celebration. march madness, you bet. kentucky fans burning couches, flipping cars, all after kentucky wins. go figure. i mean, really. there are reports more than two dozen arrests this morning as the wildcats get ready to play in the title game. it sounds like a disney movie. school kids find bags of sunken treasure. this is a true story. it's like a time capsule to the past bursting with gold and silver antiques. and we will be talking to the kids who actually found the loot. the next president of the united states! >> oh, bummer. whoa, there's really a big joke that's about to play out after this freeze. mitt romney being punk'd by his staff. what does he see to his left? gop front-runner totally falling for an april fools' day prank. we'll show you that reaction coming up later on in the program. up first, the parents of trail a trayvon martin their case to the justice department. but were overruled by the state attorney's office. thousands attended a rally and a concert sunday in miami not far from where trayvon lived. jesse jackson, al sharp ton and others renewing calls for george zimmerman to be arrested for killing trayvon martin. zimmerman claims the shooting was in self-defense. trayvon's parents were at this rally. his mother says the goal of these rallies is not only to demand justice but to tell people about her son. >> we just want the public to know that he was a regular teenager, that he was respectable, and he was loved by his family and his friends. >> cnn's george howell is following all these developments. he is live in sanford, florida, for us. i understand as i was reading this morning they said they're going to continue with these shows of support around the country until there is an arrest made. >> reporter: we know that we will continue to see these rallies, we will see pray-ins and marches throughout the country as this investigation continues. intra ra you spoke about this request for the department of justice to look into the case. we know that will be formally filed today, though he says it's still uncheer how and when the doj will look into this. it goes specifically to talk -- to look into the actions of the state attorney, norm wolfwolfin and how he interacted with the lead investigator 92 this case. he says that will be formally fired today and he does expect to hear back from the doj today. >> "the orlando sentinel" has the 911 calls where you can hear a voice screaming analyzed by a pair of independent experts. what did their analysis determine? >> reporter: they found someone who used voice identification software to basically listen to that audio, that 911 audio, and the background voice, the screaming that you hear. and this person determined, not conclusively, but came to the conclusion, decided that it's very likely trayvon martin's voice on that audio recording. keep in mind, we did our own research also. we had an audio expert listen to the audio. and it was also inconclusive on our end. but take a listen for yourself to this 911 audio. >> does he look hurt to you? >> i can't see him. i don't want to go out there, i don't know what's going on. >> so you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> all right, what is your -- >> so at this point, again, no eyewitnesses, really earwitnesses, people who heard that screaming. now it will be up to prosecutors really to determine who is screaming in that audio. >> all right, george howell live for us in florida. we are going to have two of those experts on our show. one here on "early start," one on "starting point." thank you for that. a passenger plane crashes touring takeoff, killing 31 on board, including all four of the crew members. it was traveling from an oil-producing town in siberia and russian officials say air traffic control lost contact with the pilot just after the plane took off. it burst into flames, apparently broke into pieces. there were 12 survivors, all of them rushed to the hospital. reports say they're all in intensive care this morning. russian officials are examining the airplane's data recorders. also new this morning, the u.s. coast guard rescuing two injured sailors from their damaged yacht. the yacht was drifting some 400 miles off the california coast after being caught in a storm in high seas. the four people on board the 67-foot racing yacht were taking part in a round the world race. coast guard helicopter flew two injured sailors to san francisco. they are receiving medical treatment there. most of you probably getting up. old stiffs going to work this morning. i'm talking about that megaball thing. the winners of the $656 million mega jackpot this morning. two of the winning tickets were sold in kansas and maryland where winners are not required to come forward publicly. the third one was in illinois. betcha. that's the state where they say, got to show your face if you want your bread. by the way, those winners are all set to get about $218 million apiece. that's if they take the 26 payments. that's also before taxes. all right, three big primary races up for grabs tomorrow when voters head to the polls in two states and washington, d.c. wisconsin is the big prize there. 