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Desperation. >> we'll put the cameras down because we absolutely don't want to draw attention to ourselves. we're forced to change course and take shelter in an orphanage. former navy chaplain took uses in and tried to explain the challenges. >> they had 15 put aside for us. we went in today. the people who had been there every day for the last five days outside the gate waiting for crumbs to fall off the table and not getting anything and it just got to the point where they got frustrated and it turned violent. the difference this time that people are asking me why is god not with us? i've ne...

If i remember correctly the president, although they wouldn't go to the border he is not letting them in. what could be the reason? i understand they couldn't take in blankets of food and if someone is sick and they are catholics and they want to see a priest they are not allowed? >> i was a navy chaplain for years. we have service personnel and chap lns in hospitals and federal prisons and police department is chaplain, fire department is chaplain. why can't they tubing to peop--k to people when they are in need. religion is basic. most of these kids come from religious families. we should re...

Is to be guaranteed the benefits. families shouldn't have to worry about how they're going to bury their child. >> this is not about foreign policy, not about what our view of what engagements we're involved in. this is about people standing up representing the country that lose their lives. >> sure. reverend al, time and time again, the people who are losing their lives on the front line happen to be our children. they are 18, 19, 20 years old by and large. i remember the day that a battalion of navy men came down my front driveway because my nephew teddy had been killed in the line of duty. ...

and for now at this point, kyra, i've reached out to some republicans here on the hill. they're reserving judgement at this point. as you know, they frequently talk about wanting smaller government, so on its face this seems like something that they could go along with but, of course, they're waiting right now to see what president obama says. they're waiting to see if there are any catches. you see president obama here doing a couple of things. he's trying to make good on some promises about having more efficient government. he's also trying to put congress in a spot where he says, ...

April 2011 is suspended until further notice pending legal policy review and interdepartmental coordination." the pentagon has not yet completed the training of the various military branches which is required before the defense secretary and the president certify to congress that enacting the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" won't hurt military readiness. the navy chaplain's guidance was response to questions that arose in that training. chris? >> chris: jennifer griffin reporting from the pentagon. thank you. iranian authorities reportedly postponed the espionage trial of three american hi...