and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. this morning, clean sweep. >> mitt romney claims the nomination, winning five states, as the president takes his re-election message to college campuses and even late-night tv. mad cow disease. that infection that spreads to humans reappears. the first new case in six years. the big question is, is the food supply still safe? reality renewal. the first family of reality tv signs a new megadeal, bringing big paydays for each kardashian. and it came down to two. a duel between a disney star and a motown legend, with one getting booted from the ballroom.

and good wednesday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. i'm tanya rivero. paula faris is on assignment. the latest results is forcing some changes in the republican race. mitt romney won all races. delaware, connecticut, new york, pennsylvania and rhode island. >> rick santorum stopped just short of an outright romney endorsement. abc's tahman bradley has the latest on all this from washington. >> reporter: the general election is well under way. and mitt romney has claimed the mantle of republican presidential nominee. >> i can say with confidence and gratitude that you have given me a great honor and solemn responsibility. and together, we are going to win on november 6th. >> reporter: sweeping five primaries yesterday, the former massachusetts governor left behind the gop nomination battle and sharpened his attacks on president obama. >> tonight is the beginning of

the end of the disappointment of the obama years. and it's the start of a new and better chapter that we will write together. >> reporter: for his part, the president is in full campaign mode, taking his message to the younger viewers of "late night with jimmy fallon." >> now is not the time to make school more expensive for our young people. >> oh, yeah. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the president is pushing congress to extend current interest rates on student loans which are set to double, crisscrossing key battleground states of north carolina, colorado and iowa this week. mr. obama is courting young voters and trying to draw contrast with his republican rivals. without mentioning romney by name, he raised the fact that he and his wife, michelle, weren't raised in wealthy households. >> me and michelle, we know firsthand. this isn't something i read in a briefing book.

>> reporter: after yesterday's losses, the candidate says he'll take a realistic look at where things stand. rob and tanya? >> tahman bradley, thank you. another note from the president. his stop at a university of colorado watering hole turned messy when a student spilled yogurt on him. mr. obama laughed it off, telling the young woman, getting yogurt on the president, you have a story to tell. indeed. possible romney running mate, marco rubio will have extra security when he gives a speech today. extra protection has been ordered for the florida senator after a threat was made against him. there will be extra security in washington and at his home. janet napolitano is expected to face tough questions today on capitol hill over the secret service prostitution scandal. three more employees have been forced out, bringing the total to nine who have now lost their jobs after being linked to that scandal at a colombian hotel.

president obama told jimmy fallon last night that the fired agents were just a few bad apples. >> how mad were you? >> pretty mad. look, secret service, these guys are incredible. a couple knuckleheads shouldn't detract from what they do. but what these guys were thinking, i don't know. that's why they're not there anymore. >> as you might imagine, it was not all serious on the fallon show last night. we'll show you some of the funnier, lighter moments coming up later in "the pulse." there was more explosive testimony in the john edwards corruption trial. edwards' former aide testified that he and his wife were scared to death as they accepted checked as large as $150,000, marked as payment for furniture. andrew young said the money was meant to hide edwards' affair

with videographer rielle hunter. and the administration's challenge to arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants. at issue is whether the states can adopt their own immigration measures or whether immigration is the federal government's domain. a decision is expected in june. last year, the court upheld another arizona law that targeted employers that hired illegal workers. the first new case of mad cow disease in the u.s. since 2006 has been discovered in a dairy cow out in california. experts say human safety was never an issue. that's because meat from the infected cow never made it into the food supply. with more on this, here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: rarely does the health of a single cow have billion-dollar implications. but in this case, it does because it's america's first confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalitis in six

years. bse is mad cow disease. an infection that can be transferred to humans. >> the cow was a dairy cow in california. >> reporter: the chief veterinarian officer for the usda cautions this is an isolated case, not the start of an epidemic. >> our livestock population, some of the healthiest in the world. and the consumers should be confident in our food supply. >> reporter: everyone remembers the devastating outbreak of mad cow disease in britain during the '90s. 150 people died. after the first mad cow case was confirmed in this country in 2003, dozens of countries banned u.s. beef. shipments dropped more than 80%. china still bans u.s. beef imports. the usda insists this case came at a rendering plant. but the usda only tests 40,000 cows a year of the millions that

are slaughtered. >> usda has not completed their investigation of this case. we'll be watching carefully. >> reporter: david wright, abc news. >> just one cow. not the food supply. don't hit the panic button. time for a look at weather across the country on this wednesday morning. we have showers from portland, seattle and reno into the northern rockies. also evening thunderstorms from san francisco to san diego. triple-digit heat, meanwhile, in west texas. hail and gusty winds from eastern iowa to madison, chicago and louisville. milder with a chance of showers here in the northeast. 67 here in new york. 63 in boston. 79 in atlanta. 80s from miami to dallas. and omaha. 68 in chicago. 72 in the twin cities. phoenix gets up to 96. and coming up next, after the break, a story all travelers can appreciate. experts have decided which is the single-best seat on the airplane. >> they probably already know. and helpful news for travelers there.

