>> now on "chasing news." >> happy memorial day. >> the naked cowboy is an american hero so i headed out with his wife the cowgirl and his sister-in-law into times square. what's more american than that? >> that? >> beazer defeatable warrior the feet of a ballerina. meet 15-year-old brady mccann. her dream is to be a ballerina. she needs our help. >> happy memorial day america. >> it's a bird it's a plane as the naked cowboy. >> in my opinion the naked cowboy being a lifelong new yorker in times square not not only times square but all over the state and to me he's a true american hero. i wanted to hear more and see

more about what he does on a daily basis. i spent the day with the naked cowboy. so after an hour of traffic from queens it's 10:00 a.m. and we are rolling up to times square. the parking garage, 16. >> 16. >> something like that. almost my whole life. >> it's a white escalade and very american. >> business is good for the naked cowboy. >> leave their pants on. it was intense. people know who he is on the streets on the way end. you are living the american dream here. do you represent the american dream? we then headed out with his wife

the cowgirl and his sister-in-law into times square. from that moment on he didn't stop and in neither did his wife were sister-in-law until 7:00 p.m.. cowgirls. we are hugging. hi. >> hi. this is america. only in this great country that we call home. >> demand was on the stage all day long. how do you do at? i'm exhausted.

i have got my own guitar people. i can barely play it. it's really tiring. while i was with him there was an encounter between him and a topless woman walking around but they were very respectful of each other. he make so much money does he donate donate any up at? yes he does. he gives back to a charity. just another reason why. there's another reason why he is an american hero. he gives a significant amount of money to the ms society and the american lung association. autism speaks not to mention countless other charities. he's a true american hero. >> this is all memorial day.

don't overuse the word american hero. >> he's not actually hero. >> i'm going to sing while you guys play. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> bill these pictures can be graphic. you see scars, these are the feet of a warrior the feet of a ballerina.

we are not even inside yet. she does this all the time and her feet are flying all the time. ♪ meet 15-year-old trading mccann. her dream is to be ballerina. >> i realized it was my true passion. >> she practices three times a week or two hours each day. if there's a performance coming up she could be practicing every day for several hours. >> all of a sudden she couldn't dance and it hurt and even walking up the stairs heard knees were caving in. >> despite that she puts on her points with a smile every day and she wears them for hours. >> i considered quitting but that was really what i wanted to do. i can imagine doing anything else.

>> she needs our help. ♪ she wants to get into the university of north carolina in the ballet summer program but her family just doesn't have enough money. doing ballet is extremely -- expensive. >> i did dance some point in my younger years. it's incredibly demanding of the reason i stopped was the expectation was to dance five nights a week. they want to see 100% commitment and if it's not honest i don't want you to be a part of it. a lot of girls do quit because the demands are so hard but here you have 15-year-old brady. ♪

>> you are chasing a story of a couple of jersey kids who have a good friend who was an nba superstar. what have you got? >> point guard for the golden warriors stephon curry is the most viable player in the league all-star this season. 3000 miles away in pennington new jersey are his friends jack lareanz and bend swagger. during a competition in 2012 that's it ways nationally on social media seth lareanz wanted by taking a shot from the balcony of this house down to the net. >> i'm going to take the challenge head-on. >> over the back ward into the net. look at that shot. >> his best friend invited him to attempt a shot himself when they were playing.

>> i notice when they were coming to philadelphia they had the day off so i thought why not ask them to try? >> that was nine tries. >> i went to try to sink the shot myself. >> how did that though? [laughter] how did that though? >> i hit the rim a few times. grandma style. but i never made it. we decided instead to play a game of horse and we played a game of knockout. >> we have seen them every single year since we met him as a freshman in high school four years ago. he talks to us and ask us about our families.

>> the league mvp is the type of guy to come over for pizza. >> what a nice guy. the kids must have been shocked by the atchley said yes. >> everybody said it was too small and was never going to make it. he wasn't big enough and strong enough. >> thanks jessica. ♪ ♪ everybody new jersey thinks they know what steiner is the best. the big top skylark big wes. putting our differences aside for a moment a step back in time and learn the history of new jersey's diners.

