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They never dreamed of uber, but electronics payments was spot on. remember martys future self getting fired during a video phone call? now we have facetime and skype. they dreamed up future facebook where details, occupation and political leanings are all shared electronically. then theres the video glasses. you know, where marty and jennifers future kids ignore their families watching tv on those electronic glasses. google glass isnt exactly lighting the world on fire today but they do exist. y...

The future" gave us a glimpse into the future. into 2015. october 21st, 2015, to be exact. the film saw the chicago cubs winning the world series. that hasnt happened in 107 years. well, now the long suffering baseball team could be on its way to getting that elusive title. ♪ >> back to the future still predicting the future. this commercial shows us the soda of the future from the movie called pepsi perfect. the movie made it famous. starting wednesday you can buy it for the novelty price of ...

Of an exception. they said people won according to skill, not chance. this is about control. they want more control over this. they didnt have regulations and now they want to have controlle of it. >> i say it doesnt matter. the people will gamble anyway whether the law is the gaming law. look at all of the gambling that goes on outside of the law for gods sake. its stupid. >> let me say quickly -- >> youre debating something that doesnt happen. >> the problem is there was cheating going on. the...

Losers now. they are upset they dont have control over fantasy sports. casinos see it as a competition. thats happening. >> you cant have some people cheating. >> after the sports scandal broke, more people went and signed up. if you feel its fair dont play the game. >> all right. hey, wayne, we had fun this week. >> yes. >> thats a good way to leave it. we go from fantasy to reality. how hollywood may have predicted that 107-year curse will be broken in a couple of weeks. >> let me talk to you ...

>> oh, yeah, can you believe it? its going to be the mets and the cubs. i feel like im living in an alternate universe and wondering still to this day what happened to my detroit tigers. this is just amazing, andy. >> yeah, who would have thunk it at the start of the year, mets and cubs would be playing for a chance at the world series up. know these two fan bases are two of the most tortured fan bases in all of the years. cubs havent won in 107 years so one of these teams gets a chance of playi...

In february of this year a man named randy fitswater and his wife were at home in west virginia just outside charleston when they looked out their window and they saw this. he said the noise was so loud and the explosion was so big he was sure a full size jet line her crashed into the ground across the river from their house. he learned whether they got through to 911 that it had actually been a train derailment, an oil train derailment. a train with 107 tanker cars carrying crude oil had been f...

107-year wait for a world series title. and were guessing that most of chicago may still be celebrating, and rightfully so at this hour. in new york, the dodgers stayed alive with a 3-1 win over the mets to force a game five winner take all in los angeles on thursday. and its a winner take all fifth game for the remaining american league teams. rangers in toronto. game time there is 4:07 and then houston at kansas city, 8:07. have you heard about the aunt whos seeking over 100 grand in a l...

This at the top of the hour. >> they got it. the cubs win. >> bill: what a sight. never before seen. more than a hundred years they never clenched a game to win the series in the history of the stadium. jarred max is here from fox news headlines stayed up late. how are you? i watched this and thought this is americas sweethearts. >> they are americas team. a national poll found more americans are rooting for the cubs to win. >> bill: the only looser comes in to win? >> 107 years ago today is the...

Cubs win world series -- against miami? >> yeah, its something. who would have thought? 100-1 shot. >> reporter: that was a scene from 1989s "back to the future 2," where marty mcfly travels to 2015 to find the chicago cubs had won the world series. prophetic? maybe. sure, the cubs havent won since 1908, and they havent even made it to the fall classic since 1945 -- >> great scott! >> reporter: some think theyre their are perfectly justifiable reasons why its been so long since the cubbies have ...

Starts. rangers take the game. astros and kansas city. had to wait out the rain delay. the royals grounds crew was okay. like this guy. this deep shot from springer. that gave the astros some breathing room in the fifth. a solo shot to left. and escobars shot to center. robs him with a diving save. astros take the game, 5-2. toronto is hoping to right the ship against the rangers. astros and royals at 3:45 eastern. cubs continue their quest to end their 107-year drought. they start on tbs. the...