the tow truck is on the way to remove it.essup route 1 # 5 closed between dorsey run road because of an accident temporarily blocking all lanes in both directions. now back to you. >> >>> we all heard of hail mary in football. >> a lot of tight times it doesn't work. -- a lot of times it doesn't work. >> but this time, the hail mary worked and even caught the announcer off guard. >>> the new england patriots and the jets have joined the atlanta falcons as the first teams to win 7. >> the jets and falcons were lucky. quarterback tom brady led the pat to a 39-26 win over the steelers in pittsburgh. brady completed 30 out of 43. 350 yard, 3 scores. that was the worst loss since the nfc championship. steelers and ravens are tied again for the northeast. >> knocked down. >> oh. >> all right. i hear that all the time. there he is. the jacksonville jaguars scored the final point to beat houston 31-21. look at david throwing it up there and mike thomas thomas is the what they call the sweeper. and he just came in and collected it and

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and more than 50 fellow tow truck drivers gathered to hold a vigil for joyce. of candles, the driver brought out the bright lights to honor their fallen friend, a father of a 7-month-old baby boy. joyce was not phone for being confrontational, and now his family wants his killer found. >> somebody messed with my son. we will not rest until the person or persons responsible for this are brought to justice. >> reporter: >> joyce grew up in ellicott city. the shooting with a not drug reason lathed. >>> here's story welcome news to the family in baltimore. an 8-year-old boy missing since saturday has been found safe. darrell brown was reported missing in the afternoon. he was found last night. he is doing fine here this morning. >>> police are searching for suspects in the random shootings in cockeysville. someone shot out windows of cars at the loch raven reservoir. one person was hit in the eye with fly glass. another person in a convertible was hit in the leg with a flesh wound. this was five last night on warren road bridge in cockeysville. police say they thin

up the moçt of tow trucks in stand sted of candles. 23-year-old man has died and a suspect should be brought to justice. they came to be heard over 5 tow truck drivers held a vigil for andy joyce who was shot and killed while responding to a call on moser street two weeks ago. instead of candles they brought out the j3çbright lights. >> i think it was just a young man doing his job was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: the father of a 7 month old son joyce was in his first two weeks o:ças a tow tr driver. in the early morning of november 1st he got a call that fit his personality. he wanted to help people. >> he came out to help a lady and a child. >> reporter: % o÷he was found slouched over the driver's seat suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest. the killing makes these drivers nervous to do their job in baltimore city. >> qwllooking around looking o my shoulder a lot more. >> somebody messed with my son we will not rest until the person or persons responsible for qwlthis are brought to justice. >> repor

after he responded to a call from a tow -- last night, the tow truck community gathered to remember him. >>> and it's back to work. congress is on capitol hill for the lame duck sessions and the bush era tax cuts are at the top of the agenda. >>> capitol hill is filled with new faces and newly elected members of congress are going through orientation and getting a crash course on government. >> have you spent much time in washington. >> i haven't. >> and there are 93 new members in the house alone, the largest freshman house in 60 years and more than 1/3 haven't held elected offices before. >> we're working directly for the tax payers and citizens. >> and don't become washington, where where you came from and who sent you. >> reporter: when the new remembers are sworn, in the republicans control the house and for now, democrats are in charge and the lame ducks are still tackling the bush era tax cuts. president obama wants cuts for individuals making more than $200,000 a year to end and on his way back from asia, the president said he's open to compromise with republicans. i want to hea

trigger. >> this was a tow truck driver helping someone, that was randomly murdered. >>reporter: andrew's murder is a crime that left many shaken, baffled and simply heartbroken. >> i first saw andy at the funeral home. it didn't look >> police don't think anything was stole fren the truck. no one seems ton why he was targeted. there is a reward being offered through metro crime stoppprs. >>> an emotional gathering in nnrtheast baltimore as a neighborhood remembers a seven-year old boy, who was killed. dozens of people held candles and prayed at the place where he was struck and killed. it happened friday afternoon on bel air road near longview road. he darted ut in to traffic. hhs mother says something needs to being done to slow drivers down. >> this was all the time. all the time. (unintelligible). this is a very dangerous street. we need a light put up to direct this traffic. >> the driver who hit the boy did stay at the scene and they are not being charged. >>> the windows of at least two cars are shot out in baltimore county. police think the shooter was using a

