the obvious difference, those droans carry missiles, he hummingbirds cannot.t can fly over an enemy's shoulder, and the troops can carry the birds in their pocket. they are 6.5-inches and weigh less than a aa battery. now they're in the air for ten minutes. >> a very short range, shorten short endurance. >> alan: while the pentagon is developing the hummingbirds they have not said when they will be deployed. >> sew somali pie -- pirates have taken members of an l.a. yacht club hostage. pirates reportedly hijacked the boat yesterday after the coast, just two days after a pirate was sentenced to 33 years in prison in new york for a 2009 hijacking, science tests have completed a plan tear census. there are at least 50 billion planet nez the milky way. scientists estimate 500 million of those planets are in the zone where life could exist. the numbers were calculated from the planet hunting kepler telescope. back here on earth, an update on a two-year-old dog that disappeared near sacramento. he was reunited with his owner after turning up more than 700 miles away

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look at what could soon become the pentagon's newest weapon, the hummingbird. we've seen what the unmanned drone aircraft can do. and now a robotic bird that can hover without the enemy knowing. here is abc. >> this hummingbird won't soon be landing on the back yard bird feeder and the flight path could one day take it overseas, called the nano hummingbird, a pocket sized drone and soon could be a powerful weapon for the pentagon. >> this is the first aircraft that's been developed that flies with two flapping wings. >> watch the box in the upper left as the bird takes flight outdoors, flapping its robotic wings, what it sees, the pentagon will see, powered by batteries, the bird becomes a sort of bomb. spying as it flies. indoors, it would appear to be a bird is an agent with better than a bird's eye view, 360 view. the pentagon spent 4 million dollars building the birds, fly forward and backward, hover, land on a phone and cable line by remote control, watching over someone without them ever knowing. they are far smaller and more discrete than the drones incr

the obvious difference, they carry missiles but hummingbirds cannot. what that bird can do is fly right over an enemy's shoulder and the troops can carry those birds right in their pocket. the devices have a wingspan of 6.5 inches after testing some 300 wings. they weigh less than a aa battery, barely an ounce. at first flying just 20 seconds, now they're in the air for ten minutes. >> this is going to have a very short range, short endurance, but it's to get video imagery back from a target site. >> reporter: david muir, abc news. >> incredible. >> and they say the big issue is how long they can last powerwise. they're trying to build some models that will perch on a power line and that's how it would get charged by sitting on the power line. >> long-term intelligence you could gather. >> amazing. never dull. >>> coming up next, the next act from an iconic hollywood vet. >>> we'll hear about tommy lee jones' latest role and his we'll hear about tommy lee jones' latest role and his outlook on life. jones' latest role and his outlook on life. n n n n n

this is 28 inches in comparison to the hummingbird which is much smaller. it's about the size of this pen. so pretty amazing stuff if -- that they could get all of that in there. >> i thought the little helicopter at the toy store was pretty cool. >> all right. >> thank you. >>> well, it was a mess of a day out in the rain today. there was flooding in the usual low spots in the bay area. that's marin county. rolling swells out in the bay moved ferry commuters around. on at least one of these trips the passengers -- the captain asked the passengers to remain seated. iron workers had to be sent home. but this was a perfect training day for some kayakers. >>> a couple of spots saw snow believe it or not. this is where the summit, mount hamilton blowing the snow nearly horizontally there. it was coming down pretty heavily. lake counties were especially hit hard. are we going to see more rain? it's still raining. this storm is not out of here as of yet. it has been raining all night long across the santa clara valley. now it's lightening up considerably. last ni

