of dan wheldon, dan's team will come out and stand on pit lane, as well. very, very emotional down here, as might imagine. marty? >> and the fans are standing here in the grandstands at las vegas motor speedway. as they are seeing everyone come out on pit road. and it is literally being lined by all the teams. >> something that we mentioned before, this will be the most difficult five laps that any driver has ever done inside of a cockpi >> there is dan's team, as they are making their way out to pit lane. this move of canceling the race is not unprecedented. it happened in may of 1999 at charlotte, three spectators were hit by flying debris and killed from a crash and the race was halted. and -- but here today, just 12 completed laps, tragedy strikes in what was supposed to be a celebration of a great season, a great championship battle. a farewell to danica patrick, as she moves on in his career. little did we know how it would end up at this moment, with all of us, stunned and just really in some disbelief, as dan wheldon is not with us to celebrate thi

, and dan wheldon the champion. coming up all morning. >>> carlos, thank you very much. earlier we spoke to former indycar driver lyn st. james. and she knew dan wheldon and knows what it's like to handle a machine like that going more than 200 miles an hour with zero margin for error. >> it's the perfect storm. it was where everything that happened that came together, you know, caused the result, which was that crash and unfortunately the death of dan. but no one thing actually caused it. but the configuration of the track, 34 cars starting, and a 1 1/2 mile track at those speeds. and so, you know, all of that combined, and then having a driver start at the back, and the champion that really wanted to have a great show. >> he laid it on the line on the track. off the track, he was becoming the face of his sport. we also spoke to a "sports illustrated" senior writer about his legacy in auto racing. >> it's so sad to see such a young career end like this. >> this is the indy 500 winner. and you're right. this is real

his name is dan wheldon. breaking news just a short time ago. >> indycar is very sad to announce that dan wheldon has passed away from unsurvivable injury. >> joining us now is matt live from las vegas. you are joining us by phone. are you there? >> yes. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. i wish it were under better circumstances. watch the video today as it was happening, actually. tell me what was happening just before all of this went on. was there any indication that there was a problem coming up? >> actually, there wasn't, harris. we were actually down in the pit area. my photographer and i, we were actually on the way to dan wheldon's pit. we were trying to get his first pit stop. we heard a crash. the fans there was a collective gasp out there in the crowd and then we saw the flames and the smoke rising from the other side of the track. and, you know, just dead silence out there. i mean, this was something that people had been concerned about. some of the drivers had been concerned about. they talked a

how will the racing world remember dan wheldon? >> we will remember dan as a champion. i think the last vision i had was television yesterday when they showed him drinking the milk at the 500, winning that 500 the second time. he had a lot of dreams a lot of vision and a lot of passion for what he wanted to yet to accomplish but at least he was able to accomplish some of those by winning indy twice and winning championships and being the great person that he was. so i've never seen such an outpouring from every level of the sport in such a short amount of time and i think i hope his family appreciates that. it's going to be very hard the grieving of his wife, his parents, his children. i think that is where the real sensitivity is. at least he went out as a championship and able to achieve some of his dreams. not everybody gets to do that. >> a affable guy with as you mentioned, a wife and two kids. lyn st. james, thank you. >> yeah. >> the kids are 2 and 7 months old. >> so hard to think of that as family. >>> terrell brown is here with another check of other headlines

dan wheldon's car flew through the air, flipped, and burst into flames. paramedics were there immediately and the 33 year old was airlifted to hospital. but the news came two hours later. >> indycar is very sad to announce that dan wheldon has passed away. our thoughts and prayers are with his family today. indycar, drivers, and team owners, has decided to end the race. >> the remaining cars the five laps of honor in his memory. it has been five years since the last indycar driver was killed, and dan wheldon was one of the best. the crash, one of the worst in recent memory, affected the crowd and the drivers alike. >> i lost one of my best friends, one of my greatest teammates. i don't know what to say. >> you know, one minute you are broke -- joking around before the driver intros and the next, dan is gone. member earlier this year he won the indy 500, for the second time. this was only his third race of the season. the $5 million las vegas challenge. tributes to dan wheldon's raising skill has been coming from across the world. he leaves a wife and two

