a backpack. this video shows it being used in colorado earlier this month. when you pull the cord, it keeps you on top of the snow, the key to living. >> it was like i was in cement. my arms were free but i could only scrape the snow off my face. >> reporter: three of her friends died. they didn't have the backpack. >> once the first person came and we unburied me, others started to show up and the rescue search and they started finding the others immediately. it was very shocking to know that the person -- one of the victims we found was three feet to my left. >> reporter: she is the second person in recent week who said the device saved her. it costs between 700 and a thousand dollars. it can cooperate from you being buried in the snow but won't save from you being hurt if you slam into a tree or fall off a cliff. >> they say enough is enough. >> she would cry every day. she didn't want to go to school. >> how parents are taking control of a school that is failing their children. >> the meat of

>> yes, i fully believe that my backpack saved my life. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. the michigan primary is just one week away. rick santorum is pressing social issues. as he looks for an upset in mitt romney's home state, but romney with lots of money to spend has stepped up his attacks on santorum, and it appears to be working. a just released poll of likely republican voters in michigan find 37% support santorum, 33% romney, but that same poll had santorum with a 15-point lead last week. romney campaigns in michigan today and susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. good morning, susan. >> good morning, betty. you can see that poll, the lead is shrinking, the two of them about neck and neck in michigan. with that primary next tuesday, it's making that contest the most interesting and important one so far. >> it's great to be at the heartland -- >> reporter: rick santorum was joined by his family at a campaign stop in grand rapids, michigan. >> we actually g

an air bag worn in a backpack. this video shows the air bag's use by the snowboarder during the avalanche in colorado earlier this month. now when you pull that cord, it had keep you on top of the snow. the key to surviving the avalanche. >> it was literally like i was out there. the arm was free. the only thing that they could do was take that off that. >> reporter: three of their friends died nearby. >> when that first person came here, they buried that. others started to show up in the rescue search and we started to find the other bodies immediately. now, it was very shocking to know that the person, one of the victims we found was literally three feet to my left. >> reporter: his dad lives part time in santa cruz, the fellow skiier. and that will be the great fight. >> about 30 people died in the u.s. each year for the avalanches. the air bag cost about $700 to $1,000 on the brand. it's about the same for the good pair of skis. >> yes, they endorsed their father. that is the unfortunate endorsement. >> thank y

a lot of testing has been done of these backpack avalanche air bags with dummies.ummies are throated to an avalanche wearing one of these. at a 90 percent chance of surviving the avalanche. a quick tug of the activation hebbel's track is all it takes to inflate the air bag. the point of the air bag is ad volume to the user to make the person larger. this would help someone not become buried alive. it is based on law that went in motion larger objects always look to the top. this also applies in an avalanche. and of course, like an air bag the bag filled with air to protect your head and neck. there are a bright color to help rescue parties fight is a lot quicker. if you or someone you know does extreme snowboarding or skiing, check into one of these. >>grant: after the break taking aim at rick santorum of year if the other candidates are now going after the new conservative front-runner. it is not augur degree, it is santorum. phil mitt romney leads the attack but wait until you hear what what paul said. pam but republican presidential candidates faced off of the f

i believe my backpack saved my life. >> she lives part time in santa cruz. the avalanche killed three other skiers including one who was found only three feet away from elise. >>> there are two golden retrievers who are safe after being rescued from the side of a cliff in southern california. dog owner sherry wilson says she let him out and for some reason, they bolted for the cliff immediately. she says the dogs lily and marcy never stopped and went right over the edge. she was in a state of panic. witnesses called 911. wilson says that the contours of the terrain were crucial for the rescue. >> they must have had landed in a bush or something. it was an area where it wasn't straight down. it was straight down for like 30 feet or so. >> rescuers from l.a. county fire were able to hoist the dogs up one by one. they weren't hurt. sherri wilson says the dogs had never been by a cliff before so probably didn't recognize the danger. >>> fog out there this morning thick in spots dense fog in the valleys. temperatures not bad mainly into the 40s right now. by the

