behind the scenes with the zoppe circus coming up.9 medical watch taking your workout to a whole new level. remember when you were a kid you see a tree and start climbing tree climate became a comeback for adults who want to branch out from their tired old exercise routine mark larson show us how is don >> it is great for you is challenging it is a font workout if you love the outdoors you love trees it is fun and exciting >> after stepping into the harness strapping on my helmet and slipping my hands into the gloves i am ready for the challenge of climbing a 200 year-old oak tree they call goliath >> it will pull her up the tree as she goes up it will slide this knot and it locks as soon as you that go you are locked into position it will be a workout with the upper body and one or two legs you can put 2 ft. in there or 1 ft. and they're using your legs to put up >> i thought i had good arm strength but it is challenging you feel it in your court arms and legs and when the muscles begin to tense and way to completely stretch the body

they did it in a circus. what does that say about you?ughter] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: you said afterwards they go celebrate. you've been to one particular restaurant more than any other because after people get swosh sworn in they go to the same restaurant. >> olive garden. i went to olive garden in all 50 states except alaska. i don't know that they have it there. >> stephen: they get sworn in and go to the olive guard ton test their -- garden to test their resolve to stay. alexandra pelosi, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> stephen: it debuts [cheers and applause] >> stephen: oh, hello. [cheers and applause] before we sign off, ladies and

they did it in a circus. what does that say about you?laughter] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: you said afterwards they go celebrate. you've been to one particular restaurant more than any other because after people get swosh sworn in they go to the same restaurant. >> olive garden. i went to olive garden in all 50 states except alaska. i don't know that they have it there. >> stephen: they get sworn in and go to the olive guard ton test their -- garden to test their resolve to stay. alexandra pelosi, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> stephen: it debuts [cheers and applause] >> stephen: oh, hello. [cheers and applause] before we sign off, ladies and gentlemen, i'd like to end the show on an upbeat note: debt. recent -- death. recently the inventor of teleprompter passed away at 91. his device revolutionized the news business before. teleprompters came along newsmen needed to know what wear talking about. i rerye heavily on a teleprompter and not just at work. how else i could remember my wife's name. i just called her lady me. you'll

. >> reporter: when the circus pulls into town like it did in san diego last week a lot gets done in a short amount of time which is why it may have come as an insult to the circus when the president compared the stalled debt talks to the comparatively productive energy of a three-ring circus. >> when you come to the table and say what you're not going to do, i would at least hope somebody would come to the table and say what they will do. >> washington's high-wire act is hardly being cheered these days. >> it's taking down the morale of this country. >> reporter: and some marched into their congressman's office today. >> save medicare and social security. >> reporter: and then some turned to twitter. it's not rated but we are, so one of the cleanest ones we could find is this one directing anger at washington for getting what compromise means and getting it done. >> i think it's like a spoiled child. i got to have my way or it's no way. >> it's a pig and a poke. >> reporter: the anger isn't just predictable but entertaining clashes on talk radio either. >> not one of these people as

. >> and he's also knows circus tricks. >> jon: he knows one circus trick. (laughter) it's the spin move. >> the spin move. >> jon: and he is at the parameters of his ability to do the one spin move circus trick. two more years he throws out a hip. there's no way. >> i don't know. he prides himself. he said coy carry a lot of weight. and so two of us jumped on and jumped on and holding us both he spins in a circle. right there. >> jon: i tried that once. with him? >> with him. >> jon: jumped on. with another friend, vomited about 30 seconds. for me, that's like riding with the blue angels. that's like i'm never doing that again. you got to do it once. >> i have to say sincerely i was so impressed by him. i means that's a pretty bold move to go and perform at lincoln center singing, you know, sondheim in front of 3,000 people. and that's sort of out of his comfort zone and he was just really great at it. >> jon: i actually went and saw it live. it was tremendous. >> thank you. >> jon: and i thoroughly enjoyed all of you guys but i was stunned that you had-- i

