tens of thousands of young men marched in sadr city in baghdad, and other places and in the shia south. in a show of support of their leader and message that they're able to go out in the streets and fight for the country. >> one of the biggest demonstrations in sadr city. >> clearly this is a show of strength. what they want to say is that they're ready to defend baghdad. these are designed to be peace platoons. they're not designed to go on the offensive. i'm surrounded by heavily armed men. these image also worrisome people. a reminder of the army on the days of sectarian violence i in 2006, 2007, and 2008. they have said that this is not the army but a peace platoon designed to protect baghdad. >> the first of 300 u.s. military advisers are landing in iraq and secretary of state john kerry is not far behind. he's head there had tomorrow, and we're joined live now from washington, d.c. lisa, good morning to you. what are these u.s. advisers going to be doing exactly? >> reporter: well, the u.s. advisers will be forming some joint operations centers, morgan, with the iraqi military.

visited sadr city to test the mood. people here would have the most isis and other extreme sunni movements were to take over. shias as heretics. it's tricky for westerners to be here, not so much for the old reason, which is danger of kidnapping, as the danger of bombs. they happen almost every day here. there was one last night. they're presumably set by extremist sunnis who are of isis and the aim is to kill as many shia as possible. have the protection here of top leaderse of the meckety army in sadr city, the main volunteer group andraq, large, tough effective. inevitablek it's that iraq will break up into its three main parts. i think iraq will fit into three parts. >> what will make that happen? of iraq isi part being excluded. think itf that, i would be the right decision to separate, stop all this destruction. he's a shrewd observer and big advantages to the shia population if iraq were to break up. might give run, it shia people a lot more security but it's hard to think that in it could possibly happen peacefu

. >>> emergency vehicles raced to sadr city after a car bomb exploded there. 12 people were killed. 30 wounded in a crowded outdoor market. nobody has claimed responsibility. the attacks against shiite districts are the work of sunni militants. >>> 44 sunni detainees were shot in the chest after they tried to storm a jail. >>> today william hite has pleaded for more money for the city and state. the district needs $96 million to sustain the status quo. without that money 800 teachers could be laid off. >>> the deal to sell the high school building to drexel closed andrea raised $25 million for the school. in a letter to hite today mayor nutter says that he continues to work to find revenue for the school brick. and radnor township has plans for the estate. once owned by montgomery scott they want to sell 16, 1 acre lots. scott was the inspiration for the movie "the philadelphia story" with katherine hepburn. >>> sidney kimmel is giving $110 million to thomas jefferson university. it will be renamed after kimmel. i sat down with sidney for a chat for a school that bears his name. >> whe

tens of thousands of young men march sadr city in baghdad and other places in a show in support, a message that they're ready to go out in the streets and fight for the country. >> we're at one of the biggest demonstrations. >> reporter: clearly this is a show of strength by the sovereignists. what they're saying they're willing to go out for baghdad. take a look around you. i'm surrounded by heavily armed men. now these images will worrisome people. a reminder of the mohdi army i in 2006, 2007, and 2008. but this is not the mohdi army. >> as fighting escalates there is a new problem. it has become more difficult to transport medical supplies and that's making it hard to deliver those supplies. >>> secretary of state journal kerry is headed for a tour in the middle east tomorrow, and lisa stark joins us live. good afternoon to you. first off, what are these u.s. advisers going to be doing once they arrive? >> reporter: according to the white house they are there to advice and assist. they'll set up two joint operations. they are really our eyes on the ground. they want these advisers on th

