it's gone by so fast. i'm dao vu. >> i hope fed ex delivers fast enough. i'm shawn tempesta. good morning. >> coming up today on the morning blend, discount deals for high end goods. we'll tell you where to last minute shop. >> plus, meet the local who's not only helping the valley see better but also the world. >> first up, looking for an old fashioned holiday experience? well, you still have time to enjoy the annual a very terry christmas inside the mirage. >> that's right. the singer, comedian, and celebrity impressionist is here with us now in his technicolor dream coat. >> that's right. this is my christmas -- my christmas outfit. >> love it. >> and you know, i always say, when we start a very terry christmas, i tell the audience, listen, i don't want you to think this is a holiday show. this is a christmas show, and i mean, huge cheers so i think people just, you know, they want to put aside political correctness and come to a christmas show. >> right, absolutely. >> that's a very terry christmas. >> exactly. and in the past you've done a cowboy themed christmas show. >> we have. >> but this year it's a very terry. >> a very terry christmas.

those who had gone to the rodeo and who like country, but we just do a little bit of everything, and it's all really christmas themed and holiday themed. we do have a -- one of our puppets is jewish i find out. i didn't know that, but he does some hanukkah stuff. >> there we go. >> even though it's after hanukkah. >> listen... i listen to christmas music for a couple weeks after. >> yes. >> so why not? >> i have my tree up all year round, it's okay. >> it's a lot of fun. you're a big fan of the holidays? >> i am. you know, i start decorating for halloween early september and then the day after halloween, i take down the halloween decorations and put up the christmas decorations. >> my hoa would not like you. >> well, that's why i specifically bought a house that was not in hoa. >> very smart. >> they used to always get on my case because i start too early but i love it. >> now, you're a newlywed. >> i am. >> did you incorporate anything tradition or anything on stage or behind the scenes? >> well, actually, my wife is a caterer. she has a catering business in dallas and i did not want her leaving. she's right over there. i did not want her leaving -- there she is.

i did not want her leaving me for the holidays so i wrote her into the christmas show so you can see her in the christmas show. >> your contractually obligated. >> right on stage. that's right. >> that's awesome. and what is it about the holidays that you think everybody seems to like? >> i think is just gives us a chance to be kids again. you know, for me -- well, i don't have to grow up. i play with puppets but, you know, i think it's that sense of wonderment and i still believe in santa claus and i love -- i just love that whole aspect of the child like aspect of christmas and the holidays. it makes me feel like a kid, and i love that. >> well you go and see your regular show, obviously the puppets are in there and you do a lot of things, but you actually have the most beautiful voice and you sing as well, which a lot of people i don't think realize that because it's the puppet show. >> yeah, it's funny. >> you know -- people know you >> it's funny, i'll do a song by myself -- i'll do a song by myself and people will say, oh my gosh, i didn't know you could sing. i'm like, yeah, well, that's what i do. you don't think the puppets are

>> i know, but it's just so weird to think that. >> it is funny. >> yes. >> it means i'm doing my job, i think. >> and you always honor the military in your show, which i love too. >> i do. and we honor the military in the christmas show as well. i wrote a special song from the perspective of those in our military that are deployed that cannot be home for christmas. >> oh, so powerful. >> so i wrote it from them to the audience members who will be without them so it's kind of a different twist. >> it really is an incredible show, and credit to you get so lost in your characters, we're not looking at you half the time. i got to be honest. we're looking at your characters. >> that's good. >> you do such a great job. >> that way you won't see my lips moving. >> there we go. >> can you tell us about your friends in the show? you've got winston the impersonating turtle. >> winston the impersonating turtle. julius, and we have -- >> emily. >> -- emma taylor, and then we have vicki the cougar of course this year. >> oh. >> berry fabous makes a special christmas appearance. >> nice. >> we have b bg crosby by the way. i mean, you know, can you believe the real bing crosby stops by and sings white christmas. >> wow. >> that's fantastic. >> so we actually -- i have a

crosby, and i got permission from bing crosby's family to call him bing crosby. >> that's very nice of you. >> we were gonna call him the crooner because there's like, well, i don't want to -- but they said absolutely. we just love that you have -- so if you want to see bing crosby alive again, come out and see my show. >> how cool of you to reach out to the family as well. that's very smart. i like that. we're about to hear you perform now. >> well, not me. i think you'll hear maynard tomkins. >> there we go. >> the world's greatest elvis impersonator. now, normally he does not know any elvis songs. >> oh. >> but he specially learned one just for this so let's bring maynard tomkins out. >> come on out. >> here we go maynard coming to the stage now. >> there we go. very nice. >> there he is. is this good? >> oh, that's perfect. >> all right. we'll let you take it away. >> okay, are you ready? >> no, i'm ready. >> yeah, okay. i'm ready. >> all right, let's do this. here's some christmas from maynard. i'll have a blue christmas without you.

