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Desperately needed, says passenger karen coys. >> mass hysteria. and you could see the crew members panicking. you knew there was no leadership on the boat. >> reporter: she and lynn kalen are appalled by the captain's apparent escape. >> he was a coward. i mean, we're fighting for our lives, and he's more concerned about himself. >> he's supposed to go down with the ship, not leave the ship first. >> reporter: at an airport hotel in rome surviving crew members told me the captain was eating dinner when the ship ran aground. >> all crew member waiting for announcement from the bridge. >> on be...

five days after the coast of concordia ran aground, search teams have repeatedly had to pull back as the wreckage moved and shifted. but the captain is now out of jail and is facing an array of charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. the first congressional vote of 2012 is worth $1.2 trillion but doesn't amount to anything. as part of last summer's ex cruise ating debt ceiling drama, the house gets to impose another which the senate will ignore. and as per the earlier agreement, the deal also called for more than two trillion in spending cuts over a decade. we could be heari...

Than my job. you may fault my decision but i didn't abandon the ship. i was part of the rescue effort and we hear that all over the this tape. no criminal charms. >> i disagree. it is obvious he abandoned theship and the italian maritime code is tough on this. and do not forget the manslaughter charge, we are talking about actions when the ship ran aground. how about the conduct and actions in causing the ship to run aground, two separate and distinct things: abandoning ship. manslaughter. >>randy: you agree with manslaughter he has to chose his eyes, i know there are rocks there but to hell w...

From waves crashing on board, fires, or in this case a ship sinking. luckily, after everyone was off. experts say be prepared. >> be familiar with the ship. you need to know where your assembly station is. you need to take the assembly drill seriously. >> reporter: another good idea, coordinate with your family or friends, figure out a rendezvous point. in an emergency you may not even be at the same part of the ship. and here's another suggestion. bring a flashlight on board. something like this could be invaluable in a fire or in darkness. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >> maybe a waterpr...

The black boxes and find out exactly where the ship was and what happened. and an hour and a half delay for warning everyone. >> that's totally inexcusable. all right. right now to politics and a brand new abc news poll shows mitt romney is the republicans' clear front-runner. romney has 35% of republican-leaning voters, a nearly 2-1 lead over newt gingrich and ron paul, who are far behind in second and third place. and 57% say romney has the best chance of beating president obama this november, giving him a major advantage among his republican opponents. well, that front-runner momentum n...