that is down from what they earlier said. 293 are unaccounted, up from earlier reports. sank and many were forced to jump into dangerously cold waters, most of the passengers were high school students, meantime a u.s. navy ship is heading to the rescue scene and helicopters are dispatched to help with the search. >>> we turn now to the crisis in ukraine which russian president vladimir putin says is on the brink of civil war, his comments came tuesday. >>> meantime ukraine has launched an anti terrorist protest in the eastern part of the country to restore order in the country. >> leaders are expected to meet in brusels today to discuss the latest developments. >> coming from the russia, ukraine and eu, are coming together, two of the men at the center of the talks could sled light. >> with u.s., russia ties at their frostiest since the cold war, there is some warmth to this relationship. with john kerry. >> it looks like they have developed a pretty good rapport. they prefer the old school and they do it with grace. >> an old school style which involves talking policy o

last we heard, 293 people unaccounted for, two and a half hours ago. 293 people are still unaccounted do they know what happened? any idea what happened? you said the weather seemed fine and the conditions in the sea seemed fine. >> reporter: weather fine. visibility fine. sea conditions good. well trafficked route. well chartered waters. what they could have hit, we don't know. it appears to be an underwater object of some sort, a rock, a reef, who knows. several said they heard a bang or a crash, then the ship listed heavily. all that is left now is the section of the bows above the water. it seems unlikely that anyone is still in the water, you know, so many hours after the instant with so many vessels on and circling the scene. as noted now, it's getting dark. rescue efforts under way are submarine efforts. we have people under the water, navy divers, special forces divers, salvage divers going under water thethered with lifelines searching inside the submerged hole of the ship for survivors or for the bodies of those lost. >> terrifying and chaotic. thank you so much. thanks. >>>

. >> friday's avalanche struck while the sherpa's made the way safe. 13 were killed, three were unaccounted for. >> it's a terrible tragedy. great loss of life and the families and villages that will be impacted by this loss. >> the guides are now refusing to go up the mountain until certain demands are met. they want a bigger pay out. aid for the families and regulations to ensure the

in the waters off south korea tonight, over 280 people, most of them high school students remain unaccounted for after the ferry boat they were riding on sank and a number of survivors report that even as the ship was listing badly to the side, people were told to stay where they were in the vessel and not rush out to the deck. the ferry, a large vessel, almost 500 feet long with a capacity of 900 passengers set sail last night on south korea's coast for an overnight trip to an island tourist destination several hundred miles away. trouble came about 12 hours into the overnight voyage. we get our report tonight from nbc's keir simmons. >> reporter: there was panic. passengers desperate to escape the sinking ship anyway they could. some jumping into the sea, rescuers raced to the scene, 18 helicopters, almost 100 ships.

brief starting with news that the south korean coast guard says almost three hundred people remain unaccounted for after a ferry sank off the country's coast passengers are dead and the fourteen are injured four hundred fifty nine people mostly teenagers on a school trip were on board the vessel when it hit rocks in poor visibility a rescue operation involving thirty four naval coast guard and civilian ships along with eight hundred helicopter is still on the way. in while an anti-government demonstration in haiti has ended in scuffles with police hundreds of people angry at a clampdown on freedom of expression and an increasing censorship were confronted by armed police on the way to the former presidential residence for several arrests

seventy six people on board one hundred eighteenth in content than one hundred twenty two law still unaccounted for investigators are focusing on the amount of congo in the hall and the resulting loss of stability investigators say the outbreak of the fully extended. i think a more passive tense. the changes in the ferry high in center of gravity. officials from the tree and majesty of shipping requested that the ship carried a maximum volume of thousands or tens to maintain balance the maximum recommended a place of congo was nine hundred and eighty seven times. he was carrying three thousand to six hundred tonnes more than three and a half times what was content no warranties tougher penalties on pollution

regarding billions of dollars in unaccounted for contracting. the alert in the form of a letter from the office of inspector general revealing on its investigations and inspections at around six billion dollars worth of being completed or fraudulent contracts over the last six years. like other government agencies the state department relies on private contractors to carry out many of its missions around the world that means maintaining a lot of paperwork to make sure contracting money is the big wasted and taxpayers aren't being defrauded. during a recent audit the state department was unable to locate thirty three out of one hundred and fifteen requests contracts related to the mission in iraq. those contracts totaled two point one billion dollars and eighty two contracts they did locate more than a half block the proper information required by law. and that was in complete contracts also totaled more than two point one billion dollars. then in another audit related to the department's mission in africa. all the contracts requested by the insp