. >> on tuesday, a car bomb in the shiite neighborhood of sadr city, leaving dozens dead or injured. this as sunni man found in different parts of the capital. in a prison near baquba, northeast of baghdad, sunnis were found dead. the military gave a different account, saying they were killed by insurgent mortar fire. dark yearsf iraq's following the u.s. invasion. when the sectarian death toll rein in the thousands. minority sunnis put the blame on the shiite government. >> what is happening in iraq is the revolutionary -- the oppression and repression of the sunnis under the leadership of different governments since 2005. , thousands of shiites are joining the fight against sunni insurgents. >> in addition to the sunnis and the shiites, the kurds are the third ethnic group and iraq. the soldiers of the armed forces of iraqi kurdistan are called "those who face death. peshmerga spread out across several disputed territories. adam has more. >> next to the river, and banknotes have been corrected. peshmerga's defense line west of kirkuk. in the distance, smoke. >> this is our line of

we traveled to the conservative shiite enclave of sadr city. american soldiers fought some of their toughest battles here but this tribal leader told us the u.s. is an ally in the fight against isis. we will pay any price. people will die. blood will be spilled, he said. the most important thing is to kick them out of iraq. >> reporter: do you want -- we only need their planes he said. we don't need their army because we have our own. but we need help with weapons, vehicles and planes. like tens of thousands here, two of his sons have volunteered to fight in samarra, site of one of the holiest shia shrines. we asked him why they went. to defend the country, of course, he said. after the grand cleric called for jihad, all of us, not just our children, must all go to fight jihad. when you talk to officials privately here in baghdad, it is striking just how pessimistic they seem to be. there's a real sense that the iraqi army cannot win this on the battlefield without major intentional support. which means all hopes are pinned on iraqi leaders qui

. >> a car bomb went off, killing at least 10 people in sadr city. many fear the sectarian violence could expand in the middle east. u.s. and iranian diplomats met on the sidelines of nuclear talks in vienna. they say they are considering cooperating to stop the advance of isis. the u.s. has deployed 275 military personnel to protect its embassy staff in baghdad. u.s. aircraft carriers are stationed in the persian gulf, and the pentagon is no longer ruling out drone and airstrikes. >> we are joined by our middle east analysts. isis have had in the order -- have had a meteor it rise. where are they drawing from? >> most members are iraqis, and the organization benefits from the fact that the shiite prime minister of iraq has done everything he can to minimize sunnis and secularists in iraqi politics. that is why they have some support among the sunnis in the western and northern part of the country. and that prophet, of course, the fact that governmental control is we can not only in syria. >> other sunni groups and tribal leaders are probably unhappy

we traveled to conservative shiite enclave of sadr city, home of one of the most powerful militias in iraq. american soldiers fought some of their toughest battles here, but today tribal leader abu ahmed lafraiji told us the u.s. is an ally in the fight against i.s.i.s. we will pay any price. people will die. blood will be spilled, he said. the most important thing is to kick them out of iraq. do you want help from america? "i swear, we only need their planes," he said. "we don't need their army because we have air own but we need weapons, vehicles and planes." two of abu ahmed lafraiji's sons volunteered to sight in samarra, the site of one of the holist shia shrines. we asked him why they went. "to defend the country, of course," he said. after the grand cleric called for jihad, we all just go to fight jihad. >> pelley: clarissa is joining us from baghdad. we got a sense of the gravity of the situation from secretary kerry earlier. what are officials there telling you? >> reporter: certainly, scott, when you tuck to officials, particularly when you speak to them privately, it's stri

a car bomb in the pro-government shiite strong hold of sadr city killed 12 people and wounded 30 othersan early word on the briefing from the president indicates president obama will not call for air strikes any time soon saying there are few clear targets where the u.s. could strike at the fast moving sunni insurgent z the man the u.s. calls a key lead in the u.s. consulate attack in benghazi libya is now in american custody. special forces have obtained abu khatallah being held on a u.s. war ship. the 2012 attack killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. "action news" reporter erin o'hearn will have more in a live report at 5:00 a.m. >>> later good morning america will have reports on the situation in iraq and the capture of that benghazi suspect. "gma" at 7:00 a.m. right after "action news." >> 4:45 now. coming up -- actually we just told you about the beams of light in camden. we will also continue to tell you about this hot, hot heat that we're dealing with today and what it will mean for you and all the people around you, how to make sure you're okay. >> sidney ki

