. >> i called him captain schettino. >> what did you call president obama? >> we're going to call him schettino. >> add disgraced ship's captain to that catalog of epitaphs. >> captain coward, captain schettino. >> the captain of that cruise ship. >> it's a fair analogy. >> that ship captain a facing charges. >> schettino under house arrest. >> the more interested in campaigning than doing his job as president. >> an analogy that michael steele deems inappropriate. >> i think it's an unfortunate analogy. >> michael steele was the most gaffe-prone rnc chairman in history. >> it was terrible, people died. >> jay carney called priebus, quote, desperate for attention. >> there's justice coming in this drama. >> democrats and the obama campaign armed with new ammo. >> i know the speaker is not real happy. >> romney will pay for what he did to newt here in florida. >> the speaker's been attacking me all over the state. >> he is for all practical purposes a liberal. i am a conservative. >> i wish i could claim that i'm a hispanic. >> so if for no other reason rage

there are already bodies, schettino. schettino, how many bodies are there? i've heard of one. you are the one who is supposed to tell us how many there are, the coast guard speaking. here is the captain, but do you realize it is dark here and we can't see anything? coast guard, around so what? you want to go home, schettino? it's dark? and you want to go home, get on that prow of the boat, using the pilot ladder around tell me what can be done, how many people there are and what their needs are. now! eventually, schettino says he will return on board but the coast guard denies he ever went back. harry? >> no, there were people -- there were people who saw this guy in a lifeboat. there were still, you know, maybe several hundred people still on board the ship and there were people out in the water that said, oh, my god, that's the captain of the ship. he is in a lifeboat. there are even reports that he was on -- on his cell phone with his mother while there were still people on the ship. he is on shore on his cell phone telling his mother he is okay. >> let m

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listen, schettino, there are people trapped on board. get on board and report to me how many people there are. is this clear? get going. there are already corpses, schettino, move. how many dead are there? you need to be telling me this. but you are aware it is dark and we can't see anything. get on the bow of the ship and tell me how many people there are and what do they need. now! 30 bodies are recovered. two people are still missing and presumed dead. calf ask a toofr of captain schettino is arrested and faces charges including manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing a shipwreck. he denies any wrongdoing. after a night with no sleep, david, denise and many other passengers are taken to a hotel in rome where they stay while they figure out how to get back home. >> our original passports are under the sea. we had to go to the american embassy. we had to go to the brazilian embassy to get her passport as well. >> after a long ordeal, a reunion back home in florida with family and friends. costa cruises says they will refund passengers

>> schettino claims he's going. but prosecutors say he never did return. even as passengers fought to escape that stricken ship. >> nbc's michelle kosinski reporting this is still front page news around the country. in new york, you can count on "the new york post," here is their headline, a picture of the captain calling him the chicken of the sea. >>> another story for you this morning. one of the internet's most visited sites is off line to protest anti-piracy laws. the site is one of several to push back against legislation. opponents argue the bill would allow the justice department to shut down portions of the internet and to restrict free speech. the classified listing site craigslist is shut down today along with the technology blog boing boing and the social news website red. google is still up and running but the site blacked out the logo with a mess angaage to con that reads, quote, please don't censor the web. >>> jerry yang will leave the company he created during the '90s dotcom bubble. it comes days a

>> i called him captain schettino. the captain that fled the ship in italy. that is our own president who is fleeing the american people and not doing his job and running around the country and campaigning. >> the captain of the italian cruise ship faces criminal charges in the deaths of at least 17 people. he is accused of abandoning the ship even people within the republican party said he was out of line with the comments. but he defended himself on fox news today. >> this is ridiculous, megan. analogy was made and analogy of leadership in a time of crisis, in a time of crisis this president is leaving the white house and campaigning non-stop all the time. i think it's pretty clear. >> actually, it was paralleling the alleged criminal act of a ship captain. and that's what the head of the grand old party thinks of the president of the united states? they have no boundaries, they will go as low as they have to go. obama derangement syndrome is trickling down. remember this photo from last week with arizona governor jan brewer shoving her finger in the presid

now schettino maintained from the start that he fell into the life boat when the ship suddenly listeded. find 30,000 euros for each of the passengers that sued. that's well into the millions. as for the theater, authorities said they were trying to accommodate what they thought would be record crowds throughout this trial, but it did remain largely empty. back to you. >> well, a new measles scare out of california tops our "newsnation" today. riders on san francisco's mass transit are urged to use caution after a regular commuter may have recently ridden the train while infected with measles. the person in question is an employee of the san francisco-based social media site linkedin. the website says they are working with authorities to manage the situation and ensure public health. a high speed police chase came to a dramatic end in dallas on wednesday. a robbery suspect tried to squeeze between two cars as he was running from police but instead of rear ending them both to escalate matters the driver and passenger of one of those cars got out and confronted the suspect which resulted

