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On giving. two children and the prosthetics their family wanted for them. given by total strangers. >> they can cost a small fortune. but what the children are now giving back is truly priceless. here is abcs david muir with the story. >> reporter: 3-year-old born without a hand still an all-star from the start. a superman with his ukulele, the boy from maui always hoped one day he may get a hand, a prosthetic that could cost the family thousands. his grandmother found an engineer from georgia w...

And a marine throttle in place of pedals, its a fully drivable hot tub. not an entirely new idea for forster. he and phil wycker built the first carpool 17 years ago when they were engineering students at mcmaster in hamilton. when they both ended up in l.a. a few years later, the carpool deville was inevitable. anything thats half cadillac/half hot tub is bound to offer a certain amount of luxury. but this car wasnt just built for comfort. it was built for speed. designed from the plug up to be...

Carpool deville up to 160 kilometers an hour. what is the land speed record for a hot tub? >> i believe its whatever we set. im pretty sure there isnt one so far. >> reporter: which means were actually setting a world record right now. and could almost hear the sounds of history being made. tom walters, ctv news, los angeles. >> oh, boy, oh, boy. did you see the hubcaps? >> thats my favorite part of that piece. if they went much faster, though, that water would come right out. >> i love it. and ...

Who oppose this idea say is that look, if theres a problem with stem graduates, why arent salaries going through the roof? why arent they spiking? and theyre not. they have got a point there. once more, when you look at graduates of these programs, you find that a year after graduation a lot of them are not even in their field anymore. 64% of computer and information science graduates are not in their field after a year. 54% of engineering graduates are not in the engineering field anymore. whic...

This ambulance chaser that is not cool. >> she wants 75 grand. wendy. if anyone knows, judge judy knows, right? and one of the interesting things that distinguishes this case from others, where you have the likeness, if you will, is that nowhere on his ads did he say "as seen on judge judy." on his website he says as seen on other places. he never attributes other statements. theres a difference. >> close enough. >> i want a judge to say do i have stupid written on my forehead? thats what i want...

>> many of todays high-tech firms were started by young people sometimes even in dorm rooms. to get the cream of the crop, industry giants aggressively recruit engineering students and offer generous pay for their summer commitment. interns at e-bay earn $6,500 a month and top candidates often get several offers. interns get to enjoy all the freebies and perk. its a good investment because they say if they dont get the top tall tent while they are still in school they may never see them again. m...

Property turned up nothing. the so-called psychic told the chronicle she and her friends were having visions about three children who might be in trouble. it is still unclear whether the woman will be able to pay any or all of that money. three engineering students at purdue schemed to hack into their teachers accounts from fs to as. even as to a pluses. the prosecutors say the pair and an accomplice broke into the office, installed devices on key boards to track what they were typing. the thr...

Crop they recruit top engineering students and offer generous pay for summer commitment up to $6500 a month. top candidates receive several offers. >> they negotiate, they have their pick of where they want to work, what country, its very competitive. we work very hard. we put as much effort as we hire them as new grads. >> reporter: these college interns get to enjoy all kinds of perk is, free food and housing expenses but they are expected to put in long hours, show real results and with the j...

Math. only one quarter of high school graduates are ready for their next steps. china and india produce eight times more engineering students each year than the united states. this is a moral cost to our country. our failing schools need to be fixed. [ cheers and applause ] we say that every child in america has an equal opportunity, but tell that to a kid in whose classroom learning isnt respected. tell that to a parent stuck in a school where there is no leadership. tell that to a young talent...

discount bias. orbitz admits blocking users to more expensive hotels and showing pc users rooms that are $30 a month cheaper. targeted markets or computer discount discrimination? ann curry and matt lauer may be splitting up. where and when will curry go and who will take her place? "cnn newsroom" begins right now. good morning to you. happy tuesday. im carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin this morning in florida. much of that state is underwater, including pa...