what the hell is chewie doing in wonderland? chewbacca, chewbacca would never sip tea or play croquet using flamingos as mallets. that is so not canaan. he is a ferocious wookiee smuggler who travels the galaxy, never leaving han solo's side for the life debt when han refused to kill chewie at imperial command. i would love to see the queen of hearts try to execution chewbacca with one snap of those mighty paws. it would be off with her head. [cheering and applause] plus, plus... plus when would he find time to leave his home world of kashyyyk. to join the mad hadder at the white house. he doesn't even celebrate halloween. he celebrates life day with his father itchy, his wife malla and his son lumpy. everybody knows that. no matter how much george lucas wants us to forget 1978's "the star wars holiday special. " so these people know that. [cheering and applause] [record scratches pawrns always there. so... if any obama voters are still clinging to their support of this man, consider this: your president used his hollywood conne

. >> they're not having alice and wonderland parties and bill daily is retiring z michelle obama isn'tlaining it's hell living in the white house and getting cursed out by robert gibs. >> she said she never said that. >> and how bad is it that ross steers clear of obama. >> sean: she wanted to live extravagantly while people are suffering. >> i don't know about living extravagantly part. she's a fierce defender of the president. there is nothing wrong with that. >> i am proud of my country. you get the honor of living in the white house? >> this is the white house you can dream of. and it's hell? sorry to bother you. >> i think she probably feels the pressure of it and trying to balance raising a family, being in the white house. i don't think that is unreasonable. i feel like we demonize the first ladies. nancy reagan was demonized for being a degrernd of her husband. >> "new york times" coming after that, and there is that piece, maybe i read it wrong but i had popcorn and diet pepsi. i was go to down on that. >> sean: thank you for staying up late with us. coming up, it's the white

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the first family was living in wonderland, literally.s your marriage reminiscent of kathleen turner and michael douglas in war of the roses? >> i mean, it oliver. come on, i dare you, don't worry, you're not alone. if your marriage is a little bit shaky, we have some simple ways to get your marriage back on track this morning. "fox & friends," our third hour, starts right now. ♪ >> good morning, everyone. thanks so much for joining us for your debate recap from last night. >> dave: right. >> alisyn: which we appreciate. before we get to politics, a nonsec ter. nothing to do with anything. took my five-year-old, and he turned five to see spider-man. >> dave: the broadway show. >> alisyn: the broadway show. >> dave: 3 million dollars in one week. >> alisyn: it's a tour deforce, it was spectacular, and if you're coming to see a show, it's terrific and the staff was so nice. my son's friend was four. from it started i don't like this i'm scared and the staff staff took care of him. so sweet. and it's called calling at the box office. >> dave

into his private wonderland.arbucks so they can get photographed in people magazine. they love the obamas so much -- >> you'll never believe where i am right now. white house historic room, nobody heard about it, except for when it's reported. >> steve: on crack.com. >> that doesn't cut it. >> gretchen: here was the response from the white house. if we wanted it to be a secret, we wouldn't have invited the press corp. to cover it or posted pictures of it. you said that you think this will stick. in what way? >> because all day yesterday -- why do people care, that's a better question. they are setting up to run for reelection as part of everyday america. and that the rich are the ones supported by the republicans and that they're the ones ouch touch with america, when in fact, i think with something like this, when you're sitting this grinning like a cat because you can pull one over on the american people, that is what i think people will look at it and say, you know, i'm not buying it and they'll have a bigger

welcome to a winter wonderland. i'm taking this with a glass half full. here is a ski industry in the state that really needs the weather help. they are getting that. i don't think it was, i may be rock, but not like there was a lot of skiing weather out in western maryland. northeast west virginia over the holidays. this is a blessing in disguise. as long as it is on their roads. (laughs). >>> we have a bit of activity, trying to meet into the area and you may see some of this on indication, but it is not a big deal. it is amazing this thing, this teen, this has blown this far south and east. the wind from the west, howling for over a day and a half. you can imagine that. a look, on the corner of the state, not a big issue in garrett county. that lake effect, a winter storm warning in effect for some more snow. right now, it is 32 and 44% humidity and west and north west wind at 20 and gusting higher. 25 to 30 miles per hour. this is rising to 30.01. here are the current temperatures, bringing in the windchills. two degrees in oakland and 20 in baltimore

