Detecting language using up to the first 30 seconds. Use `--language` to specify the language Detected language: English [00:00.000 --> 00:23.600] On the broadcast tonight, a political earthquake in Washington. President Obama says no to [00:23.600 --> 00:29.640] a massive pipeline project and is immediately charged with having said no to thousands of [00:29.640 --> 00:35.280] new American jobs. Gone blank tonight, the big fight behind what happened to some big [00:35.280 --> 00:42.260] names on the web today and why they went away. A new twist in the cruise ship captain's story, [00:42.260 --> 00:47.640] how he ended up in a lifeboat while thousands of passengers were stranded, and tonight why [00:47.640 --> 00:54.020] the search for the missing may be over. And snow day, a city more accustomed to rain practically [00:54.020 --> 00:59.920] shut down tonight by something different and that storm is moving east. Plus, what are [00:59.920 --> 01:05.760] the absolute worst airport terminals in this country? See if the one you're thinking of [01:05.760 --> 01:15.680] made the new list. Nightly News begins now. From NBC News World Headquarters in New York, [01:15.680 --> 01:21.160] this is NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. Good evening. It would have stretched from [01:21.160 --> 01:27.000] Canada to Texas and all along the countryside in between and it still might someday, but [01:27.000 --> 01:34.920] for now President Obama has said no to a massive oil pipeline project, a $7 billion job that [01:34.920 --> 01:39.860] would create a lot of jobs in this country. The president says he has his reasons. He [01:39.860 --> 01:44.980] feels rushed into a decision by Congress and there are questions about a lot of things [01:44.980 --> 01:49.760] including the environment. And his decision now to put this on hold has angered a lot [01:49.760 --> 01:55.920] of people from Canada on South Clear to Congress in Washington. And as of today, you can be [01:55.920 --> 02:01.120] sure as the campaign season enters the home stretch, we'll be hearing a lot more about [02:01.120 --> 02:06.880] this long stretch of pipe. It's where we begin tonight with NBC's Andrea Mitchell in Washington. [02:06.880 --> 02:12.400] Andrea, good evening. Good evening, Brian. This sure was a no-win situation for the president. [02:12.400 --> 02:16.720] On one side, environmentalists fighting the pipeline, which would have added to an existing [02:16.720 --> 02:21.840] pipeline and run from Canada all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. On the other side, union [02:21.840 --> 02:26.960] members wanting construction jobs. Plus, in an election year, all those Republican candidates [02:26.960 --> 02:33.960] accusing Mr. Obama of passing up all that Canadian oil. It would have been the longest [02:33.960 --> 02:39.800] pipeline outside of Russia and China, nearly 2,000 miles from Canada to the Gulf Coast, [02:39.800 --> 02:45.420] designed to deliver 700,000 barrels of oil a day. Within minutes, Republican candidates [02:45.420 --> 02:52.680] pounced. This is a stunningly stupid thing to do. And there's no better word for it. [02:52.680 --> 02:57.360] These people are so out of touch with reality, it's as though they were governing Mars. Even [02:57.360 --> 03:02.400] some Democrats objected. So I think the president made the wrong decision here. I think the [03:02.400 --> 03:09.120] Keystone pipeline is a good jobs opportunity. President Obama had wanted to delay a decision [03:09.120 --> 03:13.520] for another year, which would have put it beyond the November election. But Congress [03:13.520 --> 03:18.640] forced his hand, demanding he decide now. In a written statement today, Mr. Obama called [03:18.640 --> 03:23.720] that a rushed and arbitrary deadline, preventing a full assessment of the pipeline's impact [03:23.720 --> 03:28.600] on health, safety, and the environment. But oil industry lobbyists claim thousands of [03:28.600 --> 03:34.520] jobs will now be lost. The president has repeatedly said he wants new jobs, he wants to be a job [03:34.520 --> 03:41.680] creator. Yet today, he rejected the largest shovel-ready job creator in America today. [03:41.680 --> 03:47.320] How many jobs are at stake? That's debatable. The industry says at least 20,000. The State [03:47.320 --> 03:54.880] Department says 6,000. And a Cornell University study says at most 2,000 to 4,650 temporary [03:54.880 --> 04:02.560] construction jobs for two years. Today, environmental