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. >>> and remember that stranded cruise ship, more bodies have been recovered from the costa concordia> and we have some amazing video of the surface of the sun. stay tuned. . >>> they just identified the bodies of an italian count, the americans are identified as barbara and gerald from minnesota, the only american victims of the costa concordia disaster. the germans who died have been identified as nor bit and christina. they were on the costa concordia when it capsized in january. >>> they are on their final flight, they are on their way to washington d.c. and it will be the centerpiece of a permanent exhibit at the smith sonian. now take a look, the pair left just before 4:00 our time and they are expected to land at about 7:30 this morning our time. >>> new video of a solar flair, it happened yesterday. a nasa spacecraft caught this right there, an eruptions of plasma at the surface, solar flares are enormous on the surface of the sun, they can release 1 billion megatons and we got a close-up look at that this morning. >> very interesting. let's check in with sal for traffic, sal?

the costa concordia sinks off the coast of italy. before the cruise ship submerges, chaos for the passengers onboard. >> we just remember looking at each other and trying to do what we could to survive. >> reporter: the couple saved for months for what was supposed to be a vacation, to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. >> we don't deserve the nightmares we still get. >> reporter: they say the crew failed to show them where life vests were stored. and there was no abandon ship drills. just this month, more problems at sea. a cruise ship catches fire south of the philippines. in february, another fire in a vessel sailing in the indian ocean. and in september of last year, this blaze on a ship off the coast of norway. the coast guard oversees cruise vessel safety, in international waters. investigators handle everything. how quickly lifeboat drills are executed, to making sure the vessel and its parts are in working order. we obtained inspection reports for vessels at the port of san francisco for the past decade. we discovered

for the 4,000 people who once traveled on the costa concordia. the trappings of what was once luxury, deck chairs and mattresses and the sea bed. it can't go fast enough, as far as the people of giglio island are concerned. >> you know, it doesn't belong there. it's huge. and it's not part of the scenery. and it's not part of what jigglyo is -- jigglyo -- giglio is famous for. >> others going tout on -- tout -- out to the wreck agree. >> i don't like this. >> reporter: but you'd like to see the boat gone? >> yeah. yeah. >> reporter: as soon as possible? >> as soon as possible, yes. >> reporter: resurfacing the costa concordia is expected to cost three 1/2 million dollars, roughly half of what it cost to build. then it's up to the insurance company to determine whether it can be put back into service or simply turned into scrap metal. >> the ship's captain faces multiple charges in connection with causing a ship wreck, failing to assist passengers and abandoning ship. >>> surprising statistics about where teenagers get their alcohol. >> reporter:

. >>> ship salvage, the plan for the largest of it's kind, the right to reright the costa concordia. >>> and we are updating the [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> it's 4:30, 59 degrees and sunny. hello, everyone and thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm vic carter. we want to update the breaking news from oakland california where five people are dead after a shooting at a religious university. this video shows a swat team going into oikos university. here's a live look at the scene right now. police say they have detained one possible suspect and looking interest the possibility there was -- into the pocket there was one more shooter. an update from california coming up new at five. >>> we ha

also costa cruise's will announce final winner of the bids to remove the costa concordia.e still seeking -- tilting off the coast of the island just in the same position as it 'twas day after it sank. it will still be there many months to come. reminder of the day a holiday turned into tragedy. >>> powerful earthquake that rocked chile was captured during a newscast in santiago. it those the news anchor grass ping the desk and reporting what happened. the 6.7 magnitude quake sent thousands running from their homes last night. there were no reports of major damage. but a 72-year-old man died after suffering a heart attack. >>> take a look at this. nasa satellite captured this video yesterday afternoon. so-called solar prominence. it happens when plasma on the surface of the sun becomes unstable and bursts. nasa says such eruptions are often associated with solar flares. it did not happen on the side of the sun that face it is earth. it won't cause any radiation storms that can interfere with satellite or radio signals. then how do we get a picture of it if it is on the othe

