especially not on one of carnival's new egs and biggest ships. compare those images to these ones, and you can see the sort of accommodations these folks were expecting. gordon and chris say the trouble all started early monday morning. >> all of a sudden there was kind of a, like a shudered and then the ship started to kind of vibrate. >> somebody came over the loud speaker says alpha team alpha team, you nope, report for duty or something. >> reporter: it sounds like something from a movie. >> very much. >> reporter: and then say say everything went dark. the fire knocked out the engines and the lights. and for a day and a half the toy lets. >> i think that and the rotting food smell because after you get the mayo sandwiches for the tenth time and you smell the rotting milk, you can't eat. and they only fed us sal lalds and fruits for awhile. >> reporter: without power, there were no fridges to keep the food fresh. no way to cook hot food either. and, no place to dispose of the food rotting in the kitchen. >> it was solid sandwiches they would

sandra hughes has the very latest. >> reporter: the nightmare carnival cruise is over. a team of tugboats gently guided into port. tugs have been slowly tugging it from the waters off mexico where it broke down on monday. for four days the crew has been without water, food and everything that runs on electricity. passengers have been telling horror stories. >> people getting upset and frustrated by the toilet situation. couldn't flush, part of the smell issue. >> reporter: there were two our lines for food like spam and pop tarts, but passengers said they held together. >> by and large, people had been nice to one another. there was almost a comradery among the passengers. >> reporter: with no working elevators, carnival said getting all the passengers off the splendor could take hours. they promised to be ready for hotel and flight reservations for the passengers. >> we will be providing assistance. >> reporter: splendor was scheduled to tour the mexican river a for seven days. carnival has apologized and promised to reimburse. >> a spsh person said it could take five

a carnival cruise ship that lst power after an engine room fire off the coast of mexico monday morning is now being towed to safety. all passengers aboard are safe and expected to arrive in california late tomorrow. kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: the carnival cruise ship splendor, drifting at sea since it lost power monday. more than 4,500 people are on board and they're safe. >> certainly they're uncomfortable and it's something we hopee can bringo the as soon as possible. >> report: the entire ship shut down some 200 miles south of san diego. planes loaded with suppes for the ship's passengers and crews took off monday. the planes carried relief supplies to the aircraft carrier ronal reagan plans called for u.s. navy helicopters to make the delivery to the stranded ship. >> right now, it's bread, there's cups, utensils, we've got frozen milk, we've got canned goods. easy to make temt items that are served cold. >>> carnival has decided the tugboats will tow the splendor back to california directly. the coasguard cutter morgan will provides courtship. >>> the justice department s

it was just really bad. >> carnival was wonderful.ly and encouraging and big smiles and helpful all of the time. they were great. >> they did keep us informed of how long it was going to take us to get back to shore. we were surprised that we heard it was a fire today. they kept telling us it was flameless smoke. to kweep us calm. i understand now why they were saying that, just to keep everybody calm. i think they handled the situation really well, but it is a shock to kind of learn that there was a big fire. >> it was an adventure. i'll tell thank you. everything from the military to cold water showers to spam, to salads every day. but, i mean, carnival did a great job. you know, with just the resources they had. so i can't say enough. the crew was great. >> a lot of things went wrong but it was really fun. we went to kids camp. i met a couple of friends. it was just really fun. >> it was so exciting to see land. >>> well, the largest school system in the u.s. is getting a new leader, kathleen black will take over as chancellor of n

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the carnival cruise ship "splendor" expected to dock in san diego as early as this morning. two tugboats are towing the giant ship knocked out of commission by an engine fire four days ago. we're learning more about the difficult conditions on board as kendis gibson reports this is a voyage everyone aboard will remember -- for all the wrong reasons. >> reporter: new video shows the disabled carnival "splendor" slowly making its way toward san diego. the ship is expected to make it to port by thursday and not a moment too soon for the thousands of passengers and crew members. >> everybody is trying to get along, you know, but you can tell some people are just angry and frustrated. >> reporter: the frustration has been building since monday's engine fire disabled the mega cruiseliner. the nearly 4500 people on board have been without hot food, hot weather and toilets are working with a backup generator. >> they signed up for a great cruise vacation and obviously that is not what they received. >> reporter: the u.s. military airlifted supplies like spam, water and pop-tarts to

