and barnum & bailey circus wither sister, alana.also response will for producing disney on ice. alana, who is the middle daughter, in addition to the circus, she is responsible for another business, and juliet works on motorsports. she is also producing marvel universe live, which is the most comomplicated pject. we have been working on it for over a year. we open in july. we are actually in washington, d.c. on the fourth of september, and i think it is the 18th of september we are at the patriot center. but this will be a live experience like none other. >> on the business aside, what is it that you -- besides innovation -- at is that y you hope y you have passed on to yor daughters in terms of business? >> i think the one thing with the busineness -- if it were to stop with me, that i would tell them we faileded. so the idea in everything we do we look at the long-term. everything we have our people have- trusted feld entertainment for 34 years with her most prized characters, the essence of w wht they are. it is because we treat

that's when the ringling brothers barnum & bailey circus opens its new show "built to amaze." we have gigi the clown here with us. guess what? she has a certified degree, a bark lore of fun arts. >> yes, i do. what can i say. >> built to amaze, a brand new experience. what does that mean, brand new experience? everyone will see brand new acts from the greatest show on earth. one of my favorites, a great way to celebrate march madness none other than the king charms troupe -- charles troupe. it's been part of the family since 1969. we are now seeing second and third generation performers. they ride on unicycles and play basketball. >> wow. perfect for march madness. >> it is. >> you have a comedy troupe as well. >> it's alex and irene that. they're fabulous. there's one act that they do, they bring back old time vaudeville. they do a ski act. it includes acrobatics and tap dancing on skis. they have this one magic act-- >> acrobats on skis. >> it's fabulous. they also do a magic act that i have friends and family, they've come back to see the show just to watch the blowoff of t

i got it from barnum & bailey.sell you mine. because i have so many children now, i'm going to get another car. i need the clown car because all the kids ar out of it. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. you're having your th this is very exciting. how's mom doing by the way? >> she's doing great. thanks so much. >> jimmy: is she happ grandma? >> oh, you have no idea. for years my "hey, when are you going to have a kid?" now she's like, "slow down." take it easy. >> jimmy: "what's the rush now, carson?" >> why you having so many children? >> jimmy: well, she talk mom all the time. >> she's great. yeah, our moms are friends i found out you got this job i called my mom like, "what's she's like, "did you hear about jimmy? he's got 'the tonight show.'" like, "how do "i talked to gloria." i talked to your mom. >> jimmy: really? that's how i found out, too. i was like, "tell jimmy congratulatio [ laughter ] >> jimmy: my mom told you? your mom told my mom. now, she told me. >> my mom should worked for "the hollywood reporter." >> ji

the annual pachyderm parade, barnum and bailey circus this year. the parade wasin delay in cinci. you can still see the elephants in the big show at the verizon center thursday through sunday of this week. >>> and news 4's melissa mollet is following more breaking news for us at the live desk. let's go to her now. melissa? >> shutting down the syrian embassy here in the u.s. along wyoming avenue in northwest. also closing two consulates because of the continuing three-year war overseas in syria. the u.s., you might remember, withdrew its diplomats from the damascus embassy in 2011. barbara? >> thanks, melissa. >>> 11:38 is the time right now. health check if you suffer from migraines. what you need to know that might save you some time and some money. plus, we take a closer look at face and body soap, something you probably don't think about, but you should. why federal investigators are looking into a certain chemical found in some soaps. dr. this is doug gansler. i'm running for governor - but this campaign is about you more than me. it's about brianna, who will breathe cleaner

so he decided to bite it. >> are one of you barnum and bailey? we're the sisters behind the ringling brothers. >> exactly. >> what a brand. you think circus, you think ringling brothers. >> i hope so. >> anytime you're going with your kids, it's like days before you're already getting excited. with me, there are things i wish they wouldn't do, when i see them walking on the ceiling at the continental arena or that thing that goes around. he's 80 feet up in the air. i get very, very uncomfortable with it. >> but that's what it's about. i think that you need that blend of terrifying and exciting, you know what i mean? it has to be something you can't see anywhere else. >> i like seeing the poodles do flips. i can deal with that. they don't weigh that much. i've seen them fall and everything is okay. but it's not just -- now you told me marvel universe, what is that? superheroes? >> we have a partnership with marvel. we have the largest arena spectacular to hit arenas coming this year with all the marvel characters. it's absolutely prototypical tech

i got it from barnum and bailey.her car. i need a clown car. >> it's not a minivan. it's a baby. congratulations. >> i don't want to steal savannah's thunder. we are actually a week apart. >> i know. i can't wait till we go to lamaze class together. >> what? and that's what's trending. thank you so much. thanks to jimmy fallon. we had a great time last night. >>> welcome to this special itation of "today" on a friday morning. >> it's your birthday. take a look. >> no group has claimed responsibility. wouldn't we have had a claim by this point? >> we know how to do this if we give parents the information, we can get them back on track. >>> we are back now with "today's" health. alarming news about e-cigarettes and the liquid nicotine used. since 2007, e-cigarettes are a $1.5 billion industry. in 2010, approximately 10% of current cigarette smokers had tried them. that number doubled to about 1% in 2011. they are growing in popularity among younger people. in 2012, close to 2 million middle and high school students had