but we were here there was not a rescue ship with captain schettino.ally people worry about the potential problem if the fuel leaks in the sea. the residents have to wake to the disaster that will be forever linked to their home. >> coming up. who is the fran siso schettino, captain of the concordia and how hot is the water he's in? >> he ran the cruise liner aground and ended up on a life raft while the passengers were on the vessel. some would not escape alive. is there any excuse for what captain schettino did in the horrifying scene. it is it a direct result of a reckless maneuver and combined by the captainallousness. >> we believe it is been human error here. the captain did not follow the rulesment >> this is the actual course taken by the doomed vessel. concordia made a sweeping left tern. >> as you and i look at this. you know, it is obvious that the land is there . the rocks are there . how do you come that close and you take that risk in bringing the vessle to the point. inexcusable. >> now to the captain preposterous claim that he grounded

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two men polar opposites the hero verses the coward schettino. one man doing his duty the other running away. >> look schettino you may have saved yourself from the sea but i will put you in a lot of trouble get back on board for (bleep) sake. >> schettino never returns to concordia. he beg force a pair of dry socks at this motel. >> when you heard he left the vessel before all of the passengers were off your feelings? >> people are dead and missing and it's on his shoulders. it's not right. >> italian authorities contained sket no and charged him with abandoning ship failure to offer assistance and manslaughter. they also detain the ship. ambrosio also fled his sinking ship. more survivors arrive without luggage without direction and sometimes without their traveling companions. >> lynn had gotten to the island before me. thousands of people and to fientd her in the dark was unbelievable. i thought i am going to go up on the hill there's a wall. >> there she is like a beacon. karen, karen. i am here. i am here, i am here. it was incredible. >> t

the hero, versus the coward schettino, one man doing nis duty, the other running away. >> look, schettinou may have saved yourself from the sea, but i will put you through a lot of trouble, it will be back. get back on board for (bleep) sake. >> officer, please, there are no-- >> go back on ford assure me you're going back on board, get back on board and coordinate rescue operations from on board the ship. are you refusing to do that? >> no, aim not reducing to do that. >> i'm not going because the other rescue boat stopped. >> you and your second officer must get back on board right now. is that clear. >> fine, sir, i'm going. >> then go right now. >> schettino never returns to concordia, instead, he heads for a this hotel. >> when you heard that the captain has left the vessel before all the passengers were off. your feeling? >> people are missing and it's not right. >> and italian authorities detained him and questioned him on charges of abandoning ship. failure to offer assistance and manslaughter and detain the first officer, who also fled the sinking ship. and meanwhile, more surviv

the hero, versus the coward schettino, one man doing nis duty, the other running away. >> look, schettinomay have saved yourself from the sea, but i will put you through a lot of trouble, it will be back. get back on board for (bleep) sake. >> officer, please, there are no-- >> go back on ford assure me you're going back on board, get back on board and coordinate rescue operations from on board the ship. are you refusing to do that? >> no, aim not reducing to do that. >> i'm not going because the other rescue boat stopped. >> you and your second officer must get back on board right now. is that clear. >> fine, sir, i'm going. >> then go right now. >> schettino never returns to concordia, instead, he heads for a this hotel. >> when you heard that the captain has left the vessel before all the passengers were off. your feeling? >> people are missing and it's not right. >> and italian authorities detained him and questioned him on charges of abandoning ship. failure to offer assistance and manslaughter and detain the first officer, who also fled the sinking ship. and meanwhile, more survivor

