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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...

You so he lcirque du soleils founder says im heart broken and extend my sympathies. were all devastated. the accident is an unfortunate reminder of the dangers of purchasing in high flying shows. performing in high flying shows. just la week, a performer in the production of michael jackson 1 suffered a concussion after falling. and in 2010, a stunt man fell 30 feet off the stage in the production of spiderman. he suffered numerous injuries including a fractured skull, broken rib and broken vert...

Justin timberlake and stevie wonder took part in an all-star tribute to mr. charlie wilson who earned a lifetime achievement award. drake led the field with 12 nominations. video of the year for starting from the bottom. those are the headlines. >> im not anti-drake, but i was loving the rendition of charlie wilsons song. >> and life time achievement. isnt that something? >> making me feel a little old. a good time to move on. lets get to the tragedy at cirque du soleil. the show is canceled at ...

Stay inside in air conditioning and also drink a lot of water throughout the day. >>brian: going to work outoutside, going to be at night, not during the day. >> we saw temperatures hot during the overnight hours. dangerous stuff out here. >>alisyn: thanks, maria. lets get to the rest of the headlines. an unbelievable tragedy in las vegas. a cirque du soleil dancer falling to her death during a performance of the show ka. sarah guyard seen on the left. she slipped out of her safety wire and fell...

Upper 90s for you across sections of montana. missoula, 99. areas in the northwestern u.s. looking at extreme heat. just a little unusual and were looking at records possibly being set. of course well have more coming up later. >> and the tragedy struck, 113 in phoenix. unreal. be careful out there. well, time now for your five at 5:00. another tragedy, this one in las vegas. a cirque du soleil dancer falling to her death during a performance. sarah guyard reportedly slipping out of her safety...

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Match the strength of the human spirit." jonathan karl, abc news, capetown. >> a member of the cirque du soleil acrobatic troupe has been killed in a tragic fall in front of spectators at the mgm grand in las vegas. an audience member says a wire snapped sending the 30-year-old sarah guyard-guillot plummeting 50 feet into an open pit. the mother of two had been with the show for seven years and an acrobatic performer for more than 20 years. >> top european officials are expressing concern that u...