just thinkin' about you. decorations of red on a green christmas tree, won't be the same dear if you're not here with me. and when those blue snowflakes start fallin' that's when those blue memories start callin'. you'll be doin' all right with your christmas of white

blue, blue, blue christmas. >> ah... merry christmas, merry christmas. >> great job. >> that was awesome. >> thanks, maynard. >> thank you very much. >> very nice. >> that was a lot of fun. >> you did a very good job, maynard, thank you so much. >> great seeing you. >> thank you, terry. >> happy holidays. happy holidays. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you. >> merry christmas. >> there we go. catch a very terry christmas and terry fader now through christmas eve, that's a couple days from now, a day from now as a matter of fact. show time 7:30 p.m... for tickets and more information, head to the website on your screen and maynard has left the building. >> yes... more to come on the blend in just a few minutes.

music think you have what it takes to race me or other vegas celebs? well, this sunday it's not the place you finish that matters, but the support you bring to the valley's homeless. >> and here with the details of mike hammer's inaugural go cart race, it is mike hammer. >> yes. yes, it's him. >> hello. >> is my tight straight? i've gotten yelled at by the staff about my straight tie. >> dare i say look at the vest too. handsome man. >> hammer time. >> well, thank you. i brought along my guest. >> yes, there we go, a 3-foot tree. congratulations. >> 3-foot, i look taller. >> so tell us about this event. what's going on? >> okay. what's going on is it's a celebrity go cart race and it's to race money for charity, serving hope lv and they do a lot of -- a lot of people know them for the monday night servings where they feed the homeless and sounds so weird, feed the homeless, come here. come here. but it doesn't really work that way. but they also provide hygiene products and they help them find

clothing, so we're trying to raise money by having people race with celebrities to, you know, get money for a good cause and it's fun. >> we honored that group here on our show, and they actually won $500 for the work that they do so we're familiar with them. >> i know you are. i saw them on your show and i said that's -- >> yes, that's the guy. i said i'll steal that idea. >> yeah. well, how much does this event cost? how does it work? >> well, basically if you want to race just like ten laps around the track, it's $25 and you can race and that's fun and the money goes to charity and you're having a good time at the same time and you can also run into the wall, knock people into the wall -- okay, we shouldn't do that. we'll be working for a different charity if that happens. >> that's late night. >> yeah, but for $100, hundred, i'm trying to do the boston thing, "a hundred dollah." for $100 you can race with celebrities, vegas celebrities so it's really fun and we've got some really good people. dao's gonna be there, yes.

on her record in the past five years. >> she has an accident on her record already? >> i've had two hit and runs but that's because other people hit me. i've never hit anybody else. >> oh, you've never hit anybody and ran? >> she's been the victim. >> i'm good. he's the one that hits people. >> she's like, i did not expect this to come out. we're having lance burton, master magician lance burton. you cannot say master magician without lance burton in there. >> of course. >> but lance burton, clint holmes is comes. >> oh, great. >> kelly clinton is coming because she won't let him go anywhere alone. but i love her. she's so much fun. >> we love her too. >> robin leech should be there. >> awesome. >> he's gonna be there. >> he drives on the other side of the road. >> yes, yes. i think he changed that now. i think he's gotten accustomed to -- >> did they really? >> no, no. murray sawchuk of course. and then zowie bowie if he wakes up in time. but we've got some of your friends from thunder down under. that's you're gonna go broke with it just that alone. >> i know.

