i'm richard lui. it's just after noon in iraq at this hour, and the region is reacting to president obama's impending decision on military action. one of the key bases, the u.s. could fly from is in turkey. its prime minister warning just this morning u.s. air strikes would result in a serious number of civilian deaths, something washington does not want. nbc's tracie potts joins us now from washington d.c. whatever the president does, he says he is willing to go it alone. >> reporter: we heard democrats and republicans coming out of

i'm richard lui. militant violence is surging across northern iraq and now one group even threatening it will spread south. radical militants seized two of the country's major cities so far. they appear poised to launch attacks against baghdad itself. u.s. officials confirm the iraqi government wants the u.s. to consider offering air support to slow renewed sectarian violence. nbc's richard engel has more. >> reporter: the iraqi government is losing control of a large part of northern and central iraq. some iraqi security forces are fighting. but most appear to be stripping off their uniforms, leaving them in the streets, and abandoning their posts, weapons and vehicles. they're retreating from islamic extremists who, today, consolidated control of iraq's second largest city mosul and advanced much further. thousands of civilians are fleeing the area, living in tents. the u.s. fought a nearly decades long war, costing thousands of american lives and a trillion dollars for this not to happen. the radic

i'm richard lui. police in las vegas are searching for answers this morning. why were two of their own gunned down while eating lunch at a pizzeria on sunday. the male and female suspects killed a third person at a nearby walmart before taking their own lives. nbc's jay gray has the latest on the investigation for us. >> i don't know what set him off. but he just was on a rampage. >> reporter: the first shots rang out just before noon in this las vegas pizza restaurant where investigators say a man and woman ambushed vegas police officers alyn beck and igor soldo. one suspect apparently yelling this is the start of a revolution as they opened fire. >> my officers were simply having lunch when the shooting started. >> reporter: one of the officers managed to return fire. but both ultimately died from their wounds. the suspects took the officers' weapons and ammunition and walked across a parking lot to this walmart where they shot and killed an innocent bystander just inside the front doors. >> very scary. because he was right behind where i work and i was afra

. >>> good morning, i'm richard lui. they got their man. one of the alleged leaders of terrorist attacks that killed u.s. embassy personnel in benghazi has been yap tended. abu khatallah is allegedly involved in the deaths of four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. nbc's andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: nearly two years after the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans the president in pittsburgh took a victory lap. >> it's important for us to send a message to the world that when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. >> reporter: the operation planned for months was carried out late sunday night near benghazi by u.s. special forces aided by the fbi. but what took so long? only weeks after the attack, "the new york times" and later cnn interviewed abu khatallah in benghazi. >> he's really not that difficult to find. >> we met with abu khatallah in public at the coffee shop of a well-known hotel here in benghaz

i'm richard lui. we begin with breaking news. 28-year-old army sergeant bowe bergdahl is back in the united states. the freed taliban prisoner of war was flown from the u.s. military hospital in germany to the brook army medical center in san antonio, texas, where we find nbc's jay gray. jay, good morning. are you there? you've been following the story all this morning. what is next for bergdahl? >> reporter: good morning, richard. he begins the third phrase of his reintegration as doctors call it here in san antonio. it has been a long, difficult and controversial trip back, but as you talk about the former p.o.w., he is back on american soil now. the pentagon confirms sergeant bowe bergdahl traveled overnight from landstuhl regional medical center in germany to san antonio, where he'll begin the next phase of his reintegration, rehabilitation and recovery. army doctors say bergdahl is getting better physically, but needs more time to recover emotionally and psychologically after being held for five

