His name is Kai. He’s different. He carries a hatchet. He hitchhikes through Fresno and is the new California internet sensation. Although his words are censored, he may be a bit explicit for sensitive ears:

Last week KMPH television in Fresno (FOX affiliate) began their newscast with this fascinating story. It involves a big man who says he is Jesus but hates black people, and then he happens to pick up a young hatchet-carrying hitchhiker, who becomes the hero of the story by saving a woman’s life after the racist driver purposefully crashed his car into a black PG&E worker and…uhhh.. just watch the video:

At least there may be a few guys in Washington who are willing to tell it like it is.  Regardless of your political bias is, this is a disgrace. One of the many reasons that this country is in such a big mess is because our law makers have no idea what they are voting on. Watch and listen to this four minute speech:

Huell Howser leaves behind a song that represented his enthusiasm for the state that he loved showcasing on his PBS show, “California’s Gold”

KCET Los Angeles pays tribute to statewide PBS icon, Huell Howser:

A day of fun on a frozen California lake in Wrightwood became pandemonium after one person fell through the ice, then another… and another. As people overshot the edge of the ice and fell into the bitterly-cold water, flailing and waving their arms in panic, pals to rushed to their aid. The situation in Wrightwood, California, rapidly became a mass rescue attempt, involving ropes, rubber rings and plastic sledges. But as dozens of people joined in, several more crashed though ice. Some of the victims remained in the water for up to nine minutes before they were eventually pulled out.

Dick Clark was no longer around for ABC, so other networks were trying to lure viewers over to their own live New Years Eve telecasts. For those who tuned into CNN (a 24 hour news channel), they were treated to a night of simulated porn with Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper. This video contains adult language and situations:

Over produced video features “Bo the Dog” checking out the Christmas displays at the White House. It’s supposed to be cute and charming. You may want to grab a bucket.

In Yosemite National Park, this rock climber purposefully free falls from El Capitan in a dangerous rope stunt called “Porch Swing”

This video was shot off Fraiser Island in Australia. It is a dad and his teenage daughter in a modified canoe, about 3 miles from shore. As the girl videotapes, two male whales get a bit to close to the canoe for this girls comfort. Although her language is a bit crass, it is easily forgivable considering what she was witnessing and imagining what the whales could do to the canoe: