Why are dogs' noses always wet? | Nightly News: Kids Edition

[Music] coming up grab your hat and gloves it's cold out there we'll take a look at the windshield and what it means when you step outside also the 2024 presidential election season is officially underway we'll explain what exactly caucuses and primaries are and why they are so important that and what's on your mind hi I'm Lexi from Winchester Massachusetts and this is my dog poppy my question today is why are dog's nose is always wet thank you I love my News Kids edition bye we'll answer that question and more and Oscar winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis is here to talk about her new project just for kids this page says um just one more sleep than I go back to school meet my new teacher her Mohawk is cool science and music zero means none learning is really lessons in fun this is NBC Nightly News Kids edition welcome back to Nightly News Kids edition I'm Lester Holt it's great to be with you and I hope you're all having a great week buckle up we've got a jam-pack lineup including our picture of the week we have two actually plus we'll put you to the test in our Pop Quiz this week the subject geography and a bit later on she's an actress and bestelling author Jamie Lee Curtis will be here to talk about her new book for kids and answer some of your questions what inspired you to write the book one more sleep and are you the author and illustrator we love News Kids edition oh come on awesome right but let's begin with the cold front many of us are experiencing parts of the country saw temperatures plunge this week and you may have heard your local meteorologists talk about the windchill when they're forecasting the weather but did you ever wonder what windchill is and how it affects our bodies our good friend meteorologist Dylan dryer explains Lester you are right when it's cold and windy we often mention the wind chill temperature and we show it to you like this the actual air temperature for example in Omaha is one degree but when you add in the wind the wind chill temperature makes it feel so much colder it actually feels like -20 degrees in Omaha so the windier it is the colder the wind chill is and here's why when it's cold our body tries to keep itself warm it creates this thin warm layer right near our skin but when our skin is exposed to the wind the wind blows that war a layer away the windier it is the more that thin layer is whisked away and as our body continues to lose heat it makes us feel colder that's why we also call the windchill temperature the feels likee temperature because this is how it feels to us the good news is that you can protect yourself from the windchill temperature simply by bundling up and protecting your skin from the wind has hat s scarves gloves coats they all cover your skin and prevent the wind from blowing that warm layer away so the next time you hear us talk about the windchill temperature or the feels likee temperature that's the temperature you should dress for and it's not just for us it goes for our pets too so if you see a dog wearing a jacket it's not silly it's actually keeping them warm Lester back to you Dylan thanks very much well turning now to another story making headlines this week the first votes in the 2024 presidential election season took place in Iowa marking the official start to the nomination process While most US states use primary elections to choose candidates some other States including Wyoming Nevada Nebraska and Iowa hold something called caucuses on Monday former president Donald Trump was the projected winner of the Republican Iowa caucuses this comes as we're just days away from the New Hampshire primary we know this can sound a bit confusing so let's take a look at the road to the White House in November Americans will vote in the presidential election traditionally there are two main candidates one from the Republican Party another from the Democratic party the two major political parties in the US but a lot has to happen this year before a US president gets elected America has a really interesting system of choosing a Republican nominee or a Democratic nominee rather than have a big primary election on one day across the country it usually begins with perhaps an Iowa caucus then in New Hampshire primary one of the first steps took place this week the Republican Iowa caucuses for the last 50 years the Iowa caucuses have been the first time in the nation that Americans can actually officially register their preference who should be the nominee of the party unlike an election where voters go to a polling location a caucus is a gathering of people in the community most notably to choose a candidate to be their party's nominee in the general election in the fall both the Republicans and Democrats hold them separately so in States like Iowa residents must be registered with one of those parties in order to participate they must also turn 18 by the November election so what exactly does it mean to caucus well for starters Republicans and Democrats caucus differently Democrats in Iowa gathered this week to discuss other party business not to choose a candidate instead Iowa Democrats will vote for their preferred presidential candidate VIA mail in the next few weeks did you know President Joe Biden is a Democrat and running for reelection but he just like every other candidate must go through the nomination process meantime the Iowa Republican caucuses took place on Monday at caucus sites including schools and churches speeches were given on behalf of every candidate and caucus goers voted by secret ballot and good evening from New York everyone NBC News can now project Donald Trump will win the Iowa Republican Presidential caucuses former president Donald Trump a republican won the Republican Iowa