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Confusion and fear from the school kids as the ferry was sinking. one telling her mom, i love you. another is frightened saying i cant move. the captain offered an emotional apology, but shielded his face from reporters. nbcs keir simmons joins us. >> the numbers are striking, 169 ships involved, 26 navy ships, 29 aircraft as well as the divers that youre talking about. the conditions are, though, are reported to be difficult. difficult weather, not clear visibility under the water. so a tricky ...

Something. the fact we are hearing from eyewitnesses saying they felt a bumping sound, a crashing sound and everyone fell over when that happened would suggest it may have hit something in the water. and, of course, the speed with which to the ship has sunk would suggest that maybe what happened. we dont have confirmation of this. this is all just eyewitness reports that are coming in. in the early hours of a tragedy like this there can be conflicting information. some erroneous information that...

>> we have some updated figures for you. they now say they believe 474 people were on board this vessel. 447 were passengers. 27 workroom members. the latest figure we have on those that have been rescued is 169 still not updated over the past 20 minutes or so. that could in reality be higher. we effort from a coast guard one person has been killed in this incident. a female body was found at 1135 ibm, about an hour and a half ago. this started right about four hours ago at 9:00 a.m. a distress ...

169 members, 168 members of the fire department of new york city are working to bring this blaze under control. one confirmed person at a local hospital in that area they do expect there will be receiving more patients as this moves along. and a lot of questions about how many people may have been in the building when this happened. the fire department working very hard right now to get them rescued. anybody who is trapped in that building. some of it was under construction and refurbishment is ...

There are more seats leaving than people trying to get on them. thats the only time it gets better. if a planes 0, 90% full if it wasnt, theyd cancel the route anyway. charlotte canceled 169 flights. thats 20%. newark 164 flights were cancelled. thats 25% of the flights. philadelphia 1 o 4 flights, and laguardia 17%. if the flights are 90% full and only 80% of the flights are leaving, we didnt make any progress today. we got no more people where they wanted to go than we had because we couldnt g...

Nations already on board. because what better way to celebrate a day known for love than to show its power to stop violence. at the table eve ensler the founder of v-day. and kimberly crenshaw who is also a board member at v-day. nice to have you guys here to talk about this. so what exactly is v-day? so for folks who werent part of it last year who dont know, what does it mean? whats going to has been on the 14th? >> v-day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls thats been ...

>> i think there should be a thorough investigation at freedom industries. >> reporter: investigators say it will take weeks to determine whether the leak could have somehow been prevented and how quickly it was detected. for another day people in west virginia are left high and dry. cnn has reached out to freedom industry for a response. they held a press conference offering an apology. ten people are hospitalized, 169 people have already been treated and released. kate? >> we sure hope thats t...

Them anything. >> one bottle of water left, so i guess i have to come here like every day. >> at fault, a chemical used to process coal spilling into the elk river, contaminating the water supply for nine counties. exposure can cause headaches, eye and skin irritation, and difficulty breathing. ten people have been admitted to the hospital so far, 169 others have sought medical attention. nbcs luke russert is live in charleston for us following that story. luke, the new concern is it could be sp...

Were killed? >> right, i believe if you end up -- if the slave was killed,ia would have to pay the owner, so you didnt want them to do. >> this was the kind of entertainment for the kind. at the time, seeing death on the streets wasnt that uncommon. it was something people enjoyed and wanted to see. luckily, we have much more pacifistic sports, if you want to use that word, and we dont have death. in fact, were trying to make our sports safer. its sort of the difference in the way we view those ...

Expensive to the owner of the slave if they were killed? >> right. the slave was killed you didnt want to pay the owner. it is a type of entertainment for the times. it was something people enjoyed and wanted to see. luckily we have more pass -- passivistic sports. it is a different in the way we view those competitions today and then. >> the emperors increased in 169 bc 63 african lions and leopards 40 bears el vanephants were hun down in a single two-day show. tigers crock piles giraffes they ...