i'm jim cramer. see you tomorrow. crammer has gone mobile, top stories, lightning round, and mad money videos and more, all of nbc-universal television a jet blue captain is subdued by passengers after becoming unhinged in a mid air outburst. an accident sends rockets spiraling into the sky. and petite puppy. meet the tiny canine vying for the title of world's smallest dog. this is "early today" for wednesday, march 28th, 2012. welcome to our viewers across the nation. today we begin with air scare.

a pilot for jet blue airlines is receiving medical attention after he had to be restrained by passengers on a flight from new york to las vegas. kurt gregory reports. >> reporter: this is home video posted on youtube capturing the terrifying moments for passengers on board a jet blue flight when the captain was heard screaming as passengers scrambled to subdue him. the plane was flying from new york to las vegas when sources say the captain began acting erratically pushing buttons and screaming. the co pilot became concerned and asked the captain to leave the cockpit. witnesses say the pilot seemed to lose control. >> screaming to the passengers saying, say your prayers. >> it appeared he was trying to

open the side door. i wasn't going to let that happen. >> reporter: passengers quickly restrained him while the cockpit declared an emergency. >> jet blue 191 emergency and we will need authorities. >> we were face to face, me and the captain wrestled a little bit. i got him turned around and then other passengers jumped on top of him. >> reporter: the flight was diverted to amarillo where the captain was removed on a wheelchair and is receiving proper medical care. on another flight last night a passenger caused a disturbance allegedly hitting a flight attendant on route from charlotte. the female passenger was given medical attention and then taken away by police. the woman reportedly claimed she

was afraid of flying shortly before her outburst. the u.s. supreme court in washington it is the third and final day in arguments in the case of the nation's health care reform law. today's session will focus on what the effect of the health care law would be if the mandate from congress to require everyone to buy health insurance is thrown out. >> reporter: from the start conservative justices question the mandate. the obama health care plan requiring everyone to buy coverage. >> can the government force you to buy a cell phone? >> it's quite different. >> reporter: different and constitutional says the administration's lawyer and liberal justices because unlike cell phone and broccoli all americans need health care. >> the people who don't participate in this market are making it much more expensive for the people who do.

>> reporter: justice anthony kennedy agreed noting health care is not like other industries. >> this is a step beyond what your cases have allowed. >> reporter: kennedy is often the court's swing justice. >> i think justice kennedy recognized that granting them that power would be dangerous. >> reporter: kennedy has months to make his final decision. and now here is a look at other stories making news early today in america. in tennessee it was anything but love thigh neighbor after a man nearly demolished a home using a tractor. there were small children living inside. the suspect says he went on a rampagage b becauause thehe man there was selling drugs which he

denies. in ohio brazen thieves smashed into a jewelry store and used hammers to make way with the jewelry. in florida protesters marching during a recent rally over the shooting death of trayvon martin broke away from the group and ransacked a walgreens. not everyone is enjoying this year's unusual weather. farmers in michigan are setting bails of hay on fire to try to save apple orchards. now here is a look at your national and regional weather, your weather channel forecast. lots going on on the west coast.

>> rainy, murky. we are not destroying crops with freezes. it is not pretty. march is one of e throw away months it appears. hopefully springl wil come out in april. the radar in california the white shows snow in higher elevations in the central and northern sierra. we are getting rain and snow and rain showers in the interior areas. around san francisco some drizzle. here is the scenario. we had the big deep trough that was dug out by the jet stream winds. you are going to see the pacific moisture lingering on the coast. this is a very slow pattern. these storms aren't moving in and moving out in a hurry. it is just lingering. that is what we are going to deal with today. more wet weather especially in

washington state. tomorrow it looks like a big slug of moisture in the coastal area. an additional two or three inches of rain. you get the gist of it. if you see sunshine consider yourself lucky of arizona will be mostly sunny but even cool by your standards. one good thing btdt the rain and bad weather let it happen during the week. allegations of corporate sabotage, limbaugh is still losing advertisers. the parenting choice by this actress that has everyone saying, gross. coming up a laker legend

