first off this vessel the norman atlantic, what caused the fire aboard the ship?no audio] >> villa? can you hear us, philip? ok. we can't get that up right now. but we will try later on this program to get philip back with the latest on what happened to the norman atlantic, and of course the migrant ship. >> [indiscernible] >> ok. we will be getting philip later in the show. palestinian president mahmoud abbas has signed a palestinian request to join the international criminal court7 . >> this comes after the u.n. rejected a resolution calling for a end to the israeli occupation of territories. abbas slammed the resolution -- rejection. israel welcome to the resolution by the un security council. >> we're joined more -- by our middle east correspondent, tania kramer. what can we expect as a response from the netanyahu government? >> mr. netanyahu -- there is a lot of anger in israel about this. israel has tried repeatedly to prevent palestinian leadership, the palestinians from becoming a member of the international criminal court. the israeli prime minister has s

nearly 500 people were onboard the norman atlantic traveling from greece to italy, when the fire began on the lower deck yesterday morning. the blaze spread fast. this was a double disaster, as chop choppy waters were onboard to get those to safety. one onboard is nicolas channing williams who was thought to have been rescued with his greek fiancee. >> this morning we have learned that regina has been rescued and she is now in hospital being checked over but nicolas is absolutely still on the ship. >> while hundreds of passengers are safe hundreds more are still on the norman atlantic having endured a second night of smoke and freezing temperatures. some 24 hours after their ordeal begun. still waiting for help to arrive. >> we have some news to bring you on that greek ferry. we have heard from the coast guard who says the death toll from the ferry fire has risen to five. so 138 people still trapped onboard. the death toll stands at five. i got the latest from athens and from the journalist. >> he has estimated at the speed that the rescue is going, it's going to take around eight to n

at least 7 merchant ships of next to the norman atlantic. they are used to form the barrier up to 46 miles per hour. passengers have been using the mobile phone to plead for help. several called in desperation with some saying that explosions are heard on the ship. passengers strapped on a high deck for more than six hours told the greek media that life boats were unable to take them off due to the high seas. dozens of cars and lorries armed the vessels, with several olive oil containers believed to be among them. it's unclear if there have been casualties or passengers in the water and priority has been given and that crew members is telling the media that the fire is under control and not in danger of sinking. that is an intense situation. >> thank you so much >>> to afghanistan where a ceremony is held marking the end of n.a.t.o.'s comeback mission after 13 years of conflict. let's look at how things will change on the ground from january the 1st, the u.s.-led force replaced by an n.a.t.o. training and support mission. foreign troops will

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but 227 remain on board the norman atlantic. of injuries and things like hypothermia and smoke inhalation as well. the fire believed to have started in the ship's garage area early on sunday morning after leaving port in northwestern greece. >>> as we mentioned, strong winds and rough seas hampering efforts. we have more on the storm system moving across southern europe and what that could mean to the ferry's passengers. >> we know in this story that weather has been causing and giving fits to rescue crews. an area of low pressure dropping south, pretty chose to venice has this associated cold front. as the ferry was making its way to land getting into the narrow channel of the adriatic, the cold front where the winds have been the strongest, creating the high seas rough waters as this storm system moves out, however, it's going to leave in its wake some pretty cold air. when we talk about the sea surface temperatures very much unlike in the java sea where we have temperatures that are 30 32 degrees celsius, we're looking more a

we understand that once everyone is safely off the norman atlantic will eventually be towed probably to an italian port. but clearly the priority now is where daylight persists to get everyone off and into warmer cns on theconditions on the since hierp hypothermia persists. >> at least 14 people have reportedly been killed in yemen during fighting between tribesmen and houthi rebels. it happened on saturday. fighting began when the houthis tried search the home of a tribal chief and locals resisted. >>> more rain is expected in flootflood hit malaysia. worst flooding there in a decade. the state in the northeast is the worst-hit by the unusually heavy monsoon rains. floods have also killed 13 people in nearby thailand and across the bay of ben imal bengal in sri lanka the death toll has risen. >> brief respite of the rain. sun peekings out and quite chronological. that means the rains in the terms of the rising floodwater has stopped for the moment. however, the stagnant water the huge deluge of water is still a problem. paddy fields like you see behind me are still water logged. for

