Lost power sunday causing it to become stranded with little food and fewer working bathroom. Jay gray is live in alabama where the ship is set to dock. Jay, good morning. Reporter good morning, to you. Yeah, its been described by passengers as a difficult and disgusting trip, one that should end this afternoon as the ship is pulled into the cruise terminal here. A third tug boat joined the crew pulling the cruise liner toward this dock. Weve been doing a lot of work to activate the terminal again. Weve been doing a lot of logistics, security as well as trying to make this experience one that wont be come better so many for the passengers. Reporter more than 3,000 passengers have suffered through a lack of food, air conditioning and working rest rooms. The worst part is the rest rooms. Theres no water. You cant really flush. So everyone is going in little plastic baggies and putting it outside their rooms. The stench is described as overwhelming and inescapable. Carnival apologized. Theres no question that conditions onboard the ship are very challenging. Reporter the cruise line canceled the next 12 voyages for triumph. But passengers dont care about future trips, they just want this one to end. Its awful. We want our mom home. As cell phones lose charge, communication with those onboard has become more difficult. Your heart sinks. Your stomach knots up. You just want to keel over in a fetal position and go why . Why . Why now . Reporter kim is waiting to pick up her 10yearold daughter who is on the ship with her em husband. And im going to hold her like i never held her before. Reporter if all goes as planned, that embrace will come this afternoon. Along with family members, medical teams will be waiting to help any passengers or crew members who may need care coming off the ship. Live in mobile, jay gray. Back to you. Thanks so much. If youre booking a flight any time soon, your choice of air carriers got smaller. American airlines and us airways will be formally announcing the merger at 6 30 eastern time this morning. The deal caps a turbulent half decade of bankruptcies and consolidations for the usair line industry. The merger will create the worlds Biggest Airline which will keep the American Airlines name. Police in california say the manhunt for a fugitive excop is over. But many question still surrounding the case linger. The county Sheriffs Office is reiterating the fire in the cabin where Christopher Dorner was hold up was not intentional. This as the coroner works to identify remains inside the structure. Were learning more about the hours leading up to the deadly standoff when dorner is believed to have taken hostages. A hair rid couple says dorner tied them up and put pillowcases over their heads before fleeing. Well have to go through the evidence. Some of that evidence is indicating where the officers my action would be to run. It was. I actually saw him quicker than him somehow. Meanwhile, wednesday a funeral was held for one of dorners alleged victims. Michael crane was shot and killed during an ambush last week. 34yearold was a 11year veteran and leaves behind a wife and two children. In south africa, Gold Medalist sprinter has been arrested after a woman was shot dead at his home. Police say 26yearold pastoria was taken into custody this morning. The 30yearold victim was his girlfriend and then he may have mistaken her for a burglar. He made history at the london games last year when he became the first double amputee runner to compete on the track at the olympics. Pope benedict has two weeks left as head of the Roman Catholic church. The 85yearold pontiff celebrated his final public mass at the vatican. He was given a long standing ovation as he prepares to step down on february 28th, almost eight years after he took command as leader of more than 1. 2 billion catholics. You probably know it is valentines day, you may not know that today is the 15th anniversary of b day, a movement to raise awareness about violence against women. One in three women on the planet will be victims of rape or violence in their lifetime. V day organizers ask folks around the world to dance to their song. Break the chain in support of ending violence against those billion women. Thousands are already rising up in manila today showing their support with their feet. And thats a good cause. Now heres your first look at this mornings dish of scrambled politics. The state of North Carolinas Republican Controlled Legislature has voted to cut Unemployment Benefits by 35 . The state has the nations fifth highest Unemployment Rate at 9. 2 . Just what america needs, another super pack. Newrepublican. Org is the first to rebuild the gop after the 2012 election. Marco rubio is getting tons of attention for Drinking Water during the gop response to president obamas state of the union speech. He is catching in. For a 25 donation to his Political Action committee, the reclaim america pack will send you an official marco rubio water bottle. The new website pundittracker. Com rates predictses on everything from politics to sports to finance. If youre a gambler, the site says dont put your money on dick morris or pat buchanan because they both have f ratings. The tv ratings are in for the state of the union address. It was watched for 33. 