. >> the last messengers have been rescued from the burning very in adriatic sea. -- the burning ferry in the adriatic sea. >> and research mission has extended martin 24 hours after air -- after contact with the asia airlines aircraft over java sea was lost. greece is headed for a election to parliament failed to choose a president. any major setback for -- and a major setback for the prime minister. >> it fell well short of the one hundred 80 votes needed in the third and final round of balloting. parliament that has to be resolved -- dissolved within 10 days and a fresh election held. >> opposition deputies applauded the results. they got what they wanted, fresh elections is that of a new president. 168 votes for the government candidate with 12 to view. life-threatening the majority required -- >> that means the majority required by the constitution is not been achieved. >> and that means fresh elections. even before the vote, this newspaper wrote" the dice cap." -- the guy is cap --the die is cast. but every month i go to glickman tension and every month the government reduces it.

the java sea is from the missing airasia plane. dozens of bodies have also been pulled from the water. two albanian seamen have died while trying to secure the ferry that caught fire in the adriatic. >>> as i was mentioning a couple of minutes ago, the russian opposition leader alexei navalny has been found guilty of fraud. he's been given a suspended prison sentence. three and a half years is the length. his brother was also tried, also sentenced for the same period, but the difference is the brother served his time behind bars. this is alexei navalny. he's been a vocal and fierce critic of president putin. he says the russian government is involved in widespread corruption and he maintains his innocence in this case. he says all the charges are politically motivated. he wants his supporters to go out on to the streets to demonstrate, although in the last few minutes, police in moscow said they will prevent any illegal protests. our correspondent steve rosenberg was outside the courthouse as alexei navalny emerged. >> reporter: what happened this morning at this moscow courthouse was quite unexpected. on trial here was alexei navalny, russia's most prominent opposition activist

. >>> in other fuse, two seamen die while trying to secure the ferry that caught fire in the adriatic sea. >>> the first person diagnosed with ebola while in the uk is receiving specialist treatment at a london hospital. >>> and big news in the cricketing world. indian captain ms dhoni says he's retiring from test cricket. >>> let's begin in indonesia, where rescue teams have reportedly pulled the bodies of at least 40 people from the java sea. they were found floating near debris, which believed to be the wreckage of the airasia plane that went missing on sunday. relatives of those onboard broke down in tears on hearing the news. the jet disappeared on sunday morning during a flight from surabaya in indonesia to singapore. we know that 162 people were onboard. since this story began, our correspondent clive myrie has been covering this, and we can join clive now here on bbc news in surabaya. >> good evening to you. it's 6:00 in the evening. the sun is beginning to set on what is a momentous day in the investigation on what happened to that airasia flight, taking off from here to singapor

efforts continue to rescue more than 400 people trapped on a burning ferry in the adriatic sea. 13 years on n.a.t.o.'s mission in afghanistan comes to an end. we look at what has changed on the ground. plus helping expecting mothers, a phone app giving women a direct line to expert advice. >>> let's start in asia where a passenger jet carrying 162 people has disappeared somewhere over the java sea. the search and rescue operation is suspended for the night and will resume on monday morning. airasia flight qz8501 left indonesia's international airport at 5:20am en route to singapore. it lost contact with the ground control, 42 minutes after take off, and there's been no information about the plane, more than 12 hours after it was due in singapore. gerald tan has the latest >>> from the air and at sea, an intense search for mying flight airasia qz8501. the air bus a 320 was carrying 162 passengers and crew from the indonesian city to singapore. 32 minutes after takeoff it lost communication with air traffic control. >> i hoped for a miracle, may god save them all. i should have been with t

off a ferry that caught fire in the adriatic sea. eight died. >>> no sign of an airasia airplane that disappeared over the java sea. ftc and greek bailout. >> from london to sid any to san francisco, journalists and the world have stopped work and called on egypt's government to set our colleagues free. it was a year ago today that al jazeera'saljazeera's peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested and imprisoned. andrew simmons has more. >> al jazeera's doha headquarters parking an anniversary we find hard to absorb. reporting arrests of three of the network's journalists in cairo. then 12 months behind bars for just doing their job!

