the costa allegra is operated by the same cruise line that ran the costa concordia which ran agrounde coast of italy in january. that incident killed at least 21 people. >>> now that the costa allegra has docked, we understand passengers and crew will be put on planes and eventually sent home as soon as possible. cnn's dan rivers joins us from the seychelles on the telephone. have you managed to speak to any of the passengers? what kind of state do they seem to be in? >> reporter: we've spoken to quite a few of them. a mixture really. some of them terribly sunburned and describe their ordeal as horrific. others, i spoke to a young mom and dad with an 18-month-old kid saying it was fine. the crew were brilliant and everything was very organized, given it was an emergency situation. so a sort of range of opinions. i think everyone is thankful they're ashore. they've been telling us they've been eating salami sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the last four days because obviously with no electricity they couldn't have refrigeration and no fresh food or sewage either. things

as mentioned, we do not have the facts on the costa concordia accident. however, as an immediate measure, i've directed koed guard field inspectors to witness passenger mustard drills required by the international safety of life at sea convention, whenever they are on board for an annual or periodic examination. this contrasts with the requirement in place with the muster drill within 24 hours of leaving port. i'm also pleased that the cruise industry itself has announced new emergency drill policies requiring mandatory muster drills during embarking passengers, prior to departure from port, again, exceeding the international requirement. in closing, i want to assure the committee that the coast guard views the safety of passengers as its highest maritime priority. we have the best port-state controlled program in the world for verifying the safety of vessels embaurking in our ports. and although and through the imo, we work diligently to enhance the safety of u.s. passengers regardless of where they embark a vessel anywhere in the world, meanwhile, we've

new developments in the case of the costa concordia. the italian cruise ship that sank off the tuscan coast in january a. pretrial hearing is now getting underway. fox's greg burke is in rome with the story. >> costa cruises, the italian cruise line company has been in the news a lot lately. the absolute disaster in january when the ship hit the rocks off the tuscan coast and then another one this week when the ship caught fire and lost power out in the indian ocean. and the news continues. today an important pretrial hearing in the case of the costa concordia. that was the ship that went down off the island in january. 32 people losing their lives that night. now there were more than 4,000 people on the ship. it was a heroing experience for all of them. the man in the middle of it all. the ship captain, he's under house arrest. he was not present today at the pretrial hearing, but his lawyers certainly were. in addition, eight others are under investigation. three from the company itself, costa cruises, and then five other officers who

jane thomas' daughter rebecca is a dancer on the "costa allegra." in an amazing coincidence, her son james survived the "costa concordia" disaster. >> it was a nightmare we didn't think we would have to relive in six weeks. >> reporter: difficult memories for james. >> those first couple of seconds, i went, please do not say it's what happened to me because i wouldn't wish that on anyone. >> reporter: two other survivors told their harrowing stories on capitol hill today. >> we decided amongst ourselves and located a rock where we could swim to in case they kept us waiting any longer to get into the life boats. >> reporter: terrifying stories causing concern among cruise ship travelers in the u.s. they are owned by parent company carnival cruise line, the biggest operator in the world, last year carrying nearly 10 million people. today the coast guard insisted ships traveling into and out of u.s. waters have a good track record. >> we do have the most rigorous examination program in the world. >> reporter: back on the "costa allegra," it's been thre

as the costa concordia accident has proven, this is simply not good enough. accidents can happen at any time, ankh and passengers must understand what to do in an emergency even before the ship gets under way. that's common sense. in conclusion, as we all work together to avoid accidents like the costa concordia, we must always remember the best way to protect passengers and respond to an emergency is to ensure the crewmembers are well train and professional, and passengers and crew' like know what to do in an emergency. training saves lives. it's that simple. thank you for allowing us to testify today. and i'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you very much. captain hoyt, i'd like the start with you. and i thank you again for being here, and your testimony. i don't believe we've been acquainted before today. but i come away with the distinct impression that if you had been the captain of the costa concordia, we wouldn't be having this hearing today. so if you heard -- i believe you heard mr. and mrs. sharma's testimony? >> yes, sir. >>

mostly lawyers and experts and some passengers from the costa concordia. this woman's daughter is among the missing. i don't have any confidence in the italian justice system, she says, i don't trust them at all. costa cruises came under the spotlight again when another one of its ships had to be towed to shore after a fire broke out on board. passengers spent three days without electricity and running water. cbs news, italy. >> nearly half of oakland's community officers on a different beat tonight helping the mayor's 100 block initiative. 22 problem solving officers are now part of a crime fighting team focusing on the city's most violent neighborhoods. >> the cops are in the hundred blocks are being assigned are officers that were able to come back to work for the city last july when the police officers union agreed to pay into the pension. we were able to bring back an extra 34 officers. we also just got a federal grant for 25 new officers that are going to be assigned to the school. >> officers are also funded by measure y, a partial tax voters approv

