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he denied that he was swung the costa concordia to impress a dancer that night. one who said she was having an affair with him. rather he performed the salute for the benefit of the former captain that lived there. and for those on board to have a little show. he called that killing three birds with one stone. he could face 20 years in prison for manslaughter and abandoning ship if convicted. this was the chance to set the record straight. he took responsibility of the crash of the costa and blamed others for what happened after. and his lawyers said running the ship in the rocks didn't kill the 32 passengers and crew that died but blamed the back up generator and cabins to remain tight close for the deaths. he didn't jump ship, he said he fell in to a lifeboat. but the rescue efforts and evacuation efforts were late and chaotic reportedly, and the remains of the last passenger were only discovered a month ago when this crash happen in 2012, john. >> what a story, thank you. >> and witnesses springing into action after a car takes a terfoying plunge in the canal a

he was at the helm of the costa concordia 3 years ago when it capsized. he told the court that he steered the ship too close to the tuscan coast to treat passengers to the scenery. >> reporter: his lawyer said, this is a trial against a good man who always behaved correctly. it was an accident at sea. >> and he faces charges of manslaughter causing a shipwreck, and abandoning the 4,000 passenger ship. the former captain maintains he couldn'tp heluaevacte the costa concordia because he slipped and fell into a lifeboat. >>> to mexico city next, where angry demonstrators went on a rampage overnight. they are upset over the murders of 43 students who disappeared in september. the students were stopped by police and handed over to a drug cartel that killed them and burned their bodies. citing a lack of action, the protesters are calling for the removal of mexico's president. >>> an amazing icy water rescue caught on camera. this happened yesterday afternoon in des moines, iowa. at times you can see the victim just struggled to keep his head above water. and as

. >>> for the first time, the former captain of the costa concordia crews ship testified today about deadly 2012 shipwreck in italy. but alfonso van marsh reports, things did not get off to a timely start. >> reporter: the ex-captain of the costa concordia was almost an hour late for his own manslaughter trial this morning. his lawyer says francesco schettino was tense as he arrived. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: the 52-year-old defendant testified with his face hidden inside a local italian theater turned into a courtroom. he told the court he steered the cruise liner close to the tuscan coast in 2012 to treat passengers to a nice view. but the ship went too close, hit rocks and sank, killing 32 people including two americans. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: schettino's lawyer said this is a trial against a good man who always behaved correctly. it was an accident at sea. schettino faces charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning the 4,000-passenger ship. authorities arrested the disgraced captain soon after the crash. schettino told investigators he co

he said he steered the costa concordia close to tuscany to give the passengers a view but they hit rocksand sank, killing 32 people. >> this is a trial against a good man who always behaved correctly. it was an accident at sea. >> schettino faces charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship. >>> trending on social media right first this shark photo was taken in australia. it's like a shark known to jump. this one was 7 feet long. scary, right? >> and foreign names. apparently if you have one, it will be harder for you to find a job. in the u.s., the new survey found the situation was the worst for people with distinctly african-american names. remember, you can follow us on twitter at #cbssf. >>> rain here in the bay area is turning to snow up in tahoe. [ indiscernible ] >> coming up, tonight at 5:00 more rain and gusty winds that could make for a nasty evening commute. we'll have team coverage around the bay area and a preview of what to expect for the next round. that story and more is coming up at 5:00. but snow, i mean, the skiers and borders, they must be thrille

plus, the costa concordia says he took the cruise ship close to shore as a favor for a crew member snap elections are to be called in israel after two ministers were sacked. fires the justice and finance ministers saying he would not tolerate opposition, within the government. france's national assembly has approved a calling on the government to recognize the state of palestine. and the wife and child has been detained in lebanon. he is one of the three wifes and was arrested at the border crossing ten days ago. international on sevenners say ukrainian separatists have agreed to a new cease fire, set to begin on friday. another cease fire has also been announced by separatests in ukraine's neighboring ren joe. nato has approved a new military force to protect the block from russia and other states. foreign ministers also agreed to launch a new training mission for afghanistan next year. what else came out of that meeting, paul? >> certainly that has been the case here, but i don't think that nato in the past has faced such a wide ranging array of challenges as it does at the moment. we

