pt barnum was known as the greatest circus showman in history. let me paint a picture for you at how it was when i was a boy in the city into the circuit came to town. a mile long train with sick b. cars into the train station. trucks moved below on to the fairgrounds and local kids began to gather. finally they set out and raised the big tent that seemed to us and possibly big. it held a promise of a thrilling spectacle of flying trapeze acts, tight rope walker is a human cannonball, fire breathers and lion tamer's and just then when it seemed things couldn't get anymor any more exciting, tt up the sideshow act. the parade of human kerry on cities -- curiosities. this is the children yearned to see and it also haunted them later. siamese twins, the living skeleton, the giant spawn, the lion face and. my friends, this show would offend modern sensibilities, but it was wildly successful. as pt barnum put it, nobody ever lost a dollar by underestimating the taste of the american public. the american public is interested still inside shows. that's w

wring ling brothers and barnum & bailey circus pulled its first show sunday when acrobats were injured in an accident. >>> and the nfl draft kicks off in new york city, and it's a long way for heisman trophy winner johnny manziel. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, y 9t >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, may 9th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning, recovery efforts are under way from the southwest to the great plains. the latest batch of severe weather including tornados and flood-producing rains caused significant damage from texas to minnesota. the storm system is moving east today, but the possibility of more heavy rain, hail, and the chance of tornadoes exists from texas to indiana. yesterday the dallas area was hard hit. the rough weather blew through the dallas area yesterday afternoon. winds clocked at up to 70 miles per hour, toppled trees, crushed cars, and collapsed buildings. >> when we were inside, it felt like it was lifting us, you know. you felt like you were getting lifting l

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now barnum and bailey along with local authorities are investigating the incident. this shouldn't happen and we'll get to the bottom of why it happened, and make sure it doesn't happen going forward. i'm mary ellen hopkins according to officials one person remains in critical condition, while ten others do not have life threatening injuries. the show will be in providence through monday. but ringling bros. and barnum bailey haven't made a decision on canceling their upcoming performances. a 26 year old man was shot to death after walking into the wrong apartment in his building. after a night out, neighbors say the man went to the third floor of the south of market building, instead of the 5th floor. that's when the 68 year old man inside apartment 306 shot him to death. the shooter told people in the building the man broke his door knob while trying to get in. he later turned himself into police. anxiety is building over concerns shared by residents and police. that the racial tensions on display at a cinco de mayo celebration a few years ago. which you see here. w

performers plunging to the ground when a barnum bailey stunt goes wrong. >> and then it just falls to the ground and the big metal thing above them hits all of them on top of them. >> the serious injuries the stuns spectators and what's next for investigators this morning. >>> vital victory them win that brought new hope to the los angeles clippers after the owner's racist comments and jaw-dropping interview with his personal assistant. >>> then political punch lines. comedian in chief barack obama pokes fun at his presidency and fellow democrats. >> you may have heard the other day hillary had to dodge a flying shoe at a press conference. [ laughter ] >> the biggest laughs and funniest gags from washington's biggest party of the year. it is monday, may 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good monday morning, everyone. we will begin with the late details on that frightening accident at the barnum bailey circus in rhode island. >> eight young woman hanging by their hair for a stunt called the human chandelier and then suddenl

it happened during a performance of the ringling brothers and barnum and bailey circus. >> the ringling brothers sir does says nothing of this scale involving this many performers has ever happened. nine performers are in the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. it all happened at 11:45 at the dunkin' donuts center in providence. we have video of the accident. take a look at this, this is disturbing. this is also known as the human chandelier, eight performers are attached to an apparatus, all of a sudden, the apparatus gives out. and the performers, all women, fall 25 to 40 feet to the ground, injuring another dancer that was actually down below. remember, they're being hung by their hair on this apparatus. the circus says they do this act about 12 to 14 times a week, and it's been done since january of this year. the circus also says the rest of the performers are concerned, obviously, and they're sending their thoughts and prayers to them and their families. this is a tight group of people that travel together. witnesses report seeing some 35 emergency service personnel on sir

