person who is shooting at cars on the highway. more visibility is hamper lower visibility is hampering results from getting survivors. the vessel made a distress call just before 9:00 a.m. local time on wednesday and tipped over. there were 462 people on board. peop officials say six people have died and hundreds are missing reporter: the early stages of this disaster were filled with terror for the passengers as the ferry lurched ever further on to it s side but with some hope the rescue operation was underway swiftly survivors were plucked from the ship. as they came ashore, the government response center said 368 had been saved, 107 still missing. i held the handrail and moved toward the right of the ferry to try to get at a time helicopter. rubbish bins were floating around me. the water came up to my neck. for the parents who waf he had waves their children off and were told they were all rescued. officials miscalculated. fewer than 80 were confirmed safe, 30
my palms would get sweaty, my face would get hot. a unique theater program helping children with autism find their voice and improve their social skills. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. there s been a breakthrough to end the political unrest in ukraine. diplomats hammering out a tentative pact on thursday. under the agreement, all sides would deescalate the violence in the eastern ukrainian cities under siege. secretary of state john kerry said russia must act immediately on this deal, if not, more sanctions will be imposed. president putin said he has the right to protect russian citizens by force just like he did in crimea. officials on all sides said they had low expect is as going into the talks but then a surprise, russia, the united states, ukraine and the european union crafted an accord to deescalate a situation bordering on civil war. the parties agreed today that all sides must refrain from the us of violence, intimidation or provocative act
there has been a deadly discovery in south korea. the vice principal of that high school where so many died in that ferry accident found dead apparently committing suicide. the captain and crew could face criminal charges. official death toll is 28, 268 others are listed as missing, most of them high school students. harry faucet is in south korea where despite the odds, the search for survivors continues. reporter: heading out on a foggy day to the focal point. emerges out of the gloom dozens of vessels and at the center of it all the ferry, a tyne part of this 150-meter long ferry breaking the surface. it s just after 9:00 a.m. local time. we re approaching the period when rescue officials said the tides would be suitable to try it again. there s a lot of activity around the upturned hull right now. as the day wore on, divers went down on ten separate occasions. officials say they managed to secure a guide rope, begin pumping air through the wheelhouse, and access the sec
today, april 19th, 2014. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. i m lester holt. and i m erica hill alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer and the gang s all back together. i don t know what to do when i m not here. turn on the television. no offense, i don t watch. he did force us to send a script. that is true. anyway, really enjoyable to be back with you guys. more bodies have been recovered from the site of that ferry disaster off the coast of south korea. it s been three days now. while divers are still hoping to find any survivors who might be in air approximate pockets on the ship, there is growing fear that may not happen. nbc s bill kneale is in south korea with the latest for us. bill, good morning. reporter: good morning, lester. from a place of deep sadness and frustration where many parents feel the hopes of finding their children alive in th
friday, april 18th, 2014. today. rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. i m savannah guthrie alongside carson daly, natalie morales, dylan dreyer. what a terrifying situation at the top of the world on mt. guys were preparing for the killed. others were missing. nbc news was on the mountain at the time. we re going to talk to them in it was only moments after that avalanche that rescuers the slopes of mt. everest early two are in critical condition. hours to deliver supplies for the upcoming busy season in early may when climbing camps one and two. camp, preparing to climb the 29,035-foot mountain peak when tragedy struck. the avalanche hit in an area called popcorn field, just above everest base camp. rescue operations are still under way, but today s accident 1996 when a snowstorm caused the summit since sir edmund hillary s famous climb back in 1953, savannah. jonathan fierro is a producer with nbc s peacock productions. ed wardle is a cameraman on everest th