>> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morning, welcome to "new day." it's wednesday, june 18th. 6:00 in the east. now, nearly two the alleged mastermind is in u.s. custody. we have new details this morning on where ahmed abu khatallah is being held and new allegations from the u.s. that he may have been planning more attacks. >> four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, died in the benghazi attack. it happened during hillary clinton's tenure as secretary of state, and during cnn's town hall with clinton last night, she spoke about the lingering controversy. >> there are answers, not all of them, not enough frankly. i'm still looking for answers because it was a confusing and difficult time, but i would hope that every american would understand, number one, why we were there, because we need to be in dangerous places, and,

on a one-on-one interview with cnn's kate bolduan. he told her that iraq needs a political solution to unify the country. here's kate with more with what with discussed with the president. >> i started asking the president about prime minister nuri al maliki who the president just a few months ago had commended for ensuring a conclusive and democratic iraq. but the prime minister has done none of that. how can anything get fixed with him in power? >> we gave iraq the chance to have an inclusive democracy, to work across sectarian lines. to provide a better future for their children. and unfortunately, what we've seen is a breakdown of trust. there's no doubt that there has been a suspicion for quite some time now among sunnis that they have no access to, you know, using the political process to deal with their grievances. and, you know, that is in part the reason why a better armed and larger number of iraqi security forces melted away. when an extremist group isis started rolling through the western portions of iraq. so part of the ta

thank you. >>> on "new day" kate bolduan talks to president obama about iraq. want to miss. >>> developing this morning, bowe bergdahl has been releaseed from in-patient care in san antonio and receiving outpatient treatment. his reintegration as a prisoner is proceeding with expose sure to more people and a gradual increase in social interaction. there's no ipd indication he's had a reunion with his family. >> hillary clinton is giving plenty of ammunition if she runs for president. she and her husband are still, quote, not truly well off. really? and he says they are unlike other multimillionaires because, quote, we have done it through the dent of hard work. okay. this follows her talking about them struggling to afford mortgages on their estates. critics say it's an example of clinton being out of touch with working americans. >> of their estates. >> yeah, estates. >> more than one. >>> time for "early start" on your money. asian ended mixed. european markets are lower. u.s. is mixed. this is after records last week were set for the dow and s&p 500. they sa

kate bolduan joins us. >> we are following the latest events out of iraq.en talking about the fights against isis. now, the militants message may have struck here at home. what are we talking about? two men in texas have been arrested on terror related charges. one may have tried to join isis. how far is it spread sng. >>> also, the benghazi arrest. how they lured the master mind and new questions surrounding where he'll be tried. we'll look at all the implications of that coming up on "new day." >> can't wait for that. >> thanks, guys. >>> held captive by terrorists for years. bowe bergdahl is facing another battle. this one from his roommate. wait until you hear what he said on capitol hill. that's all the drama, ahead. coy la cocina, a small kitchen that kick-starts the careers of 41 entrepreneurs. they bring the talent. we help fund the tools. it's a small way we help that's been huge for the community. little by little we can do a lot. because... small is huge. visit www.wellsfargo.com to see how big small can be. there was like an eruption on my skin.

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kate bolduan is with us. good morning, kate. >>> good morning, guys.spected master behind behind the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. we have new news on how he was taken and what is next for him. >>> plus, we also have hillary clinton's reaction to that news coming from the cnn town hall that obviously included her last night. you'll recall the attack happened on her watch when he was secretary of state. >>> and also ahead on "new day," president obama is set to meet with congressional leaders over the violence raging in iraq. will air strikes be on the table? that is just one key question that will be happening during that meeting. we're also looking at a scathen opinion piece coming from former vice president dick cheney, he's blasting president obama, blaming him for the current crisis in iraq. guys. >>> a lot of people looking at that saying there's a pot/kettle issue there. 48 minutes after the hour right now. lucky to be alive. circus acrothe bas in that horrific accident, sharing their stories of survival. that's next. the second his r

