feeling is regift, regift but not -- >> greg: it's not regifting if it's never a gift to begin with.gs i have in my apartment have greater value to lesser famous. discarded swim wear. grab swim trunks and wrap them up to a friend who are sub secure. unfamous friend. this is amazing. >> kimberly: bill schultz. >> eric: do you regift? >> greg: sometimes. >> kimberly: do you cut out the old liner of the swim trunks? >> greg: you have take then to a dark place. i'll tease. coming up, the moment you've been waiting for. bob beckel and christmas lights. >> every time i think i have everything i need, i end up going to the hardware store to get something else. we're going to the store. >> greg: the rest of the beckel extravaganza. knock it off. >> kimberly: i'll do what i want. it's christmas! ♪ ♪ want to know what i did in the last five hours? i played a round of golf. then i read a book while teaching myself how to play guitar; ran ten miles while knitting myself a sweater; jumped out of a plane. finally, i became a ping pong master while recording my debut album. how you ask? with 5-hour

no denying it, at some point you have regifted. betterbefore you do it, john shows you the rules so you don't waste your money . >> regifting is the hottest trend in gift giving these days. it can be fine as long as you know the rules . regiftingis hot. aol says you need to be careful. you don't want to get caught regifting, a term first used in a 1995 episode of seinfeld. >> the item must be unopened, double check for personal name, initials or monograms and wrap it in fresh paper so that it looks as though you brought it. . >> and from the file, avoid the seinfeld scenario, that's when you accidentally give it back to the person who gave it to you or regift it to someone in the same social circle so they find out. it's best to give it to someone on the other side of your family or who doesn't know the original gifter. >> there's nothing wrong with regifting as long as you're careful and don't do anything that embarrasses you or the person who gave it to you. . >> make sure you don't get caught. stay with us, we're working on new

we're going have our first annual "gma" regifting exchange. >> regifting marathon. >> in mere momentsng to hear from the man who is behind "the 40-year-old virgin" and so many movies that keep us laughing. judd apatow, is going to tell us about directing his real-life wife and kids in "this is 40." >>> you ask the same questions every year, what to do with the leftovers, right? we'll show you how to spice them up and turn them into a holiday leftover. >> is that a hint? fiesta? just asking. >>> and a segue. it might seem like the weather segment is coming early this half hour. the sun will come out tomorrow. not the forecast. we have the show-stopper from broadway, hot, new broadway show, "annie" here on "gma." >> can't wait for that. >>> you know what i can't wait for? i can't wait to open these presents. >> okay. >> you never know what you're going to get again and again and again. apparently, a study says, that 83% of people think it's just fine to regift. and so do we, apparently, right? >> we all do? >> there's a few rules you should know. you should only regift unused presents.

. >> ali from davidson, north carolina about regifting. >> what if the person you gave the regift tont size so they ask for the gift receipt? >> oh, that's a really good question. >> this is why you shouldn't give clothing unless -- sometimes not even to your family, you just say i don't have the receipt, i'm so sorry. >> ali is probably a little young to watch clint eastwood but when it comes to regifting it's very "are you feeling lucky?" i don't care about clothing. they can have read the book, they can already have that quasi-pen, but if you can help a gift that can't be traced back find a happy home, go for it. >> it's such an awkward thing. i feel like don't touch the whole concept of regifting because somehow, some way it will be a "seinfeld" moment and it will come back to you. >> clothing in general is a tough gift i think. it's just a tough thing. >> more importantly make sure you inspect it like a csi investigator to get the original christmas card out of there. >> you don't want it inscribed to somebody else. >> make sure it doesn't say 2011 on it. >> like erica h. 2011.

