tour -- cirque du soleil tour. the stage must be set. more than 200 crew members rolled in on saturday morning at 4:00 a.m. >> they have it down to a science. it's putting together a piece of the puzzle. >> reporter: spokeswoman says the crew did away with the big tent and this arena-style show may think some audience members to think they're the a concert. >> it's very different. it's a very rock concert meets cirque du soleil. ♪ dancing, dancing >> reporter: the show, michael jackson the immortal tour brings the pop icon song to acrobats, dancers and contortionists. some of his former band members are in the show and the performance of life and ears -- eyes and ears. >> it's a tribute to his life and very exciting. you want to get up and dance. >> reporter: after this weekend's show, it goes to hampton, virginia, next. at the first mariner arena, -- wjz eyewitness news. >> it's the largest touring production in the world. there is one more show in baltimore tomorrow afternoon. i think there's a couple of tickets

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one of the stars of cirque du soleil, viva elvis. he's going to attempt to walk on his hand stilts for 50 meters. today, you're looking to beat 90 seconds. are you ready? >> um, i'm ready. >> here we go, everybody! let's see a world record in five, four, three, two, one, go! and he's off. again, i cannot imagine what skill it takes to do that. 90 seconds. looks like he's making it. right now, we're at 15 seconds. 15 seconds. he's about to make the turn. and he makes the turn, he'll be roughly halfway home. lara, she's waiting down the street. i believe, lara, here he comes. whoa. all right, we'll take another crack at it. couldn't make the turn. meanwhile, let's go -- we'll be back. we'll be back. let's go down, now, lara. start the second strik again. ricardi is going to try again. >> we're going to the second trick. yousef we hope is going to break a record for spinning on your head. are we doing that now, josh? let's go. you need to do how many turns in one minute? >> just keep it going, right? >> just keep going. we're going to c

king soleil no one was injured, and sunday night, officers were in control, and they came across a robbery in progress. the suspects were on top of a woman. she was screaming for help. he immediately got off a woman. one officer fired one shot. he was booked on robbery charges, so that was a happy ending. we did suffer three homicides, and two last weekend and one last night. we are working on all three. this brings are incidents of homicides to one more than last year. although i think it is good we are not having a dramatic increase in incidents of homicide, it is disconcerting to have more than one homicides for me. we are working on that. we made the second arrest in the golden gate park, where the victim was hit by a skateboard, and homicide officers made another arrested in march of this year. when i say we are following up on these leads, we are. may is a police officer memorial week. we never have any of our officers of their again, but i think it is a good chance to show how important they are. may 15 is texting and driving awareness, so be aware if you do it. it is a major contri

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first stop, soleil tans. >> i would like to get a tan please. >> i have a sweet 16. >> here the clerkediately shuts her down. >> it is the law. anyone you said the age of 18 needs parental consent. the parent has to be in here and sign the waiver. >> two other salons also did the right thing. no parent present, no letang. >> hi. >> reporter: but at hot spot tanning -- >> my sweet 16 is this weekend. i want to build up my tan. >> okay. >> reporter: our girl is waved right in. >> okay, cool. the clerk takes her back to the bed. >> thank you. >> reporter: that's when we show up. hey, jeff rossen from nbc news. >> hello there. you just sole this young woman tanning package. you never got her parents to sign a permission form. >> you're right. i didn't. i assumed the lady that was with her was her mother. >> reporter: really? she thought these two were mother and daughter? >> i apologize to you. i should have asked. i assumed something i shouldn't. >> reporter: we're not done yet. next up, tantalize salon. >> my sweet 16 is this weekend. i was wondering if you could show me what kind of be

we have our world record party today sikahema -- today cirque de soleil always good when they show upve performers looking to break three world records on the program. things go off the rails, but it is well worth your time, all next right here. >> they always do, zany fun. >>> big, very big changes in the political landscape for two european nations. in france leaders from around the world congratulating the country's new president-elect socialist francois hollande narrowly defeated sarkozy. he has criticized the austerity program saying he wants to encourage growth by boosting government spending. in greece talks begin to try to form a coalition government the nation could end up with another election. the two parties that got the most votes yesterday said they want to change the terms an international bailout that may be the own thing keeping greece out of bankruptcy. one party wants to renegotiate the deal the other wants to overturn it. germany, is already saying no to both options. >>> political changes lead to huge sell offs on global markets overnight what kind of impact are w

