. >>> a troubling and still developing story at a six flags amusement park in arlington texas. an investigation has been launched over the death of a woman who fell from a 14 story roller coaster on friday. jackie deangelis has our story. >> reporter: 14 stories high, the texas giant is a main attraction at six flags arlington park. friday evening, a tragic accident left a woman dead after she fell from the ride. accidents like this raise many concerns over safety at theme parks, the international association of amusement parks and attractions says the likelihood of being seriously injured on a ride is one in 24 million. >> to be seriously injured at a theme park is uncommon based on the raw numbers of people who visit parks. >> in the meantime, six flags went ahead with a scheduled earnings report this morning. >> we join today with heavy hearts. one of our guests died last weekend at our park in arlington texas. >> now, analysts are looking forward. concerned about the chilling effect that an accident like this could have on attendance for six flags and other theme park opera

. >> reporter: investigators in arlington, texas, are still working to determine what caused the tragice esparza at six flags in texas. it was esparza's first time visiting the amusement park. park visitors are still shaken by the incident. >> still very sad. i feel horrible for the family. >> reporter: the 51-year-old dallas mother was riding the texas giant roller coaster with her family. stunned eyewitnesses say she flew out of her seat moments after the ride began. this family saw it all and heard the reaction from esparza's children as the ride finished. >> they were screaming as they cam back, and they were screaming as they tried to get out of the restraint. they were screaming, my mom, my mom, we've got to get my mom, she's done. >> reporter: before the ride began an attendant was asked to check her ride because she doesn't feel safe and she assured her she was. >> one of the employees from the park, the ladies, she asked them to check it more than once and they said, oh, as long as you heard it click, you're oklahoma. >> reporter: police and fire department officials say there'

arlington. witnessed reports raising questions about whether the victim had been properly secured. here's nbc's sarah. >> six flags over texas in arlington, be 14 stories high with a drop of more than 79 degrees. by the evening, passengers watched in horror as a woman was ejected mid-ride. >> when they pulled up, the daughter and son of the lady that flew out of the car were hysterical and they were saying that their mother flew out of the car. we were kind in in disbelief and said a prayer for her. >> another witness carmen brown told the dallas morning news she heard the woman express concern about her safety constraint prior to the start of the ride. she asked her to click her more than once. the guy was as long as you heard a click, you are okay. they didn't comment directly, but said we are working closely with authorities to determine the cause of the accident. this is the park's second fatal accident since opening in 1961. a woman died and ten others were injured when a raft overturned in 1999. tonight the park is open, but the roller coaster remains closed as the investigation continues. nbc news. >> a disturbing sto

a woman was killed friday, while riding a rollercoaster at the six flags park in arlington, texas. tnesses say she fell from the texas giant ride. people who saw the accident say it looked like she may not have been properly strapped in. >>> and president obama, speaking out, making his first public comments about the george zimmerman trial. the president made a surprise appearance in the white house press room on friday. he talked about his own personal experiences with racial profiling. he said, quote, trayvon martin could have been me 35 years ago. >>> and veteran white house correspondent, helen thomas, has died. helen thomas was the first woman to join the white house press corps association. >>> and youtube is filled with videos like this. guys on motorcycles showing off. this was showing off gone badly awry. the driver crashing into a car in his own lane. all of it captured on his helmet cam. do not worry, however. he is okay. >>> time, now, for the weather and over to ginger zee. >> i do not like that. all right. let's go ahead and begin with both sides of the front. can we

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into what lead to the tragic death of a woman who plunged from a roller coaster at six flags in arlington, texas. the company's ceo said on the earnings conference call yesterday, the "texas giant" roller coaster - in this 2007 - photo will remain closed until officials say it's safe. a witness tells abc news the woman was concerned about her seat's safety bar. shares of six flags dropped about a dollar in trading yesterday before rebounding. the amusement park's net income was down 34% last quarter on unusually cool, wet weather. mcdonald's is warning of a tough year ahead as global and u.s. sales are likely to remain flat. the hamburger giant's second-quarter profits were up 4%, but that did not live up to wall street's expectations. the fast food chain is trying to revamp its menus to keep up with consumer demands for lighter, higher-quality food. mcdonald's was not alone with a second-quarter miss. halliburton's profits dropped 8% on a glut of natural gas in the marketplace. despite that, the oil field services company still beat the street's expectations. toy-maker hasbro also missed the ma

