victims involved in the tragedy on the hudson. and an investigation into the death of a metro employee killed on the orange line last night. >> as the transit agency deals with a collision months before the june deadly crash. were the circumstances similar? we'll find out. fox 5 morning news coming up right now. folks getting in an early work out and you'll need to get out there because it will heat up soon. it is monday august 10th, 2009 and the heat index is expected to reach single-digits today. good morning, i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm claudia coffey. first we have a lot more headlines coming up this morning. swine flu vaccine testing today across the country, including the university of maryland. ahead this hour we'll get insight on what we need to know about the vaccine and what we

can expect during the fall through season. and despite a promising report that saw home purchases rise, foreclosure rates have not stopped. the new foreclosure problem gaining ground in our area. and coming up in the 8 hour we'll meet a washington, d.c. man who went have a jail cell on carjacking problems at the age of 16, to addressing his classmates at the university of maryland. how he turned his life around. and at-risk children get ready to go back toschool. how you can help distribute 10,000 book bags. we'll talk about that coming up later. and the big story this morning this morning is the heat out there. mr. perkins it will be hot. >> you can see the haze out there. and it will be one of those t the three h's, hazy, hot g and humid with excessive heat

across the area today. the area ocvered by a heat advisory, not everyone, but cashington, d.c., the close-in counties to the east and west and including baltimore and an ap list. this is where we mo st eaindexes of ht 100 to 105, that's what it will feel like outside during the peak hours between noon and 8:00 p.m. right now, 77 degrees at reagan national. relative humidity is at 74%. winds out of the south, been has been falling slightly. cueli scuelatte radar picture, pretty much rainfall is going to pass telthe north as a ridge of high pressure keeps us calm, but also keeps us baking today. so there is t heslightest chance of a shower or thunderstorm this evening, primarily to the north. only about a 10% chance of tha

today. lots of sunshine today, record- setting heat is possible downtown, if we get to 99 degrees, which we think we will, that will be a new record for the day. that's a look at the weather. you now let's get a look at morning's rush hour traffic with julie wright. we kept an eye on the southbound 395 before king street where they were checking for an accident. so far we have come up empty handed so that's good news for you there. and southbound along 395 there. and not bad leaving the capital beltway toward the 14th street bridge. eastbound leaving centreville from 28 towards 29 and continuing in toward 7100, a little bit of a slowdown as you work in from business 234 in toward centreville. traffic slows east of 50 fair oaks continuing to 123 after nutley street to the beltway. 270 looking great. you're in the clear south from montgomery village toward rockville. short timing signal light to southbound georgia avenue. but again all lanes are open.

that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. well we can't say it enough today, it will be dangerously hot out. there and some local communities are springing into action to help you beat the heat. >> sherry ly joins us live from the national mall with more. >> reporter: good morning. as the sunrises over the capitol this morning and the national mall, i can feel the heat starting to ratchet up. and now is the time you're out here taking a morning walk and doing a jog and it will only get worse. it will be down right unbearable wi temperatures near 100 degrees and to help people cope d.c. is opening several cooling centers. here is a list of where you can go to stay cool. from noon until 6:00 tonight, two in northwest, two on fourth street and in southeast, on martin luther king, jr., avenue and on rhode island avenue in

northeast. it is part of a heat wave anketing the washington, d.c. area. the heat wave which began yesterday is bearing down again today. walk out an -- and you will feel the sweat. with humidity it will feel like 105 degrees. d.c. is also opening pools an hour longer. heat like this is dangerous and could cause heat stroke. be cool or find some shade. >> horrible. i can't run more than two miles without having to stop. and i'm sweating. >> go in places with air- conditioning and drink fluids and stay in the shade. >> and a towel to wipe up the sweat. >> reporter: now the heat is expected to stay with u at least one more day. so if you do have some elderly relatives or elderly neighbors, it's a good idea to check on them because the elderly and

small children are most susceptible in this heat. if you don't have a cooling center near you to go to, try some other things, perhaps a shopping mall or go to the movies or maybe one of the museums here on the national mall. they all have some air- conditioning that will keep you cool instead of dealing with the heat outside. by the national mall, sherry ly, back to you. >> thank you, sherry. and fox 5 helping you get through the summer scorcher on air and online. for all of he th goto goto myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. another big story we're . llowing this m ant or fsiroettr rsfit t the transit agency dealg witha thtragedy from the weekend. a worker killed on the tracks. or d metr orfo metro for 25 years was hit by a piece of equipment last night near the vienna station. they were replacing cross ties on the track. orange line service was suspended in the area last night but the service is running on a normal schedule this morning.

and metro is responding to the news of a mear train collision that happened 3.5 months before the deadly crash in june. but this time t iwas due ito a bad component tatrin. trit happened on march 2nd on the orange linthe emergency ed e the emergency oting eog inotsh the stop. when the train came to a stop it was 500 feet from another train. metro says the component was immediately replaces. we should tell you metro is disagreeing with the statement. they issued a statement saying that they follow-up accordingly. the march 2nd incident is a good example of how we follow up on safety issues and correct the issue when it is identified. and metro identifies that the incident and the crash are not related. a series of explosions have killed more than 40 people in

two sap rat attacks in iraq. the attacks targeted a shiite community. the military has warned of an increase of more attacks since security was handed over to iraqis in late june. and to the tragedy in hudson, recovery crews will be back to work today where the bodies of two more remain under water this. all happened on saturda investigators say that a small plane collided with a helicopter carrying a group celebrating their friend's 25th wedding anniversary. fos lauren sieveon has the latest from new york. >> reporter: authorities say the bodies of 7 of the 9 victim have been recovered so far. two others, including the pilot, remain missing. the chopper's wreckage has been pulled from the river but th piper is a difficult challenge. >> if anyone notices any debris or any other evidence that might wash up on shore that

they've seen, please notify your local law enforcement officialsism saturday's mid air collision killed five italian tourists celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. the victim's wife was not on the chopper. she chose not to go because she s afraid to fly. >> the family -- part of the family was going to leave for italy and another part of the family is staying. >> reporter: reports indicate the family was bei piloted by 60-year-old steve alt man of pennsylvania. his brother and 16-year-old nephew were on board. >> the plane hit the helicopter and the helicopter started spiraling and went down with a big splash. >> we saw something fall in the water and we see a plane minus a wing spiraling out of control. >> reporter: it occurred on a busy air space where pilots fly

without traffic control. investigators will examine whether that is now needed. lauren sieveon, fox 5 news. an annual meeting with the leaders of the u.s., canada and mexico occurs today. the two day summit with mexico's president and prime minister will focus on swine flu, border security and climate change. they hold a news conference before the president returns to the white house this evening. eunice kennedy schriever remains in critical condition after suffering strokes. her family is by her side at a cape cod hospital. she is the sister of senator ted kennedy. she's best known for organizing the first special olympics. mrs. schriever is 88 years old. the time now is 10 minutes past the hour and the on going battle with swe flu continues. the vaccine testing starts today across the country, including in maryland. we're going to talk with a

