clokey invented gumby as part of a student project when he was at usc.umby and his horse friend pokey were eventually featured on "the howdy doody show." in the '80s eddie murphy port y portrayed him as a showbiz prim donna, an act clokey said he enjoyed. >>> if you want to see what the future looks like, head to vegas. that is the place to be. it is where the big consumer electronics show is going on with a load of high-tech gadgets on display. and hln's joe carter found out that some of them are going green. >> reporter: i've been hearing a lot about green products at this year's ces, and i found one. it's called an electric bike. it's the entaloop. tell me about it, david. >> one of the things that we've done over our 15 years of developing electric bikes in japan is we've made an electric bike that feels like riding a regular bicycle. >> reporter: where's the motor, david? >> the motor is in the front wheel, the battery pack is here. and the electronics that manage it are on the bottom bracket. so there's no throttle, all you do is get on the bike an

clokey created the pop culture phenomenon gumby.he artist died yesterday at his home in california. clokey invented gumby as part of a student project when he was at usc. gumby and his horse friend pokey were eventually featured on "the howdy doody show." and in the '80s, comedian eddie murphy portrayed gumby on "saturday night live" as a cigar-chomping, show business prima donna, and he enjoyed that act. >>> bank failures common last year, and they're still turning up in 2010. horizon bank in bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all of its deposits and assets will be taken over by the washington federal loan association of seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year. that's the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> have you seen the national debt clock lately? here it is, a staggering 12-plus trillion dollars and it's climbing. a teenager in rhode island de

. >>> you may not know the name art clokey but i bet you know his work. he died yesterday. he invented gumby as part of a student project when he was at usc. gumby and his horse friend pokey were eventually featured on "the howdy doody" show and in the '80s he was portrayed on "saturday night live" as a cigar chomping, prima donna. >>> bank failures are common last year and still turning up in 2010. horizon bank of bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by washington savings and federal loan association in seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than $500 million in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> this weekend, las vegas is a high tech haven. firms are showing off their trendiest smart books, laptops and lots of other devices. hln's joe carter is there and takes a look at something that soon you may not be able to do without. >> reporter: we're in las vegas. it's not jus

animator art clokey dying yesterday in california. he was 88 years old.hose are your "fast five headlines." >>> well, the 23-year-old nigerian man accused of trying to blow up that detroit-bound plane on christmas says he is not guilty. umar abdulmutallab pleaded not guilty to six charges in his first court appearance yesterday in detroit, and those charges include attempted murder and the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction to bring down a plane. and the hearing drew a peaceful demonstration from the local muslim community, protesting against the violence of radicals. joining me now to talk about all this, lisa green, nbc news legal analyst and nbc news producer. my friend, good morning to you. glad to have you here. >> good morning, alex. >> okay, let's talk about the president's counterterrorism adviser, john brennan, who said the government may offer abdulmutallab a plea deal? >> well, it's certainly likely that the government will want this case to be over with, and honestly, if they have to go and try the case, they've got an extremely str

art clokey dieing yesterday in california at the age of 88. those are your fast five headlines. >>> president obama promoting new spending to create tens of thousands of clean technology jobs. the president unveiling that plan after the government released the latest jobs report yesterday where employers cut 85,000 jobs in december. and the unemployment rate held steady at 10%. for more, let's bring in neil irwin, financial reporter for "the washington post." good morning to you. >> good morning, alex. >> for anybody unemployed and looking at this and had the hope with the start of the new year we'll bring new good things is there anything good from these numbers? >> some of the fine print is good. t it looks like the nation added a few thousand jobs in november. that's first time in two years. there is some signs that things will get better in the future. temporary employment was up by 47,000 jobs. it looks like businesses aren't willing to hire permanent employees yet, but are willing to bring on temps. that's a good sign for the future. tha