news. i called the head guy at nascar, the chief marketing officer, and we have a meeting.pitch him on licensing the nascar brand on one of our toys. >> really? >> anytime you can have a chance to take your toy car and partner with somebody like nascar, well, that's a huge opportunity. we want these big box retailers to take us seriously, and this gives us that shot. and those 75 million nascar fans, well, they now become our customer base. we want to talk about getting into retailers, this is a game-changer. >> okay. um, i think that that is a mistake. some people would stay away from the nascar name. >> why? >> every time i go to the shows, they say, "no, we don't want anything to do with nascar." i ju--i mean, it's like all-- almost instantaneous. i tell you, nascar's down a bit, and you go into those stores. go walk into a walmart. how many nascar items do you see in there? >> well, here's the two issues that i have. you say that nascar's down. there are 75 million nascar fans in this country. >> mm-hmm. >> and we know that when people think about cars in this country,

new york. thanks so much. >>> when we return, nascar nastiness.gs get physical between two drivers following this weekend's race. from the big screen to small screens near and far twizzlerize your entertainment every day with twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. i don't always have timeh to eat like i should.. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [male announcer] glucerna... we really you know? take a relaxingjust to unwind.a. 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. what we're learning about t two aircraft involved. growing calls for the resignation of the owner o

nascar. it's monday, april 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good monday morning everybody. we begin this half hour with at least a dozen people killed in a dangerous storm system. moving across the middle of the nation. >> 17 states on high alert for at least the next couple of days. the system is driving damaging winds, heavy rains and even tornadoes touching down with deadly consequences. >> around 5:30 p.m., the first reports that a tornado touched down in quapaw, a small community in northeastern oklahoma. the destruction widespread. >> there is so much debris, it's hard to even tell what was what. this was a strong tornado. >> the extent of the damage is an indication of just how powerful this tornado was. residential and commercial buildings utterly destroyed, reduced to splinters. roofs lifted from structures still standing send residents walking through the debris trying to make sense of it all. another tornado on the ground in upland, nebraska. more funnel clouds reported in iowa, kansas and missouri. they're all part of a

there's a process of selecting a number when a new team is is put into nascar competition they provided us a list of numbers that were available we all had varying opinions on what that should be and then i raised my hand and said look every time i want to championship in my younger years i either have the number for the number eight and jeff is a part owner in the car is number twenty four so there is a little play on numbers there and we selected the forty oh one more tweet is from a wise guy named jimmy johnson. what happens when you need to use the bathroom and . you know to me there are elements going that if you will go for me i should i was there at a time goals that you were going to live you die correct haven't is to you well there's a very important window of time before the race where i've stopped but the fluids and that that helps me out but i do you know i had to go i haven't knock on wood and i made it fourteen years of not having drivers do when they have to go they go and because they do and if you see a driver in victory lane with a bottle of water you know before he cl

nascar. it's monday, april 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with

john swanson on new year's show sometime in june. nascarnt. >> : it's that accrue their to get some early footage. d l much money they spend. a guy walks across nothing we've ever been traveling for up to >> : seven crew very happy in june. residents car. the about next. really... so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 dollars a month? yup. all five of you for $175. our clients need a lot of attention. there's unlimited talk and text. we're working deals all day. you get 10 gigabytes of data to share. what about expansion potential? add a line anytime for 15 bucks a month. low dues& great terms& let's close. our best ever value plans for business just got even better. now with free broadband for a whole year. sfuel reward card is really what makes it like two deals in one. salesperson #2: actually, getting a great car with 42 highway miles per gallon makes it like two deals in one. salesperson #1: point is there's never been a better time to buy a jetta tdi clean diesel. avo: during the first ever volkswagen tdi clean diesel even

nascar racing. >>> and taking new measures to avoid another airline disaster. threat facing pilots as they fly over the indian ocean looking for that missing malaysian flight. ♪ you have three questions. coffee or espresso? oh, coffee please. ♪ is this coffee? it's nespresso vertuoline. how do they make this froth? it's coffee crema. last question. ♪ may i have another cup please? thank you. next! [ penelope ] nespresso vertuoline. experience the revolution of coffee. >>> australia has september a jet over the indian -- has sent a jet over the indian ocean to search for missing malaysian flight 370. ten planes and nine ships are now taking part in the search. also helping out unofficially, a silicon valley startup called skybox imaging. the company launched a satellite a few months ago and the satellite captures high- definition images for skyboxes private clients. on their own time they've been looking at images of the indian ocean. >>> a new caltrain station opens today in san bruno. since 2010, passengers have been using a temporary boarding platform but a n

new venture. sell him, son. - it's a theme restaurant in times square. - well, the theme restaurant business model does work. nascar'sat load cafe is a gold mine. - well, we got a bunch of capital from brown and folderson. and we wanted to get you a seat on this rocket before it takes off. - so it's decided. jack's on board as an investor.

