reporter: i know. it s hard to believe that it s still sitting here, right? it ll be two years in january. at the same time, it is hard to believe that this is really starting tomorrow. what they re going to do is roll the ship up from being on its side in that position that you see it now to an upright position. it s an incredibly complicated operation. just as this is the largest cruise ship wreck ever, getting rid of it is the largest salvage operation of its kind ever. over the past year, hundreds of workers have been working in shifts literally around the clock to install cables around the side of it, around the exposed side. the pulling machines that are going to right the ship are on the land side. so basically, if this is the ship and it s on its side, they re going to pull it up this way. they ve also installed these giant floats along the edges of the ship. that s going to keep it upright. and it s going to be a couple more months before they can pull it out of here. that
weapon. police opened fire. two women were hit by bullets. the man who was not shot was eventually arrested. mexico s bracing for two storms that are expected to bring life-threatening floods. tropical storm manuel is heading for the pacific shoreline. hurricane ingrid is approaching the gulf rim. a roller coaster at six flags over texas reopened this weekend for the first time since a rider died in summer. the texas giant has redesigned restraint bars and seat belts. in july, a woman fell from the ride to her death. in italy, a complicated salvage operation on the wreck of the costa concordia is expected to begin tomorrow. that luxury cruiseliner crashed into rocks in january, last year, killing 32 people. the ship s captain is also facing manslaughter charges. nbc s michelle kosinski is there in italy for us. good day to you. we are all trying to fathom what is going to happen tomorrow. can you explain what type of operation this is?