we are america. we respond. we endure. we overcome and we own the finish line! >> boston strong. that does it for us. thank you for watching. our coverage continues next with cnn international. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i have this hour on "cnn newsroom" a dramatic rescue on the coast of south korea. a ship packed with hundreds of students unexpectedly sings. >> plus one day after its first mission was cut short, searching the ocean floor for flight 370 is sent back under water. >> we're on "cnn newsroom" -- >> you are in yourself for the sole purpose of shooting her. >> not true, mollie.

>> that's what you did. >> oscar pistorius indoors a tough grilling on his final day on the witness stand here for this murder trial goes from here. large one fatality in the sinking of the boat off south korea's coast. >> the coast guard says nearly 170 people have been rescued so far. unknown exactly how many people were on board but authorities believe it may be somewhere between 350 and 450. >> those on board were high school students on a field trip to the island. >> for the very latest on the rescue large turn live to her. what more are we learning about the number of people on account for at this point?

>> we have some updated figures for you. they now say they believe 474 people were on board this vessel. 447 were passengers. 27 workroom members. the latest figure we have on those that have been rescued is 169 still not updated over the past 20 minutes or so. that could in reality be higher. we effort from a coast guard one person has been killed in this incident. a female body was found at 1135 ibm, about an hour and a half ago. this started right about four hours ago at 9:00 a.m. a distress signal that came from this vessel. on its way home to the port just west of the capital of south korea. heading hundreds of kilometers down the bank to the island just off the coast which is a popular tourist spot this time of the

year. new information coming in from the port master. he tells cnn this vessel was actually delayed. it was supposed to leave at 6:30 p.m. last night. tuesday evening. it left at 9:00 p.m. and this is basically because of the fall. weather conditions were certainly a factor, extremely foggy. the investigators will be looking into that and whether or not that was a factor. most of the passengers or many of them were high school students that were on a field trip along with their teachers heading to the island. those that have been rescued are heading to the mainland of south korea. a reception area for them, many coming in having blankets put around them, hypothermia, a great concern for the rescue operation as the waters are

about 10 degrees centigrade. the survival rate not particularly good in those waters. at least an hour. obviously a race against time. >> indeed. we're talking four hours after the boat got into trouble and people were told they needed to jump into the water although we are seeing pictures there of people climbing on the side of this vote. what hope is there for those people who are at this point and account for if they have been in the water for such a long time and devious so cold? >> just to clarify it was four hours ago the distress signal was issued from the ship. the passengers were not ordered to jump in straight away. my estimate is it was at least two hours since they were ordered to jump. it may be slightly different, they have not been in the water for four hours.

there is another patrol vessel according to the government's and special forces from the navy involved in the rescue search. a spokesman said she is calling on maximum effort for this and anything that needed will be diverted. we're also hearing on local news agencies and news networks, other boats are getting involved and we're hearing from the skipper's saying they are they're trying to pluck people out of the war. arnott just an official effort. those in the area are trying to help as well. we believe this happened about 20 kilometers of the mainland. this is where it sank. fairly close to the mainland so it is easy for the vessels to get to this area and tried to put people out as quickly as possible. >> at this point we don't know what happened and why it

happened so quickly. but some eyewitness accounts suggest it may have hit something in the water. what more have you learned about that part of the story? >> this is what we're hearing in particular for one eyewitness who was a student on board. he basically said he heard a loud and bumping, crashing sound. people started to fall over, some people were injured. the ship started listing and sinking and it has happened very quickly. just an hour or two hours after the distress call happened we know the coast guard confirmed people were ordered to jump into the water. they'll have life jackets on, according to the coast guard pier there were ordered to jump into the water because the ship was listing so badly and a sinking so quickly. we have no official confirmation on whether or not the ship hit

something. the fact we are hearing from eyewitnesses saying they felt a bumping sound, a crashing sound and everyone fell over when that happened would suggest it may have hit something in the water. and, of course, the speed with which to the ship has sunk would suggest that maybe what happened. we don't have confirmation of this. this is all just eyewitness reports that are coming in. in the early hours of a tragedy like this there can be conflicting information. some erroneous information that comes and in the initial hours. we are trying to sift through and tell you what we exactly know for sure. >> many thanks to you. at this point we know 169 people have been rescued. one person sadly has died. still hundreds unaccounted for at this point. we will keep an eye on this story as it moves forward.