it's cold, it's slushy, it's not that winter wonderland when we think of the winter at christmastimell that, so it's time to start thinking of spring break, a holiday, warm sand, sunny beaches, that kind of thing. bikinis. speaking of bikinis, it's time to think of yacht week. when we think of spring break vacations, we think of ft. lauderdale, lake havasu, going to mexico, but yacht week is something i hadn't heard of. it's in the british islands, and in the spring it focuses on the british virgin islands. you can get six or 14 of your friends together, spend $1,000 to rent a yacht and they'll even throw in a skipper. >> can you get the professor and gillig gilligan, too? >> they take you to a different place every day. listen to how this guy heard about yacht week. >> my name is miguel from new york, and i found out about yacht week through some friends in europe, and it's been the best week of my life. >> does this look like the trailer for some nude mtv reality show? >> yes, it does. >> you take 14 of your friends, you get one of these yachts, but you have to sleep skpeet aand e

to this is a day in wonderland i would thing the obama team is smiling like a cheshire cat.ing on the message that obama started putting out weeks and months ago on romney so the republicans are carrying the message for the democratic candidate and any campaign would like to see that happen in a primary. it is very strange that the republicans are going to fake 99 percent, at least all but romney and go 1 percent in the general. that adds up to 100 percent, but, it is a day of training, crazy, political irony. >>shepard: greg? >> this would be better for obama later in the campaign and i cannot see, i relative -- relish the day president obama will, dig mitt romney on jobs. he has not created private sector jobs since being president or before he was president the >>shepard: thank you both, gentleman. scandal at a florida high school. officials are filing criminal damages against a former school principal for hypnotizing students. before two of the students killed themselves. >>shepard: a high school principal in florida us uses hypnosis on two students who killed themselves

. >> the picture of a winter wonderland for some, but the severe cold snap has brought misery to many here in serbia. 3 people have died due to arctic temperatures. emergency services have had a tough battle on their hands. >> the people need medical help and need to get to the hospital. it is very hard. but we try. the wind has stopped blowing now and the weather should stabilize. in ontario, -- sunspots' reported the coldest temperatures in 80 years. and western europe has not been spare either. as much as 50 meters of snow have fallen on the french riviera. are a rarity in this region of palm trees. >> we continue after a short break with in depth. stay tuned. i will be taking a closer look at the summit in brussels. >> cut spending is still the order of the day when it comes to europe dealing with its debt crisis. in the latest round of talks, he leaders have been looking at ways to combine austerity with crows. available for stimulus, it is a tall order. european leaders are at odds as far as how to promote growth. there are several ideas on the table, such as loosening regulatio

apparatus shourd the property with a dusting but treated the neighborhood to its very own winter wonderland>>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is our time right now. 35 degrees, our temperature. just above freezing out there this morning. another cold, crisp morning. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. and i'm eun yang. it is thursday, january 5th, 2012. >>> today, defense secretary leon panetta will outline the new defense strategy. the plan l include $450 billion in cuts over the next decade. it's expected to include the removal of 4,000 troops from europe. it will impact the u.s. weapons progr program. if congress dead locks in spending, there could soon be an additional $500 billion in cuts. >>> mayor gray will speak at a ceremony for afghanistan bound d.c. soldiers. the ceremony kicks off at the d.c. armory in southeast washington at 10:00 this morning. >>> today, a judge will sentence the driver behind the wheel of a deadly crash. back in may, with kevin coffee was driving along route 108 and ulney whe

apparatus shourd the property with a dusting but treated the neighborhood to its very own winter wonderland>>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this thursday. maybe some snow flurries leftover from a system that came through last night. it will not cause any trouble. 28 at the airport. we start out with the clouds and maybe some snow flurries and then it will turn it summit with temperatures into the 40's. we will come back and check the forecast going into the weekend. >> 30 degrees on tv hill. a maryland man dies in san diego. his relationship - >> the campaign trail now leads to new hampshire. how the candidates are stacking up. >> we have a couple of earl [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you f

