on the thirteenth of january the costa concordia cruise their rock and eventually capsized off the island of gilio the sheeple scary over forty two hundred people at the beginning of a seven day cruise when it ran aground evacuating the sinking ship took several hours and not everyone managed to get off safely the death toll has been rising with each day as new bodies are being discovered currently sixteen are confirmed dead and sixty four injured three people trapped were rescued more than twenty four hours after the accident about twenty people are still missing passengers on the costa concordia accused of being unprofessional and unable to conduct a proper rescue operation the captain of the ship fifty two year old french. has been brewing for the tragedy some media suggested he directed the line a to cool. to a friend. and skitt tina was detained shortly after the tragedy is not only accused of causing the accident by changing course but abandoning ship long before all the passengers were evacuated the ship's fuel danks were almost too with heat the rocks and environmental threat the

up next for you in spotlight we talk to some of the survivors of italy's costa concordia cruise liner disaster stay with us. hello again or welcome to the spotlight the interview show on our to algorithm and today we will meet the survivors of the wreck of the century the incidents in the mediterranean with the italian ship carrying over four thousand people has been dominating international media for more than two weeks some are comparing it to the wrecked car the titanic exactly one hundred years ago given that search and rescue operations continue as does the investigation into what happened meanwhile the captain and first officer are under arrest so what was it like when the ship heads the rocks and started to say true the crew failed in their duty to ensure passenger safety. on the thirteenth of january the costa concordia cruise their rock and eventually capsized off the island of gilio the sheeple scaring over forty two hundred people at the beginning of a seven day cruise when it ran aground evacuating the sinking ship took several hours and not everyone managed to get off saf

they are from the "costa concordia," that cruise disaster off the coast. the pictures yet of this modern-day "titanic." >> 16 still missing. >>> and the murder mystery that surrounds a wealthy suburb in the detroit area. a mother of two found strangled in the back of a mercedes. we're going to talk to dan about this. >>> also new details on a medical mystery. it's got doctors baffled and erin brockovich investigating. a group of teenage girls are suffering from a type of tourette syndrome. >> and first, look at this. >> good morning, america! >> good morning, america!

. >>> in italy, crews will remove fuel from the costa concordia cruise ship. we want to take you there live this morning where you can see the cruise shim on its side and any actual fuel removal will begin on saturday. now once completed 50% of the fuel is expected to be gone as fuel removal can't be found they will bring the death toll to 15. >>> a former viewing will be held for penn state coach joe paterno. he was let go less than three months before being diagnosed with lung cancer. a public service will be held at penn state's basketball arena. >>> they are one step closer to legalizing same sex marriage. they just got the 25th vote. marry announced she would cast the 25ed vote when it reached the floor. she said she is taking time to reconcile her religious beliefs. >> if you really listen to people and i always try to listen to the people, i always listen to the district. >> they have to pass same sex marriage and if passed washington would become the same u.s. state. >>> reporters surrounded him at the time facility in santa clara. williams fumbled two

. >>> cruise ship compensation, how much the passengers on board the costa concordia should receive. >>> dozens are killed and more hurt after the latest act of violence in iraq. >>> and the weather outside should be getting better after a stormy beginning to the week. your complete forecast is coming up. >>> complete coverage continues with don scott, ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >>> dozens are killed in a suicide car bombing in iraq. the blast occurred during a shiite funeral procession. the bombing is related to a series of attacks that have killed more than 200 people this year. >>> survivors of the costa concordia cruise ship disast

italy tonight, here's abc's lama hasan. >> reporter: today, new video from inside the doomed "costa concordia" cruise ship, shows the treacherous conditions the divers have been working under. rooms on their side. chandeliers and floating debris blocking the way. for what has now become a recovery effort for the bodies of the missing was suspended this morning, after the ship shifted position on its precarious perch, making it too risky. 11 bodies have been recovered so far. and today, the first was identified. the 38-year-old sandor feher, a violinist, who worked onboard, as an entertainer. seen here in a youtube video he posted looking for employment. witnesses say he had last been seen helping crying children into their life vests, before returning to his cabin to get his violin. a tale that conjures up images from the "titanic." tonight, half a world away, in white bear lake, minnesota, people attending a prayer vigil for barbara and gerald heil, awaiting any news. >> if you can thank the rescuers and all the people that have been affected in this event. >> reporter: as people back home in the u.

