kite tubing. it's a cross between water skiing and, well, flying. >> basically after a certain speed the kite tube will gain lift and fly behind the boat. >> soon chris invites his friends to the lake to try out his new toy. >> chris called me up one day and said, hey, i got this kite tube. you sit on it kind of like a jet ski and it has a 15-foot wing span, and you can actually get, you know, 10, 20, 30 feet of air. i was like, count me in. >> what really excited me about kite tubing was the adrenaline rush i knew would come from it that looked amazingly fun. >> one by one, they all tried to master this strange sport. but it's hard. >> you've just got to grip it and rip it, take a chance every once in a while. >> finally it's chase rushing's turn. and he can really do it. >> i was excited. i was going higher and higher. it's an awesome feeling. >> i watch chase go up in the air. i'm thinking to myself, dang, there that boy goes again, he's always a natural at everything he does. sure enough there

. >> a kite border has to make an evasive move over -- >> a humpback whale. >> a man pulls a gun on a motel manager, and watch what happens, how a manager dodged a bullet by a stroke of luck. >> other drivers are admiring a fancy car on the road, how what looked like a sure fire crash looks like a sudden turn. >>> and see the magic moment when a hiker runs into one friendly deer. >> she's like let's get to know each other -- >> part of the fun of kite boarding is being out in nature, being on the open water, and seeing things that maybe you don't expect, like this -- that is a kite border that is stuck in shallow water. you can see it in the distance, briefly, and you see reuben pull the ropes and jump up over him, he circles back around. >> you can tell something is up, because they come up to the surface, but they don't stay up there that long. i needed to know what happened to this wheal, so joining us is reuben from the netherlands. >> it was a pretty weird moment, we were having a photo shoot on the beach. we saw a wheal swim, and it was awesome, and then it staying in one spot f

we went through everything and we found those kites. matter of disrespect or anything, we did what we had to do, so understand that and that's it. we're going to take copies of the kites, send them to the squad and make copies of your addresses and get your addresses right back to you. >> okay. >> all right? okay, turn around, back out. doing these cell searches and we're coming up with a lot of contraband, a lot of information that they don't want us to have. we're hitting them all so we don't ever know if our lives are in jeopardy until we find our names on a piece of paper and we get that information. so, we keep plugging away and hope for the best. you can see they're hit-or-miss up here, you know. you might do ten searches and not find anything, and then you might do a string of ten searches and find something in eight of the cells, you know? so, it just comes and goes. >> next on "lockup extended stay," jason is scheduled to parole, but that doesn't mean he's free to go. >> hey, before you guys go, when you go, we're going to sear

>> no, i haven't received any kite. >> oh, really? i wrote you a kite from the hole last night. you didn't get it? >> no. what was it about? >> it was about my situation. >> evans was attempting to conduct an orientation interview with schreiber prior to his move to general population. >> to tell you the truth, i might resort to some craziness to get what i want. >> okay. >> i mean some craziness. >> i'm just the case manager. i don't know exactly what i'm supposed to do -- >> you don't? >> -- as far as that. >> how long have you been a case manager? >> about four years. >> okay. that's quite long enough. so, anyway, that's what happens with this -- >> it's quite long enough for what? i'm kind of curious about that. >> i just thought you were brand new to the job. you acted like what am i supposed to do about you, you know? anyway, i am not assaulting you, man, i'm just checking on your credentials a little bit. >> okay. >> schreiber went on to tell evans a specific group of limon inmates had it out for him. >> they told me they were going to write all of their friends, whatever

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no, it kites its way around. it can kite up to two blocks away. be aware of that, got your helmet on. types of hazard, you have above ground, ground and below ground. what's an above ground hazard? glass, wires, falling objects. some of the ground level hazards are glass. what's bad about uneven surfaces that are slippery? we already talked about that. you fall, you're going to hurt yourself. is water a bad thing to have? water seeks its own level, there's a hole, covering up the hole. you could be walking and all of a sudden down into a hole, correct? or a basement. water has weight to it, can cause damage to buildings, cause buildings to collapse. and it doesn't mix very well with electricity. below ground hazards, if you come up and you see a leak and the water is pouring out of a building, you know how to control it or try to control it? sure, you go right up to that utility shut off, turn it off. basements are bad places to be. there's usually only one way out and that's the way you went in. if that's compromised, you are in big trouble. forc