dan wheldon was 33 years old. >>> now to baseball, the rangers will face st. louis in the world series. they made the playoffs on the last day of the season. now they're national league champs. world series begins on wednesday. >>> nfl, tom brady put on a clinic against the cowboys. down three with two minutes to play. brady drove down the field for the touchdown. the pat's won it. >>> the 49ers had their win of the season. everybody was talking about what happened after the game. both head coaches got together. jim schwartz not happy about the way jim harbaugh shook his hand and patted him on the back so he went after him. >>> the eagles were plagued by issues yesterday. rex grossman picked off for times. bears and vikings. one of these days, the teams will learn not to kick it to devin hester. until then, here is another punt return for a touchdown. bear won it, 29-10. >>> who needs a qb when you can do this? jacoby ford down the sideline, 101 kick return. raiders passed the browns. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> repo

dan wheldon two time winner of the indianapolis 500. he stood to win $5 million check if he took the checkered flag but i'm sure it doesn't matter to his family. they would rather have him with them. on lap 13, the field just exploded in to flames. not sure what happened. they are reviewing the videotape to figure out what happened here. but dan wheldon has passed because of injuries he suffered during this crash in las vegas. we will continue to update you on this breaking news story on cnn. >> it is a symbolism of how far we have to go. let me tell you when i was out there on the mall and as it was when i was on the steps of the capital, during the benediction, looking down across that mall and saw the lincoln memorial and washington monument and heard martin's voice calling the nation to come out of the basement of race and color to the higher level of content of character. >> we come to this spot to remind america of the urgency of now. now is the time to make real the promise s of democracy. >> we have committed, as a nation. that'

a crash that will claim the life of two-time indianapolis 500 winner dan wheldon. the fiery multicar wreck spread wreckage across the track at the las vegas motor speedway. even before the race, drivers had expressed concern about the safety at that track. practice speeds alone were hitting nearly 225 miles per hour. manuel gallegus has our report. >> reporter: in a matter of moments, several indy cars collided and burst into flames. >> multiple cars involved! >> reporter: british driver dan wheldon was killed when his car was caught in a fiery 15-car pileup on the 13th lap. it flew over another vehicle and landed in a catch fence just outside turn two. three other drivers were hurt in the pileup. wheldon was working his way forward from the back of the pack. the camera on his car, number 77, shows the crash as he approaches it. another driver's camera captured number 12 flipping over and catching fire. >> even if you're 300 yards behind that, you cannot stop these cars. >> reporter: 33-year-old wheldon won the indy 500 twice, including this year's race. sunday's r

dan wheldon was 33 years old. he leaves behind his wife and two sons. >> so incredibly sad that story is. >>> the occupy wall street movement entering its second month. it's stronger than ever. >> organizers say the legions are growing and the coffers are filling up with cash. t.j. winick breaks down the movement so far by the numbers. >> reporter: 1500 protesters showed up that very first day. outside of wall street, few noticed. saturday, 6,000 marched from wall street to times square. >> we got old out. >> reporter: and that was just new york. some 250 cities in this country have joined the protests. around the world, it's more than a thousand cities. mostly peaceful. except for this clash in berlin and rome. rome says it will cost them $1.4 million to clean up the mess. back on wall street, where it all started. they have spent $3.4 million in police overtime. occupy wall street claims to speak for 99% of americans. that top 1% now holds almost 36% of the nation's total wealth, this, as most americans struggle

i've been told that dan wheldon's parents are at home in england. for his wife, a plane is going to north carolina to bring her wife here to las vegas. and there's a lot of friends and family surrounding the outside trauma area at this time. >> all right, jamie. and obviously there's no more information available for jr hildebrand, pippa mann or will power, as they are still being treated over at university medical center. with this, we close out the season, scott, like i said, not the way we were anticipating at all. >> absolutely not. i think dan wheldon, just a superb person. a very, very race driver. somebody that i'm going to certainly miss, not only here at the indycar track, but saw him all the time at the kart track and somebody everyone looked up to. >> and will continue to look up to. amazing human being so much enthusiasm. ill just can't believe what just happened. >> he always had a smile on his face. in fact, he had actually done three television broadcasts with our versus crew, the people that do the races when we're not on. and who kn

