presumably it was going slowly into the harbor. >> this was a ship that cruised around the mediterranean. whether the captain decided, having hit the sand bar, that he had to head towards the island, we don't know. it is still very early, because this happened at about 10:00 local time, at night. we understand, about an hour ago there were still a few hundred people on board the vessel. it must have tilted from left to right quite quickly for people to start panicking and then jump into the water, because that was quick of them to do that rather than allow the lifeboats to be put into play. it is a rapidly evolving situation, and the distress signal was made and people were told to abandon ship. we are still missing some crucial details on why the captain decided to turn towards the island or whether that was something that just happened naturally. >> thank you very much for the update. >>> standard and poor's has downgraded france's aaa credit rating, which could affect their borrowing rate, and it does deepen the eurozone crisis. eight other countries also had their ratings downgraded.

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their veggie plate looks like our mediterranean play. -- plate. >> so nervous. other way? still? as you can see, these are wraps. what they have chosen to sell will directly target my customer base. it is like food verses like food. if we are to follow the guidelines of the city ordinance, in states that lie cushaw take into consideration the ethnicity of the food and composition of each menu as well as other issues that the officer deems appropriate to determine whether conflict of food aid exists. i will skip over the coffee cart. it could adversely -- that is where the industry in fringes of my concept. the truck is going to serve the same kind of vegetarian plates has oasis. they are indeed like food, so i urge the hon. members of the board to revoke the permit. it would be a hard few years to -- it has been a hard few years for everyone. food truck advocates have been leaving out the important facts. the high-rises are double. they can hold a double the capacity of the high-rises, there are way more people there. another important fact is that york city is the city that neve

their family said they couldn't wait for their dream mediterranean cruise. and the ships purser trapped on board for a day and a half. the boulder still lodged in the concordia's ripped hull, the ship lying on a rocky bed more than 100 feet deep, at an angle, in danger of sliding. and a state of emergency declared over worries that half a million gallons of fuel could be leaking. still emerging video shows how a vacation three hours in evolved into a desperate push to escape. >> people are passing out. people are getting nervous. people are having chest pains. i was having chest pains. i was having anxiety because i don't know how to swim. >> infrared video shows people inching down the exposed hull in the dark. today, costa cruises called this the result of human error. blaming the captain for making an unauthorized decision to steer off course closer to an island. he's also under suspicion of abandoning ship while passengers still scrambled for their lives. the company said this course change may have all been for show. >> he wanted to show the ship and to

. >> this is on every billboard in the mediterranean world. he is the savior of the world, and he brings the peace. now, you may have scruples about how he brings the peace, but he brings peace to rome. and as the saying goes in latin, "peace to the rome and quiet to the provinces." >> ( dramatized ): this is he, augustus caesar, son of a god, who shall restore the golden age and spread his empire. >> narrator: rome's empire spread across the mediterranean, sweeping through north africa and reaching as far west as spain. to the east, it encompassed egypt, turkey, greece, and palestine, where jesus was born in the jewish land of judea, then ruled by king herod. >> in judea, the king, herod, was in effect a client king. he ruled almost in place of rome. he was the... he was the voice of rome, the instrument of rome, probably "instrument of rome" is best in that, because he... he had his own independent notions certainly. >> herod the great was probably one of the greatest kings of the post-biblical period in israel, but you wouldn't want your da

we're making short ribs with a mediterranean flair.? short answer -- short ribs. george mendez is here in new york city serving up dishes with mediterranean influences from portugal, spain and france. he's been named one of the best new chefs of 2011. great to have you. >> thanks for having me. >> this is the perfect time of year for this. >> yes, it is. cold weather. >> it's a simple dish. >> very much so. >> you just let it go. >> season it, add vegetables, red wine, stock, put it in the oven. lots of love. >> lots of love. >> lots of love in the process. >> so what do we have? >> season it with salt evenly on both sides. like so. then fresh pepper. >> mm-hmm. some recipes you coat them with flour. you don't? >> no. we have a nice coating of fat. fat is flavor. right? >> mm-hmm. >> heavy cast iron pot. >> this is going into the oven. >> that's right. these are your tongs. you can give me a hand here. >> how long do you brown them? >> a good five minutes. a minute on each side, all four sides. >> so it browns up. >> exactly. >> you en