a new phase in the search for flight 370 is in full swing. >> and many said is going at full power through the depths of the indian ocean looking for any clues. the bluefin turned up nothing but the search continues at a much slower pace. finding something could take weeks, months, or it may never happen at all. >> today 14 aircraft and 11 ships are deployed but that part of the operation is expected to it and saying, at least in the present search area. meanwhile malaysia has agreed to set up an international investigation to look into the plane's disappearance. >> for the latest on the search, he joins us live in western australia. how long before they get the data from this second dive?

>> if the first dive is any indication it will be quickly. the first died you mentioned, yesterday, that covered four square miles before the blue fan came back to the surface after going deeper than it was programmed to do. they did get data off that and quickly. it showed nothing. four hours more in this pass if they are on time on the bottom of the ocean floor but then it takes a couple of hours to get back up and four hours to download the data. we should know something tomorrow. very early stages in the search. they call it mowing the lawn going back and forth across the area. >> one official has said to thirds of the search area is within the operational limits of 4500 meters. can they push this to go any deeper?

>> is one of the things they have been looking at. when it came back up yesterday, it had been programmed basically to have a safety switch when it hit 4500 it said this is as far as i am able to go and started to come back up. what they've got to do is reprogramming at and changed the software and send it down as far as may be 5,000 meters, perhaps a little more, and see how it does there. one of the difficulties is the dome of the ocean floor very well and how deep it might get in some areas. always the option they might bring in a different kind of search vessel if it does encounter a very deep areas. that might be made to the software to get down as far as 5,000 meters. so far today is as we understand still going. it seems to be going and working well at the moment. >> good news so far and they have done this once before. they know more about the surface of the men then they do about

that part of the indian ocean. thank you. coming up next on "cnn newsroom." this city of boston pauses to remember victims of last year's marathon bombing. >> plus vladimir putin says the ukraine is on the brink of civil war and an update on the crisis is straight ahead.

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flush welcome back. to the crisis in ukraine which vladimir putin says is now on the brink of civil war. his comments came during a phone conversation tuesday with angela merkel. >> the crane says it has launched an anti-terrorist

motion against protesters. troops have retaken and airport after a clash with kamen. >> civilians tried to stop armored personnel carriers from entering the city. cnn is unable to independently verify this video. >> the government and kiev has been struggling for weeks with just how far it can go dealing with the protests. until now there has been little military presence in eastern flashpoints cities. as nick paton walsh reports, that seems to be changing. >> reporter: ukrainians asking where is the army and deep in the farm land came an answer. supply trucks, artillery, even a helicopter briefly. the locals baffled, welcoming. paratroopers once said driving east and then north around the

town held by pro russian militants. completing the task, said the officer, that borders changing. this is in the southwest of the country. while we don't know where they're headed, they tell us the commanders say their orders are changing and in this highly volatile part of the eastern ukraine. further up the road slowly signs of the sovereignty returning. this checkpoint on the border between the regions. the police and local volunteers insisting they will fight. it may start here, the russian media say is encircled. ukrainian officials saying they are taking it. it does not sound like that from here. this amateur video, we cannot confirm its authenticity, and individual risking himself to slow down the advance. south where the change was starkist to days ago, militants

