it arrived in space in october. >> indictment hearings for the costa concordia disaster begin in italycharges for causing the deadly shipwreck including the captain. >> two minutes till the top of the hour as we take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. up first, the good. a good deed on a rainy day. a good samaritan using a trash bag to cover up a window left down on a parked car. the note said been there. thought i would try to help. the driver thanked the person on-line calling them a beautiful heart. the bad: kevin hart arrested suspected on drunk driving. finally the ugly. this thief apparently swallowing a $3,200 ring. the incident caught on surveillance video. cops charged 52 kwroepld ronald curly with felony theft. >> time for your brew on question of the day responses. we told you about a professor's scathing e-mail from a student who complained about showing up for class an hour late. the professor told him to get his act together and used more graphic language than that. now he's getting e-mails, some expressing anger, others support. we asked do you think this teacher

i...i mean, you...love. >>> the costa concordia back after running aground more than a year ago.underway to stabilize the wreck before it can be towed to shore. they are weighing possible indictments against the crew including the captain. he is facing manslaughter charges for causing the dits asster. 32 people died in that wreck. >>> today, north koreans celebrating the birthday of the country's founder, kim il-sung. crowds of people laying flowers at the feet of giant statues. despite tensions and threats of war, there appears to be a sense of calm in the capital city. >>> 6:40. a south bay family speaks out about unbearable tragedy in the gang rape and bullying allegations that led their daughter to take her own life. they are taking action to keep that from happening again. >>> bay area firefighters find themselves target of an overnight shooting. we have a live report coming up. >>> should you, can you patent medicine and genetics if it would lead to a cure to cancer? >>> it is 6:41. the sun is up over the bay area. you see old glory getting some pickup in the wind. we have

>> reporter: this is the late nest a string of incidents involving cruise smips last year the costa concordia capsized in italy, killing 32 passengers. and in 2010, another carnival shep, the splendor, was stranded for days after another engine fire. i know you can't talk to me, but is there anybody who can? it was days before a carnival member talked to the press. but then the executives avoided follow-up questions. i'm sorry, matt gutman from abc news. thank you for taking the time today. i wonder if you could take a few more questions. do you really? you're running away. we've been trying to talk down anybody from carnival. and the company's chief marketing officer also retreated. but one thing that did go right in the end for carnival is bringing that ship in darkness. and after seven weeks, it went adrift yet again. i'm matt gutman for "nightline" in miami. >>> a star crossed ship for sure. thanks to matt for that. next up, he's helped companies like facebook and twitter get off the ground. and google gives him $300 million every year. we introduce you to mr. start-up. ♪ [ male announcer

the deadly costa concordia, a cruise ship disaster is back in court. the court is weighing possible indictments against six crew members including the ship's captain. he is accused of running the cruise ship aground off the coast of italy last january. 32 people died in the wreck. the captain is facing manslaughter charges for causing the disaster. >>> it is a huge week on capitol hill with both immigration and gun control taking center stage. compromises on both issues could come up for a vote this week. a bipartisan group of lawmakers known as the gang of eight is expected to unveil its immigration bill sometime tomorrow. it would help secure the border and allow tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country and create a path to eventual citizenship for the estimated 11 million people living in the u.s. illegally. in the meantime, on gun control, a new deal would expand backgrou background checks to gun shows and internet sales. making it harder for criminals and the mentally ill to get weapons. the plan facing bipartisan opposition. >> we ar

its grand turk cruise center closed for health reasons, and the loss of 32 lives after its costa concordia" capsized off the coast of italy last year. verizon's former president of communications denny strigl, it spells disaster. >> this is no small company. this is a company with a $15 billion market gap. 90,000 employees. $25 billion in sales a year. i'll tell you, this could really hurt this company if and when it catches up with the public that has booked cruises with carnival. >> reporter: but passengers keep coming. ceo of cruise planners michelle fi tells cnbc carnival's bookings are down just slightly, a fact she accounts to the company cancelling cruises than customers backing out. amid the mounting mishaps, investors backing out over the last three months. the maritime lawyer jason margulies points out the industry's self insurance limits a disaster's impact on the bottom line. >> well, cruise lines generally are insured with protection and indemnification clubs. they have deductibles, but that limits theirs liability beyond those deductibles. >> reporter: a bigger cost may be to