it's a backpack system. very similar to what anybody would wear for a regular backpack. hit is a balloon system that inflates and increases your own all volume that helps keep you on top of the snow. it adds 3.5-pound to the average-weight of a backpack. patti ann: it's a twin backpack system, there are two of them on either side. >> that's correct. the industry standards is 150 liters in one single airbag. abs moved away from that in 1996 to move to sue air backs and a pyrotechnic handle, we don't rely on cables and we use nitrogen gas for deploying the bag. patti ann: we are looking at video supplied by your company. are these test avalanches? >> we've done a lot of test dummies. there's also been so many real life incidents that we don't rely on them as much any more. the tests that were done originally were done by the swiss avalanche institute, and they in conjunction with our company. since then there's been many such tests done all over the world by ourselves and by other companies. the incidents themselves are real life incidents and when live and death is involv

a new safety backpack kept her on top of the snow that killed three friends.is video of the same backpack that saved a snowboarder during an avalanche in colorado earlier this month. this past weekend, the woman lived to talk about being in that avalanche. >> it feels like maybe you're in a washing machine and you're being tossed and turned and it's just all white. you're not sure which way is up and down. i pulled itly believe that my backpack saved my life. >> suug stad was one of four people who got caught up in the avalanche. three others died. >>> we have patchy, dense fog to contend with this morning. that's going to be breaking up, very thick out the door had morning. some of the visibilities down to less than quarter mile. areas of low clouds and fog this morning. this afternoon, lots of sunshine and warmer weather on the way. what a week it's going to be now as this ridge of high pressure continues to build in. settling in over the bay area for today, the strong ridge brings offshore winds into the next couple of days clearing out skies. temperatures

backpacks and all. >> whatever they had on them, cash, whatever was in their backpack. >> wow. >> those passengers were on a carnival cruise line. the same that owns a passenger ship that ran aground. 32 people died when the costa concordia capsized after hitting an under water ledge last month. and there are more problems for that cruise line. a sister ship is a drift now in the indian ocean. the engine room fire broke out an the costa alegra and all passengers are reported to be okay. they are send ago motor boat, a plane, and two tug boats to the scene. >>> caught on tape, something being talled a dolphin stampede. hundreds upon hundreds of the sea mammals were caught breeching the water near a whale watching boat. experts say this rare sight was probably the result of something that scared them. it was wednesday, last week, when the people realized they were in the middle of a megapod, a pod being a group of dolphins. a thousand of them raced along the vessel with speeds up to 20 miles per hour. >> topper has your forecast just ahead. plus, call it a high-tech wedding. a gas station

coming up i will show you how an avalanche airpack backpack works and how it can save lives. it was credited with saving the life of one of the washington's ears caught in the avalanche of the weekend, the backpack airbag is now the talk of the tech world. it is a new high-tech safety device that can really save lives. these are new ended just catching on. for now, you can only order them online. i could not find a retailer or store that had any. they cost around $1,000. they are expensive but they might be worth it. a lot of testing has been done with dummies thrown into an avalanche wearing one of these. a quick tug is all it takes to inflate the air bag. the point of the bag is to add volume to use air to help someone not become buried alive. it is based on a simple physical law. when in motion objects always moved to the top that are larger. like an air bag in the car, the bag will protect your head and neck. if you or someone you know does extreme snowboarding or skiing, maybe you should check into one of these. >>vicki: the guinness look of world records for a paper air

. >> reporter: across the street, capitol police officers strap on a backpack loaded with explosives. and joins the hordes of pedestrians headed for the capitol. the dogs are named quick. as soon as the explosive passes, he's on it. he can sniff out the fleeting death of danger. >> this is no backpack. >> reporter: more explosives. this time strapped to ankles. and ranger picks out the scent just as quickly, eagerly scratching the sidewalk to get at him. >> they're super stars. >> reporter: he is a standard explosive detection dog. he can detect explosives in a truck or bag or in a car. but if the explosive was on a suicide bomber on the move through a crowd, he wouldn't know what to do. that is oakley's job. >> with the vapor dogs they'll trail that moving target to a source for as long as it's moving. >> reporter: vapor wake dogs like z eta have only been around for a few years, hunting bombers with a handful of agencies like the amtrak police. but from spain to india to britain, experts say they could have saved lives. >> i've been to madrid, i've been to london. i don't want to ha

