last year. she will be suspended from competitive pay from march 12th. there is more on that story and everything else we were covering, right here. aljazeera.com. ♪ . >> back to the polls voters in four more states have their say on who they think should represent their party many the race for the white house. the vice president visited the middle east. and turkey and europe reach an agreement that they say will help thousands who are now stranded on a desperate journey.

>> this is al jazeera america. i'm dell walters in new york. voting is upway in michigan, state officials there saying they expect a record turn out for today's primary, alsod aing as many as two many people can vote before day's end. one of four contests today that include as primary in mississippi, and republican only contest in idaho and hawaii. but michigan, of course, has the most delegates. the water crisis in flint, the economic woes and detroit's failing schools all topping the minds of voters there. in detroit, watching the polls, b.c. looks like a lot of people casting their ballots, today are you seeing and hearing? >> hi, there. yes, the polls here have been open for several hours and election organizers testimony me they have a feeling that voter turn out will be high. we have talked to a lot of people coming in and out, and

a lot have concerns that they are talking about. education, job loss, the economy, and clean water. i want you to take a look at one of the most recent polls that have come out that shows that hillary clinton and donald trump are in the lead. trump leads with 36% with cruz, kassig, and rubio trailing behind, and clinton showing 55% of support. this year i am told that voter absentee voting has really high so far this year. and that's comparable to 2012. >> now those polls also showing that hillary clinton as you indicated well ahead of bernie sanders, any signs though that that debate on sunday, in flint and that town hall meeting might have changed a few minds? >> you know, i talked to quite a few political analyst here in michigan, they all watched the debate on sunday, and they came away feeling that a lot of people voters

who are undecided likely are still undecided and they really don't have a determination on which way that will go. but just to give you an idea of what we are talking about during that debate, we have a couple of clips. take a listen. >> if the american people begin to stand up and fight for their rights, for example, overwhelming support in this country to raise the men mum wage. republicans don't want to do it. but if republican look out and millions of people are in ding e saying you know what we are going to raise the minimum wage or you will learn what unemployment is. >> i work with i think nearly all of if not all of the republicans that i served with. and when i became secretary of state, i did the same. now, i'm not saying this is easy. but as my good friend debbie dingle knows you have to work at it every single day. you have to get up, try to find a relationships you have to build on it, you have to find common ground.

>> and the candidates have spend the past couple of weeks chris crossing the state, hoping to garner support. i am told that the results of this primary here in michigan could change the course of several campaigns. >> for us live in detroit, thank you very much. lincoln mitchell is the national correspondent for the new york observers, let's talk about what bisi just said. how much will they effect things on both sides of the aisle o. >> and the democratic side, if hillary clinton wins with stay upwards of 55% of the vote, she begins to pile up and really a delegate lead that is not only going to be very difficult to catch up with her, but she can go into the convention with enough earned delegates to win the nomination. >> if he doesn't break 45%, he can't tell the story of what is next, how he can win and get there. he can still pile up

delegates but the path becomes difficult. >> will it will be oh today? >> one thing we haven't discussed is who comes in second. right now we see him and ted cruz neck and neck, if he comes in second, his narrative gets stronger. that's a bump going into ohio. interestingly, if you look at that number, there's a threshold of 15% in michigan to get delegates. if rubio gets 13, and case sick in the low 20's, and trump is in the mid 30's, the presence in that race may have cost them the state. you can't always know but it is clear that they are in fact appealing to the same. >> stead cruz is said to be gaping is as kassich here, who is speaking in lansing. at this live event, is donald trump's star fading in the republican party. >> the race is also changing, we are moving into states where a candidate like

kassich has a bigger appeal. if you get into the states are more people vote, that main stream republican view is more popular. there are people in michigan who are not -- it is fewer. not just radical conservativisms but angry people, and it does play to their strengths. i don't know whether trump is wearing thin or not, including me, in saying that is inevitable. some people have been saying it for 30 years but there is reason to think that the numbers aren't lining up for mr. trump. >> . ny sand did that hurt him in michigan. >> we will see. i think it indicates that -- i think it suggests that while he is acutely aware of the economic challenges facing all-americans, and frankly has a pretty good understanding that if you free with him explain as lot, he is not really as focused on how to speak to the

different groups that make up the democrat party. and what we know from very basic review of political history, is you don't want elections by being right. you owin elections by having good ideas and doing the politics right. reaching out to people right, that is -- his use of the word ghetto, and people who know what it is like to be poor, and that all black people are poor, that is a cue that african-american voters very well may process as he doesn't really understand me. when youd a in he is from vermont. a state without a lot of african-american voters there are more cues like that, i don't know whether that's true. i can't look into his heart and soul and mind, and say does he understand african-american people, he certainly has some economic policies that would benefit anybody who is low income, regardless of their race, but that is how people see it. and that's very important is it better that he stay in or get out of the race? he has the money, and the organization to go all the way to the convention, is that a good thing? >> i don't know that it make

