investigation tonight 8:00 and 11:00 eastern. that's groung to wrap things up for "sgmd." you can see me on my life stream. you can join the conversation on twitter. see you back here next weekend. time to get you a check of your top stories from the cnn news room. from cnn center, this is "cnn saturday morning." it's january 14th. good morning, everyone. a luxury cruise ship off the italian coast. three dead, more than a dozen hurt. passengers describe their vacation nightmare. speaking out on controversial pardons, former mississippi governor, haley barbour defends his position to pardon 200

people. a convicted murderer who says he deserves to be free. it is almost there. two ships just off the coast of nome, alaska to bring precious fuel. we have been keeping an eye on a rescue operation taking place off the western coast of italy this morning. here is the emergency. a crowded cruise ship that is tipped over on its side. there are 4,000 passengers and crew on board. we are hearing as many as 70 people are still missing. a journalist is at the port where survivors are being taken. good morning. have you spoken to any passengers? >> caller: yes, they all describe a familiar scene. they just finished eating dinner. the ship's electricity went off and felt a shutter as the ship ran on to the sandbar causing a

huge gaping hole in the hull of the ship. right now, the ship is on its side, about 90 degrees resting on a bed of rocks and shallow water. you can see the gash in the hull of the ship. all of the passengers have been taken off the ship. there are still around 50 to 70 people unaccounted for. they are not sure if it's a discrepancy in the manifesto or people missing in the water. all of the passengers are being brought to the italian town where they are processed and sent either to rome or an italian mainland. there's little information being given to the passengers. many are frustrated with the way the evacuation process went. lifeboats were suspended in air up to 45 minutes filled with

passengers. some of them unable to be used because they were under the lower side of the ship. people are very, very upset. about 100 american passengers on the ship. about 1,000 italian passengers. the rest were german and other european passengers, some british. >> it's interesting. were they able to get off the boat from what you can tell at least into the calm manner? you can see them preceding them. the ship began enlisting before the majority of the passengers were off, correct? >> caller: the people were on the ship that i spoke to. i spoke to dozens this morning. many said it was lifting before they called for the evacuation of the ship. that means the people on the boat knew there was a problem on the ship. many were experienced cruise ship passengers. they knew there was a problem when they felt that shutter.

you got confirmation that the ship never called a may day. they never cried out for help. they told the passengers on the ship they were suffering an electrical or generator problem. that's why the lights went out. there's a lot of misinformation. passengers felt they were being given misinformation at the time of the disaster. people were never called, the passengers i spoke to were never called to the meser station. they hadn't had the drill. they didn't know where to meet up. the ship just left shore two and a half hours before the accident took place. it was the first night of the cruise, they just finished dinner. people were settling in and this disaster happened. quickly, barbie, do they have divers in the water searching for potential victims? i know there's a 70 passenger discrepancy. do they have divers, emergency personnel? >> yes, they have divers going

around the base of the ship. the ship is in very, very shallow water. because of the size of the ship and the placement of it. it's rocky area. it's difficult to see. it's a beautiful clear day. water is not particularly cold. they have several dozen italian coast guard divers checking out the perimeter and inside the ship to see if they can find anyone there. the majority of the passengers who have been taken to the shore have been delivered to points outside of this jenn-air ya. >> all right. okay. barbie, thank you very much for bringing us up to date. lots of great information there. we appreciate it. thanks so much. >> caller: thank you. take a look at this video. you are looking at a different ship as a matter of fact. you are looking at iranian military speedboats on the trail

of "uss new orleans." this was taken a week ago at the mouth of the persian gulf. irans military is getting more aggressive with the small boats. this is the first of two incidenc incidences. here is barbara starr on anderson cooper 360 last night. >> the thinking is they were not looking for a shooting match. they were going to break off but cause heart stopping action before they did that. one of the things here is look, they gained intelligence by getting so close to u.s. navy ships. they were able to gauge the u.s. military response as they came at the ships. that gives them valuable information if the next time it's not just a cat and mouse game. >> iran threatened to shut down the straight of hormuz. >> we have been following the progress of a fuel tanker and

nice breaker making their way north to alaska. they are just about there. they are outside the harbor now. it's the first attempt to supply fuel to a western alaska town through an icy sea. they were getting close to running out of fuel after bad weather canceled a delivery last fall. former mississippi governor, haley barbour is defending his position to pardon 200 people. he's surprised at the reaction. a judge put a halt to the releases. they are considering changing the kon constitution to take governoring powers away from governors. >> the power of gubernatorial clemency by the governor to pardon felons is rooted in the christian idea of giving second chances. i'm not saying i'll be perfect, that nobody who received clemency will ever do nothing

wrong. i'm not infallible and nobody else is. but, i am very comfortable and totally at peace with these pardons, including those at the mansion. >> now, you heard him mention the mansion. he's talking about prison trustees who worked at the governor's mansion. four convicted murderers worked there and they were pardons including a man who was convicted of killing his wife in 2001. >> everybody deserves a second chance in life. >> you think people should be angry at governor barbour? >> no, sir. he treat us like -- >> judge mike smith presided over the murder case. martin savidge asked him about the pardon. >> i was disappointed he was pardoned.

