Powerful, and how they stash their wealth. And scaring off sea lions, the unique effort in an oregon port to keep the pesky mammals away. We begin this hour in the state of virgin islandsofvy wis. The state is almost always unpredictable. Polls suggest Hillary Clinton and donald trump are both behind their top rivals. We start with the republican race, al jazeeras chief Political CorrespondentMichael Shure joins us from milwaukee, and michael what are you seeing tonight . Donald trump is going to coout tonight in a state that he has wanted really badly, david. He decamped to wisconsin. Usually what he does is fly home after campaign events. He actually spent the night here in milwaukee last night. He is trying to make this a mirror image of how he handled iowa where ted cruz won. Encouraged by a poll today showing him 10 points up, but that is really the outlier. All of the polling has shown that ted cruz is ahead in this state. And ted cruz has made a particular push in this state, because he knows he has to win 96 of the unsaddled delegates to get to where he wants to be. There are people like john kasich who need to win 115 of the delegates outstanding. Ted cruz today talking confidently and actually when he was doing a different kind of campaigning. Going in speaking to voters facetoface. Here is ted cruz today, david. I hope and believe tomorrow nights going to be a very, very good night here in wisconsin, and that will have impact on races all across the country. The momentum we have had over and over and over again. We are winning delegates when the people vote, and i believe well continue doing that. Reporter he was in madison earlier today, still trying to send home the same message, but be with that republican establishment here in the state, that means Governor Scott walker by his side a lot. Has Donald Trumps message changed at all over the past day versus what he has been talking about for the past couple of weeks. Reporter i dont know that the message is changing, the delivery is changing. A lot more retail politics. Big stages, big halls. Here at the milwaukee theater it is also a big hall. But he is still talking about the same thing. He is not going to talk about how today is the 48th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther king, he is going to stick to his message. Its style that is different a little bit. Donald trump in wisconsin today also confident like ted cruz. I any a lot of big things are going to happen tomorrow. I think a lot of im seeing people that are professionals, and, you know, the polls are pretty even. Right now the polls are pretty even. But i have a feeling, were going to have a very big day tomorrow folks. I think so. [ cheers and applause ] reporter and those polls are not so even for him, but he is trying to drum up that sort of momentum that he wasnt able to get in iowa. The conservative voters in this state mirror those in iowa. Ted cruz appeals to them. Donald trump is trying to win them over by saying ted cruz is not believable or electable. Michael thank you very much. Well be talking about michael more later this hour. In the men time the governors of two of the most populated states in the country signed laws today raising the minimum wage to 15 an hour. The hikes will be gradual. New york gets there sooner in 2018. The minimum wage was a big issue today in the democratic president ial race. Bernie sanders and Hillary Clinton have very different positions. But you wouldnt necessarily know that watching Hillary Clinton raise arms with fellow democrats today here in new york. Hello hello new york [ cheers and applause ] hello reporter in manhattan monday just after new York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill to raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, Hillary Clinton joined him for the labor celebration. We need to build on what has been accomplished here in new york, and go all the way to washington, and raise the minimum wage for everybody in america. [ cheers and applause ] reporter but clintons president ial Campaign Platform calls for raising the federal minimum wage to just 12 an hour. Its her rival, senator Bernie Sanders who has steadfastly endorsed lifting it across the nation to the level new york has now made law. I believe the minimum wage has got to be raised to a living wage, 15 bucks an hour. Reporter in recent months while clinton did not oppose the new york efforts, she did say in general it could put too much of a burden in rural areas. Did that include up state new york . On this day, the Clinton Campaign would not respond. Instead they took a shot at sanders. Now some people get bored by that kind of talk. [ laughter ] dont bother me with the details. Lets just make it sound good. Lets just feel good. Well, i think we would still be sowning and feeling good if it hadnt been for the hard work. Reporter still clinton critics say it was hard work she chose not to join, and her association at the end smacks of mrit toounism. Clinton has been accused of flip flopping in this campaign. I dont think its in the best interests of what we need to do to combat climate change. Reporter polls of democratic voters suggest that one of clintons biggest vulnerabilities is the perception, fair or not, that she has few core policy values other than her own campaign success. A few weeks from now, her success could rest on the shoulders of governor cuomo, and the rest of the democratic government establishment, nearly all of whom have pledged to help clinton win, so at every rally with them, clinton has been fusive. Lets one more give a round of applause to the governor, the speaker, and everyone in the Labor Movement [ cheers and applause ] thank you and god bless you the Panama Papers scandal continues to grow this evening. 