it increased awareness and brought a lot of fans would let what kind of sales impact has danica patrick? >> she has a terrific impact on sales. 40% of our fans are women. not only women follow danica, it increases awareness across the board. >> dale earnhardt jr. no question a fan favorite. danica patrick a beacon for women interested in the sport and who may want to drive cars. what do you make of the trash talking between richard petty and danica patrick? him saying she can only win if everybody else stayed at home. >> that was unfortunate. he came back and soft and that comment. danica has every bit of competitiveness as our other drivers. she was on the pole for the daytona 500 and she was running ace. that is a terrific show them for any driver. she set the stage for other young women coming up through the ranks. >> president giving his own tribute to women with one small misspelling. >> when aretha first told us what r-e-s-p-e-c-t meant to her, she had no idea it would become a rallying cry for everyone who felt marginalized. they wanted respect. >> ms. franklin will forgive him.

you are the one that brought danica patrick into the world of nascar. a lot of criticism. richard petty said the only way she could win a race is if nobody else is on the track. what do you think when you hear something like that? >> that's obviously a harsh statement by any stretch. >> nobody would ever say that about a male driver. >> exactly. you just sit there and say, what's the point? even if that's your feeling, why say it? she goes by a different set of rules and it's unfortunate. i feel for how hard she has it. but at the same time she doesn't want anybody to feel for her. she doesn't want any pity and she'll let you know that. she's very, very, very tough. she can -- as rough as the road is for her, she can handle it. >> and your 13-year-old niece is tearing it up in the mini series. she's really good. >> she wins a lot of races and she races with the boys and beats them on a regular basis. she's fiery, and danica is her favorite driver. she would rather danica win the daytona 500 than me. so that's the power of danica patrick. >> you have all

danica patrick, gets into a little mix-up here. damaged part of the car which caused a tire problem soon after. >> so does david gilliland. he blows a tire and around he spins. that set up several restarts here. the most recent caution is kurt busch blowing up on turn two. this is when kevin harvick has really shined. they've been lined up right behind him. he pulled off restart after restart. >> eight leaders, 14 different lead changes. the lead changes, a larger number than we had last year. we're under our eighth caution. we talked about harvick. trying to win for the fifth time. that would be the most for any driver. nicknamed among many "the closer." he certainly knows how to be the leader or protect the lead. >> we said, you're the leading man today, you've been fast every time you've been in the car, can you win it? he thought he could. help h he has a great car underneath him. he's in a position to bring home a win. >> with 13 to go in terms of these restarts here, what have you seen from harvick so far? who can challenge h

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danica patrick hit mowyer finished 18th. carl edwards took the lead late. we never know if he would of held off ricky because the rain returned and the race was stopped with a lap to go. finished in caution. edwards in the win, not even the wet track can keep him from doing the back flip. he is the winner. >>> jim harbaugh taking a break from visiting with free agents unless you think it is the walruss. the new tackle for the 49ers. it looks like the combine but this is him doing push ups with the walrus at 6flaggs earlier today. coming up tonight, vern is going to go one-on-one with the newest raider, one of them. and forget all of the experts on the networks, this is the guy you want to listen to. our kpix pharp madness analyst and -- march madness is the expert. >> i am not going to listen. my record is good. >> that is why there is a brood appeal. everybody can play it. the experts don't always win. it is really the only phenomenal that the everyday nonsports fan can win. >> thank you very much. [ laughter ] >> i have not won it, you have. >> yes like i

. >> we saw danica patrick a mommy ago. there's dale earnhardt jr. you tuned in a little bit late. currently 5th, and junior is 10th. danica was correct on that, but junior with a chance to have his fourth straight top two finish to open the season, and only richard petty has done that in the history of this sport. >> wouldn't that be pretty cool if dale earnhardt jr. can put his name in the history books along with richard petty? did you see his eyes in that car? he's hyper focused, laser focused and ready to rock and roll. >> you cleaned up all the paper, you guys look good. >> the paper caper is over. we're at a quarter distance. we're not at the quarter pole. that's horse racing, so i got my metaphors mixed up and backwards. we're at quarter distance. a six-hour rain delay in daytona. the racing was okay before the delay, and then everybody thought they were racing the rain before the next shower could end it. i think we've got just that kind of perfect storm here today, these little pop-up showers that keep coming at us, any one of them, the last

danica patrick, tough day for kurt busch, brother of kyle busch, the las vegas native. >> yeah, whenou want to finish better than 26th. that wasn't the case today. didn't run well at all today, neither did tony stewart. tony back in the 33rd spot, guy that's won here before. a lot of head scratching going on there. >> ten leaders, 21 lead changes. we talked about the average record speed for the las vegas motor speedway, four cautions and it was wreck free. we did not have any crashes in today's race won by brad keselowski. time now for toyota let's go places, and let's look ahead from las vegas in a mile and a half to the short track of bristol motor speedway. brad keselowski has won there twice. >> talked about the toyotas trying to get their stuff together when they get to tennessee. bristol is a great track to rebound from. penske qualify up front but also have the long run figured out. a lot of teams have qualified well and fade late. interesting to see what happens on the short track. i love short track racing. >> kasey kahne won that race last year. we don't think of him as a