wedding next may. >> also next on cnn, we hear from one of the passengers on that burning ferry in the adriatic sea. >>> also, a hospital in london now preparing for the first ebola patient diagnosed in the u.k. as investigators search for anyone else. >>> well, the death toll has now risen to ten in the adriatic sea ferry disaster. >> a criminal investigation is now under way into how the fire began. one of the survivors spoke about this harrowing ordeal. >> people were going there and going there and trying to runaway from the fire. >> reporter: delivered to safety. this was a moment she didn't dare believe would come for her and her fellow passengers. hundreds stranded on a burning ship in the aid rdriatic sea, t was the stuff of nightmares. >> i knew it is so real. this was really bad to really know it is real. >> reporter: ute stumbles over her words. >> we did not know where it was the best, could it be the best place to stay, so you stand there. we were wet and cold, and the rain was like in needles, so hard wind and there was always this explosions and this feeling you have in your feet. it

as well as the passengers in the adriatic sea. close to their family members and those close to the situation as well as those involved in the rescue operations. >> pope francis there, his remarks on sunday. so many hearts going out to those suffering because everyone in the world went through the mh 370 disaster. it's the weather that's hampering things and it seems to be the same. >> it has been a problem. and meteorologist pedram javaheri is following this for us. what's the forecast? >> the weather is as nice as we've seen it, as calm as we've seen it in quite some time across this region. this has been the most active area on our planet. we want to zoom in and show you the clearing that is north of the area where we lost contact of with the aircraft. it shows you now fickle conditions are. but the perspective again over the next 24 hours, we do expect more storms to develop not nearly as severe as what we saw sunday morning. these are the current flights in midair at this hour over portions of the java sea. so activity has cer

. >> a burning ferry in the midst of an adriatic -- in the adriatic sea is now being described. 10 people are confirmed to have died. but discrepancies have emerged in the passenger list, which named 478 people as being on board, while 427 passengers and crew were rescued. the transport minister said it does not know for sure how many may still be missing. some may not have traveled. it ran into trouble you the island of corfu. -- near the island of corfu. >> the burning ferry on the entry at a -- on the adriatic has given up. the shift passengers fought wind, cold, flames, and panic. this morning at don, the navy winced away from the ship. many families were separated during the rescue. passengers landed this morning in the city of valley. finally, they were on firm ground. among the survivors are british horse trainer nick williams and his fiancee. they lost each other during the rescue. this is how bad it got. his face is covered in smoke and set. -- and soot. how to the fire breakout on the card deck and why did it spread to kill several of its passengers? >> my thoughts and prayers g

hundreds stranded on a burning ship on the adriatic sea. was the stuff of nightmares. >> i knew it was so real. it was really bad to really know it was real. >> reporter: ute stumbles over her words. >> we did not know where it was the best, but could it be the best place to stay. so you stand there. we were wet and cold and the rain was like in needles so hard wind and there was always this explosions and this feeling you have in your feet. it goes through your body all the explosions. >> reporter: for many families though the nightmare has still not ended. we wait for the boat to bring in those they've rescued, the coast guard has begun ferrying in those who have lost their lives. a lot of the families still have not been told. >> reporter: now that the rescue operation have coming to an end, the questions are beginning. italian prosecutors are launched an investigation into the incident. how it could have happened and how to prevent it from ever happening again. cnn, italy. >>> there were tense moments for passengers on a plane headed fr

the italian navy says all people onboard a ferry that caught fire in the adriatic sea should be rescued by night fall. >>> the greek parliament fails to elect a new president. >>> and it's a year since they were arrested in egypt. we speak to the parents of the jailed al jazeera journalists. >>> the search teams looking for the missing air asia passenger plane say they have spotted the first potential signs of wreckage. an indonesian helicopter has seen two oily spots in the search area and an australian search plane has spotted objects hundreds of miles away, but it is still too early to know whether either sighting is connected to the missing air kraftd. the search is centered here in the java sea.craft. the search is centered here in the java sea. these boxes you can see here is the total search area divided into several sections. the plane was flying from surabaya airport in indonesia to singapore, a flight which should have taken just two hours. in the last hour we were given this update. >> there are ship operations in this area and of course on operation in the sea. our people to

hundreds remain stranded on a ferry in the adriatic sea after it caught fire. rough seas and heavily rain are hampering rescue efforts. in "the week ahead", we'll look at some of the most compelling stories of the year >>> at this hour the search resumed for another missing plane that took off from south-east asia. here is what we know. airasia flight 8501 disappeared more than 24 hours ago. the airbus a320 left surabaya in indonesia, encounter severe weather 40 minutes into the tripe near the island of belitung island. the pilots asked air traffic controllers to change the flight path, but lost contact. 162 were on board. veronica pedrosa has more. >> reporter: from air and sea a search for airasia qz8501. the airbus a320 was carrying 162 from surabaya to sink -- singapore. 42 minutes after take off it loft contact. >> translation: i hope for a miracle. i should have been with them i cancelled two weeks ago. i had two friends on board with five family members. >> reporter: those with relatives on board have been demanding answers. indonesia's crisis management