. >> the author of "the kite runner" and his intense effort to help provide shelter to the people of his homeland. >>> and let's take a live look outside at 7:36. this is from our emeryville camera looking back across the bay at san francisco. it's dreary out there. but as lisa argen is going to tell us, the worst is actually ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >> the man who wrote the best selling book "the kite runner," he lives in the bay area and he's asking for help for homeless afghanistan refugees. he's encouraging people to learn about people who lived in a country much different than america but have the same hopes and dreams. cheryl jen

okay. >> okay, go ahead. >> the kites will stop. the letters will stop concerning these moves.de this out. let me look into it. if we want to make that move i'll make that move, okay? all right? >> thank you, sir. i appreciate that. you've always been honest with me. you've always been straight. and i do sincerely appreciate that. that's more than i can say for a lot of people. not only the inmate population. >> i know. appreciate it. >> i'm not trying to be a pest, man. i've been losing my freaking gourd over this. >> i understand. i understand. >> i don't claim to be perfect. obviously, i have made mistakes or i wouldn't be sitting here in a correctional facility. >> i'm going to go do some other things. >> if you notice, i left you alone for a while. >> i understand. i'll look into it. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> have a good one, man. >> okay. anyway, so that's where we leave off. >>> coming up on "lockup: extended stay" -- >> i prefer to sit on the southeast corner of the table facing northwest. >> why? >> i don't know. >> adam drake faces off with the disciplinary bo

. >> neck, the author of "the kite runner" and his intense effort to help provide shelter to the people>>> and let's take a live look outside from our hd roof cam. it's dark, it's cloudy, it's wet. lisa argen is going to have your full forecast in just a [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. [ female announcer ] go from zero to pizza in just 60 seconds with totino's pizza rolls and grab a bite of snack-defying, satisfying... because pizza...never...misses. it's on. let's roll. >> welcome back, everybody. good saturday morning. it is 5:39 on this rainy morning. you are looking live at the golden gate bridge. the traffic light at this hour obviously but the roads are slick as you can well see and as you well experienced yesterday. lisa argen will have your full forecast coming up this a little bit so you know how to plan your saturday. >>> the man who wrote the best s

. >> tonight's half time report is sponsored by kite boarding. thanks kite boarding. we go to andy levy who is fresh from hanging out at the mall. >> you know what the thing is, greg? >> yeah. >> i make this work. >> if you had a woman in your life she would tell you you don't put a gray sweatshirt under a dark sweater. >> yes, she would. >> why not? >> she can't speak. >> you are an awful man. >> speaking of awful men, psy. >> you were in korea, andy. >> i was. you said koreans protest because they love america and they are emulating us. i can tell you when i was there in the early 90s there was a lot of dislike of americans among the younger koreans. they would burn the american flagett set raw. on the other happened you were driving down the road and the old guys on the side of the road would stop and salute you. >> don't you think the flag burning was emulating 60s america? >> absolutely. i don't disagree with what you said at all. >> you have to understand basically the people who are old enough to remember the korean war and recognize north korea for what it was

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>> a $3 gift certificate for a kite store. >> that is definitely crazy kid >> i bought half of a school of kete string. >> great to have you. >> i look forward to doing the show. >> howie mandel. catch "take it all" next week. coming up next, your maryland lottery numbers, and dr. patrick allen answers your pet questions. e-mail them to pet questions, wbal, 3800 hooper avenue, baltimore, maryland, 21211 -- baltimore, maryland, 21211 -- petquestions@wbaltv.com it's about getting fios. that moment after you finally got it, that you actually get it. when you can see blades of artificial grass in their full glory, you get it. or the first time you download a two-hour movie in two minutes, you get it. because once you've got it, you get it. now you can get fios for an amazing price online, just $79.99 a month with a two year agreement. act now and you'll also get $300 back. hurry. this holiday deal ends soon. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to got2getfios.com. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. once you've got it, you get it. >> dr. patrick allen is here to answer your pet que

you know, just a kite, man. just get a kite, big enough, huh? so sometimes, the succession doesn't always go as you would expect. just before. say again? just before. oh, hang glider, just before? yeah, it's even designed to bring back the gemini. and they said it wouldn't work. but somebody said, "well, hey, what about the--" how soon before, paul? about three years--four years. let me correct that. you know, gang, the hang glider-- [laughing] thanks, paul. you know, paul casey is a science writer, you know, and he's taking our class? he writes--he makes his living writing science articles. anyway, anyway, gang-- is this, gang, we have to be patient of where we are in our history. everything doesn't happen at once. we're still growing, you know? now, with this fusion, how come we don't have fusion power plants? it's too hard to take these things and push them together. it's enormous electrical repulsion. if you'd heat this stuff up to a gas, maybe above a hundred million degrees, these things will be fast-- going fast enough, they'll scrunch. h

