>> this is al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz live in new york. breaking news. tornadoes touching down across the country. late tonight, mass casualties reported in arkansas. the next stop the philippines and possible controversy. words of hate. the nba owner accused of racist rant. he's not accused but his wife is. heading to the polls, two

years after america left, iraq heading towards a critical election. we'll talk about that in the week ahead. we begin tonight with breaking news, powerful storms are rumbling across the country's midsection spawning several tornadoes. the sheriff reports what he calls a mass casualty operation in velonia, arkansas, near little rock. some of the worst damage near the town of mayflower, homes reduced to shreds of lumber. northeastern oklahoma, half the town was damaged including its fire department. earlier in the afternoon severe weather also hit missouri,

toppling a tractor trailer, ripping siding from homes there. brandon morris, tell us what you're seeing there in arkansas. >> we're seeing damage widespread across faulkner county, mayflower and velonia, widespread damage in that area. >> do we have any report of injury? >> no compiled list of injuries at this time. >> you have reports of injuries? >> yes, i can't tell you how many, no. >> do you have a general idea? we heard from the sheriff, a report of mass casualty, what did he mean by that? >> i'm not sure. we did receive request from the state emergency management office to receive calls for help. they have requested it.

>> i know a lot of this is happening within the last hour. can you give us an idea just how widespread the damage is? we're seeing some pictures it looks like from mayflower maybe within the last hour. what is it you guys are hearing that emergency crews are actually facing there? >> we had a -- we had interstate 40 was shut down for quite a while there. we actually had reports that people -- people were having difficulty accessing interstate 40 both east and west in that area and we finally got the interstate back open where we could get emergency services in both mayflower and velonia. >> do you know how widespread the damage is in those towns? >> it could be quite significant, i can't quantify but a pretty significant swath

of damage in the area. >> what authorities are doing, launching rescue operations, searching through debris piles? >> right now we are hindered by the fact that it is dark outside and we can't necessarily see what we need to see but we are doing everything we can in the area to help as many people as possible. >> all right, brandon morris, department of emergency services, widespread damage across the towns of mayflower and velonia, about 30 miles from little rock. authorities are reporting that an 11 month old boy has died two days after his home was hit by a powerful storm. hitting the country. >> they were watching areas they didn't seem to develop but overnight they seemed to increase in their strength.

the concern is we will continue to see tornadoes develop, very difficult to know about them on the way. you really have to live to your noaa radio, right now areas of heaviest precipitation, as we look at a map, our tornado maps coming in started early in the evening for parts of nebraska. then across six states, the tornado threats continued to increase. the focus seemed to be over the little more than two hours, a line of red dots, indicating from just north of little rock this estimated potentially one major tornado, causing most of the damage initially over mayflower and then super-cells continuing to develop up in a line towards the need of, with several tornadoes being

produced, which is why we had this directly liven of storms being -- emergency management to be about three miles wide. and in this video we can show you some of the damage that was being sent to us earlier this evening. these storms were definitely predicted. large hail. powerful winds, heavy rain. flash flood reports in parts of texas, oklahoma, and southwest missouri. but we are seeing overnight wear on and we're waiting for daylight to see where the national weather service surveys this damage. >> all right, rebecca. president obama is on his way to the philippines, fourth and final stop on the president's asian trip before he

heads home to washington. president obama is expected to speak about a new ten year deal, the most significant agreement with the country of the philippines in decades. mike viqueria is traveling with the president and sends us this report. >> on monday president obama leaves malaysia after a two day state visit for fourth and final stop on his asia tour, the philippines. a landmark agreement between the united states and the philippines to be signed coinciding with the president's visit, allowing for a military presence there for ten years. it was some 20 years ago that two enormous military bay, subic bay and clark air force base were closed. first, the philippines were tired of hosting the nafl base, the cold war was over and the eruption of mount penatubo, and

now 20 years later, amidst territorial disputes over a group of islands called the spratleys, andboro shoal, between chinese and philippine fishermen, while the president is there, this agreement is going to be signed. after tha that, the president ss a day in manila. there will be another joint press conference, and then returning to washington, d.c. on tuesday. >> mike viqueria reporting. obama's trip raises questions as to whether he'll press countries for democratic reform. so for more on this let's bring in phil robinson, based in

