coming up later. >> iran's president says his government will fight what he calls terrorism in neighboring iraq. iraq is struggling to combat fighters from isil. the group's captured two major cities, including mosul and tikrit. the violence forced half a million people to leave their homes. the

. >> iraq's neighbors have responsibilities to support this process. nobody has an interest in seeing terrorists gain a foothold inside of iraq. >> reporter: iran's president took to the airways yesterday promising iran would quote not tolerate the terrorism in neighboring iraq. the president who is keeping his weekend schedule, which includes down time in palm springs, said a decision whether to get involved military is not imminent and it's that delay that spurred criticism by republicans on capitol hill. >> this request is made to take action with drone strikes. it is far past time for us to take a decisive move here. >> reporter: brian, two reasons the president is hesitant, first, pentagon officials say their intelligence is not good enough right now to launch strikes and they certainly don't trust information from the maliki government. they said he won by promising and delivering american withdrawal from iraq so the last thing he wants to do is go back in. >> chuck, thanks. >> we're joined by david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." he's in

hardware including several of these are being used by extremists in neighboring iraq they were captured after the harvest took control of iraqi army depots the extremists continued their advance on baghdad is fighting around two hundred fifty kilometers from the capital. there's also disturbing evidence as to who is being forced to join the militants ranks and as you can see right here in this video boys own two with automatic rifles are traveling in an isis convoy some children are also reportedly being used by jihadist snipers the ongoing violence in iraq case pushing the country to the brink as our correspondent lisa catherine off reports. despite the chaos spreading across the country and home in the kurdish capital the city is just sixty kilometers from the isis front line but it downtown erbil it was business as usual kurdistan has often felt like a separate country altogether even at the height of iraq's most violence and bloodiest moments now with the current crisis treading the country to pieces it's closer than ever to becoming one kurdish soldiers are now in control of territ

iran's president says his government will fight what he calls terrorism in neighboring iraq. o go bad fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. the group pushed government forces out of two cities, including mosul and tikrit. ukraine has accused russia of sending tanks over its border east of the regional capital donetsk. kiev's interior minute city says they have been sent to help anti-government fighters. >>> riot police and protesters have fought in the brazilian city of sao paulo. just hours before the tpaorld world cup kicks off. brazil will face-off against croatia in opening match. fans have already start today gather any stayed numb in sao paulo ahead of the game. >>> a fourth woman has been found hang from the tree in the northern i understand january state. the family of the 19 year old says she was raped. three others were found in similar circumstances in the last two weeks. here is more from new delhi. >> reporter: very little information coming out of the area where this latest case has happened. local authorities remaining quite tight lipped there

across the western iraq, this is a key area because isil controls the eastern parts of syria which neighbors iraqso this gives them apply route so they took the border and they took it without a fight. the army there withdrew forces. the government is telling us that the withdrawal was tactical to allow them to regroup and launch an attack. the fighters are surrounding haditha and the army is sending reinforcements to fight them. you mentioned ramadi. it is the key capitol of an bar province. parts remain under isil since january. i think the isil was trying to reinforce their positions against the government forces. they are further east to the east earn province. they managed to take the village north of tikrit. we understand there is fighting on the outskirts of that area. now, very interesting development in mosul. isil fighters have destroyed a statute for virgin mary outside the church. they didn't harm the church. however, they knocked that statue down. the last 48 hours or so, they knocked down a few statues for poets and artists. i think in terms of life, electricity and fuel there, peop

>> iran's president says his government will fight what he calls terrorism in neighboring iraq. iraq is struggling to combat fighters from isil. the group's captured two major cities, including mosul and tikrit. the violence forced half a million people to leave their homes. the majority trying to cross into the kurdish region of northern iraq. >> the first drone strike in pakistan, 16 people were killed by two attacks in north waziristan. >> we are joined bay professor at qatar university. iran is considering getting involved. what could their involvement be and how significant is that? >> iran is really worried about what's happening in iraq. this means two things. one al-malaki is a supporter to get the job done in iraq especially in politics and in military base. second one means that if they have not finished what's happening in iraq now, this means the united states will be intervening, and this will not be pleasing iran. iran wants to keep united states away. if isil becomes more involved in iraq, this is a real concern to iraq. >> the same scale as previously. >> oh more

