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

there are already bodies, schettino. schettino replies with, how many dead bodies are there? the coast guard captain fires back, i don't know. i know of one. i've heard of one. you are the one to tell me how many there are. >> when a vessel capsizes like that, you need to imagine the fact that every hall way is on its side and every passage way that goes from port becomes like an elevator shaft. >> an expert in law and is the cofounder of the usf journal. the captain's actions are reckless and potentially criminal is not legally obligated to give his life for his passengers. >> he doesn't need to go down with the ship, but he certainly should be in command of the situation. he should not be leaving the vessel. >> if there are women and children on board. the law doesn't specify certain groups should be led off the ship first. it was the captain's job to make sure the most vulnerable passengers were accounted for. >> if he's not doing that, that would be a dereliction of his duties under maritime law. >> so far, 11 people are confirmed dead and 23 are still missing. it could h

schettino has changed his story. first, he said the collision threw him in the water. new he said he tripped and fell in a life boat while saving others. this call between the coast guard and a crews officer recorded 40 minutes after the ship ran aground. [ foreign language ] >> reporter: as this conversation took plashings panicked passengers were rushing to put on life jackets. nearly a week later divers continued their grim recovery mission. at least 11 people are confirmed dead. 21 are con -- missing. >> tomorrow's "20/20"'s report will tell you what you need to know before you take your next cruise. the shore airs tomorrow night at 10:00, right here on abc2. >>> shifting gears to the economy, business icon eastman codrake is filing for bankruptcy protection -- kodak is filing for bankruptcy protection. kodak secured nearly a billion dollars in financing and plans to continue business as usual during those bankruptcy proceedings. >>> some good news on the employment front tonight. unemployment claims have dropped to their lowest level in nearly four years. the labo

and he wasn't. >> an audiotape reveals that the coast guard ordered captain schettino back aboard.ped on a life vote while passengers save themselves. passengers are appalled. >> he is a coward. we are fighting for our lives and he is more concerned about himself. >> a coastguard official tells him how serious the situation has become -- captain schettino never returned to the "costa concordia" leaving the crew and passengers to save their own lives. >> my lasting memory will be of those who were standing on the deck with their life jackets on, waiting to be rescued, and there were no more boats. >> the captain was eating dinner when the ship ran aground and he was long gone when the evacuation order came in. >> thanks so much. unbelievable. a man accused of trying to kill president obama has been indicted. a grand jury charged oscar or take her hernandez with 17 counts with attempting to assassinate the president. he fired several shots at the white house in november. the president was not home at the time of the attack. he is being held without bond. the man accused of a series o

>> i'm going to say, schettino said. new individual dwroe was acquired today, should help investigators to understand what happened on the night of the crash and what captain schettino was doing. >> and staying overseas. nigeria is warning employees to warn against traveling after 143 people were killed in coordinated bomb and gunfire attacks. it's the latest in the campaign of terror, by groups looking to expose islamic law. and embattled president of yemen has been clinging to power after 33 years is a step closer to coming to america tonight. many officials say the outgoing president will leave for yemen soon. he was wounded in an assasination attempt last june. >>> new images from space. as they soared above stormy africa. lightning strikes and lights you see off the distance. that's the milky way. a view of 200 miles up on a saturday night. still ahead this saturday. great escape, how a 9-year-old stood up to her kidnapper in the moments her mother learned she was free. >>> controversial math home work about slaves

more than five years since his ship capsized, francesco schettino's fight forfreedom is over and he'sght inside this prison in rome. it follows 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 caused an extraordinary, terrifying affair. 72 hearings in the first trial, then the appeal trial, finally the supreme court. we are glad the supreme court have put an end to this because our clients needed the sentence. they 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. by the time 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 4,000 people were onboard but, instead of staying with his passengers, the captain spoke to the coastguard from his