plans are to tow the ship to san diego. carnival says in a statement, conditions onboard the ship are very challenging. the company's offering a full refund, plus a free future cruise. but some passenger's family members doubt their loved ones will want to sail anytime soon. you think they're going to want to go again? >> no. i don't think she will. this was her one chance. i don't think she will. >> reporter: carnival says its passengers are free to roam all about the ship. and there are things like children's activities and entertainment still on the schedule. but still, it could be days before these passengers are finally able to make it home. rob and vinita? >> understandable why some don't want to go on a cruise again. do we know how the passengers themselves are doing? >> reporter: the most important thing is we know no one was hurt during the fire. beyond that, we don't have firsthand accounts. the power failure knocked tout phone systems, the communications systems with the internet. passengers can't get the word ou

detectives say he was sent to this location in northwest baltimore to tow a car. police do not have any suses expects listed in the murder yet. today tow truck drivers around the area will start a vigil at 9:00 at the scene of his murder. >>> we had another gorgeous day on tap. we had sunshine. clouds will moving in. we have rain on the horizon. check out maryland's radar. you can see a few showers towards the west. they'll try to get in our area overnight. it is not going to happen because our air is too dry as of now. satellite and radar showing a view of the clouds pushing in the area. i'm call it partly to mostly cloudy through the overnight hours. by tomorrow and the next day we'll definitely be seeing changes in the forecast with rain. right now those temperatures dropping. coming in around 57 degrees in the inner harbor. 52 york. 53 annapolis. cambridge 48. by this evening temperatures will remain in the low 50s. then we'll be partly cloudy and fairly mild. then we'll start to see a significant drop as we go into the end of the week. you know what? we'll be

a couple tow crews are out there because of an overturned big rig.t happened almost two hours ago now. traffic is getting by in the left lane and on the shoulder. last check we saw the backups about a quarter mile. but now we are just getting word of a second accident actually in the backup. a car went off the road and hit the guardrail in that area. so unfortunately, that's not going to help matters either. use 280, avoid southbound 101 in san jose right now. let's go out to our maps and show you what it looks like at the bay bridge. our bay bridge toll plaza camera isn't working right now but metering lights are on and traffic is backed up to the macarthur maze. they turned on the metering lights very early right before 6:00 this morning because of an accident right about here on the upper deck at the top of the incline. and so they got it out of lanes quickly, but they just went ahead and turned on the metering lights. anyway, it is stacked up all the way to the macarthur maze. again, about a 20-minute wait to just get you on to to the bridge itse

sunday night, more than 50 fellow tow truck workers gathered to hold vigil for joyce. instead of candles, the drivers brought out the bright lights to honor the fallen friend. the father of the 7-month-old son joyce wasn't known to be confrontational and steered clear of impound and repos. now his family wants the killer found. >> somebody messed with my son. we will not rest until the person or persons responsible are brought brought to justice. >> reporter: he had twin brothers, one of whom died from a rare brain disease the investigators say shooting is not believed to be drug reason lathed. quick response is putting up -- putting up a cash reward for information lead together arrest of the killer. call the number on the screen crimestoppers for metro, 866-7-lock-up. charlie crowson. >> it's 5 minutes after the hour. three people are charged this morning, including a teen, after a stabbing inside the food court at arundel mills mall. 20-year-old deandre simms, and 17-year-old allen and another juvenile whose name is not released, are in big trouble. police on foot p

