making news in america this morning -- breaking overnight. an amtrak train on its side, derailing while packed with passengers. new details and pictures just coming in. political turmoil, growing concerns about the outbreak of protests and violence at donald trump's rallies. the chaos overshadowing one of the biggest days of the election season happening tomorrow. we're live with the latest. severe flooding in the heartland. water rushing down streets. rescue crews and boats pulling to people to safety overnight. plus, on the west coast, a growing mudslide forcing people from their homes. and march madness.

who are the favorites and number one seeds. good monday morning. we begin with that breaking news, another major train derailment, the second in the less than a week. >> new images coming in from kansas. take that look. five amtrak cars on their side. this happened 20 miles west of the dodge city. there are injuries. but none of them we're told are life-threatening. >> the train was bound from los angeles to chicago, carrying 128 passengers and 14 crew members. >> obviously, the crash investigation is in its early stages right now. but witnesses onboard said that the train started shaking. while traveling around 175 miles an hour. last week, a commuter train in california derailed when it struck a tree. we're working to get some new details on this amtrak derailment later in this

our other major story, the race for the white house. republican front-runner donald trump rejecting blame for the violence at his rallies. >> and it's casting a shadow over tomorrow's crucial primaries. >> both parties are holding contests tomorrow in florida, missouri, and illinois. for republicans, the winner in ohio and florida get all of the delegates. >> coverage begins with kenneth moten. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, donald trump's rivals pointed out those images of violence at his rallies are being seen around the world. some of the toughest criticism came from the two men who have a lot to lose tomorrow if they don't win their home states. this morning, donald trump under fire as violence and protests continue to break out at his rallies. >> and it was totally organized. troublemakers.

>> reporter: rising tempers sparked incredible scenes at trump events in illinois, missouri and ohio. more secret service agents are now surrounding the gop front-runner after one man even tried to rush the stage as trump spoke. but as trump rivals on both side on the attack. >> he's trafficking in hate and fear. >> no matter what it takes i will not take the low road to the highest office in america. >> reporter: the violence has been a distraction from the race for the white house. a path that leads through the delegate-rich states of florida and ohio tomorrow. >> after tuesday, we're going to see this race narrow clearly to a two-person race. >> reporter: a recent poll has ohio governor john kasich leading donald trump in the buckeye state, but marco rubio is still trailing in his home state of florida. democratic bernie sanders is

the five states voting tomorrow clinton. win here in ohio. >> reporter: today, the trail here in ohio will get another familiar face, one of donald 2012 gop nominee governor john kasich. reena and kendis. thank you so much. the violence in chicago over the weekend reminding people of the 1968 election. >> abc's jonathan karl takes a closer look at the political turmoil and what he's witnessing on the campaign trail. >> it's hard to look at what's happening now and not think of those images from chicago in 1968, when you had violent clashes on the street. i have been to trump rallies all over the country and it's important to say that the supporters are entirely peaceful.

peaceful. but i have never seen the situation where you have a candidate from the podium encouraging even condoning violence as these protests grow bigger, grow more fervent. i fear this could actually get worse. >> jonathan karl reporting for us. we want to get to another story that we're following overnight. a young maryland police officer is dead in what officials say is an unprovoked ambush attack. he was shot outside of prince georges county police station. the suspected shooter was then wounded in a shootout with cops. his brother was later arrested. the motive for the shooting is unknown. the officer would have turned 29 this week. >> the community needs to know that one of your defenders has been lost. >> he was important to his family. he's important to this entire community. we have another mother tonight who's without her son.