. >>> winter weather is creating wonderland all over parts of the u.s. up next, how visitors at you simms simms -- you simms tee national park are celebrating. >>> people took part in the big brothers big zesters polar bear plunge. this was saturday. the event is tiply held new years day but moved to accommodate the packers game. 47 jumpers raised $6000 for big brothers and big sisters. i've done this before and it's cold. >>> group of water skiers in north carolina hit the water in their bear feet part of annual new years day barefoot tournament. again, something i'm sure is painful on the feet. never done that, though. >>> ice skating over the frozen lake is a rare treat for some in yosemite national park. this year, there is not too much snow yet, the roads to the lake have been open to visitors. >> you can see the bubbles and down in there. >> as we were pulling up, we got creeped out a little. this is a lake. there is water underneath us. >> the ice is nearly clear and thick. people out there on the frozen lake, a good time had by all. winter, and s

showered the property with a dusting but in you have to treat the neighborhood to its very own winter wonderland>> see, it can snow in florida. >> where did he get a snow-making machine? >> at lowes or home depot. >> red light special. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> a dozen new roommates are living together in china. no, it is not a reality tv show. 12 pandas are living together in a panda breeding center. like all babies some are more rambunctious while others shy away from attention paid to them by visitors. 21 pandas were born in china bringing the total to 333. they are super cute. >>> in poland one grandmother is proving you don't have to be young to be hip. the 73-year-old is spending her twilight years in the deejay booth. to avoid the boredom that comes with retirement, she used her love for music teaching herself to use mixing gear. she plays at a club three days a week for a mostly older audience. i still have a chance at being that cool some day. >> i don't know if her -- the people dancing could keep

. >>> kitty in winter wonderland. ♪ ♪ >>> i want you to tell me if you think this is a bear or a mana bear suit. >> oh! >> this is from the inside of a bus somewhere in south korea. some tourists got quite a view of this bear. >> oh, my god. >> that is a real bear. walking on its two feet. >> i know. >> for a second i did think it was someone in a bear costume, until i started seeing the breathing on the nose. >> there's another bear there, no human would be that close to a bear in a bear costume. >> yeah. >> it looks like he's just out for his sunday stroll and it almost looks like he's talking to. mouths moving. >> saying, we don't like your kind around here get stepping. >> that is weird. he's also like gigantic when he stands up on two legs he's like seven feet tall. >> and these people were on a bus so you know the windows are really high. >> yeah. >> look at this. what are you guys doing in there? any peanut butter? >> hey. >>> this week with e-bombs world. >> oh! >> oh, my. >> see the videos that led to these reactions and then decide, real or fake? >>> what's that sound? >> y

meteorologist said the winter wonderland will not last long. have promised that things will warm up again soon. no need to worry about those palm trees. turns out that they're pretty hardy. experts say the snow may even help them by killing parasites. if it were only that easy when we catch colds. "in depth" is coming up next. do not go away. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we continue with a look at hungry and a potential showdown it is facing with the european union. hon. prime minister viktor orban and the eu lawmakers on his government pushed for a new constitution with laws that many claim rob the central bank of its independence and threaten basic rights such as freedom of the press. critics say this latest action puts hundred young course of becoming more authoritarian. on wednesday, orban address the european parliament, promising to respond to eu concerns about the threat to democracy. more in a few minutes. first, this report on how orban's governing party is making life difficult for those in hungary who were not in step with his nationalist conservative

here is the thing about this alice and wonderland thing, it's not a huge deal, but goes to, obama came that he was going to be different and you know, it wasn't going to be politics as usual and here we are with kind of a little mini coverup, if you will, so to speak and you know, why, why are they even doing that? i thought that was going to be a transparent white house and i don't know, and-- >> first of all, on the party, it was -- the white house said today it was for military families and didn't cost the taxpayers anything and it was done by individuals who wanted to give the military families a nice party. i see no problem with it. in terms of chiefs of staff, listen daley is a very talented man and i think that he is, you know, he can make a lot more money in the private sector, very talented and the white house chief of staff is essentially an administrator paper pusher job. but, ellen, democrats didn't get along with him. schumer and-- >> we'll be back at midnight tonight and that's the team we have left. before we go tonight. we want to remember somebody very special and dear

