you can see the smoke and explosion as italian navy divers are using explosives to create new openings in all of this correct code is shipped. this morning, five more bodies were found. shocking new audio emerging from where the ship's captain was making excuses as the coast guard ordered him to return to his ship. we have a video of the rescue crews. here they are, scaling the cruise ship, divers calling in from underwater trying to find the 24 missing people from this cruise ship disaster. 11th people are now confirmed dead in his or her iran. we have to pictures showing bull holds that the divers made into the side of the ship. fish are trying to find any more bodies and hopefully to find more survivors inside. soft they're trying to avoid a potential environmental disaster with a half- million gallons of fuel barrels. look at this video, it is infrared video showing the dramatic rushed to get off the ship. many people are pointing their finger at the ship's captain and crew for what they're calling a chaotic evacuation. >>justine: the capital on the lifeboat and said he did not wan

i want to start with a couple of things from this new video from the italian navy.he rescuers trying to blast a hole in the side of the ship because they've got to get back into the ship. you watch the little flashes on the left side of the screen, that's a blast. it's going to make it easier for the search and rescuer teams to get in there. there's still 29 people who are unaccounted for. the death toll is 6. these pictures are underwater pictures of the rescuers having to swim literally through debris to try to get -- these are the hallways inside the ship. the first black box, we're told, is already providing minute-by-minute details of how this disaster unfolded. they've said they've located the second black box. the divers are trying to retrieve that black box now. then this morning we're seeing these transcripts which are crazy. it's a recorded conversation between the port authority and the captain of the ship for the very first time. this comes to us an italian nooups. the port authority says how many people are on board and the captain says two, 300. the po

the italian navy blasting a hole in the ship. watch the lower left of the screen. the blasting of the this hull will allow search teams to enter and exit the cruise liner more easily. >> and, also, we've got some just phenomenal pictures that have been coming into cnn from our crews around the world. look at this. divers underwater. if this isn't harrowing, imagine these divers having to smash windows to swim into the hull and get through hallways clogged with debris. there are now 29 people who are unaccounted for. and that's obviously the first mission of those divers. but in the meantime, they were still able to uncover the first black box. it's already providing a a lot of very important information about just what happened when this cruise liner ran aground. the italian coast guard says it has also located the second black box. divers actually trying to get their hands on it. >> more break news here. we have the transcript of the recorded conversation between the port authority and the captain. this is from the italian newspaper. port authority, concordia, we

divers from the italian navy used controlled explosions to open parts of the costa concordia's home. >> we hope if there are still people alive we will find them. >> reporter: crews found more bodies. divers are combing through submerged parts of the vessel and firefighters are navigating through upside down rooms and debris up top as they look for those missing including a couple from minnesota. more than 4,000 people escaped the costa concordia friday night after it hit a rock and started to tip. infrared images show passengers using rope ladders to climb down the side of the ship to safety in the dark. in a newly released phone call a italian coast guard official angrily ordered the captain back to the ship to help stranded passengers. >> reporter: coast guard officials tell the captain, are you refusing? he responds, no, no, i'm not refusing but it's not clear if he ever returned. the captain has come under heavy fire. the company that owns the cruise liner says he didn't follow the approved route and human error likely caused the deadly accident. a judge schedule the captain beh

italian navy divers are using explosives to blow holes in the ship to go in from underneath the water. the ship is lying on its side. fact of another piece of video this morning, the frantic race to escape the ship. look at all since people on the side of the ship trying to get to the life boats below. 14 germans, six italians, four french and to americans are missing. >>darya: joseph nee so is going to be back in court today for a preliminary hearing. he could soon face another murder charge based on what prosecutors are calling a regional that they found in his home. police in healdsburg are reopening the case the mid-1980s which they believe could be connected to nasal. maze of is already facing four counts of murder. >>mark: in this city of oakland, more than 1500 see employees are expected to receive layoff notices. notices--more notices will be given in needed since they do not know how the city council will decide on a final budget. mayor jean quan says less than 2 of a ticket people will actually lose their jobs. it is nerve wracking for those 1500 to receive the things looks.

