. >> the head of ray renault-nissan joins us. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. reports of the death of the electric car have been highly exaggerated. but last year electrics represented less than one half of 1% of the 16 and a half million cars sold in the u.s. so far sales of the all electric nissan leaf are down 15% for the year after rising 34% last year. nevertheless, auto giants are racing to beat tesla to create the first electric cars that are able to travel up to 200 miles per charming. i recently took a drive with the chairman and kerry of renault nissan los gohn, around new york. >> i think you should have autonomous driving before you, it's not a question of only technology but also you have to accommodate the regulator, the regulator has to be comfortable with allowing the driver to take his hands off the wheel. >> and insurers are going to h

called on the warring factions to stop destroying the country, khaled bahah asked a rehn gait army -- renault gait army unit to support the government instead of the houthi rebels. >>> u.s. security council members have been houghed to tears -- moved to tears after graphic video of the aftermath of a chemical weapons attack in syria. >>> a chinese court sentences gao yu to 7 years imprisonment >>> hundreds of migrants ask in italy after crossing the mediterranean. it's thought 40 may have drowned. there's calls for authorities to do more to help. >> for mo from italy, here is paul brennan. >> at the sis illy port of augusta, the coast guard delivers its human cargo, 600 migrants rescued from a variety of boats off the coast. guarded assure by coast card officers, men, women and children risked death in the hope of a better life. such are the numbers involved teams of volunteer doctors work alongside the medical staff. what they have seen pulled from the water is harrowing. sometimes we see people in the sea. they swallow water and gasoline. it's awful. >> reporter: some arrive with a little m

you can see there's a renault to the left side. lets the 911 through. >> oh, man! >> on the left-hand side as well goes sliding down on his roof as well. finally enough though. remember i pointed out that silver honda. we also have the dash cam from that car as well. gives us a better indicator of what happened. i don't think he notices this beautiful gtr, execute a perfect pit maneuver on himself. >> oh! >> goes screeching down the middle. the track coming to a halt on the left-hand side. funny enough i kind of found out you know it's actually classified as a tall road. you have to follow certain rules and slower cars are supposed to move to this right-hand side. he will be repairing the track, and fixing the barrier as well. that's another risk you've got when you go in the nova ring. you have to get track insurance. >> and that's before he has to pay for his car repair. >> it doesn't look like anybody was hurt. >>> just a moment or two of preparation in this guy's day probably would have prevented this. >> uh-oh. uh-oh. uh-oh. >> why is he doing this? >> oh, no.

they team had a difficult start relationship with renault, and over the years we have seen sons of formula 1 drivers emulate their father's achievements with degrees of success. the son of the greatest driver history, michael schumacher, is hoping to step into the racing line light. 16-year-old mick schumacher has the biggest shoes to feel, with his father winning seven world titles. he stepped in a formula 4 car and makes a debut, after switching up from cart racing, where he was runner in the world, european and german championships. >> translation: from my point of view, obviously i must ask that people don't set their expectations too high. this is clearly an entry-level year for mick. it's the first year he made the transition from cart racing to formula racing. during this year he'll gain new experience, and at the same time he'll obviously do all he can do to produce the best results. i would like to ask for some restraint so he can achieve the results >>> now, it's been a gruelling 36 hours, but competitors completed the longest ever sage at the marathon des sables. day 2 of the 91

from a year earlier, volkswagen and right now -- renault got a boost. vladimir putin will take your calls and you can phone in and ask questions. ryan chilcote has the number will stop that is up next. a little later, we will look at the outlook on the slow down. netflix source to a record high. how would frank underwood put it? we love viewers more than sharks love blood. ♪ guy: welcome back. you are watching the polls. we are on your phone and your desktop. to russia, vladimir putin hostess annual call-in session today. it will go directly to the leader. the calls pour in for hours and last year, questions from edward snowden. what should the russian people be asking vladimir putin? let's bring in ryan. what kind of questions do we expect? >> you saw the trailer and some of the questions are going to be about the showdown with the west and you see russian fighter jets . the message is a patriotic one that russia will standup for its interests. last year, the big highlight was edward snowden and we can expect phone call from inside crimea. the reality

chairman and ceo of renault. stephen went home and joins us in the next hour. it will be a fun interview, at least for me. ask sports fans prepare for the final four this weekend, we will talk the biz -- the big business of george pine. go daddy goes public. the company raises almost $500 million in the first day of trading. we will talk about the business. ♪ matt: here is a look at top stories. police in kenya think out show bob is behind -- all should bob is behind an attack. 15 people were killed. more than 50 others were hospitalized. 500 others are unaccounted for. al shabaab. a story out of yemen. more than 300 inmates have escaped from a prison there. an official says al qaeda militants stormed the facility and turned them loose. among those freed, a terrorist leader who had been held for four years. lawmakers in arkansas and indiana are scrambling this morning, backtracking on a controversial religious freedom hill critics say would allow discrimination against gays area governor asa hutchinson of arkansas says he will not sign the bill until it is revi

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