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almost immediately, the focused turned on the captain, francesco schettino. he claims he tripped falling into a lifeboat, rather than intentionally abandoning ship. schettino also claims he was alone at the helm of the ship at the time of the accident. but several crew members told abc's chris cuomo he was at dinner. >> you saw him eating at 10:30 at night? >> yeah. >> reporter: this has shocked italy. >> do you realize it's dark out there. and we can't see anything. >> it's dark, so you want to go home? get on the stern of that ship. climb the ladder. and tell me, what can be done. >> reporter: in fact, the coast guard captain is now seen as a hero by many, imploring schettino to get back on the ship. schettino was hired in 2002, initially as a safety officer. and he became a captain in 2006. in 2010, he gave an interview to a czech newspaper saying, quote, i like the moment when something unpredictable happens. what derails you from the standard procedure. it is a challenge to deal with, which i enjoy. the captain insists the crew and the cruise company kne

francesco schettino: how many dead bodies are there?port authority: i don't know! i know of one. heard of one. you are the one to tell me how many there are. christ! maritime experts say the captain failed at his job by abandoning ship.complete dereliction of duty. it was his job to stay aboard. hee was to be on that boat until the last surviving person was on that vessel. the captain is unddr arrest and could face manslaughter charges in washington, i'm sandra endo. -----end-----cnn.script----- straight ahead... notice less newer model cars on the road?your eyes aren't deceiving you.the reason behind the older model take-ove. takk-over.and many of you are away... for now.when experts predict... you'll be pulling them back out. ((break 3)) 3 a senior itizen in northeast baltimore got a 16 thousand dollar water bill in the mail. and as kathleen cairns reports...this grandmother says the bill... isn't her &pfault. 3 (evelyn foster)"its their fault!"her '85' birthday was yesterday.... but evelyn foster says she can't celebrate since nothing is 'sweet' about the '16' thousand dollar

is there any excuse for what cap than schettino did?oard the stricken coasta concordia is th direct of a reckless maneuver and the captain's callous and inept reaction according to investigators. the chairman and ceo of costa cruises. >> we believe it is human error here, the captain did not follow the authorized route. >> geraldo: this is the actual course taken by this doomed vessel anst tracking shows it making a sweeping left turn and dramatic deviation from the scheduled course and a professor of navigation at new york's maritime college... >> as you and i look at this, you know, it is obvious, the land is there, the rocks are there, and how you come that close and take that particular risk in bringing the vessel to that point. >> inexcusable. >> yes. in my opinion. >> geraldo: and the captain's preposterous claim he grounded the ship on an uncharted rock. >> i don't know if it was detected but it was marked as water on the nautical chart at 100 to 150 meters from the rocks. we were about 300 meters from the shore. more or less. we

schettino's fight for freedom is over and capsized, francesco schettino's fight forfreedom is over ands a definitive ruling here at italy's highest court that his 16 year sentence was sound. his convictions include multiple counts of manslaughter, causing a maritime accident and abandoning ship before his passengers had been evacuated. translation: this ruling causes an extraordinary, terrifying affair. 72 hearings in the first trial, then the appeal trial, finally the supreme court. we are glad the supreme court. we are glad the supreme court. we are glad the supreme court have put an end to this because our client needed the sentence. a needed truth and justice. 32 people were killed when the costa concordia capsized on a cold january evening, in 2012. the ship left its planned moving towards the island of giglio. before it saw the island of giglio. before it saw the rock it was too late. a gaping hole was ripped in the stern. water filled in and the power failed before it eventually tipped onto its side. more than 4000 people were onboard but, instead of staying with his passengers,

there are already corpses, schettino. at one point, schettino asks, it's dark and we can't see anything. and in reply, what do you want? to go back home, schettino? get on the ship and tell me how many people there are. what do they need? now. schettino said, he's going, but prosecutors say he did not. he stayed on land while desperate passengers struggled to find a way off themselves. the parent company carnival put out a statement commending the tremendous efforts of the crew that night even though they have been widely criticized by survivors. the captain claims he didn't abandon ship but said he was thrown over board when the ship tilted. his attorney said he likely saved many lives beaching it here or it might have sunk in deeper water. natalie? >> michelle kosinski in giglio, italy, thank you. don't try to look up today's website blackout on wikipedia. the site is dark until midnight as part of a protest against anti-piracy legislation in congress. google's logo has been covered up in solidarity. schools are closed

