at just over a quarter of a billion dollars a year. >> john thank you. that's all of our time. thanks for watching. john siegenthaler is up next. >> thank you. the 2016 race for the white house moves to the rust belt tomorrow. the michigan primary is the matchup out of four contests being held on tuesday. republicans will caucus in hawaii and hold a primary idaho. bisi onile-ere looks at what is at stake in michigan. >> millions of good jobs lost, communities devastated. >> reporter: in michigan the political ads are hard to miss. >> he'll do for michigan what he has done for ohio. >> reporter: ahead of the primary presidential election. the candidates are hitting the campaign trial hard. >> ladies and gentlemen, the democratic candidates for

president of the united states. >> reporter: democrats squared off in flint, a city plagued by a nearly two-year long water crisis. >> it is raining lead in flint, and the state is derry elect in not coming forward. >> the government of this state should understand his dereliction of duty was irresponsible. he should resign. >> reporter: michigan governor rick snyder is under mounting pressure. the board approved a second recall petition against the governor over flint's toxic water, and a class action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of residents was filed against the governor and other officials. many voters remain flit -- split

on whether it will make a difference. >> i'm always skeptical first. i like to see it before i believe it. but i'm glad that they are bringing it up. >> it is sad to see what is going on, and the lives that's being affected. so hopefully the debate will focus on that. and we'll see whether we go from there. that's where i'll make my choice on who will be the best for the presidency in the future. >> reporter: while clean water, poverty and other social issues are top concerns for many voters in michigan, the state economy is improving, an issue that came up in last week's debate. >> i'm saying saving threw negotiation throughout the economy, you will save $300 million a year. michigan has the most delicates to award in the

contest, making michigan a key battleground state in the race for the white house. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, detroit. tomorrow's contests come at a crucial time for some of the candidates. on sunday senator marco rubio captured the puerto ricoian primary. bernie sanders won maine east democratic caucuses. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he will not run for president this year. bloomberg had been considering a run as an independent? an online column, he says he is afraid his candidacy could tip the election to donald trump or ted cruz if either wins the republican nomination, and he says that is not a risk he can take in good conscious. he says trump has run a divisive and demagoguic campaign, and that cruz's positions on

immigration are as extreme as donald trump's. let's go to michael shure our senior political correspondent who is in detroit. so michael, he's not going to run, but what impact could he have on this race? >> well, i think his impact is most felt, john, but not running in the first place, and i think the impact also that you will see is by talking about the republicans, by saying he doesn't want to turn this over to the congress to make sure nobody gets a plurality, it's a de facto endorsement of hillary clinton. who benefits from this? hillary clinton. you can think of all of the other scenarios, but it's really hillary clinton because he is basically saying, i don't want a republican. i can cam plain all i want about the democrats and the republicans, but i know hillary clinton may come back to the center on financial issues. those are the ones that are important to me.

and the people who sell huge sodas around the country, he is probably going to make them happy too. >> but he spent millions of dollars trying to fight for gun control in this country, how much money would he spend to help some candidate in this race? >> well, that's incalculable. that is a big issue for him, and a lot of people speculating maybe he is a person the republicans would turn to. not a chance. we have to remember that if they go to a brokered convention, the people that have a say would be the people that have the delegates, and donald trump, ted cruz would not turn to somebody like michael bloomberg to do that. so he is probably going to end up helping hillary clinton, because that will be her stand when she runs for president. >> there are new polls out today

on the eve of the primary in michigan. tell us what they say, and what you think they mean. >> well, what you are seeing is donald trump is at 36%. then you see 23% for ted cruz, 21% for john kasich. that means he is having a little surge. marco rubio 13%. in order to even get a delegate, you have to meet a threshold of 15% of the votes. if marco rubio doesn't get that here, it will be a really bad night for marco rubio. already his campaign tonight is walking back stories that are saying rubio may drop out before florida. his communication's director is on the air, saying they are not going anywhere, john. >> and what about the democrats, hillary clinton, bernie sanders faced off last night. earlier they appeared in a townhall posted by fox. what comes out of those foe

