age friendly. >> reporter: nearly 20% of the people living in thear district over 60 years old and that number is growing. that's why the distric is encouraging businesses to become more age friendly, by doing things like providing handrails, more signs that are easily read, elevators, wide entrances a good lighting. >> we're not dead yet. >> reporter: carolyn knows what happens if wh people can no longer do things likes go shopping or go to the movies. >> it's restricting. it's nofair. >> that's why she met with movie theaters. the number of age-friendly businesses has grown from 10 to in the district, mark seagraves, news4. >> 56 days until christmas. people are ecounting. trees, the shopping lists and other thanksgiving are starting to appear now. >> can we get to thanksgiving. >> i'm not rushing at all but people are counting. >> after the break a look at how >> after the break a look at how to avoid the registers durinli i beeve i've heard stories from people across virginiaing. that have moved me to take action on veterans unemployment, the opioid epidemic, and pediatric healthcare. but we