this morning president obama has already met with his national security team to discuss the crumbling situation in iraq. a senior administration official tells us a decision on what action, if any, could come as early as this weekend. terrorist fighters continue to parade through the captured towns. itn reporter jonathan rugman was at a checkpoint in keerp cook as fighting broke out and iraqi military abandoned their posts. reporter: outside kirkuk, iraqi troops from the 12th division were filmed trying to halt the islamist advance. it seems they didn t try for long. somebody filmed the iraqi soldiers fleeing, many in civilian clothing. apparently leaving behind this military base as a playground for jihadists from the islamic state of iraq and el sham.