rums? >> reporter: listen this is a state that bernie sanders has to do well in. he has to not get walloped here as he did in south carolina. i think the sanders people are starting to hear the call for them to decide what to do. and if they can't do well in a state that has a high black population, and where income inequality is such an important issue, then he is going to have trouble. last night when they talked in flint, they talked about the auto bailout, and the tarp bailout as well, but bernie sanders today spent a lot of time defending the fact that he did support the auto bailout, because hillary clinton said he voted against funding for that. but what sanders did was voted against combining the funding for the troubled asset relief program and the auto bailout. bernie sanders knows what he has to do in michigan, question is

whether he'll be able to do it at all, john. >> michael shure thanks very much. nancy reagan died sunday morning at her los angeles home. on friday she will be buried beside her husband. jennifer london reports from california. jennifer? >> reporter: john, it was nancy reagan's wish to be laid to rest alongside her husband. and funeral preparations are underway, and we are expecting to learn more about who will attend the service in the next couple of days. her death is being described as the end of an era, both for the library that she loved and for the nation. as the clouds broke, revealing the view of the valley, the flagging outside the ronald reagan presidential library were lowered to half staff in honor of nancy reagan.

>> she believed so strong bli in freedom and bureaucracy, so to have the flag lowered to half staff, it meant a lot to me. >> reporter: on friday mrs. reagan will be buried alongside her husband. every detail of the funeral meticulously planned by the former first lady herself. >> everything from the actual pallbearers to the family members and people participating in the ceremony. they are hollywood people, government people, friends of the family. >> reporter: the funeral will be a closed service. 1,000 invitations have been mailed. two days before the funeral, she will lie in repose so members of the public can pay their final respects. the library is closed this week, but outside well wishers left

cards and notes. inside a look at the first lady gallery. here you see the glamor of old hollywood. her famous red portrait gown is on display, and so is her gridiron uniform, aimed to poke fun to criticisms that she was too fancy. >> she showed up in the most outrageous outfit, and the whole point was to make fun of herself, that she didn't take herself that seriously. >> reporter: she is being remembered today across the country, in washington, d.c., next to a portrait of the first lady, a condolence book is available for the public to sign. earlier president obama recalled meeting her once. >> i know how much she went not just to president reagan but to the country as a whole. he was lucky to have her, and

i'm sure he would be the first to acknowledge that, so she will be missed. >> reporter: a white house official says that michelle obama will be attending the funeral service on friday, and as i mentioned, in the coming days we expect to learn more about who else is planning to attend, and in lieu of flowers, she asked that donations and contributions be made to the presidential library. >> thank you. coming up, more on nancy reagan's legacy, just say no to drugs, her support of stem cell research and a lot more. the u.s. carried out air strikes in somalia this week killing 150 fighters with sal shabab. they say the group was preparing to attack the u.s. and african forces in somalia. >> reporter: a pentagon spokesmen said the air strike killed more than 150 fighters.

the group has kined to launch deadly attacks aimed at overthrowing the government. in recent years al-shabab has claimed responsibility for attack after attack in somalia, and next door in kenya, including a massacre at this nairobi mall. on monday u.s. officials said they were planning another attack this time on u.s. troops and their allies. >> my understanding is there was intelligence that this was a training camp and these fighters would soon be embarking upon missions that would directly impact the u.s. and our partners. on saturday the pentagon says the u.s. struck the camp with drones and piloted aircraft, killing more than 150 al-shabab fighters. the pentagon says for weeks the u.s. was watching the sight about 120 miles north of the

capitol. >> this was in defense of our partners. we used a mix of manned and unmanned platforms. >> the removal of those fighters degrades their ability to meet their objectives in somalia, including planning attacks on u.s. and allied forces. >> reporter: the u.s. as designated al-shabab a terrorist organization, and has a number of groups aimed at crippling it. the group wants to create a strict islamic state in somalia, and is thought to have thousands of fighters, including children and foreigners. a strike killed the top leader in 2014, but in the past few months they have stepped up their attacks killing more than 150 people, bombing restaurant, a hotel, and kenyan soldiers. u.s. officials say saturday's