. >> reporter: divers from the italian navy used control explosions to open parts of the costa concordia's hull. >> we hope if someone is still alive we can find them. >> reporter: crews have found more bodies as they search the ship. divers are combing through the vessel and firefighters are navigating through upside down rooms and debris up top as they look for those missing. including a couple from minnesota. more than 4,000 people escaped the costa concordia on friday night after it hit a rock and started to tip. infrared images show passengers using rope ladders to climb down the side of the ship to the safe ty in the dark. in a phone call a italian coast guard official orders the captain back to the ship to help stranded passengers. coast guard officials tell the captain, get on board the ship and coordinate the rescue on board. are you refusing? he responds, no, no, i am not refusing. but it is not clear if he ever returned. he has come under heavy fire. the company that owns the cruise liner said he did not follow the approved route and human error likely caused the deadly accident

in the meantime, italian navy divers spent another day searching the wreckage of the "costa concordia" trying to find 21 passengers still missing. they focused on the fourth level which is now about 60 feet below the surface where five bodies were found earlier this week. crews used explosives to blow holes into hard to reach areas to make it easier to search. >> let's get a check on the market this is friday morning. brian shactman is live at cnbc. brian, it's your world, good morning. >> i don't know about that but good morning to you. it's a pretty mixed picture in terms of pre-market trades. concerns about the debt talks re-emerging as we wait to hear news. we haven't heard anything. yesterday stocks finished higher for a third day putting major indices at 6-month highs thanks to encouraging bank earnings and jobs data. the dow up .4%, the s&p increased half a percent and the nasdaq up .7 of 1 percent. three of the top names ibm, microsoft and intel, were better than expected in terms of profit. google, though, was a disappointing mix down about 8% in the premarket trade. so ibm i

fading for the twenty nine people still missing from the disaster where six are already dead the italian navy is now using explosives to get into parts of the vessel which capsized after hitting a reef off the italian coast on friday it's a word that the captain did abandon ship before it was fully evacuated and could face manslaughter charges. insurgents in iraq have attacked a checkpoint killing five policeman bringing the total number of deaths already this year to one hundred fifty five it took place in the town of rock as police guarded a border highway with jordan in a former al qaeda stronghold the country has seen a wave of violence since u.s. troops withdrew at the end of last year. trial of egypt's former president hosni mubarak has been adjourned until wednesday just hours after it resumed his lawyers had opened their defense to claims that the eighty three year old allowed the killing of eight hundred fifty during last year's uprising which ousted him prosecutors want mubarak to face the death penalty you have today at this hour from the news desk arenas here with the latest busin

also the italian navy is using explosives to get into parts of the vessels in a scramble to find survivors the liner capsized after hitting the reef off the italian coast on friday the captain's accused of abandoning the ship before it was evacuated and could face manslaughter charges. insurgents in iraq have attacked a checkpoint killing five police. it took place in the town of route as police guarded a border highway with jordan the area is a former al qaeda stronghold many iraqis fear that security forces are unable to protest protect protect the country i should say without the help of u.s. troops which withdrew at the end of last year. yemen's foreign minister says months of protests and political instability could mean february's presidential election won't happen on time in a t.v. interview he is said to deal with security issues before voting can start. up a town one hundred sixty kilometers south of the capital as militants take advantage of the rest which is calling for a long time leader president to quit. thousands of children disappear from new delhi's packed city streets eve