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investigation is getting underway in italy to determine how and why this fire broke out on the norman atlantic carrying almost 500 people. this daring rescue operation taking 33 hours in gale force winds, lifting all passengers to safety. 427 people are now on dry land but with at least 10 dead, 40 passengers are still unaccounted for. the captain and crew were the last to leave the stricken ship but they will be questioned about their roles while on board. one passenger film can the flames and another one describing the chaos no alarms or instructions and people fighting over access to life rafts, people throwing themselves into them, it was quite a panicked situation. >> this passenger his face dark with ash, he was separated from his girlfriend, he thought he lost her forever. >> i was considering whether i would see her again and then all of a sudden she got in the helicopter and it sunk in we both bumped into each other and it was -- you know i've been smiling ever since. >> passengers claim that containers with oil on the deck started the blaze how the fire began and how the crew respond

how may people were traveling aboard the norman atlantic? rescuers pulled more than 400 people at the burning area yesterday in the middle of the adriatic sea, and it's deemed the death toll was limited to 10, but a passenger manifest now appears to have been grossly inaccurate, leading to tears that many more people may be found dead in the wreckage. -- leading to fears that many more people may be found dead in the wreckage. >> it was a rescue operation carried under the most challenging of conditions. a difficult environment ensures it continued well into the night, which was when the disaster claims its latest victims. two albanian seamen died during operations, adding to the rising number of confirmed for tallies -- fatalities. the new death toll could rise dramatically. >> the list of passengers on board -- and we are still checking it -- showed 400 78 people. in addition, we have identified three illegal immigrants and our first estimate is that there were 499 passengers on board the vessel. >> the discrepancies between the ship's man

success described the conditions aboard the norman atlantic. >> nobody otell us what to do, i had to look for myself to find the life jaicts. i have to put it on my kids by myself, nobody was there okay it was a panic it was crazy. >> we had to jump into a boat and then we're about three hours in the sea because there was -- it was very, very unbelievably wavy. the ropes broke lots of times. we did two three statements otry and get up on the boat and we had to go up a rope ladder. >> the italian navy tells us that given appalling weather conditions throughout this rescue operation and the amount of:00 passengers had to spend exposed to the worst of the elements huddled together on the top decks of the you stricken ferry it's a surprise there are aren't more seriously injured people and more fatalities. >> determining what caused the fire will come later. we can speak to simon live simon the italian ministry has just given an update. what did thy they say? >> yes basically announcing the conclusion of the rescue operation which has taken 36 hours in extraordinarily difficult condition

this is the norman atlantic ferry. it was traveling from greece to italy on sunday morning when suddenly this huge fire broke out. what you're looking at now is really stunning video taken by a passenger on that ship. and you can see the flames coming out of the cafeteria there. i want to pause, listen for a moment. you can hear the panic on board. wow. extraordinary. those are flames, as i said, coming out of the cafeteria. we do know that luckily they've been able to contain the fire. as far as we know, though, it is not out yet. people are huddled together in life jackets, many of them, hundreds waiting to be rescued. one of the survivors is comparing this to the titanic disaster saying people are dying of cold and suffocating from smoke. let me bring in on the phone journalist barbie nadeau from rome. she's been following this since it happened. have they had success getting more people off? >> the italian navy are confirming there are 287 people still on the ship. they haven't updated the number for a couple hours

the ferry called the norman atlantic caught fire during a trip between greece and italy. a total of seven people were killed. the fire started sunday on the car deck of the slip. >>> lava from a volcano on hawaii's big island moves another ten yards toward a populated shopping center over the weekend. the lava flow is now about 690 yards from the about hoe amarketplace but it does not pose any immediate threat to residents or businesss right now. >>> president george h.w. bush will remain in a texas loss for now. he was admitted just before christmas to houston methodist hospital with shortness of breath. the spokesman for our 41st president says his condition is improving and it is possible he could be discharged soon. he is the oldest living former u.s. president. >>> well the washington monument unexpectedly closed this afternoon. we are told some sort of liquid is leaking above the security screening room, and it is reportedly affecting the x-ray equipment. it is unclear whether or not the monument will reopen today or not. >>> well if you plan on taking i-95 and new

