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These easily to explain that is a show you. two in the morning, the last crewmember goes to bed on the top deck. an hour later, they hear a noise, they come down and see a fire. but it is so engulfed, the second floor where you see the windows, they cant get down, through the back to her through the front windows. because the flames are so bad, the passengers below, they cant get up because of the fire, as well. look at this ntsb video. heres another reason. see that piece of wood and the guys h...

California. the search now for survivors has been suspended as the coast guard switches its operations toward recovering remains. as we learn more about the 34 people on that dive boat who are now presumed dead. william la jeunesse is live in santa barbara this morning. hi, william. >> three investigations underway now. one by the sheriff on the criminal side. the coast guard and the ntsb which will provide an initial report within 10 days on the crews response as well as the fire and any mistak...

>> reporter: all members of the conception taking a dingy to bob hansons boat. >> there are some things you cant unsee. i dont know if ill ever forget the sight of that boat burning >> reporter: switching from a search to recovery mission today, what was left of the dive boat has now sunk to the ocean floor. among the missing, a california family of five with three daughters who loved to dive. shari mcdonagh just arrived from cincinnati to identify her daughter ali, the one crew member who died ...

Fire. >> it was fully engulfed from bow to stern and flames 30 feet high. >> bob and shirl were anchored close by. heard a banging on the boat it was the five crew on the top deck managing to escape. >> two of the crew members in good shape gave them a flashlight and they went out to trien a find anybody that might have gotten off. >> the two crew members found no one. and the hansens brought a handful of survivors to the smore. >> i had the space i could have got them out if they could have got...

The fire broke out. >> there was a stairwell to get down the main entryway up and down, and there was an escape hatch. it would appear as though both of those were blocked by fire. >> it was fully engulfed. from bow to stern. i mean, and flames probably 30 feet high. >> reporter: they were anchored close high, heard a banging on their boat. it was the crew who had been on the top deck, managed to escape. >> two of the crew members that were in pretty good shape, gave them a flashlight. they went...

Ending the search for survive investors around that sunken diving boat with six people still missing. the sheriff in santa barbara says officials do not think any of the 34 people stuck on the boat survived after it went up in flames. of course, it happened near santa cr santa cr santa cruz island yesterday morning. the sheriff said 35 people were on board. the five crew on the top deck jumped overboard. most people, those that were customers, were sleeping below deck in crowded spaces and did n...

>> anthony: a drink or two on the top deck, check. now for the rest of the day -- try to do a little as possible. a nap, sunset, maybe some more drinks. and what about dinner? >> lin: one for you. >> anthony: oh, thank you sir. >> lin: cheers, my friend. >> anthony: cheers. so, were eating some squid. >> lin: tons of squid. >> anthony: tons of squid. >> lin: we tried to get as many tons as possible. >> anthony: cue the majesty of the squid. at night this time of year the bright lights of ha long...

Back then i got to meet his son, min, whos apparently grown up. >> lin: these are pictures of you and him. >> anthony: whoa. >> lin: 15 years ago. 14 years ago. >> anthony: oh, my god. look at my hair. ♪ its changed a little bit. like, over 8 million people are coming to ha long bay now? >> lin: yeah, every year. tourists. >> anthony: all of this is protected, right? you cant do anything with -- on these rocks? >> lin: no. >> min: no. no. >> anthony: no. and how many of these islands? its like...

And look at this. firefighters battling freezing temperatures and exploding cars on the top deck of a parking garage. thats at newark liberty airport. wind chills below zero stretching into the northeast through tomorrow. and tonight, in some parts of the country, there is actually concern over the natural gas supply to keep families warm. some communities have been warned to turn their thermostats down. abcs whit johnson leads us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the death toll rising as the d...

>> anthony: how old are you, anyway? wait a minute. you were 5 years old last time i was in ha long bay. >> lin: yeah. its fine, hes 20 now. >> anthony: wow. lin and i came here for another show what feels like a lifetime ago. back then i got to meet his son, min, whos apparently grown up. >> lin: these are pictures of you and him. >> anthony: whoa. >> lin: 15 years ago. 14 years ago. >> anthony: oh, my god. look at my hair. ♪ its changed a little bit. like, over 8 million people are coming to...