james reynolds is our correspondent. he's in the italian coastal city of brindisi. he gave us an update. >> reporter: here's what we know so far. at night, the italian coast guard found a vessel heading towards the italian coast. it was about 60 to 80 nautical miles, we understand, off the southern tip of italy. and italy asked a nearby icelander patrol ship to go and investigate, because iceland is taking part in a new eu border force, which replaced a previous italian operation. we understand that that icelandic ship investigated but couldn't board because of heavy weather. so then italy's coast guard sent several of its own forces on to the ship. we understand from the navy that those forces are half a dozen people have got onboard, and are in the process of securing the ship, and with the help, we understand from the navy, of the icelandic boat and its tug, they will now head towards a southern italian port arriving later in the day. and of course the first priority for the italian coast guard will be to assess the health of those onboard. we don't know exactly

our correspondent, james reynolds is there. james, when the attacks in paris happened, i was presenting that day and we were all struck by just how quickly president hollande was at the scene of those "charlie hebdo" offices, within literally 30 35 minutes or so. and now it looks like his popularity has gone up so much because of that reaction. >> indeed. this is a record rise in the poles. he was at the time of those attacks, on just 19% approval rating. that was the lowest recorded approval rating. he's now jumped 21 points to 40%. essentially, that's got him back to where he was about a year or so ago. but i think a lot of people here, political commentators here, are a little bit cautious about that huge jump in the polls, because not just in france, but in other countries, we often see a huge short bounce in the poles for leaders in the aftermath of crisis or tragedy, as the nation rallies around. i think the bigger test for mr. hollande will come in the next few weeks and months as the investigation into those attacks deep

this year, we are delighted to honor at best the thomas, floyd green, and james reynolds, and others continuing dr. king's legacy in their own way. we are seeing dr. king in a new light thanks to the feature film "selma. " if you haven't seen it, check it out. we see that he was more than just a dream speech. his work was not done with the 1963 march on washington, or the passing of the civil rights act of 1964. he didn't stop when he received awards and accolades. but he continued to fight for justice until his death. with that in mind, we want everyone to be like king, and to continue to be change agents in your own way. not just today, but throughout all of your days and throughout your life. i want to draw your attention to the video screens, and show you just how we are continuing to act for change. >> [video clip] >> civil rights did not write a resume, but it made someone read your resume. >> whatever you achieved, you achieved because you were that smart. you got there because some grandma who never saw the inside of a college campus put themselves on the line and alabama, mi

present our economic justice award to the chairman and chief executive officer of loop capital james reynolds[applause] >> it is a privilege to be here today. to receive this great award from such a great man, and my particular hero, reverend al sharpton on this particular day, king day. when i started my business 17 years ago. i had several missions. one was certainly to have a successful business. if you don't have a successful business when you start a business that you won't do much else. given that, to stay involved in our community and give every single thing i could to make the community proud of any success that i would have or have had and it is always humbling for me. to be on stage with a man like reverend al sharpton who has sacrificed. thank you so much. >> we have other day. he is the father, at the birthday. the next award that will be presented. the breaking barriers award. we talk about that in this town and be on the borders of this city. and the united mexican cent in december of 2010 to be the fourteenth chair of the equal employment opportunity commission and her term rec

he's been talking to our correspondent, james reynolds. >> translator: first, i heard the gunshots. gunmen entered the shop while i was in the basement. the customers started running down the steps. i knew something was wrong. there was screaming. they were shouting, there's terrorists in the shop, they're here! >> reporter: what was your first decision? >> translator: i noticed the cold storage room was open. i told them to come in with me. then i switched off the fridge and the lights. i told the customers to stay calm. if the terrorist comes down here, he mustn't hear you. >> and when you got out, you saw the police. how did the police react? >> translator: i rushed out and saw the police everywhere. they told me to put my hands up. but then they asked me for some help. >> were you able to help them understand what was happening inside? >> translator: i told them a lot of hostages were hidden in the basement. they asked me to draw a map of the shop to help with their assault. >> when you hear people talking about the difficulties in france between people of different religions an

present our economic justice award to the chairman and chief executive officer of loop capital, james reynoldslause] >> thank you all, so much. thank you all, so much. it is a privilege for me to be here today to receive this great award from such a great man. and my particular hero, reverend sharpton, particularly on this wonderful day, king day. when i started my business 17 years ago, i had several missions. one was certainly to have a successful business, because of you don't have a successful business when you start a business, you really are not going to do much else. but then, given that, to stay involved in my community and do every single thing i could to make my community proud of any success that i would have and have had. and it is always humbling for me, and coming from chicago, i've been around some great leaders. but to be on stage with a man like reverend sharpton, who has sacrificed so much for so many. so thank you all. i really appreciate this today. thanks so much. [applause] >> before we go any further, i know we have a birthday. it is mr. foster's birthday, so we want to