>> is there more to that or is that as much as we're going to say? >> i hope that the attorney general will be successful in having the pardon overturned. >> now, here is more of what barbour had to say about letting the convicted murderers go free. >> i have absolute confidence, so much confidence i have let my grandchildren play with these fine men. i have let them ride their tricycles out in the driveway with them watching out for them. i have no question in my mind that these five guys are not a threat to society. but, you know, people like you can say what if, what if, what if until the moon goes down. >> now, in all barbour says he granted clemency to 215 people.

189 of them already finished their sentences. they were out of prison. they no longer have the record. 13 of the remaining 26 inmates have chronic medical conditions. they were let go so the state wouldn't have to pay for their expensive medical care. a setback for four of the republican presidential candidates. they have lost their bid to get on the virginia primary ballot. a judge ruled they waited too long to file claims to get their names added to the supertuesday primary. that means virginia can only choose romney or paul. the others sued saying the ballot requirements were unconstitutional to get on the ballot in virginia they had to collect 10,000 signatures including at least 400 from each of the states 11 congressional districts. job creator or job killer?

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try green giant frozen vegetables with sauce. to politics now, mitt romney's time running bain capital is prime for his republican presidential rivals. it's the centerpiece for the antiromney centerpiece. what is the real story in south

carolina. david checks it out. >> reporter: in the mid-90s when bain capital was investing in steel, bain bought this plant in steel workers local president james sanderson said things did not go well. bain is owning the place, do you see them reinvesting in the plant at all? >> not at all. not at all. >> reporter: was the equipment wearing down? >> yes. >> reporter: the spokesman says the claims are not true. sanderson's view is from the downside of the private sector record of job creation. were you more or less competitive? >> less. >> reporter: why? >> they did not have us in a position to compete. our equipment was being neglected. we couldn't do what needed to be done or had been doing. >> reporter: romney points to bain's national successes including sports authority and

staples. eventually employing thousands in the state. he acknowledges the failures. >> there's some businesses that have to be cut back to surprise and try to make them stronger. sometimes you are successful and sometimes you are not. >> reporter: in gorgetown, 50 were sold off. it wasn't the first time bain exited the state quickly. the firm inked a deal in 1987 to bring a photo album manufacturer to cherokee county, south carolina. at the time it was a big deal when bain decided to expand. this entire area had not been developed and the county was eager to get this industrial park up and running. but the company closed five years later. officials estimate up to 150 people lost their jobs. what do you say to the people who did lose their jobs and might view venture capitalism as a job killer instead of a job

creator? >> anytime a job is lost is a tragedy, for the family, the individual, it's devastating. every time we invested in a business, it was to try to encourage that business to have ongoing life. >> reporter: the departure of bain was a surprise after the county provided $3.2 million in bonds and a $50,000 sewer line as incentive to build. 20 years later, county officials look at the deal as a win/win. even though you lost 150 jobs when the company left, you consider it something that helped the county? in the long run, we came out okay. >> reporter: the building bain built is now home of pen manufacturer, bic. after changing hands a couple times, the steel plant in georgetown is back up and running with 225 hourly workers and some bitter bain memories that have not mellowed with time.

how much do you hold romney responsible? >> very responsible. he was the leader. >> reporter: consequences the leader will be explaining in this critical primary state. david mattingly, cnn, greer, south carolina. oscar winner gene hackman gets air lifted to a florida hospital. a truck rear ended him while he was riding his bicycle. we'll have the latest on his condition. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer ] the epa estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. from spending time together, to spending your lives together, chevy runs deep.

what happened to the warm temperatures that we had in the 50s and 60s that we were all basking in last week? looks like winter is back. look at the time lapse report from illinois of the snow. this is a glimpse of what's coming your way. alexandra steel is keeping an eye on it. i have to tell you, i'm relieved that winter has arrived. by this point in january, we are used to seeing snow. it's a good thing. >> hey, it's got to happen. that time lapse was from byron, illinois. they had five inches of snow. this is their first accumulating snow of the season. they had a dusting prior. it's been late in the game. chicago as well. they haven't had over two inches yet and got 4.6. a month late. a big picture this morning. good morning to you waking up in the snow belt areas off lake ontario and lake erie.