john blackstone shows us the high-tech backpack that may have saved her life. and elizabeth ii celebrating 60 years as queen. aarlie d'agata takes a look at the second longest reign in british history. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, i'm jeff glor. for more than three decades, the u.s. and egypt have had a strong s.liance, but tonight that relationship is on shaky ground following egypt's decision to try 19 americans on unspecified charges. the americans, including the son of cabinet secretary ray lahood, are barred from leaving egypt. senior white house correspondent norah o'donnell is tracking developments tonight in isshington. norah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jeff. and the obama administration says tonight that they are seply concerned about these eeplrts and urging the egyptian government to change course or risk more than a billion dollars in american aid. as protests in cairo continued for the fourth straight day, an egyptian judge announced his intent to prosecute 43 workers from nongover

murray pletz had just won an award for the design of a metal framed backpack ram and they took a chance>> murray was dating this girl with a home sewing machine and real good with her mattern and his name is jan, jan, if you'll marry me i'm name the company after you. she said yes and jansport was born. like any young company the early years were lean. >> i lived in the first factory for about nine months. >> more than 40 years later jansport is the world's largest backpack-maker building its reputation with innovative advertising and a lifetime guarantee. it's as visible on college campuses as on the packs of skilled climbers and skip's gone global right along with trgs testing product in some of the most rigorous conditions known to man, including mt. evrest. >> one team member that made the summit of evrest on that trip, and it's like business, and so many other things, phil wouldn't have made the summit without the support of the rest of the team. >> reporter: a less sob in teamwork and a philosophy at jansport. skip's also climbed kilimanjaro and joined hundreds of complaints in re

it's hard to discuss. >> they did not have the backpacks? >> they did not. >> reporter: every year in the u.s., about 30 people die in avalanches. elise saugstadt says she feels lucky not to be one of the grim statistics. bill whitaker, cbs news, stevens pass, washington. >> pelley: as syria slips towards civil war, senator john mccain says the u.s. must act. a deadly crash in africa claims the lives of u.s. airmen. and parents push to take control of a school that's failing their kids when the "cbs evening news" of a school that's failing their kids [ male announcer ]ing news" say goodbye to "ho-hum," and hello to "whoa, yum." use campbell's cream of chicken soup to make easy enchiladas, cheesy chicken & rice, and other chicken dishes that are oh...so...whoa. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. then i found new pronutrients omega-3. it's from centrum. it's a smaller minigel. with two of the best omegas to support my heart, brain and eyes. new pronutrients from centrum. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion te

the bullet, police say, went through the backpack and hit 8-year-old amena bowman in the abdomen. >> she will pull through. we have all our family praying and pray for her. that is all i need. >> reporter: her grandmother said when she first heard there had been a shooting at the school she immediately called her daughter who was already on the way to pick up amena. >> she was on her way to pick her up from school because they had a half day today. and then she called me five minutes later and told me she was shot, that my granddaughter was shot. she was the one that was shot. >> reporter: she was air lifted to a seattle hospital about 20 miles away where she underwent surgery. >> she arrived a little before 3:00 and within five minutes was wheeled down to surgery to do some exploration and repair if needed of her injury. >> reporter: police say the third grader who brought the gun to school is now at a juvenile detention center held on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and bringing a dangerous weapon on to school grounds. >> that's news 4 at 4:00. news 4 at 5:00 starts rig

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a new safety backpack actually kept her on top of the snow that killed three of her friends.me video of the same backpack saving a snowboarder during an avalanche in colorado earlier this month. this past weekend she had this to say. >> it feels like like you're in a washing machine. don't know which way is up and down. i fully believe my backpack saved my life. >> she was one of eight skiers caught up in an avalanche. three died including one who was found only three feet away from her. >>> a state lawmaker is unhappy about the disclosure of details concern actress demi moore. norma torres wants calls not to be public. it he would prohibit law enforcement agent sits from releasing medical or personal identifying information in emergency calls. >>> and singers chris brown and rhiannon have two new projects together each helping each other out with a remix, birthday cake and turn up the music. both songs hit the internet yesterday versus their twitter accounts. yesterday was rhiannon's 24th birthday. you may remember that in 2009 brown reached a plea deal after assaulting her.