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back to "early today." republican presidential candidate newt gingrich is down sizing his campaign and laying off about a third of his staff. he has hinged his strategy on mitt romney being able to secure delegates resulting in a hung convention. a wildfire in colorado killed an elderly couple and burned more than 20 buildings. 900 homes have been evacuated and more than 700 firefighters are battling the flame. explosions at a fireworks center in thailand senlt people

running for cover. residents were told to evacuate. twl is no word yet on the cause. and a puppy small enough to fit on an iphone can set the world record for tiniest dog. the puppy weighed only an ounce when she was born. she was named beyonce because she is a survivor. a new report says prescription drug abuse now leads to more death in the united states than heroin and cocaine combined and a new prescription drug being abused is pain killer called opana. the company that makes it is working on a new formula to make it harder to abuse by injection. you can check out the health page at nbc.com for this and more stories. and now here is an early

look at how wall street looks throughout the day. the dow opened after losing 43 points. the nasdaq was down two. taking a look at overseas trading. tokyo the nikkei dipped 72. the hang seng lost 61. a little wall street window dressing brightened up the markets. managers dress up portfolios with top performers. ben bernanke says it is too soon to declare victory on the u.s. economy. on the topic of more stimulus says the feds have not taken options off the table. consumer confidence was mostly flat in january while

inflation expectations soared. apple shares hit another all time high above 100 or $616. meanwhile this morning apple offered refunds to australian buyers of the new ipad. fresh off a phone scandal rubeert murdoch is facing another controversy over al sgagzs of piracy over rivals. kohler is the latest to retreat from rush limbaugh's radio program after his on air attack of a student who spoke in favor of contraceptive coverage. the website potter more where e books of the popular

series will be sold exclusively. harry potter e books will be compatible on all major e readers. more piece of the pie. the mavericks chop the rockets and the panthers claw the canadiens. kobe bryant comes up clutch. your "early today" sports headlines up next.

good morning. if you are just waking up this is "early today." in sports manage johnson is making a return to the los angeles sports scene but it won't be with the lakers. here is an early look at all your sports headlines. >> after years of turmoil and uncertainty the los angeles dodgers finally have a new owner. a group led by former magic johnson selected to be for the dodgers. money talks and magic johnson's group bid an unheard of $2 billion. magic and his group are the new owners ending the frank mccort error with the dodgers. the lakers taking on the

warriors. kobe bryant took over. the jumper from the corner tied the game at 97. moments later same spot, same result. lakers go on to win it 104-101. the rockets built an early lead. dirk nowitzki. rockets up just three at the break. the mavs took the lead for good. dallas rally to win it 90-81. football 2012 will kick off wednesday september 5th on nbc. the game was moved up tew void a conflict of president obama's speech at the democratic national convention. buffalo peaking at the right time won the fifth strake. caps are looking in with five games left.

the panthers on the gurge of clinching their first playoff spot in 12 years. back from the ocean depths. director james cameron attends a launch of a different kind. foot odor may be one of life's unfortunate realities. for one boy from alaska it is something to be proud of. you are watching "early today."

welcome back on this wednesday. forecast update. we are watching showers. not a lot of heavy rain today but they are wide spread. umbrella weather for san francisco up to the reno area all through oregon and washington state. we should be dry in southern california, vegas and arizona. tomorrow a decent sized storm will come on shore in oregon. if you are watching us on channel 2 anchorage, alaska with marriage at the international gallery of art. the all-time movie hit

titanic set sail again in england. joked she wouldn't watch herself nude in 3-d saying i'll be in the bar. >> not for her. >> former nba star dennis rodman temporarily escaped jail for failure to pay spousal and child support tuesday. says he can't pay his expenses and is "an extremely sick alcoholic." he hasn't played a game yet in new york. i think that may be the size of your head. actress vegan environmentalist alishia silver stone signaled she was someone different when she named her

child blue. feeding her child by chewing the food and then feeding it to him. we are in nearby montpelier, vermont a teenager was honored for putting his purs foot forward. the teenager was declared the honor of america's stinkiest sneakers. the boy says the odor is a natural curse. the odor earned him a trip to new york and odor fighting insoles. >> and an open seat next to him on the plane.

oolympics enthusiasm has landmarks popping up. sand skull cusculptures in japa. the indoor kpipt hopes to draw in view ers ahead of the actual games. a rare item, a 1910 pittsburgh pirates baseball card of honus wagner is on the auction block, one of only six

in the world in good condition. the card is expected to rake in a cool million bucks and possibly more. and one pet in china isn't afraid to come out of its shell. a tortoise takes to the city streets with its owner for daily walks. the turtle is the only one who usually can't wait to go out after an after lunch stroll. he weighs at over 11 pounds and in a few years they say it will be big enough to carry a couple of kids. why not? >> how do tortoises live as long as we do? >> that's a good question. >> they don't move much. i wish i could do that. maybe i will start eating lettuce. >> and dark chocolate. time for a look at stories we'll follow throughout the day. nbc news is teaming up with the u.s. chamber of commerce to launch nbc news hiring heroes.

second lady and others will open a job fair in new york. a special one-night viewing of "the body guard" will be shown. happy birthday to singer lady gaga who turns 26. all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments. and be sure to watch brian williams with nbc nightly news. hear from a passenger who helped restrain a jet blue pilot who had a mid air outburst and live reports from the hiring event. and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry.

thanks for watching "early today." have a good one.