the "carnival splendor" cruise liner is being dragged to san diego.e ship went dead in the water monday, after a fire in the engine room. >>> iraqi christians appear to be the target of a series of bombings and mortar attacks in baghdad this morning. at least four people were killed in the violence. it comes just days after 58 died in the bombing of a catholic church. >>> president obama arrives in south korea for a two-day visit. while in seoul, he will address troops on veteran's day and also attend the g-20 summit. >>> back in washington, the new republican leader, john boehner, talks to reporters about the new gop majority in the house. >>> three singapore airlines a-380s are back in commission today after getting new engines. oil stains were found on the old ones. last week, the engine of a qantas a-380 exploded. >>> the cma awards are in nashville tonight. brad paisley and carrie underwood are up for several awards. that's tonight right here on abc. >>> coming up later on "good morning america," the cheating scandal that has rocked one florida u

the carnival "splendor" due to arrive in san diego this afternoon.s stranded monday off the coast of mexico after an engine room fire. >>> today is vet ranls day. a time to honor the generations of americans that served and sacrificed in the nation's military. there will be a full day of remembrances at arlington national cemetery in virginia. vice president biden will play a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and at the world war ii museum in new orleans, young people are being urged to reach out to the so-called greatest generation. next hour, we'll hear from a grade schooler and a world war ii vet who are taking part in that event. >>> this morning, we want to tell you about a man whose courage in battle earned the highest decoration of valor. what's more, the first living recipient of the medal of honor since the vietnam war. he tells his story to cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. >> the whole timeframe maybe lasted anywhere between like two minutes, three minutes and five or six lifetimes. i don't know. >> reporter: but in the two, three

carnival tweeted despite news reports, carnival cruise passengers were never served spam. >> and this will end up being costly, passengers will be offered a full refund and a free cruise. the splender's next cruise is canceled so their money will be refunded and they will receive a 25% off their next cruise. >> some problem areas include the red line from shady grove to twin brook and the orange line from vienna to west falls church and the green line from prince george's plaza to college park. important news for drivers in d.c. ohio drive will be closed from the roast roosevelt bridge to independence avenue at 23rd street. from 11:00 p.m. tonight to 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning so the crews can do repaving work. >> the fight over a fairfax elementary school could take a new twist, a judge is scheduled to hear arguments from a lot of parents suing over the decision to close clifton elementary school. it would cost too much to renovate it but the parents argue the school is too much of a fabric for the neighborhood. >> a d.c. teenager who was murdered. a vigilant i will held for 17-year-

the carnival cruise ship "splendor" arrived in san diego yesterday.g problems, cold food, no lights, no air-conditioning. >>> president obama's as leaders have reached a broad agreement on what to do to stimulate global economic growth, but there are issues that still need to be addressed like free trade imbalances and currency manipulation. >>> the accused serial stabber will be in a michigan courtroom today. he could learn today if he will be tried for the murder of a michigan man. he is expected of stabbing 20 people in three states including virginia. five people died. >>> a presidential panel is recommending tough measures to get the nation of debt. tackling social security, raising the retirement age, and reducing payments for the wealthy in. thinking of also hiking the gas tax. it's looking at cuts on defense, medical spending, and museums. that could take a toll on the d.c. tourism industry. >> one of the perks about visiting the nation's capital is there are three museums. if the recommendations go through, that will no longer be the case. on

