it's tuesday, march 8th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." authorities call it a miracle. no one is killed when a packed california commuter train goes off the rails, sending some passengers into a creek. voters in four states take part in the presidential vote. front-runners donald trump and hillary clinton hope to pull even farther away from the field. a tearful farewell from peyton manning. after 18 seasons, two super

records, one of the greatest players in pro football history says good-bye. and caught on camera. a police officer stops a woman driving with a tree sprouting from the front of her car. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, crews are on the scene this morning of a california commuter train derailment. nine people were taken to the hospital, four with serious injuries. the altamont corridor express. it was traveling from san jose to stockton late last night. the alameda county sheriff's office says the train jumped the rails after hitting a tree that fell on the tracks. the first car with about six people on board fell on its side and into a creek. rescue crews had to battle fast-moving water to rescue

>> i held on to the rails, and right then, the train tipped over. and then i saw people falling over from the other side of the and then the next thing we knew, the water -- we started seeing water coming into the bottom of the train. >> the second car derailed but remained upright. it was raining heavily at the time of the accident. more severe weather is possible today in the southern plains. a strong storm system threatens texas, arkansas and louisiana with widespread rainfall and powerful wind. there's the potential for tornadoes today in north texas. a possible twister touched down last night west of fort worth. at least 12 homes were damaged. residents said the storm hit fast. >> i just ran into the hallway, johnny's in the kitchen. i said, come, johnny. there's something going on. about that time the roof goes off. >> power lines are down and other buildings are damaged, but there are no reports of serious injuries.

presidential primaries or caucuses. democrats hold contests in michigan and mississippi. republicans seek votes in michigan, mississippi, idaho and hawaii. the big prize is michigan where record turnout is expected. there are 148 democratic delegates and 59 republican delegates up for grabs. a new poll finds donald trump with a 13-point lead over ted cruz, but john kasich is making a late charge. don champion has our report. >> reporter: campaigning in mississippi monday night, donald trump kept ted cruz in his crosshairs. >> lyin' ted cruz who really is a liar. he is really a liar. only 80 delegates. cruz claims he's the only candidate who can beat the billionaire. >> if you vote for anyone else, for marco rubio, is effectively a vote for donald trump. >> reporter: but ohio governor

turf now and expects to do well. >> things i want to say are solution oriented. you know, i want to tell people how we can fix this mess. >> reporter: marco rubio is using automated get-out-the-vote calls featuring 2012 gop nominee mitt romney. on the democratic side, hillary clinton leads senator bernie sanders by more than 600 delegates. she campaigned in detroit monday night. >> the sooner i could become your nominee, the more i could begin to turn our attention to the republicans! >> reporter: sanders told a crowd in ann arbor clinton was wrong during sunday's debate when she accused him of being against the auto industry bailout in 2008. >> of course, i voted to defend the automobile industry. what i did not vote for was a middle-class bailout for the crooks on wall street. >> reporter: michigan election officials are expecting record

also this morning, we now know former new york city mayor michael bloomberg will not be making a third-party bid for the white house. in an editorial yesterday, bloomberg said he worried his independent bid would mean a trump or cruz win. he went on to say it was, quote, not a risk i can take in good conscience. anne-marie? >> don champion here in new york, thanks a lot, don. coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll talk to donald trump about his campaign, today's contest and what comes next. funeral services for former first lady nancy reagan will be held friday. first lady michelle obama will attend. mrs. reagan will be buried at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california, next to her husband. president obama says she'll be remembered for her grace, charm and the extraordinary love she had for president reagan. >> i know how much she meant not just to president reagan but to

he was lucky to have her. and i'm sure he'd be the first to acknowledge that. so she will be missed. >> nancy reagan died sunday from congestive heart failure. he was 94 years old. the somali extremist group al shabaab confirms this morning the u.s. has bombed an area it controls, but it claims casualty reports are exaggerated. the pentagon says more than 150 militant fighters were killed saturday when drones and manned aircraft launched missiles and bombs on a training camp. the pentagon says the militants were preparing for a large-scale attack. al shabaab claims responsibility for a bomb that exploded at an airport checkpoint north of somalia's capital, mogadishu. the bomb was hidden in a laptop computer. two other explosives were found and defused. three people were hurt. a chicago man is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 9-year-old boy. police say 22-year-old dwight