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i'm richard lui. it's just after noon in iraq at this hour, and the region is reacting to president obama's impending decision on military action. one of the key bases, the u.s. could fly from is in turkey. its prime minister warning just this morning u.s. air strikes would result in a serious number of civilian deaths, something washington does not want. nbc's tracie potts joins us now from washington d.c. whatever the president does, he says he is willing to go it alone. >> reporter: we heard democrats and republicans coming out of the leadership meeting with him saying the president does not think that he needs to go back to congress to get approval if he decides to take military action in iraq. >> reporter: u.s. navy planes and drones are flying over iraq this morning gathering surveillance. >> it's not as easy as looking at an iphone video of a convoy and then immediately striking it. >> reporter: the white house says president obama is still considering whether to order air strikes. >> we are ve

i'm richard lui. stick around.arly," that starts right now. >>> tomorrow is scheduled to be the last day of the supreme court's current term. they've got two decisions left to deliver including this one. >> the biggest one we're waiting on at this point is hobby lobby. this is a challenge to the administration's hhs contraception mandate. >> the whole case boils down to one fundamental question. >> can a business, a for-profit corporation, claim it has freedom of religion? >> do for-profit corporations have religious rights? >> do corporations have religious liberties, or do just individuals? >> are corporations a person able to exercise religious rights? >> no. no, they're not. okay. are we done here? are we done? i feel like we're -- >> oh, if only it were that easy. decision day for obamacare's controversial birth control mandate. what both sides are saying ahead of today's big ruling. >>> plus he ran a company most people associate with household products, but will the former head of procter & gamble be able to

. >>> let's get the latest in sports from our own richard lui. yeah, good morning to you, dara. >> mike tyson's spirit taking a bite into the world cup. watch uruguay's luis suarez banned twice for biting opponents. his opponent pulls down his shirt saying get a hamburger man. this is the third biting since for suarez in the last four years. former boxer evander holyfield tweeting this, quote, i guess any part of the body is up for eating. part of his ear was bitten off in the ring by mike tyson in '97. uruguay had an appetite to win eliminating italy 1-0 and advancing to the round of 16. something that the ivory coast could not do. tied with greece in stoppage time, minutes from a draw, advancing ivory coast draws a penalty, greece converts the kick for the win. the unlikely greeks advance. ivory coast has to spec tate. >>> the u.s. men's soccer team has a 77% chance of moving into the round of 16, says bloomberg sports. here's how the coach wants to do it. >> we want to beat germany. we want to be first in our group, so we're not thinking about

richard lui. good morning, richard. and the dagger to the hearts of so many team usa fans, right? >> it did hurt, but what a great game. good morning to you, frances. america's passion for the world cup, despite that running high, watch parties from all over the country, patriotic cheering of the red, white and blue drawing large crowds together for team usa's second match against portugal. i think you're in one of those there. and of course, their red-hot ronaldo, but no one was prepared for this stunning finish. >> jones. oh, yes! jones! to bradley! and then jozi and dempsey! it's 2-1! ronaldo! it's a great cross, and it is an equalizer! >> i don't like the word equalizer. do you? i don't. the u.s. had a promising 2-1 lead. the clock ticking down in regulation. the ref added five minutes. portugal netting the latest goal ever. u.s. fans shattered ending in a 2-2 draw. the next step for america, if the u.s. wins or draws against germany, they advance to the knockout round. if they lose, they can still advance if portugal and ghana draw. or if they win a tiebreaker versus the winn

i'm richard lui, and just back from the g-7 trip in europe, the obama administration will have another week of explaining the controversial release of bowe bergdahl. the vice president will get his briefing this afternoon and national security adviser tony blinken will also be giving a briefing to the house on the release of bergdahl. while members of the house spar over bergdahl's exchange for five guantanamo detainees who are now in qatar. >> i am not telling you that they don't have the ability to go back to get involved, but they also have the ability to get killed doing it. >> i heard john kerry saying, don't worry about them in doha, but you can't help but worry about them in in doh, doha, and have no information on how the united states is going to make sure they remain there and make no comments and do no agitation. >> this is the taliban showing the bergdahl right after captivity, and he say i es that he was confined in tiny space in a box like a tiny box after one attempted escape. and doctors in germany say that he is in good enough condition to return home, but he is not ps

