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All-time high again this morning. it just accomplished something wall street hasn't seen in 25 years. i'll 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 around. it is like a travel through american history. >> companies like city running tours in d.c. of...

>> 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 restaurants. by that comparison, the first inauguration of obama drew 1.8 million people, the second was u...

Nobody gets to be up there. that's just an awe-inspiring moment. >> the engineers have i rare bird's-eye view of the nation's capital. >> one thing we got to watch was the president flying through. we all waved at him. >> but eric and his colleagues don't 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 can't stop staring at the climbers. >> it must take a lot of guts. >> amazing, fascinating, a piece of history. >> the onloo...

>> as you're getting out through the window, you're feeling a little nervousness. once you're out there, it's the awe of realizing that you're sitting on ropes, that there's nobody else up there with you except for the three on the other side and that you're on the national washington monument. nobody gets to be up there. that's just an awe-inspiring moment. >> the engineers have a rare bird's-eye view of the nation's capital. >> one thing we got to watch was the president flying through. we all waved at him. >> but eric and his colleagues don't have much time for sight-seeing. they have work ...

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 men's shoulders while they trekked up the steps of the iconic site. the internet nearly imploding with people mocking the singer for what some are calling his diva antics. bieber apparently can't do his own cl...