>> i'm going to say, schettino said. new surveillance video was uncovered from the "costa concordia" including the ship's bridge which should help investigators understand what happened on the night of the crash and what captain schettino was doing. david. >> and staying overseas. nigeria is warning employees to warn against traveling after 143 people were killed in coordinated bomb and gunfire attacks. it's the latest in the campaign of terror, by groups looking to expose islamic law. and attackers hit police stations and immigration offices in the newest deadly assault. and embattled president of yemen has been clinging to power after 33 years is a step closer to coming to america tonight. many officials say the outgoing president will leave for oman soon and head to the u.s. for medical treatment. he was wounded in an assasination attempt last june. >>> new images from space. taken by the crew of the international space station as they soared above stormy africa. lightning strikes and lights you see off the distance.

. >> new tapes released by italian officials shed new light on captain francesco schettino's actions, his ship carrying roughfully 4,000 passengers hit rocks and began sinking. at one point, schettino admitted he was not on board the ship to help with rescue efforts soon after the crash. italian coast guard officials ordered him to get become on. >> you go on board. it is an order. you cannot make any other evaluation. you have declared abandoning ship. now i'm in charge. you get on board. is it clear? >> the recording shows schettino initially told italian officials the ship suffered a technical glitch. when asked how many passengers were still on board the cruise liner, he under estimated the count and couldn't give a  precise answer. experts say the captain failed at his job by abandoning ship. >> complete dereliction of duty. it was his responsibility to stay aboard. he should have been there the whole time. >> the captain is under arrest and could face manslaughter charges. in washington, i'm sandra endo. >>> coming your way tonight on 9news now at 7:00, a proposal by a norther

. >> 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

they want to know what conversations whether going on between schettino and the home base where he wasn the phone a dozen times between that accident and when he finally called to abandon ship. that's going to be an enlightening moment today. >> in some ways, barbie, captain schettino is blocked in in what he can say. there were a number of other "costa concordia" employees serving time after admitting their role in what happened. i mean, that in and of itself does not bode well for mr. schettino. >> no, in fact, it doesn't because five people who wok for costa cruise lines including two people who are officers at the time of the accident have admitted their guilt and their role in the accident and what happened as all public record, the court already accepted that as truth so captain schettino is either going to have to contradict that and give his version of events or he will have to take some blame himself in the culpability but, again, you know, nobody died on impact. everybody died during evacuation and this manslaughter charge stems on whether or not that evacuation should have b

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

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

. >> i called him captain schettino. >> what did you call president obama? >> we're going to call him schettino. >> add disgraced ship's captain to that catalog of epitaphs. >> captain coward, captain schettino. >> the captain of that cruise ship. >> it's a fair analogy. >> that ship captain a facing charges. >> schettino under house arrest. >> the more interested in campaigning than doing his job as president. >> an analogy that michael steele deems inappropriate. >> i think it's an unfortunate analogy. >> michael steele was the most gaffe-prone rnc chairman in history. >> it was terrible, people died. >> jay carney called priebus, quote, desperate for attention. >> there's justice coming in this drama. >> democrats and the obama campaign armed with new ammo. >> i know the speaker is not real happy. >> romney will pay for what he did to newt here in florida. >> the speaker's been attacking me all over the state. >> he is for all practical purposes a liberal. i am a conservative. >> i wish i could claim that i'm a hispanic. >> so if for no other reason rage

francesco schettino's lawyer says this is a man who always behaved correctly. this was an accident at sea. he faces charges of manslaughter causing a shipwreck and abandoning the 4,000-passenger ship. authorities arrested itself disgraced captain soon after the crash. schettino told investigators he could not help with the rescue because he tripped and fell into a lifeboat. his defense team said no one was killed when the ship smashed into the island. they blamed the deaths on a backup generator that 235eu8d and watertight ship comportments that flooded during evacuation. alfonso van marsh, cbs news. >> if convicted on all the charges, schettino faces up to 20 years in prison. crews razed the ship a year and a half after it sank. it's now being salvaged for scrap metal. >>> former florida governor jeb bush is thinking about following his father and brother to the white house speaking here in washington. he talked about his own presidential ambitions. >> i'm thinking about running for president and i'll make up my mind in short order, not that far out into the f

