behold the light dragon! this is the brainchild of two artists, detroit-based artist ryan doyle and a hong kong-born artist named teddy lo. it's called the light dragon, made entirely of salvaged metal and rubber and lights. it is apparently 60 feet long and it weighs 17,000 pounds. it sits on top of a stripped-down 1963 dodge dump truck. it's equipped with 2,500 feet of color-changing l.e.d. lights. and because it is a dragon, naturally, it can breathe fire. no, really, it can shoot a 20-foot burst of flame through its dragon nostrils. that part is going to be really important later on in this story, so put a pin in that for a second. the city of detroit, as you may be aware, is going through a bit of a rough stretch right now, filing for bankruptcy in july. they've been under the control of an emergency manager who makes all of the decisions regarding the city's finances, and that has rendered local democracy essentially dead in democracy. but one of the things that emergency manager did in the city recentl

behold the light dragon. this is the brain child of two artists, ryan doyle and a hong kong artist named teddy lowe. the light dragon is made entirely of salvaged metal, rubber and lights. it weighs 17,000 pounds. because it is a dragon, naturally it can breathe fire. no, really. it can shoot a 20-foot burst of flame through its dragon nostrils. the city of detroit is going through a bit of a rough stretch. the city filed for bankruptcy in july. they have been under the control of an emergency manager who makes all the decisions regarding the city's finances. that has rendered local democracy essentially dead in democracy. one of the things that emergency manager did in the city recently is hired christie's auction house to appraise the holdings. it is one of the greatest art museums. it has a collection of rembrandts, diego rivera. it is owned by the people of detroit. it is municipal owned. it belongs to detroit and its people. when the emergency manager announced he was having the entire place appraised to

heardhort while ago, we that the snow dragon is close.bout 20 kilometers from where they are now, a long way from where they are trapped in the sea ice. >> the snow dragon will have to edge its way through densely packed ice, but the weather was improving and is expected to remain more favorable for two days. to continuefor them their forage what -- voyage once freed. mentioned, on board the shift is andrew lloyd bacon. they are on the voyage to make a series of radio programs for the bbc world service. much disappointment that the snow dragon is not able to reach you. >> not for the time being, but this is actually parked up -- they are looking at the top deck and this is about 10 kilometers away, parallel in the ice. what will happen is that it will wait for the arrival of an vessel,an icebreaking which we hope will arrive tomorrow and about 24 hours and those two together are going to hopefully crunch their way through the ice between us, and they will be followed by's -- a smaller, french vessel which -- and we are hoping that maybe w

chasing the dragon into held. see, once you start to use the drug, you lose control. there's no -- you're powerless behind it. and the most important thing in your life becomes getting the drug. what you pay for it and how much it costs is secondary. most important is getting the drug. >> many of today's add ikts are middle class in the suburbs. heroin is easier to get than medical marijuana. sometimes with tragic results. that story after this. mush push . >>> this is a fox news alert. millions of people around the world turning their attention to south africa. that's the hometown of nelson mandela and where he'll fw laid to rest about an hour from now. the anti-apartheid icon in south africa's first black president died at the age of 95. if the rights are not carried out, his tribe believes the dead will come back in spirt to demand that they are performed. after the ritual is completed, the body will be handed over to the church for the sfat fun yal. >>> we can see the proceedings going on live right now. a ful

excited about seeing a dragon?under the ground. (chatters inquisitively) yeah. there's a subway right below our feet. it takes thousands of people-- uh, and the occasional monkey-- to places all around the city. like the zoo. and the entrance is right down those stairs. (chattering excitedly) hey! wait up! ooh! george, stop! we have to... (gasps) ...pay. sorry about that, officer. it's his first time on the subway.