this winter wonderland has turned into a living nightmare for 2200 residence. they have not seen the sun since the 1970's. >> i would love some help. >> many houses in this isolated coastal town are completely buried under the snow drift. in some cases the workers are trying to remove almost two meters of snow from rooftops. >> since november 1 we have had 177 inches of snowfall. all of that has stayed on the ground and has not melted. the commission on the rooftops is causing structures to collapse and safety hazards. the road 7 closed. 50 national guard have come into snow shoveling rooftops and structures. >> over 1,000 millimeters to the northwest, the town of nome, alaska, is running out of fuel. a russian tanker carrying heating oil is struggling to reach the area. residents are pinning their hopes on the u.s. coast guard vessel cutting a path through the thick ice through the bering sea. >> this is a few feet of ice, under considerable pressure, the wind blowing. there's light snow cover. we are having a little bit more difficult time than yesterday. >>

this winter wonderland has turned into a living nightmare for the 2,200 residents of cordova. >> hi.come. i would love to -- some help. >> many houses are completely buried under snow drifts. in some places, workers are trying to remove the two leaders of snow from rooftops. >> since november 1, we have had 177 inches of snowfall, and all that has stayed on the ground. it has not melted. accumulation on roofs is causing structures to collapse. roads have been closed. we have 50 national guard to help with shovelling routes and structures. >> we are clearing snow in cordova this week. oh, my god, beth's roof just went. >> they had twice as much snow as it would normally get in the entire winter. there is little space to dump it. >> when this roof goes, right now it is being held up by ground to ogutter icicles. >> the town of ghome is iced in and running out of fuel. a russian tanker carrying heating oil is struggling to reach the area. residents are pinning their hopes on the u.s. coast guard vessel. >> there are in 2-3 feet of ice. it is under considerable pressure today. with the w

what started as a shop pedaling a few purple flamingos, became a ravens wonderland. >> to get everything possible and it's worked out good. >> reporter: for owner michael tyson and his wife, it's work they love but it will mean late nights and long days making sure every one of the shelves stay stocked. >> it's almost like a party every day during playoffs. it's like new year's eve. it's so much fun. >> reporter: a celebration for those who want to see baltimore back in the spotlight. >> i want to keep going, going to the super bowl, going to indianapolis and stick it to them. >> reporter: they will be putting in a lot of late night orders to make sure every fan is outfitted for the next game at m&t bank stadium. >> tickets for the ravens playoff game go on sale tomorrow. you can buy them starting at 10:00 a.m. at any ticket master outlet. here's the number to call. the game will be played at 1:00 on sunday, january 15th at m&t bank stadium. so you'll want to be there. >> it's new year's eve nightmare all over again in an arkansas town. hundreds of black birds faced the same scenario as

through the middle part of the afternoon but clouds rolling in later in the dame look at the winter wonderlandn the campus of frost bug. how about another stop further south and west. snowy conditions here at winter green where there they are skiing snowboarding big time right now and why not? there is more snow we are tracking with the radar and you can kind of see this line south of morgantown and garret. if this continues on its track it looks like it'll skirt south of the baltimore area. you know not out of the question that some of that could begin to reach in our direction. nothing here right now. just ground cover and look at the temperatures, 27hagerstown. 30 easton. we are below freezing everywhere, we are at freezing in the river, below just about everywhere else and the winds have been very light today. that's been improvement. not as much wind chill factor against struggle to get above the freezing mark. there is that area of snow through the central part of west virginia. the track on this thing does take it just to the south and west. look, some of this -- the northern edge could

this winter wonderland has turned into a living nightmare for the 2,200 people of cordova. they have not seen it this bad since the 1970's. >> welcome. i would love some help. >> many houses in this isolated coastal town are completely buried under the giant snowdrift. in some cases, workers are trying to remove almost two meters of snow from worrooftops. >> since november 1, we've had 177 inches of snowfall. all that has pretty much stayed on the ground. accumulation on rooftops is causing structures to collapse and safety hazards. roads have been closed. we just had 50 national guard, and with shoveling. >> 1,000 kiloliters to the northwest, the town is in and running out of fuel. a russian tanker of heating oil is struggling to reach the area. >> conditions are two or 3 feet of ice. considerable pressure today. the wind is blowing. there is a light snow cover. a little bit more of a difficult time than yesterday. >> the national guard says a high risk of avalanches in the mountains around cordova. weather forecasters are warning the people to brace themselves for another

