i'm michaela pereira, thank you for joining us. >> i'm john berman. "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. iraqi cities falling one after the other. seized by sunni militants, rapidly closing in on baghdad. and that's right where the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, is, at this hour on a desperate mission to help the iraqi government regain control of that country. also ahead, how is your blood pressure? well, it is bound to go up when you hear the latest outrageous report on how veterans of this country are being treated or, should i say, neglected, at v.a. hospitals. cnn's drew griffin back on that case this hour. and a dream becomes a reality today in downtown atlanta. a new museum opening its doors to help open our minds to the ongoing mission of pursuing