toxic fumes. if that tank blew it would have been worse. i think god put me there at the right place and right time to help people out. wow, frightening close call there. that was gail pascal brown from wesh reporting. all right. well it is now on the pace to be the biggest money-making film of the year. the seventh installment of the fast & furious series starring the late paul walker and vin diesel hit theaters this weekend. let s get to work. hey, are you freakin out? no. yes, you are. should somebody just walk me through what we re supposed to be doing? jesse, you didn t think it could get any better huh? here we go. on the edge of your seat there with tyrese vin diesel. the list goes on. paul walker of course and lewd
or other fellow pilots anybody who knew him, except for the ex-girlfriend who we know has spoken to a publication. but it s been very quiet since hearing from the ceo initially at lufthansa. les abend, thank you. we re in shock as pilots. we really are. but thank you, fredricka. thanks so much les, appreciate it. from new york. still ahead, fast & furious 7 speeding to the top of the box office. what s driving the success of paul walker his last movie? next. lives in a world that doesn t play by everyone else. like it or not, you and your friends are a part of it now. e with type 2 diabetes are learning about long-acting levemir® an injectable insulin that can give you blood sugar control for up to 24 hours. and levemir® helps lower your a1c. levemir® comes in flextouch® the only prefilled insulin pen with no push-button extension. levemir® lasts 42 days without refrigeration.
in the world. he is very missed. walker died in late 2013, riding in a 600 horse power porch that wrecked. impromptu memorial sprung up. 5,000 fans paid respects. he was a genuine person with a big heart. he wasn t like every other celebrity. walker connected with his fans because he seemed so anti-hollywood, no entourage, no shameless stunts. his generosity legendary. anonymously buying this $9,000 wedding ring for a newlywed soldier who could not afford it. a decade and three children later kristin and kyle told cnn it was a fairy sale. he was our fairy god father. just when you think it couldn t get better. how do you take walker and finish fast & furious 7 ? roughly 85% of walker s parts were fin ired when he died.
ludacris and brian stillter. what is it brian, about this movie. we know posthumously paying homage to wall pock paul walker. but there is something else. yeah there is others that is making this film a success. and who knew this was going to be a hit. but as the numbers are coming in this weekend, it s actually outpacing all of their projections. so as the hours go on it s doing even better than expected. look at this chart of all the top movies in april ever. this is opening weekends for big april movies. you see clash of the titans in 2010 fast & furious and captain america up until today the biggest april opening weekend ever. that made about $95 million. well furious 7 will make $150 million this weekend. it s going to be way beyond any april movie opening weekend ever. by the way, it was pacing like 115, 120. then people started seeing it
the money went to a college fund. if he doesn t grow up a sooner, an ivy league school will do. proud oklahoman there. very nice. the dad who, pretty smart guy here, taping the whole thing. you can hear him say at one point, my wife is doing the hard work here, let s not forget who the real star is. always overlooked on birth day. very cute. nice. nice little touch. coming up, return to our top story. more about the boston bombing anniversary with messages of hope and love. also ahead, special delivery. a delicate mission to pack up and ship a dinosaur all the way across the country. and magic carpet ride, all the way to new york s broadway. can aladdin make your wish come true on the stage in much more on world news now.