she never told me. >> that's bad. >> i gave you back your present, wow. >> you regifted a lot to all of us. >> you're busted. you are busted. that's funny. most of the returns and 10% of all gifts that are returned are clothing and shoes. >> i can see that. >> coming in second, toys and games, third is electronics. >> jewelry's last, it's sentimental. you try not to return it over there peanut gallery. >> if you don't like the necklace and give it to somebody that would be thrilled to have a necklace. what's wrong with that? >> nothing. >> if you plan on buying something for yourself instead, there's an item that offers a woman a sense of satisfaction, that's when you buy a handbag, a purse. i guess it's because you use it every day, you see it every day, it's just an everyday item. other things you might use once a week or once a month. i get that. >> i like real estate better. nothing makes me happy like real estate. >> or a coat. a coat's another thing. you put it on every day. i have the same crummy coat. >> you really do. can i talk to you about that? it's bad. >> it's missing a

patrons saying it's better than regifting. and during tough times, any bit of money counts. >> and 52% of french people are planning to make money from their gifts. and maybe the other 40% are lying about it. you all know you've gotten a bad christmas present before. i have family members, you will remain nameless because we're on national television, and you're like, what am i supposed to do with this? i would think that they would be happy for you if you could make money off of it. >> regifting is almost a way of saving money any way. >> have you regifted? >> i'm trying to think. >> you have. >> i think we all have. >> you know you have. >> i've regifted. when you get that third or fourth toaster that you don't need anymore, what are you going to do? >> and there's always a lot of candles. >>> coming up, what a spell binding year in politics. >> and what a story of lost and found. a beloved pet feline missing for seven years and the unusual way she found her way home. you're watching "world news now." hey sis, it's so great

guys, what's the etiquette on regifting, you gotta way wait a day? >> you don't do it, that's the etiquette. >> that just cleared it up for me. >> regifting is from the right hand to the left. >> let's have a chat later. 32 in town right now. nothing going on advisory wise for baltimore wise, but outside of town, carroll county, fredrick county, you're under a winter weather advisory. we're advising you that things are going to get pretty tricky, especially for travel up near hanover pike later today. temperatures, we are subfreezing right now. it's 35 in annapolis. so when we get any kind of moisture that comes in, it will start as some snow. we're just about two hours outside the -- the band of snow, rather, is two hours outside of town and that will lift towards the north during the course of this morning. so i do think your morning commute is okay, but it's toward the tail end of your morning commute where things could get pretty interesting, especially towards the south of the city. again, notice the storm system right in here, dropping tornadoe

>> if so you probably will make a trip back to the store to return that gift or you could just regift it. . and mike masco. but there are some pitfalls you need to be aware of before you head to the mall. >> and wedding bells will be ringing on new year's eve in places like maine and maryland. what they're going to gain from the same sex marriage laws that will be in the books come the new year. >>> thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. you may have received something this christmas that may be wasn't your style. maybe it didn't fit right or it could have been just plain bad. before you hit the mall and return it. listen to this. karin caifa explains some gift return pitfalls. >> reporter: returning a gift seems like it should be a simple task. but with some items there can be some strings attached especially among some of the most popular gifts of the season. >> electronics are really tricky because there are restocking fees associated with electron i thinks, they're popular gifts this time of year. many retailers will charge you a little portion of the purchase price. 1

>> you name it, whatever it may be, instead of regifting it, gift it to the charity of your choice. >wanted not so perfect gift cart balances from any amount from any store to charity. >> we want to make sure that people know that that's an avenue out there. >> reporter: if you have receipts for the cards or returns, don't throw them away just yet. with that donation you're gaining something yourself. >> reporter: it's all tax deductible. >> reporter: you might be thinking what would an organization do with a gift card to a pet store in they go to numerous web sites online and resell the gift card and get cash. go to charity navigator.com, a website that allows you to see where your funds are going within each organization. gift cardsen the only things to donate. >> somebody might get a book they already have, they may get a -- that christmas sweater that looks great, but just ain't quite the right style. somebody here at one of our shelter facilities could use it to stay warm on a cold winter day. >> reporter: with the growing need for community support at charitable organizations ac