. >> it looks like dan wheldon may be involved in it. >> indy car is very sad to announce that dan wheldon has passed away. >> reporter: in the stunned and eerie silence at the track after the tragedy, the other drivers struggled to come to grips with the horror, with the loss of one of their own. >> one minute you're joking around before driver intros and the next, dan's gone. >> he was a friend of all of ours and he'll be missed and i just feel for his family. >> reporter: dan wheldon loved to drive. as a kid he was in go-carts. on the indy car circuit, he was a star. he won the indianapolis 500 twice and was by all accounts just one of the nicest guys in racing. >> we lost a true friend yesterday. not only a great competitor and a race car driver on the track, but a family man. >> reporter: wheldon was 33 years old, a warm and witty englishman conquering an american sport. he leaves behind his wife and two young children. today his father overcome with grief remembered his boy. >> daniel was born to be a racer and yesterday left us doing what he loved to do. he was a true champion and a

british indycar driver dan wheldon has been killed in a huge crash while racing in the u.s. >>> dan wheldon was racing for a $5 million prize. starting at the back, he had to overtake every other indycar in the race. he was fast moving up the field when this happened. >> oh, here he goes! and a huge crash! >> up in turn number two. oh, multiple cars involved. >> a collision at 200 miles an hour became a catastrophic crash in just a few seconds. almost half the cars were involved. dan wheldon's car flew through the air, flipped, and burst into flames. paramedics were there immediately, and the 33-year-old was airlifted to the hospital. but the news came two hours later. >> indycar is very sad to announce that dan wheldon has passed away. our thoughts and prayers are with his family today. indycar, its drivers and team owners has decided to end the race. >> the remaining cars did five laps of honor in his memory. it's been five years since the last indycar driver was killed, and dan wheldon was one of the best. the crash, one of the worst in recent memory, that affected the crowd and the driv

so rest in peace, dan wheldon. bill: they are bigger and they are stronger and they are safer, but what can withstand that and 34 cars on the track at that time, it was crowded. wheldon's death, the most recent in a string of losses in the indy league, back in 2006 a driver was killed in a race in miami, ironically, wheldon won that event, in that year, in 2003, rena was killed in indianpolis, in 196, broth breyton died in a wreck, in 2000, a makeover increased the embankment angle at turns. martha: wheldon was, as you know, one of the most popular drivers on the indy circuit. here's a spoke person for indy car talking about him. >> this is a huge loss to indy car, so the i swrovment d owners, the team members, everybody is taking this hard. it's a risk with sport but it's a loss for the endy car community and family. martha: if he had won that race, wheldon was to split a $5 million bone from us a fan from new jersey as part of a promotion plan there. he leaves behind, as we mentioned, his beautiful wife and two y

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dan wheldon dead at the age of 33. the entire racing community is shocked and stunned and in mourning this morning. >> yeah, carlos, so many other drivers are not taking this death very well. >> reporter: and understandably so because dan wheldon was one of the most popular guys in the indy racing league. i got to know him pretty well growing up in indianapolis and talking to him for several indianapolis 500s. the most charismatic guy you would ever want to meet. 1,000-watt smile. he was truly -- he truly had the personality of a movie star. and everyone who met him considered him a friend. i know everyone would like to speak about someone that way. dan wheldon, truly one of the great guys in racing and also a great driver. a two-time idy champion winning the indianapolis 500 just last may. >> wow. carlos diaz from vegas, thank you. as we mentioned, it is a really tough time for dan wheldon's fellow drivers. also, i mean, fans, friends, jeff michelle, there were a lot of concerns about this track even before this race

this is the crash in las vegas that claimed the life of dan wheldon. it happened on lap 12 of this race. ktvu's noel walker is live where indycars race with the safety checks. >> reporter: the need for speed, there what packs fans in but so does the thrill of watching the danger. today they are mourning the loss of a fan favorite. >> reporter: there is excitement as they take a spin today, there is also sadness here. one of the worst indycar crashes. a fiery, 15 car pile up killed dan wheldon, one of the most well liked drivers. the impact is felt. >> a bright, energetic, engaging guy with a great sense of humor. just a real human tragedy to have lost him. >> dan wheldon was involved here. the blog features him on the front page. he is a fire safety officer. he took us out on a track check to help prevent accidents. he has done the same drill in las vegas. he watched the deadly crash on play back. >> had he done there we would have been the same thing. >>> the chances of a similar crash here are slim that's because they are different tracks. the bigges

