after fifty years of a russian presence in antarctica the definition of a polar explorer has changed. there are things i have seen. in the movies and the things we have here now are completely different but we sit here now talking about today's watermelon which was not so tasty and then we retired to our european style rooms some of this difference with the lives of those who built it all up from the very beginning and conquered nature here were completely different in this book i felt that a. galaxy. traditionally the last helicopter to leave will circle the station. the ship leaving on time to will sound its horn three times signaling the start of winter. they may still remember the feeling of the helicopter made its last farewell circle and was off mark riley who was the beginning of winter and only thirty two people were left i felt kind of sad but. better to move through. them the long pole the nights began along with inevitable depression because of six months absence of some exhausting snowstorms loan letters home and the desire to see friends and family but even after all that

. >> a chinese ice-breaking vessel sent to free a russian ship near antarctica has become stuck. the "snow dragon" had to abort the mission. >> stranded in the son ocean, passengers on the scientific research ship catch glimpses of help. they had been trapped in dense ice off antarctica since christmas eve. 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. >> p

. >>> and a russian ship that is stranded in antarctica since christmas eve will have to wait a littleled off due to bad weather. nbc's sarah james has more fromd australia, where it's now early tomorrow morning. >> reporter: the crew of an australian ice cutter had hoped to reach the stranded ship at this hour. instead, the passengers remain trapped. the end of their ordeal is nowhere in sight.xd despite low temperatures, the day began with highÑi spirits f the 74 passengers aboard this stranded russian ship stuck in ice off antarctica. an adventure which appeared to be at an end with the 5aimpend arrival of an australian rescue ship. those hopes were dashed this morning when the ice cutter speciallye1xd built3w to plow treacherous antfáarctic waters o thick with ice. both ships remain in the an air lift by helicopter has also been scratched for now due as theq australian maritime ñr experts ponder what next,t( the crew of the ship say they have enough food and provisions. so scientists keep busy with research. and passengers keep thqe world p to date. the passengers have been stran

. >> the australian icebreaker is battling against bad weather to reach a russian ship stranded in antarctica since christmas eve. we have this report on the rescue efforts to reach the stricken ship. >> slow and steady progress, thwarted at the last minute. ice storms and strong winds have forced them to abort the latest attempt to rescue the ship trapped in the antarctic since christmas eve. >> we are just waiting and keeping spirits high. >> yesterday and ice breaker is the third vessel attempting to reach the russian ship -- the icebreaker is the third vessel intending to reach the russian ship. it is equipped with a helicopter and has offered to airlift passengers off the ship as a last resort. the evacuation cannot go ahead and current conditions. all hopes now rest on the aurora which will resume rescue efforts when the weather improves. they are not sure they can break through the ice surrounding the ship. >> we might be able to go around the ice flows. it depends on how much ice and our ability to get through it. >> 74 people are on board the stricken ship retracing the steps of anta

help is within sight for a russian vessel trapped in ice near antarctica tonight but that is not enough. the russian ship got stuck on tuesday about 1,700 miles south of new zealand. as bill whitaker reports, changing weather conditions are keeping rescuers away. >> reporter: the stranded researchers aboard the ice-bound ship were happy to point to some good news. some were in such good spirits they could joke about their situation. >> what's that on the horizon, chris? >> that's the ice breaker coming to rescue us! >> brilliant! >> reporter: that speck on the horizon, a chinese vessel coming to free their research ship the "akademik shokalskiy," locked in ice since christmas eve. >> 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 weath

. >> chinese ice breaking vessel sent to free an russian ship near antarctica has become stuck itself. they had to abort the rescue and tut through more that 20 kilometers. but halfway ther through it cout go any further and had to turn back. it was one of three ice breakers to free the russian ship that has been trapped since christmas eve. >> rain enters into the third day play between the world's top two teams. they lost early wickets, and theincluding a guard of honor fm india's players. he was on 78 on 295 on 5. the action would start a little early on sunday. ovethey swung the ashes test. australia would hate the sight of this man, five wickets, and england's last five wickets fell to six runs and four of their batsmen were under. and england all out in just 179 runs. much to the delight of the home side fans. australia now chasing 231 runs for victim. >> personally to have that resolved in the second day, is fantastic to turn the game around. we didn't expect that to be honest. but we knew we would keep improving, we knew we possibly could track out in the game. we're lucky eno