-- the carnival lines were cut short early monday morning. >> the wiring was caught on fire and that it. >> it was more camping than cruising. >> no bathrooms for 18 hours. >> red, played cards, that was all there was to do. >> passengers had to make do with spam and pop tarts as the ship's food rotted. >> i will travel again with them. >> it took three days to get the ship to port in san diego. then there was more waiting. note power meant no elevators. they were greeted by a horde of photographers, all clamoring to get the first few shops of the weary crowd that survived the cruise to nowhere. check out the parting gifts. "i survived the 2010 carnival cruise spamcation." >> everybody is safe anyway. >>> we had a gorgeous day today. >> beautiful. temperatures were great. >> thank you for your services, sir. it looks like we will be able to keep this sunny weather through the weekend. temperatures are falling very quickly through the evening hours. it is 47 degrees already in vienna. our official numbers, at reagan national, 63 degrees and 42 degrees are the high and low. but early i

the time of year that prompt people to take a booze cruise and tonight the passengers on board a carnival line cruise ship are leaving in a nightmare. supplies were being helicopter to travelers on board and the cruise line is offering compensation but there are limits to what people would get as consumer editor tom vacar reports. >> reporter: she has family on the carnival splendor. >> she's diabetic. my number one concern is food and to keep her insulin refrigerated. >> reporter: they finally heard from the aunt and uncle. >> i know my aunt started feeling like she was going to diabetic shock and they gave him one tictac to get her. >> reporter: carnival says they will give full refund. >> full refunds for the cruise fare, airfare and any land options. they will get transportation costs paid for to get back home and a full cruise credit for a future cruise of their choice. >> reporter: 35 other members were scheduled to go out this weekend. >> credible has offered complete and full refunds for these passengers or they can transfer to another carnival cruise. >> reporter: they are being

a fire on board carnival's splendor took away power to the massive cruise liner. now, tug boats are pulling the ship back to san diego sandra hughs reports that passengers cannot wait to get back on land. >> the nightmare carnival cruise is over. the team of tug boats gently guided the ship in to san diego's port this morning tugs have been slowly towing the ship from the waters off of mexico where it broke down on monday. for four days the almost 8500 passengers and crew have been without air conditioning, hot food and just about everything that runs on electricity. passengers are telling horror stories about bathroom facilities that didn't work for the first two days. >> people getting upset and frustrated by the toilet situation. couldn't flush and quite a big smell issue on the ship. >> reporter: there were two hour lines for food like spam and poptarts but despite the challenges, passengers say they pulled together. >> by and large, people have been really nice to one another and there's almost a camaraderie among the passengers because we are all going there

the carnival "splendor" was towed to port in san diego thursday. depending on the extent of the damage, the giant ship may have to be put in dry dock. and we are learning more about what it was like on board. kendis gibson reports. >> reporter: it took hours for all the passengers to disem embark from the carnival "splendor" after four days adrift in the pacific, they were glad to be back on dry land. >> it was an adventure. >> an experience. >> people did the best they could with it. >> reporter: the ship was towed into port thursday morning with no lights, no air conditioning, no cooked food since monday. >> anything hot at this time we would love, you know. anything hot. hot shower, hot food, hot anything. >> reporter: and the worst part? >> no bathrooms for 18 hours. >> toilets weren't running. >> no toilets. >> reporter: the trouble began early monday when passengers awoke to rumbling noise and the smell of smoke. >> they just said there was lots of smoke. lots of smoke but no fire. >> reporter: chris harlan grabbed his video camera. >> that c

carnival.ith cruises where not a lot goes wrong on cruises and if they act -- still a very, very popular way to travel and it saves the reputation if they act fast w. the virus and taking them a while to act, they were seeing massive cancelations but truly when i watch this happen, i think to myself, i'm a guy to go on a cruise. that's not going to make me not want to go on a cruise. it happens so rarely and they took care of them. we talked to a woman that thought they handled it quite well. >> she would take them up on the offer to cruise, not be stuck. there's the carnival "splendor" tugged into san diego harbor. >> it's on a camera in the dark. >> and probably seeing people disembark at some point. we'll bring it back live. >>> president obama starting two days of talks with leaders of the world's most powerful economies and some of the world's fastest growing economies. this is the g-20, group of 20 summit in seoul, south korea. security, obviously, very, very tight. more than 50,000 polic

