story for the first time. francesco schettino faces a number of manslaughter charges and at least 23 years in prison if convicted. 32 people died when the ship hit rocks and capsized in january of 2012. we are covering the trial and we have a preview of what we can expect. thanks for joining me again on cnn. you know, it s been a couple of years since the incident took place and today is all about getting the captain s official account on the record and in public. but i m just wondering what are some of the key questions people still want answers to. reporter: well, i think really what people want to know is what was going on on the bridge at the time of the accident and in the hour it took between the accident for the captain to call to abandon ship. that is going to be the key question. none of the 32 who died died on impact. they all died during the
it s so nice to be here. nice to sit next to you. this is the news from a to b. i love it. i m brooke baldwin. it s bright and early. we do appreciate it, brooke. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s start with this one, shall we? hitting the road today. up first, the obama bus tour ready to roll this morning and heading for the white house. betting on america tour kicks off with four campaign stops in ohio today, and then it s on to pennsylvania for an appearance in the steel city tomorrow. brenda keeler is live in washington. i like that beginning, ohio, because in the campaign we like to say ohio, ohio, ohio. but really, the message is kind of universal for president obama. he wants to hit the economy hard, doesn t he? reporter: he ll be talking about the economy and he s trying to draw a contrast. he ll be emphasizing the auto bailout. that plays very big, specifically in ohio, because this is a place that is number one when talking about auto suppliers. he ll also be e
weeks ago. the cruise line has offered about $14,000 to each of the survivors. london police make several arrests in a tabloid phone hacking scandal. the investigation now centers on allegations of police bribery. among those arrested a police officer and several current and former employees of the sun newspaper. jerry sandusky wants a pennsylvania judge to modify his bail so he can spend more time with his grandchildren. the former penn state assistant coach is accused of sexually abusing young boys. the judge has forbidden him from having unsupervised visits with his grand kids or having them at his house over night. an 18-year-old student in utah is free on bond accused of trying to bomb his school. authorities got ticked off about the alleged columbine inspired plot by a series of text messages. he is charged with use of a weapon of mass destruction. a 16-year-old could also face charges. thousands of people turn out for a welcome home parade to honor iraq war veter
five days after the coast of concordia ran aground, search teams have repeatedly had to pull back as the wreckage moved and shifted. but the captain is now out of jail and is facing an array of charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. the first congressional vote of 2012 is worth $1.2 trillion but doesn t amount to anything. as part of last summer s ex cruise ating debt ceiling drama, the house gets to impose another which the senate will ignore. and as per the earlier agreement, the deal also called for more than two trillion in spending cuts over a decade. we could be hearing from the white house about their decision in the keystone pipeline despite pressure by the republicans according to a democratic source. the obama administration is expected to reject fast tracking the controversial pipeline project. it would run from northern alberta in canada to texas gulf coast. some say the time line would create thousands of jobs but the obama administration is refusing t
books literally locked up. one of the those books was written by a guy named william shakespeare. starting point begins right now. welcome. everybody. the cruise ship rescue mission has now been suspended in giglio, italy. the cruise ship is now slipping which we ll update you on what exactly what means in just a few moments but it sounds like that ship which has been listing on one side is now going under. italian prosecutors have ruled out at this point technical error. the ceo is apologizing. he says he believes it is human error and the captain of that ship has been arrested and charge with manslaughter and abandoning his ship. the ship hit rocks, has 160-foot gash in one of its side. many people think the other side looks the same way. 2300 tons of fuel on board. at this point there is no sign of leakage. there are 14 people missing at lea least, including 2 americans and 6 people reported dead at this point. passengers have been reliving as they tell their story it