that wasn't the case with the costa concordia. ctor perez said safety officers went so far as to encourage passengers to ignore the lecture altogether. >> he told everybody that we're all adults here, that we came here to have fun, and to go spend your money at the casinos, there's nice restaurants, to go spend -- to go to the restaurants and basically just place your red emergency drill cards in front of the table and he will scan them on your way out. >> after the accident cleared, the industry's largest lobbying group and its european counterpart announced changes in the way ships would handle emergencies. passengers will be given 12 specific instructions, including how to don a life jacket, where to gather in an emergency, and what to expect if an evacuation is ordered. some cruise lines are also beginning to look at the way the bridge is managed. as cruise ships have taken on more passengers and more size, the captain's responsibilities have grown proportionally. the costa's ceo says other officers need to be given more author

the'seen enoughork. >> the costa concordia. some 1000 tourists a turned up each day since it ran aground here last january. to set the things it is scandalous -- giuseppe thinks it is scandalous. and it is the same thing morning and night -- all these people taking photos without even thinking about what happened. >> local priest calls -- recalls the accident with a mixture of cheers and laughter. thousands of stranded passengers strip -- streamed into his church after the cruise ship ran aground. he provided them with blankets and even ceremonial robes. >> it was chaotic and freezing in here. our heating has been broken for many years. a lot of people wanted help. i did not know what else to do. >> the cruise company gave him a small statue from the costa concordia's chapel. it also part -- promised to provide radiators, but these never materialized. the company has other concerns -- the captain who ran the ship aground faces trial for abandoning ship, and a massive salvage a operation is planned. the captain, a south african w

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you remember the "costa concordia," the cruise ship capsized off the coast of italy in january. here, new york city, the morning after hurricane sandy, commuters boarding a ferry. and what about those animal trainers who dressed up like panda bears to lovingly carry a giant panda toward freedom in the wilds of china? finally, president obama on the campaign trail, hoist into a real bear hug by a pizza shop owner in florida. >>> and, our video tonight has everybody wondering if they were dreaming. let's say you're looking out a window on staten island in new york and you see this. from out of nowhere, a runaway pony, trotting down the street, pursued by a zebra? a stunned store owner grabbed his smartphone so everybody would believe him. it turns out the unlikely pair escaped from a nearby petting zoo. they were caught and returned safely. rubbing their eyes today on staten island. if you see something tomorrow you'd like to show all of your friends, let us know. tweet me your ideas for the "instant index," @dianesawyer. >>> and, coming up, if you bought a lottery ticket with a f

less than five years before the "costa concordia" disaster, an eerily similar situation unfolds. ing through the greek islands another ship runs aground when it forces a hasty evacuation for hundreds of scared passengers. >> fear was just tremendous from her perspective. >> fleeing for safety before their ship sinks to the bottom of the sea. this promotional video for the cruise lines shows one of their ships called "sea diamond" sailing brilliantly through blue waters. it ten decks hold nearly 1,600 people which include jen and her daughter, alex. their cruise takes them to the pristine coast of greece on a relatively calm and sunny day. >> well, you could see it's a beautiful day and we were all excited. >> jan is chaperoning her daughter's high school trip on what so far has been a fantastic experience. but on april 6th, 2007, their fourth day, alex doesn't have a good feeling. >> we looked really close to the bottom of the harbor. and i just, i pointed out to someone, we laughed about it and as we started walking out of the room, we felt the crash. >> we quickly met and as we

. >>> you guys probably remember the cruise ship disaster off the coast of italy, the costa concordia that ran aground killing more than 30 people. well, that ship is still in the water and it's also left some other victims in its wake. these giant mussels that scientists just found. the plants died because of the shadow cast from the ship. these are rare, you can see how huge they are. scientists found about 200 of these and they're trying to move them from near the ship because they're afraid they're going to get killed during the recovery of this ship. >> these aren't actually things that can move on their own? >> right. you can see how big they are. scientists believe some of these are 15 years old. they're going to move them to a different part of the sea floor, put them in the sand and let them continue to survive and thrive. once the ship is gone, which they think will take about a year to remove this ship, they'll put them back where they initially were. >> good for them for being concerned about mussels. >> you've got to wonder how good wouldhe mussels marinara be? >> it woul

and the costa concordia has thrown up so many questions about safety at sea, questions that remain unanswered. >>> hello. i'm victor blackwell. here is what is happening. in israel a person has been arrested in connection to the bus bombing in tel aviv that injured 24 people. we are told that the suspect has ties to a mosque and detonated the bomb with a cell phone. >>> in palestine, a cease-fire was celebrated. a leader praised israel for raising the white flag. >>> and it is official the black friday shop eing has begun. many retailers opened thursday night. the shoppers might see shorter lines as the retail federation say says that to a amount of people shopping is down 21 million from last year. one of the places we will be watching is walmart where some workers across the country are expected to protest. expected to protest. i'm victor blackwell. that remain unanswered -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> taking in tens of millions of dollars from well meaning americans, and what is happening to some of the money? there are a lot of good charities out there, but after what we found

and the costa concordia has thrown up so many questions about safety at sea, questions that remain unanswered >>> good evening. i'm victor blackwell. here is what's happening. tonight, a person has been arrested in connection with yesterday's bus bombing in tell aviv that injured 24 people. we're told the suspect has ties to hamas and detonated the bomb with a cell phone. in gaza city today, palestinians celebrated the cease-fire that has held for more than 24 hours now. in a speech, the leader of hamas said that hamas raised the white flag. >>> it is official, black friday shopping has begun. toys r us, walmart and target opened their doors to shoppers on thursday night. they may see shorter lines. the national retail federation estimates 147 million shoppers plan to shop this weekend, but that's down from 220 million last year. one of the stores we'll be watching is walmart. workers said they might protest. i'm victor blackwell. back to programming. >>> welcome to this "360" special report, "the battlefield at home." the challenges facing vets, a tough economy, questionable charities and mo

the syrian national council. she holds a bachelor's degree. she is canadian. appalling-side agree. journalism degree and working on her ph.d. at concordia right now. a very popular columnist in in stan ball. he has lectured in instant ball instead of the woodrow international study for scholars. also served as a special adviser in the early 1990's. a columnist and senior diplomatic correspondent. she was named one of the 100 most powerful arab women last year. appears that u.s. cable news channels quite often and the founder and executive chairman of the independent think-tank beirut institute. the recent minister of education in the province of northern iraq and was a standing in member of the governing council in u.s. authority in 2004. he was exiled to the u.k. and has returned to his homeland and claimed a very key role in its developed and. let's start big. less oprah, fewer speeches. i would like to begin by asking the panelists to take a bird's- eye view first. how to use see the flow happening in the region generally, syria in particular, and where do you see some connections happening? , everyone. i am replacing my colleague fr