back home after a vacation they'd rather forget, among 3,000 passengers stranded at sea when the carnival cruise ship splendor lost power. abc 7 has their story. >> the ship was shuddering violently, really. >> for janet and larry welter, the first full day on the carnival splendor was anything but splendid when thick smoke began to billow from the engine room. >> it was acrid, electrical insulation smoke. >> the smoke was billowing out of our balcony cabin. we knew there may be a problem in the hall. i opened the door and looked down. i grabbed a towel and ran through the hall, forward. >> the welters and 3300 ran to top decks to start four days adrift without power and working plumming. >> this was an adventure. >> food was sparse until a helicopter air lifted supplies from a navy ship uss ronald reagan including spam and pop tarts. there was a good supply of water and fresh fruit and vegetable autos hamburger buns with a piece of lettuce and half of a tomato. >> the mexican tug boat chihuahua pulled toward san diego they were entertained by 150 magicians on board for a special event. t

carnival did an excellent job taking care of the passengers. again, i'm just thankful to be alive. so regardless of what we did eat or did not eat, we're here. >> which brings me to my next question, of course, carnival cruise lines has refunded the cost of the cruise that y'all were on and also offered you another free cruise. is that something you take them up on? >> i will absolutely take them up on it. i definitely feel i deserve it after everything we went through this last week. >> so this hasn't soured you on the experience? >> well, this was my first cruise. it definitely wasn't ideal. but i would definitely give it another go and hopefully get the experience that i should have had this time. >> and would you go back out there? >> absolutely. everyone agrees that this was totally out of the norm. and we cannot base our entire lives on one experience, we just have to learn from it and find out what happened, what was the cause? and again, it could have been so much worse. but i'm thankful for everyone who prayed for us. and again, we wil

. >>> it has been a vacation to forget for 3,000 passengers stranded on a carnival cruise lineship off of the coast of mexico. >> right now the splendor is being towed back to san diego after drifting at sea for two days. >> as candace gibson reports it could be a few more days before they reach land. >> reporter: carnival splendor is on the move. barely. it is not expected to reach san diego before late thursday. >> it is a slow process getting back to port. >> reporter: it lost power on monday when a fire broke out in he engine room. the blaze was contained and no injuries but the cruiseship was left dead in the water. 8500 passengers and crew had no air conditioning, no hot water and no internet. they did have working it toes and cold water due to the backup power of the ship but with no refrigeration, the ship began to quickly run low on food. helicopters from the aircraft carrier, uss ronald reagan began to deliver 10,000-pounds of supplies on tuesday but instead of the lavish spread that are a highlight of any cruise, passengers are dining on spam. in a statement carnival said, c

carnival will make it right. >> your family is from goodyear, arizona. ifp' d so you can ask him questions if you'd like. >> i'm going to get my wife and daughter and we'll go back home. >> i think carnival is going to pay for you to spend the night here, and you will all leave from here. >> from san diego, yes. >> are you anxious to see them? >> yes, i'd like to give them a big hug and our girls as well. >> all of a sudden you hear, carnival cruise ship splendor disabled, stranded off the coast of mexico. what did you feel? >> i feel like once the fire was under control, i had all the faith in the maritime technologies that they would be safe. but once the coast guard was headed down there, i felt safer. when ronald reagan was there, what can you say? i felt very comfortable they're going to be fine. might as well be comfortable in the situation they're in. >> tony, do you want to jump in? >> no, i think that's terrific, paul. you covered everything i would have asked. we wish the best for his wife and family and to get back on dry land as soon as possi

last night carnival tweeted despite media reports, carnival splendor guests were never served spam. and emily shall i am emily smith, abc2 news. >>> baltimore leaders want to trim off debt but police officers want get back to protecting you. it's a tug-of-war battle and the union has spoken out against the city proposal. sherrie johnson has more this morning. >> reporter: megan, baltimore police union voted overwhelmingly to rejacket one-year contract that would have reduced wages by nearly 2% in exchange for 5 additional vacation days. they voted against the proposal. they were upset by pay cuts on the heels of an overhaul of the public safety pension system put in place by mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. the mayor released a statement after that vote and said i am disappointed in the result of tonight's vote but rye maine confident we can come to an agreement. i am grateful for the city employees who understand that this ecomony has affected everyone. the men and women of baltimore police department have made tough sacrifices and continue to do their jobs courageously and honorabl

