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Start trying to pull the boat back to shore. >> all right. what is -- i read reports that there was some noise before it started listing and tilting and then over and down. is there any sort of preliminary thought an to what has taken this ferry down? >> well, greta, they are still not too sure exactly what that loud thud was that some of the people who got off the boat say they heard before it started to tilt. of course, there is speculation it could be a rock. some maritime observers there say...

Sticking up. its at least deep enough to swallow a ferry this size. do we know? >> we dont know -- >> i believe the depth in that area -- >> go ahead, peter. >> i believe its 90 to 100 feet. at least the early reports suggest 90 to 100 feet. >> the conditions, you said its cold, right, but its fairly choppy, and in your experience with these things, you know, as peter said were not sure, you know, what was happening inside of the ship. it was probably better for them to get off immediately. but ...

Trip, we just dont know. >> were going to go to rob. peter just told us about whats happening inside the ship, but look at that water. you saw how choppy it is. the question is, is it easy, difficult, to veer off course in this area, rob? >> you know, its a very tight area through there. theres a lot of shoels, a lot of small islands. anything at this stage is really supposition. you know, we have some blessings to count in that this occurred early in the day, in daylight, with relatively good w...

>> again, as we just said, we have that new video in, well play that as we talk to the experts we have now. in boston is peter boynton, retired u.s. coast guard captain and co-director of the research institute for homeland security at northeastern university. in seattle, rob mccallem. he is an ocean search specialist and expedition leader. peter, first to you. i dont know if you can see this video, but does it give you any insight as to what happened on this ship? >> well, information at the be...

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entertainment world. rnb singer teena marie is dead at 54. marie was a grammy winning nominated artist and protege of legend rick james. she began her career with motown records in the 1970s and had a hit later with the song "lover girl" in 1984. she was noted for her success as a white fer former in r & b music. more on teena maries passing and her legacy later in this show. meanwhile, this is not how anybody wanted to finish the christmas weekend, a blizzard bearing down on the nor...

r&b singer teena marie is dead at 54. marie was a grammy nominated artist and a protege of legend rick james. she began her career with motown records in the 1970s and had a hit later with the song "lover girl" in 1984. marie was noted for her success as a white performer in r&b music. well have more on teena maries passing and her legacy later in this show. meanwhile, this is not how anybody wanted to finish the christmas weekend, a blizzard bearing down on the northeast as we speak...

a blizzard hits the northeast stranding travelers and making for a very miserable weekend and a rough start to the week ahead. we have a live report from newark airport, along with a check on the commuter trains and road conditions. meanwhile in the south, the sight of snow this weekend was a surprising sight, especially in florida. and well have all those stories and more in a moment. first, breaking news from the entertainment world. rnb singer teena marie is dead at 54. marie was a...