groups who protested against the pipeline [04:02.560 --> 04:08.280] for months warned it could even cost jobs if disaster struck. Far from being a job creator, [04:08.280 --> 04:14.000] this is a pipeline which, if it had a disastrous oil spill in America's heartland, would mean [04:14.000 --> 04:19.200] loss of jobs for thousands of farmers. The president called Canada's prime minister today [04:19.200 --> 04:23.080] to tell him of the decision. The prime minister reportedly said that Canada will now send [04:23.080 --> 04:27.600] its oil to China, especially because the State Department said that the pipeline company [04:27.600 --> 04:31.760] cannot amend its application to take care of environmental concerns. It has to start [04:31.760 --> 04:35.480] all over again, and that could take years, Brian. Andrea Mitchell starting us off from [04:35.480 --> 04:40.040] D.C. tonight. Andrea, thanks. And speaking of politics, with just two days to go now [04:40.040 --> 04:45.200] to the South Carolina primary, Newt Gingrich seized on Mitt Romney's revelation that he [04:45.200 --> 04:49.920] pays a much lower tax rate than the average middle-class American worker, and then he [04:49.920 --> 04:54.840] pounded away. Our political director, Chuck Todd, with us from Rock Hill, South Carolina [04:54.840 --> 05:00.280] tonight. Chuck, good evening. Good evening, Brian. Newt Gingrich definitely feeling his [05:00.280 --> 05:06.240] oats with less than 72 hours to go before the voting. In fact, on that tax issue, Newt [05:06.240 --> 05:11.760] Gingrich has a flat tax proposal that's 15%, and he joked today he wants to call it the [05:11.760 --> 05:16.760] Mitt Romney flat tax proposal to talk about that 15%. But there's something more going [05:16.760 --> 05:22.360] on here. This coronation of Mitt Romney that appeared to be in place about 48 hours ago [05:22.360 --> 05:27.120] appears to have been erased. You've got Gingrich getting huge crowds all of a sudden here. [05:27.120 --> 05:31.280] You've got Romney's campaign clearly deciding they're in trouble. They did a conference [05:31.280 --> 05:35.200] call attacking Gingrich today. They launched a new Web ad, and even Mitt Romney is going [05:35.200 --> 05:41.160] after him again on the campaign trail. Something's happening here. You see a shift in polling. [05:41.160 --> 05:45.440] This thing's not over, Brian. All right. We'll stay on the story. Chuck Todd in South Carolina [05:45.440 --> 05:50.360] tonight. Chuck, thanks. Today in Washington, the Secretary of Defense addressed what some [05:50.360 --> 05:56.800] are calling an epidemic, rape inside the U.S. military. He promised new steps to fix one [05:56.800 --> 06:02.800] of America's shameful secrets just two days before a new documentary on the subject premieres [06:02.800 --> 06:07.480] at the Sundance Film Festival. We get more on this tonight from Jim Miklachevsky at the [06:07.480 --> 06:13.720] Pentagon. They can't give us one of the bigger... It's a startling statistic. Women in the military [06:13.720 --> 06:20.560] are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than attacked by the enemy. A powerful new [06:20.560 --> 06:26.280] documentary, The Invisible War, captures the horror of military sexual assault. I remember [06:26.280 --> 06:33.360] holding the closet, thinking, what just happened? A month later, I found out I was pregnant. [06:33.360 --> 06:39.600] There were more than 3,000 reports of military sexual assault last year. Since many go unreported, [06:39.600 --> 06:44.960] the Pentagon estimates the actual number is a staggering 19,000. Defense Secretary Leon [06:44.960 --> 06:50.960] Panetta pledged today protecting service members from sexual assault is a top priority. We [06:50.960 --> 07:00.080] have a moral duty to keep them safe from those who would attack their dignity and their honor. [07:00.080 --> 07:05.160] The Pentagon has taken several steps to make it easier for victims to report assaults and [07:05.160 --> 07:11.320] seek protection. But the military's record remains dismal. Only 8% of sexual assault [07:11.320 --> 07:17.840] cases have been prosecuted, and only 2% end in convictions. Panetta argues that military [07:17.840 --> 07:24.280] judges and prosecutors must be more aggressive. In order to make sure that the signal is sent [07:24.280 --> 07:28.240] that anybody who does this is going to be held accountable. But that will require a [07:28.240 --> 07:33.960] major shift in the military's