. >> right now traffic impacted in norm west because of house fire. 7 pl street and barnum street and issue in chantilly because of a crash. we'll have the latest own all that >> first if you get up at 5:01 here are the head lines. overnight violence in mar maryland. reports of a man shot to death in forestville that investigation ongoing forest park drive and richie rot two people a man and woman shot in silver spring 1:20 this morning. police in that case looking for two spus inspects. >> we're following breaking news out of d.c.. fire crews are in the 43 0 0 block of 47 street norm west a large fire on the back porch of two story row house that extended into the home most of the fire is out.

barnumism. >> as this technology gets out on the road, we want to make sure it is safe, that it trulyr prime time that the concept behind this bill is to try to make, create some certainty and clarity so people know what those rules are going to be. >> reporter: that could happen in the coming day. republican senator john thune and democratic senator gary peters will determine safety and guidelines. >> do you feel real deadline pressure to get this done? >> it's only a matter of time, and that horizon is coming very quickly at us, and i think we vo to be prepared for that. >> hopefully we with get around the fact that this is incredibly exciting technology that's going to save literally tens of thousands of deaths. >>> the number of deaths have shot up. they can drastically reduce that number by eliminating one of t catchy hit is taking over as the songs of the summer. you're not going to be able to get that out of your head now. get that out of your head now. this is the "cbs morning news." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm kenny choi. >>> good morning, thanks for waking up w

didn't hurt to be married to one the finest promoters since pt barnum.on. and she died at the height of her fame in a very mysterious manner. and then there were different theories about what happened to her and the controversy about that keeps her legend alive. and over the years it has become this iconic mystery. it is an addictive detective story, trying to figure out what really happened to her. and so a lot of people are really invested in various theories and there are still people, although it has been debunked for years that she was captured by the japanese. and here we go again, probably because we live in an age of conspiracy theories. so ric, in a nutshell, or in a couple of nutshells, what is wrong with that picture? well, first of all, if this is amelia earhart, captured and in custody of the japanese, where are the japanese? there are no soldiers in this picture! this is a picture of a bunch of people standing on the dock. it is an office of naval intelligence photo taken atjaluit atoll, the headquarters of the japanese in the marshalls, so

barnum-ism, where everyone is throwing around bare terms. >> reporter: right now, only 23 states andstrict of columbia have laws on the books regarding self-driving cars. >> as this technology gets out on the road, we want to make sure that it is safe, that is truly is ready for prime time. >> the concept behind this bill is to try to make, create some certainty, some clarity, so some know what those rules are going to be. >> reporter: that could happen that coming days. republican senator john thune lad democrat gary peters plan to present rare bipartisan legislation setting standards for safety, cyber security, and guidelines to determine accident liability if no one is driving. f you feel real deadline pressure to get this done? im it's only matter of time. and that horizon is coming very quickly at us, and i think we have to be prepared for that. >> hopefully we can all get around the fact that this is incredibly exciting technology that will save literally tens of thousands of lives. t reporter: and they believe it will do that because self- driving cars should eliminate one of

barnum, and it's a testament that we're even talking about this idea today that is really decades away. >> reporter: maybe, but several enmpanies are already working to make the hyperloop a reality. one completed a special test on >>special track built in the nevada desert. nn 2013, musk dreamed up the idea of a hyperloop where passengers travel in pods that levitate and glide in a vacuum- ooaled tube with almost no aerodynamic drag. the d.c.-to-new york loop would be the world's longest tunnel with trains traveling at 700mph. airliners fly closer to 500, and flerica's fastest passenger train tops out at 150. ts it gets built, it would be a game changer. w all of a sudden folks who maybe have family and friends in washington can actually work in philadelphia and new york on a daily basis. hyperloop is capturing our imaginations because the thought of moving at such rapid speeds is nothing short of exciting. >> reporter: now hyperloop would still require federal, state, and local approvals and the cost would likely be staggering, in the tens of billions of dollars. but still, elon musk

barnum-ism, where everyone is throwing around these terms. >> reporter: right now, only 23 states andhe district of columbia have laws on the books regarding self-driving cars. >> as this technology gets out on the road, we want to make sure that it is safe, that is truly is ready for prime time. >> the concept behind this bill is to try to make, create some certainty, some clarity, so people know what those rules are going to be. >> reporter: that could happen in the coming days. republican senator john thune and democrat gary peters plan to present rare bipartisan legislation setting standards for safety, cyber security, and guidelines to determine accident liability if no one is driving. do you feel real deadline pressure to get this done? >> it's only a matter of time. and that horizon is coming very quickly at us, and i think we have to be prepared for that. >> hopefully we can all get around the fact that this is incredibly exciting technology that will save literally tens of thousands of lives. >> reporter: and they believe it will do that because self-driving cars should elimi