. >> 23-year-old and the doors was a tow truck driver. -- andy choice was a tow truck driver. he was responding to a call about a stalled car. they found his tow truck still running into him dead in the driver's seat. they are hosting a unique vigil in his honor. they will be riding around with yellow lights in the neighborhood he was killed. his father hopes the event will shine light on his son's death and create an awareness for service workers to respond to calls. >> i do not care if you are the gas man, a lecture to man, the guy picking up the trash. we are supposed to be neutral to the people in these neighborhoods. why was my son gone down for no apparent reason? -- gunned down. >> at 9:00 p.m. in west baltimore and will be on mozer street. please do not have any new leads in the investigation. if you have any information, call metro crime stoppers at 866-7-lockup. >> in baltimore city police are investigating a shooting that sent a 60-year-old boy in the hospital that happened shortly after 10:00 p.m. saturday night on lexington street. according to police, the victim

as andy prepared to tow that car away, someone pulled the trigger.urder has left many baffled is heartbroken. >> i saw andy at tte funeral home. it did not look tooomuch like andy, and i knew why, he waan't smiling. he always had a smile on his face and a positive attitude and always willing to help somebody. >> police do not think that anything was stolen from andy's truck that night only adding more confusion as to why he was targeted. this reward is offered through metro crime stoppers. we're live in morning at northwest baltimore. megan gilliland. fox 45 morning news. >>> a balttmore community comes3 together on remember a 7 years old who was killed. dozens of people gathered at bel air and where the dillinger was struck into the road. his mother says something needs to be done to slow drivers down. >> this was all the time. all the time. this was jjst lovable. this is a very dangerous street3 we need to have a light put up >> the driver who hit the boy stayed at the scene. they are not being charged. >>> prince george's county executive jack joh

sunday night, more than 50 fellow tow truck drivers gathered to hold vigil for joyce. instead of candles, the drivers brought out the bright lights to honor the fallen friend. father of the is son joins was not known to be confrontational and steered clear of impound and repos and now his family wants his killer found. >> somebody messed with my son. we will not rest until the person or pens responsible for this are brought to justice. >> reporter: joyce grew up in ellicott city and had twin browse. one who died of a rare brain disease the investigators say the shooting into the drug-related. quick response towing is put up a cash reward for anyone with information leading to an arrest of his killer. you are asked to call the number on your screen metro crime stoppers stoppers at 866-7-lockup. charlie crowson, abc2 news. >> it's 5:46. he was one day away from being old enough to buy a beer. but the night before, he was putting pepperoni on the round face of dough and sauce when four men covering their faces walked into mr. wings and pizza in glen burnie. an i a rundle

towing it back will bea i huge process. 113,000 tons. the ship can only be towed 4 miles per hour. it's got to come back in, drifted 200 miles south of san diego. the fire on board that ship broke out early monday morning in the first leg of this ship's cruise through the mexican riff area riviera. many of the passengers were rushed to the upper deck. the blaze was put out, but not before it cut off vital power supply to the ship. many customers have had no hot water and no hot food since this happened on monday. they had no rest rooms for sometime. they were able to get those facilities back. the "uss reagan" made it its way to the splendor and have been dropping off 70,000 pounds of supplies. not exactly top-line cuisine. canned spam and canneded crab meat. it will take them until probably thursday evening for them to come back on left-hand in san diego. they'll have to take a two-hour bus ride back to long beach. >> why is it they have can't bring another cruise ship, put it up next to it, then empty cruise ship, i assume there is a way to get these people off faster? >> reporte

a tow truck behind it can't get around. of the kcbs phone force are telling us that traffic is stacking up a little bit on southbound 880. we are not seeing anything according to our sensors, but they are working to clear that now. in the meantime chp still on the scene of this accident, as well. this is southbound 680 in san ramon approaching bollinger canyon. all the activity is off to the right shoulder. it sounds like there may have been two separate accidents. again all lanes are open. traffic still light. so we are not seeing any delays in that area. sensors showing speeds around 73 miles per hour as you make your way southbound. 880 through oakland, this looks good. top speeds through here passing the coliseum. we are on twitter now so look us up at cbs5 traffic if you have a traffic tip, question, go ahead and check us out. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the california republican party plans to sue contra costa county over the process of verifying mail-in ballots. the issue came up in the 11th congressional district

the cruise ship was towed to san diego thursday.engers spent four days living in primitive conditions with no hot water, no air conditioning, and for some time, no toilets. >>> in london, it was a spell-binding night for fans of the boy wizard harry potter. thousands gathered thursday to catch a glimpse of the movie's young stars at the world premiere of "harry potter and the deathly hallows." charlie daggetta reports from london. >> reporter: the world's most famous wizard is getting ready to hang up his wand for good. harry potter's final battle with the evil lord val ga more will stretch over two films. london hosted the world premiere thursday. daniel radcliffe strolled down the red carpet as the teen wizard for one of the last times. >> harry potter has come to hope. >> reporter: he was only 11 when the first movie came out a decade ago. >> reporter: of course, physically, you don't look like little harry potter anymore. >> no. a question that surprises many people who meet me i don't have the glasses. particularly young kids a