lake erie is usually closed for business, meaning it's iced over. it's the only great lake that ices over. normally the temperature is 33. but it's 40. it's allowing it to create lake-effect snow. we are going to see some. we have it today as we look toward the forecast. one to three off lake ontario. syracuse, rochester, buffalo. buffalo got six inches. we are going to get more. four to six around cleveland. a lot of ski resorts. good news for them. you know what, around louisville, kentucky, one to two inches of snow diving down right now. snow for you in kentucky today. it will feel a little bit like january, that's for sure. as we look today and tomorrow, it's a cold start this morning. albany, 23. 29 in portland. temperatures won't move much. we pick up ten degrees.

20 for a high in syracuse. it's certainly cold. temperatures stay below, certainly below average. we'll talk about the forecast if you are headed to fox borrow. that's coming up. >> thanks so much. we'll check in with you. quick, can you name the newest revolutionary consumer electronic device? did you say the ipad? no. that debuted two years ago. the iphone? come on. it's so 2007. a glimpse at the next big gadget your friends are going to want. hopefully they are not going to be rioting over it. ♪

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well the world's largest annual gadget convention wrapped up in vegas. in case you missed it, hln digital lifestyle went through some 3,000 exhibitors to find the coolest new products you are going to want to check out. >> hey, deb, i am at the consumer electronic show in las vegas. itd's amazing what's happening.

1 million square feet of space. it's 30 football fields full of technology. this is the premier conference where exit tors buyers and retailers come together to see what technology you are going to see in the stores. a couple key categories, ultra books. they are very thin, lightweight laptops that have great battery life and lightweight, easy to carry. i'm seeing a lot of stuff in digital health and fitness. you can track calories and heart rate. check your glucose from your wireless phone. car connectiveness is happening here. vehicles talking to each other through sensors in the cars preventing accidents, making congestion go away. all types of cool stuff and connected home. having your appliances in your house be more intelligent, more smart.

washers and driers let you know when your load is done by signaling you on your device. number one, the power bag. i love this backpack. it's cool. what they thought of is the fact they are going to put in a charging device, a battery that goes in the backpack that enables you to carry and power up all your devices on the go. power mat is here. you may have heard of it where you can take your receiver, case, from your phone, place it on the power mat and get it charges. or take this with you to give power to multiple devices at the same time. nokia is here. they have their luna 900. this is getting a lot of attention with windows on the device. they have the nice tiles. beautiful screen here. beautiful super screen on this device. looks gorgeous. operates fast. a lot of people are going to like this when it hits the store

shelves. last but not least, sony came out with a design of a portable tablet with two screens. you can utilize them for watching things playing games and pulling up e-mail. the type of stuff you see here at the consumer electronic show. as you can tell, my voice is fading. the show is that exhausting. i'll have more when i get back at headquarters. until then, i'll see you. >> mario armstrong, many devices, so little time. join us every saturday as mario armstrong gives us the latest scoop on technology. first iowa, then new hampshire. a week from today, it's south carolina's turn. can romney get a third victory or will south carolina change the race? >> you are looking at pictures

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here with us. checking top stories, as many as 70 people may be missing now off the coast of italy. they were aboard this cruise ship. these are new pictures of the crippled ship. i tore a huge hole in the hull. at least three people were killed in the accident. thousands of passengers and crew had to be rescued. last hour we learned divers were checking the ship. 81-year-old oscar winning actor gene hackman is home after recovering from being hit by a pick-up truck. a driver his hit rear bicycle tire. he's fine, just a few bumps and bruises. former head penn p state football coach has been hospitalized. he's been treated for lung

cancer. his 46 year career ended after the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. the south carolina primary is one week away. voters get their chance next saturday. that means the candidates are hitting the state hard this weekend trying to reach as many potential voters as possible. how are they doing? here is paul steinhauser. >> good morning, deb. one week to go before the south carolina primary. the conditioneds are crisscro crisscrossing the state. >> wow, what a welcome, thank you. >> we are going to win in south carolina. >> south carolina can completely change this course. >> a new survey suggests romney and gingrich are battling with the top spot with ron paul in third place. expect different numbers over

the next week. one thing is for sure, winning helps. romney is two for two. almost lapping the rest of the field tuesday in the new hampshire primary. the back-to-back victories protepr propelled him to the top. far ahead of the republican presidential candidates. the candidates tee off in a presidential debate monday in myrtle beach. thursday, they face-off again in charleston. deb? >> you can see that charleston debate live here on cnn thursday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. well, the material girl speaks out about lady gaga. you have to hear houma donna describes the hit "born this way." >> if you want to make an impression the next time you hand out a business card.