chasing the dragon is chasing the dragon into held. once you start to use the drug, you lose control. there's no -- your powerless behind it and the most important thing in your life becomes getting the drug. and what you pay for it and how much it costs is secondary. and most important is getting the drug. >> many of today's addicts are middle class kids living in the suburbs. you're going to be meeting some of them and you'll hear why. in many states, ironically the bitter irony, heroin is easier to get than medical marijuana. sometimes with tragic results. that story after this. >> the great white way is literally the great white way. a snow and freezing rain mix. it will be a mess later on. as you go up the coast, connecticut, new hampshire, up that way, vermont into massachusetts up to maine. lots and lots of snow. it's been hitting all the way from missouri up to maine. back here now to the story we have been covering. it's a fact of life folks that in some states like nearby new jersey, there is easier to buy hard drugs like her

we knew it would make to it the white house if he won. >> green dragon. >> black forest berry is the herbal. >> thanks for being with us. we'll be back in just a minute. >>> welcome back. lots of people, young people gain valuable experience in school working on the yearbook. my next guest took that a step further, age 19, melanie perkins created the largest yearbook printing company in australia. not content with that she set records for the largest early round of funding in australia in history when she took venture capital to start a web design dragon drop and create posters and birthday invitations. melanie is here after a long flight from sidney. thank you for being with us this morning. i want to give you a theory and i have no idea if it's right that australia and america are very similar in their mindset. we both kind of value the rebel and the start up, and that if there's anywhere that's going to be a good hub it's perhaps australia. >> i like that theory. absolutely. i think that coming from a place like i'm from the most isolated place in the world. coming from that envir

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"snow dragon," the chinese ice breaker has been brought to a halt five miles away. this evening the chinese captain told the chinese news agency the ice is beyond the capability of his ship. it's too thick. 9 to 12 feet. to make matters worse, he expects a cyclone tonight. wind is driving the ice pack so quickly that the stuck ship which two days ago was two miles from the open sea is now blocked by 13 miles of ice. scientists and passengers aboard the trapped ship may have celebrated too early today, tweeting this afternoon, "great news, ice breaker snow dragon on horizon with penguins, everyone very happy." however, ice is pushing into the trapped ship. the expedition leader reported on youtube. >> ice has built up. the captain adjusted the ballast so we readjusted the level. >> reporter: on his ship professor turney said he couldn't help thinking of "endurance" which was crushed by ice near here a hundred years ago. the famous explorer shackleton led the great escape across the ice without losing a life. not that the crew is worried yet. the scientists are contin

the australian vessel is stronger than the snow dragon, a higher ice rating. in other words, it can cut through ice as deep as 1.35 meters compared to the snow dragons 1 meter or so. but we're hearing reports that the ice in the area is as deep as 2 meters. and that can mean those onboard will be winched to safety. now they're not in danger, there's enough fresh food to last two weeks and dried food for longer if needed. but chris turney says he's worried blizzards could hamper the rescue efforts. >> we've got snow falling, but it's not too windy. unfortunately, the weather forecast is continuing for the next few days. >> the people aboard consisting of scientists, tourists and crew are updating family with daily youtube messages. >> i hope you're enjoying as much as i am, we're in a bit of ice, but not to worry, things are going well. >> so well, they are continuing in their research, counting birds and drilling through the ice and photographing sea life. the antarctic region was mapped out but facing a harrowing journey. no food, no icebreaker. he had to wai

over my right shoulder is "snow dr dragon", it turned up an hour ago and is making steady progress. it should be alongside in the next two hours. there's a lot of relief and happy faces. >> it will be short lived. the chinese rescue vessel had to cut through 20km of sea ice. halfway through it was unable to advance, and finally turned back. it's one of three icebreakers dispatched to free the academic russian ship, which is carrying 74 people, including scientists, tourists and journalists. they are tracing the route that douglas mauson took 100 years ago, studying the environmental changes in the area over the past century. the hope lies in the powerful resupply ship "aurora aust australis." they are in no immediate danger. they have weeks of supply. they are just stuck. >> parts of moscow are lit up. natural light lasts six hours and it's later in the day since the county abandoned daylight savings. many lived their lives, morning to night, in what appears to be darkness. peter sharp reports on how it's changed. >> waky, waky, it's nearly 10 o'clock. ever since the kremlin scrappe

the "snow dragon" got as close as six miles but had to retreat or risk being trapped.e ice also stopped the "aurora" which is 17 miles away. earlier today, passengers thought a way out was forming. >> that ice is definitely cracking down there. is it enough to get us out? >> i hope so. >> reporter: but the ice quickly closed again. the 74 scientists, crews, and tourists on board have weathered the delay in warm comfort. there's enough food to last for weeks. passengers have ventured on to the ice to continue their research. >> we're just keeping ourselves busy in the meantime, working to keep morale up. >> reporter: a u.s. coast guard ice breaker "the polar star" is also in the area but it would take 12 days for it to reach the stranded ship. maurice, the month-long expedition was scheduled to be completed by the end of the week. >> dubois: not over yet. >> reporter: not yet. >> dubois: don, thank you. now to another extreme. in el salvador, a volcano that had been dormant for 37 years erupted yesterday and today it continued sending ash three miles into the sky. 1,600