. >>> they are plucking people off that burning ferry in the adriatic sea. nearly 200 people waiting to be removed from a ferry that's been burning for more than 24 burning their shoes off. >> it takes about 15 minutes to pull these people off the deck there. and over the last few hours, 290 people have been taken from the norman atlantic. and some of them are starting to arrive on the italian coast at this hour. the coast guard said a man died after he jumped or possibly fell from the ferry. >> you were saying that his wife had just been rescued, and the man perished. so tragic. the fire is believed to have started in the ship's garage area early sunday morning after leaving port in northwestern greece. >> the italian navy says the fire is contained, but smoke and weather conditions continue to hamper those operations. >> translator: obviously, our thoughts go to those who will have to spend many hours in these weather conditions, and now it is raining on the deck of the ferry, risking very grave consequences with possible hypothermia. >> let's get the lates

the bottom of the sea. >>> and a cargo ship filled with 49 survivors of a ferry that caught fire in the adriatic sea has arrived at a port. they are the first group of survivors to reach land. passengers and crew remain stranded in the smoking vessel between italy and al bania. >> reporter: and i'm delia goncalves. live off 395 and edsel road. if you are traveling the new express lanes here in northern virginia you have to make sure this account is up to date. you have to have your ez pass on you, because the lanes will begin charging tolls this morning. >> you have to account for the wet roads out there, starting to dry up yet? >> reporter: some areas dry. areas south, light rain continuing. it is pretty light rain. doppler 9000, really is kind of lingering, that is where it is going to linger for most of the morning. some areas could even see just southwest of dc, could see a couple of light showers push on through. this whole chunk of rain is pushing off to the east, as we speak. but we are going to see a couple of showers come on through as it continues to push on now. drier weather will head over to freder

. >>> 100 people await rescue during a smoke-filled ferry adrift in the adriatic sea. >>> in the overnightlames set off an explosion inside a garage that leave two philadelphia police officers injured. "action news" will be right back.

the java sea. >>> all the surviving passengers have been taken on the ferry in the adriatic sea. ers around the world have helped protest in solidarity three al jazeera journalists imprisoned for more than a year. an appeal is said to be heard on thursday. freedom of speech, representatives richard gebz gibson gigz. gegzgisbertcialg reports. gisbert reports. >> greste had a message journalists are no longer on the front lines, he said, we are the front lines. >> what peter is saying is reflective of the environment today in egypt and how the regime is dealing to any terms coming from media especially from international media. >> greste also says if you try understand the other side, in the government's point of view, you're committing an act of treason. and that means journalists have become the front lines. >> reporter: presidents al i.s. came into office with the clear view of the egyptian media's job. >> he physically tells the journalists help egyptians other journalists are his people working under him to satisfy his message. that shows the mentality of president sisi as a mi

straight ahead an effort to save passengers still burning in the adriatic sea. have. >>> also sony's controversial "the interview" is wrapping up the first weekend at the box office. ing journalists have been unjustly imprisoned in egypt for a year. the latest on their release. captivitythe. . high level, had the stake in al-megrahi's guilt >> the most definitive look at this shocking crime >> the major difficulty for the prosecution that there was no evidence >> al jazeera america presents lockerbie part two: case closed >> hundreds of passengers and crew endured a second night of frigid temperatures and gale force winds as they waited to be rescued from a ferry on the adriatic sea. 241 of the 500 have been rescued so far. the coast guard says the ship is in no danger of sinking. heavy assess and weather are making it nearly impossible to get the passengers off. a project to tow the ferry will take many hoirs. >> cars and trucks backed upper alongalong alpine routes, forecasters say weather conditions should be improving over the next day. >>> it's now been one

a dramatic rescue in the adriatic sea. ack we'll get the latest on a burning passenger ferry off the coast of greece. we'll be right back. i've smoked a lot and quit a lot but ended up nowhere. now...i use this. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time to be my last time. that's why i choose nicoderm cq. >>> welcome back, everyone. we're following two big stories for you at cnn. the search for the missing flight but also a situation from the coast of greece where rescuers are trying to get people off a ferry that's on fire. >> all kinds of things going on. it's dark and there's horrible weather as well. have a look at this video, that was shot by somebody on board the ship and they managed to get it off. you can see that fire just raging out of control inside the vessel. so everybody's outside. we do know one person has died. >> we do indeed. we understand that this person died basically leaping off the ship. the victim was a man who was attempti