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner.us music plays] sign it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> welcome back. you're watching "world business today," live on cnn. >>> now, dubai is known for its flash and its crash. nevertheless, in an emirates, group buying on discount websites is taking off. marketplace midwest analyst, kim hiala, has the story. >> reporter: from her home in dubai, she logs on to gonabit.com. >> first thing in the morning, i check to see if i have e-mails or texts from the night before, to see what the deal of the day is. >> reporter: the mother of three, an american, is one of the many people in the region taking advantage of online group buying that's all the rage. >> it's also introducing you to a new facilities offered here in dubai. >> reporter: group buy is a strat

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner.honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> 37 minutes after the hour. after today's show, i'm heading off to florida because it's the last launch of the shuttle tomorrow or this weekend. today's get smart question, we asked you how much the "atlantis" weighs. the answer, 176,000 pounds. good thing we did that question because i wouldn't have known. big news about the debt ceiling talks. we might see a big shift in the negotiations. just hours from now, the president is going to meet with top senate and house leaders, republicans and democrats at the white house. officials tell us he'll put medicare and social security changes on the table. that is a big about face and it drives hope the urgency of the debt situation. now, obama is hoping republicans will support some tax increases

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner.us music plays] sign it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> 19 minutes after the hour. three things that need to be on your radar today. the senate is back in session. they'll try to come to an agreement on the debt ceiling. the house is back tomorrow. this morning at 9:00 eastern time, the new international monetary fund director will be officially seated in washington. >>> at 9:30 eastern, john edwards will be back in court on federal criminal charges >>> let me tell you more about the new head of the imf, first woman to run the financial institution. she replaces dominique strauss-kahn who's under investigation right now for sexual assault charges in new york. she'll serve a five-year term as the imf's managing director and chairman. she used to be fi

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner. [circus music plays] sign it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> from hong kong, and rome, this is world b"world business." rupert murdock's news corporation is facing new investigations into whether its journalists allegedly tried to hack into the voice mails and phones of crime and terror victims in the united kingdom. and on the other side of atlantic, the fbi has now said that it is looking in to allegations that murdock controlled news outlets tried to tap into the voice mails and phones of september the 11th victims and also their family. and now there's also cause for congress to investigate. brian todd reports from washington. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tells cnn looking into the news corporation is now a high priority, so high that t

stalemate, lots of finger pointing as president obama calls the debt talks a partisan three-ring circus. >>> cold blooded killer, norway's self-confessed mass murderer makes a stunning announcement, there are others out there just like him. >>> open for business, football fans couldn't be happier as players and owners finally end the lockout. o captioning funded by cbs >> hello, everybody. good morning, thanks for being with us. i'm betty nguyen. with just a week to go to raise the debt ceiling, the partisan bickering is now getting personal. president obama took to prime time monday night and blamed republicans, then house speaker john boehner came out and blamed the president. the net result? still no deal. danielle knottingham is in washington. she joins us this morning. danielle, what's the latest there? >> reporter: well essentially this has become, as we said off the top of the show, the president has called it a three-ring circus. he did not hold back his criticism last night. the president essentially told the republicans that their plan is not good enough and republicans say th

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner.gn it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... ♪ there's really no better time than now to give great clips a try. relax. you're at great clips. >>> just a few years ago all the talk in governmental circles was green subsidies for one environmental effort, tax breaks for the next one. but the financial crisis and economic recession has put a stop to that. one of the first things to get slashed in budget cuts around the world has been environmental initiatives. so today our reliance on oil and natural gas is actually increasing. to discuss this seeming paradox and the future of energy in general, we're delighted to have back with us bjoern long berg, the collector of the copenhagen consensus center. in your first book you were described as skeptical. i was watchin

