>> the conga lines were cut short early monday morning after the fire in the engine room. the ntsb is investigating what went wrong. >> see the black smoke come out of the sand castle. most people knew it was oil. then it caught the wiring on fire and that did it. >> from then on out, it was more like camping than cruising. >> no bathrooms for 18 hours, bread-- stayed out of the room because it was hot. >> passengers had to make due with spam and pop tarts as the ship. and the crew did its best to boost morale. >> carnival, i'll travel with them again. >> it took four days to get the ship to san diego. no power meant no elevator. passengers had to haul their baggage by hand.

there, they were greeted by photographers. check out the parting gifts. i survived the 2010 cruise spamtation. they have all the spamtation news to take with them as well. the latest of the baltimore officer accused of killing the unarmed man. the trial has been postponed until march. he's charged with killing tyrone brown, iraq war veteran. he fired 13 shots after the former marine groped the woman. his attorney says his client acted appropriately. he's being held without bail. abc 2 is working for you to keep you and your family safe. police need your help to track down an armed suspects. abc has details in tonight's crime checker. >> abc 2 is working to keep your community safe. each week, highlighting recent

crimes, hoping to catch criminals. this week, baltimore county police need your help solving an armed robbery. police say this woman, robbed the bank in the 1300 block of merit boulevard back in october 22nd. she entered the bank around 3:00 p.m., pulled the gun on a teller and demanded cash. anyone with information, is asked to call crimestoppers. callers could be anonymous and could be eligible for a $2,000 reward. you could also read more by heading to abc 2 news,.com/crime checker. on this day, vice president biden, helped laid a wreath in the tomb of the unknowns. president obama is in asia, where he did meet with u.s. troops. veteran's day is celebrated in the anniversary of world war i. world war i ended on the 11th

hour of the 11 month of 1918. the nation paused to say thank you to the men and women. and fired employees, gathered at the memorial plaza. the serm ceremony focused on the 16th anniversary of the korean war and the 20th anniversary of the gulf war. we're teaming up with the applebee's restaurant. take a look at the picture. you're looking at our own meteorologist, wyatt ebberheart. and tonight, he's taking applebee's on their offer and getting a free meal and getting a little service himself with our newest member, charlie

crockett. >> we'll get to charlie in a second. he's working hard. look at some of the veterans. what did they tell you guys the wait is on it? >> 45 minutes. >> will be open until midnight. a lot of bourbon streets, see them in the eye. >> i don't know. >> got a lot of choices. here's a picture from back to years past. >> vietnam. >> vietnam. >> vietnam veteran. >> all right. >> my dad was there, too, sir. thank you for your service. >> marine corp, thank you. steaks are coming. the newest abc 2 news member, charlie helping to serve all the vets. how is it going? >> we have the three cheese panee and we have -- talking about steak.

>> steak looks good. >> and we're serving the veterans tonight. this is the nationwide program, from applebees for three years now. >> we will talk to you more. >> i wonder when you will start doing this. >> i will get on that real quick here. i promise. i will help you out. and you know what, it's a great scene here in applebees. we're talking about serves veterans a free meal in applebees. this, the one that's east point mall. many of them until midnight tonight. plenty of time to get out and get your favorite veteran, maybe a steak in the house. for veteran's day, it turned out to be a beautiful day, fantastic really. we saw temperatures running in the 60-degree range for the veterans. that was great weather. sunshine, you have to love it. sending it out a little bit. clear skies across the state right now. really not a cloud in the sky

this evening. so that's fantastic news. it will be great all evening long as people make their way in and out of the applebees everywhere in the state. also, i want to show you the forecast this evening. we will fall through the 50s. and definitely a mild and pleasant evening on the way. well, we take you back to applebee's bar. one of the vets. doing fine, thank you. apprecte having you. how are you doing? >> want to move this here. >> right. applebees, great scene. free meals. some kind of your military card and lel get you. here's the veteran's day menu. good looking stuff. burgers, chicken, pasta, you name it. we will head back, and we'll be back in a few minutes, with the

newest abc 2 member. >> you do need to get to work. >> fraud is making things inconvenient by many honest shoppers. why you may check for changes in the stores return policy. how they are honoring the men and women who gave their lives for the country. we're honoring the vet because of the picture. he was given the -- highest military honor, his role for nazi rule in normandy. she writes, we're also proud of all who served. when i see people trying to sell and old camry, it makes me want to show 'em a new ford fusion.

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after a disappointing outlook from kiss cisco rattled the market. the s&p 500 fell 5. and in tonight's consumer alert from sweaters to electronics, almost every shopper has made a return at one point or another. usually they are happy. a jump in fraud has pushed retailers to crack down on

their policies. return policies are part of basic customer service for any retailer and an understanding that some consumers purchased doesn't always work out. in an economy that's tough on consumers and stores, return fraud. returns of stolen or used merchandise. the national retail federation says that return fraud will cost stores almost $14 billion this year, up over 4 billion from 2009. during the holiday shopping season aileen, retailers expect to lose 3.7 billion on fraudulent return and an increase of 34% from last year. the big losses already forced many retailers to revamp return policies and about one in ten stores plans to tighten rules during the holiday season. to make your return smoother, always hold on to your receipts and read the fine print on the windows for returning items for a full refund.

