she revealed at the time she and francesco schettino was involved.he boarded as a non-paying passenger hours before the crash. >> today is the second time i die. the first time i die was the crash. and today i died a second time because, of course, people find out some thing that i tried to hide for two years from my life. >> testimony heard on one day from a bridge officer aboard theship gave evidence that the captain did not leave the ship as early thought. >> translation: tlast the issue of the captain abandoning ship is being discussed by the press. he did not abandon the ship early. >> 19 months on, the victims of the shipwreck blame francesco schettino for the disaster. it's alleged the ship sailed too goes to giglio when it crashed into a reef, causing it to cap size. one lawyer said the manoeuvre was madness. as the trial continues, francesco schettino's lawyers will fight to maintain he helped passengers, rather than leaving them stranded. >> whelm focus on asia. in a moment we are off to cam badia where two leading figures from the khmer ro

captain francesco schettino, is on trial for the deaths of the 32 passengers. he is also charged with abandoning ship. the next phase of the civil trial against b-p oil is underway and the company is facing billions more in penalties. one key question in the trial is how much oil spilled into the gulf following the horrific drilling accident in april 2010. the oil giant claims 2.45 million barrels spewed into the gulf. the government says 4.2 million. the fine would be around $3 billion if bp is right, however the penalty could reach $18 billion if the government's figure is correct. the insider trading trial continues for dallas mavericks owner mark cuban. yesterday in court cuban testified he said on multiple occasions he planned to sell his stake in internet search firm mamma.com. cuban is accused by the sec of unloading 600,000 shares worth $7.9 million dollars to avoid a $750,000 loss. cuban insists he did nothing wrong. a british court says it will hold an inquest into the death of bank of america intern moritz erhardt. 21-year-old erhardt was found dead

francesco schettino faces charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. malduvian woman who was with him at the time of the crash, is scheduled to testify. he could get up to 20 years in jail if convicted. 32 people died when the concordia slammed into a reef, off the tuscan island of gig lio in 2012. >>> passengers are stuck at an airport for almost 12 hours. mary bubala has more on the flying fiasco. >> vic, all passengers on an allegiance flight endured over 11 hours of delays and had to deal with the issues on three separate planes. >> i have been imprisoned by legion airlines by over nine hours. and i am outraged this airline should go out of business immediately. >> reporter: their flight was supposed to leave around 9:30 a.m. but the plane was forced to return, due to mechanical issues. a second plane arrived around 3:30 p.m., but was turned around because it overheated. so just before 7:00 p.m., a third arrived. but it got stuck on the tarmac for an hour and needed more fuel. just before 9:00 p.m., the flight finally took off, arriving in utah, af

. >> she's set to take the stand in the trial of captain francesco schettino.he two were very friendly. they were having dinner that night. he even invited her on to the bridge of the ship before everything went horribly wrong. her testimony is part of the prosecutor's attempt to establish what exactly happened that tragic night. back to you, kate. >> erin, thank you for that. >>> in iran, it's an american soccer coach helping to make the national team better and building bridges in the process. reza sayah has that. >> reporter: he's making headlines with his decision to help iran's national soccer team qualify for the world cup in brazil next year. his name is dan gasbar, born in connecticut. he was coaching the university of hartford when iran's coach said move here and help me move this team. his wife and friends and family said don't do it. he ignored the warnings and came here. he says he's had an incredible time. he's even met mahmoud ahmadinejad. his mission is to bring the world cup back to iran. after that he says he plans to come back to america after

. >> reporter: on trial, captain francesco schettino, who is 53 and is married, strongly denies the relationship, despite this photograph of them together enjoying oysters. speaking a year ago to nbc news, the captain said he was not with dominiqua on the bridge that night. >> this girl, she was outside of the door. she wasn't my really guest, she was close to me, but she was outside. >> reporter: but as the ship sank, the prosecution questions why the captain fled, leaving 32 passengers to die. his lawyer denies it. >> the captain didn't leave the ship. he just tried to do everything to save people. >> reporter: dominiqua morton herself is seeking damages from captain schettino. he faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted of manslaughter. and we've also learned that when the ship ran aground, dominica went back to the captain's cabin to collect her belongings and that she was having dinner at the captain's table with him until around 15 minutes before the ship ran aground. so, savannah, perhaps, just perhaps we're getting a little closer to understanding what happened that night, savannah. >>