sandra endo reports on how the captain abandoned ship...e underestimating how many of his passengers were in danger. 3 --reporter pkg-as follows -- new tapes released by italian officials shed new light on captain francesco schettino's actions the night his cruise ship carrying roughly four thousand passengers hit rocks off the western coast of italy and began sinking. at one point, schettino admitted he was not on-board the ship to help with rescue efforts soon after the crash. italian coast guard officials ordered him to get back on. port authority: you go on board. it is an order! you cannot make any other evaluations. you havv declared abandoning ship. now i'm in charge. you get on board! it is clear?the recordings show schettino initially told italian officials the ship suffered a technical glitch. when asked how many passengers were still on-board the cruise liner, he grossly underestimated the count and couldn't give a precise answer. port authority: there are already bodies, schettino.capt. francesco schettino: how many dead bodies

sandra endo has the latest on the crash that killed 11 people and left another 23 missing. >> new tapes released by italian officials shed new light on captain francesco schettino's actions, his ship carrying roughfully 4,000 passengers hit rocks and began sinking. at one point, schettino admitted he was not on board the ship to help with rescue efforts soon after the crash. italian coast guard officials ordered him to get become on. >> you go on board. it is an order. you cannot make any other evaluation. you have declared abandoning ship. now i'm in charge. you get on board. is it clear? >> the recording shows schettino initially told italian officials the ship suffered a technical glitch. when asked how many passengers were still on board the cruise liner, he under estimated the count and couldn't give a  precise answer. experts say the captain failed at his job by abandoning ship. >> complete dereliction of duty. it was his responsibility to stay aboard. he should have been there the whole time. >> the captain is under arrest and could face manslaughter charges. in washington, i'm

in washington, i'm sandra endo. >> what will this mean for federal workers? he's been looking at this all day long and the president's plan would cut some jobs, not very many. i imagine most federal workers want to know, is my job on the list? >> the administration is saying the organization results in loss of 1 to 2,000 jobs. but also to be no reduction, no layoffs. and the jobs would come primarily in administer support, where you have human resources. >> the fact is, this may feel like it came in out of nowhere, but you point out, is this in the president's state of the union more than a year ago. >> almost exactly this time last year, derek, the president says we need to streamline government. we have agencies and duplicate overlapping programs. they don't mesh together, they need to be combined, consolidated, whatever. they put together a task force that came up with recommendations. then we heard nothing. really until today when they brought him out of the freezer and here we are. >> when you talk about 1 to 2,000 workers, this doesn't sound all that am

in washington, i'm sandra endo. >>> for all of you who think it's a fable, wait until you see the proof. >> a lady pumping gas suddenly gets shocked and then a spark and kaboom, we have a fire. >> last week we told you what stuff was going to cost you a lot more. tonight the stuff that will cost you less. abc2 11 comes back in less than 61 seconds. >>> a car stuck on a roof. it happened this morning in california. police say the driver made a sharp u-turn, hit a curb and then drove onto some large rocks which somehow launched him into mid-air. he came to rest in an apartment building. crews had to call in a crane to get the car off. police say the car was stolen, the driver broke his leg, the people who live in the building were not hurt. >> how big were the rocks? man. >>> check out this video behind me. this scares the living -- i'm telling you. a sudden explosion while a woman is filling up at the gas station. it's than urban legend. the woman says it was cold outside, so she got back in her car to stay warm while the tank filled up and when the pump clicked off, she got out of her c

reporting at penn state, i'm sandra endo. >>> 5:40 now. we have a big shakeup in the smart phone world. >> we do. the changes that could spell more trouble for the maker of blackberry. >>> plus this. >> governor romney may be running for ceo. i'm running for president. >> fired up in florida. how newt gingrich's big win this weekend has mitt romney changing his attack strategy. we will tell you more. strong winds have left two people dead in the south. tornadoes have been reported in arkansas. the storm dumped hail >>> powerful storms with strong winds have left two people dead in the southeast. tornadoes have been reported in arkansas. check out the lightning that was going on. now, with the tornadoes, going through, there is also a lot of hail that crossed the southern states. a tornado watch was in effect for parts of seven different states. >>> and a rock slide in monterey county prompted the shut downof highway 1 in both directions. it happened south of big sur. engineers plan to inspect the area later this morning. it is expected to

in washington, i'm sandra endo. >> now we go to the midwest where the winter weather is not finished tonight. some warnings are in effect until tomorrow morning. this was the scene this morning in cincinnati and it wasn't pretty everywhere. >> i'm wsbt's john paul in south bend. here, 7 inches of snow fell and in the northern portions of our viewing area, they got even more. more than 180 schools were closed today and right now we're dealing with a lot of drifting snow. all of this snow has certainly made for a very treacherous travel situation. a lot of slideoffs reported on the toll road. a lot of accidents reported on i-94. and stretches of the u.s. 31 bypass. it is slick just about everywhere else. now the winter weather warnings out was in effect for our portion of our viewing area has been extended until saturday morning, 7:00 a.m. that is the latest here in northern indiana and southwest michigan. i'm john paul reporting. >> i know you're drooling over that snow. but save your enthusiasm. >> it was pretty. >> i'm just saying. >> it's going to snow in our mountains this weekend

live in tampa, i'm sandra endo. back to you. >> all right, sandra. 7:46. a u.s.will spend 30 days in jail and have his rank reduced after pleading guilty to hazing a marine from santa clara who later committed suicide. jacob jacoby admitted he punched and kicked lance corporal lu in the hours before lu killed himself in afghanistan. jacoby said he acted out of apinger and frustration because he said lu had reportedly fallen asleep while on watch for the taliban fighters. lu's father teched. >> we're very sowed about what we have now -- sorry about what we have now. two other marines have been accused of hazing him before he killed himself. they will have separate court marshals later. >>> back here at home an adoptive couple is suing child protective services over prirncy concerns. the couple says they were contacted and harassed by their adopted son's birthday. the birth mother has a history of mental illness and violence and cps took both of her sons away. the couple says cps compromised their safety by not protecting their identities. the agency has made no co

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sandra endoes has more. >> reporter: obviously, very heavy hears here at state college and a very somber move on campus. you can take a look at the tribute. here here -- here is he 24 years old -- here he is 24 years old. he's had a long run here. the governor is asking that all flags be flown at half-staff in his hon he. how will he be remembered is the big question? will he be remembered for his record as a coach or the scandal that ended it all? penn state university students and fans remember legendary football coach joe paterno. >> people think of him more than just a coach. they think of him as a leader and they think of him as someone who devoted his life to the community. >>> he spent 52 seasons with the nittany lions and 45 years as head coach. he led the team to five undefeated seasons and to a record-septembering four victories. his legacy was targeted by scandal late last year. he was fired for not doing enough last year when he was told his assistant coach, jerry sandusky, had molested a young boy. he said he never learned of the details but did report it to the ath theyic d