hi, everyone. i'm jim handly. we'll show you some of the more interesting lol stories making news in our area this week. among them, a rare interview with the godfather of go-go. jim vance talks to iconic musician chuck brown. possible solutions to a widespread dish washing dilemma. viewers share their answers on how to prevent cloudy glasses from coming out of clean dish washs. and we'll take to you a breath taking winter exhibit that has a dr. seuss twist this year. butfirst, are we giving up our privacy rights just to fly? one virginia man believes so. and he is going for a nationwide

boycott of those full body scanners at airports on the busiest travel day of the year. julie carey has details on what is being call natial opt-out day. >> reporter: he flies about eight to ten times a year and he has not yet been through a full body scanner. but he already knows, they violate his sense of privacy. >> i think it an unreasonable search. i don't think the gernment has the right to be able to see under anyo's clothes that they want. i think it is very unreasonable measure. >> reporter: that's why he created a webb called opt-out day.com. he hopes it will prompt what he calls a national act of civil obedience on november 24th. the bu day befe thanksgiving. he is urging air tralers to refuse to go through body scanners. he expects for many, the alternative, the new enhanced pat-down won't be much better. his intent is for both security checks to get more scrutiny. >> if you're really aggrieved

about it, write the members of congress, write the airlines and voice your frustration. we should have a voice and be able to change it if we don't like it. >> reporter: a tsa spokesman points out the use of advance technology is always an option for passenger. he adds ultimately, the efficient process and minimal wait times at checkpoints depends on the cooperation of passengers who clearly understand the need to be safe and secure. at reagan national today, this traveller shares his sentiments. >> i think it is an invague of privacy. i think there is way too much being shown. and the thing that's the kicker for me personal is i don't want them seeing my daughter. >> reporter: other flyers say security truchs privacy and they wonder ihis opt-out day might back fire creating long lines and angry travelers. >> it is not a major invasion of privacy. the peopleooking at these x-rays are trained. so really think it is not a big deal. >> i'm not traveling that day. if i was and it was holding me

upmaking me late, i would be angry, yes. >> reporter: news4. here's something else that could cost protests or cause them. having to pay to get into the smithsonian meums. free admission has always been a hallmark of these d.c. tourist destinations but as tom sheood reports, there is a controversial plan to start charging visitors. >> reporter: the air and space museum helps draw millis every year to the smithsoni complex on the national mall. one of america's premier tourist spots. >> it is19 museums and research centers. right here lining the mall are the big museums. >> reporter: founded in the 1,800s by a bequest from smithson, they get 5% of the operating funds from american taxpayers. now a bipartisan commission on the federal deficit is suggesti each visitor pay as much as $7.50 to help reduce the national debt. a move the museum's fear could hurt attendae.

>> if we have a fee, first of all, it would be a problem for low income visitors. that's first. second, yes. it probably would cut down on our visitors because not everyone could afford it. >> reporter: they also draw huge crowds of high school and junior high students. it could be tough to handle. >> devastated. we wouldn't be able to do this. >> reporter: tourists mostly on the mall mostly agree. >> so many fans get to enjoy it because it is free and i think that's part of of our taxpayer dollars. >> i grew up in a town where museums were free andit they should be free for all people and the kids that can't go anywhere else. >> reporter: others say the smithsonian is so interesting and so valuable, they wouldn't mindaying something. >> i'm from chicago. we pay for all our museums. i think there'snough to see of value that we shouldo it. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4, washington. >> there have been other plans to start charging enance fees

at the smithsonian. none has ever been adopted, though. now to a story that has really struck a nerve with a lot of our viewers. liz crenshaw broughtus a report on how new detergent formulas are leaving a lot of cloudy glasses after a dish washing cycle. many of i have sent in your suggestions to help clear up the problem. here's liz with some of the solutions. >> reporter: we showed you what's coming out of clean dish washers. cloudy glasses. and you've heard from disgusted locals. >> we're seeing in our glasses a film and splotchiness. they look cloudy and it is hard to explain. like they're smudged, like they're dirty. >> reporter: and we've since heard from other viewers w seem to be on top of this problem. >> what my grandmotr started me on years and years ago has really paid off. >> reporter: stephanieays she has the secret to getting your cloudy glasses clean and clear. she saw our story and revisited

