That the last town along that western iraqi border with syria that was still in government hands, cnn is hearing reports that that has now fallen. Which would mean that effectively syria and iraq to a greater degree have become one battlefield, that the Iraqi Government is only in control as these reports put it of that northern border with kurdistan. Thank you so much for keeping us apprised of whats happened there. President obama has a message for iraq, you need a political solution to unify your country. He says no u. S. Military action can bridge the sectarian divisions that threaten iraqs future. Kate bolduan has a oneonone interview with the president. Good morning, kate. Reporter i started by asking the president about Prime MinisterNuri Al Maliki who the president just a few months ago commended for ensuring an inclusive and democratic iraq. But maliki has done none of that. So how can anything get fixed there with him in power . We gave iraq the chance to have an inclusive democracy, to work across sectarian lines, to provide a Better Future for their children. And unfortunately what weve seen is a breakdown of trust. Theres no doubt that there has been a suspicion for quite some time now among sunnis that they have no access to using the political process to deal with their grievances. And that is in part the reason why a better armed and larger number of Iraqi Security forces melted away when an Extremist Group, isis, started rolling through the western portions of iraq. So part of the task now is to see whether iraqi leaders are prepared to rise above sectarian motivations, come together, compromise. If they cant, theres not going to be a military solution to this problem. Theres no amount of american firepower thats going to be able to hold the country together. And i made that very clear to mr. Maliki and all the other leadership inside of iraq. Reporter but by going into the country to support this Iraqi Government, to support iraqi forces now, theres a real risk that you will very well likely be seen as supporting the shiite side. Isnt that inflaming the tensions further and thus doing exactly what isis wants . Yeah, actually not because the terms in which were willing to go in as advisers initially is to do an assessment of do they still have a functioning chain of command and is their military still capable, particularly in the western and northwestern regions of the country. But what weve also said in a joint Operations Center that we might set up and any advising that we may do, if we dont see sunni, shia and kurd Political Support for what were doing then we dont do it. Reporter much more of that conversation, the full conversation on new day on monday. Thank you very much. You just heard president obama urging iraqi leaders to come up with a politically inclusive solution to the nations crisis. Want to bring in Major General james marks and ambassador christopher hill. Is there anything you think these 300 special ops can do that the president se sending that will really make a difference politically . What this will do is al give maliki some it will give him an opportunity, what we call in the military some breathing room. Hes going to trade space for time. He needs to be able to ensure that he can preserve his government and it can move forward with all of its flaws and with all of its problems. So lets preserve what exists. These 300 advisers when they get there will certain be the right step in the right direction. These folks are exceptionally mature, very talented, very senior guys at some very low levels. And primarily what this will help the iraqis do is in a very tactical level enhance their targeting capability through enhanced intelligence and it will, in fact, give the isif a better fighting chance against isis. But a political solution is a much lengthier process. But we have to start the process by ensuring that maliki doesnt get decapitated and then we have a failed state and we have a much larger problem on our hands. But maliki clearly is not the solution moving forward. It must be inclusive. Mr. Ambassador, lets talk about that. Maliki moving forward. Does he have the credibility with sunnis to, i guess, try again at this reconciliation . He chose consolidation and purging before. Does he at least have the vote of confidence . Well, first of all, hes had two terms and the issue right now is should he step forward for the third term . I dont think any sunnis want him to do that or the kurds want him to do that, or frankly, a lot of the shia want him to do that. So the real question is, is there someone to replace him . And secondly will he be willing to step down . This is not the first instinct of middle east leaders to step down. So the u. S. Diplomats who are kind of working this with the iraqis have a really tall order. But i do want to emphasize that because i think theres been a tendency to lay this all at malikis doorstep. As difficult as he has been, this is a Sunni Community in iraq thats never reconciled themselves to the shia in any way being in charge of that country, even though the shia, the vast majority of that country. So this is a difficult situation. And i think the task will be to get maliki to step down but to get the sunnis to accept a new leader who most likely will be a shia leader. Gentlemen, do stay with us as we want to continue this conversation here. Coming up, were going to hear more from president obama, why he says the u. S. Cannot fix iraq on its own and talk more about where we go from here. Plus, routine and his personal story, thats what Bowe Bergdahl is focusing on right now at a texas medical facility. We have new details from the inside about his treatment. 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The warning signs of alzheimers disease, may be right in front of you. Its alright baby. For help and information, call the Alzheimers Association or visit alz. Org 10signs the u. S. May be at a Pivotal Point with the crisis in iraq because this is the first of as many 300 u. S. Military advisers that are due to arrive in iraq very soon. As early as today possibly. Meantime, president obama says iraqi Prime MinisterNuri Al Maliki needs to be able to govern inclusively with sunnis, shias and kurds. Reporter do you believe in your gut this change can happen, that they can unify in iraq . Well know soon enough. They dont have a lot of time. Theres a timetable that is in place under their constitution. The good news is that so far, at least, all the parties have said that we want to abide by the constitution. You had the preeminent shia leader inside of iraq, the grand ayatollah saying we need to form a government quickly. So they had the chance. But ultimately what i think the vast majority of americans understand is that we cant do it for them. And we certainly cant redeploy tens of thousands of u. S. Troops to try to keep a lid on a problem if the people themselves dont want to solve it. Lets bring back cnn military analyst Major General james spider marks and former ambassador christopher hill. Ambassador, i want to start with you. You said a few moments ago that maliki is likely not the person to lead the country forward. Hes been a caretaker for a little more than a month. Elections at the end of this month. Is there a leader who possibly is that could build a consensus moving forward . Theres been mention of Ahmed Shalabi and others. Is there a leader that could do the job . In 2010, a lot of people didnt want to see maliki have a second term. But when you started discussing who could follow him, no one had any compelling names. A