it happened during a matinee performance of the ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus during what was billed as a larger than life act. and like so many moments of the modern era, cell phone video cameras were rolling. nbc's ron mott is in providence for us tonight with more. ron, good evening. >> reporter: hey, lester, good evening to you. this all happened during the 11:00 show this morning with thousands of kids and their parents looking on. in fact, some of the folks in the audience thought this was part of the show but were later horrified to learn it was not an act but a terrible accident instead. amateur video shows a curtain being lowered just before the rigging collapsed from high above the circus floor. eight female acrobats suspended by a hair-hanging apparatus plunging to the ground about 35 feet authorities said. a male performer in the ring was also injured by the collapse. >> we ask that you please enjoy this intermission at this time while we somewhat ourselves during this accident. thank you. >> we thought it was part of the show. and then all of the sudden you se

the ringling brothers barnum & bailey circus show, seen here in this promotional video, was supposed to look like this. ♪ >> at first, we thought it was part of the show. as soon as it hit the ground, i knew that it was not. >> i was worried because they fell and one guy ran offstage with a bloody head. like, i'm thinking something hit him in the head. two girls were in neck braces. three girls were passed out. one girl was in a full-body cast. >> everybody got hurt a lot. >> reporter: equipment failure in circus acts have killed performers before. in 2004, a barnum and bailey performer, twirling on scarves fell 30 feet to her death when one of the scarves gave way. there was no safety net below. last june, a 31 year-old cirque du soleil performer plunged nearly 100 feet to her death in las vegas. after a rope attached to the performer severed. >> a horrifying scene. in providence this sunday. reena, you just got off the phone with authorities there? >> reporter: yes, that's right. as part of the investigation, they're taking equipment from the scene. anything that could determine ho

. ♪ good to the last drop >>> happening today, the ringling brothers barnum and bailey circus heads forecticut, and is promising a very close inspection and changes to the aerial apparatus that failed, leaving nine performers injured. investigators now say it was a single metal clamp that broke, causing that accident. >> the apparatus was attached to a cable which then fed back to waynech machine located on the floor. so, it goes from the floor up to the rafters at the top and then comes down, grabs the chandelier apparatus that the performers are hanging from. it was a single piece of equipment that failed. >> the metal itself or -- >> it did, it snapped. >> the circus says it will replace all of those metal clamps before the next show on thursday. good thing, too. eight of the performers remain hospitalized, two in critical condition, but the circus says none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening, which is good news. >>> the faa says last week's air traffic control problem in los angeles that canceled 50 flights and delayed more than 450 was caused by a u2 spy plane. it typica

the support collapsed at barnum and bailey's circus. plunging 45 to 50 feet to the ground as acrobats hung by hair to form a human chandelier. >> wondering if she was all right. she wasn't too scared. i think she knew what was going on, you know? >> a dancer on the ground was injured. one victim remains in critical condition. >>> rentals in san francisco is collecting signatures for a ballot initiative for stricting regulation. mark kelly joining us live to fill us in on both sides of the issue. good morning, mark. >> reporter: good morning, frank. these web sites are an example of one. they connect someone willing to rent out or lease out their home or apartment for someone looking for a place to stay, but here's the issue. supporters say, hey, it's a good way to make money in a very expensive city. opponents and often their landlords say it's like subletting. tenants make money off their own property. dale karlsson is behind the ballot measure that could handcuff the industry. he spoke on kpix 5 monday morning concerned that short- te

. >> administrators the arena and ringling brothers barnum and bailey are investigating. today's show was canceled and tomorrow could be as well. >>> could we only be as old as our blood? in studies published today, older mice got stronger after a they were injected with blood from younger mice. older mice got through the mazes faster, could run longer and had a better sense of smell. if it will work on humans is not known. they plan to conduct a clinical trial with a clop of pay -- with a group of patients at stanford. >>> coca-cola is dropping a powerful ingredient from power-ade. they say it does not have vegetable oil anymore. it is used in some fire distinguish rear betters and -- distinguishers and already not allowed in japan. >>> service dings have been helping disabled and visually impaired people for decades, now a bay area group is helping manage a potentially o&ngerous disease. dogs recognize symptoms of low bad sugar. that is critical because hypoglycemia can impair certain abilities like driving. >> if i am driving and he you a letters me i will check and i

