lama, still unaccounted for? >> good morning, rob. yes, i think they just don't know where the unaccounted for people are. i mean, they're going to keep with the search that they're conducting right now. they don't know if these unaccounted people are either still on the ship or if they're staying with people on the island of giglio which is very close to where the rescue is. don't forget, many of the locals provided them with shelter. they took them in. as i said, rescuers going with the search and recovery efforts. we spoke to people at the scene who told us they're going to do whatever it takes so everyone unaccounted for is found at the moment. the number missing 16, two of them are american passengers, rob. >> lama, whether or not there are survivors of the 16 remains, we are hearing incredible stories of survival, people that have escaped? >> reporter: oh, absolutely, yes. this is hearing all the stories, people comparing it to the "titanic." this is a massive operation. the italian coast guard, scuba divers, rescuers. they're u

passengers still unaccounted for. a big announcement from the scene overnight. >> we're live in italy. >>> and it's over. today, jon huntsman will end his quest for the presidency. a jolt to the race just days before that all-important road to south carolina. we'll tell you who benefits the most. >>> the golden globes, the winners, the dresses and the hosts who will say just about anything. >>> good monday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. at least six victims have been pulled from that partially sunken ocean liner. >> the ship's owner issued a statement overnight saying the captains made significant errors overnight going too close to the coast. lama hasan joins us from porto santo stefano. lama, another still unaccounted for? >> reporter: good morning, rob. yes, i think they just don't know where the unaccounted for people are. i mean, they're going to keep with the search that they're conducting right now. they don't know if these unaccounted people are either still on the ship or if they'

there still are dozens of people unaccounted for. the ship's commander is being held for questioning. now, everyone thinks titanic when something like this happens. and from what happened, it was something like that. a reef ripped open the bottom of the ship, bringing in lots of water very quickly. the ship suddenly started listing and the evacuation began but it was a mess. people complaining about that. many of them having to jump in the water. this ship is monsterrous, more than ten stories high. four swimming pools on it. two and a half football fields long. there were more than 4,000 people onboard at the time. it takes this route actually every week so it should know the route very well. passengers many of them german and french tourists, there were two french tourists killed in the incident, although the largest number of people onboard were italians they are absolutely furious about what happened. essentially about what happened in terms of the rescue. they said it was very poorly organized. it was total madness, total chaos

there still are dozens of people unaccounted for. the ship's commander is being held for questioning. now, everyone thinks titanic when something like this happens. and from what happened, it was something like that. a reef ripped open the bottom of the ship, bringing in lots of water very quickly. the ship suddenly started listing and the evacuation began but it was a mess. people complaining about that. many of them having to jump in the water. this ship is monsterrous, more than ten stories high. four swimming pools on it. two and a half football fields long. there were more than 4,000 people onboard at the time. it takes this route actually every week so it should know the route very well. passengers many of them german and french tourists, there were two french tourists killed in the incident, although the largest number of people onboard were italians they are absolutely furious about what happened. essentially about what happened in terms of the rescue. they said it was very poorly organized. it was total madness, total chaos

. >> rescue efforts are on hold as 21 crew ship passengers remain unaccounted for off the coast of italy. here is a satellite image. the captain of the ship is accused of abandoning its and the passengers. he has a new explanation. >> they have not identified the first of the 11 confirmed dead. a 38-year-old son gary and that was working on the ship as a violin player -- and gary and that was working on the ship as a violin player. >> with rescue operations suspended, new fears of a fuel spill, the captain accused of abandoning ship is now offering a new explanation. he told an italian newspaper he tripped and fell into a lifeboat. that is why he escaped while passengers and crew members fought for their lives. his lawyer insists the captain is a grief-stricken and not a coward. the night of the wreck, he told the captain, do you realize it is dark here? he remains on house arrest, facing possible charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. three other crew members could be charged as well. a prayer service planned for tonight in minnesota at the parish of the only two americans still m

a desperate search for those still unaccounted for. divers in both along side the whole and other emergency crews now scaling the deck, which is now almost vertical. it is a difficult and dangerous task, even with the ropes and pulleys. new amateur video footage shows the terrifying ordeal of passengers wearing life jackets, waiting to get off the ship. [inaudible] other pictures showed passengers on a rescue boats. behind them, the cruise liner in the dark. some of its lights are still on. the survivors arriving back in britain -- tears of joy and relief. they are reunited with family and friends. one of the last to be rescued from the ship -- she had written a letter to her mother in case she did not make it. >> when it became horizontal, i have about a meter to step either way. the thing about when you are considering whether you're going to survive or not -- you are worrying that other people are worrying about reyou. >> james thomas waited for an hour before he was rescued. >> i called my mom. i said, "i just need to tell you -- i

