that's when the coast guard commander got fed up and made threats against the captain. the coast guard commander said look you may have been safe from the sea but i will make sure you go through a very rough time. i will make sure you go through a lot of trouble, get on board [bleep]. the captain faces charges of manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning his ship. his lawyer says after the crash the captain steered the ship in such a way to save hundreds if not thousands of lives. >> the captain was in an italian court today telling a judge his version of the disaster. his attorneys are trying to get him free from jail. >> a california couple has arrived home after spending some time on that same cruise ship. >> we met the captain several times. his -- the captain's table was next to ours. >> coming up at 5:45 how they barely avoided being on that ship when it capsized.interesting and blunt% impression they had of the captain who is now accused of abandoning his passengers. >>> freshly replaced smoke alarm batteries helped save a family from martinez. the fire broke out at

but, again, extend my heartfelt thanks to our united states coast guard men and women as well as the ne men and women of the alaska national guard. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, let me thank my colleague from alaska. this week on national public radio, there was a feature about kordova and all the snow that they are trying to deal with there, and i'm sure this is perhaps commonplace in your great state, but as we listened to it in chicago and feel blessed that we really haven't been hit too hard yet this winter, our hearts go out to the men and women in the coast guard, national guard in alaska and the people who are struggling in your communities to survive these natural disasters. mr. president, each of us takes on an agenda in congress of things that are important to us personally and sometimes one or two of those issues become very, very personal and very important to you. one that has become very personal to me relates to the dream act. the dream act is a bill th

the video comes from the i tamian coast guard. vig firm said it would take two to four weeks to remove the fuel from the ship. it has to be done very carefully because the ship is in a marine sanctuary. >>> a couple from the central valley, they were on the ship and averted the dater -- the disaster when they decided to return earlier. they were celebrating their 41st last night on the costa concord -- concordia. they decided to des embark in rome -- disembark in rome. >> the captain was sitting next to us at the dinner seating and my first impression -- i even told my wife, that captain there doesn't care about anybody but himself. >> they saw some of the people they met on the crude at a hotel. they -- cruise at a hotel. some people survived with just the clothes on their back and the stories they had to tell was unblifernable. >>> a shelter in place was lifted in the pacific heights neighborhood. it was put in place at 10:00 last night when the police and pg&e were called to pacific avenue near lion tree. there had been reports

the coast guard officers repeatedly ordered to get back onto the ship. here is a picture of the cruise ship captain. the official is yelling at the cabinet who is on a lifeboat and repeatedly says he does not want to return to the ship even ask passengers are still being evacuated. the officer tells the captain to report and assess the needs of passengers in he said it is an order, did not make any more excuses. >>darya: here is a look at the big board. the dow is going up this morning by 123. trading at 12,545. earlier we spoke with steve asoka to see why stocks are on the rise. >> there has been continued lowering of yields. the italian bond is below six and a half percent. we have had a lot of news coming out of europe that has been negative. the fact that interest rates are going down is good news. the market is reacting accordingly. >>darya: many have steered the recent credit downgrades will increase borrowing costs and intensify the nation's debt crisis. >>mark: a quick break as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look outside on this tuesday

italian coast guard captain surrounded by media as he goes there to the prosecutor's office. that coast guard captain who told him to get back on board is being called a hero in italy, the captain remains on house arrest facing possible charges of manslaughter in abandoning ship. prosecutors want him brought back to jail and say three others could also face charges. this video could support part of his story. it appears to show the same boat in august, passing even closer to the island, he claims he hit uncharted rocks and was not taking a risk steering close enough for a salute. there are still more than 20 people reported missing including americans. one woman who had been on the list turned upa live in germany . >> thank you. the national highway traffic safety administration needs improvements. the academy said they were right to rule out electrical problems as a likely cause for the acceleration in toyotas but say the administration shouldn't have needed outside help for that. sciencists and nasa were called into investigate. toyota recalled millions of vehicles for prob

