they are growing all antarctic. level. to discuss the details. and to evacuate the departing crews from. the action. well. we couldn't get to the barrier. there was no way. from the sea. we haven't been able to. break through. here there were about four miles of. we were. hoping for. mother nature. to come through. we can't cut through. now and last year we couldn't get through when it was just too it was more than three meters deep then about a meter of snow on top of that they had no choice. from the russian. there was a. huge chunk. of the ocean. four out of ten fuel tanks were left they had to conserve fuel for the hold. well wasn't although a few containers with spare parts and some snowmobiles were also lost. everyone. told. the progress. sometimes. too once we had there we were unloading fuel when they started cracking so we had to. we even had to cut it a little it was an emergency and we had to get off quickly it was impossible to turn back because that was close by lots of things happened. we had to wait half an hour at the station the

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because it's summer in the antarct antarctic, it's light all night long and is pretty much midnight nowm, as their rescue gets closer and closer. let's take a look at how this started off. just hours ago, joy on board the ship, passengers pointing out into the distance as a chinese icebreaker set to rescue them slowly makes its way toward them. >> on the horizon, chris -- that's the icebreaker coming to rescue us. >> brilliant. >> reporter: this russian-flanked ship stuck in the ice for four days now after weather conditions turned bad. help is on its way. behind it, two more icebreakers, one french and one australian. if the "snow dragon" gets stuck, too. on board, 74 researchers, a mix of proviedge and amateur scientists, who decided to spend their christmas checking the effects of climate change in the frozen antarctic. they sailed around 100 miles east of their starting point when they got stuck. despite blizzards with wind speeds of nearly 45 miles per hour, we've heard morale remains high. while they wait, they've had a few friendly visitors checking in to say hello. this morning'

and strong winds have forced them to abort the latest attempt to rescue the ship trapped in the antarctic since christmas eve. >> we are just waiting and keeping spirits high. >> yesterday and ice breaker is the third vessel attempting to reach the russian ship -- the icebreaker is the third vessel intending to reach the russian ship. it is equipped with a helicopter and has offered to airlift passengers off the ship as a last resort. the evacuation cannot go ahead and current conditions. all hopes now rest on the aurora which will resume rescue efforts when the weather improves. they are not sure they can break through the ice surrounding the ship. >> we might be able to go around the ice flows. it depends on how much ice and our ability to get through it. >> 74 people are on board the stricken ship retracing the steps of antarctic explorers and conducting the same experiments as the expedition 100 years ago as part of a climate change investigation. the stranded scientists have continued their work as they wait for rescuers, but admit they are happy help is on the way. >> shocking rumor

and a hundred years ago, he basically took the antarctic expedition off the map.ce travel. and in the process of two years and -- [ inaudible ] they made a rather fantastic observation, in which filled bookshelves. and a baseline of data. and many parts of antarctica relying solely on satellite data. which is late 1970s. and comparing, just the amount of environmental change. >> and they are incredibly strong group. working really well as a team. and people like to learn more and [ inaudible ] >> i've been following him on twitter. his last tweet is very short. he says, still waiting. >>> people in minnesota will feel like they are in antarctica tomorrow. an arctic blast headed straight to them with wind chills in 40 to 70 below range. much of the northern u.s. is crippled by ice-related outages. meteorologists alexander steele shows us what to expect this weeke weekend. >> today's highs, almost 50 in minneapolis. 40s in chicago. look what happens as we head toward tomorrow. we drop 26 degrees to a high of 4 below. cold arctic airdropping from midwest. pushing eas

cruise ship is embedded in ice in antarctic. now authorities say a chinese helicopter will bring the 74 passengers and crew to safety. on board, all they can do is wait. >> it sounds a lot worse than it is. everyone else i will reassure you is safe and sound below deck where they're having a cup of tea or coffee. >> this is not your typical cruise ship. they hope to recreate a century -- old trip to the south pole. >> everyone is very warm. we got plenty of fuel on board. we've got just shy of two weeks worth of fresh food. >> for now the passengers keep the world updated about their plight, saying they are doing well. while they never meant to ring in the new year at the bottom of the earth, there's a good chance they will be doing that tomorrow. kevin voa. >> we've moved google earth up just a little bit. antarctica is down here. to the north of the coastline, this is one we're concerned with, going to move down towards antarctica straight through. that's the one that's going ocause a problem. we don't think it's going to ease