come with me and take a step back into the past. >> right now i am in piscataway. they have an entire museum dedicated to diners. >> we are trying to preserve the history of these. >> we have a diner museum and is called the american exhibit in middlesex county. i was starting to get starving reading these menus so i took off and went to a historic jersey diner in network. it smells so good out here. >> week get a little bit of both worlds. >> i spoke with the manager pedro. i was told it has a long history

history. >> we see the little kids coming in. the cookies in the cakes right there, they enjoy that. we try to make it feel like family and friends getting together. >> they recommended to me that i need to have this fried chicken waffle. oh my gosh thank you. >> how did the whole thing come together? >> it was a couple of big slices of fried chicken and a big waffle and i drizzled the syrup all over. it was outstanding. like i said it changed my whole perspective on fried chicken waffles but i wanted to try another diner so i went to another diner miss american jersey city. you can see the stainless steel on the outside. i wanted to have a -- so i went

in and spoke with a new owner john marketti. >> it's americana. you don't see this anymore the small homage -- hometown places. >> he sat me down on a stool at the counter. and made me a milkshake from one of the old original milkshake makers. it was outstanding and he told me he knows everybody that comes in there so i left having a day of fantastic jersey fun. i'm going to hit more diner so i want to know what your favorite diners are so i can go. >> people are shooting. >> a very unique skill set. wednesday the skills were at work. >> how about that?

>> it? rohan you are chasing -- new jersey india golf with her. >> she is 17 years old. that was perfect. east brunswick high school senior. she's the reigning miss teen new

jersey usa. student council president and several languages performs in school plays and she's competing for miss teen usa in august in the bahamas to try to bring the title back to new jersey. do you think that's it? jacquelyn or arras i called her jackie of all trades is a golfer. she plays on the east brunswick high school team and is highly-regarded. what better place to be than doing my favorite thing on the golf course? wow. i met up with jackie for friendly round of golf and conversation at the trenton country club. >> when i was a freshman in high school i tried out and i didn't start it first so i was kind of upset so i practice really hard and i ended up starting. >> we continued to play walk

and talk and talk about the inches in her life. i don't know if she expected to be -- made to be on my game. neither did i. >> sorry. >> we can't all be winners. >> oh my gosh. >> modesty is my best quality. i asked jackie how she juggles all of these activities into responsibilities. >> i do a lot charity work in drama club and national honor society and i don't remember the last time i -- 's. >> jackie is from east brunswick just like another friend. i asked if she knew her. she was friends so there really does have to be something in the water and east brunswick. i asked jack if she had any ties for the young girls.

>> the girl is multitalented. what is she going to do in the national pageant? isha going to sing? >> this girl has to share with viewers. >> she got to share some of her talent with me and they want to wish her good luck. >> there's a shot, a great shot. >> a convoy making its way peacefully up the road. the driver is hurt. >> people are shooting. >> get on the ground. >> you had better find out.

it's a matter of life and death. master sergeant koback is tough on his guys for their own good. >> they were hustling. they were showing a sense of urgency. they had a good order priorities and everything like that. this is one of the first times they get to do something like this so there is a learning curve but the more we come together as a team the better the seamless transition will end up in the end. >> they have to fend off off who was ever ambushing them and there were two or three things going on. >> the squadron disposal team has a very unique skill set including hard-earned lessons from iraq and afghanistan. the wednesday those skills were at work on the road and in the woods. removing explosives has always been a dangerous job that are used by robot. bill graham from georgia uses an x-box comptroller to get it done

done. >> what i was trying to do is pick up the -- without touching it. i'm trying to come out from the sides. without touching it. >> and you picked it up. there was a yellow wire sticking out. how about that? >> the ordinance disposal dog was out training as well another tool they deploy. the team does pitch in on civilian calls in the tri-state. they were the ones it at decarava 500-pound bomb founded in middlesex college in edison. they are busy. we are lucky to have them. do you remember that from boot camp because i don't.

>> the craziest thing i had was the gas chamber. >> the worst part was taking the gas mask from the guy. the local mom and portugal for newborn twins fighting

how's that? that looks good. >> on my way to new jersey. these are some of the brands you will find there. the store opens in december. >> i like this pattern. >> it's a high-end consignment shop in a place where you can rent designer bags on a

month-to-month basis. $49. the owner has come up with a program for luxury items. >> we have a membership program that we call handbags on location. you get access to all the top rand brands. >> unlike other memberships tony doesn't have a lot of crazy guidelines for his program. if you end up loving the bag and don't want to give it back there's an option for that as well. if you are looking to sell your high-end designer bag brands such as chanel gucci and -- louis vuitton. >> if the item is over 1000 we take 25% in the customer takes 75. >> the store sells clothing and accessories. they are all high and an untouched.

for more information on their in-store items checked out their web site. >> a local mom trapped in portugal for newborn twins fighting for their lives. >> of the trip of a lifetime turned into a nightmare. and the best ice cream in new jersey. >> we will have to put it to the test. next "chasing news." ♪ >> this is a fox 29 news update. >> hi everyone, i'm fox 29's chief meteorologist scott williams. for your tuesday the humidity is going to start to increase and that's going to mean above average temperatures as well as feels like temperatures in the low 90s. so high temperatures for tuesday. upper 80 toss right around 90 degrees and as we move toward the middle part of the week that's when we'll have a better chance for some scattered showers and thunderstorms. is you serio update this at you

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