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 bowls and a trove of nfl records, one of the greatest players in pro football history says good-bye. and caught on camera. po

driving with a tree, rallying 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. the 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 passengers from the partially submerged car. >> 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 train because the train

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. well, voters in four states cast ballots today in presidential primaries or caucuses. democrats hold contests in michigan and mississippi. republicans seek votes in

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, really a liar. >> reporter: trump leads cruz by only 80 delegates. cruz claims he's the only candidate who can beat the billionaire. >> if you vote for anyone else, a vote for john kasich, a vote for marco rubio, is effectively a vote for donald trump. >> reporter: but ohio governor john kasich says he's on home 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

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 turnout today. 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

bloomberg said he worried his independent bid would mean a trump or cruz win. he went on to say it was, quote, not a risky 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 the country as a whole. 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

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 boone-doty was already held on unrelated gun charges when he was connected to the shooting of tyshawn lee. he was lured from a playground in n

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. the hotel may appeal. >> 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. well, a shocking announcement from tennis star maria sharapova. the russian singles champ announced monday that she has failed a drug test at the australian open. she tested positive for a drug used -- she says she's used for the last decade for health reasons. but an

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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 marathon bombings who died in a car crash. 23-year-old victoria mcgrath is in this iconic photo. she's carried by a boston firefighter away from the

she was just feet from the finish line when the bomb s wen off. 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 new controversy about music 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

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 danced for two hours. deputies and firefighters used a rope to lasso her. she was taken to a medical center for evaluation. well, a garbage truck drive

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 stocooby-doo. why cops are looking for the driver of a van decorated like the mystery machine.

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 dow gained about 67 points. 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.

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 pl page, you'll see the rallying cry for women around the world. it's called one day i will. calls for women to inspire to achieve their goal. it's what the company calls the movers and shakers of tomorrow. and a knock-off batmobile builder.

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 scooby snacks. still to come, spring training savior. a dad heads-up play and prevents his son from a serious injury in the stands of a baseball game. just switch from denture paste to sea-bond denture adhesive seals. holds stronger than the leading paste all day... without the ooze. feel secure. be yourself. with stronger, clean sea-bond.

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mayday! mayday! we're sinking! coast guard 16! >> well, the coast guard swooped in just in time to save two fishermen off florida's gulf coast. the captain and crew member abandoned ship with their 37-foot boat started taking on water monday morning. they fired several flares before getting into an airlift just as their boat sank. the coast guard crew brought the pair on board. ooh. well, a quick-thinking dad saved his son from potential disaster over the weekend at a spring training baseball game. you've got to see this. 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

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 finished my football race. and after 18 years, it's time. god bless -- >> the denver broncos' quarterback announced his retirement monday. his final game with 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 adam schefter had gotten my daughter to cultivate a news source. >> manning refused to address a sexual harassment claim from his college days that recently resurfaced. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," victoria's

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happening today, accused white house jumper heads to court. >> can they catch trump. the trailing republicans are trying to catch up. >> we started a string of days that might be best

forecast. here is howard with the fantastic details. >> this is good stuff. a couple of sprinkles be moving quickly to the southeast about 35 miles per hour. they are moving out of prince george into anne arundel. light sprinkles eastern charles to st. mary. that is about it. temperatures you could almost have left the window open. temps from the mid-40s to the 50s. 45 northern loudoun. nice, really nice. spring-like. way above average. temperatures 20, 25 above average with 60s this morning. highs in the lower to mid-70s. that is great weather to will come larry miller back. >> hey, howard. around the beltway doing well. no

295 free and clear in both directions. a live look at kenilworth avenue, traveling southbound on 295 to the 11 24á street bridge -- 11th street bridge, i should free commute. breaking overnight, a california commuter trail derails. >> the bay area ace train was making its way from silicon valley to stockton. the front car fell in a creek injuring nine people. the train struck a tree take that had fallen -- tree that had fallen on the track. all train service on the line is canceled today. 22-year-old in chicago is facing murder charges for killing a 9-year-old boy. police say dwight boone dooty lured him from a playground then shot him in the head because of his father's gang ties. another plan is charged with watching the movie -- murder from a

could this be the latest signals of ongoing tensions between the united states and closest might east ally. benjamin netanyahu has canceled a visit to washington. the prime minister told the jerusalem post he declined to meet with president obama due to the heated u.s. election campaign. this is happening days before vice president joe biden is set to meet with prime minister netanyahu during a visit to jerusalem. it will be one year in jail for a former montgomery county court commissioner. israel pled guilty to taking an up skirt photo of an assistant state attorney. he must write a letter of apology to the victim and attend sex therapy classes. done in d.c. for the first time since the spring of 2012, robert griffin the third is no longer a

the team released him. after an amazing rookie year it was downhill from there, injuries, interceptions, he was dropped to the third string quarterback. if the skins kept griffin they above had to pay him $16 million. we are happy to have you on our team this morning. >> indeed we are. we are getting started with a morning full of news. breaking news overnight. waiting for confirmation why swarms of police rushed to a local apartment complex. >> good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. larry miller is back. we start with warm temperatures with howard. >> potentially 80 on thursday. we will talk about that coming up. let's talk about what you expect

temperatures are 10 to 250 degrees warmer than this time yesterday with frederickburg up 25 from yesterday with their temperature at 55 degrees. we are at 48 in town with 40s and 50s in the shen ten do a valley as well. it will be a nice day k. look at the lunchtime temperature, 68. top that, larry miller. >> i don't think i can, howard. 4:30. doing well. quiet, no issues, especially traveling inbound on i-66, dulles toll road and greenway free and clear. traveling southbound on 270 from frederick to bethesda, good to go as well. bw parkway and 95 doing well. a live look shows you how it is shaping up. this is at nutley street. no issues into town. weather and traffic back