samples from across the gulf have been analyzed by independent labs under the direction of the us coast guardi'm glad to report all beaches and waters are open for everyone to enjoy. and the economy is showing progress with many areas on the gulf coast having their best tourism seasons in years. i was born here, i'm still here and so is bp. we're committed to the gulf for everyone who loves it, and everyone who calls it home. >>> back to "hardball." now to the side show. first up, to the birthday bash. today marks the big 9-0 for the enduring betty white. celebrities cake out to honor her last night. one guest who couldn't make it was president obama, but he recorded a video for her. >> dear betty, you look so fantastic i can't believe you're 90 years old. in fact, i don't believe it. that's why i'm writing to ask if you'll be willing to produce a copy of your birth certificate. thanks, and happy birthday no matter how old you are. >> another birthday is today. michelle obama, the first lady. the president didn't ask her for her birth certificate. next up, major letdown. just last week, the s

coast guard. president mazzucco: thank you, sargeant. i did not plan to have you talk about that, but i think it is good for us that people to hear. >> the america's cup trials and and the rays, which raised -- the america's cup trials and the race, it is over sometime, and these guys do a great job. president mazzucco: anything before the commission votes on this? hearing none, all in favor? thanks very much, sargeant. your explanation was great. secretary lt. falvey: item 6, a discussion and possible action to accept, reject, or take other action on the proposed stipulated disposition of disciplinary charges filed against assistant patrol special officer ernest tachihara. president mazzucco: this is for commissioner kingsley, so i will turn over the gavel to commissioner kingsley. commissioner kingsley: good evening. would you kindly for the record make your appearances? >> appearing on behalf of the san francisco police department. >> officer tachihara, star number -- commissioner kingsley: a number of commissioners wanted to see a st

triggering a dramatic and daring response by the coast guard. here's abc's lisa stark, tonight, with pictures. >> reporter: it was the carnival spirit, bound for hawaii, that sent the coast guard scrambling. onboard, a seriously ill passenger. a 63-year-old woman. >> it was a time-critical issue. so, we were able to get on scene, basically a first flight. >> reporter: the cruise ship was initially 900 miles offshore, too far for a helicopter evacuation. so, the coast guard in honolulu launched a c-130 airplane instead, to deliver critical medical supplies, so cruise ship doctors could stabilize the patient. supplies, including blood and plasma. >> we grabbed ice from our cooler to keep the blood cold. and we just kind of rolled with the punches. >> reporter: it all went like clockwork. with 12 million americans cruising every year, medical emergencies happen. plucking someone off a ship is dangerous. but sometimes, it's the only option. cruise ships do have doctors and nurses, 24-hour medical care. there's an exam room, x-rays, defibrillators, p

the coast guard what are you doing captain? the captain says i'm here to coordinate rescues.oast guard says what are you coordinating there, go onboard and coordinate rescues onboard. do you refuse? the cap says no i'm not refusing, i'm not going -- because is another boat stopped there. he never boarded and was arrested on land. the alleged cowardice comes as no surprise to james who returned last night. due to a last minute change of plans he got off the ship before the disaster. not before he visited with the captain. >> the captain's table was next to ours at our dinner seating. i told my wife, i says that captain there doesn't care about anybody but himself. >> reporter: the captain has pleaded not guilty. his attorney is praising his client for bringing the damaged ship to shallow waters and saving the lives of many. a cruise ship executive said the captain trade from the course and took the vessel close to the island of giglio as a favor of the maitre d' who is from there. a spokesman says none of the fuel onboard has leaked and the tanks appear intact for now it could

and the coast guard says and you've abandoned ship? with his crew.nd officer as well. >> unbelievable. >> incomprehensible. >> this could end up costing carnival and the insurance companies a billion dollars, as chris said, far from over. >>> well, now to the latest worries about the economy, the president, and the country from an abc news poll released this morning. well, a whopping 68% of those polled say the country is headed down the wrong track. that number is down from 77% back in september. 45% say the economy is starting to recover. and that's up nine points from november. and the poll shows more americans are trusting the president over congressional republicans in creating jobs. >>> after raising money for his big campaign war chest, the president may now soon spend some of it on ads. president obama's campaign managers are now targeting 14 key states to place those ads and reports out this morning indicate the campaign is actually one step closer to buying blocks of commercial time after requesting information about costs. >>> with just th