. >> 74 remain stranded on a russian ship trapped in sea ice off the cost of antarctica. a ship was stuck when ice formed around it. the passengers have plenty of supplies. efforts by ice breaker ships to reach them have been unsuccessful. in the next 48 hours, a decision will be made whether to keep trying to rescue them by helicopter and abandonship. >> this was another deadly sleeve in volgograd raising fears of terrorism we at the upcoming limp -- olympics. >> two deadly blasts in a city 400 miles away from where the winter olympic games will be held. russians are on edge and across the country this is heightened security. >> another deadly suicide bombing in russia raising fears of the winter olympics, a bus in volgograd and 14 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded coming a day after a suicide bombing at dozens were injured and 17 killed on a peak travel day in russia. there were bodies everywhere, inside the train train, everything is destroyed. officials say this is no doubt it was an act of terrorism. russia is on edge and the country will host the wint

i'm veronica de la cruz. 74 passengers and crew members on board that stranded russian research ship in antarctica will remain hunkered down, at least for now. whiteout conditions are keeping a chinese helicopter from landing at the site. weather conditions aren't expected to improve until at least tomorrow. when they do, the plan is for the chinese helicopter to take all 52 passengers to its vessel while all 22 crew members remain with the ship as icebreakers try to reach it. the ship has been stranded since christmas eve. >>> a california state judge extends life support for a teenage girl. a retraining order will keep 13-year-old jahi mcmath on life support until at least january 27th. she was brain-dead following complications from a tonsillectomy. her family says they've found a facility in new york state that will accept the girl and has made transportation arrangements. >>> the federal aviation administration announced a major milestone in getting drones into the skies over the united states. the faa has chosen test flights in six states, each with unique challenges for drone operations. fr

. >>> and a second rescue ship attempting to reach a russian vessel stranded in antarctica is turned back by severe weather. captioning funded by cbs captionided cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, december 30th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, a second deadly terror attack in less than 24 hours is raising new safety concerns in russia just 39 days before it hosts the olympics. a bomb ripped through a bus in volgograd this morning, killing at least 14 people and injuring others. on sunday a suicide bomber killed at least 17 at a train station. volgograd is about 400 miles from sochi where the winter games are being held in february. susan mcginnis has the latest. in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. the death toll for both of these bombings could still rise from here. there is said to be widespread panic in volgograd and large worries about the upcoming olympic games with a rebel cheh chen leader calling specifically for attacks at the olympics. a burned out shell is all that's left after a bomb ripped th

. >> and international rescue effort under way to evacuate a ship stuck in the ice near antarctica. russiangn ministry says chinese helicopter used to lift the 52 passengers and 4 crew to safety but only if the weather permit permits. 2 ice breakers tried to free the vessel but turned back because the ice was too thick. in fact they were could wave at one another. third ship turned back because of bad weather but the ship expedition leader still up beat. >>. >> it sound worse than it is. don't be alarm. everyone is well and we look forward to getting home soon. >> very reassuring to family obviously to hear the word. goes on to say not only are they on board safe and healthy and have enough food to last another 10 days. >> train carrying crude oil derailed cause thanksgiving massive fire. watch this. like something you see in a movie. happened near the town of castleton. investigators there still trying to figure out why the mile long oil train apparently hit a rail car on the tracks. all of the town residents 2400 people have been told to stay indoors. to protect themselves from the thick

is underway to reach dozens of passengers who are stranded aboard a boat off the coast of antarctica. the russianleft new zealand on a month-long scientific expedition. australian officials say 74 people are on it. yesterday the crew sent out a distress signal after getting stuck in the ice 100 miles east of the french base. no word of anybody hurt in this, but the weather can be brutal. jonathan hunt has more now live in the newsroom. how dangerous for the people who are stuck? >> the weather can be brutal is putting it mildly. it's not the fact they're in any immediate danger. they do just have enough food and other supplies on board, but it certainly is not a comfortable position they're in look at this. that is the sound of 50 miles-per-hour gusts. that video was shot by professor chris turney, one of the lead scientist onboard the ship. he also braved the elements and turn the camera on himself for a moment to explain their predicament. watch. >> a blizzard at the moment with a low pressure system. we have wind speeds on average of 50-kilometers an hour. the vessel has not moved for the last

passengers on a stranded russian ship in antarctica prepare for a helicopter attempt this morning. you can see here the passengers stomping on snow and ice trying to prepare a landing space for a helicopter on a nearby chinese ice breaker. the helicopter has been on standby since yesterday after an ice breaker failed to reach the ship. once conditions improve all passengers will be moved to the chinese vessel, then the australian ship. most of the crew are expected to stay on the research ship which has been trapped on the ice since christmas eve. about ten feet of ice around that boat. >> 5:26. with the new year come some new laws. what to do to avoid a serious ticket. the the change to how and why california issues amber alerts. >> zm we continue to keep an eye on north dakota where people are told to leave their homes after a train derailment. what firefighters are doing to keep people safe, next. >> plus, preparations for the big new year's eve fireworks show under way in san francisco. what you need to know to get around town. >> and we've got thick fog out there to kick off y

