richard madden, ctv news, ottawa. >> those whales are 12 miles from open water.overnment experts are expected to arrive there today to assess the situation. >>> the ntsb is in new york this morning, investigating a ferry accident, which seriously injured 11 people. the packed commuter ferry was coming in from new jersey when it slammed into a dock in lower manhattan. passengers were sent flying. the ferry had just undergone a major overhaul that gave it new engines and a new propulsion system. >>> the former penn state football coach jerry sandusky faces a new court hearing today. his lawyers want a new trial and will argue they didn't have enough time to prepare for the first one because prosecutors gave them a flood of material at the last minute. sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse last june. >>> and now, we turn to an inspiring story of generosity from south florida. airport worker patrick morgan was just doing his job when he found an ipad with $13,000 in cash tucked inside. now, being an honest guy, morgan reported his find to police.

our affiliate ctv says the landslide started at 11:00 this morning. cnn's paula newton is live in ottawa. first question, what do we know? >> all we know right now, i can tell you i was on the phone with the head office for this company and things are pretty chaotic. the ground gave way. when the ground gave way, there were two trucks and a loader that seemed to fall into the pit. very dramatic pictures now, poppy, exclusive pictures we bring you right now, the scene, police trying to do their best to find out who is under there. there are at least two workers trapped, perhaps three. they don't know. one called in to say, look, i'm injured, but i'm here. come find me. they do not know if there is one or two others trapped in what is a mountain right now of dirt and debris. poppy, not really knowing right now what they're looking for. they haven't seen any signals of where to actually look for these people. if, when they were thrown from the vehicles, when the vehicles fell into the quarry or if they still are trapped beneath them. what a scene now in