bird -- that looks like a hummingbird. >>> in bar rain, thousands demonstrators defied a government ban on gathering in the main square and soldiers opened fire. at least 50 people were hurt and some medics fought the effects of tear gas as they treated demonstrators. this came hours after demonstrators held funeral service for three men killed in a predawn confrontation yesterday. demonstrators are calling for the down fall of bahrain's ruling monarchy. >>> meanwhile, thousands of egyptians are gathering in tahrir square for what they are calling victory celebration. this is the first rally since the fall of hosni mubarak one week ago. organizers want protesters to put more pressure on the military. >>> pg&e wants to pass on some of the expenses. the utility expects to spend 2 to $300 million more than expected for things like pipeline tests and records searches. the hoe tall tab could hit $363 million by year's end. rate payers had mixed reactions. >> they already have been paid to fix that when it exploded. now, i'm paying for it twice? if they would have fixed it, it would not have

the hummingbird was developed by arrowfiremen. the company has been working on it since 2006. >> there's a military agency within the pentagon called darpa and they have scientists coping with these ideas and you see what happens when they do. >> i think i want practical applications for that little hummingbird, too. >> the san bruno pipeline explosion. a new estimate on the cause of fixing it and who's likely to be paying for it. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at san francisco international airport where president obama will be listing off in just a few hours on his way to intel up in portland oregon. talking about jobs and education, going up there to give someone a job. the story's coming up. >> construction of the new eastern span of the bay bridge about to enter a new phase. that does mean a new driving pattern. we'll break it all down for you coming up. >> let's take a look at the high temperatures across the country. the east coast from 62 boston, 65 new york. low to mid-70s atlanta, d.c. even near 80 dallas 71 phoenix. the co

the nan mow-hummingbird is nano- hummingbird, its wingspan just 6.5" and weighs about as much as a double-a battery flaps its wings and hover. it could be used to save civilians. >> we can envision search and rescue operations. if someone is trying to get to somebody trapped in a mine, cave or building, this is the kind of solution that could be used to get in through very small openings and perhaps get into place people can't get and help save lives. >> the department of defense spent $4 million to have the nanohummingbird developed. >> amazing what they can squeeze into a little thing like that. crazy. >>> time now on your friday is 6:13. the new reason renters should start paying on time. >> it is the beginning of the end for cal baseball. why today is such a bittersweet day for the program. >>> and our freeways off to a good start but we have mass transit delays. i'll have details in just a few minutes. ♪ professional driver on a closed course. ♪ do not attempt at home. ♪ always wear your seat belt. ♪ and please drive responsibly. [ male announcer ] it's the most fun you can legally hav

we'll look what's going to become the pentagon's newest weapon, the hummingbird.at those unmanned drone aircraft can do but now a robotic bird that can hover without the enemy knowing. >> this hummingbird won't soon be landing on your backyard bird feeder. it could be taken overseas. a nanohummingbird, a pocket-size drone and could soon be a powerful weapon for the pentagon. >> this is the first aircraft that's been developed that flies with two flappy wings. >> watch the box on the upper left as it takes flight outdoors flapping its wings. what it sees, the pentagon sees. the bird becomes a sort of bond, spying as it flies. it's really an agent with better than a bird's-eye view of 360 view. pentagon spent about $4 million so far building these birds. they can fly forward, backward, they can whoever. enter a fine line, cable line watching over someone without them ever knowing. they are far smaller and more discreet than the drones used by the pentagon and the c.i.a. earlier this year an exclusive look as they operated the drone some 8,000 miles away over afghani

it's a hummingbird. we've already seen what those unmanned drone aircraft can do.ow the robotic bird that can hover without anybody knowing. >> this hummingbird won't soon be landing on your backdoor feeder. it could be taken overseas. it's a pocket-size drone and could soon be a powerful weapon for the pentagon. >> this is the first aircraft that's been developed that flies with two flappy wings. >> the bird takes flight outdoors and seeing what it sees, the pentagon will see. the bird becomes a sort of bond spying as it flows. indoors it's really an agent with better than a bird's-eye view, a 360 degree view. the pentagon spent $4 million so far to build these birds. they can fly forward, backward, hover all by remote control watching over someone without them ever knowing. they're far smarter and more discreet than those drones used bit pentagon and c.i.a. an exclusive look from that base in california as they operate it over afghanistan. we bet with two-man teams, the obvious difference, those drones carry missiles. the humming birds do not. it can fly right ov

