harry fawcett jindo, south korea. >>> strikes took place in a mountainous area of the avian province. three senior members of the group were killed in the operation. u.s. drones were reportedly involved in the strike. >>> syria's parliament announced the country will hold presidential elections on june 3rd. dozens of people were killed in air strikes in the northern syria city of aleppo over the weekend. the syrian observatory of human rights said 29 were from the same neighborhood. more than 150,000 people have died in syria since the civil war began. >>> meanwhile the united nations is warning nearly 20,000 people in one syrian district could die. no food has been delivered there in nearly two weeks and aid supplies have run out. some people have reportedly resorted to eating leaves and animal need. the u.n. says it needs to deliver at least 700 sparm parcs aaday of food. has not given access to the district. access to hospitals and doctors are a huge problem. millions of children are forced to go without vital health care. osama bujadid has the story. >> all three have a disorder t

on "newsline." >>> as we have been reporting, it is raining, windy and cold in jindo, south korea, where rescue operation continues. let's turn now to meteorologist jonathan ohn for the details there. jonathan? >> hello, yes. we are continuing to monitor the weather in south korea because of those factors with the clouds, the rain and the windy conditions. what's happening is we have low pressure located south of the korean peninsula. that is feeding into a high pressure system that's picking up the winds right off the coast. and on top of that, a stationary front is bringing in precipitation. and, unfortunately, it looks like there's more rain in the forecast going throughout the rest of thursday and into friday. this system is going to be pushing toward the east and arriving in western japan as we go into friday. but this rain will continue to hamper rescue efforts on top of the windy conditions, creating a chop on the waters. as we broaden out the view and take a look at the forecast for asia, there's that low pressure system along with the stationary front. so this stationary front w

bill neely, nbc news, jindo, south korea. >>> and we have late news tonight from australia. new information about that object of interest, a piece of sheet metal that washed up on the beach that had investigators rushing to see if it could possibly be from the missing aircraft. nbc's katy tur remains at search headquarters in perth, australia. katy, good evening. >> reporter: officials -- sorry, a beach goer said they found a piece of sheet metal three and a half hours south of where we're standing in perth, australia. officials have been reviewing a high-quality photo of that piece of sheet metal but now they are saying it's unlikely to be a part of mh370. despite weeks of searching, there is no concrete evidence as to what happened to the plane, only clues. four sets of acoustic pings that ocean shield heard a few weeks ago, but ten missions in and bluefin-21 hasn't found anything. and by the end of the week it should be done mapping out the area around ping number two, the strongest. next up, more sophisticated technology, potentially even the submarine called the u.s. na

nic robertson live from jindo, south korea, thanks. >>> there is other big news developing this morning on the korean peninsula, word that north korea could be closer to conducting a nuclear test. let's go straight to andrew salmon, who's live in seoul monitoring this situation. andrew, what can you tell us? >> reporter: not a great deal, i'm afraid. what we did here this morning from the south korean defense ministry was that signs of activity have been seen at pungari, the underground nuclear test site in north korea, which was the site for testing in 2006, 2009 and also 2013. what those signs are, the defense officials are being very tight-lipped. there are some unconfirmed reports there's more vehicles, more personnel moving up there, even some screens being placed to prevent satellite reconnaissance seeing what's going on, but those reports are unconfirmed. all we know is that the south korea government is taking this very, very seriously. they set up a special task force to monitor the situation. so, although we can't say a nuclear test is imminent, it certainly looks possible. >>

a heartbreaking scene is playing out now in jindo, south korea, where relatives of those missing after that ferry sank off the south korean coast have gathered. today, that heartbreak boiled over into anger as relatives of the dead and missing rushed officials giving a media briefing, even throwing something at one. the death toll now stands at 36 after thirteen more bodies were found today. but with more than 265 people still missing, most of them students from a single high school, it is a number that will almost certainly rise. the captain of the ferry has now been arrested, along with two crew members. prosecutors say the ship's inexperienced third mate was at the helm in challenging waters when the ferry sank. seth doane met one mother consumed with grief. >> reporter: divers battled heavy currents that continue to shift the submerged ferry. they searched for survivors but found only more bodies today. a buddhist monk chanted a prayer for the dead at this pier in jindo. it's a base for the rescue. it's packed with relief workers, volunteers, and, at its edge, families. it's as clo