a car bomb in the pro-government shiite strong hold of sadr city killed 12 people and wounded 30 othersmilitia men killed sunni detainees president obama will not call for any air strikes any time soon saying there are few clear targets where the u.s. could strike at the fast moving sunni insurgency. >> an entire class has been accused of cheating in michigan. administrator at anderson high school in south gate knew something wasn't right when so many students managed to score a perfect 100 on their final exam. the 30 11th grade classmates eventually came clean admitting someone had taken a picture of the answer key that had been left out sitting on a teacher's desk. the school made everybody retake that test and they're considering further disciplinary action. >> also new, the developer of a million dollar shore house on prime new england property has suddenly realized it is encroaching on protected turf. the developer chose a waterfront estate on protected park land in rhode island in 2009. the builder didn't notice the error until two years later saying it was an innocent surveying m

now, the several thousand heavily armed shiite fighters basically paraded through sadr city today in southern baghdad. the shiite militants are supporters of a radical cleric named muqtada al sadr. you're going to hear his name a lot. he's aligned with ayatollah ali sistani who warned the 300 u.s. military advisors being sent to iraq would be attacked. fox is being told so far those advisors have not yet arrived in baghdad but they are supposed to be on their way. and all of this as al qaeda-linked isis militants have reportedly taken over two keyboarder crossings along the iraq, syria border in northwestern iraq. as i mentioned, the battle also continues for that massive oil refinery in the northern part of the country. remember, it fuels most of northern iraq. and this is a real critical fight, as i said, at the top. because if isis fighters, arthel, were to take control of this refinery, basically, it would essentially refuel their fight. arthel? >> john huddy, thanks for breaking it down for us. in pakistan, the number of re g refugees growing. officials say more than 300,000 peo

a suicide bomber has blown himself up a mist a gathering of people and baghdad's shiite slum of sadr city killing at least fifteen people meanwhile islamist insurgents have seized to create a city that situated one hundred fifty miles north of the capital this is a major gain for islamist rebels who just yesterday captured the city of mosul to crete which has a population of about two hundred sixty thousand people is the hometown of former iraqi leader saddam hussein insurgents represent a group known as isis or the islamic state of iraq and the levant to talk about the security situation along with the very latest in foreign affairs making headlines i want to bring in right. hired marine jake deliberate oh he's a political researcher at the university of birmingham in the u.k. jake thanks for coming on thank you for having me ari so let's be clear about the insurgents we're talking about here who are the people that really make up isis and what's the extent of their control in iraq and then in the neighboring countries isis is primarily a group of domestic iraqis and syrians but however

. >> reporter: in baghdad's shiite enclave of sadr city, men answered the call to fight jihad. taking up arms against the sunni enemy isis, who now control two of iraq's main cities. they've threatened to take the capital as well, and today security forces in baghdad were on high alert. thousands have poured into recruitment centers and shiite strongholds across the country and they're not alone. cbs news can confirm that the head of iran's paramilitary quds force qassem suleimani is here in baghdad, along with iranian fighters who are helping the shiite government coordinate its response. the complete collapse of the iraqi army in the north of the country has become a scandal here. tens of thousands have abandoned their weapons and run away. today, iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki warned there would be consequences for desertion. "those who fail to carry out their duties or who abandon their positions," he said "will stand trial and face severe legal measures." but for iraqi soldiers who are captured by isis, the punishment is far worse. this video appears to show iraqi s

in the shiite stronghold of sadr city, men took to the street with every weapon they could find in a show of force. we found tribal leader abu ali khalek leading a chant that summed it up. "isis, we will kick you out," he shouted. abu ali claims a million men have volunteered to join the fight. the is pressing need to defeat terrorism and back the army, he said, the army is strong. i think if the army is as strong as you say it is, there wouldn't be a need for the militias. the army was betrayed in mosul, he said, and so they need backup, iraq will not be broken. but iraq may have already started breaking up, jeff, and today there was more bad news for the military. an army helicopter was shot down by isis fighters. >> glor: so, clarissa, with the country splintering, what is the central government's strategy? >> reporter: well, that's just it, jeff, there doesn't really appear to be a strategy. and the only outside country that is throwing its weight behind the iraqi shiite- dominated government here is iran. iran has, in fact, sent the head of its quds paramilitary force along with

