The world cup. This morning, we are looking ahead to the u. S. Road to victory. You are going down, belgium. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans, it is friday, june 27th. It is 5 00 a. M. In the east. Happening today, the u. S. Looking to strike a delicate balance to slow the isis surge in iraq. John kerry went to meet with the king of saudi arabia to rally behind iraq. The situation getting more and more complicated by the minute. Iran is sending in military advisers to fight off militants. Iraq turning to russia for fighter jets saying the u. S. Is not moving fast enough. We have in baghdad this morning with more. Bring us up to speed. A lot of conflicting interest in iraq now. Although, everyone is trying to stop the flow of isis. Reporter it is very much a balancing act, christine. The u. S. Cannot be seen prop up a government under such criticism of whats been seen here. The marginalization of the sunni being drawn, threatened, pushed or pulled to the sunni extremist side. We are hearing from senior u. S. Administration officials that timetable for military strikes is going to be governed by the timetable for the constitutional process here. Parliament is set to convene on tuesday, then pick a speaker of parliament. We move to the next day where the president is named. It is a slow process the u. S. Cannot seem to circumvent. It will tell when the u. S. Can strike at isis military targets. Others in the region are not as balanced. Syria is carrying out cross border raids, iran sending in, bolstering the iraqi forces with ammunition and light weaponry coming across the border. The other issue they are facing here is they really dont have a very good intelligence picture on it. They know there are 10,000 isis fighters between ear ya and iraq but dont have a sense of where they are. Even if you did want to strike, where are you going to strike without having an impact on the civilian operation. Its slowing them down while isis is continuing in the battle for baghdad. Yesterday evening, a Suicide Attack killed 19 here to the north of the capital. Its ramping up the tension here today. Thank you so much for that. Syrian rebels get a huge cash infusion if president obama gets his wish. He wants congress to green light 500 million to train moderate opposition. Its part of a 1. 5 billion operation to stabilize the region with help. The suspected master mind of the rampage on the u. S. Mission in benghazi is nearing american soil. He could arrive as soon as this weekend according to a senior Law Enforcement source. He spent two weeks being the future of president ial recess appointments changed after the Supreme Court ruled the National Relations board were made improperly. The senate was in a session, so technically not shut down, which would have paved the way for the appointment. It could validate hundreds of moves. Happening today, lawmakers beginning a look at the Mexican Border crisis. Representatives will patrol a facility in texas. They will meet with agents and volunteers before speaking with children who crossed into the u. S. Illegally. Also happening today, a push for Immigration Reform by top officials in new york including Cardinal Timothy dolan. Theres little hope for a deal in washington. The issue is likely to go nowhere, perhaps until president obama leaves office. The federal government taking steps to renew coverage with obamacare. Most of the people will be able to renew automatically. The move is also expected to lighten the load on the website, which is major trouble when launched. Trouble for general motors. A current Vice President was made aware of the deadly ignition switch as early as 2005. A chief engineer at the time received an email about the potential fixes. The recent internal investigation said no top executives were aware of the issue. They are looking into gms handling of the problem. European shares upright now. Asian ended mostly down. U. S. Futures are lower. One stock is moving higher, gopro. A stunning 30 rise during the debut. Brandnew on cnn money, millenials are buying their own houses. By the year 2025, millenials could form 24 million new households. Home ownership rates collapsed during the recession. It will give the Housing Market a boost according to this report. It is counter intuitive. A lot of people said they are out of the game, they dont want to buy a house. Oh, no, when they are ready, expect an explosion. We could use them. Yeah. It makes me feel happy. Team usa has their eyes on belgium and the world cup. It wasnt pretty, but the americans made it out of the group of death. They fell short to germany thanks to portugals win over ghana. How you can be a winner and loser at the same time. Now the u. S. Can shift focus from the germans to the belgiu belgiums. They have the same colors on the flag. This time, different result. Laura has more from brazil. Reporter well, john. Well, christine, does it seem weird we are celebrating and happy after the usa lost . It feels odd. That loss to germany did not matter. As we know, the usa is progressing. Their next fixture is the round of 16. That will be against belgium. Now belgium is the dark horse of this tournament thchlt is the Team Everybody said you need to keep your eye on. Theres a lot of young players. The average age of the squad is 26 years old. They are fast. They are physical. They are very good, very skilled players. I think the usa can handle this belgium team. The one area that the American Team will have to concentrate on, that will be to breakthrough this belgian defense. They have one goal in their first three matches. That goal was actually a penalty. They have their work cut out for them. They made it through the group of death. Now everything seems doable. They surpassed all expectations. Kl klinsmann knew if he could do that now, round 16 in salve dor. Hopefully it wont be a horrible, horrible, rainy day. Its all about you. I have seen the film, right . But i think thats all i know about belgium. They have a good soccer team but thats all i know. A lot of people think fries originated in belgium. Trying to think what i could do without belgian beer, pale ale, the dancing horses. They have good things around there. We are going to beat you, belgium. If you are belgium watching the show, tweet us and ill talk back. We have disturbing new developments in the case of the father charged with his young sons murder. Do police have proof he meant to leave the child in the hot car . Tornadoes, hail and flooding. This is going to affect millions of you. Indra petersons is tracking it all after the break. 