the priority for now, however, the search for those still unaccounted for. nick childs, bbc news. >> let's go to min jong kim monitoring for the yonhap television station in seoul. >> reporter: hello. a passenger ship carrying 459 people of high school students off the coast of korea. security and public administration said three people were dead. two are high school students. and a 22-year-old female crew member was listed. 154 have been rescued. 292 are still missing. since high school students were on their four-day journey to jeju island. hours ago, korean coast guard military aircraft and helicopters and u.s. navy amphibious ships are on a joint rescue operation. the operation is still -- still ongoing. >> let me put this to you as we look at video of the -- the boat and the ship at the moment. there is no sign of damage at the front of the ship. so what caused this, do you think? >> reporter: well, there was -- there was a report a sailor was on vacation. the unqualified sailor was on the cockpit. but it wasn't -- it was -- it was not exact. >> is this

most of those unaccounted for are school children. well, the rescue mission is not over, but as for the original investigation, that's the focus of how the ferry got into trouble in the first place. >> the situation was the captain left the third officer at the helm temporarily. it means that he may not have been at the heal am at the time of the accident. >> cranes have arrived at the spot where the ferry capsized. the idea is to try to raise the boat. the coast guard said that it has to be careful. this is what they'll be facing. 475 passengers were on board. now most of them were on the middle deck. some of the rescued passengers have been telling authorities that survivors could be on two places of these decks. the games room and the restaurant. with the ship submerged the coast guard is pumping air into the hull with the hopes that survivors could still be inside. family of the passengers have been waiting and parents are angry at the slow progress of the rescue. all right, let's go live. to the correspondent where the operation

hundreds of high school students still unaccounted for as the death toll rises and family members of the capsized ferry wait. >>> upper hand. tough guy vladimir putin admits for the first time that soldiers in ukraine wearing unmarked uniforms were russian soldiers. >>> diabetes studies. new information for those battling debilitating disease. >>> a robotic sub scans the ocean floor for flight 370. >>> two fire trucks collide while responding to a house fire. >>> and ford goes retro with the 50th anniversary mustang. it is thursday, april 17th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning to you. i'm richard lui. a search is on for nearly 300 people, many are teenagers still unaccounted for, from a ferry that sank off the south korean coast just over 24 hours ago. the death toll rose again. now to at least nine dead. among the 179 people rescued is this 6-year-old girl. she was separated from her family as the ferry sank. her parents and brother are still missing. nbc's francis coe has more. >> reporter: an agonizing wait stretched into a second day. relatives of those on board t

unaccounted for off the coaf south korea...ne makc with more on the frantic se for survivors of a ferry accide >>> almost 300 people are still unaccounted for off the coast of south korea. i'm anne makovec with more on the search for survivors of a ferry accident as bad weather hampers the effort. >> 15 people injured after a fire truck slams into a california restaurant and another fire truck may be to blame. >>> clouds at the coastline, changes in the weather. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and we don't have huge pot spots, but we have slowdowns especially through antioch. a full look at your drive to work is coming up. >> good morning. it's thursday, april 17. i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:30. >>> we have a crew following some developing news in redwood city this morning. kpix 5's cate caugiran has the very latest on the investigation into a deadly boating accident. cate. >> reporter: that boat called the bella is docked behind me. redwood city police here standing by. we also know that investig

unaccounted for off the coaf south korea...makc with more on the frant ors of a ferry >>> almost 300 people are still unaccounted for off the coast of south korea. i'm anne makovec with more on the frantic search for survivors of a ferry accident as bad weather hampers the efforts. >> and fire destroys a san francisco apartment. coming up at 6:45, the lengths a mother went tong try and save her son and herself. >> clouds along the coastline, we have some rain back in the forecast, too. we'll tell you when coming up. >> and unfortunately, no good news for the bay bridge commute. first reports of a motorcycle accident in the commute direction on the incline, already backing up into the maze. your morning drive coming up. >>> good morning, everyone. it's thursday, april 17. i'm frank mallicoat. >> good morning to you, i'm juliette goodrich in for michelle griego. 6:31. we have live coverage of developing news in redwood city. >>> kpix 5's cate caugiran has the latest on the investigation into a deadly boating accident. cate? >> re

it leaves a good many. 324 students we understand were on board unaccounted for. this was a school field trip. they were travelling overnight on the ferry, it's a 13-14 hour ferry journey down the western fringes to jeju, an island famed for its beaches and holiday atmosphere. they were destined to be on a 4-day ship, and a few hours - a couple of hours short of the destination there was a lurch to the ship. it began to capsize and sank within a couple of hours. >> okay. harry, we'll let you get on with your journey. harry fawcett, on his way to jeju. >> now to nigeria where the army is undertaking a search, looking for 100 girls who were kidnapped. the abduction happened at a school in the chibok area. gunmen stormed the area and opened fire on soldiers. we have nor from the capital of abuja. >> a police spokesperson confirmed to al jazeera that the attack on the girls' college happened late monday night, into the early hours of tuesday. the premises were stormed by armed men who ordered young ladies out of their beds, into their dormitories, into lorries parked