president hassan rouhani says the shiah majority country is ready to help the government of neighboring iraq in its fight against sunni militants. they said tehran could cooperate with the united states to restore iraq. isis has seized control in much of the country. u.s. president barack obama is reportedly considering the use of u.s. air power. iraqi prime minister maliki has asked for washington's help. the most senior shiite cleric has told iraqis to take up arms against the sunni insurgents. >> all across baghdad, young men are regular strerg as volunteers. the buses are bringing them to the north of the country controlled by isis. we have come here spontaneously, not in the hope of a financial reward, but to defend our homeland and its doctrines and sangetities. we pray to god to protect them all. >> the volunteers are answering a call by a top shiite cleric to defend their country. iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki says he has been granted unlimited power to fight the militants. he welcomed the influx of volunteers. what is happening today is a natural reaction and a clear demonstr

i think it poses a serious security threat to the united states, and particularly to its neighbors -- >> to iraq'sghbors. >> who now face growing instability throughout the region, and the possibility that they could be drawn in. the big worry for the united states is that you are seeing lots of foreign jihadist going into iraq. replaced inng western countries. >> we have the possibility of isis forming a zone in which it can operate with more or less impunity, trained forces, in afghanistan-like scenario. nationstate that could train for that could, tax united states? >> it is important to remember that the forces in iraq number no more than about 5000. >> you do not need very many. they havelly because support of large swathes of the population. some of the rocks in them as a liberator. that is why they were able to advance so quickly. they do have territory in which they can operate with relative impunity. the syria-iraq border is essentially long was and ungoverned. >> iraq is a central part of what you do with your daily life. it was clear from president obama talking today have little appeti

they can distinguish between more moderate rebels and isis which has also taken territory in neighboring iraq. >>> secretary of state john kerry will be in saudi arabia today asking countries in the region to help stop the militants. as cbs reporter tara mergener tells us, the conflicts in iraq and syria are becoming increasingly intertwined. >>> reporter: secretary of state john kerry travels to saudi arabia today to meet with the country's king. he is trying to rally support in the middle east and europe to help pull iraq back from the brink of civil war. on thursday, kerry encouraged middle east leaders in paris to stand with iraq's government to counter the threat of sunni insurgents in iraq and the region. >> it concerns every, single country here but in addition to that, we have an ongoing crisis in syria where isis is also involved. >> reporter: president obama is asking congress for a half billion dollars to train and arm appropriately vetted rebels battling other rebels and the government in syria. the u.s. believes those extremists are crossing over into iraq and fueling the fight.

counter the radical islamist group isis which is also fighting assad and terrorizing cities in neighboring iraq artie's marina porn are takes a look at the possible dangers of washington's multitask. the obama administration is requesting for lawmakers to approve five hundred million dollars in spending for the purpose of arming the syrian opposition the white house claims that only appropriate vetted elements of the moderate opposition would receive direct training from the u.s. military and be equipped with american weapons and ammunition u.s. officials insist that the weapons would serve to help empower the syrian people and help them push back against the government as well as the militant extremist group isis which actually has been fighting to topple bashar al assad since the civil war began more than three years ago however as recent events have shown american weapons may very well end up in its enemies hands just two weeks ago isis an all out assault on iraq's second largest city mosul causing a reported thirty thousand iraqi soldiers who were trained by the u.s. military to turn around

but it's for its neighbor iraq the future doesn't look so hopeful islamic extremists have seized a key city in the north home to the country's largest oil refinery in recent days jihadist fighters have been ramping up the insurgency across the country and they're now control of the entire northern province of nineveh and this capital must saw iraq's second largest sea. jihadist of also gained ground in other parts of the country including the all rich good province and the city of fallujah a quarter of two million population are already fled their homes soldiers have abandoned their posts in fear of the radicals believed to be the al qaeda splinter group known as the islamic state of iraq eleventh's militants of also reportedly overrun police stations and captured the city's international airport they've also freed more than a thousand prisoners from jail we spoke to the u.s. congress antiterrorism advisor who says that the takeover of mosul is a game changer. this battle is an important one before that the bios or the islamic street into washington levant would be engaged in getting a

well syria has joined the fight against sunni jihad is terrorizing neighboring iraq carrying out air strikes against isis militants insurgents have already seized several air bases oil and gas fields conducting indiscriminate bombing attacks along the way the jihad is bloody advances already left more than a thousand people dead mainly civilians according to the u.n. the most recent casualties reported are fifteen killed in attacks on baghdad and six others in the contested city of kirkuk often a was there. the details so far barkeep but what we've heard from officials is that one man a suicide bomber was seen on the street wearing an explosive device as this he was actually aiming for the building down there it's a kurdish political party office apparently authorities had seen him they tried to intercept him and that is when he detonated his device now if you look around it's chaos this is rush hour a lot of people in the streets. the car here completely destroyed this building also you can see there's damage in the upper floors this must have been an incredibly powerful blast that