. >> reporter: close to 4,000 people were in attendance at the ringling brothers barnum and bailey's circus. many of them children, when the human chandelier performance went horribly wrong. >> the big metal thing hits all of them. >> reporter: the parent company of ringling brothers said the performers had been putting on some variation of the routine for some time. it requires them to hang by their hair alone, while performing complicated core choreography. >> this wasn't in the scope. >> reporter: ringling brothers canceled the remaining show in providence. the circus is scheduled to resume performance in hartford. they get help from federal investigators as they gather what caused the accident. wendy gillette, cbs news for providence, rhode island. >> one is in serious, all are expected to survive. >>> some wave their true colors this morning, lining the streets out of morgan hill high school where cinco de mayo has become the center of rights. this is going to be a busy day of demonstrations, kiet? >> reporter: frank, this campus is locked down from end to end. morgan hill polic

quite disturbing to see we got out of a ringling brothers, barnum & bailey circus. performance ends with gasps of disbelief as nine performers hanging 25 feet above the floor on a rig came crashing down. this is a bit disturbing, but watch and listen to the crowd response. ♪ >> suspended -- >> you did hear the crowd reaction theres as well. let me be clear. the weight performers on the rig, a ninth person on the floor was injured as well. with we are told tonight's 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. shows have been cancelled. there were serious injuries, as you can imagine. we are told this was part of the hair hang. they were hanging from their hair from are the rig. this was a performance we have all seen before at least the in some way, form or fashion. it ends that way. i want to bring in aletha wood who shot the video we were showing you. she's on the line with me now. thank you for taking time-out. i understand you were there with your family and your kids when this happened. did it take you a moment to realize this is not part of the act? >> good afternoon, t.j. thank you fo

the barnum and bailey performers fell about 30 feet to the ground from an apparatus that failed. a spokesman from the dunkin donuts center says as an organization they are shocked. .here at the building eyewitnesses say they saw a cable snap. a circus spokesman says it is not clear why the apparatus did not work properly. at least one of the performers was critically injured. a cinco de mayo celebration prompting concerns in the south bay so what we're looking for is a way to "plus" our accounting firm's mobile plan. and "minus" our expenses. we're offering our best-ever pricing on mobile plans for business. run the numbers on that. well, unlimited talk and text, and ten gigs of data for the five of you would be... thirty-five bucks each! with a year of high-speed internet, free. ah, "free" is not deductible! i smell audit! i smell savings... at&t mobile share value plans for business. now with a year of free high-speed internet. a 26 year old man was shot to death after walking into the wrong apartment in his san after a night out, neighbors say the man went to the third floor o

. >> ringling brothers bash barnum and bay lee has canceled performances until the cause of the accident is determined. >>> one alameda county deputy is in the hospital in serious but stable condition after he and his partner were attacked in castro valley. the sheriff's office says a woman called 9-1-1 to report a fight between two men. the deputies confronted the two men, and that's when they attacked. the one who called 9-1-1 turn on the deputies. one officer was punched in the face, the other in a choke hold. >> the incident was recorded on video, and i've reviewed the video, and i can tell you in my many years of law enforcement, it is probably one of the most violent struggles i have seen an officer go through. >> the fight ends when the deputy, who was punched in the face, was able to tase one of the suspects. the deputy will need facial reconstruction surgery. the two men are charged with attempted murder. all the attackers face assault charges. >>> a rally will be held tomorrow at the same south bay high school where a nationwide controversy erupted four year years ago when some

barnum and bailey had just gotten in town on friday and were expected to perform till monday. you mention that no support system was beneath those acrobats. it really speaks to the confidence that this troupe had in their performers. nothing had dpaun wrong up to this.. as the show started in january, but something went terribly wrong early this morning, randi. >> we certainly hope that they all turn out to be okay. nick valencia, thank you for your reporting on that. >>> joe mchale had his pick of targets at the correspondents' dinner last night. he did his best to hit each and every one of them. presidential contenders might want to get used to that treatment. >>> weekdays are for rising to the challenge. they're the days to take care of business. when possibilities become reality. with centurylink as your trusted partner, our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and responsive, dedicated support, we constantly evolve to meet your needs. every day of the week. centurylink® your lin

