good monday morning, everybody. we begin with the grim work of recovering bodies from that sunken ferry. it continues it this morning in south korea. 64 bodies have now been removed, about 240 people are still missing. at least seven crew members have been detained, accused of failing to protect passengers. the south korean president says the actions of the captain and his crew amounted to murder. abc s gloria riviera has more. reporter: new details from the ferry s frantic call for help. at 9:07 a.m., the vts, the korean center that monitors ship traffic, asks the sewol, are you capsizing? the ferry replies, yes. 9:14 a.m., the sewol warns it is leaning too far and evacuation is impossible. by 9:23 a.m., officials on land tell ship s officers to get out of there, at least give them a life ring, a life preserver, and send them to the water quickly. but it wasn t until 9:30 the ship s captain gives the order to evacuate. by 9:37, communication was lost. the u.s. navy is ai
0 maybe something else will still evolve out of this. maybe the things i ve done and am still doing will still shine a light and give them hope at some point. a carnival nightmare. children plunge to the ground when the ride shuts down. good morning, everyone. happy monday. welcome to early start. i m john berman. happy monday! that is nice and cheery. thanks for being with us this morning, it is monday, september 9th, it is 5:00 a.m. if you heard him ahead of time, you would believe he didn t mean it either. nonetheless we will start right away with the latest on syria. it is the beginning of a crucial week. the battle over whether to bomb syria takes place on tv. president obama sits down for key interviews after he was a surprise guest of isn t that true republicans to get author 6:00 for an attack. president assad allowed his first television in america in years. the balance of the power of this debate lies in congress. back in the capital to begin a week of deliberatio
the osama bin laden raid. this morning why his words could put u.s. forces at risk. pain at the pump. gas prices soar to record levels for the labor day weekend. bad news if you re among the millions of drivers hitting the road today, friday, august 31st, millions of drivers hitting the road today, friday, august 31st, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today friday morning. i m savannah guthrie. i m lester holt in for matt this morning. it was the biggest moment of mitt romney s political life as he accepted the presidential nomination and told america it s time to turn the page on the obama administration. that s not the only thing they are talking about. it s surprised somewhat by the surprise of clint eastwood. he brought humor. some loved it. others thought he was bizarre. we ll find out what ann romney thought of it when she joins us. isaac slowly moving north as people in louisiana and mississippi deal wit
offered the controversy about the osama bin laden raid. this morning why his words could put u.s. forces at risk. pain at the pump. gas prices soar to record levels for the labor day weekend. bad news if you re among the millions of drivers hitting the road today, friday, august 31st, millions of drivers hitting the road today, friday, august 31st, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today friday morning. i m savannah guthrie. i m lester holt in for matt this morning. it was the biggest moment of mitt romney s political life as he accepted the presidential nomination and told america it s time to turn the page on the obama administration. that s not the only thing they are talking about. it s surprised somewhat by the surprise of clint eastwood. he brought humor. some loved it. others thought he was bizarre. we ll find out what ann romney thought of it when she joins us. isaac slowly moving north as people in loui
newt s new tact, s attacking mitt romney as a massachusetts moderate. he s trying to come down and pretend to be a conservative. i believe abortion should be safe and legal in this country. speaker gingrich is a desperate candidate. he has more baggage than the airlines. newt gingrich did not make the ballot in virginia. three folks who are running as strong conservatives. gun todting is santorum. shotguns for christmas. we need a solution. that s the reason i call for a part-time congress. no republican has won the hearts and minds of the republican base. where is tim pawlenty right now? because he would be the guy you turn to. today was a good day for the obama re-election campaign. but it was a tough day for the democratic party. the good news for the obama campaign is that the republicans running for president continue top savage each other. newt gingrich is saying the worst things he can think of about mitt romney comparing him to ted kennedy. r