. >>> and in the antarctic tonight, the rescue and the rescuers trapped too. now, the most dramatic plan yet. abc's muhammad lila now. >> reporter: it's now been four grueling days the 74 crew and passengers of this research vessel have been trapped. >> unfortunately the weather forecast is for the severe ice conditions to continue for the next few days. >> reporter: and now, another setback. >> what's that on the horizon, chris? >> that's the icebreaker coming to rescue us, aleck. >> reporter: the rescue attempt had to be aborted when the icebreaking ship sent to rescue them nearly got stranded itself. this is what a third team of rescuers are fighting against, the sheet of ice that's not 10 feet thick. it was returning from an out post in the antarctic when it had lashing winds started pushing that ice around it. at first, it was only two nautical miles away from open water. now, thanks to heavier winds, it's 13 miles. despite the danger, the expedition's leader points out things could be worse. >> to be perfectly honest, the main thing is the coffee supply.

passengers include scientists, tourists and crew members on a mission to retrace a 100-year-old antarctic mission. >>> even if its waning days 2013 continues to prove a nightmare for the national security agency with new information on the government's organization's secret weapon coming to light. a german magazine claims to have internal documents that detail the agency's elite hacking unit known as tailored access operations, tao. the tao group is tasked with a mission of getting the ungettable and sometimes did that by physically intercepting packages did install nsa bugs in electronics. the der spiegel report continues detailing james bond-like gadgets including cables that can record keyboard strokes and usb sticks that use micro transmitters to send data back to the nsa. according to an intelligence official, the t.a.o. has gathered "some of the most significant intelligence our country has ever seen." >>> the purported source of those documents is nsa leaker edward snowden and some members of congress say they aren't impressed with his recent publicity blitz. >> you know, he has ki

. >>> a change in plans for the passengers and crew of that cruise ship stuck in the antarctic ice.ats can't reach them. so, they will be airlifted off the stuck ship by helicopter. >> but even that is on hold right now, waiting for a break in the weather. abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: eyes in the sky over that trapped ship in the antarctic. 74 passengers now told they may have to abandon ship by air. >> the chinese have just launched a helicopter to check out the water sky and see how far the sea ice edge really is. >> reporter: this is the australian ice breaker trying to tear through miles of thick ice. just listen. with just ten miles to go, the rescuers were forced to turn back. >> it's minus 1 and blowing snow. we're standing on the leeward side of the boat. >> reporter: punishing weather and heavy ice, putting the mission on hold. but it may be too late for another attempt. the australian maritime authority telling abc news, the tourists and researchers aboard will likely be airlifted by that chinese helicopter, waiting at the edge of the ice field. and believe it

. >> reporter: the ship is packed with 74 tourists and researchers on an antarctic adventure. they set sail from new zealand december 8th. here they are a week later, thrilled to finally find sea ice. >> the australaisan antarctic expedition has finally made it to the ice. look at that view. >> reporter: but as the days wore on, that sea ice became more chilling than thrilling. slowing the ship to a freezing halt. >> as you can see we're actually in a blizzard at the moment. >> reporter: and now, they're trapped. >> and we have wind speeds of 50 kilometers per hour, reaching in excess of 70 kilometers per hour. the vessel hasn't moved for the last two days and we're surrounded by sea ice. we just can't get through. >> reporter: the tourists and researchers were retracing the steps of explorers from 100 years ago, looking at these famous huts built in 1911, studying the local wildlife. temperatures near zero, with heavy winds, weather that could make the rescue dangerous. but even so, the explorers are in good spirits, passing the time by doing even more research. ice-breaking

become the youngest person to reach the summit of a compound bow of the tallest mountain in the antarctic outs. time and strong to scale the argentine emp come tuesday when his father kevin that the definition of the mountains than six thousand nine hundred and fifty nine meters high the youngest thousand she had previously calm down the mountain was ten years old at the time. thousands union also easily allow people fourteen old to climb the mountain. but time has finally persuaded them to grow and punishing. me my daddy diary has had to get a cell that marrying. idk is me my dad built it together the boy has already scaled mount kilimanjaro africa's tallest mountain. and next plans to tackle mount mckinley the highest in north america. i found that concludes this edition of news like mine. two. i don't i am. ch ch some of the blooms. the highest peak in twenty eighteen pts descendants of the in case the sentence which he said still when traditional costumes. the medical people treat return of the stuttgart based costume

. >> dubois: a russian ship carrying dozens of passengers is still trapped in the ice in the antarcticnight. it has been stuck for more than a week now. two rescue missions failed when ice breakers had to turn back. a rescue helicopter may be called in to fly the passengers to safety if and when the weather clears. don dahler is following the operation. >> reporter: heavy snow, 30 miles an hour winds and ten foot thick ice have kept rescuers of the "akademik shokalskiy" at bay. expedition member terry gaslow posted this online this morning. >> it's minus one and blowing snow. we're standing on the leeward side of the boat. the weather is due to clear today. we're happy about that. >> reporter: before the weather worsen a helicopter from the chinese ice breaker "snow dragon" made a pass overhead to scout landing zones. if a final push by a second ice breaker "the aurora australis" fails, a rescue flight will be attempted. >> the idea will be that the helicopter would fly from "snow dragon," evacuate the people to the "aurora" ice breaker and then they'd go to the australian antarctic ba