unrelated gun charges when he was connected to the shooting of tyshawn lee. the boy was lured from a playground in november and shot in the head because of his father's gang ties. sportscaster erin andrews is thanking her family and lawyers for her $55 million court win. andrews cried monday as the nashville jury's verdict was read in the lawsuit over a nude video. jurors blamed the owner and operator of a nashville hotel plus her stalker who made the secret recording. >> we believe, and we continue to believe, that this was not foreseeable. that what mr. barrett did was unforeseeable to industry, had never occurred prior to that and again, as i said has not occurred since then. >> andrews gave tearful testimony last week saying release of the video led to embarrassment, humiliation and shame. a shocking announcement from tennis star maria sharapova. the russian singles champ announced monday that she has

australian open. she tested positive for meldonium, which she says she's used for the last decade for health reasons. but in january, the world anti-doping agency banned meldonium now considered to be a performance enhancing drug. >> i don't want to end my career this way, and i really hope that i will be given another chance to play this game. >> so far the women's tennis association has not announced a penalty which could include a multiyear ban from the game. coming up on the "morning news," hulkster takes the stand. wrestler hulk hogan testifies in his sex tape lawsuit against a popular website. later, a brazen display on a big rig. a woman stops traffic when she strips down on top of a semitruck. this is the "cbs morning news." "cbs morning news." if you have allergy congestion, muddling through your morning is nothing new. ...your nose is the only

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camera near chicago. video shows a woman driving down a road in january with a tree stuck in the grille of her car. the driver told police she didn't remember hitting it. she's been charged with drunken driving. a security scare at the white house and new allegations from a pop star against producer dr. luke. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "the washington post" reports on the arrest of a failed fence jumper near the white house. officers say he tackled -- he was tackled yesterday afternoon after trying to breach the fence. the secret service says that he didn't reach the grounds of the duplex. "the new york times" is reporting backlash among latinos against donald trump. some immigrants say they're rushing to become citizens so they can vote against him. trump's presidential campaign has included harsh comments about mexicans, citizenship applications are expected to jump 20% this year. "the boston globe" reports on a survivor of the boston

car crash. 23-year-old victoria mcgrath is in this iconic photo. she's carried by a boston firefighter away from the carnage. she was just feet from the finish line when the bombs went off and sent shrapnel into her leg. the northeastern university student was killed in a car crash over the weekend while on vacation in dubai. her roommate also died. "the tampa tribune" reports on hulk hogan's testimony in his $100 million sex video lawsuit. the former pro wrestler is suing the website gawker for publishing part of a video that shows hogan having sex with his best friend's wife. he said he was humiliated by the recording, and he confronted his friend about it. >> when the video was released, my whole world changed. it put my world upside down, and i was desperate to know if he did this because my whole life had changed. >> hogan said he did not authorize the tape to be made or for gawker to publish it. "rolling stone" reports on a

producer dr. luke. pop star kelly clarkson said her record label forced her to work with him on her 2004 album. that record included the hit "since you've been gone," which was cowritten by dr. luke. the producer is in a legal fight with singer ke$ha who says he sexually abused her. "the missourian" reports on spike lee's plans for a short documentary about the university of missouri football team. the director visited the campus over the weekend to view a movie about the team. players refused to compete last fall until the university president resigned over his handling of racism on campus. "the houston chronicle" reports on a massive traffic jam caused by a naked woman dancing on top of a big rig. the woman climbed onto the truck after a crash involving three other vehicles. >> she sat down on top of the hood, and she stood up, and she started acting like she was shooting at them like she had a machine gun. >> the woman stood, sat and

deputies and firefighters used a rope to lasso her. she was taken to a medical center for evaluation. well, a garbage truck driver gets the scare of his life. coming up on the "morning news," dashcam catches the moment the truck goes over the side of a highway and lands in a park. and it's a case fit for the gang from scooby-doo. why cops are looking for the driver of a van decorated like the mystery machine. the driver of a van decorated like

here's a look at today's here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. dramatic video shows the moment a garbage truck flew off an elevated highway in miami and crashed into a playground below. the newly released video from inside the cabin shows debris flying everywhere. the driver survived even though he was not wearing a seat belt. he has been cited. the playground was empty at the time of the crash. police are investigating how this all happened. on the "cbs money watch," apple has to pay up over a price-fixing case. and the supreme court makes a decision on a superhero's ride. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. stocks on wall street were mixed following another jump in crude oil prices.