. >> and the italian navy conducted a series of controlled explosions today in an effort to salage tons of fuel. and the first officer appeared to answer charges of manslaughter and the captain also faces charges. 19 people died after the ship ran aground two weeks ago. 16 others are still missing. a crew member has filed a lawsuit in chicago against the cruise line's parent company, carnival cruises. the lawsuit accuses the subsidiaries of negligence and lawyers want the suit to represent all 4200 passenger passengers and crew. >> a japanese city once home to 52,000 people is now home to just one. and everyone left when the government ordered an evacuation. it is 10 miles from the power plant with a nuclear melt down. and he has now become an activist and says recovery has been slow, calling on government to speed up the clean up efforts there. >> twitter is changing its policy on who can see tweets. why the social network is now censoring some content. >> also ahead... republican presidential front runners focus in florida. polls show a change. >> >>> just a beautiful look back toward

the italian navy blew bigger holes into the hull to look for survivors or victims. they spent most of the night looking over the boat that's above the water. >>> nigeria has a curfew follow deadly attacks. police say they opened fire and bombed eight government sites. at least seven people have been killed. it's feared the toll could go much higher. the militant islamic group reportedly has claimed responsibility. >>> well, meteorologist reynolds wolf is in the weather center right now. there's severe weather, snow, rain, disrupting voting, looks like in south carolina. >> absolutely. you really could pick your poison with the wide variety of weather around the country. as gary mentioned we have a chance of strong storms, perhaps tornados. notice right there you see a little bit of a rectangle on the map. that's where we have a tornado watch that would be in effect midday. i would not surprise if the storm prediction center shifts that more to the east, perhaps south carolina, maybe north carolina before the day is over. i'll tell you how long the rough stuff is goi

there are dozens and dozens of divers, special teams with the italian navy.m have been able to give us details. it seems like now they're trying to clamp down what comes out, but they're relentless, working nonstone. in this little old a tiny village on this small island, you see the villagers walking around and then crowds of people in dive suits, kind of all mingled together, wlb as if the entire island has broadband a rescue mission. michelle kosinski on giglio island, thank actual so much. >>> back in the world of politics, is it possible to keep that super pac money office races? we'll talk about that next. [ male announcer ] if you think tylenol is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take aleve. it's the one doctors recommend most for arthritis pain... two pills can last all day. ♪ >>> a possible game changer, in what is arguably the hottest senate race in the country, massachusetts senator scott brown and his challenger elizabeth warren say they want to get rid of third-party spending by super pacs.

there are dozens of italian navy divers here.hey were able to blast another small hole into the hull. they have been going 30 feet under water trying to get to the first officer's room where they suspect they may find bodies of victims. while this is going on, the ship's captain was arraigned on criminal charges -- manslaughter, causing the wreck, abandoning ship. the company said he went off course too close to show the ship off to villagers, many of whom helped save his passengers. after days in jail the concordia's captain gets one in court. accused of causing this disaster, going off course, attempting to deliver the island a great view. this recent video of the concordia shows it had been done before but francesco schettino ended up hitting rock. then turned to beach the ship, the italian press is reporting it may have been a stunt so the head waiter to see his hometown. there is a recording. an angry phone exchange hours after the accident happened. captain, this is an order. get back on that ship. there are already casualt

more booms in the water and an italian navy vessel on stand by.s, giglio, italy. >>> the lundberg survey of gas prices shows prices are up more than three cents a gallon over the past two weeks. the latest number is from triple-a and shows d.c.'s average around $3.58 for a gallon of regular over the weekend. gas prices noichd inched up a p maryland to $3.42. virginia inched upward about a cent and is now $3.35. in west virginia the average has been at $3.49 or at least it was for the weekend. so is it worth it to you to drive around town trying to find cheaper gas? experts say that depends. >> so the folks did this calculus. it costs us a dollar for every seven miles that we drive on average. just keep that number in your mind because if you're going out of your way and not saving more than a couple bucks it is not worth it. >> that was this morning on the "today" show. experts say nigerian production issues could raise oil prices in the near future along with ongoing tensions over iranian sanctions and the strait of hormuz. >>> privacy advocates

