eastern time. we ll have it for you right here. coast guard rescue. now, they re dramatic by nature, but one just-released mayday call from a ship off alaska s coast yesterday shows exactly how terrifying those moments are as endangered crews wait for that rescue to come. four crew members aboard a commercial fishing boat were left to grasp at floating debris after their ship capsized. but as nbc s ann curry reports, not all of those crew members made it out alive. reporter: robert jack described the horror watching his 70-foot commercial fishing boat overtaken by a large swell, tipping near the icy gulf of alaska. we were cutting through the water in a circle. it was almost a straight up and down wall. reporter: just after 5:30 on tuesday evening, the coast guard received a distress call. mayday, mayday, mayday. this is the northern belle. vessel northern belle, this is comms station today yak. request to know if you are in need of assistance. over. absolutely. we are go
takes the bull by the horns, zeroing in on wall street as he tries to seal the deal on sweeping financial reforms. in just moments the president will board air force one. he ll head to new york city where he ll give a speech just a stone s throw away from the wall street financial district. meantime, the senate poised to take a final vote on the financial overhaul bill next week. in an exclusive one-on-one with john harwood, the president outlining what his message to wall street will be this morning. we have to have a thriving financial sector. but we also have to have basic rules of the road in place to make sure that investors, consumers, shareholders, the economy as a whole are protected against excess. or protected against wild gambles that are taken purely because it s good for somebody s year-end bonus as opposed to because there s some economic function that actually contributes to society as a whole. nbc s mike vick kerr quiera