mindset and male-dominated culture, while thousands of [07:33.960 --> 07:41.320] military women suffer in silence. Jim Mikliszewski, NBC News, the Pentagon. Now we go overseas [07:41.320 --> 07:46.600] to Italy and the disaster at sea tonight, five days after the accident aboard the Costa [07:46.600 --> 07:53.080] Concordia. Search and recovery efforts around the shipwreck for the more than 20 still missing [07:53.080 --> 07:59.160] are on hold because of safety concerns. And a big European weather system is moving in. [07:59.160 --> 08:05.040] That could mean big waves and another satellite view to show you tonight. The incredible photo [08:05.040 --> 08:14.040] of the wreck as seen from space. NBC's Michelle Kosinski has our report from the scene tonight. [08:14.040 --> 08:19.040] All the work today had to be above the waterline, dropping huge hoses onto the ship, preparing [08:19.040 --> 08:25.240] to pump out half a million gallons of fuel, which can't happen until searchers finish [08:25.240 --> 08:31.040] that plans to blast four more holes into the Concordia's hull today and to find more bodies [08:31.040 --> 08:36.560] of the missing. Yesterday, they were able to plunge the depths of the once grand ship. [08:36.560 --> 08:43.000] Video released today shows it as it rests, lit now by searchlights. Today, the dangerously [08:43.000 --> 08:49.520] shifting vessel would not let them perched on rock above a slope that drops 200 feet. [08:49.520 --> 08:58.080] Families of the unaccounted for, their photos hung in town, must also wait. Russell Rebello, [08:58.080 --> 09:06.360] a waiter from India, who was last seen helping passengers escape on lifeboats. And the captain, [09:06.360 --> 09:12.480] many are calling the most hated man in Italy, Francesco Schettino, seen here greeting passengers [09:12.480 --> 09:19.560] before what's believed to be this voyage. He says he hopes it will be an unforgettable [09:19.560 --> 09:25.220] journey for them. Friday night, after he took the ship off course, hit rock, and left before [09:25.220 --> 09:30.360] desperate passengers did, he insisted to the furious port authority he did not abandon [09:30.360 --> 09:37.160] ship and reportedly told prosecutors he tripped and fell right into a lifeboat. [09:37.160 --> 09:43.080] He will go one day in a prison for a long time. Still, industry analysts using satellite [09:43.080 --> 09:48.960] data say Schettino took a virtually identical route last year, which they say was authorized [09:48.960 --> 09:56.400] and charted. It must have become perilously close. I mean, possibly within touching distance. [09:56.400 --> 10:04.200] Schettino may have had reason to believe this path was safe. Tonight was really threatening [10:04.200 --> 10:09.380] the search, the stability of the ship, and the fuel situation. Waves tonight expected [10:09.380 --> 10:13.840] to reach six feet high. Storms on the way. It's been tough for everyone here to look [10:13.840 --> 10:18.920] at this day after day and know they're losing time. Brian. [10:18.920 --> 10:22.960] Michelle Kosinski on the Italian coast with the wreckage right there behind her tonight. [10:22.960 --> 10:27.960] Michelle, thanks. Now to the Middle East, inside Syria, where we're on the ground tonight [10:27.960 --> 10:34.240] after 10 months of protests and more than 5,000 dead in the uprising. The government [10:34.240 --> 10:40.360] cracked down there, and the hope for a solution is dwindling. NBC's Ayman Mohideen is one [10:40.360 --> 10:44.480] of the few Western journalists in Damascus. Ayman, good evening. [10:44.480 --> 10:49.060] Brian, there was real hope when the Syrian government allowed Arab League observers into [10:49.060 --> 10:53.520] the country last month that they would find a way to resolve this conflict. But as that [10:53.520 --> 10:58.280] fact-finding mission wraps up its work today, there are serious doubts about whether it [10:58.280 --> 11:04.840] has made any difference at all. It was their last chance to hear firsthand what is happening [11:04.840 --> 11:10.840] inside Syria. Arab League monitors touring the country, speaking to witnesses and victims. [11:10.840 --> 11:17.200] We don't need this regime. Can you understand me? They are killing us. [11:17.200 --> 11:21.680] This is what the people wanted to show them, the violence inflicted by the Syrian military [11:21.680 --> 11:26.920] on neighborhoods captured on amateur footage like this. The head of the mission will present [11:26.920 --> 11:33.000] his team's findings to an Arab foreign minister's meeting in Cairo on Sunday. [11:33.000 --> 11:37.360] But already, many say the mission has been a failure. Since they arrived last month to [11:37.360 --> 11:42.360] ensure Syria's compliance with an Arab League agreement to end the violence, activists say [11:42.360 --> 11:48.520] as many as 600 people have been killed. The observers couldn't prevent the daily [11:48.520 --> 11:57.680] killing and they failed to do anything to help the Syrian people. [11:57.680 --> 12:02.160] Several Arab League monitors tell NBC News their movements have been restricted by government [12:02.160 --> 12:07.160] security forces and that they were threatened and attacked. A few of the monitors quit in [12:07.160 --> 12:12.660] protest. The Syrian government says it is waging war on armed gangs terrorizing the [12:12.660 --> 12:18.400] country and says more than 2,000 of its security forces have been killed. The government claims [12:18.400 --> 12:22.960] to be complying with the Arab League agreement, releasing prisoners, allowing foreign media [12:22.960 --> 12:27.880] into the country to report freely. But today, when we tried to film long lines at a gas [12:27.880 --> 12:33.400] station to show the impact of economic sanctions, we were stopped. [12:33.400 --> 12:37.240] Now Brian, after we were taken to that police station, we were briefly questioned and then [12:37.240 --> 12:42.200] subsequently released, but it highlights the sense of nervousness among the Syrian government [12:42.200 --> 12:46.640] in allowing foreign media to operate here inside Syria. Back to you. [12:46.640 --> 12:50.600] Eamon Mohideen in Damascus for us tonight. Eamon, 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 --> 13:00.260] disaster some were predicting and fearing, but for that part of the country, five inches [13:00.260 --> 13:08.600] of snow in one shot is a lot. Our report from NBC's Miguel Almaguer. [13:08.600 --> 13:13.200] Across Washington state, a good day to stay home. Streets became neighborhood playgrounds. [13:13.200 --> 13:16.760] Look at all this stuff and it's still snowing right now. [13:16.760 --> 13:21.760] In Olympia, the state capital, some found new ways to get to work. While in downtown [13:21.760 --> 13:27.480] Seattle, where nearly a year's worth of snow fell in a single day, most streets were deserted. [13:27.480 --> 13:35.320] I came from Chicago and we experience heavier snow than here, but everyone in Chicago can [13:35.320 --> 13:43.920] ride. Five inches paralyzing a community used to rain. Sites like these are rare. Snowmobiles [13:43.920 --> 13:50.040] in the streets, smart cars wearing chains. The winter blast left many hillside roads [13:50.040 --> 13:53.480] closed, schools shut down, and airlines canceled flights. [13:53.480 --> 13:58.080] We're definitely ready to go home. I'm just crossing our fingers and hoping for the best. [13:58.080 --> 14:00.960] Ray Slus took the day off with his St. Bernard Panda. [14:00.960 --> 14:05.600] If I get stuck in the snow, all I got to do is hook them up to the car and let them pull [14:05.600 --> 14:08.200] me out. In higher elevations, mountain passes were [14:08.200 --> 14:13.240] temporarily shut down because of avalanche danger, a storm on the move. [14:13.240 --> 14:19.340] It's going to shift to the south and give Northern California, Utah, and Colorado some [14:19.340 --> 14:25.360] much needed snowfall. They haven't had a good storm like this since November. [14:25.360 --> 14:29.960] Already in Oregon, rain turned to slush and hammered Portland, while along the coast, [14:29.960 --> 14:33.880] hurricane force wind gusts knocked out power to 30,000. [14:33.880 --> 14:39.160] Brian, the good news, the snow here in Seattle is going to turn to rain. They're used to [14:39.160 --> 14:44.320] that in these parts. The bad news, it's headed in your direction. First Chicago, then the [14:44.320 --> 14:46.120] Northeast. Brian. [14:46.120 --> 14:51.480] Miguel, thanks for that. A bad night in Seattle. NBC's Miguel Almaguer. Still ahead when we [14:51.480 --> 14:56.400] continue why so many internet searches came up empty today because of the fight we'll [14:56.400 --> 15:01.000] tell you about tonight. And later, it's happened before, getting a giant ship right in and [15:01.000 --> 15:07.760] out of the water after a disaster. Tonight, how it's done from the man who does it. [15:07.760 --> 15:13.320] It's simple physics. 