fast. its government wants the u.s. to step in and help. the latest twist in the republican political upheaval. the speaker of the house will make much anticipated comments, and it's happening right here "@this hour." have you planned your 90th birthday party? this is what the president, the former president, george h.w. bush is going to do to celebrate. he's going to leap from a plane this hour. more of a bungee jumping kind of a guy. >> that's quite a birthday. i'm john berman. >> and i'm michaela pereira. >> first the breaking news out of iraq. islamic militants are closing in on baghdad. this was just some of the fighting as armed radicals seized several key cities. iraqi forces that were traine e by the u.s. simply ran. they melted away. they dropped their weapons and ran in the face of this onslaught. >> now, keep in mind more than 4,000 u.s. troops were killed