. >>> italian navy divers blowing holes in the toppled cruise ship. that will help the divers search for the 29 missing passengers an crew. six people confirmed dead from friday's shipwreck. prosecutors plan to question the ship's captain by going off the charted course and running the ship aground. >>> a couple barely missed being on that wreck. gil diaz reports from sfo where the two are glad to be home. guess they got off right before the shipwreck. >> reporter: yes. jim roth and his wife arrived at san francisco international airport last night safe and sound. the reason they were not part of the shipwreck is because they got off at the stop before the crash. they met their son last night. it was an emotional reunion. they are from houston, which is about 10 miles east of modesto. the reason they got off the ship in the first place, there was a schedule change in their itinerary. otherwise, they would have stayed on the costa concordia. they ended up at the same hotel that the stranded passengers were taken to. >> i locked over at the hotel and th

more booms in the water and an italian navy vessel on stand by. duncan golistani, nbc news, giglio, italy. >>> carnival's costa cruises will refun everyone and offer 30% off any future cruises with the company. at the same time passengers are already filing class action lawsuits. >>> here at home senator rand paul had a frustrating day trying to get back to d.c. from nashville. the kentucky republican was stopped by tsa after scanner found something unusual at the airport. from there the tsa says paul was escorted out of the screening area because he refused to undergo a patdown. this caused him to miss his flight. he was able to get rebooked. a little later officials say the security scanner identified an issue with the senator's knee. senator rand paul is the son of presidential candidate ron paul. >>> coming up later in this half hour why some local leaders are not supporting the effort under way to rededicate the d.c. war memorial. >> and dozens of road closures today as thousands of people descend on downtown d.c. for the annual march for lif

this after the italian navy installed sensors in the ships to detect movement. a moving ship is their main concern, as you can imagine, as it could trap the divers. >> angie goff live in the newsroom. thank you. >>> a coast guard officer says it's unlikely an american cruise would suffer a similar tragedy as the italian cruise liner. he said safety inspections and certifications helped prevent these sorts of situations. still, experts say you can protect yourself by avoiding cruises that get passengers from multiple internal port stops. -- international port stops. that way everyone on board gets emergency drills before setting sail and the crews primarily speak english. instructions in numerous languages can be confusing and waste precious time. >>> police are trying to find a couple who left behind more than 40 dead animals in their howard county townhouse. the property manager called police after smelling a bad odor from this townhouse inably. animal control officers found 19 dead animals in a freezer including birds, rabbits, a guinea pig and hermit crab. ne

. >>> search crews are calling on the italian navy to help them access wreck fraj a cruise ship partially under water. divers temporarily suspended their search inside the concordia. rough waters moved the boat slightly and put the crew in danger. the company issued a statement saying we are deeply saddened to learn that additional people have been found. the statement went on to say our main priority remains the location of those passengers and crew who have not yet been accounted for. rescuers want the i tammian navy to blow four more holes in the ship to access the first co commander's office. workers did a similar blast yesterday. the ship hit a reef friday killing 11 people and more than 20 others are unaccounted for including a couple from minnesota. another couple from newport news, virginia, was also on that cruz. >> we didn't really get confirmation until we were back here yesterday that it was the couple we had dinner with. sorry. >> the captain is now on house arrest. he is accused of deliberately steering the ship towards shallow waters. he is charged with manslaughter, causin

the italian navy blasted their way on to the costa concordia today, the direct route to the parts of the vessel they know they need to reach. divers were heading for the first officer's cabin 30 feet down where it is thought several of those missing may be. with every passing hour the urgency increases. locked magnetic doors are blocking their way. >> we will inspect them with search cameras through small hole. the search-and-rescue camera. >> reporter: today the divers recovered more bodies aboard the concordia. four men and one woman, all thought to be in their 50s and 60s. these new pictures show the chaos that unfolded here on friday night. filmed in infrared we see passengers balancing on the side of the ship, forming a chain and clam ber to go the life boats. just imagine what it must have been like for them in the dark and the cold and the panic. and where was the captain when all this was happening? a phone conversation recorded by the port authority would suggest he was already ashore. >> tell me if there are children, women, what help they need. and tell me the number of ea

