jane thomas' daughter rebecca is a dancer on the "costa allegra." in an amazing coincidence, her son james survived the "costa concordia" disaster. >> it was a nightmare we didn't think we would have to relive in six weeks. >> reporter: difficult memories for james. >> those first couple of seconds, i went, please do not say it's what happened to me because i wouldn't wish that on anyone. >> reporter: two other survivors told their harrowing stories on capitol hill today. >> we decided amongst ourselves and located a rock where we could swim to in case they kept us waiting any longer to get into the life boats. >> reporter: terrifying stories causing concern among cruise ship travelers in the u.s. they are owned by parent company carnival cruise line, the biggest operator in the world, last year carrying nearly 10 million people. today the coast guard insisted ships traveling into and out of u.s. waters have a good track record. >> we do have the most rigorous examination program in the world. >> reporter: back on the "costa allegra," it's been thre

and now, the allegra that was due to an onboard fire should further focus our attention. i welcome this opportunity. we need to insure that cruise ships operating in u.s. waters meet or exceed all standards for safe design, construction, manning and operation. the traveling public expects no less a standard. after all, all forms of transportation, be it plane, train, automobile or ship, are successful only to the extent the public sees them to be safe and reliable to use. in general the cruise industry is considered a safe, leisure travel option by most travelers and it generates substantial economic benefits in the united states. in 2010, according to information, cruises arriving and departing from u.s. ports generated $18 billion on goods and services and provided $18.7 billion towards total economic benefits and over 300,000 jobs were created in the u.s. because of the cruise industry. it's head headquarters for holland america and wind star. it generates spending in washington state. but clearly, there's a lot at stake economically. but also at stake are the lives an

air force base. >>> this is new video of the costa allegra heading to the docks.ow a fire in the engine room caused it to drift at sea without power. he was on the verge oring everyone to abandon ship. but it could have been disaster rouse, there is no doubt about it. >> many of the people slept on the deck to escape the smoke and heat from the fire. the cruise line is offering a 15 day paid vacation. costa allegra is the sister ship of costa concordia which capsized last month killing 25 people leaving several others missing and presumed -- resumed dead. >>> one of two other women indicted in a ponzi scheme, 55- year-old jacqueline hagel sold fraudulent certificates of deposit. as of march 20009, investors lost more than 75 million. williamwise is believed to be in canada. >>> there is a new accident in san francisco, what happened? >> we are not sure exactly judging by the chp website it just says there is one lane blocked. we are not sure if it had a solo spin out and if we take a look at our maps we can show you where. it happened at sees are chavez -- caesar

allegra-d. d-fense against allergy congestion. >> carolyn: right now pope benedict is holding mass in a tiny town in mexico. is live look at the mass. it begin about ten minutes ago. it is taking place in the shadow of one of mexico's most important religious symbols. a monument, christ with outstretched arms. it has historic significance to the catholics. back in 1926 they staged a revolt against government restrictions that would have prevented an open air mass like this. tomorrow he heads for cuba. lisa argen is here now and talking about rain, quite a bit of it yesterday. what is happening today? >> lisa: we're going to see more another system, not quite as energetic as last night's system. this one is just going to continue to destabilizize the atmosphere. looking over the bay. doesn't look too bad out there. most of activity is in the southern sierra where a winter storm warning is in effect for yosemite, half a foot of precip in terms of snow there. rain in san joaquin valley. locally we

we're live on cnn. >> the costa allegra says that it's trying to make amends.engine room fire cut the power ship's supply and that's caused passengers to have a couple of days at sea under grueling conditions. they've offered full reimbursement as well as up to two weeks worth of vacation time in the seychelles all expenses covered there. costa said that about 70% of passengers have taken them up on this offer. for those who didn't want to stay on the islands, the company has offered free vouchers for future cruises within the next two years. there was another payment offered to all passengers which they described as an indemnity. that means that those who accept it have to give up the right to sue the company. >> dan rivers was there in the seychelles when the crippled costa allegra finally docked on thursday. he spoke to am so of the passengers as they made it to land. >> reporter: emerging from the sweltering haze of the tropics, the costa allegra was towed into the seychelles by a french fishing troller, a rather ig nam min yous end to what should have been

