People dont come to madison so their kids can rot in a prison cell. Dreamers come to madison and when they feel excluded from the dream they become nightmares ifill plus, the story of Lance CorporalKyle Carpenter. Who fell on a grenade to save his fellow marines. An act of courage and selflessness that earned him the medal of honor. I feel like im on an even Playing Field and an even platform with everybody else, awards or not, with everybody else that raised their right hand and said, you know ill going into harms way. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Thats bae systems. Thats inspired work. Charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff House Republicans have a new Majority Leader Kevin Mccarthy of california. They reached that decision after meeting behind closed doors for several hours today to elect their new leadership. Mccarthy had been the chambers majority whip. Hell be replaced by Steve Scalise of louisiana. After the vote, mccarthy spoke to reporters. Americas struggling. Were struggling with the stagnant economy, a failed healthcare law and so many living paycheck to paycheck. Were looking for individuals that put people before politics. Ill make one promise. I will work every single day to make sure this conference has the courage to lead with the wisdom to listen. House republicans were forced to scramble to elect new leadership after eric cantor lost his virginia primary to a tea party challenger. Cantor will step down as House Majority leader july 31st. Ifill as many as 75 government scientists in atlanta may have been exposed to live anthrax bacteria. The centers for Disease Control and prevention issued that warning today. The agency said researchers at one of their highlevel bio security labs failed to properly inactivate the bacteria samples. Those who might have come in contact with it are now being offered treatment to stave off infection. Woodruff three midwestern states braced for flooding today after torrential rain and heavy thunderstorms all this week. The 400mile long Big Sioux River is pushing record levels, already flooding parts of iowa, nebraska and south dakota. Residents are filling sand bags and shoring up their homes against the encroaching water. The Big Sioux River is expected to crest tomorrow morning, a foot above the record that was set in 1969. Ifill in wisconsin, state prosecutors have accused republican Governor Scott walker of illegal fundraising. Newly unsealed Court Documents show prosecutors allege he was part of coordinated fundraising with conservative groups in a nationwide criminal scheme. No charges have been filed against walker or any member of his staff. The investigation began in 2012 when walker faced a recall election, but a federal judge put it on hold in may. Ifill prorussian separatists and Ukrainian Government forces were locked in intense fighting in Eastern Ukraine today. The rebels tried to organize their forces, but said they were outnumbered and outgunned. A top rebel commander begged russia for help. In london, nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said russia has resumed a military buildup along the border. We call on russia to stop the flow of weapons and equipment from russia to separatist groups in Eastern Ukraine, we call on russia to stop the support for prorussian armed gangs in Eastern Ukraine. Ifill but russian president ifill but russian president Vladimir Putin said today he has rejected the rebels pleas for help. Woodruff Israeli Soldiers clashed with palestinians in the west bank, as they searched for three missing israeli teenagers. The teens disappeared a week ago while hitchhiking home from the west bank. The israeli raid took place overnight in jenin. About 300 palestinians threw explosive devices and opened fire. 30 were arrested. Ifill spain swore in a new king today. Felipe the sixth succeeds his 76yearold father, juan carlos, who gave up the throne after nearly 40 years in power. Felipe was formally proclaimed the new monarch during a ceremony in parliament. Although he wields no executive power, the king promised a reinvigorated monarchy for new times. Woodruff stocks on wall street saw very Little Movement today. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained nearly 15 points to close at 16,921; the nasdaq fell three points to close at 4,359; the s p 500 added two points to close at 1,959. Still to come on the newshour. The president s decision to send military advisers to iraq. A trial that could lead to big changes for college athletics. From education to jobs, closing racial gaps in wisconsins capital. A fresh look at the fight over gay rights. And one marines story of courage and selflessness in his own words. Ifill president obama announced today that he will be sending up to 300 military advisors to protect u. S. Interests in iraq but pushed again for the countrys leaders to come up with their own political solution. We do not have the ability to simply solve this problem by sending in tens of thousands of troops and committing the kinds of blood and treasure that has already been expended in iraq. Ifill president obama announced he would instead dispatch secretary of state john kerry to the region this weekend. He also pledged to increase support for Iraqi Security forces through intelligence sharing and coordination. The u. S. He said would not rule out targeted strikes against insurgents if events on the ground demand it. But the president said repeatedly