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over flowing river. the damage was caused by a different typhoon. no one was hurt because people haveh been evacuated. dozens of people are missing. some reported 80 inches of rain. dangerous stuff there. we have our own dangers closer to home to worry about. >> they have been hit with storm after storm. very unlikely atlantic tropical storm system where we have had nothing. >> it has been quiet. there is an indication it could change this week. we might have something to talk about tomorrow. but your right, the heat is the story today. i just stepped outside. not too bad. >> try it again in a couple of hours. >> right. i'll be saying please, let me in. 70 degrees now at reagan national. dulles is at 73 and bwi marshall has come up to 76 degrees at this hour. so we're o the way to the hot temperatures later. here is what it looks like across the nation. again we're at 77.

and it's warm in much of th erastn u.s. 75 owasin aann in a this morning. 80 in dallas. out to the west and in the mountain states, temperatures in the 50s and 0s. nos w t'w leshoyou the nationash satellite rar. ooulingtrtoday the only places to find weather delays are across the great t lake this is morning. although it's just cloud and rain. nothing unusual there. lf you're heading isou isst. louis, you cold uncoenter some stormy conditions. they had stormed earlier of the right now they're just getting rain but there are a couple of more storms out to the west. those are your own problem spots. five-day forecast, high today of 99 degrees. that would set a record if we get there. about a 10-20% chance of a thunderstorm. heat advisory in affect from noon to 8:00 p.m. and highs remain for the rest of the workweek.

more coming up in a bit. >> and we know julie wright likes the heat, but i don't know if she like this is many heat. do you like this many heat? >> i do. >> you can handle it. >> tony is going, no you're night. >> julie attempted to get a time share on venus. >> i did. but the elderly and pets, not so much. and i know beagle bailey walked outside this morning and was like what? and the lanes are open between college park and your exit for 270. traffic will slow between new hampshire and georgia avenue. the signal light out of sync on the -- the inner loop on southbound georgia. no incidents along 395 leaving edsel toward duke street. the lanes are open and the pace is good to the 14th street bridge. earlier we had mentioned a crash southbound 395 before king street, all of that is cleared and the lanes are open from the 14th street bridge all

the way back down to the beltway. the beltway in virginia, between annandale and merrifield runs without incident. traffic does slow at 236 and 66 but no accidents to report. 66 eastbound is slowing in centerville between 50 and 123 and after nutley street and headed for the beltway. the beltway is clear between the wilson bridge. and below speed leaving new hampshire and toward your exit for georgia avenue. southbound 95 and 295 behaving nicely from laurel down to the capital beltway. d.c. route 95 at kenilworth at speed between 50 down to pennsylvania avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. swine flu fears now a problem for members of the u.s. military serving in iraq as 51 american troop here have been diagnosed. we have told they have all

recovered. still 71 other service members are in isolation suspected of the virus. here at home vaccine trials start today. the university of maryland school of medicine will begin testing thvaccine on a volunteer group made up of young adults and senior citizens. volunteers will get two doses each three weeks apart. the trials are going on nationwide and the hope is to have a vaccine ready to go by the fall. for more now on the vaccine and the release to the public is dr. lisa fitzpatrick of university hospital. thank you for joining us. let's talk about the vaccine -- the trials are underway today. talking about a couple of doses here. but why the need for more than one dose? >> well before we get to that, i think it's important to remind the people about the purpose of a vaccine. it is to prepare the immune system to defend the body when it encounters a new germ like

this new virus, this new h1n1 strain. so if you remember, when children are first vaccinated, theych have to get more than one dose. so they get one dose to show the germ to the body and than they get a booster to enhance the immune response, so it's the same thing because most people have not seen this strain of the virus. >> right. and they're also recommending you get a regular flu vaccine as well. is that necessary along with this swine flu vaccine. >> i believe it is. because the season flu strain is completely different than this new strain. so this new strain is an assortment of different strains of flus. so because it's completely different, it's important to protect from seasonal flu and as you know, seasonal flu causes a lot more deaths than the swine flu. >> what do the searchers look for when they take something like the trials that are going on now, which will happen over the next few weeks, it's going

to be a quick turnaround if we want this out by october. what can they learn in the meantime? what will they look for between the trials and the production of the vaccine? >> they will look for the immune response, they'll look for how the robust thresponse is to the vaccine and whether or not people have side affects and generally what you look for when you test any vaccine. but they can do it. they're very skilled at scaling of virus production in a short amount otime. so i think we'll get there. >> i ask you earlier how things were going down at howard university hospital and you said the is always a lot of sick people and that is just the state of the world these days but are you preparing for more as we get closeto the fall which is when an outbreak of this might occur? >> well remember the seasonal flu causes more critical sickness than the swine flu vaccine or this new vaccine. so i think when cdc looks to

see who was getting sick from this new strain, it was the same groups of people that generally get sick from the seasonal flu. it was young children and it was older people. so even though we may have more people sick from this new strain, we still anticipate the amount of sickness that we've seen in older people and young people. >> right. it will be a busy time. when we talk about the young people. the cdc and some of the government officials are talking about ways to help with the school system because we saw in the spring they would just shut down the entire school if there was one case. i know they're trying to fine tune how that happens but is there anything that can be taken out of that because we hate to see schools shut down because ever a couple this fall. >> i think the most important thing is not to panic, not to unnecessarily close schools or close office buildings. because again, the seasonal flu causes just as much or more

chronic illness and sickness than this new strain. so i think if people would adhere to some of the public health measures that we talked about before, so if you sneeze or cough, make sure you wash your hands before you shake someone's hands. it's a good time now to start practicing that because we often inadvertently touch our faces and that spreads germs we may have picked up. so washing your hands, not touching your face, covering your nose or your mouth when you cough and sneeze, we need to do all of those very basic things that our mother told us about when we were growing up. >> still need to follow the simple advice and keep it all in perspective. >> that's right. >> dr. lisa fitzpatrick from university hospital, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you for having me. it's now 7:23. 77 degrees. the deadline for marylanders to give their input on the state's budget woes is fast approach. how you can give your 2 cents coming up next. and later this morning, it