. >>> iced in, big problems tonight, new images from the rescue attempt in the antarctic. do the rescuers need to be rescued themselves? >>> secret code, new tonight target hackers holding more than your credit card number, but your pin code, too. how to protect your bank account right now. >>> and up in the air, what was that in the skies over the heart land? see it here tonight. >>> good evening, thanks for joining us, diane has the evening off. much of the country from the plains to new england preparing for a massive arctic blast and major storm brewing hitting before new year's, out west another deadly avalanche in the last 24 hours, all of this as millions hit the road for the long new year's weekend. this holiday has been a test for drivers, take a look at this slippery stretch of road in new hampshire, a jackknifed tractor trailer blocking traffic. dozens of accidents, a huge part of this country, there are still thousands in the dark, crews trying to fix power lines and the families dealing with the power being out could have a foot of snow come monday. abc meteor

antarctic sea ice is at or near record.ch no one wants to talk about antarctic sea ice because it's inconvenient to the narrative. but listening to michael talk there, it's mind boggling. the earth is geologically billions of years old and we're sitting around here scratching our heads saying wow we had a hurricane last year which was barely a category 1 when it hit. by the way, it's not me and he's mentioning funding by the way which i think is funny. the sierra club took 26 million from natural gas and michael has the audacity to try to imply that skeptics are fossil-fuel funded. the bottom line is these are in scientific peer review journals, the journal of nature on drought and floods was in a hydrological journal. there's no trend. you can't find the trend. professor roger pilky jr. the university of colorado is testifying in congress tomorrow on these very points. you can't find the memo. yes, you can make a lot of interesting stories out of it. sierra club can raise money. but it's akin to saying many bad things will

icebreakers unable to reach the stranded antarctic ship and a helicopter will be used to rescue the passengers. >>> fireball. a derailed train erupts in flames and in plumes of thick, toxic, black smoke into the air and forcing residents to hunker down. >>> going pro. reports that johnny football will skip another year of college to cash in on the nfl. >>> plus, 2013 was a great year for investors, ford cars and trucks, and president obama's favorite tv shows. >>> happy new year. it's nice to see you. i'm veronica de la cruz. 74 passengers and crew members on board that stranded russian research ship in antarctica will remain hunkered down, at least for now. whiteout conditions are keeping a chinese helicopter from landing at the site. weather conditions aren't expected to improve until at least tomorrow. when they do, the plan is for the chinese helicopter to take all 52 passengers to its vessel while all 22 crew members remain with the ship as icebreakers try to reach it. the ship has been stranded since christmas eve. >>> a california state judge extends life support for a teenage girl. a r

dozens of people are stuck on a ship in the frozen antarctic. rescue teams are not able yet to reach them. welcome to around the world". i'm suzanne malveaux. a second terrorist attack in russia in just two days coming just weeks before the olympic games. well, that is where we begin this hour. at least 14 people were killed in today's suicide attack on a packed trolley. another 17 were killed in yesterday's blast at a train station. now, both bombings happened in the city of volgograd. diana mag nay is in russia with the latest. >> two deadly terror attacks in the southern russian city of volgograd in less than 24 hours. this morning's attack on a crowded trolley bus in rush hour. more than a dozen killed. authorities say the blast the work of a suicide bomber, possibly detonating his device towards the back end of the bus where the damage seems worse. many on board were students. this is exam time in russia. among the injured a baby in serious condition. this follows another attack at noon on sunday in volgograd's main railway station, the mom

>>anny: new this morning. 74 passengers trapped aboard an expedition vessel in the antarctic may haveend their new year's at sea as weather hampers yet another rescue attempt today. the passengers have been trapped for a week. their latest hope, an austrian icebreaker ship is waiting 32 mi. away on the edge of pack ice. this attempt follows one by the chinese icebreaker xue long, or snow dragon which was nearly 7 mi. away from the trap the vessel when it couldn't get any closer due to unusually thick ice. throughout the week, trapped passengers have been giving surprisingly positive updates via you to. >>: the expedition is trying to update scientific measurements taken by an australian expedition led by douglas mawson that set out in 1911. >>mark: keeping our eyes on wall street. stocks showing little change. here's a look at last week's closing numbers. stocks showed little change at the end of a strong week as investors had into the home stretch of what has been a great year for wall street. the dow jones industrial average and the s&p 500 and flat friday. the nasdaq fell slightly.

