charlie d'agata, thanks very much. well, the success of the extremist isis forces is pulling the obama administration deeper into the syrian civil war. isis now holds territory across northern syria, and now that it's a regional threat, mr. obama is reversing himself and asking congress for half a billion dollars to support moderate syrian rebels who oppose isis. here's senior white house correspondent bill plante. >> reporter: the administration's request for new arms and aid to the syrian rebels is an about-face amid growing alarm over the gains made by islamist forces in iraq and syria. president obama has long been reluctant for the u.s. to become more involved in syria. just last week, he told norah o'donnell on "cbs this morning" why he has resisted pressure to arm the rebels. >> the notion that they were in a position suddenly to overturn not only assad but also ruthle ruthless, highly trained jihadists, if we just sent a few arms is a fantasy. >> reporter: the $500 million request would fund u.s. training of re

isn't safe to travel where the killing took place and no witnesses have come forward. >> pelley: charlie d'agata is in baghdad tonight. and, charlie, it's not just isis that's committing these atrocities. >> reporter: no, scott. the largely shiite government forces have long been accused of executing sunni prisoners. in fact, just earlier this week, something like 70 sunni prisoners were apparently executed while being transferred to a prison in southern baghdad. but, scott, it's really coming from both sides. we've seen bodies on the streets piling up under bridges, whole families have been executed-- sunni and shia, and a return to some of the worst days of sectarian violence during the war. >> pelley: charlie d'agata, thanks very much. well, the success of the extremist isis forces is pulling the obama administration deeper into the syrian civil war. isis now holds territory across northern syria, and now that it's a regional threat, mr. obama is reversing himself and asking congress for half a billion dollars to support moderate syrian rebels who oppose isis. here's senior white house corres

charlie d'agata reports iraq. he lanage barrier that some health professionals say is becoming a matter of life or death. >> what's at stake? >> and this orangutan is the first of its kinds. a break through that scientists hope will save a species. >> they are so quickly and we need to save what we can while we can. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> good evening everyone i'm jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast and the weekend is off to a run at the white house. word today of two major announcements coming monday. the first, president obama has picked a new head of the struggling va. former procter & gamble ceo robert mcdonald will be the next secretary of veterans affairs. he is 61 years old, he's a 1975 west point graduate. the va has been without a permanent leader since the reservation of former secretary eric shenk sheikh on the 30th. they do need senates approval. the second piece of news the white house also tomorrow will ask more than $2 billion to handle a surge o

charlie d'agata has the latest. who without want to put the "maid of the mist" out of business? vanita nair on the tour boat rivalry shaping up at niagra falls. >> we think it's a great company, and we like their brand. we like our brand a lot more. >> axelrod: and the ghost of the world cup. elaine quijano tells us how even after 64 years, brazil can't forget the win that got away. captioning sponsored by cbs >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. u.s. secretary of defense chuck hagels that ordered an arcraft carrier and two other warships to the persian gulf as militant in iraq have taken control of large sections of the northwestern part of the country. hagel says the ships, including the carrier uss "george h.w. bush," will give president obama added flexibility in protecting american interests there. meanwhile, iraqis-- iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki is rallying shiite supporters to fight the sunni insurgents and iraqi troops and shiite militia fighters apparently slowed down the militants' progress today. we begin our coverage tonight of the crisis in iraq with

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>> axelrod: charlie d'agata in baghdad for us tonight reporting on the fluid situation in iraq. arlie, thank you. house minority leader nancy pelosi was in texas today visiting a detention center where migrant children are being held. pelosi was briefed on the situation, but she did not meet the children. she did tell reporters she's not hopeful about comprehensive immigration reform this year. children at the facility did get another high-profile visitor, the first lady of honduras. many of the children being held at the facility are from honduras and were fleeing violence there. vicente arenas spoke with the first lady. >> reporter: these photos obtained by cbs news show the conditions inside border detention centers across texas, rooms jammed with children, families and young men. this year the number of minors crossing the border illegally has almost doubled from last year. the majority of the people are children. that's why the first lady of honduras came to this station. she meat five-year-old boy in tears. "the boy didn't know the town he came from," she told us. "we did o

charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> jeff: today is the fourth day of the world cup in brazil, but it was the first game in rio. many of those chanting in the streets are not supporting a team. elaine quijano is there. >> reporter: there were protests across brazil today, in brazillia, anti-world cup demonstrators gathered at a bus stop and marched to the stadium and in rio they gathered in a park before blocking a park where the stadium where the final will be played. >> among the protestors today was a man who came here today to document what was happening in the hopes that the world will take notice. >> we don't understand why the government used so much money on this, and did not put the money on education, health and other problems, you know. >> reporter: long security lines prevented thousands of angry soccer fans from entering the stadium. some fans missed the entire first half of the match between ecuador and switzerland. tomorrow's headache could be water. in the city where the u.s. will play it's debut game, officials have declared a flood alert. today, team usa prepared for

