u.s. congressional and administration officials from visiting. and germany s chancellor said she will boycott a planned european summit scheduled for russia in june. more middle eastern refugees than ever are headed toward italy. many are coming in overcrowded boats like this one. authorities say they have rescued more than 4,000 people in the past four days. the number of migrants always goes up as temperatures rise, but it s up at least 300% this year. the war in syria and instability in libya are reasons. construction worker in florida is in stable condition this morning after being rescued from a hole in the ground. now, he was part of a crew working on an irrigation system yesterday when the ground gave way beneath him, trapping his lower body in the mud. the man was trapped for over three hours before he was finally pulled to safety. with tax season in full swing, the irs has more than 20,000 taxpayers have been targeted in a massive phone scam. fake agents are calling taxp