. >> holly morris will be live at the world jump rope championship where she is learning what it takes to be the world's best. navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want to see is "sold." nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> good morning i am holly morris this morning we are live at the charles e smith center campus of george washington university you could say this joint is jumping. literally because over the weekened they just held the world jump rope championship and now, it is turning into a three day camp. now, the people that you see jumping already at this early hour already this morning are the staff of the camp but they also competed over the weekend every single on

holly morris got the invite and at the party at the mount vernon estate and gardens, has the generale an appearance yet? [ audio difficulty ] >> reporter: can we go on record saying i land the big guests for this show? does it get any better or bigger than our first president but i want to tell you this i am not the only one that knows about the gem that is celebrating the 4th here at mount vernon take a look at this crowd that has already assembled here this morning i love the fact yes, you can go ahead and scream, happy birthday america most of them are dressed if red, white and blue and ready to celebrate all day long of course like i said they have come to the right place there are many festivities planned throughout the day as you already mentioned the host himself is indeed here good morning to you general washington. >> good morning my dear i am a farmer it is actually good day i have been up before the sun. >> me too i have been up before the sun too i am glad other people do just the same july 4th is a special day. >> a very special day a day we soldiers remember a hard foug

and holly morris is caught up with general year washington earlier at his mount vernon, state. >> if you can talk to one person, who would it be? many people say the first president. general george washington and as luck would have it on this july 4th, i knew where i could find him. greetings, general washington. >> madame, welcome to mount vernon. we're pleased to have you jump your home is beautiful on this july 4th, which i am assuming a big day for you. >> it's a truth be told, the day that i put my uniform back on and my birth knight as well. >> what have you had planned today? how are you going to celebrate america's birthday today? well, i'll tell you, there is no greater privilege for a chief magistrate of the nation than to engage in discourse with the fellow citizens. i hope to meet all of our guests here today and we also, if truth be told, have a variety of things. we will be swearing in 100 new u.s. citizens and we will be engaged in all manner of military evolution, we shall be involved in daytime illuminations. pyrotechnics, it's called. >> wonders never cease where th

. >>> holly morris is down at the southwest waterfront good morning great looking. >> i know what a new venue it is i highly suggest arriving via the american water -- american river taxi you can see they just dropped me off. how you best take advantage of this you pick it up in georgetown you can pick it up an hour before game times the $9 each way it will bring you right here to the southwest water front hop out and enjoy a wonderful exciting night of world team tennis of course the other option since it is on the water front here is to bring your own boat, and park here of course you do have to have season tickets, so i am looking for a friend with a boat that brings me onboard the patriot two with dc harbour crewses and i run into elena the world team tennis commissioner good morning to you. >> great to be here. >> thank you so much. what do you thing of this new venue >> amazing we came down her a month ago for a ribbon cutting with the mayor, washington castles continue to stick the ball for us in world team tennis it is accessible to anybody come on the metro, drive, and you can

holly morris is there to try a dish they call a treasure chest. >> reporter: i'm usually not a fan of pants with elastic waists, but today it might be a good option. we are at serendipity. russell miller has been leading us through it as far as the serendipity experience. and then as luck would have it, look at this beautiful family that just happened to be visiting d.c. and we said we're really not strangers. we want you to help us eat this sunday. this family is from cincinnati, my hometown. did you think we were crazy at first? >> yes. >> reporter: you heard about those people in d.c. before we get started, we want you to put the finishing touches on the sundae. >> this is marshmallow sauce. chocolate-dipped strawberries. sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, white chocolate mac damian nut cook keys. >> reporter: you think you can handle this? >> maybe with two spoons. >> reporter: this is the best 4th of july weekend ever. get your spoons in hand. russell, the serendipity experience is amazing. it's meant to be shared. you guys are getting ready to open a party room. >> absolutel

. >> and holly morris is live at the embassy of indonesia: good morning. right now i'm getting a very important lesson on the onkong. if you want to be in the record books, it may be as easy as attending the indonesian festival. >> where it you go? i need more of a lesson how how this is working.  >>> one festival tomorrow is hoping to set a guiness world record. >> today, holly is learning more about the event at the embassy of indonesia. tell us about it. >> reporter: thinks the real deal. they already registered the attempt with the guiness book of world records. there will be an owe figure on hand. if you want to experience something new, learn something new and get in the record books at the same time, why would you not come out? it's the indonesian festival going on. we have a special invitation as we are live in the embassy. and more coveted is some time that we get to spend with the aim bass for. good morning to you. >> good morning, holly. how are you? >> thank you for letting us come here this morning thank you for being here. >> r

fox five's holly morris is down on the national mall. you can still visit the folklife festival going on today through july 11th. holly? >> reporter: when you come down here, you'll want to allow some time so you can spend an adequate amount of time in each of the three areas. we talked about the peace corps, about columbia, and the final area, rhythm and blues. the curator joins me. >> good morning. >> reporter: tell me about this celebration, and the culture we're learning here. >> rhythm and blues, it's tell it like it is. restoring it's social and cultural history sounding rhythm and -- surrounding rhythm and blues. the music performed around the time of world war ii, coming out of world war ii, and been going on ever since in variations, including soul, funk, and various other names it's been given over the years. >> reporter: what will people experience in your section of the festival? >> great music. we have this week, different groups each week. this week, the dixie cups, originally out of new orleans, and we have fred wesley and

>>> also holly morris live on the national mall this morning with a look at what is in store for the final weekend of this year's folk festival. navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want to see is "sold." nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> good morning, everybody. if there is one festival you go to all year, it should be the smith sewnian folk festival. it draws about a million visitors every year, and is the largest cultural celebration in the capital each year. this year we're going to start out in the peace corps area. it's sell operating its 50th anniversary and they are devoting a lot of activities to why the peace corps exists and the good work it does. the other

