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you know you've seen all the hoverboard videos, fake after fake. this is a real hoverboard. >> haven't we seen something >> there was another one trending. they did a flight down in paris and i think this looks like exactly the same one. >> yeah, i think this is real. >> in the beginning of the video it had a fake look to it, but there you see the water, it lands, it's real. >> i say it's real. what do you think? >> i think it's real. >> it was created by frankie zapata who created that one hovercraft that shoots the water down. tang it to the next level. this >> wow. >> he's got to wear a backpack full of kerosene and he's got this mechanism that keeps it balanced. there's only one prototype in existence right now. this is real and i'm so happy about it with all the crafty hoverboards out there. >> why stay on the ground and catch fire when you can have kerosene on your back and do it in the air? video number three. >> little fish. possible because we've seen video of cat fish hopping across the road. they get back all the way into the water. >> t

you know you've seen all the hoverboard videos, fake after fake. this is a real hoverboard. >> haven't we seen something like this on the >> there was another one trending. they did a flight down in paris and i think this looks like exactly the same one. >> yeah, i think this is real. >> in the beginning of the video it had a fake look to it, but there you see the water, it lands, it's real. >> i say it's real. what do you think? >> i think it's real. >> it was created by frankie zapata who created that one hovercraft that shoots the water down. taking it to the next level. >> wow. >> he's got to wear a backpack full of kerosene and he's got this mechanism that keeps it balanced. there's only one prototype in existence right now. this is real and i'm so happy about it with all the crafty hoverboards out there. >> why stay on the ground and catch fire when you can have kerosene on your back and do it in the air? video number three. >> little fish. >> i think this is ent video of cat fish hopping across the road. they get back all the way into the wa

cell phones to hoverboards have been known to explode because faulty batteries. after years, the systems are not particularly safe. one particular item that keeps it from bursting into flames report drorp call it a hack. >> it will smoke and burn. >> reporter: it happens so quickly. showing me what happens on the inside of a phone just before.bursts into flames. to do that, he is forcing the short circuit of a just like the batteries found in a smartphone. there is a positive side and the negative identify and when they are able to connect. >> poof, there is your fire. >> reporter: the battery inside a lot your electronic devices are much stronger a lithium ion battery and looks like this. >> inside we have what is called a separator a piece of plastic that keeps these two sections completely separate. >> reporter: when that thin piece of plastic slims down, the chemicals on either side react. destructive when they explode. >> reporter: carpenter says two reasons why that happen. in the case of the samsung recall, a manufacturing error and in the case of hoverboa

ion battery. >> what was happening with the hoverboards, super cheap batteries. everyone was trying t just get them to market as fast as samsung was trying to rush to market, but they ended up getting a really bad batch of batteries. >> the south korean company has not issued an official government recall of the galaxy note 7, only offering to replace the phone and that's prompting government action on top of. an extraordinary warning from the faa, which is now telling passengers to not "turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft." >> this is a serious thing. you put something that creates fire and noxious fumes on an airplane? that's about as dangerous as it gets. >> faa tests have shown what consumer devices and large shipments of lithium ion batteries can do on board a plane. jc: new tonight, a police are called to the state house after a small group of protesters refuse to leave. the group was protesting safety issues at the pilgrim nuclear power plant in plymouth. after a meeting with the police arrested three of and escorted the rest from the buildin

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hoverboards are not safe and scooters are flying off shelves. we have one of them next week. second item echo.. it's the $179 echo they have unit in the country. this is something you will see. and finally the tv size has gone up. these drop the end of october. 65 inch televisions. we have door busters already in- house but we're going down in price and up in inches. >> this particular item will be something i will find for about $300 which is one third of what >> you just keep talking. >> are you guys okay? >> i am not can i come over there? >> yes you can join my team for the heart walk. >> a special thing to impacts many of you. we're doing the heart walk and together we can make a difference. coming up saturday, october 8. i would be more than honored if you were able to join my team to fight this disease. is still the leading cause of death among americans which is hard to believe. we can reduce the impact it has on our lives forever by raising rid of it once and for all. i have posted a link on my facebook page on twitter and histogram and you can find more information