i always -- always bring alice in wonderland as a parallel for my students. i begin by class with alice. the reader has to have the curiosity of alice to see the white rabbit running and she has to have the courage of jufrming into the hole -- jumping into the hole wanting to discover the new world fix offers -- fiction offers so image nation offers you -- imagination offers you alternate worlds or potential. >> did he not say this is an exact quote -- readers were born free and ought to remain free which you quoted? >> yes. >> doesn't he say that the reader is the classic in subordinate? >> yes. >> and he says curiosity is insubordination in its purest form. >> curiosity is insubordination in its purest form. >> usually in lolita when he's describing what a work of fiction should be he talks -- about curiosity and tenderness. for him curiosity wants to make you want to know about other people and emphasize with them. >> english is a foreign language for you? >> english is foreign. >> were you caught -- taught it at home? >> i was taught in school. >> nab bar

they had tim burton and johnny depp doing their alice-in-wonderland thing. this was an area where the coverage has been distorted because the new york post made it sound like it was something for kids. they were trying to do a pretty nice thing. a lot of kids who were invited were kids that people serving in the military -- the white house was very nervous about anything that was seen as too hollywood and too splashy so they kept the inside of the party very quiet. they didn't distribute photos. they didn't acknowledge the contributions. >> i think i read a white house blog that talked-about gossip in wonderland. a spokesperson -- >> they are responding -- new york post loved this story and went for it for days and days and published these really over the top pictures of the president as the mad hatter. i don't want to speak for the white house but remember they are focusing as much on that or more than what is in my desk. >> overreaction to the media? >> that is what dave said and what people have told me. that they are worried -- a couple white house peopl

i always -- always bring alice in wonderland as a parallel for my students. i begin by class with alice. the reader has to have the curiosity of alice to see the white rabbit running and she has to have the courage of jufrming into the hole -- jumping into the hole wanting to discover the new world fix offers -- fiction offers so image nation offers you -- imagination offers you alternate worlds or potential. >> did he not say this is an exact quote -- readers were born free and ought to remain free which you quoted? >> yes. >> doesn't he say that the reader is the classic in subordinate? >> yes. >> and he says curiosity is insubordination in its purest form. >> curiosity is insubordination in its purest form. >> usually in lolita when he's describing what a work of fiction should be he talks -- about curiosity and tenderness. for him curiosity wants to make you want to know about other people and emphasize with them. >> english is a foreign language for you? >> english is foreign. >> were you caught -- taught it at home? >> i was taught in school. >> nab bar

he would go on to write alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass.will go on until we come to the end then stop, because that's what you do when you get to the end. time marches on! >> we begin with the adorable clip of the day. don't you hate it when somebody leaves the t.v. on and nobody's watching or is somebody watching? >> that's right. smitty is completely engaged in marmaduke. >> if you want to break a world record make sure it's one nobody else is trying to break. she is attempting the record for the longest continuous brushing of ones teeth. the trick to breaking this record is just to keep brushing your teeth. ultimately, she brushes for over 18 minutes and the best news, no cavities. >> internet plus karaoke plus too much time on your hand, introducing the latest you tube sensation. ♪ ♪ >> something tells me he doesn't get around too often. of course, our apologies to brian wilson. time marches on! >> on the road this week, president obama's populist message garnered a lot of positive attention. will he now deliver a real >> we bring you "

reinvention nobody complains well i'll try to guess i think your favorite movie of all time says alice in wonderland. michael had done that fact it's a great story and they made a great movie a great mom my favorite one my favorite than the. star it's the one difference that i mean i don't know wonderful film makes every kid who writes terrifying and thank you very much thank you so much for being with us and just to remind that my guest today was robert mckee the world famous screenwriting teacher professor and screenwriter and sound and that's it for now from all of us. will be back until then take care thank you you thank . russia would be so much brighter if you knew about some move from funds to pressure . for instance on t.v. dot com. you. are the top stories in aussie provoking tension and defense of them says u.s. warships will continue to sail in the arabian gulf despite your brain warning to stay away made while tehran successfully test. firing naval naval exercises claiming it's prepared to head back if the toxic. first talks between israel and palestine in fifteen months end without brea

