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this is marty from madagascar. really cool exhibit going on here. it has been here for several years now. this is amy with the gaylord national. >> it is two million pounds of ice. it took 40 ice carvers a month to carve it tfnlt is a walk through indoor holiday attraction. it is so much fun. >> it is really cold in here, amy. >> that's why we have the blue parkas for everyone to wear. >> this year's theme, madagascar. we're going to explore this place with you as we go throughout the morning. but really, really neat. i love how clear the ice is. how do they do it? >> it is deionized bubbles. they remove the bubbles before they freeze it. >> this place is spectacular. let's get to our forecast on this frigid tuesday morning. outside, look at that. 57 degrees. our day planner, temperatures will be climbing into the low 60s this afternoon. the low 60s! average high is about 50. i wish it was 50 in here right now. you can see the light showers north of town, north of baltimore from front royal to hagerstown toward frederick. 61 in fredericksburg. 48 cu

these are characters from merry madagascar. the penguins are there the lion the hippo, the giraffe of the zebra as well. >> and they have to keep it as a chilly and nine degrees to keep this stuff formed. there are a 2 million christmas lights at the national harbour in this display. >> i have never seen the colored ice sculptures before. >> the light behind it, this is the season. >>> i wish it was warmer outside but it is better than 9 degrees for the eyes festival. temperatures will eventually fall a few degrees for the upcoming weekend we're waiting for the sun to come up outside and skies are beginning to brighten a little bit. 35 degrees at reagan national airport and the wind chill factor is 32 degrees. 28 degrees in falls church at the moment. we are at the freezing point in rockville. we're looking at 25 in martinsburg. our satellite and radar shows we have a cold front off to the north and west which will arrive later in the day and clouds will increase a little bit. once the cold front moves through we will have a ch

it all started with a conversation with someone i met at a party about madagascar. i was talking about the third world debt crisis and being involved in these campaigns around the year 2000. talking about the effects of structural adjustment policies inflicted by the imf. some examples in madagascar they were forced to cut the budget radically to repay citibank and other banks and approve interest rates and as a result had to get rid of their malaria eradication program to keep mosquitoes away from the island's. there was an epidemic in which 10,000 people died. the reaction was terrible. they borrowed the money. not saying they shouldn't pay the debt at all. this is a rather remember royal lawyer the liberal activist lawyer that i was talking to. what other thing would cause someone to say it is really sad about those dead babies but of course you have to pay the debt. come on. what other circumstance someone like that actually improves the death of 5,000 babies? something about death has this moral hold over us. that is what i was trying to address. where does tha

inside, madagascar on ice. it is 10 degrees inside this exhibit at 6:43, i'll take a ride on the ice slide. we'll have the full seven-day forecast. right now, we go over to anny hong to tell you about what you can expect for today. >> mild start out here. we're seeing some light rain falling. i've got my umbrella out. you'll need it all day today. we're expecting some off and on showers throughout the afternoon. here is a look at your live doppler 9000 hd. got some light rain going through right now. it is not widespread. you can see around gaithersburg and leesburg into charlestown getting some light, scattered showers. what can you expect for the rest of today? well, temperatures will start out mild. right now, 55 degrees. we'll see temperatures topping out in the low to mid-60s. monika has your traffic. good morning, monica. >> good morning, anny. we'll take a live look from sky 9 at an accident in bowie. we've been telling you about the accident all morning long at 9:30 on route 3 at route 450 here in bowie

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this year's them is merry madagascar. >> coming out and seeing the artist's work. >> being kids again. >> yeah. >> getting in touch with your inner child is a good thing. >> reporter: it's a mixed use development, retail, restaurants and a world class conference center. it's located on 350 acres. in 2009, when the walt disney company bought 11 acres for $11 million, it was hoped disney would build a 500 room hotel to attract more tourists here. late last week, disney announced they are pulling out of the project. the developer announced the disney decision is a disappointment. as they focus on the financial future, there are other opportunities. prince george's county is hopeful metro and gsa will work together to bring federal offices and jobs to land located around metro rail stations. >> we have the space in terms of warehouse. only 4% of the office space. it's important to bring the employees that are working here back home. >> reporter: national harbor will be the sight of the tanger outlet malls. in 2013, the national children's museum will open here, adding yet another attracti

the theme is merry mad gas gar -- madagascar special. we were asking what temperature do they need to maintain the ice sculptures. it is only 9 degrees. so wear a coat if you are headed out there. also guess what? christmas lights. wow. up at 6:00, virginia tech comes together in grief. we have that and a lot more >> straight

one was taken by the president of madagascar and another went to china. ♪ when the church needed a newument, and john bishop was able to find a 100-year-old replacement from a basement chapel. >> in my home church, the music i make is only going to be as good as the instrument i have. it is the difference of a chef who has been cooking with plastic food and finally gets real food again. hundreds of other organ still need homes. here, at least, it is a match made in heaven. ♪ >> if you are watching bbc news. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. 

they are from madagascar. >> he wants to jump. >> we'll have him come this way. >> we are not supposed nice long kangaroo tail. it's used for balance while jumping around. this is an effective hunter during the daytime and nighttime. they'll hunt whatever they please. >> is he a baby? >> no. he is a full-grown adult male. >> why can't we be near him? >> because he wants to eat you. >> for one, isa is one of the trained fussa in the world we know of. they are a unique animal with an interesting behavior, which is everyone in their family is okay, everyone outside of their family is suspect and should be checked. >> it's almost like a meer cat. >> let me get this guy with his trainer here. >> nice talking to you. next we've got a snake. >> it was right there all along and we didn't know it. >> this is so cool. this is a milk snake. the reason i wanted to bring this guy is the bright colors you see here are normally reserved for venomous snakes. >> like rattle snakes. >> basically bright colors in the wild mean, look at me, i'll kill you. >> he's not venomous? >> no. this is how they surv

they are native to madagascar. they can see nero, beginning this sunday. >>> and straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. under attack. the royal navy chases pirates in the indan ocean. and not all of -- indian ocean. and not all of them got away. >>> and taking to the streets of brussels. >>> and we're enjoying another day of unseasonably warm temperatures. bob is updating your first warning weather forecast for the weekend. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> tens of thousands of protestors flood the streets of brussels. [ chanting ] >> the demonstrators are protesting planned government budget cuts. belgium has been without a government for a world record 19 months. this week, belgian politicians finally struck a deal. they agreed to make cuts worth $11.3 billion euros to lower the public deficit. >>> the british royal navy detains suspected pirates on the ocean. a navy supply ship received information that a spanish fishing vessel was attacked by a group of pirate vessels. two vessels tried to escape but stopped w

madagascar and came right back home. >> the more you know.plays for the new york mets and wants to climb mount kilimanjaro to raise money for charity. the mets warn if he takes that hike, his multimillion dollar contract could be gone. r.a. dickey joins us next to tell us his decision.    >>> welcome back to c"cnn saturday morning". you might recognize our next guest. here he is. r.a. dickey, pitcher with the new york mets. if you happen to be around his hometown of nashville, tennessee he might be harder to rorgz. here's why. he's running around town wearing this. it's a gas mask. it might sound and look a bit strange. almost like a darth vader gone horribly wrong. for a very, very good cause. next month this wonderful guy will attempt to climb mount kilimanjaro. the highest peak on the african continent. tall es free-standing mountain on earth. his goal, raise money and awareness for a charity. the cherry, teen challenge. joining me from nashville, r.a., plain and simple, the question i have, why in the world would you be doing this?