. the highest

. >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," no apologies, president obama doubles down and gives his strongest defense yet for exchanging high level taliban gitmo detainees for american p.o.w. bowe bergdahl. >> we had a prisoner of war whose health had deteriorated. and we were deeply concerned about it and saw an opportunity and we seized it. i make no apologies for that. >> meet and greet, president obama heads next to france where he'll come face to face with individu vladimir putin. but putin is making headlines about what he had about a potential future president. the greatest generation will go a look back at the moment that changed the course of history. >> this means a lot to us that fought over here. >> those people in the cemetery up on the block, they are the ones responsible for guys like me and the rest of the vets you see to get back home. they paid the price. they are the heroes but those are the guys i come back for. >> good day, i'm kristen wichrk live in washington. president obama telling reporters in belgium, politics didn't play a role in a decision made without

andrea, chris and katy, thank you so much. >>> sdhis it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports.do everything she can to be back tomorrow. tomorrow on the show, david gregory, meredith vieira and author kathryn hamm. follow the show online, on facebook and on twitter at mitchell reports. "ronan farrow daily" is next. go team usa. >>> i'm meteorologist bill karins. your thursday forecast looks hot and steamy in many areas. sumner full swing. those afternoon thundershowers will pop up from texas through louisiana into areas of the southeast. we're going to have severe storms with damaging wind and large hail most likely in the northern plains where the flooding continues, especially around minneapolis. have a great day. we're a family. we're right where you need us. at the next job, next adventure or at the next exit helping you explore super destinations and do everything under the sun. 12 brands. more hotels than anyone else in the world. so wherever you want to be, whatever you want to do, chances are we're already there. save up to 25% and earn bonus points when you book at wyn

let's close the gap between people and care. >>> we're back on "andrea mitchell reports." der in for andrea. general motors announced it will pay at least $1 million to the families of those who died as a result of faulty ignition switches. prominent compensation attorney kenneth feinberg hired by gm laid out his plan to pay the families saying no cap on the amount of money gm would agree to which could cost that company billions of dollars. >> money is a pretty poor substitute for loss. it's the limits of what we can do, unfortunately. we can't bring people back. we can't restore limbs. it's the best we can do. hopefully the program will work. the only test, how many people participated. >> i'm joined by bob hilliard who represents some of the families suing general motors. bob, i appreciate your time. i want to get your sense. your happy with the protocols that mr. feinberg has established? >> conservatively optimistic is a better description. you know, i negotiated the plan with mr. feinberg, and i hoped that some of the numbers would be higher. it's not patently unfair.

much more ahead on this special edition of "andrea mitchell reports."g story behind the famous snapshots of history that were nearly lost forever. first, this is a very important day for great britain and canada as well. right now prince william and kate are attending a ceremony at gold beach where the english forces stormed the shore to honor their veterans. >> it is vital that the sacrifice and reasons for that sacrifice are never forgotten by our generation and generations to come. wethey were a littlehorizons to mbit skeptical.ss, what they do actually is rocket science. but at ge capital we also bring expertise from across ge, like lean process engineers we asked who does what, when, where, and why that step first? ideas for improvement started pouring out. with a little help from us, they actually doubled their output speed. if you just need a loan, just call a bank. at ge capital, we're builders. and what we know... can help you grow. the was a truly amazing day. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed

andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> in this country tonight, the army has officially opened its investigation into the disappearance of bowe bergdahl in afghanistan back in '09 and how he ended up in the hands of the taliban. they put a two-star army general in charge of the investigation, which we're told will not include an interview with bergdahl himself, not yet anyway, because they say it's too early in his recovery and that he is not yet up to it. >>> tonight, weather forecasters have issued a statement about what they are calling a "particularly dangerous situation" as multiple tornadoes touch down in the middle of our country. the upper plains including one incredible scene tonight as two funnels touched down side by side at the same time. there are late reports of damage and possible injuries here. our own tom costello has details. >> reporter: near the nebraska/south dakota state line, a massive tornado dropped out of the sky late afternoon taking aim at the small farming town surrounding st