obviously if you saw any of the pictures coming out of sadr city this weekend, somewhat terrifying photographsf a big march, many of the militia were disbanded after 2008 or 2009, so that was a big push if for no other reason than to make the point that baghdad will not be easy to move in on. something to keep an eye on, the key of samarra, there is a shiite religious mosque there that is extremely important. it was bombed in 2006 and served as a trigger to some of the worst sectarian strife. they are picking up intelligence that it may be targeted again. i think that that is a major off majorat could set repercussions. at this point they feel they have a decent grip on things and both sides remain at their corners with no major push towards the 2006, 2007 violence levels yet. >> phil mattingly joining us this afternoon. thank you so much. more than one year after the irs scandal first surfaced, the targeting controversy has reared its ugly head yet again, this time over missing e-mails that may contain fact over irs scrutiny of tea party groups. we are in washington right now with more on the

several thousand heavily harmed shiite fighters paraded through sadr city in southern baghdad. shiite forces are supporters of muqtada al sadr who says advisers sent there would be attacked. fox is being told those military advisers have not arrived in baghdad. meantime, the al qaeda linked isis militants have taken control of two key border crossings along the iraq/syria border as iraqi forces continue to battle for control of a major oil refinery in the northern part of the country. it continues to be a key battleground. because if isis fighters took over it would continue to fuel their fight. all this as the calls for iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki to resign continue to grow louder. u.s. forces meanwhile, remain in the persian gulf awaiting orders from president obama about whether to start gearing up for military air strikes against isis militants. arthel. >> all right. john huddy reporting from jimmy johnson, thank you. >>> u.s. women's soccer star and olympic gold medalist has landed this jail after police say she assaulted her sister and 17-year-old nephew. officers

but looking at that demonstration by the militia and the sadr city of baghdad and basra in the south and many other militias that have been activated, it's very clear that the potential for a sectarian war is there. what we've seen, taking a territory by the -- essentially by the sunnis backed by isis or fronted by isis is another dimension of that, fareed. >> does it feel like in this context that american military advisers or even strikes could make a difference? >> it's going to have to be a long-term strategy. and certainly isis where they're taking some of their weapons and where they have safe haven and sanctuary is across the border in syria, indeed, in the same way that taliban and afghanistan could hide across the border in pakistan. so any effort to take out isis inside iraq to weaken them to help -- to help, if you will, strengthen the iraqi army and reclaim territory will have to necessarily include a component that strikes at isis' bases. it cannot succeed unless that happens. it's hard to see how 300 advisers can provide enough intelligence and deconflict the situation

residents of the suburb of sadr city are used to being bombed by sunni extremists but say they haven't seen such a huge blast as this one. it wreaked havoc in a crowded market on tuesday, the specter of sectarian civil war is looming dangerously over the country. emily buchanan, bbc news. >> reporter: well, we're here in erbil, relatively safe here. as you can see the checkpoints behind me, that is the road that leads to mosul. now, about a year ago i was here and i enter mosul, just to get to the center of the city from this point there were about 40 or 50 checkpoints. and the iraqi military was very present right across the city. now, the governor of mosul at the time said that he warned of something like this, he sent a warning to the prime minister nuri al maliki, saying if he doesn't curb this concern of sectarian violence in mosul itself, it could fall into the hands of insurgents. and now today, we're still seeing tens of thousands of refugees being displaced and leaving their homes, leaving mosul and they have come to erbil, seek something kind of safe haven. some have found ac