a woman died at the six flags over texas amusement park in arlington. as vinita nair tells us, the focus now is on safety procedures at the park. >> reporter: an eyewitness who was next in line said the woman asked the attendant to double check her restraints before the ride began. >> one of the employees from the park, she asked them to click her more than once. and the guy was like, "as long as you heard a click, you're okay." >> reporter: carmen brown says the woman did not feel safe, but they let her go on the ride anyway. she was riding on the texas giant roller coaster, reportedly with her son, when she fell out of her seat and plummeted to her death. it happened last night at six flags in arlington, texas, where the coaster hits a high point of 153 feet. authorities are not commenting on where the woman may have fallen off. this woman and her daughter were also in line. >> they got in the air and started coming down. i don't know if she had a seizure or what, but she fell out of the cart and just fell out of the sky. >> reporter: six flags releas

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the deadly accident last night at a six flags amusement park in arlington, texas. witnesses say the woman tumbled from the texas giant ride after a safety bar released. the ride is the tallest steel hybrid roller coaster in the world, and six flags is denying that's how she passed. i'm jamie colby. back to "cavuto on business." >>> watching out for you or just watching you? the senate giving the green light to this man to head up the consumer financial protection bureau, but the word protection coming into question as new reports claim the agency is collecting data on all americans' financial transactions. ben, forget protection. is this an invasion of our privacy? >> well, what gives them the right to look into my bank statements, look into my credit card statements? what gives them the right to know every single thing i'm doing and spending money on? what gives them that right? i'm not a spy. i'm not a national security threat. how did they suddenly get the right to treat every american as a suspect and to treat every american as somebody to study and surveil? th

abc's clayton sandell is in arlington, texas. >> reporter: at six flags over texas the coasters are king. but today, in one corner of the amusement park, the texas giant is quiet. shut down friday night after a woman fell to her death. >> she goes up, like this, and then when it drops to come down that's when it released and she just tumbled. >> the daughter and son-in-law, yelling and screaming, my mother has fallen off. >> reporter: a witness tells the dallas morning news she saw the woman get on the ride. she claims the woman appeared concerned that her safety harness wasn't secured. six flags said in a statement today, we are committed to determining the cause of this tragic accident. it would be a disservice to the family to speculate. two years ago, the texas giant stranded riders 14 stories above the ground. safety advocates say this latest accident highlights the patchwork of state laws governing roller coaster operators. >> we need uniform regulations that are applied across the board. we need the same standards, the same inspection guidelines applied to all amusement rides in e

. >> reporter: investigators in arlington, texas are still working to determine what caused the tragic death of rosie esparza friday night at six flags over texas. it was esparza's first time visiting the amusement park, park visitors are still shaken by the incident. >> very sad. i feel horrible for the family. >> reporter: the 51-year-old dallas mother was riding the texas giant roller coaster with her family, stunned eyewitnesses say she flew out of her seat moments after the ride began. this family saw it all and heard the reaction from esparza's children as the ride finished. >> they were screaming when they came back and they were trying to get out of the restraint and screaming my mom, my mom we have to get my mom, she is gone. an eye-witness said before the ride began, esparza asked the attendant to double-check her safety restraints because she did not feel safe and the attendant assured esparza she was. >> one of the employees from the park, one of the ladies she was like, she asked for her to check her more than once and once you hear it click you are okay. >> reporter: poli

cowboys stadium in arlington, texas. gold it up semis. landon donovan took a sabbatical.e said you have to work your way back on the team. he's doing a pretty good job. two goals in the game. 3-1 win for team usa. they play panama in the finals sunday in chicago. panama beat mexico to make it to those finals. so i don't know what to say, bill. i just think the yankees need to move on. they just don't know how. >> who does? i mean, i can't even -- i can't even listen to sports talk radio to hear about a-rod anymore. >> me and barnicle really feel bad for you. >> you know, he could just ask the players association to grieve it. they've done it for players before that want off the disabled list. the players association, grieve it to the team and usually win. key point for a-rod, he has not asked the players association to do anything. >> see, barnicle knows all this stuff and we just don't. >> let me give you a quick update on dorian, the tropical storm that formed yesterday. the biggest advice with this storm is if you're in the southeast this upcome being weekend, do your

