one lawmaker is taking the matter and to his own hands see democratic representative tom brower i study unique way to tackle homelessness check out this report from hawaii news now. the man with a sledgehammer you state representative tom brower this is his contribution to solve hawaii's homeless problem and i got tired of telling people you know i'm trying to pass laws i want to do something practical that will really clean up the streets. yes guys this is real this is not the onion this is a real state representative democrat mind you is wandering around the streets of his district beating the hell out of shopping carts full of homeless people's belongings all while boasting his well worn armani hat apparently brower hates homeless people so much for mucking up the streets of his rich neighborhood that he thinks he has the right to treat them like vermin now there are a couple different levels of sociopathy happening here folks the first is actually wanting to do something like this the second is actually doing it and the third is doing it as a representative then turning it into

this is his way of pitching it to embrace that aloha spirit brower you know. i hope this little political stunt destroys your career but this is salt on the poor in the dark side of paradise is contrasted luckily by a much more uplifting story see new orleans residents are showing their solidarity with the homeless community in the big easy by choosing to sleep outside in order to raise awareness and money for a local homeless shelter so this isn't just happen in the crescent city it's also happening in places like boulder colorado just last week about eighty people participated in a sleep out which raised more than eighty thousand dollars for homeless and youth in the city now overall homelessness is actually on the decline in the u.s. thanks in large part to the two thousand and nine stimulus with federal programs like food stamps and unemployment benefits being slashed the number may rebound soon already youth homelessness is an all time high increasing by seventy two percent since two thousand and seven so as long as legislators ignore this growing epidemi

carts full of homeless people's belongings all while boasting his well worn armani hat apparently brower hates homeless people so much for mucking up the streets of his rich neighborhood that he thinks he has the right to treat them like vermin now there are a couple different levels of sociopathy happening here folks the first is actually wanting to do something like this the second is actually doing it and the third is doing it as a representative and turning it into a p r stuff for your political campaign and to mention that brower is littering in the process by throwing the objects he finds in the cars on the ground and leaving their deformed skeletons on the streets thankfully community leaders are flabbergasted at the cirrhotic and potentially dangerous behavior are speaking out against it mariya graham is executive director of the mental health america hole wyoming so that browers tactics were sending the wrong message she said his message to the public is that it's ok to commit acts of violence begets homeless people against vulnerable people it's ok for vigilante justice but bro

it provides whaling captains like harry brower the peace of mind to know they can stand on the thick ice hunting whales, something they have special permission to do. in the past few years, brower says he's seen mostly stretches of small shallow ice that are extremely dangerous for hunters. and because of the conditions, the community has struggled to reach its annual quota. >> last spring was very poor. we didn't even harvest one for barrow throughout the whole migratory season. >> reporter: poor whaling seasons also hurt other communities along the north slope where the cost of living is roughly 275% higher than it is for americans in the lower 48. residents routinely pay more than $10 for a gallon of milk. >> it becomes a food shortage in a sense, if you think about one whale providing for a whole community. >> this is probably the collapsed roof of the structure. >> reporter: this arctic archaeologist points to another consequence of sea ice melting. coastal erosion. sea ice offers barrow's shore protection. now that it's starting to disappear, waves have begun washing away artif

gross margins of 26 and a half percent in august beat expectations.still, analysts say intercepting browerswith price- matching isn't enough to sustain best buy's rebound to this magnitude. "i don't think it's enough to price match because amazon and walmart and others have other countermeasures they could take so if they really wanted to get more aggressive on pricing, they could." in texas, best buy sponsored a video game showdown at a-t-and-t stadium. with competitors dez bryant and emmitt smith. with sony and microsoft releasing upgraded video game consoles, the event sought to underscore a different type of showrooming--- engaging customers at brick and morter locations. best buy says its operating and staffing cutbacks in the past year saved $390-million dollars. morningstar's r.j. hottovy thinks the stock is overvalued, though. best buy closed up three-percent at 41-73 the gas station convenience store down the street could get busier this year going into the final days before christmas.jeff lenard-- of the national association of convenience stores joins us by skype this morning wit

