hour. a gas explosion forcing oklahoma residents out of their home. this was the scene last night when a natural gas compression statement blew up. no one was hurt. no word on when people will be allowed back in their home. the cause of the fire is under investigation. rescue workers calling off their search for an alabama shipyard worker blown into the mobile river by strong winds yesterday. those winds also caused a crippled carnival cruise ship to break loose from a nearby dock. carnival confirming it will not pay back the government more than $4 million in rescue costs that had been spent in the past five years, including when the triumph left thousands of passengers stranded for days back in the month of february. so we, the taxpayers, picking up that tab. picking up a lot of tabs lately. quick headlines: two texas inmates who escaped from prison are back behind bars this morning. brian tucker and john king