in a heated conversation with a furious port authority captain. >> schettino gave several reasons whyuote, coordinating. >> reporter: schettino claims he's going, but prosecutors say he never did return. even as passengers fought to escape that stricken ship. after spending days in jail, today the captain was released and placed under house arrest, and his attorney claims he may have saved dozens of lives if not more by working quickly to move the ship on to the beach and otherwise it might have sunk into deeper water. so it could have been a bigger tragedy according to his attorney, but prosecutors say otherwise. lawrence? >> michelle, it all seems to come down to this captain. were there any witnesses of his behavior immediately afterwards, when he was onshore? any indication of drunkenness or anything like that? >> reporter: well, today there were reports in the italian press, and there are all kinds of reports and speculation and stories about things that may have happened in his past, on other ships. none of that's really confirmed at this point. we kind of go by what prosecutors

transcripts between the italian coast guard and that captain, francesca schettino, tell the haunting story, a captain who left the ship, giving excuse after excuse why he won't go back on board while passengers struggle to survive. that captain was placed on house arrest today, charged with causing the wreck, abandoning ship and manslaughter. harry smith is an nbc news correspondent, just back from covering this story for italy for "rock center" and nbc news. harry, we are going to play some of that crazy conversation, horrible conversation. what's your report on this what looks to be just a human catastrophe, manmade horror? >> this guy has got to be the anti-sully. you think about people in charge and people doing the right thing. this guy couldn't have screwed up any more than he screwed up. we were on the water right next to that ship yesterday -- yesterday morning. and the enormity of the ship, all the technology in the world this never should have happened. this guy went miles off course to come close by that giglio island and the rocks he hit and the graphic you showed before,

first of all, really captain coward, captain schettino is the most hated man in italy.t also a multiple serial liar. i trust he will be prosecuted for manslaughter, ship wrecking, and abandoning ship. he's not the only one. others should be prosecuted, too. there were other officers of the crew who abandoned the ship and, of course, there is the issue of corporate responsibility. the company, the company probably knew. it's an open secret in italy that those large cruise ship often sail way too close to the coast. even in venice, you know, you can see them sailing so close to the city. it's very dangerous. but the national drama is due to the fact that there is an anti-hero and people probably identify this captain coward with the worst possible drawbacks and limits in national character, selfishness, lack of discipline, lack of organization, but there are heroes, positive heroes, like some members of the crew who really were able to mutiny and they tried to organize themselves and there was one of them atop and this happens at the very peculiar moment for italy. possib

>> captain schettino, you know, the captain that fled the ship in italy. >> well, that captain, thathip captain is facing charges, including manslaughter for his involvement. u.s. congresswoman and dnc chair debbie wasserman-schultz released a statement calling ought priebus for making that statement. chairman priebus should be ashamed of his comments comparing president obama to the captain of the wrecked italian cruise ship. that he would compare the president of the united states to a man now charged with manslaughter for his actions shows a lack of respect for the president that is beyond the bounds of appropriate political discourse. well, the incident also entered the white house press briefing where they called him desperate for attention. since the successful raid of obama's compound in pakistan last may we've heard bits and pieces of what went into the high-risk decision to go high-risk decision to go forward. vice president joe biden gave us another piece of the puzzle during his speech to house democrats this past friday. the decision was far from unanimous. let's listen t

yet schettino is still under investigation and could face manslaughter charges. but that's not enough for a number of americans who survived the ordeal and are angry. they blame the parent company, carnival corporation of miami, for caring, they say, more for its half-billion-dollar ship than for its passengers. they are convinced that the world's biggest cruiseline would like nothing better than to blame their italian subsidiary and one badly behaved captain. >> i think the captain is a coward. i think the captain is a liar. but i also don't feel that the captain operated exclusively in a vacuum. >> reporter: nancy and mario lofaro have been on a number of cruises. >> they really were negligent in handling this. from initially when the accident happened up to now. >> everything made us angry, and everything was outrageous. everything was absolutely surprisingly ridiculous. >> that makes me so angry and so sad. >> reporter: brian aho and his wife, joan fleser, have taken about a dozen cruises and began taking their daughter alana along when she was just a baby. >

>> i called him captain schettino, the captain that fled the ship.president fleeing the american people, and not doing his job and running around the country and campaigning. >> dnc chairman woman debbie wasserman schultz blasted back calling the comments incendiary and unbelievable. he faces charges including manslaughter, shipwreck, abandoning ship. president obama hanging out with a new circle of friends, participating in a google plus hangout and live chat with users. the president will also answer questions submitted via youtube. >>> former white house press secretary robert gibbs is back on the president's payroll. he is now a roving surrogate and strategic consultant for the campaign. known for his blunt style and candor with the president. that's one of the reasons he was reportedly brought back. >>> senator john mccain concerned about the tarmactive between president obama and his state's governor, say it doesn't help either of them, shortly after the finger pointing incident, mccain said that finger pointing action was the president's prick