this cell phone video shows what happened at the ringling brothers barnum and bailey performance. that's an apparatus holding these acrobats by their hair. it obviously failed, all of them crashing to the ground. 11 people, including all 9 of those acrobats, were hurt. >> first, i thought it was the act. we see them, they were doing acrobats with their hair. >> i was worried for the people, for their welfare. >> we asked everybody to, you know, pray for the girls and everybody on the act. >> this shouldn't happen, and we'll get to the bottom of why it happened and make sure it doesn't happen going forward. >> now, the circus says it takes the health of its performers seriously and carefully inspects all of its equipment and it is working with the city of providence to try to figure out exactly what happened. >>> breaking news overnight to tell you about, six people hurt on a us airways jet flying from philadelphia to orlando. the airline says the plane was climbing after takeoff, when it hit severe turbulence and had to return to the philadelphia airport. want you to listen to a p

serious injuries from that bad off uneventful the accident happened during the rebuilding brothers and barnum he said to shed the state's crew were quick to react to the fold. i doubt it. he didn't even know what happened authorities launched an investigation into the course of the accident. i just want the straits area of town on sunday without even taking all the old lady still talk to when closest rivals roma superficial defeat at the time yet. monday night featured a vacant lot that you fail to point everyone who happened to games left while the people celebrate their fiftieth cherry on top of the great times with the talent coming into to reduce the incentive to poppy if you're in a row of the content article to you they have become champions of the telly gary and humble team jewelry won the women's champions beat arkansas the first year of the room and get settled. i'm sort of effect. if the state of the final four for much in the history of the women's competition jury were up against twenty twelve champions ridiculous the maker of the holders would take control of the final and never

. >> he's in the spotlight as the first african-american ring master at wrinkling brothers and barnumy circus. >> one of the things i always tell people about circus life, especially here at the greatest show on earth, is you don't play a ring master, you don't play a trapeze artist, acrobat, you don't play a daredevil, you are these things. everything you do in your personal life, centers around what you're going to do later that night or three times on saturday. >> it was the chance of a lifetime that suddenly appeared just after he graduated college. >> this opportunity of being the ring master of the greatest show on earth was presented to me. i could not turn it down. it's history. but to be honest with you, history wasn't on my mind. i thought this is a great pick-up line. ring master. >> i think i fell in love as soon as i saw him. it's not only the person, it's when he is on the stage as a ring master he takes care of the arena, so charismatic. he's amazing. he's a great person too. >> jonathan's wife is a dancer and line captain with the show. they have two children and find

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the injured are performers with wringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus. no spectators were hurt. >> reporter: a dramatic circus act ended in horer sunday morning in rhode island in front of a stunned audience. what looked like a chandelier, the structure that was holding them fell by 40 feet. >> all the girls were hang big their hair and then it falls to the ground and the big metal thing hilts all of them. >> at first many in the audience thought the fall was part of the act. >> i screamed and thought that's not right. sometimes it's part of the show, but it clearly wasn't. >> the eight aerial performers as well as several others on the ground were taken to the hospital. >> they're critical but expec d ed with life threatening injuries. >> reporter: the parent company says its workers adhere to a variety of regulations and that all of its equipment is inspected before the show goes on. >> we will do whatever it takes to come to the bottom of this. >> wring ling brothers canceled two shows. wendy gillette for cbs news, prosh rough air and forced to turn b

part of the ringling brothers barnum and bailey circus. the whole thing was caught on camera. we do want to warn you, it is difficult to watch. right there initially you see the curtain fall to reveal the performers on the human chandelier and then the collapse down to the ground. eight women were on that chandelier performing the hair hang. they fell 35 to 40 feet down to the ground. injuring a ninth person on the floor. the circus was packed with families and children wincing the fall. ambulances were quick on scene taking 11 people to the hospital many with broken bones. one of the injured required immediate surgery. she was at the circus with her father and two young children and filming the performance as the accident happened. >> none of the women that fell made any noise. no distress that you could hear from them as they fell. very graceful, very fast. >> now more on that hair hang on the chandelier. got to tell you, almost as difficult to watch as the actual fall. when you see what she's circus performers do. they are hooked to this apparatus just by their hair. the sh

team of acrobats fell during an aerial stunt in connecticut, performers for ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus are back on stage. >> i hope they are still in your prayers. >> yesterday was the first performance since sunday's accident. it was dedicated to the injured performers. eight acrobats were hurt in providence when the rigging that suspend them by their hair failed. they fell more than 20 feet to the ground, several critically injured. >> right now we are waiting for them to recover so any determine of nation of when they might cam back is premature. >> i would be willing to bet that after the accident, they took special care to be everything is safe. >> fans are happy the show is back. a spokesman says the horrifying accident has not impact ticket sales. >> it's amazing they all want to go back to work. >>> it should be "friday light." that's not the case. here's liz on a busy friday. >> it has been a busy friday. i think this traffic camera behind me kind of explains the traffic story better than i can. it's very fog buy outside. this is the golden gate bridge. it's a