still to come on al jazeera, a cosmic auction will be in new york when moon rocks and space memorabilia will go under the hammer. and this nascarunbelievable escape as his car turns into a fire ball. ♪ >>> hello, again, ten years parliament has passed a bill legalizing polygamy. it would allow men to marry as many women as they want without permission from their other wives. >> reporter: the chief says one of the benefits of his marriages is that the burden of chores is shared, and most of the time their union is harmonious because each of his wives had a say in the newcomer. >> translator: it's important to be part of the negotiation, because the land has to be divided again, and i have to make sure that the next one is willing to help with all of the chores. >> reporter: polygamy is about bringing whole families together. he consulted his wive's parents first. >> you don't just marry because you want more than one. no. there is a system to follow. >> reporter: kenya's parliament has just passed a bill that legalizes polygamy. but it also allows a man to marry again without his existing wife's consent. the new bill has huge im

new choice for its u.n. ambassador sparking a lot of controversy. why americans say having him on american soil would be a disgrace. we have a live report you don't want to miss. >>> family of nascarver jimmie johnson suffering a tragic loss. what the johnsons are asking for in the wake of a horrible accident. jon: new testimony expected today in a very strange case. that of a texas woman accused of murdering her boyfriend with a stiletto heel. the couple got into a fight on a night out last june or maybe after a night out. a taxi driver testified that anna trujio was out of control on the ride to her boyfriend's apartment. the argument escalated from there and the defendant used her five 1/2 inch heel to stab her boyfriend more than 25 times. her attorneys say the boyfriend as abusive and attacked him in self-defense. doug burns a criminal defense attorney. lis wiehl, a fox news legal analyst. very strange case. perhaps the strangest thing i've ahead, lis, they're not sure they will admit this particular shoe as a piece of evidence? why not? >> shoe will come in whether the stiletto which everyone is saying more of a half pump. it will come in definitely. the fact that she hit hi

nascar fans to run for cover. half of america in the danger zone right now, with a new round of severe weather poised to strike. >>> out of control. an suv plows into a crowd outside an ice cream shop, killing one person and injuring others. what witnesses are saying this morning about the driver. >>> hours before her prom, a student murdered in the hallway of her school. was she stabbed because she said no to a prospective prom date? >>> and sky-high drama. a daring rescue on a mountain. a father and son choppered to safety after they became lost while hi

nascar fans to run for cover. half of america in the danger zone right now, with a new round of severe weather poised to strike. >>> out of control. an suv plows into a crowd outside an ice cream shop, killing one person and injuring others. what witnesses are saying this morning about the driver. >>> hours before her prom, a student murdered in the hallway of her school. was she stabbed because she said no to a prospective prom date? >>> and sky-high drama. a daring rescue on a mountain. a father and son choppered to safety after they became lost while hiking. >> he was a brave, tough little guy. >> we'll hear from the life-saving heroes, coming up. >>> and good morning, america. also ahead on "gma," the crisis in ukraine, raised to a whole, new level this morning. president obama, set to intensify the pressure against russia, with tough, new sanctions. but the question, is it enough to get them to back down from the ukraine border? things are really intensifying there. >> and the dialogue between obama and putin going on this morning. >>> and later, addicted to fire. we're going to go on the job with adrenaline

with the new ruling the court found, quote, close trainer contact with killer whales is not integral to seaworld's workplace. seaworld has argued that the ban is similar to restricting speed at nascar. in a response, seaworld says they're, quote, committed to providing a safe workplace for employees. seaworld hasn't said whether it it plans to appeal to the u.s. supreme court. they've begun working on a new show featuring killer whales and that's set to debut in june. >>> to ukraine where tension is growing and the white house is watching this closely after a group of pro russia activists took control of a city in ukraine taking over buildings and putting bare kids there. the ukraine government blaming russia. it comes as these satellite photos show some 40,000 troops along with plains, tanks and military equipment being assembled across the border in russia. >>> after the coast of australia tonight the search for flight 370 is taking a new and perhaps painfully slow turn. the pings believed to have been the real thing now vanishing. what will they do now? abc's clayton sandell is there tonight. >> reporter: five weeks searching from planes, ships, even submarines and tonight still

new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> the sprint postrace show could be ufc on race. it's nascard the post temper activity, this is casey mears and marcos ambrose in a battle for 18th, 19th. apparently earlier damage by one car caused on the other. >> marcos is a road racer, look, casey is trying to drag him off and marcos punches him. he didn't want him grabbing him so marcos landed that punch and crews getting involved there and getting beat around a bit. >> and brad keselowski, he was upset trying to finish. we had five drivers going towards -- walking over to matt kenseth and, kenseth at the time leading blocking. we assume you heard brad keselowski talk about that, kenseth saying, hey, i'm just trying to win the race and brad keselowski saying don't just block me. >> i love exactly what matt kenseth did. he's trying to protect the lead and gave room on the outside for brad to get there. brad went into three and can't complete the pass. matt has a strong three and four and jeff gordon is working the bottom so matt is doing everything he can to win the race. he's leading the r

