5 Things to Know This Morning

Feb. 26, 2014— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.

1. Fast Food Breakfast Wars
Taco Bell dropped a breakfast bomb on the fast food world this week with its new morning menu announcement — until now, America’s A.M. fast food offerings have been dominated by McDonald’s.

2. Arizona Governor Returns Home Amid Furor Over Bill
Gov. Jan Brewer returned to Arizona on Tuesday and faced a pressing decision about a bill on her desk that has prompted a national debate over religious and gay rights.

3. Astronaut's Near-Drowning Could Have Been Avoided
NASA will admit on Wednesday that Luca Parmitano's spacesuit leaked on two space walks in July, after details on the initial incident were not properly disseminated, ABC News has learned.

4. NBA’s First Openly Gay Player Has League Seeing Green
When Jason Collins suits up tonight for the Brooklyn Nets, the first openly gay athlete active in the big four professional men’s team sports will put on a black-and-white jersey. But to the NBA, it may look green. Even though Collins, a journeyman center-forward, was only signed to a 10-day contract, the league has taken the unusual step of making his No. 98 jersey available for sale.

5. What Stars Did Before They Made it Big
Before they were nominated for Oscars or became best-selling artists, some of today’s famous celebrities had very humble beginnings.