her glasses. >> i was checking to make sure mine weren't cloudy and they were not. i've been doing something. >> >> reporter: so folk watching, is they have cloudy glasses, what do you want them to do? >> add a little bleach to the gls cycle. >> reporter: she adds bleach to her detergent and says her glasses and dishes shine every time. >> it isot cloudy at all. >> reporter: she says if viewers use her suggestion -- >> they'll get the clean glasses. >> reporter: bleach s just one suggestion we received for clearing up cloudy glasses. e-mails flooded our inbox. virginia of leesburg said run a ad using just tang to clean up your cloudy glasses and silverware. yes, tang. joan from west virginia said borax works for her. karen from reston, virginia, said she us gel pack and adds white vinegar. the american cleaning institute is aware of america's problem. phosphates, once in dishwasher

deterjents, serve as a major work horse ingredient in removing food and grease and now phosphates are gone. the institute said try sething new. >> there are a viety of products out there and companies make, different company make fferent brands of auto dish detergent. sometimes it may have to be with a particular product or the hardness of the water. reporter: to clear up already cloudy glasses, the american cleaning institute offers this plan. >> fill your top rack with your cloudy glasses. then take two cups of white vinegar, put it in a bowl, and put it in an empty bottom rack. close the machine with no soap, run a full cycle. all right. will he see how we did. wine glass, ew. i still see the cloudiness. maybe it is a little bit better. bu that's not perfect to me.

how about the water glass? where is that? that line is gone. all right. it worked othe water glass. we all want the same thing. >> my glass ware and all my dishes are sparkly. >> reporter: liz crenshaw, news4. >> those ty gel packs are helping me and you can find the list of viewer solutions at nbcwashington.com. search cloudy glasses. still to come on news4 this week a lesson they'll 97 forget. how a local teenager saved her teacher's flif front of the entire class. d the exercise class helping cancer patients find strength, both physically and em winter mode. standard on every 2011 jaguar. winter will never feel the same again.

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a new survey says the washington area is tops when it come to overall well being. residents in the maryland and virginia suburbs have e longest life expectancy when compared to other states. the survey also took education and wealth into account and 47%

of washingtonians have at least a bachelor's degree. the d.c. area is the most afuent in the country with a median income of $85,000. well, no one should have to go through a cancer diagnosis alone and some local women dealing with breast cancer are finding support and companionship while doing some pretty tough exercise at a gym in dupont circle. it is a place for them to find strength. and as doreen gentzler shows us, a place for all of us to find inspiration. >> i actually believe that having done heart rate training for all the time before i was diagnosed probably saved my life. >> reporter: mary doesn't look sick. in fact, the 55-year-old spin instructor is probably in better shape than most people in this city. but what her enthusiasm for spinning hides is her year-long battle with breast cancer.

>> it was pretty brutal to say the least. >> reporter: a year ago, mary was diagnosed wh stage three advanced breast cancer. shunderwent a mastectomy in her right breast. six chemotherapy treatments and 30 radiation sessions. but throughout that entire journey, she never gave up spinning. now she has turned around that passion to help others going through the same thing. >> as i've been going through this, i've had the masses come to my rescue and help me. so i want to give back. >> reporter: she is now teaching a spi class at washington sports club, exclusively for breast cancer patients and survivors. she believes doing all that sweating can help women recover more quickly. >> the doctors said one of the biggest problems is that women stop exercising. and it makes it much more difficult for them to get on with what they need to get healthy. >> reporter: women like mary ellen who was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer last

spring. >> it makes me feel a lot tter about myself. and it got me out of the dumps. >> reporter: linda is a 15-year survivor who has been spinning for ten years. >> kind of a bond, a sisterhood between people that have breast cancer. >> it makes them feel. >> they have somebody to talk to. who else will come in and say, i have a sock in my bra. so it's a suppor group but we're doing something actively to get better, be healthy and ay healthy. >> reporter: doreen gentzler, news4. >> the classes are health at the washington sports club in dupont circle tuesdays and fridays at 8:00 a.m. these classes are free for breast cancer patients even if they're not members of the gym. a 14-year-old's attention to detail may have made the difference between life and death for a mclean teacher. india was sitting in class at the school when she realized her teacher was choking.

a few other girl went for help but india didn't wait. she learned the heimlich maneuver at a class for ba sitters at reston hospital and puthat she learned to use. >> i asked her if she knew the heimlich maneuver and she did the motion to me to nod. i went behind her and t openheimer lick maneuver. she's not dead. and he have one was happy. >> india has since taught the heimlich to her classmates. coming up, what is it like bier being the better half to one of the leading quarterbacks? we'll find out from roxy mcnabb herself. and chuck brown talks about what keeps him going at 74 years ol rule the tweet.