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welcome back. it is 34 past the hour. let's talk madonna and lady gaga. many critics saga ga copies

madonna's style in music. it was revealed when she made "born this way." many say it was taken from "express yourself." listen for yourself. ♪ >> now, recently ma donoudonna news week gaga reminded her of herself when she was young. she left it at that. she was not as diplomatic at 2020. >> it feels reducktive. >> is that good? >> look it up. >> well, we looked it up. ouch. according to webster dictionary, reducktive means describing or making something complicated simple. now, we all know houma donna

really feels. steven colbert made a huge announcement this week. >> i am proud to announce that i am forming an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my possible candidacy for the president of the united states of south carolina. i'm doing it! >> now colbert says voters in south carolina saw him as an alternative to gop front-runner, mitt romney. of course this is all tongue in cheek. they prohibit write-in votes in primaries for the presidency. a big issue that can affect stars like madonna and their work, piracy. it's been a huge problem for years. congress has been debating the issue and is revising the stop pirating online.

>> taylor's career track shouldn't have him worried about his livelihood. he's put out well known hits like "an officer and a gentleman." he is worried because of what happened in 2004 when "ray" was released. it took 13 years just to get the financing for it. he was in new york the day it opened in theaters. >> i went to canal street. before the box office opened for the first day, i could buy "ray" on the street at canal. >> for how much? >> they were charging $20. >> he says he watched people buy pirated copies of his movie. they are joining forces with executives from the big entertainments from conglomerates. they are supporting bills being debated in the house and senate.

they go after the websites where people play stolen content. >> we lose millions, billions of dollars as an industry. virtually every film is pirated from the day it's available. >> jim, head of fox film entertainment says his company's movie was pirated from the day it came out. warner brothers is joining to fight piracy. warner brothers, like cnn is owned by time warner. it's not just about the product, it's the people behind the scenes. people who run and work in movie theaters having their job threatened. it's an argument about free speech. google and yahoo! are fighting these measures. the high-tech companies versus the big studios. the free speech is internet wide. brandon butler says if these bills pass, the movie studios

would have the power to squeeze pay services like mastercard and visa to stop doing business with legitimate websites that might post a link to a pirated film. he calls them free speech platforms that could be shut down. >> there are hundreds of thousands, millions of blogs, millions of people using these sites to talk about their life, their art, to share their art, make art. when you take down the whole thing to target a few pirates, all those people go with it. >> movie industry officials say it would take down websites dedicated to posting stolen content. the free speech say they give latitude to go after legitimate websites that occasionally post pirated films. everyone wants to make an impression at a job interview and maybe friends and family a

little. how about handing them, i'm not kidding, a diamond encrusted $1500 business card? nadia bilchik joins us with more in this mornings passport. i want one. i want several of these cards. >> don't you want a friend that gives you a diamond encrusted card with a couple karats. we have talked about cell phones and shoes but this takes it to a new level. there's a company in england and their first client was saudi arabia. they custom made cards, 100 cards made with 30 carats of diamonds. they are around $1500 per card. the most popular color is the black. it's made from precision cast acrylic. i'm happy to tell you you can get it in metal. >> that's a relief.

$1500 per card. that means if you buy 100 cards, that's $1.5 million. >> exactly. at an additional price, you can have it color matched. >> i can see this turning into art or jewelry. sb absolutely. >> business card jewelry. >> there are people that would like to leave a calling card, possibly some of the entertainers you spoke of earlier. madonna, lady gaga. this is a legitimate business. people are buying these cards. again, the diamonds on 1000 cards. if you get one for a gift, what could you do? >> i would turn it into a ring, immediately. if you have enough money to buy these cards you are already making an impression. >> exactly. they also make invitations.

if you have a high level event coming up, you can have diamond encrusted invitation. just when you have it all. >> exactly. if you are buying those, you have it all. you have too much money. nadia bilchik, thank you very much. we appreciate you bringing that to us. limiting a governors power to pardon. we are going to talk with a state senator that wants to take that task away for the state to avoid the mess mississippi is in.