contact with the suspect before he opened fire. he is currently in the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. overseas now, where the death toll is rising following a terror attack in the capital of turkey. at least 37 people were killed in a car bombing yesterday. two of the dead are believed to be the bombers. police suspect that kurdish militants carried out the attack on the main boulevard of ankara. the turkish prime minister promising to bring terrorism to its knees. this morning, the turkish military carried out air strikes. now, al qaeda's north africa affiliate is claiming responsibility in an attack on a popular beach resort. in ivory coast. the gunmen stormed the beach. one witness described the panic as the terrorists opened fire. shooting hotel guests. back here at home, restless night because of severe weather

in springfield, missouri, a storm dumped as much as 5 inches of rain in less than five hours. at least 60 water rescues took place last night. roads are closed. in the meantime, in eastern arkansas, it's also being hit with severe storms, thunder and heavy rain as you can see. some roads are closed because of flooding. there are no report of damage from the storms. forecasters expect the weather to clear out by daybreak. and take a look at that radar. the storm system has moved a little to the east, now drenching parts of kentucky, tennessee and mississippi. another storm is causing problems in northern california, two families have had to evacuate their homes because of a mudslide. other homes may be in danger. the residents say the problems started several months ago and they're blaming the utility who owns the land above them. a formal announcement from

on president obama's choice to replace supreme court justice antonin scalia. he has reportedly narrowed it to three choices. senate republicans are still refusing to hold hearings or schedule a vote before the presidential election. still ahead -- details on an automaker recall. that's impacting thousands. a passenger plane bound for the u.s. with two missiles onboard. plus, caught on camera. proof it never pays to tailgate. caught on camera.

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and washington. american authorities are looking into the credibility of a report that could have serious security implications here in the u.s. >> that report by european tv network says two missiles have been discovered by officials at an airport in serbia. those missiles were allegedly bound for portland, oregon. u.s. officials are looking into who was going to receive the missiles and what they were going to be used for. investigators in france are calling for medical confidentiality to be relaxed for the mental health of pilot. nearly a year after one pilot may have deliberately crashed a germanwings plane into the french alps. investigators said he had been urged by doctor to get p sshgs psychiatric help. researchers discovered why

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breaking news now, an amtrak train has derailed outside of dodge city, kansas. toppling five cars. there are injuries, the number of people taken to the hospital the train was heading from l.a. to chicago with 142 people onboard. an investigation under way. blame for the violence that has marred his rallies. trump has accused democrat bernie sanders of sending protesters to disrupt his sander has denied that. there are primaries in five states tomorrow. rescue workers using boats to rescue some of the people stranded. today's weather, heavy rain in the northwest. heavy snow? the mountains. severe storms moving into the

get rain. and finally this morning, we want to get to the ultimate dance party for one of washington, d.c.'s oldest and most beloved resident. >> virginia mclaurin was thrust into the limelight last month. now, she's been given another special honor. john gonzalez has the story. >> you're best friends with the president now? >> yes. >> reporter: for d.c. resident virginia mclaurin age is truly just a number. but the number is incredibly special. she's turning 107 years old. >> i'm pleased to present you with the president volunteer service award. >> reporter: and of course, it's a dance party. because the whole country knows she likes to move those feet. shortly after taking the stage here, she started a cutting a rug. and we all saw last month as part of black history month when her dream came true while dancing with the president and

>> happy birthday to you. let me get a hug. happy birthday to you. how are you feeling today? >> fine. you know, i feel better since i have seen all of these nice people. >> reporter: she has volunteered daily for the past 20 years, still mentoring children today. >> research says if you volunteer you live longer, you have a happier life. she's the poster child. >> reporter: mclaurin was born in south carolina in 1909. in 1941 she moved to d.c. she has lived through 18 presidents. >> it's an entire trunk full of furniture for your home. >> and i appreciate everything you're doing for me. i ask the lord to bless you. >> reporter: and students performed. >> i think it's really cool to live that long. happy birthday to you >> reporter: in southeast washington, john gonzalez,

>> something tells me that she always found happiness in every situation. >> yes, i can't believe her energy at 107 years old. or young, for that matter. looking great. happy birthday to you. >> and that's what's making news in america this morning. >> and stay tuned to "good morning america." right now on eyewitness news this morning, orange county deputies are looking for the person who shot and killed a teenager walking on the sidewalk outside of his home. she that he didn't even have his life left, they took them from us. an emotional plea for information from his family. the personality, they don't love it so much, but that's o kay. who cares? >> the republicans have been after me for 25 years.