police in honduras found the 46-year-old dead last week in a room at her spa resort. she lived in the country for 15 years while running the spa. cops eventually arrested a local musician. she was helping quit drugs. another setback in an attempt to rescue 74 people on board an ice lodged research ship. the ice breaker was 11 miles away before it was forced to turn around. the ice too thick to cut through and low visibility from snow showers. this is the third ice breaker to attempt to free the ship. it s been stranded since christmas day. the helicopter evacuation would be the last option. you got to see this. a woman snapped the photo, her son and his friend surfing and gets photo bombed by what appears to be a shark. you can see the two kids on the surf board with the wave behind them and inside the wave what appears to be the shadow of a shark. this happened at manhattan beach in california where there has
well, that s a good question. at the moment it s difficult because of the weather. we just saw some pictures of clear skies and the helicopter could land. to be honest i don t have a clear answer actually. it would seem logical thing to do. there s a small chopper. i can only take three or four passengers. there is 74 with their gear. they are hoping the ice breakers will cut through. plan b is the helicopter evacuation and it could happen could take place any time they decide it s really necessary. i hope they all like each other because they are going to have to talk to each other quite a bit. martin fletcher live in london. duck dynasty reversal, a group accuses a&e of putting profits ahead of gays and lesbians to reinstate phil robertson. still feeling uneasy about the health care law despite new numbers showing a surge in
leader of the trapped crew talked about the options that are still on the table. the big thing is one possibility is would hopefully the ice breaker will try again. we could also try a helicopter evacuation or tentatively, the beautiful vessel called polar star is in the region. if that were to come, it would get us out. the variety of options we re keeping hope. martin fletcher joins us from the london bureau. they ve been stranded almost a week here. and we ve been keep hearing they are okay. when does some danger kick in? hopefully never, brian. the thing is there s so many people trying to help in the moment is under control. the real concern is the weather and timing. the ice is so thick that so far ice breakers from france and china and australia failed to
and on this day in 1972 the u.s. military began the largest helicopter evacuation in history during the final days of the vietnam war they called it separation greecket wind. a plan to get many people out of the south vietnam me capital of saigones trying to catch a ride out of the city. 81 helicopters took more than 1,000 americans and nearly 6,000 refugees to navy ships. out at sea pushed overboard so others could land. the next day north vietnam me tanks burst through the presidential palace gates in saigon. the south surrendered effectively ending the war. the great shuttle to safety got underway 38 years ago today and now you know the news for this monday, april the 29th, 2013 i m shepard
marine aviator. take a look. todayr today marks the 35th anniversary of the last american flights out of saigon. the city had fallen, and enemy tanks were at the gate. the march was on, it was a final hour of the vietnam war. americans as well as vietnamese needed a ride out. a massive ream of helicopters, the ace 46, commonly known as frog, piloted by brave marine aviators, deep into the night and the early-morning hours until the last man was out. the mission s code name, operation frequent wind. it is the largest helicopter evacuation in marine corps history. they flew over 1,000 flight hours and almost 700. today at miramar, one of its brave pilots and his bird is being honored. her call sign is lady 809.