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. >>> and finally relief from that powerful cruise ship, the costa allegra was towed to a cruise port. >>> now the lawsuit has been settled. the city approved plans to build a store on shoreline parkway last april. now a group opposing it tried to protest last week. under the settlement, target will help to fun business initiatives. >>> cal trans will vote and raise fares but only for certain people. they call for one way tickets but only for people who pay with cash. riders who use clipper cards will not be affected. they are looking at a ride discount and was originally going to eliminate the pass all together but changed their minds after a flood of complaints. >>> how is traffic? >> well we have an issue up on eastbound 80 and there are 10 cars on the right-hand side of the shoulder. i'm not sure what caused the accident. the chp report is not very clear. there may have been some debris in the roadway. now we are going to take a live look at 80. traffic is going well as you make your way towards the mcarthur maze. up next, you can see a little bit of low-lying fog but everything i

-allegra is fast. [ female announcer ] only allegra combines fast, non-drowsy, 24-hour relief. -gotta go. - [ female announcer ] allegra. fast and non-drowsy relief. >> now your 11 insta-weather is forecast. >> good morning. here is a live look at ocean city. still very foggy out there. 54 degrees. 53 at the inner harbor of baltimore. north winds at 7 miles per hour. that is causing some travel problems down there. as you head west under the bridge, it does start to clear out. a couple of showers we're watching out for. north and east of the baltimore- metro area. that is where we have a quick shower -- moving north. there is a chance he could run into showers this morning. the stability temperatures right now. much colder as we had to the north. it is in the 40's right now. 52 in hancock. 51 in frostburg. 56 right now. deceptive and we are expecting the clouds to hold on and stay pretty -- this afternoon we are expecting the clouds to hold on and stay pretty quick. showers possible in southern maryland. they may hear a couple rumbles of thunder. as for baltimore, which should

the costa allaying gra -- allegra was towed in after it lost power at sea. many people slept on deck because it was so hot in their rooms. as for food they ate cold cuts and fruit. passengers were given the option of flying straight home or spend a few days in a hotel in the seychelles. costa allegra also operates the ship costa concordia that killed 25 people. >>> students were asked to solve math problems featuring animal mutilation and terrorist training camps. it happened at the trinidad center city charter school in northwest washington. here's peggy fox' story you saw only on 9. >> reporter: the blood thirsty aliens then sucked blood of 828 teachers and left them for dead. >> shocking. >> reporter: parents are shocked over these math problems that were sent home with third graders at the trinidad center city public charter school. here's one about cooking african-americans, americans and indians. >> she put the people equallily into nine enormous ovens to bake. how many desperate people were in each oven. >> it's the holocaust. it's too horrific to thi

-allegra is fast. [ female announcer ] only allegra combines fast, non-drowsy, 24-hour relief. -gotta go. - [ female announcer ] allegra. fast and non-drowsy relief. >>> good morning. welcome back. new evidence in the search for missing amelia earhart. she was on a journey around the world. wall street journal reports that the state department will launch a new project to solve the mystery involving private funds. it will focus on mikko mario island and will begin in july. >>> irish eyes smiling for a belated st. patrick's day celebration. it's to honor the prime minister of ireland. the second celebration for president obama. he surprised people at the dubliner when he stopped in for a guinness. >> always a good move. >> even when it's not st. patrick's day. >>> 5:26 -- 6:26 that is. why the head of the fed is going back to school. >>> and a swimming spirit. the ghost stories told at a local pool. >>> and district leaders talking about getting rid of the red-topped parking meters. ok, guys-- what's next ? chocolate lemonade ? susie's lemonade... the movie. or... we make it pin

