children for a lifetime. that s later in the show. first let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. live at 30 rock. mitt romney has been declaring what s been known for weeks, he is the republican nominee for president of the united states. with decisive wins in five states, he put the primary process behind him for all intents and purposes. he swept the votes by double digits last night in five states. he rakd up another 133 delegates. it put him 333 shy of the 1144 he ll need officially to become the party s nominee. he won t hit that mark until next month at the earliest. he is wasting no time to roll out his general election message. i have a simple message. hold on a little longer. a better america begins tonight. the last few years have been the best that barack obama can do, but it s not the best america can do. tonight is the beginning of the end of the disappointments of the obama years. and it s the start of a new and better chapter that we will write together.
competing for the lakers and the lakers fans. let s go to baseball, the rangers hugh darvish and the yankees pitcher face off. they have matched up in a major league baseball game. expectations for darvish sky high. looking to shut down the yankee lineup. leading off the first for the rangers, it was a solo shot over the wall in left center. that gave the rangers an early 1-0 lead. the rangers up by one. next batter, eric javez, same thing. two batters later. he gets jeter to strike out. got him. darvish throws eight in the third. ten strikeouts gets the win. rangers shut out the yanks 2-0. nationals on the road in san diego. orlando hudson at the plate.