right direction that the tow could go back to insun ensa. a fire broke out in the engine room on monday morning around 6:00 a.m. and took three hours for crews it put that fire out and during that time all the passengers were told to go up to higher level on the upper decks of the board where they waited for several hours and then it took, after that fire was put out, they lost vital supply lines to some of the power of the ship, it lost propyls and the ship could not propel itself and they sent out the "u.s.s. reagan" to support. they dropped 70,000 pounds of supplies, as you mentioned. span and crabbed can meat. not the luxurious spread these folks thought they would have. this ship is on its way back to san diego and it could take at least 24 more hours more likely 48. >> miguel, thank you. >>> if you felt the race for senate in alaska was wild before, throw in a lawsuit and the fact this vote count is getting closer. nbc news correspondent crikrist welker has been covering this from alaska. joe miller is gaining on lisa murkowski. >> thi

stalls, you call an aircraft carrier, folks, the uss reagan is towing -- an unbelievable picture, towingcarnival splendor, there it is in its most splendid days, they stocked it with spam, and, thank you very much! and, for a few less than splendid days at sea, that is how you we start a brand new hour of "america's newsroom," i'm martha maccallum. bill: i'm bill hemmer. and, so much for vaca, huh. >> 5,000 passengers and crews on board riding a slow boat to san diego. a fire in the engine room crippling the crown jewel of carnival's massive fleet and friends and family say, folks on board are keeping their spirits high. >> we tried to call her and we were both in the car and were like, oh, my gosh, it is dad and tried to answer, nothing and it was dead and we thought, if you can hear us, we know what is going on, we heard! martha: and, mom and dad, on a nice cruise and that is how things are going and anita vogel joins us live in los angeles, there she is, what is going on? >> reporter: hey there, you are right. sounds like the antithesis of a vacation and it started monday night when f

it's being towed to san diego and it will take a few days. here's the latest. >> reporter: carnival splendor is on the move, baalism a tug boat began towing the ship overnight and it's not expected to reach san diego before late thursday. it's a slow process getting into port. >> reporter: the splendor lost power monday and the blaze was contained and no injuries were there and the giant cruise ship was left dead in the water. 45 passengers and crews had no air-conditions and no internet and they had cold wart and with no refrigeration, they began running low on food and helicopters from the aircraft carrier delivered 10,000 pounds of splice on tuesday and instead of the spreads that are a highlight of the crews, they're dining on spam. >> conditions are challenging on board the ship and we apologize for the discomfort that the guests are enduring. the mill their personnel are making sure that the passenger is okay. no one has had to be air lifted. it's my understanding that everyone's safe and as comfortable. >> reporter: they'll get a full

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 says no criminal cha

he is from sarah towing -- sayre towing -- he is captain of an indian dance team. the scholarship is worth $50,000 a year. they were announced each morning. each scholar was selected on the basis of high academic achievement, leadership potential and personal integrity. >>> a delta airlines chet -- jet makes an emergency landing at jfk. find out why. and the tsa soft@t ng ring. progresso. oh yes hi. can you put my grandma on the phone please? thanks. excuse me a sec. another person calling for her grandmother. she thinks it's her soup huh? i'm told she's in the garden picking herbs. she is so cute. okay i'll hold. she's holding. wha? (announcer) progresso. you gotta taste this soup. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green gnt, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant >> alan: a outbound flight made a safe return to ysk jfk. it had an engine problem. early reports of fire on a wing were incorrect. nobody was inj