. >> the end of the nightmare journey for the costa allegra. >> and it is no joy as jermaine was to france in a warm-up euro 2012 -- germany loses to france in a warm-up your 2012. the indicted nations human rights council has condemned syria for what it is calling the brutal actions of the assad regime, but again, china and russia are not on board. >> they voted against the resolution despite reports that assad's assault on the city of homs is intensifying. >> the united nations' new envoy to syria says the killing must stop. it is a message he now wants to take to damascus. >> syrian artillery has been pounding the city of damascus for days. reports said the army has launched a ground effective to flush out the rebels. the humanitarian situation is catastrophic. kofi annan could travel to the middle east as early as friday for meetings with top arab league officials. he says he wants to meet as quickly as possible with president assad. the former united nations secretary general said that he will urge assad to find a peaceful solution through dialogue. >> time will tell. we will plead wi

-allegra is fast. [ female announcer ] only allegra combines fast, non-drowsy, 24-hour relief. -gotta go. - [ female announcer ] allegra. fast and non-drowsy relief. >>> welcome back, everyone. 5:15 right now. some amazing pictures this morning of spring in japan. check out the cherry blossoms. the western part of the country. the first ten buds bloomed on wednesday and they're already drawing visitors. cherry blossoms are so significant in japan that private weather agencies actually predict when they will bloom in different cities. >> this might be a silly question, but do cherry blossoms actually smell like cherry? >> you know, they create potentially a lot of allergies for people. a high pollen count today. i heard it could be one of the worst pollen years yet because of the mild winter we've had and all that early bloom. so, yeah, that could be possible. but what's happening is, we're noticing a really active spring pattern setting up. and this weekend, we are going to get slammed with heavy rain in the south bay, but we do have a high pollen count, not only is it windy ou

earlier the costa allegra was towed to an area in the indian ocean.r room caused it to drift for days. they were close to or ordering everyone to abandon ship. >> excuse me... we went out to our room to get our life jackets and we went up to the master station. >> now many of the 1,000 people on board slept on the deck to try to escape the smoke and the heat from the fire but they are describing the conditions inside the cab bins as beyond horrific. again because there was no running water. the costa concordia which as you know hit a wreathe off italy last month, 25 people were killed 7 others are missing or resumed dead. >>> a to the to your case in santa cruz -- a torture case in santa cruz county, a major role a store security tape is playing in the investigation, we will have more on that. >>> the time now is 9:49, a problem in hayward, traffic accident? >> yes, if we take a look at the maps, you can see an accident and a couple of trave if i can accident -- traffic accidents. it is causing slowing there as you can notice by the yellow and also we

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the costa allegra was towed to port. by a french fishing vessel this morning. there were more than a thousand people on board. a generator fire knocked out power to the ship on monday. no light, no showers and yep, no toilets. can you imagine? on capitol hill yesterday, there was a hearing on cruise ship safety. that was prompted by the capsizing of the allegra's sister ship, the costa concordia. one passenger told lawmakers the crew didn't know what to do. >> people started to panic and getting frustrated as the ship is tilting more by the minute. we were getting frustrated and aggravated and the crowd was pushing and shoving against each other. still no sign of any emergency alarms or evacuation instructions from the captain. >> the costa concordia grounded off the coast of italy last month. at least 25 people are confirmed dead. >>> ohio prosecutors have until today to file charges against the teenage suspect in this week's school shooting. 17-year-old tj lane is accused of shooting a group of students in the school cafeteria on monday. three died. today, st

