you have an investigation that's been launched by the u.n. observer in syria as well as an investigation, the syrian government is saying they've launched into this, as well but syrian activists say that it was a horrific massacre that happened in the town of hula. first it was shelled by moretar and once that stopped they entered the town and slaughtered men, women and children, entire families and the latest numbers say that at least 49 children under the age of 10 were killed on that day. it's an atrocity that is outraging not just the syrian people but the international community where we're seeing more gruesome scenes emerge from video taken in that town. horrific scenes showing children by the dozens in small rooms, their lifeless bodies caked in blood, horrifying gruesome, very disturbing scenes, really shocking the world as to how this could have happened.

alina? >> mohammed, obviously the government not taking responsibility but are they saying anything about what happened? >> reporter: well, the government has flatly denied they had anything to do with this massacre. there was a press conference earlier today by the foreign ministry spokesperson who said we deny that the government -- that the armed forces had any responsibility in committing such a massacre and we strongly condemn the terrorist massacre that targeted our syrian people. he blamed the media and the opposition in syria for spreading what he called a tsunami of lies. that having been said the syrian opposition says that's not the case and say the syrian regime was behind it and more corn determination coming from the uk's secretary william hague that says it has been the track record of the syrian government to continue to blame the violence and atrocities on armed terrorist groups but more and

more believing and blaming the syrian government for this massacre. >> you do mention that international community and i have to ask you because as you know, the u.n. security council met in a session today. that meeting wrapped up about an hour ago. any word of what came of that meeting? >> reporter: not yet and that's the key question. will the u.n. security council be able to do anything to stop this? time and again over the past several months we've seen international pressure stepped up on syria whether it be the u.n. or other agencies, we saw them post sanctions and monitors were in there months ago and now u.n. observers, about 300 on the ground and yet no matter who is there or what type of pressure is being applied to the syrian regime this endless cycle of violence doesn't seem to be ending. the syrian activist, the opposition we speak to don't believe the international community has been effective in

doing anything calling out for intervention, help, even air strikes against the regime and saying they are being slaughtered, massacred and want the international community to help them. there's been diplomatic deadlock that's been going on. the security council hasn't been helpful and even with the emergency meetings and high life level diplomacy will anybody stop this endless psych of violence that seems to be going on. >> mohammed jamjoom live for us in beirut. thank you very much. the outrage over the massacre is exploding in places other than just syria. 100 activists rallied outside the white house chanting free, free syria. other others asked obama to act. you decide. human rights or genocide.

all right. we turn to politics now and blame the on the ego. rudy giuliani said that was the reason he took jabs at mitt romney during the 2000 date presidential campaign. watch. >> well, i mean there's an amount of personal ego. i was probably comparing his record to my record and maybe it was circumstances or whatever, but i had massive reduction in unemployment. he had a reduction in unemployment of about 8%, 10%, 15%. i had a reduction in unemployment of 50%. they had a growth of jobs of about 40,000. we have a growth of jobs of about 500,000. i thought i was comparing my far superior record to his otherwise decent record but the numbers weren't as great. that's all part of campaigning. >> all right. after hearing that you may not believe this but giuliani has thrown his support behind mitt romney. in fact, he told cnn's candy crowley the digs, well, they're

just all part of the campaign. defense secretary leon panetta took aim at romney for his attacks on the withdrawal strategy in afghanistan. romney has criticized the 2014 date for pulling out of afghanistan calling the time line naive. well, today on abc's "this week" panetta said the republican criticism is all campaign rhetoric. >> i think you've got 50 nations in nato that agree to a plan in afghanistan. it's the lisbon agreement. an agreement that, you know, others, president bush, president obama, everyone has agreed is the direction that we go in in afghanistan. is that direction? it's to take us to a point where we draw down by the end of 2014. that is the plan that has been agreed to. an it's a plan -- >> all right. panetta went on to say that 2014 withdrawal time line is only way to many ensure success over to afghan forces and says it's a

