owensboro resident josh hamilton is seen making a quick stop to buy snacks. as hamilton walks over to the cashier jassie singh, to pay, hamilton says an e-cigarette battery in his pocket explodes. "he was giving me money. he put his hand in his pocket and suddenly there was a blast in his pocket. there was fire. big fire and he was burning." "i was shocked! i was like what was that? you have a bomb in your pocket? i was like that! you carry your bomb in your pocket? i was totally shocked and just like this my hands were on my head." hamilton runs outside the door, past employee manoj kumar, where he says he wasn't sure what was going on when he saw hamilton on fire. he's seen in the video coming out from behind the counter where he sprays hamilton with a fire extinguisher. "i was like?what is going on man? i don't know." hamilton is then seen going into the restroom to check out the burns just before another customer drove him to the hospital. hamilton tells me he has second degree burns on his leg and is able to walk. check out what happened in the backyard

josh hamilton suffered second degree burns. he said the spare battery for his e-cigarette device exploded. it's the latest injury tied to electronic vapor products from oklahoma to california. center in seattle have seen five different patients in the past five months. >> it become as high powered rocket that can cause significant force and injury to the patient. >> reporter: the problem center around lithium ion batteries that can over heat, especially if the wrong charger is used. the vaping assoc yagds says when charged and used under proper conditions, vapor products pose no more of a fire risk than cell phones and laptops. and employees tell customers don't carry the batteries in your pockets. >> sometimes it might touch the loose change or a key p. . i recommend carrying a battery case like this. >> reporter: advice to make sure people can vape without the fireworks. nbc news los angeles. isis supporters makes direct threats against facebook ceo mark zuckerberg and twitter ceo dorsey, in response to their recent efforts t

josh hamilton walked up to the gas station, and reached into the pocket. quick thinking cashier got the flames out with a fire extinguisher. >>> a letter john f kennedy sent to a little girl many years ago is up for auction for about $15,000. so few of his letters have survived, which is why the letter is so expensive. >>> well, they had a good time at the white house, the president and first lady honored music legends ray charles as a part of the in performance at the white house. president obama led the crowd in a sing along at the end of the concert despite starting out saying he wasn't going to sing at the event. hey, hey matt. >>> more severe weather coverage battled several other states, downing power lines destroying homes there. we'll be right back. > now on "action news," storm cleanup is underway, mudslides made a mess of major highways and trees toppled on neighborhood roads. >>> a fire at a marine at the jersey shore gets out of the hand. >>> thieves are targeting local day care and fitness centers. police say it may be part of a national ring.

josh hamilton suffered second degree burns. he said the spare battery for his e-cigarette device exploded. it's the latest injury tied to electronic vapor products from oklahoma to california. doctors at harbor view medical center in seattle have seen five different patients in the past >> it become as high powered rocket that can cause significant force and injury to the patient. >> reporter: the problem center around lithium ion batteries that can over heat, especially if the wrong charger is used. the vaping assoc yagds says when charged and used under proper conditions, vapor products pose no more of a fire risk than cell phones and laptops. and employees tell customers don't carry the batteries in your pockets. >> sometimes it might touch the loose change or a key p. . i recommend carrying a battery case like this. >> reporter: advice to make sure people can vape without the fireworks. nbc news los angeles. >>> a video purportedly made by isis supporters makes direct mark zuckerberg and twitter ceo dorsey, in response to t

at a kentucky gas station this week...josh hamilton's e- cigarette exploded in his pocket...he says causing 2nd degree burns. and in new hampshire.. investigators say another explosion nearly setting a bedroom on fire. experts say.. problems can begin when the device's lithium battery is overcharged. sot dep. chief tim walker, rochester fire department: "80% of all fires involving electronic after making an emergency landing on a highway in southern indiana. the pilot was flying the plane with his wife and 13-year-old son on board-- when the plane began to experience mechanical issues. he tried to make it to the closest airport, but then-- had to make an emergency landing near the highway-- choosing the median to avoiding landing on a car. no one on board suffered serious injuries during the landing. right now-- metro needs your help tracking down two burglars! they say these two men ransacked a valley home near town center and canyon run-- all while the homeowners slept upstairs. this happened last week. you can see them rummaging through the stuff. at one point-- they even get a flash lig