dan wheldon died in a chain reaction pileup. it is a huge shock to fans and fellow drivers. >> heartbreaking video there. later this half-hour, the struggles for shrimpers in the gulf of mexico. i'll take you to new orleans and show you why the catch is far from normal not only heartbreaking, the shrimpers are going broke. first, that scientist from the united states may soon get the medical care she desperately needs. a rescue plane picked up renee nicole douceur at the south pole. >> her journey will eventually take her to new zealand. as abc's david muir reports. >> reporter: the cargo plane has finally picked up that nuclear engineer, renee nicole douceur taking her away from the south pole to the doctors waiting for her. flying from chile, the cargo plane made it to the antarctica peninsula, but was stopped short because uh of blizzard winds and blinding snow landing at a research center five hours away from renee. she e-mailed abc news before the plane picked her up, last picture inside my dorm room. leaving now to go outs

you know dan wheldon. this was an interview he did on cnn the morning after won the indy 500 in may. let's listen. >> it's incredibly intense around this race track. we're doing speeds in excess of 225 miles an hour. and with this race, you just never know what can happen. so it's about staying focused. and you really don't ever let off the power unless you have to. and that's what i wanted to do yesterday. that's what i did. and fortunately i was able to drink milk in victory lane. >> that's the day after the indy 500 victory. you knew dan wheldon. you hear him talking about you don't let off the power unless you have to. the thrill of the victory there. tell us about this man. >> reporter: it's hard to hear him talk there, to be honest. he is a great human being. he wasn't just a great race car driver. one of the best that we've seen. two-time indy 500 champion. a great person, a lot of fun. everybody loved his infectious smile. he just loved his job and he loved this series. he was looking to come back

two-time indy 500 winner dan wheldon dirs in a fiery 15-car wileup in race in las vegas. >>> a worker stranded for months at the south pole is on her way home at last. >>> a dream deif he evered. after serving half of his life in prison, a 52-year-old boxer finally gets his first professional fight. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, october 17th, 2011. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, october 17th, 2011. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. >>> a race driver said it was a crash that left his numb and speechless and claim the life of dan wheldon. the fiery multicar wreck spread wreckage across the track at the indianapolis speedway. practice speeds alone were hitting nearly 225 miles per hour. manuel guy agas has our report. >> reporter: burst into flames. >> multiple cars involved! >> reporter: british driver dan wheldon was killed when his car was caught in a fiery 15-car wileup on the 13th lap. it flew over another vehicle and landed in a catch fence just outside turn two. three other drivers were hurt in the pileup. wheldon wa

they airlifted dan wheldon to a hospital. there were some reports he was doing okay and then, of course, the report came down that he was, in fact, gone. he was dead. and the drivers -- they could have easily said we are going to just walk away from this, but instead the drivers got together and said, we want to take a five-lap tribute to dan wheldon. all the drivers got back in their cars and did five laps as a tribute to dan wheldon. a very heartfelt moment. not a dry eye in the crowd here. >> carlos, thank you. our condolences to his family. >>> in the republican race for campaign cash, it is now a two-man show. federal election commission says that texas governor rick perry has $15.1 million in cash on hand. mitt romney close behind with $14.7 million. our jim acosta is in vegas with more on the money race. so, jim, give us a sense, how significant are these numbers early on when you have this kind of cash to work with? >> reporter: they are very significant numbers. this is the reason why rick perry and his campaign are