the official death toll remains at 28 but some 270 others still unaccounted for. alfonso van marsh on another tragedy that is now linked to that disaster at sea. >> reporter: buoys mark the location of the now completely sunken ferry 12 miles off the coast of south korea. huge cranes are at the scene. workers are trying to lift the 480-foot ship back to the surface. divers are pumping air into the ferry hoping some of the hundreds who are missing might still be alive. south korean prosecutors have asked for an arrest warrant for the captain and two crew members. investigators say the captain was not at the helm when the ship took a sharp turn, tipped on its side and started sinking. they also say it's possible that quicker evacuation orders from the captain could have saved lives. survivors say he was one of the first to abandon ship but south korean maritime experts say unlike in the west, captains are not expected to go down with the ship. most who are missing are high school students. a vice principal from their school who was rescued at sea apparently took his

officials now say that 104 people died and 198 are unaccounted for. prosecutors and coast guard officials are still trying to find out what caused the accident. they're investigating the captain and other crew members. families of the missing have been staying at a gymnasium at the port of jindo. anna jung has more from there. >> the people who have encamped here for nearly a week now are emotional tapped out. they hoped rescuers would find survivors, but that hope has all but faded. the gym used to be packed with the relatives of the missing. however, some people have left. those who stayed have been back and forth to the port to possibly identify their loved ones. crews continue to bring more bodies ashore. government officials have asked the media to stop aggressively pursuing interviews with the families in jindo and they asked them to refrain from focusing cameras on those who are grieving and in pain. the media has agreed to the request. authorities say divers have focused on combing through the fourth and third levels of the sunken ferry. the c

hundreds much high school students still unaccounted for as the death toll rises and family members of the capsized ferry wait. vladimir putin may have the momentum in ukraine negotiations. >>> diabetes stuld is. new information for those battling diabetes. plus, a robotic sub scans the ocean floor in search of flight 370. two fire trucks collide while responding to a house fire and ford goes retro with a 50th anniversary mustang. >>> hello, thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. a desperate search is under way for people, many teenagers unaccounted for after a south korean ferry sank more than 24 hours ago. the death toll continues to rise. at least nine are confirmed dead. among the 179 people who have been rescued so far is this 6-year-old girl. she was separated from her family as the ferry sank. her parents and brother are still missing. nbc's francis co-has more on the families of the missing passengers. >> an agonizing wait stretched into a second day. relatives of those on board of capsized ferry huddled at a dock in a coastal city. families grew frustrated by each passing mo

a lot of people unaccounted for. numbers have been revised. what is the latest you are hearing about the numbers? >> well, we spoke to the coast guard within the last few minutes. they said a third body has been confirmed, three deaths from the disaster. we are not clear if it was a body in the water or the ship or someone brought to shore and died sips. we are not sure how it stacks up. certainly the coast guard confirming what the government was saying. they revised the figures, 459 were on board. 168 rescued. 290 unaccounted for. that is the concern. the rescue operation got into form, it's a busy shipping area, and you saw the pictures in caroline's report of people wimped to safety as the ship was going over on its side. so the fact they have not recovered the 290 plus missing people, even from what was a small simple area suggests that there'll be a good number of missing people inside the ship, under the water. that's what some survivors were saying when they came assure, that it happened quickly, water came in quickly and many people c

the number of dead has unfortunately increased to 28, most of those unaccounted for are school childrenw divers have been able to get into the ship for the first time in the past two days, but they didn't find any trace of passengers. families of the passengers awaiting at a nearby school for updates, many of the parents are angry at what they call the slow progress of the rescue. now we will be going live to the scene of that rescue operation off the south of korea and an avalanc avalanched killed 12 people and others missing on mt. even -- everest and they were preparing routes for claimers and prepared to reach it in may and people tried to climb the mountain since it was first conquered in 1953, about 243 people died on the slopes. a rescue mission is under wway. >> translator: an avalanche swept the area near camp one at 5800 meters this morning. and where guides and team leaders were, as soon as we heard about it people at the base camp responded immediately and rescuers and medical workers were rushed to the scene. >> reporter: ukraine and russia struck a deal to ease tensions in

frustration the number of confirmed dead stands at two hundred twelve twelve ninety people still remain unaccounted for. yet the latest developments on the second rescue front and the ongoing investigation and the like to interfere in the studio. look for a gift bags as we can entry the second week since the tragic accident investigations into everything related with the stinking up the snow fairy seem never to be handing out the before you get into those details a couple of hours ago at a press briefing and single the commissioner general of the korean coast guard to stop here and a member of the government taskforce attending the ferry disaster apologize for the pdx and interest costs for families of the baked eggs. he bowed his head and express his deep responsibility for the inefficient and leighton rescue after its. he also said she'll push for clear answers to the criminal investigations and that includes allegations against the operator of the fairly content in their green company of overloading the vessel to a staff members have been arrested for ignoring crew members' safety warnings on mu

