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Happy 4th of July weekend! Hope you survive with all your fingers intact!

While you are "ooohhhing and aaahhhing" over your hometown fireworks display tonight, we are locked in a dark room lit only by the glow of computer monitors and a red white and blue lava lamp obsessing over every frame of video in this weekend's edition of "News To Me." Well... one of us is anyway. Thanks Teague! We'll save you a sparkler and a beer! Unless Charles drinks that one too.

OK... keeping this one kind of short... we know you have a lot of "long weekending" to do and I'm certain reading this blog isn't anywhere near as high on your list as doin' up some steaks and veggies on the grill by the pool. In fact, it's probably not even as high on your list as CLEANING the grill OR the pool...

The links for MORE of what you'll see on this weekend's show :

Storm hits Huntsville, AL airshow:
As always iReporters were there: iReport.com

Naked dude arrested after high speed persuit:
Superstar iReporter Ray Richard got a real eyeful. See his video on iReport.com. Don't worry. It's safe for work.

China quake
Hard to believe that they are STILL digging out... take a look at the aftermath through they camera lens of someone who was there for the worst of it: A Survivor's Story.

The Big River Show:
We couldn't even come close to showing you all the great video from these travelers. Get to know Bill and Max and the Mighty Mississippi on their vlog: BigRiverShow.com.

Keep in mind that while Bill and Max are having a relatively light hearted time on the Ol' Miss, lots of people along the river are being affected by some of the worst flooding in years. Find out how you can help those being impacted by the rising water at CNN's Impact Your World site.

Italy's garbage problem goes on:
Superstar iReporter Brian Waite is an American living in Italy. He sent us this video: iReport.com.

For more on Italy's growing garbage problem check out this iReport sent in by another American living in Italy. It's pretty amazing what has to do just to take out the trash.

Most Popular on CNN.com:

Cat held for ransom

BIG WAVE specialist Garrett Mcnamara
Head over to garrettmcnamara.com to see more of Garrett and his surfing partner Kealii Mamala on the BIG waves. Plus you can find out, "Where In The World is G-Mac?"

Purple 53
If you missed it on the show you can watch very OVER-caffienated Eric freak out a very UNDER-caffienated Angel Hess here... OR if you just want to meet Angel and find out why he's living in a bread truck check out his site: purple53.com

Webhits

Creepy bodiless shopping cart robot: maniacworld.com

Did you see the moonwalking bear? See if you can spot him in this Transport for London bicycle safety PSA.

The Spinning Escalator girl:
"News To Me" WEB ONLY – BONUS VIDEO It's a clip we didn't have room for in the show... check out the stunt when it DOESN'T go so well.

Check out the full clip and see some of our favorite comments on Gizmodo.com.

And finally, meet the spinning escalator girl, Rebekah Schecter, and see the video that started it all on her myspace page.