a report says at&t is in talks to buy naming rights for cowboy stadium in arlington, texas.he cowboys are said to be looking for $25 million a year for the rights. that's more than they might pay for the new home of the 49ers. >>> we'll be back with sports. >>> time to check in on sports with dave feldman. how are you, dave? bad night for the giants. >> i know. hi, jessica. hi, janelle. it was a rough night. when tim lincecum's good, he's really good. and conversely, let's go to the tape. giants hosting the reds. tim lincecum's first outing since the no-no. and top two. uh-oh. reds up 3-0. devon measure rack coe, homer to left. reds win 11-0. >>> here's good news. brian wilson on the mound at the university of san francisco today. giants pitching coach, dave righetti was in the batter's box. giants have no deal in place with them. he might come back. >>> a's, trying to stay perfect against the astros. and the mustache. those were pretty good. top seven. 3-1, houston. chris young homers to left. ninth of the year. eighth home run in 22 games for houston. josh reddick, good-by

clayton sandell is in arlington, texas. >> reporter: tonight, a search for answers about how a day at this texas amusement park turned deadly. at six flags over texas friday, rosy esparza was riding the texas giant for the first time when she fell to her death. her son was on the ride, too. >> he was like, let me down there, i need to go down there and find my mom. >> reporter: on facebook, her son calls losing his mother a nightmare. inspections for amusement park rides vary state to state. and with no sign of foul play, if texas, it's up to six flags to get to the bottom of rosy esparza's death. some safety experts want independent investigations. >> so we'll know the true findings, not just the people handling the investigations and what they want us to know. >> reporter: carmen grown says she heard rosy tell a woman before the ride that her safety harness did not feel secure. the industry insists its rides are safe. the chance of being killed, 1 in 750 million. today, six flags said it would not speculate on what caused the death. with no independent investigation, the company is

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at the six flags in arlington, texas.erson for the park has only said the woman died while on the 14-story high coaster. witnesses, however, are saying she fell out during the ride. >> she goes up, like this, and then when it drops to come down, that's when it released and she just tumbled. >> six flags remained open after the accident, but the ride has been shut down until investigators determine the exact cause of death. arlington police say this is not a criminal investigation. right now, it appears to be an accident. >>> a new york woman is being accused of fraudulently collecting nearly half a million dollars from a fund set up for the boston marathon bombing victims. 26-year-old andrea gous appeared in court yesterday. investigators say she claimed she suffered a traumatic brain injury during the attack, but later determined that gous may not have even been in boston at the time of the bombings. police are now trying to recover the money and return it to the fund. >>> new this morning, president obama touts the achi

. >>> arlington texas, police say a woman died when she fell from a roller coaster at six flags amusementre appears to be no foul play. park officials are trying to determine the cause of this tragic accident. now back to "methbusters." >>> scott and jason meet with the emergency response team or ert to help plan a raid on the large-scale meth lab. ert has already made two surveillance sweeps. >> we've been there twice in two and a half weeks. both times they were outside between 1:00 and 4:00 in the morning. they yust come out at odd hours of the night. >> the raid will require ert snipers with night vision, high-powered weapons and the element of surprise. >> give some cover. so the plan that we came up with is the sniper observers bring a containment team into the woods around midnight. once we get that containment in there -- >> scott will step in once the human threat is gone to make sure the meth lab doesn't pose a chemical threat. ert needs one more intense planning to pull off this operation. >> we'll talk to you tomorrow. >> all right. while the ert works on the raid plan, scott

jay rosy ease spar -- >> rosy esparza died riding the rollercoaster at six flags in arlington, texas. >> she fell out of the car and fell out of the ski. >> family members say it was esparza's first time at the park. they sat with her in the rollercoaster car. >> the daughter and her son-in-law were yelling and screaming, my mom has fallen off. we can't find her. >> my mom is gone. they were screaming when the car came back in. >> what happened? >> she goes up like this and when it drops to come down, that's when it released and she just tumbled. >> carmen brown also telling the dallas morning news that the victim was concerned her safety harness was not secure before the ride even took off. >> always thought that they do have safety precautions and they check everybody. >> in a statement six flags said we are committed to determining the cause of this tragic accident. in ohio state inspectors are trying to figure out how a boat accidentally rolled backwards on the chute the rapids park in sandusky. it flipped over in the water and seven people received minor injuries. after the two a