. >>> all right, now back to antarctica, where a russian ship with 74 people on board is stuck in thescientist chris turney is also on board. he and another passenger were thrilled to see the chinese rescue ship. >> what's that on the horizon, chris? >> that's the icebreaker coming to rescue us, alec. >> brilliant! >> it's almost like they're own comedy hour. well, well, chris turney is joining us right now on the phone from the ship. so, chris, you're making it look like you guys are having a blast in all of this. are you? >> well, not really. >> okay. >> at the time, i think that clip you were playing, hopes were very high. we did see the chinese icebreakers, making good progress, but sadly, that's not the case anymore. the ship's -- [ inaudible ] i think we are just getting prepared for the next stage of the expedition and hopefully we can get broken out. >> well, let's hope that that australian ship -- apparently, it's a bigger ship -- might be able to break through as an icebreaker and come to your rescue, and perhaps even that chinese vessel. but at this point, you and the other

stranded in the ice, a russian ship trapped in frozen seas off the coast of antarctica and rescue is almost impossible. ground breaking pilot, women who flew critical missions during world war ii. ♪ welcome to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie and there has been a bombing in the russian city of volgograd and 14 people were killed overnight on an attack on a trolley bus. the blast comes just one day after 18 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a train station in the same city. the city has one million people and 600 miles south of moscow and 400 miles north of sochi where the winter olympics will be held in six week, the third fat fatal attack in since months and stands with russia against terrorism and peter sharp is in moscow on the latest on the train station bombing. >> reporter: the aftermath of the attack in a railroad station in volgograd and a body on the ground as emergency services scramble to treat survivors and a woman set off explosives at the entrance to the main station and the blast captured on camera and it was packed with people leaving on christmas holidays. >

. >> cruise ship passengers there stuck in thick ice in antarctica. a the russianhip got lodged in the ice during a blizzard. three ships were dispatched to help free the ship from the ice but there were 74 people on board who are still awaiting help. >>> well amazon and ups are offering repundz funds to customers who receididn't recei their christmas orders on-line. a huge surge caught the companies off guard. customers with the late orders will get $20 gift card and shipping charges refunded. neither company is saying how many packages were delayed. here is maria molina. >> today we are looking at relatively quiet weather conditions across most of the lower 40. we have lingering snow showers across portions of the great lakes and further south heavy rain developing across the corpus christi area and south of the city of austin and also houston. we are going to see a storm system developing across the gulf of mexico. it will be moving northward. saturday into sunday you could be looking at several inches of rain across portions of the southeast with a flash floodi

. >>> 74 people we told you about on friday trap add board a russian ship stuck in the antarctica ice still there tonight. rescue efforts have been hampered by bad weather. the russian foreign industry said a chinese helicopter may be used to evacuate the passengers and crew members. all are said to be in good spirits and supplies, including russian vodka and in no danger of sinking. >>> and russia had a second deadly bombing. a syrianor foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg said this is all happening with the so chee olympics a little more than a month away. >> reporter: two terrorist attacks in 24 hours in the southern russian city known as volume go grad. a tolly full of people, killing 14 people and injuring many more. and then hitting the central train station, the blast caught on tv, 17 people were killed. >> because the shrapnel was identical in both explosive devices this confirms the two terrorist acts were connected. in all likelihood, they could have been prepared in the same place. >> reporter: russian authorities expect the work of the caucus's em irrit which include

. >> a russian ship stranded in antarctica since christmas eve will now have to wait for help after the latest rescue attempt called off due to bad weather. a rescue boat headed to the scene abandoned its latest attempt due to strong wind and poor visibility. the snow dragon, a chinese ice breaker in the area, was waiting for more help after it failed to reach the russian vessel. the russian embassy in australia in constant contact with the ship says all 74 people on board are healthy. so let's hope it remains that way. >> absolutely. with the chilly temperatures they have there, certainly not the case here. locally for us. >> good morning to you. happy monday. hopefully you are excited about new year's eve. we're going to see a nice new year's eve and new year's day here in the bay area. and yeah, if you got to go to work temperatures are chilly to start. probably a good idea to dress in layers. we'll see a sunny finish. look at some of these. near records. 67 degrees, that's a record if we hit that in the south bay. east bay at 68, 64 in san francisco in the north bay today will jump

. >>> tonight a russian ship remains trapped in ice off antarctica. people onboard play soon be getting a break literally. >> reporter: a helicopter from the chinese icebreaker snow dragon flew over the stranded ship to get a closer look at the problem in frigid antarctica. weather experts say the thick ice that has trapped the research ship since christmas eve is beginning to crack by itself and more help is expected soon from an australian icebreaker. the aurora is more powerful than the chinese very that has been unable to reach the ice bound ship. >> to see what the bet route may be to come through. >> reporter: while the international rescue effort unfollowed 74 scientists tourists and crew members have been making the best of it. some have been sending video diaries back home over the internet to their loved ones. >> just saying hi to let you know we're going to be a little bit late. the ship is stuck in heavy ice. >> reporter: the passengers hope to continue their expedition once the ship is set free. cbs news. >> . >>> officials say the vessel

lead," after two rescue missions have failed, will the passengers stuck aboard that russian expedition vessel in antarctica finally be freed? we will talk to one of the stranded live from the ship next. >>> later, if you're 50 or over, 2014 could be your year. we'll explain why on our buried lead and throughout the show today, we are remembering the big news we covered in 2013. we begin with one story that i will never forget. there were two suspects that have been apprehended in watertown, massachusetts, about four miles from the scene of the crime of the terrorist attacks here in boston, massachusetts. there's no secondhand smoke in here... ...and no cigarette advertising around here. there's a reason we know this is really bad... ...and this is really good. there's a reason 2 in 3 people are surviving cancer. and we cannot be silent until it's 3 out of 3. this shout-out is for everything the american cancer society has done in the last 100 years. make your tax-deductible donation by december 31st and help finish the fight. >>> welcome back to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. the world lead now. they had bee