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welcome back. time is running out for those submitting ideas on the web for budget woes. last month the board of public works approved about $280 million in spending cuts to help reduce more than $700 million budget shortfall. people who worked at ground zero site in the days after the 9/11 attack should have their health monitored closely. that is a message from doctors who today are releasing a study showing a small number of young law enforcement officers who were first responders developed an immune system cancer. the numbers they say are tiny and experts don't know whether there is a link between the

illness and toxins released during the disaster. 7:27 on this monday morning. >> and it's another hot one out there. before you even leave your house today, you are going to feel it. and look at his -- look outside, we are in for a dangerously hot weather today. we're on top of it. tony tells us how bad it will be and how long it will last coming u stay with us. hodoes jell-o sugar free pudding fit all that rich,

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some of the top stories we're following this morning. a metro worker was lekild hiwil doing epraiwr ork last the 25t. e y25 year yveteran has witness. they were replacing cross ties. and the ponding to srendpotog a near collision that happened back in march, three months before the crash on the red line that killed 9 people. an operator apparently saw that the train was going to overshoot it's stop back in march so he hit the emergency brake and the train stopped just 500 feet from another train. the incident was blamed on a faulty component on the train that has since been replaced. federal investigators say it could take months before we know what caused a small plane to collide with a sightseeing helicopter over the hudson river. nine people were killed saturday when the piper pa-32

plain clipped the liberty tours helicopter, sending both crashing into the river. seven body have been recovered. this morning crews will search for the remaining two victims. among the dead, five italian tourists and two men from pennsylvania and their teenage son. temperatures could feel like they are in the triple digits and folks are urged to stay out of the heat. there are cooling centers open in the district from noon until 6:00. two in northwest d.c. on fourth street and 14th. one in southeast on mlk avenue and one in northeast on rhode island. temperature holding steady at about 77 right now. >> they're going to need those cooling centers today. yes. yesterday was quite warm. 96 for the high yesterday. and we'll top that today. what remains to be seen is how much higher. we have a heat advisory in affect -- before i show you that. take a look at this picture. you see a little bit of a haze out there, but i love the break

of the clouds with the sun coming through. but the sun will warm us up nicely today, boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, as our temperatures climb toward 100 degrees. let's take a look at heat advisory in affect for the region. it goes into affect at noon, and will last from noon until 8:00 p.m. all of these counties here, heat advisory in affect. it does not include some counties to the north and west. not every is covered. and the main reason this is in affect is because of the indexes. i can't say it right. it will feel like it's over 100. it will feel like between 100 and 105. that is an excessive warning near the philadelphia area. we are at 77 here in d.c. 72 at patuxent. 66 in harrisonburg. 65 in frederick, maryland. the satellite radar picture, it's interesting because most of the clouds -- we do have clouds out there now kind of seeing them build in here.

but for the most part we'll be fairly cloud free. we do have the haze that we're dealing with. most of the activity is to the north as high pressure is controlling most of the region today so. not a lot will happen except for the heat building in. forecast for washington for today, again here is your heat advisory at noon. mostly sunny skies. record setting heat in parts of the area. 99 degrees is what we're looking at for the washington area. if we get to that, that will be the record as the record 230r today is 98 degrees. partly cloudy and tomorrow a little bit of relief, mid-90s. wednesday 89 and chances of showers and thunderstorms. that's a look at the weather. now let's get julie wright for more on traffic. >> who would think mid-80s and nice would be in the same

sentence. >> it's all relative. >> at that pot, mid-80s, i'm putting back on the scarf and glove. on the roads, lanes open with no accidents to report. inner loop of the beltway leaving annandale toward merrifield, this is the camera shot live at 236 and the lanes are open as you work northbound up toward 66. keep in mind, no construction right now. but of course midday they are expected to do some work over on the hot lanes notice tysons corner area. but right now everything is open. but the pace on the inner loop, typical slowdown leaving 236 toward 66. east bund 66 traffic will slow in centerville, 50-123 and again after nutley to the capital beltway. lanes are open southbound 270, leaving germantown and gaithersburg toward the split. a number of signal lights where callers are reporting they are short timing. at 124 montgomery village at 355. new hampshire at oak view. so again that could add a little extra time to your commute so allow yourself extra time on the road.

that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. signs of hope on the economic horizon as home sales rose but foreclosures remain a dark cloud on a different type of foreclosure problem is gaining ground. we'll talk about that and explain the good news and the bad. paul valentino, president of the coldwell banker residential broker is here today. >> we have good news. >> yes. >> so we have a change from one quarter to the next. home sales are up. what is the deal with that? what brought that up? why are consumers willing to get into the market? >> four key drivers right now -- foreclosure, inventory, lack of, number of buys and the $8,000 tax edit. >> that is bringing people in? >> yes. and you have lower supply, more

demand, pushing prices higher. >> you mentioned foreclosures. let's talk about that. because before we talked about a certain type of foreclosure now there is a different foreclosure on the market. explain that. >> foreclosures right now in the market, in the second quarter took a hiatus. right now the current listings in the metro is 5% represents by foreclosed property. >> is that where people did 100% financing and flat out couldn't afford it. >> yeah. tenants shouldn't have a home in the first place and that goes back to years ago. so last year the foreclosures, over 50% of the properties for sale were foreclosures. so that has dropped inventory across the area so now we have normal sellers, moving up, leaving the area, retiring or whatever the case may be. >> now do you people trying to do the short sale rather than foreclosure? >> short sales represent about 15% of the market. and the challenge there to

remember is that even if you're successful in negotiating -- >> and if is a big one. >> because you have to get approval from your lender, and once you have an offer, ratify with another buyer, you have a deal going with a consumer, they need to approve again only 23% of those go to settlement, and that leaves 77%. >> and on the foreclosure front, wha advice would you give to folks? people see the price and say i have to get in there, i'm going to get a great deal on the house. what would you warn people about? >> this particular market is really challenging for somebody to go out there and look. you need to know your stuff. the greatest advice i can give you is work with a professional that understands foreclosure and short sales. they're two different animals completely. you have to understand what you are getting into. look for the pitfalls. understand you are dealing with lenders whoare seing properties all over country and they have a one size fits all

contract. you need to make sure the contract in maryland or d.c. works in your jurisdiction. much of what you will be asked to do is not allowable in the jurisdiction. if you don't know any different, you'll go right along and it will cost you money as a buyer. >> and if you are looking for a foreclosed home, we do have lots of details on our website. but last but not least, any other advice you can give to folks that are looking to buy a home, because it sounds as if -- i read an e-mail, that people are on wait lists and you are doing bidding wars with people. i thought that was something that happened two or three years ago but that's back? >> it's back. because there are so many buyers. remember the inventory is off about 26%. so you have -- from last year. last year like 26% fewer properties for sale but more buyers in the marketplace, the confidence is growing and they want to shop and take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit. >> a lot of incentive to buy.

paul valentino, thank you. i'll tease the web. all that information is on our web for tips for foreclosures, how to pick out a home that has been foreclosed on, all of that is on our website at myfoxdc.com. a star proathlete facing charges this morning over allegedly losing his cool over 20 cents. that's coming up next. and it's not just the teams in training camp heating up for the redskins. the trash talk from opponents reaching a a boiling point. how they plan on stopping big albert haynesworth. that's coming up after the break. hmmm... well... naaa... yeah! calcatg for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. stt at buschgardens.com.