caucuses next week another important step will take place you may have heard the word Primary in the news why well that's because it's the start of primary season the New Hampshire primary is the first time that you've got voting booths and people lining up to cast their votes and people actually casting a ballot saying who they want to be the party nominee that summer on Tuesday January 23rd the New Hampshire primary will take place New Hampshire saw that there was a lot of potential for publicity for money coming into the state for having a big impact on the American political landscape so as early as 1920 Party leaders in New Hampshire said let's have a first in the nation Primary in our estate this is going to really put us on the map and for decades it did if you're a registered Republican you can vote in the New Hampshire primary while Undeclared voters can choose to vote in the Republican or Democratic primaries but not both New Hampshire is one of many states to hold primaries in the next several months when you're the first Primary in the nation that is a big deal on the political Horizon for instance 1952 Dwight Eisenhower was the hero of World War II he was a general but he wasn't running for president but voters in New Hampshire said we demand that Eisenhower run for president Eisenhower won the Primary even though he wasn't running ultimately he got into the race and won the presidency that year by a LC did you know that while people vote for candidates in the primaries and caucuses to be the party nominee for president they are actually selecting delegates for the party conventions which take place over the summer States and political parties use different methods for deciding how many delegates they will award to each candidate to become a Presidential nominee in the United States a candidate typically has to win a majority of the delegates at the party conventions the Presidential nominee is officially declared and then in November Americans 18 years and older can vote in the general election for who they want to be president we know this can sound a bit confusing and complicated but it's all a part of our democracy a government by the people all right time for our pop quiz and this week the question which state in northeastern America is home to the highest mountain is it a Vermont B New York or C New Hampshire I'll give you a few seconds to think about it okay time's up the answer is C New Hampshire that's right standing at nearly 6,300 ft Mount Washington of the White Mountains is the highest peak in norththe eastern North America and is located in New Hampshire did you know on a clear day it's possible to see into five States and Canada from the summit you could hike up Mount Washington on foot or go in a car on the auto road or take a ride on the historic Cog Railway and the Mount Washington Observatory offers live web cameras from different spots including from the tower which is really cool now for our picture of the week and we've got a couple cute ones for you today today first check this out a surveillance camera in Lebanon Tennessee caught this otter having some fun in the snow A few days ago who says playing in the snow is just for kids meantime just down the road the Nashville Zoo just announced the names for the three Sumatran tiger cubs the public got to vote on the names and they are boan for the male cub and the names for the female Cubs are Zara and kirana the Cubs were born in October and are considered critically endangered they continue to live behind the scenes while they bond with Mom well speaking of animals time for what's on your mind Lexie from Massachusetts sent us this question hi I'm Lexi from Winchester Massachusetts and this is my dog poppy my question today is why are dog's nose is always wet thank you I love my News Kids edition bye Lexi that's a great question and here with the answer is our friend veterinarian Dr Matt mcglasson thank you so much that is such a good question and that's a question I get all the time my name is Dr maass and I'm a veterinarian and this is my best friend her name is chicky and you probably notice with your dog usually if you if you touch their nose so if you give them a little nose Boop right there you will notice that usually their nose does feel a little bit moist and a little bit cold to the touch and the reason that dogs noses are moist is for a couple reasons one is because they lick it a lot of times with their tongue and the second is because they have little glands inside their nose that produce like an extra layer of mucus that kind of keeps things wet there but the reason dog's noses are wet is because it really helps them smell better and if you didn't know dogs have a really really strong sense of smell so we experience the world with our eyes and our ears for dogs the number one sense that they use is their nose so dog sense of smell is about a thousand times more potent than humans so they can smell things that we have no idea exists and what scientists have found out that a wet nose works a lot better than a dry nose so wet nose has kind of help those little scent particles stick to their nose so that's why your dog has a wet nose Dr Matt thanks very much let's turn now to this week's Spotlight she's an Oscar wining actress and best selling author who has a brand new project just for kids the children's book is called just one more sleep and Jamie Lee Kurtis joins me now in our studio it's great to have you on kids edition I'm so happy to be here I you laughing right off the top well you did and the what's great about the book is that the subtitle is good things come to those who wait and wait and wait it's a book basically about patience yeah and the idea of one more sleep meaning my birthday is tomorrow just one more sleep and it'll be my birthday my