>> nic robertson in jindo, south korea this morning. s so much, nic. >>> meantime, there are new worries this morning that north korea could be closer to conducting a nuclear test. let's get to andrew salmon, who's live in seoul. so, let me ask you this. the timing of this, this possible movement from north korea, kind of curious. >> reporter: kind of curious, you're right. what we can say is it's still spring here on the korean peninsula. always a tense time. this is when the south koreans and the u.s. carry out their joint maneuvers. two main exercises are finished, but even today and right through friday, there is the largest ever air defense exercises with aircraft from both the u.s. and south korea drilling in the skies above the peninsula. so, the north koreans are extremely sensitive to this, and we've seen on north korean news today kim jong-un himself visiting a north korean air unit and encouraging them to be prepared to defend their country. but of course, also in even bigger news, u.s. president barack obama will be traveling

south korea is being hailed as a hero. >> absolutely. paula hancocks live from jindo, south korea, thank you. know that more than 500 divers are helping in this search for the missing. >> cnn's will ripley is on a boat just feet from the wreckage off the coast of south korea's jindo island seeing firsthand a very, very sad scene. will? >> reporter: victor, randi, another day of searching in the area where the sewol ferry went down and sadly another day of grim discoveries. we watched as several bodies were pulled out of the water from korea coast guard ships. what's happening is the dive teams have been going out in groups, in teams and they enter in the ferry using five different entry points and they're searching the inside of the boat, the hallways and the cabins and the area outside of the boat as well. there's also equipment here that will be used for a salvage operation including a large crane that could help pull the boat out of the water, you might see in the distance behind me. that salvage equipment is not being used. is only the divers because the families do not want anything done

will ripley off the coast of jindo, south korea. thanks. >>> breaking overnight, deadly air strikes targeting al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. they're described by yemeni officials as massive and unprecedented. the operation ongoing right now. at least 30 militants have been killed by the joint u.s./yemeni offensive. now, let's get the latest from international correspondent mohammed jamjoom. he is in washington. mohammed, good morning. and what's the latest here? >> reporter: good morning, victor. well, to give an example of just how significant an operation this is, this offensive is taking place in a part of yemen that the military would usually not dare to enter, because it is such a hot bed of militants. there are so many al qaeda battalions there. this is a part of yemen called abian, and we learned of a massive operation going on there, a joint u.s./yemeni-led operation. at this point, we know at least 30 aqap militants have been killed in this operation. we also understand that there are yemeni commandos on the ground ther

let's go live now to the latest from will ripley, live off the coast of jindo, south korea. okay, so, we'll get back to will. we're having a bit of a technical issue, attempting to report live from the yellow sea. we'll get back to him in a moment. >>> we'll move on to this story. breaking overnight, a massive, unprecedented operation targeting al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is ongoing at this hour. at least 30 militants killed by air strikes, part of a joint u.s./yemen official. let's get the latest from international correspondent mohammed jamjoom live from washington this morning. mohammed, what's the latest on this? >> reporter: alison, what we know is that the operation is still ongoing, and the fact that it's still going on is very significant. now we know that there are yemeni commandos that are on the ground in parts of shabwa and another province, extreme, rugged, mountainous. in short, the perfect type of hideout for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, which is the most dangerous wing of the al qaeda network and which is housed in yemen. now, these attacks are le

we have the latest from jindo, south korea. >> the first police boat returns from the search site.s waiting. >> they return one by one in identical white bags. behind the screen, initial inspection. a blanket to cover. then a short march back to land. parents rush to the white tents to identify their children. you must have said daddy save me, weeps this father. no one is immune to the sound of losing a child. [ crying ] >> as the families leave the tents, so, too, do the stretchers, emptied, returning to the gurneys that await the next boat. another group of someone's children. another march back to the tents. 13 return in this group, but more than 200 are still missing. gurneys on the left side of the dock, divers board ships to the right to continue the search. to bring the rest home. cnn, jindo, south korea. >> searchers tell cnn thereby five pathways now cut into the hole of the ship. that means several points for access for divers so they can look for victims. >> well, we've heard a lot about heart broken families in malaysian airlines flight 370's passengers. the families of

jindo south korea. nic, what can you tell us? >> reporter: the latest news we are hearing from the divers they found no pockets on the third and fourth level of the ship is perhaps going to be a., a grim milestone and b. a turning point. the hope had been the air pockets would be where some of the students would be holding out. they were believed to be on the third and fourth floor. divers haven't searched the whole ship, there may be air pockets aboard somewhere else on the ship. the focus was the third and fourth floor where the students were believed to be. it is potentially beginning to move from a rescue to recovery operation. that is not being said by officials here at the moment. what we are hearing from the divers, really is very bad news for many of the families who are waiting. the divers are only searching the third and fourth levels at the moment. they would be able to bring out bodies. if there was hope they thought there would be people survivoring on other levels of the ship, they would be focusing on that. it's no

