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>> oh, its beautiful! it is beautiful. all right, so, it all started with a giant hunk of sand, but after a few hours, there were roller coasters, castles, even an enormous crane. we are talking about the annual coney island sand sculpture competition. >> more than 50 teams worked for more than six hours on the new york city shore to compete for a few hundred bucks, and of course, glory. >> mostly the glory, i think, right? >> yeah, that and the boat. >> take a look at this. it is a combinatio...

Senator ed markey is calling for more oversight saying a baby stroller is subject to tougher federal regulation than a roller coaster carrying a child in excess of a hundred miles per hour. most parks are regulated at the state level and amusement park reps say thats enough. since flags ceo told investors so far the accident hasnt affected attendance. >> do i want to say, though that, history in this industry would suggest there is a lag in reaction time after an accident. >> reporter: so how sa...

Him off his feet. >> you can see im being jostled left and right and not at all lifted out of your seat and not to a point where i would have felt unsafe. >> that man has been on some 1,500 roller coasters. we asked him about the lap bar and how effective they are and said a persons shape could impact how effective and well they that an they work. he said if someone was very top heavy or had a very large mid section, it may not be as secure. back to you. >> i just cant get past the idea that eve...

In, whomever comes in, their work is the property of six flags. it will remain the property of six flags because nothing in texas or many other states that make them have to release that information. >> rosy esparzas family have not made any public comments. her sons talked about how much they loved their mother and one thing they loved most about her was her spirit of adventure that brought them here to six lavand. joining me on the phone is robert suint, he tested rides for six flags and other...

Me, because i love the roller coasters, but when you hear the bits and pieces coming forward for the case, if you were an investiga investigator what would you be honing in on first? >> the ride and the design of the seat. we are dealing with the dynamic situation here which ejection can occur, and anything over 0.2 gs can cause displacement, and this individual, the woman who was ejected, mrs. esparza, was a person of very large stature, and you would look at the seat, and look at the design of...

Flags in new england, a 210-pound man who came out of a superman ride. there is no oversight on the roller coasters and the rides and this is up to the park who is supposed to be mountding a fair and transparent investigation, and do you trust them? >> well, six flags, when we have worked with them they are very good and conscious about what they are doing, and probably one of the top in the list, but that is a concern. that is something that needs to be evaluated and it is something that the in...

Will they followed presidents personal remarks on trayvons case? well take a look at that. plus, what tabitha smiley right when he said the president was pushed into those words? major questions about the roller coaster accident, the safety of roller coasters a of a mother is thrown to her death at six flags in texas. by the way, texas is at least one of 17 states with absolutely no government oversight of amusement parks. more coffee drinkers prefer the taste of gevalia house blend over the t...

Be used in the most effective way. >> when will this be in an airport near you? goals to expand the program to cover a core of all travelers by the end of the year. thats about 12 million travelers already in the pre-checked program. that juxtaposed to 1.8 million people to people that fly every day. it is a very small number. enrollment centers are scheduled to open at select airports in the fall but the program, like i said is scheduled to expand nationwide and hope to see that in the next yea...

All right. hang on tight for this one. were taking a wild ride. a wild ride, that is, on the full throttle roller coaster as six flags park north of los angeles. >> oh, my goodness. this one said to be the tallest, fastest looping roller coaster. riders upside down twice. the loop is 160 feet off the ground at its highest point in order to get up and around the coaster goes from 0 to 70 miles an hour three times during one ride. one of those accelerations, ha-ha, happens to be backwards. >> look...

Think this is scary? what about letting a robot park your car? the family who brought you some of the fastest roller coasters in the world is now bringing you this. the robot garage. now, dont get too excited. a robot wont be behind the wheel. rather, the garage does the parking. take a look at how it works. first, you pull in and park on a large steel tray. next, punch your code into a panel. the battery-powered robot then slides under the tray and lifts your vehicle two inches above the floor,...