this morning on "early today," no knockout punch. mitt romney appears to clinch a narrow super tuesday win but fails to bring clarity to the primary race. cosmic curse? asstr astronomers have a clue. serious competition. the world's fastest man takes on the world's no eligible bachelor. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello. good morning. i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with a split decision. yesterday on super tuesday, republican presidential candidate mitt romney pulled off a narrow victory in the key

delegate rich state of ohio but he lost several other states to rival rick santorum. romney was the apparent winner of ohio with 38% p that is just 1% more than santorum. in virginia, it was a two-man race because santorum and newt gingrich didn't make it onto the ballot. romney is the projected winner there with 60%. with 72%, romney also won massachusetts, the state where he was governor. romney is the projected winner in vermont with 40%. in the idaho caucuses, romney won a decisive victory with 62%. he also picked up four delegates in wyoming while ron paul picks up one. rick santorum the projected winner in tennessee with 77% and the projected winner in oklahoma with 30% and san torpum is the winner of the north dakota

caucuses with 40%. not surprisingly, newt gingrich took his home state of georgia with 47%. his first win since south carolina. just this morning, nbc news has called mitt romney the proneljed winner in alaska. let's get more on super tuesday and the race in ohio. nbc's tracie potts joins us from the state capital, columbus. good morning to you. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. take ago look at the numbers you just showed us, it's pretty clear that mitt romney is beginning to solidify his lead among his republican challengers. he has now got three times as many delegates it appears as his closest competitor and, like he did a week ago in michigan, he has proven he can win a tight race. it appears mitt romney eked out a very narrow victory over rick santorum in ohio, as little as one percentage point. >> i'm not going to let you down. i'm going to get this nom yain n

nomination. >> reporter: romney realizes it's about delegates and it's names game and he schwinning. >> we are counting your the delegates for the election a that is good and counting down the days until november and that looks each better. >> reporter: romney won massachusetts, virginia, idaho, and four delegates in wyoming. santorum scored victims in tennessee, oklahoma and north dakota. >> we have won in the west, the midwest, and the south and we are ready to win across this country! >> reporter: newt gingrich only won his home state of georgia and may end up with less than half of that state's delegates. santorum today is urging him to drop out. >> we are not going to allow the elite to decide who we are allowed to nominate. >> wow! >> reporter: ron paul had hoped to win the caucus states, but lost two and at last report was in third place in alaska. still, he told reporters, his

message is being heard. >> make sure they hear our message all the way to d.c.! >> reporter: so now with super tuesday behind the focus turns to the south and the plains. today, newt gingrich will be in alabama and santorum, rick santorum, he'll be in mississippi and kansas. lynn? >> tracie potts in columbus, ohio, thanks so much. where do the candidate stand in terms of states and delegates won as they try to reach that all-important 1,143 needed to get the republican nomination? as of now, mitt romney has picked up 323 delegates, that's in 12 states. rick santorum has a total of 101 delegates in seven states. newt gingrich has 105 delegates in two states. as we mentioned last night, ron paul picked up his very first delegate. but there were two other super

tuesday results to mention. both of them from ohio. long time cleveland congressman dennis kucinich lost a democratic showdown made necessary by a newly redrawn district map. he lost to 15 turn congresswoman marcy kaptur of toledo. she will face the man known as joe, the plumber. samuel joe wurzelbacher claimed his victory in 2008 after his working class concerns to taxes to then candidate barack obama. here is a look at some of the other stories making news early today in america. a dramatic end to a police chase in dallas. state troopers used so-called pit maneuver to bump the car of a driver who had led them on a pursuit for more than half an hour. the car spun around on a bridge along interstate 30 before finally coming to a stop. the suspect had no warrants and wouldn't say why he refused to pull over. a pair of police officers in

oregon have been honored as heroes after saving a man from a burning car. they not only battled extreme heat and flames, they also had trouble convincing the victims to allow them to help. they were finally able to rescue the driver who is believed to have been under the influence. and, finally, the u.s. has set a new world record. we're very proud of this one. 450 women wearing just their swim suits and their smiles set a guinness record tuesday for the largest bikini parade. who thinks of these things? tourism promoters in florida came up with the publicity stunt after seeing the previous record of 357 bikini clad women set in australia last fall. we just can't let that happen. now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is meteorologist bill karins with a look at the forecast. good morning to you, bill. >> i think i have a world record i can break now. >> really? >> all i have to do is get 500 people together in bikinis and i can break that record?