. >>> passengers from the costa allegra cruise ship stranded.his week in pirate-infested waters are safe after reaching shore on thursday. more than a thousand people were aboard and we're learning more about the rough conditions they endured. tina kraus reports. >> passengers made their way off the crippled cruise ship on the island nation of seychelles. they spent three days at sea with no running water and no air conditioning. >> the heat is unbearable. we had to spend most of our nights on the top deck of the ship. >>> the problems began monday when a fire broke out in the coast allegra's engine room. passengers prepared to abandon ship while the crew battled the blaze. >> we all went to our stations and there was a point where we thought we would have to lower the boats. >> the crew managed to put out the fire but the ship was stalled. a french fishing boat worked to tow the ship for three days as passengers and crew lived on the deck. food supplies were low. all they had to eat were cold sandwiches and helicopters dropped in freshwater. >>

the company is redeploying the costa voyager to cover for the allegra. the allegra had a fire last week stranding passengers without lights, air conditioning, and working toilets for three days. costa is offering those on either cruise ship the option to cancel their trip for a full refund, plus a future cruise credit. >>> pennsylvania's governor supports the decision to fire joe paterno for his role in the penn state sex abuse scandal. governor corbett says the former football coach should have followed up on the child molestation accusations against jerry sandusky. paterno reported an alleged attack inside the locker rooms in 2002 to university officials. before he was fired last fall, paterno said he wished he had done more. of course, joe paterno died of lung cancer in january at the age of 85. jerry sandusky charged with sexually abusing at least ten boys over a 15-year period and denies those allegations. >>> whitney houston's sister-in-law said she feared that the singer's life would be ended by drugs. in an interview with oprah winfrey, patricia

. >> the passengers and crew of the powerless costa allegra finally back on solid ground.ruise liner reaching port in the seychelles. more than 1,000 people were onboard stuck without food, water and working toilets out in the tropical heat. >> not having enough food, not being able to rest well at night. the heat is unbearable, so we had to spend most of our night on the top deck of the ship. >> that is no vacation. the passengers being offered a full refund, of course. >> the allegra is the sister ship of the now infamous costa concordia which ran aground off the coast of italy in january. rough time for that company. google joining the surreal art moveme movement, the unique and sometimes bizarrema captured by street view cameras. we'll have it all just ahead. oh will you grab us some yoplait? sure. what flavor? mm, one of each. lemon burst, hm, cherry orchard, blackberry harvest... my daughter's grabbing some yoplait. pina colada, orange creme. i can't imagine where she is... strawberry cheesecake. [ grocery store pa ] clean up in aisle eight. found her! [ female annou

. >>> hundreds of passengers and crew members from the stricken costa allegra cruise ship are headingafter being towed and docked in the seychelles. >>> a number of passengers from the stricken costa allegra cruise ship are now headed home. >> they are going back home because the cruise is over. >> reporter: at least three planes were scheduled for fly passengers to italy, germany or france. the scene at the airport much different than life on the boat. amateur video shows passengers making do as they spent days aboard the ship without air conditioning, running water or working toilets. >> it is very hot, humid, no lights. yeah, i mean you have to make ends meet. it was difficult. >> reporter: but some passengers took things in stride and had nothing but praise for the allegra crew. >> we've had four bad days. but tend of the day we forget everything because the people on board were so kind. some members of the staff have been aadorable. >> reporter: some crew members are shrugging off the compliment and say it is all in a day's work. >> you have to convey, this is happening. we'll be

-allegra is fast. [ female announcer ] only allegra combines fast, non-drowsy, 24-hour relief.. - [ female announcer ] allegra. fast and non-drowsy relief. >>> 5:40isourtime right now. 61 degrees. we're taking a look at live pictures of cherry blossoms. in the foggy blurry background is the jefferson memorial. that's a gorgeous picture. i love the fog in the back ground. looks like the beginning of a beautiful scene out of a mysterious movie. >> you can see the petals falling. >> that's a little disturbing. petals are falling. the end of peak is today. >> you have one more day. >> it's gorgeous. let's go to veronica johnson. in what kind of precarious position are those blossoms? >> well, with wind and storms coming this weekend, the next two days will be the days when you want to get in there and take in the cherry blossoms and take all your pictures because a lot of wind for the weekend an probably more than an inch of rain. it's going to do some pretty good damage as far as taking down the blooms. out there we've got fog. not doing anything but causing us more problems. the

