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All-time high again this morning. it just accomplished something wall street hasnt seen in 25 years. ill tell you what that is next. business travelers may not have time for sight seeing, but the next time you are in washington, there are ways to be a tourist on the go. >> washington, d.c. famous for history and museums. for travelers short on time, the best thing to do is lace up your shoes and hit the ground running. >> we will take a quick run around the mall. d.c. is great place to run aro...

>> jenna: every four years, d.c. residents get to witness history and maybe even make a little money on the side. in washington with a look on this part of the story, shannon? >> this time of year in washington is generally not great for the economy, so much of what is here is a sight seeing and being outside. things people do not want to do in january and february. that changes every fourth year with the influx of people here for the inauguration, filling up the normally empty hotels and restau...

Nobody gets to be up there. thats just an awe-inspiring moment. >> the engineers have i rare birds-eye view of the nations capital. >> one thing we got to watch was the president flying through. we all waved at him. >> but eric and his colleagues dont have many time for sight-seeing. they have work to do. they examine the marble blocks using ipads to compare each block of the monument with a survey of the monument done in 1999. down below tourists and assembled media cant stop staring at the cli...

>> as youre getting out through the window, youre feeling a little nervousness. once youre out there, its the awe of realizing that youre sitting on ropes, that theres nobody else up there with you except for the three on the other side and that youre on the national washington monument. nobody gets to be up there. thats just an awe-inspiring moment. >> the engineers have a rare birds-eye view of the nations capital. >> one thing we got to watch was the president flying through. we all waved at ...

Loved but he still does tweet but now under his whole name, jenna. jenna: very interesting@jo ling kent on twitter. >> thank you. jenna: nice story. jon: a pop star, justin bieber, is making headlines and not of a good kind. this time he let his bodyguards carry him up the great wall of china. photos like this one were posted on twitter showing the able-bodied, 19-year-old sitting on two mens shoulders while they trekked up the steps of the iconic site. the internet nearly imploding with people ...

Moment. >> the engineers have a rare birds eye view of the nations capital. >> one thing we got to watch was the president flying through. we all waved at him. but i dont know if he was waving back or not. >> but eric and his colleagues dont have many time for sight-seeing. they have work to do. they examine the marble blocks using ipads to compare the cracks in each stone with a survey of the monument done in 1999. down below tourists and assembled media cant stop staring at the climbers. >> it...

Sight-seeing. this is different. a blimp giving passengers a birds eye view of paris and the french countryside. tourists lining up to pay more than $300 for just a half hour tour. this new air ship kept afloat by helium, a nonflammable gas, which builders say makes the ship safer than earlier versions. china. talk about a rough commute. a man forced to pull over after his cars engine catches fire. other commuters kept going as he scrambled to find a fire extinguisher. what caused it? it is po...

Monument. nobody gets to be up there. thats just an awe-inspiring moment. >> they have a rare birds eye view of the nations capital. >> one thing we got to watch was the president flying through. we all waved at him. but i dont know if he was waving back or not. >> but eric and his colleagues dont have many time for sight-seeing. they have work to do. they examine the marble blocks using ipads to compare each stone with a survey of the monument done in 1999. down below tourists and assembled med...

Which was by design of course. branson said the whole thing could not have gone more smoothly. after a few more test flights, a longer duration of course, branson said it should be ready to take passengers into space later this year. >> that is pretty cool because you hear talk about it, but talk is talk. you see that thing in the air, wow, some day, not so far in the future, this is going to be a reality. >> right. apparently space ship ii you saw hit mach 1.2 yesterday. thats just over 913 mil...

Dogs making their way through the area? >> there will be at some point. atf will bring rescue dogs in. depending on the homes, businesses may use dogs to help service those homes, as well. yes, maam? i think thats a safety concern, just for that area. we would much rather folks remain in homes. we dont want people wandering the neighborhood. there will be concerns of people coming into the neighborhood, trying to sight-see. this is not the time to do this. this town suffered a devastating setbac...