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. >> more compensations cost for costa cruises. the costa allegra ship are offered full reimbursement. >> first off though, greece has made a lot of sacrifices to try and secure its second big bailout from the eu and the imf. unfortunately though, it seems as though it still hasn't made enough. eurozone members holding a meeting in brussels decided to withhold more than half of the $175 billion that athens so badly needs to stay afloat. that's the portion due to go straight into the government bank. while greece struggles, another aspect has been sealed. the finance ministers have approved the funds required to safeguard a $274 billion debt swap for greece's private creditors. they have lost more than 70% of their value on their bonds in real terms. early this week what we saw with standard and poors becoming the first of the big credit rating agencies to define in as a default. with them tasked with deciding whether default insurance should be paid out on the swap, investors disagree. the international swaps and derivatives associ

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for a second panel, we have survivors of the costa concordia.they are here today to give us their firsthand account of what happened. we welcome you both. we thank you for taking the time to share with us, and you are now recognized for what ever statement you would like to make. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. first of all, thank you for giving us the opportunity to come in here and present what we have to say. i would just our of saying that this was our fifth your wedding anniversary trip, the first trip to europe. we were both very excited. as ms. brown had said earlier, it is a very affordable way to travel. we had cruised before, so that helped us make up our mind to take another cruise. we boarded the costa concordia on friday, january 13 from italy between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. the boarding process was fairly easy. we had to surrender our passports to the crew members. after that we went to our room that was on the ninth deck. at this point we had no communication regarding the emergency safety drills or any ins

costa allegra is the sister ship of costa concordia which capsized last month killing 25 people leavingeveral others missing and presumed -- resumed dead. >>> one of two other women indicted in a ponzi scheme, 55- year-old jacqueline hagel sold fraudulent certificates of deposit. as of march 20009, investors lost more than 75 million. williamwise is believed to be in canada. >>> there is a new accident in san francisco, what happened? >> we are not sure exactly judging by the chp website it just says there is one lane blocked. we are not sure if it had a solo spin out and if we take a look at our maps we can show you where. it happened at sees are chavez -- caesar chavez, it is very dangerous, there is a hospital curve and they have to take it easy before everything starts splitting off in downtown its set a. traffic is leg in nicely. you can see a little bit of slow down as you make your way to san francisco. let's check in with steve. >>> there are some breaks in the clouds over in san jose and there is still snow in the sierra valley. winter storm warn being continues until -- warnin

helena all sliding southeast going to head across the delta, san pablo bay and move into contra costa county, northern parts of alameda county watch out for that. we could see other showers develop this morning and move into other parts of the bay area. the chunk of energy is still up to our north, moving through from mid-morning to mid-afternoon when we'll get our best chance of scattered showers. mid to upper 50s today, rainfall amounts a 10th to a quart ever an inch. sunny and warm in the afternoon tomorrow through sunday. >>> here's a live shot of the oakland maze. everything is flowing well westbound 80 towards the bay bridge earlier fatal motorcycle crashed cleared. live shot of the san mateo bridge, things have been much nicer, much smoother this morning, no trouble across the span westbound traffic out of hayward into foster city. vacaville eastbound 80 before alamo drive one of those green freeway signs came down on the freeway about 10 cars crashed into it, including a big rig. everything is off to the shoulder. there might be a lot of activity there. we could see some slowi

and contra costa county.ausing traffic to back up and motorists are advised to avoid the area altogether. >>> at a press conference back in 1973, former president nixon announced to the world, quote, i'm not a crook. well this week we're getting word the man may have had a sensitive side. this friday the nixon presidential library unveiling the new exhibit of love letters written while nix and his future wife pat back when they were still dating. in the letters nixon calls his wife, dearest heart, saying, every day and night i want to see you and be with you. yet i have no feelings of selfish ownership or jealousy. let's really grow together and find the happiness we know is ours. i feel weird saying that but the guy as game according to the letters. library is including letters as an exhibit celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday of the former first lady? you heard of slush funds but how about flush funds? a stalemate kept the city from buying toilet paper and supplies for t.p. are running low.