right now there is word that the italian navy have exploded for holes to try and enter from underneath hopeful that those 29 are already on shore or somewhere on the ship still alive and waiting to be rescued. we are following the latest from italy as the work continues to find those who were missing. >>darya: 5:37 a.m., we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside. it is a record setting cold in some spots. 31 in san jose. we are looking for a high of 51. we will be right back. carthage stubhub catholic but lawn even wear leggings anything i did not interfere with the criminal justice proceedings hurrian >>maureen: the mayor says he does not know when he will be making as my hall actions it takes. >>darya: more than 1500 oakland city and fleas are expected to receive layoff notices tomorrow. more lay off notices will be given that it needed. they do not know how the city council will decide on its budget. the mayor says less than 250 people will lose their jobs. this city of oakland had a balanced budget but the elimination of redevelopment agencies and th

a short time ago, the italian navy blew bigger holes into the boat so the divers would have an easier time looking for victims. rescuers spent most of the night searching the boat. >>> house and senate leaders pushed two antipiracy bills to the side. they will likely never come up for vote now. sopa aimed to crackdown on online privacy. they feared the laws would go too far. >>> growing hazing scandal at florida a&m. four members of the band have been arrested. they beat other members of the band. it's not related to the death of a drum major. after the death, the school promised to crackdown on hazing. >>> well, this man is accused of duct taping his 12-year-old daughter and sticking her in a dog cage. his attorney says it was a joke that got out of control. he tied up the girl and put her in the cage twice. his 13-year-old son took pictures of the whole thing and posted them on facebook. >>> a nevada man came forward to take the blame for starting a devastating fire in reno, nevada. he got rid of fireplace ashes. the fire destroyed nearly 30 homes. 10, 000 people has to be evacuated

. >> reporter: the italian navy will be scouring the sea bed south of the "costa concordia" because theyome of the passengers fell into these waters and drowned. now, they're still looking for the missing. and among them are the retired couple from minnesota, barbara and jerry heil. their son and daughter were here on the island once again trying to find answers as to what happened to their parents. now, the search can only continue when it's safe enough for the rescuers and the underwater divers to go on board and under the water. because the ship is shifting at the alarming rate of half an inch an hour, it is sometimes too dangerous and difficult for them to continue with their work. the other fear is if it keeps moving then the ship will fall off where it's perched right now, which is on a rocky underwater ledge. it could break up. there are 17 fuel tanks on board carrying 500,000 gallons of heavy fuel. it could turn into an ecological disaster and destroy some of the most pristine waters in the mediterranean. lama hasan, abc news, giglio, italy. >> a tragedy on so many fronts off the

. >> reporter: blasting their way in, the italian navy is using explosives to help search this liner.ground, the number of dead is rising, and so is the number of missing. infrareceipt footage has been released showing passengers making that i way down rope ladders to board life rafts in the dark, the stricken ship carried more than 4,000 passengers and crew. on tuesday, the captain at the helm when the disaster occurred appeared at this courthouse. he could be charged with manslaughter carrying a 15-year sentence. transcripts of his confers with the port thought. >>> that conversation, combined with information from computers on board the ship will be central in any future prosecution of captain scapino. >>> there are 23 people missing in the disaster. among them an american couple, gerald and barbara ann high of white bear lake, minnesota. ted rowlands is at a church where family and friends are holding a vigil around the clock. >> they've been a fixture hoar for 40 years. they sent their kids to school here, they volunteer the week. took are literally praying for a miracle.>> frien

dozens of italian navy divers blasted another small hole into the hull to get better access to cabins. while this is going on the ship's captain was arraigned on criminal charges -- manslaughter, causing the wreck, abandoning ship. the ship's company said he went off course, too close to this island, they believe to show the ship off to villagers, many of whom ended up helping save his passengers. after days in jail, the concordia's captain gets one in court. accused of causing this disaster, going off course, attempting to deliver the island a great view. this recent video of the concordia shows it had been done before but francesco schettino ended up hitting rock. it may have been a stunt for the head waiter to see his hometown. there is a transcript between the captain and the port authority. the port, captain, this is an order. get back on that ship. there are casualties. he said, you get back on the ship and tell us what can be done. now a view up close. parts of a ship you never see. rescuers straining to pull themselves over and inside. you get a sense how terrifying it was for