today with the survivors of the wreck of the century the mediterranean ship carrying four thousand people has been. for more than two weeks some are comparing it to the wrecked car of the titanic exactly one hundred years ago now search and rescue operations continue as the investigation into what happened. first off search are under arrest so what was it like the ship head and started to say. the crew failed. on the thirteenth of january. there rock and eventually capsized off the island of gilio the sheeple scaring over forty two hundred people at the beginning of a seven day cruise when it ran aground evacuating the sinking ship took several hours and everyone managed to get off safely the death toll has been rising with each day as new bodies are being discovered currently sixteen are confirmed dead and sixty. three people trapped were rescued more than twenty four hours after the accident twenty people are still missing passengers on the costa concordia accused of being unprofessional and unable to conduct a proper rescue operation the captain of the ship fifty two year old french. h

the power of the establishment would have said oh there's just a little local difficulty on the mediterranean well rubbish and the truth is the fact that the euro is being widely discussed as potentially falling apart in the next twelve months is in itself undermining the euro and leading to what is likely to be a very very brutal extinction because one morning we're going to wake up and the euro will have changed chip enormously another day we may wake up and there will be no euro whatsoever right now that probability is fifty fifty best that the euro survives the next twelve months. now across to the next top story that shaves twenty eleven time magazine has chosen then unknown protester as the person of the year just one of hundreds of thousands who hit the streets to demonstrate in countries across the globe and helped overthrow the regimes of three arab countries journalist and author william and all says what happened in one of them libya is not about democracy at all but rather a way for nato to gain control in the middle east. but i think they can look forward to peer held. the opposi

oil or in the case of syria for example the port at tartus which would keep russia out of the mediterranean and whatever other objectives they have. well there are large reports coming from syria with opposition activists claiming that more than sixty people have been killed during the latest outbreak of violence that's against the backdrop of the reported vast arm syrian anti regime fighters towards the capital damascus and while some see it as a sign of liberation others as artists are first discovered remain unconvinced. a clear message from the praise test is this said the damascus as a funeral takes place. we don't want to linger don't don't we don't towards us oh god see we also it's shouldn't killing we don't yes freedom we don't know what we will do you know to. live. here doing this and this is going to want to come to us so now they feel safety is being provided by the free syrian army think availability made up of many army defects is they could say its presence here is unable protests like these to go ahead it's. sad to say the military cannot come in anymore because the free. s

algorithm and today we will meet the survivors of the wreck of the century the incidents in the mediterranean with the italian ship carrying over four thousand people has been dominating international media for more than two weeks some are comparing it to the wrecked car the titanic exactly one hundred years ago given that search and rescue operations continue as does the investigation into what happened meanwhile the captain and first officer are under arrest so what was it like when the ship heads the rocks and started to say true the crew failed in their duty to ensure passenger safety. on the thirteenth of january the costa concordia cruise their rock and eventually capsized off the island of gilio the sheeple scaring over forty two hundred people at the beginning of a seven day cruise when it ran aground evacuating the sinking ship took several hours and not everyone managed to get off safely the death toll has been rising with each day as new bodies are being discovered currently sixteen are confirmed dad and sixty four injured three people trapped were rescued more than twenty four hou

men a wife who survived the costa concordia accident in the mediterranean. sea so what we were talking about the moments when the rescue began and you said you hadn't seen anyone from the crew store does that mean that the rescue operation. organized because you say that it was not organized at all what do you mean what did you hope for take away breakfast there were no it just sticks and all we tourists had been totally misinformed about what was going on. so you had no idea whether on and were not really gave us an instruction as we were sending in waiting nobody told us to go out on the deck we did that on our own following our instincts and judging by what we saw and what we understood when we crawled out onto the deck and please know that we had been on board the slander for only two hours we had hardly any time to find our way in that city so it was mere lack we went out to the crew because that's important yes but the boats when i did the lower not the upper one it's a mere accident of all the people who happened to be another x. with a less lucky my

in the region the gaited ball to protect them in syria alone is you know russia has it all the mediterranean based entirely syria it does not want to lose it it will do what it needs to to protect it so we're talking about a clash of titans and one more thing the real target for america the real two targets for america all russia because of its military strength china because of its growing economic strength. and china is certainly don't want to spill into every one but russia is the big one between russia and america they have ninety seven percent of the world's nuclear arsenal and sophisticated delivery systems stand in many ways russia is their number one target for that reason sooner or later that clashes comey this new law comes as the u.s. looks forward to the upcoming presidential elections in twenty twelve barack obama is running for a second term but who he will be running against is not yet known now our correspondent marina porter tells us if there is anyone he should be worried about . for the past three years us president barack obama has faced an increasing amount of disappoint

