it is march 28th. and in the news this morning, midflight freakout. a pilot taken off his own plane on a gurney after a breakdown shouting about a bomb from iraq. subdued by passengers and restrained this morning. 93 questions about the pilots' training. also, major changes coming to the newt gingrich as mitt romney shows off his sense of humor. a 30-hour ordeal, an agonizing choice. only one making it to land alive. brace yourself, megamillions mania, let the true frenzy begin.

we learned overnight that nobody won that $363 million jackpot. >> good morning, everybody. the fbi is now looking into just what trigger that bizarre series of events on board that jetblue flight. >> and those close to clayton osbon say they just cannot imagine what would have caused the veteran pilot to snap. we begin the coverage with abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: in amarillo, texas, the captain of jetblue flight 191 carried off the plane in handcuffs after his co-pilot made an emergency landing amidst this terrifying scene on board captured by cell phone video. passengers holding down the captain identified as clayton osbon. sources say osbon began acting erratically, flipping switches

and appearing confused. the co-pilot tricked the pilot and locked the door and radioed emergency. >> jetblue 911, emergency. >> can you give me a more specific nature of this medical emergency so i can pass it on to the ambulance crew. >> reporter: a third passenger slipped into the cockpit to help. the pilot beam aggressive yelling about al qaeda and a bomb. >> he became aggressive. he kept saying iran. he did it. >> all i could think of is my wife and my children. >> reporter: dave gonzalez, a former corrections officer from new york put the captain in a choke hold. >> i was still on this guy until we landed the plane. >> reporter: gonzales and his fellow passengers sat on the captain tying him up with their

leather belts. >> i said, you know what i'm going to show you what iraq and iran is. >> law enforcement sources say the pilot suffered a panic attack. he remains under investigation this morning. the fbi and faa are investigating the incident. >> and there was a report he was frothing at the mouth. clearly a medical issue. what more do we know be about the pilot and what are those close to him saying? >> according to his facebook page, osbon has been with jetblue since 2000. friends and family say he's a nice enough guy. he lives at queens, new york. he plays with neighborhood kids. he roots for the giants. reached for comment, osbon's wife said there are several sides to every story. >> tahman bradley from washington. thanks for that report. luckily, incidents like this are very rare, still, it does raise the question of whether flight crews are properly

screened. >> we asked john nance whether changes are needed. >> we have a lot of screening when somebody is hired. then there's a network in which everybody is in effect watching everybody else. not in an "i'm suspicious of you" form, but in terms of knowing what's going on. that's one of the effective methods. maybe we need to look at ratcheting that up a bit. >> pressure is being raised about the pressure flight crew members are under in the airline industry. we'll get into that coming up on "good morning america" we'll also talk to the passengers who jumped into action. thank god for those folks and tune in to "gma" for that. and promising news for president obama and his second bid for the white house term. a widening gap between the president and frrnt mitt romney. 53% of americans now express favorable views of mr. obama,

but that number dropped to 34% for mitt romney. the lowest for any leading presidential candidate in our poll since 1984. definitely teeter-totter in the polls. of course that poll was taken before romney's appearance on "the tonight show" last night where he did his best to show his more personal side. saying that his white house santorum would make a good press secretary. romney didn't even mention his other rival, newt gingrich whose campaign is struggling. gingrich is laying off about a third of his staff, including his campaign manager. he will focus more on getting the word out over youtube, twitter and other social media. gingrich plans to call delegates personally, hoping to get their support at the republican convention this summer. >> money running a little low. in other news this morning, trayvon martin's parents took their case to lawmakers on capitol hill hill. trayvon's father said they will

continue to fight for justice. and his mother reminded the panel members about what exactly is at stake in all of this. >> trayvon was our son, but trayvon is your son. >> that's right. >> a lot of people can relate to our situation. and it breaks their heart, just like it breaks mine. >> also another important note to pass on this morning, abc news has learned just hours afternoon trayvon martin was killed the homicide officer investigating this case, recommended, recommended again, that george zimmerman be brought up on manslaughter charges but sources tell abc news that when the office of the state attorney general that very night rejected that. also on capitol hill today, the nation ace highest court winded up three days of arguments. the justices appeared deeply divided over whether americans should be forced to buy health insurance.

the justices asked if the government could force people to buy other products. one said what's next? broccoli. a ruling is expected in june. cuban leaders have rejected a recall from pope benedict for reforms in that country. the pope met for just an hour yet behind closed doors. and the pope may meet with fidel castro before he leaves cuba later today. time for the weather across the nation. drenching rain from seattle to san francisco. heavy snow in the northern rockies, cascades and in sierra nevada. thunderstorms around k.c. little rock as well as memphis, and a chance of afternoon rain from nashville to the northeast. >> 54 in beantown, 55 in the big apple. 75 in atlanta. 80s in dallas and miami. chicago, 63. 50s in the pacific northwest. 63 in sacramento, 83 in phoenix. >> definitely ready for that warm weather to come back.

