Migration Crisis: The image of a drowned three-year-old boy washed up on a Turkish beach has drawn attention around the world to the migration crisis in Europe. The Syrian boy lying face down at the waterline was wearing a bright red t-shirt and shorts. Thousands have died crossing the Mediterranean.

Today in Budapest after a two-day shutdown, authorities allowed hundreds of migrants to board trains leaving the country. Fearing they would be sent to camps, migrants had been refusing to register before boarding trains so the government stopped them from leaving. While hoping to reach Germany, many passengers on trains today don’t know where they are being taken. CBS News reports from on board one train that it has stopped just outside Budapest.

Party Politics: At a massive military parade in Beijing today, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that his country’s military will be trimmed by 300,000 members. Xi said it was a gesture of peace, but the Chinese military is also reorganizing and modernizing. China has 2.3 million people in uniform.

Central Beijing was shut down today for the choreographed parade of 12,000 Chinese soldiers and an array of military hardware at a time when the economic giant appears to be stumbling. In the Chinese version of a Potemkin village, factories were shut down for weeks to ensure clear air and blue sky.

Scheduled months ago to celebrate the 70^th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the parade came as China’s crumbing stock market and the explosion at a chemical storage facility make the country’s leaders look like they are not in control.

Nukedeal: With the addition of Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski yesterday, President Obama has gathered enough support in the Senate … 34 votes … to uphold his veto if the larger body votes to reject the Iran nuclear deal. That means the agreement can go forward, even over the objection of some members of Obama’s own party. Mikulski said that if the US rejects the agreement, other countries that are party to the deal will lift their economic sanctions, leaving only the US holding out for a better deal.

The Republicans, who are nearly unanimous in opposition, can be expected to try some maneuvering.

Circus Elephants: Republican nice guy Jeb Bush is trying to get mean to knock Donald Trump out of first place for the Republican presidential nomination. He’s been reminding voters that Trump used to be a Democrat, which doesn’t hit too hard because the party’s icon Ronald Reagan also was a former Democrat.

Courting the Spanish voters Trump insulted, Bush said in Spanish that Trump isn’t a conservative … saying “El hombre no es conservador,” thereby opening a door that Trump slammed on his fingers. Trump responded: “He’s a nice man. But he should really set the example by speaking English while in the United States.”

Trump’s bluster and insults are keeping Bush and other candidates from getting through with plans and ideas. Bush is not alone. Trump has kicked a lot of cans. He called strategist Karl Rove a “dope” and Hillary Clinton’s aid Huma Abedin “a major security risk.” But Trump’s taunts and insults have Bush off balance and struggling to get a political grip.

The Obit Page: Dean Jones, the handsome actor who starred in the lightweight Disney movies “That Darn Cat!,” “The Love Bug” and “The Shaggy D.A.,” has died at age 84. The movies were classic Disney family fare. The most successful was “The Love Bug,” in which Jones played a racecar driver who drove a Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie that had human feelings.

Paul Bunyan: The earth has half as many trees as it did before man started cutting them down, according to a new study published in the journal Nature that estimates there are 3.04 trillion trees on the planet. Scientists involved with the study say the earth is losing 15 billion trees a year and replacing only 5 billion.

Social Media: Singer Avril Lavigne announced she and her husband of two years Chad Kroeger are splitting. “Heavy heart … unforgettable moments best of friends.” Blah, blah, blah. She announced it on Instagram. It was an Instagram marriage.

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