dan wheldon was 33 years old. now to baseball. the cardinals will face the rangers in the world series. st. louis beat the brewers 12-6. they made the playoffs on the last day of the season. now they're national league champs. tom brady put on a clinic against the cowboys. down three with two minutes to play. he calmly drove new england down the field. the pats rally to win it 20-16. the 49ers handed the lions their first loss of the season. everybody is talking about what happened after the game. both head coaches got together. jim schwartz not happy about the way jim harbaugh shook his hand and patted him on the back, so he went after him. i don't think they were exchanging dinner plans. niners won it 25-19. rex grossman was picked off four times and philly got back in the win column. one of these days, teams will learn not to kick it to devin hester. 98 yards to the house. bears won big 29-10. finally, the raiders lost quarterback jason campbell for the season with a broken collarbone, but who needs a qb when you can do this? 1

wheldon has passed away. >> reporter:j¿"a british indy cr driver dan wheldon was trying to win his share of a five million dollar bonus when his car through over another car, crashing into a wall in a 15-car pile up. >> you know, one minute you are joking around and the next dan is gone. [ bagpipes ] >> reporter: fellow drivers and fans mourned the loss of the two-time indianapolis 500 winner. >> think i'm getting old i've been to too many of these. ask anybody in this field if we could choose a way to go, that's the way. >> we are all going to miss him a little bit of everybody in indy car racing died today. >> reporter: wheldon was 33. >>> the silver and black was out this weekend to honor al davis. raiders took on the browns yesterday. the first home game for the raiders since davis' death a week ago saturday. fans came equipped with signs showing their respect for davis. former players reminisced about the man who meant so much to their careers and lives it >>> the shirts they have out remembering him, even though they had their odds with him lately they still support him. >> won two

dan wheldon leaves behind a wife and two young sons. he's a two-time winner of the indianapolis 500. >>> more than 1400 people took part in the audi best buddies challenge here in d.c. the participants left the national mall this morning on various bike rides and runs. about $1.7 million in donations were collected. the best buddies challenge uses money to match volunteer friends with people who have intellectual disabilities. maria shriver was on hand to cheer on the bikers as well as doreen gentzler. >> she also did the 5k run along with some of our other co-workers. >> she's quite a lady. next weekend we'll get the video of you sweating out there. >> let's hope not. let's hope the event ends well. just as the sun was getting ready to go down, the clouds broke. so now we have a mostly clear sky out there on your saturday night, and that could set us up for a very chilly start on your sunday morning. be ready for widespread temperatures tomorrow morning in the 30s and low 40s. could even be in the low 40s, even into the downtown locati

i think dan wheldon, just a superb person. a very, very race driver. somebody that i'm going to certainly miss, not only here at the indycar track, but saw him all the time at the kart track and somebody everyone looked up to. >> and will continue to look up to. amazing human being so much enthusiasm. ill just can't believe what just happened. >> he always had a smile on his face. in fact, he had actually done three television broadcasts with our versus crew, the people that do the races when we're not on. and who knows, he may have had a career there. many people ask me why i always sign off, "til we meet again," because good-bye is always so final. good-bye, dan wheldon. what do you think of this one? really? what's this? thiss a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. >>> this is abc 7 breaking news. >> we begin with breaking news vegas.las you just watch the unfolding at the car race. dan wheldon was killed when his sailing through the air w

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dan wheldon came upon the first wave of cars and had nowhere to go. he went airborne and his car burst into flames and slammed into a fence above the retaining wall. >> we're set to announce that dan wheldon has passed away. >> from what i saw from the video, dense curtain over the back wheel and over the top of me. it was a horrendous accident that the race was canceled and bagpipes sounded while fellow drivers drove five are breeding labs in his memory. >> -- five parts breaking lapse in his memory. >> feel for his family. >> this race driver was reduced to tears. >> you see that happening to dan and it does not matter >> the 33-year-old native of england and in the 500 winner was beloved on the circuit. he recently said how excited he was that the chance to win yesterday's will race. >> i have a lot of personal goals that i want to cheat. winning this event is one of them them ironically, he had scaled back his racing time to spend more time with his wife and two sons. the youngest was born this past spring. three other drivers were also hurt but t