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[17:08.440 --> 17:12.320] Depending on what you search for on the web today, you either got what you wanted or drove [17:12.320 --> 17:17.960] right into a black hole as some sites took themselves down to send a message to all of [17:17.960 --> 17:24.560] us wanting us to imagine a world without free knowledge. New media on the web ran up against [17:24.560 --> 17:29.640] older school media in this case, including the company we work for, in a fight over a [17:29.640 --> 17:35.520] bill aimed at preventing internet piracy. Critics say it will lead somehow to censorship. [17:35.520 --> 17:39.080] NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports. [17:39.080 --> 17:45.200] Wikipedia pulled the plug for 24 hours, all done to protest against the Stop Online Privacy [17:45.200 --> 17:47.960] Act or SOPA now before Congress. [17:47.960 --> 17:53.340] This bill puts together the infrastructure for censorship in a way that's completely [17:53.340 --> 17:55.720] unnecessary to combat piracy. [17:55.720 --> 18:01.480] Those in the media industry supporting regulation, including NBCUniversal, claim online piracy [18:01.480 --> 18:08.120] costs some $135 billion a year and steals 2.5 million jobs worldwide. [18:08.120 --> 18:12.960] Your father's counterfeiting was people selling cheap knockoffs on street quarters. Today [18:12.960 --> 18:18.580] those same criminal enterprises sell these products online, dupe consumers. [18:18.580 --> 18:23.680] They aim to block foreign websites that infringe on copyrights from movies and television to [18:23.680 --> 18:30.420] music, publishing, software and consumer products. Even material on YouTube could be affected. [18:30.420 --> 18:35.260] Not so long ago, much of our information came from these. But in the last decade or so, [18:35.260 --> 18:40.080] the proliferation of the internet has made ownership of this information very difficult [18:40.080 --> 18:41.500] to police. [18:41.500 --> 18:46.780] But the online revolt against SOPA has grown to include some 7,000 websites, including [18:46.780 --> 18:53.040] the tech site Wired, online magazine Boing Boing and Mozilla, maker of the popular browser [18:53.040 --> 18:59.800] Firefox. Google blacked out its own familiar homepage today, adding the message, tell Congress, [18:59.800 --> 19:01.640] please don't censor the web. [19:01.640 --> 19:05.120] Many in Congress today took note. Here's NBC's Kelly O'Donnell. [19:05.120 --> 19:10.560] Both Democrats and Republicans have been bombarded with calls and emails, and many are now backing [19:10.560 --> 19:11.560] off. [19:11.560 --> 19:13.600] Just ask any group of college kids, and they'll tell you. [19:13.600 --> 19:16.560] There are a lot of people who think, well, why pay for it? [19:16.560 --> 19:20.360] If the price is too outrageous, it's probably going to get pirated. [19:20.360 --> 19:25.700] It also didn't take them long to discover Hitting Escape reopens the Wikipedia site. [19:25.700 --> 19:32.480] These days, information does travel fast. Kevin Tibbles, 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 --> 19:45.200] taking on a new challenge. [19:45.200 --> 19:49.720] When BP made a commitment to the Gulf, we knew it would take time, but we were determined [19:49.720 --> 19:50.720] to see it through. [19:50.720 --> 19:55.480] Today, while our work continues, I want to update you on the progress. [19:55.480 --> 20:00.960] BP has set aside $20 billion to fund economic and environmental recovery. [20:00.960 --> 20:04.080] We're paying for all spill-related cleanup costs. [20:04.080 --> 20:08.640] And we've established a $500 million fund so independent scientists can study the Gulf's [20:08.640 --> 20:12.200] wildlife and environment for 10 years. 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[22:49.760 --> 22:54.520] Out of the best beaches or best travel destinations, as they usually do, this time it's the best [22:54.520 --> 22:57.400] and worst airport terminals in the world. [22:57.400 --> 23:01.060] The most beautiful, according to them, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. [23:01.060 --> 23:08.040] And there's one U.S. terminal in the top five, the iconic Terminal 5 at New York's JFK. [23:08.040 --> 23:12.000] But JFK deservedly gets it on the other end as well. [23:12.000 --> 23:17.720] Worst terminal in the world, Terminal 3 at Kennedy, described as dank, crowded and confusing. [23:17.720 --> 23:22.560] They say