many companies have had problems and we think back to earlier this year, earlier in 2016 with the hoverboard and in those hover boards were the same types of batteries, same type in the iphone and in this samsung galaxy. while these batteries are popular for smaller devices, they're powerful and compact, but we have to remember the technology behind it they produce so much energy and inside they have extremely dangerous and flammable chemicals and that can be an extreme problem and that's what we're seeing right now. >> that's crazy. i think about all the kids that i know that have phones. my 3-year-old doesn't have a phone but he will grab mine, run through the house and use it and i think about something that dangerous being in his hands and that' that's scarey. what should customers do. you can trade it in but what can you do to keep yourself safe while it's still in your home. >> samsung has shipped 2.5 million phones, they were pushing this retail luxury phone, and right now customers have to be very careful. they've only seen 35 reported incidents with explosions or burning of the phon

last year, hoverboards were banned on planes because of the fire risk. lithium ion batteries are everywhere, from correctly phones to laptops to tablets. >> there are more batteries. there has to be a rising risk here. >> reporter: the consumer product safety commission is working to elevate the recall. when that happens, the faa would go one step on all commercial planes. samsung insists safety is a top priority. it's rushing replacement phones to market. lester? >> tom, thank you. >>> tonight, condemnation and concern around the world as north korea claims it just conducted its most powerful nuclear test yet. moving toward its goal of developing a long range nuclear warhead, perhaps capable of hitting the u.s. nbc's bill neely has details on the test >> reporter: he's done it again. kim jong un has carried out his second nuclear test in eight months. this one the strongest ever, triggering a 5.3 earthquake, drawing global condemnation. there's anger at the u.n. >> i condemn in the strongest possible terms. >> reporter: and fear in the u.s. that he's ed

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last year, hoverboards were banned on planes lithium ion batteries are everywhere, from correctly phones to laptops to tablets. >> there are more batteries. there has to be a rising risk here. >> reporter: the consumer product safety commission is working to elevate the recall. when that happens, the faa would go one step further and actually ban the galaxy note 7 on all commercial planes. samsung insists safety is a top priority. it's rushing replacement phones to market. lester? >> tom, thank you. >>> gh condemnation and concern around the world as north korea claims it just conducted its most powerful nuclear test yet. moving toward its goal of developing a long range nuclear warhead, perhaps capable of hitting the u.s. nbc's bill neely has details on the test and the swift reaction. >> reporter: he's done it again. kim jong un has carried out his second nuclear test in eight months. this one the strongest ever, triggering a 5.3 earthquake, drawing there's anger at the u.n. >> i condemn in the strongest possible terms. >> reporter: and fear in the u.s. that he's edging towards a nucle

. >> how is that invisible hoverboard you are riding? >> it is float, floaty, cloudy. keys are yours . don't wreck it. i will be back by the enof the week. >> sounds good. >> steve staeger, everybody, you are in very good hands. >>> what if the reason there aren't many political yard signs is because they got huge sign? -- eaten by one huge sign? >>> anybody that visits us will be aed by something. >> a problem by ski passes sold by winter park. want to guess what? >>> time to change the >>> welcome back, i am chief meteorologist kathy sabine here in the 9 news studio, steve is across the wall from me there, and this view was spectacular, wasn't it? what a great way to look up and look out the window and know you are a few hours from a view like that. ou seasonal. guess what? the new winter outlook is out. december through february, a milder winter is possible than last year, el nino, no signs that will be our dominant weather pattern. there is a little slice of good news for you. we could use some moisture around here and there is a little shower activity coming up fr

lithium ion batteries have caused overheating and fires in everything from hoverboards to e-cigarettes and in 2014 boeing was forced to ground planes citing issues. a professor at carnegie mellon university. >> they're full of flammable organic solvent, if it gets hot enough, then we can have a fire. >> reporter: samsung estimates that one in 42,000 batteries will be affected. prompting the company to issue a voluntary recall for all 2.5 million devices as of last friday. a tech writer says the company will pay. >> samsung will ultimately recover, but i think it's obviously bad press. i think samsung is going to take a big hit with this one just because it doesn't look good. >> reporter: samsung released a statement saying they are cooperating with the recall and have stopped shipments with those devices. contact the retailer and exchange it for a different version. >> nothing to mess around with. >> today in geneva, secretary of state jen kerry and his russian counterpart have called for a syrian ceasefire to begin monday. once the ceasefire holds for seven days, the u.s. and russia w

