-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com a quick verdict from a texas jury in the so-called american sniper trial. plus isis kidnaps dozens of christians. you'll hear from a man with relatives among the hostages. and police make an arrest after that train wreck in southern california. okay. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm zain asher. >> i'm john vause. great to have you with us. this is cnn newsroom. ♪ ♪ a jury in the u.s. state of texas has found eddie ray routh guilty in the so-called american sniper murder trial. >> he was immediately sentenced

to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killings of former u.s. navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. the verdict could not have come soon enough for family members. >> we waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son, and as always god has proved to be thankful and we're so thrilled that we have the verdict, that we have tonight. >> the jury rejected the defense argument that routh was insane. i spoke to cnn's ed lavandera last hour. he's been following this trial in texas since it began. >> reporter: insanity cases, especially here in the state of texas, very difficult to prove. this is -- eddie ray routh is the defendant and by most accounts is extremely troubled. what's debatable is the severity

of his mental illness. prosecutors thought it was more of a personality disorder and not a psychotic disorder. but clearly it's a very difficult case to prove, as we've seen here unfold tonight. john? >> the court has released some of the evidence after the trial. anything really stand out to you? >> reporter: there's so much. especially it's the video portions and the audio portions that were released and this includes a video of eddie ray routh talking in the back seat of the police car just after he had been taken into custody. there's a nearly 90 minute interview he gave to the investigators after he arrived at the police department. there's a jailhouse phone conversation that was recorded that he had with a writer that was working on a profile, a magazine profile of eddie ray routh. all of this really provided compelling because in many ways everybody knows who chris kyle

is. they really don't know who chad littlefield is but chris kyle was the man who was the focus of the "american sniper book" the blockbuster movie but no one has heard from eddie ray routh until now. so this jury was able to watch his demeanor watch how he talked about things and that by far was the most powerful testimony in evidence that the prosecution had in this case. >> ed when many people especially in other countries around the world, they hear life in prison, they think it's a set term. maybe 25 30 years. but in this case life means life. there's no possibility the sentence could be reviewed. he will die in jail. >> reporter: right. the way this works out, because he killed two people that makes it a capital offense in texas. he was actually eligible for the death penalty, because it was a capital murder case. a few months ago, prosecutors decided to take the death penalty off the table, which means in a capital case the

only other punishment possible is life in prison without the possibility of parole. so if he had been -- there was no way he was not going to be found not guilty because everybody agreed and admitted to the fact that eddie ray routh committed these murders. but if he had been found not guilty by reason of insanity he would have been sent to a state prison hospital where it would have taken a judge's decision to be released. but that's not in play here. he will go to prison the rest of his life. >> ed lavandera there. this wasn't a case of who done it, it was a why did he will do it? >> i'll be interviewing sunny hostin. in stevenville where that trial took place a lot of the jurors saw "american sniper." human activists in syria say isis fighters have taken as many as 100 christians as hostage on

tuesday when isis seized control of two villages in northeast syria. >> activists say some 700 families managed to escape. most of them are now taking refuge in a nearby cathedral. the tentacles of isis are now stretching. authorities say they translated isis materials and showed videos to would-be recruits. british police believe three teenage girls who flew to turkey last week are now in syria. the fear all along has been that they were heading there to join up with isis. their families are horrified and continue to appeal for their safe return. >> for more on all this rick francona is a retired u.s. colonel. so a lot to touch on at this hour. i want to start with the syrians. first of all, how involved in

the syrian christians involved in the fight against isis? >> well, there's a split between the kurds and the assyrians on this because generally, the assyrians are supporting the assad government because they're afraid of an islamic takeover. the kurds, on the other hand they're a different group. some support the government some are anti-government. all of them are anti-isis. what they want is to be left alone. they would like to have their own syrian enclave. so the two groups will work together against isis but generally, they're not that cooperative. now, the problem will be there are some reports, and i don't know if it's confirmed that the women that are being taken hostage and wanting to be exchanged for prisoners that the

kurds have taken. it's doubtful that the assyrians are going to be released for kurds. i just don't see that happens. so the situation up there is very grim and many more people are probably going to be facing isis and these terrible atrocities. >> extremely grim. certainly a difficult situation for those assyrian christians. given what happened to the egyptian copticchristians isn't it a surprise that the syrian christians haven't fled? >> a lot of them have fled but their only escape is to go into turkey and the turks have restricted a lot of the access to cross the border. so they're in their enclave up there, but they have nowhere to go and isis is slowly