they have been notified when the costa concordia cap sized back in january. >>> there are no reportsdamage after a strong earthquake in chile. the now the quake hit last night and was strong enough to shake buildings in the capital of santiago 70 miles away. this is video as the quake hit and chile was on the air. a stretch of coastline hit for fears of a tsunami but people have been allowed to return home. >>> 3 of the 4 known earthquake survivors will be the guest of honor at an earthquake. they will be driven by the san francisco's police chief to the annual survivors dipper. the 4th will not be able to attend the private event this year. they will be going as they do every morning to remember the quake. >>> well a big announce for out side lands festival. last year they drew about 180,000 fans. this year it will be held august 10th through the 12th right at golden gate park. >> i want to check in on sal, what are you keeping an eye on, sal? >>> southbound 101 for the connector northbound 280 and that means southbound on 101 trying to make the right turn if you will on to northbou

it's about 9:30 at night on friday the 13th when the captain of the "costa concordia" steers his ship off course, slamming into giant rocks. newlyweds dennis and denise are sitting down for dinner, just two hours into their honeymoon cruise. >> when we got our appetizer, we only got to taste one bite when we felt the crash. there was people going crazy. i looked back and i saw chairs and tables coming up our way. and all the plates were falling down, all the glasses. the waiters and waitresses were screaming and crying. >> just everything was chaos. people were running and little children, they had had no idea what was going on. we didn't really have any idea what was going on because they were telling us it's an electrical problem. >> ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please. i speak of the captain, we experienced electrical failure. at this point, the situation is under control. >> this crew member tells a frightened crowd that everything is okay. >> since they were saying that, it was under control, we started to wander around the ship. we went to the top deck to see what it lo

. >>> carnival shares are down 10% since the costa concordia back in january. we have both sides of those stories coming up. >>> amazon benefits from best buy's recent troubles. >>> and as yogi bear once said, consumers with bad credit once again are receiving credit card and alone offers from banks. >> it ain't over till it's over. are banks being reckless again by extending credit to high-risk borrowers? tweet us. >> as we head to the break, it's your move. here's the sea of green in the s&p 500 stocks. you're watching cnbc. >> we're all about yogi bear. the next revolution in music is happening here. pandora rocks the big board. >>> 45 minutes left in the trading day. what a difference a day makes. stocks string their losses by the risk on trade. financials, consumer discretionaries and industrials leading their way to the upside. let's name some names. b of a, first hour ryan r rise zon, all posting sharp increases coming up on friday, the doi is up 1% in the early going today. right now it is up about 2/3 of a percent. rising for just a second time this mo

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in fact, it appeared that when the costa concordia ran aground, the captain ignored orders. >> reporter: polite has spent five years as a cruise ship captain. and teaches often using this simulator. he calls the decision to leave the contra concordia incredulous. >> i guess i'm ashamed. as a captain i can't imagine that, makes me angry as well. >> reporter: a commander is ordering captain scatino back to the cruise ship while passengers were still on board, scatino but do you realize it's dark. and captain says, so what. it's dark, and you want to go home. get back on the boat. >> it's inmoral and unethical to do that. >> reporter: this central valley couple arrived at san francisco airport last night from rome. they had gotten off the ship early before the incident happened, but had already formed a bad first impression about the captain. >> i said that captain there doesn't care about anybody but himself. >> this is a black eye to the industry. we want to be sure that the people that make the mistakes are held accountable for them. >> congress in february held hearings questioning cru

