>> welcome t"teen kids n#]" i'm livia. lt's start with our top story. unlikely vehicle for helping girls aroundhe world get an $ain the hads of one particular girl, the simple sewing machine can work wonders. >> mary grace wanted to help others less fortunate than she is, so she s her sights on african countries south of the sahara desert. >> it's all dirt, and there's no ápathway for people twalk on the road. and they don't really hav air-conditioning at all. they don't have lights.

they don't have floor. they don't have toilets. they're really extreme poverty conditions. >> bad as conditions are in countries lke uganda, girls sub-saharan africa is because girls never get the chance. they're@often married off at a very !oung age or they just are %'ed to work at hme and work in school. rever#e the course was bor >> s why don't you come help me make a bow? >> okay. >> okay. busness and foundation that i started a the age of 12. i really wanted to help onegirl go to school, and so i thought by selling products, i could raise money to pay her tuition. >> but before she could@sell any productsp@she needed to make them. and that iluded learning #ome new skills. >> so it took abt a month, maye two mont@s to really tc

myself how to seg. and, like,@$ can only do a straight le, still.( clothes or anything.p, lke, just one product. >> this is actually my first thing i made. it's called a reversible and it just slides in and out lik that. >> oh, that's so clver. with time, she add more and mora types of accessories and invested in more@&ophisticated equipment. >> this is an embrdery machine that i@ought this past fall, and what it does is@it embroiders letters, monograms, atever bou want, and it can do, like, ilboats and dierenticons, too. so, for e ampl this is just some letters that rcntly did. and then i can do different icons, which are back up here. >> her mother helps herwith running thbsiness end of things, but mary grac makes most of the accessories herself, most of the accessories herself, dual-purpose things so tha

people@an both get a bargain but then also b able to help girls go to school, and that's the neat part about@it. oh, this is one of y newst things. but k-n-o-t 'cause of the little knots onhe eadbands. these are@our monogrammed bows, which you can stick on a headband. >> her school bookstore agreed to sell te accessories. she raised enough@money to pay the tuition for the girl in ugan and many others, as well. these are photos of some of the girls mary grace's han@iwork has helped to educate. >> and i sta$(ed going into retil stores, a now i'm selling in eight different states, and so it's grown a lot. >> hi, sweie. >> hi! how are you? >> good. how are you? >> good. thanks. right. >> bringe some goodies? >> yep. here's some new bows. >> great. let's just ope$i# up. >> oh, look at that. it's like spring in bag. >> [@aughs ] >@ do't you love it? >> so, why did you decide $

carry mary grace's hair accesso$ies? >> i was walking down the stree$ for the sidewalk@&ae one day, and i came across her display and her bows, and i had to have them. i totally fell in love with them. i love the concept. i love the color combinations. i love t fact of what she was doing benefited so many other peopleand it was just -- it was e perfect fit for our store. they're incredibly popular. people love it. what do we say? what do we say? >> so, what do you think about your headband?$m it's comfortable. >> so, did you know that you're supporting a really good cause and helping grls go to school? >> yeah. >> yeah. that? >> t's really, um -- it's nice. and it helps phem a lot. t, but what about the@future? >> my goal is to reach 100 girls, an so i'm now at 32, and i'm almost thre, just step by ep. ep.

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>> thirsty? before you swallow@ll the slick advertising, there are some things that you should know jax hubbard is a nutritaonist. áhi, x. >> hi, there. >>@ax, are all inks created equal? >> absolutely not. the two big things to be concerned with are sugarnd caffeine. contra"2 to popula"@beliefla#' alt. (ait also can cause headaches. $unhthynust downright in aition, so@asnd o( #/eetened beveras cn rally([(ap. >> what about energy drinks? >> those can be full of gar, (atoo. get ergy from fod instead. drinks #hodbe foryraton. $ayou eveneed t limit juices and sports drinks. >> well, gee, what's left? >> psonay, for me,here's nothing tter than a nice, tall sinceteens ned lots sinceteens ned lots seltzer@and club soda are good op(ons, toop >> it's been said th we

what we eat. when it comes to beverages, i y, "i drink, therefore i am"? >>@uch. was that sip of the tongue? >> "ouch" back at you. anyway, thanks, jax. with "health bites," i'm ellie. >> not far from where the baltimore orioles play ball, there's a museum dedicated to all kinds oflay. geppi's entertainment museum i dedicated to pop ulture. >> pop culture is popular culture. it's movies, rio, television, books, comics -- the gamut of althe thgs we joy. >> games and toys are a part of pop cultur too. this amazing arrayf artifacts all belonged to a man nad >> his collection got to the said,"ihelike this stuff, and i hear from a lot of people that can joy it >> so, what are@the top five things that teens shouldn't miss