strikes on al-shabab are a step forward in efforts to weaken it. >> this is a good example of how the united states military can use our resources and capabilities in partnership with forces on the ground in this case african union forces to counter extremism, and protect the united states and our interests. >> reporter: news of the air strikes comes as the white house announces it will disclose the number of people killed by drones and other strikes since president obama became president. activists say the actual number of civilians killed is much higher that will be reported. in tunisia, attackers stormed through a town in the east near the libyan border. our correspondent reports from tunisia. [ gunfire ]

>> reporter: the people here woke up to this. the sound of heavy gunfire. the attacks on the town were coordinated, on the national army and security forces. tunisian authorities say they have killed be gunmen, including this man whom they accuse of attempting to fire a rocket propelled grenade at a police station. this was one of the targets. security forces were here in the heart of town. what this attack shows is that there is an organized, well-armed group operating in this border region and capable of hitting strategic targets. some call the town the world west of tunisia, known for the smuggling of goods from nearby libya. it's markets and shops are now closed. tunisians have traveled from here to side with groups like

isil, and many here think isil is behind what happened. >> translator: they are dirt. we're all in solidarity with the government. i am a citizen. we hate them. they don't represent us. they don't -- we resent tunisia. >> reporter: one possible reason for the attack is revenge for a recent u.s. air strike on an isil camp in western libya. most of those killed were tunisians, it is thought the strike happened with the help of tunisian intelligence. last week around a dozen armed fighters crossed the border, attacking security forces. but this time, it was a much larger group. >> translator: this is an unprecedented attack planned and organized and who's goal was

probably to take control of this area, and announce a new imrate. >> reporter: tunisia clearly needs better intelligence to protect itself borders, but this siting also shows the threat isn't just coming from libya, it is already within tunisia itself. al jazeera, southern tunisia. south korea and u.s. troops have begun joint military exercises to test their defenses against north korea. north korea is denouncing the drills and has promised retaliation. the exercises are the first since north korea's fourth nuclear test and long-rocket launch in january. south korea has been on heightened alert since the test

and the launch. german chancellor, angela merkel, is expressing confidence tonight after e.u. leaders met with turkish officials in brussels. they are trying to ease the refugee crisis in europe. the leaders walked out without a deal in place. john -- jonah hull reports from brussels. >> reporter: they have thought they were about to fix europe's refugee crisis, before the summit diplomats had indicated that a deal had been struck, and turkey's prime signaled an optimistic art. >> the only way to respond to this challenge is solidarity. solidarity at the end of the day is our continent all together, and we have to see the whole picture, not just irregular migration, but the whole future

of our continent is on the table. >> reporter: the european union had hoped that turkey would agree to readmit thousands of economic migrants and failed asylum seekers building up in greek. that along with the announce of the balkan route into europe were meant to be the pillars of success. not so far. turkey did not come here to capitulate to e.u. demands. if it is to help europe in return it wants more. more money, more cast iron guarantees about his e.u. membership plan, and more access to e.u. visas for turkish citizens, and if turkey is to help, then turkey wants the european union to help relieve it of some of the many thousands of syrians sitting in turkish camps. e.u. leaders have their

surprises as well. >> in response to the question of how we can reduce migrants from not only a few countries, but for all countries, it can't be just about closing something. we need to find a sustainable solution together with turkey. >> reporter: despite the language of closure apparently being well-known to the germans in advance, mrs. merkel, says she want heard any talk of closed europe yarn borders. coming up, the danger of earthquakes caused by frac-ing. and freedom of the press very privacy, as hulk hogan takes the witness stand.

