out aboard the costa concordia and some sense this was something more serious than just a power blackout. they were saying everything was under control, there was an electrical problem with the generator. my husband and i looked at each other and said, they re full of it, we have to get off this boat. reporter: the skyscraper ship had run into rocks off italy s giglio island and beginning to list to one side and passengers begin to panic. [ screaming ] this amateur video shows the dark cold chaos as passengers try to flee the ship in life jackets, battling against gravity to get out. according to accounts of survivors, some of the crew members helped passengers board life boats before jumping overboard. others seemed helpless and confused. people were pushing and shoving. there was no order, know lines and no system in place and no one in charge. reporter: because of the tilting ship, some passengers are unable to make it to the lifeboat, some decide to jump and swim
we begin with a moment by moment account of what we now know. around 9:30 at night, the lights go out president a this point, there doesn t seem to be much panic among the passengers. but some sense that there was something more serious than just a power blackout. they were saying everything is under control. there was an electrical problem. we looked at each other and said they re full of it. we have to get off the boat. in fact, the sky scraper-sized smip ran into rocks and was beginning to list to one side. now passengers begin to panic. [ screaming ] reporter: this amateur video shows the dark cold chaos as passengers try to flee the ship in life jackets. battling against gravity to get out. according to the accounts of survivors, some of the crew members helped passengers board lifeboats before jumping overboard. other crew members seemed helpless and confused. people were pushing and shoving. there was no order. there were no lines, there was no system in plac
better than what they were. we have hope, yes. we have to continue the hope. gregg: meanwhile the costa s captain inside an italian courtroom for the very first time. greg burke streaming live from italy. greg, what is the latest with the cape taken? reporter: well, gregg, the captain is certainly in trouble. preliminary hearing today. a magistrate taking a look at the case to see about possible charges could be filed very soon. possibly manslaughter, abandoning the ship. what is on him does not look very good. listen to the conversation between the port authority and the captain scatino. coast guard saying ska tino perhaps you saved yourself from the scene. you look very bad. captain, please. go back on board. assure me you re going back on board. i m in the lifeboat under the ship. i haven t gone anywhere, i m here. gregg, there you have it. not exactly going down with the ship. not exactly captain scully. this guy is in a lot of trouble, gregg. how is the search goin
who spent part of nearly every day at church. you won t find anybody better than what they were. we have hope, yes. we have to continue the hope. gregg: meanwhile the costa s captain inside an italian courtroom for the very first time. greg burke streaming live from italy. greg, what is the latest with the cape taken? reporter: well, gregg, the captain is certainly in trouble. preliminary hearing today. a magistrate taking a look at the case to see about possible charges could be filed very soon. possibly manslaughter, abandoning the ship. what is on him does not look very good. listen to the conversation between the port authority and the captain scatino. coast guard saying ska tino perhaps you saved yourself from the scene. you look very bad. captain, please. go back on board. assure me you re going back on board. i m in the lifeboat under the ship. i haven t gone anywhere, i m here. gregg, there you have it. not exactly going down with the ship. not exactly captain s
but you can get your fries with that. that s exactly what we need. and now delivery. and if they can wash and bathe us at the same time, why even leave the house? you don t need to. why even come to work? i m out. let s go. studio in the house. here s your tuesday weather. cold and windy in denver and albuquerque. there s also going to be thunderstorms, hail, and gusty conditions in atlanta and new orleans. several inches of snow also in the northern rockies and new england. i m still thinking about that whopper. 15 degrees colder than usual in the upper midwest. omaha 20. minneapolis 13. and 0 in fargo. anchorage is actually warmer at a whopping 6 degrees. whopping. everything s whopping and whopper. you are craving this right now, aren t you? i love flame-broiled whoppers. onion rings. strawberry shakes. can we go? okay. we ll cut out after this. the biggest elephant in north america celebrated his 24th birthday yesterday. hank is his name. somehow