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Yesterday. a 68-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy were killed when a car lost control and slammed into that pit area there. at marysville raceway. the accident happened during warm-up laps. >> and i saw people scattering and my initial response was to make sure that driver was okay and when i saw people running so rapidly towards that area, i thought it was for the driver. then i realized when i saw people performing, you know, cpr or whatever else on the injured, that there were people on the ground and then that's when your heart sinks. >> event organizers, obviously, canceled that race, of...

A deadly accident at a california race track last night. a 68-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy were killed when a car went out of control, and slammed into the pit area at the mary jo raceway. this crash occurred even before the race began. we know what happened? >> yes, john. we understand now that it was a warm-up lap. we also want to tell you that this affects the entire johnson racing family of northern california because the sheriff's department confirming to us the 14-year-old victim was a cousin of the driver. 14-year-old marcus johnson, also 68-year-old dale wondergem was killed. the...

Tv than in person tell me what you saw. >> well, i was at the edge of pit road entering in the turn one. i was down by an izod v.i.p. pit area suite where not only could you see the tracks but there was some hi def screens to watch it as soon as it all happened, the first thing that i noticed was just, you know, the fireballs of the cars that crashed. you could see the cars airborne which is not a sight that you ever see at indycar race. but with the nature of the way this race had played itself out and with the cars being as tightly bunched as they were, going over 220 miles per hour, there h...

Tv than in person tell me what you saw. >> well, i was at the edge of pit road entering in the turn one. i was down by an izod v.i.p. pit area suite where not only could you see the tracks but there was some hi def screens to watch it as soon as it all happened, the first thing that i noticed was just, you know, the fireballs of the cars that crashed. you could see the cars airborne which is not a sight that you ever see at indycar race. but with the nature of the way this race had played itself out and with the cars being as tightly bunched as they were, going over 220 miles per hour, there h...

Martin. there have been sporadic heres and then moments of silence as people wait to get any type of word on whether this execution is going to move ahead or is going to be further delayed at this point. there's a large show of force of riot police in full gear at this point. more than 100 i would say. on the other side of highway 36, the georgia diagnostic prison is located on highway 36 in jackson, georgia. across the street, it's just an average truck stop but lining the highway right now are hundreds of supporters and protesters. it's on the opposite side you have hundreds and hundreds of ...