plan that's working. a suspected nato air strike killed eight civilians including six children in eastern afghanistan last night. a spokesman for the governor of theprovidence says it it wiped out an entire family. natois investigating and they say troops were under attack and asked for air support. well, many of you, not us here at cnn, but many of you are enjoying a couple of days off this memorial day weekend but don't tell that to mother nature. wildfires out west, sweltering weather in the midsection and tropical storm beryl hitting the southeast coast. our jacqui jeras looking at all of that. boy, you're busy. >> i know. we're going to focus on beryl and it's starting to hone in on the florida coast. if you haven't been paying attention, big changes with beryl. that's that it's really intensified today. maximum winds, 65 miles per hour, gusts could be approaching hurricane strength and we've seen a huge increase in the wind

and the waves today. we've already had gusts between 5 and 55 miles per hour and the real heavy steady rain is just off the coast. so conditions really deteriorating with landfall tonight and a flood threat throughout the holiday weekend. >> wow. for all those people at the beach and were hoping to have a safe time there in the water, the rip current problem, we'll get to that so don't go anywhere. in just a minute we're going to take a look at those danger rip currents as a result of beryl. that's next. ory of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the storybook narrator... [ man ] you're left with more electric trucks. more recycled shipping materials... and a growing number of lower emissions planes... which still makes for a pretty enchanted tale. ♪ la la la [ man ] whoops, forgot one... [ male announcer ] sustainable solutions. fedex. solutions that matter. got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok?

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all right. we're back with my friend jacqui jeras. tropical storm beryl causing real problems in terms of rip currents. they've closed some beaches and obviously advising people to stay out of the water. >> absolutely, yeah, the red flags are flying but the lifeguards have still been out there because people have been going in and not heeding the warnings, unfortunately and more than 100 people have been rescued. they're been rescued off the coast of georgia and the florida coast. thankfully so far no fatalities to report. i have been watching tower cams out of jacksonville beach and seeing the coast guard and other lifeguards patrolling and telling people get out of the water. it is just not safe and that threat is going to continue as beryl gets closer to the

coastline. really going to keep things churned up because i think we'll have that risk of rip currents going on through your monday even into the middle of next week. keep that in mind. conditions are going downhill with showers and thundershowers. it's not going to be as great getting down to the beach. might be asking yourself what's a rip current, a riptide? it's technically called a rip current because it doesn't have anything to do with the tide. what you can do to get out of it. never want to fight that current. it's a fast channel of water that moves away from the shore. and so you want to swim parallel to the beach to try and get out of this thing and i've got a picture that i want to show you and it really illustrates what happens when winds are strong and the waves get kind of churned up with the storm. what happens is that the water piles up near the beach and creates enough pressure as it goes back through it will break through a sandbar or a small spot where the break is and that is where that fast channel of

water is. it's so fast even an olympic swimmer can't get out of these things, that's why it makes it so dangerous. go to the pool and the storm is bearing down now tonight anyway so you -- >> good thing i'm a pool girl anyway. >> a little cleaner. feet in the sand. thank you, jacqui, very much. it's memorial day weekend, so what better time to take a look life at the iwo jima memorial which captures one of the pose stirring scenes, beautiful weather there. eye woe jima was one of the fiercest battles in the first attack on the japanese home islands. president obama will honor our fallen soldiers tomorrow at arlington national cemetery, a time honored tradition and another memorial day weekend. we can't forget those would are missing in action so every memorial day these motorcyclists remember them in rolling

thunder. many are familiar with it. this year they've single out one soldier, army sergeant bowe bergdahl, america's only known prisoner of war. bergdahl was captured in afghanistan back in 2009 and today his father made him a promise. >> thanks to you our p.o.w.s and m.i.a.s are rt forgotten and never will be. bowe, you are not forgotten and so help me god you will come home. we will not leave you behind. >> bergdahl has grown a beard as you saw there to show how long his son has been in captivity. the memorial day weekend also means a little bit of fun in new york city especially if you're a member of the military. it's fleet week, of course, a parade of tall ships and a flood of sailor, marines and coast guardsmen desend on the city. i always love it this time of year in new york. this fleet week also marks the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812.

a big birthday for the famed golden gate bridge. the bridge opened 75 years ago in the midst of the great depression. it was a powerful symbol at the time of what america could do despite the odds. the bridge has a dark side. 11 people were killed during construction and 1400 more have committed suicide by jumping off the bridge. but today is about the golden gate's glittering legacy as you look live at the bridge. what a beautiful sight. later on music and fireworks will mark this important anniversary. a pastor calls for gays and l'eggs biens to be locked inside an electric fence. >> and today he had some extra visitors at his church and they weren't there to support him. and we want viewers to stay connected with cnn even when you're on the go so grab your mobile phone and go to cnn.com/tv or on a laptop watch cnn live.