let's bring in paula hancocks in jindo, south korea. what do these communications tell us about the final moments? >> reporter: well, candy, these conversations between an unidentified person aboard the sea wall ferry and two radio towers, the destination radio tower and the tower closest to where this ferry sank. and the most interesting part that we can see from it at this point is how quickly this ship appeared to list and then sink. this is based just on the transcripts available to us. but it appears as though the distress signal, the first distress signal went out at 8:55 a.m. on wednesday and by 8:56 a.m., so just one minute later, the person said the ship rolled over a lot right now. cannot move, end quote. so just one minute after the distress signal was put out, very quickly the person said that people could not move throughout the next half hour. he said -- he or she said a number of times, the passengers are unable to move. they were asked whether or not the life rafts had been put out, whether the passengers were on the res

harry fawcett is in jindo, south korea. where too despite odds, they are still searching for survivors. >> emerging out of the gloom, dozens upon dozens of vessels and at the top of it all, the sewol breaking the surface. approaching the period where when rescuers say the tides would be right for trying another dive. upturned hull. the day wore on and the ferry became completely submerged divers went down on ten spras se occasions. they began securing a line, and were forced back by fast-moving currents. preparation for four floating contemporaneous to be used to move the wreck to calmer waters. south korean's minister, official attempt to get underwater access had failed. then a friendly chat from the man from the maritime industry and back saying that divers had been down and attached a guide rope. we tried to establish a reason why, yesterday, oxygen being pumped in, but it wasn't, some families feel lied to, others for all activity too little effort is being made to get into the ship, age are too to the captain and crew

we have more from jindo, south korea. >> reporter: ththese images from 2010 show the captain of the sunk. ferry at the helm of another ferry on the same route. >> as long as you follow the directions i believe the ferry is safer than any other transportation. >> reporter: four years later that's exactly what hundreds of young passengers did, obeying instructions to stay put while the ferry sank while the captain was among the first to be rescued. in a scathing condemnation of the cap blanc above all the conduct of the captain and some crew members is unfathomable. it's like an act of murder that cannot and should not be tolerated. >> reporter: she also demanded a full investigation into how the approval to add an extra deck to the ferry and extend it's operating life by ten years. here on jindo the focus remains for emergency crews speeding up the recovery effort and get as many bodies back to shore as possible. the first clear morning since the ferry went down and dive teams were hoping to make the most of the improvel conditions. among them, a special forces veteran and one of south ko

our nic robertson is live in jindo, south korea this morning. nic, i'm wondering what the latest is. and i know that a joint task force of sorts was coming to the harbor where you are to meet with some of the families? is that correct? >> reporter: that is. the families have been pretty angry. some of them were taken out to the search site today, and they say they barely saw any divers working. civilian divers have been pulled off. it's only the navy divers working on the situation now. the family members are getting desperate. one woman said she looked to see her daughter before her body decomposes. there's a level of frustration for the remaining families. they also say the tides are going to get faster, harder to work in over the next couple days, the weather's going to get worse over the weekend. there's an element of a race against time, so a lot of frustration. the investigation into the ship's owner, so far, no prosecution, no arrest from the police, but it is raising a lot of questions about his role. we've heard from employees, the crew

. >> emotions are running high in jindo, south korea, where the families now are waiting on the search. and more than 24 hours after this disaster, families are still waiting to hear word of their loved ones, what are they saying to you about the slow pace of the rescue operations? >> well, rosemary, they're so frustrated because they know time is critical and they are just desperate for information. let me just describe the scene where i am right now. i'm at the harbor which is where many of the families have gathered. and many of them have spent the night just looking out to the water towards the accident site, about 20 kilometers away. the weather is not good, it is drizzly and foggy. and many people are outside the tent, most of them women and grandmothers. very worried. many of them crying, trying to comfort each other. they're huddled together, it is quite chilly out here. now, i did speak with one man, rosemary, whose son was part of that field trip. he is very upset with the pace of operation, he says searchers are using the word "investigation." he said we need you to rescue,

kyung lah, cnn, jindo, south korea. goodness. i'm going to bring in now heidi snow.n twa flight 800. she's also been in contact with the families from the missing malaysian air. how can families begin this process of grief now when their children, some of them, are still missing? >> it reminds me of so many of the senseless tragedies and people we've worked with, with the last 17 years. since this actually occurred, we have been hearing from some of the twa 800 families who lost their teenaged children who are studying abroad, going to europe, after flight 800. and watching this has brought it up for a lot of the families. mi like with the malaysia air disaster. we're now getting calls for help from people from flight 800 who are really walking in the shoes and remember what it was like to lose their children. so it very much resonates with so many of us. the other thing, we've had a few families come forward saying that stay put order is what may have killed our loved ones. this is what may have happened with this incident as well so it's really resonating with a lo