as big difference on hillary clinton. on the chances in november, he has every right to stay in. he is unlikely to be the nominee, but he may have made agreements with people i will stay in and get you to the convention, so i think it is much better for the par by that sanders stay in, than the perception that he pushed out by hillary clinton and her supporters. however, how he conducts himself is critically important. if he stays in, and starts bringing this narrative and perpetuating this that i lost because it is rigged against me, it was the superdelegates for the establishment, the system is rigged. if -- if he keeps saying that it would damage the party in november. on the other hand, we hear this every year, we heard it in 2008. we heard this so jerry brown who is supposed to be so angry, so it's hard to know. >> on the new york observers thank you for being with us as always. >> thank you. >> one person that won't be

running for president michael bloomberg. quoting the former mayor saying an independent bid would put donald trump or ted cruz in the white house, he says that is a risk he will not take,ed aing that trump's campaign plays on people's fears but also calling out the democrats saying they have moved too far to the left, when it comes to wall street and trade. bloomberg is not endorsing any candidates. >> prosecutors they they want porter to take the stand. both of them facing man slaughter and assault charges. porter's attorney have argues that he can't testify while he is still pending his own case. the trial ended in a hung jury last year. >> . >> imagined parenthood in utah asking an appeals court to. the lower court.

it happened after the release of this secretly recorded video they showed planned parent hood employees discussing fetal tissue from abortions. despite the governors orders the appeals court allowing the under thing to continue for now. >> . >> the united nations is now talking about the legality of that agreement between the e.u. and turkey. the e.u. would send thousands back to turkey from greece, and for every syrian sent back, one would then be resettled in europe. al jazeera is live for us in turkey, and mohammad, can you tell us more about the deal and why rights groups are so concerned? >> dell, it is important to emphasize while the deal was broadly approved yesterday, it hasn't been implemented yet. there's going to be a follow up meeting we expect possibly next week.

that's one of the reasons that a meeting is takes place behind me today. we are just a couple of miles away where there is a vast human smuggling trade that happens every day. whether there are dozens of smugglers, hundreds of refugees trying to ensure that they can try to get into greece. turkey is asking for this help because they want to stop the flow of refugees going from turkey on a daily bay is. >> mohammad based on what you have seen, the people you are talking to, do they think lit

work? >> the refugees don't feel it will be impeded as long as they have the money to pay smugglers. that all being said, there is a great sense of worry, if this plan is implemented that these people who are so desperate to try to make it to europe, will not be allowed to do so. that they will have to return are to places that they tried desperately to flee. escaping death, and destruction along the way. you know we heard earlier in the day from some refugees who are in frees right now. who are desperate to get their message across that they don't want to be sent back to the countries that they came from, let's take a listen. >> we are going to stay here. we have nothing left there. we will stay here and go forward. to either germany or sweden will accept us. >> i appeal to the entire world to come and see us. and the conditions that we are in, and have some

compassion for us. it is enough, enough, have some compassion for these children, the ever the women. have compassion for all the single mothers, mercy, please, don't send us back. >> just to give an indication of how harrowing these journeys still are. even in a time when the weather is getting better, it is getting warmer, just two days ago, there was a boat that tried to cross from turkey into greece that capsized. 20 ever five people drowned including ten children. so you know, even though there are measures that these countries are trying to take right now, this flow doesn't seem like it can stop, unless a lot more happens and these people are extremely desperate, and they say they have gotten this far, and they don't want to be stuck anywhere. they want to keep going, and find safety and security for themselves and their families. >> desperate and difficult. mohammad thank you very much. and vice president joe biden

is in dubai this morning as part of a middle east tour. biden met with dubai's ruler on monday. he went to the base troops that are fighting isil. partnershipspartnerships that are built and nurtured right here on this base. you capture the images there provide us with the intelligence we need to target the enemy to protect our forces. you control the skies over iraq and syria. as a matter of fact, you all control the skies of the whole damn world. >> bidens tour is also going to take him to israel and to the west bank, and that visit can be key in trying to restart the peace process. has canceled a trip to washington scheduled for later this month. that visit was to coincide with a major provalley summit. the office saying he didn't want to travel to the united states in the middle of a

primary election season. up next, survivors of a commuter train crash in california talk about their scary ordeal. and the details of erin andrews multimillion judgement and that high profile privacy case.

>> 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. part of the county that is outside of san francisco. two cars derailing one of

them flying off into the creek. four of them seriously, even the people that weren't hurt say they were shaken. >> and right then the train tipped over, and then i saw people falling over from the other side of the train, because the train flipped. then the next thing we knew the water we started seeing water coming into the bottom of the train. >> all 214 passengers onboard have now been accounted for. two investigation is on going. it is sunny and cool today in los angeles, relief from weeks of storms there, on monday, several rounds of lightening causing fires and leading to power outages. heavy rains also flooding streets despite the temperatures in the 60's, hail as california recovered the south central u.s. facing severe weather threats as well. kevin has more. we are tracking the weather as it may come across the southern part of texas, earlier we were looking at

tornado warnings here across the fort worth area. moving through, and that is going to be really the trend for the rest of the day. as it is unstable enough to keep these thunderstorms in play most of the day as well into tomorrow as well. down towards austin, a big threat, and later on we will be talking about houston as well as the eastern part of texas. so this is a threat area, we are talking about just for today a possibly of wind damage as well, with large hail across the region, so far we are seeing over two dozen wind damage reports across parts of central texas, now that is not the only problem with these storms. ba us the storms are really not moving too much, we are talking about flooding with only 12 inches of rain, parts particularly over here towards louisiana, as well as into arkansas.