it's gonna be really a lot of fun. anthony cools -- now, anthony cools i'm really gonna be wondering because he's got all these race cars like for real. >> oh, wow. >> yeah, i hope he -- well, these are go cart races but he's got these lamborghinis -- yeah, i think he's a nutty driver. >> we'll just tie his hands, okay? >> we'll tie his hands. yeah. but i've got a lot of these local -- >> you'll be racing too? >> i'll be racing of course. i'm sure everybody will try to run me off. >> yeah, of course. >> what a great idea to come up with this. >> oh, i think it's fun. >> it's fantastic. >> i think it's fun and then, you know, the other thing too is it's in the afternoon so it'll be fun for people to come out and, you know, it's right between what, new years and christmas so, you know, the locals will have something to do that's not really too expensive. >> yeah, $25 is very reasonable. $100 if you want to race the celebrity. >> yeah, but it goes -- what's that, shawn? >> you're giving back at the end of the day. >> we're giving back. >> you're giving back. >> and that's what important. did you see that? did you say giving back. it's so powerful. but i've got the tree. >> couple days after christmas

people are a little bored still so it's a great thing to do on a sunday. >> yeah. a little bored still. >> let's do something. four queens, your show? >> i'm at the four queens downtown, big downtown, fremont street. >> congratulations. you've been there for a while. >> i've been there almost -- well over five and a half years. >> that's a great run. >> yeah, it is a great run. that sounds like it's over. >> it is a... it was great while it lasted, mike. >> well, tell us about your show. >> you lasted longer than most strip shows in town. >> it did, no, it's going really well. i'm actually surprised because as far as my show goes, i've been referred to as the don rickels of magic so i make fun of the audience a little bit, but it's all in fun, at least for me it's fun. i'm surprised that they've, like, i've gotten such good response. like people -- i'm glad that they get that i'm joking around. you know what i mean? >> well, you're part comedian, you're part magician. >> yeah, it's comedy magic show, right.

bit of everything. >> yeah, if you go a little too far, let me show you a trick here. >> look at the thumb. >> what nights do you perform. >> tuesday through saturday, tuesday through saturday at 7:00 o'clock. >> awesome. >> and my tie at the show will be perfectly -- >> it will be tied, it will be straight as an arrow. >> can you believe they were yelling at me. straighten mike's tie. like, who cares about mike's tie. they want me to look good. >> now, mike, back to the fundraiser that you're doing, how do we get tickets? there or online? >> it's just show up. it's gonna be there. i'm actually gonna have some information on my website, mikehammershow.com. mikehammershow.com. also it's gene woods racing so we'll have some information there as well but, yeah, we're just doing it pretty much when people arrive. i mean, it's one of those things it's in the afternoon -- >> come, show up, have fun. >> outside. it's just gonna be fun. >> yeah, so just people will show up and we're also gonna have foods donated for people that arrive. >> awesome.

you eat those does not get served to the needy -- >> so don't eat it. >> so don't really eat it. >> it's great having you, buddy. >> thank you so much, you guys. >> i'll be bringing my driving gloves. >> thank you very much. >> thank you so much. we'll see you over there. now, don't miss out on the fun at mike hammer's celebrity go cart race. i'll be there, lance burton, chris from zowie bowie, thunder from down under, fantasy, and so many other people. the event is this sunday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the gene woods racing spirits on sunset east of las vegas boulevard. >> proceeds benefit serving hope lv to feed the homeless. mike's website on your screen and the number for gene woods racing

music shawn: she hit the stage of the ama preshow while claiming she's here to stay, alessia cara, she's blowing up the charts with her infectious new single, one that we're actually playing on

her debut album, "know it all," is out now it's been winning the hearts of fans, critics, and even celebs like taylor swift. when you have the other celebrities listening to your stuff, that's how you know you're good. alessia's with us now. hi, alessia. alessia: hi, how are you? shawn: doing very well. very, very happy to get to talk to you today. not only am i here at channel 13, but i'm also at mix 94.1, and we were listening to what songs we should add and your song came across and it's one of those, you hear it once, you know it's gonna be a hit, you got to play it. congratulations on all the success! alessia: thank you so much. thank you, and i appreciate you playing it. that's awesome. shawn: so your song here, it's obviously been a global hit. when you're putting your first foot out there, like, okay, i hope everybody likes me. here's my first single from my first album. did you think it was gonna