oklahoma is expanding regulations on oil and gas companies to reduce the number of frac-ing earthquakes rattling that state. heidi zhou castro has more. >> reporter: john, when you inject disposal well water into the earth and when it goes deep enough that it hits the fault line, it can create a shift in the fault and that's is when it is trigger an earthquake. the science on this is now unanimous, and the state of oklahoma taking more action, though critics are saying it's too little too late. >> jamie line one, please. jamie. >> reporter: waiting for catastrophe. >> everything was just coming

off of the shelves, and the solves were swaying back and forth and just -- it was scary. it was very scary. >> reporter: oklahoma has seen a 600% increase in earthquakes since the frac-ing boom began in 2009. researchers say the wells used to dispose of fluid used in frac-ing are to blame. it appears the most wastewater injected into the ground, the more earthquakes, but the details of that relationship, thousands of feet below the ground, are murky, turning oklahoma into the testing ground of how far technology can push the boundaries of science. >> it is really a failed experiment. it exposes too much risk to life and limb. >> reporter: so far the earthquakes have not caused death or injury, and property damage has been minimal. but as the quakes increase in

frequency and magnitude, seismologists warn a massive quake may be around the corner. >> people's lives and property is at stake. >> reporter: a state government accused of putting the oil and gas industry ahead of public safety in the past. it took three years for the state to officially recognize the link. now the state agency that regulates oil and gas is trying to get up to speed. >> no one has tried to tackle a project like this before. >> reporter: the agency directed operators at more than 400 wells to reduce the injection water by 40%. >> it's a voluntary directortive. if they do not follow the directive, our course is legal action. >> reporter: in the past court battles have lead to settlements

in the industry's favor. there is also concern about well operators self reporting how much water they put into the ground. >> the technology exists. what doesn't exist is the political will power to make that happen. >> reporter: then there's the question of what happens if oil prices rise. the oklahoma geological survey, says the current dip has less to do with regulations and more to do with the economy. and again, this regulation is really relying on company's self reporting how much water they put into the ground. there are less than 60 state inspectors who can inspect these wells, john. you do the math, and really, there is no way to verify the accuracy of these reports. >> heidi thank you very much >> coming up next, remembers nancy reagan, and the battles

she fought in the white house and beyond. plus the college basketball player who has overcome incredible odds, and is on the verge of a national championship.

>> our american story is written everyday. it's not always pretty, but it's real... and we show you like no-one else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. nancy region -- reagan will be buried next to her husband this friday. lisa stark has more from

washington. >> reporter: john, one of the most endearing images of nancy reagan is her staring adoringly at her husband every time he spoke. but behind that was a smart woman who did everything she could to preserve his legacy and the legacy of her own. the flags will stay at half mast until sunset friday after she is laid to rest. president obama praised the former first lady. >> i know how much she went not just to president reagan but to the country as a whole. he was lucky to have her. she will be missed. >> she was a real force. she was an incredibly powerful and influential person, because she was the chief advisor to an

incredibly powerful man. >> reporter: coky roberts has written books touching on first ladies, and she new mrs. reagan. she said most first ladies have been influential, including nancy reagan. >> she didn't try to hide her power, and she was traditional in the sense that she was exercising her influence through a man, but she didn't pretend that she was pouring the tea. >> reporter: on the diplomatic front she was instrumental in pursuing her husband to pursue deten detente. but as first lady, she may be best known for her anti-drug crusade. >> what should you do when someone offers you drugs? >> just say no! >> just say no, a simplistic

phrase which has since drawn ridicule as being naive. roberts does not think that is what motivated congress. >> their constituents all started saying there is this crack epidemic, and we don't know what to do about it, so they passed a very stringent drug bill. and that's where me problems came. >> reporter: her most challenging years may have come after they left the white house. >> just four years ago ronnie stood before you and spoke for what he said might be his last speech at a republican convention. sadly his words were too prophetic. >> reporter: she cared for her husband for a decade, and during

that time became a fierce advocate for alzheimer's treatments. >> she became very committed to trying to do something about this disease, and her commitment made a big difference. i member john mccain said he had changed his mind on stem cell research because of nancy reagan. >> reporter: she said a number of years after they went public with his diagnosis, nancy reagan was speaking at an event in washington. >> at the end of it, he is kissing her, and she's -- i'm in tears, so she's really having a hard time. and she said i don't think i can go on. and i said you are a pro, you can do it. so she went out there, but it was hard. >> reporter: another passion was the ronald reagan presidential

