randi smith/assoc. professor of pyschology at msu denver: "there's a fear that we're gonna miss a text somebody is trying to reach us and we're not being responsive . " "i think it's a little scary how dependent most of us have become on our devices." )) ((brian loftus)) doctor smith also says being so attached to our devices.. keeps us from engaging with other people. /// > we'll be right back......../// ((kirsten joyce)) > it was a different sight at last night's c-c-s-d sex-ed meeting... with very few parents attending. what grades will experience the most changes in the new curriculum. ((brian loftus)) > plus.. the cars of the future will now be able to talk to one another. how the new technology will help prevent deadly accidents on the roads. ((kirsten joyce)) > and a man got away with stealing a 2- foot python from a

randi smith is an associate professor of psychology at msu denver.11;46;21;02 there's a fear that we're trying to reach us and we're not being responsivedr. smith says new media and messages are exciting and rewarding.for some ... they're an obsession. 11;47;27;03 i think it's a little scary how dependent most of us have become on our deviceswhen she suggests students take a media fast ... 11;52;10;11 they'll typically report back i couldn't go an hour phantom vibration syndrome isn't fatal. but it's a warning that too much technology may be hazardous to human interaction. dr. smith says our attachement to devices becomes a serious problem when it keeps people people. it's now on this moing. morning.coming up nextxt. next...why you don't t have to win big to still walk away a winner from the lotto fever. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) taking a l

. >> reporter: denver psych professor randy smith says all those friends are more like resources unless you make the effort to connect. >> you have lots of people in your big network. people that you can call by name and say hi to. having lots of friends on facebook is fine as long as you're not devoting too much time to facebook at the expense of your real life relationships. >> we should call amy. >> we should. back to my friends, lisa and shandra. friends i haven't seen in years. >> we have been facebook friends since 2011. >> we're coming up on our five- year anniversary. >> wow. in this is 2007. >> yeah. >> it's been nine years. >> you were in my wedding. >> i'm such a bad friend. >> you didn't care. >> sorry for being such a bad friend. >> me too. >> it's good to see you. >> reporter: it may take years for some of us to figure it out. but real friends need a lot up. for the now, i'm andy choi. >> well, a facebook study out of oxford university analyzed and surveyed more than 3300 facebook users between the ages of 18 and 65. >>> now to a cool space note for tonight. the internatio

msu denver psych professor randi smith says all those digital friends are more like resources, unless you make the effort to connect.17.35.28"i mean you have lots and lots of friends that you might call by name and you might say hi to." 17.40.48"and having lot of as long as you're not devoting too much time to facebook at the expense of your real life relationships."17.16.20"we should call amy, we should both call amy..."which brings us back to my friends lisa and chandra. friends i haven't seen in years!17.30.24"we've been facebook friends since 2011.""we're coming up on our five year anniversary!""wow." 17.19.02"it's been nine years! it's been nine years.""you were in my wedding."17.32.25 "i'm such a bad friend. i'm sorry!"17.20.04"i'm sorry for being such a bad friend.""me too."it may take years for some of us to figure it out, but real friends need a lot more than just a digital thumbs up. for the now, i'm andy choi. the facebook study out of oxford university analyzed and surveyed more than 33-hundred facebook users between ages 18 to 65. are popular here... but could a transport

doctor randy smith is an a associates professor of psychology in denver. >> somebody is trying to reach us and we're not being responsive. >>reporter: messages are exciting and rewarding, for some, they're an obsession. >>reporter: when she suggests students take a media fast. >> i couldn't go an hour. >>reporter: phantom vibration syndrome is a warning that too much technology may be hazardous to human interaction. it is a serious problem when it keeps us from engaging with other people in the here and now. >> i definitely have that feeling, i don't have my phone in the pocket. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> i don't like to talk to you guys any way. >> i'm busy. i'll send you a text. >> all right. well the powerball jackpot, is climbing again, and can we're still two days away from the drawing wednesday night. the estimated jackpot is 1.4 billion dollars. that's the largest jackpot in the hadist ri of the world. -- history of the world. 25 people did win a million dollars in the drawing. >>> we feel like we won the lottery. >> we had mostly clear skies, just a few clouds

psychology professor doctor randy smith looked at this modern day condition and says that it may be indicativebigger issues. >> is there a fear that we're going to miss a text, somebody trying to reach us and we're not being responsive. >> i think it is a little scary how dependent most of us have become on our devices. >> doctors smith says our devices becomes a serious problem when it teaches us from engaging to the other people in the the here and now. >>> a new type of alarm clock won't have you second guessing if you heard it or not. >> meet the rookie an alarm clock built in the memory foam with speakers. the it only shuts off if you stand on it the for three seconds. yeah, right. you can up load songs, sound and even your favorite quotes. it will cost you $79, on kick starter. is that giving you inspirational quotes. >> i just want it smooth. >> i know. enough of the inspiration. >> i hear you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" power ball excitement is growing not just in the u.s. but also in canada thousands of people are pouring over the border to find and buy their tickets we will