bangkok. phil, how would you assess the president's transcribe to asia so far? >> well,ists been pretty good in a -- it's been pretty good in a number of areas but still more to be done. for instance his trips to japan and south korea. it was important that he did raise the issues of human rights abuses in north korea, met with families in japan who suffered abductions of their loved ones to north korea. malaysia, he raced many issues he could have gone much further. there needs to be more pressure on the philippines military to end human rights abuses including extra judicial executions. >> do you think this should be a priority for president as he visits this region? >> well, certainly. i mean there's very major problems in all these countries that he's visiting. you know if we look at for

instance the situation in malaysia, unfortunately he failed to meet with parliamentarparliamentleader an. we have seen the surge of killing of journalists, 26 journalists have been killed since president aquino has taken power. and many of these case he have been unresolved. it is clear there are some major issues that needs to be addressed. and president obama needs to raise these publicly and privately. >> also you could see where this could be a delicate subject for these host countries. when the president visits the philippines, how much difference do you think president obama can make? >> well, he can make a great

deal of difference here. i mean, this is one of the philippines most important impot bilateral relationship. that cooperation comes with serious strings attached and those strings include making progress on issues of impunity, cases where persons have been disappeared or killed and the military is suspected of being involved. oftentimes what has happened is these abuses are swept under the rug, the military denies accountability and the civilian administration of president aquino doesn't make that much press. the u.s. congress also has to play a stronger role as well in demanding accountability for assistance that is provided to the philippines.

>> okay, phil robinson, thank you for your time. the game went on but the scandal hanging over the los angeles clippers goes on. sparked strong rations from the team's president to the president. melissa anderson from oakland, california. >> los angeles clippers logo could not be seen. fans at southern's game against the golden state warriors expressed shock at the statements allegedly made by clippers owner donald sterling. >> he sounds ridiculous, he owns a team that has only african american players. it sounds like he's racist. >> for the longest time, whatever he said it was his own personal thing.

it's not ours so we love our clippers. >> the issue goes beyond basketball. with president obama commenting at his press conference, halfway around the world. during his visit to malaysia. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. and that's what happened here. >> the audio that's now gone viral has renewed the debate about america and racism. >> that you want to broadcast that you're a you have to, don't put them on this event for the world to see and call me and don't bring them into my games. >> lebron james one of the biggest names in the game is calling on new nba commissioner adam silver to take a firm stand against any bigotry. >> there is no room for that in our game. we've found a way to make this the greatest game in the world

and for comments like that it taints the game. we can't have it from a player, we can't have it from an owner, we can't have it from a fan. >> the voice from the recording has to be authenticated. >> decision about the team owner. >> we are collectively one family and i'm confident that this family will speak together in one voice. there's absolutely no place in the nba family for ignorance, intolerance, reprehensible comments that is unacceptable or unfitting for what this league is all about. >> just to move on as one. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men, to stick together and show how strong we are as a

group. not splinter, not walk, it is easy to protest. the protest will be in our play. >> the team was hoping for a different outcome in this game. the clippers took a pummeling in this saturday, losing by double digits. >> some say this is not anything new and has been going on for years. the question in the coming years will likely be why his behavior has been ignored for so long. melissa chan, al jazeera, oakland, california. >> sterling isn't talking tonight but his wife is. i don't condone those statements you heard, i do not believe in them. i am not a racist, i never have been. the team is the most important thing for my family. i haven't listened to the entire thing but i do believe there are parts that have been cut out. xavier pope, thanks for being

with us tonight. >> thank you for having me jonathan. >> what are the legal ramifications for sterling? >> well, first the league has to investigate to determine whether the tape that has allegedly his voice is true. and we know right now that vivian, the young lady that was on the tape, she's not necessarily cooperating with the league. because you have -- there are issues with privacy laws. and so she wants to protect herself. she has also stated that this tape got out accidentally. so first it has to be authenticated. >> issues of privacy laws what do you mean by that? >> in the state of california, it is a two party state. and so when you're recording a private conversation, essentially you have to have the consent of the person that you're taping. and so i'm pretty sure that donald sterling was not aware that his private conversation