library, which she spent countless hours at after the couple left the white house. she will be buried there next to her husband of 52 years. john? lisa thank you. the supreme court has upheld rights for an adoptive mother. the adoptions had been granted in georgia. a national jury today awarded $55 million to sportscaster erin andrews. she sued two hotel companies and convicted stalker michael barret, over a nude video, posted on the internet in 2008. barret secretly took pictures of andrews coming out of the bathroom. explicit video footage of hulk hogan is at the center of a

controversy involving a website called gawker. it shows hogan having sex with a friend's wife. >> you asked him face-to-face whether he filmed you, and he lied, didn't he? >> he lied more aggressively, more adamantly, because when the video was released my whole world changed. >> reporter: he is seeking a hundred million dollars in damages from gawker. steven is a partner at a law company here in new york. thanks for being here. >> good. >> there is a story in the "new york times" about this case, in particular, but why is it that we care about this case?

what is the battle here between privacy and the first amendment? >> well, it's very basic first amendment, and he was rejected by both federal and state courts on the grounds that the press has the right to public those matters which are of public interest or public concern, and hulk hogan is a public figure. he has discussed his sex life. in fact i gather as one of the opinions it said hulk hogan said himself, yes, i banged bubba's wife, which is referring to clem. he put this in -- himself in the news arena, and thus it is a subject -- >> he put the tape -- >> not the tape, the subject. >> is that not the question though? if somebody tapes something without your knowledge -- in some states you have to have two-party consent to even record

a telephone conversation. >> that's correct. >> but why can he be videotaped having sex, and they are waving the first amendment flag? >> well, the issue is did the gawker obtain the film legitly? and they did. there's no question about that. >> somebody else did? >> maybe. i mean -- >> you don't know. >> we don't know the background, and in fact, it has been fairly quiet, i gather, so that indicates there may be more to the background story than we know. but the issue is what is the control of the press? and the fact is that the press has a right we want them to publish -- >> unless it's malicious or wrong. >> well, wrong or illegal, and here you have an issue that is not illegal.

the question is privacy. that's the only issue here for hulk hogan. >> and there is no first amendment for privacy. >> there is none, right. in new york there's no right of privacy, really, except in some very limited statutory ways. so it's a developing area, as we see now developing with apple. it has become a subject that needs more legal definition. but the fact is there is no specific right of privacy for him that i can see he can prevail on. >> andrews has a different case. she just was awarded $55 million. but she was arguing that -- against the people who videotaped her or aloud it to happen. >> that's right. now remember, that was put on the internet. she didn't sue the internet. and gawker is the internet.

so the carrier is different than that individual or person or business that obtained the tape illicitly. >> would it be different if there were a picture of hulk hogan actually printed in a newspaper as opposed to being on the internet? >> no, it's media. >> so it's really a matter of the court deciding whether the media has a right to print -- >> yes. >> -- this, and anything else -- >> think about it the other way. when do you say no? the pentagon papers? illegally obtained? but a matter of public concern and published. >> yeah, but some people have a real hard time comparing the pentagon papers to hulk hogan's sex tape. but i understand. >> the concept is there. >> it's true. steven thank you very much. a young woman who survived

the boston marathon bombing has died in a car crash in dubai. she was carried away from the scene of the 2013 bombing after suffering shrapnel injuries to one of her legs. she and another student were vacationing in dubai when they were killed in this car crash. she was 20 years old. the marshall islands are launching an unprecedented legal case. they say their lives were rurned by dozens of nuclear tests. they say that states with nuclear weapons have failed legal obligations to disarm. lawrence lee reports. >> reporter: people pay a lot of money to go to holiday on places like this. the world's nuclear powers used this islands to test their capacity for nuclear destruction. >> the united states government wants to turn this great destructive power into something

