a made for tv villain, frances schettino. people were pushing one another to get on the lifeboatsened others jumping to their boat. meantime, he was long gone. he later said that he tripped and fell into a lifeboat. a coast guard official was recorded screaming at the captain to go back and help. he said, get back on board. one of the major ongoing frustrations for the survivors, lawsuits against carnival cruise lines, lawsuits are unlikely to go far. lin collected just over $9,000. >> it definitely doesn't cover the stress in going to a psychiatrist and things like that. we're still living with it. >> reporter: what has become of the man that's allegedly to blame for this accident? since the crash, he's been publicly defending his actions. suing the cruise company to get his job back. >> i don't understand how someone that has done what he has done, can even consider him working for the industry ever again. >> gma weekend anchor dan harris with us back from italy. this captain is on the eve of learning his own fate. >> capta

. >> listen, schettino, there are people trapped onboard. get onboard and report to me how many people there are. get going, there are already corpses, schettino, move. how many how many dead are there? you need to be telling me this. but you are aware it's dark and we can't see anything. get on the bow of the ship and tell me how many people there are and what do they need. now. 30 bodies are recovered. two people are still missing, and presumed dead. captain schettino faces charges including manslaughter, abandoning ship, and causing a shipwreck. he denies any wrongdoing. after a night with no sleep, david, denise and many other passengers are taken to a hotel in rome where they stay while they figure out how to get back home. >> our original passports are under the sea. we had to go to the american embassy. we had to go to the brazilian embassy to get her passport, as well. >> after a long ordeal, a reunion back home in florida with family and friends. costa cruises says they will refund passengers for travel expenses, medical expenses an

captain of the luxury cruise liner the costa concordia to stand trial for manslaughter francesco schettino is charged with having abandoned the ship during passenger evacuation the indictment involves five other crew members the costa concordia slammed into a reef off the tuscany last year leaving thirty two people dead. after a short break it's cross talk with peter lavelle stay with us r.t. .

francisco schettino was at the helm when the ship slammed against a reef and capsized more than a year ago. 32 people, including 2 americans, died in that accident. >>> and coming up after the break, stocks sliding yet again, just days after a historic high. >>> plus, one year later. today, a community remembers trayvon martin. >>> and meltdown, big-time. a traveler's epic tantrum at the check-in counter. all of it, yep, caught on camera. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, fresh fears are sending stocks lower this morning. with no clear winner in italy's national election, investors are worried that europe's debt crisis may return. u.s. markets plunged yesterday because of that news and also because of budget cut fears back here at home. the dow, in fact, lost 216 points. that's its biggest drop in more than three months. and it's affecting markets this morning in asia and in europe, too. >>> macy's and jcpenney are duking it out over a domestic diva. macy's claims it has the rights to sell merchandise with martha stewart's name over it. but stewart signed a deal to open boutiques in j

the captain of the luxury cruise liner costa concordia to stand trial for manslaughter francesco schettino is charged with having abandoned the ship during a passenger going back you ation the indictment involves a five other crew members the costa concordia slammed into a reef off tuscany last year killing thirty two people. time now for the latest in the business news with natasha well natasha it looks like italy's not so clear cut election is causing some concern perhaps among the investors tell us about that well absolutely and for a good reason there's a lot of concern that the former prime minister silvio berlusconi might get a pretty strong coalition in the senate and that's bad news for investors i'll tell you all about that after a very right we'll look forward to it. there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using circular targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot at people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy

prosecutors want to charge french sesco schettino with multiple manslaughter charges.ruck a reef. >>> pope benedict has accepted the resignation of britain's top card name. keith o'brien sands accused of inappropriate acts with other men. this morning, the pope approved new rules for the conclave. allowing cardinals to begin deliberating right away instead of waiting the usual 15 days. >>> a big new study on what we should eat the avoid heart disease. the answer, the mediterranean diet. people who ate mostly fish, vegetables, extra virgin olive oil and nuts reduced their chance of heart attack by 30%. compared to those following a regular low-fat diet. >>> finally, wonderful. a heart-warming gesture. senior joey mullaney, always a fan, he served as team manager but could never play. his teammates lifted him to new heights this weekend. they hoisted him up, and he got to dunk. and he got be the star of the night. never stop dreaming. >> that is great. >> and kudos to those teammate who is understand what it is to be team. >> beautiful. >> that is for sure. >> hang on to

prosecutors want to charge francesco schettino with multiple manslaughter charges.s were among 32 people who died last january when the ship struck a reef. >>> and major development resulting from a scandal at the vatican. pope benedict has accepted the resignation of britain's top card name. keith o'brien stands accused of inappropriate acts with other men. this morning, the pope approved new rules for the conclave. allowing cardinals to begin deliberating right away instead of waiting the usual 15 days. >>> and in medical news, a big new study on what we should eat to avoid heart disease. the answer? the mediterranean diet. people who ate mostly fish, vegetables, extra virgin olive oil and nuts reduced their chance of heart attack by 30%. compared to those following a regular low-fat diet. >>> and finally, this is wonderful. a heart-warming gesture. by a high school basketball team in massachusetts. senior joey mullaney, always a fan, but could never play because of a rare neurological disease. he served as team manager until the final home game of the season this