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In june they watched in horror as an experienced acrobat tragically plunged to her death. todays nevadas occupational and safety health administration ordered the cirque du soleil to pay $30,000 because they did not provide proper training and exposed employees to hazards. according to oshas investigation, the wire rope was severed due to the rapid ascent. she fell nearly 100 feet to the floor. even for experienced performers they can be dangerous. the performer in spider-man was badly injured a...

>> steve: "fox & friends" trends. now more of our week long series highlighting animals gone viral. were bringing some of your favorite animals from youtube and videos right here to the "fox & friends" studio. todays popular fur ball is a model, actor and a bit of an acrobat whose star power has taken the internet by storm. please welcome jiff, the multi-talented pomeranian. >> brian: wow. >> gretchen: i love this dog! >> brian: this is video of jiff. >> gretchen: look at this face. i have to tu...

>> right here! living up [ bleep ]! >> up in the park. >> you calling us white trash? >> whats your name? >> laney. >> 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. >...

>> 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...

>> 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. heres the shower. check it out. be ca...

Some have called it an interface. regardless what people need to walkway way with, data collection in real-time is unprecedented and that is where we need to take accountability for our own individual data, ask questions, even asking your doctor the simple question about how do you protect my records is important regardless where obamacare goes. jenna: some great information for us today. theresa, thank you very much. >> thank you. jon: walking a tightrope is dangerous enough. running one, even ...

Cory monteith had finished a second trip to rehab just this past april. in canada, two more bodies have been found at the site of a devastating train derailment and fire. the death toll has climbed to 35 in quebec. 15 people are still missing. the run away train was 73 cars long, mostly tankers filled with oil. they exploded and leveled much of the wns commercial district. for cirque du soleil it is on with the show. cirq cirqeus "ka" resumes tomorrow. it reopens in vegas after a 17-day hiat...

Case against aig. she says they were responsible for her sons death. jurors heard from one of jacksons doctors. 17 days after an acrobat died in a cirque du soleil, they will be back on stage tuesday resuming the show, "ka." they eliminated the scene where she died. race officials clocked bill warner at 285 miles per hour just before he lost control and crashed at a course in maine. he was trying to break his own record of 311 miles per hour. this time, he was trying to use just a mile of pa...

Bill: the show will go on. cirque du soleil will go on after the death of a performer about a month ago. the new show will not include that final scene anymore. it will be dedicated to the memory of the acrobat who died. martha: with a new way to raise money, even millions of dollars and its all done with social media. how does it work, william? >> reporter: its like begging on the internet. you have a great idea but you are broke. imagine raising $million bucks with total strangers giving you $...

Shows 30 year history. its an edge of your seat show that features an incredible array of acrobatics, pay row te pyrotechnics. theyre highly skilled, but an accident saturday night claimed the life of a 31-year-old performer. sarah guyard featured in this show died while performing in the production of ka in las vegas. the las vegas sun quotes witnesses that say guyard was being hoisted above a vertical stage like the one seen here. when the acrobat fell into the hollow pit 50 feet below. some a...