. >> nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in normandy, france. andrea? >> reporter: betty, president obama came here saying that omaha beach, normandy was democracy's beachhead and this group of veterans, the small group of survivors, now 70 years later, saved the world, not only savingvoking a time when men of courage took to the air, the parachutes dropped, the 13,000 paratroopers that went in before dawn and then the thousands who came to those rough seas. he talked about the courage that they exhibited and also brought together this generation of soldiers, those who were here today, heroes themselves, also following in the footsteps and said the important thing is for us to keep telling the story of those who served on d-day and made america safe for democracy. betty? >> andrea mitchell there. >>> just prior to the d-day invasion, general dwight d. eisenhower reminded allied soldiers that the eyes of the world are upon you as they embarked on what he called a great crusade. >> soldiers, sailors and airmen of the allied expensery force you are about t

our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is traveling with the secretary. with us tonight from nearby ayman, jordan. it is notable that 11 years after this u.s. invasion of oh iraq that was meant to make that country safe for democracy, the u.s. secretary of state still has to come and go secretly and under heavy security. >> reporter: indeed. it's his first trip there in more than a year. brian, john kerry's message, his urgent message today to baghdad's political leaders was stop fighting amongst yourself or risk having isis shatter iraq's fragile peace. iraqi troops didn't turn and%k%n today but isis militants advanced to bakuba less than 30 miles from baghdad. the insurgents control almost the entire border with syria and for a while also seize add key checkpoint with jordan urging to the urgency of john kerry's trip to baghdad, landing under intense security. he met with sunni and shia power brokers. for almost two hours with prime malaki stressing that this is a moment of decision, a critical time for iraq's leaders. >> iraq faces an exsten shell thre

andrea mitchell is traveling with kerry, and asked him about those u.s. military advisers. some of whom arrived just today. >> opposition leaders here today said they don't want american intervention. even as our special forces are beginning to end in small groups with the iraqi command. >> well, that's not intervention. what we're trying to do is help the -- and i understand what they don't want, and president obama and the american people don't want that either, but we are not here in combat role, we are not here to fight. the president has no intention, none whatsoever of returning american combat troops to iraq, to go back to where we were. that's not in the cards. >> andrea mitchell with john kerry in baghdad. >>> in this country tonight for the first time, one of the insiders in the growing scandal involving the va hospitals is breaking her silence. she's a scheduling clerk at the v.a. in phoenix who says she went to the inspector general after being told to keep a secret list of more than 1,000 veterans waiting for medical care. and she claims someone at the v.a. in

>> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom starting us off tonight. andrea, thank you. >>> as we said, the suspect abu khatallah , is now on his way to the u.s. our justice correspondent pete williams is at the federal courthouse in washington with more on this. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. a few days from now, he'll be brought here, to the u.s. courthouse at the foot of capitol hill, where he'll be formally charged. prosecutors secretly filed charges against him last july. killing people in a federal facility, providing material support to terrorists that results in death, and using a firearm in a violent crime. if convicted he could face the death penalty. in spite of calls that the u.s. take him to guantanamo bay for more questioning, u.s. officials say tonight that will not happen. the white house says not a single person has been sent there since president obama took office. when the questioning is over on that navy ship by the intelligence officials, the fbi will give him a miranda warning and begin interrogating him to

nbc's andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: nearly two years after the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans the president in pittsburgh took a victory lap. >> it's important for us to send a message to the world that when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. >> reporter: the operation planned for months was carried out late sunday night near benghazi by u.s. special forces aided by the fbi. but what took so long? only weeks after the attack, "the new york times" and later cnn interviewed abu khatallah in benghazi. >> he's really not that difficult to find. >> we met with abu khatallah in public at the coffee shop of a well-known hotel here in benghazi for around two hours. >> reporter: the administration's leading critics want answers about how benghazi happened. >> we knew where he was. he's been doing television interviews. we certainly could have taken him any time, even six months ago. >> reporter: keeping the pressure on hillary clinton who can't seem to shake the c

andrea mitchell monitoring all of it from our d.c. newsroom tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. with the militants now closing in on baghdad, tonight the president has notified congress she sending up to 275 military personnel to iraq to help secure the embassy in baghdad. in addition, he has summoned his naurt tenational security team weigh options including possible air strikes that would include ground forces to help target -- it help determine the targets. also, among the topics of today's meeting, today's first talks between the u.s. and iran about iraq. in a classic case of strange bedfellows, the u.s. navy spoke to iran to save baghdad from falling. even as the leader of the national guard is in baghdad helping militias defend the capital. >> we're open to discussions if there's something constructive that can be contributed by iran. if iran is prepared to do something that is going to respect the integrity and sovereignty of iraq and the ability of the government to reform. >> reporter: the talks between kerry's depu

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anything. >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," scorched earth.o attacking republicans in congress as speaker boehner moves forward with a plan to sue the president. has the standoff between the white house and congress reached the point of no return? >> i'm not going to apologize for trying to do something while they are doing nothing. >> even if you get sued? >> the suit is a stunt. >> call him the foot soldier. david gregory joins us with more of his exclusive interview with former president bill clinton and the role clinton is prepared to play if his wife does run. >> you're just a bit player as to whether secretary clinton runs? >> that's exactly what i am. i'm a foot soldier in an army. i will do what i'm instructed to do. >> plus, team usa survives the group of death. moving on to the world cup knockout run, the sweet 16. how sweet it is. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. not all there, but back well enough, i hope. we just heard from president obama in the last hour. right now there's plenty of buzz about the comments made b

," andrea mitchell.ining tom brokaw and mike barnacle there. i know you've gotten to talk with some people you followed a group of students that came there to study with a veteran, and see firsthand what happened in history. mike made a point earlier about how he did not know if he would have had the courage as any of us would certainly wonder about ourselves, have the courage to do what all of these heroes that are gathered today whom we honor and whom we pay tribute to did, and you had some interesting reaction when you talked to young kids. i mean i think, don't they wonder that about themselves as well? >> yes, exactly, alex. they do. this was a very special program that the college of the ozarks organized so they have brought back the veterans in their 90s, and with them these 19 and 20 years old, boys and girls, young college kids and seeing the interactions they have learned so much. one young man said to me "i've seen the movies. i've read the books." he's read tom's book and others and he said "

will there be a picture of the two of them. >> stay tuned. >>> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchellrate the 70th anniversary of d day. follow the story online, on facebook and twitter on mitchell reports. "ronan farrow daily" is next. >>> we continue to track severe weather across the country. the worst of it yesterday was in nebraska, iowa and missouri. we're more concerned with areas around kentucky and tennessee. that's where we could experience damaging winds and large hail and even isolated tornado or two. the rest of the country is actually looking fairly quiet on this wednesday. in the places you want to be. where you can explore super destinations and do everything under the sun. 12 brands. more hotels than anyone else in the world. save up to 25% and earn bonus points when you book at wyndhamrewards.com. who gets the allstate safe driving bonus check. rock beats scissors! [ chuckles ] wife beats rock. and with two checks a year, everyone wins. [ female announcer ] switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call 866-906-

>>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. the controversy over the release of american p.o.w. bowe bergdahl is escalating by the hour. how and why did he leave his post after six weeks? why did national security adviser say he served with honor and distinction. what about the tweet attributed to his father calling for all guantanamo detainees to be released. president obama in poland today addressed the controversy defending bergdahl's release and the swap of prisoners. >> the united states has always had a pretty sacred rule. and that is we don't leave our men or women in uniform behind, with respect to the circumstances of sergeant bergdahl's capture by the taliban. we have not been interrogating sergeant bergdahl, he is recovering from five years of captivity. >> traveling with the president in poland, the chief white house correspondent and host of "the daily rundown", chuck todd. chuck, this is such a fascinating series of events, first the jubilation in the rose garden on saturday and then the attacks from members of co

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. >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," back to iraq. the president outlines his counterterrorism strategy in iraq to help fend off the isis militant insurgency. but can the mission succeed with a crisis of confidence in iraq's leadership? >> it's not the place for the united states to choose iraq's leaders. it is clear, though, that only leaders that can govern with an inclusive agenda are going to be able to truly bring the iraqi people together and help them through this crisis. >>> meanwhile, the fierce fighting continues for control north of baghdad again today. we'll get the latest on the ground from nbc's richard engel as the u.s. military personnel begin to arrive. >> our military personnel who are going to be looking for targets. these are hammers looking for nails. >>> and an american hero. meet the young medal of honor recipient inspiring generations. >> i've been given a second chance to do good things and enjoy the life, the second chance that i've been blessed with. >>> good friday. i'm peter alexander in washington filling

that does it for us for a busy edition of "andrea mitchell reports." to new york, ryan crocker joining me tomorrow. follow the show online, on facebook and on twitter at mitchell reports. my colleague ronan farrow has a look at what's next. >> we've got a lot to get through today on our own show. we're going to take a deep dive on everything you need to know about military prospects in iraq. and you actually won't believe one solution that's being put on the table. >>> plus, everything you probably don't need to know but may want to about the world cup. and mitt romney rising from the political dead. stick around. >>> we're turning up the heat. temperatures are getting very warm, if not hot. warmer temperatures of on the eastern seaboard for the first time. also the chance for strong, dangerous thunderstorms and even a few tornadoes from minneapolis to des moines, including ames, iowa, later today into this evening. have a great day. to map their manufacturings at process with sticky notes and string, yeah, they were a little bit skeptical. what they do