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welcome back. protesters are taking on the north carolina pastor who told his congregation that gays should be put inside an electric fence.

well, a crowd showed up at catawba county to denounce the sermon that pastor worthy delivered on mother's day. his comments came days after north carolina voters approved a statewide referendum which essentially outlawed gay marriage. 6% unemployment. well, a couple of years ago that would have sounded horrible. these days it sounds pretty good, doesn't it? one candidate for president is making a promise he can make it happen. our don lemon spoke with will cain and lz granderson. >> so, guys, this week mitt romney made a prediction about unemployment if he's elected. take a listen. >> i can tell you that over a period of four years by virtue of the policies that we put in place we get the unemployment rate down to 6% or perhaps a little lower. >> okay, so, if you win the

economy then you win the election. >> right. >> is that kind of like promising $2.50 a gallon gas prices which newt gingrich did? >> yeah, honestly, it kind of is. i mean i don't know why you would go on the record and put a specific goal on what your unemployment targets would be should you be elected and should have learned a lesson from the guy in office now of below 8% if you passed a stimulus bill. how it reels to the rate, i don't think that's wise. by the way, here's why you can get away with it. he said i'll be there four years. surely i'll get it in four years. >> there are some estimates that shows if everything remains as is then he's pretty much on target. that's what he's expecting. let's move on, lz, wilburys up a good point, in 2009 president obama said if i don't turn this economy around then i don't deserve a second term. does he deserve a second term? >> absolutely because here's the

thing that we need to start talking about is that no one is creating jobs without it being affected by the global economy and feed to have that conversation more. in other words, no longer in a vacuum. we can't just say we can fix america. we need to be cognizant of how everything is happening in europe and their economy, what's going on with china and japan, all of these are factors in terms of unemployment and so if he is able to communicate that and despite navigating those choppy waters still keep us at or lower by 7% or 8% by the time he gets there in november, i think he definitely deserves a second term based upon the economy. >> we talked about this. i knew it was going to be a big deal. but this cory booker thing. he really stepped in when he, you know, denounced the obama strategy and going against bain capital and private equity here. the question is, well, they all get money, all the candidates get money from private equity. >> right. >> so does this really have legs and does the -- can the voter

distinguish between private equity and bain capital which might be a legitimate place to look to find out romney's records on jobs, first, you, lz. >> that's like the $5 billion question, can the president take this conversation and move it away from attacking, you know, private equity which is what it sounds like and addressing his time at bain. and right now he's struggling to do that. he needs to focus more in on not necessarily how much was made but his management style and what was left in his wake. that's what he needs to focus in on. i still agree with cory. he's right in terms of the tone. >> lz, i don't know if the voter gets that nuance. i think that they may be too smart for their own good because if you're -- >> no, they are too smart, period. they're too smart, period. see, the problem is truth is not on barack obama or anyone making that argument's side. you want to say that bain

capital is some vulture capitalist in society, vampire capitalist. whatever negative adjective you can put on it, that they suck the profits out and lay off employees. why has bain been in business since 1987? no one would fund an operation like that. >> he's running for president of the united states, not ceo of the united states. if his goal was to make it a clean machine and make as much money as possible, great. here's the thing, if you're laying off people you still need to take care of those people that don't have jobs. so you can have a net growth, sure, but you still have to be concerned about the individuals who don't have jobs. that's what being president of the united states does. if he wants to be a ceo that's fantastic but he wants to be president. that's why he needs to be cautious of what he's talking about with this. >> we want to move on. it is memorial weekend so we'll take it down a little. a lot are vacationing and you're making them anxious. >> relax. >> my margarita i want to enjoy. ho dare you. a bit of trivia.

don't change horses in midstream was a campaign sdloegen for which candidate, ronald reagan, fdr or eisenhower. will first? >> i have -- honestly -- i'll go with eisenhower. >> lz. >> i'm going to go with reagan. >> you're both wrong. it was fdr. fdr in 1944. 1944 -- >> with all those terms -- >> you have to brush up on trivia. by automobile a lot are traveling, big memorial weekend so, lz, you remember born in 1972. >> yes, sir. >> what was the average price of gas in 1972? was it 55 cents, 65 cents or 78 cents? >> i'm going to go with 65 cents. >> you are wrong. it was 55 cents. all right. 55 cents, come on, guys. all right. so here's will, you were born in 1975. average price of gas, 47 cents,