the incredible lengths the coast guard will go through to save you. dramatic, new picture. >>> that controversial, new headline. the search engine, now searching your e-mail. >>> and fighting back. what is this high-tech suit? and what is this woman standing in? it could help you burn off your dinner tonight. the secret weapon and the new science revealed. >>> good evening. diane is on assignment tonight, set to interview the president. we'll have more on that later here. but we do begin this evening with that secret rescue mission, once again pulled off by the elite navy s.e.a.l. team 6, to save a 32-year-old american woman held hostage by pirates in somalia. here's a video the pirates took of her to prove they had her. and then, at last night's state of the union, this first clue. the president seen congratulating his defense secretary. you can hear the president say great job. we now know, even as the president stepped up to the podium last night, the secret mission was still under way. and tonight, here, how did the s.e.a.l.s pull off the high-sta

the coast guard what are you doing captain? the captain says i'm here to coordinate rescues. the coast guard says what are you coordinating there, go onboard and coordinate rescues onboard. do you refuse? the cap says no i'm not refusing, i'm not going -- because is another boat stopped there. he never boarded and was arrested on land. the alleged cowardice comes as no surprise to james who returned last night. due to a last minute change of plans he got off the ship before the disaster. not before he visited with the captain. >> the captain's table was next to ours at our dinner seating. i told my wife, i says that captain there doesn't care about anybody but himself. >> reporter: the captain has pleaded not guilty. his attorney is praising his client for bringing the damaged ship to shallow waters and saving the lives of many. a cruise ship executive said the captain trade from the course and took the vessel close to the island of giglio as a favor of the maitre d' who is from there. a spokesman says none of the fuel onboard has leaked and the tanks appear intact for now it

but according to the coast guard log, 14 minutes past 10:00 p.m. local time, more than half an hour after impact, no one on board had even called the italian coast guard. people onshore had called the coast guard after worried relatives onboard called them. so the coast guard reached out to the concordia, was want the other way around. as you're going to hear, a crew member downplays the problem. listen. >> so, as you can hear, the crew member seems to be downplaying the incident, and concordia is taking on water fast. the passengers have been told to put on life vests. the newly released amateur video shows this. take a look. >> crew member saying nothing to worry about. not to the coast guard, not forparages, it's remarkable to see that video. yet, within an hour or so, those passengers were scrambling for thav their lives crawling outside the ship and down the other side. the question is, did some never make it because they listened to the announcement and made it back to their cabin and didn't make it out again. some may still be in the cabins.

when you hear that recording between the ship captain and coast guard and the coast guard telling the captain to get back on the ship. what do you right now think of that captain? >> anderson, hearing this news feed, i am absolutely shocked. shocked at his behavior. i've heard other reports he abandoned ship and this sounds like they had a lot of proof of where he was and his mindset was. as a passenger that was relying on him and the rest of his upper officers to steer this ship, it's quite alarming. >> you saw a lot of -- you made a point of mentioning lower level crew members you saw trying to help people as best they could, correct? >> i certainly did. i'm talking about the cabin stewards, the people that were -- had been booking excursions, the wait staff, they -- they came to our aid. they were doing the very best they could. there was no upper level directi direction. we had not had a must er statio check. my husband and i got in from barcelona and been on the ship five days and never had a drill where we put on our life vest and went to our muster station. that being said, whe

but according to the coast guard log, 14 minutes past 10:00 p.m. local time, more than half an hour after impact, no one on board had even called the italian coast guard. people onshore had called the coast guard after worried relatives onboard called them. so the coast guard reached out to the concordia, was want the other way around. as you're going to hear, a crew member downplays the problem. listen. >> so, as you can hear, the crew >> so, as you can hear, the crew member seems to be downplaying the incident, and concordia is taking on water fast. the passengers have been told to put on life vests. the newly released amateur video shows this. take a look. >> crew member saying nothing to worry about. not to the coast guard, not forparages, it's remarkable to see that video. yet, within an hour or so, those passengers were scrambling for thav their lives crawling outside the ship and down the other side. the question is, did some never make it because they listened to the announcement and made it back to their cabin and didn't make it out again.