some tow truck workers have been pulling out people for the past two days and some say it's the worstrm they have seen. >> i haven't seen a storm like this. this is one of the worst ones i've seen, this quick in time, three days and we're snowed in. >> it could get worse. a spinouts being the major concern, a lot of people going off the road and to get back on the road to be towed, average cost is $300 and average cost for chains is about $100. so it's easier to buy them down below at $30. make sure your four-wheel drive is working. a lot of people finding out they don't. >>> thanks a lot. >> definitely got to gags up and bring your chains. >> it is getting colder up there. as is our forecast and we have showers to track not only today and tonight. once that passes we'll talk about fog for thanksgiving. >> and also first in the nation, new measure in nation that have drug companies say that all of us would have to pay more for prescription drugs. >> and barbara bush has harsh criticism for sarah palin. >>> we're talking about all the snow we're seeing. >> look at that. >> no, not yet

easy to make items that are served cold. >>> carnival has decided the tugboats will tow the "splendorback to california directly instead of to the mexican coast. the coast guard cutter morgan will provides courtship. passengerless receive a full refund. kurt gergry, nbc news. >> the justice department says no criminal charges will be fired. the cia tape was shot at secret overseas prisons after the 9/11 attacks reportedly capturing two top suspects facing waterboarding, a form of stimulating drowning that 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 identity of the interrogators. despite yesterday's announcement, cia official koss still be charged with making false statements during the probe. >>> the latest stop on president obama's agenda as he dashes from country to country on his extensive tour of asia. in seoul, he and other leaders will be tackling issues. he spent tuesday in indonesia where he reached out to muslims saying america will never be at war w

it drifted for hours before it was towed to san diego.om fisher described how it all went suddenly wrong. >> big black spoke. it was told it was a flameless fire. this smoke, you see the black smoke coming out of the fan tail. >> before the u.s. navy began military type air drops they were left with cold and sometimes rotting food to eat. >> conditions on the ship have been challenging and we're very, very sorry. >> it hasn't been total misery. live music and an open bar are helped. >> the musicians got together and put on things without any power and stuff. so they really hung together. but it took a good day. >> the splendor may have arrived but the nightmare is far from over. carnal now has to rebook 3300 passengers into hotel rooms and flights. abc news, san diego. >> a happy ending to the alameda dog napping during a robbery. deuce has been reunited with its 80-year-old owner. she was walking and two men snatched her purse and doing. yesterday a stockton resident called police and said she bought a dog which resembles deuce for $20.

. >>> the ship was towed into the port in san diego.in the engine room left passengers with no electricity, food and other amenities. >> it was kind of exciting to see the help we got out there. >> i never felt like we were in danger. >> the ship ran into trouble about 200 miles south of san diego. carnival is giving passengers a complete refund and a free cruise in the future. >>> the pg&e manager who used a fake name to join an online discussion group opposed to the company's smartmeters no longer works for the utility. pg&e says william devero has resigned after being suspended. the company is not saying whether he was asked to step down. he headed up the $2.2 billion smartmeter program. some students are taking their lesson on homelessness outside. the students are camping out to raise awareness and learn just a little bit about what it's like to live without a roof over your head. kraig debro has the story from san jose. it's called poverty under the stars. every year, san jose university students pitch tents and sleep outside to h

and that is where this ship was towed. they're going to need a vacation from their vacation. >> many passengers just grateful to be back here and are appreciating a hot meal, a hot shower. many complained about not having working toilets after they lost power on monday. and all grateful to be safe. >> family members great tofl seat cruise ship dock in san diego. there is 4,000 passengers and crew members cheering their ordeal at sea, finally over. >> what is it like to be back? >> this is great. >> the splendor towed by tug boats, 200 miles to san diego after a fire in the engine room monday left the cruise ship without power. >> this ship started shaking and we saw smoke. >> this seven day riviera cruise supposed to be josh and ashley's honeymoon. but with no air conditioning, no electricity, the last thing they wanted to do was stay inside. >> we stayed on the deck. it was really warm. >> without refrigeration, food spoiled. the uss ronald reagan dropped off supplies. the menu was limited. passengers complained about wai