one a car bomb in sadr city. obviously a huge concern. ng things, jake, with all the security layers here in the city and all these checkpoints, the fact six bombs were able to go off today, a dozen people were killed, dozens of others were injured is a sign of how tense things here are and that it's not just a question of militia fighters on the outskirts of baghdad but it's people, terrorists organized groups already in the capital and able to carry out actions. >> anderson cooper in baghdad, thank you. stay safe. we've just heard the latest out of iraq now to break do you know how the u.s. should proceed is ambassador richard haass, president of the council on foreign relations and author of the book "war of necessity, war of choice, a memoir of two iraq wars." richard, great to see you as always. start way report issued today by the progressive think tank. they're saying the u.s. should prepare for possible air strikes. this group center for american progress have a very close relationship with the white house. almost a revolving door

the several thousand heavily armed shiite fighters paraded through sadr city. they're supporters of mack taud da al sadr. he is aligned with who yesterday said u.s. military advisers being sent to iraq would be attacked. now, meantime, the al qaeda linked militants isis have reportedly taken control of a border crossing in the northwestern part of the country, and this as iraqi forces continue to battle for control of that major oil reserve also in the northern part of iraq. and this continues to be a key battleground because if isis fighters were to take control of it, that would obviously continue to fuel their fight. now, we're getting reports that the first group of u.s. military advisers are on the ground right now in bag dad, this of course as u.s. military forces remain in the persian gulf awaiting orders from president obama about whether to start gearing up for military air strikes against isis. >> john, thank you very much for bringing us an update on what's going on in iraq. >>> as tensions surge in iraq, 300 american military advisers are now on the

huge show of force, this huge parade by the militia linked to muqtada al sadr, the shia cleric in sadr cityered this. how are thesemy lish az going to be used? i mean with so much territory being lost, why are they parading around the streets? shouldn't they actually be doing something? >> yeah, it's kind of a double message there. i mean part of the message was from muqtada al sadr to nuri al malaki, it's time for you to go. the other message for isis fighters if you come near our shrines, we're going to take you on. a double message. the message from the top religious cleric in the country as we don't want militias. we want everyone fighting in it the army. but as we all know, the army here has completely failed to fight in a cohesive way. the real issue is that these militias could be unleashed if sectarian violence kicks off. that's a real danger. that's a real concern in this city that's getting increasingly worried. isis now made those advances in and bar almost at the doors of the city, if you will, on the western side of baghdad, we hear reports of government offices being closed em

at least one car bomb in sadr city. at least 12 people killed according to iraqi police. dozens wounded in those multiple bombingings. there is very tight security here in the capital. we went out as soon as we got out of our vehicles, police were on us, asking for identity papers. that has not been enough, though, to stop the bloodshed within the city itself. as you reported, the fight for baqubah continues from all reports. if the -- if isis fighters are able to take baqubah, that will put them within 37 miles of baghdad. that's the closest they have gotten thus far. and it's basically a straight shot from baqubah to the gates of baghdad, wolf. >> anderson, a top priority of course is protecting, what, about 5,000 americans in baghdad. some of the surrounding areas. most of them in the so-called green zone at that huge u.s. embassy complex. what's the latest on how the u.s. is preparing for whatever may come next, including the possibility of massive evacuations? >> well, as you know, 275 military personnel have been brought to the region. more than 100 sent already to

several thousand heavily armed shiite fighters madder through sadr city today in southern baghdad. according to their reports they drove their vehicles over american and israeli flags. they are supporters of al sadr. he is aligned with the ayatollah who we told you yesterday said u.s. military advisers being sent to iraq would be attacked. all this comes as iraqi forces continue to battle the isis militants. there are also growing calls, as we mentioned, for iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki to step down. in the meantime u.s. forces remain in the persian gulf awaiting any orders from president obama about whether to gear up for military air strikes against the isis forces. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> well, the stakes remain quite high as the drama continues. joining us with reaction and insight, fox news military analyst, lieutenant general tom mcinurney. it's very interesting as we hear advisers heading to iraq, you have situations with the oil refinery under siege at the moment and iraqi soldiers trapped there. what does will these 300 advisers have when you have