'en they@come here? 'en they@come here? come on. as you can s, on the walls of our m)um, we have severa pictures spanning the eras of each room -- 1928 leading into 1945 over here. >> because the exhibits are organizd date, you can see how our culture changed through the years, like the dawn ofthe televisionra in the 1950s. >> also over here we have the '60s revolution.(m a lot of fun stuff goin on in there. and 1971 to@1990 is where the and 1971 to@1990 is where the >> the number-five ar(ifact is what'salled one-shet -- $e kind of@movie poster displayd in a movie theater. if you're a@"star wars" fan, you'll see there's something strange going on here -- a poster for movie before its title changed. >> original title of "return of the di" was supposed to b "renge of the di,"nd before they had a chance to mke

before they had a chance to mke promoted the movie as "revenge promoted the movie as "revenge of time. i wouldn't haveno one of my favorite movies had a fferent title before. >> oh, when i was a ild, that was commonplace on the "revenge" go(@turn to "return." people said that a jedi would (anever, ever want to have was@(oo hostile a force@or e buddha-esque jedis. in@ur next room -- revolution, 1961 to 1970 --@we have@a very special, very fun, very nds-on number four -- rock 'em sock 'em...robots. >@ hey, remember t#agame. but i didn't know it's been around since the '60s. >> not only has this game continued to be replicated into the present day, butt the time, "you knocked my block off" >> you knocked my block off.

attraction number three is for kids who ask( "how can i be kids who ask( "how can i be (a>> the@nswer i$...the superman golden musclbuiding s. >> wow! >> 1954, peter puppet muscle-building kit that not only has everything you need to become big and strong, but also shows that superman will personally fly into your house and show you how to use s superman muscle building set. >> well, i canuit my ym membership. don't go away. beight back with the top at geppi's entertainment museum. >> we' at geppi's entertainment museum, also known "!as the museum of pop culture.

andy is the museum's assistant c)ratorn we've been counting down the top five attractions that teens shouldn't miss when coming$ to visit. number five was the "star wars" poster ith the discarded moe title. number four -- the battling rock 'em sock 'em robots. number three helped kids in the 1950s spring into action with superman's muscle building kit. >> for our next piece number two -- one of the great sci-fi toys. this was actually one of the first toys that tied idrectly to a newspaper comic strip. >> the toy gun is 80 years old. to protect the metal, andy wears gloves. when this item was introduced at macy's, they expected it (ld be popular. but they didn't expect 5,000 people would line up to get it. >> this is the buck rogers xz-31 rocket gun from isy manufacturing -- 1934.

[ gun cocks ] >> th geppi's entertainment museum got its drt with a collection of comic books. and that's where we end our tour -- a case fullof comics, each introcing a famous character forthe very first time. >> number one.(m >> ...a story in four colors -- our comic room. our number one is number ones. "action comics" number one -- debut of superman, "walt disney's comics and stories" number one -- the srt of an illustrious@cmic career for nald duck, and@"detective comics" number 27 -- the number-one appearance of batman. >> rare-edition comic books like these have sold for millions of dolars. [ cashegister dings ] the pop culture museum is fascinating. you'll not only get a kick o)) of it, so will your moand your

pop. [ chuckles ] museum in baltimore...ment i'm scott for "teen kids news." >> we'll hear from teens who are speaking out about the way they speak, when weeturn. king's speech," you saw@how dificult life can be when you have a stutter, even if you're royalty. as tough as it isfor adults, it can be agony for teens. in fact, some kids avoid speaking because they're afraid o beingade fun of. but carina tells us about an organzaon that hes kids who $astutter find the confidence to speak up. >> you might be surprised at how many famous people have had to cope with stuttering. darth (der.nes -- the@voice of actionctor bruce willis. actress marilyn monroe. demosthenes -- one of the

greatest orators of the ancient world. it's even believed tha$@moses éstuttered. according to experts, 3 million americans stutter, d many of those are kids. that's why this gala events so important. it's an annual fundraiser in kids called our time. >> welcome to our (m's 11th aual benefit gala! [ cheers and applae ] >> our time is a place where you can just be yourself without and you don't have anyone, like, saying, "oh, you talk funny," or, "oh, you're stupid" jást because you stutter.