european vacation mediterranean nightmare. a massive cruise ship runs aground and lurches. we have the latest developments for you. >>> ford recalls a half million minivans and suvs. the reason -- safety issue, power problems, possible fires. i'll tell you if your family's vehicle is on the list. >>> and a mother is fed up with her son's law breaking ways so she hands out some of her own justice mom style. not everyone is on board with her brand of tough love. >>> at least three people confirmed dead, as many as 70 unaccounted after a cruise ship accident in italy. 4,000 people, passengers and crew, were on board. this italian-operated cruise liner when it scraped the sea floor and listed on to its side after dark last night. on the phone now from a port near the accident site is journalist barbie nadeau. barbie, first of all, update us on what you're seeing, who's there and what people are still missing. >> all right. right now we have got still between 50 and 70 people missing that were -- whose names were on the passenger manifest and who have not been accounted for. eit

last foothold for russia for iran and for china on this mediterranean and even on the. waters so we need to see this from this perspective of course assad would be an outcast because he's not complying with the american policies. are saying became an outcast when he stopped complying with american policies that are working well don't you see some sort of danger isn't there a danger that some might take advantage of assad's reputation and carry out the attacks in the knowledge that hell of actually end up paying the price. i believe the issue at stake is not the reputation of bashar assad i believe the stance or the attacks that are launched now in syria it's clearly not. launched by the regime. they are lost by the same group that is launching attacks suicide attacks. in central iraq in order to stand out sectarian confrontation between sunnis and shia this is how the americans are trying to work working putting some use against shia in order to. create this rift in the region and this is part of their bigger plan to establish a sunni world under their control facing th

i do not think we need to have larger decked ships doing much in the mediterranean anymore. the threats there are not great enough to warrant the capabilities brought by a big flat deck. >> ok. you mentioned the ramp up of capabilities in the use of the reserve force for the ramp up as all holding capability. what are the implications for the size, training, and the equipping and the laws that enable mobilization on the reserve force? >> i think there are number of things we would have to do to make sure we do not reserve, as a way of force planning. i think as a legacy -- legal policy framework we have learned a lot of the past couple of years. you have dealt with the difficulty. the real challenge is the human transition of figuring out how you make like compatible with part of the reserve, it. i know there have been huge ships and how the reserve component things about service -- huge shifts in how the reserve components recruits and thinks about service. there are some things that have to be addressed, but if you have a big war that begins, you will have some sort of con

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and these borders and the mediterranean, i know that disaster is always possible on the water and and tonight, the still-unfolding story of the concordia, and started anticipation and ended in terr terror. ♪ >> i'm thinking, objection, my god, how am i going to find lynn? how am i going to find her? >> they didn't know what, nobody knew what-- >> and yelling out loud and-- >> you've got to be-- >> i had-- i thought i was going to die. >> i remember thinking to myself. there's a point in the whole ordeal that we're going to die. it's going to be on a life bo boat. (scream (screams). >> . >> we were told that the electrical system was failing and not to panic. >> we're currently in a blackout. the result of a situation. >> wide a blackout and everybody was screaming out and passengers running up and down. >> and we feel so fortunate that we made it on a boat, because others didn't. >> they didn't have enough room on the boats for us, and wait and they said they were going to back to get us and at that point the boat was sunking more and more. >> we had to hold on to bars or whatever we

at least six people believed to be dead after a cruise ship ran aground on a mediterranean. investigators say the costa concordia hit something and ripping a 165 foot hole in the ship off the resort island. it quickly took on water and started listing heavily, hampering coast guard efforts and nearly 70 unaccounted for. >> the butt slasher was arrested. he was arrested yesterday in peru, wanted for slashes in fairfax county mall and shopping centers. it may be days or weeks before he can be extradited. >>> police are investigating a string of home invasions in maryland. they started tuesday at an armed robbery in wheaton and sexual assault in best let thesda and hills. they got a surveillance picture when he used a credit card. >>> we're following breaking news out of iraq where at least 30 shiite pilgrims have been killed at an explosion in basra. it occurred as the pilgrims were making their way to a shiite shrine. this is the latest in a series of attacks of shiite observances. the bombs raise clashes between shiites and sunnis and could destabilize iraq now that the u.s.

