ball raising money for the alzheimer's association. so a very good cause and we talk to her. that's exciting. >> cirque du soleil is going on through the beginning of may. so, coming in we have the director of wardrobe what wardrobe and costume are great and what goes with the performance and how they do it. and do it perfectly with every performance. >> and jeanne moos looks at donald trump which could be the next president. coming up. >> people doesn't know if he isserious yet. >> she will tell us all about it. >> time for our hot topic on this thursday morning. it involves plastic surgery. as a parent, how far would you go to protect your child from bullying? would you let them have plastic surgery? people have been going under the knife look like hollywood celebrities many now there's a trend among young people and we are talking really young. plastic surgery to look like characters from star trek or lord of the rings and people are trying to have their ears lock like and it's elf ears. phoenix residents are talking about it. jordan says it's a form of expression. >> it fit my personality i always have been into the sci- fi sort of thing. i don't know. it clicked for me. >> abc news has a report on the number of children and teens getting the cosmetic procedure done. it's gone up 30% during the last decade and experts say some of the numbers are to kids who are sick of being teased about their appearance. some parents choosing to to allow their kids to undergo plastic surgery he so they are not bullied. >> that's amazeing that already that -- amazing that already that young you would consider something like that. >> that's the hot topic. at the official abc2 facebook fan page. would you let your child have plastic surgery. >> hugh writes if a kid not fully developed and hasn't growing it could cause more surgery to be performed later on in life. and mayor yell rights that makes them think there is something wrong with them. children need to learn self- confidence and they are beautiful the way they are. and if you want to share twowr cents, head to -- your two cents, head to wmar facebook fan page and we will share your comments throughout the show. it's 9:03. coming, it's maryville prep school is going high tech. say bye to the backaches and backpack. they are getting ipads. it's one of the first schools to offer ipads to the students. lessons thereby will-- will be there and it's a way to send projects and, of course, textbooks will be on the ipads as well. >> this will be their device to take home. they will have it with them throughout the school year. >> [audio not understandable] >> it will teach the process in the school and it would be aexcellent idea. >> it will start this fall. sherrie. >> thanks. you can log on to the facebook account via the ipad or any other computer or a cell phone. how many times have you been on facebook or twitter this morning? i have been on there a couple times. did you realize it could impact your health? social media is a big part of our lives. for our kids, it's not all fun and games. linda so explains the dangers of high tech socializing and what parents need to know. >> reporter: sites hike facebook are great for meeting -- like facebook are great for meeting friend and staying in touch but your profile can get into the wrong hands. when it comes to your kids, that can start bad relationships. >> it's a huge problem, huge problem. >> reporter: whenever linda kelly has to see one of the kids it's not easy. her yob is to care for -- job is to care for victims of sexual assault. >> here's what what he disturbing -- what's so disturbing they are between 13 and 24 years of age. >> reporter: some patients are victims of a relationship gone bad that started online. >> things progressed electronically from flirtation to potentially sexting. that once they meet, the expectations about what the relationship is going to be may be not at all what the young lady intended it to be. >> reporter: and i say how can you tell who has the propensity for that violence? you can't tell by looking at them. >> reporter: john was a biochem major. he is now spending life in prison for killing a woman he met on myspace. it's story linda kelly shares when ever she talks to teens about the dangers of social media. >> this young lady interacted with this guy so briefly on myspace, trust him enough to give her personal informationout and got in a car with a perfect stranger. that's why the parents need to be smarter and we need to be more involved in terms of what they are doing electronically. >> reporter: because protecting your online privacy can keep it from falling into the wrong hands. in towson, linda so, abc2 news. >> police say more sexual predators are use social media to target kids. it's easier for them because the sites tell them what your child likes. wow. a very scary thing. you have to be careful. >> be very protective of yourself and your kids. it's 9:06. a local lacrosse team is on verge of another