i asked cnn digital correspondent kelly wallace if this shift is out of necessity or choice.e, both. >> you know, we had a recession and a number of men lost jobs and, therefore, they had sort of this decision to make about, you know, who might be getting the jobs and when's going bab into the workforce but i think, fredericka, you are see a lot more men talk about how they want to have more of a role with their children. according to the pew research center, fathers are spending triple the amount of time with their children than they were in 1965 and many men say they don't feel like they get enough time with their children so you are definitely seeing a shift of modern dads wanting to play as much or close to the role of modern moms with caregiving. >> in some cases, this is a rather tough transition for a lot of these men. you write about some have had an identity crisis or they might even be struggling with the ego issue about taking on this role. >> yeah. you know, the number of stay at home dads has doubled since 1989. and when you talk to some men who are full-time sta

here now to talk about that, kelly wallace, cnn digital correspondent and vicky barnett, michigan state welcome to both of you. >> good to be here. >> glad to have you here. i can't wait for this conversation. okay. so the overall question, is the so-called war on women so politically charged it's become meaningless? >> well, i think it is politically charged. that is fair. i think you would get a lot of people who would object to the sense that it is meaningless. i think in the case of michigan, you always have to look at the context here, right? you know that three republican lawmakers said this was a joke. it was light hearted. get what? i believe the percentage of women in the michigan state house is at the lowest level in 20 years. and you also look at policies such as that so-called rape insurance bill two years ago passed in the michigan state house where pretty much almost all abortions would not be covered unless women purchased this separate writer. i don't know that -- it's politically charged yes, but meaningless, a lot of women would look at the makeup of the house and the

cnn legal analyst danny savalos is joining me as well as kelly wallace.hen you read the allegations, they're horrendous. but, danny, legally speaking, can a fourth grader sue a fourth grader? >> oh, a fourth grader can absolutely sue a fourth grader. assault and battery in the civil context doesn't make a distinction when you get to a -- when you get to human versus human. certainly the level of intent of a child has to be questioned. but the cases have gone back many, many years. some of the seminal cases in law school are children committing assault on another child. the real question is can you hold a school, which is usually a government institution, liable for the assault and battery. remember, those are intentional tort torts. the assault of another child. the school does stand at some level as the legal parents while the children are there. at the same time, they enjoy a significant amount of what we call immunity. it is exceedingly difficult to sue a government entity. much easier to sue the u.p.s. truck than a post office truck. >> okay. kelly, i

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. >> kelly wallace, thanks so much. we love the modern-day dad. thanks so much. happy father's day to all the modern-day dads out there. by the way, research by the white house shows more than 1 in 5 children under 5 years old with a working mom has a dad as a primary caregiver these days. >>> all right. hello again, everyone. i'm fredericka whitfield. the stories topping our news this hour. this just in, the u.s. state department is beefing up security at the embassy in baghdad. and it plans to relocate some of the staff. but the state department said most people will stay. and the embassy will be fully equipped to carry out the national security mission amid reports of escalating violence in iraq. today, militant group the islamic state of iraq and syria gained control of two villages in the d iyala province. isis leaving a trail of violence and some of the most disturbing claims yet. they say they took a group of iraqi soldiers prisoner and executed them and disturbing pictures online. it shows people that isis claimed are iraqi forces dressed as civilians bei

kelly wallace, nice to see you. >> have a great afternoon. time for jake tapper to pick it up with "the lead." have a great day. >>> it's almost as if we've been ignoring chest pains, hoping that they'd go away and now iraq is a full-blown heart attack. i'm jake tapper. this is the world lead. two 1/2 years after the last u.s. combat troops left iraq, the country is in chaos. city falls to militants, so extreme al qaeda kicked them out. will the u.s. get involved in iraq again? >>> the politics lead. hillary clinton getting into it with an npr host who asked if she flip-flopped on gay marriage out of political convenience. >>> and mass shootings this week, last week, the week before that. they are dominating headlines but are they really on the rise? the numbers may surprise you. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead". i'm jake tapper. we're going to begin with our world lead. 2 1/2 years ago when the last troops were pulling out of iraq, president obama hailed it as a moment of success. >> we're leaving behind a sovereign and self-r

kelly wallace, nice to see you. >> have a great afternoon. up with "the lead." have a great day. >>> it's almost as if we've been ignoring chest pains, hoping that they'd go away and now iraq is a full-blown heart attack. i'm jake tapper. this is the world lead. two 1/2 years after the last u.s. combat troops left iraq, the country is in chaos. city falls to militants, so extreme al qaeda kicked them out. will the u.s. get involved in iraq again? >>> the politics lead. hillary clinton getting into it with an npr host who asked if she flip-flopped on gay marriage out of political convenience. >>> and mass shootings this week, last week, the week before that. they are dominating headlines but are they really on the rise? the numbers may surprise you.