. >> a russian ship stranded in antarctica will have to wait for help after the latest rescue attemptlled off due to bad weather. a boat heading to the scene abandoned the latest attempt due to strong wind and poor visibility. a chinese ice breaker in the area was waiting for more help after it failed to reach the russian vessel. the russian embassy in australia says that all 74 people on board are healthy. >> this morning congressional republicans are defending their claims that al qaeda was involved in last year's attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. this disputes a "new york times" report released over the weekend claiming the attack was fueled by an american-made video. david kirkpatrick who spent months interviewing there is no evidence al qaeda had a role. while the attack was not meticulously planned there were warning signs. >> the people were member of the militia the u.s. expected to help protect the same mission. >> four americans including u.s. ambassador and bay area native christopher stevens died during that raid. >>> another winter storm could dump 10 inches or mo

. >> a russian ship is stuck in ice off the coast of antarctica. rescue was hampered by weather conditions. 74 passengers were on board the vessel. rescue attempts earlier were not successful. "talk to al jazeera" is up next. the stone from the shepherd's sling strikes the phi philistine in the head. perhaps david wasn't the underdog we all thought it to be. it is the author's third book, since the tipping point and blink. i talked to him about his unconventional families and his upbringing in a biracial family. >> malcolm gladwell welcome. you turned the story of david and goliath on its head. another explanation other than it was improbably that david would have beaten goliath. you are saying that not only was it probable that he would have felled goliath but it was likely. >> yes. if you go back and read about ancient warfare, you describe that the sling with which david is armed is a devastating weapon. it's one of the most feared weapons of ancient times. he's taking a rock and rotating it six or seven revolutions, per second, and the stopping

. >>> a russian ship is trapped in ice off antarctica and once again susan mcginnis tells us more than 70 people on board may soon be getting a break. >> reporter: a helicopter from the chinese ice breaker snow dragon flew over the stranded ship to get a closer look at the problem in frigid antarctica. >> check out the water to see how far the sea ice is. >> reporter: weather experts say the thick ice that trapped the research ship since christmas eve is beginning to crack by itself. and more help is expected soon from an australian ice breaker. the aurora aust ralis is more powerful. >> we'll see what may happen. >> reporter: while the rescue effort unholds 74 scientists, tourists and crew have been making the best of it. some have been sending video diaries back home over the internet to their loved ones. >> just saying hi to let you know we are going to be a little bit late. the ship is stuck in a lot of really heavy ice. >> reporter: the passengers hope to continue their expedition once the ship is free. susan mcginnis, cbs 2 news. >> some good news though am officials say the stuc

in the antarctica rescue operation continues for russian research ship with australian scientists on board called the auckland dems are given me to show called ski the vessel has been trapped there by the thick ice since tuesday now an australian icebreaker is on its way there right now after previous attempts by a french and a chinese ship and both failed to reach it despite being stuck in ice since christmas the scientists are said to be in good spirits and continuing to research the worst case scenario will see them evacuated from the vessel by helicopter. not to look at some other world news making headlines around the globe this hour. he may get a second student has reportedly been killed and another state media reported that the violence was sparked when supporters of the muslim brotherhood set fire to two campus buildings. organizers denied the allegations saying the demonstrators only registered in the use of resisted exclusive use of tear gas against them. at least sixty students were arrested in the disturbance israel is poised to release another twenty six palestinian pris

adam: the chinese icebreaker on its way to help stranded russian ship in antarctica has been stalled her conditions. the icebreaker was six nautical miles from the stranded ship when it stalled and was unable to break through the eyes. the russian ship has been stranded since christmas with 74 passengers aboard. the rescue ship will ave to wait until tomorrow to advance. the ship is well-stocked with food and scientists continue to perform their experiments. some adult beverage is too. cheryl: crazy store. in the next half-hour of markets now, as long as they are out of the way guest says the economy is will gain momentum in 2014. you can profit from that coming the. adam: there is an error when for that. how much would be paid to detours martin information private? we will tell you about that coming got. cheryl: a party video taking college campuses by storm. this is a company that is making a profit, big investors in them. it will be coming up. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. it's not the "fumbling around with rotating categories" card. it's not the etting b

operations unfortunately. >> reporter: it's been nearly a week since the russian ship was stranded, locked in ice between antarctica and new zealand. three icebreakers attempted to rescue them. all three missions failed. the ice is simply too thick. >> unfortunately, they couldn't get through. it's deeply frustrating. >> reporter: in the meantime, the passengers have tried to make the best of life aboard the stranded ship. >> we're going to have some singing on the ice. >> reporter: they've celebrated birthdays. but now there's very little celebrating going on. experts who know the region say the sustained bad weather, now, in a new sense, could become deadly. >> it's extremely unpredictable. so you have no idea what can happen tomorrow. the eye dial thing would be to get them out as quickly as possible. it's the most extreme place on earth. so it's the coldest place on earth, the windiest place on earth and the driest place on earth. >> reporter: and it's not just the temperature that has those on board worried. >> we've got about ten days worth of food. we just did a stock take. we have several weeks of dehydrate