birthday by the way well yeah when is your birthday it's in March but that's okay but we're the same age so like it's your birthday's coming up basically what we were talking about though is like when we were growing up up um books for children were these sort of very homogenized cherubic white people in perfect like outfits and I didn't relate I relate to reality and so for me waiting for something like that it's it's you have to have some humor the book has to have humor which is why good things come to those who wait and wait it's so use it in a sentence just one more sleep how would I so I would say just one more sleep and it's your birthday tomorrow and we're going to have a party because remember these are books for young children so these are books for let's say three to eighty olds by eight they know when it's their birthday they know they can read time they understand remember when we were in school and we would do those clocks and they'd say draw 3:00 and then you but when they're young metabolizing time is is a morphous right but patience is a challenge for all of us as as grown-ups right but how many times do we say it to a child no no no no just give me one minute but they don't understand what one minute is it's just noise saying you can't do something I've used egg timers with young children so when the timer goes off something's going to happen so metabolizing time is a new idea for very young children and saying just one more sleep or two more sleeps I was on an airplane coming back from coming here um uh to do my promotion and there were some actresses on the plane who had just come from one of the award shows in California and when I told her what I was doing she said oh that's exactly what I said to my children last night just one more sleep and mommy will be home so it's it's now a modern way of talking to Children about time I don't want to do all the talking here we've got some children's questions that I by the way your team and the just the welcome here it's really elaborate to see your book blowing up it's just beautiful because the illustrations by my longtime partner Laura Cornell are celebratory funny alive they're it's a vibrant book it's a beautiful book let me let's play the first group of question hi I'm Mia and I'm Mason and we're from Chicago Illinois we have a couple questions for you what inspired you to write the book one more sleep and are you the author and illustrator we love new kids edition oh come on awesome right by the way those are very well-dressed well- behaved children well you guys here's my answer to your question what inspired me was my neighbor Betty it was during covid when we were all masked and staying away from each other first covid Christmas it was Christmas Eve and I went out to get my mail and I saw Betty and her mom from 10t away we went hi Betty hi Jamie and I said it's Christmas Eve Santa's on his way and she looked at me and she went no Jamie no one more sleep then Santa and in that second I realized that's how young people metabolize time and so I went inside and wrote the book that day after that interaction with Betty because then I thought about all the things we are waiting for um and so that's how that happened and what was the second question oh the question was about the illustrator I am not the illustrator I have a long time 30 four 33y year partnership with a woman named Laura Cornell who uh is the illustrator she does all the paintings and drawings and I write the words would you mind reading a passage from the book I'd love to hear it in your voice so all the books are funny and have um you know they have sort of amusing ideas but then I also think these books are intended to be read by adults to children so there has to be an emotional resonance that makes you the parent or grandparent in your case want to read it over and over again to children so I also remember going to school for the first time and how thrilling that was the new started school this page says um just one more sleep than I go back to school meet my new teacher her Mohawk is cool science and music zero means none learning is really lessons in fun just one more sleep till I dress up and greet family and friends as we trick and we treat a ghost and a cowboy a clown with green hair my witch's big nose will give them a scare and then this is where it gets emotional for me just one more sleep and I I'm grateful for living safe in my home here on Thanksgiving I make turkey hands I gobble pie fast I'm thankful for family and all the years past so there's some sense that what celebrations really are are Gatherings of human beings little old older there's a Hanukkah celebration behind me there's an Easter celebration behind kind of things people look forward to but we do them together and Community Family diversity are the building blocks of our country our families and very much the world we live in the world you report on every day hard reporting it's a real place and I want these books to be real and emotional and funny which is what life is they're great books you've done 14 this is number 14 right now we should also mention for the kids you're an award-winning actress with a a huge library of work some scary films that maybe your here the here is there are two movies that children will know me from maybe three Freaky Friday yeah Beverly Hills Chihuahua yes and you won an Oscar recently what is that I mean what is that like to to hold an Oscar and know it's yours well if you ever get a chance to see the moment on television the word shock and awe um is not just related to news reporting it was a shocking and awesome moment for a woman who's been an actress since she was 19 I'm 65 this year I've been doing this a long time I love my job I love it I love my job the way you love yours and I've been doing it a long