. >> 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

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

despite the orders, captain schettino never returned to the ship. prosecutors are expected to file criminal charges against him by the end of the week. while he was in custody, authorities took hair and urine samples to determine if schettino was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. mean whiem, a dutch salvage company is in the early stages of removing the ship from the coastline. the firm will start by pumping out the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the ship. a company official says the tanks appear in intact and no fuel has leaked out. >>> but there is concern that leaking fuel could cause an environmental disaster. the wreckage site is located in a sanctuary for marine mammals. the economic impact of the disaster could be far-reaching. insurance analysts estimate claims could total up to as much as a billion dollars. carnival cruise lines which owns the ship saw its stock price fall nearly 14% yesterday. >>> now, to what has the potential to be a major winter storm that is hitting the pacific northwest. an area better known for rain than snow.

it was his fault. >> reporter: schettino is facing charges of manslaughter and causing a ship wreck. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >>> and coming up on "world news," extreme turbulence. 15 seconds of terror at 30,000 feet. passengers afraid for their lives. and our reporter takes a wild ride of his own, to find out just how dangerous that really was. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels have been seen with nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. talk to your doctor about nexium. this is my grandson. and if it wasn't for a screening i got, i might have missed being here to meet him. the

schettino okay, i'm doing it. the newspaper reports the captain never went back to the ship. >> now, we're not clear whether that's cell phone transmissions or radio transmissions, but that news paper is a bona fide newspaper. really just remarkable material. you can bet your bottom dollar that that is going to end up in court. we do want to get you up to speed on what's happening now. that captain who steered the ship into the rocky italian coast is about to go before a judge and be questioned today. he says he just hit rocks that weren't on his charts. cnn has been in the courtroom and she's joining us now on the line. so many questions. i think just give us the run down on the first thing that's happening in court with regard to this captain. >> that's right. the captain is in court right now. he's sitting in front of a a female judge whether that's going to make a difference or not, we don't know. but he's with his lawyer and the prosecutor who has very damning information against him right now. but his lawyer

. >> reporter: francesco schettino arrives through a side door.t is actually a local theater being used for these preliminary hearings to accommodate the crowds from several nations. survivors, families of the 32 who did not make it off the costa concordia. some said they wanted to look the captain in the eyes. also here, lawyers representing hundreds of passengers. >> we felt that he did not seem very remorseful or very sorry about what has happened on the ship. he seemed very confident. >> reporter: just as we've seen some of the panic on board, thousands of people scrambling for life boats, jumping into the water after the colossal ship struck rock too close to the island. now we hear the ship's black box. that's captain schettino in those moments, ordering the ship to be durand abruptly. >> reporter: we talked to costa cruises. they blamed the whole thing on schettino and called his suggestion that there might have been a mechanical failure a colossal absurdity. lawsuits against the parent company says other thing. not enough crew training and

reporter: she claims schettino did not abandon ship. i've heard in russian media that the captain left the ship first or among the first, but this is not true. i'm a witness. reporter: the woman could be a potential new witness into the investigation of schettino's actions on the night of the crash. but audio recordings recently released between italian coastguard officials and schettino paint a somewhat different picture of the events. a coastguard official can be heard arguing with schettino who was already on a lifeboat to reboard the costa concordia and coordinate ongoing evacuation efforts. two crew members who worked on the ship returning home to india describing a scene of confusion after the crash. h. translator: the ship shook for a while and crockery started falling all over. people started panicking. then the captain said everything was in control and it was a normal electrical problem. the people calmed down after that. translator: after a while the ship tilted and the water started seeping into the ship. the emergency alarm

more than 1,000 survivors, their relatives and lawyers attended captain francesco schettino's preliminary hearing. he's accused of causing the costa concordia to capsize off the coast last january and abandoning ship. he's accused of manslaughter. 32 passengers and crew members died in that accident. the report places most of the blame on the captain and part on the ship's owners, american- based caival corporation the parent company. victims' lawyers say that is really who is to blame. >> the standards that were set by carnival in the united states are completely inadequate and that the real changes that need to be made are to be made in these standards in the united states. >> if the judge does order a trial for schettino, it probably won't start before the end of the year. >>> we saw sprinkles earlier and you may have been in a part of town nassau heavy rain. topper will tell us -- that saw heavy rain. topper will tell us if it's moved out or on the way. >> plus a mackdown of hulk hogan. who is he suing after a sex tape of him with a woman is leaked? >>> hulk hogan would probably like