this guy tried to accomplish with his hoverboard. "the other day i impulsvely bought a hoverboard on .... so i walked some dogs...crash!" yah...nooot the smartest idea. the video is pretty hilarious.. it goes on and on with bumping into things.. until finally he calls it quits. there's much more on fox5 news this morning. coming up... ways parents can make good nutrition and physical exercise part of kids' daily routine. the "healthy kids festival" joins us next hour. i'm really good at war. i love war in a certain way. nuclear, just the power the devastation, is very important to me. i want to be unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. woman: here in nevada, those were the worst days of our lives, and congressman heck called it "a blip." narrator: in 2008, joe heck called nevada's housing crisis joe heck is. narrator: after heck sponsored a bill giving tax breaks to big banks, he took over $500,000 from wall street-- including banks who cau

you know you've seen all the hoverboard videos, fake after fake.real hoverboard. >> haven't we seen something like this on the show? >> there was another one trending. they did a flight down in paris and i think this looks like exactly the same one. >> yeah, i think this is real. >> in the beginning of the video it had a fake look to it, but there you see the water, it lands, it's real. >> i say it's real. what do you think? >> i think it's real. >> it was created by frankie zapata who created that one hovercraft that shoots the water down. taking it to the next level. this uses a turbine engine. >> wow. >> he's got to wear a backpack full of kerosene and he's got this mechanism that keeps it balanced. there's only one prototype in existence right now. this is real and i'm so happy about it with all the crafty hoverboards out there. >> why stay on the ground and catch fire when you can have kerosene on your back and do it in the air? video number three. >> little fish. >> i think this is entirely possible because we've seen video of cat fish hoppin

hoverboards were banned earlier because they could catch fire now the concern is this specific model from samsung. >> this isn't necessarily precedented or unprecedented wht they're looking at it from a safety perspective and anytime a battery especially in a particular phone they're advicing caution without -- advising caution without banning the phone itself. >> they're asking if you bring the phone on a plane turn it off and don't put it in a checked bag. as far as getting a refund ver will trade it. at&t is offering exchanges as well. >>> millions of washing machines with a strange odor has become such a big problem that there are class action lawsuits. many have reached preliminary settlements so you could be getting some money. but what can you do to avoid the issue? >> front perform better than top loaders and consumer reports test. plus they're gentler on clothes. some got more than they bargained for. >> it started out as online chatter but turned into multiple class action lawsuits involving more thap six million -- than 6 million machines. >> if your previously or currentl

ion batteries touted as the future but plagued with overheating and fires and in everything from hoverboard toys to e-cigarettes. in 2013. boeing was forced to ground all 50, 787 dream liners for three months because of problem th lithium batteries. 42,000 phones have the faulty introducing new k-y touch gel cr?me. for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. >>> the terror attacks of september 11th are burned into the memory of most americans. 2,606 people were killed at the world trade center alone. among the dead, 343 firefighters. 60 police officers. and eight paramedics. now, 15 years later, there has been a rebirth in lower manhattan. martha tischner takes us there. >> reporter: are they the tears of a nation weeping? or a soothing rain forever trying to wash away the horror of what happened here? this is where the twin towers stood. and you cannot come here and forget for a moment that achingly perfect blue sky morning september 11th, 2001. >> another one. another plane just hit. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: when the planes hit. when the towers fell. when nearly 3,000 pe

. >>> real life hoverboard could be on the market. not one of the toys that stays a few inches but a real one that flies. >> check it out. that is a man in florida. he is on a fly board air. it goes pretty fast. deputy just go -- doesn't just go high. in a race it easily beat two jet skis. the company that makes it says this ii the first time one has flown in the u.s. >> the faa is looking into >> wow. >> hat's pretty cool. could you imagine flying around in that thing? >> i think it would be a kick. >> it also looks terrifying. >> sign me up. >>> temperatures slightly above average, 70s and 80s for much of the afternoon. starting out the day on a mild note. 55 in city park. 60 castle rock. 61 in parker. it will be a different story come tomorrow morning at this time. currently the wind speeds now -?primarily from the south. elizabeth at 12 miles per hour. we will see the winds pick up today, gusting up to about 40 to 45 miles per hour at times this afternoon. highs also warming up to the low 80s in denver. 71 in evergreen. mid- to up