time to get that recognition for a kind of out there mve movie that was very different very brave um was exhilarating and um unexpected the best kind of surprise the best kind which was the shock of it which I didn't expect speaking of such let's play some more questions here I love that you've done this thank you so much what can I learn from this book what advice do you have if I want to write a book someday okay well what you can learn from the book is that waiting is universal everybody has to wait for something and it's a little bit hard to wait and it also can be fun to wait so that waiting this thing the anticipation of something um doesn't have to be awful but it's very real and that grown-ups have to deal with it and children can deal with it and we can learn to do it together that's the first thing and the second question was was about some advice if you want to write so here's the thing I was not a great student um the delivery system of education did not really work for me I'm an experiential learner um I need repetition in a way that traditional learning didn't work for me and so I wasn't a very good student so I never thought I'd write a book and the Miracle about books is anybody can write one anybody everybody can write a book because the ideas are in your head and if it's in your head and it's your idea John Steinbeck who's one of my favorite authors ever talks about the individual Mind of a man or woman or other or non-binary person but it's the individual mind which is the most precious thing in the world because that individual idea is the spark of great literature great art great music great political movements one person has it only the minute they have it others can jump on but that preciousness has to be protected which John Steinbeck says more than anything that's what you have to protect is the preciousness of the mind and then let me play off that question for kids who are watching you and they know about your career as an actress and they want to act uh and get out of on stage what would you your advice be to them anybody can act uh here's I'm going to now okay I'm going to do it straight to the camera okay this is how I spent my entire childhood I had a mom and I would pretend to be her secretary and I would do it all day long but I let's say I was going to pretend to be her um Mr Brown secretary here's what I would do all day as a child hello hi it's Mr Brown's office oh hi how are you no I'm well thank you he's not here no uhhuh no no no no he's not but he'll be back after lunch and then I'll have him call you okay great what number then I would write a number on a pad say okay great thank you so much yes we'll be calling you back byebye that's acting and then I would write a note Mr Brown called or or um so and so called for Mr Brown they called at 3:00 they would like to ask youah blah blah and then I would put that piece of paper over there and I'd pick up the phone hello Mr Brown's office and I would do it over and over again I loved it that's acting like that's all I do in the movies it's just somebody else wrote it and I now say those words but I as long as I believe I'm who I am in that moment I believed I was the secretary that's terrific it's something that kids can realize starting today anybody they want to be an actor or an actress uh one more question from a viewer okay here we go hi my name is anua and I have a question for you in your childhood what inspired you to become an actress thank you bye okay these kids all of them fabulous I never thought I'd be an actor I thought I'd be a police officer I went to college I thought I would major in some sort of criminology or Corrections and that I would be a police officer I became an actor by accident some of the best things in my life have happened by accident for me the best things happen just if you're open to them like I'm my my whole this book I didn't know I was going to write a book again I haven't written books for children for a while but I heard Betty say just one more sleep than Santa and I went oh oh hello went inside and wrote the book so I my advice for people is be open if you're open to life and you're ready to receive life life will provide wonderful opportunities and often we get very binary we get very locked into this is the way you do this and this is the way you have to do that and that's not life that's the military and I respect the military immensely thank you for all the service but that's what the military is it's a very binary idea but life is not that way life is fluid and non-binary and ever evolving and Ever Changing which is what I think we as humans need to do we have to metamorphosize over and over again shed skin you know like like caterpillars turn into butterflies then you shed it snakes shed their skin a new new ideas old ideas you can always reinvent yourself I'm a new ideas person Jamie Lee ctis what a pleasure what a pleasure for me to see you it's been years since I interviewed you and it's a this is a great book it's a great story for kids and helps us all think really about this idea of patience and I think the phrase we often use delayed gratification yes well the ultimate the subtitle even though it says all good things come to those who wait and wait and wait the original subtitle for this book was a gratified delay ah because it's the subtitle is for the adults well thank you thank you I'm so happy to be here well that's going to do it for us parents just a reminder if your child has a question about any Topic in the news email a video to us nightly newsid at nbcuni.com we'll try to answer them in an upcoming episode you can also follow us on Instagram at nightly kids thanks for watching everyone remember to take care of yourself and each other so [Music] long

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