11:09 right now, investigators are trying to find out why eight women fell from the high wire at a barnum & bailey circus. it was all caught on camera. this video is disturbing to watch. nbc bay area news has the latest. >> reporter: it's not what children and their parents expected to see. some thought it was part of the act when eight women hanging only by their hair, came crashing down on a ninth person at the circus in rhode island sunday. >> we thought it was part of the show. all of a sudden you see the cable break. >> it was scary. it was. it was really scary. >> reporter: all nine suffered serious injuries, mostly broken bones. none are believed to be life-threatening. some required surgery. this morning we've learned the circus is considering flying in their families from the ukraine, brazil and bulgaria. it was a 25 to 40-foot drop. >> all of the material that goes into one of these performances, all of the rigging are materials we bring with us to every single show. every single city we go to. and it's inspected every single time it's put up. to my knowledge, we've had no repor

. >> reporter: eight acrobats started their aerial performance in the ringling brothers barnum & bailey circus and the dunkin' donuts center in providence, rhode island, sunday when suddenly the performing platform collapsed? >> suddenly it just, boom, it just falls. >> we thought it was part of the show and then all of a sudden you seen the cable break and that was. >> it nine performers suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries. they're being treated at local hospitals and several more suffered minor injuries. >> everybody's doing fine. everybody's at the hospital. everybody's conscious and doing pretty well. >> reporter: public safety officials say performers fell between 25 and 40 feet. officials are trying to figure out why it happened? >> obviously something went wrong. there was a device that fell and people were injured. >> reporter: arena lights went dark to try to shield the public from what happened. many families were disturbed by why what they say. >> i don't want her to walk away from being scared of a circus, you know what i mean? so i'll bring her back to anothe

the barnum and bailey circus was here. >> reporter: there is a history of archaeological finds here in like this jawbone of a prehistoric element. estimated age, 11,000 years old. so far, nothing has turned up, but the city has set aside $1.5 million for construction delays just in case there is a find. it's the cost of doing business in san francisco. linda yee, kpix5. >> providing no artifacts are found, the park will open next spring. >>> why not just beat the rush and find another park to go to. we will want to get outside. all the folks who stayed inside if they had air-conditioning. now we are cooling down. now just in time for the weekend, we head back to our normal. it is friday night, you made it through the workweek and temperatures are cooling off. wave good-bye to the heat wave, it is gone. we have gone cloudy. a sign that some of that marine air continues to move. santa rosa, 55 degrees. tomorrow morning when you get up, a couple of 40s out there, fairfield, vacaville, santa rosa. upper 40s for you, concord, 52, redwood city, 51. 55, san francisco. beta breakers, partly cl

this is video from inside the ringling brothers and barnum & bailey performance. a camera phone was recording as eight performers dropped to the ground below. we begin with don dahler in providence, don? >> reporter: jeff, the show had just about reached the halfway point when the accident happened. shocking the audience of 4,000 into a stunned silence. it was a dramatic sight on its own. aerial acrobats hanging only by their hair, but then screams as the structures they were suspended on collapse and fell about 30 feet. the eight area performers as well as several performers on the ground were taken to the hospital. providence safety commissioner steve perry says some of the injuries are serious. >> they're in critical but expect to be non-life threatening injuries. a lot of broken bones, et cetera. >> the audience included families, like katelyn king who attended with her father. >> i was upset. because i felt really, really bad for them. and all of a sudden ambulances came flooding in. and also for the kids, the little, little kids, they started leaving and it