the carnival cruise spendar. emily schmidt has more on what he being done to get people home. >> reporter: on the first day of a weeklong mexican cruise, a fire in the engine room meant carnival's splendor would not live up to the idealic name. >> that fire has been put out. the vessel is safe. it's unable to make way and will need to be towed into port. >> reporter: 4500 passengers and crew are now stuck on a ship that's stranded in the pacific 80 miles off mexico's coast. since monday. >> it's my understanding that all the passengers are safe and as comfortable as they can be be. >> reporter: the toilets are work after a day when they didn't. but there's no air conditioning, hot water or hot food. it's taking a navy airlift to get more food on board. 50,000 pounds so far. >> delivering the stuff to the carrier and the carrier will get that over to the carnival cruise lines so they get the supplies they need. >> reporter: the huge is twice the size of the tie at that .ic. this is home video from a june cruise. p

carnival promises a refund and free cruise. in san diego, sandra hughes, cbs news. >>> coming up, talk of another ban in san francisco this one targeting babies. >>> plus, identity thieves preying on children. the warning signs every parent should know about. >>> hey, it's a great time to work at google -- unless you're a tattletale. the secret that got one worker fired. >>> well, our forecast for this veterans day, it is absolutely gorgeous outside. plenty of sunshine expected today. here's a look out from our mount vaca cam. sunshine here, but snow in the sierra. that's right. so much snowfall, some ski resorts are opening early. >> we have warmer temperatures on the way. we'll take a look at your weekend forecast coming right up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the employee who leaked the news. son is getting t >>> okay. everyone is getting a raise at google except the employee who leaked that news. that person is getting the boot. google reportedly fired the worker just hours after the memo came out announcing of a 10% raise and $1,000 ho

. >>> for passengers aboard the carnival voyage their ship or tug boats rather have finally come in. those passengers are being towed to san diego where they will disembark sometime tomorrow. eric for joey and stacey noriega their beautiful beech side wedding has been followed by a honeymoon of horror. the bride and groom and their guests have been stuck on carnival's splendor voyage. >> it smells like rotten food. >> reporter: the good news for them and the rest of the 4500 passengers and crew they are no longer marooned off the mexican coast. >> we have a u. s. coast guard and mexican g on the other side. >> reporter: an engineroomm went out. >> we have 10,000 pounds of bread cups utensils. >> reporter: carnival ceo apologized to the passengers for what she called an unfortunate situation a challenging time and added we realize how much guests look forward to their vacations we know how disheartening it is to have their plans disrupted. coast guard officials say there have been no reports of illness or injury. after an unexpected rocky start to their marriage they are keeping their

y a comida enlatada y calurosos enlatadas el drama de miles en el carnival.siva campaña busca atemorizar a los jugadores. >>> "noticiero telemundo" con josé díaz balart. >>>josé díaz balart: y comenzamos en méxico con las amenazas del crimen organizado, ahora toca a las puertas de las escuelas, muchas tuvieron que cerrar por la intimidación de esos criminales, raúl tiene los detalles. >>>periodista: la primera llamada la recibió un profesor de la escuela de medicina, una voz dijo que había una bomba, y más tarde le dijeron que un grupo armado iba a llegar. >>> no podemos confirmar este hecho. >>>periodista: las amenazas también se vivieron en ciudad juárez, la policía federal llegó a proteger dos escuelas, ahí sicarios pidieron el pago de una cueta a cambio de no ser atacados, el gobernador dijo que perseguirán a los extorsionadores. >>> va a poner mano dura a los extorsionadores. >>>periodista: en tamaulipas hay miedo por completo, muchos dicen que sicarios amenazaron con matarlos a todos en venganza por la muerte de ezequiel cárdenas. >>> me siento segura,

have disembarked the carnival splendor. 20 buses have departed.ers. also hotel rooms for these passengers as well. they're starting to get off. kind of a long process to get these 3,300 off. this could have ended a lot differently, but everybody is okay. got some stories to tell, of course, but everybody is okay. >>> got something in important to tell a lot of veterans out there. al also, if you know a veteran who served extra time in iraq or afghanistan, need to hear this. you're running out of time. the u.s. government may be holding on to money for you right now. i know. a lot of us used to hearing it, the government, free money? this ain't exactly free, but the government has money out there. it's money for veterans that needs to be claimed in a hurry. chris lawrence explains this for us. >> reporter: it's like a winning lotto ticket that's rubout to expire. the government has got half a billion dollars to give away but can't find enough troops to claim it. >> i was immediately suspicious about it. it seemed like another scam that a lot of peo