it's about 9:30 at night on friday the 13th when the captain of the "costa concordia" steers his ship off course, sailing too close to the shore, slamming into giant rocks. newlyweds dennis and denise sabo from miami are sitting down for dinner just two hours into their honeymoon cruise. >> when we got our appetizer, we only got to taste one bite when we felt the crash. there was people going crazy. i looked back, and i saw chairs and tables coming up our way. and all the plates were falling down, all the glasses. the waiters and waitresses were screaming and crying. >> just everything was chaos. people running and little children, they had no idea what was going on. we didn't really have any idea what was going on because they were telling us it's an electrical problem. >> ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please. i speak on behalf of the captain. we have experienced electrical failure. at this point, the situation is under control. >> this crew member tells a frightened crowd that everything is okay. >> since they were saying that it was under control, we started to wander aroun

. >>> the former captain of the costa concordia says he tripped and fell into a lifeboat. he was about an hour late to his own manslaughter trial in italy. he testified he steered the cruise liner close to the coast to treat passengers to a nice view. the defense team blamed the death on a backup generator that did not work and water- tight ship come apartments that flooded. >>> changing the way tourists see the big apple. no more of those horse-drawn carriages that a lot of folks life. it would fulfill a campaign promise he made to animal righ activists. it would phase out the industry by 2016. they could become green taxi drivers. >>> first alert weather. >> this rain is not quite finished yet, huh? >> no. the temperatures are done going down. the rain right now is a little frustrating. you're not home yet, it's going to be a slow go across the entire metro area. let's take a live lookout side. temperatures up to 39 now at the airport. winds are pretty much dead calm, and we talked about this earlier. when this rolls through, i think you'll see the temperatures go up a co

> nearly three years after a deadly cruise accident off the coast of italy, the captain of the "costa concordiae in court to tell his side of the story for the first time. 32 people died when the ship hit rocks then capsized back in january of 2012. journalist barbie nadeau joins us from italy with a preview of what's ahead in court and barbie, as i take a look at what is behind you, you are where this is all about to begin. maybe walk us through what are the hard facts we know about what happened and what holes will the captain be asked to fill. >> reporter: the court is about to begin probably in the next five or six minutes. we'll have to stop as soon as that begins being held in a theater because so many of the passengers are expected to come at various times of this lengthy trial. one thing we do know obviously the captain, francesco schettino was at the helm when it bashed into the rocks off giglio. five of his co-workers including two of his officers already pled guilty to their culpability in this accident. that all works against the captain. he'll have to answer questions with regard t

he told the ship he steered the costa concordia close to the coast to treat passengers to the view. 32 died. >>> it's beginning to look a lot like christmas on capitol hill. the capital christmas tree was lit last night. a spruce from minnesota, it's decorated by ornaments made by children from minnesota. the rockefeller center christmas tree tradition dates back to the great depression. >>> if you cut down a tree, you have a tree to put it up this week it might take a year to finally dry off. >> i'm just happy to see that tree going up when we have so many going down here in the bay area. >> no kidding. >> we'll see more trees down today. it is certain because the winds are blowing out of the southeast today up to 20, 25 miles per hour and we have cumulative effect now with saturated soil. hi-def doppler radar, the difference between yesterday and today at this hour. everybody had rain at one point. today, it's more scattered, widespread scattered showers. but it's just as heavy. take a look right there. you see some heavy rain showers throughout atherton, highway 280 this morning int