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner.ic plays] sign it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> the train rolls south down florida's east coast. it passes crossings at st. augustine, flagler beach, daytona, new smyrna. under the protective tarps, the last space shuttle's solid rocket boosters. destination, the kennedy space center. on board people who build them, launch them, and ride them to space. all that is clear is uncertainty. what do you do when the shuttle stops flying, mike? >> well, let's see. i'm the launch director, and there will be no launches to direct. and so i don't really know. >> in both years and miles, the end of the line is much, much closer now. three months earlier, a couple thousand miles from florida, a transporter moves slowly through the falling snow. it is carrying o

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner.usic plays] sign it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta. here's a check of our top stories. breaking news out of egypt this hour. egyptian state television is reporting that ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak has lapsed into a coma. this comes after months of ill health. egyptian state-run television quotes mubarak's attorney as saying the former president is in a full coma after his health suddenly deteriorated. >>> a top executive in the rupert murdoch media empire was arrested in london today. rebekah brooks was once the editor of murdoch's london-based tabloid "news of the world." she was taken into custody in connection with a phone hacking and police bribery scandal. >>> and casey anthony in this country is o

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner. plays] sign it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> all right, so before the break, we asked you, a little harry potter trivia, we all know that j.k. rowling cashes in with every film and book release. but which harry potter movie has brought in the most cash so far? the answer? harry potter and the sorcerer's attorney, the very first movie released. >>> so the eighth and final harry potter movie is already working a little magic at the box office, harry potter and the deathly hollows part two opened this week to spell bound fans and midnight screenings, already brought in a record breaking $43.5 million. unbelievable. an

rapper marcel carty a who is releasing a new album about the war in libya and a look at the political circus that is washington d.c. we're going to have all of that and happy hour for you tonight but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media has missed. you know yesterday i thought first second that there was some hope for this world because i thought of the casey anthony trial was finally going to add but boy did i think wrong there's been a major interruption in the casey anthony murder trial judge belvin perry calling an indefinite recess so the defense can question the prosecution's witnesses casey anthony's murder trial is in recess indefinitely that unexpected move came from the judge just two hours ago our david mattingly he's outside the courthouse in orlando david this is somewhat surprising well consider this ok the day a new issue in calls fifty nine witnesses for nineteen days and the defense called forty nine witnesses the jury never heard over eleven days there were two days where there were no witnesses who. because the thirty two days and now we're in d.c. thirty t

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner. music plays] sign it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> 22 minutes after the hour. despite the fact that it is july 4th there are some things you need to know. three things to put on your radar. declaration of independence will be read at the national archives in d.c. today at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. plus, the crew of the space shuttle "atlantis" arrives in florida this afternoon at 2:45. scheduled to take it to space on friday, july 8th. i'll be there for that. president obama will celebrate the 4th with service members and their family on the south lawn of the white house. there will be a barbecue, a concert, and fireworks. the event will be streamlined wive -- stream lived on whitehouse.gov/live. >>> lucky service members who get to party with the

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner. plays] sign it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> two years ago the initial reports of a phone hacking scandal at "news of the world" had fade friday the headlines, the mess being blamed on a single rogue reporter. but "the guardian" stayed on the case, leading the the appalling revelation that is prompted rupert murdoch to shutter the tabloid. i spoke with alan rushbridger from london. >> alan, welcome. >> happy to join you. >> you started digging into this story at "the guardian" two years ago. the police said there was nothing else to it. murdoch's people said there was nothing else to it. did you have any doubts that this wouldn't lead anywhere? >> there was a moment at round the end of 2009 when nobody was biting. the police had put the story to b

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner.it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> the company has decided to fly your son, aaron, to be here today. and would really like you to be. take a look right there. [ applause ] >> that's a very emotional moment from billy ray's latest television project "surprise homecoming" on tlc. i love that. >> thank you. it was really an honor to be a part of the show and to be with the troops. our men and women in uniform are just amazing. i have realized in doing the show the sacrifice the entire family makes -- the moms, the dads, the kids especially. talking to the kids missing their moms and dads and sometimes both at the same time. it's just been really a very rewarding. i did this because i was passionate about our troops. again, i wrote a song "some gave all"