57 cents or 69 cents. >> 69 cents. it hiked greatly in those three years between when lz was born. >> 57 cents, you're wrong. i'm not going to tell you the year i was born but the average price of gas was 32 cents so i'm way longer in the tooth than both of you. >> deduction, deduction. that means you were born -- >> thank you, guys. have a great weekend. >> thank you. 32 cents a gallon. don? right. coming up hitting a main home -- major league home run is challenging enough but today one player hit one over the fence without holding on to the bat. now even if you're not a sports fan you definitely want to see this. also, each week cnn's dr. sanjay gupta has innovators from all walks of life. it's called "the next list." a preview next sunday, sanjay looks at david peterson who created a new language for one

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they blamed it on tank shellings on a residential neighborhood. 108 people were killed. among them 49 children. investigators are looking into reports that a nato attack killed eight civilians including six children in afghanistan. reports from the eastern province say last night's attack wiped out an entire family. insurgents attacked security troops and those troops had asked for air support. both nato and afghan officials are investigating. two americans are in police custody in japan in connection with the death of a female exchange student from ireland. here's what happened. the two allegedly met the victim at a concert in tokyo. a lit baiter on hotel staff found 21-year-old nicola furlong unconscious with one of the men. she reported died from being strangled. the state department is not providing any more details. in italy people want to make

sure a long-running unsolved mystery is not forgotten. these are relatives and supporters of a manuela orlanndi. 13450e vanished when she was 15 years old. that was way back in 1983. theories about her disappearance pointed to the vatican and mafia. police are still working on the case and just yesterday they announced that a priest who used to run a church in rome is under investigation. well, weather now. if you're in the southeast watch out for tropical storm beryl. the national weather service says there is a a high risk of rip currents until 8:00 tonight eastern time along many florida beaches threatened by beryl? fact many of those beaches have been closed. daytona beach recorded at least 70 rescues yesterday alone. surf conditions are considered treacherous. well, he overcame heat and avoided a last lap collision.

now dario fran competety can claim the title of three-time champion of the indy 500. of course, drinking the milk at the end is a tradition. i learned that just a couple of years ago, the second year in a row that the race was decided by a crash on the final lap. fran competety won indy back in 2007 and 2010. today's victory makes him the seventh man to win the race three times. all right. we want to talk about the indy 500 with jamaal anderson one of our favorite sports experts. tell me about this. do you watch the indianapolis 500. >> i do. it's an exciting race and dario fran competety is obviously in the last six years he's won now three times. he becomes the seventh driver in the history of the indy 500 to win three times in a row. again, in the last six -- there was a crash in the last few rounds. here's the thing, there was a record 35 lead changes on this particular indy 500.

ten different drivers were able to lead in the end. you saw dario, obviously his wife famous for being ashley judd. a fantastic victory for him again. third indy 500 win in the last six years. >> that's more my speed. >> you know what, it was so close and, again, with so many lead changes and also -- >> a lot. >> there was a record one degree shy of the record temperatures in indianapolis 500 -- 92 degrees, 91 -- 92 was the record. it was 91 so you imagine how hot it gets on those tracks with the tires and everything else so fantastic victory for him. >> all right. so a man home run. no bat. what's that. >> a home run -- you got to look at this video. todd frasier, jamie moyer, one of the oldest pitchers to play this. frasier lets go of the bat so usually obviously you're holding on to the bat when you hit a home run. jamie moyer is a pitcher who has been in the league for a number

of year, phraser kind of lets go of the bat here. you watch it slow motion. lets go of the bat. still is able to connect and it still goes out for a no-hands home run. pretty amazing play. i'm sure with jamie moyer as long as he's been in the league that hasn't happened to him too many times. >> that's just another day at the office. >> an amazing day at the office. amazing day at the office. >> i do that every day. jamal, thank you very much. and don't go anywhere. stay right here because i'm going to see you again in a couple of minutes to talk nba playoffs. plus more on the heat wave blanketing much of the midwest with jacqui jeras. first a revolutionary new technology that's actually changing lives. drew miller was 43 with no major health issues until als limited his ability to speak and move. now though he's able to communicate and connect online with the blink of an eye.