. >>> cirque du soleil has turned circus performances into an artform. the the internationally popular show in baltimore this weekend only, and the crew started setting up before daybreak. >> reporter: an army of performers from 15 different countries bring the magic of michael jackson to the first mariner arena in the latest court. before the audience packed in for two shows only this weekend, the stage must be set. more than 200 crewmembers rolled in on saturday morning at 4:00 a.m. >> they have it done for science. >> spokeswoman laura silverman says the crew did away with the big scene. >> this one is definitely different than some of the other arenas. it's very rock concert. >> of the show, michael jackson be in mortal tool or, lends the sound to the moves of acrobats, dancers, and contortionists. some of his former band members are in the show. >> it's really a tribute to his life. because it's very different than some of the other shows, it's exciting. it's fun. you want to get up and dance. >> is the largest touring production in the world today.

the guy who's driving the car, i think, got out, and you can see it turn into cirque du soleil.'s watch that again in slow motion. he did not see the car coming at all. bam, right into the air, onto the ground, and all he got was a broken leg. we hear so much about obesity and how bad it is for everyone, meanwhile, we're bouncing off cars like nobody's business. [ laughter ] so we had a new episode of "dancing with the stars" tonight on abc. but really, who cares now that urkel is gone? what's the point of even being alive? "dancing with the stars" would be a good euphemism for death. kids, grandma isn't with us anymore. she's "dancing with the stars." [ laughter and applause ] grandma's not dead. they instituted what they call a trio challenge in which each couple brings a professional dancer, who got eliminated, to take part in a three-person dance, which is great. now we're adding dancers. it's never going to end. back when chaz bono was on the show, you didn't need another partner to make it a threesome. he had it all. levi got the highest score and melissa gilbert had the l

cute little soleil moon frye. there she is now. she's 35 years old. she's a mommy now. her own eco-friendly clothing line. she works as target's mommy ambassador. she's promoting a new book. and she says she stays in shape with -- through exercise and stays fit through yoga. so she's doing well. looking great, too, as well. also winnie cooper from "the wonder years," what i can say is one of the best written shows ever in tv. kevin arnold and family. she's now 37 years old. also a mom. says she lost the 40 pounds she gained during pregnancy doing light cardio and yoga. also whole grains, fresh veggies, organic chicken. she, too, went to an ivy league school. studied math. she's a brainiac besides being very attractive. and my favorite, little rudy huxtable from "the cosby show" all grown up. little rudy -- >> she's cute. >> rudy grew up -- she looks good. rudy is on tyler perry's "house of pain" on tbs doing well. she says she stays fit by getting enough sleep, doing yoga, drinking plenty of water. they all look great and growing up well. >> it's nice hear the good side

. >> the inspiration came from the same apparatus that cirque du soleil had. >> the swing is a pendulum that catapults fliers as high as 30 feet in the air. the team has never performed the swing in a show before and they are hoping it will wow the audience. >> we were trying to have something maybe more exciting for the crowd, something they had never seen before. >> what the audience sees is certainly not what anyone expected. with the swing, timing is everything. >> all week before the show during practice, i had been leaving a little bit early, and so i had been going straight up. >> on the night of the show, nicole is determined not to repeat the mistakes she's made in practice. she takes off and does a single back tuck, but she overcompensates. >> i went too far the other way. i waited too long and i pushed really hard, and it sent me more horizontal than vertical. >> the slight miscalculation makes a big difference in where nicole lands, and the mistake is compounded by something else that goes wrong that night. >> we would usually practice with an additional smaller crash pad on

this is brought to you by cirque du soleil. introducing the michael jackson immortal world tour. for two shows only. may 5th and may 6th. >>> a maryland county is turning heads after it's named one of the wealthiest places to live. forbes magazine ranks howard county at number 5 on one of its wealthiest counties on the list. people living in the area have an average household income of $100,000. howard county also kept it high on the list. loudoun county was named the wealthiest county in america. not suburbang d.c. >> yes. northern virginia. very pricey. >>> still ahead at 4:00. an accused murderer's bunker. the elaborate setup police find in washington state. >>> what a florida couple did with a child's car that nearly killed a 7-year-old girl. >>> and dog food sold in maryland is recalled. grab a pencil and don't miss consumer watch. >>> the chill is gone. sure doesn't feel like the first day of may. meteorologist bernadette woods is updating your first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> most loo sunny in central maryland now. the complete weather forecast is

the news has come as a shock to long-time area residents, like ken mar soleil.t met kennedy more than a decade ago, when she began bringing her children to the art center he runs. >> always very personable. always very friendly. i didn't know her any other way. >> reporter: mary kennedy was the second wife of robert kennedy, jr., they were married 16 years and had four children. but in 2010, he filed for divorce. that same year, she was arrested twice for driving under the influence. mary's death is the latest in a series of tragedies that have struck a second generation of kennedys. since robert kennedy's assassination in june of 1968, two of his seven sons died prematurely. david at age 29 of a drug overdose. and michael, at 39, in a skiing accident. cousin john jr. and his wife carolyn were lost in a plane crash just a few miles from martha's vineyard. senator edward kennedy, the last surviving son of joe kennedy, died of a brain tumor in 2009. robert f. kennedy, jr., called his uncle ted, a surrogate father. ted's daughter, cara kennedy, died exactly nine mo