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today a pre-trial hearing began in the case of the tragic costa concordia cruise shipwreck. we'll have the latest on the investigation as fox 5 news at 6 continues.  people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. >>> new developments in the case of costa concordia, the italian cries ship that shrank in january. a pre-trial hearing is getting underway now. >> reporter: the italian cruise line company has been in the news a lot lately. the absolute disaster in january when the ship hit the rocks off the tuscan coast and then another one this week, when a ship caught fire and lost power out in the indian ocean. and the news continues. today an important pre-trial hearing in the case of

. >> reporter: we went to jersey city and found mario costa, a friend and mentor who first met arturofighter was 17. >> his dream was to become champion. >> reporter: as the years went by, costa says, arturo struggled with debilitating injuries. >> his eyes, the phone rang, he put his phone like this, an inch away from the eye. he got addicted to pain killers: percoset, vicodin, oxy, coke. he was just not himself. the losses were like somebody stabbing him in the back and the knife going through his heart. >> reporter: after a particularly devastating loss in 2005, gatti was hospitalized for an overdose. medical records show the doctors suggested a psychiatric consult. in child support documents, the mother arturo's daughter called it a suicide attempt. >> i told him, i said, "you have to talk to a professional. you have to go to a psychiatrist." >> reporter: another time, costa remembers an inconsolable arturo showing up at his new jersey bar and demanding to borrow his gun. >> he took his finger, like this. he said, "this is what i'm going to do," he shoved it in his mouth. and i fe

up beside you hey little girl you lost or something ♪ ♪ he then challenges you to a drag race bob costasr hour and now you're ♪ ♪ freaking out cause if you crash you can't do head swap ♪ ♪ so you round some turns and see the checkered flag and you cross the finish line before andretti ♪ ♪ then you get out of the car to celebrate and bob says i've never felt so alive and marco's like you guys are ♪ ♪ okay in my book but the cop from before is there to give you a speeding ticket i clocked you doing 275 ♪ ♪ you jerkhole 275 you jerkhole that's the wi-fi password ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ now i can send you the head swap photos did you say head swap i love that bit i'll tell you what forget ♪ ♪ about that ticket ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ and that's when everyone jumped for joy except bob costas cause he ran away and escaped ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ but not before turning around to give everyone the middle finger well this was fun but i think it's time ♪ ♪ that we go back to our office in indianapolis and put celebrities heads on other celebrities bodies ♪ ♪ it's called head swap [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪

the contra costa times reports the armed robber's mugged the owner.les wednesday night. the victim was carrying about $8,000 in cash when he was attacked. the robbers scooped up the money and later robbed a convenience store and fast-food restaurant in terra hills. >>> a jack london square bar is reborn. almost a year after a deadly shooting, the night light lounge opened yesterday in oakland. it's a former home of sweet jimmy's nightclub, which closed after a shooting left two people dead and five others wounded last april. the new owners called the night lights opening another sign of the area's revitalization. >>> san francisco's gold dust lounge does not qualify pass an historic landmark this. means a new retail tenant could replace the bar. landlord says a clause in the lease allows for eviction with 90 days' notice. bar owners say that clause was added without their knowledge. the historic preservation commission is set to vote on the bar's status wednesday. >>> people living in san francisco's castro district are reacting to a recent spoke in r

. >>> and finally relief from that powerful cruise ship, the costa allegra was towed to a cruise port. >>> now the lawsuit has been settled. the city approved plans to build a store on shoreline parkway last april. now a group opposing it tried to protest last week. under the settlement, target will help to fun business initiatives. >>> cal trans will vote and raise fares but only for certain people. they call for one way tickets but only for people who pay with cash. riders who use clipper cards will not be affected. they are looking at a ride discount and was originally going to eliminate the pass all together but changed their minds after a flood of complaints. >>> how is traffic? >> well we have an issue up on eastbound 80 and there are 10 cars on the right-hand side of the shoulder. i'm not sure what caused the accident. the chp report is not very clear. there may have been some debris in the roadway. now we are going to take a live look at 80. traffic is going well as you make your way towards the mcarthur maze. up next, you can see a little bit of low-lying fog but everything i

