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i don't think the feeling on that has changed. >> schieffer: what about you, clarissa? >> i'd like to see in the context of this discussion about iran more attention paid to syria. i know i've become this sort of bore who is talking about syria. but i would like to see any work with iran based on action with iran in terms of reign ink the president who virtually single-handedly financially and militarily supporting. it's essential to see iran play more active role in facilitating some type of a peace agreement in syria. >> i agree. i agree with you but it's a lovely fantasy. obama administration has two agreements with the regimes in the middle east, syria to get rid of the chemical weapons and iran to begin negotiating on the nuclear side. doesn't seem to be any interest on obama administration to open other files. auto ran is the major state sponsored terror in the world. and there's not an interest in discussing that. and there doesn't seem to be much interest in discuss syria. >> i don't think as a result the administration has reputation in the middle east for havi

and that's what our clarissa ward found along the syria/lebanon border. >> reporter: the group callsitself the islamic state of iraq and syria-- isis. and it has sworn allegeianc to al qaeda. these prisoners aren't revernment soldiers but other bels who don't share the group's extremist views. at first, many syrians welcomed the militant group who quickly scored key victories on the battlefield against the syrian regime. but now they are chafing under the strict islamic law it enforces. activist abu layla had to leave syria after criticizing the group's tactics. we asked we not show his face. what did they threaten to do to you? "the letter said we will finish you off easily" he told us. "either with a bullet or with a car bomb." jihadists have streame streamedo syria from across the arab world, europe, and even america. >> we've come here from all nationalities to defend this land, this islamic land. >> reporter: according to one intelligence estimate, as many as 60 americans have gone to syria to fight. radical cleric omar bakri teaches english-speaking muslims over the interfete f

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. >> reporter: specialist clarissa with a back injury cuddled a bear her husband gave her. the in-flight meal, rations. one baked an apple pie, gave hall a slice. on the ground, the patients go to the medical center. care has come a long way since 9/11. doctors say 99% of troops who live through their initial injuries now survive. this doctor estimates he's done 1,000 surgeries on u.s. troops. >> all these guys are super positive. they're special individuals. they know they're getting quality, world class care. they know they're going to do well when they get out of here. >> reporter: corporal hall was doing well. he's lucky to be alive. he was with another marine when that rocket exploded, five feet away. >> he heard that and looked up. that's not what you want to do. >> reporter: hall tackled the marine to shield him from the blast. >> i just went, he was from me to you away and just lunged at him. and when i did that, that's when the round impacted. >> reporter: and that marine whose life hall may have saved, this is him. he came in on another flight. hall didn't even kn

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for "cbs this morning" clarissa ward cairo. >> every year fodor's travel highlights visits the best ofutive director. good morning to you. 25 places. let's talk about how you judge these cities? >> we look for a number of things. first off, we look for new air routes that are making a destination more accessible. a hotel boom to suggest that tourism is on the rise also tends to mean there's great value when they have a lot of rooms to deal with. looking for big events that are happening that will put a spotlight on a destination. then look at places that were the talk of the office over the last year or so because we're always talking about destinations on the rise. >> i love that you have categories like best family place to go best value, best emerging spot. i want to talk about chicago, celebrating the 100th anniversary of wrigley field. great food and other things the the. >> because wrigley is going to be celebrating its hundredth next year, a lot of events to commemorate that which make it especially exciting. beyond that the lincoln park zoo, which is free. you have the museum w