here is a picture of me and my niece i printed this out wireless soleil. -- no wires.hotos on our smartphone but we are not printing them it will be easier than ever before to do that. it is iphone and ipad compatible as well. there are a lot of new high and features we have never seen. you will take the memory card into your camera and place it into the front of the lexmark printer ink will download the images right to the printed you do not need a computer to read those great photos. you have hundreds of things i hear from card you can get a proof sheet it will print out all your photos and then you take up pen and you choose the ones that you then you place it back on the bed it will hit scott if it scans your selections and prints them out for you.it is a concierge machine for you where you make the and is printed on the go. 4800 dpi that his lab quality you can do any size, this 4 x 6 that printout in as little as 24 seconds. when grandma asked for a copy, no more waiting, you just pop the memory card and creme has for and 24 seconds. >>host: is a great buy it, ou

yesterday, right here, literally, igor, cirque du soleil, the largest duration by his team.en for the longest indoor freefall. indoor freefall, you ask, seems o oxymor oxymoronic. cameron mathison is here. >> reporter: it's a sport they call indoor skydiving. matt freeze from ifly hollywood, has never been skydiving from a plane. but with two years' experience in the tunnel, he's setting a sky-high goal. the guinness world record for the longest time flying in the tunnel. here's how it works, on the top of the tunnel, there's 2 450-horsepower fans, that circulate the wind down, that comes back up through the vents on the floor. more than 170 miles per hour, as strong as category 5 hurricanes. i was ready. when i stepped into the tunnel, i was immediately struck by the sheer force of the wind. i was getting comfortable with the movements. and before long, matt had me flying up and down, like a seasoned pro. an incredible sensation. love that. i was in there for like three minutes. i got tired. you're going to be in for two hours-plus. >> yep. >> it does look like fun. i do be

first stop, soleil tans. >> i have a sweet 16 this weekend.o do like a one time. >> here the clerk immediately shuts her down. >> it's the law. anyone under the age of 18 needs parental consent. the parent has to be in here and sign the waiver. >> reporter: two other salons also did the right thing. no parent present, no tanning. but at hot spot tanning in edison -- >> my sweet 16 is this weekend so i just want to get just kind of build on my tan for my party. >> oh, nice. >> reporter: our girl is waved right in. >> come on back. >> reporter: the clerk takes her back to the bed. >> thank you. >> reporter: and that's when we show up. jeff rossen from nbc news. >> hello there. >> reporter: you just sold this young woman tanning package and you never got her parents to sign a permission form. >> yeah, you're right. i did -- the lady that was with her was her mother. >> reporter: really? she thought these two were mother and daughter? >> i apologize to you. i should have asked. i did something, i was wrong. >> reporter: the owner later told us his

. >> soleil man's way to think about it between diplomacy lies a full range of financial tools. and made dive into the issues with al qaeda of lot of discussion of the one-year anniversary. let's talk about terrorists financing. it seems buckeye did not only beleaguered but has trouble financing the network behalf of the rise is of the affiliate's and the wherewithal. kidnapping for ransom, a list of other ways to finance itself. what is treasury thinking about? >> it is the abolition of my office. i am the anders secretary although the offices financial intelligence when it was created the principal focus was going after terrorists financing. we have been doing that quite aggressively before the creation of the office. the al qaeda collor that to is hold up and pakistan is a much weaker state from 2008 and 2009. with actions taken by others but to the effective use that has led to a substantial decrease of support. when we've designate supporters of the al qaeda to raise money for al qaeda qaeda, that has the effect where it in the united states one of the same as we could do g

. >> that's the weirdest showing of cirque du soleil ever!e that mental picture. >> peter: we'll take a quick break. we have lots to talk about including more about the campaign in general. how barack obama plans on beating mitt romney in november. we'll talk about that plus much more. 43 minutes past the hour. peter ogborn meredith shiner, julie mason all in studio on the "full court press." we'll be right back. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." hear until it grabs you and won't let go. we push, we prod until the truth reveals itself. we are fearless, independent trendsetters, problem solvers, and above all, we are politically direct. the young turks with cenk uygur at 7, viewpoint with eliot spitzer at 8, the war room with jennifer granholm at 9, the gavin newsom show fridays at 11. and there's only one place you'll find us: weeknights on current tv. >> we're not through just yet, mr. vice president. >> they're swimming against the tides. >> announcer: on your radio, on tv, the "bi