frightened and freezing passengers including this pregnant woman and two children off t deck of the norman atlantic a massive fire broke out before dawn sunday, part way through the journey from a greek port of patro to italy. >> it was no alarm. no alarm. no communication. nobody to tell us what to do except to look for myself to find a life jacket. >> this video shot by a passenger and obtained by an italian news agency shows flames on the ship interior. >> flamesere huge. and cars were on fire. just scary to be honest. >> people were lef waiting for scue on upper decks amid rain hail, and smoke. some reportedly suffering hypothermia hypothermia. one man died after jumping overboard. >> scary. >> now the operation is over and prosecutors s they're launching a full criminal investigation to try to determine what went wrong. hamish mcdonald, abc news london. >> san francisco police are looking for two gunmen who terrorized two men in a home invasion robbery at 3:00 a.m this morning in park merced. a neighborhood next to san francisco state university. officers say the suspects entered probably thro

passengers from the norman atlantic exhausted, but they are safe. the doomed ferry caught fire on sunday flames broke out in its parking bay. 478 were on board and right now the death toll is at five. so far a little over 100 are still waiting. at area hospitals, patients are being treated for smoke inhalation and hypothermia. a tug boat is slowly towing the ferry to boat. the disaster is drawing global attention. at the vatican sunday the pope prayed for the ferry passengers and those aboard missing flight 8501. >>> to new jersey and a freak accident. a boy is struck and killed by a police cruiser. the 10-year-old and two others were on their way to a sleepover. the boy was hit while crossing the street. the police officer was responding to a call driving at a high rate of speed when the accident happened. >> we would like to offer our deepest condolences to the family of that child. >> the child died at the scene and the accident is under investigation. >>> a man in central california is lucky to be alive after a shark attack. several surfers were

but, again during the course of the day the prevailing winds have been blowing the norman atlantic closeralbanian coast. so there is some debate that might be the smarter idea. it's only about 20, 30 miles away whereas the italian coast is nearer 40, 45-kilometer as way. however, the italian coast guard still insists here on sunday evening to us that the plan is to tow the vessel which apparently is? no danger of sinking to an italian port. but it will be many hours before it reaches a safe harbor, many hours in which those people, over 300 at least will have to endure another night on this governing ferry. >> all right you'll keep us up-to-date with the latest on that ferry for the movement, simon, thanks very much indeed. >>> two people have died after a turkish car owe slip slided. it sanction close to the port. four turkish crew members missing another five rescued. all aboard the other vessel which was caring carrying a belize flag are safe and well. >>> still to come shia militia menzel brought after helping the iraqi army make important gains against isil. and stranded in the snow.

the norman atlantic carrying almost 500 people had left the greek port of patra "there were hundreds of containers on fire. they went on fire says this survivor. they started collapsing from the heat. one passenger captured these images before being rescued. flames engulfed the interior. outside they wait for help. merchant ships nearby are now lining up to form a barrier to protect the ferry from towering waves. passengers say that as they went below deck to access lifeboats, their shoes melted from the heat. the authorities say that the major blaze is now under control. but this is still very much a race against the clock to get them to safety. hamish macdonald, abc news, london. >>> the war in afghanistan is officially over. the quiet ceremony marked the end of the 13-year-old international battle. the mission now is to train and support afghanistan's own army with a force that is mostly american. taliban promised to continue the fight and the changeover ceremony took place under tight security. the taliban call inging the war, quote, the most idiotic decision in history." >>> the

frightened and freezing passengers including this pregnant woman and two children off the deck of the norman atlantic. a massive fire broke out before dawn sunday, part way through the journey from a greek port of patro to italy. >> it was no alarm. no alarm. no communication. nobody to tell us what to do except to look for myself to find a life jacket. >> this video shot by a passenger and obtained by an italian news agency shows flames on the ship interior. >> flames were huge. and cars were on fire. just scary to be honest. >> people were left waiting for rescue on upper decks amid rain hail, and smoke. some reportedly suffering hypothermia hypothermia. one man died after jumping overboard. >> scary. >> now the operation is over and prosecutors say they're launching a full criminal investigation to try to determine what went wrong. hamish mcdonald, abc news london. >> san francisco police are looking for two gunmen who terrorized two men in a home invasion robbery at 3:00 a.m this morning in park merced. a neighborhood next to san francisco state university. officers say the suspects entered proba