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cents and started choking me and the other one was punching me. >> the cabby says they took all of his money. both men are facing several charges, including robbery. >> we'll hear more about this one coming up. and right now it's 7:43 and we'll hear more about the heat. not here yet. it's humid out there but relatively cold spell right now compared to a couple of hours when we look out at wisconsin avenue. >> not bad at all. temperatures in the 70s. there is a little bit of a breeze out there as well. >> and you make it sound so hopeful. you're so positive. >> and it's not that bad right now. i mean, we've had worse days, yeah. but here is where we're headed. these are the records for today at the area airports. reagan national, 98 is the record high for today. i think we will tie that or beat it by a degree or two. if we -- frankly, i think if we

eeeg it will be by 1 rd . du we1 'll tiebr ak ak h . that. bwi100, we'll see. we'll get close to that. here is .a look at the current temperatures around the region. ne here. w york city is 76 degrees. another p e to p tofor new york as well. here is a loot at the satellite radar -- here is a look at the satellite radar. it's working its way around a ridge of high pressure and the heat will build into our region for today. so get ready for it. hazy, hot, humid, that's what you're used to this time of year. maybe not used to close to 100- degree temperatures but that's what we'll see. five-day forecast, high today of about 99 degrees downtown. some of you could get to 100. many moveer more will be in the 97 and 98-degree range. tomorrow is 95 with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. wednesday 89. thursday and friday, our highs in the mid-80s. so not a bad end to the week. >> so put up with today and

tomorrow and then a little break on the horizon. >> even last week we were saying sunday, monday and tuesday isthe heat wave. >> a little break at the end of the week. all good days for julie wright who love the heats. >> and i love the sound of the ice cream man. so if you see him on 66 or 95, please let him there you. >> he might not have anything left by the time he gets to you. that's the risk that you have today. >> he's always out by the time he gets to my house. i think my trainer planned that. there is no such thing as a light nutty buddy. >> there should be. >> yeah. thank you. all right. inner loop of the beltway, one of the slowest spots out here on the interstate right now. inner loop 495 leaving 236 toward 66, heavy, slow and steady with all of the lanes open. don't forget for the midday they are working out there in that hot. on the hot lanes in tyson corner. no incident on 95 and 395

between dale city and the capital beltway. 355 southbound at 410, the lanes are open, traffic still trying to recover from the earlier incident at nih. delays beginning at the beltway. we have trouble with signal lights short timing at new hampshire at oakia drive and at connecticut avenue at randolph road and off the inner loop to southbound georgia avenue, signal lights again short timing. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. we are only in the second full week of training camp. already the redskins are hearing trash talk from their opponent in week two of the regular season. new st. louis rams certainty jason brown was on a local sports radio show when he reveals the new game plan for albert haynesworth. hsaid he discovered while playing for the ravens the last couple of years when haynesworth was a member of the titans, that he tires easy.

so they will put him tired when the redskins are not fighting back. >> i think you have to learn like we did, he will get humble. >> we're not their first game are we? are we their home opener? >> they boughter make -- they better worry about their home opener. >> i think it's just one man's opinion of what we do. so maybe he's exposed some really dramatic secrets to the rams. i don't know. >> well the redskins and the rvens will see each other soon. maybe they can work that out. >> a little tough talk going on there. >> tough talk. tough talk of another kind today. it is now 7:48. holly is spending her morning with a group giving a whole new meaning to you punch like a girl. >> i'm going let claudia say

that. i'm staying out of it. >> reporter: very good. because if you get hit by one of these girl punches, it will leave a mark. we are live at old school boxing where, you better believe it, i'm putting on the gloves. he's wrapping me up and we're gearing up for an all female am tour female boxing show coming up in our area. you don't want to miss it. all coming up next on fox 5 morning news. i hit hard so wrap them tight my man. did you know that 75% of growing kids

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the international olympic committee is expected to side this week whether or not women's boxing will be added to the 2012 summer olympics in london. >> that move was prompted by the sport rise in popularity around the world, including the d.c. area. this morning holly is over at the old school boxing gym where women boxers are training for a big event on saturday. holly, where are you? >> reporter: hit me. here i am. listen, prefer that you refer to me as boom boom morris, or mohammed holly. >> i like that. >> reporter: then we are going with mohammed holly. getting a boxing workout. and as we are live at old school boxing in suitland, and

there is a important reason here. wanda bruce knows about the reason because she is a female boxing promoter. and you have an awesome event coming up this weekend. >> yes. it's an all female amateur show featuring 15 bouts. we are getting ready for the 2012 olympics. hopefully they'll vote yes for women to be able to fight. >> reporter: what did you have to overcome to be legit in the olympics? >> well i think the biggest on stock -- obstacle is men. >> reporter: those men. >> not wanting to put girls on the shows. this is the one reason why we're having these all female shows. hopefully they will say yes. i'm pretty sure they will. a lot of people want it. so what we're doing is just having a place so that the girls can get ring experience, so they will be prepared. >> reporter: so tell me about the state of female boxing here

in d.c. pretty strong. >> yes. we've made it strong. >> reporter: and so who do we see that's out there boxing? will people be surprised to find out ho female boxers are. >> yes. we have kara varg us who is an architect engineer. we have key anna barns, she is a security guard. we have ran osha, she's 14, entering into high school. phenomenal. these girls are really good. >> reporter: what is the difference between say female boxing and male boxing for people that go out to watch a bout? >> well, me, personally, maybe i'm being partial, but i think women put more into it. >> reporter: more passionate. >> women have other career and are still able to stick to the game plan as well as being dedicated to the sport. >> reporter: so i'm doing some training here. i'm going to hop in the rig

here. and i'm a little nervous to be honest. i'm calling her little mit kick my booty. and let's look at our arms. maybe not. maybe we shouldn't compare. can i have your sparring partner. this is coach gray. what can you teach me in like a minute? >> i'll show you -- which hand do you jab with. >> with the right. >> and so when you jab, you step with it. bring the hands back. that's good. good. move. now i'll show you a dance. i call this a dance. do it again. that's real good. and then move and jab. jab. jab, jab. dance again and move and jab,

jab, jab, jab. this is a brick. i call this a brick. >> reporter: i'll try to be a brick house. >> do it again. a brick and a dance. do it again. brick, dance. there you go. >> reporter: almost got me. >> brick and now jab. there you go. come on. that hand has to be up. nice jab. nice jab. >> reporter: are your hands hurting? >> a little bit. >> reporter: who wants me next. who wants a piece of me. come on. >> me. >> reporter: i was hoping you wouldn't say yes. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to old school boxing here so you can find out about this wonderful training facility, but also to the event going on on sturday at rose croft raceway. we'll talk more about that and get more training in when we come back in the next hour. back to you. do not aggravate me today. that is my tip. >> you're on your own.