. >> rosie died riding a 14 story high texas giant roller coast either six playings in arlington, texas. >> she fell out of the car and just fell out of the sky. >> family members say it was her first time at the park. they sat with her in the roller coaster car. >> the daughter and her son-in-law, they were yelling and screaming, my mom has fallen off, my mom is gone. and they were screaming when the car came back in. >> what happened? >> she rose up like this, and then when they dropped to come down, that's when it released and she just tumbled. >> carmen brown telling the dallas morning news she was concerned her safety harness was not secure before the ride took off. >> they do have safety precautions. >> in a statement six place said we are committed to determining determining the cause of this tragic dent. and in ohio state inspectors are trying to figure out how a boat accidentally rolled back roads on a shoot the rapids rides at the doppler sandusky park. seven people remained injuries. we learned there's a patchwork of state laws when it comes to amusement ride safety. even pol

. >> rosie died riding a 14-story high texas giant roller coaster at six flags in arlington, texas. >> she fell out of the car and just fell out of the sky. >> family members say it was her first time at the park. they sat with her in the roller coaster car. >> the daughter and her son-in-law, they were yelling and screaming, my mom has fallen off, my mom is gone. and they were screaming when the car came back in. >> what happened? >> she goes up like this, and then when they dropped to come down, that's when it released and she just tumbled. >> carmen brown telling the dallas morning news she was concerned her safety harness was not secure before the ride took off. >> they do have safety precautions. they check everybody. >> in a statement six place said we are committed to determining determining the cause of this tragic dent. and in ohio state inspectors are trying to figure out how a boat backwards on a shoot the rapids a shoot the rapids rides at the popular sandusky park. seven people remained injuries. we learned there's a patchwork of state laws when it comes to amusement ride

cnn, arlington, texas. >> a tragedy for that family. >> the last thing you worry about when grow to a outing like that. >> the family had to stay on the two minute ride. >> torturous. >>> the military may be getting closer to deciding the fate of guantanamo bay. it will help determine if the men will go on to trial or released back to their home countries. president obama ordered the review two years ago. >>> a norwegian woman is fighting a prison sentence in dubai after reporting she had been raped. she was sentenced to 16 months in prison for having sex outside of marriage when she reported the incident. she was assaulted by a co-worker on business. she has no regrets about coming forward if it will protect others from a similar fate. >>> cautious optimism at a new round of peace talks will start up in a week or so. secretary of state, john kerry made it his mission to get them to talk. "the new york times" reports kerry wants the former american ambassador to israel to manage the talks. >>> a 6-year-old rescued after being buried for hours in a sand dune could be releaseed from the

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jay rosy ease spar -- >> rosy esparza died riding the rollercoaster at six flags in arlington, texas.fell out of the car and fell out of the ski. >> family members say it was esparza's first time at the park. they sat with her in the rollercoaster car. >> the daughter and her son-in-law were yelling and screaming, my mom has fallen off. we can't find her. >> my mom is gone. they were screaming when the car came back in. >> what happened? >> she goes up like this anps te when it drops to come down, that's when it released and she just tumbled. >> carmen brown also telling the dallas morning news that the victim was concerned her safety harness was not secure before the ride even took off. >> always thought that they do have safety precautions and they check everybody. >> in a statement six flags said we are committed to determining the cause of this tragic accident. in ohio state inspectors are trying to figure out how a boat accidentally rolled backwards on the chute the rapids park in sandusky. it flipped over in the water and seven people received minor injuries. after the two accid

speaking with a conservative talk show host yesterday on wbap in arlington, texas, governor perry had this to say about what he wants to secede from next. >> it really is a state issue, and if there was ever an argument for the tenth amendment and for letting states find solutions to their problems, this may be at the top of the class. >> the whole tenth amendment screw you i'm going to be my own health care-free country thing, it didn't really take off. not even in texas. but there is more than one way to skin a health care reform law, and so the right, and activists on the right and the republican party, itself, they set out to try and defeat the president on this by just getting it voted down. first they tried to prevent it from happening. all fake grassroots organizations like freedom works and americans for prosperity. they organized and paid for rallies and bus tours with fancy, cool, customized buses that had their logos all over this. >> this rally organized by a collection of conservative and libertarian groups. >> too much power, too little freedom. it is time to restore con