embassy, the airport and elsewhere. >> pelley: charlie d'agata in baghdad for us tonight, charlie, thank you very much. in a major ruling today the supreme court said that some employers cannot be forced to cover birth control in their health plans if that violates their religious beliefs. contraceptive coverage had been mandated for employers under obamacare. the decision was 5-4 with chief justice john roberts providing the swing vote and you may recall he was the swing vote in the ruling two years ago that upheld most of bamacare. jan crawford has more about today's decision and what it will mean. >> the political firestorm pitting women's rights against religious freedom. inside the court the justices also were deeply divided and sharply at odds in their approach to the case. the majority decision by justice samuel alito emphasized religious rights and marked the first time the court has allowed a for-profit corporation this type of religious exemption. it was a victory for family-owned companies like the hobby lobby chain of arts and crafts stores whose owners david and barbara gree

as charlie d'agata reports, israel blames hamas. >> reporter: they're searching house to house for the missing teenagers. they searched in and around the ci city. the three van issued thursday afternoon while hitchhiking to home. he's a dual american citizen. she says he should know the world is turning the world upside down in the search. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu put the blame squarely on the militants and warned of serious consequences if the men aren't released soon. senior hamas leaders were arrested. although the military praised the abduction, they still haven't released them. thousands of jewish worshippers gathered at the western wall for a mass prayer. there is growing concern about the teenager teenagers. they can't even confirm if the young men or dead or alive. >>> demonstrations at the world cup turned violent last night. it appears at one point a police officer sitting on a motorcycle fired a live round at protesters. they're angry about the money spent on the soccer matches. coming up on the "morning news," caught on tape dreamscene trapped in a hailstor

>> charlie d'agata in baghdad. thank you, charlie. >>> few leaders in the world today know the middle east as well as the president sherez. he has been serving his country since it was founded in 1948. we wanted to hear his views on the current crisis in iraq and syria, so "60 minutes" correspondent lara logan sat down with him for an exclusive interview in his last leg as president. good morning. >> good morning. the most surprising thing he told mow was the advice he gave to president obama about iraq. he said the conflict between the two main groups sunnis and shiites is the responsibility of arab league coalition of arab nations and not the u.s. in his view this is not america's fight. >> the shiites, sunnis should be handed by them. it's an arab problem. they're qualified to handle it. really an arab problem. >> he said he told president obama the u.s. should support the fight in iraq rather than lead it. as this terrorist group isis consolidates its gains in iraq and look toward jordan does israel feel frighte

charlie d'agata reports iraq.he lanage barrier that some health professionals say is becoming a matter of life or death. >> what's at stake? >> and this orangutan is the first of its kinds. a break through that scientists hope will save a species. >> they are so quickly and we need to save what we can while we can.

charlie d'agata has the latest. who without want to put the "maid of the mist" out of business?nita nair on the tour boat rivalry shaping up at niagra falls. >> we think it's a great company, and we like their brand. we like our brand a lot more. >> axelrod: and the ghost of the world cup. elaine quijano tells us how even after 64 years, brazil can't forget the win that got away.

charlie d'agata has the latest. who would want to put the "maid of the mist" out of business? vanita nair on the tour boat rivalry shaping up at niagara falls. >> we think it's a great company, and we like their brand. we like our brand a lot more. >> axelrod: and the ghost of the world cup. elaine quijano tells us how even after 64 years, brazil can't forget the win that got away.

reports from david martin at the pentagon, charlie d'agata in baghdad, and bill plante at the white house>> reporter: as a mother, how can you abandon your child? >> pelley: seth doane reports a program to rescue abandoned babies has been overwhelmed by the numbers. and four letters spell mystery. steve hartman "on the road "discovers who's sharing the love. >> the more you think it, the

reports from david martin at the pentagon, charlie d'agata in baghdad, and bill plante at the white houseorter: as a mother, how can you abandon your child? >> pelley: seth doane reports a program to rescue abandoned babies has been overwhelmed by the numbers. and four letters spell mystery. steve hartman "on the road" discovers who's sharing the love. >> the more you think it, the

charlie d'agata is tracking developments from london. charlie, good morning. >> good morning. prime minister benjamin netanyahu told abbas he needs his help. he sayi iningsayings the kidnap were a mistake. they're rounding up more hamas suspects including this senior who's led away at gunpoint. the three young men, 16-year-olds gillad shaar, naftali frenkel and eya eyal yifrach. naftali is a dual citizen. his mother pleaded. >> the boys were on their way home from school. >> israel put the blame squarely on hamas militants. the large-scale search and arrest have further destabilized the region, clashes taking place in both the west bang and gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu warns against the kidnappings. >> israel will respond to the kidnappers and terrorists and ores. we'll do whatever needs to be done to protect our people, our citizens, our children, an our teenagers from the scourge of terrorism. >> now, hamas figures parades the kidnappings, though stopped short of claiming responsibility at any senior level. >>> a wildfire in central california threatening about a