at least three people are known dead, dozens more unaccounted for. alan pizzey picks up the story. >> reporter: passengers had just sat down to dinner when they heard a loud bang. the impact tore a 160-foot gash in the hull and an eight-day mediterranean cruise turned into what some passengers described as scenes from the movie "titanic." with water pouring in, the costaa "concordia" began to list. the lucas family from girdwood, alaska knew it was time to go. >> when tiffs listing, you thought, there's water coming on board. there's something wrong if it's tipping like that. we went to the high side. that was chaotic. in the hallways, people had lifejackets on. the power was out. ( screaming ). >> reporter: at least they were on the side of the ship where they could get off. but the only way down was a rope ladder. >> people were panicking and yelling and pushing. they wanted to be the first on the life boats. we didn't get on the first life boats and they were gone and there we stood. >> reporter: the ship appears to have struck a reef. some passen

as i said many times, things are not getting better, just bigger and more unaccountable. our financial regulators have become departments, and now the regulators reassemble the financial firms they were to oversee. they tell the public one thing and do another. it evades the law and ignores consumers while advancing their own special interest and operates behind unaccountability. just as financial firms need to be held accountable so do regulators. thank you, mr. chairman. >> that senator shelby, are there any other members that wish to make a brief opening statement? thank you all. i want to remind my colleagues that the record will be open for the next seven days for opening statement and any other material that you would like to submit w that, mr. cordray, you may proceed with your testimony. >> mr. chairman, and ranking member shelby and members of the committee, we want to thank you for this opportunity to present the first semiannual report of the consumer financial protection bureau detailing the bureau's work in its first six months. before i became director, i pr

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. >> the search crews in italy are looking for those unaccounted for. and remembering joe paterno. how long it took the public to claim tickets for his memorial. >> another storm brewing to the south. wet weather on the way. 41 degrees at b.w.i. marshall and 49 at the inner harbor. >> hate to bring it up again but the ravens losing to the patriots had far reaching effects. our own anchors had to pay the paper -- piper after losing the bet. >> we're eating cold boston baked beans. >> that is not good. >> excuse me a second. >> excuse me. >> i hate cold beans. i hate cold beans. >> we did it. >> congratulations, patriots, and good luck in the super bowl. >> absolutely. >> or, go giants. and representative andy harris also had to pay off his game day wager. he served up a dozen maryland crab cakes to boston congressman frank guinta in washington earlier today. had the ravens won, he would have been chowing down on new england clam chowder. tonight, there are no more tickets available for the public memorial service on thursday for legendary coach joe paterno. that's after more than 10

they would keep looking for the survivors until every single one of those 15 that are still unaccounted for is found. david? >> lama hasan on the scene in italy leading us off, thank you. all weekend long the images have been pouring in the. each more stunning than the next. last night it was the sheer size of it going down. tonight the newest glimpse from below the water. the view of the "costa concordia" now underwater, you can look up through the hole in the deck floor there. of a once majestic ship, the railings crushed evidence of that violent crash. this was the ship saturday night moments after running aground. the largest ship italy ever built. as the hours go by it begins to turn on its side before sinking. the helicopter carrying rescue gear and this effort, the stairway to reach a passenger with a broken leg. now on its side you can see the 160-foot gash caused by the accident. and tonight we were moved by this photo, a young woman, a passenger, reunited now home with her mother. the nightmare behind her and in the wake of this disaster, there are new questions about the safe

around 15 people still unaccounted for. we know, sadly, six people have now died. another body was found in the last few hours. and the major inquiry into how this disaster came about is now gathering momentum. the actions of the captain have been criticized by the company, although he maintains his innocence on this. we are expecting a news conference from the company of the ship shortly. we'll bring you all the latest from there. i'm geeta guru-murthy. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles.

