will tourney is the team leader's brother. how does he look? >> he looks tired. we're all obviously concerned. but very proud of him and know that he will make it home. >> reporter: wind depends on the weather, especially the wind which packs the ice even more densely, making it harder to free the ship. forecasts show a cyclone on the way. but then average wind speed here throughout the year is an icy 30 miles an hour. winds so strong the plan b evacuation by "snow dragon's" helicopter also depends on a break in the weather. the passengers and crew have enough fresh food for two weeks and dehydrated foodor longer. their main challenge, boredom. their only company, the few curious fellows getting closer and closer. marvin fletcher, nbc news, london. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this saturday, should facebook be worried? a new study says more and more young people find facebook not cool. >>> the sound of the season and how one man has made such a big >>> the[ female announcer ] and you get sick, you can't breathe through your nose... suddenly you're a m

will tourney is the team leader's brother. how does he look? >> he looks tired. we're all obviously concerned. but very proud of him and know that he will make it home. >> reporter: when depends on the weather, especially the wind which packs the ice even more densely, making it harder to free the ship. forecasts show a cyclone on the way. but then average wind speed here throughout the year is an icy 30 miles an hour. winds so strong the plan "b" evacuation by the "snow dragon's" helicopter also depends on a break in the weather. the 74 passengers and crew have enough fresh food for two weeks and dehydrated food for a lot longer. their main challenge, boredom. their only company, the few curious fellows getting closer and closer. marvin fletcher, nbc news, london. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this saturday, should facebook be worried? a new study says more and more young people find facebook not cool. >>> and later, the sound of the season and how one man has made such a big difference to those in need. >>> if you've got kids at home then you know ho

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professor tourney said they were not in immediate danger.on board is very good but there is frustration because they've been stuck in the ice for a week now. he did add there is concern about icebergs. rescue authorities told fox news that there are icebergs in the area and these massive, solid chunks of ice, some far larger than ships, have blown across the sea by wind which at the moment is gusting strongly. the possibility of an iceberg coming into contact at speed with the expedition ship stuck stationary is causing real concern. making light of the situation, though, the professor tourney said penguins were appearing from across the ice, looking at them curiously. lisa martin of the australian maritime safety authority who are coordinating the rescue attempt told fox news earlier that the weather in the area where they are trapped is currently deteriorating and they can't therefore say when or if this latest ice breaker, the aurora australia, might be able to get through to bring an end to the crisis. martin added that the stuck smip is

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tourney says the ice gripping his ship is now ten feet thick but tourney and friend are becoming quiteill stuck. any passing ships, do pay us a visit. >> brilliant. >> the passengers and crew have enough fresh food for two weeks and dehydrated food that could last longer. while scientists are continuing with experiments while stuck. >> with regard to the other ships coming in, what are they going to be able to do that the chinese ice breaker did not? are they outfitted differently? what if we have a mess and six ships are stranded? >> well, there's always that option. a french ice breaker coming to the rescue and had to turn around because of a damaged engine leaving only the chinese one which is -- it's not that it's stuck. it can go backwards but can't go forwards. and the australian should be there within a day. when the australian one arrives, it will form a maneuver with the chinese one after it frees that and together they're going to make a circle of free ice around the trapped ship and hopefully, the trapped ship will proceed out along the channel they created. but as you say,

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. >> joining us tonight, is chris tourney, who you just saw in the report, alec and lawrence work forhe paper, chris is to speak decision leader. so chris, stuck for a week, how is everybody holding up? >> we're having a good time, relatively speaking, i suppose. i'm sure we would all rather not be here, but given that we are the group on this ship is incredibly collegiate. and there are a lot of skills people are sharing with each oth other. it is new year's eve, so we're practicing songs. >> there was a yoga class happening yesterday. >> and a spanish language class. everybody is keeping busy, we're doing weekly briefings, it changes every hour. people are getting quite philosophical now. >> we have this tent, now we were sort of exposed on the deck of the ship. now we have a tent to shelter us from the elements. >> so is the tent on the deck of the ship? >> correct, we're on the top deck here, just a bit more shelter. it is actually raining outside right now. it is quite warm outside. >> i've been watching you guys on television and reading your tweet. you're unbelievably chipper.

