>> well, for one thing, they put out much more power pound for pound than nicad rechargeables, so youu really need to run a chainsaw. >> o.k., but sooner or later, it's gonna fade, right? and then it's gonna get sluggish and slow, right? >> nope-- wrong. lithium ion batteries give you a constant full power charge right up until discharge, and that means a longer useful charge. >> yeah, that's all swell, but how much actual cutting time are you gonna get with this battery? i mean, it can't possibly be enough to do serious work. >> remember that pile of branches your wife keeps bugging you about? >> uh, yeah, what about it? >> well, i hope you like serious work. >> you didn't... >> mm-hmm. >> you did... got me again. way to go. [♪...] >> as my buddy lou's about to find out, lithium ion batteries don't just hold charges longer-- they deliver more power over longer times too. that means you can keep cutting and cutting and cutting. you can cut till you're blue in the face like lou, and then you'd be ready for a cold one. [saw stops] >> did somebody say cold one? hmm... [saw whirring...] >

now you can take 350 photographs before you recharge the battery.attery inside the camera, you do not even need to take it out. you could take a total wall without taking it out charge it on your computer.-you could take it to the wall >>host: this thing is fast. my producer told me she got a picture of a hummingbird and flight.in flight. you cannot even see their wings. i do not know how that is ipossible. it is like it froze time. you have no idea what this will do. almost on cue, >>guest: i have an example of that.ng to take a picture of a butterfly they away. you are freezing time up to 10 frames per second sequential shooting to get the perfect shot every time you are going to be able to capture it. this is taken in auto mode. the details on the wings. you can see the pollen on the flowers. this is exactly what we all want from a camera but maybe you feel like you have not really been able to afford it in the past the petde, the high-speed shutter, just for animal lovers, that is reason enough to get it. if you cannot get those shots. a puppy d

it may take a few days to recharge the water crystal... but then we'll miss christmas!y don't we combine their birthday celebration with a big, big christmas party. that would be fine. but what about santa? will he be able to find us? of course, elisha. now, don't worry. who's santa? who's santa!? you don't know who santa is? i can't beleive it! everybody knows who santa is! the arrival of this spirit of cs on eternia may threaten my rule! i don't need anymore good will and brotherhood on that planet. find it and crush it! have no fear, great master! i will eliminate this... this christmas spirit before another day has passed. you! you can't even handle that muscle-bound female, she-ra! just a minute! what about the wy he-man handles you, bone-brain? bone-brain! why, you miserable excuse for a villain! silence! stop wasting my time! whoever eliminates the spirit of chrismas on eternia will be well rewarded! that's me! we'll see about that! well, elisha, how do you like it here on eternia? everybody here is nice, but i miss mom and dad. oh, don't be sad, children, you'll

. >> for the vineyards it recharges water supply, allows us to -- we get the topsoil from the valley. bada;hjç news is every yeart costs 10 to $15,000 to clear out. >> they repair broken levees once a year. >>> commuters crossing santa cruz mountains have more water on the roads. typically, it is where most of the rain falls since pacific storms dump water as they cross this first mountain range. fog could be a hazard hill are saturated and prone to rock and mudslides. crews have been cordoning them off quickly. mountain residents had to spend christmas sandbagging their property. >> the big concern why you guys are filling up on sandbags? >> keep the hill from sliding into my neighbor's house. i got water runoff on the top of my driveway. >> creeks and rivers in the santa cruz mountains are running high they are -- [ unintelligible ] be careful if you are heading out for mountain recreation, creeks are faster than before the storms. >>> 53-year-old bill foster was buried in avalanche near lake tahoe the avalanche was intentionally set but break higher and wider on the slope than expe

it's good for the ground and agriculture and recharge our groundwater. it's a pain, you can see there are trees and logs and basketballs and whatever comes down the creek is what we get. >> reporter: he says it cost about $10,000 over year to remove all of that junk once the rainy season ends. they plan to rebuild the levee but that temporary solution when the air goes into flood. we're having a break in the weather but residents are getting to enjoy christmas without any worries of serious flooding here. live in napa, john alton, "abc 7 news." >> these are keeping an eye on the levees. one of levees couldn't hold and sprung a big leak last thursday during the storms. last night crews worked placing sandbags over those leaks. creek needs to be widened and the levees strengthened to prevent future flooding. a construction project apparently begins next spring. >> south of big sur, a stretch of highway remains closed after rock slides. these are pictures from caltrans. it happened sunday afternoon. crowds are working to clear the debris and to repair a 60-