. >> authorities say captain francesco schettino abandoned the boat before all the passengers made it off safely. schettino tried to defend himself saying he tripped on a ship and ended in a life boat. >>> more human body parts have been found in the same park where a severed head was discovered earlier this week in california. dog walkers found the human head tuesday wrapped in a plastic bag in hollywood hills, not far from the famous hollywood sign. yesterday two hands and two feet were found. police say they are still trying to find out whether all the body parts belonged to the same victim. they also say the person may have been killed elsewhere and then his body dumped in that park. the victim, a man, has still not been identified. >>> two anti-piracy bills involving the internet are losing steam fast, just hours after an estimated 7,000 web domains protested. two congressman and two senators with drew support. the concern is that the bills could limit free speech. one of the bills would allow the government to monitor and shut down websites accused of distributing pirated materi

schettino. he wants his job back alonging wrongful termination. back to you. >> if the captain is convict, he could save seven life sentences. >>> several paintings were snatched off the wall of a museum in the netherlands. they include works by picasso and monet. they are estimated at more than $100 million. police are analyzing the surveillance video at the museum. the thieves triggered an alarm but they got away before the cops showed up. the art experts say the thieves may be looking for a ransom. >>> the sky out there was looking like a paining. turquoise blue with fluffy white clouds. >> this is one of the best times of the world. the temperatures, nice and cool in the morning. you see the temperatures and it is a day to enjoy it. today was that kind of day. i think we're in for a couple more and the temperature warm up the next few days. take a look at this shot. that is just gorgeous. the sun is its way toward the capital. we'll see a nice evening with a high today of 65 degrees. that with plenty of sunshine. we average 68 to 69 degrees. t

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

captain frances co-schettino did not attend. his lawyer was there. schettino is facing manslaughter charges for the crash. 25 people died and another vii missing and presumed dead. >>> still to come tonight, some uplifting moments as people in tornado ravaged parts of the midwest try to pick up the pieces. >>> chuck will be back with a look at the forecast and the pote [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for an incredible price: just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. it's an amazing deal, but it's for a limited time only. so don't wait. want to save even more? call right now and we'll add a special bonus: $300 back. unlike cable, fios delivers a 100% fiber-optic network to your home. get america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet, plus the best tv picture quality, and more hd. why keep paying so much for cable? switch to fios for just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year

there are already bodies, schettino. he replied, how many dead bodies are there. the captain fires back, i don't know. i know of one. i heard of one. you are the one to tell me how many there are. >> when a vessel capsizes like that, you need to imagine the fact that every hallway is on its side and every passageway that goes from port becomes like an elevator shaft. >> he's an expert in law and is the cofounder of the usf journal. the captain's actions are both reckless and potentially criminal is not legally obligated to give his life for his passengers. >> he doesn't need to go down with the ship, but he certainly should be in command of the situation. he should not be leaving the vessel. >> the costar captain goes on to ask schettino if there are women and children on board. the law doesn't specify certain groups should be let off the ship first. it was the captain's job to make sure the most vulnerable passengers were accounted for. >> if he's not doing that, that would be a dereliction of his duties under maritime law. >> so far, 11 people are confirmed dead