some tow truck workers have been pullin out people for the past two daysnd some say it's the worst stormhey have seen >> i haven't seen a storm like this. this is onef the worst ones i've seen, thi quick in time, three days and we're snowed in. >> it could get worse. a spinoutbeing the major concern, a lot of pele going off the road and to get back on the road to be towed, average cost is $300 and average cost for chains is about $100. so it's easier to buy them down below at $30. make sure your four-wheel drive is working. a lot of people finding out they don't. >>> thanks a lot. >> definitely got to gagsp and bring your chains. >> it is getting colder up there. as is our fecast and we have showers to track not only today and tonight. once that passes we'll talk aboufog for thanksgiving. >> and also first in the nation, new measuren nation that have drug companies sa that all us wouldave to pay more for prescription drugs. >> and barbara bush has harsh criticism fosarah palin. l use a >>> we're talking about all the snow we' seeing. >> look at that. >> no, not yet but there be se tonigh

it's being towed to shore.le wang is here. >> the carnival cruise ship was going to be towed to mexico, the closest big port but now being towed further north to san diego where carnival says hotel and flight arrangements would be waiting for the passengers. the ship should arrive late afternoon or evening. it became stranded at sea he recall monday after a fire in the engine room. the ship carrying more than 3,000 passengers and 1500 crew members had just left long beach on sunday for a week long mexican cruise. it cut power to the ship leaving everyone without hot water and services. the military had to make air drops. >> we've had about just over 10,000 pounds of food and supplies. bread, cups, utensils. >> we hear the mean you includes spam, croissants and pop tarts, all food that doesn't need to be chilled because the refrigerators don't work. they apologized and thanked them for their patience. they're offering a full refund and another cruise for free to take at a later date. it is also paying for the tu

this is important, tow trucks, lots of them. police are guiding them to cars who are going to be towed away. keep your signs open for signs and keep your eyes open for the world champions. maybe hundreds of thousands of people are going to be here. estimates talking about, mayor is talking about tens of thousands. some are saying half a million lining the route and where theresa is over on city hall. and right over the civic center plaza, all cross is going to be reofd. the parade with more than 200 people riding in it. fans have been with a waiting 52 years, what took so long. >> i kept thinking how can we not win a world series. ace got older, you had to have the pitching to go with it. >> one of the things you are going to be seeing in this parade is the world series trophy for the first time ever in san francisco. for and yesterday when they returned with the trophy a managing partner going past fans. it wouldn't hurt to get in line early and get where you are going to be and don't bring your car to get there. it will be a t

now the massive cruise ship has to be towed to a port in mexico. >> gooafternoo >> the carnival splendor cruise lost power yesterday about 200 miles south of san diego after a big fire broke out aboard. the blaze has sinceeen put out. but full reliefor passengers could still be more than a day away. chris clackum has the latest on the rescue effort. >>eporter: it will probably be wednesday night at the earliest before tugboats can tow the boat into encina dw a. the boat has been adrift since early monday. the ship on a seven-day cruise of the mexican riviera was about 200 miles south of san diego when an engine room cut its power and everything on the ship shut down. >> due to the fire, there is still no propulsion available to the ship. there is no structural damage to the ship. >> some passengers on board managed to call family back on shore. >> the conditions right now are difficult for the passengers, there are almost 5,000 people on the boat. but we're urging everyone to stay in their cabins and they're just kind of making the best of a bad situation. >> reporter: planes at the nava

closely, they are in good care and doing very well, considering the circumstances. >> the tugboats will tow the ship to ensenada to let the passengers off the boats. the passengers will then take buses back to california. >>> it was a homecoming for president obama. he arrived this morning in indonesia where he spent four years of his childhood. at a state dinner in his honor, the president told indonesian leaders he wants to expand trade with their country. that after complaints that other countries are doing more to expand business with the world's largest muslim country. >> you mentioned we are number 3 right now in terms of trade volume and investment and i informed him we don't like being number 3, we want to be number 1. >> outside the dinner anti-u.s. demonstrators gathered, the groups were protesting america's wars in iraq and afghanistan. the president says he hopes to build better relations with the muslim world. >>> people living in states where it is legal to use medicinal marijuana is still penalized by the government but the drug is still illegal under federal law. some people

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 ship and has a crew on board to monitor conditions. once the ship arrives in san diego, a carn