surrounding that area. they've already cut the border in most places. >> colonel, thank you. john? >> the french president is calling for the release of a french woman who was kidnapped in yemen. authorities say gunman abducted the 30-year-old and her driver in front of a ministry in front of yemen's capital today. the french president says she works for the world bank. he's urging other french citizens in yemen to leave as soon as possible. another kidnapping involving an american missionary in central nigeria. her captors are demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars for her release. here's arwa damon reporting from chad. >> reporter: american missionary phyllis sorter was based in koge state. she was kidnapped from a school where her office is based and according to the police commissioner five men carried

out the kidnapping scaling the walls. two men were wearing masks and as they took her away firing weapons into the air, before disappearing into the mountains. the police commissioner at this stage saying they believe this was the work of a criminal gang. it does appear that this gang did put some planning into the kidnapping attempt. there has been a ransom demand that is upwards of $300,000. the state where this kidnapping took place, not an area where boko haram is currently known to operate. the concern is that if that ransom is not paid she could find herself being passed on to the highest bidder. arwa damon, cnn. in southern california the driver of a truck involved in a crash with a commuter train has been arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run. >> no one died but at least 30 people were hurt.

officials believe the truck driver mistook the train tracks for the road and tried to turn on them. a police officer spotted the driver about a mile from the crash after the accident. >> he was contacted act 1.62 miles south of the accident. he was taken into custody for a felony hit and run violation. the vehicle code section is 20001, which is basically a hit and run with injury. in this case, multiple injuries. >> that accident in california comes just three weeks after a deadly train wreck in new york at a rail crossing. our brian todd has been looking into this deadly problem. here he is. >> reporter: as crash investigators comb through the scene of another accident between a train and a motor vehicle, new concerns about the safety of rail crossings. in california it was the truck driver who took an inexplicable

wrong turn. >> rather than make the right turn on west street the driver turned onto the tracks. >> the power of a train impacting a vehicle is the same as a car crushing a soda can. >> reporter: libby snipe of operation lifesaver says highway grade crossings are often lethal intersections. just this month, a metro north train collided with an suv outside new york city killing six people. the government says fatalities at crossings have decreased about 75% since the 1970s. but safety experts say there are still about 2,000 incidents a year at those crossings. more than 200 people were killed at those intersections last year. and a train hits a person or a vehicle every three hours in the u.s. why? >> we think drivers are very

distracted in their cars. crossings like this when the drivers approach sometimes drivers are in a hurry in society today, people feel very rushed and they think they can beat a train. >> other factors, there aren't signals at every crossing. trains are quieter and faster than they were. and vehicle drivers make tragic miscalculations. what don't people understand about how long a train takes to stop? >> if a train is coming this way, it can take the length of a mile to stop. so if a train sees something on the tracks it can't necessarily stop in time. >> reporter: she says if you're stuck on a track, some steps are obvious. try to somehow get the vehicle off the track. if you can't, exit the vehicle and run. what's not so obvious? libby snipe says if you're stuck in a place like this and have to run away from your vehicle and a

train is coming this way, run toward the oncoming train but at a 45 degree angle so you're running away from the track and avoiding the collision and the debris coming this way. brian todd cnn, alexandria virginia. still to come here on cnn newsroom icy roads are causing accidents and snarling traffic across southern parts of the united states. 14 million americans are under another winter storm warning. and we should see a football world cup final played just before christmas. stay with us. the traffic jam. scourge of 20th century city life. raiser of blood pressure. disrupter of supply chains. stealer of bedtime stories. polluter. frustrater. time thief. [cars honking] and one day soon we'll see the last one ever. cisco is building the internet of