nearly 300 people at this hour are unaccounted for.dents. reporter andrew has the latest. he's joining us. he's been on this story since it broke overnight. andrew, thanks so much. this is developing minute by minute. what is the very latest you're hearing on the numbers. 300 uncatt unaccounted for is absolutely terrifying. >> we yeah, no, you're entirely correct. the latest -- i'll give you the good news first. we have 167 persons rescued. this was confirmed to us by the coast guard. the bad news is, we have another figure to add to the body count. four people now are confirmed dead. but most frighteningly, there are now 291 persons still unaccounted for in this breaking tragedy off the southwest coast of the korean peninsula in the yellow sea. >> andrew, the reason that is of course also -- additionally terrifying is that the waters where they are right now are absolutely frigid. so if they are in the water, they are in grave danger and we have just been learning that rescuers have not been able to actually get inside of this ship be

she fed up efforts to find and dozens of that dems will remain unaccounted for in the midst of recording test right now mix you're stuck in a fit and doesn't think the gag the impact that she would create a national feed in nst ago the prime minister's office. one says that as he was systematically and efficiently manage responses to both natural and manmade disasters. tony young ladies ttp worth any price index and cuddle. tunisia is not to condemn him to put it on and on the great schlep to do what she handed kites. i'm going today to sign a noble one. earlier in the day president i intended to be at the bottom the memorial hall the old tara has been fed up with the victims of the ferry accident. she paid her respects to those who lost their lives. i will do some of their family. talked about it. ibm means. there's been an outpouring of green fence that nest in korea but this one will face a tragedy that's left more than three hundred people dead or missing to pay respects to the victims and their families a large scale memorial alter opened tuesday in the city of on site to replace th

again, 291 passengers unaccou unaccounted for.ferry was en route to an island where the students were participating in a field trip. the ship tilted to one side and rushing in so fast that it made escape impossible. the south korean navy have yet to find anyone dead or alive. the u.s. navy is assisting in this rescue mission. they are deploying capt ining h to help find anyone who may still be alive. >> when you consider the temperatures of that water and how many people who are missing. you have to wonder how this is going to turn out? >> given the 54 degree water, you can only survive from 90 minutes to two hours. this is several miles offshore. >> tragic situation there. all right bob. thank you. >> closer to home. the man accused of kidnapping a teen-ager will be back in court today and a judge could set this trial date. they say they found blood in the girl's blood in his car. he has pleaded not guilty. lamar disappeared while walking to her bus stop in march of 2012. he was arrested a short time later but his lawyers needed

next door in the democratic republic of congo, we have billions of dollars being lost, unaccountability. so, it's not justifying some of the things that nee has brought up. context. >> let me close with ian morely because you helped preside over a process that put the country back on its feet. can that kind of thing now not happen in rwanda again? did you help create, along with rwandans a better place? >> i don't think it's going to happen again in rwanda. but there are some issues that need to be aired. i do think that the hutu majority have some thoughts about some of what happened in the aftermath of the genocide. it's not very easy to express politicalcally different opinions in what is otherwise a beautiful country which was running personal. i don't know we know the genocide. i think we made a positive contribution. there are things to talk about in rwanda which aren't being talked about. london. he helped oversee the trials for the rwandan genocide criminals. thanks for joining us. nia and peter quam. thanks for being with us. the program may be over. but the conversation contin

next door in the democratic republic of congo, we have billions of dollars being lost, unaccountability. so, it's not justifying some of the things that nee has brought up. context. >> let me close with ian morely because you helped preside over a process that put the country back on its feet. can that kind of thing now not happen in rwanda again? did you help create, along with rwandans a better place? >> i don't think it's going to happen again in rwanda. but there are some issues that need to be aired. i do think that the hutu majority have some thoughts about some of what happened in the aftermath of the genocide. it's not very easy to express politicalcally different opinions in what is otherwise a beautiful country which was running personal. i don't know we know the genocide. i think we made a positive contribution. there are things to talk about in rwanda which aren't being talked about. london. he helped oversee the trials for the rwandan genocide criminals. thanks for joining us. nia and peter quam. thanks for being with us. the program may be over. but the conversation contin