was being recorded. otherwise he would not have stated what he said. so you have that issue and you also have tmz has a private contract with whoever might have turned over the tape and there is a difficult procedure in authenticating the tape. >> assume this tape ask what everyone assumes it is. he owns the team. he's not a player, he's not a coach. can the league still fine him? what can they do to possibly punish him? >> the league find mark cuban, $500,000. they may fine him a million up to $5 million. but under irs tax code section 162 he may be able to deduct the amount that he's being fined. >> wow. >> this may help him but he's

worth almost $2 billion. so this is a drop in the bucket any fine the league could issue to him. >> could the league pull the nba branding from the clippers or even possibly force him to sell the team? >> the nba's bylaws, could relate to finances, when maybe an owner is in trouble. not necessarily when he makes derogatory statements. so as an owner, there are 30 owners in the national basketball association. this sets a really big precedent. so they're going to be very careful in actions that may affect them one day. >> it is also the concern i imagine if you punish the team's owner you also run the risk of punishing the team, the players and coaches that are innocent in this correct? >> absolutely. don't think just only of chris paul, coach doc rivers, a

superstar, a power forward, think of the concession workers, the accountants, the hr people, they are affected as well. if you hurt donald sterling you may potentially hurt the team. he bought the team for about $12.5 million in 1981. the team according to forbes is worth about $575 million today. forcing donald sterling to sell essentially rewards him for the increased value of the team. >> which makes this such a complicated messy case. xavier pope, thank you for your time. we appreciate it. >> thank you jonathan. kidnapping european observers as the west is prepared to announce new sanctions in ukraine. an historic event in roman catholic church. as two popes become saints.

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[ shouting ] >> anger on the streets of ukraine today. thousands joined a protest in kharkiv, germany is also condemning pro-russian militia. barnaby phillips has more from donetske in ukraine. >> the self appointed mayor, they are in no position to complain about what has happened to them. >> we are not prisoners of war. we are the guests of mayor

ponomayork and treated as such. >> reporter: at least they were able to show their families they were alive and well. and later one observer from sweden was released on grounds of poor health. these men were also captured by pro-russian gunmen near slovyansk. this is how they looked after their interrogation. in the road into slovyansk, the ukrainian army. this is not a town under siege but the army is working on no more coming in. that's because the government in kyiv is very concerned at how russia will respond to any use of force by these men. in the next town, artemisk, a

demonstration in favor of russia. it's a small crowd although they do seem to have some support on the sidelines. pro-russians, control the government building in donetske, they had an unexpected visitor one of russia's most wealthy men, now trying to mediate in ukraine. but they call him a tak take itr antaketraitor andtell him to go. in donetske, took over the television station. and the police, such allies of the government in kyiv, stood by and watched it happen. but the largest crowds of the day were in the cemeteries. the days of the dead when the people go to meet their ancestors' spirits, natalia

wonders. >> my relatives would be shocked if they could see what was happening. they would say you have to fight for our blood, in ukraine. my brother lives in russia and i live here. i'm worried my son will be taken into the army. >> she's part of the silent majority that wants peace. a majority that feels powerless to stop the drift. barnaby phillips, ukraine. tens of thousands crowded st. peters squares. as john paul and john xxiii were canonized. never before had the catholic church made two popes saints at once. our nick schifrin with more on this holy day. >> reporter: in front of a million faithful.

♪ ♪ >> reporter: and ancient ceremony became one of the catholic church's most modern moments. never before has the church sainted two popes at once. [applause] >> reporter: never before have two living popes publicly celebrated mass together.and never before, have this many people made the pilgrimage to rome in st. peters square. with a single statement, pope francis canonized two popes in two different papacies. john xxiii and john paul ii. for 48-year-old andreas widmer. >> a lot of people come here for meaning and expressing their faith. there is bonding of a call of

john paul ii who says do have faith. when andreas first met john paul he was agnostic. >> i came here primarily because i thought being a bodyguard was the coolest thing you could do. when i first met john paul i saw him pray. i started to feel differently. somebody had such a peace about him. i wanted to pray aat all. >> reporter: john paul taught him it could fulfill him. >> that my faith could help me fly like an eagle to soar to the heights. >> reporter: today pope francis expanded that issue. canonizing them together francis