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welcome back. if you're watching us in the united states right now, you know it is severe winter weather time yet again, working its way

across the u.s. ice is coating roadways from texas to the carolinas, causing accidents and a lot of traffic problems. >> now through thursday more than 14 million people across the south are bracing themselves for this big storm system. some states have already declared weather emergencies. so here in atlanta, we're really sort of worried about tomorrow. we don't want to see what happened last year people were stuck in their cars for about 18 hours. >> there is potential for shar similar amounts of snow but the ice amounts are less. only couple of times a year do we get the perfect alignment coming in from the gulf of mexico. we'll kind of follow and see what comes out of this. >> here's the perspective. a lot of cold air, we know the vast majority of the eastern half of the united states dealing with 10 to 20 below

average. look down into the gulf of mexico storm system taking that southerly track. that's key for snow across the southern u.s. notice the northern tier of mississippi, even louisiana, to alabama, georgia we'll all have a good shot for snow showers on wednesday afternoon into wednesday evening. 40 pollution million people in line for the winter weather. when you talk about a city that has enough say in atlanta, only ten snowplows for every 100,000 people it puts it into perspective the problems that could come out of this. typically, 1 to 3 inches in dallas. birmingham in line with more of an inch. and in atlanta, as well. you see some models 1 to 3, the local weather service puts it 3 to 4.

plenty of snow and the first significant one of the season for the southern united states. moves out wednesday evening and thursday morning. here we go as far as what is expected to accumulate. about two to three inches across northern alabama, georgia, portions of the mountains could get 6 to 8 inches. so we shall see. >> there's so much cold air causing this huge fog problem in the gulf too. >> absolutely. >> even these cruise ships are being blanketing. >> that's the issue. a lot of cold air, so fog is set up around the coast. so weather problems impacting the south, not just the northern states. we could see a winter world cup for the first time in football history. our fifa task force has recommended the 2022 cup be held in december in qatar. >> the reason this happened is to avoid qatar's scorching summer heat.

a final decision should be made next month. the mood would create headaches for european football players because it would conflict with their mid season domestic schedules. take a listen. >> teams across the world will have to accommodate touch a tournament which requires everyone's willingness to compromise. however, the european leagues cannot be expected to bear the cost for such rescheduling. we expect to be compensated for the damage a final decision would cause. >> you know, it is amazing that they didn't realize it was hot in qatar in summer when they awarded them the games. what a surprise. it gets hot in qatar in summer. i am shocked. >> okay. the proposed schedule change is the late nest a string of controversies since qatar was awarded the tournament allegations of corruption in the

bidding process, to concerns about qatar's treatment of migrant workers ahead of the games. >> reporter: what is clear is that qatar can continue to press on with building the stadium. by some estimates, as much as $200 billion is being invested. but these projects come with repeated reports of deaths and accidents on the site. i'm told by sources in qatar, the sources are slightly higher even than those that have been reported. foreign workers now outnumber the local workforce by 20-1. the country acknowledged there have been problems saying it is unacceptable that people of our country should be made to live and work in poor conditions. they promised to improve working conditions and replace the sponsorship system.

they said they would be as early as 2015. described by human rights organizations as a system of slavery. the last we heard from the labor and social affairs ministry was this "we expect to make announcements about new legislation by early next year. we understand some changes have been made. restrictions on summer working hours, tougher penalties on companies breaking labor laws increased number of safety inspections, and do expect to hear more on these proposed changes, particularly exit permits in the days and weeks ahead. back to you. >> and the plights of those migrant workers are incredibly serious. a lot of them are working under dire conditions. >> one of the problems they have

is they're meant to stop work when it gets over 40 to 45 degrees. but the government controls the weather service, so the temperature never reaches that high. stock markets around the world hit new records on tuesday. we'll explain coming up. the manhunt is on. two bank robbers in the united states and cnn has obtained video of the pair. stay with us. anyone have occasional constipation diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these occasional digestive issues... with 3 types of good bacteria. live the regular life. phillips'

welcome back everybody. stock markets around the world hit record highs on tuesday. that's because of upbeat news from the u.s. federal reserve and the european central bank. let's take a look at the asia pacific markets. the nikkei is down just a touch. same for the hang sang in hong kong. shanghai also in negative territory. in new york the dow and s&p 500 set new records. the chairwoman of the federal reserve spoke to congress indicating that interest rates in the u.s. are likely to stay low, at least until june. she said if circumstances change the fed will remaining flexible.

