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just in rematch set president biden and former president trump overnight clinching their respective nominations. >> but it's third party candidate rfk jr making the biggest news. really? tap an nfl quarterback as his running mate. >> new fallout from the quality control issues plaguing boeing. why some airlines may be forced to reduce their flight schedule, and new revelations about that plane that lost a door panel in mid-flight. what we're learning about the maintenance plan inflation once again on the rise, the items at the grocery store getting even more expensive. christina applegate one on one opening up to our robin roberts about her battle with ms. >> later entering the ring. why more young girls are choosing to wrestle and an update about these college kids who gave the gift of a lifetime to their school security guard an act of kindness that's now paying off.

>> from abc news in new york. >> this is america this morning. >> good wednesday morning, everyone. i'm rhiannon ally, and i'm lionel moise. >> andrew is on assignment. we begin with breaking news. russian president vladimir putin is ramping up his nuclear threat against europe and the u.s. >> in a new interview with russian state tv, putin said russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to russian statehood or independence. but he voiced confidence that moscow will achieve its goals in ukraine. >> at the same time, ukraine has launched a second day of drone attacks inside russia. it could be the biggest drone attack of the war so far. in one attack, a gas supply line was damaged. the u.s. has announced new aid for ukraine. the pentagon is sending another $300 million in weapons, but officials say those supplies cobbled together from cost savings will only last a couple of weeks. a larger aid package is stalled in congress, also breaking overnight. >> u.s. marines have arrived in haiti to provide security at the

u.s. embassy after the prime minister resigned. gang leaders are demanding a role in forming a new government after plunging the country into chaos, violence calmed down yesterday after the prime minister resigned, but the country's future is very much uncertain. >> the big question moving forward, and i had a conversation with the leader of this gang alliance in port au prince, who told me that if henri resigned, he would call for a cease fire because the violence in port au prince we've seen is horrific. daily life has ground to a halt. the question is, will that ceasefire take place? >> the u.s. is sending $100 million in additional aid for security. >> president biden and former president trump both reached a big milestone overnight. new primary results are in, and they're setting up the longest general election campaign in recent history. in the meantime, third party candidate robert f kennedy jr is making waves for considering nfl quarterback aaron rodgers as his possible running mate this morning. it's

official president biden and former president trump have clinched the nominations to represent their parties in the presidential election. >> it's about as early as anyone could mathematically clinch it. it's very hard to imagine that it could have gone more smoothly, frankly, for either man. >> trump releasing this video overnight, we're not going to take time to celebrate. >> we'll celebrate in eight months when the election is over. >> but independent candidate robert f kennedy jr could play the role of spoiler with the help of some star power. abc news has confirmed. nfl quarterback aaron rodgers is on kennedy's short list of potential running mates. the two recently spending time together both appear to share views on several issues. both oppose vaccine mandates. >> he is very much known for his, you know, contrarian, libertarian, right wing, adjacent views. during covid, he seemed to lie about his vaccination status at one point and has worn that as kind of a badge of honor. >> kennedy's other top vp

contender is jesse ventura, the former minnesota governor known as jesse the body ventura. in his pro wrestling days. >> i walk and talk where i want to, and i wear my hair the way i want to. >> the democratic national committee dismisses kennedy's vp list as the three stooges reunion. no one was asking for, but a recent poll found kennedy at 13, well ahead of other third party contenders in recent elections. >> i think bobby kennedy jr has the potential to be the biggest factor of a third party candidate, if anyone, since ross perot in 92, or maybe jill stein or ralph nader sometimes it gives me goosebumps. >> so far, kennedy is on the ballot only in utah, but his campaign says it has enough signatures to get on the ballot in nevada, new hampshire and hawaii. and a pro kennedy superpac claims it has gathered enough signatures to add arizona, georgia and michigan. democrats have filed a complaint protesting how those signatures were obtained. kennedy is

expected to choose a running mate in the coming weeks. that's because some states require a running mate to get on the ballot. >> the house votes today on a proposal to crack down on tiktok . the bipartisan measure would force tiktok's chinese parent company to sell the app or to be banned here in the us. many lawmakers say tiktok poses a serious national security risk. others worry a ban would violate freedom of expression and hurt small businesses. the house is expected to pass the bill, but its future remains uncertain in the senate. >> new details are emerging about the whistleblower, who raised concerns about quality at boeing. he was found dead after providing evidence in a lawsuit against the company. meanwhile, the quality problems plaguing boeing could now force some airlines to reduce their flight schedules. abc's em nguyen is here with the latest. we know. good morning. em >> good morning lionel. yeah. multiple airlines are affected by the production delays at boeing. and now we're learning more about the midair emergency in january that triggered these quality concerns. this morning, new details about this