stormed the police station. now the barricades are being cleared away. the local police are back in place although they won't talk on camera. the captain said he was with the people in delicate talks. would not say if he still answers to kiev. @ tide of local hostility gathered near the airfield. shots fired in the air as local man tried to approach the newest arrivals. ukrainian troops hours earlier, gunfire was reported then but few locals confirm russian media reports of casualties. in many ways what has happened has become an attraction for the locals. to look at but also a chance to voice their displeasure at this latest action by the government. we don't recognize that government's authority, he says. they came in on helicopters,

shot at peaceful people. after all this is unlikely the west will be friends with the east. these limited signs of their authority where pro russian anger has little fire, they will struggle to extinguish. nick paton walsh, cnn. boston, massachusetts, paused tuesday for the one year anniversary of the marathon bombings. ♪ >> the chorus sang the u.s. national anthem as the flag was raised to honor the three people killed in the attack. within 260 were wounded and a police officer died during a search for the suspects. u.s. vice-president joe biden

sounded an air of defiance in a tribute subtended by survivors and families as well as first responders. >> we will never yield. we will never cower. america will never, ever, ever, ever stand down. we are boston. we are america. we respond. we endures. we overcome. and we own the finish line. >> two of the survivors, the brothers that each lost a leg in the attack. there they are walking along the route on tuesday. we have followed their grueling recovery in the year since the bombings. >> he and his brother remember it this way. one minute they were enjoying a beautiful day. the next, they were fighting for their lives. this amateur video shows paul

bloody, dazed, his brother lying just a few feet away. the brothers took cnn back to the restaurant on boylston street near the side of the second explosion. >> what is it like for you being here where it happen? >> where we got hurt it changed our lives. i don't know, i am okay. >> this is the first i admire you guys so much and respect everything you have gone through. >> we got so much help from everybody. it is weird. it seems like so long ago and quick at the same time. >> it has been a year of physical and emotional recovery. we first met the nortons shortly after doctors amputated each man's right leg, and in intensive care, hours felt like days. >> time stopped. it was like a nightmare. >> for weeks, they were in separate hospitals, tough for brothers who were known for

being inseparable. when they were finally united, the emotional bond that all came back. >> i had burns on my stuff and my back. >> i had part of my muscle out right here. some more stuff, and then my leg was open from like here to here. >> as the rest of the country moved on they willed themselves to keep moving. through months of grueling recovery, re-learning the basics. >> is it getting up or down that is the worst. >> it is both, pretty hard. >> as they have endured some 50 surgeries they haven't looked back, they have been biking and training with weights. >> i feel better than last year, even before i got hurt. >> their dedication and devotion is like i have never, ever seen. >> today, just a year later, they're managing without prosthetics, and crutches, they have written a book "twice as

strong" appeared on tv and had had countless books written about their progress. >> it was kind of one of the best years of my life. >> why was it one of the best years of your life? >> boston was so good to us, but everybody was good to us, from boston, alabama, to read the cards that kids send to us, how can you have a bad day? >> it means looking forward, for paul it means getting married to jackie, his fiancee who was also injured. >> we're very excited to start our life. >> there is pain and reality, still, they will manage like they have always done. together. jason carroll, cnn, boston. okay, we have an update on the rescue efforts which are ongoing off the southwest coast of south korea, the south korean coast guard is telling us two people are now confirmed dead. a little earlier, the death toll was one, now two are confirmed

dead. they also tell us of the 474 people on board 180 people are confirmed rescued. and as we have been continuing to monitor the situation there, this rescue situation is in fact ongoing. all right, we will continue to bring you updates on that story. but we wanted to take a short break now, still to come here on cnn news room, five days of grueling cross examination are over for oscar pistorius at his murder trial. find out about the emotional final account he gave the court of the moment he shot and killed reeva steencamp. i dunno, i just ah woke up today and i said i need something sportier. annnd done. ok maxwell, just need to ah contact your insurance company with the vin number. oh, i just did it. with my geico app. vin # is up to the loaded. ok well then jerry here will take you through all of the features then. why don't weeeeeeeeeeee go out to the car. ok, i'll just be outside... ok, yeah. his dad is my boss.

