here to talk about is cnet editor-at-large brian cooley with some high-tech bargains. you have five that you think are must-haves. >> these are not a bargain like stocking stuffer bargains but very affordable. they are all between 20 and $100 and they are seriously good technology. >> $20 is borderline stocking stuffer. >> my first one is the kindle. not the tablet we have been talking about which we have talk about a lot but just the plain baseline kindle $79. it doesn't have a touchscreen at that price or a keyboard for typing in searches and such but it's a scorching value. it's a reader, gray scale screen and all the important things for under $80 that's a tremendous deal. >> that's it. what's next? >> another one is the jawbone bluetooth headset with amazing quality. normally they sounds awful but this is incredibly good. it also ties into giving you inoccasions on your iphone of what's going on. its charge level, stuff like that and it has the ability to tab it or shake it to take calls. it has an accelerometer the first headset with that. >> that's good. i'm bad

. >> cnet editor-at-large brian cooley is right over there.e has big tips for shopping for a great tv coming up. >>> and lights out and halloween cancelled. how the east coast is recovering today from that massive snowstorm. >> and the market opened just 10 minutes ago. we gave you a sneak peek. we'll take another check of the numbers and they're not much better. in fact, they have gone down more. what is going on? we are going to check in with kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, snowstorm that pelted the region. the weekend storm is blamed for 2 >>> many parts of the northeast are still in the dark after that autumn snowstorm that pelted the region over the weekend. the storm is blamed for 21 deaths here in the united states and up in canada, as well. more than 3 million homes and businesses lost power at one point and tens of thousands remain without electricity especially up in the northeast. certainly not our problem here. that's for sure. right, lawrence? we have been just loving our weather. >> yeah. and we're goi

. >> we've got brian cooley. we will talk to him live and find out what all the great bargains are out there and how you can get in and get out. nice and quick. >> cool gadgets. >> cool guys. >>> on the radar, what neiman marcus is is now saying about a lawmaker accused of shoplifting. >>> an historic election set to take place today in egypt. why people are refusing to vote. >>> and a dramatic, and it is all caught on camera and how good samaritans helped save three people pinned underneath this car. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, strangers rushed to the aid >>> good morning. fog is our big traffic story this morning. a lot of our traffic cameras are actually clouded by fog, including this live look across the golden gate bridge. chp has issued numerous fog advisory, coming up, we will show you where, and you will have to slow it down quite a bit. the full traffic report in a few minutes. >>> we want to show you a dramatic rescue, this is east of los angeles, yesterday, where strangers rushed to the aid of plea people pinne

cnet editor-at-large brian cooley is here. >> reporter: fresh out today.you're a lucky person to order one in advance you might have gotten one early but this is a smaller device. couldn't hold an ipad. this is a 7" device. so you can hold it either sideways and you obviously get the panorama view or you go this way if you want to do book reading. you can see my books are up there right now to give you an idea that one of the things this is meant to be is to be a book reader hence it has the kindle brand around it. >> $199 you can't beat that. >> that's the biggest part of the story is this is cheaper than even the cheapest ipad which starts at $500. and goes t $80. >> it feels sturdy. you have to bang them around. >> it's heavy. >> there's a lot in there. the device gets smaller but you can't take out things like a battery and memory and all of that so in feels dense. i was surprised by that. i thought it would be light like a kindle. it's more dense like an ipad touch. >> but you said it's actually lighter than the ipad. >> weighs a little less but less

get cracking. >> you send me yours, too. >> you send me yours. >> we will exchange the lists. >> brian cooleyn, thanks, brian. >> thanks. >>> 6:52. backlash over tuition hikes and budget cuts. how uc students are planning to express their anger. a live report coming up. who says frosty the snowman has to be jolly? why the christmas time staple end up in handcuffs. ,, 3q septic system breakdowns affect over one million homes each year. without regular maintenance, septic tanks can back up, causing a disgusting mess and countless hours of repair. introducing new rid-x septi-pacs. easy-to-use dissolvable pouches that help prevent disgusting septic back-ups. the powerful dual action formula has enzymes to immediately break down waste and time-release bacteria that work continuously to reduce tank build-up. use rid-x once a month and help save yourself from disaster. rid-x. number one in septic maintenance. gold bond ultimate concentrated cream heals and protects like lotion can't. gold bond concentrated therapy. real medicine, ultimate healing. >>> back now at 6:55. the city of l.a. is telling oc