. >>> also the ongoing efforts to rescue dozens of passengers still on a burning ferry in the adriatic sea>>> and welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm john vause. >> and i'm natalie allen. we want to update you on the two big stories we continue to follow here. >> crews from singapore, malaysia and indonesia are searching for any sign of airasia 8501. the flight disappeared early sunday morning. 162 passengers and crew were on board. the indications so far suggest that the plane is on the bottom of the sea, but that has not been confirmed. and this search remains in its early stages. >>> our other story, more than 300 passengers on a burning ferry have been pulled to safety and you see some of them arriving in italy after they were rescued. more than 150 passengers are still on board the norman atlantic enduring freezing temperatures while waiting to be rescued. the fire is believed to have started in the ship's garage area early sunday morning. and from that video, you can see what these people and the rescuers were dealing with. we'll continue to fol

at least 170 passengers have been rescued from a ferry in the adriatic sea. he rescue operations have been hampered by gale force wind. >>> and nato has ended a 13 year combat mission in afghanistan. more than 33,500-- 13,500 forces will remain in afghanistan. >>> now to malaysia, where monsoon floods have forced the elevation of 160,000 people. relief workers are struggling to help kota baru one of the worst affected areas. >> this is all that's left of this woman's business, internet cafe in kota baru. today it's wasted with water along with their family home. they fear their business will never recover. >> i didn't have enough money to rebuild my shop but i really hope that there is a way. manymany in malaysia have flown from their homes and seek shelter. this woman walked four kilometers with her 12 day old family and young son after her home became submerged in a matter of hours. >> the government should play a role in this situation mothers who have just given birth like me. food is scarce and there is a lack of drinking water. >> many malaysians say the

they continue to do so this in the adriatic sea, trying to pull more passengers from a ferry that caught fire on its way to italy from greece. the fire we're told is contained when this video was taken it was not, clearly, as you can see there. smoke and weather conditions though continued to hamper rescue efforts. the italian coast guard said one man who tried to escape the fire died after jumping off the ferry into the ocean, and that ocean, as we've been hearing here is very cold indeed. survivability anywhere from one to six hours tops. more than 220 people have been rescued, we're told. 221 was the last figure. but 257 was the number we've been given for those who remain aboard the norman atlantic. there are reports of injuries. i've been told of hypothermia. the fire is believed to have started in the ship's storage area where the vehicles in this ship are stored. early sunday morning after leaving port in northwestern greece. we have been following this for hours and we're joined by telephone from rome where it is not yet dawn but hopefully soon in terms of this rescue effort. the

one person is dead and two others hurt in a ferry that caught fire on the adriatic sea today. the italian navy says they believe the fire started in the garage area of. of. the ship was carrying over 400 passengers about 60 crew members and over 200 cars. officials say the passenger the die jump off the ferry during the fire. the others were injured from smoke inhalation and hypothermia. ships and helicopters were deployed to help in the rescue. >>brian van aken: you can see the storm front going all the way to alaska and then backed down through canada and into california >>vicki liviakis:our big stories tonight. it's official - jim harbaugh is out as head coach of the 49ers, the team announced that the niners and harbaugh "mutually agreed to part ways" after san francisco's 20-17 win today over the arizona cardinals. it's been reported that harbaugh will go back to coaching college football at michigan, but he hasn't confirmed that. so.after taking the team to three nfc championship games and one super bowl appearance in four years. the jim harbaugh era in san francisco is ov

seven dead but the rest of the passengers made it off that ferry burning on the adriatic sea. ank you for the latest update. we appreciate it. >>> happening right now, the aerial search for missing airasia flight 8501 has been called off for the night. tomorrow we are told that authorities will expand the search zone, that will happen at first light tomorrow. >> 162 people aboard that flight have vanished from radar. about 40 minutes after takeoff from the indonesian city of surabaya en route to singapore. the pilot had requested a higher altitude due to weather. that request was denied apparently because there was other aircraft in the area. communication with that jetliner was lost shortly thereafter. i want to turn to our aviation correspondent richard quest to who joins us right now. you have been very busy watching this and we're so grateful to you for joining us. what's the one thing in this mystery disappearance of this airliner that stands out to you the most richard? >> until we know more details about why the plane fell off the radar, what has happened to the plane, u

