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A bit lost. people thought that it was because he was tiddly. but that was part of the charm. >> here he is, ed sullivan! >> no matter who controlled the tv set on the other nights, on sunday night at 8:00, you were going to watch ed sullivan. >> ed sullivan was a phenomenon. he was a powerful force. >> the beauty of the sullivan kind of variety show is that if you didnt like something, something else would be around in four minutes. >> no, no, it is very difficult. >> advertisers wanted everybo...

People thought that it was because he was tiddly. but that was part of the charm. >> here he is, ed sullivan! >> no matter who controlled the tv set on the other nights, on sunday night at 8:00, you were going to watch ed sullivan. >> ed sullivan was a phenomenon. he was a powerful force. >> the beauty of the sullivan kind of variety show is that if you didnt like something, something else would be around in four minutes. >> no, no, it is very difficult. >> advertisers wanted everybody. and so t...

"national geographic" dud a study on this and turned out there was no diminished effect on athlete prior to an event. >> this sounds like superstition, like "bull durham.." maybe if i wear the lucky socks i win the game. what is up with the beef? what does beef do? >> more than that what is acrobat i can sex mean? thats what i want to know. acrobatic section. i could give me my view, i do know from my standpoint. >> please dont. >> what is he talking about, going to be -- >> okay. did i tell you...

Just stay close this way. >> i will. ill stay very close. >> you cant really gettal with -- >> how do you even just get up on top? >> just get over that way. do an acrobat-like thing. just jump up there and then bounce -- >> just like that. >> see? step one, getting on your bunk. >> yeah. >> want to go see our facilities? hop on down. here. let me see how you get down. >> honestly, id probably grab on to yours and then -- >> then just hop, right? >> like that? >> okay. come on. ill show you ever...

Why hasnt it taken me out. >> reporter: miguel marquez, cnn, los angeles. >> this person also knows what its like to be in heroins grip. a former member of cirque de soleil. his memoir "acrobatic addict" i dont know why i cant say that. acrobat addict he skrieps his fall from an olympic hopeful to homeless junky. battle to beat addiction which hes done. ive been reading the book. its a really good read even though i cant pronounce the title correctly. do you relate to what that guy is saying abo...

>> nice to meet you. >> you too. >> its fun. just stay close this way. >> i will. ill stay very close. >> you cant really -- >> how do you even just get up on top? >> just get over that way. do an acrobat-like thing. just jump up there and then bounce -- >> just like that. >> step one, youre on your bunk. >> want to go see our facilities? hop on down. let me see how you get down. >> honestly, id probably grab on to yours and just hop. >> like that? >> okay. come on. ill show you everything. here...

Comparing kerry to clinton does -- do kerrys recent successes at all diminish what clinton succeeded at? >> i think people can judge that on their own. theres no question that kerry is more of an acrobat. hes out of a limic, taking chances. this is the end of the line for him. as jill said, hillary played a little more cautiously knowing she might run for president again, and this is probably the last thing kerry does in public life. also, the differences between them are on the margins because ...

The feeling of relief after hearing the voices and peeking out and seeing that it was in fact police was -- i cant even describe. >> at the high school where ludmer teaches, students held a walkout and rally against gun violence. ludmer say he doesnt know why anyone would need an assault rifle like the one the gunman used in the attack. cirque du soleil has removed the wheel of death from one of the shoews in vegas at least fo now. the decision is days after an acrobat slipped and fell during ...

Hopefully you get another day off and you can enjoy the sunday, a long one, with the extra hour of sleep you got. welcome back. i am christi paul. >> are you feeling it? >> yeah, were feeling it. >> up first, a cirque du soleil performer is recovering after a serious fall. an acrobat fell from a spinning apparatus called the wheel of death. officials say he is in stable condition and expected to leave the hospital in the next few days. back in june a performer fell almost 100 feet to her death a...

Performance. friday nights show was halted for ten minutes. the performer was taken to a nearby hospital. hes expected to be okay. this comes less than a week after osha issued a half dozen citations in the death of another performer five months ago. in that incident the acrobat died 45 feet. i think it was a different show. caught on camera, an incredibly close call in china. take a look at this. watch the left side of your screen in the middle of a busy street, a va careens over to the other...