the hummingbird was developed by the pentagon by aero environment. they've been working on it until 2006. that's something. >> turn this over to mike right away. a lot to talk about. >> a lot of snow in the sierra and a lot more coming. more through tomorrow morning when the winter storm warning expires tahoe around 4:00 in the morning. you can see the drier air behind it has pushed through parts of the bay. a beautiful reflection off the bay from ballmer peak this morning. where we've seen openings, fog developing in the north bay valleys and also the east bay valleys and the valleys within the east bay hills, also. looking at a live doppler 7 hd. we see a lot of radar returns around the south bay but the rain is pretty light. as you head into the higher elevations around 2,000 feet higher, you can definitely see a lot of snow. even a little light rain trying to head around livermore and out towards the altamont pass. it could be a little wet there for you this morning. drawing a line from the next system that's going to roll in. radar returns are a

tonight, inside the next spy plane, a hummingbird? >>> and gone with the wind, the national treasure we lost today. >>> good evening, we begin with an extraordinary turning point in wisconsin where protests were already growing louder against the governors cuts in pay and bargaining power for government workers. today, supporters of the governor poured into the capital coming face-to-face with the protesters in the furious debate over the unions and the leaders who now say we simply don't have the money anymore. barbara pinto leads us off in madison. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. another wild day here. more than 50,000 protesters. 500 police on this fifth day of demonstrations that were very loud but mostly peaceful.

. >> reporter: it's a bird, plane, no, it's a nano- hummingbird backed by the department of defense a company designed it to spy. it can feedback images to the operator in realtime. its wings span 6.5" and weighs as much as a double-a battery, not an easy feat. >> they also had to miniature rise everything. they have to create parts inside everything. they make them under microscopes they are so small. >> reporter: it flaps forward and backward maneuverable enough to go through doors and can over hover and watch. it looks cool, huh? >> oh, yeah. it's a lovely toy. >> reporter: tony served in the cia in afghanistan for nearly three decades. he says while it has limitations in the field, it could be used for military surveillance. >> for example, it could be out ahead in the battlefield and take pictures and at the same time, not be of the size where a missile can bring it down. >> reporter: this is a new frontier in unmanned aircraft that could be used one day to save civilians. >> we can envision search and rescue operations. if someone is trying to get to somebody trapped in a mine o

. >> it looks like a hummingbird but see how this tiny tool could be a breakthrough in fighting terrorists. >> a shocking medical mystery. how a man was able to survive with a knife blade in his brain. that and much more when we come back. drawn thousands of protesters. "kil >>> republican lawmakers in wisconsin will try again today to take up a budget measure that has drawn thousands of protestors. >> kill this bill! >> about 25,000 people of packing the state capital yesterday. they are angry about a proposal to strip state workers of collective bargaining rights and requiring them to contribute more to their benefits. democrats brought debate to a halt thursday by refusing to show up. >>> and in washington, the budget battles are just beginning today. house republicans will likely pass a measure that would slash more than $60 billion from this year's budget. they are pushing for deep cuts in education, foreign aid and other programs. democrats say the plan would put thousands of people out of work. the measure is likely though to be defeated in the democratic controlled senate. >> >>> t

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last year it funded the international forestry program, funded a study on declining hummingbird populations in the western united states, canada, and mexico. mr. chairman, there are difficult decisions to make when the country is at this point in its economic life but this is not difficult. these are precisely the kind of programs americans and a sent a new congress to take care of, to make sure we're not doing things that make no sense for america, so i'd urge support for this amendment. the chair: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. moran: i rise to strike the requisite number of words. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. moran: mr. chairman, i yield to ms. mccollum from minnesota to explain why the democrats on the subcommittee are very strongly opposed to this amendment. ms. mccollum? ms. mccollum: i want to make it clear while the congressman says it eliminates the u.s. forest programs, it does not. it only calls for a reduction in the budget for the department of agriculture forest service, state and private f