so hello kaya. no, that's not kaya. to check her portfolio this morning. >> kaya is 10 years old. she loves come on let's get her picture up. we want to shout her out properly. >> you can never start saving too early kaya. there she is. aall right, kaya looking oh so cute. she was nominated by her mom victoria snowden. she'll be out at our zip trip. she's looking forward to meeting everyone especially tucker barnes who she now calls abs. >> oh, man. >> oh, my gosh. his head just gru three sizes. of course that's after watching the fox5 promo. the app promo. >> exactly. >> all right. enjoy it out there today kaya and victoria. okay, mike thomas, 5:-- almost five. >> shout outto the makeup crew in that commercial. they did a great job. [laughter] >> i like it, mike, i like it. >> morning showers. kaya please don't ask him to take his shirt off when you're down there today. few morning showers later on -- not later on, out there right now. there's your satellite and radar. couple showers the d.c. region. it's generally lig

for a worked with kaya few years now as a school resource officer. just like a german shepherd, she is trained to find narcotics. >> you basically get a free dog from the pound and you were not costing the department thousands of dollars. cheryl: they are attending the convention this week in northwest. her handlers hope that she attracts other police departments to rescue pitbulls instead of spending thousands on a purebred. >> these dogs are the exact opposite of what they are painted to be. change the perception of pit alls. -- pitbulls. students are able to walk and stop and take a picture with her. >> they are not any scarier than any other dogs. the trainers say so far the d.c. area has not used pitbulls as police dogs, but may be kaya's personality will warm hearts. >> they are free and are saving taxpayer dollars. kimberly: here is an example why bad rap.get the this one attacked a minority leader in the maryland house of delegates. he was walking with his family and their dog, tucker, when he says a stray pitbull attacked him and his dog. an

we've gotten this far with her. >> reporter: kaya is from oakland.months ago with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. her parents say the prognosis was grim. the toddler has undergone chemotherapy and three bone marrow transplants. >> there's no roadmap for the way in which kaya lives with her illness. she's beyond what the literature has to say. >> reporter: one of kaia's doctors say music is medicine. >> it's been proven it can lower the blood pressure in kids. it can lower their heart race in stressful situations. >> reporter: it's a mirror of the excruciating journey with the high and low notes. >> the rage we feel, how could this be for this child that we had so many dreams for? >> reporter: kaia's parents say the music allows them to drown in the dark moments but feel joy in the joyous moments. >> it's the grief. it's the unfettered joy. it's the clarity. it's the overwhelm. and just kind of what it means to ride all of those waves. >> kaia's parents say the song is a tribute to their daughter. they say the cancer should not define her. kai

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. >> ♪ >> good morning kaya.ide her mom victoria. kaya is out on our zip trip today. >> cool. she joining in on all the fun. we love that especially get this tucker barnes who she now calls abs after watching that fox5 promo. >> oh, lord. got it. >> that was good photo shop, though. [ laughter ] >> no, those are really his abs. have fun, kaya. we know you are as is everyone out there today in waldorf. >> all right. quick happy birthday to ivy. ivy is ronnie's granddaughter. ronnie whose our frequent friend. >> yes, yes, yes. >> happy birthday from fox5. >> happy birthday from the fox5 family. >> all righty. you got a final check erin still seeing volume top side of the beltway in college park on the inner loop n bethesda big crash we're working on montrose road. keep updated oh and that one as well. you can coo see that picture crews out there working hard. avoid that intersection if you can out at tilton wood drive. how about the forecast mike. >> forecast not looking too bad a couple of showers left out there.