for new york, 68 degrees today, though temperatures are going up tomorrow, and expect to see about 78, and that's not the warmest. as we go towards thursday, washington, d.c., a high few of about 82 a nashville jury has sided with erin andrews she was awarded $55 million. al jazeera john henry smith has more. >> $55 million, correct? >> yes, sir. >> in reaching that verdict, the jury decided the nashville mayoral shares the blame for a secret recordings made of her in 2008. former insurance sales man michael barrett used a hacksaw to tamper with the peephole in her room, and record the video. the video that has been seen by millions and remained available online today.

andrews broke down several times during the trial. >> everybody put up that i was doing it for publicity, and attention. and that ripped me apart. >> the jury found him 51% liable, saying he owes her half of the judgement, the hotel and the management company owe the rest. some $27 million. andrews lawyers successfully argued that the hotel made it far too easy for her to confirm was standing there, and then get a room next to the then espn reporter. >> she admitted to recording cell phone video of andrews through the peephole. >> . >> they could have just called me and said we are putting this man that requested to be next to you, is this okay. and i would have called the cops and we would have gotten him. we could have stopped this, and i am so angry. i am so mad. >> attorneys for the hotel

say they are disappointed. >> we believe and we continue to believe that this was not foreseeable, that what he did was unforeseeable. on twitter he wrote i have been honored by all the support from vick tills around the word. their outreach has helped me to stand up and hold accountable those whose job it is protect everybody's safety, security, and privacy. john henry smith. al jazeera. and virginia is first state with daily frame work for daily fantasy sport websites. exempting the practice from state gambling law the legislation is said to take effect this year. it seeks to distinguish sports play from gambling, the governor spokesman saying the law will alaw virginia to regulate an emerging industry and protect consumers as well, when we come back, overcoming adversity on and off the court, a basketball fee no, ma'am who despite

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has this story. >> here is land disin the paint the finger roll at first ambulance this starting guard has it all. a mean drive, quick feel a killer shot. >> line drives that one in. >> but when coach ryan marx of the university of saint francis was considering recruiting land disanderson for his division two team. something seemed off. >> i keep moving the phone, closer and closer, after a minute i am going he really -- he is only playing with his left arm, what is the deal here. >> anderson has herbs palsy, a neurological disorder that allowed him just limited use of his right hand. but a disability, his mother was having none of it. >> i remember saying mom i can't do it, and she like got on me about that. >> to motivate him his mom learned how to tie her own

shoes with one hand, just to prove to anderson that it can be done. >> my dad helped out a lot as well, but it was my mom that showed me the tough love, and didn't take it easy on me. pretty much taught me i can do whatever i wanted. >> and it didn't hurt that both of his parents played college basketball. during a stelar career, he is also so focused on being a better player, he never even realized he was at a disadvantage. except for the occasional cat calls from fans of opposing teams, including some parents. >> i will make a good play, and i will hear parents say stop him he only had one arm or something like that. and i can't remember looking up my mom and she giving me this scary face, you better go play harder. >> weather watch a face mask to protect an injured eye, landis is driving at the university of saint francis. some coaches may have never concerned signing a player like him, but the coach looked beyond that and saw something extraordinary.

>> the energy and tenacity with which he attacks every day, so i guess whatever the antithesis of feeling sorry for him, those are the feelings i have. >> for years he has heard coaches and sports writers that he would definitely be playing big time division i college basketball, if only. >> at a young age just kind of push me to work harder i guess, to be the best me i can be, as i got older, i just love playing basketball and having fun playing the game. >> stolen by anderson, and brings it down and it shows as the starting guard he averaging 8 points a game. all the while maintaining a 3.8 gpa in criminal justice. >> thanks in part the team is 28 and three this year, the best record in school history.

the bigs won tournament the big dance as they call it produced stunning plays. and break out stars. >> and that is to okafor. >> land disanderson won't be one of them. >> and for him, that's okay. >> sometimes thoughts creep in well what would life be like if this injury didn't occur, but i am happy. al jazeera, illinois. >> and finally a florida mayor getting ready to travel to cuba and come back on a raft. that is near orlando, he says he wants to understand whammy grants go through when they try to illegally enter the united states. the trip is planned for mid april, johnson who is 30 years old they say intent to get from havana to key west in two days. thank you for joining us, the news continues live from

london next. this is al jazeera. >> hello. this is the news hour live from london. coming up in h the next 60 minutes. as the u.n. questions the health workers say 70% of the children in the greek camp are sick. israelis stabbed after a day of attacks. to over 28 missing minors and president's right to rule.

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