>> don't worry, mohammed holly. it is 7:56 this morning. >> today story the heat, we'll talk about it all morning long. look at the pictures. we're climbing uncomfortably close to the triple digit and may break records in a few spots. tony has another check on the forecast at the top of the hour. >>also, there are folks out there who would love to be homeowners but don't have the downayment to make it happen. we'll talk about a new down payment program for that hurd. and plus a man behind bars at 16 will share his perm - his personal story with us. stay with us. it's now 7:57. hmmm... well... naaa... ye!

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we're live with everything you need to stay cool. >> the very latest on the investigation over the hudson river. and helping prepare at risk youth for the upcoming year. 10,000 book bags will be given away in the district. good morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm claudia coffey if for the vacationing allison seymour. we'll tell you how to support the book bag important cause. and we begin with the top story which is the heat. a live look from down on the national mall this morning. let's check in with tony perkib -- perkins as the temperature hovers in the 80s. >> the teams will increase if not this hour than dowering the next hour as we're well on our way to a high ertpe emurattodayr etlak t a look. now because of that there is a atatthoe agthat goes into affect at noon today. the ak heating hours are

between noon and 8:00 p.m. particularly around 00 p.m. until seven p.m. or so. and that h us cabeite un t'ee fkelis t' over 100 degrees. it will feel like it's between 100 and 105. right now, temperatures 77 degrees. relative humidity 71%. winds out of the south at 6 miles per hour. bwhich i was focusing on, has gone up. ngsis ri ngbecause of the igh pressure contig to build in. here is a look at the satellite radar. one of the affects of the high pressure that we are under is really y weather system that is g to -- move this way. so no relief in sight today, we will just be akand see the record-setting temperatures. lot of sunshine and hazy, hot and.mi here in washington, 99 degrees. if hewe etg there it will be a record for the day. 98 in chantilly and perhaps 100

in fredericksberg. a tough one. >> it is. it will be a hot day for people to hopefully stay indoors. >> and take the necessary precautions. >> that's right. we've been talking about how hot it is and the dangerous hot weather that is expected today. so you can imagine a number of communities are trying to help you beat the heat. >> erry ly continues our team coverage this morning live from the national mall. hi there, sherry. >> reporter: hi, claudia. it is not quite sweaty weather yet but it is getting close because it is hotter by the minute on the national mall with temperatures getting up to around 100 degrees today, staying cool is going to be a big challenge. as its sun came up over the capitol this morning, the heat is bearing down on wash. people headed down to the mall for some early morning exercise before the heat gets unbearable. it could feel like 105 degrees and this is expected it be a three-day heat wave which

started yesterday. so find some shade or stay inside. perhaps more time in the monuments or the airconditioned museums. with the temperatures like this, it's all about beating the heat. limit sun exposure, the most powerful times between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. drink plenty of water and watch for signs of heat cramps, exhaustion or stroke. and don't leave pets inside vehicles. cars can heat up very quickly. d.c. is also opening cooling centers between noon and 6:00 p.m. there are two in northwest, one on 4 -- 4th street and one on 14th street. there is one on martin luther king avenue and rhode island avenue in northeast. the heat is not expected to break for at least another day and with temperatures like this, we can not stress enough just how dangerous this is.

back to you. >> very important to heed those warnings, sherry. thank you. and d.c. firefighters recovering from heat exhaustion. they had been battling flames on g. street in northeast last ght. firefighters worked quickly to put out the flames but a number of firefighters had to be treated for heat-related illness. they are expected to be okay. here is what they saw when they got to the scene. flames shooting from the windows, other than the firefighters nobody was injured in the fighting of the fire. julie wright has a check of our traffic. hey there, julie. >> we are very busy. we have an accident on the outer loop at georgia. it was tieing up two left lanes and they are in the process of moving everything to the shoulder leaving 95 college park. and this is the inner loop of the beltway. slowing at old georgetown road around to georgia avenue to head southbound on georgia down toward the circle in silver spring. the problem is the signal lights that are short timing as you exit from the beltway toward seminary road and down toward 16th street and that is

the contributing factor to the inner loop and why it's slow from old georgetown to go southbound on georgia avenue. meanwhile, if you're traveling 66 close in here at gallows road, the overpass east of nutsly street, lanes are open, below speed as you approach the beltway. no incidents reported. that's a check of your fox t ra. -iff time traffic. trouble for metro. the first, a remain man killed while doing track work on the orange line over the weekend. he was hit by ae pciecof equipment just before 10:00 last night. halfway between dunn loring and vienna station. e crew of 10 to 15 emplees were replacing cross ties on the tracks at the time. orange line service was suspended in the area last night. and more net row news -- metro news this morning. a train collision happened about 3 months before the one in june. >> this time it was a a o bad component on the train itself. this happened on march on the

train had to hit the emergency brake to avoid over shooting the stop at potomac station. metro said the malfunctioning present on the train was replaced. >> metro said they treat station over returns and follows up accordingly. the march 2nd incident is a good example on how we follow up on safety concerns and correct the issue when it is identified. new this morning, sire yeses of explosions across -- a series of explosions in bagdad as a bomb was hiten under a pile of garbage that exploded near a group of construction workers. predawn violence killed 45 people and injure second quarter hundred more. the worst of the attacks in mosul was when a truck bomb exploded in a shiite village.