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philadelphia. it has made national headlines but it has had an impact on the mcnabb family life off the field. lindsay czarniak talked to his wife roxie about that. >> reporter: donovancnabb is one of the best note of football players in the nfl. that means every move he makes is under the microscope. what about the person who shares that life with the superstar quarterback? roxy mcnabb has been married to him for seven years. while she is rarely in the spotlight, she shares some of the pressures her husband is under. >> a lot of balance. balance, patience. just deal with it. if you get too caught up in it, thing don'tork out. i've seen it so many mes. you cannot get caught up in all the stuff going on. >> reporter: did you ever feel like there were certain thing you had to give up when you entered this lifestyle with him?

>> oh, yeah. i would not say give it up. i put it on hold. there are things i want to do. i'm very involved in education. that's what i want to do. not necessarily teach but i wanted to be in education somewhere. i want to get my ph.d.. that's what i want to doism put on it hold. football, you can be somewhere one week, somewhere else the next week. you can't start something and not finish it. >> reporter: for 11 seasons in philadelphia, donovan mcnabb was often criticized. this was something she had to deal with regularly. >> you can pretty much predict how they'll react to thing. >> reporter: oh, yeah? >> oh, you know how they'll react. you just dea withit. you do. it wasn't a great situation for him. ere were a lot of thing we can do here thate couldn't do

there. going out to restaurants, we couldn't do that there. someone would come say something crazy. so it's different. >> reporter: do you see yourself really being happy here for a long time? >> i like it hee. i do. it is a nice area. the people are very friendly. they enjoy football. i like it. the kids like it so far. they like their school and their teachers. that's important. if the kids are happy then i'm happy. and don like it. he enjoys it. i can make him go to target now. >> reporter: roxy will take an nix for now. then it will be her time. she and donovan are simply enjoying life. >> we don't take life too seriously. it a great time in our li. he plays football. it is a good time. >> what a team they make. there are a lot of interesting people in shington who have made a big impact on thecity's

culture. news4's jim vance recently sat down with one such icon. here's what chk brown, the godfather of go-go had to say. >> reporter: in terms of big names in washington, barack obama surely qualifies. but just as surely, so does the name chuck brown. ♪ for almost half a century, t godfather of go-go has been not just making music but creating a a genre distinctfully d.c. it decidedly not funk that's on chuck brown's mind when he started this or any other day. >> the first thing on my mind is to sxpray and thank god to see another beautiful day, whether it is rain yig, cloudy, snowy. the next thing on my mind is my grandchildren. my children are grown now, they're doing well. i'm so proud of them.

they had the opportunity, opportunities that i never had. the kind of love i give my children, there's no comparison. the kind of love they give me, there's no comparison. i thank god for them every day. and then after that, i think about, you know, what i'm going to do for the next show. >> reporter: now you are 70 what now? >> 74. >> reporter: 74 years old. and every day, you're still thinking aboutour music? >> absolutely. i thank god for giving me the energy to get up on the stage and make a little noise. you know, likein, my whole family, when i hit that stage -- i forget about my age. >> chuck brown does have a new album out. a three-disk set called we got this. and it is in stores right now.

next, a new and breath taking twist on a classic holiday story.

there's a deep freeze going on across the potomac as the gaylord national brings back its annual hospital attract named ice. this year's theme is how the grinch stole criminal. jane watrel takes us inside a spectacular frozen whoville. >> reporter: chinese artisans put the finishing touches on the frozen wor of the grinch. the classic doctor seuss christmas tale. >> it's a story that many people already know and love from their childhood. we're bringing it to life this year. you can literally walk through the page of the story book and we are so excited. when people come, they are going to be amazed. >> reporter: there's whoville and the grinch. as he first steals christmas and later has a change of heart.

5,000 blocks of ice weighing over 2 million pounds have been transformed by dozens of trained sculptors like this one who came from china to create whoville. he spent 12 years training for an event like this. >> they have a lot of ice there an it gives him a chance to learn ice cutting. >> reporter: fortune initiated, while this ice exhibit i really cool, it is also very cold. they keep the indoor temperature here at a brisk nine degrees. paas are supplied to those going through exhibit but everyone is asked to dress warmly no matter what the outside temperature. the chinese sculptors have been working in these frosty conditions for the past nth. the exhibit has been in its planning stages for a year. >> they followed the architectural ans. what people don't realize is that these sculptures are hand

carved. they don't draw on the ice. they will literally look on the plan and bring it to life on ice. that's what makes it a true art form. >> reporter: an art form expected to draw over 200,000 people. jane watl, news4. >> oh, so cool. the ice exhibit runs through january 9th. that's all for news4 this week. i'm jim ndly. thank you for joining us. have a good one. that's going to go right in your glove. ohhh.

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