we are continuing to follow this developing story this morning out of italy. the pictures are remarkable. 70 people may be missing now

after a cruise ship ran on a sandbar off the italian coast. it tore a big hole in the hull, the base of the ship. at least three people were killed in the accident. thousands of passengers and crew had to be rescued. last hour, we learned italian coast guard divers are checking out the area around and inside the ship. as for the number of missing people, it's unknown if they are missing or if there's a discrepancy in the ship's log. just to bring you up, the passengers didn't know where to go because the cruise just left port. they hadn't done their first drill to know where to go for life rafts in the event of an emergency. it is 44 minutes past the hour. pardons this week in mississippi have legislatures there and other states considering major changes to state law. among the people pardoned by outgoing governor, haley barbour

were inmates convicted in killings. a judge halted the release. five already got out. the state found almost all of them, 32 states give the governor full power to do this. eight states, the governor and advisory board share the authority. in ten states, the governor has no hand in granting pardons. mississippi's governor says he would support a new law limiting power over pardons. joining me now is larry coats pushing legislation to change law in his state. >> are you trying to remove the governor completely from the pardon process? >> that's what the resolution would do. send it to the vote of the people whether or not they want the governor managing the parole board. >> part of the governor's thinking was that these are men who served their time. so, if you give them a pardon,

give them clemency, they have done their time and now they can go and apply for jobs and not have to put down, yes, i was a fellow or yes, i served time. is there logic to that thinking? >> i think there's a logic to it. that isn't the responsibility of the governor. in oklahoma the governor has tremendous ability to manage the pardon parole board. he appoints three members, the justice appoints one and the court of criminal appeals appoints one. itis it's not that the governor is out of the process. it seems arrogant when they recommend a pardon or release of an inmate the governor would second guess people they appointed. it creates a huge problem in the

governor's office. >> it's interesting. a number of people worked in the governor's mansion. he got to know them personally. i'm sure it's a good assignment if you are working close to the governor. then, at least, if nothing else, he can weigh in, say this is a good guy without knowing the minute details of the case or facts of the law. is there a conflict in having folks work in the governor's mansion? >> i view it as a conflict. the governor most likely doesn't know the background of these individuals. the pardon and parole board does. they do research and recommend the role for the individuals. to have a governor step in and do a mass release as governor barbour did, just creates chaos and doesn't allow the pardon

parole board to do their job. >> oklahoma state senator, we appreciate your weighing in on this. clearly, a lot of states look ing at their own policies and how they move forward. thanks so much, sir. we appreciate it. >> thank you. tim tebow. tim tebow. tim tebow. seems that's all you hear from the nfl these days. he's back in action in more ways than one. it's coming up ahead in sports. ♪ you're singing with a broken string ♪

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the nfl playoffs continue this weekend and for denver area special needs teenager, her wish came true. she got to meet broncos quarterback, tim tebow before the game. i'm joined by ray. ray, it appears they have developed a very close and unique bond. this is a guy to get to know right now. >> yeah, he is. he is the phenomenon of nfl and sports in general. he's developed a special relationship with this teenager. the 17-year-old was diagnosed with an auto immune disease ten years ago, when she was 7 years ago. t tebow mentioned her last week saying she was a huge inspiration. she was diagnosed with this auto immune disease. tebow heard about her through his foundation, invited her to the game last week. they met beforehand. he signed a football for her.

he gave her a hug. gave her a signed rookie card. more importantly, what he gave this young lady was memories to last a lifetime. >> first i couldn't believe it. that he would take time after such a big win to see me. he came over and said hi, bailey and gave me a hug. it's a great opportunity to meet you. >> as i mentioned, the relationship in there, they got together again this weekend. did a sit-down interview, a pre-game interview. a special bond. tebow going out of his way saying it was a great win but this is what inspired me to win the game. >> what's remarkable is when somebody like him speaks out and makes them feel special. there's got to be healing power in that, whether it's optimism or hope. you feel different after you meet them than the day before. the broncos are going to take on

the patriots today. this is how some of their fans are, what? >> gearing up for the game. something very interesting. these are the salem witches. take a look at them. their goal was to cast a spell on tim tebow's magic. they were also hoping to uncurse tom brady. a lot of sports fans think there's an si sports jinx. the next game or next outing they have often had bad games. they have gotten injured. they figure they would create a voodoo doll with his name on it and uncast that bad spell and give him good karma. >> the same thing happens to me when i'm ahead in tennis. >> you need the salem witches. >> any good voodoo is good when it comes to something like that. ray, thank you so much.

i know you are headed off to a shoot. we appreciate you stopping by. we eem check in with you next week. thanks so much. we want to take a look at some really incredible pictures coming out of turkey. we think we have those. take a look at that. millions of people in istanbul now without power. because of this snowstorm that hit. this is a huge city. i mean the per capita number of people, this snow is really doing a lot of sort of damage but heck, you know what, every now and again it's good to enjoy the weather, no matter how bad it is. if you are out instead of watching the games in the united states, alexandra steele is monitoring the forecast for us from the severe weather center. alexandra, snow in istanbul. >> the lakes, did you see them?