kate bolduan has more. >> you laid it out, the fact is the economy is changing with more and more women becoming the breadwinners of the families. but by and large, it seems the policies towards work and family life have not changed with it. that's one of the focuses of the summit that the white house is pushing today, big issues that they're taking on that i spoke about with the president. paid leave, maternity leave, child care as well as equal pay. many topics we took on, take a listen. >> you know this, but you talked to ten different people, you're going to get ten different challenges that they face in trying to succeed at the work and life balance, to succeed at both. what are the three things you would like to see companies and employers, businesses do to make it work? you know those priorities don't always align. >> yeah. there are some things that we know will mack a difference in people's lives. paid family leave. we're the only advanced country on earth that doesn't have it. it doesn't make any sense. this is not just a women's issue. one of the most precious memories that i

. >> kate bolduan with us. >> good morning, guys. to start off this week. the white house taking heat on two fronts. today, the epa is unveiling a huge proposal, calling for deep cuts to carbon emissions from power plants, but the president is going around congress to do this. will it help save the environment? and if so, at what cost to american jobs? you know when it comes to the environment, there's a whole lot of debate, and we're going to be following that. and the president is also being criticized this morning for a deal to free an american held prisoner by the taliban. sergeant bowe bergdahl was released in exchange for five taliban guantanamo detainees. was it the right call or could the deal put americans overseas at greater risk? we're going to talk to the pentagon and also we're going to talk to white house press secretary jay carney on both of these stories, important stories we'll be talking about this monday, guys. >> lame duck jay carney on his way out of the white house. >> not lame, but yeah, in his lame duck term.

president obama explained the situation in iraq sitting down with cnn's "new day" kate bolduan. >> part of the test is to see whether iraqi leaders are prepared to rise above sectarian motivations, to come together, to compromise. if they can't, there's not going to be a military solution to this problem. there's no amount of american fire power that's going to be able to hold the country together. and i made that very clear to mr. maliki and all the other leadership inside of iraq. >> but by going into the country, to support this iraq government. to support iraqi forces now, there's a real risk that you will very well likely be seen as supporting the shiite side. isn't that inflaming the tension further? and thus, doing exactly what isis wants? >> yeah, actually not. because the terms at which we're willing to go in as advisers, initially to do an assessment of do they still have a functioning chain of demand. and is their military still capable, particularly in the northern and northwestern regions of the country. in a joint operation that we may set up and any advising that we may d

cnn "new day" co-anchor kate bolduan sat down with president obama to talk more about exactly what he'so. she's joining us now. i know he got personal on a lot of this. tell us what his objectives are. >> you lay it out really well. first i asked him with everything on his plate right now, especially on the international front, how does he think he can get the of workpla for families. he says this is something families are already talking about around their kitchen table. washington just needs to listen. he wants to see the private sector step up and do more to help families. but he also says he wants to see the federal government do more, as well. >> you know this but you talk to ten different people, you're going to get ten different challenges they face in trying to succeed at the work and life balance, to succeed at both. what are the three things that you would like to see companies, employers, businesses, do to make it work? dawes because you know those priorities don't always align. >> yeah, there's some things we know will make a difference in people's lives. paid family leave i

. >> announcer: this is new day with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> welcome to " monday, june 16. 6:00 in the east. iraq may be conquered by a militant group. that's not just a startling headline. it is an ever increasing reality. overnight i.s.i.s. has taken over another city and two villages. iraq's government is striking back, launching air strikes against the group. american marines are heading in to help protect the u.s. embassy. we'll check to see how safe americans are there. >>> the obama administration is facing more pressure to get involved and is even considering speaking with a long-time enemy. we have complete coverage on this story beginning with senior international correspondent nic robertson live in bagdad. nic, what's the latest? >> reporter: chris, i.s.i.s. has taken the town of tally far in the north of ,