have a feeling? alessia: i mean, i always had a gut feeling about it and i knew it was special. i didn't know where it was gonna fit or what was gonna happen with it, but of course you can never really prepare yourself for how big a song is gonna get or how quickly it's gonna explode, and it really just happened so fast and i didn't expect it. it just kind of hit me, like it blindsided me and, yeah, but it was an amazing blindside, if that makes any sense. shawn: yeah, it's the best kind of -- no, it's the best kind of blind side. better than in your car because then you have to stop and hand over insurance. it's a big pain. your album's called -- shawn: yeah, don't ever get in an accident, alessia. if you happen to, it's just such a pain. "know it all" is the name of the album. we actually see it over your shoulder. before we talk about the album, let's rewind six years ago. you're starting a youtube channel, and you're like in middle school. did you ever think it would happen this fast?

i knew i was meant to do this and i knew i was gonna do this eventually but i wasn't sure how or when or really why. i just knew it was gonna happen at some point but, you know, again, you never know and i can never prepare myself no matter what for like what happened, and it just really did happen very fast, a lot faster than i would have ever expected so, yeah. shawn: let's talk about the work going into this album, know it all, and how did you come up with the song list? how do you massage it down to those final few songs? alessia: well, i think initially we ended up recording 20 to 30 songs. shawn: wow! alessia: and on the deluxe edition of know it all -- yeah. and on the deluxe edition of know it all, there's 13 songs so we narrowed it down to 13. i mean, it's difficult because you get attached to the songs and of course they're all -- you made them so you get this sense of attachment to them but i think because i'm so focused on making an album whole and just making it a concept and a

only a few that really were in line with each other and kind of stayed in the same vein and that really represented what know it all is, and really know it all is the concept of growing up and really thinking that sometimes you know everything about life. in reality you don't so this is just a collection of 13 songs that i think, you know, these are just my opinions and thoughts on the world, and this is what i think i know but i'm still growing up and i don't really know much so i guess in a sense a sarcastic kind of title. shawn: you're learning as you go along a little bit. here's what to do with the extra songs, you hold them for the next album, or you wait like 50, 60 years when it's all said and done, all of a sudden you're like tupac and you're dropping new music because you've just had them ready to go for years. you're just ready to go. alessia, you have a big smile on your face -- alessia: exactly, yeah. shawn: i know this is your last satellite interview of the day, you've had a very long day. this is a stretch. relax and congratulations on the new album. alessia: thank you so much,

shawn: got to hear her music. alessia cara's debut album called "know it all." it's available now and if you want to learn more, just visit the website you see, alessiacara.com. >> her focus to help people here and abroad get the eye care they desperately need. marjula stebbing is a certified ophthalmic technician with shepherd eye center. >> she joins us now to share her story and how you can help too. good morning to you and welcome. >> well, good morning. thanks for having me. >> can you tell us about the eye related volunteer work that you do here and abroad? >> absolutely. back in 2010, i was part of a group that went to zambia, africa, and over there we -- several things we did besides eye care, there was dentistry, there was people that did sewing, there was people that-- teachers, and we went there for a conference to teach

with their skills and help them so they would, you know, be able to earn a living for their families. i trained about 40 african missionaries how to do simple eye exams, how to go out to the bush where there's no eye care at all, no medical care at all, and i took kits, these kits i have here that for them to do these simple eye exams, it's really rather simple, you go better one, better two and there's several lenses that you stack up and try to get to the closest power that the patient needs and so these local people then would be able to go and give this care. besides training them or helping them with this, we did five days of clinic where the students that i was able to train then helped me and we were able to see hundreds of

prescribe -- give them eyeglasses, even simple eyeglasses. here we are so blessed, we have so much and over there people are truly blind and even a simple pair of even readers would make a difference, you know, from seeing or not seeing. getting a job or going to school or not being able to do any of those things that we do here. >> it's really incredible work that you're doing. >> yes. >> and you went with two physicians from shepherd eye center as well, and that was obviously a little bit different than the first trip. >> yes, last year i went with tina reddy and ravi reddy. we went to the dominican republic and they did 90 cataract surgeries there, and i partnered -- i went with them but then i partnered with local optometrists, and we were able to see about 500 people there and prescribe -- i took probably about 800 pair of glasses so we gave the glasses and that was an incredible serving opportunity there. >> that's awesome. >> yeah, you've changed so many people's lives for the better