he played the dragon in the new hobbit movie, benedict cumberbatch is here. i don't know what his middle name is. but i'd like to know. that is a lot of name, benedict cumberbatch. fortunately, my other guest tonight is named r. so it bounces back. here to talk and play music from his new album "black panties", r. kelly is with us. it's all part of guests who couldn't have any less in common night. you know, justin bieber is busy traveling around the world as part of his piss off every continent tour. he was in australia where again he spray painted a wall. he sprayed graffiti on the side of a hotel. look at this. i mean, there must be 50 cans of spray paint there. i guess when you have artistic talent like that, it is hard to keep it in. but this is something he's done in multiple countries now. he did it in brazil. he did it in colombia. now he's done it in australia. the world is justin bieber's coloring book. he is just not good at staying inside the lines. but the mayor of the city he was with did not like it. he issued an ultimatum which is where all of

now according to the sale of dragons captain one day until the dying seconds to fix for the snow dragon to break the helicopter crew have discovered if the guys beat me at the russian ship. where oh where helicopters can land for emergency evacuation the stills i can have managed to come within seven not two miles off the accidental cows he had to retreat when the tiny speaking tuesday. and before people are young boys in the russian ship including scientists show as standard with porter from the guardian newspaper. on tuesday blizzard wayne's purse to see an ice around the shed and froze it in place on the icebreaker australia so well last release is expected to arrive today. it's that you have the best chance of cutting through the actions and the still regularly meaning the area in case it helped ease me back i did chinese we have to this as news that day and modeling they jane thanks for the company sees it. i have it was. the life led me an american talk about an hour how women are powerful. and you and throw him in your empowering birth mothers of raising sons who were either drag

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the chinese ice breaker snow dragon delayed by several hours thanks to sea ice six feet thick.are safe with plenty of supplies. a video, after the passengers and crews got the first view of the snow dragon approaching on the horizon. >> we've seen snow dragon on the horizon, turned up about an hour ago, making steady progress, getting through. it's nine nautical miles from the vessel. a huge sense of relief at moment. it not quite here. at least we can see it, which is a huge improvement, prospect, from a few hours ago. >> a big tease now. martin fletcher following the story all day from london. was the latest? >> anyone who thinks that ice moves slowly should think again. when the ship got stuck two days ago, it was two miles from the ocean. the ice has built up so quickly, without moving, the ship is now 13 miles from the open sea. strong winds are packing the ice. but help is in sight, barely. >> reporter: the best christmas present the research ship could be free soon, as long as wind doesn't pick up. this is the windiest place on earth. you can't see it on camera but the d

even the dragon is having trouble smashing through the ice.st on this rescue mission. >> reporter: the end is within sight but not within reach. >> that's the icebreaker coming to rescue us. >> reporter: that tiny dot out there. that's the snow dragon. the chinese icebreaker seen from aboard the stranded russian ship. an icebreaker that uses the ship's weight as much as 10,000 tons to break through heavy ice. but the chinese ship is still six nautical mile away. itself blocked by ice, up to ten feet thick. the chinese captain telling cnn, the current ice condition is exceeding our capabilities to break through further. it has been nearly 100 hours since the russian vessel first ran into trouble between antarctical and new zealand. the temperatures dropped quick will you freezing the ship in place. >> we moved as quick as we could but the ship could not get through. >> reporter: 74 researchers are on board on a mission to study climate change. the ship and crew are safe and surprisingly in good spirits. posing for photos, tweeting and even coll

first caught sight of the icebreaker and snow dragon on the horr otherwison. about nine miles from where they were. nine miles of sheet ice that are 12 foot thick. it is clearly slow going and everybody on board including the professor turny who is leading the expedition was happy to see help is at hand. >> over my right shoulder is a chinese icebreaker snow dragon and turned up an hour ago and making steady progress at two knots. it will be long side us in 2 or 3 hours there is a lot of relieve and happy faces. >> but they are making the most of their time. while they are stuck in the sheet of ice, they have been carrying out scientific experiments and managed to find time to serve up a christmas dinner, which they all enjoyed a parentally. what happens next, the snow dragon icebreaker that the p profreszor mentioned will need help from the french icebreaker and create a channel to get it to open water and heading back to the new zealand port called bluff. it could be happening now. communications are difficult is tweeting out their status is not in the upper