. >> cheryl jennings is moderating a fund-raiser event with kite runner author. >> it's through his foundation to build shelters for homeless afghans. there are more than five million who needs homes after being destroyed. >> the event is at harper school in san jose. there will be a time for the audience to participate. >> world news is up next. i'm carolyn johnson. >> from all of us here at abc >>> this is "world news." tonight, terror plot. the fbi arrests two men saying they planned an attack in the u.s. with explosives. pierre thomas has the latest. >>> stormy season. we learned today this was a record-breaking hurricane season. what does it say about the future of melting ice and torrential floods?

all i have to do is drop a kite, saying, okay, he's thinking about escaping. i drop it in the mailbox. the next thing you know, he gets locked up and investigated because that's a serious offense. >> when an inmate is suspected of any violation, he's allowed to defend himself at a disciplinary hearing. >> they appear before the administrative law judge on major reports, and it's his determination whether to retain that as a major violation which could result in loss of earned time, cell rest or placement in disciplinary detention. >> often, the charges against inmates are for minor infractions and the penalties are minimal. but in cases involving violence between inmates, the punishment can be severe. daunte bullock is accused of assaulting an inmate with a padlock. it's a very serious charge. if convicted, he could spend the next year in the hole. >> what happened was inmate had got assaulted. my defense to him was telling him that i was in the area. i was just pushed out of the way as the inmate was trying to get away from the person who assaulted him. >> ex

. ♪ >> it's cool because it looks like the kids are flying, the skiers fly kites.u notice that. >> yeah. >> this is a poetic video. ♪ >>> it's a rare moment in nature caught on camera when this lady gorilla gets a bit too comfortable. >> she just sits down, starts enjoying a little bamboo shoot. >> it's what she does next that may be a little unladylike. ♪ because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. >>> i have to warn you, you may cry because of overload in this next video. i have found the best duo of street performers ever. we believe this is in poland and take a listen. ♪ >> are you kidding me? ♪ >> the baby knows all the lyrics. >> i don't know if the baby knows the lyrics or just knows the pitch or how the song kind of goes. it's crazy. when the street performer stops the baby keeps going for a solo. >> no. ♪ >> if that doesn't break your heart, doesn't get you in the holiday spirit, i don't know what will. ♪ >> something was caught on camera that we don't often experience. i'm going

he shares with his older sisters johnitto will dreechl a baseball glove or the perfect tail for a kite. [inaudible] 24th street with the one seed always frozen near the bottom. but the family needs more than dreams that's why my mom, sisters travelled by bus pulled by something stronger than destiny to this 2 room battleground of survival. this minute as he treads mission mama in the apartment on a sewing machine, zig-zagy threads fine as spider webs running down pants late into the appeal yellow hours of her seemingly endless nights. the 2 sisters with fingers delicate as ballerinas stitch beads tiny as drops that will sell for hundreds of dollars of which they will receive 25. the baby will be in the cardboard crib. and lost in dreams thick as cataracts will be chanting prayers to my an gods after an alter of bee's wax candles and pepsi soda bottles. the inscents unravelling in a stream toward the water stain on the seceiling that looks like a map of latin america. this is not mexico city where indian families wrapped in newspapers huddel uppered the monument of the revolution. this

. >> it was kite an artist colony. people like jack london. >> we found one remaining it today on 47th avenue. the interior muni car chic. >> go muni! >> reporter: they will offer free rides new year's eve. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now, to new york city where the police say this video shows a woman running from a subway station after pushing a man off of a platform and into the path of an oncoming train. it happened last night in sunny side, queens. man died. it is the second such incident in recent weeks. the authorities have not identified last night's victim or located the woman who allegedly pushed him. >>> a labor strike that some say could cripple the u.s. economy has been averted for a month. they agreed to a walk out extension. it could of idolled ports that that handles 40% of the cargo. the federal mediator today said he is cautiously optimistic that an agreement could be reached in the next month. >>> preparations for the rose parade. plus, the silver lining in all of the storm clouds. >>> part of northern c