don't be surprised to show identification in a return. they are asking shoppers for id whether they have a receipt or not. and if it seems inconvenient, keep your wallet in mind. cracking up in fraud helps keep your customers low. music's biggest stars likely have a late night. winners from the country music rewards. father's mission to make sure all states honor our fallen heroes. how he's using the flag to unite families everywhere. . we continue to honor our veterans. this is the great, great grandfather, william grapson white. enlisted in july 70, 1859. he was a private, and served

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a big thanks to aaron keating, helping us honor. and u.s. marine corp infantry, served two tours in iraq. aaron wright, so proud to have you, you're an amazing husband and father, and we couldn't ask for more. we love you. today, our nation honored our nation's veteran. one vergian man is wrapping up this holiday, honoring those who served our country

including his own son. >> a different kind of a death, when your son, young, educated, healthy, you know, loved one into a war situation. a father's odyssey. all 50 states in just five months. george luts, delivering and army, he designed military family. families like his own. he lost his son in iraq in 2005. >> the flags are not shipped to families. they are -- their friends, the family, piers, could see and appreciate what that sacrifice has meant to the family. >> traveled around the country able to represent many, many flags, many generations of families. world war ii, to iraq. >> what we need to give to the

country, a tangible way to say thank you. a way to say, you know what? that sacrifice is important to me. i will show you how important it is to me. i am willing to display a symbol. >> luck is met with state legislatures and religious groups. >> 16 governors. >> wants states to adopt the honor and fly it on national holidays. >> new hampshire, colorado. >> he wants washington to adopt flags, the federal symbol and the virginia congressman is sponsoring legislation. he wants families of the fallen, gold star fallen, to fly a flag at the end of their helm. >> there's nothing we can do. there's no gifts we can give. ceremonies we can provide. there's nothing we can do to give a family what they really want. that's their loved one to come home. if we can't give them that, the

one most important thing is gratitude. >> one surprise he'll never forget came in the heart of the mid-west. >> nebraska, ceremony with the governor, many gold starr families, one man there, first sergeant, that was with my son when he was shot. tell me what happened that day. it was a just a powerful moment for me to get, the one more story of that day and what happened. and it meant a lot to him. >> luts is ending his journey in arlington national cemetery. he will fly thousands of flags grave side. one of them is applebees. and the newest abc member,

johnny. have you gone out and served some food or are there for i- candy. >> i've been working so hard between the live shots. the guys -- we'll get testimony. in fact, this applebee's bar, how's it going there guys. >> serving the maryland vets tonight? >> all right. you guys enjoying your food. >> we're trying to get. >> and they are working hard in the kitchen. could tell you that much. much of veterans wave high. it's a great scene there in applebees. a fantastic time to be out and about. maybe get the steak cheeseburger, shrimp, oh, yeah. we have the whole nine yards going. let's talk to one of the men, most responsible to getting this going. at least here in the baltimore area. i want to bring in scott hoverton. i know you said you did a little rotc in the college days.

what does it mean to help serve baltimore and maryland vets. >> we've been doing this for a few years now. it's our way to give back, for the veterans who give so much. it's -- it let's us -- little bit we can to make sure they at least have a good hot meal. invite them to our home. this is our home and we want to be part of our neighborhood. >> incredible here. we've seen all different wars represented. vietnam, korea. veterans who serve in peacetime. a couple of military veterans over here. these guys look like vietnam vets based on the ribbons. it's a great scene. >> and then we get, you know, the different eras here. i met a couple of world war ii vets earlier. we had some korean vets. a lot of active duty here for lunch. they definitely appreciate it. >> one last question for you. you've been going busy since what? 10:00 a.m.? how late have you been serving.

>> we're open until midnight. >> they need to bring in a form they are vet. >> yep, we take them at their word. >> you could always tell just by looking. >> definitely. >> thank you for the service to our vets. >> appreciate it. >> let's get a little weather going, give you an idea what we can expect? i say, all weekend long, it's time to pay tribute to those who served our country. first off, it's been a great veteran's day for the parades and the ceremonies across the state. 55 degrees right now. pretty mild looking night. as we look also at the current set-up across the map, i want to show you, if we can go to the next slide. maryland's powerful radar. five sweeps, all clear, dry weather. winds are very, very light. we will kind of ply through this. temperaturewise, light wind temperature in the low 50s, right now. and it's been as warm as the

60s. take a look. we'll zoom you in. we were well above 60 degrees. sounds like you have a birthday in progress. recognize that sound. and 62 tomorrow. over there in the east side. woodland, 63. great looking weather. look at the big picture here. nothing coming our way yet. neck week, that's the develop aming -- that will change the game next week. none of that tonight. high pressure will sit on us all weekend. blue skies, warm temperatures, crisp, clear nights. this is the rest of the veteran's day evening. talking 34, late tonight. as we go to tomorrow, a great looking day. 63. and tomorrow night, as you head to friday night, it's going to be a fantastic night as we drop, you know, through the 50s, immensely through the 40s, wake up saturday morning into the mid-upper 40s. look at the weekend forecast.

this is as good as it gets for this part of november. low-mid-60s. enjoy that. again, it does change a lot next week. we have the united states marine corp veteran. how are you doing, sir? >> okay. >> what are you ending up ordering? >> chicken tenders. >> we appreciate your service. you're able to come out and get a hot meal? >> thank you. >> one last look. yeah, it's a great time. i have a feeling a few tall cold beverages for those who served, are being served as well. we'll head back to your way. >> thngs a lot, wyatt. country music awards were handed out in nashville. abc 2 news george pen knackio has one of the two biggest winners of the night. when it came down to the winner of the night, brad

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