. >> political earthquake, a tea party candidate in virginia beats house majority leaderric cantor in an historic upset. >> we're the only country on earth where this happens. >> another deadly shooting and a lack of gun control cause president obama to lash out at the violence. >> a state of emergency in iraq forces half

. >> political earthquake, a tea party candidate in virginia beats house majority leaderric cantor in an historic upset. >> we're the only country on earth where this happens. >> another deadly shooting and a lack of gun control cause president obama to lash out at the violence. >> a state of emergency in iraq forces half a million people to flee a city. >> this is unsafe on the american highways for all of us. >> a renewed focus on how tired truckers are while driving on the nation's roads. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> it is one of the most stunning election upsets in congressional history and could have ramifications for the republican leadership. >> it is huge. stephanie. house majority leader icon tore was defeated by david brat in the virginia primary. the loss is more surprising when you consider cantor outspent his opponent by five to one. >> brat an economics professor took 56% of the vote to cantor's 44%. >> the loss is significant, because cantor was the number two republican in the house and the likely successor to speaker john boehner. >> for more on the political

to give similar ones to president obama, speaker john boehner and outgoing house majority leaderrer rick cantor. she hopes to speak to them next week after making headlines for meeting pope francis at the vatican last year. >> i also have confidence that i could meet president barack obama too because meeting pope francis was like practice and now this is the test. >> reporter: vargas has become a face of the immigration reform effort after pleading with the pope to speak to the president on her behalf about her father, who is an illegal immigrant. mario vargas lopez was facing deportation following a dui arrest but one day after the meeting with the pope, jersey's father was released from jail. even if this fourth grader is able to meet some people in high places, activists say that immigration reform is facing an even steeper uphill climb following eric cantor's loss to tea party candidate. >> the road for immigration reform has gotten much more difficult. and who knows whether or not there is enough will in the house to actually go past the rhetoric and do something. >> reporter: dr. steven