the moisture content is incredible. our flakes are much drier. broncos versus patriots, 8:00 tonight kick off. temperature 20 degrees. throughout the game, the temperatures are going to drop into the teens and single digits. a robust wind. gusts more than that. it's going to be cold. in just a little bit next hour, i'm going to talk about patriot wins by the numbers and how the temperatures impact that. that's coming up in a bit. let's go wider. a few weather systems, of course. this much needed snow. we have been anticipating chicago getting a month late, the first snow of the season. lake-effect snow kicking off. the lakes are open for business, as we say, meaning lake erie is not frozen like it normally is. water temperature about 40 degrees. it's well warmer than it should be this time of year. snow around the great lakes and the lake-effect band areas. rochester, syracuse picking up a

few inches. seattle and portland going to get an inch of snow today. the snow working down to kentucky. snow in the forecast around louisville, maybe an inch or two there. there's the big picture of how mch we'll see. deb? >> thanks so much. it's 55 minutes past the hour. a cruise ship runs aground causing fear and panic. we'll have the latest on what happened and the search, just ahead. ♪

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we'll get to the top stories in a moment. first, a look at what's on top for "your bottom line" in 30 minutes. >> good morning, deb. we are two weeks into the new year. are you on track if your resolutions? coming up, the best investment you'll make in 2012 is to get out of debt from your credit card. plus, how to retire with more than $1 million in the bank and how a great teacher affects your child's paycheck. you might be surprised how much a good teacher is worth. it's coming up. deb? >> thank you so much. as many as 70 people may be missing right now off the coast of italy. they were aboard this cruise

ship. new pictures of the ship on its side. it tore a huge hole in the hull. at least three people were killed in the accident. thousands of passengers and crew had to be rescued. journalist barbie is at the port where they are being taken. you are speaking with many passengers, are they still in shock because of what happened? >> caller: yes, absolutely. they have a similar tale, they just finished dinner. the lights went out. there was an incredible shuffling, scraping sound, then immediately the ship started to lift. there's a lot of disgruntled passengers. they didn't call a may day into the italian coast guard. they didn't call the passengers to the muster stations which is where they go when there are

these actions aboard. the ship was just at sea for two and a half to three hours. they haven't done the safety drills, yet. people didn't know what to do when something went wrong. people come from the island, about 18 miles off the coast. all are in a state of shock. many don't have clothes. some of them are in their pajam pajamas. they don't have phones, money, credit cards, passport. there's a lot of confusion. these people are taken to rome or other places where they will be taken care of. their belongings are on the ship, which is on its side, 90 degrees on the rocks off the tuscan coast. >> that's remarkable. has there been any sort of explanation why? i get the sense this is a well traveled route. is there any suggestion as to

why it was so close to the coast or whether the sandbar wasn't there, you know, a couple weeks ago when it made a similar voyage? >> caller: no, in fact the captain of the ship who was questioned by authorities here will be underinvestigation for what he did or didn't do in terms of this emergency. one thing is the italian coast guard confirmed the ship did not call a may day, did not call a may day. if they knew what was happening, they didn't cry out for help. one canadian passenger said to me earlier today that he felt that the ship turned, in his mind, the ship turned to avoid these rocks and the sandbar. he, of course, isn't the captain of the ship. that's what his impression was based on what they see. all the passengers felt they

knew the ship seemed to try to adjust itself to try to shift on some level before they heard a terrible sound. then the boat immediately started to lift. i heard there was a couple from south africa in one of the lifeboats suspended for about 45 minutes in midair because it was on the high side of the ship, we'll call it. the other side was down in the sea. it was about 2:00 this morning. they were incredibly shaken by that experience. >> they must have been terrified they were going to be pull ed down with the ship. this may day call, is there a census why the ship -- did they not realize how bad the damage was? clearly, it's probably all under investigation. if they were suspended for that long or a sense the passengers knew what was happening.

>> caller: that's right, the passengers under stood something was going on. one of the crew members knew the ship was taking on water. they didn't know to the extent it was damaged. actually how quickly it was going to lift and eventually turn on its side. the lifeboats on the bottom side of the ship, the side closest to the sea, many of those lifeboats were not used. some of those lifeboats were dropped several meters into the water. they felt they didn't have a lot of information. they did say there was a sense of screaming, pushing, chaotic panic but there was an urgency as people filed, you know, in good order to get off the ship. now, the big question, of course, is what about the 70 people that may or may not be