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flags in san antonio will be out of operation until more is known about the fatal accident in arlington, texas two rides have similar designs. investigators are trying to determine how the woman fell from the roller coaster. >> in baseball's steroid scandal, the question this morning is when will the league issue more suspensions. 20 players are being investigated for their links to a miami area clinic. for alleged use of illegal drugs including alex rodriguez of the yankees. now he may face a harsher punishment than the 65 game ban being served by milwaukee's ryan braun. that's because baseball believes a-rod interfered in its investigation in addition to violating its drug policy. >> the newest member of the britain's royal family spent his first night at home. the prince's departure from st. mary's hospital in london was full of memorable moments. hope the royal parents got some sleep over night. abc's amy robach was there in london for the prince's worldwide debut. >> reporter: proud parents william and kate with their day-old son. [ cheers and applause ] the future king's first royal wave

not easy when living in 90 degree arlington, texas. texas volunteers covered her front lawn with snow. she was suddenly in her dreamy winter haven. you have to love stories like that. >> thank you, jenna. >> that looks good to me. pretty hod here. dylan is back with a look at the forecast. >> i wish i could cool you down with snow. it's far from happening. we are extremely hot in the northeast for one more day. we are going to see relief thanks to the cold front this afternoon. it sparks potentially severe storms in the northeast. we'll keep an eye out for that. strong storms in nebraska and south dakota. high temperatures will get into the 100 degree range and it is going >>> and out of the window this morning we have low clouds and fog and even around san jose this morning we have temperatures and low clouds looking mild. we are in the 50s right now and as we get through the day today thanks to the onshore winds the temperatures will run about as same as friday if not slightly cooler. still 80s and 90s inland. then for the weekend, it

that is snow in arlington, texas.esy of a group of volunteers, they ordered 20,000 pounds of ice that was shaved and pumped on to maddy's lawn. it was a needed bit of relief for a little girl who's already been through two brain surgeries. if you'd like to learn more, you can visit her family's facebook page at fight for maddie. they knew the need was there, got together, figured how to get the ice and changed her life by doing that. >> well done. >> she's already got a battle she can't handle. it's tough. she's got enough already. that is why we call it the good stuff. we want to hear about the good stuff going on in your community or life. let us know, tweet us, post with the #newday on facebook, go to our website. whatever you want. let's get good stuff out of london, shall we? >> british good stuff. >> british good stuff, i have british good stuff and what you want, gifts, memorabilia. this is some of the first real -- i need to be careful, the real good stuff straight from where else, guys? a commemorative dish,

six or eight hundred thousand dollars and he bought into the texas rangers they went then to arlington texas which i think is a sort of fort worth suburb and said why don't y'all put up some money and build a new stadium the city and county and state put up two hundred million dollars in public subsidies build a brand new stadium which increased the bow. the team fabulously and george bush sold out his share and share which he bought for a couple hundred thousand bucks he sold for fourteen point nine million dollars profit so the team was sold for two hundred fifty million dollars so that's how it works and you know i agree with you it's welfare for rich people dylon today in waldorf maryland paid a lot of what some. say. i want to talk to you about the voter id situation now i have watched your program just today about how you appointed the apartment of justice suing the state of texas. for where you know you are you today in a moment but you know this is michael a prime example of how the g.o.p. is basically are so desperate to to basically get rid of the votes for everyone who usually vot

