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Molly line with more on todays rally. molly, what was the crowd like there? >> reporter: yeah. thousands and thousands of people, and what better place to have a tea party rally, right? this is boston, the town where the original tea party was held in 177 be, and thats what they wanted to invoke today, a kind of revolutionary feeling. theyre against high taxes, they want limited government, and a big crowd to talk about that and cheer about that. as you mentioned, sarah palin was the headliner. ...

You start on the east coast and fly to germany. then you head southeast heading over the persian gulf, then north through pakistan to afghanistan. a little cumbersome, right? well, now with this new agreement, troops can leave from chicago and fly over canada, right over the north pole, russia, and kazakhstan, right to afghanistan. the new non-stop route expected to take a little over 12 hours door-to-door. much more direct. no word on when the new flights begin. well be right back. [ female ann...

Times." and the real route is classified, so this is our approximation. you start on the east coast and fly to germany. then you head southeast heading over the persian gulf, then north through pakistan to afghanistan. a little cumbersome, right? well, now with this new agreement, troops can leave from chicago and fly over canada, right over the north pole, russia, and kazakhstan, right to afghanistan. the new non-stop route expected to take a little over 12 hours door-to-door. much more direct....

This adds a little bit of excitement, makes things different heading forward. sestaks win would be an upset at this point with specter leading in the polls, but if specter does win the primary and heads off against toomy, that would be a rematch of sorts. in 2004 he faced toomey in the republican primary and beat him by a very, very narrow margin. it would be one to watch. theres a lot of money at stake, a lot of money that could be put forward into advertising, so well likely see a lot of that ...

Trying to pull data off of it. so theyre really working around the clock and working closely with their polish counterparts. alex? >> and yonatan, when you think about what happens happening and the reason for the trip, the polish leaders heading, this crash is ironic. when you talk with russians, whats the feeling there in moscow? >> reporter: alex, here people -- obviously it doesnt have the impact it does in poland but people here are very -- they feel the pain and the polish embassy is right...

Same. this unrest has been going on for weeks. so-called red shirt protestors are calling fon the prime minister to dissolve parliament and call new elections. then to civil unrest in the former soviet republican of kyrgyzstan is having an impact on u.s. troops. 1,300 troops are stranded in an air field in manas. they are stranded as a result of this weeks anti-government riots. the u.s. has been using the base as a transfer point for troops moving into afghanistan. troops stranded include those...

>> reporter: with congress on its spring break, it didnt take long for washington to come up with its latest parlor game with the chairman of the nation ideal committee, michael steele stay or go? does michael steele have any plans to step down? >> none at all. thats not happening. >> reporter: despite calls from some republicans who are weary of steele history of gaffes. a recent des clois year that the young eagles spent nearly $2,000 at a hollywood strip club could be the last straw. >> i thi...

Fact that the economy continues really to be down in the dumps, unemployment is almost at 10%. and theyre starting to feel the heat from voters and theyre very much concerned heading into the midterms that theyre going to lose, perhaps control of the house and seats in the senate. >> we have a live picture from michigan now. and were expecting to hear from congressman stupak in a moment. you see him there in the shot. is there any sense that, from other democrats, i doubt we would hear something...

Know, record-breaking heat yesterday. well show those numbers up again. 93 degrees in hartford. 92 in manhattan. augustas seeing 91. boston, thats the earliest youve seen 90 degrees this season. not even middle april, temperatures in the 90s. behind the front, temps are chilly. as a matter of fact, 70s and 80s, milwaukee up to green bay, snow falling in parts of the northeast, parts of wisconsin and the u.p. of michigan. to give you an idea how chilly it is behind the front. well see a 30-degree...

Going to be competing with, they say, look, he may have had this break of four or five months of actually daily practice, but hes been playing since he was a kid and they do not underestimate his ability as he returns out here. well see it when it actually gets down to competition on thursday. >> itll be something to see, kerry. thank you. speaking of kids, a lot of the kids in the background. curious how they see all of this from their young eyes. well talk more about them later. that does it...