two tug boats. >> the carnival splendor tuged by tug boats moves closer to land. more than 4,000 passengers and crew members on board the disabled cruiseship. >> a lot of people in the inside cabin and it has been pitch black for several days. most of those folks have been up on the deck. >> the cruiseship runing on uh swrikz repower after a fire in an engine room 200 miles south of san diego. >> the first day or two when we were in the complete blackout and no power at all, we were just floating out in the ocean with absolutely nothing. it was pitch black. that was a little bit -- you know, a storm came in and we had a little rain that started and the sees -- the seas pick had up. it was a little scary at that point. >> no heat, no air conditioning, some cabins without working toilets. food associated with a luxury cruise spoiled without refrigeration. the uss ronald reagan arrived to deliver water and canned food. not the usual feast for a seven-day mexican riveara cruise. >> it has been quite an ordeal. >> carnival views lines calls the conditions challenging,

>>> then there's the carnival cruise ship with thousands of people on board, crippled and adrift with a massive u.s. aircraft carrier steaming toward it to render assistance. we begin with those first two reports and first to the pentagon in this rumor of a missile. jim miklaszewski is on duty tonight. >> reporter: good evening. just who you believe is, indeed, the question. more than a day later u.s. military officials admit they don't know exactly what it was that lit up the skies near los angeles last night but they say they're convinced it was not a missile. it's a shocking image. this video from a kcbs traffic copter shot at sunset shows what looks like a missile soaring into the sky dangerously close to the coastline just off los angeles. at one point the unidentified flying object streaks through the clouds. spewing black smoke and what appears to be flames shooting out the back. the video sent the u.s. military into a frenzy. for hours, frantic heated phone calls flew between the pentagon and norad trying to figure out just what was this mystery object. the pentagon officials

what is carnival saying about this to them? >> reporter: carnival has told all the passengers they'll refund all of their money. they're going to make surehey get home and that they get their reimbursement for their trip. not everybody comes from southern california on these trips. we know at least one family came in from theast coast. flew out here to california. then drove to long beach and then too their trip out. they're saying they'll reimburse everybody for the travel. they'll reimburse them for the cruise and give them a credit for the next cruise. we spoke to one person on board who said they want to have nothing to do with carnival again. once they get off this boat, they want off the ship and make sure they're back on land and never take another cruise again. when they get back here to san diego, they'll have a two-hour bus ride all the way back to long beach. so once they get back here on landing their journey home isn't over. >> a vacation they'll 97 forget good to see you, miguel. >> reporter: good to see you, too.

. >>> problems with the investigation into what went wrong on that carnival cruise ship that was dead in the water for days. nearly 4500 passengers went three days without power, hot food, and hot showers. before tugboats towed them back to harbor. john blackstone on how critics say the cruise line skirted tough regulations. >> reporter: the not so ship- shape carnival splendor sits in stkaáeupb san diego's harbor while a team from the cruise line is assessing the damage. the national transportation safety board said it would lead the investigation into the engine room fire that shut down virtually all of the power on the ship. but now, that won't happen. >> carnival's argument is well, the united states government doesn't have the jurisdiction. >> reporter: that's because the ship is registered in panama. critics say cruise ship operators use the so-called flag of convenience to skirt tougher regulations in the united states. so officials from panama will be taking the lead with two experts from the ntsb assisting. >> they have tried in the past to investigate an accident and carniva