but unease here. the second bird strike this week forces a plane to land. and later in "the pulse," the pizza with burgers baked right in.

welcome back, everybody. a former bp engineer is now facing the first criminal charges stemming from that gulf oil spill disaster. he is now charged with obstructing justice, for

allegedly deletining text messages. it said more oil was spewing into the gulf than the company first reported. he's out on bail. but facing up to 20 years in prison. two, now reports show the lingering effects of the financial crisis. home prices fell in february in most cities for a sixth-straight month. but at a slower rate. that suggests prices may be stabilizing. and the special inspector for the t.a.r.p., says that 351 small banks faced real trouble and paid back their loans. they owe taxpayers some $15 billion. very good news from apple. helped lift stock markets yesterday. the company beat even the most optimistic expectations, reporting quarterly profits of nearly $12 billion. that's nearly double what the company made in the same quarter last year. iphone sales contributed most to that very big bottom line. and the next time you go book a flight and have to choose your own seat, consider this. most passengers think 6a is the

best. a window seat that's close enough to the front that get out quickly, but not too close to the toilet. and the worst seat, 31e, a middle seat way in the back, miles from the front door and close to those toilets in the back. >> close to the toilets. give me the aisle seat. i'm an aisle guy. >> really? people have to bug you when they get out. >> i have to stretch my legs. i'm picky. it's all right. >> i like to take a nap. lean out on the aisle. next on this wednesday morning, teens, believe it or not, getting drunk on hand sanitizer and getting very sick because of it. and the amber alert issued overnight. the search is on for the child who is in need of a heart transplant. details when we come back. does aspirin even work on my headache? aspirin for pain? aspirin is just old school. people will have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. that's why we developed bayer advanced aspirin with micro particles.

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madison to detroit. i-70 and 90 from illinois to ohio. and also, i-64 from louisville to charleston, west virginia. it will be wet on i-5, from seattle to portland. and i-84 and 90 in the northern rockies. >> and if you're taking to the skies, airport delays are possible in los angeles, san francisco, salt lake city and chicago. all right. here we go again with this story. a jetblue flight had to make an emergency landing in suburban new york city last night after at least one bird smashed into the plane's windshield. you can see the remnants there. after takeoff, the pilot radioed he had pit two big geese. >> the plane returned safely to the westchester county airport. passengers boarded another flight to west palm beach. no one onboard was hurt. a delta flight was forced to land after a bird strike last thursday. this wasn't technically a bird strike since the birds didn't go into the engine. other news this morning.

an amber alert has been issued for a 5-year-old heart patient whose father drove him away from a hospital in st. louis. parter stone is awaiting a heart transplant. he was released from st. louis children's hospital yesterday. that's when his father who is separated from porter's mother drove off with the child. police in tucson are wrapping up their search for a little girl who went missing last week. her parents say they last saw isabel mercedes celis last night. they will investigate the disappearance, rather than search for the 6-year-old. now, to detroit, where a judge is proud of his physique and not ashamed to show it off to women, even though he's married. judge wade mccree's shirtless picture was found on the cell phone by the husband of a court employee. that man says he is filing a complaint against mccree. mccree told the reporter, and i quote here, no shame to my game. >> that court is out of order. and the estranged wife of

former dallas cowboy deion sanders, has been ordered out of their house for two months. delar standards is charged with disdemeanor assault. sanders himself has been cited for misdemeanor simple assault. messy breakup. you're not going to believe this story this morning. teenagers have found a new use for hand sanitizer. they are drinking it to get drunk. in recent weeks the practice has landed eight teens in los angeles area hospitals for alcohol poisoning. california health officials say liquid sand sanitizer is 65% ethol alcohol. that's the same as several shots of hard liquor. the l.a. lakers will be without metta world peace for the next seven games now that he's been suspended for the wild elbowing incident. the player who used to be called ron artest hit an oklahoma city player on sunday. now, he'll miss the team's last

regular season game and six playoff games. >> no one crying over that. now, some of last night's sports highlights. we get those from our friends over at espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell with this "sportscenter" update. the jazz looking to clinch the final spot in the western conference playoffs. taking on steve nash and the suns. suns down by six. milsap with the jam. nash, to ward for the jam. suns down by six. later on, down by three. and nash, so good. i've been doing this for years. floater in the lane is good. he had 14 points and 11 assists. fourth quarter we go. sebastian telfair. had the open floor. he went to the line. and made it out. so, the jazz up by one. devin harris, now, straightaway three. nobody in his face. jazz up by four.