today the captain of the costa concordia is giving his first testimony of the disaster off the coast. disgraced nfl star ray rice breaking his silence after his suspension was overturned for knocking out his wife. we heard from janay yesterday. what he wants now up next. >> we love you. tom. ♪ (holiday music is playing) hey! i guess we're going to need a new santa ♪(the music builds to a climax.) more people are coming to audi than ever before. see why now is the best time. audi will cover your first month's payment on select models at the season of audi sales event. visit audioffers.com today. >> welcome back to "outnumbered." we heard from janay yesterday and we discussed. now race rice breaking his silence after an arbitrator overturned his suspension. telling the "today" show the man we saw in the casino elevator that night knocking out his wife and then girlfriend is not who he is. >> no relationship is perfect. we've had arguments. but when you talk about abuse, you know, that's something that, you know, we know that. we've never crossed that path. then we say things to each oth

> nearly three years after a deadly cruise accident off the coast of italy, the captain of the "costa concordiawill be in court to tell his side of the story for the first time. francesco schettino faces a number of manslaughter charges and at least 23 years in prison if convicted. 32 people died when the ship hit rocks and capsized in january of 2012. >>> we are covering the trial and we have a preview of what we can expect. thanks for joining me again on cnn. you know, it's been a couple of years since the incident took place and today is all about getting the captain's official account on the record and in public. but i'm just wondering what are some of the key questions people still want answers to. >> reporter: well, i think really what people want to know is what was going on on the bridge at the time of the accident and in the hour it took between the accident for the captain to call to abandon ship. that is going to be the key question. none of the 32 who died died on impact. they all died during the evacuation and this captain skets wa schettino waited one hour before he called abandon

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. >> the captain of the costa concordia took the stand today. it killed 23 people, and capt. francesco schettino denied taking the route near the island , and instead, he said he brought the ship closer to two sure as a treat to passengers and as a favor to a crew member. he is facing charges for manslaughter, causing a ship wreck, and abandoning a ship. if convicted, he faces 20 years in prison. >> statehood. urged thent government to recognize a palestinian state. the measure is only symbolic, but they say they hope it speeds things up in the region. support the palestinian statehood but want peace talks to restart. there are also nonbinding motions. >> new evidence has helped identify the remains of king richard the third, but it is also raising questions about his legacy. there is overwhelming evidence that the bones found under a parking lot are those of the king. however, researchers say that the dna tests do not match some living relatives, which may into the nobility question, including the entire tudor dynasty. hearing a case against the united parcel service tomorro

. >> the costa concordia crude ship captain is taking the stand for the first time.is facing man slart charges and up to 20-years in prison. 32 people died when the boat sunks off the east coast. the latest victim's body recovered last month. >>> a battery defect being blamed foregrounding the 747 airliners last year. flaws and debris found in the japanese batteries went undetected causing short circuits and fires. they designed and approved that battery that didn't detect such a failure. >> oprah winfrey targeted by terrorists. they tried to blow up her studio but police thwarted their plan back in 2009. two of the alleged master minds in jail on other charges. another has been on the run for more than a decade and is on the fbi's list of most wanted terrorist. >> oo prince harry reveals his deepest secret. >> despite the fact that i laugh and joke all of the time i get incredibly nervous, anxious actually, before going in and wearing a suit. >> the 30-year-old royal making this video confession on world aids day as part of the feel no shame campaign signaling to hi

. >>> the captain of the costa concordia was in court. e recalled the moments and testified his options were to die, dive or to fall and he decided to get on the lifeboat. he acknowledged his responsibility for the ship wreck but only for part of it. he's charged with manslaughter and abandoning ship. 32 people died when that ship ran aground. >>> new there overnight, officials have reached a watered done deal at the united nations climate talks in peru. the main goal of the session was to focus on how countries will contribute to a climate pac expected to be adopt this had paris next year. back in the u.s., hundreds of people gathered in mississippi this weekend to pay their final respects to a young woman who was burned alive. the mourners sang amazing great as they released hundreds of balloons in honest offer 19-year-old jessica chambers. they also called for justice for the murdered teen. her funeral was held earlier in the day. authorities say that chambers was doused in a flammable liquid and set on fire on a rural road earlier this

