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Situation in iraq. You know, for days now, weve been hearing one thing from this administration, that options are being discussed. We know last night the president met with top congressional leaders to discuss that. What they said came out of that meeting was basically an assessment, it wasnt as some speculated, an opportunity for the president to lay all of those options out on the table, to pick apart each one and then make a decision. It was merely an update and agreement to work with congres...

Central government claims to be driving them back, the front line is as close as 37 miles from here. Faith in the government remains low. Trust in maliki to look out for all iraqis, shia, sunni, kurds, christians seemingly nonexistent. Against that backdrop, the Prime Minister is requesting and the Obama Administration is considering whether to have air strikes and other assistance. This afternoon president obama met with congressional leaders but not running through a list of possible actions t...

And youre the real mvp. [ applause ] kevin durant mother, with a speech moving her and the rest of us all to tears. Never give up, to always put your children first, to always commit yourself to their dreams and their aspirations and goals, even when it gets hard. Good day, everyone, im an Andrea Mitchell in washington. Attacking a busy outdoor mall in the northern part of the country, killing as many as 300 people, this as the outrage is spreading around the world. Our prayers are with the miss...

The way the white house sees it, the future of ukraine is bound to the elections on may 25th. But russia today started poking holes in ukraines election plans. While the prorussian separatists tried to shoot holes in each other. Youre looking at the twisted remains of a helicopter knocked down in the Eastern Ukraine city of slovyansk. And this video, while undated, reports to show ukraines forces near donetsk. Its where pro russia forces have seized government buildings. Ukrainian military is in...

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Nobody in the media saw this coming. Heres another earthquake reference here. He calls the loss seismically large. Heres the question we have to ask. Actually a friend asked it on facebook. Heres what she wrote. You have hundreds of journalists and progressers covering politics and very little evidence they were paying attention to this race. Why . Thats a great question. So, to answer it, ive assembled an allstar reporter round table. Including the editor and chief of will call. And jake sherma...

Were coming out of that. Nbcs luke russert. Do we know what happened . As of right now, we do not. What we can say is the balloon actually went into the power line. Why did it go into the power line, if it was weather related, if it was pilot error, that has not been figured out at this time. We know the ntsb has been dispatched and are assisting in the effort. Some harrowing accounts of eyewitnesses from what they saw. Take a listen to the virginia official describing what eyewitnesses told the...

Killers like these because we feel its more important that the history and we remember the names and lives of the victims and survivors. However, in this case, its important to understand the perpetrators. Police are looking for what drove them. With that in mind, the breaking news videotape of the husband at the recent government standoff with rancher bundy voicing his views and a warning. I feel sorry for any federal agent that is want to come in here and try to push us around or anything like...

Even though the Central Government is driving them back, the front line remains as close as some 37 miles from the capitol of baghdad where i am. Faith remains low in many quarters, trust in the Prime Minister to look out for all i rockies seemingly nonkpes tablet. Against that backdrop, the Prime Minister requested and the Obama Administration is considering air strikes. This afternoon, president obama met with congressional leaders giving his perspective according to House Minority leader nanc...

Citizens stationed in iraq while weigh out how to respond to the crisis. The terror group isis is doing a propaganda campaign. Cnn cannot confirm the authenticity of the photos. A u. S. Assault ship with 550 marines on board now moving into the gulf. The Iraqi Air Force claiming to have killed more than 200 militan militants. Were using our resources to cover this story like no other News Organization can. Lets begin with three of our cnn reporters. Arwa damon is joining us. Jim acosta has the l...