. >>> investigators finally identify the two americans killed on the cruise ship costa concordia. more on the investigation into this. >> reporter: the elderly couple from minnesota were among the 32 people killed after that ship ran aground. the bodies of barbara and gerald highly were among those recovered from the wreck of the costa concordia. back in january, the ship ran aground and capsized offer the coast of giglio. more than 4,000 passengers escaped when the ship took on water. the ship's captain is now charged with manslaughter, charged with the shipwreck and abandoning the ship. >> the captain is on home detention. >>> new clues on a man who disappeared last december. >> 911. >> i'm on the water. and my chest hurts. >> stay on the phone. i'm going to get you on fire. don't hang up. >> he was obviously in distress. or at least appeared to me to be in real distress. >> reporter: for the first time, family members listened to the 911 call he made late december last year. >> i'm on the water. >> on the water? >> on the water? >> where at? zuma? >> where in the water are you,

new details of mistakes made by the captain of the "costa concordia," and nadya suleman, infamously known as octomom defends herself to matt for going on welfare after promising she never would. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, to

passengers say it was nothing like the costa concordia, 23 people died when that boat capsized in january took several attempts but fire crews in china were able to rescue a little bow trapped nearly 40 feet down the well. he slipped and fell into the unused dry well. rescue crews couldn't fit inside. they pumped in oxygen and lowered a camera phone inside to monitor the child. they tried to use a rope to pull up the boy but he was so small, he kept slipping down from the rope. rescuers tested methods on each other, and then, finally -- [shouting] >> wow. they pulled the boy out safely by wrapping the rope under his arms. he was not seriously hurt. >>> state officials are set to conduct the fourth snow survey of the season. surveyors will check the snow pack in several sights in the sierra to forecast the amount of frozen water that will trickle into streams and reservoirs. reservoir storage is 106% of normal because of the state's conservation efforts. >>> wow -- rough waves continue across the bay area. swells could reach up to 20 feet with steep breakers up to 22 feet. strong rip curre

but the risk of "costa concordia" is there.of cruising is not zero. >> why now 100 years after the titanic why are we seeing pictures like this? is this human error or can something be done with these ships? >> certainly this was human error but the boats are not filled with sigh row foatyrofoa. this is not a boston whaler you can cut in half and it will still float. this is a piece of metal floating in the ocean and it's top heavy too. it's much higher above the water than below the water. this is almost like it wants to tip over. no, it doesn't because there's a lot of ballast in the bottom, but there are things you can do if you're kind of a little cruiser that just doesn't want maybe the first time cruiser -- >> what can you do? >> my parents hate to fly but it's the same kind of thing. here is what you want to do. if you're on an airplane you want to know where the exits are. that's kind of what you want to do on a cruise ship, too. a cruise ship obviously that one, the costa"costa concordia" the rock. the biggest fear is

. >>> the bodies of an american couple from minnesota who died when the costa concordia cruise ship ran aground, capsized off the italian coast back in january, they've finally been identified weeks after they were found in the wreckage. barbara and gerrald were 69 and 70 years old, and told family the cruise was their dream vacation. one passenger and one crew member have still not yet been found. a total of 32 people died in that accident just offshore. >>> in southern california today, in earthquake country, scientists set off a couple big ones of their own, using a simulator, in a five story building constructed just for the purpose of seeing how buildings and their contents react when the ground beneath them starts to shake. nbc's miguel almaguer reports from san diego. >> reporter: one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, chile's catastrophic 8.8 quake in 2010. one of the costliest, california's 6.7 north ridge quake in 1994, the damage in the billions, critical infrastructure leveled in just seconds. >> 3, 2, 1. >> reporter: today in san diego, the force of both earthq

the supreme court revealed the former captain of the costa concordia must remain under arrest. he has been under arrest since january when the cruise ship ran aground off the coast of italy cig 28 people. he is under investigation for the alleged manslaughter causing the shipwreck and abandoning the ship during evacuation. >>> tomorrow is the deadline for a peace treaty in sear yeah. protesters booed the president as he visited retch gees. 100 -- rescueees. ing at visits say more time to make peace means more bloodshed. he is demanding a change of course before the deadline tomorrow. >>> well a korean air passenger jet made a safe emergency landing in a military base in british columbia after the airline received a bomb threat. the airline received a call to the los angeles call center that an explosion dive vice was on board. canadian official report the plane is being searched this morning. but all the 147 passengers and crew members are fine. that flight was bound for south korea. >>> a pregnant teacher who is not married is out of a job. >> she was fired not because she was