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bob costas in the house!and applause ] ♪ we love you, buddy. [ applause ] we love bob costas. >> i don't have enough to do during super bowl week. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, you have nothing to do. >> no. >> jimmy: thank you for coming. >> looking for some work. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, we already ran into each other. we've seen each other here in indianapolis. earlier in the week, we kidnapped you to try to get super bowl tickets. [ laughter ] >> how did -- how did that work out? i was eventually released. did you get the tickets? >> jimmy: no, you gave me the finger. do you remember that? yeah. [ laughter ] >> i said there was a bag over my head. it was a confusing set of circumstances. >> jimmy: this was very true. there was a bag over your head. take a look at what happened. ♪ i'm bob costas i'll you have killed ♪ ♪ then the graphics guy said did i say you could talk ♪ ♪ and he back hands bob with a vicious bitch slap ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> no stunt double either. >> jimmy: i'll have you --

. >> reporter: we went to jersey city and found mario costa, a friend and mentor who first met arturoe fighter was 17. >> his dream was to become champion. >> reporter: as the years went by, costa says, arturo struggled with debilitating injuries. >> his eyes, the phone rang, he put his phone like this, an inch away from the eye. he got addicted to pain killers: percoset, vicodin, oxy, coke. he was just not himself. the losses were like somebody stabbing him in the back and the knife going through his heart. >> reporter: after a particularly devastating loss in 2005, gatti was hospitalized for an overdose. medical records show the doctors suggested a psychiatric consult. in child support documents, the mother arturo's daughter called it a suicide attempt. >> i told him, i said, "you have to talk to a professional. you have to go to a psychiatrist." >> reporter: another time, costa remembers an inconsolable arturo showing up at his new jersey bar and demanding to borrow his gun. >> he took his finger, like this. he said, "this is what i'm going to do," he shoved it in his mouth. and i

earlier the costa allegra was towed to an area in the indian ocean.r room caused it to drift for days. they were close to or ordering everyone to abandon ship. >> excuse me... we went out to our room to get our life jackets and we went up to the master station. >> now many of the 1,000 people on board slept on the deck to try to escape the smoke and the heat from the fire but they are describing the conditions inside the cab bins as beyond horrific. again because there was no running water. the costa concordia which as you know hit a wreathe off italy last month, 25 people were killed 7 others are missing or resumed dead. >>> a to the to your case in santa cruz -- a torture case in santa cruz county, a major role a store security tape is playing in the investigation, we will have more on that. >>> the time now is 9:49, a problem in hayward, traffic accident? >> yes, if we take a look at the maps, you can see an accident and a couple of trave if i can accident -- traffic accidents. it is causing slowing there as you can notice by the yellow and also we

that everyone wanted to express that the costa concordia was an italian ship and that the u.s. has a clean safety record. >> i know there's a lot of testimony including those who were on board that italian ship. >> there was a couple who testified today who said that they were celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary on the ship and they just described their experience. they said they were sitting down to dinner at about 9:15 when the ship hit the reef. they just -- lights went out and they described a violent shaking of the ship. just a very graphic description of that day. and that really stood out. >> what about the procedures that cruise lines need to take into account when passengers get on the boat preparing them for any potential disaster and also the emergency drill that is by all accounts are required mandatory along on most cruise ships. >> well, congress passed legislation dealing with cruise ship safety in 2010 and it was signed by the president. but that dealt mostly with passenger behavior. they wanted to have streamlined the process for crimes to be investigat

. >>> pg&e is working to are repair a gas leak in contra costa county. it happened at clayton road in concord. a resident reported anoder of natural gas this morning. some parents were concerned because there is a day care center in that neighborhood. pg&e discovered an underground gas leak. crews are working to repair it. >>> a grocery store in san mateo was forced to toss out thousands of pounds of food products this morning. the refrigeration system at the smart and final on south norfolk street stopped working. shoppers were greeted with a sign on the front door informing them that the deli and freezer cooling systems were broken and foods in that section were not available for sale. >>> good afternoon. partly cloudy skies and cooler for you today. the clouds are still hugging up along the coastline. there is a little haze out there. air quality is good. seat breeze is picking up. the sea breeze is picking up. you can see it's right up against the coast, even bleeding into near the golden gate, parts of the city. west-northwesterly at 17 miles per ho

tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> the costa concordia and costa alegra are both owned by florida-basedl. >>> the fbi is investigating a potential crime aboard a different cruise ship. a canadian woman has disappeared. her boyfriend says he last saw her early wednesday morning at the gift shop. the ship's crew says they have not seen a sign of her. the coast guard is also scouring a 900-acre area. >>> being the first to report the anthony weiner scandal last summer. reps for brightbart say he passed away unexpectedly of natural causes just before midnight. he was the original coeditor of the drudge report and helped start the huffington post. >>> president obama and the candidates vying to replace imare on the campaign trail. the president is on the road, touting his record and raising money. >> reporter: president obama checked out the engines at a new hampshire community college auto lab. the president says on his watch, fuel efficiency and oil are up. >> under my administration, america is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years. >> reporter: but the republi