. >> reporter: josh hamilton suffered second-degree burns. he said the spare battery for his e-cigarette device exploded. it's the latest injury tied to electronic veiler products. reports popping up from oklahoma to california. >> it exploded. >> reporter: doctors center in seattle have seen five different patients in the past five months. >> the way the battery is in the device, it becomes a high-powered rocket. that can cause significant force and injury to the patient. >> reporter: the problems center around lithium ion batteries which can overheat, especially if the wrong charger is used. the american vaping association said when charged and used under proper conditions, it poses no other fire risk than other products that use lithium ion batteries. they tell customers, don't carry the batteries in your pockets. >> sometimes it might touch the loose change in your pocket, or a key. what i recommend, a case like this, right here. and pretty much protected. >> reporter: advice to make sure people don't have the fireworks. joe fryer, nbc ne

josh hamilton was shocked when his pants burst into flames as he ran from the store in panic. a clerk followed him with a fire extinguisher and put out the flames. hamilton suffered serious burns on his leg, but he is expected to be okay. >> good to know he'll be all right. >>> police in ohio are on the lookout for a man they've dubbed the rogaine robber. the bald bandit is accused of stealing the hair growth drug from store shelves across the buckeye state. cops say it's likely he's trying to resell the stolen rogaine either online or at flea markets. they don't believe he's using any of the products on himself despite his bald head. >> okay, well, coming up, coming back down to earth astronaut scott kelly ready to come home but not without helping us take a giant leap towards mars. >>> fresh reaction to the news facebook reaction to our make the cut. ness. but i really love it. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i just don't eat the way i should. so i drink boost to get the nutrition that i'm missing. boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and

it turned out to be an e-cigarette that exploded in josh hamilton's pants. he suffered third degree burns. it's just the latest incident involving defective lithium ion batteries that power e-cigarettes. 21-year-old evan spahlinger had to be placed in a medically induced coma for three days after one of them blew up in his mouth. >> it's an alternative to smoking cigarettes. a healthier way of doing it. >> reporter: the same battery cells that power e-cigarettes, also power hoverboards. since december there have been 52 reported incidents involving hoverboards catching on fire. y itres professor at carnegie mellon university. he said the demand to make these products cheaper and more powerful has led some companies to cut cornerrers. >> what we're seeing right now is a situation where may be of these batteries are simply not made to the same standard as the battery that are made say, at sony or panasonic, which have much more stringent quality control. >> reporter: he says lithion-ion-powered items are considered high-power applications. if their batteries a

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barbara: more incredible video -- surveillance video of josh hamilton buying snacks. there is a blast in his pocket. a fire, he runs outside where he struggles to get his burning pants off. the battery in his e-cigarette exploded, causing that fire. he suffered second-degree burns. don: holy cow. i thought he was hiding fireworks in his pocket or something. today, got some moisture out there. wind advisory running through we will see those winds kicking hour into the overnight. 52, dew point at 27. 38% humidity. take a live look at the first alert weather station. 53 right now in madison. sustained wind west at 20. from there to a live look into fayetteville, 53. 39% humidity. northwest wind at 10. 54 down at the beach. i want to cross the state. look at the snow. powder in the mountains. 50 in roanoke rapids, 48 in roxboro. oxford, we lost your sensor with that tornado yesterday. 51 chapel hill. 54 smithfield, 52 stanford. 55 in madison. zooming out, we have 32 minneapolis. this line of cold air getting stuck in the mountains. atlanta is six degrees cooler than we ar

owensboro resident josh hamilton is seen making a quick stop to by snacks. as hamilton walks over to the cashier jassie singh, to pay, hamilton says an e- cigarette battery in his pocket explodes. (jassie singh, gas station employee) "he was giving me money. he put his hand in his pocket and suddenly there was a blast in his pocket. there was fire. big fire and he was burning." (manoj kumar, gas station employee) "i was shocked! i was like what was that? you have a bomb in your pocket? i was like that! you carry your bomb in your pocket? i was totally shocked and just like this my hands were on my head." hamilton runs struggles to get his burning pants off. singh says he wasn't going on when he saw hamilton on fire. he's seen in the video coming out from behind the counter where he with a fire (manoj kumar, gas station employee) "i was like?what is going on man? i don't know." hamilton is then seen going into the restroom to check out the burns just before another customer drove him to the hospital. hamilton tells me he has second degree burns on his leg and

