Freedom summer to lend their hands in the struggle against racism. White supremacy and black subordination ruled not just in mississippi but across the country. So we were part of the events that actually brought that constitutional era to an end. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from Electronics Systems to intelligence analysis and cyber operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. Knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. Thats bae systems. Thats inspired work. Ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . 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So, when youre talking about someone who is desperate to be reunited with her mother or father in the United States i think as americans we need to be careful about how we treat these kids. We all get it. This is whats so difficult about this. Were dealing with children and we get it, but we ought not be leaving American People with the false impression that somehow the system is going to work, and is actually going to lead to removals once those children are here theyre staying here. Woodruff meanwhile, the Associated Press reported the government plans to use a 55,000 square foot warehouse in south texas to process the children. Islamist fighters in nigeria have kidnapped another 60 girls and women, plus 31 boys. Witnesses said today the boko haram attacks came over the weekend, in the northeast, but Security Forces denied anything happened. More than 200 schoolgirls were abducted in that region last april and are still missing. Rebels in Eastern Ukraine shot down another military helicopter today, killing nine soldiers. It happened just a day after the prorussian separatists pledged to respect a ceasefire. Meanwhile, russian president Vladimir Putin moved to cancel a decree authorizing him to use force inside ukraine. In egypt, the newly elected president is rejecting calls to pardon three aljazeera journalists. They were sentenced yesterday to seven years in prison on charges of aiding a terrorism organization, the nowoutlawed muslim brotherhood. Today, president Abdel Fattah Elsisi addressed the issue in a nationally televised speech. translated i called the minister of justice and i told him one word we will not interfere in judicial matters because the egyptian judiciary is an independent and exalted judiciary, if we desire strong state institutions we must respect Court Rulings and not comment on them even if others dont understand these rulings. Woodruff the United States, australia and others condemned the Court Verdicts and appealed to sisi to use his Legal Authority to pardon the journalists. A british jury delivered its verdicts today in the scandal over hacking the phones of politicians, celebrities and even a murder victim. One former editor of the news of the world tabloid, andy coulson, was convicted, while another, Rebekah Brooks, was acquitted. Andy davies of independent Television News has this report. Reporter out of the old bailey he walks and into the midst of an industry which once so empowered him. Andy coulson, the former tabloid boss, former prime ministerial aide, this evening, leaving court in the knowledge he may now face prison over his role in the phone hacking scandal. What a contrast then for the prime ministers old friend and andy coulsons former lover Rebekah Brooks the woman whose barrister said had been the subject of a witch hunt. Cleared today of all the charges against her. And leaving court with her husband charlie, also acquitted. He just looked straight ahead. Rebecca brooks with her husband charlie on one side of her, at the first of the three guilty verdicts, looked at the jury and smiled. Rebecca brooks husband charlie had also been accused of a coverup. Of a complicated plot to hide laptops and documents in an underground car park from police. He said it was to hide embarrassing pornography. The jury today cleared both him and the former News International head of security mark hanna of perverting the course of justice. For andy coulson this trial isnt over just yet. The jury are still considering their verdicts in relation to two other charges, these involve allegations that he authorized one of his journalists to make illegal payments to police officers, accusations hes denied. Woodruff the outcry over phone hacking led the murdoch media empire to shut down news of the world in 2011, after 168 years in business. Back in this country, it was showdown day for two congressional veterans, as seven states held primaries, and florida, a special election. The headline race was in mississippi, where sixterm republican senator thad cochran faced teaparty candidate Chris Mcdaniel in a runoff. In new york, democrat charlie rangel, whos been in the house of representatives for 44 years, tried to stave off a strong primary challenge. Subpar earnings reports and worries about iraq weighed on wall street today. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 119 points to close at 16,818. The nasdaq fell 18 points to close at 4,350. And the sandp 500 slid 12 points, to finish under 1,950. Still to come on the newshour the u. S. Presses iraqs kurds to help prevent the countrys splintering; scrutiny of the i. R. S. For emails gone missing; Vladimir Putin hints at how the freedom summer of 64 changed the nations view of race; and new research on the benefits of reading to very Young Children. Woodruff secretary of state john kerry pushed ahead again today to help save iraq from collapse, returning to the country and pleading with a Major Political figure to help keep the state intact. Woodruff it was kerrys first trip to the kurdish regions of iraq as secretary of state, an emergency visit in the face of the military onslaught by isil, the Islamic State in iraq and the levant. Kerry met with kurdish president massoud barzani, urging him to support efforts in baghdad to form a new government. In recent days, the Security Cooperation between the forces here in the kurdish area has been really critical in helping to draw a line with respect to i. S. I. L. And also to provide some support to the iraqi Security Forces. Woodruff but barzani made it clear the centuryold idea of a single, unified state of iraq might be a thing of the past. translated your visit comes at a very important time, and this is important for us to exchange views about the current developments that the entire region is facing, especially iraq. This needs the support of all concerned in order to find a proper solution for the crisis that iraq is witnessing today. After these changes, we are facing a new reality and a new iraq. Woodruff that new iraq, in the eyes of many kurds, will not include them theyve had autonomy since the 1991 gulf war, and the ensuing u. S. Air campaign to protect them from saddam hussein. Barzani reiterated today he plans an independence referendum that could have major regional implications kurds live not only in iraq but in southeastern turkey, Northern Syria and in iran. In the meantime, the kurds formidable military force, the peshmerga, are acting as a bulwark against isil insurgents in northern iraq. Theyve also cemented their control of kirkuk, a vital Oil Producing center. Elsewhere, Iraqi Armed Forces claimed today to have retaken from isil iraqs largest oil refinery, at baiji, and two posts on its western border. translated we affirm that the refinery is now under complete control of the Security Forces and have regained full control over turaibil and al waleed border crossings and we have reinforced our troops there. The great thing was the support and backing of the tribes of anbar province. Woodruff fighting has raged around baiji for a week, and the sunni tribes have become interlocutors between the sunni isil forces and the largely shiiteled Iraqi Government forces. But as chaos spreads, neighboring jordan has reinforced its border with iraq with Armored Vehicles and troops. And the first of 300 u. S. Special forces advisors began arriving on monday. Meanwhile, the United Nations estimated more than 1,000 people have been killed in two weeks of fighting, but it warned that number is very much a minimum. Woodruff for more on the situation in iraq we turn to two former Army Officers who served in that country. Retired colonel derek harvey was an Intelligence Officer and special advisor to the commander of u. S. Forces in iraq, general david petraeus. Hes now a professor of practice at the university of south florida. And retired Lieutenant ColonelDouglas Ollivant had two tours in iraq. He was also the director for iraq on the National Security council during the presidencies of george w. Bush and barack obama. Hes now a managing partner in a Consulting Company which does business in iraq. We welcome you both to the newshour. Good to be here. Just give us your understanding of what the strength and weaknesses are of the iraqi army, whos in it, roughly speaking, and has it been having so much difficulty . Well, the current situation, the deterioration began with the problems in mosul, and the problems in mosul and then the province, they had poor commanders, they had a sectarian agenda viewed as malikis militia by most to have the sunni arabs in the province. Poor training, poor practices. Over the past year, importantly, i think we need to keep in mind thathat i. I. S. I. L. Had it in mo undermine the police and set the stage for what became this campaign, this offensive we saw start a couple of weeks ago. Woodruff what would you add to that . I think derek has it more or less right. The simplest explanation is that the iraqi army just isnt very good in this particular region. But if we look closer, there were a lot of sunni soldiers in the division in the north, and theres two flavors of why that could go wrong. Theres a con spi conspiratorial version, just at a sociological level, if you are a sunni member of the iraqi army and you see extended members of your family or tribe or mosque fighting against you, you are more likely to go home and not participate in the conflict. Woodruff what about what col. Harvey said that i. S. I. L. Started planting seeds of this sometime ago, as much as a year ago ago . He has different information than i do. Thats certainly not plausible. Its possible they did that and would fit in the with the idea they have been buying off the right commanders over time. The centralization of command