. >> reporter: yesterday they spotted a chinese icebreaker, the snow dragon, that was to set them free by cutting open a path to the open sea. >> if all things go well, in the next two to three hours. >> then the snow dragon was also stalled by heavy ice and forced to retreat. >> with plenty of food and water on board and no imminent danger even that has not dampened the expedition spirits. an australian ship al-mahdi akademik shokalsky is on the way but it could take several days to cut it free. holly williams, "cbs news," london. >> the ice storm that hammer of the u.s. last weekend is still keeping more than 20,000 homes and businesses in the dark tonight, in two states. power companies in michigan hope to bring most electricity back this weekend. crews in maine are scrambling, the second snowstorm in a week is on the way and it could bring more blackouts. >> meteorologist mary kay kleist of our chicago station is tracking the weather. no shortage of severe weather to keep track of? >> that's right, jim. soaking rains continue in the southeast, because we have a disturbance in the c

the snow dragon, the chinese ice breaker, should arrive within 24 hours. >>> major pileup about 50 miles west of philadelphia. 35 vehicles involved along interstate 78 causing a four-mile backup. officials say the crashes were likely due to a fast-moving band of snow coming through. >>> here's dylan dreyer with a look at your forecast. >> not a lot of snow in that area. it came fast. just enough to make the roads very, very slippery in a short period of time. that snow is long gone. we're looking at lake-effect snow off lake ontario and steadier rain, heavier rain through southern texas. closer look at the snow, cleveland through erie into buffalo. across the tug hill plat teau. that's where we'll see the heaviest snow. we have a lake-effect snow warning, 6 to 12 inches of snow possible on on the of the many inches and feet they have out there now. an area of low pressure producing heavy rain in southern texas. it will move east ward. the southeast will see heavy rain on saturday. it makes its way up here by sunday. it's inching closer and closer to houston. it will start to move east wa

the roar of stalin's contacted the chinese icebreaker the snow dragon and the two decided to discuss the risky plan again on monday morning in the hopes of better weather. if the australian vessel fails to break through the free me to think twice. a helicopter on the chinese ship could be used to evacuated passengers on the track russian ship seventy four scientists to ascend cream and those are moments that vessel. it is reported to be will stall with today and this in the immediate danger scientists have continued their experiments measuring temperature is and salinity through cracks in the surrounding ice. near the captain all the chinese on strike in the snow dragon when john jones told cctv use the bad weather is still hindering the rescue work you are out. although i feel sry a moist breakable ruler of the strongest right in the sierra in dubai last night due to this film that is infinity. it is just about nil. roll robust qantas is still waking up side the president of the two with the condition. snow storm is still coming over this morning. we would like to try to push forwar

winds so strong the plan "b" evacuation by the "snow dragon's" helicopter also depends on a break in the weather. the 74 passengers and crew have enough fresh food for two weeks and dehydrated food for a lot longer. their main challenge, boredom. their only company, the few curious fellows getting closer and closer. marvin fletcher, nbc news, london. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this saturday, should facebook be worried? a new study says more and more young people find facebook not cool. >>> and later, the sound of the season and how one man has made such a big difference to those in need. >>> if you've got kids at home then you know how facebook has been a big part of their lives and perhaps your own. but now there is new evidence to support claims that more and more young people are doing an about-face on facebook. what does this mean for facebook? we have more tonight from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: when 13-year-old ruby carp posts a picture on facebook -- >> i want my friends to like it, i want my crush to like it. and i want my friends to tell me i'm pretty

