seuss foundation to get people here. and that gets people in the dr. seuss spirit as they come in.go through the art exhibit, they come into this area and you have entertainment that is continual. tell us about our carolers. >> they are performing throughout the day and we have a fund attraction called carol- okie. and we'll have that. >> reporter: and that is funny. >> i made up that name. >> reporter: i see why you're the director of special events. and so we have our carolers and then in the background to get you in the ice mode, you have ice skating. >> but we have green ice in honor of grinch. and ice skating is an attraction available for purchase at $12 for nonresort guests and it's unlimited. so it's an open skate session. >> reporter: and i think it could get crowded. >> yes. >> reporter: is there an age limit. >> it's 5600 square feet and they are able to skate, they can be on the ice. and of course we have a crazy zamboni driver today. >> reporter: and you can meet the grinch himself. >> and we have a photo experience and a meet and greet as part aft traction. but right

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 t

seuss theme. they give you big park tice put on. it is freezing in there. kids love it.un. >> i don't have kids. >> i was thinking -- >> well, you grew up in minnesota. >> it looks like fun. no ice outside today. actually nothing literally going on. >> isn't it great? >> it is. >> it is fantastic. nothing apping outside this morning. it is a typical november morning. deep breath everybody. exhale. yes. relax. let's take a look at the fm temperatures now. we do have some chilly temperatures here and there. stambingsd 34. marlin brother, 39. cumberland, ironically, lail warmer because over the cloud cover. 37 in strasburg. waldorf, 35. triangle 34. we do have a little bit of active weather to our west. clear skies. clouds already over the higher elevations and the mountains. notice the precip, in the ohio valley pushing eastward. if you look closely, as this time lapse goes on, they begin to fall apoort here. a little disturbance in our atmosphere. they stir up a few showers and a few extra clouds. maybe a brief sprinkle out in west virginia and western maryland over the m

seuss "how the grinch stole christmas" is p arart of christmas on the potomac. it is part of indoor snowfalls and ice skating. >> and you don't have to shovel. that may be coming, but nothing like last year. >>> last night, we talked about some thunderstorms. they blew up more than i thought. the weather sweeping through at 1:00. our temperatures outside right now -- national harbor, 49 degrees. our high tab of your occurred 24 hours ago. let me show you that line -- here is live super doppler. this is 24 hours ago. we have these two lines of thunderstorms. they release heat as the condescension and freezing takes place. it was exceptional that it was in november because of the war m air over us. the damage reported in baltimore. folks at the weather service are trying to figure out if that was a tornado. there were 29 reports of strong winds. termperatures are into the 40's. we will see a chilly morning tomorrow morning. wind gusts earlier today up to 60 miles per hour. at damascus high school, temperatures into the 40's. back through the mid part of the countr

seuss art exhibit for visitors.hey expect to it break attendance records set last year at 200,000 peel. it opens next week on the 18th. >> it was impressive last year. >> it is incredible. >>> here we are feeling it in the 60s. >> you have to wear a coat to go in there. it's chilly. >>> coming up, they're king over home, hotels and tourist attractions. now local health officials will be offering their insight and answering your questions to get the upper hand on those bed bugs. >>> before cashing in on those online coupons, consider this. the one thing you need to do to get the most bang for yo buck. when i see people trying to sell and old camry, it makes me want to show 'em a new fordusion. i can't help myself. i'm kinda ready to move up to get to the next level. fusion... yeah, i like it. ...i should probably brag about this a little bit. the projected resale value can't be beat by cry. 33 miles per gallon on the highway. wow. the sync system... gps correct. phone. yes. i love it. get our best deals. 0% financing

seuss foundation as well. >> we d.roved the designs and they come and approve what is created today. >> reporter: and as the show producer i know you had expectations and you probably saw it as it was going along but when you funnelly saw the whole final experience what was your thought? >> this is my second year of doing brink and it takes my breath away because my childhood memories come to life and it's larger than life and i enjoy it so much. >> reporter: it's like you walk into the story book and like you're in one of the pages. >> you do walk through the story book. and each scene takes from the pages of the story book. >> reporter: and you said this is your second year. so was this show somewhere else and you brought it here? >> i was. at another gaylord property in dallas. >> reporter: and how many themed shows are there? >> four. >> reporter: so we are one of four. so do you know what will come here next year? >> we do not. >> reporter: and even if you did, you're probably not telling me. >> it's yet to be det