. >> reporter: princess cruise lines, part of the same country that owns the costa concordia.w faces a criminal scandal. >> it doesn't look good for the company. >> reporter: first she was sent an e-mail to suggesting she saw a different boat. >> it's a totally different boat than the one you saw. >> reporter: the company blamed a breakdown in communication. neither captain perrin nor the officer of the watch were notified. >> what happened was illegal. they break the law if they don't respond to a report of an emergency. >> reporter: a tragedy that might have been overted if the cruise liner had taken the bird watchers seriously. david wright abc news los angeles. >> david wright on the case. when we come back, the target ad being targeted tonight. can you see what's wrong with this picture? be able to continue singing. i saw my dentist and he suggested biotene. it feels refreshing. my mouth felt more lubricated. i use the biotene rinse twice a day and then i use the spray throughout the day. it actually saved my career in a way. because biotene really did make a difference.

fire was the latest in a series of accidents hitting luxury cruise liners since january when the costa concordiad off the coast of italy killing 32 people despite the incident one passenger says she is ready to cruise again >> i am not disappointed i am glad i am safe if they had it again i would come. >> the rest of the cruise has been cancelled the company plans to fully refund passengers and provide each guest with a gift certificate for a future cruise in new york, lauren green, fox news. >>> push for offshore wind power is drawing hundreds of people together in annapolis tonight. activists plan to encircle the state house in a circle of support it begins at dusk with participants dawning glow in the dark shirts and signs they are pulling for a final passage of the maryland's offshore wind energy act. >>> plenty of wind down at the beach today. >> you were saying 30-mile an hour wind. >> yeah. >> getting close to tropical storm strength. >> it was blowing. >> east wind this time of year will really blow the temperatures way down into the -- well, 50s there, but. >> 48 felt like 38. >> that i

. >>> a captain of the sunkel costa concordia cruise ship has to remain under house arrest while the investigation continues against him. he was under house arrest ever since the ship ran aground in january. the accident killed 17 people while 15 remain missing and are presumed dead. that cpt is facing manslaughter -- captain is facing manslaughter and abandoning ship charges. >>> a village in spain is hoping to lease land on marijuana buffs in barcelona. they would lease it and 40 jobs would be created as result. at least 75% must be in favor for that plan to go ahead. >>> russia's refusal to help in the crisis of syria will be a focus of the g-8 summit in washington. hillary clinton says she and other foreign ministers will try to persuade russia to support action that would

. >>> tonight a sad end to the search for the americans lost on board the costa concordia, the ship thatapsized off the coast of italy. the bodies of only two americans were missing, and they have finally been identified. they are barbara and gerald heil of minnesota who saved a lifetime for that cruise and they had been missing since the accident on january 13th. it's the end of an era after 27 years of cracking open the new horizons in the sky. 39 missions into space. the space shuttle discovery took his final voyage today riding piggy back on a 747 from cape canaveral to washington, d.c., flying low and slow over all the landmarksing the lincoln memorial, the white house, the washington monument before heading off to virginia and his final home, the smithsonian, air and space museum. >>> still ahead on "world news," that sleepy pilot who mistook a planet for another plane and put the jet and his passengers into a terrifying nose dive. [ male announcer ] this is lois. the day starts with arthritis pain... a load of new listings... and two pills. after a morning of walk-ups, it's back t

have hit about mid ship where the engine room and boiler rooms are and we could have had another costa concordia problem except there's no place it go, the ship would have sang withk an hour or less. could have been worse than it was. so my own feeling is that he did the best under the circumstances that he can by taking the action he did. he just had -- it's just unfortunate that five compartments were open to the sea. if they would have been four, we would have been okay. okay. yes. >> you told us about the human cost of the tragedy. what about the financial cost, cost of the ship, any litigation from the families of those that were lost? >> that isn't exactly my area of expertise, but they did have in 1913 through 1915, they had a bunch of what we call limitation of liability hearings that occurred right here in washington, d.c. where whitestar line was asking the courts to limit its liability in the lawsuit. and i just don't have the numbers in terms of what all that was. probably one of the biggest costs to whitestar line was they lost one of three major ships that would have been a trio of