listen to this. >> just over my right shoulder is the chinese icebreaker, the snow dragon.t is making steady progress at two knots. it should be alongside in the next two or three hours. there's a lot of relief among the team and a lot of happy faces. >> should be alongside them in the next two or three hours, he said that ten hours ago. and as i said that icebreaker has now had to turn back. the authorities, tell us that they are now looking at all options, including how they can possibly evacuate that ship if they need to. >> as soon as those winds subside -- they have to get the temperature up. that's average for them because it's summer. if they could just get warmer and the winds die down, maybe get u.s.a. coast guard situation there. just help. >> the is is not involved in this operation at all at this point. the australian icebreaker is the next ship to come in. that will arrive -- be in about 24 hours. it's already saturday there they said it will arrive sunday their time. meantime they have to look at all of these options, and you talked about the difficulties of g

two headed dragon. >> two headed dragon. does a two headed drag done signify your life. >> i feel like a dragon. people always sit there and think that you have got -- they have your back and stuff like that. >> what are you babble bling about? >> do you know what the internet is. >> hello i'm from key west but i'm not stupid. >> wow. >> do you think america is in a good place right now. >> i'm probably not. i'm in a god place, that works for me. >> how is america doing? >> frankly, we don't give a damn. we're waiting for cuba to open up. >> we need to emulate the cuban system? >> why not. >> how is america as a country. >> when you live in key west, you forget about the rest of the country. >> have you signed up for obamacare yet. >> it's the first thing to do after i have my coffee and my beer. ha ha ha ha. >> have you tried signing up for obamacare? >> what's that? >> do you have insurance. >> i have car insurance. >> what do you think of joe biden. >> i don't even know who that is. [ laughter ] >> hi. >> hello, new jerse

. >> i'm not sure if you can see but just over my right shoulder is the chinese ice breaker "snow dragon." it turned up about an hour ago and it's making steady progress at around two knots. >> reporter: lead researcher chris turney has been filing video updates throughout the ordeal. >> there's a lot of relief amongst the team and a lot of happy faces. >> reporter: but shortly after that transmission, the weather worsened. the "snow dragon" found the ice too thick to cut through and turn back to wait for better weather leaving the researchers stuck at the bottom of the earth. two more ice breakers are racing to their aid-- one from australia, another from france. when we spoke to professor turney by skype a short while ago he said there's more than 13 miles of ice seven feet thick blocking them from open waters. and that's too thick for the ice breakers to get through? >> individually, yes, that's right. but working together they can actually break apart, clear it away, break apart, clear it away. >> reporter: so in the best-case scenario, when do you see yourself breaking out of this i

to express your thoughts that's the move through the dragon president of the council of the remaining ecologists party that fracking is also causing a stir across the atlantic the u.s. state of texas was shaken by several earthquakes last week some scientists pointing the finger at dozens of shale gas drilling wells in the area and went to find out about the concerns there. we're in a town called game ten in texas guess wells are everywhere here they're hard to mix there are two hundred seventy three gas wells just in this town fracking is responsible for the gas boom in the west but people here fear that they're going to be the ones paying for that. i'm very worried when they start packing i will have to leave because of the diesel fumes more than anything and i was has already had two heart attacks from it and they tell us it isn't environmentally basically coming from the actual well. we do believe it's coming from fracking you know the gas industry holds a lot of weight with the government that is frightening but when you see here your friends and family are being polluted you see

the snow dragon was so close, but it got stuck in the ice, too. they are now turning back. the explorers just spent 24 hours at a legendary polar exploration site. recreating experiments first done 100 years ago. on the way back home, a major blizzard trapping the ship in the ice. >> the bad news is the sea ice edge is a long way from where we first got locked in the sea ice. >> reporter: when the ice first formed around the ship the explorers were just two miles from open water. now that ice field has grown. the ocean is now 13 miles away, that's how much thick ice rescuers have to break through. what's going through your mind knowing the icebreaker turned back? >> it's sort of frustrating again, that we can see hope and help, but unfortunately, we are just in an isolated position still. >> reporter: we learned another icebreaker also wasn't strong enough to get through the ice. the only immediate help lies with a third more powerful australian icebreaker possibly days away. the good news, david, they tell us, they have seven weeks worth of food on that ship. >> seven week