at any level, however, the death of champion driver dan wheldon is just sad. before it's over it may have ramifications for an entire sport. we want to begin with nbc's george lewis who's in las vegas. just to set the scene here, while nascar uses sedans that look roughly like the cars we use, the indy cars are spindly hybrids with exposed wheels and they go very fast. >> reporter: yeah. they're about one-third the weight of a nascar automobile, brian. when you've got a pack of them racing at more than 200 miles per hour separated by just feet there is always the potential for disaster. some race veterans say this was one of the worst pileups they had ever seen. >> oh, here he goes. >> the contact and a huge crash. >> reporter: it happened on the 12th lap of a 300-mile race when the tires of two cars touched, sending them out of control. what followed was a chain reaction of collisions. 15 cars in all. >> looks like dan wheldon may be involved in it. >> reporter: wheldon's car launched into the air, hitting the wall in a fiery crash along with several other ra

two time indy 500 winner dan wheldon has died. just minutes into an indy race in las vegas, wheldon's car hit a race track fence going airborne, then 14 other cars slamming into each other at more than 200-mile-per-hour. three other drivers injured, all of them expected to fully recover. the race halted, wheldon airlifted to a local hospital. two hours later indy car ceo announced wheldon died of unsurvivable injuries. this crash raising serious questions tonight about the safety of the track and the future of indy racing all together as crowds have dwindled compared to nascar. there's concern about the cars reaching speeds of 225 miles per hour during practice. dan wheldon was 33, married with two young sons. >> i've been ahead and i've been behind and now is not the time to be worrying about yourur p position in the polls. >> let me tell you somethingou else about being in the top tier the candidates. can you all see that big bull'sl eye on my back? >> chris: former frontrunner rick perry and currentnd frontrunner herman cain tr

wheldon of britain was killed in a race from las vegas today. >> reporter: dan wheldon died doing what he loved, racing cars. he was killed in this fiery 15 car wreck in the las vegas 300, the last race of the endie car season. wheldon's car number 77 was the second to go airborne, it flipped and smashed into a wall. many drivers said it was the worst crash they had ever seen. wheldon received emergency attention at the track then was airlifted to a local hospital. >> dan wheldon has passed away. our thoughts and prayers are with his family today. >> reporter: wheldon was married with two young sons. he won the sports's most prestigious race the indianapolis 500 twice. >> from a driving perspective, you know, the cars are so fast. when you have 400,000 spectators, it's phenomenal. you have that history. you have got a lot of tradition. >> reporter: with wheldon's death sunday's race was cancelled. the rest of the field drove a five lap tribute to him. only yesterday wheldon blogged as long as i can find some speed and keep up with the pack, i will do everything i can to put on a show.

driver dan wheldon was killed. this morning family members and fans across the world are paying tribute to the racing champion. >>> more occupy wall street protests pop up over the weekend. today the movement marks a major milestone. >>> a study shows harmful bacteria on most cell phones. what researchers found on the device that is could land you in the hospital. good morning. it's monday, this is your wake-up call. i'm christine romans in for carol costello. >>> this morning race officials will begin deciding how they'll investigate a wreck that killed a two are-time indy 500 winner. 33-year-old dan wheldon was one of a record 34 cars on the las vegas track. on lap 12, the unthinkable. cars spinning out of control, bursting into flames, several actually going airborne. three drivers were treated for injuries, wheldon was airlifted to the hospital where he eventually died. the race was canceled. but the drivers did return to cirque tl track five times as a tribute, some of them in tears. dan wheldon's factr in law

dan wheldon was on the second turn of lap 11 in las vegas. millions of people wanting when something went terribly wrong. >> multiple cars involved. it looks like dan wheldon may be involved in it. >> 15 cars crashed in a fiery pileup. his car went airborne and then crashed, cockpit first into a wall. he and three other drivers were hospitalized. officials announced his death and immediately canceled the rest of the race. >> we lost one of my best friends, one of my greatest teammates. >> we are all going to miss him. a little bit of everyone in indycar driving died today. >> sunday's race was his third start this season. he was scaling back time on the track in order to spend time with his wife susan and two young sons. he was 33. >>> yesterday police and cadaver dogs combed two local parks looking for william mcquain. more than two weeks after his subduction there's still no sign of a young boy. >> today the man at the middle of his disappearance will be in a north carolina courtroom. mike conneen joins us with details. >> good morning. cur