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But even the exact date could be a factor in determining who would replace hugo chavez. jon. >> jon: steve harrigan in south florida. thank you, steve. the oil rig that ran aground in alaska dragged its tow boats 10 miles toward a rocky shore in less than an hour. that's the word from coast guard officials. the rig is carrying more than 140,000 gallons of fuel and is sitting in a fragile ocean ecosystem. but officials say there are no signs of leaks so far and the fuel is well protected. still, it's not the first time shell has had issues trying to drill in the difficult artic waters. green pe...

Disaster in january. new documents leaked in an italian newspaper show four days before the "concordia" ran aground, e-mails from the ship's technical director said the black box data recorder had broken down. it was never repaired or replaced, even though the owners of the costa cruise lines insisted that the recorders were working on the night of the disaster. then there are the water tight safety doors designed to prevent flooding. the documents say they were left open. and an assertion that "costa" denies. officers on board reportedly said leaving the doors open was standard practice to ma...

years ago. ♪ tell you about global project management ♪ >> the scandal is now in the cross hairs of a congressal hearing today. video spoofs even bragged about the lavish spending and poked fun at president obama. the scandal already has claimed gsa administrator martha johnson who stepped down two weeks ago. republican chair of the house oversight committee darrell issa says one goal of the hearing is to, quote, make sure this doesn't happen again. the death toll from this weekend's massive tornadoes is rising. at least six people have died. all of the known fatalities right n...

Afghan officials say five taliban prisoners at guantanamo bay have agreed to be transferred. they are scheduled to move to qatar in the persian gulf. the transfer viewed as an incentive to bring the taliban to peace talks. air strikes in yemen killing 18 militants with ties to al-qaeda. the strikes in retaliation for an attack last week by al-qaeda which killed almost 200 soldiers. and an italian tanker ship ran aground. there is the video. in storm. >> waters off the coast of sicily. helicopters plucking the crew to safety but the ship's position makes it almost impossible to lower life b...

But fire broke out in the electrical generator room. the ship's power was knocked out. it is the second disaster for the costa cruise line, owned by carnival, in just six weeks. who could forget these haunting images when the "costa concordia" ran aground, killing 25 people? for now passengers aboard the "costa allegra" are facing nothing more serious than discomfort. lama hasan, abc news, london. >> there are so many pirates in that area. so they're getting a military escort back to port. they're actually towing them in that way. >> i would hate to work for the pr department of the costa crui...