carnival cruise ship to catch fire in recent years. and authorities say it's lucky the "splendor" was so close to shore or the rescue would have taken much longer. >> way to go, we're survivors! >> reporter: newlywed s joey an stacy noriega wasted no time getting to the airport where stacy's dad greeted them with a basket of treats. as for the offer of another free carnival cruise, they say thanks but no thanks. >> if we do go i'm not going for a long time. i'm enjoying the land right now. >> reporter: carnival cruise line officials were quick to correct the record, tweeting that despite media reports to the contrary, carnival "splendor" guests were never served spam. the navy did deliver cases of the stuff but the cruise liner apparently thought that's not for serving. >>> sometimes it's out of our hands. that's what the head of a demolition company in ohio is saying. crews brought down a 300-foot smoke stack but it fell in the wrong direction. onlookers ran when the wreckage hit electrical lines. thousands of people lost power becaus

it will be costly for carnival. they'll be refunding passengers who are no doubt ready for some dry land. manuel gallegus, cbs news. >>> today election workers begin counting write-in ballots in cast in alaska's still undecided senate election. the incumbent, lisa murkowski, is trying to win re-election as a write-in and is in a close race with joe miller. there are more than 30,000 ballots to count. write-ins hold a slim lead over the republican, joe miller. he beat murkowski for the gop nomination. >>> no charges will be filed in the destruction of cia videotapes of suspected terrorist interrogations. the tapes were destroyed in 2005. it's believed the tapes show prisoners being waterboarded, a technique which simulates drowning. an investigation into the interrogation continues. >>> it is expected to take weeks before a decision on whether to prosecute five american soldiers charged with murdering afghan civilians for sport. the alleged ringleader appeared at a hearing tuesday. david martin reports. >> reporter:

. >> reporter: the carnival splendor, under tow and heading home to southern california. >> our focus has been totally centered on the safety of the guests, the safety of the crew and getting everybody home safel safely. >> the cruise ship lost power monday after an engine room fire. carnival has delivered food and drink supplies by naval helicopter to the ship's passengers and crew. >> it's stuffy. we have some passengers that have full service restored as far as water and bathroom services, but no light, no power, no electricity, no air flow. >> reporter: a team of five tugboats is expected to have the strip off the shores of san diego by dawn. carnival says the tugs will slowly guide the ship through the harbor with arrival at the dock expected around mid day. kurt gregory, nbc news. >> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a wisconsin driver is behind bars after leading drivers on a high speed chase. at one point, the man jumped out of the car and into the bushes while the unmanned vehicle nearly clipped an officer. the man has been charged for mul

to make up for this trip carnival is offering passengers a refund and another free cruise. some were so impressed with the staff, they say they will sail again. >> this is our first time. it can't be any worse than this. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the couple would have rather spent their honeymoon in the mexican riviera but called this trip memorable. >> we'll have a story to tell that is certain. >> reporter: dozens of buses lined up to whisk passengers away to hotel rooms paid for by carnival. family members who would rather pick up loved ones had special commemorative t-shirts. the ordeal inspired donna to write a song. >> the power blew to a smoke fire, the toilet did not work... >> reporter: she has a verse for each day the carnival splendor spent in darkness. kendis gibson, cbs news. >>> after intense public outcry, amazon is no longer selling the self-published guide for pedophiles. the book is called, a pedophile's guide to love and pleasure a child lover's code of conduct. not clear if amazon pulled the book or whether the author withdrew it. the book's author argue

. >>> after three days stranded in the mexican riviera, passengers of the carnival cruise ship splendor are back on dry land. the ship lot of power on monday because of a fire in the engine room. passengers will get a full refund or free cruise. >>> we'll take a look at your weather, traffic and your top stories as fox 5 morning news at 4:30 begins now. >>> happy friday, 40 degrees outside. we get a live look outside for you. that is 40 degrees here in the district. much cooler in some of the outlying suburbs. tucker is here to tell us what we can expect. >> a little colder. >> 29 at my home. >> we've done this over and over again but this is a good one as we'll have a good one. the temperature will jump and we'll top out in the mid-60s this afternoon. winds are nice and light at five miles per hour. the pressure will keep us high and dry this weekend. a lot of clear skies out there. that is allowing all of the heat to escape into the atmosphere. we'll be cold and i think we'll bottom out in the next hour or two. bright sunshine and highs back into the mid-60s. by tomorrow, some of us w