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make it matter. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" power play.ly limits the president's thort make recess appointments. but doesn't go all the way. pete williams will explain. >>> out of touch? hillary clinton explains those money questions and pbs' gwen eiffel asks the big question about running for president. >> well, you have to be a little bit crazy to run for president. let me just put it like that. >>> good way to put it. and go team usa. don't worry, world cup fans. no need to turn the channel. we'll have all the latest action right here. >> i believe that we will win! i believe that we will win! >>> and a very good day to you. i'm kristen welker in washington in for andrea mitchell where we begin with breaking news at the supreme court. two more pivotal and unanimous rulings from the justices this morning. one restricting the power of president obama and his successors to make recess appointments. the other limiting tig

for "meet the press," andrea mitchell, nbc news. >> andrea, thank you. chairman mccaul, an awful ideology, rich well resourced hardened fighters, worse in the estimation of most experts than al qaeda was before the 9/11 attack. >> they are so extreme that al qaeda, core al qaeda al zawahiri denounced them for their tactics. i would say the vacuum, the training ground, the state they are creating in syria and iraq is far surpassing what we saw before 9/11 in afghanistan and pakistan. >> spell that out. what do you fear about their movement and their ability and desire? what are their ultimate desires with regard to the united states? >> i think right now they are focused on establishing islamic state in the region. i think after that is the the external operations against the west and the united states. it is the number one threat to the homeland, secretary of homeland security agrees with me in that assessment. why is that? you're having foreign fighters pour all over the world into this region with legal travel documents, 100 americans, many europeans,

. >> you can hear more from governor rendell today at noon on andrea mitchell reports. called katz a good friend. katz was 72 years old. turning from the latest reaction from our nbc news interview with edward snowden, andrea mitchell was told that the edward snowden incident has been damaging on many levels. has he done irreparable harm to national security? this was his response. >> unquestionable irreparable harm. if he owns up to half of it, that he was a spy in an intelligence agency, he would understand there's no way that the united states could reveal without creating harm what it is we have lost. >> general hayden's comments come -- more americans disagree with edward snowden's decision to leak nsa documents. 27% of voters have an unfavorable opinion of snowden while only 13% view him positively. when the numbers go from 18 to 30-year-olds, the numbers flip. he himself is 30 years old. >> there are six members from california serving on the committee for veterans affairs. today's winner, michael short, surely not short on knowledge, you, sir, are a winner. we'l

>> andrea mitchell traveling 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 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 unaccompanied children pouring into south texas, an overwhelming border patrol holding facility there, u.s. officials are scrambling to find new places to hold and process them. this week they say they'll have families with small children to sites in san diego and el centro, california. already overflow crowds of families crossing the south texas border have been sent to el paso for screening, while many of the unaccompanied children have been moved to the border patrol station in nogales, arizona. agents say they're catching as many as 12 to 1,400 my grants a day in the texas rio grande valley. >> everybody has found themsel

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our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell monitoring developments in the d.c. newsroom tonight and andrea, we heard richard layout the stakes in plane english. >> indeed. the president elected to end the war in iraq met with national security advisors to discuss military actions, if that's the only way to save iraq from imploding but president obama ruled out boots on the ground. the event of the islam make militants and collapse of iraqi forces shocked the white house. >> i don't rule out anything because we do have a stake in making sure that these jihads are not getting a permanent foothold in either iraq. >> reporter: drones are being considered but not sending ground forces back in. >> i know the president of the united states is prepared to make key decisions in short order. >> reporter: how could u.s. intelligence not seen this coming? president bush started the iraq war and famously declared it over 11 years ago. >> major combat operations have ended and the battle of iraq, the united states and allies have prevailed. >> reporter: president obama campaig

the war with families and world leaders tomorrow, and our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is back here with us to cover it all. andrea, always emotional being here. >> it is emotional. it isn't only the world leaders, brian, gathering here tomorrow. this is especially important for the d-day veterans, knowing this anniversary could be their last. ♪ on utah beach a tribute to the americans that landed 70 years ago. >> they were willing to sacrifice everything for the greater good of humanity. thank god that they did. >> reporter: the people of normandy are welcoming back their liberators with parades and flags. invoking memories with chiefs in uniforms, honoring the heroes of d-day, tributes in the air. american jim martin parachuted into normandy as a 23-year-old private in the first airborne. today he did it again. >> what made me do it today? a little bit of ego because i'm 93 and i can still do it. >> reporter: back then 13,000 paratroopers dropped behind enemy lawns and a dawn in rough seas, the largest invading force assembled hit the beach. >> everything was pretty b