airplanes to help battle the wafrmt the al qaeda splinter group now calls itself islamic statement charlie d'agata is there where officials are reacting to the situation. charlie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this declaration was timed for maximum impact designed to provote the west shiite muslims anywhere and may even provote infighting between isis and sunni insurgents here. even as iraqi forces try to take on the militants in ta quadriplegic, for the militant group it's the message as much as the territory that needs to be controlled. the declaration of an islamic staft came about the same time as this slickly produced video showing a decimated border crossing from syria into iraq. >> this car right here belongs to the border patrol, so do the other cars. as you can see, border patrol. >> it amounts to a declaration of victory and came with a threat to keep fighting onward to victory. >> he's the breaker of barriers. >> the group's leader, isis now demand all muslims everywhere must swear allegiance to him. isis militants and sunni militants now stake a claim to a third of iraq nort

city dwellers are growing boxes on rooftops each up the sides of parent buildings, but charlie d'agataste. >> you see, we've got the cucumber here and the plower of the cucumber. it is stunning isn't it? it's beautiful. >> he's all about sourcing local ingredients. >> i grew up here. this smie stomping ground. >> reporter: which is what made this particular discovery such a surprise. it was literally right under his nose. >> going down was never a problem. >> reporter: more than 100 feet below in a vast network on unused tunnels. >> it is eerie and it feels strange. >> home now of herbs and mini vegetables bathed in fluorescent light designed to be for the most sophisticated palates. his partners are the ones responsible for taking urban farming to a whole new sub level. >> but you had to be sitting in your chair and suddenly a light bulb went off. >> it was in a pub. >> that's where many good ideas come from. crazy as it sounded, it began to make a lot of sense. all this wasted space seal off from the city aabove. >> we can control the light, we can control the heat. we can control th

charlie d'agata is in bag dagg and reports disturbing details of the killings. charlie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the report out by the human rights watch today. getters examined graphic photos and satellite imagery and they say they found what amounts to nothing less than a war crime. they're some of the most horrifying images of a horrific war and meant to be so, men being led away at gunpoint, forced down into a ditch, some with their hands tied behind their backs, masked men pointing weapons and opening fire. the photos were released buy the isis men themselves. they killed between 160 and 190 they say the deceased could be . they showed execution sights along the tigress river, not far from one of saddam hussein's palaces. we can't verify this picture but it's believed to show lines of iraqi soldiers being led away from tikrit at the same time as the massacre. isis have been able to conquer large parts of iraq by using fear which is a lot more powerful than any of of the u.s. military hardware they took from aband donned sights. they c

charlie d'agata is in baghdad with the threat of a wider war. charlie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. today iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki confirmed what many had long suspected, that syrian warplanes struck militant targets on the border with iraq on the syrian side. he said he had not requested those air strikes, but he welcomed them all the same. in the iraqi border town of al qaim, the aftermath of air strikes not launched by the u.s. or iran, but neighboring syria. isis militants have seized a number of border crossings, allowing them to shift weapons an fighters into iraq. they continue to push for more territory in the north and west of the country. one of the biggest battles is being waged over the country's largest oil refinery. iraqi forces claim to have taken back control of the baiji refinery but that's disputed by the militants. north of the capital baghdad, after two weeks of humiliating and has treety retreats iraqi forces were on the move toward the front line city of samarra, with tanks, heavy weapons and rallying

charlie d'agata is in baghdad where iraqi officials are reacting to the declaration. charlie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this declaration was timed for maximum impact designed to provoke the west shiite muslims everywhere and may even provoke infighting between isis and sunni insurgents here. even as iraqi forces try to take on isis militants for control of the northern city of tikrit for the militant group it's the message as much as the territory that needs to be controlled. the declaration of an islamist state came about the same time as a video, a show and tell of a decimated border crossing from syria into iraq. >> this car right here belongs to the border patrol. as you can see, border patrol. >> reporter: it amounts to a declaration of victory and came with the threat to keep fighting onwards to baghdad. >> he is the breaker of barrier. >> reporter: the group's leader isis now demands all muslims everywhere must swear allegiance to him. isis militants and sunni insurgents now stake claim to about a third of iraq, north and west of baghdad. the iraq

charlie d'agata is in baghdad with more. charlie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a report out by the human rights watch today. investigators examined graphic photos and satellite imagery and say what they found amounts to nothing less than a war crime. there's some of the most horrifying images of a horrific war, and meant to be so. men being led away at gunpoint forced down into a ditch, some with their hands tied behind their backs. masked men pointing their weapons and opening fire. the photos were released by the isis militants themselves. human rights watch estimates that gunmen executed between 160 and 190 men in tikrit north of baghdad, two weeks ago, but they said the number could be much higher. they showed satellite imagery of suspected execution sites along the tigris river, not far from one of saddam hussein's palaces. we can't independently verify this video with which shows lines of soldiers being led away by isis militants in tikrit about the same time as the massacre. isis has conquered large parts of iraq by using fear as a par more powerf