the choice niece ice breaker "snow dragon" can't get through, blocked seven miles away by ice ten feet thick. a french icebreaker turned away with a faulty engine. two more icebreakers or the way to help, a web cam showing their progress. the first won't arrive until sunday night at the earliest, if it gets through. the scientists on board the trapped ship are keeping themselves busy with experiments. while their families back home hope to see them safe soon. will tourney is the team leader's brother. how does he look? >> he looks tired. we're all obviously concerned. but very proud of him and know that he will make it home. >> reporter: wind depends on the weather, especially the wind which packs the ice even more densely, making it harder to free the ship. forecasts show a cyclone on the way. but then average wind speed here throughout the year is an icy 30 miles an hour. winds so strong the plan b evacuation by "snow dragon's" helicopter also depends on a break in the weather. the passengers and crew have enough fresh food for two weeks and dehydrated foodor longer. their main chall

the snow dragon was approaching the russian vessel. it was about six nautical miles away when the decision was made it couldn't go any further. basically, the ice was just too thick. there was too much of it. so the snow -- so the snow dragon had to return, basically, reverse on the -- from the channel it created, to the open sea. now, it hasn't completely abandoned the russian vessel. it's still in the vicinity and ready to assist should it need to assist with helicopter. in the meantime, though, as you heard there from chris, you know, they're doing particularly well. spirits are high. but, deb, there is a concern that the ship that is coming, the australian ship, that's due to arrive tomorrow night, won't have the capability either to break through the ice. now, the chinese vessel, and the french vessel, which also cannot break through, could cut ice about one meters deep. this one can come 1.35 meters deep. reports say it's 2 meters deep of ice, so it could mean that, in fact, the australian vessel that's making its way won't be ab

the snow dragon was unable to reach them. that will only be done once the weather clears up. very gusty winds at the moment, too gusty for helicopters to fly in. they have to wait for the winds to drop before they can take anybody off at all. >> how long do them have to wait before the winds die down? >> it's anybody's guess. we spoke to the engineer on the chinese ice breaker earlier today. and he said it would be two or three days before the weather conditions are ripe forever a further rescue attempt. but that might mean the ice breaking up a little bit, might mean the wind dying down. they'll be look can at this very carefully and taking the first opportunity i imagine to get these people off. >> well, it's nice if they have communication. i can imagine that makes them feel a little bit better. they're creating video journals. you've got a lot of folks now involved in this. how do they actually coordinate all this? >> well, it's been quite a feat of international cooperation. hasn't it? >> i mean, remember there have been three attempts using three separate ice breakers f

snow dragon says the vessel is not trapped, but can't move forward.t was the second icebreaker sent to get the rusein crew. now a third and even larger icebreaker is on its way to the scene. the russian ship got stuck christmas eve, 15 days into its research mission. >>> post holiday shoppers hitting stores around the bay area on the first saturday after christmas. there was a steady stream of traffic at emeryville. we spoke to shoppers who were either returning christmas gifts that weren't quite right or looking for post-holiday bargains. >> i would expect all of the stuff they didn't sell during christmas to be on sale, so i can get it on. >> you see 50% off victoria secret. when do you see that? during the season. >> according to a report by spending polls, jewelry was the clear winner in holiday-related shopping categories. clothing retailers saw modest growth over last year and sale for luxury electronics were flat. >>> a new york plan is celebrating after waiting almost all of 2013 to collect his lottery winnings. marvan rosales was cleaning up

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to let family and friends know everyone is okay. >> reporter: they could see the snow dragon about six a french icebreaker gave up, an australian one is now heading in to help and it sent these stills from its web cam showing frigid waters as it moves toward the coldest and windest spot on earth. >> the two were hoping to break in. >> reporter: if not the snow dragon, a helicopter that could ferry the passengers off the research ship but even that could be a problem. right now, the chopper can't take off because of the snow. and the longer it takes, the more the wind pushes ice against the trapped ship. they say the ice gripping his ship is ten feet thick but they are become the intimate two. >> stuck here and any passing ships, please pay us a visit! >> brilliant! >> they have enough food and water for two weeks but nobody thinks it will come to that. while stuck, they are continuing with their scientific experiments and apparently having fun with the internet. >> it's nice they still have a sense of humor about this and it will be a story to tell at some point. martin fletcher, thank

