international space station. also tweeted this bird s eye view of italy a couple of months back. now for a bird s eye view of something cold. here are some hard, cold facts. it took 30,000 pounds of ice and 12 hours of carving to create this great ice palace that brian and i are sitting in right now and it s not only a new restaurant concept but way to bring attention to a very important charity. we re back now with steve shussler, founder of the rain forest cafe and author of a brand new book it s a jungle in there. tell us about these coats. these coats are unbelievable. they come from a 25 year luxury brand apparel brand and it s one of the top in the country and the reason that we decided to do this with them is because what we too is top collar, all the way around. everything that we do. and the one i m wearing now is a mountain coat. it s sherling. crafted using vintage napa
and see if we can detect exactly where the snow is coming from. it must be the snow making machine. it s about 5 feet from me right now. actually there s a little bit of snow as you can see moving through portions of the great lake states right now and some out towards the map is nice and clear. let s move to the next map and find out what the temperatures are as we head out the door on this friday morning. and you push the button if you can find it. all righty. you can t find it. if you want to know your current temperatures, go outside. meanwhile, he s an award winning entrepreneur and is the chief and enormous success all while having a blast creating new ways to entertain his customers. now he s taking the heat out of the jungle and putting it on ice with his latest concept, water, fire and ice. steven shussler is the founder of rain forest cafe and author of a great new book called it s a jungle in there and he s created a special ice palace right on our plaza. good morning to
airports planning to fire tsa agents in favor of private security companies. is it really that easy? judge napolitano will explain next. does being religious make you a better person? how about a better citizen? authors of a new study with their interesting results next. and by the way, his book it s a jungle is a benefit for the smile foundation. very nice. organization out of minnesota. thank you, steve. see you later in the show. [ male announcer ] you can dream of delivering leading edge i.t. solutions
& friends , hour two for a friday starting now outside. i m so hot for you i m so hot for her she s so cold i m so hot for her i m on fire for her that s so cool. check out all the it is literally cool. no kidding. look at this, ladies and gentlemen, the first ever solid ice curvy couch covered in faux fur. you don t have to sit on it! steve might have his newest restaurant concept. yep. it s called water, fire and ice. he s got a brand new book out called it s a jungle in there the guy that came up with rain forest cafe and now moved on to water, fire and ice.
1994. exactly. thank you very much. the five million people that live in minnesota said to say hello. said to say hello before i left. thank you, appreciate that. you re thinking about turning this concept into a restaurant? yes, i am. as a matter of the fact, the restaurant will be on the outside. people eating will be able to see everybody in the polar lounge inside which is absolutely phenomenal. i love the rain forest cafe and now i expect thunder and lightning in every restaurant i go to. going to happen here shortly. fantastic. we should point out the book it s a jungle in there which talks about some of your great inventions and innovations and this is what i love about this, steve, is everyone is looking for a job. what about an entrepreneur that creates their job and sees opportunity even in an economy like this. that s an entrepreneur that belongs on the trump show. donald will definitely welcome him. we re so excited to be visiting the ice palace thro