a car bomb exploded in the predominantly shia neighbor of sadr city, one of just six bombs detonated in baghdad today. we got word there was a blast not too far from here, five or ten minute drive. we're not sure what sort of a device it was. we believe it was some sort of a roadside device. a couple of days ago there was a person with a suicide vest that detonated themselves. this is early reports. three people are dead. a number of others are wounded. we're still trying to gather more information. normally we would rush to the scene. but in baghdad, that is a very dangerous thing to do. often there are secondary device timed to explode 10, 20, 30 minutes after the first device. so any first responders to go to try to help those wounded and killed, they get killed in that secondary device. we're going to hang back and try to gather more information. but it's just a sign of how dangerous things are in baghdad these days. according to iraqi police, 12 people were killed in the blast, dozens more injured. a lot to talk about tonight. nic robertson is with me in baghdad. arwa damon is i

june, july, and august, being hit i ok to from the west with militias from the south and out of sadr city. it was very tough, you know we so, we willoops. have to see what they're going to do. in the decide to stay sunni areas, we are going to have a classic counterinsurgency. things might play out the need to be done for re-conciliation. troops are not going to liberate the areas of a rack. will provide the logistics, the training, and the overwhelming firepower in the months ahead, but i don't think we will do it and i will not recommend it. if they are not going to fight for their own country, we should not on the ground. it will be bloody. but as history goes, that is a long-term question. they are pushing towards baghdad, the president is faced with a different situation. given that we have a large contingent of americans in the middle of this thing, given what can happen to baghdad and how the other five actors play. government, the iraqi army, not entirely but largely soldiersof shia ground and some of the militias that are also in the mix. andogether they can hold maintain their c

several thousand heavily armed shiite farmers paraded through sadr city in southern baghdad. forces are supporters of man named al sadr. she aligned with sistani who said yesterday u.s. military adviser being sent to iraq would be attacked. pox is being told those military adviser have not yet arrived in baghdad. meantime, the al qaeda i willtants have taken control of two keyboarder crossings along the iraq-syria boarder in northwestern eye g iraq. this as iraqi forces continue to battle for control of a major oil refinery in the northern part of the country. that continues to be a key battleground because if isis fight were to take control of it that would continue to fuel their fight and all of this, of course, as the call for iraqi prime minister al maliki to resign continue to grow louder and at this point u.s. forces remain in the persian gulf awaiting orders from president obama about whether to start gearing up, gearing up, and getting ready. military air strikes against those isis militants. >> john huddy in jerusalem. thanks, john. >>> accusations now of a coverup a

we traveled to the shiite enclave of sadr city home of the army.merican soldiers fought some of their toughest battles here but today this tribal leader told us the u.s. is an ally in the fight against isis. we will pay any price. people will die blood will be spilled, he said. the most important thing is to kick them out of iraq. do you want help from america? why, claire we only need their planes, he said. we don't need armies because we have our own. but we need help with planes. >> reporter: two of his sons have volunteered to fight for jihad. he said it's a duty for every one to defend their country. the problem with the militias is they stoke sectarian tensions here. that is exactly what isis wants to drive a wedge between the sunnis and the shiites and make this a religious battle as posed to to iraqi forces and extremists. >> thank you. >>> in a cbs news/"new york times" poll 56% favor sending drones to attack insurgents. 51% back president obama's plan to send advisers. 43% want manned aircraft and 19% want to see ground troops return. sec

we traveled to the conservative shiite enclave of sadr city home to the militia. they've fought some of their toughest battles here but today we were told the u.s. is an ally in the fight against isis. we will pay any price, people will die. blood will be spilled. the most important thing is to kick them out of iraq. do you want help from america? i swear we only need their planes. we don't need their armys because we have our own, but we need help with weapons, vehicles and planes. like tens of thousands here two of his sons have volunteered to fight jihad. he told us it is a duty for every iraqi to defend their country. the problem with these militias is that they stoke sectarian tensions, and the proof of that is in the rising deth counte inging death count here. that is exactly what isis wants, to drive a wedge between the sunnichlt and shiites and make this a religious battle as opposed to a war between iraqis and extremists. >> great reporting, clarissa. thank you. >>> 56% of americans support sending drone aircraft to attack insurgents. 51% back president o

