THREE CUBAN MEN FOUND FLOATING IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN YESTERDAY ARE RECOVERING TODAY. THEY ARE TIRED AND A LITTLE WORN ... BUT THEY HAVE QUITE A STORY TO TELL. GREG FOX TALKED TO THEM AND SOME OF THEIR RELATIVES ABOUT THE ORDEAL.

TAPE: EF02/0417 IN_TIME: 22:06:41 DURATION: 0:52 SOURCES: ABC RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Rodriguez Key - 16 May 2002 SHOTLIST: 1. Aerial view of illegal aliens being placed in rescue craft 2. Aerial view of illegal aliens in rescue craft 3. Aerial view of illegal aliens being placed on US Coast Guard vessel STORYLINE: The US Coastguard rescued several Cuban illegal immigrants off Florida's Rodriguez Key on Thursday. A rescue craft ferried the group, which included children, to a waiting Coast Guard vessel. They were apparently stranded on the Key, but it is not known how they got there. The group will be interviewed by US immigration officials.

00:00:00:00 Coast Guard rescues Cuban refugee pick up by Queen Eliz II's yacht, Britania. (0:00)/

Passenger POV of Cuban refugees including a little girl in a small boat who are hoping to make it to America safely. A Coast Guard helicopter spots them and soon they are pulled to safety aboard a Coast Guard Cutter. Hundreds of refugees fled Cuba after Fidel Castro announced anyone was free to leave.

CUBAN REFUGEES, BOAT AT SEA WITH REFUGEES, RESCUED, BUS WITH DETAINEES BEING LOADED OFF GIVING VICTORY SIGNS

Cubans on flimsy boats, rescued by coast guard

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00:00:00:00 B-ROLL ARRIVAL OF CUBAN REFUGEES AT GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE AFTER BEING RESCUED AT SEA FROM SMALL RAFTS: Cubans exit ship and go through lines where they are searched with metal dete ...

Children and adults rescued at sea

FEED COVERAGE IN MIAMI, FLORIDA ABOUT CUBAN REFUGEES BEING TRANSPORTED TO PANAMA. 18:16:42 BREAKUP. REWINDS. UNRELATED FTG. 18:16:53 SLATE. 18:17:04 LOCAL CS VO ABOUT CUBAN REFUGEES. VS CLUSTER OF CUBANS ABOARD A HOMEMADE RAFT OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA, COAST GUARD OFFICERS RESCUING RAFTERS WHICH INCLUDE SMALL CHILDREN. 18:17:15 VIDEO FTG OF CUBANS IN MAKESHIFT CAMP. 18:17:19 PAN ACROSS CUBANS IN CAMP IN GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 18:17:24 SB IN ENGLISH W/ FEMALE REFUGEE IN CAMP WHO DISCUSSES CONDITIONS. 18:17:45 MS REFUGEES CLUSTERED BEHIND BARBED WIRE FENCE. 18:17:48 WS NUMEROUS TENTS SET UP IN CAMP. 18:17:50 TWO SHOT OVER REPORTER'S LEFT SHOULDER OF A UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI PROFESSOR TALKING. 18:17:54 INTV W/ PROFESSOR ABOUT US GOVERNMENT'S STRATEGY IN DETERMINING WHO IS AN ACTUAL POLITICAL REFUGEE AS OPPOSED TO A CRIMINAL AND PANAMA'S ROLE IN TAKING THE REFUGEES. 18:18:22 PULL OUT ON HAITIAN TODDLERS W/ THEIR PARENTS IN THEIR CAMP AT GUANTANAMO. 18:18:29 FTG OF US MILITARY POLICE (MP) OFFICER TALKING TO CUBANS. 18:18:33 DISSOLVE TO RICKETY RAFTS IN OCEAN WATERS. 18:18:38 LOCAL SU. 18:19:10 BLANK. 18:19:15 SLATE TO END.