bárbara boxer demando a la presidencia del presidente barack obama sobre las alertas de tsunami en la costaa ayudar a los desamparados. >> (información en pantalla) . >> se dará dinero para san francisco, santa clara y alameda. >> desde contactar a los indigentes en la calle, también un entrenamiento para sean autosuficientes. >> pgandi tendrá un nuevo edificio con alta tecnología, para evitar una nueva explosion como la del año 2010 en san bruno . >> bancos importantes reprobaron una prueba para ver si estaban preparados para una nueva crisis. >> quince de los 19 bancos más importantes pasaron al prueba, todos igual tiene una posicion más fuerte que antes. >> en vallejo quieren multar a las personas que dejaron residencias abandonadas, la medida se discutira en la próxima reunión del concilio. >> el bolsillo de los automovílistas . >> según la asociacion de automovislitas, esto representa 7 centavos más que la media estatal, 70 más que el promedio nacional. >> el senado de méxico aprobó una reforma para que los crimenes cometidos hacía periodistas sean investigados por autoridades federale

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throughout central contra costa county homes less than $400,000 are hot. we have suddenly had a rush of buyers. we've had more open houses with more buyers since coming through then we've had for three years. the contra costa association of realtors says there is no clear explanation but people are obviously right to buy but that doesn't make it any easier pamela mitchell is a realtor. >>> even though i know how to write a contract and how to get the contract passed that and getting a bit. and it seems to be impossible journey. in addition to prop. getting offers they say banks continue to squash sales. it is no longer enough to have a willing buyer and willing seller. >>> ultimately it comes down to the bank approved that loan in approving the sale. >>> that is not happening. >>> pending sales are through the roof of 60% from a year ago the actual sales are down 7% and a number of list listings remains low that low inventories ironically holding prices down. >>> because you haven't had the inventory for a very long time the appraisals are lagging behind w

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the costa concordia wrecked off the coast of italy january 13th killing at least 21 people. >>> one ofe three students killed in a ohio school shooting was laid to rest. services were held today for daniel parmertor. family, friends and classmates held hearts and flags as they gathered to mourn the 16-year- old's death. the alleged shooter seen here, 17-year-old t.j. lane has been charged with three counts of aggravated murder and two counts of attempted murder. >>> a 3-year-old girl's curiosity almost cost her her life. after taking an x-ray of her stomach, the doctors saw the circle here. it first looked like a bracelet. then the doctors figured out a circle was 37 different magnets that had gotten stuck together. >> had not read that any child had ever swallowed more than say 10, so when i heard 37 had been swallowed it frightened me to death. >> the magazine neither were so strong, it actually for three holes in payton's lower intestine and one in her stomach. after surgery, she's doing pretty good and on her way to a full recovery. >> wow. >> you never know what kids are going to

costa allegra also operates the ship costa concordia that killed 25 people. >>> students were asked to solve math problems featuring animal mutilation and terrorist training camps. it happened at the trinidad center city charter school in northwest washington. here's peggy fox' story you saw only on 9. >> reporter: the blood thirsty aliens then sucked blood of 828 teachers and left them for dead. >> shocking. >> reporter: parents are shocked over these math problems that were sent home with third graders at the trinidad center city public charter school. here's one about cooking african-americans, americans and indians. >> she put the people equallily into nine enormous ovens to bake. how many desperate people were in each oven. >> it's the holocaust. it's too horrific to think about that this is the kind of learning tool we're giving to children. >> reporter: the math problems came from the home schooling paradise website under third grade multiplication and division. but many of the questions seem to come from violent video games. >> i look at everything that he brings home and that

there were way more accidents than usual, and ktvu's patty lee says that one of them in contra costa4- year-old driver. >> reporter: contra costa police responded to 15 weather- related calls before 1:00 this afternoon the including this fatal accident in concord. >> definitely it is weather- related, obviously coming around the corner, going on the on-ramp, trying to go fast in wet weather like this, appears they lost control. >> reporter: the battalion chief says that the driver was identified as joseph conway from amador county was going faster when the van fish tailed, on 480, next it hit a pole and tree. >> we don't know if speed is a factor, but just a reminder to slow down. >> reporter: it is also a reminder to buckle up. >> i think the tragedy was, he was not wearing a seat belt. >> reporter: chp feared the evening commute today would be as dangerous as the one this morning when there were 45 accidents in solano and contra costa counties between 5 and 10:00. compared to just five in that same period yesterday. >> we have not had rain in a while. so as soon as we -- almost lik

