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Help us, help us, the men cry out as our captain tosses a rope. 60 migrants crammed together clutching their lifevests and inner tubes. on shore, most disappear into waiting taxis. one young man bitterly says if death wasn't chasing us we would not be trying this. by day, holiday makers enjoy the same beach. for them, the greek island destination is just part of the view. the remnants of the migrants' treacherous journey litter the shoreline. shoes, clothing, a discarded dinghy. this is just one of the many launch points that surround the turkish capital. mohammad arrived a week ago from syria...

Litter the shoreline. shoes, clothing, a discarded dingy. this is just one of the many launch points that surround the capital. mohammed arrived a week ago from syria. isis detained us for two days, he says. they wanted us to confess that we were coming to turkey to be trained to fight against them. after enduring beatings, he says, he was finally released. it is the pain of parents who thought they were saving their children hardly able to comprehend that this is the europe they risked their lives for. >> people here are so angry, so upset. they can't believe that this is happening to them in...

tea party demanding more cuts in federal spending, a cap on future budgets, and a balanced budget amendment. but at a republican caucus meeting speaker of the house john boehner told everyone in his party, and i quote, "get your ass in line." and listen to senator john mccain. >> what is really amazing about this is that some members are believing that we can pass a balanced budget amendment to the constitution in this body with its present reputation, and that is foolish. that is worse than foolish. that is not fair. that is not fair to the american people. to hold out and say we wo...

The people around gadhafi to put the pressure on them to get rid of him in some fashion or at least to leave him and no longer support him. so work from the outside, work from the inside. >> a lot of work to be done, too. thanks very much, jill. good to see you. jill dougherty there with the u.s. secretary of state. fred? >> more on the military operation now the u.s. has fired 124 tomahawk missiles at libyan air defense sites. captain alec fraiser is a retired navy captain who has led tomahawk-capable ships joining us live right now. okay. these tomahawk missiles, where would be their launch ...

Able to look at this, see pictures live, 210 miles up there in space. i mean, you know? i love this stuff. >> i know. alex, i tell you, what was better is to see those guys step out onto the lunar surface in project "apollo" more than 40 years ago. so hopefully they're going to go back into outer space to get-go into low-earth orbit where we have been for the past 40 years and i think that will be terrific. because, you know, they're talking act visiting asteroids, and that's very exciting, and going to the launch points. these are points in space where you have equal gravity from two separate...