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the norman atlantic ferry was traveling from greece to italy on sunday morning when the fire broke outs incredible video shot inside the ship by a passenger. you can see the flames shooting out of the cafeteria. nearby there are people huddled together in their life jackets waiting to be rescued, waiting hours and hours. one of the survivors is comparing this to the titanic disaster saying some people are freezing cold dying of cold. some are suffocating from smoke. we are joined on the phone now by a journalist in rome. she's been following this throughout. what is the latest at this hour? >> there are still 287 people on board the ship right now. the fire has been contained, though. that's good news. and the ship has been secured with a tugboat which means it's not listing, it's not moving around drifting at sea. this is a fire that's been going on for some 15 hours. it started this morning in the bay. some of the drivers inside pulled off of the ship told some of the greek media and italian media that the trucks are packed so tight in the bottom of the ship they were worried in the

tonight, at least 427 people have been evacuated from the "norman atlantic." many are in the hospital. some are suffering hypothermia. this british passenger, his face darkened with soot from the fire, was separated from his girlfriend amid the chaos and he thought he might have seen the last of her. >> at some point, around 5:00 this morning, really considering whether i would see her again. you know, both bumped into each other with tears in our eyes. it was -- it was, yeah. i've been smiling ever since. >> reporter: the fire sparked in the early hours of sunday, in the car deck en route from patras in greece to ancona in italy. as they tried in vain to reach life rafts in the lower deck, passengers say their shoes melted from the heat. >> there were life boats dropping into the sea, people throwing themselves into them and -- yeah, it was quite a panic situation. >> reporter: one man on board filmed flames tearing through the ship as they waited for rescue. choking on the smoke. the captain and crew were the last to leave the ship. italian prosecutors are a

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the fire started on the car deck of the norman atlantic as it traveled from greece early sunday. >>> back in the u.s., several people remain hospitalized after a deadly fire at a senior living pardon me in san antonio, texas. firefighters used ladders to rescue dozens of elderly residents to rescue residents. some are being housed in a makeshift shelter. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> lava from a volcano on hawaii's big island is moving another 10 yards closer to a populated shopping center. island volcano officials say the lava flow is about 60 yards from the about hoe amarket place, but it does not, at this point, pose an immediate threat to residents or businesses. >>> the interview is expected to make $2.8 million at the 331 independently owned theaters that have been showing it and online sales. >>> tracking some of the rain farther south. elsewhere very light rain, just drizzle really and clouds will stick around. highs today mid to upper 40s. tomorrow a couple of showers possible, even snow farther south. 39 degrees. wednesday and thursday, sunny but very co

>> well we have news that a greek passenger has died on board the norman atlantic the ship in question from a total of 478 passengers and crew originally on board, over 300 people remain on the ship while more than 170 others have been rescued. most are taking part in the operations while at least nine people have been transported to italy. they've been taken to hospital there while they're being treated for hypothermia and very mild injuries. overall, there are reports that they're well in their health. the group has said that rescue operations will continue throughout the night. though severe weather conditions are really not helping. this has been the problem all along. i mean the rescue ships and helicopters, the operations began very early but because of the really difficult weather conditions the really severe winds in the area it's been extremely difficult to get access near to the passengers in order to be able to for their part the passengers on board continued to call greek tv stations. they're asking for help and support. they are shivering, choking from the smoke. and earli