. >>> and sports action with the dangerous richard lui. >> because i can't drive? >> it's not so great. >> i'm pretty good. watching the world cup, keeping me up all night. another scoreless draw, host team brazil had them in a frenzy, but mexico's goal keeper created the buzz. >> and danny now, and he brings it down, and another save! >> goalie ochoa with that awesome haircut that everyone is going to want. big saves. it was a keeper's night. nobody got the ball into the goal. nil-nil is what it finished. and south korea had a goalie mishap. hands on the ball, whoops. bounces off him. >> hate when that happens. >> every time i'm a goal keeper too. and russia's response. algeria/belgium, forcing belgium to play from behind. that did not scare our favorite european beer-making country. they net two goals in the final 20 minutes. they win 2-1. let's have some ale. and outside the stadium, hundreds up a wobbling staircase. >> that's frightening. especially considering the history of the problems in the stadium. >> yes, and the leadup, several workers dying making the

. >>> we want to get the latest in sports from my friend richard lui. good morning. >> you got us both in the same hit. good morning to you upon this friday. the heat getting spanked in game four. miami ending their streak of avoiding consecutive playoff losses. san antonio took the lead early and didn't look back. lebron james contributing 28, but san antonio was in control winning 107-86, the spurs taking the 3-1 lead in the series. game five is sunday in san antonio. got to like that, betty. >>> to the world cup. in the opening match, a little love there. brazil was first to score, unfortunately it was for the wrong team. that put croatia up 1-0. but the home team did not disappoint with a 3-1 victory. sdplmplts have fun, play hard and we'll be watching on the international space station. >> not a bad kick there. the world cup has some far out fans. you can see the crew members on the international space station root i rooting for their teams. 230 miles from earth and even having some fun trying to kick around and they are doing pretty good in zero g

i'm richard lui. this is the big day. finally here. that means productivity, as you know, in many of your offices may not be so hot. the u.s. men's soccer team will have its chance to advance to the knock-out round when it plays germany today. nbc's kirk gregory has more for us. >> reporter: the u.s. men's soccer team putting a few final touches on the ball as the americans head into their last group game of this world cup. >> we are getting better. we are getting stronger. with every game that we play, you know, we can build more and more a stronger foundation. we want to beat germany. we want to be first in our group. we're not thinking about a tie. >> reporter: a tie would advance the u.s. into elimination play, but a loss, well, then it becomes more about mathematics than match play. the u.s. is definitely in the round of 16 if ghana and portugal tie, but if either ghana or portugal beat the other handily, well, the u.s. could see its hopes fade. one thing is for sure, u.s. fans in brazil -- >> everything is possible. anything is p

i'm richard lui, in for craig melvin. starting this hour, developing a u.s.carrier, hours away from reaching the persian gulf. the pentagon sending "uss george h.w. bush" into the region to protect u.s. interests. fighting in iraq has grown with insurgents moving closer toward baghdad. president obama addressing graduates in california, making the commencement speech at uc irvine. nbc white house correspondent kristin welker traveling with the president in california. top of the hour. what do we know about the latest move in the gulf, including the aircraft carrier? >> reporter: it's an indication the administration is considering taking action what happen will that action look like? as you pointed out, president obama's here delivering a commencement address and also going to have down time, play golf while here in palm springs. white house officials say he's in close contact with his national security team, trying to weigh his options, review the intelligence, before him. some of the options include air strikes or targeted drone strikes by all accounts. the

i'm richard lui. it was a wild primary day starting with the republican party and the battle many characterize as the establishment versus tea party. mississippi six-term incumbent thad cochran has won the republican senate primary over tea party challenger chris mcdaniel. it was downright nasty at times, and with a big blow for tea party activists, with 99% of the precincts counted, cochran narrowly defeating mcdaniel with about 51% of that vote. democrats also face an old versus new guard battle, 22-term new york congressman charlie rangel declared victory hours ago. this despite no major observing agency including the associated press declaring a winner as of yet there. with 99% of the votes counted, rangel leads with 47% compared to senate senator espaillat. in oklahoma, a runoff was avoided. he had over 50% of the vote there. >>> former president clinton came to his wife's defense. it all began when hillary clinton said she and bill came out of the white house dead broke. though today business in

