big day in michigan for a bunch of reasons tomorrow. that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow starting at 6:00 eastern for the start of our primary night coverage. "first look" is up next. it's tuesday, march 8th. right now, breaking overnight, a commuter train derails. emergency personnel are on the scene. a jury has awarded $55 million to sportscaster erin andrews in the naked video stalker civil case. voters head to the polls in multiple states today with the big prize being michigan and their rich number of delegates. we get new details on the funeral arrangements for former first lady nancy reagan. strong hail and dangerous weather around the nation. the incredible sight of a plane crash landing before your eyes and the bizarre scene on the texas highway.

"first look" starts right now. good morning. i'm dara brown. breaking overnight, at least 14 people are injured, serve seriously after a commuter train derailed in california, just south of san francisco. it hit after the train hit a large tree which caused it to derail. that car, part of the five-car corridor express train weighs 120,000 pounds. but luckily, there were just six passengers and one crew member on board. the second car derailed but stayed upright. all passengers had been removed from the train. one commuter in the first car was on his way home. >> so -- well, i was in the first car that went down into the river. it feels unreal honestly, because everything was normal. thank god i didn't sleep on the train, because i was aware of everything. it shifted the gravity and then we were all panicking. there were two people hurt pretty badly.

one member was just under the mudslide so we were trying to dig her out while the train was hanging. so it was a pretty crazy experience. pretty much the -- like the big -- like the one portion of the train was missing in the beginning. all we saw was just water at one point. >> it was the last train of the night training from san jose to stockton at the time of the derailment. the officials reported storms and heavy rain in the area. train service on the line is cancelled for today. after months of consideration, billionaire michael bloomberg announces he will not enter the 2016 presidential race. the former new york city mayor says he doesn't believe he could win and he fears his candidacy would help either donald trump or ted cruz both of whom he sharply criticized. mitt romney is still attacking the donald, now recalling anti-trump robocalls on behalf of mub -- rubio. it may all be too little, too late, however. the latest monmouth university

poll shows donald trump with a 13 point lead in michigan, ahead of tonight's primary. republicans also face off in mississippi, idaho and hawaii. the democrats will hold primaries in michigan and mississippi today. in the latest polling shows hillary clinton with a 13-point lead over bernie sanders in michigan. nbc's tracie potts is joining us from washington, d.c. with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. we're focussed on the numbers that you just showed us from monmouth are why this is such a big deal for bernie sanders. he's behind. they have more than 150 delegates to give to democrats up there in michigan today. and he's got to grab quite a few of them to remain competitive. today's michigan's primary could be bernie sanders' last chance to beat hillary clinton. he's disputing the claim he voted against saving the auto industry. >> what i did not vote for was a middle class bailout for the crooks on wall street.

>> reporter: in a fox news town hall, clinton reached out to sanders' supporterers. >> i hope to win the nomination and work with him. >> reporter: and the republicans are focused on mississippi's primary. >> raise your right hand, everybody. do you swear that you're going to vote for donald trump tomorrow? raise that hand. i love you. >> reporter: ted cruz is going after trump supporters there. >> we are seeing the folks who had been supporting donald trump who are realizing he isn't who they thought he was. >> we need someone that will unite this party and i can and i will. >> rubio, rubio, rubio! >> reporter: in florida, marco rubio is the underdog now facing attack ads from trump. >> all talk, no action. >> reporter: the latest poll shows rubio closing in, but stilt eight points behind trump in rubio's home state. florida votes next tuesday. and of course ohio is also next tuesday and those are the two states that could slow down

donald trump. right now, john kasich is doing much better in his home state. kasich is four points behind trump in ohio. >> tracie potts, thank you. well, a nashville jury has awarded erin andrews $55 million in her lawsuit against the stalker who secretly recorded her naked in her hotel room and the companies that owned the hotel. after several days of testimony which included andrews herself and her convicted stalker, the jury took only a matter of hours before finding in andrews' favor. nbc's morgan radford has the details. >> reporter: it was a tense day in court for erin andrews. but it only took seven hours for this. >> was the defendant michael david barrett at fault, yes. did he enter win windsor capital, yes. >> reporter: michael barrett is responsible for 51% of the amount and the hotel owner and management company, 49%.

the decision was unanimous. the judge ordered the courtroom camera turned off so that andrews could speak to the jury. andrews sued for $75 million for emotional distress. after a video taken of her undressing in her nashville hotel eight years ago went viral. >> i think the thing that's really hit home for me and hurts me the worst is when girls -- high school, college, they tweet me and they say, i want to be erin andrews, except for the marriott stalker thing. and i can't control that. >> reporter: she claimed the hotel granted stalker michael barrett's request to the room next to her. the hotel's lawyer says barrett is a criminal who manipulated the reservation system. >> banks created bank robbers. are banks responsible for bank robbers? >> reporter: barrett testified via video and he admitted he was wrong. >> i felt bad for her, i felt --