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himself will not take the stand. >> i was crying out, my lady, and screaming, reev ae. >> after five days on the witness stand in which he chose not to be photographed? >> who do you believe should be blamed for shooting her? >> well, milady, i believed there was a threat on my life. >> once again we believed you should not have shot her? >> the olympian returning under the glare of a watchful record, ready to listen to his defense team's witnesses, a forensic analyst focusing in on the timing of the sounds that night. >> to the best of my memory, the first three blows of the cricket bat were done to chase the levels of the sound? >> the defense is certain that the noise neighbors heard was

the cricket bat after the shooting, the screams they claim could only come from pistorius after he realized he shot reeva steencamp. but the screams came from her moments before she was shot. so much of the case revolves around the eyewitness testimony of a woman hearing gunshots going off. what the defense is now doing is using physical evidence in order to suggest that it simply cannot be what those eyewitnesss heard. >> pistorius shot and killed his model girlfriend in what he maintains was a tragic mistake. the prosecution says it was premeditated murder. >> she locked herself in the toilet. you armed yourself with the sole purpose of shooting and killing her, and that is what you did. >> not true, milady. >> his own words were used against him in cross examination. >> why would you use movement and not a noise, i heard a noise in the bathroom?

>> i anticipated it to be a movement, milady. >> how can you interpret it to be a movement, wasn't it a noise you heard? >> no, milady, it was movement. >> the defense used words from reeva steencamp, asking him to read her valentine's day's card aloud, a card she never had a chance to give him. a card overlooked by police. >> it says i love you. >> the last words there from reeva steencamp to oscar pistorius, on tuesday we heard his last words in his defense as the legal team now prepares to call about 12 more witnesses. robyn curnow, cnn, pretoria. and court resumes about three hours from now, please stay with us, we'll have live coverage throughout the day right here on cnn. and you are watching cnn news room. up next, we'll go live to seoul,

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and a look at the headlines, authorities say nearly 180 people have been rescued so far. local reports say most of those on board were high school students on a field trip. and after an abbreviated mission, a high tech sub is making its first full pass through the depths of the indian ocean, looking for malaysian airlines flight 370. the air and surface search continues as well with 14 aircraft and 11 ships deployed today. and russian president vladimir putin is warning that ukraine is on the edge of civil war. their military has launched what they call an anti-terrorist against what they call pro-russian terrorists. troops have reportedly taken an airport near donetsk. and remembering the first anniversary of the marathon

bombings iin ining -- bombings, people died and more than 60 were injured. vice president joe biden called it the face of america's resolve. and we have more on that speedy and massive rescue operation off korea's south coast. >> the operators say the boat began to list and then went down. we're getting updated information about the rescue operation. >> that is right, john, yes, we now know from the coast guard that two people have been confirmed to have been killed in this accident. one we know is a phofemale, the body was found about two hours ago. and just in the last few minutes the coast guard confirmed that a second person has died. we have a significant jump, though, in the number of people rescued. 368 have now been rescued. and according to the coast guard those on board, 474, 447 passengers, 27 crew. so the number of those that have

been rescued has jumped significantly over the past half hour. coast guard is obviously now getting some updated information from the patrol boats, the helicopters as well as the private vessels that are on the ground and that are actually trying to help pluck these passengers out of the water. now, we are seeing some very dramatic pictures from earlier before the ship actually flipped over seeing people being hoisted from the listing ship itself. as you say, one of the passengers called into the local television stations and said they did hear a bumping sound and then many people fell over. he believes that is when many people were injured and that is when the ship started to list dramatically. this happened maybe around four and a half hours ago, when the ship actually sent the distress signal out. so within that time we know that the ship has pretty much flipped over. you can only see the top of it at this point. everyone was ordered to jump into the water. they were all wearing life

jackets. and they have over the past couple of hours been plucked out of pretty cold waters off the coast of south korea. >> so if we do the math, 478 people on board, that doesn't mean 106 people are actually still in the water, they could be on boats, back on land. this is still a chaotic situation. >> exactly, and it is not just official vessels that are involved in the rescue operation. we're hearing from local television as well that private boats are involved in the area, joining in the rescue effort to try to pluck people out of the water. so it could be the case that many more are actually on their way back to the mainland. now, this happened about 20 kilometers off the mainland of south korea. we understand this vessel was on its way to the island that is a tourist hot spot, this time of year it is very popular among south koreans.