and control and the management of the operational level of war for the iraqi army did not allow the operational commanders to have the flexibility and ajillty to respond and, in fact, they were, in effect, blind to what was going on once this began to unravel. So the inability to have a command and control system, to synchronize a response to the i. S. I. L. Offensive was a major factor. Woodruff sounds like a number of things were going wrong at the same time. Absolutely. Woodruff col. Ollivant, u. S. Military aids are just now arriving. How will they change whats going on . I suspect well have a combination of delta force and seals and regular green beret types who will give advice. More importantly, derek and i were talking earlier, i think we would more call them observers than advisors at this point. Theyre there to essentially gather information for us both about how i. S. I. L. Is doing on the field. They will be in the Brigade Headquarters of the iraqi army. Woodruff not on the front line. The Brigade Headquarters is a little further back, usually in offices, not close to the battle lines, but they will be able to talk to the people who are talking to the people who are fighting i. S. I. L. , get a secondhand version of whats going on at the front lines and i think, even more importantly, look around as at the Iraqi Army Units theyre with and determine their capabilities. Woodruff so what does that bring to the u. S. In terms of decisionmaking . Well, it brings, for us, information and awareness about what is going on there at this point in time. But, judy, my major concern with this is that the iraqi army and police are being augmented by a mobilized shia militia and integrated into these commands overiraqi Army Divisions and police brigades, and that is of concern because i think behind the shia militias, irans general is managing and orchestrating this integration and hes the same commander that managed the campaign in syria against the syrian army and other resistant plovpts. Woodruff you see a strong hand by iran in all of this . Reporter they are helping coordinate the defense in baghdad and integrating the militias. Woodruff how do you see the two sides facing off . Reporter off . Baghdad has been forced to lean on iran. The United States has two national interests, one is in defeating i. S. I. L. And the other is preserving the territorial integrity of iraq. Between us and the iranians, theres no wide space on these issues. Woodruff i want to ask about jordan, because we mentioned there are troops in jordan mobilizing opened the border and theyre worried whats going on inside their country on behalf of i. S. I. S. What do we know about that . I. S. I. L. Is a multistate problem in syria, iraq, and is trying to build its capability in jordan, and in jordan they have recruiting videos out, they have propaganda and they are saying that jordan is next, that the kingdom will fall and they will liberate the people of jordan. Woodruff col. , how does that effect whats happening in iraq . Does it spread i. S. I. L. More thinly or what does it mean . I think theyre attracting more kurds in terms of what theyre losing in casualties in occupying the territory. I. S. I. L. Is a protostate. They control territory, they have an army, they have a political form. Its all very primitive, mind you, but its a real ling. And even if we could wave a magic wand and fix iraq tomorrow, they still have designs on jordan, lebanon, israel and eventually an saudi arabia and turkey. We have a Real National interest in countering the threat. Woodruff to clarify, harvey, youre more concerned about the iran influence on behalf of the iraqi leadership . I am more concerned about i. S. I. L. And its effect on the region and longterm aspirations against the United States, western interests and the more stable countries in the region. The complicating factor for us is the mobilization of the shia and irans presence there. If were going to get engaged, how do those issues get worked out . Woodruff good questions in reminding us just how complicated this is. Colonel have harvey, colonel ollivant, we thank you both. Thank you very much. Woodruff the political fight over the Internal Revenue services targeting of conservative groups got a lot more heated over the past few days. The i. R. S. Says it lost two years worth of emails from a former official at the heart of the scandal. In two congressional hearings over the past four days, republicans on capitol hill have lashed out at i. R. S. Commissioner John Koskinen, alleging a coverup at the highest levels. Koskinen joined the agency six months ago after it found itself embroiled in the controversy. Jeffrey brown has our report. Would you please rise to take the oath . Raise your right hand. A little higher. Thank you. Brown even the oathtaking seemed contentious last night, as i. R. S. Commissioner John Koskinen appeared before the House Oversight committee. We have a problem with you and you have a problem with maintaining your credibility. Brown at issue lost emails from former i. R. S. Official lois lerner. She resigned last year after disclosures that her division targeted tea party and other groups for revi