pulling this graduation stunt on stage. wait until you hear the whole thing. i have a mixed reaction. good morning, everyone, welcome to early start, . we re bringing you the news from a to z, it s 5:00 a.m. in the east. so let s get started. we re following breaking news out of maine. firefighters battling a fire on a nuclear submarine for close to 12 hours. the uss miami was in dry dock when a fire broke out in the forward compartment. six people suffered minor injuries. the attack sub is capable of carrying tomahawk cruise missiles but no weapons were on board at the time and the ship s reactor is not affected by the fire. we ll bring you developments as warranted. making top news, a promise from mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor has been hammering president obama for months over the high unemployment rate. right now it stands at 8.1%. mr. romney is pledging if he s elected president, eel bring that number way down. i can tell you that over a peri