by a powerful and unaccountable bureaucrat.esents chicago style politics at its worst. joining us to discuss unaccountable bureaucraciys. why do we go through this dance? i thought consumers after 2 thousand 8 deserved a protection from predatory lenders and loan sharks and yet what we have is an attack on the president immediately for trying to install someone to protect consumers. >> i have to tell you it's very, very sad. you have to wonder about who the folks who are criticizing the president are representing and whether they are representing their constituent who is deserve protection after going through and continuing to go through one of the most difficult financial situations in the history of this country. i think that what the president did was important. it was definitely legal. he didn't like it, but it's legal. again, this president has done what other presidents have done and he's done it less times. as a matter of fact reagan did it on average about 30 times a year. this president only has less than ten. they are

and some german networks were reporting this that there was a large number of german passengers unaccounted for. now it seems they've done some sort of recalculation of the number of missing. obviously it's been pretty chaotic with 4,000 people on that ship. now they decided to put that death toll up to 29. so the certainly and rescue will continue, clearly through the night unthey can ascertain exactly who is missing, who has perished and who made it ashore. >> 29 is the missing total, not the death total. investigators we understand, dan, have recovered the so-called black box. i imagine that's similar to what's found in an airplane crash. do we know anything about what they're learning from the black box or black boxes? s>> reporter: well, they've indicated to us that they have got gps plots of the exact position of the costas concordia and clearly, it shows it went way too close to the coast. i mean, they're going to go back over obviously all of the data relating to what actions were taken by the captain and the crew after it hit that rock, but it now seems almost certain that they wer

dozens unaccounted for.ould be charged with manslaughter and abandoning ship. >>> a california man is in custody and police say he fits the description of a serial killer who has been preying on the homeless after a man was killed last night witnesses led police to that suspect. he hasn't yet been linked to the three other killings of homeless men in the los angeles area last month. >>> a man suspected in a series of, get this, rear end slashings in virginia last year is in custody in peru. fairfax county police issued a warrant in september charging him with malicious wounding. he was captured friday in play. all the victims women in their teens or early 20s. in each attack the victim was distracted before being cut on the back side. >>> oprah winfrey celebrating her graduation class. >> everybody asks are you going to do what you did in 2008? >> i did it in 2008 my own friends didn't know who this guy is. do you think that guy will be president. i go yeah, i really do. >> winfrey tells cnn she will help th

at least three people known dead. 40 others still unaccounted for. and abc's lama hasan is there in italy. tonight at the scene. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, david. we're standing in the port where many lucky survivors came and tonight a miraculous find. more than 30 hours after the cruise ship ran aground, there was a man and woman found alive, communicating with them but they're not out yet. more than 40 paussengers still unaccounted for. the under water search continues in the morning. as for the 126 american vacationers on board, none have been injured. it was a frantic rescue operation. authorities having to crawl through the listing slip and divers searching underwater sections for anyone left inside. you can clearly see what they were up against. a gash running 160 feet along the side of the hull. water surging through the gaping scar. for passengers it was a race against time to escape a scene they describe as utter chaos. >> everybody was screaming, all of the passengers running up and down. >> some vacationers panicked when the

but the death toll has also risen to five now with two americans now listed among 15 people still unaccounted for. the costa concordia ran aground near the tuscan island of gigli on friday night and the cruise ship company admitted the accident may have been the result of significant human error on the part of the ship's captain. the rescued were taken to the main land town of porto santo stefano where michelle kosinski is tonight to bring us the very latest. michelle? >> reporter: good evening, lester. what happened here? from the beginning, questions surrounded the captain. he was arrested, under investigation. well, tonight his employer says it appears he brought the enormous cruise liner too close to shore, then made mistakes handling it, plus investigators now say he himself was on shore while passengers were still scrambling to get off the ship. this was friday night. and the latest rescue from on board was this afternoon. 48 hours after the costa concordia began its panic inducing roll, rescuers keep looking. this man saved, a ship's officer trapped for more than a day and a half. but

that message the mullahs who run iran didn't get that message the chinese government unelected unaccountable didn't get that government all of those governments plus pakistan are expanding their nuclear arsenal so for president obama to why i mean it's just it's just totally naive and it doesn't do anything to help american security doesn't help those around the world who want a civilized order and want to live their lives in peace it just is a big green light to unaccountable unelected governments that are acting in blue different ways and only going to do more so. their economy has declined to ok all right matthew and i to ask you i think it is just plain that a number. of those countries mentioned are in any way threatening the security of the united states ok good point matthew when it problems i have and i have nobody for. repressive governments or whatever but they are not posing any threat to the status of the united states ok matthew what do you how do you reply that the only reason it was going away from trying is going to do the same to me i know you're all taking crosstalk to hear