make sure the tense and did not go back up >> we now know a pair of americans died during shift costa concordia prank chicago land connections gerald and barbara ann heil identified remains couple from minnesota their son lives in mount prospect 30 people killed last january cruise ship hit rocks slept on its side two people missing chicago trains will run during a nato summit leaving extra time service announcing the rail line passing through blood operate tight security could lead to the latest big relief for commuters and train operators batt but potentially the latest said that in a press release alternatives the late * will be announced good news for chicago business community is getting to work on monday morning those affected 18,000 passengers. writing a south shore them out french coming to illinois bring in new jobs governor pat quinn announcing building materials giant moving north american headquarters yet to be determined site. company agreed $10 million to make the move also plans to create 90 jobs. >> we have plenty of work to do getting more jobs from illinois and economic growth

what's the bodies of an american couple killed when the costa concordia capsized have been identified. the couple from minnesota were among the five up recovered from the cruise liner last month. it took that long to officially identify them. the number of the unidentified victims has risen to 30 and two more to be found. the death toll to 32. george zimmerman is attorney is asking the judge to step down. it has to the circuit judge to recused herself from the case. the judge's husband works with the attorney providing legal counsel on the case for a cable news network. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty. the bp oil giant is trying to reassure the gulf coast have not forgotten. the chief operating officer took part of a fly over two years after the most devastating environmental disaster the gulf coast as ever seen. what they found it? no more tar balls. it looks relatively nice. what is worrying officials now is what could be lurking underneath the surface. put >> we know we're going to have to go out there to complete the cleanup. the impact is still a heartfelt reaction. >> designed

new details are coming to the light in the case of the costa con docord concordia disaster.t ran aground, and the may issue of "vanity fair" provides the most details account yet of what happened. our reporter joins us now with details. marra, good morning. >> when the costa concordia sank, with became the largest passenger shipwreck ever. now almost three months later, we're learning new information about what the ship's captain allegedly did wrong, turning a dream vacation into a nightmare. >> reporter: today the costa concordia is in the exact same position as the night ran aground off the italian coast, killing 32. now "vanity fair" magazine provides an exhaustive account, focusing on a series of unbelievable blunders allegedly made by the ship's captain, 51-year-old francesco schettino. it reads like a laundry list of incompetence. the captain was allegedly going too fast, navigating by sight, talking on the phone when the accident happened and took a spectacular wrong turn before hitting the rock that left a 230-foot gash in the ship's hull. afterwards allegedly saying

martin to missing americans have been identified among the final five bodies pulled from the costa concordia disaster gerald and barbara ann heil or from minnesota their son john lives in mount prospect 30 people died when the ship struck rocks and flipped on its side back in january to people remain missing is date 2 of the congressional gsa scandal herring's the general services administration is being investigated for spending more than $800,000 of taxpayer money at a 2010 conference in las vegas lawmakers also accuse the gsa of reading a culture of government waste they cited employee expense reports for extravagant meals to gsa officials had been fired and the administrator of the agency has resigned 10 other officials have been placed on administrative leave republican-led opposition voted down president obama's buffett rule legislation in the senate the bill is named for warren buffett the billionaire investor who has said that he should not have a lower tax rate and his secretary the buffett rule would impose a minimum of 30% tax rate on americans to make more than $1 million every y