collapse happened and circuses retired and maturing into a real performance by the ringling brothers barnum and bailey circus. this amateur video shot by a member of the audience shows before was spending the rest of the scaffolding the structure collapsed without warning. because of the accident though i've been in custody. there are nine individuals were seriously injured. they sell from anywhere between twenty five in reply to the end so as a result of those injuries they're being treated. and at this point it doesn't appear to be liked. but they're serious injuries from that that might fall. if i was actually an indian province of now to prevent skidding at least fifteen. he still said the fire took hold of round one because of the manufacturing front of other products that the number of other people have suffered serious burns are being treated in hospitals because the fire is to investigate it. many indian cricket countries and makeshift the opening which children are neglected. he was congested and safe conditions. but still in india and the centuries the obesity of our dossier has b

the accident happened during the rebuilding brothers and barnum and a sick the state's crew were quick to react to the fold. her hair. they handled very well she's had launched an investigation into the calls of the accident. i just want the straits area of travel sunday without even thinking of all the old lady still talk to when closest rival driver suffered a shock defeat to tanya. then monday night fixture at home against atlanta. today i went to a robot who have only two games left. all the people celebrate their thirty s cherry on top of my great friends with the consignment from a good teacher and student center to poppy. that figure to relevant content article to you they have been crowned champions of the telly gary and humble team jewelry won the women's champions league title on sunday for second year in a row and get settled in sorting through the parish the state of the final four for mac in the history of the women's competition jury were up against twenty twelve champions put a cellist from montenegro uphold this would take control of the final and never relinquished the

this was sunday at the ringling brothers barnum and bailey circus in rhode island.eeze it - you can see the acrobats here. >> reporter:the eight acrobats who plummeted to the ground during a hair- hanging performance at the ringling bros. and barnum and bailey circus participate in an incredibly painful, highly specialized art. >> reporter:the accident happened sunday in rhode island when the apparatus they were hanging from fell. >> >> reporter:"hair hanging" is confined to certain families who pass their secrets about the tradition down through generations of performers. >> reporter:the performers literally hang from the scalp as they fly through the air and perform various tricks. hair cable ring attached to rigging that hoists the performer upward. >> reporter:experts say hair hanging is practiced by less than a dozen circus families around the world, though it has existed for more than a century. >> pam: coming up at 5:30. and the controversy not enough to distract the clippers. ♪ ♪ thank you! thank you! dedicated bankers born to go the extra mile. you've been

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and barnum & bailey circus called the accident unprecedented. instead it is a death a mac testament of their skill that more people were hurt. >> they don't call it death- defying for nothing. as a circus performer, it is our job to do the impossible. to stare death in the face, and conquer it. >> the accident was witnessed by about 3900 people, many of them children. two of the acrobats are in critical condition, and all eight are still hospitalized with various injuries. >>> avoiding old age diseases may be a matter of having young blood in your veins. at ucsf scientist claims older mice became smarter and stronger when they were injected with the blood of younger mice. doctor saul v8 says it's not clear if the same thing would happen with people, but he says multiple experiments on mice and use em and stanford have all produced the same results. >>> coca-cola announced it will stop using a controversial ingredients in two flavors of its power it sports drinks as well as fanta, fanta. that ingredient is inaudible best herbal oil. cook says bv

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. >> reporter: this was part of an act called the human chandelier, the ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus advertising it as the only performance of its kind in the world. all eight of those acrobats and one other performer rushed to the hospital with broken bones, cuts and head trauma. all expected to survive. >> this shouldn't happen and we'll get to the bottom of why it happened and make sure it doesn't happen going forward. >> reporter: and the show scheduled here for this morning has been canceled. federal investigators say it could be weeks before they know exactly what is to blame for this accident. john and diana. >> marci gonzalez live in providence, thank you. >>> new this morning a rough ride for passengers on board a flight out of philadelphia. the captain ordered the plane back to the airport after severe turbulence caused several injuries. the us airways airbus like this was bound for orlando. four people were taken to hospitals after landing including a flight attendant who struck her head so hard it cracked the wall. >>> breaking overnight a destructive wild

the crash happened during yesterday's performance by ringling brothers and barnum and bailey at the dunkindonuts arena in rhode island. investigators believe a steel clip holding up the chandelier-like platform failed, sending eight female performers crashing down. a male performer on the ground was also hurt. the crash was witnessed by nearly 4,000 spectators, many of them children, and the woman who captured the accident on her cell phone. >> many of the children were gripping their families, holding tightly to their parents. it was very shocking. it looked like they had been crushed, at the time. >> two of the performers remain in critical condition tonight. fortunately, they are expect today survive. the steel clip has been sent to a lab for analysis. >>> how effective are baby gates? meant to protect infants? a new study shows nearly 2,000 kids in the united states go to the emergency room every year from injuries associated with these safety gates. that's three times the amount we saw 20 years ago. researchers at nationwide children's hospital in ohio say it's best to use bolted safe