CUBAN REFUGEES IN HOMEMADE BOATS at sea floating truck, rescue by coast guard truck with pontoons

One Week in October

THE REFUGEES PICKED UP BY THE CRAB BOAT SEEM TO HAVE MADE IT PAST THE LINE OF U.S. VESSELS WATCHING FOR OTHER REFUGEES. AUTHORITIES STILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THE GROUP RESCUED WAS BROUGHT FROM CUBA OR PICKED UP AT SEA. JODY BENYUNES REPORTS.

Passenger POV of Cuban refugees taking off in a boat for America waving to those left behind on the shore then cut to the Coast Guard in small boats cruising for anyone in need of assistance. Hundreds of Cubans fled to American in boats after Fidel Castro agreed to let Cubans migrate to America.

Families of Cuban refugees wait at an airport outside of Miama, Florida after fleeing from Cuba in helicopters. Brief close up on the helicopter pilots that flew the refugees out of Cuba. Brief aerial shot of helicopters sitting on an airport tarmac. PLEASE NOTE News anchor and reporter image and audio, along with any commercial production excerpts, are for reference purposes only and are not clearable and cannot be used within your project.

Florida marine patrol boats rescue Cuban refugees from ocean, Cubans swim ashore after escaping from Cuba (Illegal Immigrants)

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FEED COVERAGE IN MIAMI, FLORIDA ABOUT CUBAN REFUGEES BEING TRANSPORTED TO PANAMA. 18:16:42 BREAKUP. REWINDS. UNRELATED FTG. 18:16:53 SLATE. 18:17:04 LOCAL CS VO ABOUT CUBAN REFUGEES. VS CLUSTER OF CUBANS ABOARD A HOMEMADE RAFT OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA, COAST GUARD OFFICERS RESCUING RAFTERS WHICH INCLUDE SMALL CHILDREN. 18:17:15 VIDEO FTG OF CUBANS IN MAKESHIFT CAMP. 18:17:19 PAN ACROSS CUBANS IN CAMP IN GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 18:17:24 SB IN ENGLISH W/ FEMALE REFUGEE IN CAMP WHO DISCUSSES CONDITIONS. 18:17:45 MS REFUGEES CLUSTERED BEHIND BARBED WIRE FENCE. 18:17:48 WS NUMEROUS TENTS SET UP IN CAMP. 18:17:50 TWO SHOT OVER REPORTER'S LEFT SHOULDER OF A UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI PROFESSOR TALKING. 18:17:54 INTV W/ PROFESSOR ABOUT US GOVERNMENT'S STRATEGY IN DETERMINING WHO IS AN ACTUAL POLITICAL REFUGEE AS OPPOSED TO A CRIMINAL AND PANAMA'S ROLE IN TAKING THE REFUGEES. 18:18:22 PULL OUT ON HAITIAN TODDLERS W/ THEIR PARENTS IN THEIR CAMP AT GUANTANAMO. 18:18:29 FTG OF US MILITARY POLICE (MP) OFFICER TALKING TO CUBANS. 18:18:33 DISSOLVE TO RICKETY RAFTS IN OCEAN WATERS. 18:18:38 LOCAL SU. 18:19:10 BLANK. 18:19:15 SLATE TO END.

/n00:00:00:00 /nB-ROLL Coast Guard rescue of more cuban migrants at sea who are making trip to U.S. in small boats and homemade rafts: Rescued cubans in orange life-vests sit on deck of Coast Guuar ...