the president is in mexico for a summit, an annual meeting between the leaders of the u.s., canada and mexico. his meeting with felipe calderon and steven harper will focus on border security, climate change and the swine flu. the three leaders will hold a news conference this afternoon before the president returns to the white house this evening. in our area swine flu vaccine trials start today as the university of maryland school of medicine will start the testing on young adults and senior citizen. each will get two doses given three week as part. trials are going on nationwide and e hope is to have a vaccine ready to go by this fall. divers resume the search for the bodies of a pilot of a smell plane and in adult passenger in a helicopter on saturday. federal investigators say it could be months before we know

what caused the crash between a plane and sightseeing helicopter. meantime the ntsb is calling the air space over the hudson a fly at your own risk area. christina park has the latest. >> the safety board is looking at the operation in this air space. >> reporter: jim cedrick who flew for liberty echoed this concern and said near misses over the hudson are fairly common. >> six close calls was almost a daily occurrence. not all, but many fixed wings pilots down the corridor simply didn't have the experience of flying in a high density area. >> reporter: the operators of small planes are required to use the same river frequency, one for the west side of manhattan and one for the east. this allows operators to notify each other of being in the air. that is key because both choppers and small planes have

blind spots. >> just like in a car but without the rear view mirror. there is only so much that you can see around your aircraft. fixed wing aircraft are more, especially the low wing aircraft are limited as for as where they can see. particularly up above them or down below them. >> reporter: the faa has long faced criticism for the requirement of sight sees. the ntsb has made 16 recommendations and none have been implemented. rick schumer said said i believe flight traffic own the hudson river poses a safety and security risk to new yorkers. the faa and ntsb and orange agencies must look at the monitoring of the hudson river air space in order to avoid another tragedy. >> and that was fox's christina park reporting.

virginia state police say a uq uifaun er tycouqfauier county m in a two-seater crash. it appears the omade plan lost power and crashing into lake anna. edward toss died. his daughter is being treated at the hospital. the faa investigating. a prison in california on down-- lockdown. what police think started the fight that led to the unrest. move over cash for clunkers. one county is putting up to 20 grand in your poet for home buyers. and after the break, a young d.c. area man who fell in with the wrong crowd turns his life around and he is here to talk about his inspirational story. we'll talk with him when we come back. it's now 11 minutes past the hour. explain.

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8:14 now. soccer fans brave the heat. more than 72,000 people poured into fedex field to see d.c.

united take on real madrid in the international friendly match. >> in the 59th minute, madrid led. and then a second goal of the game, real madrid shuts out d.c. united. final score was 3-0. the game very close in the first half when a lot of the superstars were playing. it was scoreless in the half. >> i'm sorry, re-al madrid. i lot of people had to deal with the heat. water sales were probably through the roof. >> and i talked to people that were hot out there. and real madrid, you replace the yankees with the red sox and keep on playing and in d.c. the guys were toughing it out. >> great turn out. almost 72,000. that's great. fantastic. this morning, before we get to the weather, we turn our attention to the my first 5

photo of the day. if i'm prouncing this correctly, it is soren at his father's lacrosse game. his family says he was its biggest fan but had a hard time staying off the field himself. well then perhaps he will play lacrosse one day. he's a cutie. thank you for sending the photo in. to send us your child's picture, go to myfoxdc.com and abick on the morning t. rr wwe begin t , er our climb his , hourboys girls. . ls we've seen our temperatures in the 70s. well now we're at 80 degrees and this is the l 'ltthe e mptemperatures t t in all in the upper 90s likelihood. 80 degrees now. we'll see where we are next hour. 74 degrees still in new york city. 79 in norfolk, virginia and 75 in pittsburgh, pa. here is a look at the national satellite radar composite atad fw dsve nothing really going e here. cla oufew clouds here and there we have the haze with the humidity but otherwise things look pretty good hi ghdome of regh pressure keeps us

protected but also keeps the heat building in for today. that's part of our problem. here is a look at the five-day forecast. tehh atigmperure today, we're going with 99 degrees downtown. if we get there, that will be a new record for the day. 95 for tomorrow with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. i can't rule out a stray shower or thunderstorm in our region this evening. but there is only a 10-20% chance of that. toward the end of the week we'll our high temperatures drop off to the mid-80s. that's a look at the weather. now let's get more on this morning's rush hour traffic with julie wright. >> you have to wonder if the heat is having a affect on our traffic cameras because a number of lights are short timing. randolph road at deers mill, new hampshire at oak view, georgia avenue at forest glenn, callers are reporting short timing in the areas. southbound along 270, a crash before montrose, moved to the scholar but the damage is done. slow out of rockville leaving 28 toward the split.

inner loop of the beltway slow. old georgetown to georgia avenue and trouble with the signal lights contribute to that inner loop delay. this is northbound 395, heavy and steady across the potomac. no incidents into southeast. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> julie, thank you very much. its a story that seems fated to end in tragedy. a young man from d.c. gets caught and sent to jail before he is even old enough to vote. and the story could have ended there. but our duane betts was determined his mistakes would not define the rest of his life and he tells the story in a book called the question of freedom. very inspiration story that you're sharing with so many other people. talk about your journey, because you grew up as an honor student here in the washington area and in a second everything changed. >> i think if i try to piece it together i would probably get lost somewhere in telling the

story. but it was mostly like i was young, i was doing well in school and i didn't understand that the things i did as a 16- year-old would impact me for the rest of my life. and it was only a moment. it was the first time i ever held a gun or committed a crime of the but in 30 minutes everything changed. i was in prison and found myself staring at a nine year sentence. >> you were convicted of a carjacking, six felonies and you spent nine years in the prison system. going in as a 16-year-old and charged as an adult. it seemed like that would be hopele. when you were 16, did you look at it that way when you were sent to prison? >> no. i think i was more angry, because i knew i was wrong and made a mistake, egregious error but i thought i was redeemable and i thought any sentence in prison was too much because i was going to be a grown man and i didn't know how to handle myself. so i was angry at the prospect of not surviving and not doing anything else but making my mom

cry. so the anger sort of motivated me in the beginning. and then i just changed and the act of being better started to motivate me into my sentence. >> for so many people we talk to, so many things happen in prison. you have the risk of falling in with different gangs and more criminal activity and once you get out and not being able to stay straight and falling back into that line. you were successful in being successful at avoiding the pitfalls. what did you use as the inspiration to stay on the right path? >> for me, i was never a criminal in the first place. i just made a terrible mistake. but i held on to that fact for the entire time i was in prison. d instead of just sitting in prison and playing basketball, i read books and prepared myself for what i wanted to do when i was released and when i came home i had a single focus and the focus was education and a lot of doors closed in my face but education was one

place that i could go and excel on my own terms and then i focused on myself. >> and you went to prince george's community college and you got a scholarship to the university of maryland from which you just graduated. gave a commencement speech. you seem like you're on top of the world right now. was it difficult when you were in college? did you tell people that you had spent time in prison or did you worry that they would judge you if they knew that? >> well if it came up in a class discussion, then i felt compelled to pell people because i thought my experience added something to the discussion. but if it didn't come up in the discussion, then i didn't tell people. a lot of my professors because they happen to show interest in my poetry and some of the poetry i write is about prison. but other than that, people only knew if it came up in a discussion. >> so now you're actually serving as a natial spokesperson for youth issues. what kind of things do you tell people now as a veteran of the penal system of the prison