i grew up in providence, rhode island, where i watched ringling brother barnum & bailey circus.rrible to watch this happen. did your kids get scared? did they think it was part of the show? >> i think everybody at first was initially really shocked and nobodyç knew what happened. and then pretty soon right after that everybody realized that something went wrong. a lot of younger children were confused by it. but a lot of adults were trying to keep them calm and let them know everybody was going to be okay and stuff. >> britney, how did your kids react? i'm watching this footage now. it gives anyone who sees it a chill. >> every time i rewatch it. >> it's hard to watch. >> yeah, it is. my 16-month-old obviously is a little young to realize what's going on. my four-year-old kept saying mommy, i hope the pretty girls are okay. i hope the rest of the ceiling doesn't fall on them. the whole ride home, he didn't understand why we couldn't stay and the extent of how hurt they actually were. >> was he still worried about the girls? have you heard of any update from theirç condition? >

this happened during this him a chandelier rooting for it was the barnum and bailey performers. but in a witness saying they saw the cable snapped. eight service spokesperson said they are not clear why the apparatus did not work properly but that they are committed to safety. three of those performers again in critical condition a living legend perform at the stake for its final farewell. female announcer: female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. choose from a huge selection of tempur-pedic models, including the new tempur-choice with head-to-toe customization. plus, get 36 months interest-free financing, two free pillows, and free same-day delivery. are you next? announcer: make sleep train your ticket to tempur-pedic. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ most people don't know how to choose a new dentist. that's where we come in. we've helped over 8 million people find the right dentist, and we can do the same for you. call 1-800-dentist today. ♪

the barnum and bailey performers fell about 30 feet to the ground from an apparatus that failed.esses say they saw a cable snap. a circus spokesman says it is not clear why the apparatus did not work properly. right now, the murder trial of olympic runner oscar pistorious is back on after a two week break. at one point during today's testimony, pistorius slumped forward with his head in his hands, as details of what may have been reeva steenkamp's last moments were discussed. so far today, one of pistorius' neighbors and friend has taken the stand. one of the first people to arrive after the shooting. right now the murder trial of olympic runner oscar pistorius is going on right now.after a two-week break. so far today one of pistorius' neighbors has taken the stand.one of the first people to arrive on the scene after the shooting. he admits shooting and killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, but he says he mistook her for an intruder in the middle of the night. the defense plans to continue presenting its case over the next two weeks. i told him just phone the ambulance, just

performers with the ringling brothers barnum and bailey were hanging from their hair when a support frame collapsed. authorities say it was a clamp failure. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a total of 15 to 25 people were injured, including eight women who fell when the platform supporting the performers let go. hospital officials say they will all survive the incident, which happened in front of a stunned audience of thousands. it happened just after the curtain drop, revealing the performers hanging from above. seconds later, they all came crashing down. >> it happened very quickly and they came straight down and then there was total silence. >> reporter: brad king and his daughter were part of the audience of more than 3,900 people watching in horror as the platform holding the eight acrobats collapsed, the performers falling more than 25 feet to the ground. >> i would have been certain there would been fatalities. it didn't look good. they fell from really high. >> reporter: many wondered if it was part of the act but those questions were answered quickly when the lights

it happened yesterday at the ringling brothers barnum and bailey performance. they were performing a trip called the human chandelier when the support frame collapsed. the circus has canceled two performances scheduled for today. >>> let's check in with tori campbell see what is coming up on mornings on 2. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. coming up in minutes a traffic jam caused by goats. we will tell you how many of the animals got on highway 24 near the caldecott tunnel over the weekend. also looking for bigger fish to fry. there is a report the fbi sting which snagged state senator leeland yee was first investigating a bay area celebrity. a super star athlete that is involved in development deals. those stories and more coming up on mornings on 2. >>> sal is checking in on highway 4 and the bay bridge crash. >> that is right. we will quickly look at highway 4. it is getting busier. i think some people decided to take a car today. that could get even more severe as the morning wears on. if you are looking at 580 with have a lot of slow traffic here.