antarctica, where a russian ship with 74 people on board, is stuck in the ice.is understandable how most ships would get stuck. but ice breakers? how does that happen? cnn's carl azour has the answer. >> reporter: you think because this is a glacial environment, sea ice would move at a glacial pace. not the case. ice rush offered the sea by wind. they can expand and grow thicker, rise and fall with waves beneath them and blizzard conditions come into antarctica even in summer don't help. you might remember this scene from minnesota when wind blew ice ashore. climbing and cracking into doors and windows. think of the same principle in a massive frigid sea. you can see how a vessel got trapped. how earnest and the endurance were surrounded and how that ship was crushed. even animals, like trapped whales drama tiesed in last year's movie "big miracle" are vulnerable. >> did you see that? >> what does it take to get through the ice and rescue whales, cruise ships or anything else getting stranded? wait. sea ice as thick as ten feet can be broken. and the sloping hol

doesn't get much whiter than this place. 1,500 miles south of australia in the heart of antarctica where this russianesearch vessel has been stranded since christmas day. so nearly a week now. 74 people are board, including the crew, scientists, tourists who were expecting to spend a sort of a christmas vacation touring this very remote area and retracing the ship -- they have been stuck this christmas day and spirits are higher and they are still experimenting and eating well and lots of food supplies but three separate attempts now to rescue them using icebreakers from three separate countries had to be abandoned. the first one from china called the snow dragon called off its attempts to reach the ship because of thick ice when it was seven nautical miles away within eyesight of the ship. another one called off their attempt to rescue them and another one from australia is unable to keach the shokalskiy. they are waiting for weather conditions to improve and possibly try again. >> matthew, they are marking the 100 years since this other australian explorer did this. think of how technology has chan

another ship trying to break through the solid ice to rescue that russian research ship that is still trapped in antarcticap, a full update on their frozen progress. >>> and when they ring in the new year this week, what will it be like when the clock strikes midnight and 2014 right at that spot, a full new year's eve forecast across the country coming up right here on the fox news channel. and ah, so you can see like right here i can just... you know, check my policy here, add a car, ah speak to customer service, check on a claim...you know, all with the ah, tap of my geico app. oh, that's so cool. well, i would disagree with you but, ah, that would make me a liar. no dude, you're on the jumbotron! whoa. ah...yeah, pretty much walked into that one. geico anywhere anytime. just a tap away on the geico app. >>> man, oh, man, extreme weather is sweeping across the country. much of the northeast dealing with downpours while heavy snow hits new england and millions across the northern plains of the midwest brace for a huge blast of dangerously cold air ahead of the new year's celebration. our meteorologist liv

the russian investigative committee says a criminal case has been opened into possible violations of transport safety rules. >> a chinese ice breaker ship is on the way to antarctica to rescue a russian ship stuck in the ice. the ship is carrying 74 people, on a research expedition. on board you have scientists, tourists and crew, winds pushed sea ice around the ship and it froze in place, all on christmas eve. the ship is getting close but getting past the thick ice is not going to be easy. >> just over my left shoulder you can see gray sky what they call water sky, the open water is reflected on the clouds above it. >> experts say the ship is not in danger of sinking. the people have enough supplies so it's stuck up there. >> 6:40. a plane crashes into the front yard of a home here in california. >> an update to breaking news as an explosion rips through a crowded business district in beirut. new details about the former ambassador to the united states among the dead. >> a twist in the jahi mcmath life support fight. we're going to tell you why the teenager may notten allowed to leave the hospital for a long term care facility. >> taking a live look from high at

in the antarctica rescue operation continues for a russian research ship with australian scientists on board called academic should call scheme the vessel has been trapped by thick ice since tuesday an australian ice breaker is on its way there now it is expected to arrive on sunday evening earlier in the week french and chinese ships failed to reach should call ski despite being stuck in ice since christmas the scientists are said to be in good spirits and continuing their research worst case scenario though we'll see them evacuated from the vessel by helicopter. now the addicted man of europe and that's the reputation the u.k. has earned itself in recent years according to a leading a social policy think tank now there are port suggests one in every twelve brits between the ages of fifteen and twenty four has tried a so-called legal highs that means a total of around six hundred seventy thousand to youths now these drugs won't land you in jail but studies show it could be very every bit as dangerous as their black listed equivalents since two thousand and ten when the government has

now in the antarctica rescue operation continues for a russian research ship with australian scientists on board called the academic shall call ski the vessel has been trapped. since tuesday now an australian icebreaker is on its way there right now after a previous attempts by a french and chinese ship both failed to reach it despite being stuck in ice since christmas and scientists are said to be in good spirits and continuing their research the worst case scenario will see them evacuated from the vessel by helicopter. and now take a look at some other world news making headlines around the globe this hour in egypt a second student has reportedly been killed and another seriously wounded following crashes with police university in cairo state media reported that the violence was sparked when supporters of the muslim brotherhood set fire to two campus buildings organizers deny the allegations saying the demonstrators only registered the use resisted excuse going to use of tear gas against them at least sixty students were arrested in the disturbance. israel is poised to release another