a lot of testing has been done on the backpack avalanche air bags. the dummies are thrown into an avalanche wearing one of these and have a 98 chance of surviving the avalanche. the idea is simple. thick skull of the activation strapped in and it instantly inflate the air bag. it adds a volume to the user to make a purse of larger. the extra volume helps someone not become buried alive. it is based on a physical law, when in motion, larger objects will always moved to the top. this also applies in an avalanche. it generates the lifting affect you need to stay on top of hopefully survive. like in air bag in the car, the bad with air can protect your head into the neck and are a bright color. avalanche deaths seem rare but they do happen. 17 so far in the u.s. alone this winter season. if you or someone you know does extreme snowboarding or skiing, check into one of these. >>darya: the time dallas by 50 7:00 a.m.. we are back on this warmus today of the weekend. we are looking at upper seventies today. here is a shot at the golden gate. it is nice in a

but to come home like any of the other pliers in a kid the backpack?we, the group but we got no response. it says it is their intention that wants to give the information to as many as possible. it is our understanding it went to several other schools as well. >> that is it for abc7 news at 5:00. coming up at 6:00. >> the murder trial of george huguely starts with a surprise, the appearance of the accused themselves. >> three more states to vote. romney has all the momentum. what can the rest of the field due to catch up? the answer is next. >> more on the violence in syria. the u.s. makes a major move to secure its compound. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is abc 7 news at 6:00 on your side. >> the big story at 6:00, the murder trial involving two university of virginia students is now under way in charlottesville. >> george huguely of chevy chase is accused of the murder of his ex-girlfriend, yeardly love. abc7 is in charlottesville for the trial. gail pennybacker joins us live with more on today's events. >>

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the gunmen her classmate, who had the gun in his backpack. police are investigating how the boy got a hold of the gun in the first place. >> we are on your side this man with news that the fda may be improving the first prescription diet pill in more than a decade. yesterday, a panel of medical experts gave it the go ahead. doctors say it could be effective in treating obesity but side effects include increased heart rate, a kidney stones and even memory loss. maryland wants to crack down on drunk driving. a bill requires drunk drivers to participate in a program that would force convicted drivers to have their sobriety measured before they can get on the road. there has been a 10% increase in drunk drivers in the past two years. >> the sun is shining a side. we are looking at a gorgeous thursday. >> it is perfect. a little bit of a breeze. let's enjoy today and tomorrow. tomorrow, i'm warning you, you are going to have to deal with the wind. here is one of the better time lapses this week. here is my favorite part, the convected cumulus clou

police say the gun was brought in by a classmate and it went offer in his backpack. the school was put on immediate lock job. the third grader who brought the gun was booked into a juvenile detention center. investigators believe the shooting was an accident. they are now trying to figure out how he got the weapon. >>> le army private accused of leaking thousands of documents to the media will here the charges in court today. bradley manning will be rained later this affect. he is facing a general court martial on more than 20 charges including aiding the enemy. >>> the do not call list has become a common way to protect your phone line and now the do not track button is gaining traction for internet browsing. a coalition of internet giants including google has agreed to support the button. it is already available on the most recent versions of fire fox, internet explorer and apple's mountain lion. the butt don doesn't stop all web tracking but the company have agreed to stop using data about your web browsing habits for employment, cede, health care or insurance pur

i've got 15 minutes am i going to pull my phone out and play a game or reach into my backpack and grab my play station. >> reporter: its size and singular function is the problem. >> it really is just a games device. a lot of people are coming back to why? my phone does it. >> reporter: then there's the cost. the base model is $249 plus $100 memory stick and $40 games. >> at a time where we're all playing games for 99 cents or a bunch of games for free, we balk at playing for a downloadable game on our iphone. suddenly a $40 game is like ah. >> reporter: we asked if people if they would buy it. only 12% said yes. people in downtown san francisco agree. >> why do i need it. >> i have an iphone, ipad two laptops. i'm pretty quell geared up-- >> well geared up. >> reporter: but sony is betting people will want two devices. >> we have a taker here. howard's son maybe but that's about it. >> he's -- there's a fight in my house over this. >> go for a walk, people. >>> thank you for watching us right now before you go for that walk. at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. i tell t

a don't see don't hear policy, which is as long last students put their phone away in a purse or backpack, they're allowed to keep it just has long as it doesn't become a distraction. >> we look at our own. so people hear it. it's a distraction. now adays with the smartphones, there's a variety of thing that is can be distracting. not only are they distractions, they can also be sources of information for students. >> reporter: most of the districts in our area have policies. carroll and harford have the toughest policies spelling out repercussions for violating the cell phone policy. >> new tonight an independent panel has improved but more improvements are needed. the report was ordered by defense secretary leon panetta after an investigation found gross mismanagement. it revealed body parts of fallen troops had been mishandled. >>> a baltimore fire department decided to honor a member of a soldier. >> the honor is usually reserved for firefighters killed in the line of duty but this time major robert marchanti is being honored as if he were a part of the brotherhood. he was shot and ki