couple of people, chalabi is a divisive person in iraq, to the extent that people even know him. Hes a person whos much better known in new conservative circles in washington than he was by the voters in iraq. These people who knew him saw him as divisive with very strong opinions and not the kind of person who reaches out. Alawi speaks perfect english. Hes a very easy person to deal with. Hes a toughminded person. His problem is, even though hes a shia, he doesnt really lead any shia. So hes not a shia political leader. So the idea that you put in a person whose only qualifies is that hes a shia but doesnt have any shia political formations behind him, thats a problem. Now, there are other names. And i dont mean to suggest by any means that Nuri Al Maliki is the only person who can lead that country. But the problem of coming up with a successor did bedevil the process in 2010. And im sure its really what is going on behind the scenes today. General, theres something that a lot of people have recognized. The war in vietnam started by sending advisers there to resolve the situation. And some people are saying, it seems very parallel to what were seeing here. How can president obama avoid a larger entanglement in iraq . He has to lean on the leadership in iraq to step up do the right thing and ensure that, number one, theres a professional military that has something that theyre fighting for beyond some immediate sectarian gratification. And that has thats a lengthy process, christi, you dont raise an army overnight. But weve been doing that. Thats the sad part of all this. Weve been raising this army and training this army for the last decade. And were just not there yet, primarily because over the course of time, bad decisions were made in terms of how that military would be organized and who, in fact, the Senior Leaders would be. If we can get beyond that. And there is an effort that could take place. And you could have a result. But if youre going to have essentially a shia militia and sunni extremist, youre never going to have a professional military. Youre not going to have a form of reconciliation that will go forward. The worst outcome would be a failed state and an alternative could be a balkanization. Thats not a great outcome. But the iraqis have to figure that out. And a professional military has to be the foundation of any step moving forward politically. Otherwise you end up with this type of chaos again and again. Yeah. And weve seen it again and again. Thank you, Major General james marks and former u. S. Ambassador to iraq, christopher hill. Thank you both. Thank you, gentlemen. Something else we are really keeping our eye on, as many as 80,000 children is the number now without their parents, expected to cross the u. S. mexico border illegally this year. The Obama Administration has a 250 million plan to face that growing crisis. But is the money going to solve the problem . Then, some experts say new computer models could tell us where to find flight 370 and the 239 people who were on board. Say they the previous search was hundreds of miles off the mark. mother vo when i was pregnant. I got more advice than i knew what to do with. What i needed was information i could trust on how to take care of me and my baby. Luckily, unitedhealthcare has a Simple Program that helps moms stay on track with their doctors and get the right care and guidancebefore and after the baby is born. Simple is good right now. anncr vo innovations that work for you. Thats health in numbers. Unitedhealthcare. Take the nestea plunge. Nothing refreshes like nestea. 19 minutes past the hour. It is the humanitarian crisis the u. S. Is now dedicating a quarter of a billion dollars towards. Not talking about syria, not iraq, but one right at our doorstep. The mass surge of child immigrants trying to enter the u. S. On this mistaken belief that theyre going to be allowed in and allowed to stay. Now, the white house Just Announced its spending more than 250 million to help Central American countries like honduras, el salvador, guatemala, keep their citizens local and as i quote the white house here, address the root cause of the migration. Lets bring in cnns nick valencia whos been studying up on this and knows all about it. I think people here, 250 million, they say, whoa, whoa, whoa, what are they using that money for . Its supposed to go to these governments in Central America to help them with this socalled reintegration process. I just got back from the border and we saw the conditions that the immigrants are coming into this country. This is a family from honduras. They had just come out of the rio grande river. I spoke to them briefly and they said they were happy to be here. This group turned themselves in to the Border Patrol. Usually the Border Patrol is going after these groups trying to catch them. It may have something to do with this misinformation thats being spread in Central America. Cartellike groups are telling migrants that the time is now to come and if you turn yourself in to the Border Patrol agents, you will be given a court date and released on your own recognizan recognizance. Many u. S. And Border PatrolOfficials Say this is part of the issue. Heres the money, 250 million going to these central governments, accountability could be a factor. Senator john mccain says that this money wont altogether solve the problem. The first step, i think, would be for the president of the United States to announce that if you come here illegally, you cant stay. And that message would get down. Right now over radio and television in these Central American countries, theyre telling them they can get here and stay. We spoke to some of these migrants and some of the Border Patrol agents in charge and tasked with capturing these migrants. They say its a processing issue. The facilities are overwhelmed and theres not enough space for these thousands and thousands of migrants that have come to the United States illegally. I think people are maybe alarmed when they hear that figure of 250 million and think, how do we trust these governments are going to do with it what they say they will. And its reported that these criminal organizations are taking them across the border thats right. And its not the governments that have control of that. Thats a great point. And im sure many people are watching this report and saying, where was the 250 million when we wanted to secure our borders . Why are we all of a sudden outsourcing this money that we may not be able to keep track of when we send it to these Central American nations. They hope that that will keep these thousands of influx of undocumented many of them unaccompanied. Thats a real issue. These kids, children, some as young as 4 years old, traveling with their sisters or brothers who are essentially acting as de facto parents to these young children. I know you saw some of them. And we just see the pictures. But its just heartwrenching to see these kids. Theyre coming here and they have no idea. And theres nobody to take care of them nick, thank you so much. Thank you. Victor . We remember months and months of searching below the surface of the water from the surface, from the sky. How about this . Maybe its the right ocean but the wrong spot. A group of experts say that the search for flight 370 missed the mark by hundreds of miles. So should the search zone shift . Also, the u. S. Facing portugal in the world cup this weekend. But portugals top player, Christiano Rinaldo could be out of the game. Fine lines appear t. 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