>> you need an excuse to do that, bill? >> i have a cause, lynn, i have a cause. good morning, everyone. it was almost bikini weather in many areas of the midwest yesterday. look at that. 75 in san antonio. that warm air surged all the way to minneapolis where it was 60 degrees! chicago, 68. warmest of this early spring season for you. and the only areas that were kind of cold was the east coast and your reward is on its way. temperatures this morning are in the 30s and 40s. that's a lot warmer than it was this time yesterday and that warm air is surging your way. the only spot cooling off in the northern plains the cold front is going through areas of denver and northward on definitely on the chillier side. high pressure pushed off the coast and that means southerly winds coming from the gulf all the way up to canada so that means everyone is included in this nice warm-up. the areas that still have snow on the ground, the northern great lakes and new england, you'll be a little cooler today but everybody else should be pretty warm. not a lot of rain in the forecast today but tonight through tomorrow, some of that rain on that front is going to pick up near areas of arkansas,

tennessee, possibly kansas too. beautiful weather arrives for the i-95 corridor once again. still warm in chicago but you can see the wet weather will dop later on today from kansas city northward. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. boston, mass, 51 today. not bad by your standards this time of the year. a nice day. houston, texas, very warm. in minneapolis, chance of rain and snow showers. warm weather continues for some of the few lucky ones tomorrow too. >> bill, good news. thanks so much. a down day on wall street. the big day for apple. and one chicken nugget sells for thousands. seriously. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, if howard stern claims to be the king of all media, she's got to be the queen. coming up, a new look for kobe bryant and the end of the line for peyton manning. you're watching "early today."

good morning. welcome back. i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. iran is giving permission for inspectors to visit nuclear sites suspected of possible secret work on a nuclear weapon. president obama says sanctions are working as world powers will restart talks with iran over nuclear programs. what is called a super moon is suspected a powerful moon in january 1912 created strong tieds sending icebergs into a path. prince harry jumped out to early lead against jamaican holder usain bolt and learned how to make his trademark lightning bolt pose. now here is an early look at how wall street will kick off

the day. the dow 12,759 after dropping 203 points yesterday. the s&p sank 20 points and the nasdaq 40. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. nak key lost 61 points and in hong kong, hang seng fell 68. signs of a weak european economy and worries about greece's ability to restructure its debt added to fears of a chinese slowdown. the selloff started early and led the dow to its first loss of more than 200 points since november. financial, material, and industrial stocks each shed more than 2% with alcoa and caterpillar leading the way down. oil prices slipped $2 to settle below $105 a barrel. after the bell pandora internet radio tumbled as much as 21 ps after a disappointing quarterly loss. earlier online recruiter monster.com rallied 11% on its word it's reviewing strategic

alternatives. nutrisystem shed 11% after weighing in than a wider than expected quarterly loss. reuters says netflix is in talks to set top boxes in near future. elsewhere a texas jury found r. allen stanford guilty on 13 of 14 charges, tied to a $7 billion ponzi scheme. he now could spend the rest of his life behind bars. by one count, some 33 advertisers have now bailed on rush limbaugh's radio program following his tirade against georgetown law student sandra fluke. today is the day for apple's highly anticipated ipad 3 unveiling. volvo unveiled the first in safety design yesterday. a sensor that detects human contact and triggers an air bag on the outside front end of the v40. a nebraska woman has sold a 3-year-old mcdonald chicken

mcnugget that resembles president george washington sort of, if you look there closely, for $8,100 on ebay! just remarkable! coming up, the mavs big man helps hold off the knicks. a new skin the mask mamba and another team set for march madness. last night, the miami heat managed to make seemingly impossible shots look easy. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. while the eastern half of the country is enjoying spring fever, the midwest going to get a little chillier and a little wet. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet,

