nick walenda will walk on top of the orlando eye this wednesday live on the "today" show. i can't watch it. it makes me so nervous. you can see walenda -- he walked across the grand canyon niagara falls. the wheel is 400 feet tall. walenda won't be able to use a balancing pole on the top. and the wheel will be moving. >> normally i'm in control of my pace and my speed. well now a machine is in control of that. >> did i tell you this is on live television? okay the orlando eye isn't open to the public yet. it opens next month so nick walenda is going to try it out for us. >> his mother didn't hug him enough. these are the things -- don't ever do that. and then here you go. >> he's a thrill seeker. he's an expert. apparently he practices and practices and he must have incredible balance. i bet he'd be a good yogi. >> we'll all be watching. >> i would watch across the anchor desk. i could do that. >> i bet you could. >> wow. that is incredible. well wind is going to be a big factor there too. you know, for them for that event. so that's going to be a critical thing. we don't

we have nick walenda with us.now. >>> good morning. i'm chris cato. it's 8:26. another nice morning out there. let's get your first alert forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> we are tracking showers. enough sunshine to start the warming process. a sunny view of boat house row. a little bit of a breeze. showers to the south will be moving into the area during the afternoon. still a good distance to go before they missouriove in. right now the temperatures have already made it up into the 50s. so far we are going to be seeing the slow warm-up. almost 60 in dover. 50 in trenton. >> time to see how the morning rush is shaping up. jessica? >> thanks chris. good morning. we have an accident scene around baltimore pike in the northbound lanes beyond this camera. northbound approaching springfield. slow going behind the scene as well. the rest of the drive times, 95 southbound slow this morning. 35 minutes from wood haven to the vine street expressway. a 15 to 20 minute delays on septa. see if it affects your commu

first, we brought you nick walenda's death defying walk. nick is here in new york. us. how was it for you? >> it was good. it was very very smooth. i wasn't sure about the weather. it looked like there was lightning in the area. in the end, it was a very successful event. >> indeed. are you one of those who studies to see what you can do differently? >> my team does more than me i haven't watched the niagara walls. >> you didn't? >> they do all the research. my team is a key component to my safety. >> you just look up look at buildings? >> i walk out here. where can we do this next time? that's the way my mind works. this is what we have done over 200 years as a family. >> you mentioned something. you were giving us a tease, we asked you what's next. you mentioned the petro na s towers in malaysia. you have never been there? >> no it's something i looked at many times. i had my research team go there. >> where would you gow? >> from the top of the spirals. >> what if your kids want to do this? >> actually all my kids are incredible 17 14 12. never once have i told t