. >>> the death toll rising in a ferry fire in the adriatic sea. eight people confirmed dead after flames left hundreds of people trapped on their way from greece to italy. more than 400 people on board the boat were rescued. crews battled gale force winds and crashing waves in the early efforts to evacuate everyone from that burning ferry. john huddy is keeping an eye on that story in jerusalem for us. >> jon this should have been a routine trip. it's done all the time from greece to italy. but it turned into a deadly and horrendous 24-hour nightmare as we've been talking about. take a look. you're going to see dramatic video. all of this started early sunday morning when a fire broke out in the parking bay aboard the norman atlantic ferry. one passenger described the chaos and panic as people scrambled out of their smoke-filled cabins and trampled each other to get to the rescue helicopter. some say men were pushing women and children out of the way. others reportedly jumped into the adriatic sea to get to the rescue boats. many passenger, however

stay with us. >>> authorities say the death toll in the fire aboard a greek ferry in the adriatic sea has risen to ten. the fire broke out on the card deck of the ferry yesterday morning between italy and albania. passengers described the scene as total chaos. >> no communication, nobody to tell us what to do. i had to look for myself to find the life jackets. >> it was a panic. it was crazy. >> officials say 427 people, including 56 crew members, are now safely back in an italian port. they are refusing to speculate on whether anyone might still be missing. prosecutors in italy say they have already begun a criminal investigation into that incident. >>> the "uss samson" is reportedly on the way to the java sea to help search for the missing airasia flight 8501. >> the jet liner was carrying 162 people. today there are two potential clues to the location of the plane. >> searchers spotted oil patches in the java sea near where the plane lost contact. samples are being collected and analyzed. >> another crew spotted suspicious objects in the water about 700 miles from where the plane d

seven bodies have been recovered from the greek ferry that caught fire on the adriatic sea raising the death toll to 8. passengers say people started trampling each other once the first rescue helicopter arrived. it took all night to save all the survivors who became trapped. coast guard teams are searching the inside of the ferry. >>> a 50-year-old man survived an attack by a great white shark off the california coast. he was surfing when he was dragged under water and bitten on hip. the shark held him under for several seconds before he broke free and paddled ashore. >> i saw the surf board. >> reporter: he used the least cord from his surf board to make a tourniquet for his leg. two doctors were on the beach they rushed to help and he was flown to a hospital for treatment. >>> los angeles police are searching for a second suspect who shot at a patrol car were patrolling at 9:30 when shots were fired at the cruiser. the officers returned fire but nobody was hit. police arrested a suspect and recovered a rifle. residents were warned to stay in their homes as police search for a second

rescuers pulled more than 400 people at the burning area yesterday in the middle of the adriatic sea, and it's deemed the death toll was limited to 10, but a passenger manifest now appears to have been grossly inaccurate, leading to tears that many more people may be found dead in the wreckage. -- leading to fears that many more people may be found dead in the wreckage. >> it was a rescue operation carried under the most challenging of conditions. a difficult environment ensures it continued well into the night, which was when the disaster claims its latest victims. two albanian seamen died during operations, adding to the rising number of confirmed for tallies -- fatalities. the new death toll could rise dramatically. >> the list of passengers on board -- and we are still checking it -- showed 400 78 people. in addition, we have identified three illegal immigrants and our first estimate is that there were 499 passengers on board the vessel. >> the discrepancies between the ship's manifest and the number of people saved mean the ship's owner, operator, and captain could face possible

over 300 people remain stranded on a burning ferry in the adriatic sea. ip was loaded with passengers and vehicles as it headed for an italian port. 161 people have been rescued. and nato has ended its 13 year combat mission in afghanistan. more than 13,000 soldiers will remain in the country to support afghan fors now to malaysian where monsoon floods have forced evacuation of 160,000 people. relief workers are struggling to help them with limited air transport and fuel supplies. karesh reports from one of the worst affected areas. >> reporter: we flew in to kota bharu, one of the worst affected regions in malaysia. this is the city center. as you can see behind me, it's completely under water. from the air, i had a chance to survey the areas outside of the city and as far as the eye could see, the land was completely submerged in water. all you could see was the tops of trees as well as the roofs of many houses that are completely stranded now. very few roads were visible from the air. the roads that were visible were completely cut off from either side