argued both had the same goal. >> john xxiii and john paul ii united the church in keeping with her pristine features. >> the canonizing helped the fail faithful revere the saints and remind everyone to be a saint is to be human. >> only saints go to heaven and heaven isn't an empty place. we are meant for this. we are built, created to become saints. so we need to understand that the spiritual life and the holy life in that sense isn't that far off. ♪ hallelujah >> there are critics of today's dual canonization. but for the faithful this is an

unprecedented ceremonies. two popes, two saints, in 2,000 years the church has never done this before. >> our nick schifrin, recording from rome. lerkss in iraq, the first without the u.s, what this means for iraq's future fm rebecca. >> the largest tornado outbreak so far this year and we may be totaling fatalities with this. we have totals to show you from mayflower arkansas. tornadoes touching the ground a large one and northeast through arkansas and jones bro arkansas. we have more details on this storm and what's to come tomorrow, next.

>> and welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories this half hour. breaking news on deadly tornadoes making their way across the midwest and south.

a mass casualty situation, this means several people were hurt near velonia, arkansas, 30 miles north of little rock. tornadoes carving a massive path of destruction. >> areas around mayflower and velonia, wide patel of ds wide path of destruction in that area. president obama is left malaysia, on his way to his fourth and last stop in the southeast asia. most significant deal with that country in decades. today the players of the clippers staged a silent protest playing with jerseys inside out so fans couldn't see the logo.

iraq, remains far from peaceful. violence has just been getting worse. we begin with this report from imran khan from iraq. the general, he says he's fighting a war on terror in anbar province and he needs for help. he is asking for f-16 jets and drones, the americans say they will give him that kind of equipment but prime minister 94 al-maliki, the tribal leaders,

the sunni politicians have all sat round a table and hammered out a deal by themselves. americans left leaving al-maliki to fill that gap. there will be relations between iran and iraq regardless whether america stayed or not. when you seem to have been abandoned by the americans you look to the people that can supply you weaponry. that was one of the quotes given to me by an iraqi politician. if the americans won't sell us the weaponry we need, we'll go to the shop effectively door. iraqi troops were supposed to take control of the country but what emerged was a security vacuum. last september prime minister

al-maliki asked for american military help. as violence are increased so has violence increased between shia and sunnies. for more on iraq upcoming elections, i spoke and asked him how significant these elections are going to be. >> i think we're at a significant turning point in iraq. the 2010 elections were not good for iraq. they were ones that pushed the limits of the iraqi political system in a way that i compare to what bush v gore did in 2000. the shia eventually all aligning under al-maliki. the sunnies, coming under alakia and irawi, this next election makes me much more hopeful. that may make government

formation more easy this time around. >> the assumption is that the current prime minister is going to easily win. >> well, it's an interesting contrast when you look at 2010 compared to now because in many ways 2010 was actually a much, much more hopeful time than today. you had possibly the most stable period that iraq has ever experienced since the invasion back in 2010. and you had two big coalitions that both had sizable representations of both sunnies and shiites and were using nationalist slogans. to think of iraq at whatever second taken, actually i think we're in a situation right now where anbar might not evenly be able to vote in the election and

it would be a miracle if the election worked according to plan. >> she raises an interesting point, in some ways it's billion more violent since the u.s. pulled out. >> iraq is largely facing what can only be called an invasion from sies, th isis, foreign fig, coming out of iraq extremely well trained, there's a series problem no doubt about it. i call this a best of times worst of times situation in iraq. i remain more hopeful with the elections. i agree with my friend that 2010 looked more promising but i think bringing together al-maliki and malawi, who were

not going to reach obama hillary type agreement. for a coalition moving forward, 2010 was more hopeful, it didn't work out that way. >> that's an interesting point doug, do you agree, since there is a concern in some ways because of the syrian war next door but also because of a lot of anger at the current iraqi government, yes? >> i think it's wrong to call the violence in iraq an invasion. i think it's been very clearly a response to political realities on the ground in iraq. every time you have seen a major ground swell of violence it's been the direct response to some political move by the prime minister and the iraqi security forces. if you look at this most recent upsurge of violence in which militants were able to occupy

fallujah and part of rahmadi, in answer to sending forces in rahmadi, i think over the last few years there have been a series of moves against senior sunni politicians that have directly led to protests, protests have been stormed and that has led to violence. i.s.i.l. is strengthened, across the border, the solutions are domestic. >> let's talk about the prime minister, nouri al-maliki. he is the incumbent prime minister of iraq.