we want to say congratulations to the whole brower family. what a great christmas present.hat is it for this edition of "the daily rundown." coming up next on msnbc, chris jansing. have a very happy new year, everyone. >>> two prominent republicans are pushing back on major "new york times" reporting that investigates the 2012 attack in benghazi. was susan rice correct when she said it was a video that sparked the attack that killed four americans? >>> plus 1.1 million and counting. more americans are signing up for obamacare as the white house and democrats start a push to get more success stories into the news. >>> and fast food strikes across the country are bringing more attention to the fight over income inequality. which states are raising the minimum wage on january 1st and the future battle grounds. good morning to you, i'm richard lui in for chris jansing on this monday. we start with developing news out of russia. just 38 days before the winter olympics there in sochi, a second terror attack in two days. this raises questions about security as the world's best ath

sam brower is a private investigator. >> the two letters cinch the department of justice's case.ons in their lawsuit. >> reporter: have the mayors of these cities, always been approved by the prophet? >> they have. but if they fail he excommunicates them. that's why you have a stack of resignations. >> reporter: the mayor resigned a few months ago. it's commonly known in this community that many of the excommunicated seek repentance from afar hoping to be let back in. and it's believed that george allred is doing that. today's mayor of colorado city has the same last name, joseph alred. can i speak with the mayor right now? >> he is not here right now. >> reporter: every time i come here he is not here. can you tell me when he will be here? hello? >> hello? >> reporter: mayor? >> no. the mayor is not here right now. >> reporter: we then tried his house. mayor allred? no answer there. we fared no better with the police. can i ask you something, deputy? this time or the many times we tried to get answers from them. can i ask you a question? can i ask you a question? the attorney wh

. >> hard collision with brower. >> there was lots of physical contact in that game.king, lots of chattering, them saying stuff to us, us saying stuff to them. >> with time running out and his team winning 7-5, matt vassel collides with the totems' lead scorer. >> he was the one that got tripped up by matt vassel. >> i got what they called a kneeing penalty. that's where i supposedly stuck my knee out to stop a guy that was going by. >> the totems erupt in anger. >> the totems coaching staff is irate right now. >> rather than go into the penalty box, matt is told to hit the showers. >> there was only a minute, minute and a half left in the game, so there was no reason for me to stay in the box if i wasn't even going to be playing the rest of the game. >> matt vassel's skating off to the dressing room. >> i was trying to get shots because it was dead puck and finally they skate vassel off and i told her camera one to follow him off the bench. >> before leaving the ice, matt and the totems player exchange words. >> eric english comes over to say something. those two hav

. >> you have sisters, browers, having problems -- brothers having problems, speak up.hing. my sister always say things are okay. she says she's okay. right now my pieces are telling me they were having problems in their marriage. >> reporter: veronica says her tis wear was polite a hard worker, she cleaned offices and worked at a fast-food restaurant to make ends meet. the children are 11 to 20 years old. homicide detectives are here. we haven't seen any crime scene technicians here. we expect the street will be shut down for some time. tam, ktvu channel 2 news -- tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new information about a stabbing in santa rosa at 10:350 last night outside of the downtown public library near third and e streets. police say a homeless man was seen nearby. there was blood on his hands and clothing and he reportedly admitted he committed the stabbing. he was arrested. police have not released a motive in this case. we don't yet know the name of the victim. >>> tragedy on the tracks in san jose this christmas morning. a woman was hit and kille

here to forecast what's in store for the next year is carl brower. that every person that's bullish about next year, they all have the same story about autos. and it's been 11 years and that everybody's got these old clunkers and we're going to set new records for auto sales, which sets us up for disappointment. will we be disappointed? we're going to hit these forecasts we're getting. >> i think we're going to hit them. i think if things stay where they are, which is a growing economy and relatively stable, not even low, just stable fuel prices. as long as we aren't jumping around, and cars getting older and older. that's the big one. people are driving 11-plus-year-old cars. which is twice what it should be or what it normally is which is around six or seven. we're at the point where there are a lot of people, they are ready for a new car, they want to treat themselves. and we've seen these spikes over the last six months, you know. you get these really nice sales, the last year up 8% now for '13. but i still think there's a dam waiting to burst of