it's taking place in the adriatic sea. what happened the car ferry on the northern atlantic carrying nearly 500 passengers and crew caught fire in the early morning hours while sailing from greece to italy. the fire appears to have started in the lower deck a car deck according to initial reports coming out, but we don't yet know the exact causes of the fire yet. the ship sent a distress signal about 44 nautical miles off the island of corfu. this was about five hours ago. and the severe weather conditions are making the rescue operations very difficult. there are enough boats or helicopters. there are enough people to take part in the rescue operations, but because of the severe winds, this has been difficult. only a small number have been evacuated so far, about 35 people have been transferred on board a nearby container ship. we have information from the government a number of ministries have come out, the merchant marine minister has described this rescue operation as one of the most complex of its kind perhaps authorit

. >>> italian authorities say not all listed passengers on a burning ferry in the adriatic sea have been accounted for. more than 400 people were rescued. eight are confirmed dead. the ferry had left the greek port of patras for ancona italy. the fire broke out before dawn on sunday on the ship's car deck. >> translator: the shock came suddenly. i was so scared by the falling floor, heat and large amounts of smoke. >> the ferry's manifest listed 478 passengers and crew members. authorities said they had not confirmed the whereabouts of about 40 of them. >>> china's communist party leaders have renewed their efforts to ensure loyalty to general secretary xi jinping. they say they will not tolerate the formation of intraparty factions. the state-run xinhua news agency reported the governing communist party held a meeting on monday of politburo members. the report quoted the party's position that it will not allow setup groups who have the purn of making personal profit. analysts say leaders have been stepping up their anti-corruption campaign, and trying to tighten their grip on the party

. >>> new video released today from passengers aboard the greek ferry in the adriatic sea that caughte over the weekend. the dramatic footage shows frantic passengers waiting to be rescued on board. meanwhile the last group of people rescued alive arrived in italy. >>> north koreans could soon get to see sony's "the interview." a south korean activists hopes to attach the movies to balloons and send them to north korea. it's about two american journalist trying to kill kim jong-un. north korea could have been behind the sony hack because of the movie. s activist says he will drop 100,000 dvds and u.s. memory sticks with korean subtitles. >>> so with the new year comes some new laws. here are some. people living in the country illegally will now be able to get driver's licenses in california. also the yes means yes standard goes into effect for college students. that law calls for a conscious agreement to engage in sexual activity. and nationally, minimum wage goes up in 7 different states. >>> the last day of the year means it's goodwill's donate-a- thon in san francisco. a major push

. >>> more than 400 people have been rescued from a ferry fire disaster in the adriatic sea but authorities in italy said they have confirmed at least eight people dead. the blaze started sunday morning after the ship left patras in western greece for ancona in central italy. 478 passengers and crew members were reportedly on board. italian authorities said they have not confirmed the whereabouts of about 40 people who made reservations. >> translator: the shock came suddenly. i was so scared by the falling floor, heat and the large amounts of smoke. >> italian and greek naval officials say they've finished the rescue operations. >>> voters in greece will head to the polls for general elections early next year. the parliament has rejected the nominee by prime minister an tonisamaras for president. stavros demass had not been able to get the mandatory two-thirds of the 300 total votes in the previous two rounds. the requirement was lowered to 180 for the third round of voting. samaras set january 25th as the date for the parliamentary election. the greek government has been implementing seve

the sea, but they haven't been able to confirm if they're linked to the aircraft. officials say at least five people have been killed in the fire onboard a ferry in the adriatic sea. get more now on our top story, the missing airasia plane. within the last hour the indonesian president joko widodo has been speaking from the headquarters of the national search and rescue agency in jakarta. he urged his people to pray for the safety of the passengers and crew. >> translator: i was shocked and i could feel the worry and sadness of the families and passengers and the crews, which is felt by all indonesian people. i immediately instructed the head of the national search and rescue agency to find the plane. the indonesian military police, and transport ministry are also helping. i have instructed the vice president to. but so far, we have to tell it as it is. we do not know where the plane is. we asked for the strength and patience for all the families of the passengers and crew. >> with me now is my colleague from the bbc's indonesian service. is this the first time we've heard from the president? >> it is for the first time for the president to issue a statement on the