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schettino, still under arrest, told his bosses that the stunt would be good publicity, something theompany denies. as judges try to get to the bottom of what exactly did happen, the search continues. hope that anyone can still be alive has all but faded. >> and now, here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,720 after gaining 96 points friday. the s&p added a fraction. taking a look at overseas trading, in tokyo, the nikkei rose just a smij. well, barring any big surprises, a flurry of earnings are bound to draw the biggest buzz on wall street this week. a dozen dow companies at about a quarter of the s&p 500 will weigh in with fourth quarter results, including apple, boeing, mcdonalds and proctor and gamble. an economic outlook will also be high on investor's agenda this week. the fourth quarter gdp is due out friday. the broadest measure is expected to come in around 3%, the fastest pace since the second quarter of 2010. blackberry maker research in motion has announced its co-ceos are stepping down. apache energy is soaking up some 250,000

as the search continued, the ship's captain francesco schettino was in court, charged with manslaughter, causing the wreck, abandoning ship, which an audio recording now reveals. in a heated phone conversation from off the ship friday night, a few hours after the accident, with furious port authority captain defalco. after days in jail, the captain was released and placed under house arrest. his attorney claims he may have saved many lives by acting quickly to beach the ship. otherwise it may have sunk completely in deeper water. back to you. >> and that was nbc's michelle kosinski reporting from italy. >>> the pacific northwest, folks are bracing for what could be a major snowstorm with the potential of several feet of accumulation in mountain areas. travel is already being snarled in cities like portland and seattle where the average annual snowfall is barely 6 inches. nbc's curt gregory reports. >> reporter: old man winter is slamming into the pacific northwest. snow has been falling steadily in parts of oregon and washington, making road conditions hazardous, with the worst expected

. >> our own little captain schettino is more interested in campaigning than doing his job. what congresswoman has to say now. she joins me live. >>> senate votes to clear the way on a band by insider trading. low pressure it keep lawmakers from trading stocks based o on information not made public. >>> developing news regarding iran and what the director of national intelligence said just today. >>> the "news nation" is following mitt romney and newt gingrich both defiant as voters stream into the polls. gingrich has been meeting with voters. at one point he said he doesn't care that romney has a huge lead because he's not going anywhere. >> how close is this to being over? >> i would say six months. >> six months. >> unless romney drops out of the race. >> romney went on a tirade. >> we came to florida and speaker gingrich didn't have two good debates, i did. his comments most recently attacking me have been quite sad, and painfully revealing about the speaker. >> let's bring in our panel with us. thank you for joining us. michael, i'll start off with you. you heard him sa

. >> in the end, this will be ancient history and we'll talk about our own capital schettino, which isesident obama. >> jay carney was just asked about that at a white house briefing. here is what he said. >> if you are so desperate for attention that you make an analogy that michael steele deems inappropriate, you know you've probably gone too far. >>> jan brewer is trying to turn her finger pointing in the face of president obama episode into cash. she launched a fund raising drive on a phoenix airport tarmac. it will the go to her economy set up to support candidates for federal office. >>> former italian prime minister said he's ready to testify in his trial. the next hearing is set for february 7th. the trial stems from allegations he paid for sex with an underage prostitute in 2010. he stepped down as prime minister in november and fears italy could fall victim to europe debt crisis. those are the things we thought you should know. ♪ ♪ let's go ♪ ♪ cruise like a norwegian ♪ ♪ cruise like a norwegian online dating services can get kind of expensive. so to save-money, i found a new

." >> in a few months this will be ancient history and we will be talking about our own captain schettinomore interesting in campaigning than doing his job as president. >> his briefing today, jay carney has reacted to that. let me play that for you. >> let me just say that if you are so desperate for attention that you make a comparison that michael steele deems in appropriate, you know you have probably gone too far. >> give you a chance to affidavit your response to the comparison to the president with the captain of the ship. >> i think the rnc chairman owes the families of the victims an apology, i mean, to make light of a tragedy and to compare the president with someone who was charged with manslaughter is disrespectful and it's disrespectful to the families. i could not agree with jay carney more. the chairman owes those families an apology. >> that is a perfect transition to the question, has bipartisan ship become extinct in washington. that is next. i found a new way to get my profile out there. check me out. everybody says i've got a friendly disposition and they love my spina

