Clock to identify how we can provide the most effective assistance to them. I dont rule out anything. Because we do have a stake in making sure that these jihadists are not getting a permanent foothold in either iraq or syria for that matter. The white house spokesperson jay carney says the United States is not contemplating Ground Troops but that air strikes are being considered. The iraq military carried out its own air strikes overnight. Arwa damon joins me with the latest, we have heard isis continuing their push through the country. What is the latest youre hearing right now . Reporter well, anderson, theyre still maintaining a very firm grip over the city of mosul. When it comes to the oilrich city of kirkuk, they attempted to take that by were drawn back by the Kurdish Fighting force. We spent the bulk of our day at one of the border crossings into northern iraq. The region of kurdistan, on the way on the road that would lead to mosul. And around mosul, they managed to recover s
Good evening on a very busy wednesday night. Diane is back tomorrow. We begin with the massive upset in washington. The republican leader suddenly out. No one saw this coming including him. Eric cantor once a rising star in the Republican Party defeated by an underdog. An unknown who raised less money for his campaign than cantor spent eating out. How did he explain his loss moments ago. Abc leading us off. Reporter House Majority leader eric cantor said tonight hes stepping down. Not in disgrace but in a defeat he never saw coming. Im going to leave the political analysis to yall. He lost to dave brat. An unknown College Professor on a tea party wave. He orchestrated from his tiny virginia headquarters with only two staffers. This country is change. Reporter how different were their campaigns . Cantor 5 million, 50 times more than brat. Candor wrote 9,000 checks for private jets brat spent at walmart. When we talked to brat last month he pulled up outside the capitol in his chevy. A s
Away. We are live with what happens next. Good morning, everyone. A lot going on. I would say so. Welcome to early start. Its wednesday, june 11, its 5 00 in the east. All right. So much for the fall of the tea party. Theres been a stunning epic upset in virginia. House majority leader eric cantor defeated by economics professor and Tea Party Darling dave bratt. This wasnt even close, folks. He kept pounding home the theme that cantor betrayed principles on spending and immigration and knocked off the number two House Republican by an astonishing 12 points despite being outspent by some 5 million. The reason we won this campaign is theres one reason, and thats because dollars do not vote, you do. Was basic American Values right from the beginning. And the basic premise is power belongs to the people, and thats what were going to do. Its disappointing, sure. But i believe in this country, i believe theres opportunity around the next corner for all of us. So i look forward to continuing
Inaccuracies. The winner, economic demonstrated this morning that he has got some learning to do on basic policy questions. Take a listen. Let me ask you about Foreign Policy questions. Arming the rebels, would you be in favor of that . Check, i thought we were just going to chat today about the celebration aspect. I am happy to do more but i just wanted to talk about the victory ahead and i wanted to thank everybody. Never mind that. He slobbered him 56 to 44 . And since we hear about people buying elections, heres the truly shocking part. Cantor raised some 5. 4 million, most of which he spent. By comparison, brat raised 300,000. Campaign expense shows that cantors team spent more money eating and drinking at steak houses than brat spent all together. Dan abash said a tea party win of this magnitude bodes ill for compromise. That was one of the specific difference. That was used against them. The message to them was negotiation and compromise could get you beat. Once an aid to House
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. A few hours ago, eric cantor was one of the most powerful men in washington, but late today he announced he is stepping down as House Majority leader after a stunning defeat in a republican primary in virginia last night. He was up set by a candidate backed by the tea party, david brat, and it wasnt even close. Cantor, elected to the house in 2000 and majority leader since 2011 appeared to be on track to become speaker of the house. His defeat was the first of a majority leader since that post was created more than a century ago. No one saw it coming and it sent shock waves across the country. Our Political Team looks at why it happened and what happens next. First nancy cordes on capitol hill, nancy . Reporter scott, because this is washington, lawmakers began jockeying for cantors leadership post within a few hours of his surprise defeat. All day long they hav