rescuers say 238 people are still unaccounted for. >> searchers have released transcripts of the chaos at sea last wednesday. they show the captain was not on the bridge at the time of the disaster, but it is not clear whether maritime traffic controllers understood that. the following exchange deals with the safety of passengers. [ indiscernible ] >> there's anger over the slow rescue operation. relatives of the missing ferry passengers have vented their frustrations at a south korean government official. they shouted at the minister in charge of ocean policies. they even pulled his hair at one point. >> joining us now with the latest is cnn's will ripley. he's on a fishing boat there at the scene of the recovery off the coast of south korea. and will, despite difficult conditions, divers have been making it inside that sunken ferry. what is the latest on the recovery efforts? >> reporter: natalie -- [ audio difficulties ] we started out as a sunny, calm day. now, there is a bit of a haze over here. the wind has picked up and there's some chop out on the water, as well. that could be

two people are dead, and hundreds are unaccounted for ... after a ferry sank off the coast of south korea. a performance artist is arrested after leaving a backpack near the boston marathon finish line. and a suburban man is shot and robbed at his home after winning thousands at a casino. we'll have a *live report. good morning. i'm nancy loo in for dan. and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. it's like the girls show except for demetrius. we will let you in. >> i have to be in there somewhere. >> don't wash a car. there's rain coming tomorrow. sometimes we break out into spontaneous vocal games. guys do that. today will be a good day to do that. expect a mix of sun and clouds. it will be windy. wind gusts between 30-35. not good field goal kicking weather. 26 degrees is the current temperature. 32 of the lakefront. 29 in joliet. 30 and morris. temperatures will be warmer but the wind chill is on the cold side. 18 degrees is a wind chill at o'hare. 23 for midw

but more than 100 people are still unaccounted for. the cries of the families of those missing still keep him up at night. harry fausett reports from seoul. >> days marked by boundless grief, also anger and rekim nation south korea's prime minister decided to take the fall. >> the right thing for me to do is to take responsibility and resign. on behalf of the government i guess for the many problems for the prevention of the accident to the early handling of the disaster. >> he supervised the multi agency response and it put him in the firing line literally at one point when parents of missing children threw a water bottle at him and scuffled with him, and once again when his car was prevented from leaving jindo. there is a wider sense of anger and shame as more emerges about the safety violation that led to the needless loss broader questions are being lost about lax regulation and corruption practices in south korea as a whole. against that background president preempted any trial by calling any actions by the crew tantamount to murd

have a report from southern california on the victims of the i five tour bus tragedy one is still unaccountedor tonight bart takes a car out of service after a report of bed bugs on board. and a science lesson, how much human energy it takes to make energy. thank you. >> tax day is approaching the president and first lady paid just over $98,000 in taxes. the 42 page return shows the couple donated 12% to 32 different charities the 2013 taxes are posted on white house web site we have a link for you. >> a group of high school students learned a thing or two. >> it's not ef day a prize winner talks to teenagers took questions from students in the mission district. >> lucky them, huh? >> absolutely >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, fiery crash. how did a bus filled with students become an inferno? survivors climb out of broken windows. and tonight, families reunite. >>> crunch time for taxes. as we check up on the irs offer to help you. >> your wait time between 30 and 60 minutes. >>> and why are 2,000 couples getting married at the same time in 2014? tonight, we take you inside a religious

there are still more than people still unaccounted for, but south korean officials say 100 emergency rescue operations are still working in the area to save as many as they can. as to why the ship sank in the first place, that reason is still unknown. officials are looking into the possibility that it may have hit a reef. i'm jeff bush. kron-4 news. nine people are without a home tonight. after a multiple alarm fire broke out at a six story apartment building in san francisco. this is video from our helicopter partnership with a-b- c 7 news. the fire broke out shortly before five this evening. at a building on dolores and 14-th streets. in the city's mission district. flames destroyed five units on the top floor of that building. and that's when firefighters called in more help. offno one was injured. and the cause of the fire is it's the last hill standing in san ramon that is free from development. and now. there's a new plan to cover it with homes. however, a community group is building to stop that plan. kron 4's alecia reid was tonights planning commission meeting -- where oppon

at least four people are dead and 300 unaccounted for as a ferry sank off jeju island. government officials say over 300 of the passengers were students. the u.s. navy is standing by as south korean ships and a fleet of helicopters work the area. rescue efforts will continue throughout the night. it's just after 10:00 there right now. lieutenant arlo abramson is the public affairs officer for the commander u.s. naval forces. he joins us by phone now. sir, can you give us the latest on the water? is the u.s. navy directly involved in the rescue operations? >> first of all, luke, thanks for having me. first i want to say that our thoughts are with the passengers of this ship, this ferry, that sunk today. it is a terrible tragedy and our hearts go out to those families. >> and what's the latest in terms of the rescue operation? do we know how involved the military is there in south korea? and is the u.s. military involved? >> yes. it's important to point out that the south korean government has the lead in this operation, as you would expect. the u.s. navy is on standby. w