south korea have recovered more bodies. the search an recover operation is continuing just off jindo. >>> south sudan's government said it hasent troops after an attack at an u.n. camp on thursday. >> reporter: these are some of the survivors of an attack on the u.n. base in bor. among them women and children. some have bullet wounds. others say they were attacked by machetes. a boy said he was beaten by sticks by a group numbering in the hundreds. a woman ran away. >> she caught up with me, so i tried to jump over a wall. one man caught up with me and hit me in the head with a machete and left me. i laid very still because i didn't want them to come back and finish me. >> another woman was shot in the arm as she tried to run away from her attackers. some show the dead being cared in body bags loaded on to trucks by u.n. staff. others reveal the brutal nature of the attacks. in the morning an armed mob rampaged through the civilian area killing men, women, and children. the government accused the peace keepers of provoking the survivors. >> the peacekeeping force shot bullets in the air. shooting bullets in the air provoked

in jindo, south korea, and the daylight is fading. so, too, are the hopes of finding any dsurvivors of the ferry disaster that has now claimed 56 lives. about 250 people, mostly high school students, are still missing. divers have pulled more than a dozen bodies from the sunken ferry today. the water is cold and murky. the families waiting onshore for news about their loved ones are growi growing desperate and frustrated as you might imagine. no one has been found alive since shortly after the ferry capsized and began to sink on wednesday. about 200 boats are helping in the search. will riply spent most of the day on one of them out in the yellow sea. he joining us now live from jindo, south korea. hello, will. >> reporter: hey, natalie. yeah. a very, very sad day out on the water here as we went and watched these divers as they do this work. they rotate in and out of these hour long shifts diving through these cold waters that are 10 degrees celsius, 50 degrees fahrenheit. very, very frigid temperatures for them in their wet suits. y

. >>> nhk world's anna jung reporting there from jindo, south korea. let's now turn to the latest in business with ron madison. >> the japanese minister in charge of the transpacific partnership free trade talks has hinted that he may meet with his u.s. counterpart again before the japan/u.s. summit on thursday. japan's deputy chief negotiator hiroshi oe and wendy cutler are holding talks in tokyo to try to find some economic ground. akira amari said both sides are gradually narrowing their differences. he said there's still a considerable gap before the two countries can work out a broad agreement on tariffs over five key categories of farm products and automobiles. these are divisive items in the bilateral talks. >> translator: depending on the kind of progress we make in the ongoing working-level talks i could meet my counterpart, mr. fromen, or frank and honest discussions. >> u.s. trade representative michael froman will accompany president obama and arrive in japan on wednesday. froman is expected to continue to push for an accord, until the star

nic robertson in jindo, south korea., nic. >>> 45 days have passed in the search for malaysian airlines flight 370. that timeframe may have legal significance for many of the families involved. jean casarez has more. >> reporter: from the air, on the water, the 45th day in the hunt for malaysia air flight 370 has come and gone. it's a somber milestone in the search as american attorneys can now approach family members without violating ethics rules. this 45-day rule. what is it? >> it is the similar amount of time in which an american lawyer has to wait before they can reach out to a family who's lost a loved one in a plane crash. >> reporter: aviation attorney daniel rose says families who choose to file suit in american courts against u.s. aircraft manufacturer boeing may face difficulties. >> if we don't have the black box with all of the critical information on it or any part of the wreckage, it would be very hard, nearly impossible to maintain a claim against boeing in any court in the united states. >> reporter: wi

aljazeera, jindo, south korea. >> let's take you now to geneva where the foreign minister of the russian federation is speaking following the talks. and what does he have to say? >> it's geneva statement from the 17th of april, in which we agreed the first steps for the deeffectlation of both sides have to avoid the threats, and we have condemned, and denied religious antisemitism. and intolerance. this is what is happening in ukraine lately. the steps we are calling to make to return to legitimate owners, all occupied squares and streets, in all towns have to be afraid. they have to be done to all protesters. except those who committed to grievous crimes, and for realization of these measures and conflicts, we call the special monetary missions of osc. as the directives to sort out different sides of ukraine, we call on ofc to help the government local authorities and regions to realize the above mentioned measures for the deescalation of the situation. and ukraine and russia will collaborate with the decision of osc. we will support the work of this mission. mission for regulating the