missing? we don't know if it's a discrepancy in the manifesto or actually 70 people, likely crew members we have been told who stayed on the ship for some reason or pulled in under the water. there are divers right now that are investigating that who are trying to look around the perimeter of the ship and inside the ship. we are expecting to get more information later today. you know, it's late, mid afternoon here. there aren't a lot of daylight hours left. i'm not sure how far they will get today before they stop for night fall. >> the three who are confirmed dead, do we know were they crew members working at the bottom of the boat? were they passengers? again, i know it's still developing, but do you know who they are? >> caller: we don't know. only one bit of information about the three confirmed dead. one was a 65-year-old woman who died of a heart attack when she

hit the water. she obviously jumped into the water. the other two, we don't know if they were crew members or passengers. the 65-year-old woman whose nationality we are not sure of died of a heart attack. the other two, we're not sure if they were victims of drownings. people were jumping into the water. many passengers talked about how people around them were completely wet. they had jumped in and tried to get to shore. they weren't that far off this island. they could see the lights. they could see they could possibly make it. there was a situation which people didn't know what to do so they jumped ship. >> it's amazing u you can see the cruise ship. in the last year, i went on one of these. these ships are massive. they are like small villages. to think this one now is just so badly damaged, you know, again, whether it was a sandbar or whether it was rocks, you are

looking at it physically. what sort of impression do you get looking at this massive village on its side? >> caller: it really does seem surreal. it's such an enormous structure, it doesn't seem like a ship, especially on its side. when you approach it by fery, you get this idea that it's a little island in and of itself. as you get closer, you see personal effects floating in the water. you can see the curtains and the windows. people must have been breaking portal windows and things like that. it's a massive wreckage now. it's going to take time for authorities to pull it into a harbor and break it down and take it apart. this is a very pristine part of italy, this coastline is very popular summer place. i'm sure they will be rushing to get the ship off the view, out

of the view before the season opens here in late march or april. >> absolutely. especially when you think of the 70 people. hopefully it is just a question of a mistake on the passenger list, what we call the passenger manifest. at the same time, you know, we don't often see cruise ships sinking. it conjures up, in some respects, images of the titanic that went down completely. this one you can see because of where it's located. >> caller: that's right. everybody on the ship that came out were talking about, you know, this is like scenes from obviously the movie "titanic." it's awful that this shipwreck would happen so close in time. they are not blaming weather or anything but potentially default

of the ship itself and problems with either the steering or electronics or something like that. the weather is very, very calm this time of year. for the people that jumped into the water, it wasn't this frigid cold water you might have in other places. this is the mediterranean. it doesn't get that cold. the people who i spoke to, which there were many, many upset people were happy to go on another cruise. people who like to go on cruises can't be stopped. >> it can be addictive. everything is taken care of when you are on the cruises. finally, you said initially they said it was an electrical problem, then the shifting. is there a sense the navigation system did go down, an electrical component failed, then hit ground or the other way around? >> no. all the passengers seemed to say the electricity went off first,

the announcement over the generator driven p.a. system was they had an electrical problem, then they felt this shuffling sound. i'm using terms to describe that i have heard over and over again. there were rocks out there. so, it seems to be taking through the passengers are saying, the electricity went off, there was an electrical problem, then the accident happened. interesting. thank you so much. we'll check back with you in a little while there. so, it may have been that the folks on that boat were trying to deal with the electrical system not realizing they were about to create a larger, more serious problem. 70 people still missing. we are going to get an update on that in a little bit. alexandra steele is going to join us on the weather and the

geography and topography of that area to see what perhaps may have caused that. that's going to be in a little while ahead. moving on to politics, a setback for four presidential candidates. they lost their bid to get on the virginia primary ballot. the judge ruled they waited too long to file claims to get their names added to the supertuesday p primary. virginia can only choose, not rick perry, mitt romney or ron paul. they are the only ones who got their names on. the others sued saying the requirements were unconstitutional to get on the ballot in virginia they have to collect at least 10,000 signatures including 400 from each of the states 11 congressional districts. to south carolina where the candidates are getting ready for the primary. the campaign got ugly with

littering air waves with attack ads. joining me now, peter. peter, is that going to continue right up until the votes are cast? this is pretty mean, pretty bitter. >> reporter: it really is. i have been watching a little tv here and there. it's impossible to miss the ads. in the last couple days, they fill up every commercial break. you can watch espn or local news. it's not just tv, it's in the mailboxes. voters are getting slammed with mail. we know the candidates themselves are delivering sharp contrast. i was at a forum near here last night with santorum and gingrich vying for the conservative anti-romney vote. listen to what gingrich said about the problem of conservatives dividing themselves ahead of next saturday's primary, deb. >> if we end up splitting the conservative vote, we are going