the operator of the costa concordia cruise ship will pay a $1.4 million fine. the company which is a division of carnival did this to avoid a criminal trial for the shipwreck off the coast of italy that killed 32 people. we all know they can feel pain. researchers say they can see it. for the first time a new study finds brain scans can show the tinsity aof pain and whether or not a drug is relieving it. they conducted four experiments. they have only been successful with pain felt tlau the skin. bad news for new york city mayor michael bloomberg proposed ban on large sugary drink. a new study says people drink more stowed dau when forced to buy smaller sizes. to increase profits businesses may offer packs of several smaller drinks if larger ones are banned. >> he is the master mained on one of the largest ponzi schemes in history. bernie madoff's victims won't be able to sue the organization that should have stopped him in the first place. we are talking about the regulatory body the fcc. elizabeth is here to explain. those suing not happy about this. >> feder

. >>> and they are trying indict come crew members from the costa concordia. they want the captain to stand trial for manslaughter. they will not decide if an -- i will be handed down. >>> former venezuelan president hugo chavez's hand picked successor has been declared a winner but his opponent is calling for a recount. nicholas madera supporters challenged 15% of the vote. he has been the interim president and campaigned on the socialist revolution. >> many venezuelaians campaigned outside and showed support for nicholas but others said it was time for change. >>> two people are recovering from a shooting near a contra costa shopping mall. it happened near the hilltop mall in richmond. the two victims were a man and woman who were shot inside of a car. they drove from the scene, called for help and they had helicopters come for them. they are being treated and still no motive yet on the shooting. >>> they are trying to revive the death penalty and it has been years since the last execution in california. a repeals order will try to stop excuse because they f

liz: kost costa concordia. >> it was not tylenol's fault, they were sabotaged. nobody sabotaged carnival, they did it to themselves. people had a good brand recognition after that. the media backed them. that is not the case here, media is slamming carnival they should be. liz: i had to go on a cruise for work. true story, on one cruise, a guy got drunk, went into the captain's booth, and said, abandon ship,'s 3:30 in the morning. >> shea should have shot that guy -- put a bullet in his head. >> bullet in his head? they never caught him. >> you may be just gave someone an idea. liz: i'm sorry, don't take up that idea. we have a great next segment. r2-d2, star wars is still relevant, they are keeping it fresh with ideas like angry birds: star wars. star wars. legos and now bringing the force to march madness, look at these brackets, the fans can -- >> beware of the force. liz: go to star wars.com to vote, final results on espn, this monday. and other brands can take a cue from star wars. >> look. i am sold, i remember what first watching that movie, having letter

an italian court is deciding whether to indict the captain and some crew members of the costa concordia. that's the crew ship that ran aground killing 32 people off tuscany. prosecutors want the captain to stand trial for manslaughter. >>> in this iraq, people are dead, more than 200 -- in iraq, people are dead, more than 200 injured after car bombing attacks. busch saturday's election will be a key test of security forces ability to keep voters safe. no one has claimed responsibility for the bombings but al qaeda is suspected. >>> this morning, hugo chavez's successor has been declared the winner in the election. but his opponent is demanding a recount. ♪ >> nicholas madura supporters took to the streets to celebrate his narrow victory. of 57% of the vote. his challenger took 39%. maduro has been the instrum leader hins chavez -- instrum leader since chavez died last month. >> many -- many waited in line for strong support for maduro. others say it's time for a change. >> we need to be held of all of this going on. >> locals stay their vote is symbolic because it's counted after the of