. >>> the nascar, a wet one for bristol after a nearly two-hour rain delay, whit and danica patrick hit other. kevin harvick comes in fourth when a crash there left his car in flames. good thing he's okay. in the end, it was carl edwards who earned first in that wild race. >>> still ahead here, rock band kiss speaks out on their hall of fame snub. >>> demi lovato slams lady gaga for glamorizing eating disorders. details next. we really wanted to take a relaxing trip to florida. you know? just to unwind. but we can only afford one trip this year, and his high school reunion is coming up in seattle. everyone's going. then we heard about hotwire... and realized we could actually afford to take both trips. [woman] see, when really nice hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them. so we got our 4-star hotels for half price. i should have been voted "most likely to travel." ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com save big on car rentals too, from $11.95 a day. the girls and i need... a new activity. [ giggles ] [ snaps finger ] [ wisest kid ] campbell's tomato soup with grilled cheese. perf

. >> what kind of sales impact is danica patrick have?endous impact. 40% of her fans are -- of our fans are women. think it has increased the overall awareness across the board. that -- dale earnhardt jr. a fan favorite. what you make of the trash talking between richard petty and danica patrick, him saying that she could only win if everyone else stayed at home. >> that was a really unfortunate,. danica has every bit of competitiveness as the other drivers. she was running eighth and that is a terrific showing for any driver. and that is a terrific showing for any driver. in the near future, i think you will see a lot of attention -- uphave one, kinsey is coming to the ranks. a great competitor. a great style about her. you will see more coming up through the ranks. >> thank you for joining us. , the ceo ofkennedy international speedway. >> when we come back, "market makers" is going to take you on the markets. ♪ >> we have an off the charts that gets to the hearts of women in the workforce around the world. scarlet fu shows it to us. we

driver danica patrick who crashed a week ago was involved in a multi-car pileup, finishing in 36th place. cricket leading the sports coverage, aljazeera.com/sports. >> thank you very much. an unflinching portrayal of slavery in the united states has made history, at the academy awards. rob reynolds sent us this report from the red carpet in hollywood. in and the oscar goes to 12 years a slave! >> a searing story of slavery and brutality in the 19th century american south won top honors on oscar night. 12 years a slave was directed by british director steve mcconvene. alfonso caron won best director. riding the coat tails of the best picture award, lupita nyong'o won as best supporting actor. nyong'o is a newcomer to hollywood. the 31-year-old kenyan actress appeared in only a handful of roles while still attending yale university. >> thank you so much for putting me in this position. this has been the joy of my life! >> to almost no one's surprise, the best actor award went to matthew mcconaughey, for his role as a roughneck texan, battling aids. mcconaughey lost nearly 20 key lows to au

rough day for danica patrick.ire and finishes 36th. kevin harvick loves this track and dominates this track and wins for the fifth time most all time in phoenix. abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> thank you so much, larry. that is it for tonight. i'm ama dates. >> and i'm larry beil. thank you for pointing that out. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning bright and early. katie will be live in hollywood. i think she is just passing on the sleep. >> i think she is too. >> that's at 4:30. >> the news continues on line, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile device wtz abc7 news app. have a great night, everyone. forged out of bravery, sacrifice, and duty. from all corners of the country, a family for life. ♪ but whether they served in lands far away or communities close to home, some of these men and women may face difficult times or even crisis. but sometimes reaching out for help can be the most challenging and worthwhile mission of all. thankfully, friends, family, and communities are standi

rough day for danica patrick. on. 18 laps later and blows a tire and finishes 36th. kevin harvick loves this track and dominates this track and wins for the fifth time most all time in phoenix. abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> thank you so much, larry. that is it for tonight. i'm ama dates. >> and i'm larry beil. thank you for pointing that out. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning bright and early. katie will be live in hollywood. i think she is just passing on the sleep. >> i think she is too. >> that's at 4:30. >> the news continues on line, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile device wtz abc7 news app. have a great night, everyone. previously on "castle"... (montgomery) four years ago, the triple killer, or 3xk, took the lives of 6 women looking for is marcus gates.ate when gates got released, he gave all of his stuff to jerry tyson, a fellow inmate. we just need a little more information on marcus gates. don't you guys get it? i'm a dead man. (beckett) not if we get you police prot