. >> all passengers on a burning ferry in the adriatic sea have been evacuated. greek coast guard officials say that eight people died after a fire broke out on the deck. the last of the 414 passengers were rescued this morning, more than 30 hours after the ordeal began. rescue efforts continue for the crafton -- captain and crew. they will be opening a criminal investigation into the incident. police at home are investigating the incident of a murder in the district. we learned that it was a father and son killed near the united medical center last night. 71-year-old preston johnson and 49-year-old, his son, preston johnson junior, were killed on the 1300 block of southern avenue in southeast. this makes eight homicides in the district in the last week alone. this latest case has residents worried. >> police have had this roadblock up for several hours last night into the early morning. you can see the evidence markers are still here along the road where the shooting happened. a said that it happened close to 10:00 last night. -- they said it happened close to 10

. >> you two greek firefighting ships have been sent to help a ferry on fire in the adriatic sea, and is carrying over 450 passengers from western greece. it was towards the italian coast, 200 vehicles are on board. it was near ancona. people have been transferred to boats. helen skopis a journalist in athens joins us. have they been able to evacuate people on the ferry. >> according to the latest reports, and 150 passengers 428 have been rescued. according to the merchant marine, a life boat carrying the 150 passengers has been lowered into the water. only 35-moved to a nearby cargo ship. so far because of the turbulent weather. italian, greek and albanian authorities are taking part in the operation to rescue the papers aboard the norman atlantic which is conducted in physical conditions with strong winds. several planes and helicopters are used to aid with the operation. at least 7 merchant ships of next to the norman atlantic. they are used to form the barrier up to 46 miles per hour. passengers have been using the mobile phone to plead for help. several called in desperation with

. >>> more than 100 passengers are trapped on a ferry that caught fire in the adriatic sea. one person has died. italian and greek rescue crews are battling rough seas and bad weather to reach the vessel. the ferry was heading from patras in western greece to the central italian city of an kona. it caught fire off greece on sunday. a greek company operating the ship carrying 478 people. about 300 of them have already been rescued. but many are still stranded on board. italian media say one person died after jumping into the sea to escape the blaze. the fire is believed to have begun around the vessel's car deck. the italian and greek navies are using helicopters to take passengers to safety. strong winds and choppy seas are hampering their efforts. but the rescue work is continuing. >>> south korean government leaders have offered to resume stalled talks with their north korean counterparts next month. they want to meet face to face to try to improve soured bilateral relations. >> translator: the south and the north have to meet with each other and discuss ways toward peacefu

all passengers have been taken off a ferry that caught fire in the adriatic sea. eight died. >>> no sign of an airasia airplane that disappeared over the java sea. ftc and greek bailout. >> from london to sid any to san francisco, journalists and the world have stopped work and called on egypt's government to set our colleagues free. it was a year ago today that al jazeera'saljazeera's peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were arrested and imprisoned. andrew simmons has more. >> al jazeera's doha headquarters parking an anniversary we find hard to absorb. reporting arrests of three of the network's journalists in cairo. then 12 months behind bars for just doing their job! right across the world there were newsroom vigils, protests outside egyptian embassies. associate them with what egypt described as terrorists. all charges against correspondent peter greste, bureau chief mohamed fahmy and producer baher mohamed were false. baher's wife speaking from her home in jeement spoke of frustration. >> my life is wrecked and those of our children. in prison for a

a ferry disaster in the adriatic sea may have claimed many more lives that have been confirmed so farinal investigation is underway, and prosecutors say illegal stowaways were found among those rescued. there could be other victims in the rescue. -- wreckage. earlier, two albanian sailors died trying to secure lines to the ferry, which remains adrift. it is still unclear how many people were on board. it is confirmed 11 people lost their lives and 437 people were rescued from the ferry by helicopter and ship. the latest estimates say up to 499 people could have been on board the ferry, which leaves a substantial number of people unaccounted for. the ship is being taken to court -- port. >> it is a cold night here. it has been snowing, it is windy. a few miles out in the adriatic it will be even colder and even tougher. that will make it difficult for rescuers from italy and albania, who are still working to secure the stricken ferry. earlier in the day, two albanianseamen were killed when a cable they detached snapped back and hit them. they are the first people confirmed dead in the