what have you done? >> well, here locally, i feel blessed that i'm working for shepherd eye center for the past 20 years. they really have a heart for giving, and our physicians, tina reddy, ravi reddy, dr. steven montgomery, robert taylor have-- we volunteered for thanksgiving day for the blessed fest so i was able to donate about 2,000 pair of glasses to them so i take the glasses home, i clean them, i fix them, i have my kitchen becomes a lab. i measure them and i categorize them ready for the doctors to prescribe and give. so they had that service for the homeless here in town. dr. taylor has also volunteered for the inner city schools and inner city kids giving them also eye exams and glasses so that's what we've done locally here. >> can we donate a pair of

or do something to help you also? >> please do, please do. you can donate to any shepherd eye center location. we have four, and if you donate your glasses, children's glasses, adult glasses, i will make sure they get to the hands of the people that really, really need it so please donate the glasses. >> well, you're really giving these kids and these people freedom. without your vision, you're lost. >> absolutely. i can tell you a quick story of two brothers that i took care of in africa and they were teenagers, and they were as near-sighted as theieiage probably, minus 15. something ridiculous. you can't even count fingers here. so i gave them glasses and they were in awe. both of them. they were like looking at the trees, looking at the -- for the first time they saw. >> it's like regaining vision. >> right. so they could get a job, go to school, do those things that we just, you know, take for granted here. so it was amazing. that made my trip. >> so many people get lasik and these eye surgeries and they don't need these glasses anymore so don't throw them away.

>> there's a purpose for people to use them. >> if you get cataract surgery, lasik surgery and you have a bunch of glasses, please donate because we will use them. next year, we are actually going to calcutta in june. >> excellent. >> so, yeah. dr. ravi reddy and dr. tina reddy we're sending a team there so all the glasses i'm starting to collect now will be for that trip in calcutta. we're planning to see a lot of children. there's a lot of homeless children there so if you have children's frames as well, we're collecting those. >> well, i have a bunch of glasses at home in a drawer. i'm going to get it out and give it to you. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. you're welcome. >> thank you so much. >> my pleasure. >> thank you for all the work that you do. >> again, marjula stebbing is a shepherd eye clinic technician. if you would like to learn more about the volunteer work they do, check out the website or call the number right there on your screen. there you can also find which of their four locations is

shop while making a difference. dinosaurs and roses, the pop up shop is here to reach out and touch as many people with bargains that give back. >> here to explain, executive director, michelle morgan. great to see you again. how are you? >> great to see you. >> welcome. >> happy holidays. >> same to you. >> you too. can you tell us about your store for people who have not gotten a chance to shop there? >> yes, well we have a fantastic shop at tivoli, actually we're so excited cause it's two shops in one, and we're located on the second floor in the lv market, and the first store is our holiday shop, which has everything in there that you need to make your christmas a lot merrier. i brought some ornaments and we have some lennox china. >> oh, wow. >> and we have some name brand things at amazingly affordable prices. we have decor, gifts, and then our second shop, which is right next door to that, has everything from

artwork, amazing artwork. i wish i could of brought some because if you have a big floor to ceiling, we've got it all. >> nice. >> that's awesome. >> we have a whole room dedicated towards pottery that looks like this. >> awesome. >> that for the holidays will be featuring great sales on, and it's like your one stop shopping for everything that you need to give. >> do you have new things and gently used things? >> no. >> or it's all -- what is? >> at tivoli -- >> okay. >> -- it's all brand new. >> it's all new merchandise. >> everything is one of a kind designer pieces that we were so blessed to get from the world market center and from various galleries and other entities in town. >> so you're able to get in there while us shlubs can't. you get all the cool stuff and you're able to bring it to the store, which is awesome. >> we bring it to the store and the best part about it is that every purchase is something you can feel good about because the proceeds go to support our emergency assistance program, which is out of our thrift

and 95, and that's where we do the beautiful work we do in the community. >> explain how this program works because you're not just the shop obviously. you give things as well. >> right. we started out as everyone knows as a thrift store, which is still there. and every monday we take letters and referrals from low income families and families that are struggling and we give away coats and clothes and shoes, and with our referral program buying these things go to support those people that are so desperate in need for things that we take for granted like a warm coat. >> awesome. >> so the shop funds everything that you do? >> yes, yes. >> so it's so important for us to go shopping there. >> absolutely. >> and buy something because it gives back. >> yeah, and we also have a place at the meadows mall as well, and that has big furniture and 3,000 square feet worth of more goodies. the tivoli shop is really sweet because it's a real treasure-trove. the way it's designed, we have vignettes in every room and

and decorate your house. it's all set up for you. >> that's so cool. i love it. are you accepting donations? >> yes, and we are actually desperate for donations. >> okay. >> so we love you to clean out your closet, your attic, and your garage and please donate to us. give us a call, if you have big items, we'll pick up but you can drop off at any of our locations at tivoli, at the meadows as well as trop and 95 at the thrift store. >> awesome. >> and obviously if someone wants to cut you a check, they can do that directly? >> that would be my angel from heaven because so many times we get a call for things that we just don't have and those are the things that we like to go out and purchase for the people that are in need. >> and the community -- the need in the community is always -- it's growing. >> it's growing every day. it's amazing to me how many letters i receive from people that just don't have the basics and the necessities like shoes. you know, we are constantly giving away shoes to people that just don't have it.

at this time of year to reach out and it's not only this holiday, it's 365 days a year that people are in need. >> no question. >> what are your hours at the thrift store? >> the thrift store is open -- all of our stores are open every single day, seven days a week. >> oh, wow. >> so that's one of the things. the thrift store is open from 10 to 6. meadows is the meadows mall hours. >> okay. >> and tivoli is open from 11 to 6 and 8. >> awesome. and if people want more information, they can go to your website? >> absolutely. and i always be happy to take any phone call from anyone that wants to discuss and also if anyone wants to volunteer, we love volunteers as well. >> well, we're happy for all of your success because i remember you started off on charleston -- >> yes. -- and jones and now you've moved your way to bigger place and better locations. >> you're all over the place now, you're spread out. >> it's wonderful. >> we are and just real quick, we have 500 bridal gowns if anybody needs a bridal gown, you can pick up a bridal >> where? >> trop and 95. >> how did you get

>> it was an event that kind of was donated to us and some are brand new, some obviously have only been loved once, but our bridal gowns are amazing, and you can walk away for like i said, $30. >> veils cost more than $30. >> that's right. >> that's wonderful, >> yeah. >> thank you so much. >> and again, all that goes to charity. >> that's great news. having you as always. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much for having me. >> thank you. >> wow. while shopping for great bargains with dinosaurs and roses. they are located inside market lv at tivoli village. all sales will go to benefit more than 40 charities across the valley. for more information, head

or call the number listed.

of magic and now illusionist dirk arthur and his exotic team of animals, they're adding a new cub to the litter. >> that's right. it's called wild magic. here with more about it is the man himself, dirk arthur along with an adorable baby cub. how are you? >> good morning. thanks for having us today. >> great to see you again. did you give her a name yet? >> well, she doesn't have an official name. we're contemplating doing a name the tiger contest. >> that's a great idea. >> we've done that before and we have so much fun with that. last time it was crazy popular. the most popular name is stripe apparently for a tiger. >> of course, yes. >> she's so playful. how old is she? >> she's 8 weeks old? >> how much does she weigh? >> she probably weighs about 15 pounds and at full size she'll weigh almost 500 pounds. >> oh my goodness. >> so we're talking a lot of growing that's gonna be happening. >> at the beginning of the show i had said, we're gonna have this cat on the show before its able to eat us. 500 pounds, that's no joke. >> yeah, and they grow incredibly fast too. i swear, sometimes between the nighttime and in the morning,

like a couple pounds over night. >> what's your meat budget? >> you don't even want to know. >> he gets a lot of points at smith. he gets his gas for free. >> i'm very popular at the supermarket. that's all i can say. >> does she like a eat often? >> well, she does. we're just weaning her off the bottle right now. >> okay. >> so she gets a couple of bottles of special milk, formula -- okay, you can walk around. there you go. >> yeah. there you go. >> -- of milk and then we're just starting to teach her to eat meat so she eat as lot of ground turkey right now. oh, you got lots of energy, don't you? you are the cutest cat. >> tell us about your show. >> well, we're really excited. we have our show at the west gate. it's in the afternoon so it's awesome for families, especially with the holiday season coming up, and we have just a great assortment of cats. snow leopards, and white tigers, and black panthers, and of course we do our educational segment of the show. we're really into educating about awareness to preserve wildlife and the forest of the world, but we kind of mix that in with just a super fun show. because it's all about fun and entertainment and magic. >> of course. >> and all that good stuff. >> and you have a

