♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> pretty much all the endorsement you need. your way . that's it for us, thanks for watching, "early start" begins now. trouble at sea. yet another carnival cruiseliner less than ship shape. that's at least the second in the past two days. then a stunner, a staunch conservative coming out for gay marriage, with a deeply personal revelation. the cnn exclusive. take a look at this. a truck driver on a dangerous wrecking spree in a parking lot. oh, my. good morning, welcome to "early start" this friday morning, i'm christine romans. zoraida is off. john is on "starting point" a little later on. >> i'm achin la cho. it is friday, march 15th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with this, for the