heather: for the first time a look inside the deadly costa concordia cruise ship disaster. cameras were rolling in the bridge as the captain hit the rock and passengers scrambled to escape. survivors are sharing their stories for a new special. we ran through the ship that was dangerous angle, holding on to railing, screaming. that was at the point i started to panic and freak out because i didn t know if i was going to be lifeboat or how we were going to get off. it was terrifying. at 12:42 a.m., more than a hundred passengers remain on board. threw bu there is one unlikely person who has made it off the concord yeah, the ship s
for the divers. five people were found today, bringing the death toll to 11, nearly two dozen still missing. the captain schettino was in court today where a judge ordered him held under arrest. the captain s story, people say, is not holding up well. he claims he and his crew were the last to abandon ship, and the navigationsistent didn t show the rocks. those don t stand up to the fact we already know. for instance, passengers and crew were scrambling down the side of the ship, and this is the infrared cameras where you see them, that trail is people scrambling down the side of the ship in the middle of the night, trying to board life boats. captain schettino, at this point, he was safely away. on the phone, on the phone with the coast guard commander at that time. in tapes released today, he tells them that he and his officers are on a life boat. he mentions he thinks there are still about 100 passengers on board, the coast guard commander is stunned. he s flabbergasted. f
the captain schettino was in court today where a judge ordered him held under arrest. the captain s story, people say, is not holding up well. he claims he and his crew were the last to abandon ship, and the navigationsistent didn t show the rocks. those don t stand up to the fact we already know. for instance, passengers and crew were scrambling down the side of the ship, and this is the infrared cameras where you see them, that trail is people scrambling down the side of the ship in the middle of the night, trying to board life boats. captain schettino, at this point, he was safely away. on the phone, on the phone with the coast guard commander at that time. in tapes released today, he tells them that he and his officers are on a life boat. he mentions he thinks there are still about 100 passengers on board, the coast guard commander is stunned. he s flabbergasted. first, he tells the captain to get his man back on board the ship to take care of the remaining people. then,
cruise liner is suspended. rescue diver face new difficulties while the captain may face years of prison. i m wolf blitzern charleston, south carolina. you re in the situation room. just releasing right now, a latest poll showing a tightening race. newt gingrich is charging ahead, trying to keep the fight for the republican nomination going, and the new cnn/time/orc poll shows him closing the gap here in south carolina. mitt romney remains the front-runner with 33%. gingrich up now, though, to 23%. rick santorum third at, and rick perry 6%. joining us now our chief political analyst gloria borger and time columnist joe klein. gloria, let me say, the gap seems to be narrowing in these recent days. what evidence do we see? take a look at this, wolf. in the poll we did january 4th to 5th there was a 19-point difference. now, in our current poll there s a ten-point gap. i think we can explain that by the fact that quite honestly mitt romney hasn t had a good week. and the
newspaper. here s part of the conversation. port authority, we ask you if all is well there. concord yeah, all is well. it s only a technical failure. port authority, how many people are on board? captain, 2, 300. port authority, how come so few people? are you on board? captain, no, i m not on board because the ship is keeling. we ve abandoned it. port authority, what? you ve abandoned the ship? captain, no. what abandon? i m here. a judge questions the captain at a closed hearing today. he s under arrest and he could be charged with manslaughter. dan rivers is live on the scene once again for us there in italy. dan, six people are dead. 28 are missing, including two americans, and crews are still searching for survivors, right? reporter: that s absolutely right, yeah. it s getting along four days since this happened here in italy. you can see the wreck right behind me. there s a lot of activity there. a lot of ships around. the divers, again, are making their wa