get going, there are already corpses schettino, move. how many how many dead are there? you need to be telling me this? get on the bow of the ship and tell me how many people there are and what do they need. he faces charges including manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing a ship wreck. he denies any wrongdoing. after a night with no sleep, david, denise and many other passengers are taken to a hotel in rome where they stay while they figure out how to get back home. >> our original passports are under the sea. we had to go to the american embassy. we had to go to the brazilian embassy to get her passport, as well. >> after a long ordeal, a reunion back home in florida with family and friends. they will refund passengers for travel expenses, medical expenses and the cost of the crew and trying to return personal belongings. >> i lost my best clothe, i lost my computer, where i had all my pictures from years and years. >> but for david and denise, the emotional toll far outweighs the cost of replacing their lost belongings. >> it was a traumatiing experience. >> i am p

>> captain francesco schettino.he captain that fled the ship in italy. >> that ship captain is facing charges, including manslaughter for his involvement in the wreck. the dnc chair released a statement calling him out for making that terrible comparison ". he should be ashamed of his comments comparing president obama to the wrecked cruise ship. he would compare the president of the united states to a man now charged with manslaughter shows a lack discourse. "jay carney called him desperate for attention. >>> finally tonight, since the successful raid of osama bin laden's compound, we heard bits and pieces of what went into the decision to go forward with that operation. joe biden gave us another piece of the puzzle during a speech this friday. as it turns out, the decision was far from unanimous. let's listen to biden. >> every single person in that room hedged their bet except leon panetta. he said go. everyone else said 41, 51, joe what do you think? i said, i didn't know we had so many exist economists around t

. ♪ ♪ >>> the captain of the "costa concordia" francesco schettino was found guilty of multiple manslaughtersd to 16 years in prison. he said he saved lives by steering the ship toward land and he said he didn't abandon ship, he just fell into a lifeboat. that's it for this episode of "dateline extra." i'm tamron hall. thank you for watching. >>> a man trapped in a burning car. >> i didn't know if the engine was going to explode. >> i thought he died. >> clinging to life to a tiny tree. >> all of us were shocked to see people in peril. >> flipped upside down on the runway, sent flying on the truck. >> it knocked me out of the street to the curb. >> thrown from

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sentenced francesco schettino. 32 people died after the liner ran aground and sank offuttly's koept.ied charges and plans to appeal. >>> this afternoon president obama signs the clay hunt suicide prevention for american veterans act. designed to improve mental health services for vets. the bill is named after clay hunt, a marine who served in afghanistan and iraq who committed suicide in 2011. his mother told our andrea mitchell hunt was frustrated trying to get help for post-traumatic stress, depression and panic attacks. >> i think for clay the waiting that he had, the time he had to wait before being seen by psychiatrists at the end made a difference. and -- >> howl did he have to wait? >> he actually -- he saw other health care professionals before the psychiatrist, but it was ten weeks. >> and she adds her son told her there were times he felt he had to grovel for his benefits. >>> thieve three people woke up this morning feeling like multi-millionaires because they are now. last night three tickets matched all of the numbers in the 564 million dollar powerball lottery. the fift

>> i called him captain schettino, you know, the captain that fled the ship in italy.orning joe." 20 past the hour. we have a democrat and a republican congress persons here, and i'm not going to ask them about that sound bite, because i would say that was irresponsible and despicable and i wouldn't make that comparison between the president and the cruise ship captain. so, let's just leave it there. joining us now, representative jack kingston from georgia and debbie wasserman schultz, dnc chair and democrat from florida as well. good to have you both along with chris matthews. i mean, really, do we need to talk about that comment by ron sprebus, who i like a lot, but that was just wrong. >> contempt. >> that was disgusting. i'm sorry. take it back. you all screwed up in a big way. you all sat around in a room and said, ooh, this would be so cool to say, ha ha ha, you slapped your knees and then you went on the air and then you spit that out, you vomited that out and made a fool of yourself. are we done? does anyone want to add? >> look. >> does anyone want to add? >>

. >> reporter: captain schettino is accused of abandoning ship. right now while the cruise liner and its american parent carnival face lawsuits from some 700 passengers. the cruise industry, though, has improved safety procedures since this happened one year ago tonight. alex? >> incredible story. michelle kosinski, thank you. >>> still ahead, half of the world's food is going to waste. could one of the reasons be as simple as expiration dates that are too strict? you're watching "weekends with alex witt." nurses are dealing with a wider range of issues. and there are ever-changing regulations. when you see these challenges, do you want to back away or take charge? with a degree in the field of healthcare or nursing from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to advance your career while making a difference in the lives of patients. let's get started at capella.edu. if we took the already great sentra apart and completely reimagined it? ...with best-in-class combined mpg... and more interior room than corolla and civic? ...and a technology