"vanity fair" is reporting that the "costa concordia's" captain made a series of mistakes before and after the ship ran aground. according to the magazine francesco schettino was going too fast, traveling by site and talking on his phone. once the ship ran aground, the report argues that ske tenotried to stabilize the ship by lowering two anchors but leased too much of the chain allowing the anchors to roll to the floor. "vanity fair" also claims that ske tenotold the ship's officers to lie and say everything was under control. >>> this just into "news 4," new images of a massive dust storm on mars. take a look at this. this was captured this dust devil which was measured around 12 miles high and 70 yards wide. experts say it's similar to a tornado but the dust devil is formed when the ground is heated by the sun. >> that's a good picture. >>> nets fans, the wait is finally other. the nationals' season opens this afternoon. stephen strasburg will start for washington. first pitch scheduled for 2:20. they enter the season with high expectations. some experts actually picked them as to

"vanity fair" is poeftsing the "costa concordia's" captain made a series of accidents.s going to fast, navigating by sight and talking on his phone when the accident happened in january. he also may have told the ship's officers to lie and say everything is under control. the "today" show will have more on the allegations against the captain this morning right after "news 4 today." >>> the jetblue pilot who had a miss air meltdown will under go a psychiatric exam. the judge is orders an skpak for craig osbon. he left the cockpit and began screaming about religion and terrorists. passengers restrained him until the plane made an emergency landing in texas. he's now charged with interfering with a flight crew. >>> 5:20 is the time. today is the start of four of the best days of the year for golf fans. the masters begin. 000s will pack augusta national in georgia to watch 96 of the world's top golfers to tee off in perhaps the most prestigious tournament of the year. the powerful storm did damage to parts of it tuesday night but they insist it will be ready for play this m

. >>> the owner of the costa concordia cruise ship says crews will start removing it from the watersf tuscany. it is expected to take 12 months before it is complete. the 32 passengers and crew members died when the cruise ship struck rocks and capsized in january off of the italian city of gilio. >>> if you filled up at the gas pump recently you know prices are down a bit. the national average has slipped 5 cents in the past two week. on average around the country. drivers are paying $3.91 for a gallon of regular. here in maryland, we're right on point with the national average, down 6 cents from a week ago and paying the same as -- at the same time last month. >>> many soldiers come back from war, to find they don't have a job. andrea fujihi is here to explain, there is now a national and local movement for employers to hire active military and veterans. >> from hero, to hired. the maryland national guard held the first-ever job fair for active military and veterans. >> many of our veterans have recently deployed, they have come back and they may not have gone out actively looking

coming up, what the captain of the costa concordia was doing. plus, how people >>> today, president obama will sign a bill he says will help small businesses grow. he'll sign the jobs act later this afternoon. that stands for upstart our business startups. it's designed to help startups get financing. opponents say it leaves investors vulnerable to get rich quick schemes. >>> rick santorum is taking time off from campaigning. santorum is facing increased pressure to drop out of the republican presidential nomination race. he just lost the wisconsin, d.c. and maryland primaries to mitt romney on tuesday. romney is turning his attention to the general election and going after president obama. >> the president came here yesterday and railed agast arguments no one is making. it's one of miz favorite strategies. setting up strong man to distract us from the record. while i understand the president doesn't want to run on his record, he can't run from his record either. his home state of pennsylvania runs its primary on the 4th. we're learning more abo

they are the only americans killed in the costa concordia disaster. their bodies will soon be returned to their family in minnesota for burial. nine people, including the concordia captain, are under investigation for the deadly capsizing. >>> we are just getting started here on "news4 at 4:00." coming up the author of the hit book "fifty shades of gray" reveals what letter to write the steamy novel. >> there was so much buzz. now over the virtual tupac, he could be headed around the country. >> a college student's easter prank goes viral. >>> speaking of pranks the latest twist in pippa [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> have you read it yet? "fifty shades of gray" i