i knew it would affect a lot of people. >> reporter: after seven days of emotional testimony a resolution. >> she can't put a monetary figure on this. so that's why the jury came back with a lesser figure. >> nbc's morgan rad ford reporting. funeral arrangements are set for former first lady nancy reagan who died on sunday. she will lie in repose at the ronald reagan presidential library tomorrow and thursday. a private funeral is held on friday at 11:00 a.m. the white house says first lady michelle obama will be among those attending. she will be buried alongside her husband, ronald reagan. >> as somebody who has been lucky enough to be have an extraordinary partner in my life as well, i know how much she meant not just to president reagan but to the country as a

whole. >> the president has ordered flags lowered to half-staff at the white house and all federal buildings. more than 150 members of the al shabaab terror group were killed in somalia. senior defense officials say that the strikes happened overnight sunday. about 120 miles north of moog adish shoe. there was a large-scale attack against u.s. and regional government forces in the region. it's unclear if senior leaders were killed. a bizarre scene where a woman disrobed and danced naked on an 18 wheeler. deputies were called in for reports of an accident and authorities aren't sure why she claimed the truck were able to coax her down after about two hours. >> because she was talking about all sorts of things. wall street, the cia, aliens. all types of things.

>> the incident created a traffic jam that stretched for miles. let's get down to business now with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning. >> hi, there. good morning to you. jet blue wants to help fulfill your dreams of becoming a pilot. they're taking applications for 24 spots in a new training program. no aviation background is easy. it costs about $125,000 and it will four years but you could end up flying a 100-seat passenger plane. meanwhile, lyft is gaining on uber in new york city. reports say that the ride hailing service's risership has in -- ridership has increased 500%. lyft cut fares in new york and also investment in marketing efforts. got a craving for some flat jacks? it's national pan cake day. ihop is giving away free pancakes and in return, diners are encouraged to make a

donation to the children's miracle network. ihop has raised $20 million since starting the promotion back in 2006. >> landon, thank you. well, now to sports. after a tough loss to the lakers golden state is back on track. warriors steph curry had 41 point and became the first player to make 300 three-pointers in the season and the warriors still have 20 games left on the schedule. they beat the magic to win the 45th straight home game. to the t-wolves zach lavine reminding everyone why he's 2 -- the slam dunk champion. it's not net as the hornets took this 108-1003. maria sharapova failed a drug test at the u.s. open. she tested positive for

meldonium which was added to the banned substance list this fear. she failed to check the updated list and had been taking it for over ten years. she is provisionally suspended and could face a lengthy ban, possibly barring her from the olympic games in rio. peyton manning and his tearful good-bye. the five time mvp and winningest quarterback ever in the nfl walked away saying this -- >> because every moment, every drop of sweat, every bleary eyed night of preparation, every film i watched was about reverence for this game. it was a fun way to play quarterback. i had great coaches and players it wouldn't have been possible without them. so omaha. >> at 39, we can expect to see him as a coach, a pitch man. quite a career on and off the

field. coming up the amazing sight of the small plane crash landing before your eyes. some nasty weather ahead with 15 million americans in the path of severe storms. details up next.

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at risk in this severe weather area. that's the yellow coloring. there's about eight to nine million in the orange covering. we expect a greater risk of the severe weather there. including isolated tornados so that's off in houston and corpus christi. the timing is late this evening. overnight event when it is dark. those are the very dangerous events. if there's tornadoes out there -- the storm chasers can help us, we have to rely on radar to help us. so flash flood weather greatly increases tomorrow. look at the coverage of the yellow and the oranges. that's heavy rain from st. louis down to louisiana. the possibility is there in the area of pink, orange and yellow, five to ten inches of rain. severe weather threat, then we have the flooding threat. on the east coast, by the way, you'll be outdoors today.

we could be 75 in d.c. three days in a row. >> thank you so much. well, some incredible dash cam footage shows a garbage truck crashing through a guard rail and dropping from an i-95 ramp in miami into a park nearly 100 feet below. the driver who was thrown from the cab miraculously survived. in illinois, police shared video of a driver cruising down the road with the 15-foot tree stuck in the front of their car. the driver was pulled over and cited for diu. a plane fell from the sky -- watch that, oh, my. the pilot and daughter were returning from a college visit and the engine failed. sonya sotomayor talked about the late justice antonin scalia at the college of law on monday. she said, scalia was like the

brother she sometimes wanted to kill, but loved and misses. she says scalia would say things to annoy her. but on a personal level he was very warm. former wwe star hulk hogan took the stand monday for testimony in his $100 million lawsuit against website gawker. hogan suing the site for airing a sex tape of his ex-wife and gawker said it's gepdzing the first -- it's defending the first amendment right. meet the people behind the 70 years of genius. that's coming up next.

they represent blood cells. and if you have afib-an irregular heartbeat that may put you at five times greater risk of stroke they can pool together in the heart, forming a clot that can break free and travel upstream to the brain, where it can block blood flow and cause a stroke. but if you have afib that's not caused by a heart valve problem, pradaxa can help stop clots from forming. pradaxa was even proven superior to warfarin at reducing the risk of stroke, in a clinical trial without the need for regular blood tests. and, in the rare event of an emergency, pradaxa is the only oral blood thinner other than warfarin with a specific reversal treatment to help your body clot normally again. pradaxa is not for people who have had a heart valve replacement. don't stop taking pradaxa without talking to your doctor. stopping increases your risk of stroke or blood clots ask your doctor if you need to stop pradaxa before any planned medical or dental procedure.