a new job that could have a former islamic militant setting foot on american story. >>> tragedy for nascar jimmie johnson of the deadly skydiving crash that has them all searching for answers. it is all "happening now." jenna: the day after the official obamacare

new orleans. mostly 50s across the u.s. 70s in the rockies. sizzling 95 degrees in phoenix. my goodness. >>> rain in texas delayed a nascarthey finally got to racing, dale earnhardt, jr. clipped the infield grass before his car slammed into the wall and burst into flames. he escaped without being injured. officially he finished in last place. joey logano took the checkered flag. his first victory of the young season. >>> nearby arlington, texas, the uconn huskies went wire to wire, never trailing the kentucky wild cats. and claiming the school's fourth national title. kentucky got the points but uconn maintained their lead. they'll celebrate their win on campus today, just hours before uconn's women's hoops team plays notre dame for the women's championship. >> from huskies to polar bears. you might remember when we told you about a new pair of cubs that were born in munich late last year. >> two little ones are four months old. now they have their names. nabi is the male and the sifter is nella. every animal born was given a name that started with the letter "n." >> father's name is yogi temporarily moved to another zoo

new technology. >> things are heating up after nascar's toyota owners 400 in richmond. >> there's some actual shovings not ultimate fighting on fox. this is nascar on fox. >> wow. casey meares and marcos ambrose going at it after the punch. ambrose took 18th place with meares finishing in 19th. there was contact during the race that led to that fight. nascar hasn't said if there will be any disciplinary action. >> wow. >> it's a home run for the history books. one of iconic sports stadiums in america, america's baseball park, wrigley field in chicago, turned 100ç years old the othe day. >> that's right. we took a trip up to the windy city to help them celebrate. check it out. it's the home of legends like ernie banks and billy williams in the site of the famous called shot by babe ruth. for me to get my jersey you're going to make me drag the field? >> yep. >> i don't know why you stopped. you have to keep going. ♪ buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks ♪ >>. ♪ just don't push it in the grass ♪ >> all right, anna, you've completely earned this from doing the groundskeeping. here is your jersey. >> sh

new part. now my hometown of carson city we have an engineering company that builds pistons in rods were nascar teams. i've talked with him and talked with owners and talked with other builders in nevada and i can tell you if the company sold apart that was changed in anyway and did not change the model number or the serial number on that part it would cause significant problems for these businesses these individuals and of course the racing teams themselves. ms. barra you know that i've raced cars for years. i've used gm testing facilities on some of the cars that i have raised. i have blown engines broke transmissions broke rear ends lost my brakes and had the ignition quit on me. i tell you this because we break those engines and rear ends down to find out the parts and why they broke in the difference of course being winning or losing. i can tell you based on my experience it's incredibly an in usual for a car company to change a car part and not change the part number. government investigators have requested she and provide documents chronicling the switch change in who within the company

new part. now, my hometown of cars and see where an engine company that builds pistons and rods for nascar teams i've talked with him, talked with voters, talked with other builders in nevada, and i can tell you this, if a company solely part that was changed in any way and do not change the model number or the serial number on that part, it would cause significant problems for these businesses, these individuals, and, of course, the racing teams themselves. ms. barra, you know i have raced cars for years. i've used gm testing facilities on some of the cars i have raised. i have blown engines, broke transmissions, breaux greer is, lost my breaks, throttle stuck in my ignition quit on me. i tell you this because we break those engines down, those transmissions, those were instead find out exactly what the integrity of those parts are and how they broke, why they broke and the difference of course being is winning or losing. i can tell you based on my experience, it is incredibly unusual for a car company to change a car part and not change the port number. government investigators have not reques

news feed. the world. science technology innovation hall the list i'm elements from around russia we've got the future covered. with that when jeff gordon nascar fans are proud to param to fans of country music they are the most passionate the most involved with their drivers and then there's the image that they're here to see a wrecked. true or not true i think they want to see a record don't think they want to see anybody get hurt so yeah i think that wrecks and cautions create excitement and entertainment i think they also want to see a three or four wide finish right to the finish line so i think that there's a number of things they want and they want to be entertained and when you're doing two hundred miles per hour crash crashes can be pretty entertaining what's it like . when you are one to was someone may be said to be a part of half a second and you get the green flag one of those that les last moment like this especially if it's what we call a green light checkered where are you you have basically one or two labs and you have to to do everything perfectly. and i've been on both sides and have been on the side where i was i've taken t

news. >> we are following reports of smash and grab robberies in alameda. we'll have more on that in our next newscast, which comes up after nascart updates any time at ktvu.com and our facebook and twitter pages. thank you for joining us. hope you have a great day. one last time, happy birthday, rosemary! >> thanks. >>> hi, everybody. i'm beth troutman. we have great videos and the stories behind them right here, "right this minute." >>> a disturbing scene as a young punk terrorizes an old lady. >> you hear his friends in the background cracking up. how a bunch of jackals got busted by the social media police. >>> a mystery speedo batman gains a cult following and now -- >> we're about to learn who this masked man is. >> see the moment the mask comes off. >>> a lion is about to take down a buffalo until his buddy