the s&p finished a point higher. the nasdaq lost 8 points. the supreme court declined to hear apple's appeal in an e-book price-fixing case. >> that lets a lower court ruling from june of last year stand. apple was found guilty of conspiring with five major publishers to inflate e-book prices. apple has to pay $450 million as part of the settlement. most of that money will go to e-book buyers. the union for pilots at american airlines calls the company's product embarrassing. the complaint comes in a letter addressed to ceo doug parker. it says its members are tired of apologizing to passengers. american and us airways merged two years ago. american says it's working to improve employee relations. you'll notice a special google doodle today in honor of international women's day. when you press play on the website's home page, you'll see google's rallying cry for women around the world. it's called one day i will. calls for women to inspire to

it's what the company calls the movers and shakers of tomorrow. and a knock-off batmobile builder loses a court battle. the supreme court chose not to hear the appeal of the california mechanic who built replica cars and sold them. d.c. comics sued over copyright infringement. a lower court ruled in d.c.'s favor. the higher court's decision means that ruling will stand. anne-marie. >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. another fictional ride is in the news. a van decorated to look like the mystery machine from scooby-doo led police on a high-speed chase over the weekend. police in redding, california, say that they're still looking for the driver. a 51-year-old woman who abandoned the vehicle. just follow the trail of scooby snacked, right? still to come on the "morning news," spring training savior. a dad's heads-up play prevents his son from a serious injury in

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pirates' outfielder danny ortiz lost his grip on the bat. and it went flying into the stands right toward a boy who was looking down at his phone. dad's quick reflexes and strong forearm shielded the boy from the bat. no one was hurt. looking at your phone during spring training? come on. well, peyton manning is retiring on top, leaving football as the nfl's all-time leader in passing yards, touchdown passes and wins. >> i've finished my football race. and after 18 years, it's time. god bless -- >> the denver broncos' quarterback announced his retirement monday. his final game was denver's win last month in super bowl 50. manning joked about a conversation he had with his daughter before the game. >> "daddy, is this the last game ever?" and that's when i shook my head in amazement because i was thinking mort and adam schefter had gotten my 5-year-old daughter to cultivate a news source. >> manning refused to address a sexual harassment claim from his

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docks, and the marina loses mooring fees when these big guys block boats. the worst part is for locals. the animals' loud noise all day long. a young woman who was told she could never give birth is looking forward to having a child. she received a uterus transplant. weija jiang has more from cleveland on the breakthrough operation. >> reporter: when lindsay was a teenager, doctors told her she would not be able to have children. >> from that moment on, i have prayed that god would allow me the opportunity to experience pregnancy, and here we are today at the beginning of that journey. >> reporter: lindsay who didn't give her last name was born without a uterus. now she's the first patient in the u.s. to receive a uterus transplant. >> it involves a healthy uterus from the deceased healthy woman of reproductive age. the uterus is cooled, transported and implanted in the recipient. >> reporter: the groundbreaking nine-hour surgery was performed

clinic. the hospital has screened more than 250 women to find 10 who qualify for the research study. >> women really crave that experience of carrying their own pregnancy. and we know that those women will get that experience through uterus transplantation. >> reporter: lindsay will have to wait a year before trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization. doctors say after one or two pregnancies, they will remove the uterus so lindsay is not on rejection drugs the rest of her life. lindsay took a moment to thank her donor's family. >> it has provided me with a gift that i will never be able to repay. >> reporter: lindsay and her husband are already parents to three adopted sons. weija jiang, cleveland. >> pretty remarkable. we are getting a glimpse this morning of the royal family's vacation as a family of four. prince william and his wife, kate, traveled to the french

will be 1 in may. how cute. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll speak with republican presidential front-runner donald trump about today's elections in four states. plus, astronaut scott kelly on how he's adjusting to life on earth after nearly a year in space. and dj diplo sits down with charlie rose in cuba to talk about his historic performance on the island. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. i'm anne-marie green.

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,, welcome to the cbs 4 morning news at 4:30. it is march 8th. i'm britt moreno. thanks for joining us this morning. we finally get moisture we desperately needed. yesterday in golden we had yet snow fall. it was some much needed precipitation for the metro area. and it has been a long time coming. some five weeks but we did not see snow. could we get another dose of this moisture. let's get to lauren whitney tracking the forecast for us. >> good morning. we're off to a mild start and we're looking for