. >>> two people trapped on a ship in antarctic ice since christmas day are from the bay area.chinese ship has a helicopter that may be used to air lift people when weather improves. they love to travel and may have gotten the adventure they were looking for. >> john is it george's friend and co-worker. they install solar panels together. >> they will go to turkey for a week or india. they travel all over. >> reporter: when george said they were taking a ship to antarctica he wasn't surprised. >> i said you be careful out there. i need you. >> reporter: john hasn't heard from them until he saw a russian ship was stuck in the ice. >> a picture of him waving. his wife not looking as happy. >> reporter: george and john were going to start a solar installation that is now on hold. he hopes they make it hope save. >> what will you say when he gets home? i will say you wanted an adventure and you found one. >> reporter: right now our live camera, we have clear conditions. tomorrow not so clear, another spare the air alert. the 23rd this season. use public transit. that would be a goo

. >> the freezing environment of the antarctic is less than sensible a location to run a marathon. a few dozen runners did that. as part of his documentary andy found his way at the starting line of the southern-most marathon. >> after months ever training and imagining what the race would be like reality is well and truly biting. >> the training effect of the underfoot snow and ice is immediate. the strength is being pulled out of mif body with every stride. one stepis firm. the next step you could full down a cef as. goggles down, you can't see where you are going, goggles up your eyes free. i'm wondering whether a training run in the desert was ideal preparation. >> and you can find out if andy finished the antarctic ice marathon. and we'll run it in al jazeera's copt series. see it later this thursday. that's all the sport for now. >> that looks like an amazing story. i want to know why he can. stay with us, we have more news at the top of the hour. >> the house could vote on a bipartisan deal as early as today. the speaker of the house, boep is facing opposition to the plan. l

but when will a ship frozen in the antarctic ocean finally go home? and more than a million americans lose unemployment benefits. what do they do next? we'll take a look just ahead. but, first, the f.b.i. says the coast-to-coast crime spree of a violent bank robber ended today. we don't know what he looks like. but the entire town in mississippi knows what he allegedly did, gunning dpoun one of their police officers, a military veteran, during the get away in the middle of the day. officer gale stauffer is now laid to rest. now, his widower says she can begin to heel because the reported killer can no longer hurt anyone educational. phoenix police are holding a news con frepsz right now. cnn's alexander field is tracking the story. alexander, how did this smt die? >> well, well, rosa, his death puts to an end the nationwide man hubt ft. it all started on monday. the f.b.i. is linking the suspect to the robberies in three states and the death of the officer. his widow spoke this morning, thanking police. >> we can truly begin the heeling process and th

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. >>> iced in, big problems tonight, new images from the rescue attempt in the antarctic. do the rescuers need to be rescued themselves? >>> secret code, new tonight target hackers holding more than your credit card number, but your pin code, too. how to protect your bank account right now. >>> and up in the air, what was that in the skies over the heart land? see it here tonight.

still to come a new plan to rescue stranded researchers in the antarctic.hinese helicopters going to help pluck them to safety, next. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at st. anne's. wiggle your toes. [ driver ] and it got his okay on treatment from miles away. it even pulled strings with the stoplights. my ambulance talks with smoke alarms and pilots and stadiums. but, of course, it's a good listener too. [ female announcer ] today cisco is connecting the internet of everything. so everything works like never before. >>> chinese helicopters en route hoping to rescue 52 passengers and four crew members from the ship stranded in antarctica, that announcement follows another attempt by an ice breaker to reach the vessel, an australian ice breaker turned around earlier today due to bad weather. senior international correspondent matthew chance has the latest. >> reporter: the weather is minus 1 and blowing snow. overnight another setback for the latest rescue mission

. >> still ahead - awaiting rescue in the antarctic. the australians are on the way. we'll speak to a scientist trapped on the ship and a woman working it help rescue them. >> i'm jennifer london travelling with the president in hawaii. mr barack obama's vacation is not stopping him urging members of congress to restore benefits to more than a million americans. >> politics at up to problems - we'll tell you about plans by the irani government change the capital of the country. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories this half hour. a new york federal judge ruled the national security agency's spying program is legal. the american civil liberties union filed the lawsuit. earlier in month a judge ruled against the n.s.a. in a case brought against verizon. >> the syrian government agreed to have toxic compound out by the end of the year. diplomats today said it will not be finished by that deadline. >> more than a million americans out of work lost unemployment benefits. the program would have cost $19 billion if extended. >> let's go jennifer lo