. >> the light recharges itself utilizing the power of gravity. >> almost like a grandfather clock it looks like. they pull like a weighted bag and then the gravity just pulls that down and that's what makes the thing run? >> the seconds it takes to lift a weight creates enough energy for half an hour of light whenever it's needed. it has no batteries to run out, replace or dispose of. >> not only provides light but it can also charge other devices such as batteries or other items. >> that is brilliant. >> yeah. >> that is really innovative. i love that idea. >> this is actually an indigo go project and they're trying to raise funds. their goal is $5,000 and right now, they're not quite halfway there. >> so does that mean that money is going to go to building these and then they're going to sell them or are they going to allocate any for free to the communities in africa? >> tool, manufacture and trial, 1,000 units which were gifts to villages in the developing world. we're gaining valuable insights into how they use them on a daily basis. >> this will help us refine our design with p

it's good for the ground and agriculture and recharge our groundwater. it's a pain, you can see there are trees and logs and basketballs and whatever comes down the creek is what we get. >> reporter: he says it cost about $10,000 over year to remove all of that junk once the rainy season ends. they plan to rebuild the levee but that temporary solution when the air goes into flood. we're having a break in the weather but residents are getting to enjoy christmas without any worries of serious flooding here. live in napa, john alton, "abc 7 news." >> these are keeping an eye on the levees. one of levees couldn't hold and sprung a big leak last thursday during the storms. last night crews worked placing sandbags over those leaks. creek needs to be widened and the levees strengthened to prevent future flooding. a construction project apparently begins next spring. >> south of big sur, a stretch of highway remains closed after rock slides. these are pictures from caltrans. it happened sunday afternoon. crowds are working to clear the debris and to repair a 60-

the good news is recharges the water supply and we get nice soil. we get the topsoil from the valley. and the bad news is there is debris in there too, so every year it cost $10,000 to $15,000 to clear the debris. >> work crews typically repair the levies once a year after the rainy season ends. >>> so often the santa cruz mountains get the brunt of the winter storms. our storm watch team coverage continues with sergio on how some people spent part of their holiday preparing. >> drivers who were either on their way to the holiday dinner or leaving the day success festivities had to deal with the rain-soaked roads. the storms have left the hillsides saturated making them prone to rock and mud sheds. mudslides. they cordoned them off to make them safer. with today's line of rainstorms, some residents took a break from their usual christmas tradition to load up on sandbags in ben low man. mountain runoff is a problem and even more rain could mean trouble. >> the big concern why you are filling up on sandbags? >> keep the kill from sliding into my neigh

the good news is recharges the water supply and we get nice soil.get the topsoil from the valley. and the bad news is there is debris in there too, so every year it cost $10,000 to $15,000 to clear the debris. >> work crews typically repair the levies once a year after the rainy season ends. >>> so often the santa cruz mountains get the brunt of the winter storms. our storm watch team coverage continues with sergio on how some people spent part of their holiday preparing. >> drivers who were either on their way to the holiday dinner or leaving the day success festivities had to deal with the rain-soaked roads. the storms have left the hillsides saturated making them prone to rock and mud sheds. mudslides. they cordoned them off to make them safer. with today's line of rainstorms, some residents took a break from their usual christmas tradition to load up on sandbags in ben low man. mountain runoff is a problem and even more rain could mean trouble. >> the big concern why you are filling up on sandbags? >> keep the kill from sliding into my neighbor'

the good news is recharges the water supply and we get nice soil. we get the topsoil from the valley. and the bad news is there is debris in there too, so every year it cost $10,000 to $15,000 to clear the debris. >> work crews typically repair the levies once a year after the rainy season ends. >>> so often the santa cruz mountains get the brunt of the winter storms. our storm watch team coverage continues with sergio on how some people spent part of their holiday preparing. >> drivers who were either on their way to the holiday dinner or leaving the day success festivities had to deal with the rain-soaked roads. the storms have left the hillsides saturated making them prone to rock and mud sheds. mudslides. they cordoned them off to make them safer. with today's line of rainstorms, some residents took a break from their usual christmas tradition to load up on sandbags in ben low man. mountain runoff is a problem and even more rain could mean trouble. >> the big concern why you are filling up on sandbags? >> keep the kill from sliding into my neigh