the costa allegra docked at last. more than 1,000 stranded passengers can finally turn their back on the ship that left them for three days at sea in tropical conditions without toilets, lights, or showers. >> we all went to our stations, and there was a point where we thought we were going to have to lower the boats. so then they were able to put the fire out, and from that point on, it was just a matter of inconvenience, not having enough food, not being able to rest well at night. the heat is unbearable. >> the luxury cruiseliner limped into the port of victoria towed by a french tuna fishing boat. there was a welcoming committee standing by, led by the red cross, ready to feed, water, and comfort passengers while they waited to be transferred to hotels and plan their journeys home. >> we had basic first aid, depending on what they had. also, we will be providing them with water and we freshments. and also, if there's any need, we are ready. >> international news crews are eager for the story of the stricken ship,

. >>> that disabled cruise ship, the "costa allegra" finally reached port today, after several harrowingadrift at sea. and for the first time, we heard what it was like onboard. and it was not pretty. abc's jeffrey kofman was in the seychelles when the passengers arrived. >> reporter: a welcome end to three, grueling days at sea for a thousand passengers and crew. for gordon and eleanor bradwell of athens, georgia, the ordeal began when the ship's alarm sounded as they ate lunch monday. >> there was a good bit of chaos and confusion. they began to lower the boats. >> reporter: what we didn't know until today was just how terrifying it was aboard the "costa allegra," for those initial hours, when the fire raged below deck. and the captain gave orders to abandon ship. >> it could have been a disaster of biblical proportions. if that fire had gotten out of control, we were a long way from help. >> reporter: with power knocked out, cabin temperatures soared to an unbearable 100 degrees. sewage backed up in the toilets. most slept under the stars. >> we were very hot. and the sewage was very

the costa allegra just arrived on the seychelles. >>> power storms and tornadoes claimed the lives of 12 people in the midwest and hundreds more are injured. as officials survey the damage, resident are trying to pick up the pieces. we have a report. >> reporter: america's heartland takes a beating from mother nature. >> this tornado marks the deadliest disaster in illinois in nearly a decade. >> reporter: the national weather service says an ef-4 tornado with winds of at least 170 miles per hour ripped through the city. >> i think all of us understand how important it is to respect nature. >> reporter: governor pat quinn has signed a disaster declaration as people are trying to clean up. there is a local curfew in effect until 6:00 a.m. thursday morning. official hope to ward off loots are. in branson, missouri an ef-2 twister hopscotching up a main roadway. survivors talk about their near death experiences. >> you can hearing about tops just tear open. >> we're going to get crushed. that's what i thought. i thought the i-beams were going to come down on us next. scary. >> reporter:

after allegra i had the one that was fast and nondrowsy. it relieved my symptoms for 24 hours. >> pelley: in the presidential race today, republican front- runner mitt romney took his campaign to mississippi. earlier, he told a radio station in alabama the state is a bit of an "away game" for him, but he's confident he'll get some delegates. alabama and mississippi vote next week. romney won six of ten states voting on super tuesday, including ohio, where a super pac that supports him spent $3 million. nancy cordes tells us the candidates are relying more and more on these independent political action committees. >> santorum voted to raise the debt limit five times. >> reporter: in the weeks leading up to super tuesday, ohio voters alone endured nearly 8,000 ads about the presidential candidates. >> mitt created romney care, the blueprint for obama care. >> reporter: according to the campaign media analysis group, almost three-quarters of those ads were not aired by the candidates but by unaffiliated outside groups known as super pacs that