investigation is getting underway in italy to determine how and why the fire broke out aboard the norman atlantic thomas carrying almost 500 people. the daring rescue operation involved 30 hours in gale force winds. 427 people are now on dry land, but with at least 10 dead and 40 passengers listed as still unaccounted for. the captain and crew were the last to leave the stricken ship, but there will be serious questions over their role while on board. one passenger filming the flames, another describing the chaos. no alarms, no instructions, and amid thick smoke, people fighting over access to liferafts. >> people were throwing themselves into them every >> this passenger, his face dark with ash was separated from his girlfriend. he thought he had lost her forever. >> i really considered whether i would see her again. wondering -- we both bump into each other with tears in our eyes. >> passengers claim containers of oil in trucks on the card deck started the blaze. how the fire began and how the crew responded to it is what those investigators are beginning to focus on. hamish mcdonnell, abc news

the fire broke out before dawn yesterday on the car deck of the norman atlantic.laying out in between italy and greece. keir simmons is covering the story from london. >> good morning. officials believe that many survivors are suffering from hypothermia, because as you can see from the pictures passengers had to climb on to the top deck to get away from the intense fire they believe started on the car deck of the ferry. now, while it was incredibly hot low down to the point passengers described how share shoes were melting if they tried to go on lower decks, the weather was in the 30s, cold enough for them to be suffering some of them as i said with hypothermia and the rescue efforts took a long time because for awhile other vessels were able to rescue the passengers but the difficult seas the driving wind and that intense fire they could no longer continue that caliber of rescue. they had to get people off each often one by one in choppers from the top of the vessel. that took many many hours. they now say they have been able to get all of the surviving passenger

more than 150 passengers are still on board the norman atlantic enduring freezing temperatures whileaiting to be rescued. the fire is believed to have started in the ship's garage area early sunday morning. and from that video, you can see what these people and the rescuers were dealing with. we'll continue to follow that as more people hopefully get off that ship. >>> as we continue to watch that story, we have more on the search for the missing airliner and the wait for answers. let's go live to will ripley who joins us live from beijing. they believe this plane is on the bottom of the sea, but there is some doubt that that is actually accurate. there is some concern that they've come out so quickly with this statement and that they continue to search other areas as well. so where do we stand right now as far as the search for the missing plane? >> reporter: it certainly was a very surprising statement, i think, for a lot of us who went through mh 370 and kind of all of the, remember the debris fields that everybody was certain that this was what we were seeing was debris from the

some passengers described chaotic scenes often board the norman atlantic whether the fire first broke out. >> lack of communication, nobody had to tell us what to do, i had to look for myself to find life jackets, i had to put it on my kids by myself. nobody was there okay it was a panic, it was crazy. >> we had to jump into a boat and then we're about three hours in the sea because there was -- its was very, very unbelievably waivey the -- roaches broke three times and we had to go up a rope ladder. >> others said the ship's life boats were not working properly although it is not possible to confirm these stories. for moment focus is on treating the passengersingthe being passengers and securing the ferry. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> calls for release have come from all corners of the world including the white house. andrew simmons look back on their year in captivity. >> reporter: al jazeera's doha news center marking an anniversary the staff here and in the rest of the world find hard to absorb. it's now one year since a phone call to the news desk reporting the arrest of t

the "norman atlantic" carrying almost 500 people had left the greek port of patras sailing towards anconaout on the car deck and hundreds are now cornered on the upper decks waiting for rescue. >> there were hundreds of containers with oil. they went on fire. floors started collapsing from the heat. one passenger captured these images on board before being rescued. flames engulf the ship's interior. outside, they wait for help. but gale-force winds and poor visibility are hampering those rescue efforts. one man died when he jumped overboard. merchant ships nearby are lining up to form a barrier to protect the ferry from towering waves. passengers say as they went below deck to access life boats their shoes melted from the heat. we're hearing desperate accounts from those stuck on board. they are outside, cold, surrounded by smoke and frantically asking for help. the authorities say the major blaze is now under control, but this is still very much a race against the clock to get them to safety. hamish macdonald, abc news, london. >>> we head a few hundred miles north of there. a search is

