as police and civilians clash, our byron pitts takes us on a personal journey beyond black and white to his hometown of baltimore, where police encounters cross the racial divide. >>> plus, british invasion. a royal tour. from president obama's white house to ja-z's home turf in brooklyn. a star-studded whirlwind 72 hours for prince william and duchess kate. bull why is an ambulance part of the royal entourage? >>> and that seemingly fearless conservationist fails to get eaten alive. after offering himself up at snake bait for a giant anaconda. why fans are saying he didn't go far enough. but first, the "nightline" five. >> if you take multiple medications, a dry mouth can be a common side effect. that's why there's biotene. it comes in spray, rinse or gel, there's relief for everyone. bioten biotene, for people who suffer from a dry mouth. >>> zantac heartburn alert. stop. nexium can take 24 hours to work. zantac rushes relief in less than 30 minutes. no pill relieves heartburn faster. >>> number one in just 60 seconds. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight, we're taking

abc's byron pitts has the story. >> reporter: it's another day for die-hard shoppers. stores are cutting prices, redeeming gift cards and taking back those unwanted gifts. >> i got these very fuzzy slippers. >> reporter: it's down to the wire for retailers hoping customers are willing to spend more after the holidays than they did before christmas. black friday and super saturday sales were lackluster for brick and mortar stores so for the day after store managers are seeing dollar signs because shoppers are anxious to use gift cards before they lose value. >> card companies start to charge a fee, a monthly fee for basically doing nothing except keeping track of the fact you have this card out there. >> reporter: expect bargains on hot clothing. electronics are also discounted as stores clear inventories and for the best deals do your homework and find them online before you head to the mall. >> if there's a retailer you frequently shop at, sign up for their newsletters. they're going to be frequently be releasing special deal, promotions and coupons directly through t

here's abc's byron pitts. >> reporter: another day for diehard shoppers.g gift cards and taking back those unwanted gifts. >> i got the very fuzzy slippers. >> reporter: down to the wire for retailers hoping customers are willing to spend more after the holidays than they did before christmas. black friday and super saturday sales were lackluster for brick and mortar stores. on the day after, store managers are seeing dollar signs because shoppers are anxious to use the gift cards before they lose value. >> card companies start to charge a monthly fee for basically doing nothing except keeping track of the fact that you have this card out there. >> reporter: expect bargains on clothing not a hot seller this season. electronics are also discounted at stores to clear inventories. and for the best deals do your homework and find them on line before you head to the mall. >> if there is a retailer you shop at, sign up for their news letters. they're going to be releasing special deals, promotions and coupons directly through the channels. >> reporter: many nati

but always -- always really supportive. >> reporter: byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> here's why irbara walters. by the way, she'll be doing the ten most fascinating people of 2014 on sunday night. 10:00 p.m. here an abc. don't forget to tune in. she asks these crazy questions. you see that moment she asked her, are you sane? and taylor is like, what? she gets into this great moment. >> it's the obvious question because she seems to have her stuff together. >> yes. >> and that's the question. is this authentic is what she was essentially asking. taylor seems to -- i'm a huge taylor swift fan. don't know about any of her music. i like her. love her. you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could help pay some of wha

here's abc's byron pitts. >> reporter: 2014 was a banner year for taylor swift making the transition from country singer to pop star. she talked about moving to the big apple in "welcome to new york" and was the city's ambassador. when she released her album, "1989," swift broke records as the first woman to produce three albums that sold a million copies, each in their first week. in the new music video for "blank space." ♪ tay-tay seems a little cray-cray playing a jilted lover pushed to the edge of insanity. ♪ they'll tell you i'm insane ♪ you know i love the players and you love the game ♪ >> reporter: barbara walters chose swift as one of the most fascinating people of the year and wasted no time beating around the bush. >> you seem very sane. >> thank you. >> are you sane? >> yeah, definitely. >> not that fashionable all the time. you seem very centered. where does it come from? >> i think all the time about big concepts in my life. all the things you've asked me, they are incredible questions and the issues i think about all the time. i don't have answers for everything. and t

as police and civilians clash, our byron pitts takes us on a personal journey beyond black and whitewind 72 hours for prince william and duchess kate. bull why is an ambulance part of the royal entourage? >>> and that seemingly fearless conservationist fails to get eaten alive. after offering himself up at snake bait for a giant anaconda. why fa

as police and civilians clash, our byron pitts takes us on a personal journey beyond black and white brooklyn. a star-studded whirlwind 72 hours for prince william and duchess kate. bull why is an ambulance part of the royal entourage? >>> and that seemingly fearless

byron wesley, knocking down the triple. zags up six. arizona down five. here's brandon ashley. pretty finish inside. then, ashley, one more time. this time, kicking it out to elliot pittsn three. gonzaga with a three-point lead. that game in progress, in the second half. complete highlights of that game, later tonight on "fox sports live" on foxsports1. in the meantime, what do we take away from this saturday in college hoops? >> you have to look at the game for michigan. it's the worst loss in michigan basketball history. i would not want to be a member of that team. in the postgame locker room. let alone in practice tomorrow. >> well, like i said, john beeline, don't go to church tomorrow. you don't want to see anybody. my big et takeaway, is virginia goes to bcu, snaps their 22-game home winning streak. i think they're going to be there come march. >> final thoughts on butler's win over northwestern today? >> it was impressive the way they won the game. you think butler basketball, a team that takes a lot of three point shots. only five attempts in the game. one make. >> roosevelt jones could not be shopped. anywhere you want on with the ball on the floor, they're s