for the disaster. >> captain francesco schettino took a decision on his own which is contrary to our rules. our written and certified rules that any captain must follow. >> a decision that seems to have cost the lives of at least six people. >> united nations secretary- general ban ki-moon is calling on the security council to get serious with damascus, saying the situation in syria has become unacceptable. the u.n. estimates that more than 5000 people have been killed in syria during the government's 10-month crackdown. and in the east near the lebanese border, army deserters are fighting back. >> this video reportedly shows ribble surry fighters on patrol in the town of zabadani. the fighters said they belong to the free syrian army, and they are standing guard to protect residents from government troops and president bashar al- assad. >> every day they are destroying homes. they have brought in tanks. they are attacking from all sides. but, god willing, they will not be able to enter this area again, as long as we are breathing. >> many of the fighters in this town deserted the ar

but it has also suggested thh captain may hhve francesco schettino had taken the 'costa concordia' tooyond unlikely. "it's virtually impossible in an environment where this ship happened to be sailing. all shoals and rocks are well-marked on both electronic and priit charts." schettino is now under arrest, and may face p to 15 years in manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning ship. ralitsa vassileva reporting. --tag-- prosecutors are exxmining thee ship's data recorder and expect to have resulls within days. two denvvr cops caught on tape beating customers can now return to work. this surveillance video shows the two officers spraying mace and roughly handling unruly customers outside a diner back in 2009. a handcuffed suspect is also throon to the ground. last year both officers were fired for exxcesive force, but now city fffcials are ordering those offciers to pay. some of the victims are now trying to fight that puling. ortega says: "i was the person who was grabbed and then maced directly in the facc." face."ortega ays: "i ust hope a jury of my peers will be able to serve us justice

so captain francisco schettino has been found guilty of capsize capsizing. we'll have more on that later in the program. >>> now, the u.n. fierce as many as 300 migrants have died while trying to cross rough and freezing waters in rubber boats. it comes after a small group of migrants was plucked from the sea and taken to the island of lampedusa. >> reporter: in high seas and plummeting temperatures, two migrants are spotted clinging to a dingy. many more people are missing. the agency says 300 more people are feared dead. >> it's quite surprising to us that the e.u. cannot respond with a stronger solidarity with a stronger humanity, and with a stronger strategy to that. >> at least four vessels are thought to have left the coast of libya over the weekend. 29 migrants died of hyperthermia after being rescued in wintery conditions. they were among 105 people picked up by the italian coast guard trying to reach italy. in the last year more than 3,000 people have lost their lives attempting to reach europe by sea. the latest deaths are likely to bring debate ov

one day in a prison for a long time. >> reporter: still industry analysts using satellite data say schettino took a virtually identical route last year which they say was authorized and charted. >> must have come perilously close, within touching distance. >> reporter: schettino may have had reason to believe this path was safe. tonight it was really threatening the search, the stability of the ship and the fuel situation are waves, tonight expected to reach six feet high, storms on the way. it's been tough for everyone to look at this day after day and know they're losing time. brian? >> michelle kosinski on the italian coast with the wreckage behind her thanks. >>> now to the middle east, inside syria where we're on the ground tonight after ten months of protest and more than 5,000 dead in the uprising, the government crackdown there, and the hope for a solution is dwindling, nbc's eamon mohidine, one of the few damascus journalists, good evening. >> reporter: brian there was real hope from arab league observers they'd find a solution to the conflict but today as the fact-finding mission w

if schettino loses, his last stop will be italy's highest court of appeal.catherine n.: russian scientists likely popping a few corks after successfully launching a new rocket. 2.1a carrying three satellites into orbit. up to now, they had been dependent on foreign sites for lunch. vladimir putin flew impersonally to watch and -- flew in personally to watch and congratulated the staff afterwards. russia.y for does this mean a new kind of space race emerging? let's look closer. thanks for being with us. are the united states and russia really still rivals when it comes to space? >> in a way, increasingly, they are. obviously, the history goes back to the cold war and the u.s.-soviet space race, which took place both in the civil sector and military and national security. you can go back to the race to reach space by him and mannedaft -- space by a spacecraft. russia seems to be interested and putin personally seems to be quite peeved when they had to initially cancel this launch, but he seemed pleased when they were able to pull it off successfully. my guess

