The Iraqi Government wants u. S. To consider offering air support. A city militant group is toppling cities aiming to topple iraq and syria. Effective july 31st, i will be stepping down as majority leader. Republicans scrambling now. The epic upset has members, and i quote, freaking out right now. Theres been a shooting at a phoenix, arizona, catholic church. One priest is killed another is in critical condition. Dark heavy thoughts. Brand new journal entries giving a glimpsed in the mind of bowe bergdahl. The end of the deadly shootout between authorities and a couple at rampage. The video shows you exactly how ruthless and coldblooded these murders were. Paula dean making a comeback launching her own channel online. Guess whose gone digital, yall. An amazing rescue. This offduty Police Officer managed to pull the driver from his car. All that they will not be swept. The rangers hold on domination in the third period. The swamp boat guide entertains tourists by putting marshmallows in
Group marching through iraq confirmed what many suspected. Theyre goal is to seize baghdad. The crisis unfolding right now is threatening to undo the eightyear attempt by the United States military to stabilize the country. The al qaedainspired group has taken mosul and tikrit. Abcs Alex Marquardt is in the region and just filed this report. Reporter al qaeda on the move. The roads of Northern Iraq littered with the burned out carcasses of iraqi army vehicles. Soon after taking iraqs secondbiggest city, mosul, the al qaeda offshoot, known as i. S. I. S. , went to take tikrit, the home of saddam hussein. Were dealing with this situation. Were not going to allow this to carry on, said iraqs Prime Minister. Theres little evidence that i. S. I. S. , short of the Islamic State of iraq and syria, is facing little resistance. The Prime Minister has asked citizens to take up arms, as iraqi forces are fleeing. So, too, are normal iraqis. Around 500,000 people are believed to have left mosul. Fl
And what its like to raise kids in the white house. Game on, the big it single game in a matter of hours. Organizers are promising an unforgettable show. We have an exclusive preview today, thursday, june 12th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. If you even dont follow soccer or football, depending on what you call it, we will have more. We are already to go. First we want to get to todays top story, that new violence raging in iraq, now in the hands of militant once again. After all the years the u. S. Spent there, all that was lost there the white house once again is being asked to intervene. We will go live to jim miklazewski in a moment. Lets go to Richard Engel, who has made his way into Northern Iraq this morning. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, savannah, this very aggressive militant group is continuing its offensive. So far the Iraqi Government seems powerless to stop it.
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It captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. A few hours ago eric cantor was one of the most powerful men in washington am 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 shockwaves 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 have been Holding Secret meet