Detecting language using up to the first 30 seconds. Use `--language` to specify the language Detected language: English [00:00.000 --> 00:07.040] Tonight at 11, the sign says, donate books, but drop them in the bin, and one of the biggest [00:07.040 --> 00:09.280] online book retailers may profit. [00:09.280 --> 00:10.280] Shilma Sludd. [00:10.280 --> 00:11.280] It's deceiving. [00:11.280 --> 00:12.680] It's all perfectly legal. [00:12.680 --> 00:18.600] The disclosure on your donations tonight at 11 on NBC Bay Area News. [00:18.600 --> 00:21.720] On the broadcast tonight, a political earthquake in Washington. [00:21.720 --> 00:28.240] President Obama says no to a massive pipeline project and is immediately charged with having [00:28.240 --> 00:31.560] said no to thousands of new American jobs. [00:31.560 --> 00:36.920] Gone blank tonight, the big fight behind what happened to some big names on the web today [00:36.920 --> 00:39.240] and why they went away. [00:39.240 --> 00:44.920] A new twist in the cruise ship captain's story, how he ended up in a lifeboat while thousands [00:44.920 --> 00:50.520] of passengers were stranded, and tonight why the search for the missing may be over. [00:50.520 --> 00:56.280] And Snow Day, a city more accustomed to rain practically shut down tonight by something [00:56.280 --> 00:59.120] different, and that storm is moving east. [00:59.120 --> 01:03.720] Plus, what are the absolute worst airport terminals in this country? [01:03.720 --> 01:07.080] See if the one you're thinking of made the new list. [01:07.080 --> 01:12.720] Nightly News begins now. [01:12.720 --> 01:18.920] From NBC News World Headquarters in New York, this is NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. [01:18.920 --> 01:19.920] Good evening. [01:19.920 --> 01:25.040] It would have stretched from Canada to Texas and all along the countryside in between, [01:25.040 --> 01:31.560] and it still might someday, but for now, President Obama has said no to a massive oil pipeline [01:31.560 --> 01:37.520] project, a $7 billion job that would create a lot of jobs in this country. [01:37.520 --> 01:39.840] The president says he has his reasons. [01:39.840 --> 01:44.960] He feels rushed into a decision by Congress, and there are questions about a lot of things [01:44.960 --> 01:49.720] including the environment, and his decision now to put this on hold has angered a lot [01:49.720 --> 01:54.360] of people from Canada on South Clear to Congress in Washington. [01:54.360 --> 02:00.040] And as of today, you can be sure as the campaign season enters the home stretch, we'll be hearing [02:00.040 --> 02:03.200] a lot more about this long stretch of pipe. [02:03.200 --> 02:06.840] It's where we begin tonight with NBC's Andrea Mitchell in Washington. [02:06.840 --> 02:07.840] Andrea, good evening. [02:07.840 --> 02:09.440] Good evening, Brian. [02:09.440 --> 02:12.360] This sure was a no-win situation for the president. [02:12.360 --> 02:16.680] On one side, environmentalists fighting the pipeline, which would have added to an existing [02:16.680 --> 02:20.800] pipeline and run from Canada all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. [02:20.800 --> 02:26.320] On the other side, union members wanting construction jobs, plus in an election year, all those Republican [02:26.320 --> 02:32.840] candidates accusing Mr. Obama of passing up all that Canadian oil. [02:32.840 --> 02:37.880] It would have been the longest pipeline outside of Russia and China, nearly 2,000 miles from [02:37.880 --> 02:44.240] Canada to the Gulf Coast, designed to deliver 700,000 barrels of oil a day, within minutes [02:44.240 --> 02:45.960] Republican candidates pounce. [02:45.960 --> 02:52.640] This is a stunningly stupid thing to do, and there's no better word for it. [02:52.640 --> 02:57.320] These people are so out of touch with reality, it's as though they were governing Mars. [02:57.320 --> 02:59.040] Even some Democrats objected. [02:59.040 --> 03:01.920] So I think the president made the wrong decision here. [03:01.920 --> 03:07.040] I think the