. >> cnn's kate bolduan spoke one-on-one with president obama. te, good morning. >> christi, victor, i started asking the president about prime minister nuri al maliki who the president just a few months ago commended for ensuring an inclusive and democratic iraq but maliki has done none of that. how can anything get fixed there with him in power. >> we gave iraq the chance to have an inclusive democracy to work across sectarian lines to provide a better future for their children. and unfortunately, what we've seen is a breakdown of trust. there's no doubt that there has been a suspicion for quite sometime now, among sunnis that they have no access to, using the political process to deal with their grievances. and that is in part the reason why a better armed and larger number of iraqis security forces melted away. when an extremist group, isis, started rolling through the western portions of iraq. so part of the task now is to see whether iraqi leaders are prepared to rise above sectarian motivations. to come together, compromise. if they can't,

. >> there's cnn's kate bolduan. >> it's no secret that democrats' midterm election strategy is to pitchomen to get the women to come out to vote. they've said that. >> yeah. >> is this all politics? >> i was raised by a single mom. >> now, that's exactly what a journalist should be doing. you can be sympathetic to it as a woman, but you ought to ask at least a couple of questions. >> she nailed it. she definitely nailed it. although i do have to ding her for the end of the interview asking for advice about her baby. so i'm giving her a 9. >> she patted her tummy. i'm giving her a 10 because i think she asked whether it was all politics and that's important. >>> still to come, your best tweets and lauren and i do battle on "the o'reilly factor" over the political predilections of jon stewart and stephen colbert. h. h >>> here are a few of your top tweets on whether the media has devoted enough attention to the irs scandal. steve says no, because they are happy with the irs went after the tea party. two, they are afraid it's true and will go after obama. why not put this in the context of

. >> announcer: is this "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morning, welcome to you. this is monday, june 9th. kate is off. it's great to have brooke here. new information about why a deranged couple killed three people in las vegas including two police officers. authorities say the married couple line it may have thought they had an ax to grind with police. dan is in las vegas. dan, what do we understand now? >> reporter: well, hi, chris. these were two police officers who were having lunch. it's not like they were on a call or some kind of a dangerous situation. that's when the two suspects, a man and woman, come inside, open fire killing those officers. from there, they come into this walmart where there's even more bloodshed. now authorities are trying to figure out what prompted this whole thing. breaking overnight a raid in an apartment in las vegas, possibly the home of the two suspects involved in sunday's shooting spree. an area around the apartment was cordoned off. local affiliates report an explosion, apparently with a flash bang grenade s

i'm kate bolduan in new york. including the stunning world cup finish between the team usa and portugal. the good news, the u.s. is still in it. enough said, mr. cuomo, in brazil. >> reporter: absolutely. i'm wearing the colors proudly this morning, kate. what an amazing experience, to be in brazil. it's the mecca of soccer, hosting the world cup, of course, and what a match between the u.s. and portugal. i'm going to focus on the positive because that's how i am. the u.s.a. made progress. yes, they should have won. but what a match. so many twists and turns and a last-second goal. this time the u.s. was victim to it as portugal wound up forcing a tie, 2-all. here is what made the match so dramatic. there's all this anticipation. and in just like five minutes in, portugal strikes first, and it did so in really decisive fashion. the u.s. looked bad. they made mistakes on defense. people got nervous. i made a bet with one of our producers here. i was getting sideways looks. it was not looking good. then we had anoth

president obama taking to kate bolduan moments ago about the effect lates chaos and violence in iraq. he delivered this warning to the leaders of the country. >> if they're not able to use this moment where there has been an election that has been certified to form a government that is unified and focused on not maximizing any one group's power but rather keeping the country together in dealing with a crisis, then there's no amount of american fire power that's going to be able to hold the country together and i made that very clear to mr. maliki. >> but still, fire power perhaps going in. 300 military advisers set to arrive in iraq in hours. as the military strikes, isis is make gains and today this new propaganda video from isis. this isn't the blurry video that you expect to see. it's high-definition and highly produced. they have multiple cameras, edited, cut together and it's in english, calling on western muslims to join the fight. that's obviously a crucial development when you think about recruiting in the united states and europe. how involved will the obama administration ge