me marina josh welcome to the program syria has joined the fight against jihad is terrorizing neighboring iraq carrying out air strikes against isis militants the rebels recently attacked one of the country's largest air bases and seize control of several oil fields and in the contested city of kirkuk a suicide bomber left six people dead witness the aftermath. or in the heart of downtown cure cooper just moments ago a suicide bomb went off right here on this street now the details so far are murky but what we've heard from officials is that one man a suicide bomber was seen on the street wearing an explosive device a vest he was actually aiming for the building down there it's a kurdish political party office apparently authorities had seen him they tried to intercept him and that is when he detonated his device now if you look around it's chaos this is late on a wednesday evening rush hour a lot of people in the streets. the car here completely destroyed this building also you can see there's down manch in the upper floors this must have been an incredibly powerful blast now if we walk this

hardware including several days are being used by extremists in neighboring iraq now they were captured after the how this took control of iraqi army depots the extremists continue their advance on baghdad with fierce fighting around fifty kilometers from the capital. of the city there's also disturbing evidence as to who is actually being forced to join the militants ranks you can see here in this video boys armed with automatic rifles are traveling in an isis convoy some children are also reportedly being used by jihadists snipers the ongoing violence in iraq is pushing the country to the brink those who kept it off now reports. despite the chaos spreading across the country and eerie calm in the kurdish capital the city is just sixty kilometers from the isis front line but a downtown air bill it was business as usual kurdistan has often felt like a separate country altogether even at the height of iraq's most violence and bloodiest moments now but the current crisis treading the country to pieces it's closer than ever to becoming one kurdish soldiers are now in control of territory t

but for its neighbor iraq the future doesn't look so hopeful al qaeda fighters have seized jet another city the city of tikrit in the country's north and months after taking control of most close to the country's largest oil refinery. in recent days jihadist fighters have been ramping up the insurgency across the country are now in control of the entire northern province of nineveh and its capital mussel iraq's second largest city jihadists of also gained ground in other parts of the country including the all rich go to cook province and the city of fallujah a quarter of more soules two million population have already fled their homes soldiers have abandoned their posts in fear of the radicals who are believed to be the al qaeda splinter group known as the islamic state of iraq and the violent militants have also reportedly overrun police stations and captured the city's international airport they've also freed more than a thousand prisoners from jail. well it's been three years since u.s. troops completed their mission in iraq president obama said at the time quote that everything ame

and this violence is coming in the middle of all of that widening tension and neighbor -- in neighboring iraq. >>> and secretary of state john kerry is in the kurdish region of iraq today to try to broker is deal that would end the bloodshed that is spreading in that country. yesterday kerry gave the iraqi government leaders in baghdad a blunt warning. he told them if you cannot broker a deal with the sunni minority the government here will be in collapse. meantime the brutality in the country is increasing. there are new reports that isis led sunni extremists have butch cherried 15 civilians including women and children. shiite backed iraqi police officers have reportedly shot to death dozens of sunni prisoners. >> 5:37 now. rising waters and severe storms are causing problems for many parts of the country. a tornado sheared the roof off a a home in brunswick ohio. at least 10 homes were damaged. no serious injuries were reported. elsewhere parts of minnesota are still under water. many rivers and lakes in minnesota are rising to historic levels following drenching rains. flooding is also a

american officials are discussing the crisis with iraq's neighbor iran. richard reports. >> reporter: november 2011, the iranian protestors attack the british embassy in teheran. offices and private quarters were ransacked. there was a small fire. the embassy was closed as was the iranian one in london. now they say the time is right to put the the footing on a new situation. there are a range of practical issues we need to resolve first says william hague. it is our intention to reopen the embassy in teheran with a small presence as soon as practical arrangements have been made. president obama also considers ways to work with iranians on stabilizes iraq. his team says there will be no military operation but other steps are possible. >> we're open to discussions if something constructive can be contributed by iran if iran does something to protect and respect the sovereignty of iraq and government of reform. >> discussions with the iranian delegation have taken place on the sidelines of the vienna sideline talks. the pragtown captured by the militants ha