Keystone pipeline is a good jobs opportunity. [03:07.040 --> 03:11.080] President Obama had wanted to delay a decision for another year, which would have put it [03:11.080 --> 03:16.560] beyond the November election, but Congress forced his hand, demanding he decide now. [03:16.560 --> 03:21.560] In a written statement today, Mr. Obama called that a rushed and arbitrary deadline, preventing [03:21.560 --> 03:26.480] a full assessment of the pipeline's impact on health, safety and the environment. [03:26.480 --> 03:30.200] But oil industry lobbyists claim thousands of jobs will now be lost. [03:30.200 --> 03:35.720] The president has repeatedly said he wants new jobs, he wants to be a job creator, yet [03:35.720 --> 03:41.880] today he rejected the largest shovel ready job creator in America today. [03:41.880 --> 03:44.720] How many jobs are at stake, that's debatable. [03:44.720 --> 03:50.440] The industry says at least 20,000, the State Department says 6,000, and a Cornell University [03:50.440 --> 03:59.960] study says at most 2,000 to 4,650 temporary construction jobs for two years. [03:59.960 --> 04:04.240] Today environmental groups who protested against the pipeline for months warned it could even [04:04.240 --> 04:06.800] cost jobs if disaster struck. [04:06.800 --> 04:12.280] Far from being a job creator, this is a pipeline which, if it had a disastrous oil spill in [04:12.280 --> 04:17.240] America's heartland, would mean loss of jobs for thousands of farmers. [04:17.240 --> 04:20.760] The president called Canada's prime minister today to tell him of the decision. [04:20.760 --> 04:25.080] The prime minister reportedly said that Canada will now send its oil to China, especially [04:25.080 --> 04:29.040] because the State Department said that the pipeline company cannot amend its application [04:29.040 --> 04:31.160] to take care of environmental concerns. [04:31.160 --> 04:34.240] It has to start all over again, and that could take years, Brian. [04:34.240 --> 04:37.120] Andrea Mitchell starting us off from D.C. tonight, Andrea, thanks. [04:37.120 --> 04:41.960] And speaking of politics, with just two days to go now to the South Carolina primary, Newt [04:41.960 --> 04:47.200] Gingrich seized on Mitt Romney's revelation that he pays a much lower tax rate than the [04:47.200 --> 04:51.800] average middle class American worker, and then he pounded away our political director [04:51.800 --> 04:58.160] Chuck Todd with us from Rock Hill, South Carolina tonight, Chuck, good evening. [04:58.160 --> 04:59.160] Good evening, Brian. [04:59.160 --> 05:03.960] He's definitely feeling his oats with less than 72 hours to go before the voting. [05:03.960 --> 05:09.640] In fact, on that tax issue, Newt Gingrich has a flat tax proposal that's 15 percent, [05:09.640 --> 05:14.840] and he joked today he wants to call it the Mitt Romney flat tax proposal to talk about [05:14.840 --> 05:15.840] that 15 percent. [05:15.840 --> 05:17.720] But there's something more going on here. [05:17.720 --> 05:22.840] This coronation of Mitt Romney that appeared to be in place about 48 hours ago appears [05:22.840 --> 05:23.840] to have been erased. [05:23.840 --> 05:27.160] You've got Gingrich getting huge crowds all of a sudden here. [05:27.160 --> 05:30.640] You've got Romney's campaign clearly deciding they're in trouble. [05:30.640 --> 05:32.920] They did a conference call attacking Gingrich today. [05:32.920 --> 05:37.200] They launched a new web ad, and even Mitt Romney is going after him again on the campaign [05:37.200 --> 05:38.400] trail. [05:38.400 --> 05:39.400] Something's happening here. [05:39.400 --> 05:41.200] You see a shift in polling. [05:41.200 --> 05:42.200] This thing's not over, Brian. [05:42.200 --> 05:43.200] All right. [05:43.200 --> 05:44.200] We'll stay on the story. [05:44.200 --> 05:47.240] Chuck Todd in South Carolina tonight, Chuck, thanks. [05:47.240 --> 05:52.400] Today in Washington, the Secretary of Defense addressed what some are calling an epidemic [05:52.400 --> 05:55.160] rape inside the U.S. military. [05:55.160 --> 