. >>> meantime, the other huge story we're watching for you, italian navy divers are blasting holes inof that sinking cruise ship just to try to find new ways to get inside. live pictures, i'm being told here. as you can see, night has fallen. you can see some of the lights flashing which tells me rescuers are still out there. the ship's captain did arrive in court today and he did not leave. more questions about his behavior. listen to what mr. viber is now saying. >> there were two announcements. there was a problem with the generators, an electrical problem, there are technicians on the way, everything is under control. some people were actually sent back to their rooms. >> again, as we look at these live pictures, this is just off giglio island, this is the tuscan area of italy. we're all over the story in the next couple hours. in fact, we'll be talking to the friends of those two missing americans, jerry and barbara ann hyle. >>> a former nasa worker is behind bars after addllegedly driving to the home of her husband's mistress and killing him. he confessed to advantage affair an

. >>> death toll in the italian cruise ship disaster has now risen to 11. navy divers are looking for victims. an italian court says a captain is going to stay in jail. journalist barbie nedeau as in the courtroom. first, dan, on the scene, do they believe there are any survivors? are they still in recovery mode trying to find people on that ship? >> reporter: well, with officially, they are saying they are still doing a search and rescue operation. i think the reality, though, the brutal reality is it's almost inconceivable now. it's almost four days since this accident happened that anyone could have survived for so long inside. it's been freezing cold here at night and, you know, the fact that that is counting against anyone who is trapped inside, they've been listening for sounds of life. as i'm speaking to you now, more launches are heading out to the costa concordia. but so far, all they have found are bodies, sadly. five more bodies recovered today, bringing the total confirmed number of dead to 11 with a large number of people still unaccounted for, 23 p

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one italian official says he thinks there is some small glimmer of hope they may still find people. bill: so many ways a race against time. we have watched it with the rescuers. the navy divers have hoping to find those unaccounted for. these are new images of subha divers going inside the ship. italian officials concerned that ship tragedy could become an environmental disaster this week the worry, rougher seas could cause some half million gallons of fuel on board to leak and damage sealife in the area there. martha: what are the chances that people still could be found alive? we'll be joined by fox military analyst and former navy captain chuck nash. we'll get more sound which we're still working on bringing in from unbelievable new audio recordings that deal with the captain. big story this morning. bill: here is another big story. it was a big night for the republicans in last night's fox news debate with five days to go before south carolina votes. we saw a lot of disagreement and lot of sharp jabs at president obama. here's sample. >> this country doesn't need another war. we need to quit the ones we're in. we need to save the money and bring our troops home. >

navy after a u.s. warship was hit by an iranian mine. what president obama can learn from operation preying mantis. a fox news alert. we are just getting word that the captain of that italianis now under house arrest. there had been some suggestions to that effect. now we are getting word he has been placed under house arrest. we have been telling you how he should have been the last one to abandon ship, instead the captain of this doomed ocean liner that ran aground off the coast of italy was apparently one of the first people off, despite orders by the coast guard to get back onboard his ship. he refused. we'll debate his possible punishment in "kelly's court." [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents: the cold truth. i have a cold. and i took nyquil but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] sorry, buddy. truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. really? [ male announcer ] you need a more complete cold formula, like alka-seltzer plus liquid gels. it's specially formulated to fight your worst cold symptoms, plus relieve your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's