we're going to shift gears now and go to sports with our inhouse athletic supporter, my friend, richard lui. >> no. >> you have a different title every day. i love it. >> i need all the support i can get. >> well, you have my support. >> thank you so much, betty nguyen. let's talk about -- well, we'll get to soccer in a bit. i want to talk baseball. clayton kershaw pitching a no-hitter against colorado, his first of the season and second for the time. the two-time cy young winner threw 107 pitches and struck out the first 15 batters in an 8-0 gem! something to celebrate there. >>> all right, soccer. sold-out world cup game creates a security nightmare. chile fans storming americana stadium entrance. a few injuries resulting, glass doors shattered. >> wow. >> a temporary wall knocked over. security saying about 85 people were detained, most with no tickets. >> but of course. >> and those spain fans with tickets? >> yeah? >> maybe wish they didn't have them. >> and a chance here for vargas, who has put chile ahead! >> there goes my bracket, my friend, chile. >> big upset, wow! >> shutting out

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. ♪ >>> hi, i'm richard lui with your top stories this hour.ense secretary chuck hagel ordering the u.s. carrier "george h.w. bush" to the persian gulf as the president considers potential military action. sunni militants are apparently gaining more ground in iraq today, seizing a small town 60 miles north of baghdad. and yukraine's president has declared tomorrow a national day of mourning. >>> more news later. now back to "caught on camera." >>> when a crowd of college students mixes with too much alcohol, the result can be a cocktail of bad behavior. with good judgment gone for the night, vandalism and rioting can spread like wildfire. march 12th, 2011. students are capturing video on their cell phones after an all nighter of drinking in albany, new york. by nearly 7:00 a.m. house parties spill onto the street as part of a celebration known as kegs and eggs, as students eagerly await the city's st. patrick's day parade. >> they caught us a little bit by surprise with the thousands of young people that were involved. it was upsetting to see w

. >> i'm richard lui with this hour's top stories.ch announce a new veterans affair secretary. >>> nasa will hold a press conference later today to assess the flying saucer sent 30 miles above the pacific saturday. the vehicle is being tested for future mars landing experienced some parachute problems but a nasa engineer still called this a very good test. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ locked up locked ♪ think about things ♪ thinking about some things that never change in the game ♪ ♪ i'm locked up >> there's a regular occurrence at the maricopa county jail in phoenix that most inmates eventually grow used to. >> clothes on. stay where you're at. let them go in the shower. put something on before they come out. >> officers conduct contraband shake-downs on a regular basis including those in the women's facility, estrella jail. >> i'm sorry we disturbed your beauty sleep. >> welcome to jail. >> while the main goal of these shakedowns is to find drugs or weapons, the officers will confiscate anything

. >>> i'm richard lui.ere's what's happening this hour. >>> iraq's military has been able to slow the progress of sunni militants who appeared to make a move on baghdad but today the capital is dealing with a string of bombings, three sprit blasts killing at least 15 people. >>> more news later. now back to "caught on camera." >>> skiers take on a backflip of record breaking proportions. >> he may only be 21 but mikhail kingsbury has scored major athletic fetes. as a champion mobile skier and a member of canada's freestyle ski team participating in the olympics. just outside of montreal, is kingsbury's training ground and it's there that he got the big idea to break a world record. the source of his inspiration, a 35-year-old photograph of a 19-person back-flip on skis. >> i saw the picture here in the bar. i was thinking about it for a couple of years. i was sitting here with the owner of the mountain and asked if it would be possible to do it again and not beat the record by a little bit but by much more.