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the snow dragon had to abort the mission after encountering ice. gerald tan has this report. >> stranded in the southern ocean, the passengers had been trapped in dense ice off antarctica since christmas eve. >> over my right shoulder is the chinese icebreaker "snow dragon", it turned up an hour ago and is making steady process. it should be alongside in the next 2-3 hours. there's a lot of relief among them and a lot of happy faces. but it would be short lived. the chinese rescue vessel had to cut through more than 20km of sea ice. halfway through it was unable to advance and finally turned back. it's one of three ice breakers dispatched to free the academic stricken russian ship which is carrying 74 people. they are retracing the route that australian explorer douglas mauson took 100 years ago. studying the environmental changes of area. their best hope lies with the powerful australian resupply shape "aurora australis" spected to arrive sunday. the ship has weeks of food and supplies, but is just frozen in place. >> moscow's streets have been li

first a chinese icebreaker called the snow dragon got within eight nautical miles and had to call it off because they stalled in the thick ice and another one called of its mission to on reach the ships. now an straighten icebreaker has done the same thing. it cannot get there. the weather conditions are so bad. the ice is so thick, these eye eye -- ice breakers are not able to reach it. what people, at the moment, are saying, the rescue teams, at the moment, they have to sit tight and wait for things to change. >> wow. the 74 people on board have got to be getting nervous. you mentioned three rescue attempts failing. what are the options for rescue at this point? >> they are not good at this point. the rescue teams said they have to wait until the weather conditions change. there is a possibility they could be ferry are or air-lifted off the ship by helicopter but at the moment, the winds are so high there so they can't find a helicopter in the region either. they have to wait for the weather conditions to change. >> the message is hunker down and be patient. >> if you live in the n

the snow dragon ran into an ice floe while trying to reach the research ship. it's been stuck there since christmas eve. 74 people that are on board that first ship will likely have to wait at least another two days to be rescued. now, live in our new york city newsroom with the latest. at first i heard everyone was okay being stuck on the ship but now the rations and the food are starting to get a little dim. >> they are. they say they do have enough food to last. that chinese icebreaker, the snow dragon, came within just seven nautical miles of the stranded russian vessel when it was unable to push through the thick heavy ice. a french icebreaker also called off its mission about 12 nautical miles from the ship. both ships are now waiting in place. now the stranded russian research ship is putting its icebreaker from australia said to have the best ice breaking capabilities, which is expected to arrive by late sunday their time. the stranded ship left new zealand on november 28th carrying 74 tourists, crew and scientists. they were recreating an australian ex

> we have just seen pictures when you're probably seeing now of the chinese ice breaker, the snow dragoning its way through the ice to try to get to this ship. there are 74 people on board the ship. basically, what happened on monday night, the temperatures changed and they were literally frozen into the sea where they were. the last three days, three eye breakers have been trying to make their way towards them but it's very, very slow progress. although they can now see the snow draggan, the chinese ice breaker the first of these ships on the horizon and they are excited about it, the chinese vessel said it could take another eight hours or so before they reach them. really in the middle of the night there in antarctica. >> what was the ship doing there to begin with, diana? >> it's basically, trying to recreate the steps of an australian explorer. a hundred years ago, in 1911 to 1913, he spent two years looking at the wildlife and the birds and a hundred years later with clamt change, they want to see how it's all changed. this is a mixture of scientists and in tourists who paid $8,000

the latest news the snow dragon, an ice breaker, should arrive within 24 hours to try to cut them free. martin fletcher. nbc news, london. >> at least a dozen people will be spending their days in hospital after a major pileup west of philadelphia. 35 vehicles were involved in the pileup causing a 4-mile backup. officials say the crashes were likely due to a fast moving band of snow coming through the idea. for a look at your friday's forecast, here is nbc's dillan dryer. good morning. >> that's right, veronica, we have been seeing pretty nice weather. even seattle, just going to see a couple of clouds then later on today a spotty sprinkle is possible. we have it sunny as you head into southwestern parts of california where we have red flag warnings posted because it is so warm and dry, any fire that develops could spread quickly. in the northwest, we have a up couple of alerts. it's that air strag nation, there is no wind the ground level air splugs at higher levels. >> that actually will be in effect until saturday. on the west coast of oregon, again, we are looking at still air. >>