schettino says, no, what, abandoned? i'm here. the port authority says, you must return onboard, climb the ladder, the rope ladder, return to the fore, the stem, and coordinate the work. and shet tchettino says nothing. they say, you must tell us how many people are on board, how many women, how many children, you have to coordinate the rescue operation. commander, this is an order. now i'm in charge. you have abandoned ship and now you are going to go to the stem and coordinate the work. there are already dead bodies. at this point the captain jumps in and says, how many? the port authority says, you should be the one telling me. what do you want to do? do you want to go home? now, go back on the stem and tell me what you want to do. and it ends, we have seen, with schettino saying, okay, i'm doing it. according to newspaper reports though the captain never went back to the ship. absolutely -- absolutely -- >> admission. what he's done by saying the word abandonment, that is an admission. >> he seems to retract it, and i should s

a call to the coast guard, schettino said he's in a lifeboat during the evacuation. >> i spoke to schettinohe's already in the boat. >> you can hear a coast guard official telling him to get on board. that is an order. that's one of the things he said. you're not supposed to leave if you're the ship's captain. the captain replies it is dark and i can't see anything. later today, dutch engineers will try to figure out how they will extract 500,000 gallons of fuel still inside that ship. the water surrounding the ship is protected marine life sanctuary. >> the coast guard official was so upset when the captain said it is dark in there. he said so what? you want to go home, go to bed. he told him like four or five times to get back on the ship and schettino said ok and then went the other way. >> the other thing that's frustrating is they showed on the cbs evening news, the path that normal cruise ships take and he took a path near the rocks. >> sports is next when our news continues. >> capitals have the best record in the eastern conference. last night's game against the islanders should hav

reporter: the ship's captain, francesco schettino was released from jail and is under house arrest at his home near naiples. italian media reports that during a three-hour hearing, the captain told investigators he didn't flee the ship, but he actually tripped and fell into a lifeboat when the cruise liner started to tip over. schettino faces charges of causing the ship wreck, manslaughter and abandoning ship. >> he has done work. he will pay for his wrongdoing, he will pay for his wrong decision. reporter: dutch salvage crews are moving equipment into place to remove 500,000 gallons of fuel from the ship. extracting the fuel could take as long as four weeks. anna matranga, cbs news, giglio, italy. >> so far the death toll stands at 11 and 22 people are still missing. >>> still to come when 9 news now continues, maryland governor martin o'malley unveils his new budget. we'll tell you about some of his priorities. >>> plus republicans on capitol hill are set to vote on raising the debt ceiling again. will it set the stage for another grueling battle? we'll have details on these stories

and the captain, schettino, says, 2, 300.n mind that at that point there were 4200 people on that ship. he had no clue and he wasn't even close. then, the port authority asks, how come so few people? are you on board? and schettino says, no, i'm not on board because the ship is keeling. we've abandoned it. at which point the port authority says, what, you've abandoned the ship? schettino says, no, what abandon? i'm sheer. the port authority says, you must return on board. climb the ladder. there's a rope ladder to get back on the ship. return to the fore, the stem, and schettino does not reply to that demand. the port authority tells us, you must tell us how many people are on board. how many women, how many children. xwland commander, this is an order. now i'm in charge. you have abandoned ship and now you are going to the stem and coordinate the work. there are already dead bodies. which seems to surprise the captain. how many? the port authority says, you should be the one telling me this. what do you think to do? do you w

schettino has come under heavy fire. the company that owns the cruise liner said he didn't follow the approved route and human error likely caused the deadly accident. a judge questioned the captain behind closed doors tuesday. the captain faces charges of causing shipwreck abandoning the ship and manslaughter. anna matranga. cbs news, italy. >>> two northern californians aboard the costa concordia before it ran aground are happy to be home this afternoon the the couple flying into sfo last night greeted by their son. the pair was lucky enough to get off the italian cruise liner the day before the crash on friday. they say they aren't surprised about the ship's accident. >> we actually met the captain several times, his table -- the captain's table was right next to ours at our dinner seating and my first impression, i even told my wife, i says, you know, that captain there doesn't care about anybody but himself. just the whole air about him, uhm, you know, and then that's just a first impression so... >> he did add, how