. >>> crews are still trying to reflow to the costa concordia. workers are trying to attach hollow boxes to help set it it in a floating position. they'll use cabling s and pulleys to lift the ship up. it has been off the coast of giglio island since it crashed into a reef more than a year ago. the disaster killed 32 people, including a 5-year-old girl. >>> amazing video. a man turns the tables on an armed robber in new orleans. he was walking down the sidewalk when someone pointed a shotgun towards him and pointed a shotgun in his face. police say off camera, the robber actually drove up to the man, asking for his gun back. the victim didn't give it. he smashed the robber's rear windshield with the gun, pushing him to leave for good. >>> well, some teens and young adults are picking up a new drug, right out of their backyards. flowers are now being used to get high and hallucinate. ma -- maurice dubois has more. >> report they beautiful? >> reporter: they may be beautiful, but these delicate- looking flowers are also deadly. >> wild animals are

in this home video caught horror and panic aboard the costa concordia. >> there was just panic.ushing, it was just chaotic. >> reporter: editor and chief of cruisecritic.com, carolyn spencer brown. >> concerns that travelers, especially new to cruise travelers, will have about booking a cruise vacation. >> reporter: the owner of moraga travel is baffled. >> what is the deal? >> reporter: despite these cruise issues, americans and bay area residents in particular, are not foregoing cruise vacations. and the cruise companies aren't offering any spectacular deals. are there bargains out there because of this? >> there's not. surprisingly. you would really think that they would come out with -- give carnival another go, come and sail with us. but we really haven't seen heavy discounts. >> reporter: other cruise ship kpaents aren't offering discounts either. >> the bookings are still there. >> reporter: still, there could be discounts later. >> i think what we're going to see later down the road in terms of summer, fall, maybe the holiday season, you may see prices go down, particula

reminded reuters actually the cruise industry had a disastrous year in 2012 as well including the costa concordiahtmare when the cruise ship ran aground and killed 32 people. that was 2012. the ceo told reuters people forgot about even that fatal incident in 2012 right away so it stands to reason he said even if 2013 is the year of the poop cruise by next year, 2014, people will have forgotten all about it. it's amazing how 2012 has been forgotten. we have seen already the new wave season, 2013, the first comers are coming back again. in other words, poop cruise, smoop cruise, people forget, doesn't matter. the same thing from another crisis management interviewed after the poop cruise debacle, americans have short memories. americans have short memories. that's idea number one from the business world. here's idea number two. this was the president of the united states on may 1st, 2003, ten years ago next week, president george w. bush putting on a fake flight suit complete with the ejection harness and did a fake fighter pilot landing from an s 3 viking jet. the uss abraham lincoln was carrying

that plus 2012 deadly costa concordia crash in italy certainly had impact.he ceo in the earnings call yesterday. looking to remainder of the year and obvious question, yes, the negative industry and media coverage yes probably impacted us a bit but no it has not been a game-changer for our brands. a lot of industry analysts expected not nearly these types of numbers especially after the triumph television news coverage of their very bad cruise from hell experience. it has been costly as well for carnival. they're pledging to spend $700 mall to upgrade the entire feet as well as their public image. david: phil keating reporting from miami from the port there. phil good to see you. liz: from fabulous fab to fabulous grab? the man and the center of the great goldman sachs abacus scandal that cost the firm $500 million. he has a new gig that involves soccer cleats and teaching others. that story is next. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sur

. >> the deadly costa concordia cruise ship disaster in italy. the court weighing possible indictments against six crew members including the captain. the captain is accused of running the cruise ship aground off the coast of italy in january. a total of 32 people died in that wreck and he is facing manslaughter charges. >>> we want to check the forecast with christina loren. what are we up for? >> it is going to be windy, enough so to where we have a wind advisory prompted by the national weather service. we only see maybe a handful of those, up to 10 a year here in the bay area. that goes for the inland area. typically, pretty windy in the higher elevations and the coast. this morning and all day today, widespread, strong, gusty winds. make sure you are ready for that. we pulled out the barbecue because it was so nice. you want to make sure you put it back before you head off to work. those winds are starting to pick up between 11:00 and 9:00. that's when that wind advisory will be in effect. showers are starting to wind down right now. we are