it moved from the port that is the capital here in seoul, south korea, the trip usually takes about 13 or 14 hours. we understand from the incheon port manager that this had been delayed for a couple of hours. it didn't leave until 9:00 p.m. because of weather conditions, because of fog. that is what delayed the effort. in seoul, that could be the same in the southwest coast of southwest korea where the incident happened. that is something that investigators will certainly look at. >> and just to correct my math, 474 on board, 378 rescued. 104 are not accounted for at this stage, the latest numbers we have, paula hancock in seoul, thank you, we'll be speaking to you again, soon.

back now to our top stories, after the first mission was cut short on monday it is back in the ocean. >> yeah, the bluefin-21 is looking for debris that could be linked to flight 370. and as david mattingly reports, the success could depend on what happened the moment the plane hit the water. >> we've seen what happens when passenger jets crash. >> oh, my god. >> from the tragic and unexpected like last year in san francisco to the planned and controlled like this demonstration by the discovery channel in 2012. and this one from nasa and the faa decades ago. unlike the missing malaysia airlines flight 370, they all crashed on land. but surprisingly they provide clues to what might happen next in the investigation. >> you're telling me that crashing on water is no

different than crashing on land? >> depending on your impact velocity, depending on the impact angle, the effects could be the same on water and land. >> aviation investigator anthony brickhouse takes me through a field of aircraft wreckage used at the university. the lesson learned here, the difficulty of finding a sonar signal of flight 370's wreckage depends on what was happening in the final seconds of flight. at less than 45 degrees we're more likely to see large pieces of aircraft? >> yes, at something less than 45 degrees or around 45 degrees with the typical velocity that an aircraft would be let's say landing at there would be a chance the plane could be relatively intact after it hit the water. >> under this scenario, the 777 could be moving as slowly as 70 miles an hour on impact. at a shallow angle it could be

like what we saw in the crash of the ups jet last summer, the pilot and co-pilot were killed. the plane was still in hundreds of pieces but with large easily recognizable sections broken away. it is obvious this one went in head first? >> absolutely. >> but the steep angle impact is much more devastating. both people on board were killed when this small aircraft hit nose first, notice how the entire plane sustained severe damage. but the same principles apply to a 777. the steeper the angle, the faster the speed. the smaller the pieces of wreckage. even when it hits the water. in this scenario flight 370 could be traveling between five and 600 miles an hour. wings and engines might break away. but not so for the passenger compartment. the fuselage, image the horrific crash at shanksville on 9/11.

in the water. >> in this industry, that is what you have if it gets to the crash site. >> but what happens if it is in water? >> water is going to act like land would, it is not compressible. so when you hit it it will pretty much have the same effect that land would. >> making it much more problematic to detect with sonar at the bottom of the ocean. bri he says it would be hopeful they could find tonight way they did with air france 447. >> a tail section, a wing, a piece of a wing, one of the two engines may be fully intact at the bottom of the sea, that would be an excellent clue because you could work your way out and hope to find more wreckage. >> but first, something, anything has to be found to produce the lead that has eluded the world for more than five weeks, david mattingly, cnn,