u.s. officials are offering a reward leading to the arrest of an alleged russian hacker who is charmed with administering the software known as game over zeus. it was used to steal bank account numbers and passwords from more than a million computers, costing victims more than $100 million. at this time he's believed to be in russia. the manhunt is on for two men suspected in seven recent bank robberies. they've been dubbed as the black cat bandits for what they wear during the heist. here's joe johns with more. >> reporter: it's a chilling bank heist all caught on tape in this surveillance video obtained exclusively by cnn. a well-coordinated bank robbery this past january in annapolis, maryland. the fbi is on the hunt for two people dressed head to toe in black. agents are trying to catch them before somebody gets seriously

hurt. >> they're the worst of the worst. i've been in this business 0 years. i've seen bank robberies occur where no one knew a robbery occurred. here they're throwing customers on the ground vaulting counters. >> reporter: they've done it seven times now, in virginia and maryland brandishing guns and have earned their own nickname the black hat bandits. and the fbi has gone public with this video. law enforcement wants as many eyes on them as possible. >> these individuals are heavily disguised, but they're not ghosts. they're members of our community. so they take these disguises off and go to the banks. >> reporter: each robbery is run like clock work. they're in quickly, out and gone. so smoothly it's not known for sure if a third accomplice is

driving a getaway card. >> it's well thought out. these individuals know what they're doing. >> reporter: the fbi keeping with policy would not comment on how much money the bandits have stolen. but a posted reward stands at $30,000 that goes to whoever gives the government the right tip in the case. joe johns, cnn, washington. in northern iraq the tide is turning in the fight against isis. that's coming up. a high ranking u.s. official apologizes for saying something that wasn't true. would you be willing to give up sharing your moments? sacrifice streaming all night long? is it okay to drop a connection, when you need it most?

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welcome back everybody. you're watching cnn newsroom live. all around the world at this you are. i'm john vause. >> and i'm zain asher. hundreds of syrian christian families are taking refuge in northeast syria, but 100 men, women and children were taken homg by isis. in california the driver of a truck involved in a crash with a commuter train has been arrested. no one died in the wreck, but dozens were injured. officials believe the truck driver mistook the train track for the road and tried to turn onto them. federal authorities are investigating. a jury in the u.s. state of texas has found eddie ray routh guilty in murdering of american sniper author chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. routh was sentenced to life in

prison without parole. kyle was a former u.s. navy s.e.a.l. with 160 confirmed kills while fighting in iraq. the trial captured worldwide headlines as kyle was profiled in the film "american sniper." one of the key moments in the trial may have been where prosecutors played a videotaped confession by eddie ray routh. the video was part of his questioning shortly after his arrest in february of 2013. he admitted that he knew what he had done was wrong. he was also heard speaking incoherently throughout most of the interrogation. >> the court also heard from kyle's widow. >> just that we loved each other and we gave each other a kiss and hug like we always did. when i left he was in the driveway still trying to get more stuff in there and get

going. >> okay. let's turn now to cnn legal analyst sunny hostin joining us live by skype in los angeles. under texas law, a person who might be suffering from mental illness can still be found guilty as long as they understood what they did was wrong. so given that fact is the verdict all that surprising? >> you know it isn't surprising given how high the legal standard is in texas. of course depending on the state that you're in in the united states the standard may be different. we know texas has one of the most stringent standards in the united states. so many people certainly aren't surprised, zain by the verdict. but i will say that it was very clear after listening to all the evidence that this is a young man who certainly had a history of mental illness, was taking anti-psychotic meditation had spent time in and out of mental

hospitals, had been seeing a psychiatrist. his family had been very concerned about his mental state. they had asked the veterans affairs hospital to keep him there. the hospital decided not to keep him, and a little time later, he committed these murders. so while people aren't surprised at the verdict, what is i think, this is exposing is a fundamental misunderstanding and treatment of mental illness in the united states. >> he clearly did have a long history of mental illness, which we got to hear about. also in stevenville where that trial was taking place, we know that "american sniper" the movie was shown widely. it is likely some of the jurors may have seen the movie. if it wasn't for that movie happening at the same time might we have seen a different outcome? >> it's hard to tell certainly. and the judge went through great

lengths to make sure that the potential jurors and the jurors that were seated on this jury were questioned quite thoroughly about their feelings about the film about their feelings about chris kyle. but the bottom line is that this is an issue that may come you on appeal. will it be successful? it's still unclear, but there is no question that in this small town many of these jurors knew about the legend of chris kyle. he was considered and american hero. i'm certain that you know eddie ray routh's defense attorneys will certainly bring that up as an issue on appeal. did he really get a fair trial when he was facing this sort of overwhelming support from the community, which was depicted and glorified in this oscar nominated film. >> yeah so much oscar buzz.