06:00.360] He promised new steps to fix one of America's shameful secrets just two days before a new [06:00.360 --> 06:05.120] documentary on the subject premieres at the Sundance Film Festival. [06:05.120 --> 06:08.320] We get more on this tonight from Jim McLechefsky at the Pentagon. [06:08.320 --> 06:11.080] I can't give us one of the bigger... [06:11.080 --> 06:13.040] It's a startling statistic. [06:13.040 --> 06:17.640] Women in the military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than attacked by [06:17.640 --> 06:18.640] the enemy. [06:18.640 --> 06:25.560] A powerful new documentary, The Invisible War, captures the horror of military sexual assault. [06:25.560 --> 06:29.800] I remember holding the closet thinking, what just happened? [06:29.800 --> 06:33.320] A month later, I found out I was pregnant. [06:33.320 --> 06:37.880] There were more than 3,000 reports of military sexual assault last year. [06:37.880 --> 06:44.160] Since many go unreported, the Pentagon estimates the actual number is a staggering 19,000. [06:44.160 --> 06:49.120] President Secretary Leon Panetta pledged today protecting service members from sexual assault [06:49.120 --> 06:50.960] is a top priority. [06:50.960 --> 06:59.640] We have a moral duty to keep them safe from those who would attack their dignity and their [06:59.640 --> 07:00.640] honor. [07:00.640 --> 07:05.160] The Pentagon has taken several steps to make it easier for victims to report assaults and [07:05.160 --> 07:06.720] seek protection. [07:06.720 --> 07:09.640] But the military's record remains dismal. [07:09.640 --> 07:16.080] Only 8% of sexual assault cases have been prosecuted, and only 2% end in convictions. [07:16.080 --> 07:21.760] Panetta argues that military judges and prosecutors must be more aggressive. [07:21.760 --> 07:26.280] In order to make sure that the signal is sent that anybody who does this is going to be held [07:26.280 --> 07:27.280] accountable. [07:27.280 --> 07:32.920] But that will require a major shift in the military's mindset and male-dominated culture, [07:32.920 --> 07:36.920] while thousands of military women suffer in silence. [07:36.920 --> 07:40.240] Jim McLechefsky, NBC News, the Pentagon. [07:40.240 --> 07:45.720] Now we go overseas to Italy in the disaster at sea tonight, five days after the accident [07:45.720 --> 07:51.360] aboard the Costa Concordia search and recovery efforts around the shipwreck for the more [07:51.360 --> 07:56.400] than 20 still missing are on hold because of safety concerns. [07:56.400 --> 07:59.440] And a big European weather system is moving in. [07:59.440 --> 08:03.800] That could mean big waves and another satellite view to show you tonight. [08:03.800 --> 08:09.800] The incredible photo of the wreck as seen from space, NBC's Michelle Kaczynski has our [08:09.800 --> 08:14.000] report from the scene tonight. [08:14.000 --> 08:19.040] All the work today had to be above the water line, dropping huge hoses onto the ship, preparing [08:19.040 --> 08:22.560] to pump out half a million gallons of fuel. [08:22.560 --> 08:27.440] Which can't happen until searchers finish, that planned to blast four more holes into [08:27.440 --> 08:32.120] the Concordia's hull today and to find more bodies of the missing. [08:32.120 --> 08:36.560] Yesterday, they were able to plunge the depths of the once grand ship. [08:36.560 --> 08:41.280] Video released today shows it as it rests, lit now by searchlights. [08:41.280 --> 08:46.000] Today, the dangerously shifting vessel would not let them. [08:46.000 --> 08:51.680] Perched on rock above a slope that drops 200 feet, families of the unaccounted for, their [08:51.680 --> 08:54.960] photos hung in town, must also wait. [08:54.960 --> 08:57.360] I'm looking for my brother Russell. [08:57.360 --> 09:02.480] Russell Rebello, a waiter from India, who was last seen helping passengers escape on [09:02.480 --> 09:03.480] lifeboats. [09:03.480 --> 09:05.640] I'm very proud of him. [09:05.640 --> 09:11.080] And the captain, many are calling the most hated man in Italy, Francesco Scatino, seen [09:11.080 --> 09:17.760] here greeting passengers before what's believed to be this voyage, who says he hopes it will [09:17.760 --> 09:21.600] be an unforgettable journey for them. [09:21.600 --> 09:25.760] Friday night, after he took the ship off course, hit rock and left before desperate [09:25.760 --> 09:31.480] passengers did, he insisted to the furious port authority he did not abandon ship and [09:31.480 --> 09:37.240] reportedly told prosecutors he tripped and fell right into a lifeboat. [09:37.240 --> 09:41.360] He will go one day in a prison for a long time. [09:41.360 --> 09:46.120] Still, industry analysts using satellite data say Scatino took a virtually identical route [09:46.120 --> 09:50.000] last year, which they say was authorized and charted. [09:50.000 --> 09:56.480] It must have become perilously close, I mean possibly within touching distance. [09:56.480 --> 10:03.320] Scatino may have had reason to believe this path was safe. [10:03.320 --> 10:07.960] Tonight was really threatening the search, the stability of the ship and the fuel situation [10:07.960 --> 10:08.960] are waves. [10:08.960 --> 10:11.800] Tonight expected to reach six feet high, storms on the way. [10:11.800 --> 10:17.200] It's been tough for everyone here to look at this day after day and know they're losing [10:17.200 --> 10:18.200] time. [10:18.200 --> 10:19.200] Brian. [10:19.200 --> 10:22.880] I'm Michael Kosinski on the Italian coast with the wreckage right there behind you tonight. [10:22.880 --> 10:23.880] Michelle, thanks. [10:23.880 --> 10:29.160] Now, to the Middle East inside Syria, where we're on the ground tonight after 10 months [10:29.160 --> 10:35.680] of protest and more than 5,000 dead in the uprising, the government cracked down there [10:35.680 --> 10:38.640] and the hope for a solution is dwindling. [10:38.640 --> 10:42.680] NBC's Aiman Mohideen is one of the few Western journalists in Damascus. [10:42.680 --> 10:44.200] Aiman, good evening. [10:44.200 --> 10:49.120] Brian, there was real hope when the Syrian government allowed Arab League observers into [10:49.120 --> 10:53.320] the country last month that they would find a way to resolve this conflict. [10:53.320 --> 10:58.000] But as that fact-finding mission wraps up its work today, there are serious doubts about [10:58.000 --> 11:01.520] whether it has made any difference at all. [11:01.520 --> 11:06.480] It was their last chance to hear first-hand what is happening inside Syria. [11:06.480 --> 11:11.080] Arab League monitors, turning the country, speaking to witnesses and victims. [11:11.080 --> 11:17.240] We don't need this regime, can you understand me, they are killing us. [11:17.240 --> 11:21.720] This is what the people wanted to show them, the violence inflicted by the Syrian military [11:21.720 --> 11:25.640] on neighborhoods captured on amateur footage like this. [11:25.640 --> 11:29.640] The head of the mission will present his team's findings to an Arab foreign minister's meeting [11:29.640 --> 11:33.040] in Cairo on Sunday. [11:33.040 --> 11:35.960] But already, many say the mission has been a failure. [11:35.960 --> 11:40.560] Since they arrived last month to ensure serious compliance with an Arab League agreement to [11:40.560 --> 11:45.480] end the violence, activists say as many as 600 people have been killed. [11:45.480 --> 11:55.800] Arab League observers couldn't prevent the daily killing and they failed to do anything [11:55.800 --> 11:57.960] to help the Syrian people. [11:57.960 --> 12:02.200] Several Arab League monitors tell NBC News their movements have been restricted by government [12:02.200 --> 12:05.440] security forces and that they were threatened and attacked. [12:05.440 --> 12:09.040] A few of the monitors quit in protest. [12:09.040 --> 12:13.680] The Syrian government says it is waging war on armed gangs terrorizing the country and [12:13.680 --> 12:17.640] says more than 2,000 of its security forces have been killed. [12:17.640 --> 12:21.960] The government claims to be complying with the Arab League agreement, releasing prisoners [12:21.960 --> 12:24.920] allowing foreign media into the country to report freely. [12:24.920 --> 12:29.960] But today, when we tried to film long lines at a gas station to show the impact of economic [12:29.960 --> 12:33.440] sanctions, we were stopped. [12:33.440 --> 12:37.280] Now Brian, after we were taken to that police station, we were briefly questioned and then [12:37.280 --> 12:38.560] subsequently released. [12:38.560 --> 12:43.240] But it highlights the sense of nervousness among the Syrian government in allowing foreign [12:43.240 --> 12:45.800] media to operate here inside Syria. [12:45.800 --> 12:46.800] Back to you. [12:46.800 --> 12:50.600] Aiman Mohideen in Damascus Forest tonight, Aiman, thanks. [12:50.600 --> 12:55.480] Back in this country, the big winter storm that hit Seattle today was not the apocalyptic [12:55.480 --> 12:58.440] disaster some were predicting and fearing. [12:58.440 --> 13:03.320] But for that part of the country, five inches of snow in one shot is a lot. [13:03.320 --> 13:08.600] Our report from NBC's Miguel Almaguer. [13:08.600 --> 13:12.000] Across Washington state, a good day to stay home. [13:12.000 --> 13:13.480] This became neighborhood playground. [13:13.480 --> 13:16.800] Look at all this stuff, and it's still snowing right now. [13:16.800 --> 13:21.160] In Olympia, the state capitol, some found new ways to get to work. [13:21.160 --> 13:25.840] While in downtown Seattle, where nearly a year's worth of snow fell in a single day, [13:25.840 --> 13:27.520] most streets were deserted. [13:27.520 --> 13:35.480] I came from Chicago and we experienced heavier snow than here, but everyone in Chicago can [13:35.480 --> 13:37.560] ride. [13:37.560 --> 13:41.080] Five inches paralyzing a community used to rain. [13:41.080 --> 13:43.320] Mountains like these are rare. [13:43.320 --> 13:47.560] Snowmobiles in the streets, smart cars wearing chains. [13:47.560 --> 13:53.080] The winter blast left many hillside roads closed, schools shut down, and airlines canceled [13:53.080 --> 13:54.080] flights. [13:54.080 --> 13:55.080] We're definitely ready to go home. [13:55.080 --> 13:58.040] I'm just crossing our fingers and hoping for the best. [13:58.040 --> 14:01.320] Ray Slush took the day off with his St. Bernard panda. [14:01.320 --> 14:04.640] If I get stuck in the snow, all I gotta do is hook him up to the car and let him pull [14:04.640 --> 14:06.000] me out. [14:06.000 --> 14:10.760] In higher elevations, mountain passes were temporarily shut down because of avalanche [14:10.760 --> 14:11.760] danger. [14:11.760 --> 14:13.920] A storm on the move. [14:13.920 --> 14:19.320] It's going to shift to the south and give northern California, Utah and Colorado some [14:19.320 --> 14:20.960] much needed snowfall. [14:20.960 --> 14:25.360] They haven't had a good storm like this since November. [14:25.360 --> 14:28.840] Already in Oregon, rain turned to Slush and hammered Portland. [14:28.840 --> 14:34.920] While along the coast, Hurricane Force wind gusts knocked out power to 30,000. [14:34.920 --> 14:38.720] Brian the good news, the snow here in Seattle is going to turn to rain. [14:38.720 --> 14:43.040] They're used to that in these parts, the bad news, it's headed in your direction, first [14:43.040 --> 14:45.440] Chicago, then the northeast. [14:45.440 --> 14:46.440] Brian? [14:46.440 --> 14:50.800] Miguel, thanks for that a bad night in Seattle, NBC's Miguel Almaguer. [14:50.800 --> 14:55.720] Still ahead when we continue why so many internet searches came up empty today because [14:55.720 --> 15:00.120] of the fight we'll tell you about tonight, and later it's happened before getting a giant [15:00.120 --> 15:03.480] ship right in and out of the water after a disaster. [15:03.480 --> 15:07.720] Tonight how it's done from the man who does it. [15:07.720 --> 15:13.320] With simple physics, a body at rest tends to stay at rest, while a body in motion tends [15:13.320 --> 15:15.120] to stay in motion. [15:15.120 --> 15:19.560] Staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms, but if you have arthritis, staying [15:19.560 --> 15:21.320] active can be difficult. 