the ferry enduring freezing water rough seas and thick smoke. the greek coast guard is now saying five people have died with two injured. the ferry is in the adriatic sea between italy and albania. >> an east bay high school hold as memorial for a popular school administrators kill over the weekend, chiding with an oncoming truck on saturday. he was the vice principal at st. mary's college high school in berkeley, a husband and father of two, at 40 years old. he was the biggest motivator. >> if a person felt insecure whether academics or sports or anything, you could walk to his office and you would walk out feeling incredibly confident. >> investigators say he may is veered to the opposite lane to avoid a collision between two bicyclists in front of the pack when he was killed. >> more problems from the eastern span of the bib maybe. after the rains leak idea been reported. efforts to seal 900 bolt holes have only been partly successful. unsealed holes allow water to reach an area that is supposed to be dry to protect the bridge's super structure from rust. >> 4:36. we have a warm stretch. >> other shoe was beginning to drop, and that and what is

the sea are ruled out as being connected to the crash. >>> more than 400 passengers stranded on a burning ferry in the adriatic sea are safe and on dry land. they were rescued in small groups by helicopter and then transferred by cargo ships. the ferry called the norman atlantic caught fire during a trip between greece and italy. a total of seven people were killed. the fire started sunday on the car deck of the slip. >>> lava from a volcano on hawaii's big island moves another ten yards toward a populated shopping center over the weekend. the lava flow is now about 690 yards from the about hoe amarketplace but it does not pose any immediate threat to residents or businesss right now. >>> president george h.w. bush will remain in a texas loss for now. he was admitted just before christmas to houston methodist hospital with shortness of breath. the spokesman for our 41st president says his condition is improving and it is possible he could be discharged soon. he is the oldest living former u.s. president. >>> well the washington monument unexpectedly closed this afternoon. we are told some sort of liquid is leaking above the security scree

the ferry was headed across the adriatic sea from greece to italy. it's unclear how the fire started. but some who escape say the intense heat below deck melted their shoes as they scrambled for safety. >> the greek coast guard says it will be a very difficult night trying to rescue the remaining passengers. they will be battling rain strong winds and growing despair. carter evans cbs news, los angeles. >> jeff: here in the u.s. at least five are dead after a fire broke out at a senior living center near san antonio, texas. dozens were evacuated. many had to be helped out of that 11 story building. several others were hurt. the cause of that fire is under investigation tonight. the commissioner of new york city's police department had strong words today about officers who turned their backs on mayor bill de blasio at the funeral for a fallen colleague yesterday. don dahler has more on the rift between new york's mayor and the nation's largest police force. >> tens of thousands of police officers attended yesterday's funeral. but it was in action by a

hours after shuttling the last of 427 people from the burning ferry in the adriatic sea, word of new ciated press is reporting two albanian tug boat soldiers are dead after attempting to secure the boat. they were reportedly hit by a rope that they were tying to attach to the vessel. from the initial fire at least ten people are dead and many more could still be missing. surviving passengers are telling authorities that fire alarms never went off. >>> time this morning to get down to business with cnbc's landon downey. good morning. >> good morning to you. the minimum wage is going up in 21 states on new year's day, lifting pay for workers by an average of a dollar an hour. another 2 million people will benefit from automatic cost of living adjustments. by early next year 29 states with 60% of the u.s. workforce will have minimum wages above the federal $7.25 an hour. >>> apple had a very merry christmas. the company accounted for more than half of all smartphone and tablet activations last week. december is one of apple's biggest sales periods. as it traditionally releases new phones

. >>> let's bring you up to date with the ferry disaster in the adriatic sea. authorities in albania say two sailors have been killed. they were trying to secure the ferry, which caught fire while sailing from greece to italy. the two sailors were hit by cable that they were trying to attach to the vessel. officials say they've now completed the evacuation of the boat, but there remains uncertainty about actually how many people were onboard. this is what we know. ten people lost their lives and the rescue operation was hampered by strong winds and high waves. we also know it's been confirmed that 437 people were rescued from the ferry, some by helicopter, the majority by ships. but, the passenger list for this sailing had 278 people onboard. clearly that leaves a substantial number of people who are unaccounted for and it all becomes more confusing because of news that some of those who survived the fire were not on the passenger list. let's get more from our correspondent james reynolds, who at the moment reporting from the italian port of brindisi. >> reporte