how does one celebrate christmas while pinned against the antarctic ice sheet? -- if i tried to value it for the day. we had a fantastic christmas day. a lot of people have done preparations. we arranged before hand a 10-dollar gift each and wrapped and given out to people ranging from ridiculous, as santa found us, it's amazing how he finds you. he was here. and we had a fantastic christmas dinner. it was a traditional meal with ham and turkey and all the trimmings and crackers, as well. i think everyone had a fantastic time and i think it was what was needed after christmas eve after we sent the alert for help to break us out. >> i want to know the sensation. you guys seem to be taking it well, but was there a sense of relief when you could see the chinese ice breaker headed your way? are you counting the hours until your free of it? >> i was with the expedition leader greg when he first sighted the chinese ice breaker on the horizon and he said to me psychologically, that was a really important moment because as soon as the chinese captain visibly saw us the

. >>> the russian spip ship that has been stuck innanta innantant ---antarctic ice, nbc's martin fletcher has details. >> reporter: easterna easternant antarctica. >> the vessel hasn't moved for the last two days. >> reporter: professor chris turly, 47 more passengers and crew of 20 are trapped. >> i was surrounded by seaize. we just can't get through. everyone is safe. but we can't make a message forward. >> they set off from the southern most point of new zealand 1,800 miles away. they've made their way to the base, an icon offant arctic exploration. 100 years ago, explorers established the business camp, which remains unremarkably well preserved. everything went well until 18 days on the way home, icebergs the size of cathedrals. it's lonely out there. even penguins are stranded on the fast moving pack ice of the huge iceberg known as bo 9 b. it's cupcake dennisonned off from the ocean. >> we are in a blizzard at the moment. >> reporter: it didn't upset passengers, they messaged fans they had a wonderful christmas. the latest news the snow dragon, an ice breaker, should arrive within 2

. >>> a change in plans for the passengers and crew of that cruise ship stuck in the antarctic ice.will be airlifted by helicopter. even that is on hold, waiting for a break in the weather. abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: eyes in the sky over the trapped ship in the antarctic. 74 passengers told they may have to abandon ship by air. >> the chinese have just launched a helicopter to check out and see how far the sea ice edge really is. >> reporter: this is the australian ice breaker trying to get through miles of thick ice. just listen. with just ten miles to go, the rescuers were forced to turn back. >> it is minus one and blowing snow. we are standing on the leeward side of the boat. >> reporter: punishing weather and heavy ice putting the mission on hold, but it may be too late for another attempt. the australian maritime authority say the tourists and researchers aboard will likely be airlifted by the chinese helicopter, waiting at the edge of the ice field. believe it or not, it's summer down there. it turned out, for whatever reason, there's an abnormal amount of sea i

the long trek by crew across the antarctic. it's lonely out there, but there's company.ship is hours away. >> what's that on the horizon, cliff. >> that's the ice breaker coming to rescue us, alec. >> brilliant! >> they're cheerful now. the ice breaker's finding it tough, too. ice growing 9 to 12 feet thick. progress is slow. instead of freeing the ship in an hour or two, scientists on the stuck ship say it may not happen until morning, if then. >> martin fletcher in london with the update. >>> the joints might be jumping off shore shelves in one american city. the city of denver began issuing marijuana licenses to businesses a few hours ago, more than 40 businesses in the city lab howed to open new year's day. colorado voters approved pot for recreational use last year. >>> former congressman and new york city mayoral candidate anthony weiner might not be done with politics. he posted a long message yesterday on his facebook page apologizing again for what he called his personal mistakes. he went tonight say, quote, i look forward to a better 2014, whatne whatness's nex

hand and within eyesight for the crew stranded for all of christmas week in the frozen seas of the antarctic. just hours ago, joy on board the ship. passengers pointing out into the distance as a chinese ice breaker set to rescue them slowly makes its way towards them. >> ice breaker coming to rescue us. >> brilliant. >> reporter: this russian flagged ship the academic show cal ski stuck in the ice for four days after weather conditions turned bad. but help is on its way. behind it two more ice breakers one french and one australian if the snow dragon gets stuck, too. on board 74 researchers a mix of professional and amateur scientists who decided to spend their christmas check out the effects of climate change in the frozen antarctic it they had sailed 100 miles east of their starting point when the they got stuck. despite blizzards with wind speeds of nearly 45 miles per hour, the morale remains high. while they wait, they've had a few friendly visit sers checking in to say hello, but this morning's visitors are far more welcome. everyone on board the ship is safe and well. they had a grea