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police in arlington texas believe a woman who fell to her death from a roler coaster at the six flags amusement park was not the victim of foul play. the coaster is known as the texas giant. at its peak it's 14 stories high. three bodies have been discovered in the cleveland suburb of east cleveland, ohio, since friday. police fear that they may find others. investigators are questioning a possible suspect who they say admits being fascinated by a serial killer who murdered 11 women in the same area. as we mentioned, one of washington's legendary white house reporters helen thomas died yesterday. she was 92. thomas was a trail blazer for women in the press corps. we have an appreciation later on sunday morning. now today's forecast. cooler temperatures will prevail from the northeast up past the great lakes. heavy storms are likely in the south. the week ahead is expected to be warm and muggy and rainy. sorry about that. ahead, meet bruno mars. but first, q,,,,,,,,,,,, announcer: right now at sleep train, save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic. but first, q,,,,,,,,,,,, choose $3

earl is joining us from arlington, texas, democrats line. caller: what we hear in 2013 seeking justice more trayvon martin and we haven't had justice for emmitt till. these things are laughable. until we as black folks denounce this system -- incarcerate young black men for drug offenses. we make up such a small amount of percentage of drug use in this country but we are incarcerated at the higher rate. i don't know what world armstrong williams lives in. he lives in a world of delusion. host: okay, we'll get a response. guest: i'm an american first. there's so much opportunity here. it's why the immigrants find their way here and take full advantage of it. until people begin to believe that this is the best system in the world. yes, there are flaws in our laws and flaws in the justice system. if you want to create opportunity and you cannot do it by not getting the best education. you cannot do it by having a disportion gnat number of babies out of wedlock. you got to realize that shackles are no longer there and realize that you're free. >

ed lavandera is in arlington, texas with more. good morning, ed. >> good morning, carol. a lot of people are surprised that it is six flags itself constructing this investigation. there are no outside agencies that take a closer look when a tragedy like this happens. the texas giant starts with a spine tingling drop. this is where witnesses say they saw rosy esparza fall from the wooden roller coaster. carman brown was next in line to get on the ride. >> she goes up like this and when it drops to come down it releases and she just tumbled. >> reporter: some witnesses say that she told employees she was concerned her seat had not locked properly. the sons road along with her. they had to ride out the two-minute roller coaster fearing the worst the rest of the way. >> they were screaming and trying to get out of the restraint. >> reporter: six flags over texas hurricane harker refuses to answer questions on camera, but in a written statement says we are committed to determining the cause a of this tragic accident. it would be a disservice to the family to speculate what tra

a woman plunging to her death at a six flags in arlington, texas. now we're learning another roller coaster at a different six flags park has been closed. what caused the shutdown? that's next. >>> the president turning to hollywood to drum up much-needed support for his health care law as republican vow to shut down funding. the new showdown over obamacare and which stars are lending a helping hand coming up. ♪ ♪ with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. and the more i focus on everything else, the less time i have to take care of me. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes. glucerna products help me keep everything balanced. [ golf clubs clanking ] [ husband ] i'm good! well, almost everything. [ male announcer ] glucerna. delicious shakes and bars. helping people with diabetes find balance. [ male announcer ] glucerna. delicious shakes and bars. we replaced people with a machine.r, what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks

will be looking for answers in a deadly accident at the six flags over texas amusement park in arlington, texass say a woman who fell to her death had been expressing concern about the safety of the roller coaster, the safety bar, as the ride was just starting. >>> people in southern california are being allowed to go back home after being evacuated from a wildfire. the fire burning west of palm springs has destroyed more than 27,000 acres. it also burned through 23 buildings including seven homes. now, they've had some rain and high humidity levels. that's helped the firefighters and now the fire is halfway contained. firefighters say that brush fire was caused by people but they are not saying if it was an accident or if it happened on purpose. >>> last night, the protest in oakland was mostly peaceful over the acquittal of george zimmerman. as the march wrapped up, one protester became very angry. one woman decided to block a light rail train passing through. then dozens of other people joined her. >> we didn't plan for this. now that she's up there, we're gonna support her. >> it took 20 mi

police moved in for an arrest, holder opened fire, injuring officer charles lodato from nearby arlington, texasad during the shootout. he's in critical condition. saginaw police told cnn he is being charged as an adult with capital murder. >> sarah gannon now joins me live. sarah, a couple of questions live. first, tell me about the reports of this suspect appearing at this little girl's vigil. >> reporter: right, yeah. one of our affiliates, wfaa, some people who were at that vigil told them he showed up in this t-shirt asking questions but didn't appear nervous. he was wearing this t-shirt that said the word "wanted." i have to say also the court documents cnn got a hold of yesterday show the reason that he was initially on the radar of police at all in the first place was because he was in the neighborhood the night her body was found saying, this is alana gallagher that was found, that body is alana gallagher, and that information hadn't been made public by police. immediately, that was a red flag. >> and then you reported about the shootout between the police and the 17-year-old. how is th

