I don't know which country you may use
Let's try this one :
Hoy, es el 15 de agosto en Quito, Ecuador. Esta (acute accent on the a) un poco fresco como todos meses del ano (tilde). Quito tiene siempre un tiempo como la primavera, mas o menos.
I can't put the accent ...sorry !
I hope it will be OK. Hope I helped !
The correct answer is dice.
•Por qué dice él gracias?
You are going to use the word dice to fill the blank because is the correct conjugation in the sentence.
On English the sentences should be:
Why does he says thank you?