around 40 but you will need that in the backpack.nd we're, we had a break, we had are a hour that came back into the area. as we go through the afternoon we'll get the bulk of the rain. the forecast will keep us cloudy throughout the day. we have mild conditions and the big story is the rain. a new storm that's working in as we go into the weekend. charlie? >> a new updates out of baltimore as people wait for the gas to be restored so they can have heatment the line has been repaired. and bge shut down the gas to 900 homes. they are still wouldn't gas. crews are working to get the water mains fixed. they don't want cross contamination. >> they will go home to home to make sure the gas is turned on. >>> new this morning a person at bay view following a fire that broke out t happened on a building in mount convinceon. 5900 block of charles treat. the man suffered burns t may have started with food on the stove. metro transit is admitting responsibility in a crash. we have details. linda, what you have got? >> reporter: the agency filed

. >> it is a normal backpack and when you pull the lever there is a nitrogen cartridge and deploys an air bag to fill up with air. >> every year, avalanches killed about 25 people in the united states and this weekend, a fourth person died in another avalanche in washington state, bringing the toll for this season to 17. >> thank you. the same storm system that blanketed central virginia in snow also created a mass in other states. about 20 vehicles were involved in a crash in tennessee. police are blaming it on a whiteout conditions from heavy snowfall and it blanketed parts of north carolina. police are saying the got reports of hundreds of crashes that happened in a few hours. >> nobody can accuse you and your colleagues of not having things to talk about when you go from snow to potentially temperatures in the upper 60's in a couple of days. >> that's why we love washington weather. especially more in this transition time now. a few years ago, march 1, we picked up a foot of snow in southern maryland and a couple of days later it was 70 degrees. >> we are about to see warm tempera

it's a normal backpack. and when you pull the lever, it ends up, you have the nitrogen cartridge and it deploys the air bags to fill up with air. and what it essentially does is it keeps you above the avalanche. not above, per se, but so that you're staying on top. and i will say it's not like you're actually having an intertube ride down the snow. you're definitely in the avalanche itself. it's like a washing machine. you don't know which way is up or down. but the system keeps you up above so you have a very good chance of survival. >> it prevented you from being completely buried in the snow. your face and hands were free. and you were able to use your hands to free yourself a little bit more. >> no, no. essentially the snow in the avalanche, the way it compacts, it literally was like being in -- there was no way i could free myself. all i could do is help keep the snow off of my face once i was buried. and just waited for my friends to help unbhuri me. >> and they were there, too, helpful, too, it's that

it's deployed from her backpack. keeps her head above the snow.europe with some of these back country skiers. she says it kept her head above and her hands above the snow as well. another skier helped dig her out. they actually found shepard one of the other skiers 6 feet deep under the snow face down. we don't know if he had one of these bags, if he did, it was not deployed. shepard. >> shepard: adam housley live for us tonight. thank you. a powerful winter storm slammed parts of south this holiday weekend and left tens of thousands of people without any power. caused hundreds of traffic crashes including this one in eastern virginia near richmond. that driver, one of at least 700 to lose control on icy roads that's according to virginia state police. you can see the snow just kept coming down as much as nine inches piled up in some places. officials blamed a combination of heavy snow and fog. a jury ha s. now set to decide the fate four lacrosse players accuse of killing his girlfriend. murder trial of 24-year-old george huguely. prosecutors rea

but for it to come how many homeas -- come home as any of the other flyers in a kid's backpack, i found it pretty offensive. >> supporters say it simply calls for a tolerance of a different viewpoint of homosexuality. >>> new research shows that spanking your kids could have long-term impacts. >> research found that spanking fails to change a child's behavior and can cause long- term behavior. kids who are spanked are more likely to be depressed, aggressive and anxious as adults or more likely to have substance abuse problems and mental health issues. one study even showed that kids who are spanked are more likely to lie to avoid getting hit. denise? >> researchers hope this study will put a stop to spanking and lead the medical world to direct parents to other forms of discipline. >>> maryland lawmakers are pushing for stronger cell phone bans on the road. the house environmental matters committee is holding a hearing that would make it a primary offense, instead of a secondary one. that means a police officer could pull someone over, after observing a driver on a cell phone. under cur