. >> reporter: technology analyst brian cooley says it's still distracting but. >> a little safer using voice command, bigger displays and locking things out when the car is in motion. >> reporter: and it's self-correcting. this this new lexus has infrared sensors that can tell if you're looking away or just plain tired. >> it will sound a little alarm to, hey, wake up. this system will stop if you don't apply the brakes. >> reporter: the backseat of this bentley with internet hook-up and massaging suites looks more like an executive suite than a car. but we may be close to a future in which none of us will be driving. >> by the middle of this decade, we'll have partially autonomous vehicles and by the end of the decada we'll have fully autonomous vehicles. >> reporter: including a new model by volkswagen which drops you at the curb and with the push of a button, parks itself in the parking lot. google has used driverless vehicles to help map over 140,000 miles of road, and in june of this year, succeeded in getting legislation passed in nevada to make autonomous cars legal. the technol

. >> technology analyst, brian cooley says it is still distracting but -- >> a little safer using voice command, bigger displays, and locking things out when the car is in notion. >> and it is self-correcting. this lexus has infrared sensors that can tell if you are looking away or tired. >> it will sound an alarm. hey, wake up. this system will stop. you aren't going to apply the brakes. >> the backseat of this bentley complete with internet hookup and massaging seats looks more like an executive suite than a car. perfect for femme with chauffeurs. but we may be close to a future in which none of us will be driving. >> by the middle of this decade, we'll have partial vehicles and by the end of the decade -- >> a new model by volkswagen, which drops you at the curb and with a push of the button, parks itself in the parking lot. google has used driverless vehicles to help map over 140,000 miles of road and in june of this year, successed in getting legislation passed in nevada to make cars legal. the technology is ready, but are we? >> who is ready to be out there and see a car drive by

. >> reporter: technology analyst brian cooley says it's still distracting, but?e safer using voice command, bigger displays, and locking things out when the car is in motion. >> reporter: and it's self-correcting. this new lexus has infrared sensors that can tell if you're looking away or just plain tired. >> it will sound a little alarm to just, hey, wake up. the system will stop if it senses you are not going to apply the brakes. >> reporter: the back seat of this bentley, complete with internet hookup and massaging seats, looks more like an executive suite than a car. perfect for people with chauffeurs, but we may be close to a future in which none of us will be driving. >> by the middle of this decade, we will have partially autonomous vehicles and by the end of the decade, fully autonomous vehicles. >> reporter: including a new model by volkswagen which drops you at the curb and with the push of a button, parks itself in the parking lot. google has used driverless vehicles to help map over 140,000 miles of road. in june of this year, succeeded in getting leg

for cbs news, i'm brian cooley, in los angeles. >>> boy, it looks nice but not for nothing. true. >>> here is jeff glor at the news desk with a final check of today's other headlines for us. not as complicated as driving. >> no. just straight ahead news. >>> a pennsylvania lawyer says he has a client who will testify that former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky sexually molested him. police investigating the case have no record of a key witness mike mcqueary reporting an alleged and all awe salt in 2002 and contradicts mcqueary claim in an e-mail saying he saw sandusky with a young boy in the shower. an attorney who says he represents a number of alleged victims. >> the survivors and the families right now is really is a mixture of despair, confusion, and fury. >>> a new judge has been assigned to handle sandusky's case. district judge leslie dutchcot has been removed who has ties to the second mile charity. the new judge has no known ties to the charity. >>> a man makes first federal court appearance today in pittsburgh. oscar ramiro ortega-hernandez linkeded to an

. >> sergeant brian cooley knows exactly how impulsive teens can be. >> juveniles are much more dangeroushan adults. it's very dangerous for staff. if staff are not on their toes around these kids, staff will get hurt. it's very easy for them to get caught up in a situation and have it explode on them with no notice at all. >> stop. lift your foot up. lift your foot up. >> oh! >> it's their own time. if they want to stay a long time they will stay. if they want to stay a short time, they will stay a short time. it's all due to them, how they want to react with themselves. ♪ >> as a juvenile you're committed for treatment program of rehabilitation. there is no time attached to most juveniles, juvenile sentences. when they come in, there's an intake orientation level. >> for kids as young as 12 years old, time at pendleton begins here at the intake unit. >> everybody that comes through the facility comes through here first. you see some that's real timid and scared. you see some that's kind of brash and cocky. there's a variety of attitudes or personalities that come through here. usually i

editor-at-large brian cooley joins us. >> just in time for the start of the holiday shopping season,editors have the newest smartphones, tvs and tablets. take a look. what we did was take over a cool art gallery in new york city to turn it into a tech playland, but with a real purpose. that's to let folks get their hands on the latest technology. let's look at smartphones. the horse race is simple. iphone versus android right now. the iphone 4s just came out. it's outstanding. this has a camera built in, this little thing. it takes pictures so good i would prefer this than a $400 or $500 compact pocket camera. the androids are outselling the iphone now which people don't realize. they have much bigger screens in almost every case. the amount of real estate there is fundamentally different. if you want a real keyboard with actual keys, go android. iphone, $200 to $400. the android guys are up to $299 at the most. when it comes to tablets, this is different from the smartphone world where the iphone has serious competition. there isn't serious competition for the ipad yet. what's comin