are walking off with. think twice because you might be being tracked. yeah, that s pretty interesting stuff. but once they start keeping all their towels, i wonder if they ll bring down the hotel rates. anyway, another story. now, a lot of people hitting the road and heading to the beach this holiday season. let s talk about some of the gadgets they shouldn t leave home without. yes. so, we have some must-have memorial gadgets. i want to start off with this is underwater scuba and snorkel goggles. this is pretty cool. remember when we were little we had the disposable cameras that would go under water and we thought we were awesome, this kicks it up a notch. this takes home video and you can capture that and a little l.e.d. light and you can save and store them with friends and it s awesome to be under the water taking high-def video.
of cheap on the hotel s part, right? get this. one of those towels can cost around $8 to $9 apiece. and one hotel that s implemented this tracking technology has actually went from 4,000 towels that were taken a month down to 750, saving them $16,000. so that s a lot of money when we talk about linens that people are walking off with. so think twice because you might be being tracked. yeah. that s pretty interesting stuff. but once they start keeping all their towels, i wonder if they re going to bring down the hotel rates. another story. now, a lot of people hitting the road, heading to the beach this holiday season. let s talk about some of the gadgets that you shouldn t leave home without. yes. so we have some must-have memorial gadgets. this is underwear scuba and snorkle goggles. these take high-def video and 5
recall that could have an effect on your weekend fun. first, the latest on the search and recovery efforts in joplin, missouri. scores of people are still unaccounted for on this memorial day weekend. 156 people are listed as missing and searchers still going through piles of debris and the death toll could rise and the confirmed number of deaths stands at 132 with more than 1,000 injured. more than 2,500 people have applied for federal disaster assistance to help with home repairs and personal losses. fema has approved $2.8 million in aid. president obama is returning from his overseas trip today and he s going to meet with emergency officials and tornado victims in joplin tomorrow. the president is expected to hear stories of sorrow and pain, as well as acts of bravery. cnn paul is standing in the debris of what was once a neighborhood in joplin, missouri. paul, how are the search and recovery efforts going? well, they re going very painstakingly slow. you can imagine
and extreme couponing for a cause. find out how this man is sending care packages to military troops overseas without even coming close to breaking the bank. but, first, six days after a tornado ripped apart joplin, missouri, rescue crews are still trying to find everyone. we re expecting an update shortly from state officials. but as of right now, 156 people are unaccounted for and the death toll has reached 132. more than 1,000 people are hurt. the federal government has approved nearly $3 million in aid and president obama plans to meet with survivors in joplin tomorrow. all week we ve been hearing extraordinary stories of survival, of strangers helping strangers and our paul vercammen is in joplin. hard to believe people made it through this, paul. wait till you hear this next story in a second. a pharmacist over that rise. his pharmacy was absolutely leveled and we have some still pictures of that. what rants did during the storm to survive is amazing. he and five