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should never have been where it was in the first place, should never have tipped over the way it did. commanded by a captain who according to authorities should never have done what he did before, during or after his ship first ran into trouble. the questions are many tonight. we begin with a moment by moment account of what we now know. around 9:30 at night, the lights go out president a this point, there doesn t seem to be much panic among the passengers. but some sense that there was something more serious than just a power blackout. they were saying everything is under control. there was an electrical problem. we looked at each other and said they re full of it. we have to get off the boat. in fact, the sky scraper-sized smip ran into rocks and was beginning to list to one side. now passengers begin to panic. [ screaming ] reporter: this amateur video shows the dark cold chaos as passengers try to flee the ship in life jackets. battling against gravity to ge ....
should never have been where it was in the first place, should never have tipped over the way it did. commanded by a captain who according to authorities should never have done what he did before, during or after his ship first ran into trouble. the questions are many tonight. we begin with a moment by momen account of what we now know. around 9:30 at night, the lights go out president a this point, there doesn t seem to be much panic among the passengers. but some sense that there was something more serious than just a power blackout. they were saying everything is under control. there was an electrical problem. we looked at each other and said they re full of it. we have to get off the boat. in fact, the sky scraper-sized smip ran into rocks and was beginning to list to one side. now passengers begin to panic. [ screaming ] reporter: this amateur video shows the dark cold chaos as passengers try to flee the ship in life jackets. battling against gravity to get ....
the damage and the cries for help. the claim their government is out to kill them. cnn s nick robertson with an exclusive story. to the rescue. what does this now mean for you? i will be able to pay my mortgage every month on time. go back to the basics. solving the mortgage crisis. we find out this hour. that and more right here, right now on cnn. i m don lemon and we begin with breaking news. a major shake-up in the battle for president. he said he had a ticket to ride after finishing third, but the trip is over for jon huntsman. a senior official told cnn huntsman is dropping out of the race for president and here s a detail you heard first on cnn. he plans to endorse mitt romney. cnn s political reporter broke this news for us and joins us now. when is the official announcement? reporter: the official announcement will be tomorrow here in myrtle beach at the sheraton hotel where there is a big gop debate. the official endorsement will be here. he is go ....
help, the claims their government is out to kill them. cnn s nic robertson with an exclusive story. what does this now mean now? i ll able to pay my mortgage every month on time. solving the mortgage crisis from a very unlikely savior. could he help save your home? we find out this hour. that and more right here, right now on cnn. this is cnn breaking news. i m don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. we re going to begin this newscast with breaking news tonight. a major shake-up in the republican battle for president. he said he had a ticket to ride after finishing third in new hampshire butt trip is now over for jon huntsman. huntsman is dropping out of the race for president. and he plans to endorse mitt romney. cnn pleas political reporter peter hamby broke this news for us. when is the official announcement? the official announcement will be tomorrow they sheraton hotel where there s a big debate sponsored by the republican party. the official endor ....
more on that in a moment. dan is going to join us live. also, we want to tell you the company that owns the ship pointing the finger squarely at the ship s captain for allowing the ship to run aground on an italian island. cnn received a statement from costa cruises just a short time ago which reads in part, it says while the investigation is ongoing, preliminary indications are that there may have been significant human error on the part of the ship s master, captain francesco schettino, which resulted in these grave consequences. the captain is under arrest now. he could face charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. but he is defending himself today and you will hear that in just a moment as well. sadly though, crews today found two elderly people dead near the ship s restaurant. life vests still strapped around their bodies. that brings the death toll inside the ship to five. rescuers did pull out a south korean couple who were trapped for more than 24 hours. t ....