that it is the iraqis themselves who will ultimately be responsible for stabilizing what he described as a dire situation. Regardless of whats happened in the past, right now is a moment where the fate of iraq hangs in the balance. And the test for all of them is going to be whether they can overcome the mistrust, the deep sectarian divisions, in some cases just political opportunism, and say, this is bigger than anyone of us, and weve got to make sure that we do whats right for the iraqi people. And thats a challenge. Thats not something that the United States can do for them. Ifill mr. Obama also said he would be open to working with iran so long as they send the same unifying message to the shiarun government. If iran is coming in solely as an armed force on behalf of the shia and it if it is framed in that fashion, then that probably worsens the situation and the prospect for a government formation that would actually be constructive over the long term. Ifill left unaddressed the future of nouri al maliki, who is faulted in some quarters for fanning the sectarian divisions now roiling the country. Malikis Political Movement won the most seats in aprils election, and the president suggested today iraqis would have to sort out internal politics on their own. But the New York Times reported today that u. S. Officials have already signaled to opposition leaders in baghdad that maliki step down. Something many sunni leaders have already demanded. translated we think al maliki has completely lost his balance. We advise him to leave government, because i cant imagine that, with almaliki remaining, the iraqi crisis will be solved. Ifill maliki, a shiite, joined with other iraqi leaders calling for unity earlier this week. Meanwhile, battles raged on across the country, as government soldiers and helicopters faced off against sunni extremists at the sprawling beiji refinery north of baghdad. An iraqi witness told the Associated Press that black is il banners now hang on facility towers and militants man checkpoints. But officials insisted Government Forces maintain control of what is the countrys Largest Oil Refinery. The Iraqi Defense ministry also released video of targeted iraqi air strikes near the city of tal afar. A military spokesman claimed the bombings killed 50 militants. Elsewhere, iraqi Emergency Police patrolled streets and check points throughout the Northern City of kirkuk. Kurdish Peshmerga Forces had held the ethnically diverse and oilrich city since Iraqi Military forces retreated last week. translated Security Forces and Peshmerga Forces have control over kirkuk, and the situation is very good. Still, the exodus from isil controlled regions continues. A hundred miles southeast of kirkuk, families packed into pickup trucks and minibuses to flee towns now in the grip of the sunni militant forces. While on television, the governments Public Relations battle waged on. State run iraqia tv today broadcast patriotic footage and music, including messages that read all of us are ready to lay ourselves down for iraq. And, our safety is with your help. In baghdad, hundreds of shiite volunteers eager to join the fight flocked to recruitment centers. translated i have volunteered to join the iraqi translated i have volunteered to join the iraqi army to crush the heads of the isil fighters and those who allied with them. Ifill officials said in the past week alone, over two million iraqis have volunteered to take up arms against the insurgency. Raising fears that the violence gripping the country could deteriorate even further. So can iraqi Prime Minister maliki unite his country . Or will it take another leader . Feisal istrabadi was iraqs deputy ambassador to the United Nations from 2004 to 2007. Hes now a professor of International Law and diplomacy at indiana university. Abbas kadhim was born and raised in iraq and is now a senior Foreign Policy fellow at johns hopkin universitys school of advanced international studies. And Charles Duelfer served as a United Nations weapons inspector in iraq, leading the effort to find weapons of mass destruction after the 2003 u. S. Invasion. Welcome to you all. Feisal istrabadi, until a few years ago, iraqs politics seemed to be relatively stable. What has happened in what seems to be such a short time . I think over the last two years the Prime Minister has increasingly come to confront some of the other partners that he has in the coalition. He has begun in the last few months to confront the iraq militarily in a variety of ways, the sunni, and the kurdish region in iraq economically and i think this has caused many of his Coalition Partners to look upon him with some question harks. Ifill are the question marks from within or without . That is to say just Coalition Partners looking at him askance or also fellow iraqis . Well, i mean, theyre all fellow iraqis. Ifill right. But, clearly, all of these parties that are asking the questions are in government, or part of the government. So i think he has lost the ability to be an effective interlock tear with two of the major groups in the country, the sunni and kurds. Ifill i think it was talking about coalition outside of iraq. Is Nouri Almaliki to blame for the set of circumstances . He is part of the entire iraqi political system and worked with many others. Maliki isnt the only Decision Maker in iraq, its a coalition from all parts of the country, and the entire political ruling class has failed iraq, definitely, so