. >>> also later today as we mentioned at the top of the show, our own kate bolduan will sit down with president obama for a one on one interview. she's going to ask him of course about this plan to send those special forces to iraq. we'll bring you that conversation later today and much more of it on "new day" on monday morning. >>> breaking news. this just into the cnn news room. we have flight ningny video of our own senior international correspondent being roughed up in the west bank. this happened during a demonstration to support p palestinia palestinians. i want you to take a listen. >> no, no, no, he's going to take your camera now. go, go, go, go. [ speaking foreign language ] >> wow. ben joins us now by phone. not by phone. in person. thank you. you look -- you made it through. you look all right. i could hear your voice in there trying to negotiate while all of that was happening. what happened and how are you doing? >> reporter: well, we're fine. couple bruises, a few scratches, but we're accustomed to tussle with with various police in various parts of the world. we were a

. >> announcer: is this "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morningay, june 9th. kate is off. it's great to have brooke here. new information about why a deranged couple killed three people in las vegas

. >> it is an issue the president says is close to his heart as he told cnn's kate bolduan in a sitdown> i was raised by a single mom who had to work, go to skoo, raise two kids. it didn't come from a wealthy family. we were helped by my grandparents and the primary bread winner there was my grandma. who never got a college education but worked her way up from a secretary to being a haven't of a bank but also hit a glass ceiling. i've got a strong successful wife who i remember being reduced to tears sometimes because she capitol figure out how to juggle everything that she was doing. and i've got two daughters that i care about more than anything in the world. and so this is personal for me. >> anchor kate bad win joins me now. the president seemed to be speaking from the heart right there. how much does he intend to push on these initiatives? how much does he think he can get done in the next two years? >> that's two different answers how much he wants to get done and how much he can get done are two different answers. you see why it's important to him. he points to a study by the u.n

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>> announcer: this is new day with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> welcome to "new day." it's monday, june 16. 6:00 in the east. iraq may be conquered by a militant group. that's not just a startling headline. it is an ever increasing reality. overnight i.s.i.s. has taken over another city and two villages. iraq's government is striking back, launching air strikes against the group. american marines are heading in to help protect the u.s. embassy. we'll check to see how safe americans are there. >>> the obama administration is facing more pressure to get involved and is even considering speaking with a long-time enemy. we have complete coverage on this story beginning with senior international correspondent nic robertson live in bagdad. nic, what's the latest? >> reporter: chris, i.s.i.s. has taken the town of tally far in the north of iraq, important because it shows the type of smart thinking military type strategy they used. they bypassed that town because they knew it would put up resistance. they swept south, then went back to deal with it and have taken contro

kate bolduan will get to that now. >> we bring in lara and kobie jones to look at it all. we start in brazil on the ground. question hear the rain behind you, lara. what is the expectation of what the weather is going to be like and how might it impact the field? >> reporter: kate, it is getting a lot worse here. the rain now is now blowing in across things. there's no end in sight with this rain. you can't even see the stadium which is behind me in this shot. this pitch could be a concern, if it does not hold up well it could benefit the americans though because it would mean for the germans they wouldn't want to take those risks because players don't want to lose their foot so long they don't want to risk injuries, of course the goal of the world cup is to win the world cup. it's not to win a match in order to win the world cup you need to progress from the group stage so both of these teams, like chris said, they just need a draw. now i will point out, though, in the past nine encounters between the usa and germany, there has not been a match that's finished in a draw.