jindo, south korea. >>> hello, top of the hour. i'm don lemon. you are in the cnn news room.ntinue our coverage of the story sweeping through the sports world, the professional sports world of basketball, actually the entire country. right now, we are awaiting a news conference by the nba news commissioner, adam

al jazeera, jindo, south korea. >> three day offensive was carried out, targeting fighters from the fightersn iraq and isil. the government is also battling isil in neary province. the city of fallujah has been under siege for a year with the military closing off up a access routes. >>> in libya, a video o was posd online. he is one of two diplomats captured in libya in the past month. last week libya's foreign minister said the kidnappers demanded the release of two libyan fighters. >>> al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists imprisoned in egypt. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they've been behind bars for 114 days. their case is being adjourned until tuesday. the fourth you al jazeera journalist has been held without trial since last august. he has been on hunger strike now for the last 91 days. his father says abdullah has become a symbol of the fight for press freedom around the world. >> from this position i call western authorities to give egyptian, how can you say that they will do elections with jour

our kyung lah is in jindo, south korea, with the latest. >> reporter: the ferry captain answering a question consuming hundreds of dense pratt relatives, why would you order passengers to stay on a sinking ship? "the current was very high and the water temperature was cold and if you had not worn a life jacket or even if you had worn one, if you got off the boat with no judgment, you would have been swept very far away" he says. the captain is handcuffed, arrested on five different charges, including abandoning ship and causing bodily injury resulting in death according to south korean news agency. in this newly released video, you can see the captain right after he was rescued from his own sinking ship. while hundreds of others were left behind. in the eyes of many here in south korea he's public enemy number one. prosecutors reveal the captain wasn't on the bridge when the boat began to sink, but still hold him responsible for, quote, failing to slow down while sailing the narrow route and making the turn excessively. also released radio traffic between the ferry and authorities. the first

recovered faster from the capsized ferry off the coast of south korea, where families' anger is growing. >> and i'm adrian brown live in jindo south korea, where parents are watching the bodies of their children brought ashore - four days after the ferry sank. i'll have the latest.

nic robertson is live in jindo, south korea. nic, what's the latest? john, the millionaire without a face. that's how this reclusive owner of the shipping company is known. his offices, his house, many of his business premises have been raided by police. he's not been charged but we've learned from the south korean lawmaker that the shipping company, it had an extension built on the seawall ferry to add a capacity of an additional 117 people that it could carry taking its total from 804 up to 921. one of the effects of this extension, this additional building work that was done last year was to make the ship higher. now we had heard about this from one of the ship's crew who was taken to court and charged. and interestingly, that same crew member also talked about some steering issues that the ship had. we haven't heard investigators talk about that yet. but this particular crew member said these steering issues on board the ship predated this extension that added the extra capacity for carrying people. made the ship higher, john. >> i think we'll hear

bill neely, nbc news, jindo, south korea. >>> members of the ethnic sherpa community of nepal are considering a climbing boycott, a strike in effect in light of the death of 13 sherpas in a recent avalanche on mount everest. since the sherpa famously at the side of sir edmond hilary they have been indispensable as porters and cleaners and guides and cooks. they make their living from the climbers who pump millions into the industry in that area but sherpas are questioning receiving such a small share and meager death benefits for the families of the fallen sherpas. right now with the peak season about a month away there are 400 climbers and 39 separate sherpa teams on that mountain approaching the summit, a job action could bring climbing there to a virtual halt. we're back with more on a tuesday night from new york right after this. >>> after seeing this next story you may not want to make plans for the weekend. it's about what we learned from scientists today about the danger posed by asteroids. in just the last 13 years asteroids have caused more than two dozen massive explosions in the at

bill neely, nbc news jindo, south korea. >>> in this country, the issue of gun violence and specifically a new campaign by a big-name politician to combat it had the national rifle association and its ceo on the offensive today, and a cultural divide on stark display. nbc's stephanie gosk has our story. >> reporter: the annual nra leadership conference kicked off today in indianapolis with the kind of rallying cry from wayne lapierre that we's known for. >> nr a's 5 million members and american's 100 million gun owners will not back down, not now, not ever. [ applause ] >> reporter: roughly 80,000 people will attend this weekend's gathering. the nra meets after weathering a recent push for stricter gun control triggered by a string of deadly shootings. gun control activists are trying to regain lost momentum including a group of mothers who protested the convention. >> before us today stands the goliath of the gun lobby and we are the davids. >> reporter: shannon runs the organization that joined forces with former mayor mike bloomberg after he pledged $50 million to the group earlier th