title, but the team is focused on another battle to help out a teammate. what the man's lacrosse team in salisbury is doing to help one another as one of their own battle leukemia. you catch dancing with the stars every week herep and now our own version -- here. and now our own version is set to begin to heap great cause. and this morning a. little 411 to help you know your whiskey. who better than to ask the master taster from lynch bushing but furs -- lynchburg but first here's justin berk. >> anyone else getting thrsy. can we sample that? >> i don't think so. >> -- thirsty? >> can we sample that? dismient think so-- >> i don't think so. >> we have a mostly sunny sky. now we let the rain turn green and let the pollen kick up. 53 in the west side of baltimore. 53 in fulton and a little hint of cloud cover to thnorthwest. a day that fee -- to the northwest. a day that features sunshine. make your plans and call out sick or tell your loved one who went to work to get out early. 69 to near 70 this afternoon. we will pull back tomorrow and looks like we have a shot at rain through the weekend. we will talk about that and talk about jack daniels. stick around, more "good morning maryland" in a moment. are's watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland" at nine. welcome back on this thursday morning. about ten minutes after nine. students have been supporting them and wearing them with pride. now a federal judge in pennsylvania is backing the kids' decision. two middle schoolers have been wearing bracelets reading i heart boobies for breast cancer awareness day but they were suspended. the aclu filed a suit on their behalf. the school argued they were too suggestive and in the end, the young disagreed -- judge disagreed worn. and you know sometimes there's much more suggestive comments than that if you've been to the susan g. komen events. >> the men of the salisbury are going for the 9th title but the team is dealing with ups and downs. this year, they have a tougher opponent that was not on the schedule. this morning, abc2's don harrison spent time with the team to bring you this story through a -- and you want to take a look. >> reporter: everything is going great for the them this year. undefeated season, in contention for a national championship, but as they fight together as a team, something is missing. >> let's go. >> reporter: number 6 alex niev sees not with them. he can't be. he is at home in virginia fighting his own battle lieu keep yeah. >> it's a tough blow for everybody on the team, a little bit of denial at first. and didn't want to accept it.>> it was tarred to -- hard to fathom. >> reporter: like a championship team, they are to the giving -- they are not giving up but-- they are not giving up but are fighting back. they are collecting donations for a fund-raiser called lax for leukemia and hope to raise 6,000 dollars to match number 6 on alex's jersey. injuries are a part of every season. alex may be dealing with the spinal taps and blood treatments but is very much a part of the team. his number 6 jersey is on the bench at every game and his number 6 is on the field. it is on every helmet the team wears. eric crumb a junior is one of alex' closest friends and wants alex to know his team is in the battle with him. >> even though he feels alone, everybody in the whole community in virginia in northern virginia and everybody in maryland, baltimore knows of alex and it makes him feel like there's a family other than his immediate family. >> reporter: shawn has 22 goals and 16 assists on the year. but his best assists may be the one off the field. >> shawn. >> we come out and blowout teams or played well against good teams especially when he is there to share it. >> reporter: the coach says alex condition get the number 6 by -- alex didn't get the number 6 by accident. >> my son was national midfielder of the year. 6 before that was jeff who was three times first team all american and alex was given that 6 because we thought that's the kind of kid we have. >> reporter: the coach has his son's jersey framed where he watches game film every night. that jersey has a different meaning now. >> as much as you think about your son that wore that, right now when i see that 6, i see alex's face. we are doing it for alex. we want to get the national championship so he has something more to smile about as he goes through the difficult time. >> reporter: at salisbury university, don harrison, abc2 news. >> and alex's mother created a facebook page to follow his progress and there's information on how to donate to leukemia and lymphoma society called rock the orange. go to abc2news.com and find that link. and you can see the sea gulls in action this weekend on abc2. it's the game of the week and one of the top d3 rivalries. stephenson versus salisbury. catch that action beginning at noon right here on abc2. sherrie. >> thanks a lot. well, our next guest has been a career trying to impress judges with performances on ice. but now the tables are turned. dorothy hamil will be a celebrity judge for the version of dancing with the stars baltimore's version. memory ball which raises money for alzheimer's association. good morning and thanks for being with us. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> i am so excited. first of all, tell us about the memory ball. >> i can't remember how many they have. this is the 5th one i will be attending. and it's an opportunity to raise money as everyone is for the alzheimer's association. there's a big gala every year. it's tomorrow night at the marriott harbor front hotel. >> okay. >> it's a black tie gala and theidea is. >> look at that. that's last year. >> i think it is. people from the community, doctors and store owners, they train for weeks or months and they compete. you can vote one vote is one dollar and you can vote online. there's my friend debbie. her mother has alzheimer's and she won. >> that's wonderful. look at that. >> yeah. she won one of the trophies. there are two trophies one for the person who raises the -- the team that raises the most pony-- money and the other is the technically best dancer. but it's fun because they are pro dancers mixed with people from our community. >> and i say they look really great. they look amazing. a lot of horde work goes into that -- hard work goes no that. >> they do they worked a hard. i danced a couple years and as judge i could be bribed. people can go online and www.alz.org and then/maryland. >> okay. excellent. >> it raises money for local maryland alzheimer's. >> why is it so important to support the cause in. >> 85,000 people here in just maryland alone it affects and i have very dear friend, my friend debbie and my coach, his mother passed away of alzheimer's and it's a horrible way to, you know, to go. and it's just sad. it's tragic. so, i just, you know, it's really important and awareness and just like everything, you know, great strides are being made in medicine. >> hopefully -- hopefully we can find a way to slow the process and not make it as difficult to live with. i don't know do you know anyone with alzheimer's? >> i do. a couple relatives, yes. so it's very, very difficult. and hopefully we can raise enough money to help folks out. and i tell you, it's a chance to go to the millionry ball a couple years ago. and it -- memory ball a couple years ago and it's so much fun. you having so much fun and helping a worthwhile foundation. >> exactly. go online or vote or come to the gala tomorrow night. >> it's a lot of fun. >> we get to dance, too. >> yes. >> after the competition. it's great fun. it's fun party. >> and jamie costello is going to be the emcee. that's always a good time. >> yes it will be fun. >> that's always a good time there. and so any local -- any. >> there are local people-- we have roger clark and regina clark -- regina clark. woman who owns fresh boutique heidi, and john dawson and professional dancers who have been here before. i won't pretend to pronounce the name. >> i know. he is really good. >> he won a couple years ago. he is just. >> yeah i know who yo -- you are talking about. >> and there's a fella that has early stage alzheimer's. so. >> that kicks off at 7 p.m. okay. all right. baltimore marriott water front hotel. okay. and you said people can also vote online. >> vote online. go to alz.org >> okay. >> and/maryland. >> excellent. >> you can vote online. >> a fun cause and a good organization to help out. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> thank you so much. all right. charley, over to you, great foundation. >> yes, it is. and thanks for come in. back to your two cents. parents allowing your kids to get plastic surgery to avoid being bullied. that's the question on the abc2 facebook fan page asking you, how far would you go to protect your kids from bullying? would you allow plastic surgery. brenda says the problem will not go away with plastic surgery. might disguise it but the problem exist. chris weighs in saying talk about not confronting the problem while placating the ever growing knee generation. if you want to share your two cents or any of the discussion topics on the facebook fan page, it's the official wmar facebook fan page. share your thoughts and we are monitoring the thoughts and love to hear what you have to say. so what is your poison? scotch drivenner, wine, at this keela -- drinker, wine, tequila. jack daniels will launch a new blend. tennessee honey right here. jeff norman is a master taster and will give us an explanation of what goes in into getting whiskey right on "good morning maryland." 