advisory from the national hurricane center. >> appreciate that. it's a point to note. it's early, a month earlier than we see. >> it normally comes mid august to mid october. of course you wonder, what is this going to mean for the rest of hurricane season. le's get through this one first. we are more hurricane coverage throughout the morning. let's get to christine romans. in iraq this morning, large parts of the country fall to isis militants, the kurdish leader is calling for independence. they are saying the only solution is for the country to stay united as u.s. military officials say the door is open to step up american forces in iraq if isis militants pose a threat to the u.s. the pentagon grounded f-35 fighter jets while inspectors examined why one of these jets