. >>> insurgents have declared an islamic state across parts of northern syria and neighboring iraq. i.s.i.s. made an announcement posted online. the u.s. has rushed 75 held fire missiles to the iraqi government. iraq ran out of missiles when trying to reclaim tikrit. >>> jeffrey edward fell and another american are accused of carrying out hostile acts against the country of north korea. they were arrested as tourists earlier this year. the u.s. does not maintain diplomatic ties with north korea. >>> listen to this. a flight from chicago to orange county had to make an emergency landing in wichita tonight. an emergency slide deployed while the flight was in midair. a passenger, former university of nebraska quarterback, taylor martinez, inflated and crammed into the galley. another passenger reported hearing a pop and a hiss before the slide inflated. a passenger tweeted this picture of firefighters onboard the plane. nobody was hurt. but passengers will have to spend the night in wichita. >>> turning to the world cup. a late goal led to a big win for the netherlands today against me

not in favor of cooperating with iran, in any formal negotiations or agreements, involving its neighbor, iraq. clinton says, if iraq is going to take a stand against the extremist, there needs to be new leadership in the country. >> if i were an iraqi of any persuasion, do i now want him to continue to be the prime minister. heist failed as a leader. he has purged the military of some of their strongest leaders. he has rearranged the government, and gone after sunni's who were willing to work with him. that is a recipe for continuing instability. >> clinton also addressed the exchange of five taliban extremists, for us prisoner of war bowe bergdahl, she said she a degrees with the's with the president's decision, and would have made the same choice to free bergdahl if she were leading the country. >> georgia inmate convicted in the 1989 rape and murder of teen girl, first to be executed in the u.s. since botched lethal injection in april. fifty-nine year old marcellus well ands was executed last night, by lethal injection, his execution came about an hour before the inmate john wynnefield in

it's part of an effort to squash insurgent violence that has spilled over into neighboring iraq.elp defend the syrian people, stabilize areas under opposition control, facilitate the provision of essential services, counterterrorist threats and promote conditions for negotiated settlement. where exactly would the money go? the administration says it would appropriately vet members of the omgs -- opposition to train and equipp but we still don't know about the process or who would be training or where the training would happen. the funding is a big step for president obama who only agreed last june to provide some military aid to the rebels. in may, the president previewed the latest decision talking about syria at the west point graduation. >> i will work with congress to support opposition in syria. >> reporter: the question looming large, what if the vetted rebels lose the fight? some worry this equipment would end up in the hands of the wrong people, such as isis. that militant group, which is so brutal it's been disowned by al qaeda is currently taking over a wide swath of ir

and just as all of iraq's neighbors must respect iraq's territorial integrity, all of iraq's neighborsvital interest in ensuring that this does not send into civil war or become a safe haven for terrorists. descend into civil war or become a safe haven for terrorists. above all, they need to work together for iraq's future. shia, sunni, kurds, all of them must have confidence that they can advance to the political process rather than violence. they need to build consensus across iraq's different communities. now that the results of the recent election has been certified -- have been certified, a new parliament should convene as soon as possible. it will give the government an opportunity to convene a genuine dialogue that were present the interests of all iraqis. it is not the place for the red states to choose iraq's leaders. it is clear that -- for the united states to choose iraq's leaders. it is clear that only the government there can truly bring the iraqi people together and help them through this crisis. meanwhile, the united states will not pursue military options atpursue one

he did make the point that iraq needs a leader who can unify the country, and that's something he hasn't had in these past several years. >> meantime, a neighbor of iraq, iran's supreme leader, coming out today against this u.s. intervention in iraq saying iraq can take care of itself. u.s. military advisers are set to arrive in iraq soon. if only the paperwork would be delivered. how is all of this going to i guess work together? >> reporter: we've been asking about iran. it's something, as we spoke to u.s. official on this trip, they say they're not sure yet what iran's intentions are inside iraq. they say that if iran's intentions are shared, that they also want a unified government that represents all the sects and not just the shia. iran, of course, a shia country. secretary kerry has made this point. other u.s. officials did it. iran's function inside iraq is purely to help the shia, the shia battle the sunni, then the u.s. is not interested. if they are interested in along with the u.s. and the other neighbors of pushing for a more unified representative government, then that's something they can talk about. one thing they've also ruled

the genesis of what we are seeing today is broader than just the country of iraq therefore who is very important is the neighbors cooperate in a constructive manner, supporting iraq's plan. and this is what i think we have always continued to stress that there need to be an iraq-led plan to deal with the crisis. and this is why i get back to the need for all the political leaders of the country to come together and unite behind such a plan. if that plan exists. >> reporter: the region should support it and the international security should support it and i insure you that the united nations will work very intensely to handle the political and humanitarian consequences of the crisis. >>> british prime minister says the isil fight nurse iraq are the biggest threat to britain's security. he made these comments at a joint news conference that he held with the visiting chinese premier. >> there ought not to be any doubt that what we see in syria and now in iraq, in terms of isis. is the most serious threat to britain's security that there is today. the number of foreign fight nurse that area, the number of foreign fi