they are all on board this russian flag ship, not far from antarctica and they are stuck. they are stuck in thick ice. chris is the expedition leader. he joins me live from the stranded ship. it's great to see you. fist things first, how is everyone doing on board? >> really quite good, actually. surprisingly so. the team is fabulous and pulled together. people are dealing with it in their own unique ways. we are being supportive and giving regular briefings twice a day to the team, letting them know the greatest progress. itis a very fluid situation. in 12 hours, things change again. at the moment, moral is good, people are keeping busy. we have different skill sets and life sets on the team. learning and teaching each other all sorts of things. we had math lessons yesterday. a shocking movement and choir practice. i hope we are out soon. >> paint a picture for us. many of us have never been there. you are stuck in the ice. do you hear several noises? what's the weather like? can you paint a picture for us? >> absolutely. i'm looking over this amazing sea scape. blocks of

rescue is a little wait for the russian vessel has been trapped in thick ice near antarctica since tuesday. the chinese icebreaker is on the beach meaning a place beyond the forty seven people the scientists and toys and books and the academic tchaikovsky finally make it to try around. the time i held it out of the season but still i was moving home. by placing a median of mobile banking on just about me thanks to us. be it easier to get it meant that the ship ran into trouble on christmas day off it got trapped in sea lice person around it during a visit. the australasian antarctic expedition is going to be taken by explorer douglas mawson century dad perry said its director has been arrested for driving at high into a gate at the end the same time as the residents of french president francois and aunt amanda sixty seven year old italian was protesting against cuts in funding for the arts. officials say he was slightly injured in the case. piles of rubbish to the streets of the portuguese capital lisbon wet refuse collectors have been on strike for three days at the plants to privatized s

. >>> it continues to be troubled waters for a russian research ship stuck in layers of ice in antarctica. an australian icebreaker racing to the rescue was forced back into open waters because of a blizzard. the icebreaker made it within ten nautical miles of the ship. a chinese icebreaker also tried to reach the 74 crew members saturday but could not break through the ice to get there. the crew remains hopeful that the ordeal will eventually be over and videos show they're trying to take everything in stride. >> hi, everybody. it's mary from apt artica having a wonderful time. you can see we have this wonderful, snowy wonderland. it's my birthday today. it couldn't be a better day. >> that ice is definitely out to get us. >> i think they're losing it. i hope they get to them soon. the ship has been stuck since christmas eve. we can joke because everyone is okay and they have ample supplies. >>> business now, investors are expecting a quiet week. although there's a full week of economic data on the calendar. last week, stocks rallied to some all-time highs. friday was relatively flat. re

. >>> we are hearing from one of the crewmembers on a russian ship stuck in the ice for three days in antarctica. they are staying warm enough to be in a good mood. a chinese ice breaker is on the way to rescue them. it's now just about 12 miles away. >> not sure if you can see but just over my right shoulder, it's a chinese ice breaker snow dragon. but a lot of relief amongst the team and a lot of happy faces. >> the stranded ship has been on a research expedition to antarctica. it got stuck tuesday after a blizzard pushed the sea ice around the ship and froze it in place. the ship was never in danger of sinking and there are plenty of supplies for the 74 scientists, tourists and crew. i'm sure the family will be thrilled to have them home. >> hopefully that ice breaker gets there soon. >>> beyonce is back on top of the charts. wait until you see what she did to one of the her youngest fans. >> cool. how the pop singer made a little girl's wish come true. that's next. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, our fresh grocer - t >>> this happens to me all the time. you get produce in the store to find out it goes

. >>> the 74 people on board that russian research ship that stranded near antarctica are still waiting to be rescued. three ice breakers have tried and failed to make it through to the ship so international rescue team says the best hope now is a helicopter. but the scientists and tourists found out they still have to wait until the weather is better. >> we just learned that they can't reach us. sew they are preparing the helipad by stomping down on this ice. >> that could happen later today. experts say its hard to predict weather in the an arctic region. >>> 6:27 is the time. crews on the scene of a three story building fire in san francisco. ktvu katie utehs has just arrived on the scene. she will have more coming up in a live report. >>> also the 125th annual rose parade will make history with what happens on one of its floats tomorrow. tournament of roses arguers say that is supposed to look like a wedding cake and the special event really shows that dreams come true. >>> welcome back. there is the opening bell. live in new york this morning. the last day of the year. the time squ

russian ships. to the end of a tunnel ice and snow to antarctica. the first officer will now explain the code of conduct on board there are twenty three passengers aboard the i condemn explore the rough and for some this is their first trip to the antarctic. but for one passenger it's become a familiar journey this is the twenty sixth time he's followed this route. back a nine hundred sixty four. trip we went. who was the first time i felt so acutely just how far away. ten days and nights of ocean like. this is. as you can see there is nothing there. any of the ships just icebergs. no one to relay messages except. now. much antarctic autumn winter in the southern hemisphere begins at the same time as the northern summer several times over the short summer season the academics will approach the coast of the most remote. final voyage of the year. two years worth of food and fuel to the ice stations and take away seasonal crews and aircraft. which. is a tanker or. a passenger ship. and an aircraft carrier. detailed navigational and operational plans ar

