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Impossible for the rescue helicopter to actually reach the ship. so the crew has marked the spot on the ice where it can land. now all they can do simply is wait. heres more from matthew chance. >> suzanne, its the new plan, in fact, its the only plan say rescue workers that is going to work right now. theyve abandoned all attempts at this stage to reach the stranded research vessel by sea. the pack ice is simply too thick around it for the ice breakers to break through. instead, theyre going to...

Arrived. what hasnt arrive sd a rescue crew to get them off that vessel. thats about to change if mother nature cooperates. the crew is doing their part to lay the groundwork, literally. matthew chance has their story of optimism. >> reporter: kyra, its the new plan. apparently its the only plan thats going to work at this stage. all attempts to rescue this stranded research vessel by sea have been abandoned. the pack ice is just too thick for the ice breakers to break through. instead, theyre g...

Weather improves. the conditions now, gusty winds and poor visibility. >> the wind is quite intense, not eye dole for helicopter operations unfortunately. >> reporter: its been nearly a week since the russian ship was stranded, locked in ice between antarctica and new zealand. three icebreakers attempted to rescue them. all three missions failed. the ice is simply too thick. >> unfortunately, they couldnt get through. its deeply frustrating. >> reporter: in the meantime, the passengers have trie...

The moment were not quite sure, the visibility at the moment, the helicopters like a bit of wind, but the visibility is deteriorating again. and in the forecast for the next 24 hours it is pretty much more of the same. so at the moment we just dont know. the icebreakers just could not get through, at least the italian ones and the australian ones. a united states vessel may be engaged. we dont know that for sure. but if the weather opens up, chances are well leave, letting the russian crew break...

A rescue mission for a ship stuck in ice in antarctica will now move to the skies. 56 people will be evacuated by helicopter if weather permits. this is according to the russian foreign ministry. this after an ice break iing rescue ship had to turn back today. the expedition leader chris turney explained what happened. >> what appears to have happened is a massive blow-out, a very old thick ice which came from the other side after glacier and then broke out and with the southeast winds trapped u...

>> well, thats a good question. at the moment its difficult because of the weather. we just saw some pictures of clear skies and the helicopter could land. to be honest i dont have a clear answer actually. it would seem logical thing to do. theres a small chopper. i can only take three or four passengers. there is 74 with their gear. they are hoping the ice breakers will cut through. plan b is the helicopter evacuation and it could happen -- could take place any time they decide its really neces...

An australian ice breaker had to turn around because of bad weather and poor visibility. michaela spoke earlier with expedition leader chris turney. listen to this. >> it appears a massive blowout, several-year-old thick ice came from the other side of a glacier, broke out and with the southeast winds trapped us in so we were completely in the wrong place at the wrong time. it is not something that happened frequently. the ice breakers are finding it very difficult to get through to us as a resu...

>> i am marianne rafferty. time is running oupt for a family whose little girl was declared brain dead after tonsilectomy. she will be taken off of life support unless her family appeals. they want her kept on a ventilator. two nursing homes said they would provide the teens care. in antarctica a snowstorm has moved in stalling efforts to rescue 74 people stranded on his chest. they remain optimistic rescuers will reach them. ice breakers from china and france tried only to be stuck by tough ice...

>> 30s in the northeast and southern new england area. 50 in the southeast. 70 in south florida and south texas and in coastal california, as well. single digits in the northern plains and 40s in the pacific northwest. evacuations have been ordered after a volcano in el salvador shot gas and ash three miles in the air. huge plumes of smoke could be seen billowing out of the volcano. the volcano is located near the city of san miguel in the eastern part of the country. the last significant erup...

Ice breakers from france, china, australia have all failed to get through. theres plan b, evacuation by helicopter but that also depends on the weather, because too much snow, too much wind and the choppers cant take off. and that is the situation at the moment. there is, however, plenty of food, fresh and dehydrated, for a few weeks, thomas. >> so whats morale like as were seeing, again, these crew members who are giving interviews. theyre also tweeting about this. but the morale of what the cr...