two americans are among the passengers still unaccounted for after the costa concordia ran aground. figuring out how a ship that big, with radar and technology hit something that rips a 160 foot cash in its hull. and the captain faces manslaughter charges and abandoning his ship and his company points the finger of blame at the captain. reads in part, quote. it seems that the captain made errors of judgment that had very grave consequences. the route followed by the ship turned out to be too close to the coast. and it seems that his decision in handling the emergency did not follow cost a crocie r. e's procedures. they searched in hopes of finding survivors and found the bodies of two more victims, elderly men in their life jackets and the discovery bringing the number of known dead to five. we're told that the number could rise. we've heard so much about the chaos in the moments when the ship started to go down and tonight, new amateur video coming into fox news. this taken from inside the ship immediately after it ran aground. listen to the announcement. as the lights went out. >>

two americans are unaccounted for. >> the company that owns the ship made a public statement about what it believes caused the deadly accident. michelle kosinski reports from italy. >> reporter: the pictures emerging from the costa concordia speak -- scream for themselves. >> people were getting nervous. people were having chest pains. i was having chest pains. i was having anxiety because i don't know how to swim. >> reporter: panicked passengers, desperate for escape. >> trying to put people on the boats. no one was counting. we were screaming saying how many people are on here. then they released the life boats. people were still trying to get on. they were trying, almost falling. >> reporter: search-and-rescue crews today had a tough job. weather conditions were making the ship shift. its submerged side is a hundred feet under water and there is danger of it sliding farther down a slope. they say they're not giving up until they can reach every single cabin on this ship, make sure no one is still trapped. it was just yesterday they were able to pull the ship's purser to safety. he w

six are known dead. 16 remain unaccounted for including two americans. look at these extraordinary images showing the massive gash ripped into the ship's hull. italian prosecutors say the captain made a grave error and could face serious charges. cnn's dan rivers is on the scene. >> reporter: wolf, this picture says it all about how precarious, difficult and dangerous this search and rescue operation is proving to be. it's been called off for several hours after the costa concordia started shifting, all of the rescue and fire officers were wenched off in a scramble as they felt the super structure move beneath them and now they're beginning to come back again to continue scouring the 2,000-odd cabins for any remaining survivors and, of course, for bodies. the chief executive of costa cruises has been defending the axes of the crew while admitting the actions of the captain may have contributed to this disaster. >> yes, the explanation that you wanted to shore the ship. and to nearby this island of giglio so he tried to change the course of the ship to go

unaccounted for, around 12 to 15.ing that some of the unaccounted for could have slipped through the cracks. there were a small group of japanese who made their way to rome without telling anybody. and a great rescue a man who had been, italian crew member inside 36 hours recovered safely with a broken leg. some great video coming in as the survivors make their way back and get the video transferred from the very intense time, crunch time when the ship first started taking water until they were on shore. it is hard enough dealing with an emergency situation when orders are clear. imagine when they are not. survivors are talking about crew members having no idea what to do. some not speaking english. some even taking life jackets before the passengers. now, this ship was considered one of the safest out there. that, of course, also brings back memories of the titanic. the owner had boasted about how safe this ship was with all of the technology but you something obviously went terribly wrong. the black box should be gi

some are still unaccounted for.ily members here in the united states are eagerly awaiting their return home. in new york, julie banderas, fox news. >> few of the victims are from our area. one from gaithersburg, the other from virginia beach. both are okay and on their way home. >>> a delaware death row inmate granted clemency. 49-year-old robert gadis will spend the rest of his life in prison and will not seek further appeals or pardons. he was facing execution this week for the 1990 murder of his former girlfriend. the board said it was swayed by facts that emerged recently about abuse inflicted upon him as a child by a relative. >>>

at least 17 others are unaccounted for. we'll hear from two american passengers who were on board the ship in an exclusive interview. >>> speaking out. former penn state football coach joe paterno opens up for the first time about his role in the child sex abuse scandal that ended his storied career. from shock, to sadness, paterno explains his reaction to the allegations that have rocked the entire sports community. >>> and, oh, no tebow. after captivating the nation in a season of come from behind victories, tim tebow and the denver broncos were pounded by the new england patriots. but might this be the end of tebow mania? we'll find out "today," sunday, tebow mania? we'll find out "today," sunday, january 15th, 200012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. i spent a good portion of yesterday just watching football. i wanted to see tebow, but the niners/saints game. the first 58 minutes, who cares. the last