daytona beach, florida. okay, let's go to sidney, australia right now where william and katherine have just arrived, flown in from new zealand for a ten-day trip. in new zealand, what was very notable about this, and they were looking forward was that katherine actually carried prince george down the steps herself. and that was a big deal, because in 1983 when prince charles and diana visited australia, the nanny carried the baby down. >> yes, that is what we call royal progress, it takes that long, 1983, 2014. and you are looking at live pictures here. now, this is just photo opportunity after photo opportunity. of course, the bonny prince george has taken front stage. we have got max foster joining us now, so max this is very

exciting on this leg of the tour. of course, you were there in new zealand with them over a week there. now they're continuing a three-week tour there in new zealand. talk about what can be expected from this leg of the tour. >> well, the first thing we were looking for was a big entrance, and here it is. you can see the duchess in the spectacular yellow dress, in windy weather, you may know better than me but the sense i get from here is there is a real excitement about the royals, more so than it was in new zealand. it is obviously a much bigger country. and this is the moment where you see prince george noticeably being carried in his father's arms. usually in his mother's arms. there you go, it is all about prince george on this trip. there you go, they're going to head down to the opera house. there are massive, massive crowds out there, taking part in

the area there -- there is a real sense of excitement. >> well, max, they have come at a good time. you look at the opinion polls, the report from the republic is at a 20-year low. i don't know if it is because they're there with george or the australians are embracing the monarchy again. there will be sirs and lady, all that kind of stuff. it really seems as though the australians are sort of embracing their heritage, i guess. >> yes, and what was important about the poll you talked about out this morning, with the term young people overwhelmingly said they don't want a republic. and they're the ones that normally would push for a republic. and there seems to be a real sense it is off the agenda here. it will be interesting to see how this trip goes, how it affects the opinion polls.

there will obviously be one at the end of the tour. and in quebec, it is a very anti-monarchy area. there was huge support for william and kate, but not for the monarchy. so there is a separation as far as the couple as king and queen, and festivities. >> and the royal couple arriving, there is one point to talk about there in sidney, they're going to brisbane, and adelaide, they're going to cambra, melbourne is not on the list. there are a lot of noses out of joint. it is a big city to see there. >> didn't you predict yesterday there wouldn't be crowds out to greet them? >> i wouldn't go. but i guess a lot of people did. >> all right, we'll take a short break right now. stay with us. >> watching cnn. hello. this is where we do that bundling thing? let's see what you got. rv -- covered. why would you pay for a hotel? i never do.

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. welcome back to cnn news room. officials and witnesses say militants have struck again in nigeria. >> yes, they say dozens of gunmen have abducted girls in the northern city. the leader recently released a video threatening to kidnap girls from schools. suspicion is falling on the militants in central nigeria, the same day the school girls were abducted. officials say at least 71 people were killed when a vehicle exploded outside the area. 124 people were hurt. the nigerian president visited the scene and did not directly blame them but called the islamist militants an unnecessary distraction and vowed they would be overcome. meanwhile, another deadly

and swift killer is striking in west africa. an ebola outbreak has killed at least 112 people in just the past few weeks. cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta is in guinea where the deadly virus has now spread to the capital. >> reporter: you're about to go inside an isolation ward in guinea, there is a reason you may not have seen images like this before. these patients are fighting one of the deadliest diseases in the world, ebola. it disarmed their immune system, shut off the body's ability to clot. up to nine out of ten patients will die. but this horror is isolated in conakry, guinea, the markets are full. children, lots of children are still smiling. you see as scary as ebola is, it is not particularly con --

contagious, the patients are down in bed in hospitals or worse. even the dead are highly contagious. this doctor has helped for more than 30 years. >> the risk is not the people working with patients, but regular patients not thinking of ebo ebola. >> you see it only takes a small amount of skin to spread the infection. >> nothing gets in. >> nothing gets out. >> tim gagatek is one of the doctors without borders from canada. he is not married and has no children. that would be a job liability, he tells me.

multiple pairs of gloves and masks. the head is completely covered. a multi-layer gown, boots, and then an apron. it is positively suffocating in the 100-degree weather. preparing a patient with ebola is like visiting somebody on the moon. you are the only people they will see. they do this so the people on the streets will never know what it is like to be inside. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, conakry, guinea. >> it is awful. >> it is, we'll be right back. honestly, i'm pouring everything i have into this place.

