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to settle the class action lawsuit brought by owners whose vehicles lacked adequate rust protection. the rust could harm the integrity of the pickups and suvs. full details now at abcnews.com. moving on now to selfies. >> yes. >> i think they are new. >> no. >> they're not new. >> no. >> this is what buzz aldrin took 50 years ago in space. look at that. to celebrate the anniversary, he tweeted it. >> he took the selfie germ the gemini 12 mission, two of them, in fact, with the earth in the background. . not that the word "selfie" was coined yet. a while before anyone tops that one. this is officially the first selfie that coincides with so much that buzz aldrin is a part in in terms of american history. >> none of our selfies compare. >> well, you're talking to -- well, none compare to mine, but then you got gio -- >> please. >> he's got pretty amazing selfies. i just posted one. coming up, hope you're ready for stocking stuffers.
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we're going to show you some lesser-known gadgets that should hang perfectly by the chimney with care. you're watching "world news now." "world news now" continues
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barely a week and a half away from thanksgiving, can yo barely a week and a half away from thanksgiving, can you believe that?
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clever gadgets you may not have heard of, thank you for joining us. >> they are under $25, and i think i'll have gadgets you may not have heard it >> it's true. >> this is lamp champ. you want a charging station next to the lamp. take the bulb out, screw lampchamp back in, screw the light in, and now there's a usb charging port. >> what we're looking for. >> next to wherever your lamp is. >> taking apart lamps in hotel rooms and airport lounges. >> you don't have to with this. so they are under $20, and amazon has two for $30 bringing it down to $15. these are neat, totally reversible usb cables. i put it that way, turn it 180,
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>> why not make all of them like that? >> but wait, there's more. >> okay. >> the the microusb side, it's reversible. my galaxys6, turning it, and now in that way. >> not breaking it. >> in the middle of the night, yeah. >> yeah. >> very cheap. i bought those from amazon under $10. no-tie shoe laces. they look like shoe laces from here, but there's no laces in the back. >> you tricked me. what's the surprise? >> here it is. they are silicon, and you pop them in the eyelets all the way down, and they come in -- >> yeah. >> saw in the bottom. >> those are real laces. >> these are the silicon. you know, i test everything out. for a day, i wore these sneakers like this, and this was more comfortable.
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>> exactly. because it flexes with the foot. eight bucks. once you put them on, you put them on once, and every shoe is now a slip-on. >> perfect. okay. what's next? >> oh, these are really great. this is from thinoptics. you forget your glasses, this is on the key chain, push this up, and you have a pair of magnifiers for you -- >> my goodness. >> they are temporary. >> it's not sleek like the new snapchat glasses, but -- >> how do you do that? >> pull them wide open and let them close on the nose. probably down further. >> great way for a pair of glasses. >> a fun party favor. >> this is great. if you have appliances without a switch you can't reach or a lamp -- a ceiling lamp i can't reach, so i plug the lamp in here, doen at eye level, and now
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where i am. >> this is good for grandma and grandpa. there's a pilot light, and this is a grounded version if you plug in a heavy duty appliance from belkin. >> i love it. >> this is -- the metal part is in the socket, stick this up, push on it, and pushes these rubber little pads, and then unscrew the bulb. >> work for flat irons. >> try to do where are hair with it, but i don't think so. >> okay. thank you so much for joining us. gizwiz is a big deal, go to dick's website because he has good affordable gifts for you and your family as well as on his website, gizwiz.biz or our website on wnnfans.com.
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? i love baseball i love baseball i love baseball ? >> who do we owe this lovely musical tribute to? >> this is great. >> this is what happens in the middle of the morning or night depending on your perspective. plenty of child prodigies who excel in the arts, sciences, sports, and often decades ahead of peers, of course. >> this is a 4-year-old playing college baseball. >> what? what? >> reporter: signed to play college ball, and he's just 4. no wonder he's the kid with the home run smile because arie loves baseball, really loves it. >> he's got quite an arm there. >> woah! >> reporter: swinging a bat since he was a toddler, but he was good in front of the basketball hoop too. all this despite the hit to the
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life, being through open heart surgery multiple times already. >> the toughest part for me is living a normal life, which we are, playing sports, needs a new heart, waiting. >> that grin is always there. >> mom, i'm going to play every single sport today, and he will. >> reporter: that grin was there when he met the ballplayers who were part of a program called team impact, granting wishes to kids with chronic medical challenges, and so what they did was signed him, yeah, it's kind of make believe right now, but not for arie. how cool was this, huh? >> really cool. >> reporter: this is what he's waiting for now, a heart transplant. the next chapter for the ball star with so much heart already. john donvan, abc news. >> i love the stories because it's all about making a dream come true, and why not? if it's possible, why not. >> why not. >> yeah. >> and then sure everyone there was so happy. >> yeah. you get some reward from it because you give the gift of a
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a grandfather in latvia achieved a dream of becoming an internet superstar. >> digging a pit, filled with 3,200 gallons of coca-cola and drove his aging red audi right into it. >> oh, my gosh. he reportedly wanted to see if those old rumors about coke cleaning rust off of metal was actually true. >> unfortunately, any improvemen outweighed by the damage of the car after using the tractor to drive it out of the pit of coca-cola. and i don't know about you, but i'm thirsty right thou. >> after seeing that? >> i just want a coke. give me a coke. >> with rust? >> lime squeezed in it. do you drink -- like, this is nonsense, i just need a coca-cola. have you squeezed lime or lemon? >> no. >> it's so good. that's the news this half hour. >> follow us on facebook right
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