he assumed office in 2006. al-maliki spent many years in compile. many years in iran and syria, that explains why they have good relations with those two countries. is it assumed that al-maliki will win again? >> i think that's the most likely outcome which i think is really depressing. i think there's a small glimmer of hope that are a range of iraqi opposition parties that did very well in provisional elections last year, have demonstrated an ability to work together. and if those opposition parties can overcome their many differences and put together a credible candidate for prime minister that would be an incredibly promising future for iraq and move iraq towards

reconciliation. and the way the violence could be confronted. >> do you think it's dangerous if the prime minister wins a third term here? how much responsibility does he bear for all the violence and corruption in iraq? >> there's no question corruption is rampant and everyone is involved and no one's hands are clean. as to the violence, i just disagree with my friend neseva. i really hope she's wrong. essentially her corn tension is is -- her contention is the sunni citizens of iraq are going to turn to violence and terrorism every time they don't agree with the political outcome. that goes to very, very hard core shia parties. i think the sunni citizens of iraq in the main do want to be part of a peaceful unified iraq and the reports we are getting from the front and anbar is that

the citizens, are not simple citizens, they have been fighting for the past two years, that's where they developed their skill. are. >> douglas and iva, thank you very much for your time tonight. >> thank you very much, jonathan. >> thanks. >> other stories this week. peace in the sudan and south sudan in the ethiopian capitol. and saturday marks the 140th running of the kentucky derby. more on the deadly tornadoes making their way across the country. schaeffer talks about a mass casualty situation in velonia, arkansas. where several have been hurt. 35 miles north of little rock. officials say a tornado stayed

on the ground carving a large path of destruction. rebecca the fear is it's not over yet. >> it is not over yet. so far today we have 29 reports of tornadoes from the storm prediction center. and these storms continue to roll in along with large hail, incredibly strong winds over into colorado and wyoming. 70 miles an hour with cold air pouring in. this is doppler radar rite now and you can see the strongest storms are coming up through parts of northeast arkansas into southeast missouri, some of them have a curl to them. quite a bit of rotation and these storms being that they are at night can be the most dangerous because so many folks are at home and in bed and don't realize the danger. i'd like to continue the video of the damage out of mayflower arkansas. this is showing you the destruction, large path that was

made by the series of storms that was just from north of little rock. northwest of little rock, tracked to the northeast. and the particular storm that hit mayflower they are suspicious it might be the same storm that tracked to the town of velonia, and we had a series of storm reports straight to the northeast. i want to show you the tornado reports. 5:00 this afternoon through the evening we picked them up in oklahoma adding in kansas and also arkansas and mms. but it i-- mississippi. it is the series of red dots that is the most impressive. this line of supercells was producing this very large hail, flash floods and those powerful wind gusts as well. we are going oget even more of a story when the national weather

service gives us the reports tomorrow afternoon. as we get large view of satellite and radar we have a large area of low pressure and it's so cold in the center of low pressure we're going to have freezing rain in parts of northeastern minnesota, already reports there tonight. and while we have severe storm warnings in the south it is an ice storm warning in northeast minnesota. dramatically colder into the parts of the west and aiding in some of these powerful wind gusts across northern texas. good news is wind dies down jonathan, but more severe weather is coming in. >> we are getting word that six people are confirmed dead in arkansas. hopefully that total will rise when daylight comes. borderland is airing on al jazeera america after this

newscast. getting ready to board a dangerous train. >> migrants cram bl to claim a spot. for women, can riding the death train is a desperate last resort. many purchase constra accept tiff injections -- concontraceptive injections. brenda is preparing to take the death train for her nine-year-old daughter. >> there are a lot of applying rants out there primarily men, not many women. as a women i definitely wanted to speak to a woman especially who was a mom. we ended up talking. her daughter beautiful, smiling, brown eyes. >> are you and your daughter taking this train? why are you leaving is it bad or

just family? >> she has a nine-year-old daughter from honduras and she's going omake this journey, the same journey claudette made, the only difference with a nine-year-old. why would you do this? you are about the same age. she took the same journey, she never made it. it makes me sad, that we are standing here talking, you are about to do the same thing she did with your daughter. as you're walking through the desert and you can't make it anymore would you turn around and turn back?