>> i do. we have a very cool breeding program. this cat was actually born from a pair of my tigers that -- you're just a munchkin today -- from a pair of my tigers that used to be in the show. they're now living at a sanctuary because any animals that if they're not in the show and working every day and having activity, then i prefer that they live in a larger area. so we work with several sanctuaries and endangered programs, breeding programs throughout the u.s., and she was just born eight weeks ago and my friends at the sanctuary were like, hey, dirk, would you like a little baby back since you donated a couple of animals to us already and there she is. >> will she be in the show later on? >> yes, we're gonna be adding her to the show in just a very short time, probably in about a week. >> all right. >> it's super fun and again, we can talk about endangered animals and she just comes out with her cuteness and she just steals the show. >> how are we gonna help name her? how are you gonna work this contest? >> well, i have to get approval, but if anyone wants to call in with suggestions, we're just widely open to any suggestions. >> okay, fair enough. >> unfortunately, i'm terrible at naming animals so i like

>> i come up with the names and all my staff are like, no, i don't think so, dirk. >> i'm just saying zebra. i mean, zebra. she looks like a zebra. that's adorable. it's a terrible name but, you know. >> we actually have a cat that was named in one of our contests, miley tigress. it's cute, and then we had katie purrey. i didn't take that name because i already had a cat named shakira and i didn't want people to think, what is it with these like female pop stores. it's kind of weird. >> obviously your show is very family friendly? >> super family friendly. yep, great for all ages and all kinds of fun stuff. we got audience participation and comedy and big illusions. we make a helicopter appear. >> wow. >> wow. >> i'm doing a new thing with a car that levitates high above the stage and vanishes. >> what? >> super cool. yep. very fun. >> and you have gorgeous assistants? >> well, thank you, yes. >> yes, still. >> yep, we still have the dancing and just -- >> oh my goodness. i will say this, to have bonded to the couch. if there's ever been a time to get rid of the couch, now would be the time. and now she likes

>> she's very curious. >> she does like artificial plants. >> dirk, adorable. thank you so much. >> thank you. it was a pleasure. >> great to see you guys. >> you too. >> thanks for having us. >> good-bye nameless kitten. >> bye. >> i love you. >> catch the dirk arthur wild magic show at the west gate. the show runs every monday through saturday at 4:00 p.m.. for tickets and more information, call the number or visit the website right

we'll be right back. he's a star on the rise at only 10 years old, jet jurgensmeyer has been in some of the hottest projects in film and tv, including the movie woodlawn. >> you'll see him soon in the disney channel original movie, adventures in babysitting and she's with us now. how are you? >> great, how are you guys? >> great. thank you. so great to meet you. >> great to meet you. >> you're only 10 years old. when did you get into acting? >> i started out acting when i was four, actually. >> that's forever ago. >> do you remember your first

>> it was a christmas seals, actually. >> oh, wow. >> surprisingly enough i did it in nashville where i started out, and i remember going in and it was -- i loved it when i first started and i've done it ever since. >> you got bit by the bug. >> yes, sir. >> at only 4. >> it's unbelievable. he has zero personality by the way behind the scenes. none, not charming at all. okay, so this upcoming disney project, it's called adventures in babysitting? >> yes, sir. >> let's talk about this. how did you get involved and what can we expect? >> well, i mean, i was in california, and i went to the audition, got a call back, and my agent and manager actually called me -- >> i'm so jealous... i can't get an agent, i'm 31. >> okay, okay, okay. well, they called me and they said, hey, you guys better get ready and pack your bags because you're going to vancouver, canada, for two months. >> oh, that's so cool. >> you're gonna be filming adventures in babysitting. i was jumping up and down. it was amazing. >> so you had to go

