the ship, the 35 crew members tried to resist the panama authorities and also the captain allegedly tried to commit suicide in the attempt. so definitely a very tense moment there. >> ian lee reporting live from seoul this morning. 21 minutes past the hour. time to check our top stories. russian media is reporting that nsa leaker edward snowden has applied for temporary asylum in russia as russian president vladimir putin said snowden is shifting his position when it comes to meeting asylum. putin said snowden must stop harming the united states if he wanted to harm the country and late last week snowden said he would not do that in the future. encouraging news about ailing country singer randy travis. he is awake and starting physical therapy. the 54-year-old grammy winner had emergency surgery last week to relieve pressure in his brain following a stroke. doctors say he'll need months to recover. the northeast is bracing for