last year, the "costa concordia" capsized, killing a hundred people.again, there was an outbreak of gastroenteritis. a lot of people right now seeing a failure of leadership by longtime chairman and ceo, mickey erickson. he's kept out of the public eye, even though throughout disasters and mishaps, a decision that's being criticized by verizon's former president of communications, denny strigl. >> this is an opportunity for a ceo to get front and center, to give his shareholders, to give his, about 90,000 employees at carnival, and his customers some assurance that things are going to be okay. >> as the managing general partner as nba's miami heat, erickson is more likely to be seen defending the basketball team than defending the ships he's built or assuring its passengers. and maybe that's because the passengers keep coming. ceo of cruise planners, michelle fee, says bookings are down just slightly and suggests that has more to do with carnival cancels cruises rather than supply and demand. >> mary, thank you. from carnival to the circus, the next st

first toe costa concordia and then the triumph. >>> george w. bush has a new title. grandfather.y girl and named her margaret laura after her grandmothers, were you plan to call her mila. president bush announcing the news in a a statement saying, quote, we met our beautiful granddaughter today. jenna and mila are beautiful. >> steve: the former president snuck into new york city to be at the hospital with his daughter. joining us right now, mr. new york, donald trump. hey, donald. >> good morning. >> steve: congratulations to you as well. we announced on friday, i believe it was, your daughter, ivanka is going to have another baby. >> that's correct. that is correct. i guess i'm getting a little older, but it's a wonderful the difference for you being between a grandfather and a father? >> the psychology of a grandfather tends to bother me a little bit 'cause it represents a lot of things. but one not so good, but that's okay. we're very happy about it. number five. >> steve: do you spoil your grandkids? >> i think i do. they're great children, beautiful children. and i think i

today, they put the cast an of the costa concordia on trial for manslaughter causing a shipwreck andry of last year. they want four other crew members charged over the incident in which 32 people deed. here the chairman of the senate commerce committee is accusing mickey arison of blood suck off the american people for failing to reimburse u.s. taxpayers for the cost of the navy and coast guard rushing to carnival's now 90 marine accidents in the last five years. democrat jay rockefeller may move for congressional hearings and/or changes to legislation which allow carnival to pay a total u.s. tax rate of just 0.6% due to its offshore registrations. with varn cal's annual shareholder meeting looming on wednesday, mickey arison has released this video. >> these incidents have been extremely unfortunate. weir now working very hard in an overall safety review to make sure that we're doing whatever is necessary to make sure that it never happens again. whether it's fire suppression systems, redundancies or other things, we are absolutely committed to making sure the ships are as absolutel

italian prosecutors want criminal indictments against the captain and some crew of the costa concordian could be tried on charm charges including manslaughter, abandoned ship before the more than 4,000 passengers and crew were evacuated. in venezuela, madero, hugo chavez's hand picked successor won the presidency but by a narrow margin. challenger got 49.1% of the vote and is demanding a recount. madero has been the acting president since chavez's death on march 5. a woman won from kenya in the boston marathon. she also finished first in 2006. 33 seconds ahead of the number two finisher. the boston marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon. those are your headlines. now back to cheryl. cheryl: thank you very much. i could have one that in 2 1/2 hours. no problem. easy. thanks, lauren. all right. the supreme court is hearing arguments today on the legality of patenting human genes. peter barnes is live outside of the high court today. have we heard anything so far this morning, peter? >> yeah. those arguments just wrapped up a little bit ago and this is a gigantic, important case f

that plus 2012's deadly costa concordia crash in italy.g a impact for royal caribbean earnings call. looking to the remainder of the year, obvious questions, yes, recent media coverage is frustrating and probably impacted us a bit but no, it has not been a game-changer for our brands. however for carnival cruise lines in particular it has some with come severe costs. they are pledging to spend $700 more over the next several years to improve their ships, upgrade them, specifically the engine rooms and backup generators for power and, we'll have to take them for their word for it because the cruise ship industry doesn't have a regulatory body like the faa is to the airlines. lori: what else is the cruise line industry doing to lure passengers? lowering ticket prices? >> that is an enormous way to combat right now the suffering public confidence in the cruise ship safety industry as a whole. right now every cruise line is offering steal of a deals. some for as low as $100 a night, with which is clearly a lot more affordable than most hotels.