first, a rescue mission and passengers on the russian ship stuck in the ice off antarctica are preparing for new year's eve on the ice and having a ball. we will tell you which supreme court justice will join the biggest party on the planet. first, today's trivia question. since 1789, how many people have served in the u.s. senate? the first person to tweet the correct answer will get an on air shout out. the answer and more coming up on the daily run down. stay with us. i can't believe your mom has a mom cave! today i have new campbell's chunky spicy chicken quesadilla soup. she gives me chunky before every game. i'm very souperstitious. haha, that's a good one! haha! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. i would not say i'm into it. but let's see where this goes. [ buzzer ] do you like to travel? i'm all about "free" travel, babe. that's what i do. [ buzzer ] balance transfers -- you up for that? well -- unh. too soon? [ female announcer ] fortunately, there's an easier way, with creditcards.com. compare hundreds of cards from every major bank and find the o

. >> the crew of a russian strip is trapped by ice in antarctica, a chinese ice breaker called the snowragon failed to get through, but may make another attempt in the coming hours. an oughttralian ice breaker is on the way. the russian ship is carrying scientists and led by an aust 2r5i8ian climate change expert. all still ahead. opening its doors to more visitors, how iran plans to straka more foreign tourists in 2014. >> that's still ahead. and in sport things go from bad to worse as england's cricketers. bra braysilians fed up with the high cost of living have taken to the streets. high taxes mean many things are more expensive than anywhere else in the world. a report from south sao paolo. for 5 days, more than 150 people turning up for the largest video game in latin america. the annualbral brazil game show. wade on line up to four hours. the nigh sony play station 4. in brazil, it will cost about $1,900, making it more expensive than anywhere else in the world. five times more than the suggested retail price in the u.s., 60% of price is due to brazilian taxes. if i have the oppor

three vessels that break ice are headed to antarctica to rescue a russian cruise ship. they will arrive tomorrow at the earliest. the russian ship with 74 people on board was on a polar expedition when it became trapped. all of the passengers are said to be fine and they are not in any present danger. >>> 7:25. some firefighters in san francisco played santa for some kids in need. firefighters from station 1 along with various elves drove around passing out toys whenever they saw a child in the city's tenderloin district. parents and kids alike were surprised and grateful. >> what a sweet thing to do on christmas, you know, to go out and just give to strangers. >> for us to be able to bring our children and do this every single christmas for us has now become a family tradition. >> supervisor mark ferrell also helped deliver the toys saying it helps teach his children about the joy of giving. >>> all right. it is 7:36. christmas is over, but the holiday travel rush still on. we'll check in live at san jose's manette a international airport and let you know why it may no

russians concluded there was no pointing. >> ice-breaking ships are heading to antarctica to help a vessel caught in the ice with 70 people on board. the russian ship was stuck east of a french and arctic base, 1700 miles south of australia. the first rescue vessel is expected to reach the vessel on friday. >> the death toll from flooding in brazil rises. dozens were dead. the brazilian army has been distributing food, water and medicine. 10 days of heavy rain and mudslides devastated south-eastern brazil and the region has been under a state of emergency. tens of thousands in this country are without power, the result of a sunday ice storm hitting the mid west, north-east and parts of canada. crews are working around the clock to restore electricity. power should be back by the weekend and 90,000 customers m michigan are in the dark. electric companies say it may take several days to get everything up and running. snow hampered efforts to restore power to 100,000 customers who blast cold weather. >> let's get the latest. >> tony, it is a race to get the power back on in michigan. there is snow now. that's not the least of t

and fraz ep in the ocean, a russian ship stuck in the ice near australian antarctic division. -- near antarctica. valvel salvadorsan miguel >> a militia vowing violence in south sudan has disbanded and returned home. the minister of information says the group known as the white army is no longer planning a vicious military confrontation. the militia is made up of 25,000 young people, loyal to the former country's vice president. riek machar is accusing the company of causing a coup. hundreds have been killed and thousands forced to flee. there's increasing pressure to end the violence in south sudan. china is calling for calm. the chinese red cross is offering emergency humanitarian aid to the region, china invested heavily in south sudan's oil sector. >> in neighbouring uganda two decades of a civil war has killed hundreds thousands of people. during that time a man by the name of joseph koni led a violent campaign, abducting thousands of children, forcing them to fight. the conflict ended in 2006, but many are struggling to move on. >> this pair of boots is all that remained of this man's son,

