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
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add this personal shredder a $29 value absolutely free with your enrollment. don t wait another minute. call now or go to lifelock.com. lifelock service guarantee cannot be offered to residents of new york. jon: new developments in that tragic cruise ship wreck off the coast of italy, divers resuming their search today. they set off two controlled explosions in the ship. new video now of their efforts inside that crippled vessel where 16 people died, 17 remain officially missing greg burke is live in giglio island, italy, he has the latest. greg. reporter: jon, you know, we ve been talking about the technical aspects a lot over the last few days but the human tragedy still very much present here in the port of giglio, you see some of the families,
work. thank you so much. facebook.com/carolcnn if you d like to continue the conversation. let s continue the cnn newsroom with randi kaye. hello, it s 1:00. two short days before the make or break south carolina primary. one gop hopeful is out. governor rick perry who dominated the field so briefly last summer called it a race. good morning, i have come to the conclusion that there is no more viable path for me in this campaign. therefore, today i m suspending my campaign and endorsing newt gingrich for president of the united states. our latest polls shows gingrich gaining on romney and perry stuck in fifth with single digits. santorum is running third but today he s officially the winner of the iowa caucuses. 16 days ago, you ll recall romney was on top with eight votes but the final results show santorum actually won by a total of 34 votes. it s basically a toss-up because eight votes are still missing. four republican candidates will meet tonight and wolf blitz
concordia. today, divers blew a hole in the capsized cruise ship to make the search easier. soon afterwards, they found five bodies, bringing the total of known deaths to 11. now back on land, the ship s captain still in jail, likely facing a host of criminal charges, up to and including manslaughter. not only did he not go down with his ship, an exasperated coast guard official had to order him, more than one, to go back and help rescue passengers. here s a portion of an extraordinary audio recording that turned up today in italian media. it s translated on your screen for you. quite an exchange, isn t it? we re going to have more on this in crime and consequence coming up a little later in the hour. you may not have noticed they are gone, but lawmakers are heading back to work today after a three-week holiday recess. and the unwelcome mat has been rolled out. occupy congress greeted our elected representatives with a noisy protest and a pink slip for each and every o