NEWSFEED 8/7-8/9/2001, HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE 100 BIRTHDAY, ANTI-TAX PROTESTORS IN TN, CLONING MICROSCOPY OF CELLS; DX - NYSE FLOOR ACTIVITY, pan floor, traders, banners etc; DX - HARLEY DAVIDSON/100 YEARS, cu on bike with year 1918, variety of classic motorcycles, harley factory watertower on bldg; DX - HARLEY DAVIDSON/l00 YEARS, ground level bikes on road, letterboxed harley davidson promo reel bikes on open road with riders; DX - CLONING PROFIT, commodity brokers, scientist looks thru microscope, implanting egg with DNA, talking heads, sheep cloned; DX - CLONING PROFIT, scientists in labs, microscopy of eggs being implanted, cloned sheep in pen; DX - SCHOOL VACCINES, Nurse measures vaccine into syringe, apprehensive school kids getting shots, cu of injection site; DX - WORKERS RESCUED FROM HI-RISE, firemen helping down trapped window washers on outside of hi-rise bldg; DX - RANDLEMAN DAM GROUND BREAKING, line of men in hardhats with shovels doing ceremonial ground breaking for new dam; DX - TN/BUDGET BATTLE, protestors with 'AX the TAX' anti-new tax banners, in Tennessee, lots of placards, horn honking in bg, etc.; DX TN/BUDGET BATTLE, additional anti-tax protestors with placards, standing along street, drawing attention, rally; DX TN/BUDGET BATTLE, generic govt. bldg, police outside standing guard sign 'Entrance Closed' roped off; DX - DIABETES PRESS CONFERENCE, White House press sec/gives talk generic crowded sidewalk with sea of people to camera; 00:45 very white shoppers in white shopping mall DX STATE/REVERSE ELIAN, Dept. of State, without audio; DX PARDONGATE, MYSTERIOUS NOTE, Hillary Clinton say disappointed in Brothers involvement, copy of note from Hugh Clinton law office; DX - COUNTRY MUSIC STAR, part time car salesman writes country hit, interviews with 'stars'; DX - TN/BUDGET GOV. SOUNDS OFF, Tennessee Gov, press conference regarding the budget crisis in his state; DX - CHILD DROWNING, EMS lights flashing pulls up to scene, goes past camera, officers at scene, parents of children; DX - FL. MARIJUANA BUST, Customs agents open semi-truck filled with cases of pot, contraband unloaded from truck; DX - CUBAN-AMERICAN FOUNDATION, press conference talking heads pan of members in front of podium; NX - LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS, press footage from 2000 award ceremony, banners, musical acts on stage, back to Cuban-American foundation; DX - TN/BUDGET REAX, REPEAT OF TENNESSEE GOV. SPEAKING ON BUDGET; DX - INT. NYSE FLOOR ACTIVITY, PANS OF FLOOR, BANNERS, ETC; DX - ALLERGY DRUGS/CLARITIN, allergy season people outside, allergy drugs on display, talking heads panel, pharmacy, prescription filled; DX - CUBAN REFUGEES, boat at sea w/refugees, rescued, INS bus with detainees being off loaded giving victory signs; DX - FL, PLANE BOMB THREAT, 58 year old woman arrested, face covered officers escort, aerial plane at gate, reporter; DX - GA/UNSTABLE WALL HI-RISE BLDG, workers trying to stabilize wall of hi-rise to prevent it falling down; DX - GA/OAKLEY ARREST, Reginald Oakley in court in jail coveralls, judge reads charges, various; DX - BAPTIST CONVENTION FLAP, NX ext. hotel police car in front flashing lights, African Americans exit, hotel ext. NX estb; DX - NC/HEAT WAVE, Air Conditioning repairman, sun thru trees, box of fans on sale, construction workers in heat; DX - PIT BULL ATTACK/OFFICER INJURED, officer helped into EMS vehicle by fellow police/sheriffs, talking head

THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAS INTERCEPTED A REPORTEDLY STOLEN CUBAN NAVAL VESSEL, WITH NEARLY 30 CUBANS ON BOARD.THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT SAYS THE BOAT WAS STOLEN AND IT'S CAPTAIN WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE ESCAPE.BUT REPORTS SAY THE BOAT RETURNED TO CUBA AT LEAST ONCE TO PICK UP MORE REFUGEES, AND THE GOVERNMENT DIDN'T STOP THEM.SOME SAY THIS IS AN EFFORT BY CASTRO TO GET HIS ENEMIES OUT OF THE COUNTRY.SHEPARD SMITH REPORTS.

Cuban boat refugees at sea in distress, men walking carrying laundry sacks in refugee camp, people inside tents, rescue scenes from water

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