sunshine, recharge batteries today, dry day, light rain back tomorrow lingering showers saturday, thenweather in the forecast. high pressure taking over now, periphery still cloudy, that is going to change into the afternoon hours and high gets zvnÑh dr air start to move in tomorrow sprinkles in the morning, light rain in the afternoon, for your evening hours late rain8h> around overnight into saturday morning and then it becomes scattered, really light showers saturday afternoon, snow level down to 4,000 feet,z coolest saturday low 50s, mid and upper 50s new year's eve, new)biv. year's day, dry and sed of january, wednesday,9háÑ anotr chance of showers. >>> live look at golden gate fog-free, clear the roadway is dry and traffic is very light coming from marin at this hour. no issues at toll or into san francisco, accident still on the shoulder, awaiting a tow truck south 280 at 101, just a couple of yellows approaching the scene, minor3[fe junction, eastbound reverse commute at livermore truck ]q, i'm still not seeing any slow traffic that direction eastbound north 680 at crow canyon

we'll catch you up on the week that was, but first if your cell phone or other tech devices need rechargingnology makes you the energy generator. cnn's gary tuchman explains in this week's "start small, think big." >> my name is aaron lemieux. i'm founder and ceo of tremont electric and the inven earth of the n power peg >> reporter: designed for hikers, bikers or anyone on the go. >> as you walk along it harvests and stores your human kinetic energy and recharges your mobile electronic devices from the energy that it harvests from you. >> peg stands for personal energy generator. >> demonstrate it simply by standing here and walking in place. >> reporter: aaron lemieux dreamed up the ideas as an engineering student in 1996. ten years later he quit his day job and started making the peg. >> he definitely started small. one person with his wife's blessing working alone in the basement full time. >> reporter: for every minute of motion lemieux says the n power peg can juice you will a small mp 3 player and more hungry devices like smartphones take 15 minutes of walking to get you one minute o

. >> for3f-v the vineyards it recharges our water supply, we gets lots of good soil from the valley. every year it costs 10 to $15,000 to clear debris. >> crews typically repair broken levees once a year after the rainy season. >>> two people have died in avalanche-related accidents. 53-year-old member of the ski patrol was buried in the snow his team was setting explosives to intentionally trigger an a routine safety measure. monday a snowboarder died after getting caught in avalanche, he's a 49-year-old truckee man. heavy snow in the sierra causing traffic problems, i-80 packed with cars going to squaw valley yesterday. one man realized he needed chains with >> very dangerous, we saw a car sliding on the side, we were scared we decided to stop and put our chains on. >> hard to with frozen fingers, right? the snow continues in the sierra this morning. squaw valley expects up to 20 inches of fresh powder by tonight >>> here in san francisco, showers. let's check in with mike. >>> fisherman's wharf, along the embarcadero, -- heading to the airport towards pacifica, we have it right th

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he believes it will recharge the underground aquifer and bring back california salmon fishery. >> there's farmers and land farmers and we can coexist. there's enough water for everybody but not enough for everybody's agreed. that's the problem, agreed. >> he talks of compromise and after years of fighting that's what we are seeing on the san joaquin river. just as another water war is heating up. one over the governor's plan to built a delta tunnel to ship northern california water south. in the newsroom, mark matthews, abc7 news. >> we have breaking news from san francisco right now. one person is confirmed dead after a multi-car crash on northbound 280 near the eastmoor exit. two trucks and a car is involved. the chp is on the scene right now. all lanes there are blocked. we will keep you updated and we don't know if this was storm related or not, but we do know there's a high wind advisory out there and that it's raining like crazy. >> and the south bay just at about 1500 feet, wind gusts to 63 miles an hour. at the surface we are at 30 to 45 miles an hour, no problem. up in the north