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it likely won't be towed into a mexican port until tomorrow night at the earlyiest. more than 4,000 people, mostly americans, are onboard. 70,000 pounds of supplies are being flown to the stranded splendor, which is adrift about 200 miles south of san diego. >> the conditions right now unfortunately are difficult for the passengers. there are almost 5,000 people on the boat. but we're urging everyone to stay in their cabins, and they're just kind of making the best of a bad situation. >> once the ship is towed into the mexican port, the passengers will be flown home. >>> not too smart. a pg&e executive has been suspended for trying to snoop on an internet discussion about smart meters. the senior director of the program admits he used a fake name when he tried to join an internet discussion about the controversial meters. the moderator recognized the director because his real name showed up next to his e-mail address. people oh polesed to the meters say the attempt to hide his identity hurts his credibility. they're wondering if the company has something to hide. opp

now the ship has to be towed to mexico. dead in the water. the splendor, huge, 950 feet long, weighing 113,000 tons. it sailed from long beach on sunday and then, 6:00 yesterday, fire broke out in an engine room as the splendor was about 200 miles south-southwest of san diego. the fire was put out with no injuries to the crew or passengers. but the ship was left without power, running water or working toilets. phone communication was cut off. in san diego, u.s. navy crews loaded eight planes with food and other supplies for the stranded ship. they'll be flown to the aircraft carrier uss ronald reagan and then flown by helicopter to the splendor. >> the first plane that went out this morning had about 5500 pounds of bread, water, plates. >> reporter: included in the food, lots of spam, the canned not the e-mail version. the coast guard cutter morgenthau pulled in and intends to remain there as the ship is towed to port. >> the cruise ship is still disabled. dead in the water and passengers are being monitored closely. they're in good care. >>

it was towed after a miserle trip -- this is a live picte by the way.assengers had to suffer without power off the mexican coast. diana has more. >> hauling their luggage by hand, the first of 4500 passengers and crew finally disembark. three days after the carnival voyage was standed without hot food. >> no toilets for 14 hours. that was -- for 18 hours. >> twice the advertise of the titanic, the ship suffered a fire at the beginning of a tour of mexican riviera it drifted for hours before it was towed to san diego. tom fisher described how it all went suddenly wrong. >> big black spoke. it was told it was a flameless fire. this smoke, yo see the black smoke coming out of the fan tail. >> before the u.s. navy began military te air drops they were left with cold and sometimes rotting food eat. >> conditions on the ship have been challenging and we're very, very sorry. >> it hasn't been total misery. live music and an open bar are helped. >> the musicians got together and put on things without any power and stuff. so they really hung together. but it too

over four thousand people without air conditioning or flushing toilets. >> the slow tow into the port500 passengers and crew have another day of a lot less than luxurious conditions on board. we spoke with a denver passenger by phone today. >> there is no light, no power, no electricity, no airflow. there are rooms that do not have anything, they are completely dark. the back -- bathrooms are all backed up. >> kim fissures mom and dad from illinois are also on board and probably doing ok. >> he is a jokester. he will try to make fun of a bad thing and bring laughter. >> the navy's aircraft carrier ronald reagan has reached the splendor and has helicopters making food and supply drops on the ship's deck. >> if an sos call goes out overseas, we are going to be there. there was a lot of food and water out there. >> splendor started its seven day cruise of the mexican riviera on sunday and was about 200 miles out of san diego on monday when an interim fire cut its power and everything on the ship shut down. -- an engine room fire cut its power. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chi

he was taken into questioning in san francisco and his vehicle was towed. you can see from the markings that he worked as an emergency responder, well before he caused an emergency of his own. >> it's a big, big cry for help. >> reporter: he told police he was having marital problems. his sister showed thus text message she says was from valentino saying, today carlos took his life after learning his wife of 20 years was having an affair with a married man. >> when i talked to him just a few minutes ago i mean, he was very remorseful, depressed obviously, apologetic. it's a tough situation for him to go through him and his family. >> reporter: for drivers some turning around and driving the wrong way to get out of this mess, it was a crazy commuted. >> it's kind of scary. we feel bad for the man that's doing this. >> i just sat and waited and wanted to make sure everything was okay. >> reporter: this afternoon, officers were deciding whether to take this man directly to jail or to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. he will likely face some charges.