5 million that, is the lowest number since bill clintons last address in 2000 seen by two million fewer. The president will join google for the latest a series of fireside hangouts. Its a 21st century take on Franklin Roosevelts famous radio fireside chats to talk about the state of the union address. And in North Carolina wednesday, president obama talked about life after the white house. After this whole presidency thing, well, were looking for a little spot to, yeah come on down. Play a little golf. Do a little hiking, fishing, barbecue. And thats your morning dish of scrambled politics. Now for a look at the national weather, heres bill karins. Hell never have to campaign again. Hes already thinking about life after the white house. That has to be a relief, right . Win or lose, horrible. Good morning, everyone. Valentines day is herement we have a little snow to cover the ground in a few spots of portions of pennsylvania, new jersey and then right through southern new england. This wasnt a lot. Most of the cities were warm enough that it melted on the pavement and its gone. That is it. A quick shot. It didnt produce much besides beautiful snowflakes yesterday especially around bethesda, maryland. We get a shot of cold air. There is no big storms between now and the weekend. We are going to see a change in the temperatures. Its been mild lately. Its going to continue that way until about friday. Then the cold air plunges down. This is what it looks like on sunday. Whats different about this one is it dips to the deep south. Usually when we get to the middle of february, late february, sometimes the cold air doesnt make it to the south anymore. Who knows . Maybe this is the last shot of cold air for new georgia and carolinas. Up from the great lakes into new england, youre going to feel significant change. Now that storm thats going to be off the coast, i mentioned the last couple days it remains off the coast. Still an ocean storm. It may help bring some colder air south. Thats about it. Dont expect any snow this upcoming weekend. Temperatures will take a big dip. Detroit, youre in the 40s today. 30s, friday. Saturdays, highs only in the 20s. Thats a little preview of whats to come. Today though, not bad everyone from d. C. Northward to atlanta. Tomorrow its going to be one of the warmest days were going to see for a little while. Thats good news. Good news for romance and valentines day across the country. Thanks so much, bill. Members of the kennedy clan arrested outside the white house. Well have details. Plus, the sex quiz. Who is more satisfied when it comes to sex, men or women . Well have the details in three minutes. [ male announcer ] any technology not moving forward is moving backward. [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] and youll find advanced Safety Technology like an available headsup display on the 2013 lexus gs. Theres no going back. Yeah. Then howd i get this. [ voice of dennis ]. Safe driving bonus check . Every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. Ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. Are you in good hands . [ voice of dennis ] silence. We asked total strangers to watch it for us. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Ill be right back. They didnt take a dime. 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You can see two members of parliament clashing on the set. The topic of the debate, ways to reduce political violence. And on this valentines day, i village is out with a new survey on sex and relationships. It turns out 68 of men say they married the person they had the best sex of their lives with but only 45 of women echo that sentiment. A new government study finds more younger women are using the morning after pill than ever before. About one in nine females ages 1544 say they use the emergency contraception. Thats up from 4 a decade ago. Experts say the increased popularity is likely the result of the pill being easier to get. Over an wall street, well see if investors are in the mood to love any stocks on valentines day. The s p 500 has been up 39 of the day on february 14th. Big Companies Reporting earnings, general motors, pepsi he could and rio tint yoe. Cisco and whole foods beat earnings estimates. Investors sold on their lower outlooks. Best buy also gave a report that ceo may not be taking the company private. New numbers show foreclosures dropped 7 in january. Thats down 28 over last year. The u. S. Post master general urged congress yesterday not to force mail delivery on saturday telling senators, the Postal Service is losing 25 mi2 25 mi day. Time warner is in talks to sell three magazines to the Meredith Corporation for 2 billion. Microsoft founder bill gates and carlos slim are teaming up to tackle world hunger with a new 25 million complex to Research Seed development. Jb power and associates says lexus, porsche and lincoln are 2013s most dependable vehicles. The largest flower auction in the netherlands says it sells 100 million roses and another 100 million tulips on valentines week. And ups is delivering on the flowers along with the chocolates and teddy bears, of course. 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President obama called for raising the minimum wage. Speaker boehner came out against the preposal saying it will make it harder for Small Businesses to hire what might be more workers. What do you think the political ramifications of that might be for the gop . Well, the gop has consistently been against the minimum wage. They have always used the same argument that speaker baner is using which is it will have a negative effect on unemployment. The unfortunate thing about that is that same argument could justify paying employees nothing. And as we mentioned viewership, we mentioned earlier, viewership for the state of the union is the lowest that its been for 13 years. What do you make of that . Westminster dog show. I mean i dont know about you. I was switching back and forth. Banana joe is pretty compelling. It really was. I was among those who was very unhappy that golden retriever has never won. Possibly could have won had he not stopped for a drink of water. Do you think this signals that people are