carnival cruise line is revising its forecast for 2012, after the fallout caused by the "costa concordia" cruiseaccident earlier this month. they're expecting losses of 48 to 51 cents a share. that's an annual loss of up to $395 million. >>> facebook is expected to be valued at $100 billion. it would take until may before facebook stock begins trading on the stock exchange. >>> tokyo's nikkei average logged its best january performance in 13 years. hong kong's hang seng up 230 points. on wall street, the dow lost 6 points yesterday. the nasdaq finished right where it started. >>> and coffee giant starbucks has unveiled a plan to open 50 stores in india. they currently operate 17,000 stores worldwide and is betting indians will want to experience the latte lifestyle. >>> if you filed your federal tax return early this yooer, you'll have to wait a week longer. the delay is due to new safeguards installed on the irs computer system. this is only for those that filed before january 26th. all ten of you. >>> up next, we know about milk being good for your bones. it's also good for your brain. >>> cha

. >> reporter: as the damaged "costa concordia" cruise ship was taking on water, revealing amateur video emerged today on an italian newspaper's website, showing a crew member urging passengers in life vests not to evacuate. she urges them to return to their cabins. to, quote, stay calm and seated. saying, everything is under control. six treacherous days later, with eight bodies identified and 21 still missing, we now know things were not under control. and critics of the video, today, said it reveals a massive failure in safety training. >> nobody knew what they were doing. it was chaos. unfortunately, i think it's been 100 years since the "titanic." and there were shades of the "titanic" there. >> reporter: why did it take more than an hour after impact for the crew to call an evacuation order? today, a mystery witness emerged. she was employed as an international hostess were russian passengers. she was seen dining with captain schettino at 9:00 p.m., just before the accident, according to reports. he did a very good job, she said. he saved over 3,000 lives. despite criticism of the

. >> the homecoming for hundreds from the costa concordia cruise ship where the search for survivors is still not over. >> u.s.-iran relations at a low point. but the academy of motion pictures art and sciences may be there to award an iranian film with an oscar nomination. it is called "a separation." it is a film some say is a political critique of modern day iran. >> the film in which a married couple wants to work out a separation. the wife wants to leave the country with her daughter. the husband wants to stay behind to help his ailing father. it talks about the clash between society and religious as well as non-religious. some see the film as a political critique. the director maintains it is not as simple as that. >> if what you mean by "political film" is a film that works as a political manifesto or defends a certain group, then, no, this is not that kind of film. if what you mean by "political film" is a film that has social groups and includes society and its issues, then yes, it could be a political film. >> at a time when u.s.-iran relations are at a low point some ameri

this morning emergency officials in italy called off the search for missing people on the costa concordia cruise ship because of the danger for rescue divers. 16 people are still listed as missing. and searchers have recovered 17 bodies. the ship ran aground on january 13th. >>> five months after the big earthquake, another tremor shook mineral, virginia, last night. this one had a magnitude of 3.2. this afternoon louisa county school leaders will announce middle and high school students are returning to a normal five day a week schedule starting tomorrow. students have been alternating days at the middle school since the quake damaged the high school. now crews are finished installing mobile classrooms at the high school campus. >>> the university of maryland team that won the solar decathalon has found a buyer for its green home. pepco. maryland steam displayed its home called water shed on the national mall last fall. the home includes water saving as well as energy-saving techniques. the university said pepco will install the home at one of the montgomery county facilities to help demonstrat

divers have blasted more holes in the stricken a cruise liner costa concordia as they continue to search for survivors after a twelve victim has now been recovered booms have been placed around the capsized ship as the light fuel begins to seep into the water near the vessel there are about half a million gallons of heavy fuel than the hundreds of tons of diesel oil on board twenty are still missing after the ship ran aground off the italian coast a week ago. good news for skiers and snowboarders but can spell danger for thrill seekers denise talked about fighting avalanches the host city of the next winter olympics of course being such a. sore cheez avalanche hunters have explosives and cannons on their side. their mission to keep the mountain peaks clear and see. it's been snowing heavily in sochi this weekend skip earth for a magnificent but what may seem is just snow to most of us can provide prize last day total recall avalon chanters the avalanche team surveys every new can craney of the resort they say russians love to push the boundaries and many skiers like riding off the beaten