the 4500 passengers and crew on board the carnival "splendor" have been towed into cell phone range and they are describing something that is not pretty. dark, smelly, frustrating conditions. david wright is in san diego where the ship could finally arrive tomorrow. >> reporter: as the crippled cruise ship is slowly tugged back to port, the engines may not work, but the cell phones finally do. bringing with them, a torrent of complaints. >> the fruit's all going bad and the stuff not going bad isn't ripe yet. like, it's disgusting. nothing is good anymore and it's almost like you're afraid to eat it. >> reporter: that's joey, just married last saturday, but the honeymoon came to an abrument and unhappy end. last night, the new bridegroom had to clean out the cabin toilet so his wife wouldn't have to sleep with the smell. >> it's just gross everywhere. >> reporter: the spoiled food is piling up, because the screw liner is required to discard it at port. carnival officials are now all hands on deck in damage control mode. >> we do not like to ruin someone's vacation. >> reporter: there is

tow truck came quickly and cleared it.nfortunately we are left with a pretty good size back up for just past 6:45 a.m. backed up into the mcarthur maze a 20 minute wait to get you on to the bridge no problems except high wind advisory still in effect issued by chp before 2:00 a.m. this morning. san maty owe, nice -- san mateo. nice, downtown oakland top speeds, 60 miles per hour. a warriors game 7:30 p.m. you may find delays for the evening commute. otherwise bart, ace, muni, cal train, everything rolling along. anything changes, kcbs, and 106.9 fm that is your traffic. >>> a jump in retail sales especially for cars and big raises for google executives. those are two business stories we are following. >> here is jason burke with kcbs and cbs money watch.com. good morning. >> good morning juliette and sydnie. nice surprise retail sales of 1.2% the biggest increase since march auto sales were a really big player in that. take that factor away, sales were up .4%, just a little under expectation but the main theme here is that

ship that lost power after an engine room fire off the coast of mexico monday morning is now being towed to safety. all 4,500 passengers aboard are safe and expected to arrive in southern california late tomorrow. nbc's kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: the carnival cruise ship, "splendor," drifting at sea since losing power monday. the coast guard says more than 4,500 people are on board and safe. >> certainly they're uncomfortable. and it's something we're hoping we can bring to a close as soon as possible. >> reporter: an engine room fire knocked out electrical power, and the ship shut down some 200 miles south of san diego. planes loaded with supplies for the ship's passengers and crew took off tuesday from the naval air station near san diego. the planes carried relief supplies to the aircraft carrier, "ronald reagan." plans called for navy helicopters to make the delivery to the stranded ship. >> right now it's like bread, there's cups, utensils, we've got frozen milk, canned goods. easy-to-make items that are served cold. >> reporter: carnival has decided that tug boats will tow

california, tugboats reached the stranded ship off the coast of mexico tuesday afternoon for the long tow to san diego. the 150-mile journey is expected to take two days. the 4500 passengers and cry members on board are reportedly fine but with no air conditioning, no hot water, no internet and they're out of cell phone range. >> the passengers are being monitored closely. they're in good care. and doing very well. considering the circumstances. >> reporter: military helicopters delivered more than 10,000 pounds of supplies to the 952-foot ship from the u.s. navy aircraft carrier "ronald reagan" which is now nearby power on the ship monday was cut by an engine room fire which was contained without anyone getting hurt. >> we do not have any details on what happened and how the fire was caused. that is under investigation. >> reporter: the cruise started in los angeles and was set to tour the mexican resort coast. 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 writ

the car was towed out overnight.d overnight when oakland police spotted what they thought may have been a stolen car around the same time that a call came in about an armed robbery and the descriptions of the driver and the person were similar. they are investigating a handful of other armed robberies. oakland police tried to stop the car and the driver got on interstate 580 when the chp chased him over the bridge and back. he turned around and went back here to oakland and crashed. two people were arrested in the car. again, the driver also under arrest. live in oakland, christie smith, today in the bay. >> the holiday season is upon us and food banks are kicking into high gear. the second harvest where they are getting ready for thanksgiving. chris? >> reporter: folks are starting to arrive for work and ready to get started. this is the busiest time of year. they serve 300 agencies in santa clara and san mateo counties from the salvation army to catholic charities to after school programs. the need is up by 30% for