. >> the spring ringling brothers barnum bailey shutdown after it stopped using elephants attends dropped off. >> fox 5 chief circus correspondent tom fitzgerald spoke with the ring master. he joins us live with more on this. actually, fitz, this is a big deal for some areas. >> reporter: it is. i only wish i had the top hat to tell you about it. a lot of people remember going to circuses as kids and watching these performing animals. they will tell you, it was the time of their lives. but now, officials in montgomery county are saying times have changed. there is a proposal right now between the montgomery county council that would ban animals from performing in circus or any other kind of paid entertainment performance. now, why do they want to do this? why do they want to take this piece of americana, the author democratic councilman george leventhal said he has come to believe that animal don't want to perform and it is inhuman >> circuses can be popular and successful utilizing humans. humans have informed concert. they know what they're doing. an animal cannot consent. >> reporter:

the ringling brother barnum & bailey circus get the final performance. 30, next. >> it was evident in the parade. a very cool emotional, historic kind of parade. ♪ >> melissa: time for the final 30. coming to an end last night, the ringling brothers circuits perform for the last time. they took their final house in a sold-out show in uniondale, new york. vapors circuits performance were held it's more than just an art form. it is a sense of community and family. it really is our family in obtaining yours. >> jon: proceeds to the show will go to various nonprofit organizations including a retirement community for clowns and the international clown hall of fame. >> retirement committee for clowns? must be a funny place to retire. they clown around all the time. >> jon: i am sure paired with a little car. >> melissa: we went to the circus to see the end of it. thank you so much for joining us. >> jon: "america's news hq" starts now. >> and we begin with a a fox news alert. jared kushner speaking out after answering some questions about russia on capitol hil

. >> right now traffic impacted in norm west because of house fire. 7 pl street and barnum street and issue in chantilly because of a crash. we'll have the latest own all that >> first if you get up at 5:01 here are the head lines. overnight violence in mar maryland. reports of a man shot to death in forestville that investigation ongoing forest park drive and richie rot two people a man and woman shot in silver spring 1:20 this morning. police in that case looking for two spus inspects. >> we're following breaking news out of d.c.. fire crews are in the 43 0 0 block of 47 street norm west a large fire on the back porch of two story row house that extended into the home most of the fire is out. fire fighters are looking to >> developing overnight, at least 16 people were killed in military plane crash in mississippi. so far twelve bodies found in the wreckage of refueling plane 85 miles north of jackson. we're told to development some problem when cruising at 20,000 feet. >> potential travel headache for flights in and out of the d.c. reeping don't. >> several delays and cancellations

you mention the -- i think in the first chapter the tendency to kind of -- it was barnum who made himself this endearing scoundrel with stories another -- and wc fields, never give a circumstance an even break, you can't cheat on honest man, and never smarten up the -- the sense you would not have been cheated, that be person would not be cheated had that not gotten something they should have known better and wait their own fold. and that makes them feel ashamed. people feel more ashamed of their financial circumstances than anything else, and being hoodwinked really makes people not come forward. you also point that out in the book. how can victims of fraud actually complaint about it? >> a key element over the long-standing centuries old cav caveat emfor emtor is to create -- people look out for themselves but a if you protect them too mach they won't do that. the best antidote is so have people wisen up and be careful and vigilant. the problem with that argue -- this is why we see a growth in more stringent regulatory protections for consumers through the late 19th century and the 20th

he makes pd barnum look like mother teresa. and yet, there's an essential honestly about him. he's obsessed with russia. and that comes through in every sentence in this interview, even though his talking point is oh, the russia investigation is a nothing burger. it is not. it is one of those 72 ounce steaks at the big texan ranch on i-40 in amarillo. if you can eat the whole thing in one setting, you get it free, mr. president. >> the thing about the russia investigation is he can't control it. and that's why he is obsessed with it. he believes that he is entitled to control everything because he is the boss. he should be able to control his attorney general, the department of justice, the supposedly independent investigation. and so the fact is you can talk about oh, he is off message, he is stepping on his political message. that's bad for him politically. this isn't a communications problem for donald trump. this is an actual investigation. it's going to go where it goes no matter it's made in america week or not. >> we have to take a quick break and continue this conversa

barnum used to portray this mermaid as jen you ooh inch. his death it became known as the world's greatest fake, ripley has acquired several of these. >> it is odd. but definitely looks like my first gunned friends in high school as we will. we won't talk about this, we're in new jersey there is thing is crazy. what is it? >> that's right. since we're in new jersey we have to have a replica of the jersey definitely skeleton. >> you say it is a rep applicant a why is it only a replica? >> because the real jersey definitely has never been captured yet. >> what? >> so genuine bones. >> that's unbelievable, get in here, have to see this one last thing, we have the cuban i popper, look at this guy. he's one of the favorites of the exhibit. correct? >> guess what? we have the vineland eye popper. carl, where are you? >> hey. >> what's up? wow. >> this -- your eyes, what's going on? how are you doing that? >> just natural -- >> so every time i give you one of these? >> just -- >> if pops out there? >> pops right out. >> how long have you been doin

barnum. white house reach the tax reform, do you think they're focusing so much on corporate taxes first rather than the individual tax? because this is easy to pass, easier to pass, i think. >> yes, and they could pass that now. they could pass that now, it's not going to take much time. it's what reagan did. i believe if they do this, that will put some momentum behind the next round. we need the corporate tax cuts desperately, but we need tax brackets to be lowered and they could do that now as a sign of good faith and as a sign of what's to come. we need massive tax reform. it's got to start. >> from that same poll, 38% of folks don't want the corporate tax cut. so, they're weighing in against it by a pretty fair margin here. of course, people want to protect themselves. they want their own interests taken care of. charles: it does feel like, scott, especially if you pound the table and must be 15% tax cuts. like a wet kiss to the so-called globalists coming ahead of the american public a