>> two months in vancouver. my grandparents actually came up and visited for a couple days so that was a lot of fun getting to see them and showing them what it's like. >> how do you go to school then? >> i'm actually homeschooled. >> okay. >> my parents are my teachers and i love it. i have a lot of fun with it. >> you get to be somebody else for a day or two months or a different character, it's fun. >> yes, ma'am, i love playing different characters. especially when the characters are a challenge to do. i also love playing a real person. >> yeah. >> like in the past, like i did in woodlawn, todd geralds and then getting to meet that real person. it's something that you'll never forget. >> no question. can your parents homeschool me? i know it's kind of late, but you're so sharp. it's unbelievable. when i was 10, i was just picking my nose. you're like so far ahead. >> i thought you still were. >> i still do actually. for fact i do that. what's it like, i mean, do you -- how cool is it for you to at this young of an age

and doing what you love? >> it's amazing because you get to meet a lot of people, and my parents always say i never meet a stranger. i love talking to people. i talk their ears off and, i mean, you make a lot of new friends. a lot of new friends and adventures in babysitting, that was amazing because we all considered each other family. >> of course, working with sabrina and sofia. >> that was awesome. they were so nice. >> and i'm sure you watch a lot of tv and see a lot of movies. >> yes, ma'am. >> is there an actor that you would love to work with? >> i've always said tom hanks. >> why do you love tom hanks? >> well, i mean, he does voice over. i do voice over, he's in movies, i'm in movies, and i think it'd be a great experience to get to learn from someone that's got that great of a resume. >> yeah, no kidding. >> yeah, he's so talented. >> you learn a lot of interesting things. >> what's your favorite tom hanks movie? >> toy story. every kids got to love story. >> pretty good. have you ever seen big? >> yes, sir, i have. >> how awesome? >> oh my gosh. oh, big is awesome.

>> and forest gump. >> oh, yes. >> of course. >> who doesn't love forest gump? >> you need to get your people to call his people and line something up. >> now, i see you're wearing cowboy boots. >> yes, ma'am. >> would you like to play a cowboy some day? >> that would definitely be awesome. >> yeah? >> i mean, we have a family farm in missouri and i love to go and ride horses and ride four wheelers, check on cattle out there. that's a lot of fun getting to go there and see everybody. >> have you ever had to kiss a girl on screen yet? >> you know, unfortunately, yes. >> unfortunately. >> unfortunately. it was a bad experience? >> on a music video. on a music video. >> did you have to peck her on the cheek? >> actually the girl actually kissed me. >> oh. >> the girl kissed me under a mistletoe. it was in a lady antebellum video, music video. >> oh, really. we'll have to look up that one. >> that was holly jolly christmas. >> okay. >> that was interesting. >> that was icky though, huh? >> but we're friends now, me and her. >> there you go. >> we've done a movie together. we love hanging out. >> after the kiss he's like, i think it's better if we just stay friends. you know, we're learning.

you got to work with sean aston there and nick bishop. >> yes. >> i actually got to talk to sean aston about that flick. >> you did? really? >> what was filming that like? what was it like on the set? >> that was a lot of fun because everybody was really nice to me. they all treated me like a grown up and working with sean, that was amazing because i've actually -- i've done some work with him on some voice over and stuff like that before. >> oh, awesome. >> so getting to see him again, that was awesome. and we actually -- one day i wrapped and we were at legion field -- >> wrapped as in -- >> finished, like i finished filming. >> okay. i thought you meant yo, yo, yo rap. >> oh. >> i got you. >> that would have been funny. but i had a football and i got to throw the football and play football with rudy. >> that's so cool. >> that was like a dream come true for me. >> how awesome is that? >> okay, very quickly. when is this movie coming out for the disney original movie? do you know? >> we've been told early next year, early 2016. >> okay. very cool. >> okay.

>> thank you. >> just to let you know by the way, he's a triple threat too because you do music? >> yes, sir. >> he's just adorable. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> by the way, if i give you my tape, can you hand it to your agent? thank you. jet jurgensmeyer, he is an acanaspiring musician. you can see him in pure flicks' woodlawn. he's also in the 100th disney channel original movie, adventures in babysitting, which will hit tv screens next year. to learn more about jet, you

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preparing that meal for friends and family? a creative twist on a popular side dish. that's thursday at 9. >> now, you saw him this morning but catch a terry fader presents a very terry christmas through tomorrow at the mirage. >> show times are at 7:30 p.m. for tickets and more information, the website right there on your screen, we're gonna leave you with this performance from this morning. have a great day, everybody. >> have a great day, bye. i'll have a blue christmas without you i'll be so blue

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