to stumble into nominating somebody that 95% of the people in this room are going to be unco uncomfortable with. [ applause ] >> it's just that simple. i believe if you look at the polling data and everything going on and look at the scale of the campaign, i believe if you will help me, if we can win on the 21st we will go into florida with momentum. >> reporter: gingrich is starry eyed there about the vote rallying to him. the reality is this is romney's hope that it's divided between gingrich, santorum and perry. newt and santorum aren't laying a glove on each other. it's a problem for both of them. they are divided up the conservative vote. deb? >> what's interesting, watching

south carolina, they are smart voters. it's not a done deal for any of the voters. they are getting out and trying to listen to what they have to say. peter, we'll check in with you in awhile. thanks so much. a cruise ship runs aground with thousands of passengers on board. three people with dead. dozens o missing. more are the breaking story coming up, just ahead. [ male announcer ] don't have the hops for hoops with your buddies? lost your appetite for romance? and your mood is on its way down. you might not just be getting older. you might have a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. millions of men, forty-five or older, may have low t. so talk to your doctor about low t. hey, michael! [ male announcer ] and step out of the shadows. hi! how are you? [ male announcer ] learn more at isitlowt.com. [ laughs ] hey! forty years ago, he wasn't looking for financial advice. back then he had something more important to do.

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get help. thousands of passengers were rescued off that ship. they say a may day call was not issued before the ship clearly ran aground. as for the 70 people missing, we don't know if they are in fact missing or whether there's a discrepancy in the ship's log. our reporter telling us there was an electrical problem, an announcement was made, then what sounded as a dragging, scraping sound could be heard. one of the three dead, a woman who suffered a heart attack after jumping into the water. the survivors are in shock. many of them were dressed in pajamas. their possessions all left behind on the ship, including cell phones, passports, identification. an investigation is under way to determine what happened and how it was handled. we have heard reports the power went out. it's possible the navigation

system may have been compromised. investigators want to know how and when passengers were alerted. you are monitoring the topography of that area of the coast and what it's like. alexandra. >> the island of giglio is 7 kilometers long. you talked of it being cold. i was reading a report of a woman saying it happened the first night, dinner time, they were in evening wear. everyone was freezing because it was nighttime and those were the clothes they had. temperature wise in the water and on land, it's not that cold. on average, the water temperature is 50 to 65 degrees. that's relatively mild. temperature wise on the whole, it's 50 degrees on the high side. at nighttime when it happened, the temperature drops to 42 degrees. the seas were calm. the weather was quiet and continues to be quiet for a few

days. it's good in terms of rescue efforts. i want to give you a perspective as we google in and go. the island of giglio is off the tuscan coast. it's mountainous as well. it's made up of rocks and cliffs are around. it ran aground off this island. this is a huge, huge ship. 2,000 cabins. it's massive. weather doesn't seem to have been a factor with this. the seas were calm. the weather was quiet. no rain, no precipitation of any sort. there continues to be quiet weather for the next couple days. it's good news for the rescue efforts. >> terrifying moments there. think about how desperate you are when you think jumping into the water is the way to get out. it is now 20 minutes past the hour. many school districts may be in a no win situation. they are facing disappearing budgets and tougher stand ards

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school districts across the country are filing suit against states. they want the courts to order

more spending on public education. steve perry is cnns education contributor. he joins me to talk about this controversy. is that the only recourse that folks have? >> absolutely not. it's like a child suing his mother because she's unemployed and can't bay bills. these districts have to understand they are suing the state and the state has no more money than they do. most people need to understand that over 75% of the money in a school district's budget is personnel. you are not getting better schools by paying more. you are not even getting more hours in the day or more days in the year. you are getting exactly what you were getting before but you are able to give the people in the schools a raise. >> basically, it's almost as if they are asking for more money, but not fixing the root problem, which is better education and better schools for the kids? >> absolutely.

if you look at newark, new jersey where they spend $24,000 per pupil, i don't think many people in newark think it's a $24,000 a year education. we have realize education is not driven by the amount of money we spend. we need to make sure if we give manufacture money, let it be tied to greater accountable. if the individuals in the school districts want to sue somebody, maybe they want to sue somebody in the schools not providing the education they deserve. >> quickly, you have states like texas, california, florida, kansas. they have all filed suits. is this what you want to see, more states suing? >> i hope not. it's naive and misplaced. the focus needs to be on what's happening inside the schools. it's because when people retire, let's say you retire 80% of your final -- >> you need better education and more for your students.

sorry to cut you off, thanks very much. appreciate it. >> my pleasure. a cruise ship runs aground. three people dead, dozens missing. more on the breaking story, just ahead. elighted. ♪ when it received a 5-star overall safety rating, we were ecstatic. and when camry became the number-one selling car in america 10 years running, we blushed. ♪ the reinvented 2012 camry. from toyota. ♪

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