11. 5 million files were leaked to the media. They show how some of the worlds wealthiest and prominent people hide their money. Alleged tax dodgers include the president of argentina, the Prime Minister of iceland, and ukraines president. The biggest name thats been linked to the documents is russian president vladimir putin. Members of his inner circle are all implicated. Al jazeeras adam raney takes a closer look. Reporter panama city has long been a booming financial hub. It also has a reputation of Money Laundering for the worlds rich. An image only to be encouraged by the release of millions of documents from a law firm that specializes in setting up offshore companies. The documents appear to show links to 143 politicians, among the current leaders named are the president of argentina, icelands Prime Minister, and ukraines president. An unprecedented leak of documents show how Vladimir Putins inner circle became very wealthy. His best friend is at the center of a scheme in which money from russian state banks is hidden offshore. Others include the son of malays malaysias Prime Minister. I think it raises question for the Political Class as a whole. European countries, the u. S. , others have been talking about greater transparency. Swizer laptzerland has been try clean up their act. Reporter investigators believe one of the offshore companies supplied fuel for war planes that the Syrian Government used to bomb and kill tens of thousands of its own citizens. Also revealed in the documents was a Shell Company in panama, owned by the football star messi and his father. Here in latin america several countries have been linked to that firm in panama, including the three most important countries, mexico, argentina and brazil. And mexico has received hundreds of millions in contracts, and the argentina president failed to disclose he is a director in a Company Based in bahamas. And then brazil, five members of the law firm have been charged. Reactions to the Panama Papers have run the gambit from anger in iceland to indifference in russia. Barnaby phillips explains. Reporter in the capitol of a small country in central america. Headquarters of a company that traded on secrecy and confidentiality, but which is suddenly under uncomfortable scrutiny. They help the rich and powerful hide their wealth. It denies any wrongdoing. The millions of leaked documents suggest some clients were Money Laundering and avoiding sanctions, many were not breaking the law. Leaders or former leaders of ten countries used tax havens, argentina, georgia, icingland, ukraine, iraq, jordan, qatar, saudi arabia, and sudan. But relatives or friends of many other leaders also hid their money. They are paying effectively zero tax in many cases, and certainly much less tax than ordinary people which is unacceptable. It is depriving governments around the world in vital revenue they need to help ordinary people. Reporter about half of the companies were incorporated in british overseas territories. So in london, i asked one expert why britain isnt doing more. The Prime Minister has taken real leadership. He has forced u. K. Companies to open up and say who owns them. And theres an an try corruption summit he is hosting, and its a golden opportunity to really ask some of the worst actors in this field to open up. Reporter although for david cameron, there is some embarrassment which say his late father helped set up a fund in the bahamas to avoid tax in the u. K. The journalists who hold the papers will be releasing many more documents in the coming days, telling us about how the wealthy, both in democracies and corrupt dictatorships hide their money. In europe a new deal has taken effect to rekrout reroute Asylum Seekers through turkey. Al jazeeras Harry Fawcett reports. Reporter with the arrival of this first boat from greece, this vast experiment in European Border control began in earnest. On board 62 people, who Authorities Say had not claimed asi asylum in greece and had agreed to be sent to turkey. Turkey says the majority of pakistanis and afghans unless they claim asylum here will be sent to their home countries. The governor said no syrians were coming ashore on this first day, and no permanent refugee camp would be set up here. But another group was being brought to another dock. These men had set off in the early hours of the morning to make the journey to greece. They called the police for rescue when their boat began to sink. We feel happy. We are saved now. Reporter you were trying to go to greece . Yes, we are. Reporter for the e. U. The key question is will this work. Certainly the numbers trying to leave the Turkish Coast for greece have declined in recent days, but still the motivation remains for many, and some say the deal could even spark further motivation among those returned. Syrian returnees will be put to the back of the line into possible reentry into europe. What are the chances to make it . Even if they now know they are at the end of the line . It is maybe it is close to zero, but now they know it is zero. So in that case what is your nextbest option . Try it again. Reporter thousands of kilometers a way, germany did begin accepting the first Syrian Refugees sent legally in a one to one trade. If this was the first test of the system, it was designed to be as trouble free as possible, with returnees carefully selected. There will be sternest tests, as the systems efficiency and effectiveness and its fairness to those being brought back. Coming up, a troubled year in the city of chicago. The windy city has witnessed a