blaming maliki alone would be unfair, i think. There are two things maybe i could say quickly about pleeky. One is he is the most popular politician as the last elections showed. He outperformed the tribal 3 to 1 in the number of seats taken and he himself got 721,000 votes alone in baghdad. The second which has to do with the debate which is going on in washington, d. C. Is this idea that maliki has to go. You know, this is the worst thing that can be done to a country that is democratizing, to have people in any other place to call on someone to resign or to pick kings or to overthrow kins. I think the president in his Statement Today got it right when he said we are not in the business of choosing or picking iraqi leaders. This is the way it should be done if maliki is overthrown from the pressure of outside forces, this will have grave consequences for the prospects of democracy in the country. Ifill Charles Duelfer, as you look at this shakedown, this shake out, do you think that almaliki has done enough to avoid this impasse . The short answer is no, but the problem really was born in the immediate aftermath of the invasion in 2003. I think everyone acknowledges now mistakes in terms of not being inclusive enough of the sunni groups, some of them former baathists and former army, and throughout the succeeding ten years, they have been look for some signal they will have a new iraq. For a while, they seemed to have been drug into the awakening period general petraeus was taking credit for, but maliki has gotten less instead of more inclusive. Yes, as obama said, we must be driven by the elections, but when the end results are to be exclude a very important population and that uponlation by doing nothing can encourage the evil, then we have a problem that must be addressed. They need a strong message and i dont think theyre getting it. Reporter is it about excluding sunnis in general or form baathests in general . I think theres a question and obviously gradations, but what they need to hear now is they need to hear a good, positive alternative to either doing nothing or actively supporting i. S. I. L. I dont think that message came across in the president s words tonight. He was too nuanced. He needs to be very, very clear. If secretary kerry goes to the region, as has been predicted, he may see maliki. If he sees maliki but doesnt see sunnis or some representatives of sunnis, theyre going to get exactly the wrong message. This is a critical time. Theyve got to act quickly. Ifill feisal istrabadi, how important is it for the u. S. To be more pointed in its statements about what it is and is not willing to do . I think it has to be very careful. Im sorry if i misunderstood your question earlier, but it has to be careful in how it deals publicly. Diplomacy ought to occur behind the screenings and not in front of the cameras. The ambassador of the United States cannot be seen forcing the hands of players in baghdad but it can make its own interests clear in baghdad blind the scenes and i think its clear the current leadership of iraq simple does not have a vision. I agree all Political Parties and politicians in iraq have a share in the blame in where and how we got here but thats not what were discussing, the question is how do we get out of the hole were in, and i think one of the first things we need to do is stop digging and find a new leadership. Ifill let me ask you about that. Vice President Biden has been involved in talking to the current leadership and being that broker and now john kerry is on the way to the region. Was there a breakdown in the relationship that allowed us to get to the place where there seems to be such distrust . Well, i think the United States, once it withdrew, took the position that the iraqis are now charge, and i think that that may have been appropriate. I think its appropriate now for the secretary of state to engage in iraq. Im very pleased to hear hes going to iraq. I agree with mr. Duelfer he needs to meet with all parties to get a sense of where they all stand. I will say if malikis list got onethird of the seats, that means twothirds of iraqis didnt vote for his list and i think that, too, ought to be something taken into account, in any parliamentary system a list that gets onethird which is unwilling to meet basic demands of other parties might well find itself in opposition. Ifill maliki or no maliki, what are the chance of a unit government that has been talked about at least . Well, it is a matter for others to work together, to work for maliki. If they are driving a hard bargain, that maliki has to be completely out of the picture, i dont see any possibility for ignoring the top and especially with the margin that twothirds of iraqis didnt vote for the state of the law, but also they did not vote for one entity that had the twothirds. Their vote was captured and, you know, if it is impossible for someone who got 95 seats to form a government, it would be even harder, more impossible for someone who got 30 seats. So perspective and numbers is important. Ifill youre saying there is not necessarily a clear alternative . Yes, the leaders who are going to take over for maliki, we dont see them in the crisis and the iraqis are highly disappointed by their performance, and that is the big problem, there is no clear alternative to maliki right now and, if anything, this crisis has driven his popularity even higher among the iraqi people. You, he is unpopular