reporting, as you can see, from jindo, south korea. i want to bring in former navy s.e.a.l.so far they have only recovered bodies. it's a week now that this happened. how much longer could someone survive inside the ferry, if there was a possibility of air? >> okay, so the science behind the air pockets, if i'm in a room that is 10 feet by 10 feet, i will have about three days of oxygen to breathe. but that's not the problem. after about a day and a half, the carbon dioxide levels become poisonous to me. that's just me in a ten foot by ten foot, relatively calm. so you can see that doesn't paint a very pretty picture as far as a week later with that many people. you know, it's tough. >> even in larger space, there might have been more people in a larger space. do you think there would have been any possibility if in some gathering area, then more means of egress, right? less chance of it being airtight. >> right. >> do you think there could be some kind of a miracle? >> i got to be honest with you, i don't. i'm very optimistic person by nature. but i also used to be a team l

bill neely, nbc news, jindo, south korea. >>> back in this country, the nba said they launched an investigation into racially charge the comments allegedly made by the owner of a los angeles clippers. the comments are drawing harsh criticism as we hear from nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: with the l.a. clippers in the middle of the nba play-offs, controversy surrounds the owner, donald, tmz posted an audio recording of a conversation between sterling and a girlfriend. the recording has not been verified by nbc news. >> yeah, it bothers me a lot that you want to promo broadcast that you're associating with black people. do you have to? >> reporter: according to tmz's report, sterling was upset his girlfriend posted an instagram photo of her with magic johnson. that photo has been removed. >> you can sleep with him, you can bring them in, you can do whatever you want. the little i ask you is not to promote it and not to bring them to my games. >> reporter: the clippers coach said the team had a meeting this morning. >> it upsets all of us. there is not one guy that's happy with this situation. >> w

seth doane, cbs news, jindo, south korea. >> pelley: two americans walked in space today for a critical repair mission. the i.r.s. gives bonuses to employees who fail to pay their own taxes. and a rescue team heads out to save a mountain climber at yosemite when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> pelley: it was just days ago that a lot of americans settled up with the tax collector, so about the last thing they wanted to hear today was that some of their tax money went to pay bonuses to more than 2,800 tax collectors who faced disciplinary action. some of them for failing to pay their taxes. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: the i.r.s. is supposed to crack down on tax cheats, but a new report by internal watchdogs found that i.r.s. employees who owed back taxes, misused travel cards or even committed fraud still received more than $2.8 million worth of bonuses between 2010 and 2012. some of them also got extra time off or pay raises. gregory kutz led the investigation. he's an assistant inspector general at the treasury department. why would someone with serious conduct issues get a b

south korea. about 12 miles off shore where that country's coast guard says divers have discovered at least three more bodies inside of the sunken ferry. they are in jindosouth korea. hakeem from the florida institute of technology, cade courtley expert on divers and rescues and former navy s.e.a.l. pauline, set the scene for us there. you are in front of many grieving families waiting for any shred of information and demanding answers. >> yeah. the families have been gathered here the past three days along this harbor front asking for answers, pleading with government officials not to waste anytime time as we are in to this 72 hours plus. here's the latest on the search effort. divers have been able to reach the third level of the ship. they were able to see three floating bodies and they tried to get to them by breaking a window. they were unsuccessful because the currents are so difficult. yesterday, one of the search lines actually got cut off. that gives you an idea how difficult this is. the families are hanging on to that hope that perhaps there might be an air pocket somewhere. there are still

nic robertson, cnn, jindo, south korea. >> nic was talking about the crew. of the victims, many parents of those young high school students, absolutely in anguish, as they face a long road ahead when it comes to compensation for their loss. hundreds of families' lives are now forever changed. what about the legal route here? maritime attorney jack hickey joins me from miami. jack represents 20 passengers onboard the costa concordia cruiseline when that crashed off of italy in 2012. jack, how does one determine liability in this disaster specifically off south korea? the captain, crew, ferry company? >> well, you know, as far as civil liability, yes, the ferry company. but as far as criminal liability against this captain, that's really under the korean law. international law doesn't really provide a very specific prohibition on the captain getting off the vessel before the vessel goes down, or before all the other passengers. but, you know, the captain is the master of the vessel. he's master, and in charge of the safety of every single passenger onboard. ho