discussed cooperation with iran over the cries let neighboring iraq.e lee has more details. >> reporter: a fortnight ago nobody would have believed you now it appears that western powers are looking to the iranian president to help defeat some of their worst fierce. or put another way, the shia government of iran may not be great but it's better than the sunnies overrunning much of iraq. as a consequence the british foreign secretary announced the u.k. is bringing plans to they open their em bass a in iran. he didn't spell out whether or not the eye i didn' iranian govd wanted less sanctions. >> we look to iran to cease support from sectarian groups elsewhere in the middle east and to each a successful conclusion to nuclear negotiations. but i believe it's important to discuss such issues with iran. and we need the ability to do so. >> reporter: indeed iran's nuclear program which just a few months ago was one of the world's most pressing problems, is being discussed again in vienna. but around the edges, there is not a new debate which could change th

reports say the white house may open a direct dialogue with iran on the situation in neighboring iraq. today, the state department says american embassy workers are being pulled out of the country as a precaution. patty colhane reports. >> this is the largest u.s. embassy in the world, heavily fortified and guarded. the baghdad building is about to have fewer workers. the state department is being vague on numbers but says some staff are being moved to other posts in and outside of iraq while more security staff will be flown in. the aircraft-carrier, the usshw george bush waiting for the president to decide if the u.s. should launch air strikes to shore up the iraqi government. he said that would happen if prime minister nori al maliki took steps toward political reconciliation. some politicians believe president obama should force him to. >> they are not going to do it on their own. they need us to lead them. we are not leading right now as a nation. >> the overwhelming message from other politicians, americans should be afraid of what's happening in iraq. >> i guarantee you, this i

iraq. does this -- does this enrich isil by having these border crossings? >> well, it does. and if syria's neighbors iraq's neighbors do not patrol their borders, and that's where it would come down to turkey and jordan to make sure that nothing goes across from the other side, but it's another sign that isis is controlling more territory. >> let's talk about these private donors from these states who are allied to the united states who might be supporting isil, and we mean this is not government money. >> right. actually many of the arab gulf states including kuwait, have put into place a lot of restrictions now on transfers, and they have -- actually in places like saudi arabia have criminalized this kind of support, and that has lead to a state clamp down. but private individuals in the gulf are very rich. they keep a lot of money offshore, so it's unclear how much money is getting through, and where it's going, but what we do see at the moment is isis has enough financing to expand its scope of territory. >> andrew thank you very much for joining us. the author of "in the lion's den." a program

iraq's neighbors also have some responsibilities to support this process. no one has an interest in seeing terrorists gain a foothold, and no one will benefit to see iraq fall to terrorists. >> and the government of the government of iran we won't tolerate this violence. we will fight violence and terrorism in the region and around the world. >> the sunni jihadists have a significant role in the ongoing syrian civil war. destabilizing the wider region. they're seen by analysts as a terror force. this week hundreds of thousands of iraqis have fled to an u.n. refugee camp as the u.n. said the number of those killed so far may run into the hundreds. >> a grand ayatollah's call to arms, and iraqi's plea for help and the president 's dilemma. joining us for that conversation from england, juan coal, professor of history. and here in washington, who holds the chair in islamic studies in virginia, and from oklahoma, joshua landis director of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma. professor, let me start with you. inside stay's iraq is this ethnic, this

isis advanced in neighboring iraq led some in congress to press mr. obama to take action.'s talk now to olivier greca, expert on security and counterterrorism issues. big question, will it get through congress and is it really too little too late? >> it is definitely too little too late. there was the momentum two years ago when the free syrian army had the upper hand against assad, and that's when the help from western nations started winding down. at the same time, syria got the help of iran through hezbollah and through a lot of money. and that's how you saw the whole turn of events and assad being on top. so it is very much little too late. it is -- >> and there has been a covert cia training program, hasn't there, taking place in neighboring jordan. how far does that go? is it not as much direct involvement as what president obama is now saying he wants to embark on? >> it has been a very, very small scale. they are training north of 100 fighters. now what they're talking about is training much more fighters, but the issue is how you're going to find out if the ones y