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told the other 47% to go fly a kite. they look this decision directly in the eye. they heard the president blaring away about the need to hit the 2%. they heard your guy playing palace guard and they said i think i'll vote for the guy who's looking out for the middle class. time for mr. janer to stop defending his rejected politics, stop talking about the rich and threatening more fights to defend them. the fight was clean and clear. trying to do what the people leektded them to do. join the managing director. 47%. both are msnbc. like the way i lowered my voice there? today the president took his tax pitch to the factory in the nilly suburbs and made clear the rich must pay their fair share meaning they must go up to the top 2%. a tax cult for 98%. the rest of the people, let's listen to them. >> it's not acceptable to me and i don't think it's acceptable to you for a handful of republicans and congressman to hold tax cuts hostage simply because they don't want tax rates on folks to go up. right? that doesn't make sense? the senate has already pass add bill to kee

they don't want to essential kite the kid. cannot deny in this is not good for business this public perception. >> bob: they should have kicked more of them if you want the truth. they took out a tent paid for by koch brothers. yesterday dana said people of michigan voted for this bill. they did not vote for it. they voted against the constitutional change. that's what they voted for. it had nothing to do with right to work. >> eric: clarify two things. that were people in the tent. elderly people in the tent. women in the tent. >> greg: that's okay. >> eric: who cares who paid for it? >> bob: koch brothers to create illegally with the enemys? >> eric: property destruction, violent assault. >> kimberly: violence against women. why are you saying that is okay, bob? >> eric: dana, jimmy hoffa from the teamsters said governor snyder angsts were declaring civil war on michigan. trumka says he is a puppet of the extreme donors. goes on and on. union feels to me -- am i wrong -- in last grasp of fresh air? >> dana: i think so. the l

a kite, a breeze, a dunk of grilled cheese. catches and throws, and spaghettio's.appy kids are made of. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >> bret: finally tonight, 2012, what a year it was. tonight, before the ball goes down, we take it all in quickly and for every story important to you, "special report" had it covered. >> ♪ >> we're not going backwards. we're going forwards. [chanting] whoo! ♪

kids can make a kite, decorate cookies. the night would end with fireworks and the cost is $20.nd kids under 12 are free. >> the redskins are in the playoffs for the first time since 2007. the last game of the regular season they saved the best for last and ended the cowboys year at the same time. that's what i'm talking about. fans are celebrating what could be a magical run in the post season. newses 4's megan mcgrath has more. >> what a game it was. it's the talk of the town. take a look at the headline. playoffs. another one here. riding rookies to the playoffs. it was definitely a night for the rookies. did a phenomenal job. a night for the fans. a sweet victory over a huge rival, dallas. now the fans are waiting for what's next. all high fives and smiles for redskins fans this morning. at the green belt metro they are still celebrating. ♪ hail victory >> playoffs! >> love this so much. rg-iii. special teams. everyone came to play. >> it is a daunting task. the redskins did it winning seven straight games to become the division champion. making it all the sweeter. the fact

if the funds are aloe kited to the right place would it definitely be a plus plus. >> city council community economic development committee will take up the issue tomorrow afternoon then their recommendation will good to the full council which will decide whether and how to fund the new center. in west oakland, abc 7 news. >> one mr. note. judge says that 100 digital billboards in los angeles must come down. judge says the signs violent existing law. advocate say the sign create blight and are intrust i have. relevant fate dating back to 2006. >> new rules tonight. changes at the top after strip club spending scandal involving the port of oak landth. port officials rae veal maritime director james kwan has agreed to reroo tire this month. he's accused of running autopsy 4500 dollar dinner tab at texas strip club setting off an investigation into improper spending by port officials. officials today also said the port has received repayment of public funds spent on 2 improper expenditures and they now have a new set of rules for expense practices that include new spending guidelines. >>> tough

kids can make a kite or decorate some cookies. the night will end with firework, of course. cost is $20 for the first time bash and the party start at noon. >>> getting around tonight will be easier, metro plans to stay open two hours later. the agency will close at 2:00 a.m. tomorrow. if you are out late for the new year, don't miss your train home, please. both metro rail and buses are running on a regular weekend schedule. >>> lot of people will be out and about today and tonight. hopefully, they'll have coats with them. we're in for a cool start to the new year. >> when you're popping that bubbly later tonight, have on your mittens and scarves. right, veronica? >> that's right. of course, the mercury going to be dropping off. but all in all today, not a bad day at all where a temperature winds up at about 11:00 a.m. today. that's about where it will be at midnight. we have wind producing lower windchill readings from the actual air temperatures. you folks around bailey's crossroads, 23. fredericksburg at 25 degrees right now. then as far as the day goes, you're going to