bill neely, nbc news, jindo, south korea. >>> high quality pictures of a piece of sheet metal have brought up some more questions on the missing malaysian airliner. experts saying, though, it is unlikely they show parts of that actual plane. nbc's katie tur has the latest for us. >> reporter: a piece of sheet metal with rivets in it, about 3 1/2 hours south of where we're standing in perth, australia. despite weeks of searching, they still don't have any concrete evidence as to what happened to the plane. only clues, namely the four sets of acoustic pings that they heard a few weeks ago. bluefin 21 still hasn't been able to find anything of that plane. and by the end of this week, it should be finished mapping out the area around this strongest signal, ping number two. after that, they're going to move on to more sophisticated technology, potentially even something like the u.s. navy's orion submarine which can go deeper and send data back in real time. for all the technology, this is still just an educated guess. a series of math mat kwematical equations and trial and error that led them

bill nealy, nbc news, jindo, south korea. >>> there is some relief tonight in malaysia after another jet had prosecute sm problems after takeoff. the flight made an emergency landing in kuala lumpur after a tire burst during takeoff. the plane landed safely and none of the 166 people on board was hurt. meanwhile, searchers are still trying to locate that malaysian airlines plane that disappeared more than six weeks ago now. it's believed to have crashed in the south indian ocean but no debris has been recovered. >>> coming up next, getting ready for the boston marathon. >> the veteran athletes returning to the starting line tomorrow. and a special blessing for all the runners today. >>> we're still enjoying some warm temperatures around the bay area. and sunshine around san jose where it is coming up a few minutes from now. we've got the san jose sharks and l.a. kings game two. 73 degrees. but tomorrow a big cooldown and a chance of rain back in your seven-day forecast. a look at that when we come right back. what are you up to? just playing hide the cheddar. can i play? it's more of

kyung lah, cnn, jindo, south korea. >> last hour i talked to the spokesman for the u.s. search operation for survivors. >> there are absolutely, you know, our operations continue aboard the "uss bonham rashard." we have two navy helicopters that are search and rescue capable. we have liaison officers aboard the ship that are working with us. as long as we're tasked to continue the search and rescue operations, we're going to continue to work tirelessly, with hope, to find the survivors. those families, who we're working with, working for, as we do these operations. the u.s. navy doesn't have divers currently assigned to this. our current duties are with our helicopters and we're currently doing a search and rescue operations from the m-860 helicopters based off the bonham rashard. >> abrahamson said even though conditions are tough, they'll work tirelessly to rescue survivors. >>> and the bluefin-21 works tirelessly. we are live in kuala lumpur with more. hello. ...and a choice. take 4 advil in a day which is 2 aleve... ...for all day relief. "start your engines" at your

. >> nhk world's anna jung there in jindo, south korea. >>> and we have ron madison with the numbers from the business desk. >> the japanese officials are growing increasingly concerned now about the flow of goods through their ports. they posted a trade deficit for the business year that just ended, and it's a record. finance ministry officials released trade data for march to complete the picture for the year. the annual deficit added up to more than $130 billion. that's the largest since officials started keeping comparable data back in 1979. exports rose more than 10% in yen terms. imports, meantime, rose more than 17%. nuclear reactors that used to power much of japan's grid are offline, so officials have had to bring in more crude oil, and natural gas, to power thermal plants. and a weaker yen does make all imports more expensive. ministry officials said the deficit in march alone came to about $14 billion. imports have exceeded exports for 21 consecutive months. >>> the growing trade gap is worrying japanese leaders. they're turning now to top business executives to help rever

. >> reporter: for cnn, jindo, south korea. >>> the next few days could prove crucial in the semp for flight 370. searchers now say the underwater drone looking for the plane could finish its work within a week. that's sooner than many had expected. the bluefin 21 has been captures clear and sharp images of the ocean bottom, but has yet to come up with any trace of the plane. malaysia's acting transport minister says the searchers will likely have to re-assess the search operation in the next few days regardless if anything else is found. today 11 military planes and 12 ships are scouring a search zone narrowed dramatically. >>> so does this mean a complete change in search strategy? straight ahead, erin mclofland -- erin mclaughlin. how big a shift would this be? >> reporter: depends on what happens in the next five to seven days. they're in a critical stage of this operation and have to be making decisions. still no sign of this missing plane. already authorities are talking next steps, possibly broadening out the search area. maybe exploring, introducing additional submersibles to

today, in jindo, south korea, bitter anger and heartbreak among families waiting for news as heavy currentsr efforts to find 250 passengers missing since a ferry capsized wednesday.

