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Usa today contributor regina lewis is here. chances are most people got something that did not quite fit or wasnt their style or was just hideous and they didnt want it at all. how hard or easy is it going to be for them to make a return? >> well, they want to make it easy because its actually an opportunity, craig, for retailers. they know they can build brand loyalty by handling that transaction fairly effortlessly. dont view it as an interrogati interrogation. they want you in that store. if ...

To be somewhat light here because everyones still on holiday. were at record highs for the stock market right now it its been driven a lot by whats happening, say, on the oil side of the business here. that means consumers are spending a lot more money. and thats why were here at this mall. if you look at where futures are headed, we are expecting to go higher as well so maybe another record in todays session. that santa claus rally you were talking about it technically starts today, the day aft...

Were looking for people who want to stay on mars the rest of their lives. >> reporter: theres one real astronaut to take up the challenge. >> 15, 20 years down the road, maybe my wife and i will sign up together and head to mars. >> reporter: a dream thats starting to come into focus. in 2015, space is the place to watch. ben fogel for msnbc in austria. with the new year comes a new congress and a whole new set of challenges. coming up, ill talk with congressman john yarmouth about working tog...

Republicans are going to face is resisting the urge to overreach. i think, you know, what weve seen over the last congress was consistent efforts to repeal the affordable care act or to undermine it. to eliminate environmental protections. to weaken labor unions. if they stay on that agenda, and dont focus on a positive agenda to help middle class america, then i think thats their biggest challenge. because theres a real risk of their doing that. the other thing were facing, craig, is the next b...

$50,000 per dog. those wounded warriors interested in the program can check out their local petsmart for more information. its sort of his job to love all mankind. so who better than the pope has advice other than the one you are with on this valentines day. pope francis gave advice to thousands of young couples. put a ring on it. the pope said couples should not be afraid to get married. when it comes to weddings, dont focus on the parties but the purpose. the next co-host of love lines with ...

His talents, you are acting as an agent for someone else. charlie advised warren, hes always been an investor, his model has been grand. charlie encouraged him to buy good businesses that are only going to get better and add to them with other good businesses. warren had to get over paying more for things. >> quality. >> exactly. so, thats one. we also have -- >> robert ruben. >> yep, he talks about the importance of asking questions. learning by asking questions. jeffrey from dream works and me...

It. >> that was two tweets, two and a quarter. that was a solid effort on twitter. people are excited about this, and its probably going to go up a fair amount on day one. >> yeah, theres a lot of talk there is a $10 up side priced into this at this stage. the one thing you have to remember is this company still doesnt make profit, and i know for the techie investors, they say focus on the future and dont focus on the now, but its worth bearing in mind before you run out there, to -- >> amazon i...

It was a purely -- >> new jersey voters love him. his approval ratings are high. hes doing very well. the people, the political analysts, i dont like to predict anything, says hes cruising to re-election, that youre not going to beat him. whats the problem? are new jersey voters getting hoodwinked? do they not realize what theyre getting in chris christie? >> people in new jersey and in general dont focus on the election until after labor day traditionally. when you talk to people and they reali...

His approval ratings are high. hes doing very well. the people, the political analysts, i dont like to predict anything, says hes cruising to re-election, that youre not going to beat him. whats the problem? are new jersey voters getting hoodwinked? do they not realize what theyre getting in chris christie? >> people in new jersey and in general dont focus on the election until after labor day traditionally. when you talk to people and they realize, when they know because of this governor, we ha...

>> feeling lucky today. >> reporter: dont focus on the jackpot because there are smaller prizes that can be doled out. several people who have won $1 million and if no one wins on wednesday night, that $400 million where it stands right now could sweeten another $10 million! >> i know -- you said the chance is 1 in 175 million? >> but if youre not buying a ticket you dont have a chance in winning. >> i am one of those people i will still buy a ticket. you know? there is always a chance. >> one o...