none of that is going to temper the anger of the families of those people still unaccounted for. their grief is very palpable, just 300 meters away from here. they've been gathering owl day and all night waiting for any news whatsoever, clinging to any hope, and their grief is in many ways as hard to watch as it is for them to endure. what they want is answers, what they want is for more certain teams to get out there. what they can't understand is that the government seems to be doing its best, and can't do anymore because of the way the weather has been. no matter how much it throws at this particular rescue operation, we have 500 divers, 170 vessels, 29 helicopters, all of that can come unstuck with the elements are against you. today, the elements certainly have been. the president came to see what was happening in the search area, and also to speak to some of the survivors, as well as those who's loved ones are still unaccounted for. she said and she was quite animate, that those who are responsible for what happened, if someone is found to be responsible for what happened,

deadople are now confirmed following the disaster in south korea with 260 six others still unaccounted for. the captain of the vessel has been arrested on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need. also in custody, two other crew members including the inexperienced mates who is reportedly steering the ferry in unfamiliar waters when the accident occurred. rescue teams recovered three bodies from the sea and brought them to a port engine though. the coast guard said tigers have , 36 bodies from the wreck itself. arrested these and charged him with negligence and violating maritime law. he had told the passengers to remain in the cabin as this began. decision to wait before offering an evacuation. >> the current was very strong. i thought of people left it too soon they could be washed away. the rescue ships have not yet arrived. >> he was among the first rescued. more than 300 people were still fighting for their lives. the operation is turning. angry relatives, images are then shown of the dying. visibility is poor. the wreck itself is constantly moving. rescue teams are fa

it is not known how many of them are among the 300 people unaccounted for.firmed dead and 179 have been rescued. some passengers were ordered to stay where they were. >> stay put. kept announcing it ten times. so kids were forced to stay put. only those who moved survived. >> this is the only part of the ferry sticking out of the water. paul hancocks joins us now. what is the latest paula? >> reporter: 289 people are still missing. many of them are high school students and many [ inaudible ] some of the search and rescue operation is being launched from. we saw an hour ago civilian divers involved in the search. anybody who can get involved and add expertise to find survivors is doing so. all day rescue helicopters and boats rushed to the scene as panic stricken passengers clung to life some holding on to the capsized ferry and others in the water. more than 160 have been rescued. tonight divers are searching for 300 people still missing. officials say hundreds were on board the south korean ferry bound for a resort island off the southwest coast of korea. m

meanwhile, 22 people are still unaccounted for. >> these are 22 people whose loved ones are grieving. we want to do all we can to find them and put some closure in place for their families. >> thank you so very much. >> reporter: meanwhile, this tight-knit community is coming together. volunteers are making deliveries to survivors who have lost their homes. >> it's been overwhelming the amazingness of our community members. >> reporter: kids got a much-needed distractions monday from the seattle seahawks. >> to be able to offer a little bit of release or distractions from what is going on, i mean, that's all you can do. we are trying to help people as much as we can. this is just our way. >> reporter: a community coming together. as it tries to cope with an unimaginable tragedy. kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> you were see a scene from space ball. it's one of the ways china is dealing with the pollution problem. in the "wall street journal." in the people in the photograph are breathing in air from the mountain. the crippling pollution sparked the countries leaders to declare a war on smo

. >> still in somewhat of a search and can you mode because we still have people who have been unaccounted for. >> reporter: the deadly twitter that ripped through tupelo, mississippi, had wind speed of 225 mph. a meteorologist was live on the air just before the tornado tore through town telling people to run for cover. then he ordered his own newsroom to do the same. >> let's go, now! >> reporter: the hard hit areas left hundreds of people distraught as they look at their destroyed homes. >> we don't have anything. >> reporter: yet, they are fortunate considering others are coping with the loss of loved ones. like the family of 31-year-old daniel, he was killed shielding his children from the debris. his wife and children survived. >> what great son he was. you couldn't ask for a better son. >> i wish you knew him. >> reporter: al jazeera. >> for more details on the tornadoes and flooding we have in-depth people evacuating parts of san bernardino california fleeing a wildfire there. spreading quickly because of 60 mph winds. >> the nba commissioner adam silver addressing the nation yeste

a huge priority because of this very large number of people still unaccounted for. nearly 300. there must be concerns amongst the relatives now gathering on the shoreline as to what's happened to these individuals. whether it's just that they haven't been accounted for or that they genuinely are still missing. as far as we know, at best, there's very little of the ship still above water. and it's capsized. so question marks over whether there might still be people alive trapped in pockets of air within the ship. but there aren't going to be many of those given the state of the ship now. equally, are there others who've been in the water, but the water is cold and it wouldn't have taken long before hypothermia and the likes to set in. the chance of people still surviving in t water must also be pretty slim. >> hugely traumatic for everyone involved. the parents particularly waiting to find out about their kids who are onboard that boat. but those have have been rescued, what sort of stories are they telling about what happened? >> well, we haven't had much detail. and, frankly,

