get his as kicked. >> what about eric dane? >> i've gotten my ass kicked a couple types, yeah. >> erin mcpike, washington. >> don't miss mcsteamy on the last ship" starting this sunday on tnt, part of the turner family at 9:00 p.m. eastern. that's it for the lead. i'm john berman. i turn you over to the captain of our ship, wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> john, thanks very much. happening now, on the brink, iraq's prime minister cling to power as militants overrun his country and his support at home and abroad plummets. now a potential blow from a top religious leader. can nuri al maliki survive? dangerous assignment. a cnn crew including ben wedeman is caught up in an angry demonstration and roughed up. the frightening incident caught on camera. so what led to this violent encounter? and an unfolding disaster. relentless rain triggers a