. >> snow dragon was the first to come to the rescue. >> that's the ice breaker coming to rescue us. >> passengers and crew of the academics could not have budged without its help. the weather turned bad, pushing the vessel into water where is it became trapped in a hard frozen sea. >> the sea ice is about 20 kilometers back. they are locked in the sea ice. >> we spoke by skype. it's just not the case at all. >> trapped since christmas eve, the researchers endured wins approaching 50 miles per hour. >> it was doing remarkably well. >> 74 scientists journalists and crew left new zealand for a month long expedition to study the waters. they are retracing the steps of douglas moss in who made this trek in 1911 and he was stranded for two years and he endured winds like this. he said it's good they are coming to the rescue. they need two ships at least. we are having a bad term. two meters or so of sea ice. >> he has new respect for those who did this more than 100 years ago. >> the force of nature and how quickly it can change. >> bill whitaker los angeles. >> stocks are up opening up h

in-flight safety videos, featuring "lord of the rings" characters, there's a life-sized picture of a dragon on a plane. >> and the kardashian clan has released their christmas card for 2013. baby north is not in there that's an interesting photo. >> why aren't their significant others in that? >> it's just all about them. >> or is it because they're on the outs with some of them, maybe? >> did you see -- bruce jenner? he's like -- he's locked in some kind of a -- >> in that picture? >> in the picture. it's funny looking. he's trapped in some kind of glass area. >>> i'm betty nguyen, this is "early today," we hope it's just your first stop of the day here on nbc. >>> leading the news, "the new york times," scottish authorities seek choose the copter crash. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a police helicopter to plunge through the roof of a crowded pub in glascow late friday, killing nine people. >>> and in "usa today" china launches its first new rover mission. the robotic robot touches down on the lunar surface it would make china the third country to land on the moon behi

the snow dragon was so close but it got stuck in the ice, too. they are now turning back.rer just spent 24 hours at a legendary polar exploration site. recreating experiments first done 100 years ago. but on the way back home a major blizzard, trapping the ship in the ice. >> the bad news is we are a long ways from where we first got lost in the sea ice. >> when the ice first formed, the explorers were just two miles from open water. now that ice field has grown dramatically. the ocean is now 13 miles away. that's how much thick ice rescuers there have to break through. >> chris, what's going through your mind right now knowing the ice breaker has turned back? >> it's sort of frustrating again that we can see hope and help, but unfortunate moment. we are in an isolated position still. >> not quite ant arctic ice, but francis has some snow to show you. >> yeah, we will show you a live shot of lake tahoe. there is some snow out there. not much and it's not much expected in the forecast. i'll talk about dry weather for the bay area coming up shortly. >> thanks, francis. at or

behind it two more ice breakers one french and one australian if the snow dragon gets stuck, too. on board 74 researchers a mix of professional and amateur scientists who decided to spend their christmas check out the effects of climate change in the frozen antarctic it they had sailed 100 miles east of their starting point when the they got stuck. despite blizzards with wind speeds of nearly 45 miles per hour, the morale remains high. while they wait, they've had a few friendly visit sers checking in to say hello, but this morning's visitors are far more welcome. everyone on board the ship is safe and well. they had a great christmas as chris tuerney the expedition lead earn people are still able to make jokes. diana mag nay, cnn, moscow. >> so this just in now to cnn. this involving the boat bulk collection of data by the nsa. a u.s. district court judge has ruled that collection is legal. this goes against a ruling a few weeks ago in which a d.c. judge ruled it is not legal. our cnn justice reporter evan perez joining us from d.c. to explain more conflict over this issue. so wh

the snow dragon was halted by heavy ice. and the french ice breaker had engine trouble and is waiting on the edge of the ice pack. >> it's disappointment, but it's reassuring to see the vessel there. >> those aboard have been keeping the world updated on their progress or lack thereof, by via social media. spoke to cbs news via skype. >> trying to make the best use of time and as a result, i think we're helping a lot with keeping moral up. >> hoping the stars will align for the aurora, the ship's larger size gives it a better chance of breaking the ice and setting it free. >> it was fortunate, absolutely fantastic. but, that's an optimistic view. >> also weather permitting. coem for cbs news. >> the australian ice breaker has to push through 13 miles of ice. remember they are doing two knotts an hour. reach the stranded ship, crews on board say they have enough food for four weeks. >> after a record breaking eight hour space walk outside the international space station, astronauts couldn't complete their mission today. here'

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