. >>> plus, in the radiation zone, a rare look at the cleanup efforts inside the costa concordia cruise liner ran aground leaving at least 6 dead and >>> it's been three days since the costa concordia ran aground leaving six dead and 29 missing. many are blaming the captain, but he says it's not his fault. allen reports though, this isn't the first time that ship has gotten too close to land. >> hope of finding any survivors, including a missing american couple is fading fast. divers have been risking their lives. the rescue operation had to be suspended for a few hours today when it was feared rough seas might make the ship slide into deeper water. the captain claims it was torn open by a reef that wasn't marked on his chart. something officials say is not possible. this coast is too well charted. it's incredible to think a liner came this close to shore. that rock behind me is what the ship struck. it tore 160 gash in its hull. the ship has come in close before. this amateur video shot a few weeks ago shows it doing what is known locally as sailing by the horn, showing off by coming c

divers have found of the body of a woman aboard the sunken costa concordia cruise liner bringing the death toll now to seventeen sixteen people remain missing meanwhile operations to pump fuel from the tanks of the wreck ships have been delayed because of bad weather the luxury cruise liner with over four thousand on board ran aground two weeks ago on reefs off the telling coast with the captain later arrested. the ski slopes of sochi are in place for the next winter olympics now comes the test to make sure they meet world class standards the russian resorts facilities are hosting their first skiers and organizers hope it's all downhill from here on this blog explains . it's no weekend cold in the caucasus mountains but it's the hottest time for ski founds many like this couple even keen promus forests a period for the season's grand opening in sochi it's neat to see mrs now that. it's thirty snowing a month ago so much snow who wanted to ride so badly and now we had this chance. super this is also cool to a brand new resort just off the black sea coast with a number plan to attract

two more bodies have been recovered from the capsized costa concordia cruise ship all full of italy's coast seventeen people are still missing after the ship ran aground a week ago environmental fears continue to grow as a sudden shift in the vessel could rupture the ship's fuel tanks there are about half a million gallons of heavy fuel and hundreds of tons of diesel oil still on board. the u.s. often calls for democratic change in the middle east but remains reluctant to recognize the right up palestinians to self-determination president of the palestinian national authority mahmoud abbas who's been on a visit to the russian capital talk to r.t. about the latest moves in palestine is better for statehood schools is but the interviews up next. visit is the final stop on your european tour palestine is still waiting for a resolution to the statehood issue what do you expect from russia's leadership at this stage when the issue of palestinians legal rights is being decided according to international law. yeah. the russian federation as well as the soviet union before it has been regarde

. >>> in italy, a two-pronged recovery effort is under way at the site of the costa concordia cruisehip disaster. a salvage barge is now in place alongside the wreck and workers are preparing to begin removing a half million gallons of fuel from the ship before it starts leaking. the pumping operation will probably start on saturday. meanwhile, divers continue to search the submerged portion of the capsized ship for more victims. the u.s. ambassador to italy visited the site yesterday and praised their efforts. >> i know everyone cares a lot. i speak for the united states. we're very grateful for the efforts that's being made to try to recover or find the lost ones. >> 16 bodies have been recovered so far. seven of them still unidentified. 17 people still unaccounted for, including a missing american couple. >>> thousands of mourpers are expected this morning on the penn state university campus to pay their respects to coach joe paterno. yesterday and late into the night they waited in line for hours to pass by paterno's closed casket. a private funeral service is set for later today

. >> this is a couple that was on board the costa concordia cruise ship before the disaster. coming up, we will let you know his impression before the disaster. >>> stemming from accusations he physically abused his wife, you can see he received a warm welcome from his supporters. mirkarimi was considered supervisor for eight years. >> prosecutors charged mirkarimi with child endangerment and domestic violence. the charges stem from a fight with his wife on new year's eve. mirkarimi and his wife used twitter to denounce domestic violence just days before the incident at the couple's home. mirkarimi retweeted a message in spanish warning women of the usual increase of domestic violence during the holidays. the former venezuelaian television star said she has no complaints against her husband. >>> how is it looking out there, sal? >> i find it humorous that they are betting about how cold it's going to get. i think captain will win this one, we'll see. it is getting more crowded as you come out towards the toll plaza and it looks like the normal commute is back. yesterday of co