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across the united states. >> yes, let's find out more. >> hey, guys, nice seeing you, 20 states underneath cold weather warnings and advisories, freeze warnings in place, meaning the tender vegetation, throughout alabama and well into tennessee, even eventually up into the northeast. and snow showers reported across new jersey. 20 states with these colder advisories and warnings. the cold canadian air coming into the region as high pressure moves off to the east temperatures are expected to moderate just a bit. but i want to take you to areas around chicago, take a look at the scene here from monday morning to tuesday, folks waking up to this, several inches of snow coming down in the late season snow, a bit of a mess on the roads. they're very hardy folks accumulating historic amounts of snowfall over many parts of the

u.s. look at the scenes across the region, as far as numbers are concerned, record numbers coming. the winter season of 2014, the graphics showing you detroit. 95 inches of snowfall, snowiest winter, philly at 68 inches, while chicago, third snowiest winner, and indianapolis, the snow of course extends beyond that. we're talking about ice, as well, a record amount of coverage across portions of lake michigan. detroit's 95 inches, by the way is more than double what they should get for the winter. so they deserve the spring season whenever it gets here. california has been hot and dry for the winter months. 48 degrees the average temperature farenheit. for the state of california, 48 degrees above the average for this time of year for this region. take a look at the model, they indicate a shower over

minneapolis, we believe this should be one of the final stretches of cold weather here as we head on into the middle portion of late april. i want to share with you some images coming out of the mexico city, mexico. the blood moon touched on in recent days, visible across portions of australia and the pacific. three more left in place, look at the expansion there, east pacific. europe and africa also will have an opportunity in the first week of october and next april, guys, bringing in asia and australia into the mix. so everyone should get a fair chance, just about everybody to see this in the coming months and over the next year and a half. >> did you know all the miss -- >> luckily you got to miss out -- >> yes, there are plenty of those going around. >> i'll talk to you afterwards. thank you. blood moon, had a lot of

people tweeting. they're also taking selfies, as well. >> that is right. for the full story, cnn's jeanne moos had some fun. >> what is red and orange with craters all over? >> when the moon hits your eye ♪ >> it was plenty of amore for this lunar eclipse. photographers kept stealing looks at the blood moon from ecuador to australia, time magazine condensed the eclipse into nine seconds. while nasa did an animation showing the view from the moon. and from this book, three more blood moons from the next year and a half pastor john hagee told cnn. >> the blood moon, the stars, it

has a connection to humanity, says something is about to change and world history will change forever. >> reporter: for many, not only was the blood moon not bloody it was barely a moon. is that the moon between our fingers? it is, that little white speck pinched between those fingers as everybody tried to get into the picture with a blood moon. there it is, over head. there it is over his shoulder. this one was tweeted out with the caption blood moon selfie minus the blood? one guy posed making a duck face and from his roof in chilly dallas, 16-year-old oscar rivera, aka coconut kiddo, used a flashlight to illuminate himself. >> oh, lord, oh, my gosh. >> reporter: he sat there for five hours. his viewers kept asking where is the moon? show me moon, please. but just as the moon was a third

of the way eclipsed, oscar couldn't take the cold anymore. >> i'm just going to take a quick break, and as soon as i get back i'll give you a view of the moon. >> reporter: he never returned. >> as soon as i went inside i didn't want to go back outside, not even for a blood moon. >> reporter: those who missed it photo-shopped it with a howling moon with miley cyrus. jeanne moos, new york. >> well, thank you for joining us. this is cnn news room. i'm rosemary church. stay with us for a special report with don lemon. and for our international viewers i'll be right back with another edition of cnn news room after the break.

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