spike in gun violence. Well explain why things have gone from bad to worse. And giving birth in prison. Some in mate Rights Groups are calling the treatment of female convicts barbaric. An indepth report is just ahead. In state and federal prisons, the latest data shows that women are now the fastestgrowing inmate population. And confusion seems to be developing after inmates who are pregnant. Al jazeeras Roxana Saberi spoke with two former inmates about their experiences. Roxana. David, 28 states have no laws about the shackling of pregnant prisoners. Studies show the rules are often ignored. My daughter theres no words for her. My daughter means the world. Shes my joy. Shes my pride. Shes my light. Reporter as the journey into the world began six years ago, when her mother was awoken and told she was taking a trip. I had no idea where i was going. I just know i had to go with the officer. They shackled me on my hands, belly and feet. Reporter she was past her due date and brought to a nearby hospital to be induced. Her wrist she says stay chained to the bed for the entire delivery. When you are cuffed to a bed, you cant really lift your body up to push a child out. You really cant lift yourself out. The doctors are telling the officers to uncuff my hand and they are telling the doctors no. Reporter the number of women in american prisons is growing nearly twice as fast as men. The vast majority of inmates curving time to nonviolent drug offenses. The practice has been to shackle women one wrist and one ankle to their bed during labor. Reporter gail smith ones the women in prison project in new york. In 1999 she helped pass the first state law against shackling during pregnancy in illinois. We had a situation in cook county before our law passed where the womans ankles were shackled together when it was time for the baby to come, the officer had gone down hall on break and no one else had the key. So she was really within a couple of minutes of her baby suffering permanent brain damage. Reporter according to the correctional association, the laws are not all followed. In new york an anti shackling law was passed in 2009. I hate that memory. That i hate that everything was ruined. Reporter tina had her son blake in 2011 while held in new york for a drug conviction. She says she was handcuffed on the way to the hospital and shackled right after giving birth. It was like when am i going to see my baby . And they took me, i think about 6 30 at night. And now i had wrists ankles, everything shackled. And i i was shuffled to the chair, and i was giving him his bottle, and i couldnt i couldnt look at him. I felt so uncomfortable. [ laughter ] it didnt feel like my child was mine. My child never felt like he was mine. Reporter that impact may be a lasting one. According to the American Psychological association there are some dangerous people. Theres some dangerous females who are pregnant. Reporter he has run correctional facilities for almost three decades. Corrections in general is a policydriven environment, and its a rules for everyone scenario. One of the big things as a warden is i let my staff know, its okay. You dont have to make a decision right away. There has to be a highlevel decision process, and sometimes its real quick. Sometimes its of the essence. And getting shift commanders and wardens and other people involved right off of the bat is the way to go. Reporter and the importance of reform, he says cant be overstated, because the better the start to the motherchild relationship, the better the chances for a healthy future. The idea is they are getting out, and if you really want them to get out, connect to the community, be successful, do well, and not come back, these are all part of the things you have to do. [ laughter ] reporter new york amended its antishackling law in december. There are no programs to train staff and teach inmates about their staff. We reached out to the new York State Department of corrections to ask about the claims made by the two former inmates, but we did not get a response. Thanks, appreciate it. Coming up, the battle over history in new orleans. The city is having a lot of trouble removing symbols of the confederacy, and the reasons may surprise you. Front runner Hillary Clinton is speaking in up state new york right now. In albany county, which is near the capitol of albany. Secretary clinton has chosen to spend this day in new york and not wisconsin. The latest polls there suggest that vermont senator Bernie Sanders is ahead of Hillary Clinton. The latest poll has him up over Hillary Clinton by 8. Clinton and sanders very sharp differences on issues of trade. Bernie sanders has been opposed to nafta. There is also something of a dish difference that played out today involving minimum wage. The issue according to progressives is that Hillary Clinton in her Campaign Says that the federal minimum wage should be 12 an hour, and supporters of Bernie Sanders say Hillary Clinton is trying to have it both ways. Lets bring in joe watkins. He is now a republican strategist, and Michael Shure is al jazeeras senior Political Correspondent. Joe, i want to start with you. For Hillary Clinton and thinking about a general election, is it smart for her to say, okay, i supported new york democratst, but i believe the National Federal minimum wage should only be 12 an hour. Is that important for her . It could be. If she wants to steal voters in the fall, this is the kind of posture that will help her do that. She has to not paint herself into too far of a left corner. And then Michael Shure that left corner, how are you seeing that play out in wisconsin where the issue of free trade is one that