that was captain schettino's first interview with an american network since the accident happened backary 13th. >>> a court martial is under way today in a scandal that has rocked one of the busiest military training centers. staff sergeant louis walker is one of 12 instructors at lackland air force base in san antonio. walker faces the most serious charges. military charges say the flirtations with women he trained morphed into threats and intimidation that ultimately led to rape. there are 28 charges again him including rape and aggravated sexual assault. >>> ford issues a recall today affecting certain escape crossover vehicles. the company is recalling more than 8,000 2013 escape suvs. that's because there's carpet padding that could get in the way of the brakes. they say dealers can remove it and replace it with a console padding free of charge. they'll start contacting customers next week. >> there's more to come. up next, why a change in the way you walk could be an early sign of a devastating disease. >>> a >>> the food & drug administration has given its okay to a drug ha helt

schettino is accused of manslaughter. he says he blames himself for the distraction.e claims destiny played a role in the disaster. >>> a psychologist says a jetblue pilot who screamed about religion and terrorists during a flight, had a brief psychotic disorder due to lack of sleep. clayton osbon was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the incident. faa rules going into effect late next year, add specifics about how much time a pilot must get to rest. >>> the heat wave and other weather extremes plaguing much of the world is being blamed on man-made climate change. scientists from around the globe say they now have evidence that global warming has accelerated. and it's increasing the likelihood of more extreme weather events. 2011 showed more rising sea levels, shrinking glaciers and the second-smallest area of ice on record. the latest research, however, did not make any direct link between any particular weather event and global warming itself. the numbers there are staggering. something is going on. >> something is. >> and deserves immediate attention. >>> t

there are already corpses, schettino. at one point, it's dark. 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. but he stayed on land while desperate passengers struggled to find a way off themselves. the parent company carnival put out a statement saying they commend the tremendous efforts of the crew that night though they have been widely criticized by survivors. the captain claims he didn't abandon ship but said he was thrown overboard by the tilting of it. his attorney said he likely saved many lives beaching it here or it might have sunk in deeper water. ann? >> michelle kosinski, thank you so much. it is 7:09. here's matt. >> now the race for the white house. with the south carolina primary now just days away the attacks are flieg, most aimed at front-runner mitt romney. we'll talk about it with new jersey governor chris christie in a moment. he is a romney supporter. first, peter alexander is in columbia. good morning to you.

francesco should see no -- schettino has been charged with causing the ship to crash.leading to the deaths of 32 people. more than 300 former passengers and workers who survived the disaster will be testifying. c and slow joins us now from italy where the trial has been happening. c, update us on what has been going on. today is largely procedural. the judges i'm naming the dozens of lawyers who will be taking part -- are naming the dozens of lawyers will be taking part. the witnesses to be called are now numbering 400. there will be 60 hearings. we might not hear a verdict for a year. the main legal argument expected to start next week. that is why, if you can see pictures inside the courtroom, it looks a little bit empty. that is why really we will not get to hear evidence from those witnesses or from schettino himself for a few weeks. >> reminded, charlie, what actually happened? >> the captain is accused of basically showing off, taking ,000 ton cruise liner far too close to an island. he said he was performing a standard salute to one of the residence on the islan

>> i called him captain schettino, you know, the captain that fled the ship in italy. that is our own president who is fleeing the american people and not doing his job and running around the country and campaigning. >> you made me think of it with the ships behind you, bob. >> i see what you are saying. but what you are saying is, you think that somehow this is going to strengthen the party? it is not going to hurt it in any way don't you think that you run the risk of seeing some of these things that republicans are saying about each other showing up in barack obama's campaign ads? >> listen, hillary clinton had a famous ad she used against barack obama, the 3 am call, you may remember that and that was the ad that hillary clinton put up who do you want to answer the phone at 3:00 a.m., devastating ad against 3:00 a.m., we tried to use it against barack obama, it didn't work. in the end it is going to be a referendum on barack obama. did he fulfill the promises that he made to the american people? did he live uh up to the standards that barack obama set for himself o