why an ice breaker en route to rescue a ship trapped in antarctic ice was forced to turn back.'s take a live look outside. a different picture at 5:40. this is the view from the east bay hills because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. [ male announcer ] when you feel good, no one is immune. plus other antioxidants and electrolytes to help you come down with a serious case of healthy. emergen-c. making healthy contagious. [ coughing ] [ crying ] sorry. [ male announcer ] new robitussin dm max nighttime. fast, powerful cough relief that helps you sleep like a baby. robitussin nighttime. don't suffer the coughequences. >> welcome back. it is 5:43. a live look from our exploratorium cam. the transamerica pyramid there. it's a clear morning. cold morning. 46. but the rest of the day you are going to see plenty of sunshine. france ding will fill you in on all the details coming up in a little bit. >>> meanwhile, trouble in antarctica. the cruise ship stuck in the ice for days could see the rescue ship com

they were on a mission to retrace a 100-year-old antarctic mission. >>> new reports that describe the national security agency's secret weapon claims to have internal nsa documents that detail the agent's elite hacking unit known as tailored access operations or t.a.o. tasked with the mission of getting the ungettable. and sometimes did that by physically intercepting packages with nsa bugs and electronics. the der spiegel report continues with james bond-like gadgets including cables that can record strokes and strips that can send information back to the nsa. the tao has gathered some of the most significant intelligence our country has ever seen. >>> the reported source of those documents is nsa leaker edward snowden. and some members of congress say they aren't impressed with his recent publicity blitz. >> you know, he has kindled an important public debate. but, frankly, i think it came from a mixture of motivations on his part. and i think he should have stayed in the united states and been willing to stand up for his beliefs if that's what motivated him. >> he stole american cl

. >>> blocking yet a third rescue attempt to reach the crew members in the antarctic. previous attempt was called off because of winds and snow showers dozens have been stuck on that for more than a week. >> reporter: leaving by helicopter may be the only way to rescue these people. now authorities say a chinese helicopter will bring the 74 passengers and crew to safety. on board all they can do is wait. >> it sounds a lot worse than it is. everyone else is safe and sound and very comfortable down below. >> reporter: this is a ship full of scientists looking to create a century old exploration of the pole. >> we absolutely have enough food and water. we have plenty of fuel on board. we have just about two weeks worth of fresh food. >> reporter: for now they are sending out messages that they are doing well. jonathan betz, al jazeera. >> that ship had been on a month-long voyage to study the environment. >>> putin has promised to continue fighting the quote terrorists until they are annihilated. the death toll from the attacks is rising. the first victim, a policeman ki

also, in four months, they will not experience darkness at all, because they are in the antarctic. they blog every day. very interesting blog to keep up with. hopefully, they get back safe. >>> this time of year, americans spend billions on their pets and their pets want to say, you know what, merry christmas to you too. >> these animals are just saying, you know, merry christmas by reenacting their version of clement moore's "'twas the night before christmas." >> and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. >> i'm not a mouse. i'm a hamster. it's a free country. >> stockings were hung in the hopes that st. nicholas would be showing up. >> the children were nestled all snug in their beds. >> what is that thing? >> that is a sugar glider along with dogs, cats, guinea pigs, bird videos, from talking animals. they have done videos before. >> i think it is adorable. people love their pets. it is nice to see them be a part of such a cute christmas video. they not only do "'twas the night before christmas," they also sing some songs. >> christmas eve is comin

grabbing our attention for the last few days, the fate of passengers on board a ship stranded in antarctic pack ice. around 50 passengers are on board. they have now been told they will be airlifted by a chinese helicopter as soon as the weather permits. so far, three rescue missions have been unable to reach them because of poor weather conditions. person on board we've spoken to has stressed they are not in any particular danger. back to gaza. we have some live pictures of a prisoner release. this is the third of four releases taking place between for hisnd palestinian nurse 26 are being released on this occasion -- and palestinian prisoners. about 26 are being released on this occasion. brokeredeal that was by the u.s. secretary of state as a way to restart the middle east peace talks. we will keep an eye on that. i will be back in a couple of minutes with the headlines. stay with us. >> make sense of international news at abc.com/news. -- at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity a

a rescue mission led by a snow dragon, a chinese ice breaker rushes to help a ship frozen in the antarctic sea. >> we start the bulletin with breaking news from lebanon. there has been a huge explosion, a loud explosion, in the capital beirut. a plume of black smoke rising over the part of the city where many hotels are based in central beirut. we'll try to speak to our correspondent in the lebanese capital. again, there is no information at this point about casualties. emergency services are rushing to the scene. we see screens of devastation, and reports that the explosion was due to a car bomb. from the pictures we have seen, we can tell it's in the center of the lebanese capital. it appears to be closer to where there's a memorial to the assassinated prime minister. again, it is not clear what has happened, but reports of a car bomb in the center of the lebanese capital - eyewitnesss have been reported as saying they are seeing a plume of black smoke rising over the part of the city where many hotels are based. we have our correspondent who is there in the capital. what more can you te