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[17:08.760 --> 17:12.360] Depending on what you search for on the web today, you either got what you wanted or drove [17:12.360 --> 17:18.000] right into a black hole as some sites took themselves down to send a message to all of [17:18.000 --> 17:22.280] us wanting us to imagine a world without free knowledge. [17:22.280 --> 17:27.440] New media on the web ran up against older school media in this case, including the company [17:27.440 --> 17:32.840] we work for in a fight over a bill aimed at preventing internet piracy. [17:32.840 --> 17:35.560] Critics say it will lead somehow to censorship. [17:35.560 --> 17:39.120] NBC's Kevin Tibble reports. [17:39.120 --> 17:42.280] Wikipedia pulled the plug for 24 hours. [17:42.280 --> 17:48.000] All done to protest against the Stop Online Privacy Act, or SOPA, now before Congress. [17:48.000 --> 17:54.080] This bill puts together the infrastructure for censorship in a way that's completely unnecessary [17:54.080 --> 17:55.760] to combat piracy. [17:55.760 --> 18:01.520] As in the media industry, supporting regulation, including NBCUniversal, claim online piracy [18:01.520 --> 18:08.160] costs some $135 billion a year and steals 2.5 million jobs worldwide. [18:08.160 --> 18:13.000] Your father's counterfeiting was people selling cheap knockoffs on street quarters. [18:13.000 --> 18:18.600] Today those same critical enterprises sell these products online, dupe consumers. [18:18.600 --> 18:23.560] They aimed to block foreign websites that infringe on copyrights from movies and television [18:23.560 --> 18:27.640] to music, publishing software, and consumer products. [18:27.640 --> 18:30.480] Even material on YouTube could be affected. [18:30.480 --> 18:34.000] Not so long ago, much of our information came from these. [18:34.000 --> 18:38.360] But in the last decade or so, the proliferation of the internet has made ownership of this [18:38.360 --> 18:41.520] information very difficult to police. [18:41.520 --> 18:46.840] But the online revolt against SOPA has grown to include some 7,000 websites, including [18:46.840 --> 18:54.040] the tech site Wired, online magazine Boing Boing, and Mozilla, maker of the popular browser [18:54.040 --> 18:55.040] Firefox. [18:55.040 --> 18:59.840] Google blacked out its own familiar homepage today, adding the message, tell Congress please [18:59.840 --> 19:01.680] don't censor the web. [19:01.680 --> 19:03.560] Many in Congress today took note. [19:03.560 --> 19:05.360] Here's NBC's Kelly O'Donnell. [19:05.360 --> 19:10.760] Both Democrats and Republicans have been bombarded with calls and emails, and many are now backing [19:10.760 --> 19:11.760] off. [19:11.760 --> 19:13.720] Just ask any group of college kids, and they'll tell you. [19:13.720 --> 19:17.040] Because there are a lot of people who think, well, why pay for it? [19:17.040 --> 19:20.360] If the price is too outrageous, it's probably going to get pirated. [19:20.360 --> 19:25.720] It also didn't take them long to discover hitting escape reopens the Wikipedia site. [19:25.720 --> 19:29.000] These days, information does travel fast. [19:29.000 --> 19:32.480] Kevin Tibble's NBC News, Chicago. [19:32.480 --> 19:37.400] Up next here tonight, the new list of best and worst airports and an American legend [19:37.400 --> 19:45.240] taking on a new challenge. [19:45.240 --> 19:49.760] When BP made a commitment to the Gulf, we knew it would take time, but we were determined [19:49.760 --> 19:50.760] to see it through. [19:50.760 --> 19:55.120] Today, while our work continues, I want to update you on the progress. [19:55.120 --> 20:01.000] BP has set aside $20 billion to fund economic and environmental recovery. 