somewhere up there is the russian tanker, renda. it got stuck in the ice.o the rescue comes the coast guard cutter. you can sea it is in front, the larger of the two ships. the ship to the right is the tanker. we are 90 miles outside of nome, winds are about 5 knots. >> the coast guard cutter is cutting through the ice, helping the renda deliver it's 1.3 million gallons of fuel to nome, alaska. they need the fuel. they were not able to get it earlier in the season because they had a huge, early-season store. >> don't they use up all the fuel they are trying to transport trying to keep themselves warm. >> 1.3 million gallons goes a long way. according to the captain, it's about minus 7 to minus 10 degrees. it is breaking ice for about 300 miles to get the ship where it needs to go. >> we're in the middle of the football playoffs. it's like the full back going for the running back, plowing through. for all the sports fans out there, they know what this is like. >> can you imagine how cold that is? floating along in the ocean and suddenly it's so cold that the

the renda laid hose across the ice to connect to the tankers onshore.t was about a six-day process to fuel it up but they did it safely, without any incident whatsoever, were able to then close up that operation and last friday they took off from nome to go back, the renda to russia, and the coast guard healy -- cutter healy to go back to seattle. but that was friday. i asked for the progress report just this afternoon. they're approximately 240 nautical miles southwest of no nome, 275 nautical miles from the ice edge. so they -- they still have a long ways to go getting through the ice. and you would ask the question, well, why don't you just go back the way that you came in because you cut the trail? doesn't work that way. it's cold up there. it's darn cold. and there's no more trail up there. in fact, what they're continuing to rely on are the noaa satellites to, again, help them map out a perhaps more efficient way. but it has been tough. they've got very challenging ice conditions, very steady, strong winds. the weather's given them exindz in exces

la familia tiene que haber ganado el ano pasado menos de 50 mil dolares de ingreso total graciela rendameda 10:08 la mayoria de este tipo de clientes no tiene dinero muchas veces para pagar sus impuestos, y pierde creditos muy importantes 10:16 uno de esos creditos que no quieren que la gente pierda es por el ingreso de trabajo....por eso hoy autoridades de san francisco y del servicio de rentas internas instaron a la gente a aprovecharlo. esta familia por ejemplo recibira un reembolso de 8000 mil dolares, de los cuales 5 mil son por dicho credito. luis abea/recibira reembolso 32:51 pues me siento feliz, me siento contento porque he recibido mis income taxes y no esperaba esa cantidad que iba a recibir 32:59 sot:10:19 una familia probablemente de ingreso mediano de 30 mil, 50 mil dolares puede obtener un reembolso grande digamoslo asi si tiene 3 ninos por ejemplo puede obtener hasta 7 mil dolares 10:32 take gfx para saber el sitio mas cercano donde puede hacer la declaracion gratuita llame al numero 211. pilar nino 30:43 ahora en organizaciones como meda en san francisco no solamente le

la familia tiene que haber ganado el ano pasado menos de 50 mil dolares de ingreso total graciela renda/organizacio n meda 10:08 la mayoria de este tipo de clientes no tiene dinero muchas veces para pagar sus impuestos, y pierde creditos muy importantes 10:16 uno de esos creditos que no quieren que la gente pierda es por el ingreso de trabajo....por eso hoy autoridades de san francisco y del servicio de rentas internas instaron a la gente a aprovecharlo. esta familia por ejemplo recibira un reembolso de 8000 mil dolares, de los cuales 5 mil son por dicho credito. luis abea/recibira reembolso 32:51 pues me siento feliz, me siento contento porque he recibido mis income taxes y no esperaba esa cantidad que iba a recibir 32:59 sot:10:19 una familia probablemente de ingreso mediano de 30 mil, 50 mil dolares puede obtener un reembolso grande digamoslo asi si tiene 3 ninos por ejemplo puede obtener hasta 7 mil dolares 10:32 take gfx para saber el sitio mas cercano donde puede hacer la declaracion gratuita llame al numero 211. pilar nino 30:43 ahora en organizaciones como meda en san francisco

emergency fuel delivery is making its way through thick ice towards the alaskan city of gnome the renda set out across the pacific in december and is now less than two hundred miles from its destination accompanied by coast guard icebreaker it is carrying on more than three point eight million liters of petroleum products to nome a severe storm has left the alaskan community of about thirty five hundred people cut off with not enough fuel to last through the harsh winter the unprecedented mission is due to reach the town by monday morning. and if you like our news coverage here on t.v. well make sure to visit our website at r.t. dot com there's more waiting for you there and hear some of what's there right now . dinosaur like russia to get its very own version of a drastic part of fossils may get a new lease on life plus. we find out the consequences as u.s. freezes of millions of dollars in aid to palestine just months after it's essential to the u.n. cultural body. now to some more international stories making headlines for you this hour. three freight trains collided in a rural part

emergency fuel delivery is making its way through thick ice towards the alaskan city of newman the renda set out across the pacific in december from a port in south korea and is now less than two hundred nautical miles from its destination a severe storm there the a desk and community of about three and a half thousand people cut off without enough fuel to last through the harsh winter the russian tanker is being a company by coast guard icebreaker and it's carrying more than three point eight million liters of petroleum products president admission is due to reach the town by monday morning. now these days a quick online search there anyone get detailed pictures of almost all corners of the planet with one notable exception israel technology is racing ahead tense the camera shy country will be able to hide from the lens much longer as closely in our reports. israel's leaders are worried and they've good reason to be in just a matter of months they'll be nothing stopping satellite companies from getting up close and personal. thank you think. more to enable me to. lose. until now only th