there were way more accidents than usual, and ktvu's patty lee says that one of them in contra costadriver. >> reporter: contra costa police responded to 15 weather- related calls before 1:00 this afternoon the including this fatal accident in concord. >> definitely it is weather- related, obviously coming around the corner, going on the on-ramp, trying to go fast in wet weather like this, appears they lost control. >> reporter: the battalion chief says that the driver was identified as joseph conway from amador county was going faster when the van fish tailed, on 480, next it hit a pole and tree. >> we don't know if speed is a factor, but just a reminder to slow down. >> reporter: it is also a reminder to buckle up. >> i think the tragedy was, he was not wearing a seat belt. >> reporter: chp feared the evening commute today would be as dangerous as the one this morning when there were 45 accidents in solano and contra costa counties between 5 and 10:00. compared to just five in that same period yesterday. >> we have not had rain in a while. so as soon as we -- almost like the first

major mess in contra costa county.ou have the helicopter with this one. >> that's right, now we go right to news chopper 2 because we're looking at the huge back up from this. 680 southbound backed up into concord. they are making progress with the crash. in fact, they've moved most of the vehicles off to the right hand side. so there is some light at the end of the tunnel sort to speak if i can use that phrase. because a lot of people are heading to the tunnel. but look at how far back. we're zooming to highway 242. 242 is backed up to highway 4. that means highway 4 is going to be backed up getting to 242. and highway 4 is going to be a mess. you see how this is going. give yourself plenty of extra time. let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's heavy this morning. 20 to 25 minute delay before you make it on to the bridge itself. in san francisco, one lane in the embarcadero is shut down heading toward fisherman's wharf away from the bay bridge. that's embarcadero heading over to bay street.

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. >>> passengers from the costa allegra cruise ship stranded.his week in pirate-infested waters are safe after reaching shore on thursday. more than a thousand people were aboard and we're learning more about the rough conditions they endured. tina kraus reports. >> passengers made their way off the crippled cruise ship on the island nation of seychelles. they spent three days at sea with no running water and no air conditioning. >> the heat is unbearable. we had to spend most of our nights on the top deck of the ship. >>> the problems began monday when a fire broke out in the coast allegra's engine room. passengers prepared to abandon ship while the crew battled the blaze. >> we all went to our stations and there was a point where we thought we would have to lower the boats. >> the crew managed to put out the fire but the ship was stalled. a french fishing boat worked to tow the ship for three days as passengers and crew lived on the deck. food supplies were low. all they had to eat were cold sandwiches and helicopters dropped in freshwater. >>

the company is redeploying the costa voyager to cover for the allegra. the allegra had a fire last week stranding passengers without lights, air conditioning, and working toilets for three days. costa is offering those on either cruise ship the option to cancel their trip for a full refund, plus a future cruise credit. >>> pennsylvania's governor supports the decision to fire joe paterno for his role in the penn state sex abuse scandal. governor corbett says the former football coach should have followed up on the child molestation accusations against jerry sandusky. paterno reported an alleged attack inside the locker rooms in 2002 to university officials. before he was fired last fall, paterno said he wished he had done more. of course, joe paterno died of lung cancer in january at the age of 85. jerry sandusky charged with sexually abusing at least ten boys over a 15-year period and denies those allegations. >>> whitney houston's sister-in-law said she feared that the singer's life would be ended by drugs. in an interview with oprah winfrey, patricia

the costa allegra was towed to port. there were more than a thousand people on board. a generator fire knocked out power. no light, no showers and no toilets. can you imagine? on capitol hill yesterday, there was a hearing on cruise ship safety. that was prompted by the capsizing of the allegra's sister ship, the costa concordia. one passenger told lawmakers the crew didn't know what to do. >> people started to panic and getting frustrated as the ship is tilting more by the minute. we were getting frustrated and aggravated and the crowd was pushing and shoving against each other. still to sign of any emergency alarms or evacuation instructions from the captain. >> the costa concordia grounded off the coast of italy last month. at least 25 people are confirmed dead. >>> ohio prosecutors have until today to file charges against the teenage suspect in this week's school shooting. 17-year-old tj lane is accused of shooting a group of students in the school cafeteria on monday. three died. today, students plan a march to return to their school where counseling will be avail