last christmas's must-have hoverboards were withdrawn because many of them exploded. common -- lithium batteries and today's fox 25's elizabeth hopkins went to wentworth institute of technology to see for herself what happens before an electronic device burst ins to flames. >> the reporter: what's really interesting, is all happens very quickly and all of these items have the lithium battery and additionally, one small thin piece of plastic that binds them all. take a look. call had a hack. >> it's going to smoke and >> the reporter: it happens so quickly. engineer and wentworth professor aaron carpenter is showing you what happens on the inside of a phone just before it bursts in to flames. to do that, he's forcing the short circuit of a double-a battery, just like the batteries found in a smart phone, there's a positive side and a negative side, but they're able to connect. >> poof. there's your fire. >> the reporter: the battery inside many of your electronic devices is much stronger -- it's called a lithium ion battery and a separator and that's a piece of plastic

ion batteries touted as the future but plagued with overheating and fires and in everything from hoverboard toys to e-cigarettes. in 2013. boeing was forced to ground all 50787 dream liners for three months because of problem with lithium batteries. samsung estimates one in every 42,000 phones hatch the faulty chances. samsung released a statement saying it is cooperating with the recall and stopped all shipments of those devices. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch. our bacteria family's been on this cushion for generations. alright kiddos! everybody off the backpack, we made it to the ottoman. i like to watch them clean, but they'll never get me on the mattress! finally there's a disinfectant mist designed for sofas, mattresses and more. introducing new lysol max cover. its innovative cap has a 2x wider spray this pimple's gonna last forever. aw com'on. clearasil ultra works fast to begin visibly clearing up skin in as little as 12 hours. and acne won't last forever. just like your mom won't walk in on you... >>> the terror attacks of september 11th

lithium ion batteries have caused overheating and fires in everything from hoverboards to e-cigarettes and in 2014 boeing was forced to ground planes citing issues. a professor at carnegie mellon university. >> they're full of flammable organic solvent, if it gets hot enough, then we can have a fire. >> reporter: samsung estimates that one in 42,000 batteries will be affected. prompting the company to issue a voluntary recall for all 2.5 million devices as of last friday. a tech writer says the company will pay. >> samsung will ultimately recover, but i think it's obviously bad press. i think samsung is going to take a big hit with this one just because it doesn't look good. >> reporter: samsung released a statement saying they are cooperating with the recall and have stopped shipments with those devices. contact the retailer and exchange it for a different version. >> nothing to mess around with. >> today in geneva, secretary of state jen kerry and his russian counterpart have called for a syrian ceasefire to begin monday. once the ceasefire holds for seven days, the u.s. and russia w

they're light weight and can store large amounts of energy, powering electronics like laptops and hoverboards. last week, this jeep caught fire after the owner left his new phone inside the vehicle to charge. how likely is somet l that to happen with other devices? >> the failure rates for most lithium ion battery designs are, like, 1 out of 10 or 20 million. >> reporter: samsung reports 35 confirmed cases of the galaxy 7 catching fire. scott, for privacy reasons, the company will not disclose where those faulty batteries were made. >> pelley: jericka duncan, thanks. america has new top librarian. carla hayden placed her hand on swore her in as librarian of congress. she is the first woman and first african american to hold the position since it was created by thomas jefferson in 1802. hayden said, "it's a wonderful way to show how much the untries that grown." we'll close the book on this broadcast tonight with a happy reunion. flood victims and the man who saved them. e could have helped prevent this, i would have asked my doctor about it. it's the phillips' lady! anyone ever have occasiona

