a change of heart on the issue of gay marriage. our dana bash got the exclusive television interview with ohio s rob portman. she s going to be live at the top of the hour. this is a really interesting story about why this conservative is changing course. then legend, dream, triumph, oh, gosh. this has been a rough few weeks for the carnival cruise line. at least three of the ships have suffered major setbacks with the legend suffering to reach full speed at this moment. we re going to go live to miami with a look at why it s happening. plus, he s 48 years old. but bernard hopkins is the oldest fighter to win a boxing title. he s going to join us live with his remarkable accomplishment. he gives us hope, everyone over 40. 40 is the new 30. and this is a great business story. you thought it would take a month but it has taken less than 12 hours. veronica mars fans have raised $2348 in a kick-starter campaign and they re making this dream of a movie a reality. rob thomas the creato
yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing. had made you play. and that. had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it s good for you. happening right now in vatican city, that s a live look as pope francis meets individually with the entire cardinal college of cardinals in the catholic church. yet another cruise cut short this morning for the second time in two days, problems plague a carnival cruise ship. a rare and dramatic change of heart. staunchly conservative senator rob portman changing his hard-line stance on gay marriage and revealing a deep family
[ 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
lasting solution, but if not, i continue to keep all options on the table. next week the president meets with netanyahu during a three-day visit to israel. his first since becoming president. news crews follow a police pursuit to the bitter end. take a look at this. state troopers in fayette county, georgia, followed three suspects in a carjacking for a half hour. the chase ended when police forced the car off the road as it tried to get onto a ramp to interstate 20. that s in southwest atlanta. all three suspects were captured at the scene. caught on camera, a suspect using his pickup truck like a wrecking ball. happened in riverdale, utah in the parking lot of a home depot store. police arrested dave harvey who they say ran down a row of storage sheds. officers found two loaded handguns, three loaded rifles inside his truck. police say even before the camera started rolling, he
you know, 110%. surprised? surprise, yeah. you had no idea? no idea. yeah. and, you know, again that launched a process of rethinking the issue. you know, i ve come to the conclusion that for me, personally, i think this is something that we should allow people to do, to get married and to have the joy and the stability of marriage that i ve had for over 26 years. coming up at 7:00 eastern on starting point, dana bash will have more of her exclusive interview with senator portman. looking live at the vatican where pope francis is greeting each of the cardinals from the college of cardinals. he held an audience with the full college just moments ago, including those who were too old to take part in the conclave that appointed him. the pope offered a message of encouragement to his spiritual brothers. take a look at this somewhat scary moment, pope francis almost tripped and fell as he stepped down in front of the cardinals. quickly regained his footing, though.