. >> administrators the arena and ringling brothers barnum and bailey are investigating. today's show was canceled and tomorrow could be as well. >>> could we only be as old as our blood? in studies published today, older mice got stronger after a they were injected with blood from younger mice. older mice got through the mazes faster, could run longer and had a better sense of smell. if it will work on humans is not known. they plan to conduct a clinical trial with a clop of pay -- with a group of patients at stanford. >>> coca-cola is dropping a powerful ingredient from power-ade. they say it does not have vegetable oil anymore. it is used in some fire distinguish rear betters and -- distinguishers and already not allowed in japan. >>> service dings have been helping disabled and visually impaired people for decades, now a bay area group is helping manage a potentially o&ngerous disease. dogs recognize symptoms of low bad sugar. that is critical because hypoglycemia can impair certain abilities like driving. >> if i am driving and he you a letters me i will check and i

30 field on sunday while doing this hair anging act at a -- hanging act at a ringling brothers and barnum bailey circus performance. the two most seriously injured suffered spinal cord injuries. they all need physical therapy. one performer wants to go back but she not sure if she will be doinged at the act again. >>> a -- doing that act again. >>> matching wounded veterans with service dogs. today pets smart is teaming up with canine companions for independence. the goal is to place companion dogs with disabled vettedrens in need. a service dog -- veterans in need. a service dog has been a huge help with -- huge help with his recovery. >> allowed him to come out of his shell, to learn to be responsible for someone while a lot of people are being responsible for him. >> when the program is rolled out veterans will be able to visit any pets smart snow and talk about how to get a service dog. >>> whole food stocks took a dive plunging 19%, it is facing more competition. yesterday whole foods cut its profit outlook. the third time it has done so in six months. >>> a produce company is recall

the vice president of the corporate communications for feld entertainment, the parent company for barnum & bailey. >> well, the information that we have now, the apparatus that the aerialists performed from fell to the show. eight were transferred to local hospital ts. we don't have any information as to why the apparatus fell or the injury of the performers. as was previously mentioned, the rest of the show was canceled and we're making a determination about the remainder of the shows for the providence engagement. >> now, steven, is this an act that had been performed many times over? i realize that this act, this show in providence just started on friday. but is this something that had happened and this apparatus had been used many times over? >> correct. this apparatus had been used for multiple performances each week since this show launched back in february. each and every time that we come to a new venue, all of the equipment that is used by this performer -- this group of performers as well as other performers is careful inspected. our company has a safety department that spent c

it happened yesterday at a ringling brothers and b numb and bill -- barnum and bailey circus performancethey were performing an acrobatic performance when it collapsed. this is cell phone video taken from the performance. they suffered injuries ranging from head wounds to broken bones. >> at first i thought it was the act. they were doing acrobat with their hair. >> hopefully they are all right. >> authorities are trying to determine wham caused that -- trying to determine what caused that support frame to collapse. it's unclear what will happen to the rest of the tour. >>> investigators in vallejo say a fire in a converted garage is suspicious. this was reported about 6:00 yesterday morning at a home on lincoln road. firefighters say the garage had been converted into a living space but we don't know how many people were staying there. officials say it appears the fire was started by flammable liquids. so far they haven't been able to contact the property owner. we are told no one was hurt. >>> a fast moving wild fire is -- strong winds still pushing the flames at this hour. firefighter

eight new stamps have -- show vintage styles, images of ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus they'll be released may 5th. still to cop, you may not have seen them, but they are there. san francisco dealing with a major rat infestation. why some way we're in the middle after population boom and what's being done about it. >>> the new kind you have efficiency when it comes to toilets. how thousands of bowls are being as you used to help keep money from going down the drain. >> i'm in the accuweather center. temperatures tumbled. they'll cool down even a little bit tomorrow and into monday. i'll let you know how >>> san francisco south of market building boom has displaced hundreds, probably thousands of its underground residents. all that construction has stirred the rats out of their nests. as abc7 news reporter vic lee shows us, they're everywhere. >> under the cloak of darkness, rats sneak out. near the fourth street off-ramp south of market in san francisco looking for food. they'll even chew through plastic trash cans to get it. >> how big are they? >> between 6 and 8 inch