system. and when you were 16, you say one minute changed everything and now you have chance to tell kids, don't let that minute come. >> well i take it from two approaches. when i get an opportunity to speak to judges and lawyers, i let them know that prison is a dangerous place and i let them know it's a -- there's a myriad of issues that young people confront that judges and lawyer have no idea and the dangers of prison and the things di to rehabilitate myself, were things i found and i latched on to. but when i talk to young people, i tell them you have to have vision and one mistake can change the rest of your life but it doesn't have to detype you for the rest of your -- doesn't have to define you for the rest of your life. as i've been given the opportunity to speak more and more, i find it important that i do get a chance to speak because i never saw someone like me when i was younger. so i hope that i change the minds of people when they think about convicted felons and that they understand that people can change their lives, people do

change their lives and i've been fortunate to be able to do it in a public way. >> and you have a son now. i'm assuming you're hoping that he follows the lead you're setting now and not what you did when you were a teenager? >> i think explaining the situation will be the hardest thing that my wife and i will have to do. but because i've been able to do so many things for my life, i think that he'll understand it was a mistake and honestly, i won't put him in a situation where picking up a gun would be a possibility because that was one of my biggest problems is that i lived in a world, within my realm of possibilities to commit a car jacking but many people don't have that possibility in their world. >> well the book is called a question of freedom. and if you would like to meet with duane he's going to be at busboys and poets in northwest and you'll have a chance to talk to him. a real inspiring story. best wishes, there is no doubt you're on the right path now.

we hope it continues for you. >> thank you. 8:23 now. eunice kennedy schriever being treated on the hospital this morning. the latest on her condition coming up next on fox 5 morning news. plus still ahead this hour, holly introduces us to a group of women who pack a powerful punch. she's jumping in the ring and warming up right now. she is going to get quite a workout with female amateur boxers as they get ready for a big show. fox 5 morning news continues after the break. what are you doing for lunch?

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and her daughter maria were amongthe relatives visiting her this weekend. mrs. schrieverer is 88 and best known for her work for special olympics. new twists surroundingmm. a man has come forward claiming to be the biological father of one of the pop star's children. >> i feel a special affinity toward paris and having no contact with them is very, very heartbreaking. >> was it taken out of context or is there something to this story. the full story is still ahead here on fox 5 morning news. at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrous you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fiosv, intnet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, all right, see...

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with -- quite the volunteer. it's not that hot yet, tucker. >> reporter: it's more humid than hot. temperatures are about 80 or so. and hang in there for a couple of hours. as we get into the afternoon hour it's will start to heat up. we have cloud cover at this moment and that's helping to hold temperatures down right at this moment. but trust me, it will get hot. we have a heat advisory. because of in a in the city we've -- because of that, we have opened up a cooling center here in the city. go to myfoxdc.com for more information on that. in the next hour if youneed to be outdoors, that is fine. but later into the afternoon the heat is dangerous as we're expecting heat index levels ove 100. maybe to 105 later this afternoon. so our hottest day of the summer. right now not bad. breezy with winds out of the west udo d ancludococover holdi the sun ckb a

, tonyayou have tothe weather. >> yes. a heat advisory in affect rom noon until 8:00 p.m. oday. these are the counties covered by the heat advisory and it doesn't include everyone. not out to the west. bu cmanyounties into d.c. and out nyot the east. it's betwenekeli 1 it's betwee 105 today. 85 in ocean city and 75 in baltimore. the climb begins. 82 in frederick and 82 in hagerstown. that's significant d tells me we will get where we expect to be later on today. here is a look at surface map. hazy, hot and humid as high pressure is in conol of our weather. and what we are going to be seeing during the course of the day, those temperatures going up fairly rapidly into its upper 90s for much of the region. and some of you could hit 100 degrees for today. here is your forecastfor today. heat advisory in affect at noon. mostly sunny skies. we do have some clouds this

morning. near record heat. 99 degrees is the high that we're predicting for downtown d.c. and if we get to that, that will be a record for the day. the current cord is 98 degrees. we'll look at five-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> starting to look hot out there. but if you have to get outside, get out now before it gets too oprosive out there. let's check in with claudia. >> more than 10,000 book bags will be given to at risk children in the greater washington metropolitan area. we have two guests to talk about the big event and how you can still support this great cause. kwame brown and jay cameron, the creator of the event. thank you for being here. this was kicked off last year. and jay, you are the creator, the motivation, the inspiration behind it. we'll make sure we give you that because you did think of a phenomenal idea. and explain for folks that are not familiar with the familiar with the back bag giveaway and for those who are not familiar

with it. >> it is putting words into action. so we recognize the actions taking place in community. and we thought out of the box and we said let's do 10,000 book bags and we called councilman brown and we put a strategy together. it was phenomenal last year. the response was far beyond our recognition and it recognize the needs in the community and it inspired other people to step up their game a little bit. >> what is in the book bag? >> there are dreams every day that recognized and our goal is to fill the book bag with supplies and that's how the community can support because having the tools for success is important. so we're providing 10,000 book bags at two locations and we're

asking the community to come in, partner and help provide the supplies. if they go to our website, 10,000 book bags.com. >> and also on our website, if they can donate the supplies as well and help you out with that. >> because there are people out here that have the resources and they are looking for someplace to support this legitimate place and they can see where the dollars are going and where the supplies are going, this is a perfect way to give back. >> and it gets them inspired to learn because if y don't have the tools to learn, how you can get motivated to go to school. >> and we were talking about the economy during the break there. it's tough for people. i mean you walk into any store, and supplies are expensive. >> they are expensive. and both jay and i are gradates of d.c. public school and we both have young kids and we recognize the importance of learning. and you need to go to school prepared. and one of the things you need is a book bag with supplies intot. times are tough. last year we had a father come in who had probably spent the

greatest amount of time with his son that day. and he was finding all of the free places to go a he would take his son to say i'm getting you prepared for school and to me that was something that shows why what we do in terms of 10,000 bags, we've had people e-mail us, people call us, where can we get bags, where can we get our bags. i have five grandkids. where can we go. and these have pencils and paper. we've had organizatns where the wal-mart will call and say we want to make a contribution. and that's what this is all about. because when they can read, that means they live healthier lifestyles ab they can read labels. >>and you mentioned that. in addition to the book bags, you're going to add a health expo component. tell me about that. >> it's an education initiative because so many people, when

you have a lack of education, that contributes to poverty, crime, poor health. and so what we're seaing is -- what we're saying is let's bring the resources together to help the children understand and parents understand what is on the labels when they are reading. how many calories are in the food, what is hydrogenated fat and now they can live a healthier lifestyle and gain the information to have a -- a better education. >> thank you so much. we have the information, coming up this at the life center. and the address is there. and as jay and calmy brown mentioned, it's not too late. can you still go on to the website, we're linking to your website to help. >> and d.c. general too. d.c. general hospital for those in the district of columbia. >> thank you so much to both of you. steve, back to you. and coming up next on fox 5, we're helping you find work. it's our job of the day. then paula abduhl may not

