Brian Shackman News Today

Gays, bisexual, trans gender or intersex people. we must oppose the arrest and imprisonment and discriminatory restrictions they face. >> ban ki-moon there. could the spotlight brian shactman, could it turn out to be a good thing for the lgbt movement? >> it already ha. really in a contemporary fashion, theres no doubt people are on the good side of history on this one and even american companies have stepped up and really spoke against the law. at&t, dow component spoke out against it in suppor...

Bosss swively chair. i dont know if that happens in a flat management structure. >> theres no like this? like this? >> yeah. the ceo relinquishes his title and then becomes just another employee. thats what zappos think is going to do it for them in 2014, brian. >> tony, always been a little bit ahead of the curve. well see what happens. obviously were in the nfl playoffs. for us its a big deal. kind of globally when people see how much is spent on the super bowl ads, its a parlor game to figure...

In northern portions of the state of north dakota. minus 57 in langdon, north dakota. this is whats sweeping east. well go from the great lakes into the northeast. the forecast highs. high temperature in chicago today is expected to be minus 11. thats significant, brian, because the coldest day in their recorded history is minus 11. thats the kind of records that were near. >> hope everyone is safe. thank you very much. it warms up quickly this week. >> thank you, bill. coming up at the top ...

People, including miley cyrus but tim tompkins says sotomayor and miley cyrus will not be near each other. >> could you imagine the conversation? i would love to hear that. >> i cant imagine it. kristen, one more thing. someone who will not be there for first time in 11 years, mayor bloomberg, the next day he will be on the steps of city hall watching his successor bill de blasio become the 109 mayor of new york city. >> a big and pivotal day for new yorkers. i know youll be celebrating in grand...

Usaa. we know what it means to serve. welcome back. im brian shactman. of course tens of thousands spent christmas in the dark. after a brutal ice storm from maine to michigan. some are waiting for the lights to come on along with the heat. some may have to wait it out until saturday. lets go to the weather channels paul goodloe. i was in vermont, it went from 55 to 25, and it seemed -- it seemed like a blink of the eye. some of the areas in the vermont, and the northern midwest, are they gett...

Their return policies and sort of how that impacts the consumer. >> well, brian, there are about $60 billion in returns expected over the holiday season. thats a huge number and about 6% of all returns are fraud. so for retailers, theyd love to have as many limitations as possible to make sure theyre not getting ripped off by consumers. so the basic rule of thumb is that retailers are going to try to pressure people to make those returns as early as possible. so if you have some spare time over ...

>> its an awesome experience to see the smile on the kids faces. >> reporter: in the gym donations piled up and were sorted into care packages. >> the past six months have made us way stronger. we have that special bond now. >> reporter: and that may be the greatest gift of all for the dormans. >> if anything good comes out of something so tragic, this brought my hope back in people. >> this is for you guys. >> reporter: a gesture theyll always remember after a year theyd rather forget. gabe gut...

The northeast will be dry on saturday. temperatures on average. no big warm-up for you. then to sunday, we start to bring more rain and thunderstorms all across the southeast. very busy travel day. folks kind of get back for their new years, after their christmas plans. but also into the northeast, yeah, insult to injury. another area that could see some sleet and freezing rain as we start to push this into the northeast and new england. brian? >> paul, thank you very much. have a happy new year...

Confronted with in terms of everyday employment. can you get it done. thats what chris christie and every politician will be asked. can you get it done? >> do you know how many people said i will never vote for a senator or congressman again for president. they dont think they have the wherewithal to lead in the right way. governors are the hot thing. >> for obama, the last senator who was president was jfk. >> i do think though that the senators that are talking about running in 2016 especially...

Hard to believe the republicans will stumble into that again. is it not fascinating what brian said talking about kicking the can down the road on the budget deal and on one issue after another. this is a government -- >> indecisiveness. >> its run crisis by crisis by crisis. >> the whole concept of leadership. its going to be take a president that kicks the can down the road. a president who is not concerned about the other elements and wants to do something good for the count r50e. we have not...