speaking of big bucks at&t ponying up for the naming rights to the nfl dallas cowboys stadium in arlington, texasd at&t stadium. that should not be confused with at&t park, home of major league baseball san francisco giants. the dallas deal said to be worth up to $19 million per year, not too shabby. but espn reporting that the deal came up short of the $20 million a year that cowboys owner jerry jones was seeking. >>> and coming up, america's shale boom, tracy byrnes, ashley webster wrapping up their week-long series with two of the biggest players in energy, kevin book and john hofmeister are next on "fox biz." don't miss it. ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and daily live webinars. and trade with papermoney to test-drive the market. ♪ all on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider anarp medicare supplement insurance pl

happened in arlington, texas and some witnesses say the woman was improperly secured and thrown out oforld's highest coaster. fire crews are concerned about unstable weather as they find a california wildfire going to roughly 42,000 acres. thunderstorms could bring much needed rain or unwelcomed wind and lightning to the fire in the mountains. >>> legendary white house reporter helen thomas has died. she grilled nine u.s. presidents and became one of the best known reporters in washington. helen thomas was 92 years old. >>> at 33 past, live pictures from across the country showing what is being called the 100-city justice for trayvon vigils getting under way right now from new york to chicago to clear across the county in los angeles in these cities are gathering in front of federal buildings to call for justice. the vigils were organized by the reverend sharpton's national action network calling on the justice department to pursue federal civil rights charges against george zimmerman. earlier this morning trayvon martin' father tracey martin spoke at the vigil in miami. moments from n

a roller coaster at six flags over in arlington, texas, will remain closed today after a woman was thrownes say the victim came out of her seat on a steep turn yesterday on the texas giant. that's what the roller coaster is called. last hour we spoke with a man who was right next in line to get on that ride. he tells us what he learned, how it happened. he also told us that he saw the victim's son who tried to get his mother. listen. >> he was pretty broken up as, i mean, you would imagine. so he was doing whatever he could to try to get to where she was. and they had to kind of keep him in one area and make sure he didn't go down there and injure >> very disturbing. our thoughts for him and that whole family. >> and thank him for sharing the story this morning. first, authorities feared this happened. >> the coroner says this teenager from china, see her right there, she was alive when she was flung out of the plane that crashed in san francisco two weeks ago. >> live on the runway only to be run over and killed by a rescue vehicle. the girl may have been covered in this fire fighting fo

host: debra from arlington, texas. good morning, gentlemen. my question is about fracking as well.t was not entirely answered because if it is growing that deeply, i wonder how much it is affecting our water tables that are being depleted at an alarming rate. guest: an excellent question. i think we have to look at the numbers on the use of water in the u.s. above 50% of the water that is taken out of water reservoirs' of all kind, about half of that goes to thermoelectric power production that is turned into steam and an electric generating plant. it is dense and return -- condensed and returned. most of the depletion of water of underground water furs are tied to irrigation. it is often very pristine water. oil and gas is found far lower than that. thousands of feet below the drinking water sources. already highly contaminated. heavy metals and other things in it. that is why it has to be so carefully treated before it can be returned to the environment here yen host. --t: jody says we have talked about energy policy and the impact on the water system. talk about recent droughts

investigators today are working to answer tough questions at six flags over texas in arlington, a day and a half after the woman was ejected from the texas giant roller coaster. >> the guys behind the lady said right after the first bump she flew out. >> reporter: witnesses revealing terrifying moments and possible insight into the cause of the accident. brown told news she expressed concern about the security of her security belt. >> she asked them to check her more than once. they said as long as you heard it click you're okay. >> reporter: they issued a statement to say, it would be a disservice to the family to speculate regarding what transpired. this is the second deadly accident at the park since its opening in 1961. in 1999, a woman drowned and 10 others injured in a rafting accident. the texas giant is one of the park's biggest thrill rides with a height of more than 14 stories and a drop of more than 147 feet. for now it remain closed as officials figure out how the ride went from thrilling to deadly in mere seconds. six flags is open today but the ride is at a standstill un