kids can make a kite or decorate some cookies. the night will end with fireworks, of course. for the first night bash. >>> coming up in 30 minutes, new zealand will celebrate 2013. at 8:00 a.m., sidney, australia will bring in the new year. revelers set up camp on the shores of the harbor. more than a million people are expected to see the display at the sydney harbor bridge. at 11:00 hong kong will celebrate with the biggest fireworks display ever for that country. they spent $1.6 million on those fireworks this year. >>> starting tomorrow, we'll have new light bulbs. companies can no longer make or import the 75-watt incandescent light bulb in the u.s. retailers can still sell remaining stock in their stores. but there's a green reason behind turning the lights off on the 75-watt incandescent bulb. >> 90% of the energy that the bulb generates is wasted. so what they replace them with are much more energy efficient bulbs that are just as bright and just as good and will actually save you money over the long run. >> traditional 60 and 40-watt bulbs will go away in 2014. you c

the 88-year-old former president was admitted back on december 23rd with pron kite tis.mid-november the president was expected to be home from the hospital in time for christmas. i'm mary ann rapertty. now back to fox news. for your latest headlines log ton to foxnews.com. >>> the nation is on edge. everyone fearing a dive off the fiscal cliff. almost everyone. one economist said we need to go over the cliff. he's a senior fellow for the manhattan institute and he joins us. thank you for being with us tonight. this is an interesting colleague. and one of my colleagues said go over the cliff, it's the only way we will reign in the reckless spending that has no regard for the americans who are working very hard every day for the paychecks. and they are apray. they are afraid the paycheck will be further dwindled away come next year when this electorate is unable to come to a responsible compromise. >> i think that's totally right, kimberly. in november we voted for obama's super size government. so what is the fiscal cliff? the fiscal cliff is the check. it's the tab after

charles i drifts into his writing: all he can do is cut up the paper and attach it to the tail of a kitend gave his mind peace. where does that come from? word charles dickens is in there. it's beautiful. it's where does it, it's the miracle of imagination. >> charlie: this may not be the right crowd to ask this question. if you want to de muir from the adulation for dickens, what would you most say? robert? >> i'd say he couldn't describe women as anything other than angels on frumps. i'd say he was a closet racist. i would say there were times as his daughter katie said my father was a very wicked man. i'd say none of that matters at all. none of it matters because the humanity and generosity and the warmth of the writing can extinguish all of that. >> charlie: to de muir, simon, what would you say? >> you have face the fact that they are uninspired passages in dickens. sometimes they go on for quite a long time. (laughing) but what is there is extra or nary. christopher hitchens said in his final essay he said that yes there are dud passages here and it is hard to know which novel or

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a kite, a breeze, a dunk of grilled cheese. catches and throws, and spaghettio's.at happy kids are made of. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ . gregg: you know, our production team is so fantastic. they come up with such great music. how appropriate, big baby news for kim kardashian and rapper kanye west. the two now expecting their first child. west announced the news during a concert last night. calling it most amazing thing. the couple went public with their relationship back in march. you may recall that kim kardashian married nba player kris humphries in august of 2010. their divorce has yet to be finalized. you know the rest of that story. heather: then there is that. france's socialist government promising to keep fighting for higher taxes on the rich after its controversial 75% super tax was ruled unconstitutional. greg palkot is live for us in london with these details. hi, greg. >> reporter: hey, heather. you think the wrangle over higher taxes in the states is serious check out what is happening in france. just over the weekend the french cons

the kite the it is used to instigate and put fear into the heart of the iranian public. the prime minister was chosen by the ayatollah khomeini. is he is not safe and has to appear on show trial and people were capped at ministers have to appear, and i, as a simple iranian citizen, i am totally at their mercy. this is the change which has taken place. >> thanks, ali. emanuel, want to move on to you about the indifference that marina felt during her imprisonment about the outside world and given ali's surveys and that having panels on the human rights record of iran is somewhat of a novelty in washington -- what does that say about what the west is doing? what measures are the united states taking specifically aimed at iran of its human rights record as opposed to poor for rationed or anything else? >> i want to thank my co- panelists and the ftd for giving me the opportunity to speak today. does a pleasure to be here. -- it is a pleasure to be here. the last couple of days, i wanted to look specifically at the kind of policy tools that are present in the basket of wester