divers have manage said to get inside the ship, nearly 250 people are unaccounted for. we hope to go live to adrian brown in jinned u in a -- jindo, but here is a report on why the families say their suffering is being made worse. >> it's one of the saddest places on earth. a gymnasium, a temporary home to families of missing. among those enduring another agonising day, this woman, whose 16-year-old daughter is unacontacted for. a daughter whom a mother describes as intelligent, optimistic and fun. >> she was a daughter and a friend. >> a daughter. she wants to believe is still alive. >> this is kim, a devote christian, got the last cool from her daughter at 9:56am on sunday morning, when the ferry was list said dangerously to one side. >>. >> translation: she said, "mum, quickly, pray to got. we are also praying." if god takes her, there's nothing i can do. >> she's getting by on two hours sleep a day and spends most of her time watching the rolling news coverage. >> they have been through the full range of emotions. anger, denial and acceptance that they may never see

in somewhat of a search and rescue mode because we still have calls from people that have been unaccountedor. >> reporter: the deadly twister that ripped through tupelo, arkansas, damaged many building buildings. the aftermath of hard hit areas has thousands of people distraught over their detroyed homes. >> we don't have anything. >> reporter: yet they are fortunate considering others are coping with the lost of loved one. like this family. the iraq veteran died in his home shielding his two young daughters from falling debris. his wife and daughters survived. >> he was a great daddy. loved those girls and his wife. what a great son he was, you know. i wish you knew him. >> and as you can see from the radar, it's not over yet. >> no, and we have been talk about the severe weather with all of this. the hail, wind, and of course tornados. over 100 reports, confirmed a couple dozen but now it's shifted more to a flooding risk. the slow-moving storm all the way up the coastline. places like fayetteville in north dakota. pensacola yesterday evening within one hour we had over 5 inches of rain.

her 16-year-old daughter remains unaccounted for had these are pictures of kim on the left. her daughter is intelligent, optimistic and above all fun. >> she was a daughter and a friend. >> reporter: the daughter she wants to believe who is still alive. mrs. kim got her last call from her daughter on wednesday morning when the ferry was already listing dangerously to one side. >> she said, mom, quickly pray to god. we're also praying so i hope god is protecting her. if god decides to take her, there is nothing i can do. >> reporter: she's getting by on two hours of sleep a day and spends most of her time watching the rolling news coverage of the disaster. they have been through the full range of emotions. anger, denial, and for some acceptance that they may never see their child again. mrs. kim's husband has spent the past four days demanding answers from the authorities. on this occasion challenging officials over the true state of the stricken vessel. his daughter did manage to call him twice. he told her to stay on board. >> as of now i don't know whether those kids out t

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officials fear that number could rise drastically, with nearly 280 people still unaccounted for.cuers in the air and at sea pulled passengers to safety one by one from the water. some passengers complained the ferry operator made an announcement asking that people wait and not try to escape to safety. we will continue to follow that developing story throughout the day here on msnbc. >>> making headlines around the world, remember, while we look at the headlines, we're also looking at which underreported story you want us to cover next. send us your nominations on twitter and facebook using #rfd under. we haven't forgotten about your last choices. we'll bring you the story you voted for most about trash in our oceans later this week. >>> just ahead, we'll bring you your runner-up choice, gmos in our food in america. we look at how just today in vermont they are shaking things up on this very subject, and we'll get a take on why you should care. salesperson #1: so, again, throwing in the $1,000 fuel reward card is really what makes it like two deals in one. salesperson #2: actually

more than 100 people are unaccounted for. ... on behalf of the government i apologise for many problems, from the pretches to the early plans of the disaster. he was in charge. rescue effort. he was in the firing line. literally at one point parties of missing children threw a water bottle and scuffled with him. again, when they stopped the car leaving the island of jindo. relatives were furious about the delays getting into the ship, and the lack of information from officials. there's a wider sense of anger and shame in this country. more emerges about the safety violation leading to the loss of children's lives. broader questions are being asked about lapse regulations and corrupt practices. against the background the president pre-empted a trial, calling the actions of the crew tantamount to murder and called for civil servants who forfeited responsibilities to be held accountable. the outgoing prime minister went further. >> translation: through this accident i bitterly felt there were so many varieties of irregularities that