very tough weather conditions for more than a day, pulling 427 survivors from the ferry called norman atlantic>>> and london's royal free hospital is preparing to treat the first patient diagnosed with ebola in the u.k. the nurse worked for save the children treatment center in africa. >>> the search for airasia flight 8501 currently involves seven countries with indonesia taking the lead. there have been reports of oil slicks and a ping, and this has all turned out to be false leads. we have the managing editor of a publication. do you think maybe the plane could have put down on land somehow? would you expect to be finding smoke three days after a crash? >> pshly, i would be quite surprised if there was smoke coming from the island. generally, i think like 90% of the search area is at sea, although it is conceivable the aircraft was, there are land masses, belitung island and also borneo nearby. so in theory, it could be related to the aircraft. but the key is for investigators to go there in a helicopter or send guys on the ground and find out what happens. sometimes when an aircraft goes d

some described chaotic scenes on board the norman atlantic when the crisis first started. >> no communication nobody to teld teleus what to do. i had to look for myself to find the life jackets. i had to put it on my kids by myself. nobody was there to -- okay it was a panic pnl it pnl it was crazy. >> we had to jump into a boat and then we're about three hours in the sea because there was -- it was very, very unbelievably wavy, ropes broke lots of times. we did two three times attempts to get up on the boat and we had to go up a rope ladder. >> the italian navy and the coafg, said given the appalling rming conditions and people had to spend so long in appalling conditions waiting to be rescued it's amazing why more people weren't injured. it appears that be injuries are relatively low. sphecialtd teams are continuing to search the stricken vessel's lower decks in case other bodies there are. a number of passengers arrived in greece, and many are still at sea to be taken ashore, waiting for further fremont needed. the ferry will be towed into port to see what went wrong. >> strike against the

chaotic scene aboard the norman atlantic when the fire broke out. others said some of the ship's life boats were not working properly katy, although it is not yet possible to confirm those stories. at the moment the object is treating is the passengers and determination of what caused the fire will come later. in summary therefore we know that seven people lost their lives during this dramatic ferry incident. one man fell overboard during a rescue attempt yesterday and the italian navy confirmed six bodies confirmed below decks felt to have lost their lives because of this intense fire, six bodies discovered today vast majority of the rescue passengers are on board cargo vessels and italian navy ships still out at sea. decision yet to be taken as to which port those people will be brought to. they are undergoing medical treatment on those vessels. it will be several hours before they reach dry land. >> simon, thank you very much for that update. that's simon mcgregor wood. >>> greece is heading to a snap election that could have implications for the

. >> when the fire first broke out, the chaotic scene ton norman atlantic.ers said the life boats weren't work proper reply although it is not easy to determine the accuracy of these statements. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera, bari. >> greece has to have snap elections that could have implications for the entire be world. jonah hull joins frus athens. jonah what happened? >> it came down to a matter folly of just 12 votes between endorsing the country's president a largely ceremonial position and rejecting it. triggering on the constitution a snap general election held on the 25th of january. that election brings with it the possibility of trouble ahead both for greece and the wide erd euro zone. transition is a fine things, the presidential guard on patrol outside parliament insure things do not change. failed bid to have its candidate intorted has forced greece into snap elections. >> i strongly believe that the pro-european forces and those force he who had been for the necessary structural changes in this countriness will country are will prevail. i'm v

the norman atlantic was traveling between greece and italy when the fire broke out on sunday.ining us from italy is our cnn correspondent. any word on what caused this fire? >> reporter: well italian officials have begun looking into it. i have some breaking news. the italians have issued a warrant for the captain of the ship. no one has yet been charged but concerned that how this fire started and whether there was any potential for foul play. also some concerns arising about the number of fatalities between italy and greek. >> it took two days to rescue some of these passengers. what are you hearing from some of those who were rescued? >> reporter: they just found it absolutely extraordinary. one woman we spoke to today told me it felt so unreal and then horror the nightmare of it was having to look around and remind myself that this was real and that reality. she said the sense of the rain drilling into your skin and the cold and she was describing the scene and the constant explosions below deck ricocheting up through her feet into her body and knowing that there was nowhe