. >> using a countertop rechargeable toothbrush at could be a burden to travel with.c and take the senate power with them wherever they go and get some senate deluxe is compact and portable of course i have more than one per get a keyboard in the office, when in my handbag and one in my gym bag it has become one of my favorite fashion accessories. when first brought home the slam seven toothbrush's my kids love the variety of colors. the each picked one, put it in their backpacked and i was happy. >>host: just choose which set of three you want. this first package is called the brighs and then we have your animal. >>guest: i love those they look like a handbag. >>host: if you want neutrals this is your solids, silver, blue purple and then we have your stripes,ich is self-explanatory. if you are all wondering, many times you hear toothbrushes categorized as it soft medium, and firm i would say this is medium.you do not need to push this into your you just let this do the work for you. it is the introductory --aintroductory price. >>guest: what we are seeing here, is yo

. >> reporter: they came together to recharge a community. >> i think because of all the houses going down it kept getting darker and i thought what is it we can do and i thought luminary. >> it's a lot of loss all at the same time and yet i can still stand here and smile and i can't explain it. >> reporter: andrea cox's home was the second house demolished after thanksgiving. she says this night is all about shine is going positive. >> watching our house get demolished was a step of closure. tonight is yesterday's news is another step. this is a step. >> reporter: they are baby steps she says as hundreds join her to remember the dozens of homes demolished and two lives lost. neighbors made a display of hearts with two special luminaries for jennifer and dion longworth. >> they've taken a little soil from their property and lit their lights first. >> reporter: and after a silent and dark six weeks they are keeping spirits high this holiday. >> each day you learn more like yes, we're rebuilding. that's what you want to hear. >> reporter: it doesn't take much to see when there's light,

you're still looking for the wild gift under the tree tomorrow, sears.com is selling a fiat 500 rechargeable ride-on car. you can get it today for just $124.99. that's $65 off the regular price. of course you'll have to pick it up at your local store to make sure it is there tomorrow under the tree. >>> if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, we'd love to hear from you on facebook. >>> right now let's see who's celebrating a birthday this christmas eve. one of my favorites who visited 9news, mystery writer mary higgins clark is 85. designer kate spade is 50. ricky martin is 41. he wrote the twilight book, stephanie meyer is 39. ryan seacrest is 38 and one direction band member, yes, the young girls are screaming, lewis tomlinson is 21. we want to wish a special birthday to 9news writer david beardsley. happy birthday if it's your birthday, too. >>> welcome back. howard here with your weather first. a cold, quiet morning. we're seeing some stars there. i think that will be the case for a few more hours. clouds won't be thickening up till later

camera to take photographs in a subway i would be firing at full power and the flash cam doesn't rechargeo fast on full power unless i'm carrying battery pack on my waist. >> have you ever seen somebody being killed before? >> no. i have never. it's very traumatic experience and like every time if i have to narrate the whole thing, it's reliving it. i did not sleep for close to 36, 40 hours. >> and obviously we talked about his funeral. to his family, what would you say? >> i -- as i have said earlier that mrs. han, if i could have, i would have saved him. it wasn't important to get the photograph. the photograph came out as a result of my effort or what i could think at that moment to do. even at this moment, i think, you know, i wish i had the presence of mind to say, mr. han, run in the other direction. i did hear people saying, get up, get up. but i don't know why anyone did not reach out. i live with the image, the first night i could not sleep. i could hear the sounds. i don't want to be too graphic about it for respect for the family but i could hear all of the sounds. mr. han did

he believes it will recharge the underground aquifer and bring back the salmon fishery. >> there's oceanmers and land farmers and we can coexist. there's enough water for everybody but not enough for everybody's agreed. that's the problem, agreed. >> shumann talks of compromise and after years of fighting that's what we are seeing on the san joaquin river. just as another water war is heating up. one over the governor's plan to build a delta tunnel to ship northern california water south. in the newsroom, abc7 news. >> lots of water this morning, the kind that comes from the sky. lisa argen is here keeping track of all of that that is going on today. >> flooding in napa and sonoma counties. we have a flood warning until 8:00. move to higher ground. this is napa with gusty winds and heavy rain. the front is beginning to sag to the south but wind gusts common over the bay area of over 40 miles an hour. he will where around the bay the wind has been with us all morning long. you see the rain there coined of going sideways. emeryville with more light to moderate rain. into the east bay heavi

