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♪ but the original godzilla was a powerful signifier. people left japanese theaters in tears but went to see the movie in droves. it was an example of how pop culture can reflect the peoples fears. japan was wrestling with deep pain about losing the war and the bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki. after that the u.s. tested another bomb in the pacific. a fishing boat called the lucky dragon number five was 80 miles from the test site when the bomb went off. they saw a flash of light and the radioa...

Families, they say that operation is already far too slow. divers report seeing children clutching each other, 48 crammed together in one room. they just cant get them out. prosecutors say they were victims of negligence. life rafts on the ferry couldnt be freed as it sank. the steering was faulty, the cargo over weight and investigators found cargo restraints on the ferrys sister ship didnt work. bill has sailed and inspected ships for 50 years. >> maintenance, particularly of safety operations...

Winter. shipments of ore and coal to the regions fuel mill have been delayed days, canceled or stuck in the ice which now covers more than a third of lake michigan. slow going? >> very slow going. it took us 17 hours to move a ship seven miles. >> reporter: wow. at 3,500 tons, the "mackinaw" is the biggest and newest ice breaker on the great lakes. older ice breakers ride up on the ice and break it using the ships weight. >> 176, sir. >> reporter: on the mackinaw, ensign michael cooper manipulat...

Tuesday about 1700 miles south of new zealand. bill whitaker has more. >> reporter: passengers and crew aboard the research vessel "akademik shokalskiy" had to endure fierce antarctica conditions the last two days-- temperatures well below freezing, winds approaching 50 miles per hour. australian climate scientist chris turney is filing video updates from the distressed vessel at the bottom of the earth. >> the vessel hasnt moved for the last two days and were surrounded by sea ice, we just cant...

A dicey comment from the founder of lululemon may have added insult to injury for that company. you may recall they were last in the news for womens yoga pants that were unintentionally see-through. back then they suggested some women werent wearing the right size. now the founder of the company, chip wilson said, quote, frankly some womens bodies just dont actually work for their product. his comments might be a test of brand loyalty for their otherwise loyal customers. right now the luxor ho...

The sinking of "titanic." >> reporter: of all the stories to emerge from the "titanic," one endured the test of time. >> nice and cheery so there is no panic. ♪ >> reporter: a legend captured in the movie that amid the panic and chaos, the band kept on playing as the ocean liner slipped into the north atlantic. >> come on. lets play. >> reporter: the men were led in music and courage by wallace heartily and his trusty violin. no longer playable and cracked. >> 110, 120, 130. >> reporter: today...

>> i probably could not pass it. >> reporter: the history museum unearthed this high school entrance exam from 1912 to prove it. do you think bill gates could pass this test? [ laughter ] >> i cant pass this test probably and i wrote the answers. >> reporter: before the first world war when wilson was president and the "titanic" met the iceberg, kids in 8th grade were asked, at $1.62 1/2 a cord what would be the price of wood 24 feet long, four feet wide and 63" high? yikes! or who invented the ...

Finally, it was once the pride of a president, a gleaming ship of state that served as a floating white house. today, it is still in the water, but just barely. our story tonight from jim maceda in italy. >> reporter: this man is spending his golden years trying to save an old rusty boat from a scrap yard. >> the style of the ship, i think its a fine piece of naval architecture. >> reporter: in fact, the 240 foot steel hold wreck called the

Williamsburg once looked like this, an american treasure. >> the u.s.s. williamsburg, president trumans new flag ship. >> it made history as trumans presidential yacht, easing him away from the stresses of washington during his seven tumultuous years in washington. >> the rebuilding of europe, of japan, all took place, his decisions were made aboard the presidential yacht williamsburg. >> reporter: but it wasnt all business. truman relished the comradery and straight talk. in the summer of 46, t...

Never seen. last year, there was a shooting here on average every 33 hours. per capita, its the highest crime rate in the country, the highest murder rate in the country in the wbr-id "wbr8520" poorest city in the country. last summer we had three people shot two blocks that way, a person shot one block that way. just last week at this time of the day we had a person shot right in front of this store. we spent the day riding along with camdens chief of police, scott thompson, whose o...