it is video of the burning norman atlantic ferry off the albanian coastline. were killed 400 others were rescued from the ferry over the weekend. the investigation continues into just what went wrong. look at that, a couple says what started out as a day hike turned into a sprint to survive. the video and pictures captured that moment when an avalanche hit at the big four ice caves in washington state. the couple said there were signs posted warning hikers not to go off the path but they decided to take a risk. >> i heard something that sounded like a plane, no question in my mind i ran. i'm like that's an avalanche and i w-9ñran. >> two people were inside this ice cave at the time of the avalanche but managed to escape without getting hurt.oson5+ai >>> four hikers who spent a cold night in california's angeles national forest have been founded alive and safe. search crews found the three men and one woman and air lifted them to safety. it's unclear if the hikers were prepared for overnight temperatures which dipped into the 30s. none of the other four was hu

but hundreds remain on board the norman atlantic. there are also reports of injuries. >> look at the dramatic video. the fire is now contained. but smoke and weather conditions are hampering rescue efforts. it's one of the most complicated rescues ever taken out at sea. one man died after he jumped or fell from the ferry. >> the fire is believed to have started in the ship's garage area early sunday morning after leaving port in northwestern greece. you can see the blackened ship right there. that is an ominous, ominous picture, video of that ship. joining us on the phone is barbie nadeau. there are a great number of people here 24 hours later still stuck on that vessel. >> caller: that's right. the italian navy just updated the statistics. they've saved 265 people. 213 are still on board. these people have been out on the outer decks of the ship for now 27 hours. too hot and dangerous to go inside and take cover so never' been out in the elements. as the tugboats came to try to put out the fire people who were standing outside were

ferry caught fire, and there are also conflicting numbers about how many people were aboard the norman atlantic. we know that more than 400 people were rescued including crew members but officials say it appears the ferry was overbooked making it very difficult for search crews looking for missing passengers, arthel arthel. >> that's sad for sure. okay. john, huddy, thanks a lot for the update. >>> well, right now new york republican congressman michael grimm says he will resign his office. this after pleading guilty to one count of tax evasion. he faces up to three years in federal prison. rick leventhal has more from our new york newsroom. >> a quick change of heart from the former fbi agent who just last week after pleading guilty in federal court said he was sorry but wouldn't quit, and then after meeting with house speaker john boehner yesterday, grimm announced he was done. his resignation statement reads in part, the events which led to this day did not break my spirit nor the will of the voters. however, i do not believe that i can continue to be 100% effective in the next congress and,

all of this started early sunday morning when a fire broke out in the parking bay aboard the norman atlantic ferry. one passenger described the chaos and panic as people scrambled out of their smoke-filled cabins and trampled each other to get to the rescue helicopter. some say men were pushing women and children out of the way. others reportedly jumped into the adriatic sea to get to the rescue boats. many passenger, however waited on the ship's upper deck in the pouring rain, the hail, the gale force winds as mentioned, for more than a day to be lifted up one by one to the choppers that were struggling to keep control. that's because the rescue effort was hampered by those gale force winds. the rough seas and also terrible visibility. but as mentioned the more than 450 passengers and crew have been taken to safety. officials say some were in shock. others were suffering from hypothermia. now, at this point, it's unclear what started the fire, but officials say that a criminal investigation is under way as now the death toll, jon, is up to eight people. back to you. >> criminal investigatio

. >> reporter: smoke billowed from the norman atlantic ferryies it burned while a drift on the add dry tick sea. the deadly ordeal came to an end earlier today as the last of the more than 450 passengers and crew were rescue. at least 10 people were killed during the 24 hour nightmare. dozens of others injured. >> the spokesman for greece's coast guard said "super human efforts were made in the rescue operation hampered by gale force winds, rough seas and blinding rain and hail". report roar helicopters struggled to lift passengers up one by one from the burning ferry. one man said people trampled each other to get to the choppers. others waited on the ferry's upper deck to be less couch the fire started in the parking bay early sunday morning and quickly spread. survivors said the fire alarms didn't go off until after the cabins filled with smoke and that there were no crew members to give directives. >> this italian official said many passengers in were in shock of the being rescued while others suffered from hypothermia the blankets helping only so much after a long and deadly ordea