carnival is making sure everyone has transportation to get to where they need to go.bus ride back to long beach where they parked on sunday before boarding what they thought would be a seven-day pleasure cruise along the mexican rivera, wasn't seven days, wasn't even a cruise, but it will certainly be a memorable trip, jon. jon: at least everybody is getting home safely. they may not have had the trip they intended but they are safe. claudia cowen, thank you. jenna: kind of ironic going into san diego, rice -- right, the military presence, helping out on veterans day. >>> real quickly, back to san francisco, we're watching the situation on the bay bridge where we understand a distraught man that was threatening to jump, said he had explosives and just provided a huge mess there for all the commuters going into the san francisco bay area. we're hearing now reports that he has been arrested. we're going to stay on this, brick you up to date as soon as we get back from a quick break. jon: take a look. san diego, the splendor, that carnival cruise ship is just about in po

carnival says passengers on the ship will receive a free cruise and a full refund. nbc news. >>> the justice department says no criminal charges will be filed against cia officials who destroyed 92 tapes that showed the brutal interrogation of terrorism detainees. the cia tapes were shot at a secret overseas prison after the 9/11 attacks. they reportedly captured two top suspects facing waterboarding, a form of simulating drowning this human rights groups and obama administration officials say is torture. those tapes were destroyed in 2005 out of fear they could be leaked to the public and compromise the identities of the interrogators. despite yesterday's announcement, cia officials could still be charged with making false statements during the probe. >>> south korea's the latest stop on president obama's travel agenda as he dashes from country to country on his extensive tour of asia. in seoul he and other world leaders will be tax lending economic issues -- taxling economic issues at the summit. he spent tuesday in indonesia where he reached out to muslims saying

. >> reporter: the carnival "splendor," under tow.nd heading home to southern california. >> our focus has been totally cented on the safety of the guests, the safety of the rew, and getting everybody home safely. >> reporter: the cruise ship lost power early monday when an engine room fire triggered an electrical shutdown. a scare for the 4500 people on board. including a couple on their honeymoon, who woke up to the smell of smoke. >> it was a little scary for them. they made it out and spent most of the day in their pajamas on the deck. and just been rolling with the punches ever since. >> reporter: the ship drifted off mexico's baja coast for more than a day before tugboats arrived. carnival has delivered food and drink supplies by naval helicopter to the ship's passengers and crew. though passengers and officials admit conditions on the ship have been less than ideal. >> it's a little stuffy. we have some passengers that have full service restored as far as water and bathroom services. but no lights, no power, no elecicity. no a

why finding out what caused the engine fire on the carnival cruise ship is getting difficult. >>> and where in the bay area you can go see never before published pictures of the beatles. >>> good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. a man hunt is under way for a gunman behind a double murder. he is accused of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend. and her new boyfriend. at their fairfield apartment on crawly way. it happened early this morning. anne makovec is in fairfield where the shooting happened. >> reporter: it happened around 1:00 this morning. at the apartment complex here behind me. the suspect, as you mentioned, is still on the loose this evening. he is armed and dangerous. this was though a targeted attack according to police. and a crime of passion. >> we just heard gunshots. about four gunshots. and that's when i saw her laying on my front door. >> reporter: it was a woman shot and dying on this doorstep. her boyfriend was also shot and dying nearby. >> i heard somebody screaming. some lady screaming. and i heard the shots and that was it. i didn't look outside. >> reporter: it

those getting another cruise could end up paying more because carnival prices their cruises based on demand and availablibility. there is now more demand. passengers whose cruises have been cancelled are being given a 25% discount? >> it's not often you hear free speech connected to the phone book. seattle allows residents to opt out from receiving a phone book delivery to homes. the idea to cut down on what ends up in the landfills. and yellow pages association saying this violates their right to free speech. it didn't want to be treated any differently. and the magazine editors named chevy volt the car of the year. and the vote has an electric electric engine capable of going 40 miles before a gas engine kicks in. with rebates it's expected to cost about 33,000s skpdz good luck getting one. >> lines are formed. >> thank you. >> tur. >> we know we need rain. and want rain. goitsing to be sunshine. >> and really taking advantage of it. we're going see huge changes coming throughout the end of the week. and this is going to be a das tant weather. you can see clear skies, looking towar