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>> j >> jeff: tonight, from rescue to recovery. the death toll from the ferry disaster rises as a crew member speaks to seth doane in south korea. what did the captain say? >> evacuation orders were not issued earlier. >> jeff: allen pizzey at the vatican as the pope celebrates easter with 150,000 followers. anne marie green on the death of a boxer without inspired a movie and a fight for justice. and the man in charges of protecting boston during tomorrow's marathon has also run it 18 times. >> that's my medicine, believe it or not. my philosophy is if i learn, i can conquer anything. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."
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>> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. transcripts released today show the crew of that ferry in south korea was crippled by indecision. that lack of action authorities believe was deadly. today families of those still missing blocked the caravan of south korea's prime minister demanding answers. this as divers began pulling bodies out of the water. 476 people were on board when the ferry sank on wednesday. at least 59 are now confirmed dead. more than 240 will still missing. from south korea we begin with seth doane. >> reporter: bodies came in on a police boat this morning and were carried ashore in a grim, somber procession. as names were added to the list of the dead, for some it was too much to bear. relatives of those still missing protested the slow rescue, confronting police on the street today.
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we met her saturday as she sobbed by the water. today her tears turned to anger. >> i've heard they are all dead, she said. bring me the bodies so that i can see the face and hug my child. when the ferry got into trouble the captain had left the 25- year-old third mate steering the ship. it was her first time navigating that challenging stretch of water. seen here covering her face leaving court, prosecutors and police say the third mate fainted during questioning. as investigators tried to pin down when the captain told passengers to evacuate and whether he was criminally negligent, a newly released transcript of ship to shore radio communications shows the confusion as the ferry was sinking. half an hour after the ferry made it's distress call, the crew member asked:
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>> today we found crew member o wong su in his hospital bed and asked him about the evacuation. >> ( translated ): we could to the get to the passengers because there was such a steep slope, he told me. >> you say the ferry was tilted too much to allow an easy evacuation, but why was the evacuation order not issued earlier? >> ( translated ): that was a special privilege and right of the captain, he told us. we cannot move until the captain tells us we can move. we cannot act independently. >> i asked the crew member what he thought went wrong. he said he believed only the captain and the person at the helm knew the answer to that.
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jeff, he said the day the ferry sank was like a nightmare. he only wished he could have helped more people escape. >> jeff: seth doane, thank you very much. malaysia airlines flight 192 to bangalore, india was forced to return to kuala lumpur today after an emergency landing after a tire blew during takeoff. 166 were on board, all are safe tonight. today's incident comes six weeks after the disappearance of malaysia flight 370. tomorrow sees the 118th running of the boston marathon, the first since the attacks last year. this evening security preparations are front and center along with the runners. and the estimated one million people who will watch. mark strassmann has more from boston. >> reporter: for blocks in downtown boston, a ring of steel barricades cordons off where tomorrow's race will end. 3,500 cops will protect the marathon course, double last year's police presence.
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spectators have been told to bring no backpacks, ruch sacks, strollers or costumes. david gould is running his first boston marathon. >> i think it's a lot safer but there's still a bigger risk than last year because, you know, they knew it happened once, it could happen again. >> reporter: that is the worry here, a copycat attack. the potential target zone extended more than 26 miles through eight cities and towns >> somebody said it may be the safest place in america tomorrow. >> reporter: massachusetts governor duval patrick appeared on "face the nation" this morning. >> we practiced different scenarios so i think we're very, very well prepared. >> reporter: last year's twin explosions near the finish line pressure cooker bombs detonated 13 second as part, rattled the city. three people were killed. more than 260 injured. noreen beiro was crossing the finish line as the second explosion went off. she was uninjured. so the first one was startling, the second one was ominous. >> yes, yes.
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>> reporter: the 56-year-old from san francisco pointed herself out in this video of the blast. >> you see a lot of chaos and i'm running towards the finish line as the second bomb exploded. within minutes, they were screaming at us to get out of the way because ambulances were going through boylston street. >> reporter: security cameras helped identify the pair of russian brothers suspected of planting the bombs. this year, more than 100 additional cameras have been installed and the finish line is of particular focus of the beefed up security. >> was it important to you to run this race? >> absolutely. >> because? >> this race is for boston. >> reporter: 36,000 runners will race tomorrow. and that's a bigger field than usual, jeff, to accommodate the more than 5,000 marathoners who never got the chance to finish last year's race. >> jeff: mark strassmann, thank you very much. president obama, the first lady and daughters malia and sasha arrived for easter services this morning at the 19th street baptist church in washington. for many catholics the focus this easter sunday was on st.