but 257 are still on board the norman atlantic. and again, we have to reiterate this happened over a day ago, 257 people still out there in horrific conditions. the fire i know many of you are wondering, how do we get to this position? the fire is believed to have broken out in the ship's garage area after leaving port in northwestern greece. >> and as efforts continue to get those people to safety joining us now by telephone, with more details on the rescue operation, barbie you've been on this story from the beginning and as we get those last figures of 257 people still on board, what sort of conditions are they facing? >> well you know they're waiting for first light right now. we haven't had any update in the numbers. still 257 onboard the ship 221 that have been taken off. the seas are extremely rough. we're seeing warnings for storms and heavy seas throughout the morning here in italy. so that's going to hinder the rescue operation even more. one of the things they will have when they have first light in an hour or so here is

and over the last few hours, 290 people have been taken from the norman atlantic. and some of them are starting to arrive on the italian coast at this hour. the coast guard said a man died after he jumped or possibly fell from the ferry. >> you were saying that his wife had just been rescued, and the man perished. so tragic. the fire is believed to have started in the ship's garage area early sunday morning after leaving port in northwestern greece. >> the italian navy says the fire is contained, but smoke and weather conditions continue to hamper those operations. >> translator: obviously, our thoughts go to those who will have to spend many hours in these weather conditions, and now it is raining on the deck of the ferry, risking very grave consequences with possible hypothermia. >> let's get the latest on the rescue and how it's going from rome. barbie nadeau has the latest. as we were just saying they are able now to speed up the herpt airlifts is that right? >> reporter: neither. they're moving a lot more efficiently to get them off the ship. but still they've

rescue teams battling high winds lifting frightened and freezing passengers off the deck of the norman atlanticn officials now say everyone apart from the captain and crew have been taken off the ship including this pregnant woman and her two small children. this video filmed by a passenger on board and obtained by an italian news agency shows flames engulfing the ship's interior as he waits outside for help. the massive fire broke out on the ship's car deck before dawn on sunday. partway through its journey from the greek port of patra to you italy. passengers were left had you had ling on the upper decks amid rain, hail and suffocating smoke waiting to be rescued. some are reportedly suffering hypothermia. one man died after jumping overboard. we're outside says one frantic passenger. we're very cold. the ship is full of smoke. this survivor adding that the floors started collapsing from the heat. passengers say that as they tried to get to the life boats below deck their shoes melted because of that heat. but the first lamp group of survivors rescued by this cargo ship is now back on dry lan

the ferry norman atlantic with 411 passengers left -- i believe it's pronounced igomenizza greece.was traveling northwest to ankona italy when the fire on board broke out. our information is rescue teams from italy and greece are there at the site using helicopters and an airplane there. at least 150 people have been rescued, but heavy winds are hindering the rescue efforts there. it is unclear what caused the fire. several hundred were believed on this ferry. 150, as i mentioned, rescue -- excuse me. 411 passengers were on the ferry. fire has broken out. we'll continue to follow that breaking news story off the coast of greece for you as we get more information. we'll bring it to you. again, troubled weather there for the teams trying to work that situation. the same way for this flight this air asia flight that disappeared from the radar screens going on eight hours ago. let's go back to our meteorologist derek van dam who's been giving us incredible information about what this airplane derek, was flying through at the time it disappeared. of course we don't know the cause of thi

rescue teams battling high winds lifting frightened and freezing passengers off the deck of the "norman atlantico far more than half of almost 500 people on board have been evacuated including this pregnant woman and her two small children. this video filmed by a passenger on board and obtained by an italian news agency shows flames engulfing the interior as he waits outside for help. it it broke out on the car deck before dawn on sunday. partway through its jump fry from patras to ancona in italy and passengers are huddled on the upper deck amid rain hail and suffocating smoke waiting to be rescued. some are reportedly suffering hypothermia and one man died after jumping overboard. we're outside says one passenger. we're very cold. the ship is full of smoke. this survivor adding that the floors started collapsing from the heat. passengers say that as they tried to get to the lifeboats below deck their shoes melted because of that heat. but the first large group of survivors rescued by this cargo ship is now back on dry land. well the authorities are now saying that the fire is under control on

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