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[26:51.960 --> 26:54.960] Unlike Randy over there. [26:54.960 --> 27:00.000] That's one dumb dude. [27:00.000 --> 27:01.400] The new claim satisfaction guarantee. [27:01.400 --> 27:07.520] Dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like Allstate. [27:07.520 --> 27:13.000] Set six another milestone for Apple, investing in our future from high speed rail to schools. [27:13.000 --> 27:16.960] The governor laying out his plan for the state and turning the profit off the 49ers [27:16.960 --> 27:21.400] are people are trying to cash in for the big game. [27:21.400 --> 27:25.640] This week we've been covering the cruise ship disaster in Italy and asking how it could [27:25.640 --> 27:29.680] have happened and right about now it's time to ask what happens next. [27:29.680 --> 27:34.320] How do you move a cruise ship that is currently lying on its side in the water? [27:34.320 --> 27:38.600] Our report from NBC's Mark Potter. [27:38.600 --> 27:43.440] Even for salvers with years of experience, the huge ship Concordia presents a daunting [27:43.440 --> 27:44.440] challenge. [27:44.440 --> 27:45.440] How big a job is this going to be? [27:45.440 --> 27:47.040] This is a very big job. [27:47.040 --> 27:51.520] Bob Umdenstock of the Resolve Marine Group in Fort Lauderdale has worked 40 years in [27:51.520 --> 27:53.200] salvage operations. [27:53.200 --> 27:57.400] He believes removing the cruise ship could easily take more than a year. [27:57.400 --> 28:03.960] It could possibly be as difficult a job as anybody's ever attempted. [28:03.960 --> 28:08.680] The first concerns he said are for the victims, workers' safety and the environment as fuel [28:08.680 --> 28:10.080] is removed. [28:10.080 --> 28:14.960] Then after complex engineering studies, an attempt could be made to right the ship, [28:14.960 --> 28:18.280] perhaps with a technique called parbuckling. [28:18.280 --> 28:20.680] Parbuckling involves rolling the ship upright. [28:20.680 --> 28:25.800] In order to roll it upright, you have to apply forces that induce that rolling. [28:25.800 --> 28:29.840] If the ship is parbuckled, chains attached to the top of the ship would be pulled with [28:29.840 --> 28:31.600] tugboats or barges. [28:31.600 --> 28:35.880] Other chains attached to the bottom of the ship would be pulled in the opposite direction. [28:35.880 --> 28:40.400] A third set of chains attached to land would keep the ship from moving away. [28:40.400 --> 28:44.800] The next challenge would be to ensure the ship floats by pumping out water, plugging [28:44.800 --> 28:48.680] holes if necessary, and sealing off damaged compartments. [28:48.680 --> 28:53.960] I think it's doable, but from what I know, certainly it has been done before with other [28:53.960 --> 28:55.920] ships in other circumstances. [28:55.920 --> 29:00.600] A French cruise ship the Normandy rolled over in New York Harbor during World War II, just [29:00.600 --> 29:02.320] like the Concordia. [29:02.320 --> 29:05.200] With a lot of work, salvers were able to raise it. [29:05.200 --> 29:10.640] Sixty years later, they face an even bigger challenge, moving massive tons of steel, securing [29:10.640 --> 29:16.360] a half million gallons of fuel, while quietly respecting those who died here. [29:16.360 --> 29:18.440] Mark Potter, NBC News, Miami. [29:18.440 --> 29:20.920] It's our broadcast for tonight. [29:20.920 --> 29:22.120] Thank you for being here with us. [29:22.120 --> 29:25.880] I'm Brian Williams, and of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. [29:25.880 --> 29:26.880] Good night. [29:26.880 --> 29:32.880] We're on the move, we're on the men, let's get it done. [29:32.880 --> 29:37.240] Getting California back on track right now at six, the governor lays out his plan, and [29:37.240 --> 29:38.720] we'll tell you who it affects most. [29:38.720 --> 29:42.280] Good evening, and thanks for joining us. [29:42.280 --> 29:47.320] Good evening, and thanks for joining us. [29:47.320 --> 29:48.320] I'm Raj Mathai. [29:48.320 --> 29:49.840] And I'm Jessica Aguirre. [29:49.840 --> 29:52.720] The eighth largest economy is on the men. [29:52.720 --> 29:56.280] That's the message Governor Jerry Brown is sending to Californians. [29:56.280 --> 29:59.880] For today's State of the State Address, Governor spoke about his ongoing plan to turn...