for the benefit of man kind. >> reporter: for one the u.s. went to these islands to try to persuade the locals that their nuclear tests would be for the greater good. in the 12 years to 1958 there were 68 nuclear tests along the islands. the islanders say generations past and present have suffered the effects. >> you don't even have to go down the list, and almost every marshall islander can do this. my wife's mother died of cancer of the uterus. her uncle died of thyroid cancer. >> reporter: and now it seems the international criminal court will decide whether they have a case. they brought the u.k., india, and pakistan in on the argument they breached a legal duty to disarm. similar logic is being used

against six other countries, including the u.s., russia, and china. >> they are asking what they have been doing for decades, is that a good faith implementation of their disarmament commitments. there is really very little if any willingness of these stateds to participate in multi-lateral disarmament negotiations. is that good fate. >> reporter: they say when they have gone to lobby the u.s. congress they can't get anybody to listen to them. so do the nuclear powers believe they really have a case to answer. in india, for one it seems apparently not. >> it is very difficult to establish that what india and pakistan are doing -- actually they could say [ inaudible ] nuclear test, they hurt them.

[ inaudible ] india and pakistan is doing now is going to hurt them. >> reporter: nowadays the marshal islands also have rising sea levels and climate change are suffering their very existence. it's been two years since the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370. the plane was carrying 239 people when it disappeared. investigators still don't know what happened. and the families of those on board are still searching for answers. >> reporter: the world's greatest aviation mystery has touched so many communities. rich and poor. this village is one of them. adverts still encourage local men to apply for construction jobs in southeast asia. that's what this man did.

he was one of the 154 chinese passengers on flight mh-370. last march his younger brother told me he believed the plane had been hijacked. he still thinks that today. >> translator: this is had a huge impact on our family. this is endless torture and pain. we will remain in this abyss of pain as long as the truth is not discovered. >> reporter: a year ago we met his missing brother's wife and their young son. the family home was adorned with happy memories. but she has since left the house after a row with her in-laws over the airline's initial compensation offer. her child is now effectively a pawn in the -- bitter family

feud. >> translator: we grabbed the son back. >> reporter: this means his sister-in-law could now end up with nothing. time has almost run out. the deadline for families to file a claim against malaysia airlines march 8th, two years since the plane disappeared. now on the eve of this anniversary, this family has finally launched a claim, seeking compensation of almost a million dollars. multiple lawsuits have already been files in other courts. but the campaign for composition is taking its toll on already broken families who may also never know the real cause of their grief. adrian brown, northern china. coming up next, the end of an era, as peyton manning retires, we look back at his legacy and the controversy.

maria sharapova is facing a ban from tennis after failing a drug test. she will be provisionally suspended starting march 12th. she tested positive for a drug that health officials say athletes benefit from increased endurance, speedier recovery from workouts, and she said she has been taking it for ten years. >> i wanted to let you know that

a few days ago i received a letter from the itf that i failed a drug test at the australian open. i did fail the test, and i take full responsibility for it. >> she has five grand slam titles. she is the highest paid woman in sports. the drug was banned just last year. peyton manning has retired after a stunning 18-year career, but he is leaving under a cloud. >> yes, good evening, john. whichever way you slice and dice this, this is the end of an era, because he exits the stage after a career that we also thought was flawless until the end. ever since super bowl 50 last month, the world has been wondering will he? won't he? on monday in colorado we learned

the answer, payton manning is retiring from the nfl. >> there is something about 18 years, 18 is a good number, and today i retire from profootball. >> number 18, peyton manning. >> reporter: manning one of the biggest names and biggest earners the nfl has ever known is going out after 18 seasons and an arm full of records. >> are other players who were more talented, but there was no one who could outprepare me, and because of that, i have no regrets. i fought a good fight. i finished by football race, and after 18 years, it's time. god bless all of you, and god bless football. >> reporter: in his years with the broncos and the colts, manning was named mvp five times and helped win the super bowl twice. in december he denied using

