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on that note, good morning to you. welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin. >> just hate when that happens. just ruins your morning, doesn't it? good morning, everybody. zoraida and i are here to bring you the news from "a" to "z." it's 5:00 in the a.m. let's get started. first, donald trump sucking the air out of the whole evening, stealing mitt romney's thunder after last night's texas primary victory. romney now has more than enough delegates to clinch the republican nomination, but not everyone is talking about that this morning. instead, it seems to be all about the tru...

What is the thrill of this, tom? >> it's exhilarating. there is nothing in the world like standing on the edge and knowing that it might be the last thing you ever do on the planet. bill: the last thing. >> it really, it brings all of your focus, it requires all of your skill, dedication, and daring. it is a very good challenge. bill: what is the danger here? for you, if you do not have a backup chute? or do you? >> no. when we base jump, we jump with just one parachute. when you sky dive, you take two parachutes, you have a lot more time, you're jumping in a wide open area, you're landing ove...

See you guys. >> on a new mexico bridge, a b.a.s.e. jumper's ambitious attempt at acrobatics spins out of control as he crash lands on the bottom of a rocky gorge. >> he just died. >> they say if you start b.a.s.e. jumping, you're going to die b.a.s.e. jumping. it's only a matter of time. >> in 1998, base jumper alex walkling attempts his 98th base jump off the rio grande gorge bridge in taos, new mexico. his brother ralph is there to film it. alex estimates the 600 foot drop will last eight seconds, giving him a four second freefall before he has to pull the rip cord. >> if you don't pull you...

a new career. i'm year yeah borrow ger and you're in "the situation room." it may not be everything, but aappearance is everything on the campaign trail. a lack luster speech, the bang promise by his campaign was more of a fizzle. the gap is down from six points on tuesday to two points today. joe, what exactly happened? >> reporter: well, gloria, mitt romney is still struggling to get his momentum back and today's speech was supposed to be a step in the right direction but for a bunch of reasons. you just would not call this mitt romney's perfect day. the front lines couldn't have...

clinton. but not the kind of birthday you'd think. on hand, lady gaga, usher and el en ellen de generes. thchlts morning on the national mall, the four-acre, $120 million martin luther king jr. memorial will be dedicated. our athena jones is in the mall right now and joins us now live. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. as you can see, the crowd is building here. in just a little while, this dedication ceremony which was postponed, as you know, from august, will begin. we expect to hear from several civil rights leaders like jesse jackson, like john lewis. also martin lu...