. >> i asked have you ever regifted something? here's stories you shared on facebook.lly says a riend of my gave me a beer i didn't like as a house warming gift, and i regifted it to him for christmas. month thew says my sister got a used curling iron that was filthy. that's gross. finally, frank says, i rewrapped a bad holiday fruitcake giving it to my rude and noisy next door neighbor. that'sommon. i like it. that's what i say. 47% said yes, and 53 # -- 53% said no. really? are you telling the truth? i don't know. finally tonight, santa close cams early for drivers. car prices and insurance rates going up, but at least one

you are not a regifter are you? >> i return them. >>> just because today is expected to be the best day for returns now that the day is over, you can still hit the shops. stephanie ex seat toe esposito live at the cherry wood mall. >> we were told it was going to open at midnight. not open yet. not sure why. we are told the mall will be open early. it's a huge day for holiday returns. all of the wrong sizes made right and all of the picky people headed back with their gift cards to get what they really wanted for the holidays. i can tell you this morning there are a lot of people who are going to be here already some people waiting outside. the retarryls are excited about it, too. while you are returning the ugly sweater from cousin jimmy, the santa tie or whatever that is something retailers are lacking forward to. they grew since 20008. we were deep in a recession. they were blaming super storm scened the distraction of an leblgs and the massacre in newtown, connecticut. holiday sales are crucial as a sign for eco

. >> and admit it, you've regifted. we'll give you the rules coming up.

instead of just throwing it out. >> regifting is almost a way of saving money any way. >> have you regiftednk. you know what? >> you have. >> i think we all have. >> you know you have. >> i've regifted. when you get that third or fourth toaster that you don't need anymore, what are you going to do? >> and candles. there's always a lot of candles. everybody agrees with me. >>> coming up, what a spellbinding year in politics. the 2012 campaign headlines that all kept us glued to the tv. >> and you're going to want to see this. what a story of lost and found. a beloved pet feline missing for seven years and the unusual way she found her way home. you're watching "world news now." meow, meow. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by consumer cellar. hey sis, it's so great to see you. you, too! oh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! actually, honey, i think i did... oh? you did? whoa, ladies, easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. we can help avoid this with cascade complete pacs. see, over time, cascade complete pacs fight film buildup two times better than finish quant

regifting is a way to keep the fruitcake going through time. it's out there, the same fruitcake or bottle of wine year after year. have a little common sense and make sure it's cleaned up and not dirty. >> i'm taking notes and i have to rethink the gift that i got you for this year now. >> i'll send you this. >> all yours, really. all yours, dean. happy holidays. nice to see you. >> nice seeing you. >> thanks for watching today. you can continue the conversation with me on twitter @randikaye. state of the union starts right now. >>> the nra steps into the gun debate and house speaker boehner gets tripped up on the fiscal cliff by his own party. today in the aftermath of newtown, the national rifle association offering a same school plan. >> the only think that stops a guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> our conversation with nra point man assa hutchinson. senator joe lieberman on the culture of violence. then the gop's civil war. >> not the outcome that i wanted, but that was the will of the house. >> republican versus republican on the

they say they take all the things in their not quite right pile and regift or donate it to a charity. >>> alameda police say a family christmas party turned violent leaving a woman with a stab wound and three also injured. that attack happened in an apartment complex. an argument broke out between sisters and one of the women grabbed a knife and stabbed the other in the chest. three others were hurt and none of the injuries life threatening. the woman with the knife was arrested. >>> a new study by san francisco peace group claims states with tough gun laws have fewer gun related deaths. they site a report by the law center to prevent gun violence. they find states like connecticut, california and hawaii have fewer killings, state s with fewer restrictions have more deaths. supporters have argued that the school shooting in connecticut shows gun laws don't work. >>> a bay area video game company is being criticized for its marketing partnership with makers of guns used in a popular game. a story said when ea of redwood released it's latest medal of honor game it created a website feat

many people choose the alternative of regifting. >> don't take it back, just give it to someone elsehat you this think might want it. >> we try to give away whatever we can to the salvation army or you know the goodwill. >> reporter: four more major storm policies and scams that make them for strict. reporting live, tom vacar. >>> some bay area families going through tough times enjoyed a holiday meal and much more in richmond today. there was music, food and gifts for the children at the nevin community center. every year they gather donations including groceries, toys and clothing to give away on christmas. >> we had a wonderful lunch and they're giving the kids toys and we're very grateful to get toys for the kids today. sometimes it's hard being a single parent. >> reporter: organizers said they had to scale back this year because of the tough economy but they were still able to help families. >>> an accident tied up traffic. it happened around 5:00 this morning in oakland just north of high street. the oakland tribune reports two drivers were arrested on dui charges. there were