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peter's square and the vatican. here's allen pizzey. >> reporter: pope francis marked his second easter mass with calls for concern for the poor and dispossessed and peace in the world's trouble spots. unfazed by the wind removing his hat, the pope presided over a service which paid homage to the church's diverse following. francis used his traditional message urbi et orbi, the city and the world, to urge the international community to boldly negotiate what he called a long overdue peace in syria. an estimated 150,000 people have died in that conflict, roughly the same number as attended today's mass. pope francis is a skilled practitioner of what politicians call staying on message. and consistently refines it by tailoring it to the specifics of the day. >> he pointed out that this year the catholic church's celebration of easter coincided with that of the orthodox church's which have sizable
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congregations in ukraine. the pope called for god to enlighten and inspire the initiatives that promote peace in ukraine. the point was subtly underscored by some of the hymns of the mass being sung in russian. easter mass is steeped in centuries of tradition with a glorious exception. since 1985 the stunning floral arrangements being donated and arranged by dutch florists but it was the pope who mattered for jeannie from wisconsin. >> when we got the tickets to come, we felt blessed, we felt absolutely it was sent maybe down from god, that he wanted us to be here today and enjoy the pope. >> reporter: for once francis stuck to his prepared text. and the pope-mobile tour was short by his standards. but then, the message of urbi et orbi is meant for a world audience. allen pizzey, cbs news, rome. >> vice president joe biden is traveling to kiev tonight for two days of talks on ukraine. tensions between pro-russian and
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pro-ukrainian forces reached a flash-point this weekend and holly williams is in eastern ukraine tonight. >> reporter: there was supposed to be an easter truce in ukraine, instead they're remembering those who lost their lives in another night of deadly clashes. ukraine's pro-russian separatists say their check point was attacked by gunmen from a far right-wing group killing three. >> they started shooting at us and threw stun grenades said this man. a sniper was firing at people who tried to run to the village. the right-wing group denies any involvement and accuses russian special forces of staging the shooting. there was clearly some kind of violent attack here last night but so far, it's impossible for us to say for sure who carried it out. there's confusion in eastern ukraine and that only makes the situation more dangerous. with tensions and mistrust running high, there are fears that ukraine is teetering on the
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brink of civil war. in geneva last week, russia, the u.s. and ukraine reached a deal to end this crisis. but it's had no impact on the ground. the separatists are russian- speaking ukrainians who say they want an independent state or at least more autonomy. ukraine's government and the u.s. accuse russia of stirring up the insurgency and fear a re- run of what happened in crimea last month when separatist demonstrations were a pretext for thousands of russian soldiers to move in and then annex the region for moscow. but unlike in crimea where the russians were welcomed, many here support the country's government in kiev. eastern ukraine is deeply divided and bracing for more violence. holly williams, cbs news, donetsk. >> jeff: social security says it will resume the mailing of benefit statements to workers
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who haven't signed up to view them on-line. the mailing stopped three years ago because of budget cuts. an annual saving of $70 million but just 6% of workers chose the on-line option. the statements will now be mailed out at five year intervals starting in september. over two tons of cargo arrived at the international space station today, thanks to the space x dragon, an unmanned supply ship. included: robot parts, space walking gear and mating fruit flies to see how they do in space. the shipment had been delayed for over a month by technical issues. >> rubin "hurricane" carter has died at 76 years old. he spent five of those years as a prize fighter, 19 of them in prison for a crime he did not commit. that made him an enduring symbol for justice. here's anne marie green. >> reporter: in the ring, middle weight boxer rubin carter hit his opponents like a force of nature. >> he got this reputation that he was ferocious, that he was a hurricane.
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he moved like a dynamo in the ring. >> reporter: but in the summer of 1966 he was arrested for a triple murder that happened at this paterson new jersey bar, all of the victims were white. and even though he had an alibi, carter along with an acquaintance, john arties, was wrongfully convicted of the murders. he maintained his innocence. in 1976 carter was briefly released and granted a new trial but was convicted again. selwyn raab is an author and investigative journalist who covered carter extensively for "the new york times". >> rubin's case stands apart from almost any other murder case in the last 40 or 50 years because it was so involved in racial prejudice. here's a person with a big reputation. the police are out to get him and he gets convicted not once, but twice. >> reporter: in 1985 after spending almost 20 years in prison, carter's conviction was overturned and he was released. his decades-long struggle with
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the justice system earned him international attention and support from celebrities like mohammed ali and bob dylan who immortalized him in song, ♪ here comes the story of hurricane ♪ >> reporter: in 1999 denzel washington portrayed him in the oscar-nominated movie, the hurricane. >> there is nothing that we can't do. nothing. >> reporter: as a free man he moved to canada and continued to fight for the wrongfully convicted. in 2011 carter was diagnosed with prostate cancer. his friend and codependent john arties. >> he has a fighter's mentality. he'll give out but he'll never give in. >> the man known as the hurricane died at the age of 76. anne marie green, cbs news, new york. >> jeff: later, a birthday portrait of the queen. and so many passwords, so little time. the scramble to make security fixes after the heartbleed bug. those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues.