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good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, after a 14-year career with the indianapolis colts, it appears as of today, quarterback peyton manning will announce his departure. here is fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >> good morning. the peyton manning era is over in indianapolis. the colts are expected to cut the four-time mvp today. manning, who missed last season with a neck injury, due a $28 million bonus and had four years remaining on his deal. the colts have the first round pick in the draft and likely will select quarterback andrew luck. as for peyton, is now a free agent. basketball. knicks down against the maveric mavericks. stoudemire gave new york the lead with seven minutes to play

but they fizzled down the stretch. dallas wins it 95-85. heat and nets. a couple of ways to use the backboard. pittman's jumper off the glass and bounced in. a. worth another look. i don't think dexter could do it again if he tried. lebron james banks it in. everything right for the heat and cut down the nets 108-78. who is that masked man? that is kobe bryant looking like the lone ranger with a black mask. he switched back to a clear one in the second quarter. in the fourth he did this. drilled a jumper to force overtime. pistons clicking on all cylinders in o.t. you can't mask what happened to the lakers. they lost to one of the worst teams in the league 88-85 in o.t. good day to be a detroit fan. university of detroit won the horizon league and earned an automatic bid to the tournament. the titans could surprise some teams in the big dance winning easily 68-50.

south dakota state and western illinois needed overtime for a bid. they won the summit conference title 52-50 and going to the ncaa tournament for the first time ever. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. which 25-year-old starlet was mistaken last weekend for a 60 plus singer? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, out of tragedy, another story of survival and new beginnings. you're watching "early today."

welcome back to "early today." today is the day we have been waiting for on the east coast after a little cold spell. a beautiful warm-up today. temperatures getting into the 60s from d.c. to baltimore, philly to new york and boston not bad in the 50s. we will see some rain on the front in the midwest. especially later on today. tap some of the moisture out of the gulf and it looks like the rain threat will remain here especially in texas and areas of arkansas and tennessee in the days ahead. if you're watching us on lex 18 in lexington, kentucky see a collection of chinese paintings in traditional fashion at art on a roll at the headley-whitman museum. that is your "early today" event of the today. here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. lady gaga is twitter's

all-time champion. unbelievable. she passed 20 million followers. that is the most ever on the site. twitter's top five show music rules, in second, that's right, just tin bieber with 18.1 million followers. katy perry has 15.7 million. shakira nearly 14.6 million, and rihanna both 14.5 million followers. bill, you're 16, 17? denver broncos tim tebow set the record straight regarding "the bachelor" on tuesday. quote, rumors can be crazy. even though i watched the show before, i'm definitely not going to be on the bachelor." 66-year-old singer debbie harry got a big ego booster over the weekend. pap roarazzi mistook her for 25-year-old lindsay lohan. for debbie a big ego boost. for lindsay, that is brutal! that is definitely not something you want to hear about.

>> 60s, the new 20s. this comes from news 5 in cincinnati where in nearby parner, kentucky, a family's moment of joy saved them from the horror of last week's deadly tornadoes. they had left for the hospital where the expected mom gave birth to a baby boy. because of that, they were not home when a twister ripped through their neighborhood destroying their house. look at that baby. while the family has lost nearly everything, they called the birth, quote, god's perfect timing. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this wednesday appeared a little chilly right now. we will climb into the 60's. under clear skies. 36 at the airport. 32 degrees in frederick. mostly sunny today. warmer than yesterday. high temperature between 60 and 65. we'll come back and check the seven day forecast going into the weekend. >> 35 degrees on tv hill. >> new details surrounding the death of a girl that may involve a baltimore city police officer.

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[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> our producer was making fun of me this morning when i came in with the scarf and the hat because the it is cold this morning. >> she comes in looking like that. it will be in the 60's today it will be outstanding. you might