calls to drain the swamp. let me tell you a story of what many believe to be the biggest corruption scandal anywhere in the world. this bribery and money laundering scheme spread throughout latin america. it is in brazil and has cost the country billions of dollars. the construction conglomerate was found to have paid $788 million in bribes to various officials and was fined $3.5 billion in 2016. according to the globe mail, five former brazilian presidents and one out of three cabinet members and one out of three senators have been indict orded investigated. it led to the impeachment of the brilian president rousseff. a federal judge in brazil presided over much of the investigation.
of the car crash. yes, he was a father of 15-year-old southern california boy born and bred. he was there visiting his friends and family for holidays. what are they going to do about that film? it s partially in the can at this point. yeah. we just heard about from universal pictures. they say they re now trying to decide if they re going to delay the release of the film. last summer fast & furious 6 was one of the surprise hits of the summer. worldwide this film made $788 million. so there s a lot of money at stake in this franchise. but they have to make the decision whether or not to release a film whether their star actor is doing high octane stunts, drag racing in the film, and he was just killed in a car crash months before. that s a big decision.
they are suspending production on that because of this. but they are going to finish the film. they were almost finished with filming. they say they re going to honor him in the film. we ll have to see what happens with this. this franchise is so popular. we were just talking about it last year s fast & furious 6 made $788 million worldwide. people love these films and they love him. he s a bona fide movie star. you don t think of him traditionally but he is a movie st star. was a movie star. coming up next on new day, incredible new video showing the moment a man who was trapped under water for three days was rescued by divers. you have to see this. that s an amazing story right there. then we have this one for you. it s not a bird, not a plane, it s amazon. how are they going to deliver things to you faster? how about by drone. now, you may think that s the best thing ever or the scariest. we ll take you through both sides.
guys, by the way, we talk about the popularity of this franchise, fast & furious, and he was a bankable star in hollywood. here s something to leave you with. fast & furious 6 made $200 million. worldwide this movie made $788 million. he was a bona fide movie star. . he clearly was. especially seeing the outpouring on social media. everybody is stunned about this. thank you. we have much more to come on paul walker s death. stay with us as we get more information on his passing. we ll bring it you to. now, candles will be lit in glasgow for the victims of a helicopter crash. they re looking for bodies still in the debris. eight people were killed when the police helicopter smashed through the pub s roof. 14 people are hospitalized with serious injuries. the search for victims could
on december 14th. the last installment of fast and furious worldwide made $788 million last year. this was a big franchise, he was a big movie star. and his friends and co-workers are just shocked this morning. you know, we re already seeing a lot of reaction online. what are people saying? what are you hearing? yeah, well, a lot of his co-workers and friends like i said have been tweeting about it. let me read you a couple of them that we got last night ludacris, wherever you blessed your presence, you left a mark. vin diesel who was a good friend also put on instagram last night, brother, i will miss you very much. i am absolutely speechless. heaven has gained a new angel, rest in peace. and we heard from the rock. he tweeted last night, as well. all my strength, love and faith to the walker family during this heartbreaking time. we find our strength in his light.