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>> jeff: the on-line "heartbleed" security flaw isn't taking the weekend. visitors to the to affordable care web site are being advised to protect thems care web site are being advised to protect themselves. mark albert reports plugging the gap is neither quick nor easy. >> when the federal health care enrollment site reset everyone's account password it seemed as though the "heartbleed" problem was getting much worse. in fact, on-line security experts say it's getting better. in the past week the number of vulnerable web sites in the top 1 million most visited has dropped by half. but sanjay beri, c.e.o. of the on-line security firm netscope says even though millions of users are coming up with new, unique and complicated passwords they might still be at risk. >> i could put all my eggs in one basket and if that basket is ever compromised all of my stuff is gone, right? or do i spread it out and have ten baskets? there isn't necessarily one
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silver bullet. >> there are free apps that can create and remember all those new passwords for you. and beri says there's even more you can do to protect yourself. he recommends enabling what is called two-step verification on your sites. relying not just on a password, but a second code texted to your phone each time you log in. they need to have stolen your mobile device where that sms is being sent, know the code to get into your mobile device and so on. so multi-factor identification is a great thing. >> reporter: dave damato of manniant, a virginia based company says the breadth of the heartbleed bug is bigger than first thought from web sites to servers and some phones. companies are still checking their servers for weakness. >> you are a little bit helpless in that you are relying on these organizations to do this work and let you know when it's been completed. >> a massive job not yet finished with consumers still on alert. mark albert, cbs news, washington. >> next up, prince george, and the billby.
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>> jeff: queen elizabeth turns 88 tomorrow, and she seems to be happy about it. a new portrait of the smiling queen was released today. british photographer david bailey took the picture. bailey described the subject as having, quote, "very kind eyes, with a mischievous glint." also pretty happy today the
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queen's great grandson prince george. he spent his easter sunday with mom and dad at sydney's taronga zoo. that is not the easter bunny he is reaching out for, it's a billby, a nocturnal marsupial native to australia. this one is named for him, prince george the billby. an update tonight following that wild scene on a golf course in malaysia on friday. pablo larrathabal, the golfer attacked by a swarm of hornets, stung 20 times. he jumped into a pond to escape, shot the low round of the day today at the malaysian open on the european tour, vaulting up 15 spots and finishing in the top ten, officials wanted to take him to the hospital after the hornet attack friday. he refused and stayed on the course. in baseball, bryce harper was back in the line-up for the washington nationals today after getting pulled last night for lack of hustle.
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harper, who has been battling a quad injury didn't exactly go all out as you can see in this play. he acknowledged the mistake and today went one for four with a stolen base. still ahead, boston's new policg start.
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>> jeff: finally tonight as we mentioned earlier tomorrow is marathon day in boston, the first since the bombings last year. one man will you not see running from hopkinton to copley square is a guy who finished the 26.2 mile route more than a dozen times before. why? this year he has other responsibilities. >> at 4:45 a.m. every day, bill evans goes for a seven-mile run. then he goes to work. as boston's police commissioner. >> that's the bit from last year. >> that is the one i wore last year. >> evans has run the boston marathon 18 times. this year, he is in charge of protecting it. he took the job as commissioner full-time in january, after three decades on the force. >> that's the finish line right there. >> yeah. >> and last week his marathon preparations entered the final stages. evans took us inside his
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department's command center. >> eyes everywhere. >> this is not just one stadium and one place this say 26.2 mile route. how much more difficult does that make it for you? >> it's very difficult. again, this is a soft target. there's eight cities and towns here that are involved. if it's a stadium, you can warn people going into stadiums, you can check bags. 26.2 miles, is a lot of yardage to cover. but i think we have a great plan to do it. >> you have to start the right balance between, it is a celebratory day. >> right. >> in the city. >> yes. >> all over the state and you don't want it to be like a police state. >> exactly. and that's the instructions i've given to my officers here in the city. we'll have a lot of undercover assets working the crowd. we're going to have a good uniform presence, plenty of cameras out there but i don't want to scare people from coming into the city. i want this day to be the special day that it has always been. >> i bet you want to run. >> yeah, i do want to run, but given the security and all the planning that goes into this and my new role as the commissioner, my place is on boylston street and throughout the route making
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sure the day goes well. >> evans told us he won't relax until 6:30 tomorrow night when the last runner crosses the finish line. a few hours later, he'll go back to his starting line. >> that's my medicine, believe it or not, like every day we have different challenges in this job. my philosophy is, if i run, i can conquer anything. >> jeff: well, evans is not racing the marathon tomorrow, will still do his normal run at 4:45 a.m. that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. later on cbs 60 minutes. i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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