. >>> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> this morning iraq's largest oil refinery is up for grabs. the militant group isis is battling for control of it as it presses closer to baghdad, and now the group's influence may have spread to the u.s. two men have been arrested on terror charges in texas. one of them interested in isis activity in syria and joining the fight himself. the iraq crisis is weighing heavily on the white house, president obama telling congressional leaders he'll keep them in the loop but doesn't think he needs their authority to act. cnn is covering this story like no one else can. we begin with white house correspondent michelle kosinski. what do we know? >> reporter: the question has been what is going on, and the administration has been repeating since last week options are being discussed. now we know a little bit more about their thinking and what went on in that meeting with congressional leaders, an hour long closed-door discussion. now we know some top officials think that the iraqi prime minister has to go. a

we should point out kate bolduan is interviewing the president today.general motors is expanding a compensation plan stemming from faulty ignition switches. they have only linked 13 deaths to the problem, however expects to pay others who suffered as a consequence. >>> vice president joe biden visiting guatemala today. he'll talk to officials there about trying to send their children to the u.s. without documentation. >>> gearing up for the big match against portugal. heat and humidity around the stadium and in the stadium, likely a challenge for both teams playing in the heart of the amazon rain forest. be sure to visit "new day" at cnn.com for the very latest. >> a lot of topics to talk about. >> watch out president obama, here comes theny mama. >> we're going to talk about working family issues and of course the situation in iraq as well. >> looking forward to it. >>> right now, we have today's cnn hero. the sights and sounds of a baseball game can be overwhelming. that's where wendy ross comes in. check this out. >> new experiences with my son is a

kate bolduan on vacation. very lucky to have brianna keilar with us. we have breaking news.eing taken prisoner by the taliban. arriving at brook army medical center in texas just hours ago. remember, five years of captivity and abuse in his past. ahead of him, a long process of recovery and what they call reintegration. cnn's martin savidge is in san antonio with the latest. good morning, martin. >> good morning, chris. when that plane touched down, and it was in the dead of night here in san antonio, there was no special greeting. there was no sort of special welcome for sergeant bergdahl. instead, it was just as they had carefully rehearsed. this is all going to be done, the army says, by the book. >> reporter: after five years in taliban captivity, u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is back on american soil, touching down overnight, he arrived at lackland air force base and then transported to a military facility with a room prepped for his arrival. >> he came out of five years of captivity. we're going to get a chance to find out what was in his head that day when he was t

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan, and michaela pereira. >> good morning00 in the east. an internet search providing possible new clues for georgia police investigating the death of 22-month-old cooper harris. he was left alone by his father for seven hours, strapped in his car seat inside a sweltering suv. on one of the computers seized from the father's office was this search "how long does it take an animal to die in a hot car?" so strange. cnn's victor blackwell is in marietta, georgia, with much more on the story. victor? >> reporter: kate, good morning. initially it was substantial public support for this father but with this latest revelation, that is starting to wane. startling discovery in the case of the georgia father whose son died after being left in the back seat of a blazing car for about seven hours. investigators now say someone searched "how long does it take for an animal to die in a hot car" on justin ross harris' work computer. it is unclear when the search was conducted or whether harris did the search. harris is charged with felony m

kate bolduan is a big proponent of sharks, is fascinated by them. others are as well. with, you know, public aaquariums allow people to get up close and personal with sharks and they realize that -- >> safely. >> exactly. and they see divers inside the tanks, spending time with them, and the sharks are not actively hunting them when they're in the aquariums. >> we've had numerous reports along the eastern seaboard and all the way down the coast, but one specifically recently, this one that was named catherine. >> right. >> and in fact, they tagged her here in the gulf of mexico and tracked her all the way up here to cape cod. >> right. now, this actually makes a lot of sense if you know what these guys are eating, because the bluefin tuna follow this same exact track. >> oh, yeah, that makes sense. >> and they come in to breed in the gulf of mexico, the tuna, not the shark. >> they breed, they eat, they breed, they eat. >> exactly right. and the sharks basically swim, eat and make baby sharks. >> baby sharks. and last but not least, we're heading into summer season. pe