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The ferry captain and crow was rescued with the hundreds of passengers below deck. >> heres more. >> and david. >> hi, jenna, yes. the nowly released video comes from the coast guard of south korea show the captain leaving the ship and the crew being rescued and hundreds of passengers are below the decks and one of the coast guard told reporters they didnt recognize they were captain or vow. 15 crow members and the captain are detawned and some are charged with vealating mar time law. 476 passen...

The death toll is rising from south koreas ferry disaster as divers continue to recover bodies from the sunken vessel. 187 people are confirmed dead, many of them high school students. president obama arrived to the scene, and said as a parent he cant imagine what the people are going through. he gave the south korean president an american flag along with his condolences. >> this flag was flown over the white house the same day as the sinking of the sewol. and in that spirit im presenting this a...

Investigators now looking into whether that may have made it more vulnerable to capsizing. total of 15 crew members now, including the ferry captain, have been arrested. russian president vladimir putin says ukraines use of military will have consequences. this comes as ukrainians have gone on the offensive. pushing into areas pro-russian forces have tried to plant their flag. president obamas warning more sanctions are at the ready. those are your headlines, guys. >> that is not good. polit...

Able to recover will start to fall off. the government will make a decision that the best way to continue finding victims is actually to start the salvage operation. >> captain, obviously they are hoping for a miracle but at some point they do have to assume the worse and move on. great to have you here and your expe-eepertise with us. >> we talked about the ferry captain and crew members that have been arrested but we want to point out the heroes onboard. one was a 22-year-old crew member. the ...

Australian coast south of perth. the search could wrap up in the next couple of days. bluefin-21 drone making the tenth unsuccessful dive overnight. its canvassed over 80% of the search zone. south korea, divers searching the upper decks of the capsized ferry found no air pockets. this all but eliminates any hope of finding anyone alive in that sunken wreck. 150 bodies have been recovered. 152 people remain missing. in the meantime, two more crew members have been arrested, bringing the tota...

Bodies recovered were wearing life vests. also new today, the criminal investigation is growing, there are now more arrests to report. a total of nine crew members have been detained. four of them appearing in court today with heads bowed, faces covered, hats on. theyre accused of causing deaths due to abandonment. tomorrow at the students high school there will be a memorial for those who have died. but the ferry captain, his actions continue to be the focus of this investigation. hes not the f...

A total of seven crew members including the ferry captain are facing charges. the captain for abandoning ship after causing to it capsize and sink. sadly there have been others like him in the past. and captains who have gone down in history to safe lives. and others who safe lives and go down with the ship. >> reporter: hes blamed for one of the worst maritime disasters of all time, but to some captain e.j. smith a hero. he turn in for the night aboard the "titanic" when his crew told him they ...

Going to lose the watertight integrity of the room to access it. so it would have to be really quick decision making. a diver hopefully is able to realize air pocket that looks like thats somebody and immediately get them supplemental air. but, again, based on visibility being that, its just such an impossible task. its heartbreaking. it really is. >> its heartbreaking. cade, thank you very much. >> no problem. now the question is mounting about the conduct of the crew and why they ordered the...

Wandering the tarmac in maui dazed and confused. if the story pans out, he would have flown almost five hours at altitudes reaching 38,000 feet without oxygen and under sub-zero temperatures. that has some experts doubting the story. officials say surveillance video in san jose shows the and the walking toward the jet and video at the maui airport shows him crawling out of the planes gear area. a live report coming up for you with more on the mystery of san jose coming up later this hour. right ...

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