>> bring it back. coming up, overnight, no winner of the megamillions jackpot. wait till you see how big friday's drawing will be. >> the biggest ever. >> ever. plus, this morning, someone had to be the first to go, yep, we'll take you backstage with "dancing with the stars." also, an incredible survival story from the texas coast. a fishing trip that changed everything. we're right back.

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and hundreds of firefighters fighting the deadly colorado wildfire by land and by layer. an elderly couple, one man is missing. seven square miles destroying more than two dozen homes and other structures. homeowners have been pulled from the area. now, for a look at morning road conditions on this wednesday. drenching on i-5 from seattle to sacramento. to reno. snowy on i-84 and 90 in the rockies and cascades. cloudy thunderstorms damped new england to florida. it looks like a good day for flying. weather-related delays expected

only in san fran. it has been a bittersweet homecoming for a texas man who survived after treading water nearly 30 hours but in the midst of that, he lost his best friend. >> ken and ron went out fishing. henderson decided to swim for help but too too late for coen. >> it was so unreal to me that i lost my best friend that a beautiful day of fishing could have gone so bad so quickly. >> henderson said they tried calling 911 on their cell phones but there was no service. >> they also made two mayday calls on the marine radio. he was once a star on the court but now dennis rodman could face jail time. rodman is broke and can't afford to pay child support. they also say rodman has a

well-documented drinking problem and is under an extreme amount of stress. his ex-wife says rodman owes more than $800,000 in back child support. and the los angeles dodgers are being sold for a record $2 billion -- yes, $2 billion by a group bought by magic johnson. if approved, the team could be transferred by april 30th. johnson said they plan to drive the team back to the front page of the sports section. and the major league season gets under way with oakland a's and the seattle mariners, and the two teams visiting the earthquake zone yesterday and held a clinic for kids. it is time to check the brackets in the women's tournament. here's espn news. >> i'm chris cotter with your "sportscenter" update. winner of the uconn and kentucky will occupy one of those spots. early, first quarter, all uconn,

opening up the game with a 9-0 run. kentucky wouldn't go away, though. kala snowe hitting the three. at the buzzer, ferris would hit the layup. and the huskers would lead. second half, uconn taking over. tiffany hayes, he had two points. uconn goes on to win. uconn wine 80 to 65. maryland and notre dame, one seed versus the two seed. natalie achua with the putback. and the coach is upset. notre dame winning the battle of the boards early. later with maryland down 15, lauren minty is going to score. notice her right foot. there you see it. comes out of her shoe. no time to tie that one up. got to play a little defense. who does she pickup well, yeah,

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♪ welcome back, everyone. it is time for check "the pulse" stories you're going to be talking about today. well, she may have been a world champ on the tennis court but martina navratilova did not last long on the dance floor. >> tennis legend acknowledges she did make mistakes. >> i blue the first ten seconds of the dance, and there's the whole season. i'm not used to that. in tennis, you miss the shot, you come back with the next point. >> we'll hear much more from martina about her early exit coming up later today on "gma."

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updating the top stories, the pilot of a jetblue plane remains in the hospital after suffering a panic attack on board. friends and family of clayton osbon say they cannot imagine what caused the veteran pilot to snap. newt gingrich is letting a third of his campaign staff go. and friday's megamillions drawing is now $500 million. today's weather, a chance of showers from boston to d.c. and nashville, scattered thunderstorms in the tennessee valley, texas, louisiana and florida also this morning, heavy mountain snow in the northwest. when director james cameron won his academy award for "titanic," he proclaimed himself

king of the world. >> that's right. 15 years later, he can dust off that crown once again now that "titanic 3-d" is on the screen. >> reporter: in london, the stars gathered for the world premiere of a movie ten years old. here's james cameron and his wife. cameron has turned it 3-d. cameron almost took it further. cameron has become "titanic" obsessive. years of research has revealed they change nod detail. >> i suppose i actually matched what "titanic" really looked like. >> reporter: this movie is maybe 99% right. cameron now knows it's not

perfect. remember this pivotal scene, cameron now knows the way "titanic" sank and the way jack and rose clung for dear life probably didn't happen exactly that way. >> there was actually probably a moment where it was standing quite proud in the water but it wasn't as dramatic. it probably wasn't straight up. >> reporter: cameron nearly missed the premiere because he was in the mariana trench in the western pacific. seven miles down, the deepest spot of the ocean. >> it's the darkest, most remote part of the ocean. >> reporter: he's a trail blazing oceanographicic explorer. >> you're not finishing the line. >> reporter: and a perfectionist moviemaker turned "titanic 3-d." >> it's mind numbing, really.