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WEBVTT LIKELY BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MEGAN: TAYLOR, THANKS. THE HIT TV SHOW "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR" IS COMING BACK FOR IT’S -- ITS 11 SEASON, AND THERE ARE SOME NEW TWIST THIS YEAR. JOINING US LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES , WHERE IT IS THE MORNING IS ONE OF THE SHOW’S HOST AKBAR , GBAJA-BIAMILIA. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. >> GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU. IT IS MORNING OVER HERE, MEGAN, BUT I’M SO HAPPY TO BE JOINING YOU. WE GOT BIG NEWS. MEGAN: LET’S HEAR IT. >> WE ARE ANNOUNCING OUR CITIES TODAY, SO WE ARE EXCITED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WE WILL BE IN LOS ANGELES, ATLANTA, OKLAHOMA, SEATTLE, CINCINNATI, AND BACK AFTER SIX YEARS IN BALTIMORE, SO WE WILL BE FILMING APRIL 28 AND 29. YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTIFUL SKYLINE FROM THERE. I COULD NOT FORGET WHEN WE WERE THERE SIX YEARS AGO. WE ARE BRINGING ALL-STAR NINJAS TO COMPETE IN THAT CITY. BALTIMORE HAS REALLY BEEN A HOT SPOT FOR NINJAS, ESPECIALLY IN THAT NORTHEAST AREA, THAT WHOLE EASTERN BOARD, WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF NINJAS COMING IN STRONG. WE ARE EXCITED TO SAY WE WILL BE BACK IN BALTIMORE. BALTIMORE RAVENS, BALTIMORE ORIOLES, WATCH OUT, HERE COMES THE NINJAS. MEGAN: YOU ARE RIGHT. BALTIMORE DOES LOVE THE SHOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVETT, 11 SEASONS. HOW DO YOU KEEP IT FRESH? ANYTHING NEW THIS YEAR? >> GREAT QUESTION. WE ARE COSTLY TRY TO KEEP IT FRESH BECAUSE THE COMPETITORS CONTINUE TO GET BETTER, SO WE HAVE TO REALLY GET CREATIVE WITH THE OBSTACLES. HE WILL BE MAKING SOME CHANGES IT MORE COMPETITIVE AND TO KEEP THE VIEWERS ENGAGED. OUR FANS LOVE THAT AND THE NINJAS LOVE THAT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE CHALLENGED. WE KEEP TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. FROM A SCALE OF ONE TO 10 FOR SEASON 11, WE ARE TAKING THE COURSE DIFFICULTY TO A NUMBER 11. THAT WILL MAKE GREAT TV AND THAT IS WHAT PEOPLE REALLY WANT. THEY WANT TO SEE PEOPLE AT THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST. MEGAN: WE WANT TO SEE IT LIVE, SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU BEING IN THE BALTIMORE AREA AND PICK UP SOME SHIRTS AND HATS WHILE THE ARE HERE. AND I HOPE I DID NOT BUTCHER YOUR LAST NAME. [LAUGHTER] >> NO, NO, NO. MEGAN, I AM GETTING BREAKING NEWS. I AM HEARING YOU AND OTHER FOLKS THERE AT THE STATION, YOU GUYS WANT TO COMPETE ON "AMER -- ON "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR?" THAT IS BREAKING NEWS. MEGAN, YOU WILL BE COMPETING. MEGAN: I AM IN. I HOPE YOU ARE NOT JOKING. [LAUGHTER] >> DO YOU THINK I AM GOING TO BE JOKING? YOU JUST SAID YES. YOU HAVE TO SUIT UP. COME ON OUT TO "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR." MEGAN: I HOPE YOU HAVE A KATIE COURSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SE

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