. >> close cartels captain schettino about the severity -- the coast guard tells captain schettino about the severity of the situation. officials say captain schettino never returned to the "costa concordia". there are 20 people said to be missing, including a couple from minnesota. the hope is that the search will be able to continue later on today. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> our hopes are with all of the people. thank you. google is taking a different approach to the blackout under way at several websites today. if you go to the website, thre's aere's a black bar. other websites like wikipedia have blacked out entire pages. it is in protest of congress proposed anti-piracy legislation. we will have more coming up in today's attack bite tech bytes. >> we are three days away from the south carolina primary. why is republican presidential candidate ron paul taking a break from the campaign trail? >> also, can parts of the northwest be in for their own snowmaggedon. >> adam will be back to tell us what is happening in our neck of the woods. an >> parts of the northwest doing what they

there are already bodies, schettino. schettino, how many bodies are there? i've heard of one. you are the one who is supposed to tell us how many there are, the coast guard speaking. here is the captain, but do you realize it is dark here and we can't see anything? coast guard, around so what? you want to go home, schettino? it's dark? and you want to go home, get on that prow of the boat, using the pilot ladder around tell me what can be done, how many people there are and what their needs are. now! eventually, schettino says he will return on board but the coast guard denies he ever went back. harry? >> no, there were people -- there were people who saw this guy in a lifeboat. there were still, you know, maybe several hundred people still on board the ship and there were people out in the water that said, oh, my god, that's the captain of the ship. he is in a lifeboat. there are even reports that he was on -- on his cell phone with his mother while there were still people on the ship. he is on shore on his cell phone telling his mother he is okay. >> let m

schettino has not been charged formally, but that could happen soon.nk you, scott. we should note that they say the industry standards in america, here in the u.s., are much more stringent than those overseas. which is important. 10 million americans expected to take cruises this year, and right now is a peak time for bookings. >> and the divers having a horrible time navigating. they say it's like a labyrinth. just an unbelievable maze trying to navigate and maneuver. and you can only imagine how confusing it is when you're on a cruise. but trying to rescue people when it's on its side, submerged. >> amazing. plus environmental concerns. a lot going on in this. so we'll stay on top of that story the next couple of days. >>> police in atlanta say they have very few leads as they search for a woman missing since just after christmas. stacey english was reported missing by her family during the last week of december. her volvo was found with its engine running near a small lake. divers have been searching there for the last two days and are expected back

. >> reporter: the captain many are calling the most hated man in italy, francesco schettino, seen here greeting passengers before the voyage. he says he hopes it will be an unforgettable journey for them. friday night after he took the ship off course, hit rock and left before desperate passengers did, he insisted to the furious port authority he did not abandon ship and reportedly told prosecutors he tripped and fell right into a lifeboat. >> he will go one day in a prison for a long time. >> reporter: still industry analysts using satellite data say schettino took a virtually identical route last year which they say was authorized and charted. >> must have come perilously close, i mean possibly within touching distance. >> reporter: schettino may have had reason to believe this path was safe. tonight what is really threatening the search, the stability of the ship and the fuel situation are waves, tonight expected to reach six feet high, storms on the way. it's been tough for everyone to look at this day after day and know they're losing time. brian? >> michelle kosinski on the itali