anything with danica patrick is good for me. stuart: thank you very much.banks. all 30 dow stocks are up. big name you know, a new high -- tell me, google, what is going on with under armour? nicole: it is ready amazing beard the stock hit an all-time high today. they announced this to for one stock pick. you know what, the stock doubled since then. stuart: thank you. we have two big companies facing big problems. you know the problems. what do they do to fix their image? this is clearly an image problem. he is the guy that companies turn to in this kind of crisis. i said right at the top of the show that i would lawyer up and play for time. try to avoid at all costs that huge liability payout. if i have to pay out something, i would just delay it as long as i possibly could. >> i agree with you almost all of the time. >> i think that that is the wrong step for them to take. she put out an apology that was beyond the normal apology. she talked about bringing in outside counsel. it is not just us outsiders looking into it. they are having cars recalled becau

all of them men except danica patrick.gal leads it. it recruits young men and women. >> it's a lifestyle. so we want to make sure that not only do they have the talent on the track but they're dedicated to put in the time to develop their craft. >> developing that craft, turning a good driver into an elite one, can cost millions of dollars. rev racing pays for the mentoring, training, and time behind the wheel. >> every drive their has gone through this program but for the driver diversity program in rev racing support wouldn't have been able to finance their development into the professional series. >> kyle larson driving the number 42 chevy graduated from rev racing is and is now a rookie in nascar's top level. he's 21, half japanese, and a rising star. >> pretty much a dream come true. >> at 7 larson started racing go karts on dirt tracks in california. >> we called ourselves the asian invasion. >> nascar hopes he drives the second nation of asian nation fans. >> they'll come up to me and go, like, oh, i'm half japanese

. >> candace cameron beret from "full house" scored a 25, and danica patrick and her partner scored 28> the million dollar mermaid attempting to dazzle in dry land. and i have to say, you didn't do badly at all, my darling. you still haven't quite found your footing. you have to be a bit lighter, a bit smoother, link the movements more but you are actually a performer. you're selling it. >> you know, i only have my flippers. >> that was record-breaking long distance swimmer 64-year-old diana nyad who is showing those young folks a thing or two. and he had had a great sense of humor. >> she did. and she looked elegant. it was an entertaining start to the season. it will just get better as they have their skills and mix things up later with the partners. it will be great. >>> the young actor who walked away from a $6 million a year paycheck is explaining haze de par tour with more calmness than his last public statement. >> in 2012 angus t. jones on "two and a half men" called the show filth and urged people not to watch it. not surprisingly, he was fired. in an interview he says he regr

the tv dad who split with kris jenner will join nene leak, cody simpson and danica patrick on the showing his national security council for two hours last night to suspend some trade and investments with russia. this as john kerry is arriving this morning, our time n kiev in a show of support for the ukrainians. but are we too little, too late? was our president too focused on the olympic games in sochi while putin readied his war games in ukraine? joining us is fox news legal analyst, peter johnson, jr. >> unfortunately, as we see our secretary of state descending the stairs onto the tarmac, we're witnessing one of the greatest debauchles in american foreign policy in the last 20 years. there is a "wall street journal" article out today that evidences that united states through john kerry and the president gave up the ukrainian foreign policy to the europeans and said, you work it out in terms of aid from the european union to the ukraine and now they're saying, well, we didn't keep our eye on the ball and perhaps there was too much interest in watching the olympics and protecting ame

right now, market research shows nascar's fan base is 60% male and 80% white, while a woman, danica patrickhave run in sprint cup races in recent years. a black driver hasn't run a sprint cup race since 2006 and that's sports for this hour. >> fascinating. >> a transgender woman fighting for access to her late husband's benefits. the reason the social security administration says she could not have the money. >> in our next hour, israeli prime minister set to meet with president obama today. the tensions facing these two allies. >> good morning, w.t.f. to aljazeera america. we're going to tell you about the fight one woman waged for her late husbands benefits. it all centered around her sex exchange. >> first, the rain and snow is falling today. >> i'm tracking rain across the northeast but that will change to freezing rain. it's a wet start, atlanta points northward to dahl to know. around i-20, it looks like we'll catch a bit of a break. getting into north atlanta, around shreefs port you can find slick roadways. here across the mid atlantic, we've been watching rain and know. outside of