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>> 8:42. and there is still plenty ahead, including a big tim bargain for home buyers. if you live in prince george's county, you have the potential to get tens of thousands of dollars to help you with your purchase. we'll tell you how to cash in on the down payment on your dream program coming up right after the break. but irst here is holly. right now i feel like i'm getting foreclosed on. i'm learning how to take body blows. come on. because you have to be tough if you're a lady boxer. and that's what i am, at least this morning. what are you laughing at? i'm going to have to take you all in the ring. we're live at old school boxing this morning because we're gearing up for a big all ladies amateur fight going on this weekend. it's for a good use. we'll tell you about that. we'll tell you why you don't want to miss the event this afternoon. come on bring it. i'm tougher than this.  hey, you made your own lunch.

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to $2,000 of their own money and in return they get up to $20,000 they never have to pay back if they live in the house for ten years. some say it's a free down payment and when coupled with the $8,000 tax credit and special loans tailored for those buying foreclosed home, it's the best year some have seen in many years. >> this is probably the best opportunity to buy a house i've ever seen. first off prices have dropped, interest rates are low and they're giving you money to buy the house and rehab it. it's a fantastic opportunity for home buyers. >> realtors say the program is working. bringing in first time home buyers like thompson to prince george's county and finally putting people back into homes. >> unlike cash for clkers, this is a much more modest program. it has about $12 million in the budget but the realtors say the

money won't last forever. tisha thompson. 11 alive. >> now -- fox 5 news. >> this isn't for investors. and a man claiming to be the biological father of paris. >> tabloids are reporting that the god father has come forward out of concern for the kids. mark lester said he donated his sperm at a london fertility clinic to impregnate debbie rowe. he says hend jackson were close friends tore -- for decades and he said he's coming forward now because he's being denied access to the children. >> when he comes here, we visit and when i go there we go to

never land and we have done things throughout the years. >> and he said the proof is in the pictures. he says his daughter looks like jackson's daughter paris. >> well just days after she announced she's not returning to american idol, another network may be trying to snag paula abduhl. word is abc is throwing it's hat into the ring. they have contacted her. but the role is still unclear. remember though abc is home to dancing with the stars and paula does come from a dancing background so. we'll see if there is a match there. you'll have a chance to see the stars out in full force at the 11th annual teen choice awards. it honors the best in entertainment. and the cast of twilight and singer miley cyrus who had this to say last night on the red carpet. >> i'm really excited. it's a good way to kick it off.

i'm going on tour and it's good to stop and look forward to people knowing that people are looking forward to music. and i'm excited about evything. i'm excited about the clothing line. people are rocking my line and it's really great. >> do you think she's excited? >> i think so. >> the teen choice awards tonight on fox 5 at 8:00. well miley packed a powerful punch in the entertainment industry and now we turn to the all female am tour boxing show in our area. >> holly is getting taped up and she's with the participants and man, holly, you are impressive once again this morning. >> you think so? >> you're looking good, holly. >> reporter: you might want to hold off on that until you see me. i do have the eye of the tiger though. i'm really trying. and i give it up to the ladies fighting this weekend. it's going to be an awesome event and one of the reason

these girls are so good is because of buddy harrison. he's the owner of old school boxing. how am i doing, buddy? >> not good. no, just kidding. >> reporter: and why are speed drills important. >> well people have fun on it. good eye coordination. >> reporter: i'm having the time of my life, buy. this is great. so here we go. it's a timing thing. it's so hard and it keeps spinning on me. >> the harder you hit it, the faster it will come back. there you go. >> reporter: okay. i'll keep going. >> perfect. >> reporter: let's try two hands. >> go slow. there you go. now you're doing it. >> reporter: let me see you do it.

>> okay. >> reporter: all right, showoff. real quickly though. i want you to tell me about your son. >> oh, no, that's all right. he's 15 years old and he's had 184 fights. >> and we'll see him in the 2012 olympics. >> i hope so. we just came back in the junior golden globe. we lost in the june championship so he's going to tack a week off. >> and we're hoping to see the ladies in the 2012 olympics and that's why the ladies are wearing the shirts that say road to london. helping that cause as bouts like that are going on this saturday at rose croft raceway. it's an all-female card. who will fight at the m rose event. so tell me about the event and the support of the cause. >> it's to get women's

recognition to get them into the 2012 olympics for women's boxing. the doors open at 5:00 p.m. on saturday. tickets are $20 general admission. first come first serve for seating. it should be an exciting card. we have a lot of bouts. >> reporter: how many people are expecting to come? >> we're expecting this to be our best amateur show ever as far as acand -- attendance. and this is our second annual boxing for women. >> reporter: and we're excited. and i bet your excited with saturday, carla. and when did you start boxing. >> in orlando, florida, when i was 15 years old. >> reporter: what drew you to it? >> my andfather was a boxer and i followed the oscar de la hoya in the olympics. >> reporter: who didn't love that.

i was auld like don't hit that pretty face. but talk about the training. >> you want the work in here to be the hardest part so your fight is the easiest part. you train 5, 6, 7 days a week. your rest is necessary, but get into the gym and do our road work and shadow box, jump rope, spar, hit the focus pads and it's about 2-3 hours a day. >> is it hard on you? >> i've had my fair share of bruises. i have to soak in epson salts every night. >> but you're still standing. >> reporter: would you would you say to people -- what would you say to people to get them to come out on saturday? >> boxing is one of the safest sports. i know that despite what you hear, we wear head gear and our protection. so it's not a brutal sport. it's about not getting hit. so there is a a lot more to it.

>> reporter: there is a real strategy. good analogy. we have a link to old school boxing and the event going on this saturday and who knows, you just might see one of these ladies in london representing the united states of america in 2012. back to you guys. >> all right. we wish them the best. >> they are in credible. and holly, you look good out there too. you're going to leave your -- >> reporter: thanks, claudia. >> you're not bringing your gloves back to the news room, right? >> she's going to work it out on the speed olly, holly, thank you very much. it's 8:56. tony has a final check on our forecast when we come back. >> we'll be right back. explain.

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