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,

fran shes coe schettino has been convicted. we have this report from where the trial was held. >> it's a verdict more than 2,000 crew line passengers and crew have been waiting for since 2012. wednesday night. the captain was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in the ship rec of the did. the -- shipwreck of the costa concordia. the worst maritime disaster. schettino was given a five year sentence for causing a disaster after sailing the cruise ship into rocks off the coast of giglio and 10 years for multiple counts of manslaughter after 32 passengers and crew died in the aftermath. he was sentenced to a year for abandoning passengers and banned for five years from the helm of the vessels. concordia survivor says she's been waiting this. >> 6 months for each death. and the family it's not 6 months or 17 years, it's forever. >> schettino was not in court to here the verdict. >> translation: in the end i'm forced to share painful moments that i shared with survivors in my home. that should not be allowed. that's all, tha

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

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

someone else's suing the company now -- schettino. he wants his job back, alleging wrongful termination. >> very interesting turn of events there. the other medications are being linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak. what you need to know next in the medical alert. >> things will change a little bit into the weekend. we will check the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. weather is next. weather is next. >> in "medical alert," health officials are broadening their warning to doctors about other medicines links to the pharmacy links to the fungal meningitis outbreak. there are now 15 cases in maryland and more than 200 nationwide. the fda issued a broader warning about medications connected to the center. one patient got another company's steroid and contracted meningitis, and two of fungal infections were reported in heart transplant recipients. >> around this time yesterday we were watching heavy rain moving to the baltimore area. some spots pit up an inch of rain. now the front that triggered all of that is off the coast. this f

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

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

you may remember schettino abandoned the ship and made it to shore aboard a lifeboat.he ship flipped, he shipped and fell into the lifeboat. a lawyer for those victims said it's simply isn't enough. >> they could make a lot more they decided to balance the judgment between, you know schettino responsibilities and the compensation for past injure rye s injuries, they could probably do a lot more and they will because we're going to appeal for sure. >> so the legal process is floor from over with victims appealing the settlement and the captain appealing his sentence. and until this is decided, francesco schettino remains a free man. >>> well on a much lighter note three people, a whole lot richer today after winning a power ball jackpot worth $564 million. this is one soda a day over an average adult lifetime. but there's a better choice. drink more brita water. clean, refreshing, brita. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and mine

she revealed at the time she and francesco schettino was involved.he boarded as a non-paying passenger hours before the crash. >> today is the second time i die. the first time i die was the crash. and today i died a second time because, of course, people find out some thing that i tried to hide for two years from my life. >> testimony heard on one day from a bridge officer aboard theship gave evidence that the captain did not leave the ship as early thought. >> translation: tlast the issue of the captain abandoning ship is being discussed by the press. he did not abandon the ship early. >> 19 months on, the victims of the shipwreck blame francesco schettino for the disaster. it's alleged the ship sailed too goes to giglio when it crashed into a reef, causing it to cap size. one lawyer said the manoeuvre was madness. as the trial continues, francesco schettino's lawyers will fight to maintain he helped passengers, rather than leaving them stranded. >> whelm focus on asia. in a moment we are off to cam badia where two leading figures from the khmer ro

>> 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

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

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

schettino has been banned from public office for life. he is also for bid and from working -- forbidden from working as a captain. he has to appeal to overturn the plea the build -- overturn the guilty verdict. >> stephen carroll, news of minsk is coming after the imf announced a massive bailout for ukraine. >> that is right, before the billion dollar funding package coming from the imf, they will be contributed over half of that. the deal is the fourth international bailout that ukraine has gotten in 10 years without the money is badly needed. in december, the imf gave $15 billion to avoid bankruptcy for step ukraine's economy has been battered by the war and eased which is costing up to $1090 a day. oliver perry has more. >> ukraine is getting his fourth international bailout in 10 years. imf chief christine lagarde announced the rescue plan thursday morning. >> it is ambitious, it is not without risk, but we believe that it is a realistic set of macroeconomic framework first and ambitious reforms, but reforms of the authorities feel co

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

. >> 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

the port official tells schettino just how serious the situation has become. there are already bodies. go. officer, how many bodies are there? i don't know. i've heard about one. you must tell me. do you realize it ice dark out here? you want to go home? it's dark? so, you want to go home? get on the bow of that ship, climb the rescue ladder, and tell me what can be done, how many people are there and what they need. the captain's final explanation seems unlikely. we can no longer get on board now. the ship has sunk completely. and with 100 people still onboard, you abandon ship? i did no abandon any ship. the ship was sinking. so, we jumped in the water. we'll clarify later what actually happened. for now, tell me everything that goes on. but the captain never returned aboard the vessel, where he was desperately needed, says passenger karen kois. >> mass hysteria. you could see the crew members panicking. you knew there was no leadership on the boat. >> reporter: she and lynn kaeling are appalled by that captain's apparent escape. >> he's a coward. we're figh

>> 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.