. >> getting under way today at george washington university where we find holly morris this morning. good morning. >> jaw dropping i am telling you every time they show us something else, i am even more impressed and i should be because they are the best in the world in terms of jump roping in fact they had the world jump rope championship this weekend here, charles e smith center we are live and now it is turning into the camp like you said seanhamilton is with the world jump rope good morning. >> these kids are amazing. >> absolutely. >> what they do with a jump rope i can't wrap my mind around tell me what went on here this weekend and significant of it. >>> this weekend we saw the best in the world come together in an attempt to unify the world of jump rope this weekend you saw more than -- more events than any other tournament in the world that way everyone has a place to jump and everyone has a chance to compete no matter where you come from, no matter how old you are. it was a truly phenomenal event. >> is jump roping really a world sport? >> it truly is. over this weekend we

i'm holly morris. happy friday to you. do you recognize this song?you probably never heard of it played on these instruments before. that is "we were the world" and you are hearing it being played by an ensemble at the indonesian embassy where they are gearing up for the first ever indonesian day. the ambassador is here. they have the guiness book of world records here. they want to each you how to play the onkong. it's going to happen on the ground at the washington monument but we have the exclusive invitation here at the embassy. we're going to get a tour of the embassy which is a historical landmark and you can come here so you can be part of a world record. how about that for the weekend event? >> that sound great. the music is beautiful. >>> we want to talk about 16 students from d.c. who will watch his tri being made. they are in florida as guests of nasa. every student on the trip was on a team that won in its division of the contest. >>> now, we want to say good- bye to our facebook fan of the day. it is earl alexander from takoma park, mary

i'm holly morris. happy holiday weekend. it's beginning to be super hot. we have had a hot summer already. we may have found the ultimate solution in georgetown. only open for a month. they opened in vegas and now they are finally here in our area. one of their specialties is indeed frozen treats. i think we're going for the treasure chest. you can only get it at this location. it has cake and berries and ice cream and more. we are going to make it from scratch. doesn't he look like he's made to serve ice cream? it's going to be a good friday head into a holiday weekend. >> don't think anything if i happen to be in that area around that time. >>> more sweet treats are ahead today at 9:00. willy jolly is here to talk about an event and promoting the importance of reading to children. that does it for the 6:00 hour. now let's send it over to steve and tony. >>> good morning. coming up, police are trying to figure out how a 5-year-old boy got his hands on a gun and accidentally shot his 4-year- old friend. all of this happening at an apartment complex playgro

holly morris is serving up some fun live at the new washington castles stadium along the southwest water front. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you want a firm bed you can lay on one of those, if you want a soft bed you can lay on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. this is your body there. you can see a little more pressure in the shoulders and in the hips. then they start telling us, "well, yeah, i feel sore right there in the morning." my lower back. that's right where i've been experiencing pain. now you can feel what happens as we raise your sleep number setting and allow the bed to contour to your individual shape. oh yeah. it's really molding to my body. when you find somebody's perfect level of comfort, that may be the first time they've ever felt a bed that feels exactly like they're hoping it would. you can adjust it however you want so you don't have to worry about buying the wrong mattress. once they get our bed, they're like, "why d

we'll find out fore from holly morris. >>> the other big story today, the casey anthony murder trial. after more than a month of testimony, the defense has delivered its closing arguments. today, the prosecution gives its rebuttal and jurors are expected to begin deliberations. jessica stone has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the jury is set to make the decision about whether or not 25-year-old casey anthony is guilty of the murder of her #- year-old daughter that, coming after the -- her 2-year-old daughter, that coming after the prosecution gets a chance to rebut the defense team's closing arguments. prosecutors and defense attorneys went toe to toe on sunday. >> he died because her mother decided the life she wanted was more important. this murder was premeditated and the defendant is guilty. >> this prosecution would raise the level of desperation to make up for that you are lack of evidence. >> reporter: the state called casey anthony a liar who murdered her daughter caylee. maria heal says the prosecutor was methodical and succinct in his close arguments. >> he came righ

. >> jumping rope is now for champions, holly morris live this morning with a look at the world of jumpe and championships the campus going on right now in washington we will meet jump ropers next. >> plus trey thomas will show off his vocals for us coming up when we continue [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable, and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. want to save even more? call now and we'll add over 60 premium channels, including showtime, starz, epix, and more for 12 months. fios is a 100% fiber optic network. it delivers superior picture quality, the best channel lineup, more hd, plus america's fastest, most consistent and reliable internet. and there's no annual contract required. why keep paying for cable? move up to the best. get fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year, plus over 60 premium channels for 12 months. don't wait. call 1.877.729.fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities that's 1.877.729.3467. a

holly morris, when you do things, you do them big. you're definitely doing this one big this morning. >> reporter: go big or go home. that's how i live my life. i'm doing it with a dessert. we're live at serendipity. people have discovered it as the line indicates. it's often around the block. if you haven't, you need to make time and come stand in that line and come in and indulge. we're hanging here this morning with russell miller. we also have the pastry chef with us this morning. last hour we did the frozen hot chocolate. give me an idea of how popular that is. >> we sell over 300 a day now. we run through them. >> reporter: now go get the scoop. we're now going to learn how to make your most popular sundae. >> the fried or owe sundae. it's really good. >> reporter: the fried oreo sundae. >> we have hot fudge, fried oreos, marshmallows, cookies and cream ice cream and cherries. >> reporter: this whole fried oreo thing, wasn't that done at like a texas state fair thing? and these are corn flakes? >> yeah. it's dipped in corn flake