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[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner.n. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> a new poll conducted by an arab-american organization suggests that the u.s. support in the islamic world that was relatively sky high just two years ago, well, it's quite different today. here with cnn international. the obama administration is now getting low marks from the arab world, whereas about a year and a half ago very high marks. what happened? >> what happened? the palestinian issue, what happened? hopes that were not met. they were raised with this cairo speech two years ago, people were very hopeful, now they feel let down because the palestinian issue has not made progress because the u.s. is still involved in middle eastern affairs. and those are the two top issues that they're judging him on. so that's why his

the lawyers and just beg them to keep this circus going just they'd have something to talk about but then again as i predicted yesterday even if that trial were to go away they're sure to move on to the next mind numbing story that holds absolutely no relevance to what's really going on in the world and what do you know they found that story prince william and kate middleton have made a trip all the way over to canada big big crowds gathering here in the sunshine is come out there's a spooky thing going on and whatever catherine and william go outside it's sunny they go inside starts raining something very old going that is very successful just so you saw the will adventure throughout our neighbor to the north continues today the duke and duchess of cambridge are drawing some big crowds as they take in the sights and sounds of canada during a weeklong trip through neuer so delighted to be very proud of the. growth produce we love this country we've been looking forward to this moment for a very little toy. can somebody tell me why the hell anyone in america cares if the royals are in

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner.sign it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... six of our viewers and i will be standing at the hudson river and jump in. it will be my second time. for our six-pack it will end a huge change from the sedentary lives they used to lead. joining me from kansas city is one of those soon to me tri-athletes. we've been at this for some time. let me ask you, how has the training been going for you? >> been going good. it's hot here in the midwest but i'm definitely getting everything done. i can't wait for the new york city triatholon. >> the heat wave is something that everybody has talked about. what have you done specifically to get your workouts in? >> as much as i hate it i've been waking up early before the sunrises and getting out there before the sun is out a

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner. [circus music plays] sign it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> welcome back. here is the latest news you need to know now. >>> just moments ago, route newlyweds arrived in california, the first stop, beverly hills. prince william and dutch chest katherine probably had more fun today, they attended the calgary stampede in canada. >>> africa gets a new country tomorrow, the republic of south sound, declared ind pen dense from the north, agreed to let it go crowds in juba started celebrating early. 7,000 troops and 900 uniforms police were sent to keep the peace. >>> after a week of doubt and angry demonstrations since austerity measures in grooerks the international monetary fund released the equivalent of almost $5 approximately billion tonight, which

. >> but now you that don't have that circus, i can tell probably part of you misses the circus. you know, it's one of those things, isn't it, when it is fun and it's exciting and it's all part of being with someone like hulk hogan. there aren't many of him to the pound, are there? >> it was phenomenal being married to him. >> dollar, i should say. >> and i never realized that would happen to us. but we had the american dream. you know, i was the wife. we had the beautiful children. they were successful. we had a tv show. we had money. we had the house. we had boats, cars -- it was just everything you could dream of. and then, you know, when the marriage went out and the divorce started, you know, proceeding along and then my son's accident and he went to jail and my daughter lived in miami. and he left -- i remember we took my son to court and that day they took him into custody, which was just so crazy because my dad's a policeman and i was like -- >> hold your thought there because i want to have a break and come back and talk to you about what happened with your son. >>> my g

[honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of toner.lays] sign it. come on. sign it. [honks horn] ...homes around the country. every single day, saving homes. we will talk it over... announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, make sure you're talking to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... >>> good morning. i'm ali velshi. we are live at the kennedy space center here in florida. see the countdown clock over my shoulder, it has not started yet but we are expecting that space shuttle "atlantis" to take off, the planned takeoff is 11:26 eastern. we have weather issues but we're not sure how that's going to go. we are all here for it. maybe up to a million people in the area to watch this launch. two self-proclaimed space geeks, though, have a front seat for history. sarah and -- sarah and todd are two of the winners of nasa's tweet up contest. they're getting a chance to watch the final shuttle launch live and in person and they're with me now. welcome to both of you. congratulations. tell us what

november two thousand and three saw a bloodless coup in georgia dubbed the rose revolution we hail a circus really a young and ambitious person came to power. and i tended my resignation of my own free will to prevent bloodshed when they burst into the house of parliament i went out into the street to meet my followers then you were coming from me is the law for the army no doubt the army would have defeated them then the ofter bloodbath i make no distinction between the two sides all of them and georgian citizens. mikhail saakashvili have promised to beat corruption and lead the nation to prosperity however it was the press that was the first victim of his law and order. to. get. to. the book it was the fourth quarter. of. this street still keeps its secrets of announced time to reveal that it is the soviet files on. the what i was just thinking about my future before the foreign companies came i dreamed of owning a can cutting factory. but we have less garbage now. some businesses who come here make fun of me. regular garbage boy i'm not bad like people think. i'm a good person. it's just

what it says is when there was a connotation of circus dances, and gathering danger conny tierney thatthe us sometimes the same for sooner is better than using force later. for the cost of this endeavor, we've heard a lot of pratchett cares about the warfare state. let's be precise. right now the defense budget is 4.7% of the gdp compared to 6.6% under ronald reagan, 8.6 under john f. kennedy. the problem is not military spending. the problem is domestic spending. caught a break that. as ronald reagan often when he rejected isolationism, when he decried appeasement and identify churchill is the greatest hero of the 20th century, reagan said, it takes generations to build freedom. you can visit a new generation and if you do said, it is often going to be because he withdrew from your responsibilities in the world. i handsome, eloquent colleague quoted actually teacher i know for, not cardinal newman when he was citing examples of what happens when you wake up and find you have no friend. naturally the quote proves the opposite point. von hawker was making that observation can decried ap

a circus, eric, and, this circus is run by the clowns, and, it's not run by management.as no leadership and has done nothing to propose a solution. that is what i meant. i wasn't talking personally. i was talking about the atmosphere. a circus run by the clowns, where is the president? >> eric: how about is the republican leads -- how about the republican leadership and democrats and republicans in the senate and the house coming together and trying to get a deal. >> i like they are at least trying but it is real simple. we spend $300 billion a month and borrow 120 billion of that, and, time geithner is talking about having a deal by 6:00 tonight, so the asian stock market won't be upset. who gives a damn about that? we're worried about jobs in america, and worried about living on our means and being strong again and i'm telling you, the hogs are at the trough and it is a circus run by the clowns. >> eric: if the asian stock market plunges, it could pull the rug out of the economy. aren't you concerned about that? >> absolutely. two points. one is, the stock market has b

. >> it's a circus in a way, but it's a fouth of july circus. >> reporter: after a quick cleanup, the show did go on, just without all the spectators. so thanks to the quick thinking and quick action by authorities here on the west end of the capitol, no one got hurt. if on the fourth things turn nasty again, folks can take some comfort in knowing they've got a plan. at the capitol, derrick ward, "news 4 today." >>> police from seven agencies in northern virginia joining forces to crack down on drunk drivers this fourth of july. instead of setting up checkpoints, extra officers are on patrol looking for driving violations. police urge people celebrating this long weekend with alcohol to take a cab or have a designated driver to help protect everyone on the road. getting a safe ride home is as easy as picking up the phone. the sober ride program will be offering free taxi rides to partiers in the district and several counties in maryland and virginia. all you have to do is call 1-800-200-taxi. you'll be able to get a free ride up to a $30 fare. taxis will be running from 10:00 tonight