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all right. it's memorial day weekend, so we're all curious about the weather, right? well, oppressive heat is gripping the midsection of the country. that including indianapolis where the indy 500 was held. how bad did it get? >> it was brutal. officially 91 degrees. but that temperature was taken at the airport, right, in the middle of nowhere'sville and the

record was set back in 1932. we didn't quite break that, but i receive estimates of 130-plus degrees because of the asphalt, the heat from the engines and the crowds that are around. either way you slice it, it was certainly brutal for the people in the cars and out there just watching the race. it was definitely a hot day in indianapolis. and it wasn't just indianapolis. take a look at all the record heise. hattiesburg, mississippi -- pennsylvania. paducah. 91 in des moines, iowa. so it was very warm. the hot temperatures are going to continue and spread eastward through tomorrow. watch out for that. we even have excessive heat warnings now for philadelphia for monday and tuesday both. >> all right. i mean i love hot weather, jacqui, but i don't know. 90s in may, it's a little early

for that. all right, jacqui. rob marciano has more on a trip of one world war ii vet in this "on the go." former marine bill m muco mucol. he returned to reflect on the battle and the life that followed. >> to go back and see a graveyard like that and realize that many of the young men had been cut off in the prime of their life, it was a very poignant moment. >> historic battlefields have become a popular destination with big anniversaries of many conflicts. >> to capsulate the anniversaries coming up, the

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all right. welcome back. just before the break, we told you we'd tell you the story about a woman who had too much to drink and wandered into the wrong house. well, that colorado woman is now facing felony trespassing charges after she was actually shot by the person who owned the home that she entered. now, her name is zoe ripple. she walked through an unlocked screen door. it happened last wednesday. police say her blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. here's what the homeowners told

911. >> college avenue. somebody came into our house. yes, she's in this house now. she's awake. she's fine. but she's shot. she walked into our bedroom and we told her -- we were screaming at her and she kept coming in the bedroom and we shot her. >> all right. well, the couple is not expected to face any charges because of colorado's make my day law. that allows people to use deadly force against a home intruder. moving noun to the big stories in the week ahead from the white house to the wall street our correspondents tell you what you need to know, and we begin tonight with the president's plans for the week. >> i'm dan lothian at the white house. president obama and the first lady will mark the memorial day and the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war by attending a ceremony at arlington national cemetery and meet with gold star families. on tuesday he'll present the

national medal of freedom. then on thursday former president george w. bush and his wife will be at the white house for the official unveiling of their portraits and finally on friday president obama hits the road traveling to minnesota and illinois for ee vemgts on the economy and the campaign. >> i'm paul steinhauser at the cnn political desk. mitt romney teams up with donald trump tuesday at donald's hotel for a fund-raiser for romney. he flirted with his own bid for presidential nomination last year. also tuesday texas holds its primary and romney is expected to easily win and he could capture enough delegates to officially clinch the republican presidential nomination. i'm poppy harlow in new york. wall street is gearing up for the all-important jobs report coming on friday morning bfrp that we'll get key economic news on the case-shiller home prices and a look at consumer confidence and construction spending. we will also get a revised

reading, a first quarter gdp. that's the broadest measure of how much the economy is growing. we'll track all of that on cnn money. i'm a.j. hammer. here's what we're watching this week. "showbiz tonight" is on location at one of my favorite shows "true blood," and i go one on one with the always provocative marlene cho. get ready for a freakin' hilarious show. you do not want to miss. the nba playoffs are down to the final four. our jamaal anderson is back to give us a preview, plus he gets an nfl draft pick to talk politics? and we want you to stay connected to cnn even when you're on the go. so go to your phone or your desktop or laptop. you can also watch cnn live. pizza!!!!! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day!

