eric: it was another day of protests in hong kong, the demonstrators surrounding police headquarters and other government buildings, shutting them down, this coming as the government there refuses to soots phseasphitosatisfy demande controversial extradition bill. we have the latest from hong kong. hi, greg. reporter: it is quiet along the harborfront in hong kong, nothing like the scene that this neighborhood saw last night. yeah, thousands of pro-democracy activists beseiged the police headquarters, also several other government buildings, the whole thing lasted about 15 hours. it is an aggressive new phase of the unrest. they are upset about the proposed extradition law and a whole lot of other things. protesters hurled oil and eggs, scrawled graffiti along the
people you know they re going to be very upset in the aftermath of this that they re going to look not like what they see and not like the results of this election and then we re going to have to wait and see what happens then are they going to be more protests or might there likely be another coup michel. thank you that s the best in heartache in bangkok. the stricken cruise ship viking sky has safely reached shore after a harrowing night in stormy conditions off norway s west coast. this was the scene in the town of boulder a short time ago as the ship limped into port with about nine hundred ass injures and crew still on board townspeople lined the harbor front to welcome the ship to safety a happy end to an emergency that authorities say very nearly turned into disaster. passengers rushed to shield themselves from sliding furniture and falling ceiling panels as heaving waves tossed the cruise ship from side to side some said those waves had smashed chip windows and sent cold sea wa
been sinking. overnight the police say that it sank at least 10 metres. the conditions are very difficult. during the day the waves were as high as 1 meter and visible is very, very low. the divers under water can only see about 30 cms in front of them. now the divers have said part of the issue is the conditions, but they also need crane, on the site are four cranes ready to work and stabilize the ship. but here s the catch 22. the cranes are ready, but if you try to move this 6,800 ton ferry, it could displace some of the water and destroy any possible air pockets that may be there that could be a lifeline for any potential survivors. so that is what we are dealing with right now, natalie. and if you look over my shoulder, there is a briefing going on right now here at the harbor front of the. up see that big crowd of journalists as well as families,
nearly 300 people, many of them high school students, are missing this morning, nearly two days after a ferry overturned in the chilly, chilly waters off the country s southern coast. right now, at least nine people are reported dead, and rescue crews still out searching the ship for survivors. pauline chiou is live in jindo, south korea. pauline, what s the latest there? reporter: well, christine, the latest is that the search has been very difficult with these conditions here, and the families have been waiting in this rain for any word. they ve been waiting near the white tents behind me along the harborfront. some have waited all night into the day, and we ve just learned that the president of south korea, park geun-hye, has met with the families, the parents of these students, in a gym about 30 minutes away, and she spoke to them, saying that she s promising to send more rescue teams as part of this search-and-rescue effort. and she also said that all of