. >> we turn now to randle pinkston who is in washington.dall, david cameron not the only one talking and the crisis in iraq, it was also the topic of discussion on capitol hill. >> reporter: indeed it was, del. concern that those isil, sunni insurgents could find their way to the u.s. in the senate minority leader miles an hour mcconnell says president obama needs a comprehensive plan, not only to assist iraq, but also to put down those isil sunni rebel forces which have taken control of many military bases and cities. >> isi life. sail is a lethal, violentforce. they are represent a grave threat to u.s. interests. the administration must act quickly to provide a sit tons to the maliki government and for every gain made by the u.s. and allied troops is lost. and before isil expand its sanctuary from which it can eventually threaten the united states. >> reporter: referring to president obama's recent speech at west point in which he laid out a new counter terrorism strategy, senator mcconnell says the president should come up with a strateg

. >> and hand randle, we are now hearing reports that the u.s. iran are set to discuss the conflict in vienna soon, what can you tell us about those meetings? >> reporter: those talks are already underway, the first happened monday night in vienna. the u.s. is looking to iran for assistance in political matters. political assistance not military toy convince iraqi leader al-maliki that it is in his best interest to reach out to his political foes, especially the sunnies. u.s. believes that a unity government is the only way to prevent an all-out collapse of iraq and a sectarian war which would create an oil-rich breeding ground for al qaeda. >> randle pin pinkston live in washington. >>> meanwhile, isil making gains now seizing more territory across iraq. their goal to create a so-called islamic state in that region. imran kahn has more from baghdad. >> reporter: sunni rebels continues their advance in parts of the country. in the main city fierce clashes between islamic state and iraq and the levant fighters and shia militias, now there is some

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randle, president obama has said repeatedly that america does not negotiate with terrorists.id that type of negotiation happen here? and could this deal set some sort of precedent? >> well, first of all, the obama administration and supporters are insisting this was not a case of negotiating with terrorists. rather, it was swapping prisoners. swapping prisoners after a military conflict, something that has been done for decades. nonetheless, there are other critics who don't buy that argument. for one, there is senator john mccain, a former pow in the vietnam war who is concerned that the detainees who are in qatar still pose a threat to america. >> it is disturbing that these individuals would have the ability to re-enter fight and they are big, high-level people, possibly responsible for the deaths of thousands. >> and mccain is not the only one. a number of republicans are criticizing the administrationing they want some kind of explanation about how these detainees will be prevented from harming americans going forward. >> a number of republicans are also calling this dea

speaking of his fellow soldiers, what's been the response of some of them back here in the states randlebergdahl's release? >> reporter: even before news of bergdahl's release had been made public, the blogosphere had been filled with accusations for months, for years, especially from members of bergdahl's unit who said that he had deserted his post. that he was a deserter. that he should be brought up on charges. one of the people who made those charges was a medic in bergdahl's unit. we spoke to joshua and asked him if he thought that bergdahl -- if bergdahl should have been rescued. >> he is a united states citizen, so he deserves to be back in the safety of the united states. what i don't agree with, though, is certain people calling him a war hero or calling him any kind of hero. because i served with people that gave their lies in afghanistan and those are the true heros, not someone that deserted their unit. >> reporter: and, of course, we know there will be investigations. one member of congress has set one up for the senate armed services committee which begins next week. michae

randle pinkston, al jazerra, washington. >>> military officials say right now sergeant berg call's healthief concern. it's still not clear how long he will be receiving medical attention in germany. once he returns to the united states he will be transferred to brook army medical center in san antonio, texas for more care and psychological support he's expected to reunite with his parents, eventually he's expected to return home to southern idaho, his hometown of hayley, where alan is tonight. >> reporter: hayley is a red, white, blue and yellow town with news that the nearly five-year bowe bergdahl vigil is almost over. at jane's artifacts on main street, we find jane, blowing up yellow balloons and ordering 700 more. >> we overnighted those to get those here just to last us through the rest of the week and then we'll have more coming. >> reporter: you can't keep them in stock? >> no, and we are giving them away. we want yellow balloons, plaster this is this town. >> reporter: a few blocks way at zaney's cafe an unofficial bergdahl supporter. the flock of sheep has been replace ed by a h

. >> an upset shaking washington and randling incumbent republicans to their core. house majority leader, eric cantor, losing his primary to a little-known conservative challenger, economics professor, david brat. >> it is disappointing, sure. i believe in this country. i believe there is opportunity around the next corner for all of us. >> the number two republican in the house was widely considered and preparing to be the next speaker of the house following john boehner. >> i had, i'm david brat. i'm running for the united states congress. >> even brat himself told cnn he didn't think he could pull off a win about a war chest of only 300 thousand compared to cantor's $5 million. cantor learned firsthand that money doesn't buy enthusiasm. the grassroots in his virginia district were determined to take the establishment republican down. >> eric cantor is trying to buy this election with corporate cash from los angeles and new york. he is acting as a conservative in public while working behind the scenes to deliver open board borders for large corporations. his main