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The incredible heartache. reporter: also today, investigators have revealed that life rafts and escape chutes on a sister ship to the sunken ferry were not working properly when they inspected them. police have also been serving the offices of the company involved. and a number of executives of that firm have been banned from leaving the country. back to you, jenna. jenna: dived piper, live in thailand with the latest for us on that south korea ferry disaster. david, thank you. jon: right now, better conditions helping crews battle several large fires in new jersey. four fires have been burning overnight in that state, prompting hundreds to evacuate and burning thousands of acres. this morning though calmer winds are helping contain the fires. rick leventhal joins us now. he has latest for us. reporter: state forest fire officials are holding a briefing in beechwood where some firefighters are still battling to contain one of larger blazes. 200-acres burned already. ....
Bottom of that story. that s pretty terrible. molly henneberg, thank you. jenna: well, a disturbing new revelation in the south korea ferry disaster. what a crew member is telling investigates as the grim search for victims drags on. jon: plus, in colorado it s legal to sell pot but only to adults. where the marijuana is showing up and causing a huge fuss. jenna: and, jon, he may have gotten away with it before. not this time though. you see that little thing on his neck right there? a new york pitcher in hot water. for just that, something that he had on his neck. jon: tattoo? jenna: not a tattoo. you re outta here. we ll explain. ....
Jenna: new next hour, latest developments in a south korea ferry disaster. now one crew member is speaking out. also some new cheating accusations a major league baseball. not about steroids this time. the substance that got one slugger thrown out of the game. pretty shady. we will show you that. could it drones be to save lives instead of taking them? which is one thing unmanned aerial vehicles could do. protecting you in an extreme weather events. jon: a shocking act of violence on the streets of brooklyn, new york. a man caught on camera hurling a molotov cocktail into minimart. the whole place going up in flames with the clerk inside suffering minor injuries. the suspect had an argument with the shopkeeper earlier in the ....
Disaster. students returnedded to class at high school. almost 250 students and teachers from the school are confirmed dead or missing. flowers and notes covered the desks of the missing students. classes at first will be used to help students deal with the loss. the ferry was carrying 476 passengers, closely high school students going on a trip to a resort island. only 174 people were saved. what has been shocking for the people of south korea is that all but seven of ships 29 crewmembers survived. reports suggest that no evacuation order was given immediately. and people were told to stay in their rooms. 11 of the crew have been arrested in connection with abandoning, or failing to properly evacuate the ship including the captain. investigators still don t know why the ship capsized. they re looking at number of possibilities such as strong winds, ocean currents or improperly loaded freight. tracking data indicates that the ferry turned sharply just before ....
And to have that cell phone, i mean, i just think jenna: i m sure the defense and some or our viewers might take offense to that characterization, of people just waiting with guns to do something. well, we see these cases all the time. jenna: let me just leave it for this particular case, the issue is that he did shoot both teenagers and then went up to them and shot them again at point-blank rage, and that really change range. and that really changes it. we didn t get to that today, but we certainly will. brian, ashley, thank you so much. thank you. thank you. jon: one crew member from that deadly south korean ferry accident is speaking out now. the shocking order she says she was given as the ship was sinking with hundreds of people, mostly teenagers, onboard. and fox news uncovers a defense contract that s undermining u.s. sanctions on russia over the ukraine crisis. the lucrative deal that s benefiting a top russian official. starts with back pain. ....