there's evidence the cleaning crew gave up in despair a while ago. [23:22.560 --> 23:26.800] LaGuardia's Terminal C is seventh worst in their top ten list. [23:26.800 --> 23:29.640] We put the entire list on our website. [23:29.640 --> 23:34.180] Speaking of JFK, perhaps you remember the horror stories from the two different elderly [23:34.180 --> 23:38.840] women who claimed they were strip searched in separate incidents around the holidays [23:38.840 --> 23:39.840] by TSA. [23:39.840 --> 23:44.680] Today, the feds admitted wrongdoing and apologized to both women. [23:44.680 --> 23:48.280] In one case, they admitted to examining her colostomy bag. [23:48.280 --> 23:54.280] But even after the apology, both women say that TSA is lying in the final report. [23:54.280 --> 23:58.960] Both say they were asked to remove articles of clothing in a private screening area. [23:58.960 --> 24:00.960] Now to an image getting a lot of attention tonight. [24:00.960 --> 24:05.920] It shows a couple of prominent American citizens, two people a lot of folks look up to. 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[27:21.420 --> 27:25.640] This week, we've been covering the cruise ship disaster in Italy and asking how it could [27:25.640 --> 27:26.920] have happened. [27:26.920 --> 27:29.700] And right about now, it's time to ask what happens next. [27:29.700 --> 27:34.360] How do you move a cruise ship that is currently lying on its side in the water? [27:34.360 --> 27:38.660] Our report from NBC's Mark Potter. [27:38.660 --> 27:43.400] Even for salvers with years of experience, the huge ship Concordia presents a daunting [27:43.400 --> 27:44.400] challenge. [27:44.400 --> 27:45.400] How big a job is this going to be? [27:45.400 --> 27:46.920] This is a very big job. [27:46.920 --> 27:51.560] Bob Umdenstock of the Resolve Marine Group in Fort Lauderdale has worked 40 years in [27:51.560 --> 27:53.220] salvage operations. [27:53.220 --> 27:57.440] He believes removing the cruise ship could easily take more than a year. [27:57.440 --> 28:04.000] It could possibly be as difficult a job as anybody's ever attempted. [28:04.000 --> 28:08.720] The first concerns, he said, are for the victims, worker safety, and the environment as fuel [28:08.720 --> 28:09.720] is removed. [28:09.720 --> 28:15.280] Then, after complex engineering studies, an attempt could be made to right the ship, perhaps [28:15.280 --> 28:18.360] with a technique called parbuckling. [28:18.360 --> 28:20.680] Parbuckling involves rolling the ship upright. [28:20.680 --> 28:25.840] In order to roll it upright, you have to apply forces that induce that rolling. [28:25.840 --> 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 --> 28:54.000] I think it's doable, but from what I know, certainly it has been done before with other [28:54.000 --> 28:55.920] ships in other circumstances. [28:55.920 --> 29:00.280] A French cruise ship, the Normandy, rolled over in New York Harbor during World War II, [29:00.280 --> 29:02.280] just like the Concordia. [29:02.280 --> 29:05.360] With a lot of work, salvers were able to raise it. [29:05.360 --> 29:10.600] Sixty years later, they face an even bigger challenge, moving massive tons of steel, securing [29:10.600 --> 29:16.480] a half million gallons of fuel, while quietly respecting those who died here. [29:16.480 --> 29:18.640] Mark Potter, NBC News, Miami. [29:18.640 --> 29:20.880] That's our broadcast for tonight. [29:20.880 --> 29:22.080] Thank you for being here with us. [29:22.080 --> 29:25.800] I'm Brian Williams, and of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. [29:25.800 --> 29:26.800] Good night. [29:26.800 --> 29:32.840] We're on the move, we're on the mend, let's get it done. [29:32.840 --> 29:34.640] Getting California back on track. [29:34.640 --> 29:38.280] Right now it's six, the governor lays out his plan, and we'll tell you who it affects [29:38.280 --> 29:39.280] most. [29:39.280 --> 29:40.280] Good evening, and thanks for joining us. [29:40.280 --> 29:47.280] Good evening, and thanks for joining us. [29:47.280 --> 29:48.280] I'm Raj Mathai. [29:48.280 --> 29:49.800] And I'm Jessica Aguirre. [29:49.800 --> 29:52.680] The eighth largest economy is on the mend. [29:52.680 --> 29:56.240] That's the message Governor Jerry Brown is sending to Californians. [29:56.240 --> 29:59.440] During today's State of the State Address, the governor spoke about his ongoing plan [29:59.440 --> 30:20.560] to turn California into a state of emergency.