his super sharp nose can pick out even the fleeting scent of danger. >> this is no backpack. >> reporter: more explosives, this time strapped to trainer melvin small's ankles and ranger picks out the scent just as quickly eagerly scratching the sidewalk to get at it. >> they're superstars of. >> reporter: this is a standard explosive detection dog reicher. he can detect explosives in a truck, bag or car, but if the explosive was on a suicide bomber on the move through a crowd, he wouldn't know what to do. that is oakley's job. >> the dogs will trail that moving target to a source for as long as it's moving. >> reporter: vapor wake dogs like zeta have only been around a few years hunting bombers with a handful of agencies like the amtrak police, but from spain to india to britain experts say they could have saved lives. >> i've been to mumbai. i've been to madrid. i've been to london. i don't want to have to visit sites like that here in the united states of. >> reporter: zeta quietly follows a trainer with two pounds of plastic explosive strapped to her ankles. in real life zeta's alert

when she pulled a cord that inflated the air bag and her special backpack and that allowed her to float on top of the snow instead of being buried underneath. a second type of air bag allows a buried skier to actually breathe underneath all of that snow. we will actually hear from that skier who survived only on "good morning america." >>> the other major story is the sudden spike in oil prices. near $105 a barrel in early trading. gas prices here at home were at record levels even before this latest increase. abc's tahman bradley reports from washington where this has become a political issue. >> reporter: gas prices have shot up. way up. >> wow, that's impressive. >> reporter: the cost of gas hit its highest point ever for president's day, causing big pain at the pump. >> they are getting ridiculous. i suppose they have for a while now. it seems to be getting higher and higher. it seems to be getting crazy. >> i don't like it. i don't like it but what can you do about it? >> reporter: across the country, look at these prices, 3.45 in texas. lewisston, new york, $38085. and 4.15 in cal

police say the boy put a pistol in his backpack and it fired when the backpack was slammed down on a desk. doctors are trying to save the girl who was hit with the gunfire in the abdomen. the boy replied no when the judge asked him if he understood what the meaning of bodily harm was. >>> it appears that john edwards sex tape will never be made public. in a settlement reached yesterday. former edwards aide young has given the tapes back to rielle hunter. the agreement calls for the tapes to be destroyed within 30 days. >>> if you're looking for a place to stay inside when the high winds crank up this afternoon, we'll take a sneak peek at some new movies in theaters at 5:58. >>> at 5:34. why some area governments have spent most of their snow removal budget even though we've hardly had any snow. >>> and at 5:15, howard is going to break down why he says this is a severe weather alert day. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to 9news now. you see it there on the screen. severe weather alert day. and it's because of winds, high winds and strong storms. >> that's right first things fir

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. >> i witnessed the theft and the robbers took my backpack as well. i went after them, they just went after my face. i tried to defend the girl. i hid in a hole over there and i could not do anything. i did not know if they had a gun. >> a last-minute attempt to get a raise. for the officers, it was far from enough. >> we want some dignity. we want firefighters to be able to live in a dignified way and not in shantytowns. we don't have money to buy their own home. >> to provide security for the world's biggest carnival next week if the strike does not end, the federal government has offered the services of 14,000 soldiers stationed in a rio. further north, there are also concerns over security for the carnival, the second-largest. the police here reached the 11th day of their strike which had seen them occupied the legislative assembly building and engage in angry standoff with the military as the crime rate source of. the brazilians trust that the agreement will be reached in time for conable next week but with both the world cup and the olympics on

. >> reporter: a treadmill, a backpack, or even swimming might redirect his energy, the doug whisperer tells us. but for two years, the family who took in frisbee at 7 months, have tried everything. training, discipline, long walks to wear him out. but haven't found anything to keep frisbee from turning into a whirling dervish. and even the doug whisperer believes in such extreme cases, medicine can be a last resort. >> with dogs that have neurological problems, unfortunately dogs i can't help, dogs will benefit with medication. >> reporter: should we be giving our pets prozac and xanax and these other drugs? >> i think, you know, the goal of a veterinarian is and hopefully a pet owner, too, is to do the best thing for the animal. i mean, whatever will help it to feel better and actually, truthfully, spare its life. >> reporter: as for frisbee, his owners report some improvement but no cure. so, they're open to trying other meds. meanwhile, they have decided to accept frisbee for what he is. i'm chris bury for "nightline," in north braxton, massachusetts. >> it's a dog's life. >>> just