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. >>> the russian ship stuck in antarctic ice will be getting help today. the 74 people on board are safe and have plenty of supplied. new this morning, one of the passengers posted a picture of an ice breaker on if horizon. >> reporter: the coldest and windiest place on earth. an expedition cruise ship is stuff in an ocean of ice. the vessel has not moved for the last two days. professor chris turney, passengers, and a crew of 20 are trapped. he reported on youtube. >> i was surrounded by sea ice. we just can't get through. everyone is safe. the vessel is perfectly safe. but we can't make a passage forward. >> reporter: they set off from the southern most portion of new zealand. they made their way to morrison's base. 100 years ago, explorers accomplished the base kamp that remains remarkably well p preserved. everything went well for 18 days. and then this problem with the ice. penguins are trapped. this iceberg has cut them off from the south. the drama at sea didn't upset the passengers who messaged fans they had a wonderful christmas. the latest news i

a major setback in the rescue of a russian ship stuck in antarctic ice.breaker meant for that purpose that was en route to help has been forced to turn back. there are more than 70 people stuck on the original ship since christmas eve. they are safe but their supplies are now limited. another icebreaker now rushing in to help. more detail also in a live report later in the show. >>> new figures on how many americans are seeking health insurance under obama care.

in 2009 nasa funded the are project, dropping a robot into the center of the lake in antarctic. >> wehad the robot running active sonar, sending out pings, through massive ice, which was tricky. and what we got back was over 50 million points. >> peter dorn headed up the expedition. >> it is a data set unlike any other data set. >> that data now processed inside cave 2, is providing insight into what kinds of life can be sustained. >> on the moon of jupiter, it has an icy shell and almost certain it has an ocean underneath. we are looking at this as a small scale analog. everywhere you find water you find life. >> cave 2 and its 3d visualization is one small step for computer scientists and one giant leep for explorers and researchers. >> a major break through in the fight against cancer. doctors in new orleans mean new experimental treatment can mean a cure for people with leukemia. doctors say the success rate in patients test so far have been stunning. >>> still ahead, winter storms from one end of the country to the other. and the major art installation that's upsetting environmen

and fraz ep in the ocean, a russian ship stuck in the ice near australian antarctic division. -- near antarctica. valvel salvadorsan miguel >> a militia vowing violence in south sudan has disbanded and returned home. the minister of information says the group known as the white army is no longer planning a vicious military confrontation. the militia is made up of 25,000 young people, loyal to the former country's vice president. riek machar is accusing the company of causing a coup. hundreds have been killed and thousands forced to flee. there's increasing pressure to end the violence in south sudan. china is calling for calm. the chinese red cross is offering emergency humanitarian aid to the region, china invested heavily in south sudan's oil sector. >> in neighbouring uganda two decades of a civil war has killed hundreds thousands of people. during that time a man by the name of joseph koni led a violent campaign, abducting thousands of children, forcing them to fight. the conflict ended in 2006, but many are struggling to move on. >> this pair of boots is all that remained of this

ice breakers unable to reach the stranded antarctic ship. a helicopter will be used to rescue the passengers. >>> fireball. a derailed train erupts in flames and plume of thick, toxic black smoke in the air and forcing residents to hunker down. >>> reports that johnny football will skip another year of college to cash in on the nfl. >>> 2013 was a great year for investors for cars and trucks. it is tuesday, december 31st. "early today" starts right now. >>> happy new year. i'm veronica de la cruz. it's nice to see you. 74 passengers and crew members on board that ship will remain hunkered down. at least for now. officials say white-out conditions are keeping a chinese rescue helicopter from landing at the site. weather conditions aren't expected to improve until at least tomorrow. when they do, the plan is for the chinese helicopter to take all 52 passengers to its vessel while all 22 crew members remain with the ship as ice breakers try to reach it. the ship has been stranded since christmas eve. >>> a california state judge extends life su