. >> sergeant bergdahl, now that he's home -- >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. the president now heading to marine one, leaving washington, going to california, but he has just restated his opening position at least about iraq. i'm joined here by nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. the president not announcing military decisions and saying that they can't do it for the iraqis, importantly following the advice of many on the hill who are saying do not just jump into this unless you get a commitment from the maliki government that has failed over the years that has excluded and repressed the sunnis to end the sectarian violence by ending the exclusion of your sunnis rivals. >> he didn't say it explicitly or perhaps even agreeing to open back up the formation of governing process but he basically did. he said he needs assurances to do this. it looks like that's -- i love he said he wants some options as mik reported, they have the options. he has a, b and c. now, he can weigh -- obviously he's going to weigh those options but

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nbc's andrea mitchell reports on the diplomatic efforts to defuse the volatile situation. >> reporter: kerry arrived in jordan tonight and is expected to travel soon to iraq. his troubleshooting 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. an ejepgz journalist challenged kerry, asking if america wasn't responsible for all this by invading iraq. >> what's 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 areas to provide iraqis the opportunity to have their own governance and have their own government. >> reporter: kerry put the placement squarely on isis. >> they're the ones who are marching through to disturb the stability of the people of iraq to continue to form their government 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. official blame

i'm andrea mitchell in washington. iraqi insurgents are stepping up their attacks focusing on key economic targets. they seized the largest oil factory. i'm joined by richard engle in baghdad. there have been a lot of developments overnight. take us through it. >> so far there has been a lot of fighting focused mostly in northern iraq but it is the economic infrastructure that they are targeting now. last week, the militants from isis were making their advances. they were gaining ground very quickly marching through relatively friendly territory, sunni territory. and it seemed like baghdad might even fall, that the government might collapse. that didn't happen. you've seen the government take out all of its weapons, call up the new recruits, trying to reconstitute the army. so if isis can't get here, it seems that they are trying to collapse the government in the areas where they can operate by destroying the key infrastructure. today, fighting is attacking the oil fields there. no reports that the oil fields were ongo

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. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell back in washington. new details about bowe bergdahl's imprisonment are beginning to emerge. nbc news has now confirmed that bergdahl has told pentagon doctors he was hold in a metal cage in complete darkness for weeks as punishment for trying to escape. he continues his recovery landstuhl germany. the many obama administration still defending the swap. >> what i know today is what the president of the united states knows, it would be offensive and inkpre inkpre inkprensable to leave an american behind and we would consciously choose to do that? that's the other side of this equation. i don't think anybody would think that is the appropriate thing to do. >> i'm joined by the deputy spokesperson for state department, marie harf. great to see you. thank you for being here. >> of course. >> all of the questions that have been asked are not necessarily whether to bring a prisoner back but the price paid and the lack of notification. first of all, to the lack of notification, dianne feinstein hardly -- has bee

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. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. the militant fighters have now moved on to at a krik. could they threaten baghdad? >> it would be we're seeing the start of civil war, al maliki is moving army divisions from basra in southern iraq to try to reinforce the capital. this is a very serious situation. it would be wrong to just say that this is a problem for iraq and syria and to dismiss it. these militants tens of thousands of them are very anti-american and don't see this fight as just being limited to this region. many of them also want to carry out attacks in europe and the united states. this is not just a problem more the middle east. this is a problem for everybody. >> iraq's leaders have now asked for u.s. assistance for air cover. i'm joined by michael leiter and counter terrorism and national security analyst and from the brookings institute, michael o han lynn and colonel jack jacobs, medal of honor recipient and msnbc analyst. let's talk about this group. they are in syria, they are in iraq. how have we let the

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richard engle, has been reporting so wonderfully, this is a real crisis for iraq. >> all right, andrea mitchell in baghdad, traveling with secretary kerry. andrea, thanks very much. >>> let me bring in sandy berger, former national security adviser to president clinton. mr. berger, nice to see you, sir. >> good to see you, chuck. >> debating history here is going to matter at some point, so let me ask you this. is this current crisis the war itself? would we be in this situation -- do you think we'd be in this situation if we had not invaded iraq in 2003? >> you could have a lot of narratives here. isis grew up in the aftermath of the invasion in resistance to our occupation and presence in iraq. so in that sense, some of this is obviously the result of our having gone into iraq. but there are a lot of -- >> a lot of mistakes made since then, there's no doubt. >> their deep, historic aspects of this. there's a deep sectarian element of this, there's a regional contest here between iran and saudi arabia, iraq and iran, so i do think that the invasion of iraq made a difference here. but i don't t

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