you know three years ago in january the costa concordia cruise ship crashed with no help from the captainaptain of this ship seems to be handling the situation much better. he has been lawded by the people that have come off the ship by providing a sense of calm. he has been making sure the people have what supplies there are in terms of food and blankets. si trying to keep the people in harsh conditions warm and safe and calm. there have been a couple of people that have jumped off the side of the ship. there right back have been rescues that way. had he try to keep a wind break and keep as much as they can to protect it while they try to rescue people with the helicopters off the ship. most of the rescues have been by helicopter in the early hours this morning. they no longer have any functioning devices whatsoever. they need to get the people off the ship and then figure out what to do with this burning vessel. >> thank you very much. we'll continue to reach out to you. >> in the meantime we are also following what is going on with the missing aircraft in asia. we'll update you after t

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. >>> the former captain of the ship wrecked costa concordia was in court this weekend. alled the moments the cruise ship capsized and the decisions that he had to make. he testified that his options were to die, dive or to fall. and he decided to get on the lifeboat. he acknowledged his pon responsibility, but only for part of at the says. he's charged with manslaughter and an ban donning tp d abandon. 32 people died. >>> still ahead, a look at the fast moving fire spreading through a new housing development. this is this in australia. recent departments are being told to get out quick. >>> and a cold sunday on tap. i'll have your eagles forecast. and i'm tracking a chance of showers. >>> the bill passed in senate covers most operations unstill september, but hope land security is only funded through february. that may set up a fight over the executive order on immigration. also included are a roll back of wall street reform, changes to campaign financing, and cuts for the epa. president obama is expected to sign the spending bill this week. >>> officials have reached a

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. >>> and the captain of the cruise ship, costa concordia testifying at his manslaughter trial. 42 peopleed close to shore. he said he did it as a favor to a crew member. he denied doing it to impress a woman. thank you for joining us tonight, we'll see you again tomorrow night right here again 7:00 p.m. eastern. check out our brand-new pod cast, greta talk, we release new episodes each week. check out greta talk, it is free. and follow me on twitter at the brand-new handle @greta, so simple. does the hands up, don't shoot gesture have a place on the house floor on those lawmakers acting inappropriate? up next, "the o'reilly factor" good night from houston, texas. >>> hi. well, tonight on "red eye." >> coming up on "red eye." are selfies the most unnecessary invention or for guys with short arms? we asked one fellow to comment. and how does the president think you should feel about shaving your best friend's back? >> sometimes that's hard to do. it is worth while. it is worth doing. >> and finally, have cats cut a secret deal with evil window blinds to attack dogs? what the canine communi

. >> the captain of the ship wrecked costa concordia in court to tell his side of the story of wreckt killed 13 people. remember the ship ran a ground back in 2012 off italian coast. the captain denies claims that he changed the ships course to impress a lover. he also denies abandoning the ship. he says he was thrown in the water as the ship rolled on its cidar. he could face 20 years in pris prison. >> vikings football player and running back adrian peterson is fighting to play professional football again. star running back in new york city today for a hearing on suspension from the nfl. peterson admitted he used a small branch or switch to discipline his four-year-old. the league then suspended him without pay until the end of the season. the football player's union is fighting the suspension calling it unlaw fall full. >> why were man steal an ambulance? well if you're one particular man this guy in detroit the answer is to get to a strip club. police say the man saw the ambulance out idling outside a hospital sunday night. decided to take chance. well he never made it to the str