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jamal anderson is back with us. why are you that far away? >> i don't know. i love your little supreme get-up. it's so lovely. >> thank you so much. >> i feel underdressed. i'm like, man, i have to snazzy it up. >> i want to talk not just clothes, san antonio and oklahoma city in the west. >> oklahoma city is the up and coming team, the young guns on the western conference. >> who is favored, do you think? >> it's tough. oklahoma city, the los angeles lakers were a tough series with the sooners winning -- the lakers got old. >> what happened? >> the lakers were in situations

where they certainly could have won games. it was a tough-fought series. i think the fans would appreciate what happened in those series, but there were situations where kobe failed. you had the oklahoma city picking it up and winning. the spurs have lost zero games in the playoffs, so it's going to be an interesting match in games tonight. you have to go with the spurs, i think, personally, with what they've been able to accomplish, they have championships and they have a championship coach, but i expect them to bring it every night and have an excellent chance of winning this series. >> my name is the portland trail blaze blazers. >> it was around that draft when kevin durant came out. >> you spent some time going out there and doing a little reporting for us, didn't you?

>> i did. so the number 2 draft pick, his name is robert griffin iii. what did he tell you? >> he talked to me about a number of different things. he also talked to me about politics, his expectations of being a redskins quarterback. you'll see a clip what it was like with his mindset going into washington, d.c. and who he supports politically. >> whenever i step on the field, i know i'm not going to get caught off guard. and if i do, it's not going to happen twice. you trust your preparation, know that all the hard work you put in to get where you want to go doesn't have to be in sports, it could be in anything. know that all the hard work you put in that can help you be successful as long as you truly believe you did everything you possibly could. i'd just like to stay out of that and let the politicians and everyone that wants to talk about politics do their thing. >> i have to ask you. it's cnn, i got to ask you. >> obama is the president right now and i am the quarterback of the washington redskins, so i

got to go with obama. we in the same subcommittcity, this. >> there you have it. >> he is such a fantastic talent. >> he seems like a really nice guy. >> he is a very, very impressive guy. i'm very impressed with the redskins. watched him a number of times. >> he looks young. >> he's young, he's only 21 years old. here's the guy who is going to be the future of the redskins. he's so polished. he was a world class athlete in track as well, so a gift to the redskins, but i can't say enough how impressed i am with him and also andrew luck. but all these interviews will roll outcoming toward football season, so i'm excited about it. >> that's great for the redskins. they should be happy about that. >> it's great for the redskins, but we'll see my falcons. i can't wait until we get down to the season because -- >> are you going to go like this with wolf? >> the dirty birds will be where they need to be. i guarantee the falcons will be in this. i guarantee the falcons will

have something to say about that, so we'll see. >> thank you very much, jamal anderson. come back soon. the push is on to make pole dancing an olympic sport? ♪ oh, come on! ♪ ugh, again! [ sniffs ] that's what i'm talkin' about. [ female announcer ] up to 100% flake-free, flirty hair. new head & shoulders green apple. [ female announcer ] up to 100% flake-free, flirty hair. you do a lot of no.aking?

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attitudes to make pole dancing a legitimate form of fitness. >> reporter: don't call this a strip tease or some cabaret performance for these po performance. for these pole dancers, showing some skin spais part of the spo. >> it can be olympic level difficulty. >> and becca butcher isn't exaggerating. they are spearheading to push to make pole dancing an olympic sport. >> the biggest challenge is going to be the stereo type thing we have to deal with, and quite frankly, everyone thinks pole fitness and pole sports and everything came out of strip clubs, but it started long before then. we have to take some of the

eroticism out of the heels. >> pole dancing classesie men e as the latest fitness craze in health clubs. thousands of dancers around the world train to enter the national pole competition. natasha wayne hit her passion for the sport for six years until she started winning titles. >> i was in pr for ten years working in an office, and this was a hobby. it's a sport for regular people who come from very normal backgrounds. >> and that's what you'll see at the annual international pole convention, where women and men come to train with the best. dancer and convention organizer jocelyn says there needs to be more known about the sport before it goes on a global stage like the olympics. >> people ask why do you wear

the bikini? we wear the bikini because we need our skin to stick to the pole. that's how we perform some of our skits. >> the world may not be better for it just yet. >> i feel like the public perception needs to catch up to what the sport is all about. >> reporter: but it could bring some sexy into the world of sweaty sports. cnn, west palm beach, florida. hi, everybody. so glad you're with us. you are am the cnn newsroom. 7:00 p.m. in the east. i'm alina cho. we begin with a real danger playing out on many beaches along the southeast coast right now. we're talking about rip currents, courtesy of tropical storm beryl. day don't a beatona beach alone rescues yesterday. what a bum mre