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And wide ranging even some of its employees didn't receive its christmas gifts on time either. the world's largest package delivery company feeling the fallout from their christmas blunder. >> reporter: better late than never? >> they said it hasn't been processed yet. >> reporter: not quite, especially when it comes to christmas gifts. >> i can't tell you how many countless hours we have spent on the phone dealing with this issue. >> reporter: fedex and u.p.s. are delivering normally after delays in christmas shipments. neither company has released any numbers, but it's estimated thousands we...

Prosecutors say conrad barrett's vicious attack was overly motivated. >> and man planned the attack and said "knockout" as the man went to the ground. margaret conley has more. >> reporter: deb and victor in a case involving a brutal attack in one of these so-called knockout games, a federal judge in houston has denied bail to the alleged attacker. 27-year-old conrat barrett has been charged with a hate crime for knocking out a 79-year-old african-american man. a houston judge said that the crime was vicious. and barrett, quote, stalked his victim. there is strong evidence that he committed hi...

Disruptions despite the increased volume. u.p.s. blamed, quote, a perfect storm. bad weather, and an increase on online sales. fedex noted a shorter shopping holiday season. >> weather is always going to be a factor so that's not a good excuse. >> reporter: experts say the shipping companies can't look to the past as predictors anymore. the internet is changing things. >> this is really about underestimating the power of online now. stores as well as online retailers were driving soap traffic and so much opportunity to buy gifts and use it as a vehicle to ship it. >> reporter: online sales bro...

So what is target saying about this now? all right, victor. target is saying the pin numbers that have been stolen have already been transferred into an indecipherable code. the store maintains that the pin numbers are encrypted. and you're safe. if you're a shopper there probably is no reason that you wouldn't want to take extra steps to protect yourself. just the day after stlag was no evidence that personal identification numbers or pins were accessed in its massive security breach, a turnaround from target. the retail giant saying debit card pin numbers were stolen along with names and num...