they're lightweight and can store large amounts of energy,ng powering electronics like laptops and hoverboards. last week, this jeep caught fire after the owner left his new phone inside the vehicle to i charge. how likely is something likehi that to happen with other devices? >> the failure rates for most lithium-ion battery designs are, >> reporter: samsung reports 35 confirmed cases of the galaxy 7 catching fire.a scott, for privacy reasons, the company will not disclose where those faulty batteries were made.e >> pelley: jericka duncan, thanks. america has a new top librarian. carla hayden placed her hand on abraham lincoln's bible today, and chief justice john roberts swore her in as librarian of congress. she is the first woman and first thomas jefferson in 1802. hayden said, "it's a wonderful way to show how much the country has grown." we'll close the book on this broadcast tonight with a happy o reunion. flood victims and the man who saved them.an you know, to show the importance of saving for the future. so you're sort of like a spokes person? when i was diagnosed with pneumococcal p

aside from the hoverboard it is an item that back to the future fans have been drooling over some breaking news out of wayne county, troopers investigate a single engine plane crash. >> it happened near fulton road in creston,o the airplane crashing in the field, the pilo >> the pilot, charles marc alvarez at the engine stopped suddenly try to land that the plane flipped the landing the faa is investigating tonight. >> hysteria around brangelina i breakup and back to the future fans are very happy. >> natalie herbick has those in more stories in today's edition of the update.s in north carolina and they're asking for call after last nigh by the protests after an office involved shooting and killing o a man in charlotte,ho that protests marking even more proteststs injuring a dozen pol officers closing down part of another state,oz the police chi says officer searching for a suspect at an apartment complex off g keith scott get out of th car with a gun than get back inside,r they say that he was galaxy note 7 phones available today to replace about 1 millio devices recalled a in the us, rec

recalled hoverboards often included cheaply made about theories that weren't designed for that kind of use to greet bree-- greetly increase the use of overheating. gorge crabtree is with the argonne laboratory. >> the only warning is it get toos hot. if you hold the phone in your notice that and the right thing to do is turn the phone off. >> some perspective, in 2015, 3.5 billion passengers flew. the faa received reports of 11 smoke or fire incidents involving a lithium ion battery. many of those were in checked bags. scotts, as of april of this year, lithium ion batteries are no longer allowed to be checked or carried as cargo on specialer flights. >> pelley: if it heats up, turn it off. kris van cleave, thanks. coming up next, emergency rooms filling up with soccer inj we came up with a plan to help reduce my risk of progression. and everywhere i look... i'm reminded to stick to my plan. including preservision areds 2. my doctor said preservision areds 2 has the exact nutrient formula that the national eye institute recommends to help reduce the risk of progression of moderate to ad

the future, but they have also been plagued with overheating and fires in everything from popular hoverboard toys to e-cigarettes. in 2013, boeing was forced to ground all 50 of its 787 dreamliners for three months because of problems with their lithium batteries. jay whitacre is a professor of material science and engineering ri >> what's interesting about c lithium-ion batteries is that they're full of flammable organic solvents, so if it gets hot enough via this internal short, then we can have a fire. >> reporter: samsung estimates that approximately one of every 42,000 phones have a faulty battery, but is not taking any chances. matt novak writes for the tech web site gizmodo: >> samsung will ultimately recover, but i think it's obviously bad press. because it doesn't look good. >> reporter: samsung released a statement saying it is cooperating with the recall and has stopped a shipment of those devices. scott, consumers can trade their phones in for a different version. >> pelley: don dahler for us tonight. don, thank you. well, we told you last night about massive fraud at wells fargo

ion batteries touted as the future but plagued with overheating and fires and in everything from hoverboard toys to e-cigarettes. in 2013. boeing was forced to ground all 50, 787 dream liners for three months because of problem with lithium batteries.

it's popular because unlike hoverboards this does not do what some of those do. w kic.com and you'll find the rest of the upcoming tests the i'm proud to expose. >>> >>> sock monkey will be doing the weather and coming over with us as we get our flu shots in a few moments. >>> we're going to get through this this morning. we're going to get our flu shot this morning with no big deal. temperatures are mainly 50s and the way. headlines include the wet weather pattern we've been talking about. the have is shower chances today will be to the west. rain chances through the weekend we decided to think about with the plans we have coming up. as we look ahead we are dry this morning and at noon i be a shower west. it's more later today upper 60s and seasonal so we are good the for sunshine to transition to overcast skies and shower chances will be more west today because of the track of this upper-level low. it will sit and spin on top of us once it arrives. we have the dry weather in place now which is great for the commute but then you see this low pressure and it's go