the oscars just happened a day or two ago and chris kyle portrayed as an american hero. sunny, thank you. john? kurdish fighters say coalition air strikes are helping them gain momentum against isis. ben wedeman reports from the front lines of iraq. >> reporter: a peshmerga gunner keeps an eye on the river valley separating him from isis. letting loose the occasional round at an enemy that rarely shows itself. but they're here. in the distance isis' black banner flutters in the breeze. below, the village is in peshmerga hands. the original inhas beenbinhabitants fled months ago.

this one peaceful river, now battleground. the echo of gun and mortar fire regularly shatters the calm. fingers here on the front line are usually on the trigger. this man commands the hill top. he's faced off against isis for months. he knows them well. they have the tactics of thieves, he says. they sneak up on us from different directions at night. they attack our positions, but we beat them back. they can't overcome us. after months of coalition air strikes, this fighter says isis' onslaught has been blunted. here at least. three months ago, isis was firing 100, 150 mortar rounds a day at us. but now, he says they seem to be much weaker. weaker perhaps, but not defeated. throughout the time we've been here it's been all outgoing

fire from the kurdish positions in the direction of isis. but now late in the afternoon isis is starting to fire back. and normally they attack at night. that's what they tried unsuccessfully a week ago. the fighters shared this phone video of the isis fighters they managed to kill with the help of air strikes. the fighters here believe the tide is turning. but it's no time to let down their guard. ben wedeman, cnn, northern iraq. human rights activists say isis has abducted hundreds of christians in northeastern syria. activists say they took between 70 and 100 assyrians captive. among them women, children and the elderly. hundreds of other people fled. john? the founder of the assyrian human rights network has family in the area attacked by isis on

tuesday. he joins us now by skype from sweden. thank you for being with us. when is the last time you were able to contact anyone in the region? >> thank you, john for having me. we started losing connection with our families in that area since monday morning, when the isis forces attacked the villages and took hostages and took families women, children and the elderly, as hostages. the last connection we had with them was a message that was being sent by a woman who was kidnapped or was one of the hostages. she sent it to her husband telling him they are questioning and investigating whether the women are members in the local militias or not. >> so that's the latest

information you have from the region. what about clarifying how many people have been kidnapped and any idea what their fate might be right now? >> actually the number has been increasing since yesterday. the last information we had been provided with by our own team, isis had been taking more hostages now. the number has been incrossing until 150 hostages. and they have been moved to a place totally controlled by isis and nobody can reach them there. and we have learned that isis is going to be issuing a message today, a video message or something, talking to president obama, talking to the coalition forces that they are going to slay or kill the hostages. >> how did you find that out? >> we have some local people who

are in the city connected to some groups that have been informing us that they are trying to help with a solution for that. but going back to your question seeing what isis done for them the egyptian and iraqi christians i don't think -- unfortunately, i'm going to be realistic, i hope for better but i think maybe they're facing the same destiny. that's why we call on all the world, protect assyrians. save assyrians in syria. they are facing death. people are unarmed. they are peaceful, and they need help. nobody is protecting them. they need relief. they need aid. they need a safe zone a safe haven to be protected. not even isis but other --

everybody just left them there. of course they're now doing their best and everybody is just leading them alone. >> asama, we know that several hundred families managed to flee if area and they're now living in potentially a cathedral. you have grave concerns about their safety. do they have any chance of defending themselves? >> actually i said yesterday, i sent some videos and photos to cnn. and i guess the number of families displaced is increasing again because now -- we're talking about 35 assyrian villages and towns, all of them being occupied and taken over by isis. so we're talking about thousands of families who have been left where other assyrians are leaving. so the situation is getting --

it's escalating. >> asama edward we appreciate the update. our thoughts are with you. this cannot be an easy time for anybody and we wish you the best. but the latest information, just to recap, now saying isis is holding more than 150 hostages and we're expecting some kind of video message from the terrorist group directed to president obama, as well as members of the coalition. but clearly, there are fears for the safety of all of these people. >> the plight of those syrians are heart wrenching. we are following other stories. student leaders are calling for nationwide protests after a teenager was shot and killed by security forces during a crackdown on protesters. he said it's not clear whether the police fired live ammunition

or rubber bulleting. you can see the commotion there in that video. he says the government will be investigating. john? the u.s. veteran affairs secretary is apologizing for a misstatement about his own military service. he was caught on camera telling a homeless vet he served in the special forces. that is not true. he said tuesday why he made that false statement. >> what i was trying to do is find a way to connect with that veteran. i made a misstatement i have no cause for it. but if you look at my 61 years, you'll never mind anywhere in my buy og aties that i was part of the special forces. another u.s. state legalizes marijuana, just as a new study

