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Once divers reached the boys, bringing them out one by one was perhaps the hardest part. they had to securely strap them on gurneys, cover them with thermal blankets, carried them through the tunnels, up and down, over incredibly sharp rocks. the rescue was physically demanding. at times, divers had to use makeshift pulleys to lift boys to higher ground. adding to the wonder of the mission, the water pumps failed just as the last person, the coach, was pulled out. and the lone doctor on the divi...

They can swallow, because theyve been so long without food. above ground, teams are working to find a way to bring them home. none of the options is easy. one plan, teaching the boys, who may not know how to swim, to scuba dive. workers fitting a mask on this boy, possibly testing equipment they would use in a water rescue. and heres what theyd face. the cave complex in the mountains of northern thailand is about six miles long. the boys and their coach are here. a half-mile underground and a li...

Brainwashed our kids to think they can only be great in athletics and entertainment. and 99.9% of people have to go out and get a real job. i never talk to these kids about athletics. because like i say theyre not going to be a charles barkley, michael jails, if you are, bless you. but the truth is most people in the world have to go out and get an education. and that goes with something else i talk about a lot. you know, the college system is not 100% great. but you know what? its great to get ...

That has a diving team on board. theyll get down and look into the "uss john s. mccain" to search that capacity there. its a broad search operation at present. given the extent of the damage there was flooding in several compartments, like there was in the fitzgerald, including a sleeping area and a coms area. they will look at that, these diving teams, as the ship is in port. >> let me ask you this, youve been chasing this story down since yesterday. these are extremely capable warships. the fi...

>> very important clarification, because you are saying that the 20 employees of the american, the austin-based company, freescale semiconductors, none of them with were americans, but there were three americans listed on the manifest, is that right? >> yes, that is what we have heard so far from the statement from freescale. it is the 20 that they are talking about the 20 that are the malaysians and the eight chinese. as far as the search is concerned, the china has sent out an amphibious aircr...

>> it is 5:00 a.m. here in the east. we begin this morning with breaking news. a deadly past 48 hours in afghanistan. new details of two attacks. an effort to derail the transition of power there. the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack wednesday that left four americans dead, including senior members of an army brigade after an in-ssurgent detonated a suice vest. thomas kennedy and kevin griffin and walter gray were killed along with an american aid worker and afghan in...

Associated with your injury. how did you train for this? >> there is a lot of ways you can condition. i clufshed moupt everest and a lot of things you try to over come the negative perception that you have of yourself that you can the do this after being wounded. >> awe lot of th awe lot o -- a this is mental not just physical. >> two are double amputees. >> and some are below the knee. just great, great guys. we had a lot of good time training for this. great diving team. see how it goes. >> we...

the presidential candidates go toe to toe tonight. as they face off in jacksonville. romney and gingrich are in a virtual poll. romney is ahead by just two percentage points. on the campaign trail, gingrich conceded that all the super pac attack ads have now hurt. but hes not backing down. >> i can promise you i am going to fight every day from here until we win the nomination, because i am not going to allow the monied interests that are bose buying those ads to come in here and into ...

Astronaut mark kelly says hell finish what he started and command the final flight of the shuttle "endeavour" and he expects his wife, gabrielle giffords, to be at the april launch. kelly says giffords is making remarkable progress in rehab after her brain injury. he credits that and his family support for his decision to stick with the mission. all right, a few thrillers hit the theaters this weekend. matt is the editor in chief of rottentomatoes.com and is joining us live from los angeles. g...

Carl cameron is there in nashville. >> hi, jon. tea party activists expecting to have a news conference just a coup couple of hours to lay out a national proposal to organize and unify this lose-knit organization. how theyll raise money, how theyll help candidates and hold those candidates account can bl if they win seats in congress. more next, jon. jon: a daring rescue attempt as danish rescue forces storm a ship captured by somali pirates. >> reporter: con officialing another -- confirming an...