. >> a chinese ice breaker ship is on the way to antarctica to rescue a russian ship stuck in the ice carrying 74 people on a research expedition including scientists, tourists, and crew. whipping winds pushed sea ice around the ship and froze. the leader on board says the ice ship is getting close. it's going to be tough. >> just over my left shoulder you can hopefully see gray sky. the open waters are reflecting on the clouds above it. that's the likely move the ves sl going to take to get to us. >> experts say the ship is not in danger of sinking and the people have enough supplies. i'm curious about the tourists on board. different strokes for different folks. >> a piece of history lost for more than three decades. >> pictures of the mount st. helen's eruption discovered. a look at the photographer who snapped these amazing photos. >> these are the -- >> at the columbia newspaper, this is what decades of history looks like. >> different newspapers and magazines. >> linda is the photo archivist. >> it's like a treasure-trove here. >> it really is. >> about a month ago she was searc

an australian vessel has aligned in the east antarctica i ignored you did to forty of russian scientific mission vessel trapped in the densely packed twice since tuesday. he is really a nice break to the roar of straw is this the third rescue attempt of the vessels from china or the fronds which turned back by the fixed twice and also by a storm. 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

here are other top stories as we continue to monitor what is happening on that russian research vessel stuck in the antarcticahe 74 people on board waiting to be rescued. the ship has been trapped in ice since christmas eve. so about a week now after three ice breaking ships failed to reach them, official are calling in helicopters from china. >> we have just learned the ship can't reach us so a snow dragon helicopter can reach us when the weather improves. >> all about that weather. mother nature, nobody can control the mood there on board that ship or off ship, as they are stomping down all that ice, described as unusually festive. >> what an attitude they have given what they are going through. >>> in the meantime, fire explosions after a train crash. they are forcing evacuations this morning in a north dakota town. the train carrying crude oil slammed no and derailed another train yesterday and setting off a series of explosions and causing a huge fireball and this happened just outside castleton, about 25 miles west of fargo. >> wow. >> three cars. >> wow. >> people living within a five-mile radius are t

we are starting with a rescue on hold right now. 74 people on the russian ship in antarctica thought deck of the stranded russian ship. >> it's the 28th of december, 2013. the weather is closed in. we have snow falling. it is not too windy. fortunately, the weather forecast has the conditions continuing for the next few days. it is our fourth day trapped on the ship. we thought it was important to let families to know everyone is okay. >> our randy kaye has more on the trapped russian vessel and why it is not going anywhere for another day or two. >> reporter: we just made it to antarctica. the team of researchers and crew sent out the ship. their expedition getting off to a great start. >> it's half past midnight. we are past some fantastic looking boats. >> reporter: led by professor chris turney from new south wales, they were looking forward to spending christmas looks at climate change in antarctica and looking at the explorer douglas mosslyn between 1911 and 1914. the team dug their way into the cabin from a century ago. >> take the right and it remains living and cooking area.

antarctica since monday. crew on the stranded russian ship say they can now see the ice-breakers headed their way.ain of a chinese icebreaker named the "snow expect to get there sometime today. says the captain of the ice-bound ship says all 74 people on board are safe -- despite having spent christmas at a frozen standstill a hundred miles from civilization. japan's government has given the go-ahead to relocate a controversial u-s military base. okinawa's governor approved a proposal allowing for construction of a new base in a rural area. the marine corps air base futenma has been unpopular with the island's population because of crimes committed by americans stationed there. relocation comes more than 17 years after the u-s and japanese governemnts agreed on the original move. a deadly bus crash in thailand has killed at least 29 people after it went off a bridge. here's video from the scene. investigators believe the driver may not have been familiar with the route and was maybe going too fast. there were long skid marks where the bus went off the bridge. bridge. at l check it out. learning's

antarctica for the last week. adriana diaz reports. >> reporter: thick ice and poor visibility forced and australian ice breaker to turn around before it could get to the russian ship that's been stuck in the ice near antarctica since christmas eve. rescue teams are hoping the weather will clear on tuesday so the australian ship can try again. a helicopter from a smaller chinese ship may also be used. >> the aurora australis can't get through the ice conditions, then we would use the helicopter from the chinese vessel to evacuate the passengers. >> reporter: the expedition leader says there is hope that a u.s. coast guard ship can come to the rescue. >> there is also the possibility that the american icebreaker polar star, which is four times the size of the aurora, is going to be in the area in the near future. and if that were to come into play, that would almost certainly get us out, as well. >> reporter: tourney says all 74 people aboard the ship are in good spirits and for now, they have heat and plenty of food. adriana diaz, cbs news. >> the u.s. considering icebreaker is almost 400 feet long and recently underwent a $60 million renovation. >>> we're not

. >>> a russian ship remains trapped in ice off antarctica. we are learning the people on board may soon be getting a break. >> plus -- ♪[ music ] >> this young woman hoping for a big break. how you can help this northern california singer get a grammy gig. >> and mother nature puts on a show. the volcanic eruption disrupting air travel in central america. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, eastern el salvador. the eruption began yesterday. a you can see the mountain leg steady stream of >>> a new video of a volcano spewing ash in eastern el salvador. it began yesterday. it is letting out a steady stream of gas three miles into the air. no fresh lava has been detected yet. but people were asked to leave that area and for good reason there. >>> today an australian icebreaker is working through ice to try to rescue dozens of people aboard a stranded research vessel. the 233-foot ship became stuck off antarctica last tuesday when strong winds pushed up ice against it. it's carrying 74 scientists and tourists studying the environment. the icebreaker called aur