instead, they re going to air lift the passengers and some of the crew to safety once weather conditions permit. this morning, new video, dozens of passengers walking arm in arm, doing what they can to speed their rescue. we ve just landlord at aurora can t reach us. they are preparing the helipad by getting the team to stomp down the snow and ice so the snow dragon can reach us when the weather improves. reporter: it s not expected to get better until at least one more day. in the meantime, the crew has marked the spot in the ice where the chopper can land. once it does, it will transport 12 people at a time to a chinese ice breaker, then a barge will ferry them from the ice breaker to another strip, the 14ship se