hospital. also looking flat, wages for federal workers. the two-year pay freeze that expires at the end of the month will likely be extended until the end of the year. it's part of a bipartisan plan being debated in the senate. workers can expecting to see a pay bump of half a percentage point. facebook may start incorporating hash tags like twitter and instagram. that's according to "the wall street journal." sources say features won't be you tos anytime soon. right now, they're not searchable on facebook. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining us today. happy friday. i hope you have a great weekend. cnn continues right not with ashleigh banfield. >> thank you, carol. hello, nice to have you with us. this is not what they wanted. this is not what they planned for, saved for, looked forward to. at least it is over. the passengers from a carnival cruise that ended prematurely in st. maarten are now flying back