. >> paula for us in jindo south korea. thank you. >> parents around other loved ones are at a gymnasium with a tv monitor showing the latest on the search. look at what they are seeing. this is hard to imagine what they are feeling like as they watch the screen. the anguish and anger as they watch divers that might find the bodies of their children. >> some of them are taking emotions out on coast guard officials. look at this. a man lashes out at the officials as they give an update. this happened earlier. we spoke with families desperate for answers. >> reporter: hope slipping away. papable anger replacing grief as families lash out at whoever they could. the news media and the government chanting -- return them to us, they say. these families have been here since the ship went down on wednesday. police officers are brought in to control the increasingly volatile crowd. what do you expect of us says his father, whose teenage son is among the missing. he left saying, dad, i'll be back, he says. now he's in the sea. please

al jazeera, jindo, south korea. >>> in malaysia the waiting continues for families there and in china. malaysian airlines flight 370 disappeared six weeks ago with 239 people on board. family members of the passengers are set to meet with malaysian airline officials in beijing next week. search for the plane focusing on the west coast of australia has so far been unsuccessful. >>> in knee nigeria the numbers tonight add up. most of the 29 schoolgirls kidnapped on tuesday weren't rescued. only 20 managed to escape. on wednesday the military issued a statement saying they saved most of the girls, butter parents and school officials say they hadn't come back home. they reported shot at school guards as the kidnappings were carried out. they're blamed on numerous attacks on government buildings and christian churches in the last five years. >>> south sudan sending troops to protect a u.n. base after it was attacked on tuesday. 46 people staying at the peace-keeping compound were killed after armed civilians opened fire. toby is the u.n.'s deputy head in south sudan. >> i want to emphasize

international correspondent paula hancocks is in jindo, south korea, with the latest. >> reporter: kate, we have fresh information for you. we have heard from local police here in jindo, south korea. the deputy principle of that school where most of these high school students were from, has been found dead just by the gymnasium where many of the families are wait for news of their relatives. local police saying he was found hanging from a tree. another tragedy to add to this one. we're going into the third night here. relatives sitting by the water desperately looking out to sea wondering whats has happened to their loved ones. this morning, divers in south korea have finally made their way into the ship's hull. the ship now completely submerged under choppy seas, the strong currents in murky water making any rescue efforts nearly impossible. rescuers this morning pumping oxygen into the ship in the hopes of providing air to anyone inside who may be alive. but the desperate families wait for answers, it's not enough. they're pleading with authorities to do more, releasing a statement sa

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south korea authorities investigating the ferry disaster. it belong ed to the company tha operated the ship. the death toll from the ferry sinking rose to 150 today. seth doane is in jindonow learning that that first distress signal to come from the ferry did not come from a member of the crew or the captain. instead, it came from a passenger who dialed south korea's equivalent of 911 several minutes before anyone in the crew sounded that official distress signal. we also got a look under water today at the view divers have as they are going into that submerged ferry. having to try to break through heavy glass and also through walls and doors trying to retrieve more victims. we have certainly seen more funerals here in south korea. in fact, there have been so many funerals planned for around that area where that high school is that funeral directors have had to tell families they're going to have to go to neighboring towns just to be accommodated. we're starting to see more yellow ribbons pinned to trees and around town here in jindo, r ribbons that symbolize some hope. and here on this pier where that excruciating wait continues, interest there is certainly hope for so

al jazeera jindo, south korea. >> one of china's biggest strikes in years has ended it's second week. workers in a shoe factory have been protesting over pay, pension. both facilities are run by the same company. the company said the number is much lower than that. a labor rights activist and founder of the china labor bulletin joins us from hong kong via skype. good to have you on the program. this strike seems to be--well, it is one of the biggest strikes in recent history in china. just take us through what it is the workers want that they haven't got. >> it's a company of more than ten years. they cheated the workers. they did not pay the level of social security tha of the work, and they paid much lower level so workers only by chance, that they find out, and they forced forced--they were really angry, and at the same time they have no other channel than organizing a strike and to stop working to put out their demands. so strike is the only way they can do it. >> but there are labor laws in place, aren't there, so why was this company allowed to break the law? >> well, agencies d

aljazeera, jindo, south korea. >> seven members of the crew, including the captain have been taken into police custody. >> in nigeria, there is confusion over the exact number of school girls that were kidnapped and their fate. local government officials originally said 129 girls were abducted in the northern state, but villagers say more than 200 were taken from a local school. last week, the military reported that all by eight had been rescued but then retracted that claim. officials say they think the armed group is responsible for the mass abduction. >> the united states nations is condemning ethnic killings in south so do not, hundreds killed last week after a town fell to opposition forces. the u.n. says rebel fighters specifically targeted the ethnic group of the countries president. they are also charging opposition leaders with broadcasting hate messages on the radio after taking over the town. the u.n. is investigating human rights violations by both sides across south sudan. >> president obama will travel to washington state today to meet with families affected by that deadly