while they were waiting up there so they could shield the sun. five hours, that ride is normally 56 seconds. under a minute. they were up there a heck of a long time. unclear why it got trapped, stuck there at the top of the ride. thankfully wasn t upside down. officials say computer glitches sometimes make it stop. hopefully figure that out again. breaking news from suburban st. louis where looting and vandalism has broken out overnight. some people seen smashing store windows and carrying away merchandise. some streets were lined with cops in riot gear being yelled at and taunted by angry residents. the violence followed a protest over the death of an unarmed teen by police. still plenty of questions this morning about the weekend s car racing tragedy in upstate new york. that one left one young driver dead. 20-year-old kevin ward jr. crashed saturday night in the small dirt racetrack. he jumped out of his car, pointing in the direction of
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three-time nascar champ tony stewart. you saw him there. stewart s passing car struck ward killing him. just an unbelievable tragedy. our hearts go out to obviously kevin and his family. stewart pulled out of yesterday s nascar race. authorities called him visibly shaken as they questioned him about the incident. the sheriff says there is no evidence to support any criminal intent. but the charges haven t been ruled out. tony stewart has done the exact same thing as kevin ward jr. did over the weekend. in fact, the history of car racing is full of similar examples, drivers getting out of their cars to confront another. abc s paula faris reports. reporter: road rage it s an all-too-familiar scene in the world of racing. a sport where tempers can flare. this is not what the series needs nor either one of these drivers. mixing it up in the pits there. reporter: drivers routinely put themselves in harm s way because, experts say, that s the nature of the sport. but sometime