katherine schwarzenegger.te chops. on the plaza, an attempt of a guinness world record. fit, this is "today" on rsnb coñ( ♪ >>> we're back. with our break-long series "break it today." we've teamed up with our friends at the guinness world records to celebrate the release of the book. >> this morning, a competitor looking to set one by splitting the competition in half. meet the hammer. ron is a real-life fruit ninja, crushing watermelons with a single punch. he's a vert if ied trainer and boxing expert. he's been fighting his way into the guinness world record books. the longest punching marathon. today, ron is looking to have the most watermelons split with a karate chop. ron is almost ready to go, along with michael empric. what is the current record right now? >> the mark to beat is 40 watermelons. they need to be split in half with a karate chop. not a fist. >> why watermelons? >> the last record i set, was a punch bag marathon. i decided i wanted to have a one-minute record. >> do you feel confident? >>

. >> announcer: special guest katherine schwarzenegger opens up about people snooping into her family'sle need to respect that. >> a message of hope to a young boy in need of hope. >> hey, case. what's up man? >> grief outrage, parents speak out about son's shocking condition after his release from north korea. >> would you see a movie that says you haven't lived until you have died? >> the ultimate russian roulette. >> announcer: that's today. >> dr. travis: hello and welcome to the show today. joining us is author, animal activist and lifestyle blogger, katherine schwarzenr

schwarzenegger. she uses rescue dog as inspiration. she joins us more about this story. i just love. this it's so good to see you here. katherine? >> yes. abby: what is the story behind it. >> i got maverick three and a half years ago. i started by fostering dogs. i have always been a huge animal. i had foster failure because i decided to keep my little dog maverick. abby: where did you find him? >> he was found under the freeway in downtown l.a. i got him when he was found under the freeway. he was sick when he was little. i saw how kids responded. you could get a dog with a story. and i wanted to create this book to teach kids all about animal rescue and responsibility because animals are a huge responsibility as you know. and just to, you know, show them the option of animal rescue so when the time comes to get their first pet they might choose to adopts. abby: good for young kids to learn about animals. a responsibility. but most importantly love. >> unconditional love. abby: i get home after a long day sometimes not always an easy day and my golden retriever just lost me no matter what. >> what's so amazing about animals i