the "costa allegra" finally arrived in the seychelles.ngers looking tired after three days stranded in the indian ocean. with no power, the luxury cruiseliner hasn't been so luxurious. >> not having enough food, not being able to rest well at night. we had -- the heat is unbearable. we had to spend most of our nights on the top deck of the ship. >> it's very hot, humid, no light. that was rather difficult for a lot of people. >> reporter: the "allegra" lost power on monday after a fire in the generator room. since then, it's been towed slowly through pirate-infested waters. a nerve-wracking journey for passengers, and another public relations disaster for costa's parent company, carnival. the "concordia" is still lying capsized off italy after a crash which killed at least 25 people. and two carnival cruises have been hit with norovirus outbreaks. no wonder can "allegra's" passengers are relieved to be on dry land. many will now be flown straight to italy. others are staying on the seychelles, taking a vacation, trying to recover from the

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were than 1000 passengers and crew of a disabled crew shipper back on dry land today the cost of allegra towed into port in the seychelles this morning the fire in that ship's engine room on monday left adrift with electricity the cruise line offered passengers and all expenses paid vacation in the seychelles and a refund for that crews it is unclear whether passengers would have to give up their right to file lawsuits to accept that compensation for the cost allegra is the sister ship of the costa concordia that sank off the coast of italy back in january maryland is about to become the eighth state to allow same-sex couples to marry gov. martin o'malley will sign a bill legalizing same-sex marriage later today at the maryland state house it will take effect this summer if it survives an expected court challenge no. 100 iraq war veterans receive a special honor at the white house ... president obama hosted them for a dinner his first major tribute to veterans of this conflict. among the guests: the first u.s. service member wounded in that war the president praised them for succeeding i

allegra-d.-fense against allergy congestion. >> most of the radar -- rain is on the northeast corner of the state. from northern baltimore county, harford, and cecil county on the eastern shore, reaching down to ocean city. although it is spotty around here. we're seeing rain shower activity. then it breaks up. the rest of the city, primarily west of the bay, there is more rain. we'll see several waves of rain come through the day today. no thunder and lightning in the stuff right now, but there was some earlier this morning. let's take a look outside and see what's going on. this is our polar bear watch exhibit at the maryland zoo in baltimore. resting out there. kind of resting his paw. a fresh pile of straw out there. last batch of rain moved through here a short while ago. at the inner harbor, temperature is 60 degrees. 97% the humidity. 29.95 barometric pressure. an east wind has brought in some of this moisture that we've got in the area. the rain is coming from the west. east wind is exac

. >>> more than 1,000 people are breathing a sigh of relief this disabled cruise ship "costa allegra" finally reached the seychelles islands in the indian ocean. the ship lost fire after a fire in the engine room. >> not having enough food. not having a place to rest at night. the heat is unbearable. we had to spend most of our nights on the top deck of the ship. >> tough stuff. the passengers and crew expected to be put on planes and sent home soon. >>> mitt romney with another victory. he won the wyoming caucuses, picking up ten delegates to santorum's night. romney won the primary in michigan on tuesday but is only getting half of the 30 delegates, the other 15 are going to santorum who finished a close second. both santorum and gingrich have georgia right here on their minds today. season to santorum is holding a rally in atlanta, gingrich is having an event about 30 minutes from now in woodstock, georgia. next tuesday is super tuesday. >>> and remember these disturbing images that federal regulators wanted tobacco companies to put on cigarette packaging? now a federal judge ruled

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allegra-d d-congests, d-pressurizes so you can breathe. a fast, non-drowsy antihistamine plus a powerful decongestant. allegra-d. d-fense against allergy congestion. >>> welcome back. the ipad is hot to the touch. the tablet reaches temperatures of 116 degrees, 13 degrees warmer than the old ipad 2. despite the heat warning, the magazine is giving the new ipad a glowing review and calls it one of the best tablet it's tested and raves about its display, graphics, and camera. >>> 75 years later the leader of a team that will conduct a search for amelia earhart has a theory about what happened. they will use underwater equipment to search for pieces of the plane in the pacific ocean. a newly enhanced 1937 photo shows what looks like to be the landing gear of the plane off a remote island. some experts think that earhart and her navigator might have made an emergency landing on an island and then later died as castaways. the general consensus has been that earhart's plane ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean. >> all right. mystery. will