later on, milsap, fouled on the play. jazz up by seven on the line. up by five. al jefferson spinning on gortat. jazz go on to win and clinch the final spot in the west. yankees and rangers. darvish, the rookie, getting the start. darvish striking out alex rodriguez. top three, bases loaded. curtis granderson, he's just looking. next batter, a-rod. grounding into a double-play, with bases loaded. the 25-year-old rookie out of a jam. bottom of the third now. 1-0, rangers. with a runner on second. it's josh hamilton. he's thinking outside of the batter's box. top of the seventh, back to darvish. raul ibanez, no good. derek jeter, how are you doing? i rangers win, 2-0.

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when you spend $10 on nice products. sold only at walgreens. welcome back, everybody. time to check "the pulse" this morning, beginning with a whole new side of the president. he actually courted the youth vote with an appearance last night on jimmy fallon's show. it took place at the university of north carolina, my alma mater. >> mr. obama joined the comedian in the popular segment, "slow jam the news." >> the reason it's so important to keep down costs. and so, we keep college aboardible. >> and the president knows his stuff, y'all. that's why they call him the potus. which means, person on top -- what is it? >> jimmy, potus stands for president of the united states. >> he's the potus with the

most-us. >> slow jam the news. >> pretty good stuff. >> it's good to see the lighter side of these guys. to see the president. >> it's nice to see a sense of humor. >> they're human, too. fans, including yours truly, can keep up with the kardashians for three more years the and this new deal does not come cheap. >> e! entertainment network is reportedly dishing out $40 million to keep kim, khloe and the rest of the clan for seasons seven, eight and nine of "keeping up with the kardashians." >> the show is the e! most-watched series of all-time. >> it will be harder to keep up with the kardashians now. next, you may recall that last week, the folks at pizza hut in the u.k. introduced their hot dog-stuffed crust pizza. the company's gone one further. >> check out what pizza huts in the middle east are calling the crown crust pizza, with minicheeseburgers nestled right there in the crust. it features lettuce, tomatoes

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updating the top stories now. rick santorum and top aides will meet behind closed doors today. santorum stopped just short of making an official endorsement last night. food safety officials are downplaying concerns after mad cow disease was discovered in a california cow. they say meat from the cow never made it into the human food supply. the supreme court hears arguments over arizona's strict immigration law today. justices must decide if states can adopt their own immigration measures or leave that to the feds. a look at weather on this wednesday. heavy downpours, hail and high winds in louisville. showers in the northern rockies and the pacific northwest. and evening thunderstorms in california. and finally, from us this half hour, so long to the

empress of soul. gladys knight have been booted from "dancing with the stars." >> it came down to a dance duel last night. that's when the midnight train rolled out of the ballroom. kabc's george pennacchio has more. ♪ >> reporter: gladys knight and her partner, performed in the dance duel. becoming the fifth celebrity of the season to be eliminated. >> it's a miracle. and we experience those every, single day, if we know how to recognize them as such. you know? and it's definitely a miracle. and i got a chance to experience the dance world. you know? the competition of it and that kind of stuff. i don't have that much of that in my personal environment because i control that. >> reporter: gladys began her dancing journey with the cha-cha. >> the empress has the moves.

you have class, you have sass, and you are a star, a real one. >> reporter: she learned quickstep for week two. then, it was on to the fox trot, the tango, the samba and the rumba. while tristan taught gladys how to dance, gladys taught tristan the steps of showbiz. >> be good to people. everybody, not just the people you're sharing the stage with. everybody. everyone's who's behind everything. the guy that brings you your shoes. everyone that says hello to you in the morning time. >> gladys, if i could judge purely with my heart. you would be top of my leaderboard. >> giving this up, there's a lot i'm going to miss. but i'll miss tristan the most. >> reporter: with gladys and tristan out of the competition, we move on to classical week. it begins again on monday. george pennacchio for abc news. >> gladys will be live on "gma"