human growth hormone after an al jazeera documentary raised questions of drugs in sports. it was said that a clinic shipped the drug to his wife. sly has tried to recant his story and manning has stood by his story. >> it's fabricated. it's junk. it's garbage. >> reporter: on monday manning answered no direct questions about the documentary, but did push back hard against a renewed sexual arrasz case. >> i did not do what has been alleged, and i'm not interested in relitigating something that happened when i was 19 years old. >> reporter: still sports writers say the stories will continue to dog manning even in retirement. >> they are not going to go away just because he is retiring. >> reporter: remember his brother eli is the starting

quarterback for the giants, and as the great bows out, it is likely he'll still hear from him. i think manning leaves the nfl as the all-time leading passer, and winningest starting quarterback. he is the only player ever to have won two super bowl titles with two separate franchises, and is one of the biggest earn ers, pulling in a cool quarter of a billion dollars a year. >> john thank you. a different kind of sports story now. it's number a basketball player thriving on the court against all odds. >> here is landis. >> reporter: at first glance this 6'6" starting guard from florida has it all. a mean drive, quick feet, a

killer 3-point shot, but when roach ryan marks of the university of st. francis in illinois juz considering recruiting landis anderson for his division ii team, something seemed off. >> i keep moving the phone closer and closer, after a mkt, i was like he is only playing with his left arm. like what is the deal her? >> reporter: anderson as a neurological disorder that allows him limited use of his right hand. >> i remember struggling to tie my shoe, saying mom i can't do it, and she got on me. >> reporter: his mom learned how to tie her own shoes with one hand just to prove it could be done. >> my dad helped out as well, but it was my mom that showed me that tough love, and pretty much taught me i could do whatever i

wanted. >> reporter: during a stellar high school career, landis was also so focused on being a better player, he never even realized he was at a disadvantage, except for some occasionally cat calls. >> i would hear parents say, like stop him, he only has one arm, and i can remember looking up at my arm and she cave me this face like you better play harder. >> yeah he uses a face mask to protect an injured eye, but he is thriving at the university. coach marks looked beyond his disability, and saw something extraordinary. >> he has this -- this upbeat energy and tenacity with which he attacks every day. so i -- i guess -- whatever the

antithesis is, those are the feelings that i have for landis. >> for years he has heard that he would definitely be playing big time decision i college basketball, if only -- >> at a younger age it pushed me to work harder, but as i got older, i just love playing the game. >> stolen by anderson, rises up! >> reporter: and it shows as the fighting saint's starting guard he averages 8 points a game, all the while maintaining a 3.8 gpa in criminal justice. thanks in part to landis, the team has the best record in school history this year. they trek to branson, missouri this week for the division national tournament. the division i tournament will produce stunning plays, and break-out stars.

landis anderson won't be one of them, and for him, that's okay. >> sometimes thoughts creep in like what would life be like if this injury didn't occur, but i'm happy. coming up next, poetry in motion. the iditarod underway in alaska, and the 21st century's challenge facing the last great race.

al jazeera america. [ technical difficulties ] >> a thousand-mile trek through

alaska. there are two essentials, dogs, well, there are plenty of them, but what was missing was the snow. this year, the white stuff was shuttled in from fair banks, a white carpet touch for the start in anchorage. for the next two weeks, more than 80 mushers, and an army of dogs will march across about a thousand miles of northern exposure terrain. it's an extraordinary feet with views to match. they are truly breathtaking. the routes are fairly new. the first race was held in 1973. as for the word iditarod, it may be from an alaska native language, meaning distant, or a distant place, a fitting name, especially for the people and

the furry engines driving to finish it. david shuster, al jazeera. and that's our broadcast. thanks for watching. i'm john siegenthaler. ali velshi "on target" is next. ♪ on target tonight robots in the workplace, cyber war between nations and designer babies. our digital future and how it will change the way we live. get ready because the future is coming. how many times have you heard that? now you hear a lot about a so-called fourth industrial revolution. that's already upon us, by the way. this revolution was undo the global industrial economy, which has underpinned the