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Retail, amazon and the rest of whats survives online, will do well in 2018. >> looks like its shaping up to be another record year. bret, back to you. >> bret: thank you. five u.s. senators want uber to tell them when it discovered a massive data breach and what he did to respond. the ridesharing company disk disclosed that hack last week. the data stolen includes names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers of 57 million riders as well as drivers license numbers of 600,000 drivers. uber says...

But that area has been ravaged from the winds of the hurricane that ripped through that area. >> reporter: yeah, right. the rain was a big event yesterday and of course during the storm. we havent had much of that problem today. the winds are still gusty. its a problem here because you have so much debris on the ground. and just to give you a sample of the kind of devastation you see block after block in this community here. and the drone -- not to disrespect the drone operator, but that is some...

A handle bar. tell me if you heard this story before. ainsley: drone fell in front of him. steve: drone shattering to pieces. into the spokes of the bike wheel. ainsley: all of this unfolding. luckily that cyclist was not harmed. the drone operator offering the rider a new helmet. brian: what about a new skull and new teeth? steve: this is why we wear helmets. ainsley: are you suggesting he should sue? brian: what im just trying to say i cannot believe people on the ground are not safe from dron...

Down -- to bolster security beyond the razor wire fence, its all because of these. drones, a high tech threat to prison security, delivering drugs and other contraband to prisons across america. prison officials say an inmate will coordinate with somebody on the outside with the date and time and location of the drop of the inmate will warn the drone operator if an officer is coming and the drop has to be made someplace else. >> the ability to access contraband, how much more power does that giv...

Way, hidden in things like books or body cavities, now add drones. >> i talked to a sheriff and he said it was like washington national, they were just around christmas the drones were coming in dropping and going and they had numbers on them and the numbers were corresponding to inmates and thats how they were getting in. >> the problem has become so significant, lawmakers in itsel. arizona, oklahoma, oregon and tennessee have or are considering similar legislation. the problem is not just in t...

Said it was like washington national. they were just around christmas, the drones were coming in, dropping and going, dropping and going. they had numbers on them. and the numbers were corresponding to inmates. >> reporter: the problem has become so significant, lawmakers in the south carolina senate recently passed a bill making it a misdemeanor to fly drones within 500 feet of prison walls or 250 feet above the prison itself. the penalty is a $500 fine and 30 days in prison. other states like ...

Its all because of these. drones. a high-tech threat to prison security, delivering drugs and other contraband to prisons across america. prison officials say an inmate will coordinate with somebody on the outside, sending the date, the time, and the location of the drop. the inmate will then do countersurveillance, warning the drone operator if an officer is coming and the drop has to be made someplace else. >> the ability to access contraband, how much more power does that give to the inmates?...

Word. >> i dont think you deserve a parade. >> this is good stuff, guys. this is good. >> even though i look like one of the guys andy was shooting at. i still very much am on your side. >> sometimes after you are on the show, sam, i get ptsd. the weird thing is i was in korea. i dont even know why that makes sense. katie, you said you could do this, be a drone operator since you play a lot of call of duty. >> it was a bad joke. dont get mad. >> my question is did you ever die when you were play...

Word. >> i dont think you deserve a parade. >> this is good stuff, guys. this is good. >> even though i look like one of the guys andy was shooting at. i still very much am on your side. >> sometimes after you are on the show, sam, i get ptsd. the weird thing is i was in korea. i dont even know why that makes sense. katie, you said you could do this, be a drone operator since you play a lot of call of duty. >> it was a bad joke. dont get mad. >> my question is did you ever die when you were play...

Do you see the top ribbon? it is an army commendation medal. do you see the clusters on it? they are devices. if you get a second award of the same ribbon you put a device. if you get a third you put another one. it is a vice the r and the c. the r stands for remote and the c stands for combat. so when they give out the medals the same would go to someone in combat or a drone operator. the combat person would give a c on it and the remote person would get an r. >> steady hand. >> i dozed off for...