. >>> i'm richard lui with your top stories this hour. the "uss george h.w. will move to the persian gulf as the situation in iraq continues to escalate and the u.s. contemplates military action there. >>> and the president using the commencement address to take aim at climate change deniers. the president also announced a $1 billion fund for communities to rebuild and prepare for the impact of extreme weather. >>> more news later right here on msnbc. now back to "caught on camera." >>> ever had that nightmare where you're falling from the sky? well, wake up! this is really happening. >> i remember thinking in my head, this is it, this is how i'm going to die. >> december 13th, 2006. kalpoe, new zealand. skydiving instructor michael holmes is on his fifth jump of the day. he has a camera built into his helmet to capture first-time skydivers as they make their descent. >> it was beautiful conditions and just felt like any other day. >> but you wouldn't be watching this on "caught on camera" if it were any other day. >> things started to go around very soon aft

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i'm richard lui in for craig melvin. we have new developments in iraq.e learned of a string of explosions in baghdad. at least 15 people are dead and dozens more hurt . at least ten people were killed and many injured when a bomb went off in central baghdad after isis launched attacks on an iraqi military recruitment center. as we start in iraq, ayman mohyeldin is there for us in erbil in northern iraq. there is a slight satellite delay. how far have militants advanced today from what you are hearing? >> reporter: well, we have been able to get a sense that they haven't advanced onto baghdad in the large number -- an attempt by the iraqi government to try to repel or reclaim some of the outer lying territory in between baghdad and cities and towns like tikrit which are 60 to 80 miles from the capital. in terms of the advance to baghdad or trying to enter baghdad we haven't seen any indication or offensive by the militants that any such operation is under way despite the fact that they were calling for it last week. there are logistics to consider and the

luis suarez after he was accused of biting an opponent. it happened in the 1-0 win over italy that knocked out the four-time world champions. richard carr reports. >> reporter: luis suarez caused kroers in the world cup. he's accuse of biting the shoulder of an italian defender. he didn't see the incident but it was clearly visible on camera in brazil. he's served a ban for racism and during the last world cup he was set off for a deliberate handball on the goal line. fifa opened disciplinary proceedings against the striker. >> only he knows what's going through his mind and why he does it. as you say, he could be facing 24 months or 24 matches maximum. there's millions of children around the world, and he has a responsibility to those children. he has to act in the right way and set examples, and i think fifa has to come down on it. louiie luis a world class player, and that's why people pay to watch him. >> reporter: despite the joy for the 1-0 victory, the fans have mixed feelings over the incident. >> translator: he can't be biting all the time. he's gone too far. he can't be biting all the time. >> translator: it's very compli

luis suarez after he was accused of biting an opponents. it happened in tuesday's match against italy. and as richardports this isn't the first time suarez has been in trouble for his on-pitch antics. >> reporter: luis suarez has again caused can't verse i at a world couple of the uruguayan has been accused of biting the shoulder of the italian defender. the referee didn't see the incidents, but it was clearly visible on camera in brazil. suarez has been caught twice before for biting an opponent. he's also served a ban for racism and during the last world cup he was sent off for a deliberate handball on the goal line. fifa has now opened disciplinary proceedings against the striker. >> he knows what is going through his minds and why he does it. as you say he could be facing a 24-month or 24 matches maximum. there are millions of children around the world and luis has a responsibility to those children. he those act in the right way. set examples. and i think fifa has got to come down. luis is a world class player. world class, and that's why people pay a lot of money to come and watch him. >> despi

richard nicholson, al jazeera. >> football's governing body f.i.f.a. has not announced whether to ban luisarez from the rest of the world cup. heats been accused of biting an opponent during a 1-0 win. we have more from rio. >> in a world cup of incredible games and goals, this incident may be remembered for longest. luis suarez appearing to sink his death into georgeo during a victory over italy. f.i.f.a. acted swiftly to review the incident amid condemnation of the bite, which is the biggest talking point of the tournament. >> translation: it was absurd. a player need to learn thou win and lose. he was an animal. >> he damaged his image and his team. uruguay demand on him to move forward. >> it was horrible. you should not do this on the pitch. you are there to play ball, not to bite anyone. >> luis suarez claims he thrust his shoulder towards him. his reputation as an arch villain is cemented. he's been banned for biting in club football. sponsors met in brazil, and the players' career is in trouble. after all the concerns over the cost of this world cup in brazil, the football was bein