. >> 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

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

look, schettino, you may have saved yourself from the sea. but you'll put you through a lot of trouble. it will be very bad for you. get back onboard. schettino, the veteran captain always popular among passengers, is seen here being cheered in happier times. now, with his ship going down, he has no good answers. officer, please. there are no pleases. get back onboard. the official tells schettino just how serious the situation has become. there are already bodies. go. officer, how many bodies are there? i don't know. i've heard about one. you must tell me. do you realize it's dark out here and we can't see anything? you want to go home? it's dark? so, you want to go home? the captain's final explanation seems unlikely. we can no longer get onboard now. the ship has sunk completely. and with 100 people still onboard, you abandon ship? i did no abandon any ship. the ship was sinking. so, we jumped in the water. we'll clarify later what actually happened. for now, tell me everything that goes on. everything. but the captain never returned aboar

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's lawyer told the court that his client didn't forget about the passengers. he said schettino's actions saved hundreds if not thousands of lives. >>> now let's take a look at the latest in sumo with murray johnson. >> day ten of the new year grand sumo tournament. boy, did we have a feast of action to show you, so let's get to it. tacky yashy was fighting the top rankers for the first time. harumafuji is doing well but needs to keep winning. a thrusting battle begins as b to make a mistake. harumafuji works his way inside and tries to press, but the 21-year-old digs in briefly. the ozeki asserts his superiority and moves the rank and filer back and out. kotooshu and kit ta yakky. a strong outside grip. now he can pull a throw but settles on a patient approach to walk kitty tacky backwards. he defeated the ozeki the last time they met. if baruto wins here he will remain unbeaten after ten days. baruto slaps and gets the outside grip and a slick overarm throw to win in a blink. he looks very good. he is faring worst of the ozeki with four losses. he hasn't beat

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

francisco schettino is currently in jail, facing charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. >> rescuems were achieved the bodies from the stern of the cruise ship costa concordia that lies on the side just off the island of giglio. the ship is in about 20 meters of water, but salvage experts are worried it could slip into deeper water if the seas get rough. earlier on tuesday, navy divers used to expect -- used explosives to get better access to the interior of the ship. these cameras convey images to the rescue coordinators. no signs of survivors but up the chance of finding survivors is fading. it is a race against time. evidence is mounting that decisions made by captain francisco schettino led to the task -- to the disaster. not only did he change the ship's course, he also abandoned his command before all passengers and crew evacuated. a recording -- a recording revealed the capping being told to return to the ship to oversee the evacuation. >> go back in the opposite direction. get back on the ship and tell me how many people there are and what they have on board. tell me if the

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

as the search continued, the ship's captain francessco schettino was in court, charged with manslaughter, causing a wreck and abandoning ship. which an audio recording now reveals, in a heated phone conversation off the ship friday night, a few hours after the accident with furious port authority captain. >> reporter: schettino gives several reasons why he says he's staying put near the ship, quote, coordinating. >> reporter: schettino claims he's going, but prosecutors say he never did return. even as passengers fought to escape that stricken ship. after days in jail, today the captain was released and placed under house arrest and his attorney claims he may have saved many lives by acting quickly to beach the ship, otherwise it may have sunk completely in deeper water. brian? >> michelle kosinski reporting from there tonight, thanks. harry smith has also been at the wreck reporting for last night's broadcast at rock center. tonight, he has an exclusive closeup look at the ship with an american named jim fee who was a sea captain on the same waters for almost three decades. >> the peopl

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

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

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

. >> 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

captain schettino is now under house arrest. he faces charges of causing a shipwreck, manslaughter and abandoning ship. >> complete dereliction of duty. it was his responsibility to stay aboard until that last surviving person was known to be off that vessel. >> in addition to the deaths, the wreck has given risen to environmental concerns. the ship was carrying 2300 tons of fuel. so far there is no evidence of a leak. >>> 100 blocks. that's the area being targeted by the city of oakland in its effort to control ongoing street violence. christin ayers reports that the plan includes more than just increased police patrols out there, too. christin. >>> reporter: that's correct. over the next 90 days, the city of oakland will be targeting the city's 100 most violent blocks with more police and more programs for youth among other things. but they will have to do it with fewer resources and with the prospect of big layoffs looming. >>> reporter: a 3-year-old struck by a stray bullet on international boulevard. a 1-year-old shot in th

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: 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

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.

> reporter: schettino claims h he's going, but prosecutors say he never did return. even as passengers fought to escape that stricken ship. after days in jail, today the captain was released and placed under house arrest and his attorney claims he may have saved many lives. otherwise he may land in deeper water. >> thank you for reporting tonight. harry smith has been at the scene of the wreck. tonight, harry has an exclusive closeup at what the costa concordia, with an american named jim fee who was a sea captain on those wasame waters r nearly 30 years. >> the people were going down on these lines, they were getting down into the water with those ropes. you see the lifeboats couldn't be launched. it really is something to see a ship this size keeled over. it's amazing. it's a real disaster. they were people who were trying, attempting to jump off the deck into the water from high up, abandoning the ship was not a simple task for all these folks. you had a lot of old people, people, they were sitting down for dinner at the time. the people in the decks below are the