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He met with child psychologists. Michigan police say he did not appear to be held against his will. They are not ruling out abuse. He is now in the custody of his biological mother. The boys father found out he was alive in an interview with nancy grace. A major bust in california. It targeted people using technology to target children. A retired sheriffs deputy and member of the l. A. Fire department were among those arrested. Families at the Granite Mountain hot shots killed in the yarnell fire are suing california. How 19 lives were lost along with damages. The families offered to settle for more than 220 million, but their Attorney Says the state wasnt willing to talk openly about the fire. Advocates for abortion patients are vowing a fight after the Supreme Court struck down a law creating a 35 foot buffer zone around clinics. Lawmakers say it was to limit harassment. The 2007 law violates free speech. They will work on a new bill to protect women looking for abortion. A colorado judge allowing states tougher laws to stand. Limits magazines to 15 rounds. They were passed by the Democratic Legislature after mass shootings, including the Movie Theater shooting in aurora. The cdc says one in ten deaths among americans between 20 and 64 are due to alcohol abuse. One in ten deaths. Thats 88,000 people every single year. 70 of the deaths are men. It cites drunkdriving incidents and chronic conditions of overconsumption of alcohol. The weather is taking its toll on texas. A tornado blew through ripping roofs off buildings. The Mississippi River crested more than 20 feet last night. The governor declared a state of emergency in 35 counties in minnesota. Campers were sent rushing to Higher Ground because of flooding in new hampshire. The force of the storms ripped some trees out by their roots. The trees, you know, big roots, the whole base of it just flying down the river. More dangerous conditions in store for the weekend as well. Just what you want to hear. Indra petersons is here with the forecast. These things are not allowed to go together. Lets start from the bad and go good. Who is going to get the rain for the weekend . The midwest. Look at the numbers over the next three days. The midwest is the area we are focusing on most. Low pressure moving through the region. Thats when we are going to have the largest threat for Severe Weather. 2 million to 3 Million People from bismarck to dodge city, then its going to slide further east, affecting more of you for tomorrow. Thats the concern especially a threat more tornadoes can be out there in minneapolis to Oklahoma City by tomorrow. Now, making our way into the southeast, the gulf is open, all that humid air and moisture is fueling. You know this. This is typical for you for this time of year. A lot of storms out there. On top of it, hot. 80s and 90s and rain. New orleans, three days, tampa, florida seeing similar numbers. Then we end on a good note. It is bright here in the northeast. High pressure building in. See the lovely sunshine . That means it is staying dry and the numbers are out there. 80s are nice. I never complain about 80s when it is dry. I love that forecast. Your priorities in check. Good. Thank you. 18 minutes after the hour. More trouble to tell you about for shia labeouf. Police are charging him with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. Labeouf appeared to be drunk and smoking inside a theater. He was seeing cabaret, our favorite. It is our favorite. He was taken out in handcuffs during intermission. That is odd. Big changes coming to the view. Generally mccarthy is out leaving Whoopi Goldberg as the lone host. Mccarthy tweeted, my view will be changing, too. Barbara walters, the cocreator stepped down a month ago. Rumors are swirling that men could be invited to take permanent seats on the program. We are coming. Were going to get there. All right. 19 minutes after the hour. 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Yesterday, we lose to germany and it felt like a win. No matter how we got here, team usa made it out of the group of death. Germany was only able to score one goal. Portugal beating ghana, we go to the goal differential. Team usa talked about that. Here they are celebrating in the locker room after the game. Now, on to the knockout round. We are in the knockout stage. Anything can happen. It doesnt matter what you do in the group. We want to get to the next round. After that, anything can happen. So, here we are now. I think we can get pretty far. Up next, team usa is belgium on tuesday. Trending this morning, the Cleveland Cavaliers made Andrew Wiggins the number one pick. He rocked an unbelievable suit. The cavs said he almost changed their pick after seeing what he was wearing. I think he was only half joking. Parker went number two. The best moment of the draft came midway through the first round when nba honored isaiah austin. He was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that affects the heart that ended his playing career. The nba wants austin to realize his dream of walking across the stage after being drafted. It was an awesome moment for him and classy move by adam silver and the nba. She competed in the 800 meter run yesterday. It wauz normal race for the 28yearold other than the fact shes 34 weeks pregnant. She says shes been running anyways and the doctors gave her the okay to do the race. Her goal was not to get last. She accomplished that. The crowd gave her a standing ovation. She did finish last, but her unborn child finished second to last. Get it . Crossed the finish line first. Get it. That is quite a ride for baby on board. Great reporting. Have a great weekend. You, too. 26 minutes after the hour. The fight raging in iraq. Military advisers arrived there. Iraqs leader may be turning elsewhere for help. Well tell you where, next. Cou. 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Team usa living to fight another day in the world cup. We are showing you what comes next. Welcome back to early start, im christine romans. Im in the glow of the new game yesterday. Thats a preview of whats coming next. 30 minutes past the hour. Im john berman. John kerry walking a fine diplomatic line. The secretary is headed to saudi arabia to meet with king abdullah. This is the latest attempt to get the sunni nation to standup in the fight against isis as iran dives deeper into the conflict sending military advisers to help the iraqis. Theres another sudden twist. Iraqis now seeking help from Vladimir Putin and the russians. We have live in baghdad with the latest. This is a complicated situation only getting more complicated by the day. The secretary of state is in