maliki succeeded in clearing out of basra then sadr city then amaura but it only succeeded because we supported it. it was on the verge of failure. logistically it was failing. they had no fire support. and they were on the verge of failing. that would are been disastrous for maliki. he would have easily have suffered a vote of no confidence in the council of representatives. and he went down there to basra. he realized his political stake was on the line and he went down there basra and moved his headquarters down there and mandmand commanded and controlled only the way an iraqi could, with four cell phones in front of him. general petraeus laid on advisers, air power, attack helicopters, drones, airborne infantry battalion, logistics. it was that push from the multinational force iraq that allowed the charge of the knights to succeed. now, maliki is doing sort of the same thing. he has moved his headquarters up to somara. that's the battlefield right now. the home of the golden dome mosque. the shrine. the fourth holiest shrine in shia islam. he's going to defend it. but he doesn't

thousands of men have been marching in shiite strong holds throughout the country, most notably in in sadr citys have taken a key strategic border crossing from iraqi force is across it. it's a huge advance for the isis militants because it means they'll now be able to move heavy weaponry freely back and forth across syria to iraq. iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki is facing lots of push at the moment. many feel he can't do that until he forms a unity government, an inclusive government that takes minorities sunnis and also kurds, ands them into the fold. certainly there is now great deal of skepticism as to whether nuri al maliki can fix this crisis. for "cbs this morning: saturday," clarissa ward, baghdad baghdad. >> now to washington where president obama has deployed hundreds of special operations forces to help iraqi government against it lambic militants. marl mark mark albert has more. good morning. >> good morning, vinita. in the meantime two initial teams drawn from the 350 to 370 troops already at u.s. embassy facilities in iraq will determine how up to 300 special operations force

maliki succeeded in clearing out .asra and then sadr city it only succeeded because we supported it. it was on the verge of failure. logistically it was failing. they had no fire support and they were on the verge of failing. that would have been disastrous for maliki. he would easily have suffered a vote of no-confidence in the council representatives. he went down there to bosworth and realizes -- he went down to basra and moved his headquarters and commanded and controlled the way only an iraqi could, with four cell phones in front of him. laid onpetraeus advisers, air, attack helicopters, drones, and airborne infantry battalion, logistics. it was that push from the multinational force that allowed the charge of the knights to succeed. maliki is doing sort of the same thing. he has moved his headquarters up to samara. domedme of the golden mosque. he is to defend it. he doesn't have multinational force iraq to back him up anymore, so it's going to be a very dicey affair. 25% army by recent reports is combat ineffective. , thes no trouble support way we had trouble support -- he ha

. >>> emergency vehicles raced to sadr city after a car bomb exploded there. 12 people were killed. 30d in a crowded outdoor market. nobody has claimed responsibility. the attacks against shiite districts are the work of sunni militants. >>> 44 sunni detainees were shot in the chest after they tried to storm a jail. >>> today william hite has pleaded for more money for the city and state. the district needs $96 million to sustain the status quo. without that money 800 teachers could be laid off. >>> the deal to sell the high school building to drexel closed andrea raised $25 million for the school. in a letter to hite today mayor nutter says that he continues to work to find revenue for the school brick. and radnor township has plans for the estate. once owned by montgomery scott they want to sell 16, 1 acre lots. scott was the inspiration for the movie "the philadelphia story" with katherine hepburn. >>> sidney kimmel is giving $110 million to thomas jefferson university. it will be renamed after kimmel. i sat down with sidney for a chat for a school that bears his name. >> when you w

