zac and danny both star in the movie "the lorax," so they're the perfect pair to read the famous dr. seusswant a mustache? >> you guys excited? [ cheers and applause ] >> getting kids excited about reading is the goal of the national education association. that's why it creates special occasions like this every year, all across the country. >> "from the ripulous pond came the comfortable sound of the humming fish humming while they were splashing around." >> i've always wanted, if i would have a chance to read back to the kids, "the lorax," which was read to me as a young boy. >> read across america is a celebration on dr. seuss' birthday, but it's also the beginning of another year of really reinforcing year-round literacy. >> here's a piece of trivia for you -- dr. seuss isn't his real name. it's actually theodor geisel. >> it's very important for kids to pick up books these days and keep reading, you know? "where the lorax once stood." >> "the lorax" tells a very important message about helping the environment. >> it's about a community doing things for the planet. one person can't save

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"dr. seuss' the lorax." own it now. "dr. seuss' the lorax." >> good morning everyone.ancisco for an update on a major fire. lisa washington has the very latest from the hillside neighborhood. >> cbs five has multiple crews on the scene. speaking with a battalion chief who says that two firefighters have been injured fighting the fire. we do not know the severity of the injuries. you can see briefly what is going on here at the king's coffee cafe. it started at 530 this morning in the attic. firefighters are still on the scene actively working to put out this fire. we will have the latest on the web site web site this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real differen

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out on dvd tomorrow, dr. seuss.arter fighting to protect his land. that's your eye on entertainment. i'm edward lawrence for cbs news, los angeles. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at the 6:00 a.m. hour. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. monika is off today. beverly farmer is going to have timesaver traffic in just a minute. >> howard bernstein has our weather first, a sticky start to the week. >> humidity way up there. we've got a couple of showers. nothing terribly heavy but southwest and southeast of town those are the areas looks like if you're north of d.c. right now, relatively quiet. here's a look at our day planner. first outside clouds are breaking a little bit here as we look toward the northeast. this camera on the roof in northwest washington, d.c. temperature in washington down to 79. yay, we've made it to the 70s. 85 by noon. still a spotty shower or thunderstorm can't be ruled out, even into the afternoon with highs mid- to upper 80s. front came through or trying to come through.

"dr. seuss' the lorax." own it now. >>> and good morning.n here with "the cutaway," an extended look at "cbs this morning." and joining me this morning is kevin prince, our social media producer, with a look ahead at what's coming on this morning, starting with charlie's interview over the weekend with king abdullah of jordan. >> yeah, king abdullah of jordan. this is something you'll see only on cbs, an interview we're very proud of here at cbs news and "cbs this morning." charlie rose over the weekend traveled to jordan to talk with king abdullah of jordan, the king of jordan, about the crisis in syria, among other things. so, we'll hear from the king about a variety of interviews -- of subjects. it was a wide-ranging interview. charlie sat down with him for a while. they got to do a walk-and-talk and charlie even visited a refugee camp near the border of syria in jordan where he saw some of the syrian refugees, which is interesting, and we'll look at that as well in our 8:00 hour here. >> and what a volatile place, in a way. i mean, it's

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