is it rewrap and regift? b, is it watch a holiday themed movie or c, go shopping on christmas eve? >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during our 6:00 hour. >>> your weather first. there's a touch of fog to the west in culpeper, martinsburg and cumberland. generally a much better day with a prtly to mostly -- partly to mostly sunny sky. slim chance we'll see a sprinkle. temperatures mild mid- to upper 50s but a breeze out of the northwest will gust at times over 20 miles an hour. monika? >>> here at the american legion bridge on the west side of town, traffic is moving well between bethesda and tysons corner to annandale. southbound gw parkway before route 123, watch out for the broken down vehicle now on the shoulder. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:01. back you to guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> 4:56 now. a hat, dress and broom from the broadway musical wicked are now part of the smithsonian. a donation ceremony was held monday at the national museum of american history and the costume will go on display in the museum's am

if you are looking to do something to a gift, a charity regifteing. will it be a chilly weekend?traffic and weather when we come ba >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> time to take a look at your morning commute. we had a problem in annapolis and that is gone. speeds 65 heading down on the harrisburg expressway. 55 on the north side. no problems on the west side. south on 95, 54 miles per hour in the owings mills area. 95, 57 miles per hour in the area of white marsh. the speech continued down to 895 split -- those speeds continue down to the 895 split. hopefully traffic will remain light. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to dave allen. >> the number of 56 bus is delayed. light rail has a 10-minute delay. no problems on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. specialear's day, a holiday service. light rail will operate on a regular schedule on new year's eve with special schedule one hour after the fireworks display. >> we had a strong winds yesterday. right now we're seeing sustain

. >>> for many people, this is a popular regift. did you know that the fruit cake may, in fact be the original energy bar. historians trace its roots back to the middle ages when crusaders carried it on long trips to the holy land. today bikers and hikers are looking for foods high in cash height rates that can fuel them. one serving can as much as 11% of your daily iron intake. so the food that keeps on giving. >>> all those tempting treats, you know what i'm talking about, this type of year can wreak havoc on your body. how to chase life to 100. my gift to you. [ woman ] dear cat, your hair mixes with pollen and dust. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. it's lots of things. all waking up. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most

. >>> for many people this is a popular regift, but do you know that the fruitcake may be the bar. it's finding fans in bikers and hikers who are looking for foods high in carbohydrates that can fuel them on long hauls. one serving in case you're curious packed with nuts and dried fruit can have 7% of your daily iron intake. maybe it really is the food that keeps on giving. you know, all those tempting treats this time of year, they can wreck havoc on your body. how to chase life to 100 this holiday season is my gift to you. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! . >>> the holidays can be a wintry mix of happiness and stress. did you know

. >> i see "regift" written on all of those sweaters. >> 6:41. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think eating or putting on makeup should be included in distracted-driving fines? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> we have a backup on the west side because of an accident. we will check on the lace around the area of. >> it is chilly but quiet. here's a look outside at the washington monument. the historic landing will take place this evening. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. efforts by police to rid the streets of illegal guns has resulted in their 1000th arrest of the year. a man was reportedly carrying a handgun at the time. anthony batts praised the commitment to reading neighborhoods of illegal guns. a woman has been charged with the murder of her son. nicole fitzgerald is charged with first and second degree murder, child abuse, and assault. she admitted to killing her child on sunday and then cutting her throw. kate middleton is out of the h

after he did something unforgivable, she did something >> reporter: do you realize what regift you gave this guy? >> i do. do. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we depend on goods shipped in from overseas. but a strike has effectively shut down the point of entry for many of those goods. the ports of los angeles and long beach, california. they are critical, because those ports handle about 39% of all the goods that arrive by ship. it came to about $200 billion worth this year. what's behind this strike? here's john blackstone in l.a. >> reporter: it began with 70 workers. now all 800 members of their union are on strike. but 10,000 other dock workers are refusing to cross the picket line. that has brought the normally busy port to a new stand still. geraldine knatz directs the port of los angeles. >> there's probably about a billion dollars worth of goods that come through this port everyday and we probably got about 900,000 or so people in the southland whose jobs are tied to the activity going thr

