roslind jordan, i know its pretty early in the morning, ros, there, monday morning, but any stirrings, any kind of surprise of what's happened in egypt? >> there hasn't been any official confirmation, but if there was any parallel, it's highly unlikely to have a dim view of the death senses being imposed on these members of the muslim brotherhood and other political opponents of the military led government. the u.s. has been very keen to see thank changes in the civil y processes and certainly that's going to be one of the discussions that comes up when the egyptian foreign minister comes here to washington for a two-day visit. he's going hear a lot about these death senses from secretary of state john kerry as well as other officials. >> will this be anything other than wind dressing? what they are atrying to say was that this visit was on the schedule and there is any quid pro quo between any foreign officials sending a delegation over and what things the u.s. does in terms of foreign policy. there has been criticism of whether the u.s. has been hypocritical regarding egypt. last we

. >> roslind jordan, or occur ponce dent in washington, d.c.ow makeshift evacuation centers are struggling to cope with tens of thousands left homeless. 28 people have been killed. as many as 40 are still missing. andrew tomorrows is in the capital where they spoke with survivors of the worst flooding. >> what is now a squalor camp. some try to sleep during the day. most here have lost their homes. some have lost members of their family. hudson's youngest son was washed away. hudson found him two days after the flood. >> when i saw my son. i don't know what to say. he is someone in my family that i miss. i lost everything. i lost my house. i lost my belongings, even my son. >> reporter: there were more tears at hudson's house. he had been working at a shop when sh he had a frantic call fm his wife. she was marooned in the middle of a doesn't. altorrent of river. his wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and one of his other children. >> reporter: for hours they clung on. hudson's wife and eight-year-old made it. didhi not. his body was washed bac

roslind jordan reports. >> reporter: after more than eight years of war in iraq, the u.s. military packed its bags and left at the end of 2011. it did so hoping the ira iraqi people would be a model for the middle east. >> i think if they take advantage of the opportunity they can become a leader in this region. we're hopeful that the right things will continue to happen. >> but the u.s. did not want to pull out. u.s. president barack obama kept 10,000 troops for counter terror operations, but only if they could be shielded from local prosecution. the parliament said no. the analysts say the iraqi people are paying the price. >> some people will blame president obama who has not been generous enough, and ultimately it was not unreasonable to expect the parliament to make this decision. so i'm afraid on this issue i put the blame squarely on the iraqis. >> prime minister nourial magazine can nouri almaliki has power. and maliki is still asking washington for economic aid. $2.3 million in 2012. $590 million in 2013. and nearly as much for this year. that has washington feari

. >> let's get more from roslind jordan, she joins us from washington, d.c. talk us through what the u.s. has decided to do? >> well, what the u.s. has decided to do, darren, is to send 150 pai 150 paratroopers fe 173rd. first poland, lithuania, latvia, they will all be on the ground by the end of this week. by sunday night according to the pentagon. they are going to be there in open ended rotating exercises. it's assumed they will have a full compliment of weapons with them, that this would not be just dry drills with their counterparts in those four countries. this is a step which the secretary of defense chuck hagel has authorized as a way of the u.s. showing that it is, indeed, committed to article 5 of the n.a.t.o. charter which said that it's going to be able to provide support and help defend its allies as part of the n.a.t.o. alliance. >> roslind, why didn't the americans do this through a n.a.t.o. organized umbrella? >> reporter: well, what the pentagon is saying, darren, this is not an either/or situation. the supreme allied commander of n.a.t.o. f