>> i figured out -- >> randy smith says several inmates stole a phone card and food he had purchased from the jail commissary and he was trying to get it back. >> is this dorm known for anything in particular? >> young and most of them are gang related. >> what gang? >> heartless felons. >> everybody is not heartless felons in there. >> i don't see half of them as heartless felons, other half is general population. general population gets preys on by the heartless felons. >> sammy mcclaren is a veteran officer of 24 years. and the jail's gang investigator. >> heartless felons is one of the many gangs we have in the county jail but they have the one we have the most problems with. they become very violent and persistent and they don't mind to letting people know what their agenda is. >> mcclaren says the heartless felons originated in 1999, inside the county's juvenile facilities. >> they felt they were getting disrespected and being mistreated and tired of people messing with them. they formed a group, which will be known now as the heartless felons and they demanded to have respect.

smith: "i thought she was lying to me that morning." randy krantz: "you didn't believe her?" smith: "no." when smith finally realized his son was dead, he still didn't call for help. instead he says his wife insisted he clean up her meth lab. he then called 9-1-1 and told dispatchers that his son had just stopped breathing when in fact the child had been dead for hours. after being arrested prosecutors say smith fully cooperated in building a case against his wife, who received 52 years in prison for murdering her son. while smith wasn't involved in the murder, he received a four-year sentence tuesday on drug and child abuse charges. randy krantz: "we did feel very strongly that mr. smith should be held accountable for his level of wrongdoing. that was not necessarily the same level of witt, who we believe was primarily death of her son based upon her own admissions." served half his sentence and should two years. at that point he says with his father's auto repair business. live in bedford, tim saunders, wdbj7. snowoutside right now some of you are seen a few rain sprinkles b

according to court documents, randy less and darrell smith allegedly withheld federal income, social security and medicare taxes from employees-- - but didn't pay those taxes to the i-r-s. prosecutors say both failed to pay more than 420-thousand dollars worth of taxes in 2009 and 20-11. developing right now, the university of iowa will be paying more than 200-thousand dollars to settle a gender discrimination lawst filed by a male track coach.mike scott, was already working as a volunteer assistant in the track program, when he applied for an open assistant coaching position. position.scott says he was warned by another coach that administrators wanted to hire a female coach.his attorney's uncovered email in which head coach layne anderson discussed rewriting the job's description to attract female candidates.under the agreement to admit to the discrimination. right now, u-i officials are using a special program to tackle social justice in iowa. iowa.the program called just living will explore problems like race, identity, environmental justice and interfaith cooperation.the goal of

owner and general manager of permeate refining in hopkinton.according to court documents, randy less and darrell smith allegedly withheld federal income, social security and medicare taxes from employees-- but didn't pay those taxes to the i-r-s.prosecutors say both thousand dollars worth of taxes in 2009 and 20-11. the head of the iowa national guard says nearly 17-hundred positions have been opened up to women this year following a federal policy change.during his condition of the guard address at the state capitol, major general timothy orr said the changes come after the pentagon's 20-15 ruling that allows women to serve in any position, including combat roles. right now, the guard has 15 soldiers and airmen deployed around the world. good morning, it's on this morning, and if you're in it's degrees.just ahead... we're updating the most the time has come to make a choice... about which candidate can actually make a difference for you. in a world as complex as this, we need a president as experienced as hillary. in the situation room... at the negotiating table... and always on your side... fightin

owner and general manager of permeate refining in hopkinton.according to court documents, randy less and darrell smith allegedly withheld federal income, social security and medicare taxes from employees-- but didn't pay those taxes to the i-r-s.prosecutors say both failed to pay more than 420- taxes in 2009 and 20-11. the head of the iowa national guard says nearly 17-hundred positions have been opened up to women this year following a federal policy change.during his condition of the guard address at the state capitol, major general timothy orr said the changes come after the pentagon's 20-15 ruling that allows women to serve in any position, including combat roles. right now, the guard has 15 soldiers and airmen deployed around the world. a cbs news investigation four years...we asked marc owens, a former director of tax exempt organizations at the irs, to review the wounded warrior project's tax q:cr: what was your biggest concern in reading these forms? 14;03;48;13 a:mo: that i couldn't tell the number of people that were assisted. i thought that was truly unusual. if the organization is asking f

randy krantz/ commonwealth's attorney: "we did feel very strongly that mr. smith should be held accountable for his level of wrongdoing. that was not necessarily the same level of witt." smith's wife, shana witt, was convicted of murder in august and sentenced to 52 years in prison. prosecutors say she put a stuffed animal over her son's face and left it there until he stopped breathing. we are learning more about why a couple anti-abortion activists were indicted by a texas grand jury charged with investigating undercover planned parenthood tapes. an attorney representing one of the indicted activists who made the videos says the two plan to turn themselves in to investigators. both are charged with tampering with a governmental record, a felony. they're accused of using fake driver's licenses and posing as buyers for fetal parts. michael dorf/cornell university constitutional scholar: "this could set a dangerous precedent and chill undercover investigations by legitimate journalists." the video showed planned parenthood leaders discussing fetal tissue and appear