reinvention nobody complains well i'll try to guess i think your favorite movie of all time says alice in wonderland. michael had done that that's a great story and they made a great movie and great but my favorite of my favorite films than the. star is the one difference i don't know about the fulfilled makes every kid who writes terrifying thank you very much thanks very much for being with us and just to remind that my guest today was robert mckee the world famous screenwriting teacher pastor and screenwriter in south and that's it for now from on i. will be back until then take care thank you you thank . the close up team has been to new stuff birthplace to the most ambitious football club in the world. now our g. goes to the far east where the timber industry affects the legendary siberian tigers where the ancient native community loses its weight in the modern world. and where the country's mineral wealth starts its way across the ocean. and well come to the camara screecher russia blows up. i hate. obama also rises a little giving the military more power to detain people indefinitely without

it was brief winter wonderland and the only south florida snowfall on record in the 20th century.ple woke up to a dusting that morning but by 9:30, the florida sun melted all of that away. this is what they are dealing with on a more much more severe case in the pacific northwest. >>> exactly. we are not dealing with anything around here except cold temperatures. but seasonably cold. 24 is where we should be for this time of the year into baltimore. 14 in york, pennsylvania right now. the winds are light out of the northeast at 3 miles an hour. calm over in hagerstown and winchester but it doesn't take that much to have a wind chill. the 24 feels like 20 into baltimore and 17 in easton and 16 into frederick. so you need to bundle up heading out the door this morning. satellite and radar not picking up on a lot. dealing with a mainly clear skies as -- with mainly clear skies as of now. high pressure slides off towards the east. cold front approaches and pass through going through the overnight and drop the temperatures by tomorrow. and also maybe a chance for a couple flurries in t

reinvention nobody complains well i'll try to guess i think your favorite movie of all time says alice in wonderland. michael how did that feel it's a great story that made a great movie and great but my favorite one my favorite is bambi thank you for a star it's the one difference that i know i don't want to know about the fool who makes every kid who writes terrifying thank you very much thank you so much for being with us and just in mind that my guest today was robert mckee the world famous screenwriting teacher pastor and we live in south and that's it for an hour from on our spotlight will be the. until then take care to stay on i'll take. such players. play. the lead mission and free the secret intake should free the store charges freeze the major mention the freeze the risk free the studio tide freeze purge the old fremont against modern video for your media projects and free media and dog r.t. dot com. turning up the tension france calls for tougher new e.u. sanctions against iran accusing it of developing nuclear weapons while problem says it's ready for dialogue. israel and the palestinia

reinvention nobody complains well i'll try to guess i think your favorite movie of all time says alice in wonderland before my close down that fast it's a great story made a great movie a great mom my favorite of my favorite band the band thank you thank you a star it's a wonder i don't want to go on the field makes every kid who writes terrifying thank you very much thank you so much for being with us and just to remind that my guest today was robert mckee the world famous screenwriting teacher professor and screen live in south and that's it for now from on our part life will be back until then take care to stay on. thank you. wealthy british style. time. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy max cons are a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kaiser report on our. arab league observers say syrian leaders have pulled have the weapons out of key cities and release prisoners but the group is still looking for ways to and the ongoing violence. egyptians are casting their votes in a third round of the country's parliamentary elections but wi

robert strongburg the production designer and an academy award winner for avatar and alice in wonderland saw the performance in los angeles and came out and said i'm finding it inspiring. i'm fining new ideas for next avatar movie. >> do i have to understand or appreciate or be knowledgeable about chinese culture or history or even tradition to enjoy this show? >> no. every show is hosted by lightningwell emcees who give you the background information and guide you through the show to appreciate and enjoy it. and also the songs and lyrics are translated in english and appear on the screen and program books available so you can go through and understand -- >> jump in it sounds like. >> okay. thank you for being here. this is at the san francisco opera. for more information about and how you get tickets call the number on the screen or go to their website. and this will be at the san francisco opera. only january 3 through 8. january3 through 8. hop on if you want to see it. we will leave you now with another look. i'm susan sikora. thank you for watching. >> performing arts is one of the