Ground there, cheering, powerless aboard that ship for days. Passengers complained of overflowing toilets and unsanitary conditions that were so bad that people slept on the open deck. Buses did take passengers to hotels in new orleans and texas. Many people were tired, just happy to be on dry land after the horrific ordeal at sea. The cabins flooded, they were ankle deep in sewage, it was a mess. Everybody was using buckets to do what they had to do. It was absolutely horrible having to smell, you know other peoples the urine, seeing the feces walking down the hall. Im just so happy to be home really. Reporter carnival now admits the triumph had been plagued with mechanical problems in weeks leading up to the engine room fire. Planned voyages have now been canceled on the 14 story ship. It is headed to a mobile shipyard for assessment. The National Transportation safety board is also has also opened an investigation. The cruise line gave passengers a full refund, 500 compensation and
To 500 people were injured by flying glass. Another astronomical event happens later today. An astroid is due to make a close fly by of planet earth. But nasa says theres no chance the 150foot astroid will hit us. At the closest point it will be 17,000 miles from earth, and thats closer than weather and tv satellites that are in orbit. Were giving you mixed messages there. Were saying its not far, but its closer than weather and tv satellites. Okay. Greg was in here, and i was happy to hear his explanation of things. He says we dont have to worry about it. In the meantime, do we have to worry about the weather . Heres Tucker Barnes with the answer. Potentially so. Thank you very much. Not this morning. Lots of sunshine. Cool start to the day. Later this afternoon, rain showers move in for the evening commute and might transition to snow later tonight. A lot going on weatherwise. 37 now at Reagan National. 34 this morning dulles. Bwi marshall 33 degrees. Make sure the kids are bundled u
Will have to sign off on the deal. Theyll look at whether the merger will mean less competition. American will have a monopoly on virtually every route that they fly. If the deal flies, the worlds four Biggest Airlines would control nearly 70 of all air traffic. Experts say ticket prices could take off as a result. Even though people say that you know this particular merger of us airways and American Airlines isnt going to raise ticket prices, i dont believe that one bit. Despite those concerns, the merger is expected to be approved. Now, as the industry consolidate, the big loser is said to be travelers which they really have no alternative to this form of travel. Mergers like this one in the past has led to higher airfares of 20 to 30 in some markets. Ooh, that is going to hurt. Thank you. Susan mcginnis in wark. Well, Oscar Pistorius who made it to the olympics as a sprinter is now in Police Custody after a woman was shot dead in his home in south africa. There are reports that the
For valentines day . Reporter on cbs this morning. Warren buffett just got into the kevin young business. Berkshire hathaway is buying the Heinz Ketchup Company for 23 billion. Plan is to turn the company upside down and then just wait. Captioning funded by cbs welcome to cbs this morning. Charlie rose is on assignment, so james brown is with us. And this is a look at the Carnival Cruiseship triumph finally docked in alabama this morning. Well share the incredible stories and video from passengers and outrage at carnival executives in just a moment. First astonishment in russia this morning. That it is norah, a tenton meteor blasted across the sky faster than the speed of sound. Chunks of meteor crashed to earth, causing panic and injuring more than 500 people. Meteorites landed near a Mountain Range near a famous soviet Nuclear Weapons site. Mark phillips is in london good morning. Good morning, norah, j. B. They got an eye opener of their own in the euro mountains, 900 miles east of
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