i have navigated these waters and the mediterranean, too. i know that disaster is always possible on the water and all too likely when you forget that. tonight the still unfolding story of the concordia's short voyage that started with high anticipation and ended in terror. >> i'm thinking oh, my god, how am i going to find lynn. how am i going to find her. >> they were not prepared. nobody knew what to do. >> oh, my god. >> we don't want to be yelling it out loud, guys. >> i had to -- i thought i was going to die. i have two kids and i thought i was going to die. >> i remember thinking to myself if there is a point in this whole ordeal that we are going to die it is going to be on this lifeboat. >> we were told that the electrical system was failing and at first we were told not to panic. >> there is an electrical problem which is currently under control. our technicians are working to resolve the situation. >> we had a blackout and everybody was just screaming out. all the passengers were running up and down. >> we feel so fortunate that w

i have navigated these waters and the mediterranean, too. i know that disaster is always possible on the water and all too likely when you forget that. tonight the still unfolding story of the concordia's short voyage that started with high anticipation and ended in terror. >> i'm thinking oh, my god, how am i going to find lynn. how am i going to find her. >> they were not prepared. nobody knew what to do. >> oh, my god. >> we don't want to be yelling it out loud, guys. >> i had to -- i thought i was going to die. i have two kids and i thought i was going to die. >> i remember thinking to myself if there is a point in this whole ordeal that we are going to die it is going to be on this lifeboat. >> we were told that the electrical system was failing and at first we were told not to panic. >> there is an electrical problem which is currently under control. our technicians are working to resolve the situation. >> we had a blackout and everybody was just screaming out. all the passengers were running up and down. >> we feel so fortunate that w

and these borders and the mediterranean, i know that disaster is always possible on the water and and tonight, the still-unfolding story of the concordia, and started anticipation and ended in terr terror. ♪ >> i'm thinking, objection, my god, how am i going to find lynn? how am i going to find her? >> they didn't know what, nobody knew what-- >> and yelling out loud and-- >> you've got to be-- >> i had-- i thought i was going to die. >> i remember thinking to myself. there's a point in the whole ordeal that we're going to die. it's going to be on a life bo boat. (scream (screams). >> . >> we were told that the electrical system was failing and not to panic. >> we're currently in a blackout. the result of a situation. >> wide a blackout and everybody was screaming out and passengers running up and down. >> and we feel so fortunate that we made it on a boat, because others didn't. >> they didn't have enough room on the boats for us, and wait and they said they were going to back to get us and at that point the boat was sunking more and more. >> we had to hold on to bars or whatever we

i have navigated these waters and the mediterranean, too. i know that disaster is always possible on the water and all too likely when you forget that. tonight the still unfolding story of the concordia's short voyage that started with high anticipation and ended in terror. >> i'm thinking oh, my god, how am i going to find lynn. how am i going to find her. >> they were not prepared. nobody knew what to do. >> oh, my god. >> we don't want to be yelling it out loud, guys. >> i had to -- i thought i was going to die. i have two kids and i thought i was going to die. >> i remember thinking to myself if there is a point in this whole ordeal that we are going to die it is going to be on this lifeboat. >> we were told that the electrical system was failing and at first we were told not to panic. >> there is an electrical problem which is currently under control. our technicians are working to resolve the situation. >> we had a blackout and everybody was just screaming out. all the passengers were running up and down. >> we feel so fortunate that w

six people are believed to be dead and 30 injured after a luxury cruise ship ran aground in the mediterranean. investigators say a 165 foot hole was ripped in the costa concordia off the small island of gilio. it began to list heavily keeping the crew from using life boats. local crew and helicopters were called in to rescue the more than 4,000 on board. there were reports some passengers jumped into the cold water and tried to swim ashore. it had just set out for an eight day cruise when the accident happened and they're trying to determine exactly what the ship hit. >> my goodness? scary stuff. >> talking about the weather, though, the winds upon us. >> did you notice? the change of season is finally here. >> i was in atlanta a couple days and we were under a wind advisory the whole time and it wasn't any better. >> did you say anything to my parents while you were there? >> yes. >> mom didn't say anything about it. >> she wants you to call her more. >> no doubt. >> temperatures are below the freezing mark in many neighborhoods. 28 at national airport and the clouds drifting by. no rain or

a sot at mediterranean men.one. but it's disgusting what he said because he put safety of the passengers in jeopardy to be with this moldovan dancer, young blonde woman. the question is -- >> greg: she was hot. deans what? >> andrea: this seems deliberate. >> eric: someone had to go -- i expected it to come from the right side. g that was a floor guy back here. >> bob: i'm glad you did. >> greg: make a point. the real story here is how clumsiness can save your life. if he had not tripped and fell in the lifeboat he might not be here. the other thing, too, we like our villains as much as we like our heroes so we like the fact that this guy is, you know, the square evil is going to fit in the square peg hole or whatever you want to say. i'm not so sure it is all going to come out that way at the end. right now people are looking for a villain. this guy fits it. but we may find out later a lot of this stuff isn't true. >> bob: found a hero, too. hero was on shore. >> dana: coast guard. >> bob: captain said get back