. >> reporter: josh hamilton had second degree burns. he said the spare battery for his e-cigarette device exploded. it's the latest injury tied to the electronic vapor products. reports cropping up from oklahoma to california. >> i pulled it away from my lips. >> reporter: doctors at the medical center in seattle have seen five different patients in the past five months. >> the way that the battery is in the device it becomes a high powered rocket that can cause significant force and injury to the patient. >> reporter: the problem centers around lithium ion batteries that power the devices which can overheat, especially the wrong charger is used. the american vaping association says when charged and used under proper conditions, vapor products pose no more of a fire risk than other products that use lithium ion batteries like cell phones and laptops. are a lot of customers asking you about this? >> yes. >> reporter: at the vape source in l.a., employees say don't carry the batteries in your pockets. >> sometimes you might touch the loos

an e-cigarette exploded in his pocket and surveillance video from a gas station shows josh hamilton standing in line waiting to be checked out when the e-cig battery explodes in his poct. you can see him running outside and a witness trying to pull o o his burning pantses and someone is using an extinguisher theree and that finally did the trick. >> exploding pants is a new one, isn't it? glad he's okay and a ar-miss officers. take a look at that. that truck out of control and minneapolis causing that box truck to swerve on to the shoulder of the road. dash cam video is showing what happened and it just misses officers trying to help some people that were pulled over on the side of the road on that luckily, nobody was hurt. >>> early voting for the florida primary is set to get under way in south florida when next week rolls around and in miami-dade officials are making sure that everything is in perfect shape before that happens. julia bagg is live in doral where the voting machines are being inspected and tested becausus julia, getting people to the polls, that's a feat in and of itself an

at this kentucky gas station this week, josh hamilton says his e-cigarette exploded in his pocket causing second-degree burns, and in new hampshire, fire officials say another explosion nearly set a bedroom ablaze. when the device's lithium battery is overcharged. >> 80% of all fires involving electronic cigarettes happened >> reporter: currently the fda does not regulate the health and e-cigarettes. there is legislation under would expand fda oversight. cecilia? >> gloria, thank you. >>> we turn next to an alleged impostor accused of fooling an entire pennsylvania high school. tonight, new allegations about the man who posed as a star student, and now questions about his relationship with a teenage girl. abc's candice gibson has more. >> reporter: this young man fooled everyone for years, allegedly pretending to be a high school student, even making the honor roll. now he's behind bars, and tonight facing new charges. police say he is now 23 years old had sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl in 2014, now charged with statutory central assault. he has not responded to the from his har

josh hamilton was shocked when his pants suddddly burst into flames and he ran from the store in a panic. a clerk followed him with a fire extinguisher. he put out the flames. hamilton actually suffered some serious burns on his leg but is expected to be okay. if ever there was a poster board for not smoking, this would be it. >> and then some. good to know he's going to be all right after that. that is frightening. >>> so check him out. that ball band that you saw there, a man police in ohio are calling the rorogain bandit. hehe accused of stealing the hair growth drug from store shelves across the buckeye state. cops say it's likely he's trying to resell the stolen row gain either online or at flea markets and they don't believe he's using it on himself. obviously it's not working. > was that in the police report? >> yeah, they don't believe he's using it himself. >> oh. >> yeah. >> two interesting videos. >> on to serious news, a court battle pitting erin andrews against her stalker and marriott hotels turned emotional yesterday in nashville. that's because andrews' father took the st

at this kentucky gas station this week, josh hamilton says his e-cigarette exploded in his pocket causing second-degree burns, and in new hampshire, explosion nearly set a bedroom ablaze. experts say problems often begin when the device's lithium battery is overcharged. >> 80% happened during the charging phase. >> reporter: currently the fda does not regulate the health and the safety of all types of e-cigarettes. there is legislation under review at the white house that would expand fda oversight. cecilia? >> gloria, thank you. >>> and still ahead tonig the big shock for one mom as she drove down the freeway. when herred to lesh ed totoddler managed to do this. >>> and arming yourself against high-tech thieves lurking at the atm. what you need to be on the lookout for. coming soon from progressive, it's "savin' u," the new hit single from the dizzcounts. cash money the biggest discount and understand... the dizzcounts. multi-car and joey fatone. savin' you five hundred i'm savin' you five hundred we have auto-tune, right? oh, yeah. that's a hit! all: yeah! look, the wolf was huffing and

surveillance video shows josh hamilton was standing in line at an owensboro convenience store -- when the battery explodes -- shooting sparks and flames from his pants pocket. as you can see hamilton rushes past an employee, out the door, and struggles to take his burning pants off. an employee behind the counter grabbed a fire extinguisher and helps put out the fire. jassie singh, gas station employee, "he was giving hand in his pocket and blast in his pocket. and he was burning." butted to station employee, "i was shocked! i was like what was that? you have a was like that! you carry your bomb in your pocket? i was totally this my hands were on another store hamilton to the was treated for burns on his leg. all over ohio, have testified "in favor" of a new bill. it would allow firefighters to receive, workers compensation... if they are diagnosed with cancer, and can prove, it was job-related. studies have shown some cancers, are higher in firefighters, than the rest of the population, because of their exposure to carcinogens in smoke from burning material, inside buildings. in ohio