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and the kos a ta concord -- costa ta concordia the crew just left but this is an entire lyly different message, and the italian media is making the point that the captains of italy do know how to handle a maritime emerge emergency. so we won't have a repeat of the coesta concordia, and so they are trying to bring this ship into safe harbor martin. >> thank you, barbie nadu. we will have more on the missing aircraft in indonesia next. the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta... and the 2015 motor trend car of the year all-new golf. if you're wishing for a new volkswagen this season... just about all you need is a finely tuned... pen. hurry in to the sign then drive event and get a five-hundred dollar new year's bonus on select new volkswagen models. offer ends january 2nd. hey guys...guys! pillsbury cinnamon rolls, with cinnabon cinnamon, are an irresistable sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. make breakfast pop! hey what are you doing? i was thinking about taking this speed test from comcast business. oh yeah? if they

we begin with the long-awaited testimony stemming from the deadly "costa concordia" disaster. captain arrived at an italian court 45 minutes late, taking the stand for the first time nearly three years after the shipwreck that killed 31 people. francesco schettino, called italy's most hated man, could face 20 years in prison for abandoning ship. he claims he accidently fell into a lifeboat. >>> also breaking overnight, a possible setback for isis, a wife and child of the elusive leader have been arrested. if true, it could be a blow to al-baghdadi, or a bargaining chip against his group. >>> and a frantic race against time in washington state to save a driver trapped in a sinking car. the woman slid off an icy road and landed in a frigid canal in the middle of the night. her car was quickly filling up with water as she made this desperate 911 call. >> i can't get out of my car and it's filling up with water. please help me. >> oh. and police were able to break a window and rescue her just before her car sank. thankfully. >>> and a tragedy averted at a utah high school. police s

at his trial, the captain denied charges that he was trying to tim press his lover. he said he just wanted to treat costa concordia passengers to the view of giglio island. 52-year-old captain is facing charges of manslaughter causing a shipwreck and abandoning 4,000 passengers on the ship. he is facing up to 20 years in prison >>> no official decision yet but all signs point to ashton candidate as the new defense secretary. he was the leading contender but the white house is still in the process of vetting him. ashton carder is a physicist with extensive experience in pentagon leadership. chuck hagel resigned as secretary of defense last week. >>> they are supposed to help us choose greener appliances but those yellow energy guide labors are flawed. kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts on the uc-berkeley study that may change how you shop. >> reporter: there's a bright yellow label that many rely on when picking out new appliances. they are supposed to tell you how much it will cost in energy each year, just one problem. >> the label is wrong. >> reporter: this economics professor has been studying these fed

bill: the captain of the wrecked cruise liner costa concordia getting combative. efending himself against charges he caused the wreck abandoning his ship, causing passengers to die. 32 people were killed. five of the captain's colleagues have already pled guilty in that case. martha: adrian peterson appealing his punishment after using a tree branch to punish his son. what are peterson's chances? >> reporter: legal experts tell us it's going to be a pretty tough road for adrian peterson. remember he was initially suspended with pay when he was first charged with child abuse. then he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge airport was at that point that nf there commissioner roger goodell change thed the suspension to be -- changed the the you springs without pay to april 16. legal experts would tell us it would be hard for peterson to thrarg wasn't a reason given the circumstances with that plea. >> i think he has a less than 50-50 chance of winning his case. he may have the ability to slightly shorten his penalty, maybe find that commissioner could tack

the low to single mid digits which is encouraging. >> they are raising prices in. >> absolutely. >> that is amazing. i think back to costa concordiapeople thought you would never sell another ticket for a cruise. >> reality is it offers a great price value. if you look at price the last ten years, it's gotten nowhere. >> was that a result of some of these mishaps? >> that and other events as well as a lot of supply growth. we had 50% capacity growth over the last ten years. >> fuel has been a problem. >> fuel has been a head wind. it's $500 million savings. >> and cuba, the possibility it could be business for cruise lines. >> we talked about it a little bit. the caribbean is an oversaturated market. in 2014 we had a 23% increase in capacity. to have new news gives people a reason, particularly the baby boomer generation to see something they haven't seen in cuba? >> which name is best positioned? >> i think it will take a couple of years for them to get their toe hold. probably carnival given their scale. >> how about cuba? is it a niche thing? is it material to earnings in a quarter from now? >> it's probably 12 to 18 months awa