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no meaning behind the many killings they witnessed any war can be traumatizing for soldiers but the seuss i'd read among vets in the u.s. is now the highest since the vietnam war there was no similar surge after world war two seaview is questioning the motive of the war is now reflected among many young american dance whose only down to drive them even closer to the brink looking at the plight of veterans in the u.s. one can't help asking what is the cost of war is it the one point eight trillion dollars the u.s. spent in iraq and afghanistan last year or is it the shattered lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers who come back home to find out their battle for survival has just begun going to shut down arctic clinton maryland. coming up in a few minutes the freedom of speech forming under a time in the states. we felt as journalists that we didn't have protection have freedom of the press we did have a first amendment rights. jailed to me a protest outside the americas and that's scooter son since after being released on bail we have first found their experience of some media freedom.

no meaning behind the many killings they witnessed any war can be traumatizing for soldiers but the seuss i'd rate among vets in the u.s. is now the highest since the vietnam war there was no similar surge after world war two civilians questioning the motive of the war is now reflected among many young american vets whose own down to drive them even closer to the brink looking at the plight of veterans in the us one can't help asking what is the cost of war is it the one point eight trillion dollars the u.s. bunting iraq and afghanistan last here or is it the shattered lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers who come back home to find out their battle for survival has just begun going to shut down all take clinton maryland. still to come on tonight's show it's black friday so that means that shoppers are looking out for great deals has the us become a nation of shopping addicts who can't stop running up debt come to speak with canadian journalist gordon the laird author of the book the price of a bargain the quest for cheap and the death of globalization and the governor of louisiana s

seuss christmas tale is the theme chosen for this year's ice attract at national harbor. >> it is a storymany people know and love. we're brging it to ice this year. you can walk through the pages of the story book. and we are so excited. when people come, th are just 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 block of ice weighing over 2 million pounds have been transform by dens of trained sculptors like this man who calm from china to create whoville. he spend 12 years training for an event like this. >> it is a cold city. and we have a lot of ice here. so it gives him a chance. >> reporter: fortune initiated, while this is really cool, it also very cold. they keep the indoor temperature here at a brisk nine degrees. parkas are supplied to those gointhrough. the chinese sculptors have been working in these frosty conditions for the past month. the exhibit has been in its planning stages for a year. >> they followed the architectural plans. what people don't realize, these sculptures are ha cached.

seuss character mr. grinch was there to help lead aour of this year's ice exhibit over there at national harbor. after the tree lighting. >> and that's what joe's looks like. did you start to build it up right now? >> haven't plugged it in yet. >> all right. very cool. oh, my goodness, guess we're thinking about christmas already? >> the leonid meteor shower competing with that this morning. we have the leonid meteors right now, if you have a chance before you head off to work and school and before it gets light look at the sky for a few minutes, you may see a meteor streaking the sky on this thursday morning we've got a mostly clear sky and it's chilly. suburbs and rural ars, many locations are down into the low and mid 30s. and closer to washington, it's right around 40. right near the bay in the upper 40s, and we'll reach the mid 50s later today with some clouds coming in. just a small chance of an isolated shower and tomorrow bright and sunny. a cold start. ternoon highs chilly. only the low 50s for

christine hill says she seussed an animal safe dye, but an animal control officer was driving by, sawrently it's against the law in florida to dye your animals. >> gretchen: oh, come on. i don't know. she catapulted to stardom in "my big fat greek wedding," but it wasn't until she became the mother to her adopted daughter that her life became complete. the experience for her to become the spokesperson for national adoption day to spread the word to potential parents to be and she joins us this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> gretchen: today is national adoption day. >> yeah. we're celebrating it this whole week. on november 20, something incredible happens. in every city, courthouses are donated and get this, lawyers and judges work for free -- >> steve: that doesn't happen much. >> 4500 adoptions are finalized on that day. >> brian: they have to be along in the process? >> yes. they're in the process and on that day, they are stamped a family over and over again. >> brian: what alarms you in talking to you last time you were here is it's so hard. these kids need par