chief tries to prove that she's prioritizing europe's debt drain the media circus remains transfixed by the sex scandal that toppled her produce us or. russia plans to formally ask the un to redraw the borders in the energy rich arctic region which for other countries lay claim to an expedition is now gathering evidence which might allow russia to expand its territory by ten percent. and the lands findings into last year's fatal gaza aid flotilla raid are due to be released but israel refuses to apologize to turkey for killing nine of its citizens on board. up next the daughter off pioneering film genius charlie chaplin has the spotlight on her own acting and cinema experiences. it's. sad. how again as i walk into the spotlight today and city shall. i maldonado today my guest is geraldine chaplin. a granddaughter of all a nobel prize winning playwright in jena only and a daughter charles spencer chaplin the movie genius she herself managed to achieve international arena and today she's often invited to be a member of the jury's self as national film festivals to talk about similar ta

bailout but as a new i am after he tries to prove she's prioritizing europe's dad drained the media circus remains transfixed by the sex scandal that toppled her precess or. russia plans to formally ask the un to redraw borders in the energy rich arctic region which for other countries lay claim to an expedition is now gathering evidence which by allow russia to expand its territory by ten percent. and the un's findings into last year's fatal gaza aid flotilla raid are due to be released but israel refuses to apologize to turkey for killing nine of its citizens onboard. next it's asteroids extra terrestrials and this weather meeting russian astronomer who tells us the truth really is out there. thank you very much for being with us today you have promised that i'm twenty years time you will have discovered life on other planets are we actually talking about aliens or are merely some bacteria and if we're talking life forms of course and what particular forms such life of people is a separate question of whether there is life until events and civilization are a possibility discovering life

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ladies and gentlemen citizens of all ages what we have here is a circus a media circus with an elephant and a junkie and a death defying high wire all of us in the audience scramble from side to side hoping whatever falls it doesn't hit us on the head it's a dangerous act we're only the audience can be badly hurt. so why are we all here and whose fault is it anyway about half of your response is put the blame on just one political party like saeed who believes the blame falls clearly on the republican party robert agreed saying most definitely the republican party roughly the other house of you guys who responded agreed with scott who said the blame belongs to all politicians every last one of them then there is one comment from like who are we to blame for electing these people to represent us so for where moment we are all under the same time politicians and citizens of all shapes and sizes and beliefs now someone needs to tell the elephant in the back off that high wire before the whole show comes tumbling down. all right thanks for giving us your input and here is our next question

. >> it's a circus. in a way. but it's a fourth of july circus. >> reporter: and after a quick cleanup the show did go on, just without all the spectators. and luckily, this happened today and not tomorrow, when there will be a lot more people down here and it will be an actual show going on. now, if the weather holds up, shouldn't have any of this adversity. but you can take some comfort in knowing the officials are watching the weather and they've got a plan. so if things do turn nafty, hopefully they'll be able to keep people safe once again. we're live here at the u.s. capitol. back to you. >> derek ward for us tonight. thanks. most of those storms, most, have moved out of the area, but there are still a few stragglers. kim martucci's in the storm center wan update on those. hey, kim. >> good evening. that severe thunderstorm watch now has been expired for most of the viewing area. the one place it's still in effect is over the chesapeake open waters from drum point, maryland to smith point, virginia. here's a

chief tries to prove she's prioritizing europe's debt drain the media circus remains transfixed by the sex scandal that toppled her predecessor. the un's findings into last year's fatal gaza aid flotilla raid are due to be released but israel refuses to apologize to turkey for killing nine of its citizens on board. and lazy hooligans are putting a passenger's in russia at risk by blinding pilots with powerful beams of light as they've learned more than fifty cases of lasers being shown in the cockpit have been reported this year and. next it's asteroids extra terrestrials and u.f.o.'s with a leading russian astronomer who tells us if the truth really is out there. mr finkelstein thank you very much for being with us today you have promised that in twenty years time you will have discovered life on other planets are we actually talking about allan's or merely some bacteria we're talking life forms of course from what particular forms such life is a separate question of where there is life until engines and civilization are a possibility but discovery of life is of primary importance in