clusters want criminal indictment against the captain and crew of the costa concordia cruiseship.the captain could be tried on charges including manslaughter causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship. and the men's winner of the 117th boston marathon with a time of two hours, 10 minutes, 23 seconds. earlier kenya won the women's championship with a time of two hours 26 minutes. the boston marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon. now back to melissa and lori. melissa: thank you so much. controversy brewing over president obama's nominee for labor secretary tomas perez. days before senate confirmation hearing, a g.o.p. report criticizes perez for what they call a christia questionable de. joining us now, senator darrell issa. i want to catch up our audience as background, tom perez has been a champion of theory where racial discrimination is determined based on statistical outcome rather than on the specific case. while he was the head of the justice department, perez intervened to underwrite two complaints against the city of st. paul in exchange for st. paul dropping a suprem

. >>> 15 months after the grounding of the "costa concordia" cruise ship, an italian court has openeds want captain fran she isco schettino to stand trial for manslaughter. he is accused of causing the wreck and abandoning the ship before all passengers got off safety. he said four senior crew members should be charged with delaying the evacuation. >>> let's take a quick look at your tuesday forecast now. morning showers from seattle to portland. snow in the cascades. rockies and dakotas. severe storms, with hail and gust request winds from texas to st. lose, nashville and cincinnati. afternoon showers from pittsburgh to northern new england. >> mid-60s in the northeast. 80s from dallas to miami. 40s in the middle of the country. 70 in sacramento. >>> coming up, returning to our top story -- the tragedy in boston. see how the bombing scene was quickly transformed last night. >> later on we will explore a so-called april curse. why so many tragedies happen this time of month, year after year. you are watching a special edition of "world news now." ower has a subtle, yet invigorating sc

cruise deals now after a bunch of recent high-profile disasters like the partial sinker of the "costa concordiad. claire newell is our travel expert. >> thanks for having me. >> you say this is the best time to find a bargain. let's start with booking early. >> if you can, at least six months in advance, if you can. >> six months out. how about getting on an older ship, that obviously has its downsides. >> it has its downsides i'm not saying an old tug, maybe one generation from their newest because you pay a premium for the new one that's in the spotlight. there's a way to find out on the cruise line's website they'll have the year they come out and you want to look for one generation back you'll save yourself a ton of money. >> and helps to book offseason. >> you pay a premium for peak season, holidays and when kids are out of school so over the summer months in particular. >> you've brought stunning deals. the first one is seven-night alaskan cruise for something like 100 bucks a night. >> this particular cruise is holland america the ship, may the 15th one day only for under $700, sailing r

if you want to sue them like the costa concordia disaster you have to go to italy to bring a lawsuit. lot of these crews lines are registered in other country i -- countries and that's where the legal implications take place. >> alisyn: because these latest mishaps have prices gone down. >> right now we have saw a report close in bookings for carnival the prices have dropped. the other guys not so much. carnival is feeling it more than anybody else. >> alisyn: they have had more of the disaster. >> they have been in the news. they did a good job reacting to the latest issue. they can't catch a break. the triumph broke free from morgues, there were 65 mile-per-hour winds. that's not a ship that's failing or carnival issue. it's a ship yard issue. that puts them back in the spotlight so that's a challenge. >> alisyn: you think it's a good time to buy a crews. >> absolutely. the prices have come down. there are 0 million people took a crews last year. when you hear about the bad stuff. there is some great vacations. your parents are taking a crews, right? they love them. >> alisyn: thank