max keiser and stacy herbert compare the economic crisis to the recent costa concordia cruise disaster of focusing on cuttings are abandoning financial ship so the program coming up next hour. so this captain schettino he's brought to shore he's now everybody knows he's abandoned ship his excuse costa concordia captain says he tripped and fell into lifeboat and that's the reason why he abandoned ship that sounds exactly like the excuses that lloyd blankfein and jamie dimon gave to congress i tripped and fell into tarp that well the algae would be the one that they always years is the market did it this guy saying he tripped into the lifeboat and sell the way lloyd blankfein and jamie diamond are saying well the market accidentally made me a billionaire i don't know how. it's good to have you with us here today russia has announced plans to build a manned research colonies on the moon the country's space agency is viewing partnership with nasa and their counterparts in the e.u. it's put men back on the lunar surface permanently all of a explains how scientists hope exploring the moon wi

cruise liner sunk by bad judgment and, compounded by possible cowardice and gross negligence and the race against time most passengers and crew were safely evacuated. but, not all of them. now, the costa concordia is synonymous with one of the e most infamous cruise line accidents, in cruise liner history. disaster is always possible on the water and all too likely when you forget that. tonight, we still unfolding story of the concordia's short voyage, it started with high anticipation and ended in terror. ♪ >> oh, my god, how will i find lynn, how will i find her? ♪ >> they didn't know what to do. nobody knew what to do. >> yell out loud, guys... >> i thought i was going to die. >> i remember thinking to myself, there is a point in the whole ordeal we're going to die, it will be on the life boat. [screaming]. >> we were told the electrical system was failing and at first we were told not to panic. >>... out of control, apparently a blackout, technicians are working to resolve the situation. >> we had a blackout and everybody was screaming, all the passengers were running up and down. >> we were fortunate we made it on a boat, because others didn't. >> didn't have enough room on the boat for us

first to italy's west coast the bodies of two women have been recovered from the capsized costa concordia cruise ship in the confirmed death toll to the rescue teams a continuous search for seventeen people still missing experts are expected to begin pumping you in the next twenty four hours to avoid a potential spill vessel is holding around point nine billion liters of fuel it's thirty tanks. two kenyan presidential candidates will stand trial at the hague on charges of crimes against humanity commandos are among four prominent kenyans accused of orchestrating a deadly wave of violence during the country's two thousand is certainly the action over twelve hundred people were killed in the country's post-election clashes. forced to flee their homes no date has been set for trial. and fifteen people have been killed and three others wounded after a gunman opened fire on several boats in the southern philippines military officials believe the men may have been attacked by rival fishermen after they strayed into the fishing grounds the region is a stronghold for the most rebels although authorities

the search for the remaining fifteen passengers still missing from the stricken costa concordia cruise ship has been called off ten in the fischel say the effort was too dangerous for rescue workers to search it already been suspended several times due to poor weather and choppy water seventeen bodies have been recovered from the since it run aground off the. gearing up for war but for some preparations according to all corners of the nation's defenses result reports many fear the measures will pose serious risks. spectators may know who they're watching at the olympics but they won't know who's watching them surveillance drones like this could be circling the skies of london this summer police may use the spy cameras in their lympics anti terror tactics it'll leave no hiding place the drones can make out a car's number plate from heights of up to one kilometer privacy campaigners fear is the start of a slippery slope i think our salute tragedy for britain the largest part of the olympic legacy was a surveillance legacy we installed a sequence in the name of national security and then

the search for the remaining fifteen passengers still missing from the stricken costa concordia cruise ship has now been called off italian officials say the effort was too dangerous for rescue workers the search had already been suspended several times due to poor weather around choppy water seventeen bodies have been recovered from the concordia since it ran aground off the island of giglio earlier this month. right as i said now time for dimitri and the business. thanks ori emerging market currencies are seeing the best start of the year since well the turn of the century the russian ruble along with the mexican paso and the brazilian a ryall have outperformed currencies from major developed nations sentiment is supported by rising risk appetite of the e.u. leaders signed up for a stricter budget discipline at monday's summit however steen jacobsen from saxo bank believes the positive move will not last long. the central banks continue to print money so much that they're actually running out of paper to printed on if you look at the easy be they have been expanding their balance she