the confirmed death toll now stands at thirty six of the two hundred and sixty six people still unaccounted for. extreme but you want is the strong current of may got such a little more complicated the ferry captain has now been charged with negligence the interest of pieces bring what is a tool to make even in a makeshift more families to identify. many of them attitudes of parents of high school students. one is counted in this teen watch video footage from one of fourteen shots this time to make. isn't it the underwater can be measured in centimeters. columbus and anxiety and stress all seen footage groups to lunch. it is now just getting to the past attacks on the bonnet. on wednesday morning. i was just as he turns around the sides are still strong ally in the weather conditions are not favorable. the waves were so powerful they almost turned our boat upside down we had to come back without being able to carry out the word that we wanted to do this one the captain of the stricken ferry meanwhile has been tossed in at the chance of failing to secure the safety of passengers. we declined

another 244 people are still unaccounted for since that ferry sank on wednesday.t of them high school students who were on a field trip. there are 174 known survivors. relatives of the missing have been asked to submit dna samples to help identify bodies retrieved by divers. families have protested angrily over the rescue operation and are demanding more action from the korean government. >>> residents in southern california made their feelings clear about keeping an infamous sexual predator out of their town. they held a rally protesting the release of the so-called pillow case rapist. >> out of our city. we do not want him here! >> christopher hubbard admitted to raping at least 40 women since the early 70s including 15 in the bay area. he's been let out of prison twice only to reoffend. now he's due for release from a state mental hospital. a santa clara county judge ordered him back to the los angeles area where he grew up. he'll wear a gps ankle bracelet with heavy supervision, but protesters are saying that is not enough. >> this man said he would do it agai

there are still nearly 300 unaccounted for. after this passenger ferry began sinking south of the peninsula. the ferry was carrying more than 300 students. right now, crews are searching through the night for survivors. nbc's kiera simmons is monitoring all of this from the london bureau. what do we know and what are the efforts the u.s. navy is making to stand by for the rescue? >> they're talking about this potentially being south korea's worst maritime disaster for more than 20 years. as you say, 300 passengers are still unaccounted for, out of almost 460 who were onboard. and many of them were high school students. so desperately worrying for the families and parents who we have seen gathered on beaches, looking, waiting to hear news of their loved ones. to make things worse for them, at one point as south korea thought that up to 300 people had been rescued, they then had to revise that number down to 174. it really was a pandemonium as they tried to pull people from the ferry, over the two hours that it was sinking. all k

with more than 270 people still unaccounted for. the search of the wreckage had to be called off overnight. because of strong, dangerous currents, heavy rain and bad visibility. officials say divers will keep trying to enter the ship. the outlook for obamacare is getting better, with more people enrolled overall and a much-needed surge of interest among young adults. the president announced that 8 million have signed up for insurance and that 35 percent of them are younger than 35. still, that's only a peek at what's going on with the nation's newest social program. the administration hasn't said how many were previously uninsured and how many actually secured coverage by paying their first month's premiums. state-by-state statistics, expected as early as next week, will provide a much fuller picture. there may not be enough money to cover the thousands of lawsuits filed against the n-f-l over concussions. a judge overseeing the case has rejected a proposed 765 million dollar settlement. she says it may not be enough to cover up to

the boat tipped to its side and capsized before sinking, possibly trapping many of those still unaccounted for. and there are questions about instructions given to passengers. the announcement told us to stay still, this boy said. the ship was already sinking. back in south korea, distraught parents gathered at schools and shelters waiting anxiously for news of loved ones. some received texts from their children. dad, i can't walk out, one girl wrote. the corridor is full of kids and it is too tilted. sent from another student, mom, i may not be able to tell you in person. i love you. she replied me too, son. i love you. >> families expressed frustration about the lack of information. others scanned a handwritten list of those who survived. relatives of passengers who were on the ill-fated boat boarded another ferry to get to the area where the rescue mission is taking place. larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >>> the situation has been particularly unnerving for the south bay's lornlg korean -- large korean community. >> when i heard the news i thought of the parents and the kids they lost

the coast guard now single than three hundred people are unaccounted for. a dramatic increase in the number of missing my study of more than a hundred and sixty people have been rescued but the ferry was carrying nearly five hundred many of them high school students and teachers on a field trip permission to the tour started in cheque. the ship listed onto its side and capsized in the calm conditions. news of the ferry disaster prompted anxious families of children had been on board to gather at the time one high school has sold seven. as they wait to use a fleet of buses carrying many relatives left the team to three hundred and fifty km south of seoul with a rescue crew vehicle to shoals. this mother of an eighteen year old said. i felt like my heart stopped when i heard come describe the feeling that words i was way too choked up even talk about it this man also has an eighteen year old icon even describe how i feel now. i was really nervous the specially trained soldiers will have a hard time to get stranded at sea what a show can speak to those kids ar