glen jackson lost his brother jack. >> jackson: why was a ship that had been grandfathered in to not have the enclosed lifeboats being allowed to sail with just the open hull, like whaling lifeboats, and expecting people to survive in that? >> pelley: tinisha thomas lost her husband shawn. >> tinisha thomas: i asked the company a question-- why did they allow the ship to continue to go into the storm? >> pelley: they didn't have to go into the hurricane? >> thomas: they did not have to go into the hurricane. >> pelley: september 29, "el faro" left jacksonville, florida, for puerto rico. captain michael davidson, who steer 65 miles south of the storm's predicted path. even in a hurricane, the ship could likely survive by using its turbine engine to keep the bow pointed directly into the waves, a ship's most survivable angle. but in 18 hours, joaquin spun into a category three and slid southwest toward "el faro". at 7:00 a.m., october 1, davidson made an emergency call to the ship's owner, tote maritime. what do we know from the captain's last report? >> roth-roffy: we know that they h

glen, in... in your estimation, where does the >> jackson: squarely on tote maritime. and you got to understand, commercial shipping, they got to keep that ship moving to make money. and it... that's the whole horror of this tragedy is that 33 people died so that frozen chickens could be delivered on time in puerto rico. that's it. >> pelley: the safety board told us that tote maritime, the owner, is cooperating fully. tote declined to talk with us, other than to say it created a fund for the families and that "el faro" was regularly maintained. the ship had passed two inspections in the months before the accident. a week after we left, "apache" about half a mile from the ship. the windows were blown out. the voyage data recorder was not there. but based on the captain's last message, investigator tom roth- roffy has a lead on the loss of propulsion. >> roth-roffy: i believe we have an understanding that it was actually the main turbine, the steam turbine that was lost. >> pelley: one theory is, in violent seas, the propeller might have been thrust out of the water, ca

. >> halle jackson reporting. >> a musician glen frey died yesterday afternoon. he wrote many eagles classics including the number one hit "new kid in town" a song he also sang lead vocals on. john come lately the new kid in town ooh so don't let them down >> frey also had a successful solo career in the 1980s with hits such as "the heat is on." don henley, frey was like a brother to me. and the paul kiss shared he was shocked and a picture of himself and frey in the hall of fame. glenn frey dead at the age of 667. >>> ahead of his state of the state address today he's under increased criticism. yesterday protesters marched to his an harbor home calling not arrest as well. flint's water problem arose in 2014 after a city manager appointed by governor snyder in an effort to save money switched the city's tap water source to the flint river. tested later showed the river lacked proper treatment causing lead to leak into the city's water supply. >>> in california 24 black lives matters protesters were arrested. protesters stop traffic by driving to the middle of the

. >> that was nbc's hallie jackson reporting. >>> musician glen fry, best known as a founding member of the eagles died yesterday afternoon after battling ailments. he wrote classics such as "heart ache tonight", "hotel california." "take it easy" and the number one hit "new kid in town" a song he also sang lead vocals on. ♪ johnny come lately the new kid in town ♪ ♪ everybody loves you don't let them down ♪ >> frey also had a successful solo career in the 1980s with hits such as "the heat is on." in a touching statement fellow eagles founding member don henley said frey was like a brother to knee and he was the one who started it all. paul stanley, of kiss, wrote on twitter that he was shocked and shared a picture of himself with frey and the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. long time friend and fellow musician bob seger said frey was brilliant and a joy to be around while calling him the leader of the eagles. glenn frey dead at the age of 67. >>> ahead of his state of the state address today michigan governor rick snyder is under increased criticism over the handling of the flit water c

glen frey has died. glenn frey was raised in detroit and moved as a young man to california. he and his roommate jacksonlay and hang out at the troubador and become a part of the l.a. sound. before long glen frey was touring with linda rondstat's band. they found themselves recording in london with glen jones. they were on their way with their hits. >> jackson had this song called "takin' easy." he was stuck in the second verse. i'm standing on a corner in winslow, arizona. so i filled in such a fine sight to see it's a girl in a flat bed slowing down to take a look at me. >> an incredible documentary on the eagles. the band hit their apex when they added joe walsh. "rolling stone" -- you look when they added joe walsh, actually, john heileman and that led, to of course, what's probably the album of the 1970s. at least the album that defines the heart of the 1970s, hotel california. glen frey, he defined american rock and roll and the like in the 1970s like nobody. >> like nobody. and defined a sound, you know, to what i was growing up in los angeles, california. that was the sound track of a moment and

glen frey on friday. >> it is a hit to the baby- boomers fabric. a rot of eagles songs are like nursery rhymes to baby-boomers. people may or may not realize he added lyrics to jackson brown's take it easy. i don't think there will be a dry eye in the house. >> that concert is tonight at ruth hall. >>> what would you do if your groom got cold feet weeks before the wedding? in seattle a bride's heart homeless shelter. when the groom called off the wedding it was too late to get a refund on the reception. the bride donated the food to 150 homeless families in seattle. >> she wanted to marry the guy she loved. and that's not happening. with someone else. >> that was the mother of the woman who was supposed to get she attended the event. they brought in local hair stylist and makeup artists who donated their services to make best. it is a horrible situation but good. night. precautions. >> if you have sensitive plants outside bring those in. make sure the pets come in tonight. in the upper 30s around the bay area. then we get into the nature coast. that's where we'll see below freezing temperatures. a freeze warning is in effect. we'll stay around 40 degrees into saraso

glen frey. take it easy take it easy don't let the sound of your own voice driving drive you crazy done henley. he wrote "hotel california." the second best selling album behind michael jackson's "thriller." don henley said he lost a brother. >> it is hard to imagine the eagles carrying on without glen frey. he and don henley. they were the leaders. >> glen frey died from complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. one of my favorite songs that he co-wrote was "take it to the limit." >> absolutely. absolutely. >> right? >> such a talent. >>> 5:40. just ahead. this morning people in one neighborhood say it's a familiar scene. where a car went out of control and into a home. >>> plus, you have to see it. a driver escaping serious injury or worse by a matter of just inches. >>> and tracking some up when you step outside. it is dangerous out there. weather and traffic on the 4s is coming up. >>> all right. welcome back on 5:44 on tuesday morning. another bitterly cold tuesday morning unfortunately. temperatures down to the teens everywhere. wind chills down to the single digits and below zero. it's not going to get a heck of a lot warmer, not t

jackson, elvis o or senatra. we begin tonight with sara sidner at a record store where it's fair to say they sold a few records glen fry had a part in. what do we know about the circumstances surrounding fry's death? >> reporter: he was having intestinal problems for quite awhile. ultimately, his publicist says he died from complications from arthritis, colitis and pneumonia. he did so much not just for the eagles but the industry. he was a perfectionist. you talk to anybody that worked with him and they will tell you there was zero acceptance of mistakes. everything had to be perfect and not perfect for him but perfect for the crowd that came to see their concerts. he was the co-founder of the eagles, and they are playing the music here in the largest independent record store in the country. lots of people here, you can hear the muni and i can brings back a lot for a lot of different generations, anderson, i remember my mother had them and i didn't like the music at first. now i can't get enough of it. over the years there are so many people that are heart broken and you can tell that from going on social media. e