announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. good monday morning, everyone. we will begin with the late details on that frightening accident at the barnum bailey circus in rhode island. eight young woman hanging by their hair for a stunt called the human chandelier and then suddenly, they plunged to the ground. here s abc s rina ninan. reporter: with thousands in rhode island watching in wonder, circus performers hanging from their hair in an aerial act meant to defy gravity, then in a split second, that terrifying moment. that giant fall, 25 to 40 feet. 11 rushed to the hospital. one critical. none life-threatening according to a spokesperson. the lights still dark, the audience uncertain of what they just witnessed. authorities still working to determine what went wrong. the ringling brothers and barnum bailey circus show seen here in this promotional video was supposed to look like this. i screamed. i m like that s not ri