42 delegates, maryland with 37 delegates and washington, d.c., 19. mitt romney is predicting wisconsin will be his. it will put him on the path to the nomination before the convention, he says. he is ahead in the polls in all three races tomorrow. so he is focusing his attacks on president obama. >> the president is going to be campaigning saying he's doing a great job. do you know he actually believes he's doing a great job. he said the other day that he's doing an historically great job. like lincoln, lbj, fdr. and this was not said on "saturday night live." he believes that. >> meantime, rick santorum is campaigning in wisconsin. he is insisting that he is not bowing out, no matter how things turn out tomorrow. so how long can santorum hang on? at 6:40 eastern we'll talk about tomorrow's races and the candidate's future with santorum's communication director. >> so it's 5:07. obviously yesterday was the big april fools' day. did you do anything? >> no, i didn't. >> did you get punk'd at all? >> no, but he got punk'd. >> mitt romney. what a fabulous -- >> i loved it. it was great. >> it was, really good. he really got the big punk from his staff on april fools' day at a pancake breakfast in milwaukee. if you didn't see it it's great. republican senators paul ryan and ron johnson masterminded the hoax, set him up by telling the candidate that the turnout for the breakfast was a bit small. then they used audiotape of people cheering as they were introducing romney and they brought him into a room -- you're going to have to see what romney saw. have a look at the tape. >> ron johnson introducing mitt romney, the next president of the united states! approximate oh, you guys. >> well, you know those staffers were standing there amongst the tables. it was completely empty otherwise. all those people at the event were actually on a different floor so it wasn't a total bust. momny's known as a practical joker. afterward he told his staffers that he'll forgive and remember. >> that is my favorite line so far out of his mouth. he's going to forgive and remember. i'm going to use that one. >> forgive and remember. this just in, the national average for a gallon of gas, want to guess? >> it's staying satisfied. >> $3.93 a gallon. aaa calculates the national average and posts it on its website every morning at 5:00 a.m. eastern. so we bring to it you. analysts should expect to is -- you should expect to see prices going up through memorial day weekend and potentially into the summer when the market switches to the more expensive gas blend. you might want to prep your budget for that if you haven't already. >> christine romans' advice holds true, keep your tank filled up all the time. i let mine run empty yesterday. >> i did too. i found cheaper gas, actually. it was an hour away from where i live. >> what'd you spend to get there? >> i had to take my kid to a game. >> you had to be there anyway. final four. this one over here, she knows all about this stuff. i don't know anything about baseball. now we're down to two. >> therein lies the problem. >> totally kidding. kentucky and kansas in the ncaa national title game tonight in the big easy. kansas pulling off a stunning comeback over ohio state on saturday to get there. it was such a close squeaker too. and kentucky held off its in-state rival louisville. >> kentucky fans acting like they've never been there before. look at this. >> oh, man. >> started fires, rioted in lexington after kentucky beat louisville on saturday in the final four. some carried out a sofa and they actually set that sofa on fire. you know these are the winning fans. there are reports of more than two dozen arrests. but we are happy to report there were no serious injuries even though it looks serious. look at an overturned car, crazy. >> i'm a hockey fan so i get this. i get this whole philosophy of winning and then going bananas, overturning police cars and all the rest. i've seen it after many a stanley cup game. >> you get it but you don't. >> i get that it happens, i don't get why it happens. that's for sure. 5:11 on the east coast. still ahead, really, really lucky kids thought they had the bummer of an assignment, junk patrol. they ended up pulling sunken treasure out of a lake. we're not talking a little treasure, we're talking pirate's booty. jewelry, coins, bracelets, military medals. what on effort was behind all this? 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"chicago tribune." there's a study out that says u.s. airlines, are you seated? maybe you're lying down. i hope one of the two. are performing at an all-time high. 2011 airline quality rating says it's the highest -- this is an annual study. this is the highest it's ever been. since it's been going, toward 22 years, they haven't had ratings this high. they all saw imof improvements in baggage handling. fewer delayed flights. fewer overbooked flights. fewer customer complaints. i can say one thing about the baggage. maybe there's less baggage lost because of the fees to check the bags. we're carrying them ourselves on board. >> perhaps, perhaps. >> could be. >> let's move on "the detroit news." three high schools in michigan are giving some students the option to start their school day an hour later. good idea, bad idea? 10th, 11th and 12th graders will get a choice to start at 8:25 instead of 7:20. the kids will stay later. a study suggests kids who dpt more sleep get better grades, better attendance, their mood is better. will they sleep more? i don't think so, they'll ob facebook and tweeting all night long. >> if it were me. "seattle times." i love this one. a bit of a stinker of a story. pardon me for the silly pun. you've got to see the headline. it's on the side column. in seattle, garbage pickup just twice a month? could you imagine in your community, if your garbage was out there rotting for two weeks? this is a plan, seattle's trying to save money, they think they can save a fair bit, $6 million a year. a pilot program, apparently there's like 800 really unlucky people are going to get chosen at somewhat random but not really. they're planning this. they want to get a diverse community to try this thing out. apparently this could be extended city-wide after 2015 because they have labor contracts, they can't do it all at once. imagine the bear concerns, bear country, and also just the public health issues and the rats and stuff like that. kind of disgusting. >> i have a bit of advice for you. what my mother does, she freezes old food and doesn't put it out till garbage day. >> smart. >> that way you don't accumulate as much. >> not a bad idea. school kids on junk patrol pull up junken treasure. the discovery is setting off a search for the rightful owners and the thieves who may not even be alive. you're going to understand so much more when we talk to the kids who found the loot. turn left. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? 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