about thirty five hundred people cut off with not enough fuel to last through the harsh winter the renda set out in december and is now less than two hundred nautical miles from its destination accompanied by coast guard icebreaker it is carrying more than three point eight million liters of petroleum the unprecedented emission is due to reach nome by monday morning. and if you like our news coverage here on t.v. make sure to visit our website at r t dot com waiting for you there right now. dinosaur life rushes to get its own very own version of a drastic part where fossils that may get a new lease on life. and we find out the consequences as the u.s. freezes millions of dollars in aid. just months after it's a session to be. now to some more international stories making headlines this hour. a wave of attacks by a radical muslim sect is continuing to claim multiple lives in northeastern nigeria eight people were gunned down during a service at a church while twenty were killed during a town hall meeting armed islamist group boko haram which has claimed responsibility for the attacks issu

about thirty five hundred people cut off with not enough fuel to last through the harsh winter the renda set out in december and is now less than two hundred nautical miles from its destination accompanied by coast guard icebreaker it is carrying more than three point eight million the leaders of petroleum the unprecedented mission is due to reach no by monday morning . and if you like our news coverage make sure you visit our website you'll love it there as well dot com waiting for you there right now. dinosaur life russia is to get its very own version of a drastic part where fossils may get a new lease on life plus. we find out the consequences if the u.s. freezes millions of dollars in aid to palestine months after it's a session to the u.n. cultural body. take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world for you this hour. three freight trains collided in a rural part of the u.s. state of indiana starting a fire and injuring two of the six crew members involved one of the trains carrying mostly empty ethanol tanks was stationary when it was hit in the rear by anoth

. >> reporter: the tanker ship "renda" set off ten days ago from dutch harbor, alaska. but it's been slow going, even with the help of the coast guard ice cutter, "healy." >> we're 90 miles outside of nome. >> reporter: 300 miles of ice. some of it eight feet thick. this last leg of the journey has taken more than a week. >> we've been working through the night. assisting them as they get stuck. >> reporter: every time the tanker gets stuck, the cutter has to break the ice in a full circle around it. the coast guard has stopped giving out estimates of when the ships will make land. on shore, they'll be dancing a jig. farther down the coast, alaskan towns that have been buried in snow face a new challenge. hip-high slush. here's what cordova looks like in a typical alaska winter. this is what it looks like today. but the kids are making the best of it. today, they built a real-life igloo to play in. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> they did call it slushpocalypse. >>> and further south in the midwest, northeast and new england, it's going to be an arctic shiver. t

wind-driven currents pushes the ice against the side of the renda after the healy breaks the channelllism >> just for our viewers that may not understand all those buzzwords, i mean, it's pretty incredible when the ice breaker goes up against this ice. i mean, it's like crashing in to a brick wall, that feeling on the ship. now, the preps in gnome have got to be pretty -- in nome have been difficult as well? >> we have been preparing the operation and planning with a number of partners the last month to get this stage and the city of nome, the state alaska department of environmental conservation, the native corporation industry, the department of defense, national weather service, i mean, the list just keeps going on and on. we have a phone conference every morning with about 30 or 40 different partner agencies coordinating what's gonna happen, getting the latest weather. we predict windchill probably about 40 below. >> oh, my gosh. >> up in nome. >> but -- and that's why it is such a well-coordinated effort. final question, captain, put in perspective why this is such an important

we're just very happy it's halfway here and the remaining other half is of course to get the renda andce the fuel is transferred effectively. >> we thank you very much. >> next, a report that could make you question your racial identity. a deals with the perm passing, something thousands of african-americans did during the jim crowe days. we'll also explain the meaning of the so-called one-drop rule right after a break. but first this. whether you have a little bit extra cash or no savings at all, there are steps can you take to make your money work for you in 2012 and you don't have to be a risk taker to get a good return. ali velshi talks with suze orman. >> i might want to look into treasury inflation treasury securities and if you have a home that you have a mortgage on that you're going to stay in for the rest of your life, you're 45 years of age or older, take that money and pay down your mortgage because when your mortgage goes away, you don't need as much income to generate for thaeks pence. >> let's talk about credit ratings, how you get your credit score up and fix credit in

the ice breaker qatar healy accompanied the tanker renda as it travelled through frozen waters to the. it's delivering fuel because ice formed over the baring sea. >> less than one month after the last u.s. troops left iraq, its leaders are fighting along sectarian lines, and there has been a spate of deadly bombings across the country. iraq is in turmoil, my next guest says it is on the brink of disaster, and he would know. he has served as interim prime minister of iraq. he is now the leader of one of the main iraqi political parties. alawi is part of the shia community, but he is a rare secular figure in iraqi politics. he joins me now from baghdad. pleasure to have you on. >> thank you. >> let me start with a question that is not directly related to iraq. when you were prime minister, you had to deal with iran and so you have some sense of that government. do you understand what is happening in iran right now? do you feel that there is a real danger of some kind of confrontation with the united states? would they shut down the straits of hormuz? >> i don't think they'll go that fa