. >>> tonight an uncertain future for passengers aboard a research ship stranded in antarctic ice, trapped for nearly a week, 74 scientists and crew are waiting for the latest rescue attempt. there's no guarantee, though, another ship will be able to reach them. >> reporter: what was supposed to be a scientific expedition has now left the russian ship and it's passengered stranded at sea since christmas eve. 74 people including a team of researchers are stuck off the antarctic coast about 100 miles of a french research station. they left new zealand in november on a privately funded expedition commemorating the 100th anniversary of a journey led by an australian explorer. last week things went terribly wrong. battles blizzard-like weather they sent a satellite distress signal after high winds trapped the vessel in ice. several attempts to free the ship have failed. a chinese icebreaker came within 6 miles on saturday, but bad weather and ice conditions kept the snow dragon from reaching it. another icebreaker from france couldn't make it past the edge of the ice. they hope another ice brea

nobody is seventy four passengers aboard a russian research it trapped in fake antarctic ice it's been a growing weight but still haven't come to an anvil one last ice breaking attempt is being carried out to try and free dot stricken vessel. chinese ice breaking caine plays the head to town back in two nights of those aboard the hostages at the moment the three weeks they had been shadow three times a lump in the chair what goes on today with the wealthy is a scorching the street into a slight calf i know. many. join us for the latest political economic cultural and social needs it's awful. telkom. when things are joining us here at tech twenty four um honey bees courses. in the program's twenty eighteen in the u n today so it's a comfortable winners and losers all. while. what will twenty fourteen games. take me into the future. how great the mit technology review she has been. twenty thirteen was at peak here and barack obama was inaugurated for his second ten. same marriages take place in san francisco australia in the sale of pulp abdicated in a new one to over and we'll leave the

. >>> the russian ship that has been stuck in antarctic ice since christmas eve will get help from a chinese ice breaker today. they have plenty of supplies. one of the passengers posted a picture of the snow dragon on the horizon. >> reporter: eastern antarctica, the coldest and windiest place on earth. an expedition cruise ship is stuck in an ocean of ice. they radioed a distress signal on christmas morning. professor chris turney, 47 passengers and the crew of 20 are trapped. he reported on youtube. >> we were surrounded by sea ice. we can't get through. everybody is safe. the vessel is safe. we can't move guaforward. >> reporter: they set out from now zealand. they made their way to morrison's base. 100 years ago, the base camp was established that remains remarkably well preserved. on the way home, pack ice gripped them tight. ice fwergs size of ka need rals. penguins are stranded on the fast-moving pack ice. the iceberg has cut them off from cape denison. passengers messaged family and friends that they had a wonderful christmas. the snow dragon, the chinese ice breaker, should

hand and within eyesight for the crew stranded for all of christmas week in the frozen seas of the antarcticjust hours ago, joy on board the ship. passengers pointing out into the distance as the chinese ice breaker set to rescue them slowly makes its way towards them. >> that's the ice breaker coming to rescue us. >> brilliant! >> reporter: this russian flagship stuck in the ice for four days now after weather conditions turned bad. but help is on its way. behind it, two more ice breakers, one french and one australian. if the snow dragon gets stuck, too. on board are 74 researchers, a mix of professional and amateur scientists who decided to spend their christmas checking out the effects of climate change in the frozen antarctic. they had sailed around 100 nautical miles east of their starting point when they got stuck. despite blizzards with wind speeds of nearly 45 miles per hour, the morale remains high. while they wait, they have had a few friendly visitors checking in to say hello. but this morning's visitors are far more welcome. everyone on board the ship is safe and well. they had

how social media is helping these scientists pass the time in the middle of the antarctic. california park today. all it took was one horse tt spooked by something... and the horses followed >> it was a frightening few hours on a horse trail. one horse got spooked and the rest followed suit. six people ended up hurt. >> i was on the ground and i saw these horses running. that is when i lost my mind i just completely, it was terrifying. >> terrifying but none of the injuries were life threatening. all 20 horses made it back to the stables okay. >>> a korean war veteran who died 60 years ago to be buried. as art barin reports, his widow is relieved. >> reporter: the passage of time has not tarnished lara's love for her husband. >> my husband was a wonderful man. a good husband. >> reporter: with the american red white and blue draped over his casket, the remains of sergeant first class joseph gant passed by the patriot guard riders. >> i remember him especially because he was so helpful to this young greenhorn as they call us in those days. >> reporter: a funeral service come

bad weather affecting the efforts to reach those people stranded on that russian ship stuck in the antarctic, its ietion breaker got close but no cigar. most of the 70 passengers and crew on the scientific expedition ship will be evacuated if the weather cooperates. that ship has been stuck in ice. everybody on board is oscar. >>> here at home a milestone for the affordable care act. the white house now saying more than 1 million people have signed up for insurance on healthcare.gov. added up to others on state sponsored websites, the amount has risen to 2 million. >>> the federal aviation administration choosing six states as drone test sites. they are alaska, nevada, new york, texas and virginia. companies like amazon and.com noaa's pizza want to use drones for deliveries. commercial drones by the end of 2015. >>> next on al jazeera america, a california family dealing with what could be the last days of life for their daughter. many worry that the gains made in education will not stick in the future. aljazeera's jane ferguson takes us to a school in kandahar city that was long considered