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Packages this year exceeded its capacity. they could have asked drivers to work christmas day, but decided not to do that. u.p.s. says severe weather in the dallas area created a backlog and the volume proved to be too much. fedex was late with deliveries as well and said any isolated issues have been resolved. just ahead, its called the knockout game. it has life threatening consequences. now, one suspect is being charged with a federal hate crime. but first, a lot of americans will be rece...

>> he does the thing on video, which he then shows to witnesses and he comments on it saying that the reason he selected this particular victim was because of his race. and that fits exactly into the statute. the justice department acted correctly in making the decision to charge this individual if the allegations are correct. >> but, ms. deboard, you understand mr. coopers point that previously all the other examples that we have heard of, you have black people attacking white people and here y...

Hate crime in new york. there have been probably 20 or 30 of them. i was at the stats. california has brought 200 cases in one year, hate crimes. they all have local statutes. >> so the knockout game. >> no, im just talking about hate crime in general. they get prosecuted. why did they pick this case? a federal prosecutor in a district, he is in texas, he can pick any case he wants. he looks at this case and he sees a guy who videotapes his intent to attack an african-american and then he sees t...

Barrett approached a couple at a restaurant and asked if they had heard of the knockout game. the knockout game is an attack like this one. in which the attacker tries to knockout and unsuspect ising victim with one punch. the attacks are usually posted on line, barrett, according to federal prosecutors, showed the couple video of the knockout game he had played that day in katie. the 80-year-old victim had to undergo surgery to insert two metal plates in his jaw and remove three teeth. >> he wa...

Old unit. >> reserve unit out of hawaii, now were going to keeper had here and keep her working. shes not ready to quit yet. >> reporter: but then right back to work, sniffing, searching, patrolling to make sure everyone stays safe. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> now thats a great co-worker. hello, everyone, im fredricka whitfield. people stranded in antarctica are anxiously awaiting help. now the rescue ship is also struggling in ice. a texas man has been charged with a hate crime in ...

Being chief. the reason he was is because he had the audacity or his name had the audacity to send me an e-mail. after he had just gotten done picking my pocket on the budget deal, had his hand out looking for a cash donation. i blame everyone who vote d yea without exception. >> keep us updated. our thanks to you and the other vets tonight. >> its a pleasure. thank you so much for having me. >> new developments tonight on the knockout game and why a new case is raising growing concerns about a ...

Concerns. we have seen the numbers grow. the pins were taken, up to 40 million shoppers if youre using your debit card, this gives you pause. the easiest thing to do get a new p.i.n. number, youre monitoring your banking statements and keeping in touch with your bank and keeping in touch with fraud because we know it happens too often. >> the debit card saying use your credit cards so that way it doesnt get access to your account. alexandra field is there in a very chilly brooklyn. we appreciate...

The u.s. justice department isnt playing around when it comes to this game. im talking about a disturbing and sometimes deadly trend known as the knockout game. youre looking at an example of one of those incidents. typically, strangers randomly just sucker punch people on the street. they film it, and then they post the whole event online. the goal here -- to knock your victim unconscious with a single blow. now, that brings us to this man. conrad alvin barrett of texas. the first to be arreste...

For your perspective and context on this. >> thank you, harris. leland: back here at home, brand new polls shedding light on the crucial 2014 midterm elections. they are less than a year away. what it all means for republicans as they try to take majorities in the senate and keep their majority in the house. plus, syrias new questions about the justice departments new role in the case after texas man facing charges for his alleged participation in the knockout game. is there a double-standard?...

Thank you for being here with us. alan, im going to start with you here. why is this particular case being singled out at the federal level? because weve seen other cases linked to the knockout game being prosecuted as hate crimes on the state level. why this one on the federal level? >> i suspect its the race of the people involved that -- the victim here was an elderly blackman. the motive -- the racial motive seems very clear. the only thing that makes this case a little bit more difficult is...