it is a great rechargeable battery that will allow you to take pitches for days before recharging thet a great feature. >>host: >>host: that is a great feature on great camera. this is easy to and sophisticated. you have 30 different scene mode. stains. in the ordering process and you will have yours. i love your camera >>guest: i love your camera to >>host: we have great tasting cameras. it is all about the beauty mode. we love it. -- great taste in cameras. can delphi is the best -- kindle the best-selling 7 and doublet 1/3 ever 20 is totally gone today --the kindle fire is on fire today. this is the second time i have been able to bring you a samsung laptop. aaron berger join us. marlo is coming up with her holiday host picks [♪ music ♪] [commercial] [reading] [♪ music ♪] >>host: thank so much for us said hsn. we invite you to shut the show. have the today's special coming on at midnight, they are herkimer earrings. join us a big night for great things to share with you. it is hard to hold, samsung has the most and cutting edge technology in the marketplace today. you know the sams

. >>> the debate over tasers is recharging again in san francisco. a new proposal before supervisors is calling for some officers to carry stun guns. >> and it's going before the police commission as well. that's why we turn to former mayor willie brown and san francisco police chief greg surf. and our first question to the chief is, okay, you're advocating these tasers. do you have any experience in have you ever been tased? >> i have actually when he was mayor, we were looking at it 10 years ago and i volunteered. i'm telling you, it works. >> okay. so why the objections at the board? >> well, there are some people that just believe that under every single circumstance, that you can resolve the situation and that you would never, ever, ever have to use some sort of weapon to defend yourself. and that just hasn't proven to be the case over time. >> now, every other city around has gone with tasers. what is it about san francisco that mass it so resistent? >> i think the people in san francisco object to tasers, are firmly of the opinion that you wou

what multiple recharges on your tablet, phone, in your camera. >> this universal adapter. >> yes withsb >> and it does not add much to the wait. >> it is impact and weather resistant and does not add much to the overall weight. >> how about going for the slopes? >> with some colder weather, - sugarbowl half day lift ticket gift card: $70/each half day those can be a great stocking stuffer. >> that is a great deal and it is good all season. the weather is right. >> weekend, we day it does not matter because sometimes they have restrictions. >> sometimes it is even higher for holiday but as a passionate skier i would say we from the holidays. >> what about this next one? >> for the hottest is that you take pictures and hold them in your hand. can you imagine? >> what and concept [laughter] >> for the hipster dad - polaroid 300 instant camera: $99.99 with film or $69.99 these are great for parties, the vents, and if you're going somewhere to be able to share. search or events. >> a lot of times this is back in time. here, you can do this instantly at $69. with a and $99 worth of film. >>

it is also -- we have a rechargeable unit, we have done a great job improving that unit. that it was last year, wireless. cheryl: 299 points, the price line is not too crazy. you talked about the screening device, everything is wireless but also the full bottle wine area leader is also, you were saying, picking up in popularity. the think that price point is better for consumers? >> the price point is excellent in terms of enjoying your dinner with a great bottle of wine. you don't have to decant the wine, just insert the creator in the ball landed area it's right in the bottle so it gives you this magnificent east that lowers the tannins and you can drink bottle after bottle. cheryl: i want to ask about sales of 4stone.com and how online retail is tracking for use this year. >> tracking where a over latest year. we had an excellent increase in sales. i was amazed yesterday five daas before christmas we had a fantastic day because we were shipping and in stock and people are still buying online and we have a terrific assortment online for gifts. cheryl: this is a big time