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jack daniels and joins us for evenedcation about what goes into -- an education about what goes into a whiskey and introduce a new line. good morning. >> thanks for having me. >> we have a lot of misconceptions about whiskey. >> yes. people think there's a difference between whiskey and bourbon and whiskey is an all encompassing term. there's canadian irish whiskey so the differences between all those whiskeys is how they are made. with what grains they are made and what's done to the grains. but it's an all encompassing term. >> talk about jack daniels it's the same recipe that was designed and put into place almost 150 years ago. is it still the same recipe being used today. >> it's still the same. jack daniels was real man and came up with that in the mid- 1800s and we follow that today and we use 80% corn and 12% malt and 8% rye and we charcoal mel yoi every bit through 10 feet of sugar maple charcoal the way did he it. >> that's amazing. what we have we have gentleman yak quickly goes through the things we know. gentleman jack right here. and we have got this is the standard you will see in most liquor stores. this is the staple what we see. and then you've got the single barrel. >> right. >> tell us the difference between these three because each has its own taste. >> the difference in the three, it's not in how they are made. they are made the same and go into same charred toasted oak barrels. the difference is the maturity of the whiskeys and we have the whiskeys poured in glasses. the gentleman jack is over here. it's matured to great amber color and charcoal mellowed twite. the only one with two charcoal mellow. you might not be able to tell the deference by looking at it but it's a little darker. >> i can. i want to tell the viewers they may not be able to see but it may not translate to television but if you look at it with a naked eye you can see it. >> that from the maturity from the barrels. it gets more help. and on the far left here, the viewers right, we have single barrel. >> the most mature. >> it has the darkest richest aromas and players. >> i see why -- flavors. >> i can see you can can see that. that's something that gibbs you an idea. -- gives you an idea. there was easterny about the brewing process in lynchberg tennessee because the county. >> the county dry. we make the world supply of jack daniels in lynchburg tennessee. i would like to invite your viewers to take a tour. but you cannot have a drink of whiskey in lynchburg at bar or restaurants because it's a dry county. >> that's qrky fact. we have -- quirky fct. >> that is a blended -- fact. >> this is a blended. >> the jack daniels tennessee honey made with jack daniels old number 7 but it's a blend because we do blend it with a honey liquor made with real honey and other flavorings but a smooth way to enjoy it. >> quickly how did the idea originate. >> well, we thought how can we offer our friends here in the united states another good way to enjoy and we thought what better way to pair the rich flares vanilla and carmel in jack daniels with another great rich aroma and we thought you know it has a great flavor, honey why not. >> jeff norman thanks for the time. we will have this on the website, abc2news.com and check it out and it will be on this around 11 and continued success to you. hes has a national tour to get to so over to sherrie. >> interesting information. the event is a spectacle. a sight to behold wherever you can catch it. from the production to the gymnastics and dancing many cirque du soleil is an event you have to see to believe. we get a sneak preview of the costumes and designs that makes it a huge success. and it's a form of meditation designed to help you concentrate and improve your overall physical health as well. coming up, we learn about this and what it is all about. headlines for today's spring break and not the kind the kids are going on. we are looking at break from clouds and rain for a day or so. sunshine and warmer temperatures is good stuff. tomorrow the cloud come back in with cooler temperatures and this weekend will be a little wet saturday into sunday morning. how wet and when do we get back to the warm stuff? stick around, more good morning maryland" in a moment. ñwñ[=óñ now "good morning maryland" at nine. according to research substantial weight loss improve brain health. obese people and overweight people are at increased risk of memory problems but the latest study is one of the first to indicate substantial weight loss improves brain health a logical conclusion is the body is healthier so does the brain say doctors. all right. take a deep breath and close your eyes and move to the music. there you go. there's a new form of meditation that's helping people improve their health and it's not just about clearing your mind. it's about getting your entire body to work better. this morning linda so shows us and tells us all about it. [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: what you are seeing is a relaxation program that incorporates spiritual music, sign language and movement and deep breathing to reduce stress and improbable your health. >> i joined because of curiosity because i never heard of it. >> reporter: betty takes this class and is doing better physically and mentally. >> by the time you are mock, you are like you know -- moving, you are like you don't want to move. it's wonderful. >> we take-- you take deep breaths and it relax your body and it release chemicals that help to reduce stress. it is healthy. >> reporter: debbie teaches it once a week at senior network in baltimore. >> it's designed for people of any age. [audio not understandable] it can be done standing or sitting. >> reporter: moving to the music while meditating improves focus and memory and get rid of stress. >> when you are cooling down, a lot of us are almost asleep and that's very good because usually the mind is going 100 miles an hour. >> it's beneficial to mindings bod-- mind, body and spirit. >> reporter: designed to help you live well. in north baltimore, linda so, abc2 news. >> if you want to know more about joining, call good samaritan hospital at 443-443- 4100. again that's 443-444-4100. time is 9:33. back to your two cent hot topic for the day. parents allowing kids to get plastic sorningry to avoid bull -- surgery to avoid bullying. at the official w-mar facebook fan page. as a parent how far would you go to protect your child from bullying. joyce says try to find solution on your own. teacher child to stand up for themselves to gain confidence to be successful in life later. and another says after confronting the ish, yes, i would a-- the issue, yes i. would allow my child only if it was a severe abnormality. if you want to chair your -- share your two cents leave your thoughts and we will share them throughout the course of the morning. sherrie. all right. thanks a lot. the reviews about cirque du soleil are amazing. the show is now playing in baltimore through may 1st and it's fascinating journey into the evolution of mankind. and the person that makes people look good amanda is here. she is head of wardrobe. good morning and thanks for being here. >> good morning. >> i tell you, i haven't seen it, but i've gone online and looked at clip and the costumes and wardrobe are amazing. >> thank you. >> what goes into putting something like that together? >> a lot of hard work and creativity. we pride ourself on bringing things that people never thought about to the table. and really exploring that idea. and we do it in costumes as well. >> how long does it take to come up and to make each one? i saw beading and detail. how long does it take to put one together. >> each costume is different. of course, something that is more detailed is going to take longer than something that is a little more simpler. but, they all go through a very rigorous process to get there and so we have the final end result we wish for. >> and let me ask you something i think the story is amazing. how did you get into wardrobe? how did this come about? >> this came about from my mother. my mother sewed and desired to teach me and she taught me and to make little doll clothes and when i was about 6 i said i can't do it anymore i never wanted to sew anything again in my life. so now she loves to harass me. >> i can imagine. and look at you now. >> yeah. exactly. >> beautiful amazing costumes. well, let's go through one by -- one by one. you brought some. let's start with this one moo this is the green frog. it is from our act which is the beginning of the show. it's a high bar act and they are flipping around barrings bars and jumping on trampolines and they are frogs and it was important for the designer and director that our animals are frogs and fish and things look like what we find in nature. so a lot of time is spent to get the precise color of green. and, of course, the shoneyness helps -- shininess helps the reptileian look. >> very nice. very nice. what else do we have here? >> this is our crystal man who is probably the most or nate costume in the show. you can see. he has 401 --4001 mirrors and he is a giant disco ball. and he represents that spark of life. >> okay. >> that came and created life on earth from whatever it may be. >> okay. all right. and this one over here. >> yes. >> that looks fun. >> yeah. >> i would like to shake it. >> shake it. >> these are for our native american dancer. >> do they twist or shake? >> well, he dances on his feet. >> oh. >> so he's dances, they move. >> all right. nice. >> but again, because he comes from a native american concept, everything is the same like the fur and the leather and beating. it's very important that we maintain and respect that culture at same time. >> wonderful. this is absolutely amaying. and what is this -- amazing? >> and what is this? >> this is a yellow fish who compliments the act for the green frog. and this is their headpiece. >> all right. >> so you can see she has little fishy lips. >> and they are so glittery. everything is sparkely. so the audience doesn't have a problem seeing them. you can see them. >> and it's a way to add that special little touch. >> okay. wonderful. thanks so much for being here to talk to us about the amazing costumes. and the show runs from now until may 1st. they have 25 more shows west point water front. it's a two hour 30 minute show and from what i hear it's amaying. -- amazing. thanks for being here. charley, great costumes here. >> great cost iewments and performance. can't wait to see it. -- cost iewments and performance. can't wait to see it. we want to watch our weight but you have to monitor your pet's weight and dr. fioramonti is in the house talking about perils with overweight pets. we will be back with him in a moment. 