>> pelley: allen, what do we know about captain schettino? >>>> reporter: well, he comes from the naples area, scott. there's an area that produces a lot of italy's ferry and cruise boat senior officers. he was made a captain in 2006. some people describe him as being very personable and as far as is known he hasn't done anything wrong prior to this. >> pelley: allen, thank you very much. the size of ocean liners has increased by about 50% in just the past decade as measured by their gross tonnage. have a look. in its day, the "titanic" was the largest. it could carry 3,320 passengers and crew. the "costa concordia" had a capacity of 4,900. the largest today, the "allure of the seas" holds 8,700. how do you evacuate a ship that large? we asked mark strassmann to look into it. >> reporter: the "emerald princess" was in fort lauderdale preparing for a ten day caribbean cruise, the ship stands 20 stories tall, similar in size to the "costa concordia." 15 decks carry more than 4,000 passengers and crew. roughly 100 megaships carry at least 2,000

on it, francesco schettino is ordered to return to the boat that he allegedly abandoned. his lawyers denied this in court today. meanwhile, five more bodies were found raising the total number dead to 11. >> in the darkness, scared and disorientated, they move in their hundreds. down the side of the ship, each one fourth by the costa concordia. this astonishing conversation was taking place between the ship's captain and a port official at the same time. >> here is the captain, francesco schettino, the focus of police inquiries. he was manhandled from court today, he is now under house arrest. many believe it was his actions alone that caused this disaster. his lawyer disagrees. >> the capt. defended his role after the collision which in the captain's opinion save hundreds of not thousands of lives. -- if not thousands of lives. >> they blew small holes in the side of the vessels to try to get better access. one priority, secure the fuel supply. inside of the ship, divers had to struggle through the debris, through the tables and chairs, all that remains of this suppose a

what are analysts saying about the case against schettino?ll you know, this really is a booken to a national em-- bookend to a national embarrassment. most italian are anticipating a ghillie verdict on all three charges of involuntary manslaughter, 32 counts. there's causing a maritime disaster and abandoning ship. the stickiest point is going to be the manslaughter charge. primarily because there are five people who worked for the "costa" cruise line who have already pled ghillie for various aspects of the tragedy. one is the head of the crisis management in genoa who spoke to schettino the night of accident a dozen times and claimed his own culpability in telling the captain to delay the call to abandon ship. that's when the people died. that's why the people died. a lot of the legal premsaying the manslaughter is -- people are saying the manslaughter is going to be the hardest charge because others have pled guilty to the responsibility. and what they don't know is if the three-judge panel will be making the decision -- whether they see th

a made for tv villain, frances schettino. people were pushing one another to get on the lifeboatsened others jumping to their boat. meantime, he was long gone. he later said that he tripped and fell into a lifeboat. a coast guard official was recorded screaming at the captain to go back and help. he said, get back on board. one of the major ongoing frustrations for the survivors, lawsuits against carnival cruise lines, lawsuits are unlikely to go far. lin collected just over $9,000. >> it definitely doesn't cover the stress in going to a psychiatrist and things like that. we're still living with it. >> reporter: what has become of the man that's allegedly to blame for this accident? since the crash, he's been publicly defending his actions. suing the cruise company to get his job back. >> i don't understand how someone that has done what he has done, can even consider him working for the industry ever again. >> gma weekend anchor dan harris with us back from italy. this captain is on the eve of learning his own fate. >> capta

francesco schettino remains under house arrest this evening. the costa "concordia" lies off the west coast of italy, and in this new satellite photo, she lies beside the island of giglio where she hit the rocks. 11 people are confirmed dead. 21 others are missing, including a retired american couple. alan pizzey is at the scene. >> reporter: rescuers are still looking but with no signs of life or noise coming from the ship, they're saying quietly that short of a miracle, there's little chance of finding survivors in the wreck. to add to the woes, the ship shifted a few inches today. its precashes position forced a temporary halt in the operations. the strain is showing on rescuers. one had to be brought back from the wreck on a stretcher after he collapsed. those under the most stress are the divers, specialist cave rescues teams have been brought in because as corrado camerini put it, the inside is like the inside of a cave, there is no light. >> like milk, like milk. the visibility, you can see your hands in front, your mask, nothing more. >>