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welcome back everyone. in the u.s. a massive explosion leveled a home in new jersey and it was all caught on video. >> here it is the blast happened tuesday morning. boom. about 90 minutes after residents reported a strong smell of gas. the home was being renovated, it was empty. 15 people were injured, including six firefighters. this was all caught by dash cam video. the worst drought in almost 100 years continues to impact millions of people in the south. so there's floods in one part of brazil and a terrible brought in the other. >> what makes the story

fascinating is brazil has the world's largest fresh water supply. 12% of the world's fresh water supply is in brazil. so this is worse than what's happening in southern california water being shut off after 1:00 p.m. officials there saying some doctors having to cut short dialysis to patients with kidney treatment because of the lack of water. but the world's largest water supply to the north, very poor distribution of where the water ends up. we want to show you a satellite imagery in brazil. this gives water to some 9 million people across a city of 21 million. this is august of 2013. in august of 2014 we know some water here coming down to levels

of 5% of what is considered normal. and the aerial photos looking something like this across the south of brazil. i want to show you the rainfall and what you would expect this time of year. this is historically the wet season. 225 millimeters, around eight inches for the seasonal norms. june july august the laster portion of the year. in western brazil some significant flooding taking place. thousands of people displaced across the region and we know some towns almost completely under water. john and zain? >> thank you for that. not good news. >> not there, yeah. alaska is now the third u.s. state to allow people to smoke marijuana just for the fun of it. voters passed a legalization

measure in november. the law lets anyone 21 or older have some small amounts. alaska follows colorado and washington state. 23 states still have outright bans but the rest have legalized medical marijuana or decriminalized possession. >> and new research shows marijuana may be safer than thought. a study aimed to quantify the risk of death associated with a variety of substances. >> they found that alcohol was, in fact the deadliest, followed by heroin. and then cocaine. so the alcohol more deadly. marijuana found to be the safest drug 114 times less deadly than alcohol. still to come here on cnn newsroom b is for back stabbing t is for treachery. a beloved children's show takes on "house of cards."

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pig. my what a fine house you have built out of straw. >> "house of cards" returns for its third season on february 27th. >> i think that was kevin spacey doing the voice there. crowds covered in florida to witness a rescue of epic proportions. >> just how do you get 19 marine mammals out of a drainpipe. cnn's jeanne moos said it took more than a plumber to plush this clog. >> reporter: it sounds like a joke. how do you find 19 manatees in a drainpipe? >> there's several big ones. >> reporter: the manatees in satellite beach, florida, were looking for warmer water, and followed each other into a drainpipe and couldn't turn around. thus began the great manatee rescue. rescuers managed to coax a few

out. >> they just guided another one out. >> reporter: but most like this big guy, girl who knows? had to be lifted in a sling, dangling off an earth mover. as spectators cheered, pipe had to be cut and water vacuumed away. a mother and her calf were the first ones out. number three was labeled with spray paint. each manatee was loaded into a truck -- >> one, two, three. >> reporter: where sea world and local rescuers kept them in place as casually as if they were lying on couches. the operation stretched into the middle of the night. when last of the 19 was rescued. >> it was awesome, absolutely awesome. >> reporter: despite a few pats all were well enough to be released. and speaking of things that ended up where they didn't long a 29-foot boat drove right into

a restaurant in russkin, florida. this four-engine boat came crashing in in dense fog. the fire department estimated the boat was doing 40 to 50 miles per hour. yet no one was badly hurt. let's end with a multiple choice quiz. which is more dense, a, the fog. b, the person driving the boat 40 to 50 miles per hour in the fog. or c, the manatees that followed each other up a drainpipe too small to turn around in? b, the boat driver. the manatees may be dense, but they're endangered. they don't endanger us. joanie moose, cnn, new york. >> the insanity of the manatee. thank you so much for watching cnn newsroom. i'm zain asher. >> i'm john vause.

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