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[audio not understandable] raising money to go to alvin ailey's dance theater. this's a dinner at 3:30 and comedy show at 5:30. special guests include comedians larry lancaster and, of course, howard g as grandma. his routine is just hilarious. he has you in tears. all right. >> so if you have special events to let noise about, morning show at wmar -- let us know about, morning show at wmar.com. >> and it's time to take care of our pets and that means we have some questions. >> if you have a question about your pet, give us a call, 410- 377-8100 and we will have the number later. dr. fioramonti will try to geb outanswers you need -- give outanswers you -- you the answers you need. dr. fioramonti and pets and vets coming up in bit. just in. >> dorothy hamil? dr. fioramonti? how can we cap the show and make it better? we have 5 # in baltimore. pushing 50 a-- 54 in baltimore. and pushing 50 across baltimore. there's much more and the great dr. fioramonti is coming up next. 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>> yes. >> go ahead. >> i avenue got -- i've got three female cats, the is it- year-old is in top -- 12 -year-old is in top physical shape the two 9-year-olds are -- they have that belly pouch. i guess i picked a good day to call about this. >> perfect. >> so there seems to be nothing in there except fur hanging. >> fluffy. >> a lot of time it's extra fat. skin has been stretched and pulled because of extra fat. and usually what you will want to do is try to get them to lose weight. it's difficult to get a household that has more than one cat to get one of the cats or two of the cats to lose weight. but you want to try to decrease the a food that's out for all of the cats so there's two nine- year-old will lose a 9 or 2 and if they do, usually that helps get the tummy to tighten up. >> relative to our pets losing weight, dogs and cats as well, the first thing we will say is what? cut diet. >> yes. you want to figure out how much you are feeding your pet and feed one-third less. if you feed them a third less, that helps get weight loss. if that doesn't help, then you can move to some other different prescription foods and we have some of the different prescription foods i think we will able to show on camera for a minute. there's re-- reducing diets that we have that are especially design to get some of the pets to lose weight. and iams makes a nice one and hills makes a nice restricted diet. we have those available. and here's some of them right here. we have doggy treats that anybody that is interested can also give your pets diet treats. and that will help. >> is there a different practice dogs versus cats? once you reduce the dog's diet, you can take him to patterson park and run. >> and run around. >> and cats are different. >> cats are harder to get to lose weight because they are not -- you can't force the activity as much. what you want to do is get different activity toys like the mice and if you can get a little stick with a feather on the end that you can exercise the cat. so exercise the pets a lot. help them increase the activity level. that will get them to lose weight. decrease the amount of food and that will help them lose weight. >> we have a great event in three days. >> yeah. >> at the maryland spca the dog walk. >> this sunday we will be there. i think you will be there. and let's have a good turnout and see if we can raise money for the spca. >> every thursday, pets and vets. dr. john fioramonti. is he up for adoption? >> he is. he will be at the spca -- spca starting this afternoon. he is 1 1/2-year-old male many very friendly and a butte -- male, very friendly and a beautiful cat. >> look forward to seeing you sunday. >> see you there. >> sherrie. >> thanks very much. now back to your two cents on today's hot topic. parents allowing their children to get plastic surgery to avoid bullying. on the wm-ar facebook fan page we asked as a parent, how far would you go to protect your child from bull jig in would you -- bullying? 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>> i have problems with that. >> we will have to find out. >> can i borrow your car? >> no that's okay. that's okay. >> we will fix it. >> that's okay. >> kick the door off and bang it down. >> i was trying to think. you can -- but maybe a little mallet. >> i don't want to be a goney pig for that one. >> -- beginy pig for that one -- beginy pig for that one -- beginy pig for that one. >> you haven't sampled the jack daniels? >> no.