ordering seizure because of the 10 million dollar lawsuit filed by one of the passengers of costa concordiarnival reaching a deal finally and this ship eventually allowed to set sail, but passengers were upset by the delay. >> extremely disappointed because our travel and timing, it's our spring break, our spring break from college, yeah, so, i mean, all of our friends and everything, trying to have a good time. >> and north carolina, a homecoming ceremony for vietnam veterans decades overdue. thousands of people filling the charlotte motor speedway giving the vets the proper thanks they never got. the army golden knights and parachute team and travelling vietnam wall highlights of the event. >> makes you feel good to know that somebody is finally saying thank you. that's the main thing. >> never too late, but what it means is that it's the world and the nation, that we're not going anywhere, we'll be here. >> and illinois, an easter egg hunt with a twist. these eggs are airborne. a helicopter dropping 1,000 plastic eggs from humps of feet in the air. hold on to your hats, kids. the kids co

the capsized costa concordia getting ready to move. a u.s. owned company planning to salvage it in one piece. the royal navy fire ago # 1 gun salute marking queen elizabeth ii's 86th birthday. a spokesperson says the queen is spending a quiet day at home. happy birthday. >> rick: back to politics and brand-new polls showing it could be a close race between the president and mitt romney. the latest numbers from the "wall street journal" and nbc news show the president with a of six point lead. real clear politics averages all the polls and they're showing an even tighter race. with the president edging out governor romney by about three points. matt is a former white house political director under president george w. bush. ryan is a consultant, founder of 100 proof politics.com. guys, thanks to both of you. appreciate you coming on. matt what, do polls mean at this stage of the game? >> really very little. if i were sitting in mitt romney's shoes after this kind of tough primary, the fact that the real clear politics average shows him within t

. >>> for the first time in nearly three months, the captain of the costa concordia cruise ship is allowed to leave his home. francesco schettino was given permission to leave his house for lunch for easter at his sister. prosecutors say schettino brought the ship too close to shore. at least 30 people died. two are still missing. >>> proposed graphic warning labels for cigarette packs are front and center in a federal courtroom. danielle nottingham explains for wjz from washington. >> a panel of judges at this federal court of appeals heard arguments about controversial warning labels for cigarette packs. the food and drug administration wants large warning labels like these placed on every pack. they show graphic images and make claims like cigarettes cause cancer. congress gave the fda the power to put those labels on cigarettes in 2009. when it put the agency in charge of regulating tobacco. it's part of a big push to convince americans, especially younger ones, not to smoke. >> parents and teachers all tell us that this is exactly the kind of tool they need to help communicate to kids

the captain of the doomed costa concordia cruise ship is ordered to remain under house arrest.is attorneys had been argued he should be given his freedom. but today, italy's highest court ruled that captain francesco schettino must stay behind bars while he's investigated for criminal charges. investigator says he abandoned a ship full of passengers while running aground. 30 people were killed. >>> and now, a memorial cruise is on its way to new york to the exact place where the titanic sank. they are marking the anniversary of the titanic's maiden voyage. everybody night, they will serve one dish from the original titanic menu. all of the courses are from first class. >> always still haunting when you see the video of the pictures on the ship. >> interesting. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news tonight. >> claiming their millions. maryland's three winners of mega millions steps forward. i'm ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> coming up right now on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 jackpot, the local mega millions winner comes forward. who they are and what they plan to do with all of that mone

triumph held in court as part of a $10 million lawsuit filed on behalf of a woman who died on the costa concordiaiseship. the ship was forced to sit in the port for several hours. both sides did reportedly reach a deal allowing the ship to go on a five-day cruise to mexico. >> this is us and all our friends and everything. we're just trying to have a go ahead time. >>> in charlotte seventh grader maria brooks is probably wishing she was on vacation. her school didn't suspend her. in instead they had something else in mind. >> she told us that we were going to have to clean the bathrooms. start basically scrubbing the toilet with these gloves on and an apron. >> she said we are very aware that there were three children that were made to clean the rest rooms. she said, but, again, the only thing i'm going to tell you is i'm sorry. >> and take a look at this. a fun way to spend a spring day in atlanta. people and their dogs. incredible dog challenge. it was an opportunity for everyday dogs to run, jump, and swim in olympic-like challenges. >> well, syria promised a cease-fire, but fierce fighting co