mr. larson? >> thank you for your statement and testimony and sorry about your experience. i am having nothing to do with it, i'm embarrassed by what happened. it's shocking. were you at any time informed by anyone that the vessel had struck a rock? and was severely damaged at any time? >> no. never. never. we actually -- the first time that we got to know that a rock had struck when we were in the u.s. embassy the next day when we saw the picture of the ship completely submerged in water with the rock sticking out. >> so 24 hours later about? >> at any time were you given any concise guidance about how to evacuate the ship any time? >> no, there was no time at all as long as we were on the ship or on to the lifeboat that what to do, whatever. it was all waste of time, the crucial time they had on their hands. not one person from the crew or anybody had mentioned that what had happened and what to do in an emergency. >> not even when things were calm and you're about to sit down to dinner or even before then? >> no, nothing at all. >> mr. chairmyou noted you spot jackets, y

mr. chairman. >> congressman rick larson who is a member of the house coast guard and maritime subcommittee taking testimony from difia and his wife. they were telling the company that the entire company was saddened by the incident and already taking steps to ensure that the tragedy is not repeated as told to them by a member from the cruise line company. >>> on wall street, the dow fell below 13,000 at 12,952, and the nasdaq down 19 and the s&p down 6. the u.s. economy started off well with higher factory and jobs and home sales. and all district banking reported some growth in january and first half of february. the manufacturing output rose in all districts and auto manufacturing and steel business all reported strong growth, and home sales increased in half of the district, and noting a little improvement from the last report in january. rules aimed at helping the drivers avoid unintentionally backing over children already overdue are delayed again following complaints of automakers saying that is rear view cameras on all vehicles would be expensive. ray lahood said that the department needs

larson brought some papers to him, he might--he said something. but other than that, he was lost in his own thoughts. he--he continually worked. he was facing mrs. nixon. she was sitting in the chair to his right from this image. and i was just amazed at how he was really the--the--the--the loneliest man in the white house, or in this case, in the history 'cause he kept to his own thoughts. and--and he--he did a lot of pondering and a lot of note-taking as he developed whatever it is--was important to him at the time. c-span: this is a photo that you have on the cover. was that taken the same time? >> guest: this was. and--and that was a very valuable helicopter ride for me 'cause i not only got the overall interior of the plane, but i got this photograph that, to me, says more about the--the--a--a person, the way they think, how you can get insights into them by the expression on their face. a person's face is just--you know, it changes radically, depending on what they're thinking or who they're talking to. and whatever he had on his mind, it reflected this intense, pensive expression that--that is strong enough that it was on the cover. c-spa