>> i totally understand but just by stepping foot in that desert you are sacrificing her. i've seen that desert and i couldn't make it an hour and i couldn't see a child walking through, i just can't see it. please if you feel tired just stop. there are people there that can help you. >> so you're putting your nine-year-old on a train where she could die, she could get raped. she can't sleep on that train. what if she dice and her daughter lives? she wants this american dream so damn bad. it is not that great. these people believe that america -- it's a great country, i love my country. but it takes hard work. it takes dedication. nothing is handed to you.

>> it's a powerful show, you really cannot miss. you can see the rest of this borderland episode. right after. >> a serious illness spreads uncontrollably.

>> on holocaust remembrance day an about-face from palestinian president mahmoud abbas. saying what happened to the juice in the holocaust is the most heinous crime to happen to the jews in modern american.

, quote, sympathy for the victims of the nazis. after palestinian. >> the difficulty of that statement, a few days after calling for another holocaust against the six million of israel. the prime minister must decide whether he wants a pact with hamas or israel. 90% of chemical weapons have been destroyed but it appears that syria missed a deadline to get rid of all its chemical weapons. the official date is june 30th. but syria grade to get rid of

13,000 tons of chemicals by today. >> we are talking basically of the remaining seven and a half, 8% of material still in the country in one particular site, six and a half rustily needs to be removed. a small percentage is to be destroyed regardless in country that can be done. >> experts says syria still has not given them access to 12 chemical weapons facilities. a rest priz tri illness has been -- a respiratory illness, authorities are racing to finder the source of the virus before it becomes -- find the source of the virus before it become uncontrollable. >> mers, middle east respiratory syndrome. detected in 2012, it can cause

coughing fever and pneumonia and is related to the sars virus and now is moving to egypt. >> the patient arrived from saudi arabia can corona disease. the infection was confirmed. the most important thing is to prevent the spread of the infection and put him in isolation and prevents the infection. >> the worst affected country has been saudi arabia where 313 people have contracted the virus. it's spread to 13 other countries around the world. bus mostns have occurred -- most neftioninfections have been fou. >> in dro drommendary cam else.

>> the virus has been common in the animal for the past 20 years. two of the most recent infections have been from separate individuals from different countries who traveled to saudi arabia and drunk camel milk while on farms there. one of the victims died from the illness. the world health organization says urgent investigation is needed to understand the tran transmission pattern of the virus. dominic kane, al jazeera. carp spreading through the lakes and rivers of america, what some authorities are doing to get rid of them.

>> we have heard the old saying, one man's trash is another man's treasure. that is the problem playing being rivers and lakes. john hendren tells us of an

inventive solution. >> what do you do when an invasive specious invades america's waterways? earn millions to send them back to china and receive credit for removing a nuisance fish. >> at the same time we also marketing u.s. for sure will cut down the number. >> the massive asian carp first arrived here in kentucky in the 1970s and 80s to controllal conl algae. now the hef i hefty herbivores e dangerous. >> they are increasing by numbers every year. they have invaded and took over all these small lakes.

>> they are too big, too bony and too foreign for many americans' taste, the ever present carp are beginning to catch on with recreational fishermen. george use he a bow and arrow. >> carp in this country is kind of a dirty word. in europe and asia it's a delicacy. people over here just don't know. they're used to their big macs and french fries. they don't want to explore other opportunities. good for most fish there are limited fish to real them np. but nothing like depleting asian carp. you can real them in year -- reel them in year-round. >> we are trying need people and employ people in a community that needs employment. >> they do have more bones than other speciou species do. but people need to try it.

it's really delicious. >> with more appearing in the great lakes watershed, no one worries about overfishing except perhaps two rivers fishery. john hendren, pa pa pabukah, ke. moments ago the governor's office in arkansas has tweeted that the death toll now stands at 4 in arkansas. one death is also confirmed in arkansas, that death toll is likely to increase in the hours ahead. i'm jonathan betz, stay with us, borderland starts right now on al jazeera america.

>> coming up on al jazeera america's "borderland". >> yeah! >> my boys! >> good to see you! >> i don't know if i would say that i've every seen anything like this. >> are you and your daughter gonna take this train? this, takes guts.