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Rescue boats. inside the ship, passenger video shows crowds on the verge of panic. >> ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please. the situation is under control. please remain calm. but at this time proceed to your stations. outside on deck 4. >> reporter: illinois resident jim salzburg made it into a lifeboat with his wife and daughter, shooting this video on an iphone. >> the ship is listing, and people are running for lifeboats. i was just waiting for the band to start playing. >> reporter: the captain of the "costa concordia" insists the wreck wasn't his fault, saying nautical charts did...

There is a couple that used their sheets and a rope to -- they tied two of them together just to get off of the ship. >> it shows the spirit of everyone working together to make it away from there. but unbelievable pictures there. of course the latest on the captain's court appearance later this morning on "america this morning" we're going to take you live to the sea port in italy for an update as well on "good morning america." well, some mississippi lawmakers are trying to get an amendment to the state constitution that would limit the governor's power to grant pardons. this comes a week ...

Possible charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. two americans are among the missing, a retired couple from minnesota, gerard and barbara heil, devoted churchgoers on a 16-day vacation. and there are new details from british newspaper "the telegraph" reporting that just minutes before impact the sister of the ship's head waiter posted on facebook that the ship will pass very close to shore. a facebook post that foreshadowed a tragedy. paula and dan? >> italian media now reporting that they have found another body. they're saying maybe roughly 29 now are missing. and that captain reportedl...

One. each has been assigned a role in the event of an evacuation. but nothing happens until the captain gives the order. and in the case of italy, we know he delayed. >> please proceed to your stations. >> reporter: as a passenger the law requires that the crew shows you how to evacuate by holding a drill within 24 hours of your boarding. experts say most vessels leaving u.s. ports drill before setting sail. on the italian ship the drill was scheduled for the next day. >> we've got to get our -- >> reporter: on board there are life jackets and life boats for everyone. it should all work smooth...

least 13 killed on monday including five people shot. five others were soldiers trying to defect. meanwhile, a u.n. spokesman says the arab league has asked for help. and pakistan supreme court has ordered the prime minister to appear at a contempt hearing on thursday. the judges want to know why he hasn't pursued corruption charngs. those are the headlines from cnn, the world's news later. world business today starts now. >> hello, welcome to "world business today." >> and i'm andrew stevens. thanks for joining us. science in a slow down, but china's enveeble growth continues sparki...