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Are okay. officials say the planes brakes failed. >> texas, in case you missed it because it happened around three in the morning, here is a look at yesterdays partial eclipse, showing the earth passing between the sun and moon. if you want to see a total eclipse, mark your calendars, one is coming on july 12th. illinois, here is a green friendly car race for you, the funky looking cars are solar-powered and traveled 1200 miles, oklahoma to illinois, for american solar channel. taking the checke...

In the wreck but everybody involved including jeff gordon and tony stewart walked away. denny hamlin coming off knee surgery took the checkered flag and the texas motor speedway is second in a month. if you have a knee injury, its good to be in a car and not have to walk. history made at the boston marathon. american ryan hall finishes with the fastest ever time for a u.s. runner at 2:08. he would finish fourth overall. the winner, robert kay cheriot of kenya who shouldnt be confused with the ot...

Police havent said how much money the brazen bandits stole but the jackpot stood at more than a million bucks. i wonder if they got the idea from oceans 11 and 12, the movies. they were a little bit more -- >> a little more clever. >> complex in the way they went about getting the money. >> didnt see a machete. >> just six figures and they had one of the guys and they held him and then all of a sudden, the other guy came back with a machete and they had to drop the guy. but evidently, theres a l...

Done. auto racing now where the cobalt tools 500 becomes a demolition derby at the atlanta motor speedway. well show it to you. check it out after the crash, carl edwards clips another car and sends him into the grandstand, bends upside down. while the smoke cleared, it was curt bush who captured the checkered flag. his third career win in at lant. congratulations to curt bush today. thats a quick look at whats happening in the world of sports. coming up on brian & the judge at noon, no motor sp...

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Sure how big a run he was going to have. what a feeling to get to come to the checkered flag at the daytona 500, you know, just been my dream my entire life so just unbelievable feeling. >> jamie, i watched your breathtaking win on fox last night. actually, with my daughters and they had never actually seen a nascar race before and so they were captivated by it. you were moved to tears last night. >> well, i mean, this is what i have lived for my whole life. and its very hard -- i mean, i watche...

England may see a few inches in new york. but if it doesnt change over, contessa, to all snow, could be on the low end of things. that could be welcome for many people. >> chris, thank you. checkered flag in the air! the 52nd daytona 500. >> trouble on the track. potholes delayed that race for two hours. second-place driver dale earnhardt jr. is now calling for the repavement of that speedway. which hasnt been resurfaced since 1978. > . ♪ >> tonight could be a very good night for one lucky ...

Tim mcgraw now. when this is all done after the drivers are introduced, theyll move back up to their seats and about 5 or 10 minutes later they will end up taking off and the race will start. this obviously the biggest event in nascar. the first event of the year and the biggest. thats what makes the daytona 500 so interesting. they start with their biggest event of the year. yesterday they had the nationwide series 300 race, and this year theyve introduced a new regulation to nascar to try to m...

>> well, no, hes the defending and four time consecutive series champion. but hes not the defending champion of the race. however, they made a slick move on thursday to win their qualifying race here. their 150 mile qualifier and he won it by about the width of that coffee cup was the margin of the checkered flag. so jimmie will be as strong as anybody and to win the sprint cup championship, youll have to go through jimmie johnson and his crew chief so theyre going to be tough. >> hey, you know,...

Arrived in singapore earlier. and back on top sebastian vettel takes the checkered flag in canada to claim his third win of the season and regain his lead in the formula one drivers championship. my actuator thanks for joining us a deepening rift among allies after this weekends g. seven summit in canada following two days of tense talks all seven leaders endorsed a final communique seemingly finding an agreement on the need for quote rules based international trade but then president trump with...