like allegra -- only allegra combines fast, non-drowsy 24-hour relief from allergies. right now, a 30 count is just $17.99. find answers at walgreens. there's a way to stay well. >>> we are back at 6:29. this is always the place to get your weather first. here's a live look at the old post pa soilian you to -- pa villain -- pavilion tower. you can see the tower there in the fog. this is downtown. now you understand why there's a fog advisory. 59 degrees there at the old post office tower pavilion. we promise you it was there in the shot. >> we trust you and we got it as we pulled out. >>> thank you for starting your thursday with us. i'm jessica doyle. >> i'm andrea roane. mike hydeck is off today. meteorologist howard bernstein is here live on the weather terrace with the forecast. >> i'm struck by the image of the old post office tower. there are many areas even worse than that. we have a lot of fog out there. a dense fog advisory in effect till 10:00 a.m. let's start with the day planner because temperatures are actually kind of comfortable. upper 50s, low 60s out t

passengers now recounting a three-day ordeal at sea aboard the costa allegra crew ships. >> they finally disembarked today after tugboat's pulled the crippled ship into harbour this morning. >> we are delighted to be off the ship right now. >> after fire broke out three days ago passengers were stuck on board with no air- conditioning, no water, no power. some cabins reach temperatures of 110 degrees, forcing passengers to sleep on the deck. an apology from the cruise line and passengers have been offered a free week at a resort in the seychelles islands. a presidential ad telling president obama to go to hell stays in place at a local metro station. it bashes the president's held terraform and is inside the clarendon metro station. the sign is advertising and health care documentary. virginia democratic congressman jim moran calls it offensive and is demanding metro take it down. it's this is saying it is ok to tell the president of the united states to go to hell. it's not okay. particularly not okay to do it on government property. >> a metro spokesperson says it cannot be taken down

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this is the costa allegra docked at the sayshells with more than 1,000 people on board. a fire knocked out the power. the ship left madagascar on sunday and was 200 miles south of the seychelles when all of this happened. >> not having enough food. not being able to rest well at night. heat was unbearable. we had to spend most of our nights on the top deck of the ship. >> the costa allegra is a sister ship of the costa concordia. you remember that ship capsized off the coast of italy last month leaving 32 people dead. a memorial growing on the hollywood walk of fame surrounding the star of davy jones. he died of an apparent heart attack yesterday. he was apparently going to visit his horses when he suffered breathing problems in his car. they say jones' death does not appear to be suspicious though he did to be in perfectly good health a few days ago when he took the stage for what would be his time performance. take a look. >> ♪ oh what can it mean ♪ to a daydream believer ♪ and a homecoming queen >> jones' former bandmates, mickey dolans, peter torque and michael nessm

like allegra -- only allegra combines fast, non-drowsy 24-hour relief from allergies.ht now, a 30 count is just $17.99. find answers at walgreens. there's a way to stay well. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. you'll need sunscreen and sunglasses today. bright, sunny today. >> we'll start out sunny but see some clouds throughout the afternoon. i think we'll be dry so that's not too bad. we're looking at very seasonable day today. temperatures topping out in the low to mid-60s. so, hey, i think for our friday, that looks pretty nice. it will also be dry. our day planner showing temperatures in the 50s. by noon for your lunch time. by 5:00 in the lower 60s. and we'll see variable cloudiness throughout the day. showers holding off till late tonight. right now temperatures 45 in downtown. partly cloudy conditions. the winds are light so the good thing is winds have diminished compared to yesterday. we do have a frost advisory in effect. that has now only northern maryland through parts of frederick, martin burrs, -- martinsburg, hagueerstown. we do have a freeze