i've always loved the mediterranean flavors. this is a spice, al, this is roasted eggplant.ht on, in a pan. and what happens you cook them until they deflate. keep turning them. you see how the skin is dark. doesn't matter. scoop it out like ganouche. we'll add the spices. add spices while you're cooking and this is -- >> how come? >> it blooms and brings out all the flavors and all the essential oils. what i have here is caroway, tur meric, ginger, paprika and a little oregano. a teaspoon or so of olive oil. >> you're sauteing some -- did onions, add the eggplant meat to that, a little bit of stock over the top and let that cook for about 10 to 12 minutes, so it's nice and soft. puree it, and what we do is after you puree it, scoop it out of the bowl and do a garnish here. >> okay. >> this is one of my favorites. this comes from more rack co, called rasalanute. i always forget what's in it, all of these spices in here and this is what it smells like when it's finished here. >> ooh, great. >> it has ginger, the whole spice trade route, you can buy this at specialty spice sto

the 950-foot casa concordia, longer than three football fields was on an eight-day mediterranean crew. -- cruise. for the pangers, last night felt like an eternity. ability acknowledge -- >> alan: breaking news out of the south bay. a car crash has closed all southbound lanes of the highway. right now the chp is diverting traffic off the freeway using the center divider after an accident involving two cars. we're just getting word one person has died. at least one other person is seriously injured. >> facing charges of spousal abuse and child endangerment but the san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is expected to report to duty. he was charged with domestic battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness. he is staying with friend. an emergency protective order prohibits him from seeing his wife and child. it was on new year's eve he reportedly grabbed his wife with enough force to leave a bruise. >> just 20 years old and already a wolf -- we have breaking news. then 49ers just beat the saints. all the highlights just ahead. e and keeps >> post offices across the bay area will b

in the south, eastern mediterranean sea area will be seeing heavy snow and coastal thunderstorms could be severe at times. heavy rain could be possible. athens temperature-wise 10 degrees. out towards the west, paris 11 degrees with moderate rain. here is the extended forecast. news line. we'll be back with more news in a half hour. thank you for watching. >>> hello, our first choice of the week is an alert, a visit to the japanese country side for a drama in a unique japanese setting. geisha are female artists who have mastered the art. two struggle to overcome illness and put on their annual grand performance. our next pick is a documentary that takes a close look at a professional and the philosophy that guides him. before japan's march, 2011 disaster, an oyster culturist was working on a tree planting project to preserve the ocean's blessings. although he was setback by the tsunami, he is unwilling to give up and is starting over. >>> finally, a discussion with a japanese artist internationally respected for music and role in social classes. composer and musician talks about how th

horrified passengers could hardly believe the way the mediterranean cruise was in an off the cruise of tuscany friday evening. >> everybody was screaming and running. >> it tore a 150 foot gash in the hole. passengers say the crew told them it was an electrical storm. they knew it was alive. >> the ship took a quick maneuver and steered quickly to the right. the ship bank toed. it was sliding us out of our seats. there was a shudder. you could tell the we hit something. >> passengers scrambled for the lifeboats. one boat went down and fell with everybody screaming. >> it descended into chaos. >> passengers blamed the crew. >> the crew members were telling us we needed to stay on. people started swimming. >> helicopters were able to rescue 50 passengers from the sea. there are some reports there may still be passengers trapped on the ship. >> we are following a developing story, and frederick county. police are linking a fatal car accident and the shooting. and 18-year-old man is dead tonight. richard, what can you tell us? >> word has spread quickly about the terrible crash involving t

when her daughter graduated from the university of maryland's last year she promised her a dream mediterranean cruise. we all know it ended in nightmare. she said there was panic, and chaos, and no one was in control. >> my daughter said that the ship is sinking and sent a message to our family that we love them. >> she feels blessed to be alive. she and her daughter were some of the last passengers to make it onto lifeboats from the costa concordia. >> she said we have to get out of here. >> these photographs were taken with their camera while onshore. for them the nightmare started when they felt the ship sway violently and then their fifth floor cabin began filling with water. >> so many people were trying to push everybody. >> it was supposed to be an unforgettable vacation. for five days it was. but border that they saw and felt in the last hours of the trip will stay with this mother forever -- the horror. >> i cannot sleep. swim go to the shore, leave me alone, don't worry about me, i told my daughter. >> she was forced to sleep on a cold and charged for overnight after being rescued. i