we have amazing video from our coast guard, coast guard helicopter in fact.ws lowering a basket and hoisting a four fishermen to safety a dangerous storm caused their boat to run aground on some ice and as the coast guard was heading back to the scene they got a may-day call from another fishing boat as it was sinking. all seven crewmembers on the second boat are safe thanks to the coast guard. the petty fer, two rescues in one in one day, how typical is that? >> it is not typical. we're thankful all 11 crewmembers were able to be rescued in eggs pa dish schuss manner and being taken back to their loved ones. jenna: we're looking at some of the video and it looks cold. describe some of the conditions your team was working with? >> i was being able to help out the air crews when they did come back. we were having sustained 60 knot wind and 90 knots and six foot seas. this is some of the harshest environment the coast guard works in up here. when i was out there taking imagery myself i was getting blown around. it was so cold. thankfully these 11 people we save

here is the coast guard. >> seven people from the coast guard that went through these hull with a lot of danger and risk for the life, of course, because the ship, you know, could go on deeper because there is -- because there is a stability, even more difficult than usual. >> take a look at this amazing night vision video. this is on the side of the ship as the passengers were trying to evacuate. see them lined up there? it looks like a scene from the poseidon adventure. they are trying to get into rescue boats and life boats. the water temperature is 57 degrees. not deadly cold but after five days, more than 100 hours, the experts say the odds of survival are very short. there is still no word tonight, shep, on the fate of that couple from minnesota. they have not yet identified the five bodies they have pulled out of that ship today, shep. >> shepard: trace gallagher thanks very much. there were more than 100 passengers from the united states on board that ship. 120 to be exact. including the two still missing. some of the others have come back to the united states now and are talk

and what do you want the coast guard officer wants. it's dark and you want to go home? get on the bow and tell me what can be done. 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 in custody, the authorities took hair and urine samples to determine if schettino was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. meanwhile, 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

climb the ladder and board the ship the coast guard officer orders. get on board and report to me how many people are there. >> all right, i'm going says the captain. >> tell me if there are children, women and what kind of help they need and then you may have saved yourself from the sea, but i will make you pay for it. go back on board. >> are you aware that it's dark says the captain? and what do you want the coast guard officer wants. it's dark and you want to go home? get on the bow of the ship and tell me what can be done. 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 ha

coast guard rescued six iranians today from a cargo ship that was taking on water. they were given food, water and medical attention and turned over to the iranian coast guard. in syria, a defiant president assad gave his first national address in june, dismissing all suggestions that he give up power there, even as his government's bloody ten-month crackdown on syria's uprising goes on. the death toll so far estimated to be north of 5,000 people. >>> now to a story that's gotten a lot of attention in this country. a florida a&m drum major who was hazed to death apparently. today his parents revealed that their son was gay. they said they don't think that's what led to the beating that killed him. they said they will sue the company that owns the bus where the hazing attack took place, part of their effort to confront the overall culture of hazing. >> i sent him to this school to get an education, to be a valid citizen. and came back in a body bag. so we need to change the culture. >> that was the father of robert champion jr. who died in november. by the way, we ha

a new tape reveals the captain is sitting in his lifeboat, refusing coast guard orders to return. >>> tax tempest? mitt romney acknowledges he pays a smaller tax rate than middle-class americans do. >>> big blizzards. the most powerful snowstorm in more than a quarter-century, barreling towards the northwest. >>> facing reality. celebrity chef, paula dean, emotional, as she speaks out about her diabetes diagnose. >>> and golden girl. betty white snows us that life can begin at 90. >>> good evening. as we come on the air, 100 rescue divers are risks their lives to scour the can value cruise ship. hoping for a survivor to call out in the dark of night. and there has to be one image that's the most unhaunting for them, this one. the unused lifeboats still attached to the ship. and what about the captain? a firestorm, as tapes emerged showing the captain seeming to be safe in his lifeboat, while ignoring orders from the coast guard to go back to the sinking ship. abc's chris cuomo is on the ground tonight. he has new reporting on what the captain did. chris? >> reporter: diane, the death

the coast guard reached out to the concordia. st stop. >>> as you can hear, the crew member seems to be downplaying the incident as the concordia is taking on water fast. the passengers were told to put on life vests. the newly released amateur video show this is. take a look. >>> crew member there saying, nothing to worry about. not for the coast guard, not for passengers. it's remarkable to see that video. within an hour those same passengers were scrambling for their lives having climbed down the outside of the ship. that's night vision of the passengers crawling down the outside of the ship. the question is did some never make it because they listened to the announcement and went to their cabin, deep below deck and never made it out? some may still be in the cabins. there was the captain, francisco schettino? he was allegedly with a woman ordering dinner. here's what a cook told the television network. >> translator: the captain insisted on having a meal around 10:30. he arrived with a woman i didn't recognize. at that time i

