>> to italy, where the death toll is up to 12 in the cruise ship accident. nbc's duncan golistani is on the island of giglio with the latest. duncan, good morning.
>> good morning, lester. you know the costa " concordia " is so close, and yet for more than a week divers have struggled to get the access they need. the families here are desperate for information so when it does come, it's not what they're hoping for. finally, the costa " concordia " is opening up to rescuers. navy divers have been blasting their way in to search for the missing, yesterday they pulled out the body of a woman near this deck, wearing a life vest , she was close to one of the emergency gathering points. for the families of the other 20 people missing, all they can do is watch and wait. that includes the children of gerald and barbara heil from minnesota. they made the painful trip to the " concordia ," the cruise liner that was supposed to give their parents a dream vacation. meanwhile, new audio of captain schettino telling the coast guard he would be the last person to leave. captain, one question, everyone will abandon or will someone remain on board? the captain's reply, i will stay here. of course, he didn't. later blaming the ship for turning on its side quickly. it's a position that is allowing light oil to leak into the seat. white booms turning dark as they absorb the liquid, and the greater threat is the half a million gallons of fuel sitting at the " concordia 's" tanks. the salvage company to take that fuel off could take up to seven weeks if the weather remains good. in the meantime divers are back on board looking
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