terrifying moment. a door panel blew off an alaska airlines plane in mid-flight in january. the airline now confirms the boeing jet was scheduled to be taken out of service that very night for maintenance, the new york times reports. warning lights had previously alerted the crew to a possible pressurization problem, but the plane continued to be flown for ten days. boeing and its supplier, spirit aerosystems, have reportedly failed dozens of faa audits since that door panel incident. the faa reportedly observed mechanics at spirit using a hotel keycard to check a door seal and spirit mechanics applied don soap to a door seal as lubricant. >> most of these problems go back to a failure to follow basic procedures, so this will be what boeing needs to do. go back to basics blocking and tackling of making sure that the airplanes are built the way that they're designed to be built. boeing has manufacturing woes are rippling across the industry

. >> southwest, which only flies boeing jets now, says it will stop hiring pilots and flight attendants and may have to reduce flight schedules because of delivery delays from boeing. united airlines also imposing a hiring freeze in alaska airlines is warning of possible schedule changes. more than 2800 boeing jets are in service nationwide. a recent poll found only 18% of passengers have high confidence that the planes are properly maintained. in response to the concerns, boeing saying we are squarely focused on implementing changes to strengthen quality as difficult and as painful these inspections are for boeing. >> they will help them get back to basics, to be able to begin to earn the trust of the faa and the flying public. >> meanwhile, days after a boeing whistleblower who had raised concerns about production quality was found dead of an apparent suicide, his lawyer has released a statement saying john barnett was in very good spirits and we didn't see any indication he would take his own life. we

need more information about what happened to john. police say a note was found next to barnett's body. they have not yet revealed what it said. and back to that alaska airlines plane on which the door panel had fallen off. experts say deferred maintenance is common. one executive tells the new york times the airline did not believe those warning lights indicated any serious problem. lionel. >> all right. thank you so much. a powerful home explosion near pittsburgh that left a crater in the ground is now under investigation. two people were killed. the explosion also damaged neighboring homes and sparked a fire nearby. officials found propane tanks and a private gas well in that home. >> animal advocates are now renewing their push to end the famous iditarod sled dog race. three dogs have died in this year's event, which finished up yesterday. dallas seavey won the 1000 mile race for a record six time. his adventure included killing a moose that got tangled up with his dogs and also overcoming a time penalty.

>> time now for your wednesday weather on alert as a new storm brings snow and high winds. denver is bracing for what could be its biggest snowstorm of the season. mountain areas outside the city could get three feet. meanwhile, severe storms are possible in the plains. today, kansas city is in the bull's eye for hail and possible tornadoes. the threat expands from texas to iowa tomorrow. checking today's high temperatures. springlike in the midwest and northeast. nearly 100 degrees, though in south texas that more teenagers are turning to. >> also ahead inflation on the rise yet again. which items at the grocery store are getting even more expensive and caught on camera? >> a spacex rocket exploding

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>> applause on wall street as the s&p 500 hit a record high yesterday. investors shrugging off a new report that finds inflation once again rose last month. consumer prices were up 3.2% from a year ago, slightly above what was expected. and americans are noticing i love honeycrisp, but eight $9 for a bag of apples. >> now that's not good. >> the main culprits keeping prices high. gas rose 3.8, rent rose 0.4, clothing up 0.6. grocery prices overall were flat last month, but cereal and egg prices rose again with eggs up nearly 6. >> i'm living paycheck to paycheck because it's so hard, really, to save president biden touted tuesday's inflation report, saying, my top economic priority is lowering costs and we continue to make progress.

>> if inflation is going down, that's great, but i have not seen any of my bills get cheaper. it does not feel like it's gotten better. >> some good news in the furniture industry, costs are coming down. >> half of entire sections are clearanced. >> ikea now says it's cutting prices. >> ikea is reducing the pricing on a lot of their products due to the fact that global inflation is coming down and the company is now investing a lot in infrastructure and supply chain, which will further reduce the prices on their most popular products. >> furniture costs have dropped 4% in the last year, but with overall inflation rates ticking up slightly, don't expect the federal reserve to cut interest rates before the summer at the earliest. rhiannon lionel. >> all right, andrea, thank you for that. coming up, we hear from the florida man attacked by a crocodile. >> also ahead, entering the ring >> also ahead, entering the ring , why more girls are

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