the professor, chris tourney, reporting on youtube. >> in a blizzard at the moment. for the last two days. >> reporter: probing 400 meters to the seabed. all went well until ice trapped them. christmas eve the captain sent a distress signal. a french one couldn't get through. an australian one is two days away. and with a strong west wind forcing more ice against the ship, turney couldn't help think of shabckleton, ship crushed 10 years ago, leading to the grape escape. the long trek by crew across the antarctic. it's lonely out there, but there's company. and the chinese rescue ship is hours away. >> what's that on the horizon, cliff. >> that's the ice breaker coming to rescue us, alec. >> brilliant! >> they're cheerful now. the ice breaker's finding it tough, too. ice growing 9 to 12 feet thick. progress is slow. instead of freeing the ship in an hour or two, scientists on the stuck ship say it may not happen until morning, if then. >> martin fletcher in london with the update. >>> the joints might be jumping off shore shelves in one american city. the city of denv

. >> reporter: tourney says all 74 people aboard the ship are in good spirits and for now, they have heat and plenty of food. adriana diaz, cbs news. >> the u.s. considering icebreaker is almost 400 feet long and recently underwent a $60 million renovation. >>> we're not dissuaded or discouraged. >> still to come, the first of its kind rose parade float that not everyone wants to see. >> and if you are planning to pop some champagne beside a roaring fire this new year's eve, you may have to make other plans. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but here in california, it wouldn't be new year s witht the rose parade. volunteers i >>> certainly the times square ball drop may be flashy but here in california it wouldn't be new year's without the rose parade. volunteers are scrambling to put the finishing touches on the floats and campers are staking out their spots. melanie woodrow told us one float will make history. >> reporter: after danny popped "the question" to his boyfriend, he had one more. >> do you want to get married on a rose bowl float? >> reporter: did you ever imagine not only that you would g

chris tourney is the leader of the research expedition and said in a skype interview from the ship that even though there's an a frozen stand still the 74 researchers, crew and tourists say they're doing fine and morale is high. >> it sounds a lot worse than it is. everyone else is safe and sound and very comfortable down below deck where there's having a cup of tea or coffee. we have enough food and water where everyone is very warm. we have plenty of fuel on board. we've got about just shy of two weeks of fresh food. >> if the icebreaker is unsuccessful, the next attempt will be a helicopter from the chinese ship snow dragon still in the yaer. >>> ahead in sports, the playoff spot comes down between the eagles and cowboys. >>> could the massive security breach at target been avoided? better technology does exist, just not in the u.s. many worry that the gains made in education will not stick in the future. aljazeera's jane ferguson takes us to a school in kandahar city that was long considered a success and is now facing closure. >> it's a place offering more than these girls know, a

professor chris tourney.l us how you are doing, how the crew is doing and how the tourists on board are doing? >> hello, absolutely amazingly well, actually. more real is remarkably high. we had a great christmas, we've just been incredibly unfortunate, deeply frustrated to not gut out to the it great ocean. we were following the footsteps of a great explorer, looking at how much change there's been in this environment through the last -- the ship was heading north, and the day before, but just as we were coming back to the ship, the conditions were closing in. we moved as quickly as we could. the ship just couldn't get through it. christmas mork, we had an alert for help to break us out. >> how much time passed, chris before you just, i guess, hoped that the sea ice or wind might change its direction and when you realized we're not getting out of this on our own? >> yeah. we late on the evening of the 23rd, and we hoped over the next 12 hours it would shift a bit, but we had a lot of low pressure system circ

but chris tourney, leading the expedition, is worried the blizzard can hamper rescue efforts. >> thewill continue the next few days. >> in the meantime, 74 people on board which consists of scientist, tourists and crew are updating family with daily youtube messages. >> hey, mom and dad. i hope you're enjoying summer as much as i have. we have currently hit a bit of ice but not to worry. everything is going well. >> >> reporter: so well, they are continuing research. drilling through the ice to photograph sea ice. he mapped out the antarctic region but faced a harrowing journey, stranded with no companions, no food, and into ice breaker. you have to wait a year for the ice to melt. >> authority say they will assess the situation. but they do have back up in the form after chinese helicopter, so they won't need to wait for the ice to held after all. rosa? >> isa soares in london, thanks very much. >>> after a quick break, we are praning pr planning to go live to the antarctic to the competition lead are. the ship that was supposed to get them out of there got stuck and today turn back

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