randy, who sees all and forgets nothing. at least he's not constable bob. jaden smith has been tapped for fakes.s unusual fashion choices and showing up in a batman suit at the wedding of kanye west and kim kardashian. the founder of facebook said his goal is to create an artificial intelligence system. he posted that he wants to build a simple ai to run my house and help me with my work. the 31-year-old is known for ambitious resolutions. back in 2010 he vowed to learn man joe -- chinese. >>> pageant host steve harvey didn't read his cue card correctly and gave the crown to miss columbia and miss philippines had won. >>> she'll be on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >>> president obama back from vacation is expected to start his last year in office with a serious issue pushing for gun control this week. we'll give you the details. >>> an overnight shooting and robbery that happened in front of philadelphia police, those stories and more when "action news" comes right back. >>> happening now on "action news," it's a winters wake-up call. windchills will make it feel like the teens. >>> new th

randy krantz/ commonwealth's attorney: "we did feel very strongly that mr. smith should be held accountable for his level of wrongdoing. that was not necessarily the same level of wrongdoing as ms. witt." smith's wife, shana witt, was convicted of murder in august years in prison. prosecutors say she put a stuffed animal over her son's face and left it there until he stopped breathing. a few stray showers early followed by a slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers early followed by a slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers early followed by a slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers early followed by a slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers early followed by a slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers early followed by a slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers early followed by a slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers early followed by a slow >>

randy krantz/ commonwealth's attorney: "we did feel very strongly that mr. smith should be held accountable for his level of wrongdoing. that was not necessarily the same level of wrongdoing as ms. witt." smith's wife, shana witt, was convicted of murder in august and sentenced to 52 years in prison. prosecutors say she put a stuffed animal over her son's face and left it there until breathing. the search continues for a virginia man who held a family hostage and abducted his former mother-in-law. authorities just outside of richmond say olene brooks was taken from her home thursday night. they say dana william broke into a home, zip-tied and duct-taped the family then held them at gunpoint for hours. was found murdered where she disappeared. ((cold toss to leo)) youyeah will see a slow increasing sunshine is what heading out overall right now thirty nine degrees can a drop off a little bit more and then it's can a start to rebound as we head through the afternoon head down to atlanta 50 26 chicago new york city coming in at forty three degrees qaeda see the line

randy krantz/ commonwealth's attorney: "we did feel very strongly that mr. smith should be held accountable for his level of wrongdoing. that was not necessarily the same level of wrongdoing as ms. witt." smith's wife, shana witt, was convicted of murder in august and sentenced to 52 years in prison. prosecutors say she put a stuffed animal over her son's face and left it there until he stopped breathing. the search continues for a virginia man who held a family hostage and abducted his former mother-in-law. authorities just outside of richmond say olene brooks was taken from her home thursday night. they say dana william broke into a home, zip-tied and duct-taped the family, then held them at gunpoint for hours. brooks' husband was found murdered in the same area where she disappeared. arewill grab that jacket this morning still finding some slick conditions out there and snow covered roads in around the area be you notice most of the temperatures through our region are above freezing right now forty roanoke forty lexington thirty five martinsville thirty six bla

smith claims william blamed woodell and olene brooks for his >> he wanted to punish the family and he knew he could punish the family by getting to my mom. randy: the focus now is on finding olene brooks. killed when a wheel flew off a truck on 128 is remembering his s uncle tells the globe they are shocked by the tragic crash. hu was also remembered as an active member of his church community. state police say a 19-year-old amesbury woman was driving the pickup on tuesday when it lost a tire in lexington. she has not been charged. erika: commitment 2016. the final republican debate before the iowa caucus gets underway tonight. ted cruz, marco rubio, jeb bush, chris christie, ben carson, john kasich and rand paul all taking the stage. but there' s a notable absence. the gop front-runner is standing firm saying he won' t be there. donald trump appeared on fox news last night with bill o' reilly avoiding the host' s calls for trump to join the debate. trump says he' s unhappy with the way fox news has treated him with sarcasm and questions from moderator megyn kelley. his closest rival ted cruz quick to poke fun. she might ask a main question in

smith will serve as a special teams quality control coach. she' s been an nfl employee since 2003, and worked as an administrative assistant to bills head coach rex ryan last season. randy: the patriots take on the denver broncos this sunday in the semi-finals. and newscenter 5 will be there. mike lynch and bob halloran will have live reports from denver, beginning saturday night and all day sunday. emily: scientists say they now have solid evidence that a ninth planet does exist in our solar system. big as neptune and far enough away to take 10,000 to 20,000 years to circle the sun. the planet hasn' t actually been seen yet. two scientists say they' ve used computer modeling and mathematics to determine that it is there. they expect a telescope sighting within 5 years. randy: next on the agenda is coming up with a name. the new pluto. cindy: 23 degrees in boston. a bit. not as windy out of the northwest. about 12 miles per hour. lots of lower 20' s up the coast. we will see temperatures climbed to near 30 degrees this afternoon. mostly sunny skies. somewhat of a wind chill. pretty quiet tomorrow. you can see the energy here. this is diving towards the gulf coast. there