i spent my youth backpacking and camping in the area around the hetch hetchy, around cherry lake and i know this area very well. i know the system -- i will not say i am an expert. i know the system from studying it just for fun. i used to know all the flows and the politics and i could get caught up with that as time goes on. if elected to this position, i would be -- bring out passion to this. i believe in water systems. i believe in what is going on with the city of san francisco, what they're doing with their water system. is magnificent. it was developed over 100 years ago. it still works fine and need some earthquake -- needs some earthquake refit. it is gregory driven. it does not cost a nickel a electricity. -- it is gravity driven. thank you. supervisor kim: i was curious where your son teaches math. >> my son finished his master's degree at usf in digital learning. he taught at universal studies academy. he took off six months -- he was not able to get this certificate and a master's and everything down when he was working hard. he took some time off and he will be back at

i want everything backpacks and all. >> whatever they had on them, cash, whatever was in their backpacksudy left the ship to hike a nature trail. >> he had his gun brandished up here and then he brought it down and pulled up his shirt to show the knife. >> when the gunman wasn't looking, the picture was snapped. >> i was scared. we're minding our business, enjoying the day. >> in a statement, a cruise line said carnival sincerely apologizes to its guests for had very unfortunate and disturbing event. carnival also owns costa cruise lines and is still recovering from the sinking of the costa concordia off the coast of italy which killed 32 passengers. more than 22 million tourists head to mexico every year. >> mexico has an image problem too. it's recently been combatting worries about visitor safety with a series of commercials featuring enthusiastic returning tourists. >> then i thought, you know, try to be calm, try to be cool. >> but there's a much different message coming from one tourist's unusual vacation photo. for "cbs this morning," john blackstone in san francisco. >>> with us

they say a gun in his backpack went off by accident. still no answers as to how a third grader had a gun in the first place. >> we have the other student and the weapon with us at this time. >> reporter: the gun was found inside the classroom. outside, angry parents questioned how something like this could even happen. >> letting a third grader have access to a gun? keep your guns locked up. >> reporter: the boy with the gun faces a number of charges as a juvenile, including assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm. the little girl remains in the hospital at this hour, listed in critical condition. >> neal karlinsky, thank you for that. >>> the other big story this morning. at least 50 people have been killed in a series of car bombings and shootings across iraq today. it is one of the deadliest days there since u.s. troops left the country. the violence being blamed on al qaeda militants. hoping to further destabilize the nation. >>> new research is giving us the best proof yet that having a colonoscopy can save your li

the gun went off inside the backpack. no one else was hurt. shooter is booked into juvenile detention. >>> 5:54. bay area headlines now. today we're getting our first look at one of the most wanted felons in the east bay city of newark. this is patrick joseph gregoire. the 28-year-old is accused of leading police on a chase on february 16th, crashing into two separate vehicles. there are two warrants out in alameda county for theft and drugs, as well. >>> an update to a story we brought you yesterday. three burglary suspects behind bars after a big manhunt in fremont. investigators say a homeowner came across the armed suspect in his home yesterday morning. they took off after a scuffle. police locked down three nearby schools in the search. neighbors gave police some tips to help catch the suspect hiding in three different areas. all are under arrest. >>> chp beefing up patrols at the carquinez bridge toll plaza after a series of recent robberies. the most recent was tuesday morning when a driver headed eastbound got out of his car, demanded

it will include gamma and neutron detection systems as well as backpack detection systems that we can take off of the boats. devices that will give us instant identification of the radiological substance, telling us if it is nefarious or harmless. also equipped our marine unit with personal radiation detectors that are being utilized in the street department. and antenna systems that will transmit back electronic data or video to land-based or other water assets so we can transmit this nuclear detection survey or live video feeds with other systems. that move to the final project which will be a vessel-mounted camera systems with four fixed- position cameras mounted on vessels to take video feeds and record them or transmit back to the relay antenna to land-based or maritime-based units so we can get intel on incidents. what it looks like. we can identify an anomaly to see if it is something that is truly a threat or something we have not noticed in the past. it gives us that capability we currently don't have for real video. president mazzucco: any move that we recommend to the board