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. > this just recharges our water supply and makes it better for next year's potential growth. we don't have to irrigate the vines maybe as much as we'd have to irrigate in a year without any flooding. >> reporter: there are still about 15,000 customers without power this morning. the majority of them here in sonoma county. this area got more than two inches of rain in the last 24 hours and, norah and charlie, there is now more rain in the forecast for tomorrow. ary of stately as much as we saw ton week. >> thank you. ng about tary of state hillary clinton gave syria a warning asis morning at the use of s the al weapons. as margaret brenner reports, the eecretary raised the possibility of a larger role for the united >> rep states. >> reporter: during a stop here in prague, secretary of state issued a stern warning to bashar al assad not to use chemical weapons. ta she said the u.s. is planning to take action if there is credible evidence of a threat. she did not say whether there that woinformation that would suggest an attack is imminent. theire reiterated, chemical heapons a

this will give them more information to recharge this investigation.t's still unclear how you connect that back to evansdale. lot of work for the local police and fbi there, carol. >> jim spellman, reporting live this morning. >>> update in the strange saga of john mcafee. he could be deported to belize as soon as today. mcafee entered their country illegally, the guatemala officials say. police in belize want to question mcafee about the shooting death of his neighbor, gregory fall. >>> katherine heads home with her husband, prince william, by her side. when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. at the chevy year-end event because chevy's giving more. more efficiency with sonic and

>>guest: if you have the gps, telephone you plug into your computer recharge them, restore them, update is smaller and more light weight. so the portability is going to increase exponentially because it is so much smaller. we were talking earlier present in the tablet how you do not want to a 7-10 lbs laptop. this is not that. which is why it has been so attractive and we have sold almost 1000 of them. i want to remind everybody about the limit to quantities. this is the sweet spot. a lot of people are looking for laptops under $500 we do not have many. this one $399.95, i think the lowest price i have offered. >>guest: lowest price windows 8 laptop we have ever done. >>host: a huge savings and to13 this on flexpay, call us. we got an update,silver we do have available but only 55. so we are putting out last call on that one. blue and red have been very popular. re it for holidays. and then we have black. we are going back to telling you more features but use it now.6 c13 ordering we would like to talk to you. i do want to take everybody on a tour of it. because i want you to see all th

i go to decide what i need to recharge my batteries after working a long day on the case. and i just perused the photographs of people with a simple statement in front of their face. i am bradley manning. it's amazing the power but those words mean to each individual i do not know. i want to take a moment to share with you what that may mean for brad. during our countless conversations, i had an opportunity to type to him. i said brad, what do you want to do this eventually comes to play? you told me that his stream at you to go to college and getting a group. and at that time he was 23. that makes sense. we are now college degrees are pretty much the ticket to productive nature. so i asked brad with that degree, what do you plan on doing? is i want to go into public service. i asked him what he meant by that. he said i want to join some sort of campaign group, go into public service and perhaps one day run for public office. and i asked brad, why would he want to do that? he said i want to make a difference. i can tell you standing here today i hope that someday soon brad

. >> steve: if you're living on the street, where do you plug it in to recharge it?car? look at this. >> straighten the wheels, straighten the wheels! oh, my god. oh, god! oh, my god! oh, my god! >> steve: oh, boy. wheel of misfortune. the driver of the bmw banged the front and side of her car trying to park it between two others. the video goes on for about a minute before the person behind the camera realized that one of the cars getting hit might be his. ouch. now let's pause for this. eric? >> eric: great transition, steve. christmas tradition here on "fox & friends," our annual paws for a cause series kicks off today. it's all about being a secret santa to pups in need in giving the gift of pet rescue. >> gretchen: joining us is robin, the co-founder and pecktive director of small paws rescue, inc. >> eric: that's not robin. >> gretchen: no, no, no. robin is right here. and bonnie ferguson, director of adoptions for small paws, the largest breed rescue organization in the country. look at these beautiful pooches! you always bring such pretty ones. especially tod

and it's rechargeable.atch a full length movie without having to plug it in. >> wow. finally, the max 2 dual node percussion massager. you have to have a massager if you're talking brookstone, right? >> exactly. we're known for massage. we have great products. what better product to get someone for the holiday. something they can use every day in their home to improve the quality of their life and improve their health. it's an amazing, amazing device. >> you ever -- >> this one's cordless, in fact. >> before i let you go, you ever done any studies as to the ratio of people who come in to browse, try something out and actually buy something? >> it's very high. i mean, it's very exciting interactive store. you come in, try the products. you can actually demonstrate them and see how you like them. so we have a very high conversion rate. >> stephen bebis of brockstone in newton, massachusetts. happy holidays. thanks so much. >> thanks for having me on the show, carl. thank you. >>> a quick check of the markets

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