less engaged and less interested because its second term . They feel like they know what the president has in mind . I think that really people got such a negative view of government over the years. Its a sort of what ever attitude. We also mentioned earlier there is a new site out pundittracker keeping tabs on predictions by political bun di pundits. Is it going to make people nervous before they start making predictions. I can only speak for myself and say im incredibly nervous. I never wanted to be accountable for that. I cant tell if youre joking or not. Of course im joking. All right. Thank you so much for being here. We really appreciate your insight. And heres other stories that caught our eye this morning. We start in texas. Pack rats everywhere beware. One houston home went up in smoke afteren unattended grill sparked a fire on the property. The home was filled with several feet of clutter making it hard to get around and secure the area. The home own her previously been given a court order to clean up the house as it was a danger to him aself and others. A student was shocked to forgot a poem by jupiter hannon. It was buried in the Yale University archives. The poe sem first of hammonds found since 1915 and gives new look foo his beliefs on slavery. No time for ashes. No problem. Congregations in several areas catered to the schedules of the members by providing speedy ash delivery. Some set up shop in local businesses and one louisiana reverend offered drive by blessings so people wouldnt even have to get out of their cars. Drivers in boston found creative ways to save their Parking Spaces after last weekends blizzard left so many without spots. Parking savers evolved from cones and chairs to christmas decorations, toys, and everything in between. Moving now to sports, first to the nba. Tony parker drove down the lane and kicked it out to leonard who made a threepoint shot with 2. 9 seconds to go. A 9695 spurs win over cleveland. An upset in college basketball. Syracuse follows to unranked uconn. In the last regular season meeting in the big east before syracuse leaves for the acc, the connecticut huskies had a strong second half and got the 6658 victory. And second ranked duke made a comeback in the second half and pulled out a 7368 win over home state rival North Carolina. On coach ks 66th birthday. There was internet buzz over a photo on twitter of the duke blue devils mascots head displayed on a stick above the students door on the North Carolina campus. But the mascot head was returned to duke before the game. Marcus, a special needs student who is a manager for the Basketball Team in el paso, texas, was the focus of true sportsmanship. His coach put him in for the closing minutes of a game and a member of the other team passed him the ball so he could make the final shot. What a nice moment. Swedish golfer daniela homequist was bidden on the ankle by a black widow spider. She used a golf stick to squeeze out the ven imand then went on to continue to play. A swedish skier in switzerland has an amazing run which includes a daufrpg us are ach lanch and a risky back flip as a massive snow threatened to bury him. He made it out and safely finished the run. Is funny man will farrell venturing into a new arena . And band camps Allison Hannah fights back over an alleged stalker. Youre watching first look on msnbc. Ing four. Fortunately weve got ink. Ing four. It gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at Office Supply stores. Rewards we put right back into our business. This is the only thing weve ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. Make your mark with ink from chase. 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What do you do in your spare time if youre a rich and famous actor . If youre will farrell, you kick Shaquille Oneal out of a lakers game. We dont know why he did that but were certainly glad he did. American pie and how i met your mother star has obtained a restraining order against a man who claims threatens to kill her and her family. The man was recently released from a mental hospital. Lady gaga canceled the remainder of her world tour due to health issues. Justin bieber wanted to thank Lauren Michaels for inviting him on the show. He did so with a picture. That was a nice sentiment. The only problem, justin may think that his name is lauren like the girl. And we move from a current teen heartthrob to a 90s teen heartthr heartthrob. Jonathan Taylor Thomas will be starring on last man standing. Jtt has been keeping a low profile only doing big parts on television. His new gig marks the first time on tv since 2005. And finally, banana joe won westminster. What comes after the trophy . His first stop was a steak lunch. That is the traditional winners meal. Then off to broadway where joe stole the show with a one night only guest role in the mystery of he had wayne drud. After the excitement and fanfare calms down, banana joe is looking forward to a quiet and fertile retirement abroad. Hes going to be making puppies. This is first look on msnbc. Stay tuned, way too early with bill karins starts right now. We have to stop with some of the politics that we see in washington sometimes thats focused on whos up and whos down. Lets just focus on the same kind of common sense and cooperation that were seeing at this plant and we see all across the country. President obama hits the road with his state of the union message. Good morning. Im bill karins. This is way too early. The show that is skipping the tea and honey in hopes of achieving every anchors dream, to sound like james earl jones. Am i close . No. Thanks for joining us on this thursday, february 14th. We have a lot to talk about. A new effort for republicans to withhold the