pradaxa can cause serious, and sometimes, fatal bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding. and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have kidney problems, stomach ulcers, a bleeding condition, or take certain medicines. side effects with pradaxa can include indigestion, stomach pain, upset or burning. don't just go with the flow. go with pradaxa, the only blood thinner that lowers your risk of stroke better than warfarin and has a specific reversal treatment. talk to your doctor about pradaxa today. this bale of hay almost derailed the ranch. when a wildfire raged through elkhorn ranch, the sudden loss of pasture became a serious problem for a family business. faced with horses that needed feeding the owners were forced to place an emergency order of hay. thankfully, mary miller banks with chase for business. and with a complete view of her finances, she could control her cash flow,

and keep the ranch running. chase for business. so you can own it. for the second consecutive year, msnbc is teaming one the 90 second to celebrate seven years of genius. it focused on the genius to change the world. the week features conversations and thought with world leaders in the field of politics and innovation and morality and the ever popular ultimate genius showdown where you at home can help pick the ultimate genius. joining me is the director for social impact and dr. gale salts from the new york presbyterian hospital. thank you for being here. >> thanks for being here. >> msnbc's second year participating here, but this is the third year for the program. have you seen any change or any global impact because of this? >> oh, it's grown so much. and our hope was really to not

just create an event, but to create a global conversation about genius. where we really are asking people what they think. and that global -- that global conversation has grown so much over the past couple of years. we are literally seeing events from new york to l.a. to guatemala and beyond. so it's exceeded our expectations. >> that's amazing. doctor, how do you define genius? >> you know, people really debate the definition of genius. most would say it's extraordinary ability or thought, it changes things for us some in some way and other people would argue that. but what's interesting about -- i'm on the board of the "y" and my partnership with this project that we're asking people to think of their open -- own

definitions of genius to be innovative in how they think about genius and how genius has the power to make change. some of the projects have to do with youth leaders in their countries. looking at how they can come up with the genius ideas to change problems that they're having. like gender inequity, you know, food shortages, so on. i think that's really what is exciting about this. is to encourage people to think about what creative thought they can use to do social good. >> i know you had several categories in this because you have morality and politics. obviously, we have moved beyond any sort of clinical interpretation of genius here. but asia, the 92nd street "y" is is having this. so. >> so tomorrow night we have a debate on artificial intelligence and we're talking about if will make our world a

better place or generate drastic unintended consequences. so seven days of incredible programming at 92nd street "y" and on air at msnbc. so we're partnering with for example, u.n. women. there will be 20-plus events of young people coming together in countries from malaysia to pakistan and beyond to talk about genius ideas for combating gender inequality and we're partnering with some incubators and accelerators at rome and athens and jerusalem for events around entrepreneurship and innovation. a real focus on young people. and ideas that will better the world. a real focus in general throughout the week on how genius, how ever you define it, can make the world a better place. >> so we're done to the final two in the ultimate genius showdown. so i want to check in with you. >> barack obama, the theory of

relativity. not competitors as i say. this is a bracket that people could vote and participate and think about who they thought was genius. but ideas they thought were genius. we came down miraculously to the president of the united states and the theory of relativity. people can still participate and vote. >> we can vote. >> in fact, they can participate overall. they can tweet about what's going on with that's genius. if they have missed something and they want to go back and look it's uploaded. >> go online. thank you for joining us. make sure you head to msnbc.c msnbc.com/genius to catch the events this week live streaming at msnbc.com/genius. ion dara brown. this is "first look" on msnbc. don't forget to like us on facebook and "way too early" is up nektss. a subconscious. a knack for predicting the future.

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there's only one candidate who has repeatedly beaten donald trump. there's only one candidate who can and will beat donald trump. that is our campaign. >> mitt, that guy -- i'm a good christian, but i'll tell you what he walks up with the bible and he puts it down and then he starts lying. i call him lying ted cruz. >> i'm the only one who has i have chance of beating donald trump in florida. you don't want him to be the republican nominee you have to vote for marco rubio. >> then we have little marco rubio. chris hit him once, remember the obama thing, then he did it, he

said it again and again and again. after fifth time i was getting ready to see -- see that size of that hand, look at that, i was going to grab him to show how strong that hand is. because he made that sucker up. i was going to say, marco, i won't let you fall. i don't want you to get hurt, marco. >> 150 delegates at stake today across four states in the race for the republican nomination, as ted cruz and marco rubio try to add to their totals in hopes of stopping donald trump. data entry, why former new york city mayor michael bloomberg decided it wasn't wise to make a late entry into the race. bernie sanders says he's in it to win it, but the campaign may be considering the possibility of being hillary clinton's number two, but it's not shaping up to be a budding comedy yet. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. this is "way too early." ♪