coast guard cutter. iaea announced a high-level team of inspectors invited to visit iran on january 28. to discuss western allegations that iran has secret nuclear weapons program. >> bret: a senior military official telling the news that the marines seen urinating on corpses have been identified. charges are expected soon. en up next, >> bret: fresh pickings from the political grapevine. encampment at washington is occupied itself by rats. d.c. mayor greg asked the national park service to perfectly evict or relocate protesters been there since october. an occupier tells "washington examiner" protesting and justice is sometimes messy. >>> thousands of moms want "sesame street" episodes to be brought to you by the letter "b," for breast feeding. they asked the kids show to bring breast feeding on air in hopes of normalizing it. since '90s they have featured mothers feeding babies with bottles. the show says they never purposefully excluded it from the show and would include if it it was a natural part of

the italian coast guard has given out a little bit of information. one, particularly interesting point, is that the ship never made a mayday call to the italian coast guard. they only got involved once the evacuation was already under way. which means the ship captain and the ship officials weren't calling out for help. so, that's going to be a key point in the investigation. the captain of the ship has been questioned already by port authorities here so i'm sure as the days go we'll learn more about just what the investigation will entail. and where it's leading. but it seems that this is nothing to do with bad weather or with bad sea conditions but probably a faulty equipment on the boat of some sort. the electricity at one point and running aground would seem to indicate they didn't have the proper steering. >> the mayday call very, very important. 50 to 70 people are now missing. are you seeing divers in the water? are you seeing -- are they trying to collect either belongings or right now are they focused really on some sort of rescue and recove

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the captain replies commander, please, coast guard, what are you doing, captain? captain i'm coordinate rescue, what are you coordinating there? go on board and coordinate on board. the captain says no, no. i'm in the refusing i'm not going because there are other life boats stopped there. and the captain's alleged cowardice comes as no surprise to a resident who returned to san francisco international airport due to a last minute change of plans the favey veteran and wife got off the ship at the port before the disaster but not before the visited with the captain. >> the captain table was next to ours. and my first impression i told my wife i said... you know that captain there doesn't care about anyone but himself. >> and his attorney is praising his client for bringing the ship to waters but one executive says the captain took the vessel close to an island as a favor a ship mate who was from there. and it could take two to four weeks to remove the fuel safely. >> there is a long overdue honor for a navy veteran. the secretary of the navy presented a 95-year-old

to the rescue comes the coast guard cutter.ou can sea it is in front, the larger of the two ships. the ship to the right is the tanker. we are 90 miles outside of nome, winds are about 5 knots. >> the coast guard cutter is cutting through the ice, helping the renda deliver it's 1.3 million gallons of fuel to nome, alaska. they need the fuel. they were not able to get it earlier in the season because they had a huge, early-season store. >> don't they use up all the fuel they are trying to transport trying to keep themselves warm. >> 1.3 million gallons goes a long way. according to the captain, it's about minus 7 to minus 10 degrees. it is breaking ice for about 300 miles to get the ship where it needs to go. >> we're in the middle of the football playoffs. it's like the full back going for the running back, plowing through. for all the sports fans out there, they know what this is like. >> can you imagine how cold that is? floating along in the ocean and suddenly it's so cold that the ocean freezes around you and you're stuck?

[speak in italian] megyn: that coast guard captain is not happy, joey.ot happy. if you get assigned to represent this guy he's going to get a lawyer like every other criminal defendant. how are you going to defend this. they say he intentionally made a sail-by salute to this italian island, that's how the ship ended up on its side. then he runs and leaves people onboard to fend for themselves. >> there is a lot of frustration here because people are dead, people are injured and people are missing. as a result of that you are going to have a great deal of frustration and anxiety and there should be. before we start prosecuting people we have to be conversant with all the facts. obviously he hit a rock or reef. did he do that in a way that was negligent in did he do that in a way that was intentional? megyn: if you want to get him on manslaughter you have to prove was reckless. >> now we are talking about your consciously disregarding a risk that this could happen. what we are not sure of is that he had a plotter. that's a chart which i'd case what are nav