maliki succeeded clearing the them out of basra and sadr city and a march raw.t only succeeded because we supported it. logistically it was failing. they had no fire support. they were on the verge of failing. that would have been disasterous for malik kim. he would have easily suffered a vote of no confidence in the council of representatives. he went down there to basra. he realized his political stake was on the line and went down to basra and moved his headquarters down there and commanded and controlled the way only an iraqi could, with four cell phones in front of him. general petraeus laid on advisors, air power, attack helicopters, drones, an airborne infantry battalion, logistics. it was that push from the multinational force in iraq that allowed the charge of the knights to succeed. maliki is doing sort of the same thing. he has moved his headquarters up to samarra. that is the battlefield right now. the home of the golden dome mosque. the shrine, the fourth holiest shrine in shia islam. he will defend it but he doesn't have multinational force iraq to

that coming as reports out of iraq today that an explosion in baghdad's shiite sadr city district has killed ten people. also quite a few questions about the news today regarding the captured libyan militant suspected of carrying out the attacks in benghazi in 2012. the associated press writing that the president says the man suspected of killing americans in benghazi will face the full weight of the american justice system. his capture marks the first apprehension of an alleged perpetrator in the 2012 attack that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. and reaction coming in from capitol hill today. in today's to today's news rather on benghazi. the chair of the house foreign affairs committee ed royce saying i am encouraged that ahmed abu khatallah has been captured. this is overdue considering that this individual has made himself available to multiple media outlets in the 19 months since the deaths of four americans. and house speaker john boehner saying it is obviously good news that this terrorist is now in american custody. and i expect the administratio

sadr rallied across the country. others are involved too. the biggest event was in sadder city in northern baghdad. men turned out, including the northern town of kirkuk, under kurdish control. they are getting ready for a long battle. >> we urge you to be ready to sacrifice yourselves and befriend the beloved country. >> imran khan is in baghdad for us. tell us what happened in sadder city. >> well, there was what you call a show of force. i was down there and saw thousands of volunteers rallying in support of muqtada al-sadr. it was a military show of force. a lot of people with ak-47s, automatic machine-guns, rocket propelled grenades and knives on show. this was the biggest military rally they have held ever in sadder city. replicated with others in basra, bacuba. it was a show of force. it was a defensive army, designed to protect baghdad and other shrines. muqtada al-sadr is at pains to point out that they are peace platoons, they are not going on the offensive. >> this is a show of strength, a show of force. it's not a march of parade, a show of power in support of the prime minister. >> no,

city in baghdad. these men, though, are not fighters with the iraqi army. they are members of the mehdi army. it is a shiite militia, head by al sadrrian tensions here at a time when the security situation is already deteriorating. today we learned isis militants have taken a key strategic border crossing from iraqi forces along the syrian border. this is a huge advance for the isis militants because it means they will now be able to move heavy weaponry freely back and forth across from sheer ya to iran. iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki is coming under a lot of pressure at the moment along with iraqi security force toss try to push back to stage some type of pronounced counteroffensive. many feel he can't really do that until he forms a unity government, an inclusive government that takes minority sunnis and kurds and welcomes them into the fold. people here are accusing him of having sec tar yann divisive policies. there is a great deal of skepticism whether nuri al maliki can solve this crisis. >>> now to washington where president obama deployed hundreds of special operations forces to help against islamic militants. mark, g

cities as a show of support. it's part of the complicated politics that destabilized the country that this group is opposed to the irane government. it's under the leadership of muqtada al-sadr, the shia cleric who you might recall was actually sending his fighters out in the streets to fight u.s. forces in najeth and other places in 2004. they are back saying they'll help to defend the country. it probably will complicate things, and could make it more dangerous. >> speaking of help, is there a sense that american troops could bring stability? >> in a sense, because we are not really talking about troops as in troops on the ground. we will not see the stability briefly won here when there was a surge, the military surge of american forces backed by american forces, able to beat back al qaeda and take territory. when they left al qaeda came back in. now we are deal with the offshoot of al qaeda, the islamic state of iraq and levant. the air strikes, targeted intelligence, 300 personnel special operations forces will make a difference in being able to target specific individuals and cut their command and control lines, but we are not talking about numbers of troops or the wei