the company which owns the costa concordia cruise ship is facing a lawsuit in the u.s. italy's consumer association once at least one hundred sixty thousand dollars for each passenger on the vessel many way of the captain of the ship for the tragedy which killed eleven people and injured hundreds more when the liner hit rocks last week athletes from around the world already have their sides firmly set on the next winter olympics in sochi in two years time and the host city which has always been the lure for scores of thrill seekers is making safety a main priority all today are to block the reports of the brave man who are fighting the danger lurking behind the picture perfect mountain peaks. and their song. their mission to keep the beads clear and see. and this is their support. hydrogen proved cool daisy bell is deployed from a helicopter to snow banks and hard to reach areas. it's been snowing heavily in sochi this weekend skipper for a magnificent but what may seem is just snow to most of us can provide prize last day total recall avalon chanters lineage is the tea

the company which owns the costa concordia cruise ship is facing a lawsuit in the u.s. italy's consumer association of once at least one hundred sixty thousand dollars for each passenger on the vessel many blame the captain of the ship for the tragedy which killed eleven people and injured hundreds more when the liner hit rocks last week. while there is a widespread consensus that certain governments and groups go out of their way to make iran seem a bigger threat than i could ever be but as a practice continues public opinion on the country and ways to deal with it are becoming all about surrounded by fantasy are these new york resident or hardness went out into the streets of the big apple to see just how far the truth can be stretched. in the case of iran's nuclear capabilities people are quick to make judgments based on what they hear in the media but are they actually listening to what's being said this week let's talk about that do you agree with president obama's initiative to monitor iran's nuclear program from the moon. yes why i think it's important to know wh

two more bodies have been recovered from the capsized costa concordia cruise ship just off italy's hardest seventeen are still missing after the ship ran aground a week ago environmental fears continue to grow as a sudden shift in the vessel could rupture the ship's fuel tank there are about half a million gallons of heavy fuel and hundreds of tons of diesel oil still on board all right as i promised arena and the business. hello and welcome to business here on ars see we start of course for the e.u. which as we've been reporting has formally adopted an oil embargo against iran over its nuclear program now this involves in the media a ban on all new oil contracts with the country but all existent contracts will be on the first of july energy saga just save us from the empire believes any lead sanctions against a middle eastern country will only lead to minor fluctuations in the oil price. the e.u. sanctions on the oh no i don't think that's significant around exports right about two point two million barrels a day of oil. all of that goes to europe it's only represents run about one quarte

rescue operations at the site of the costa concordia cruise liner disaster have been suspended after the ship shifted again. night twenty one people remain missing alive and were killed when the cruise liner ran aground a week ago and the ship's captain is currently under house arrest a new audiotape appears to show the crew downplayed the extent of the catastrophe only reporting electrical problems for half an hour after the vessel hit but every . time now to get the latest in the world of business with kareena stay with us. i welcome to our business update the south thanks for joining me russia ended two thousand and eleven with a budget surplus of zero point eight percent of its cheapie however if excluding oil and gas revenues the country's expenditures still remain significantly higher and the amount of money it receives you are kohanim from the european department the i.m.f. says this means there's a major concern over russia's economic safety. there's a budget that should be formulated in a way that. insulates be economy from fluctuations you know prices laws that are in the b

first to italy's west coast bodies of two women have been recovered from the top science of costa concordia cruise ship bringing the confirmed death toll to rescue teams are continuing the search for seventeen people still missing experts are expected to begin pumping fuel from the ship within the next twenty four hours to avoid potential spill the vessel is holding around one point nine million liters of fuel it's going to thanks. to kenyon that presidential candidates will stand trial date charges of crimes against humanity than are among four prominent kenyans accused of orchestrating a deadly wave of violence for in the country's two thousand and seven election more than twelve hundred people were killed during the country's protection clashes often in the no date has been set. and fifteen people have been killed and three others wounded after a gunman opened fire on several boats in southern philippines military officials believe the men may have been attacked by rival fishermen after they strayed into the fishing grounds region is a stronghold for its most rebels florence's ruled out militan