( share the stage with you acclaimed artists. >> our time started as a $eater group. using the crea(ve arts, ike performing on stage, is one of the ways our time helps kids become mcomfor$ble being theselves. >>@o you need a hug? do. thank you. [ applause ] $!>> it's just so cool to,ke, cy saturday that's, like, safe, kind of, and there's no, like, threat of, like, teasing or, like, hazing, all that. it's just -- it's just a very positive environment. environment because their(m stutter puts them athe mercy of mean people, even thoseho

should know better. >> there have been -- have been times where, like, people, like kids, teenagers, adults have, like, mocked it and then picked on it, and yeah, it does hurt. i'm not gonna lie. >> i still get bullied today in school. >> it's a difficult thing to go (rough, especially as a yoáng person who stutters, and you're gonna just shut down and stop talking. >> but not if our time can help it. that's why the real stars on this red carpet are the kids who have the courage to not let their stutter hold theback. this year's event was called "worth the wait" because sutterers constantly struggle against ignorance and impatience. >> people finishing their

sentences. kids giving them dirty looks. kids not being patient, and, like, even parents and teachers and principals. >> andhey'll just assume that a young person who stutters doesn't know what they're saying (aor isn't smart. i can tell you from working with the$e kids that these are some of the most brilliant, beautiful people on the planet, and if you just really wait another few seconds, you're gonna hear everything that they have to offer the@world. >> our time also offers speech therapy, as well as a unique camping program in south carolina. for two weeks over the summer, caers are surrounded by people who don't see them as kids who stutte"é instead, they're seen as kids who are just kids. the main our time programs are currently limited to kids in the nw york tri-state area. however, camp our time welcomes kids from all across the u.s. -- even from all around the world.

for re information, there's a link on@our websit report. you'll be floored. "!>> it's onof the oldest sports in the world. popular@programs on tv, $!although what you see on tv is nothing like th real thing. tyler explains. >>'ve play a lot of sports. nothing compares to it. >> it's real intense, and you get a good workout, and you just physical@ealth.st having that since i was 4 years old -- my started loving the sport. >> wrestling is a sport. it's participated in all around the worl ih the united states, we wrestle what we call folksty. it' participated in the youth levels, from the time kids are 5, up until they're doneith high school, and then into college.

>> there are lots of different styles in wrestling, but they eac have one thing in common. >> well,bject of wstling is tpin your opponent, regardless of the style. hbfolkstyle is based more on control. so, in order to score points, you constantly have to control your opponent.(m you have to take him to the mat and hold him dn. >> wrestle earn points for their moves on the mat, but if you get pinned, all the points in the world won't matter. >> you could be up by 14 points, and if you get pinned, the match is over, and you lose. >> matche last for six minutes, and each athlete competes in a specific weight class. coach fronhofer says it makes the meetmore fair. >> that's one of the beauties of the sport, is anybody can part ate. whether you're very small or very large, there's@a ple for you in restling. >> and if you think wrestling is j)st for boys, think again. >> girls can absolutely wrestle. it's an olympic sport now --(m women's wrestling. >> the girls don't just wrestle each other. they actually wrestle the boys, too. >> when you're ln the mat, you're not a girl and you're not a boy. you're ust a westler, and@it's two wrtlers together in a

match. (a>> one of my friends is actuay a really good wrestler -- 99-pounder. she's rally good, and i see her beating all the boys in her weight class. >> i just view every opponent as just an opponent -- another op nent that i ve to wrestle. >> a lot of othr girls think that it's weird, but i'm used to it. i think it's just fun. >> it may look like the wrestlers are fighting, but they're not. >> wrestling inot a dangerous sport. it's actually a ry@&afe s@ort. because there is no, like, speed involved -- like if you're on a soccer fild or a football(m field, and there's a lot of ruing -- so you have that acceleration that causes injuries. >> it's a contact sport, but it's a bit misundersto. (alike, i thought wrestling -- i always thought it was kind of violent, which i didn't like, but there's a ral@rt form to it, which i enjoy. >> an art form which takes dedication to master. >> to be a good wrestler, it just takes hard work. i mean, you can start out without any athletic abili$2, but if you put in your time an but if you put in your time an

coaching, obviously m[ then you'll eventually reach your goal, i believe. >> a lot of times, if you run into team spots, if you have a tough loss, you@can point the finger at other guys, but in this sport, it's on you. so it really builds character, and it helps you focus out there, being the only one. >> it's a very regimented sport. it requires a lot of discipline, and although it does take up a lot of time, it does keep you on a good sched)e. >> you have to be persistent. if you're lazy and you slack off, you're not gonna get any better. >> if you'd like to try wrestling, but your school doesn't have a team, coach fronhofer suggests doing some digging online. he says there are lots of clubs in communities across the country. >> well, tha$@wraps it up fo$ this week's "teen kids news," but we'll back next week, so see you then.

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