also we took a look at a story from the personal journal on gifting and the science behind regiftingkind of interesting. >> yeah. >> did you know it's actually considered fair game 79% of the people they talked to a consumer spending survey said regifting is socially acceptable during the holiday period. but women do it more. women regift at a 50% greater rate than men and it's usually younger people, people under 30 years old are much more likely to regift it because they don't have a lot of money. >> it means you didn't really want whatever it is. >> or it means it could be the gift of the maji, where you get something and give it on to somebody. you want to know -- >> i don't know what you mean, the gift of -- the three wise guys? >> yeah. you never read the story? >> i was born on the epiphany. >> you never read the story? >> i think i kind of read parts of it. >> not the epiphany part, the gift of the maji where she cuts off her hair -- >> she gives him a comb and -- >> yeah, yeah, yeah, it could be a situation like that. >>> we'll take a quick break. it's a great love story, it

>> then, have you ever been the victim after regift like this one we're about to show you?> and no. >> wait a minute, this and the other gift no-nos you should be aware of before you do your christmas shopping. you'll have to explain this. >> the label baby, jr. >> she regifted a label maker, watley. the label baby, jr. ♪ [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and share something... ♪ ♪ ...or you can get out there with your friends and actually share something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values of the year. this is the pursuit of perfection. olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small busins earns 2% cash back on every purchase, ery day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? or that printing in color had

she regifted the sweater. sorry. >> bob: what is the best and worst you had? greg: that is what you said last year. >> kimberly: i got more than one. what do you want from me in >> dana: that makes my best present look lame. >> kimberly: the worst list was a cactus that said watch out for -- >> eric: you? >> bob: my worst gift was ever year. fruitcake. same thing. you can throw it and hurt you. hurt you particularly. the best gift i ever had, let me see -- >> eric: sitting next to us at "the five." >> bob: that's right. one more thing is up next. ♪ ♪ >> eric: all right. time for one more thing. bob kicks it off. >> bob: young kid that goes to the tampa bay buccaneers game and father works for i them. christian is a dancer. a little 10-year-old kid. look at the routine he does with the cheerleaders of the tampa bay buccaneers. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ >> bob: it looks like greg. >> greg: he's slightly taller than me. >> bob: that is great. >> kimberly: he can dance. he is obviously theatrical. and musically inclined. >> greg: i get questions on the road they asked dana

. >> kimberly: i thought you'd say regift it. >> juan: too beautiful to work at fox, what did you get soda stream, instead of back-to-back pictures of you. >> greg: i know you'd use it to clean the gutters. >> kimberly: for christmas, i got a beautiful purse from my mother-in-law. it looks like a silver box. >> juan: you are not taking it back? >> kimberly: no. i love it. it's gorgeous. i got perfume from my ex-husband's girlfriend. very nice. my former mother-in-law. >> juan: the husband ex-girlfriend gave you a present? >> kimberly: very nice. we exchanged nice gifts. >> andrea: fascinating christmas exchange. >> kimberly: modern family christmas exchange. >> eric: future counseling. >> greg: my apartment we had an amazing feast. we exchanged gifts. by "we" i mean me. by everyone, all my stuffed animals that i had around a cardboard box where we feasted off an old jar of peanut butter. i got nothing. you know what i had? flu. i was in bed for two days. >> kimberly: you are still sick. >> greg: i am. >> juan: i got amazing stuff. my favorite, i think you will appreciate this. i like

they take all things and either regift or donate to a charitable cause and in that case, no receipt is required. >>> we want to update you on a dog who became an international sensation after losing her snout. she appears to have beaten cancer but she does need more treatment for heart worms before her snout can be closed she threw herself in front of a motorcycle to save two girls in the philippines. >>> hello, tara. >>> everything is looking good out there, but it is wet out there and make sure you drive slowly. right now we will take a live look at the 280 split and traffic is flowing nicely, the headlights show as you make your way towards santa clara. at the sunole grade, a lot of folks are out and perhaps they are back to work this morning so give yourself extra time this morning. 5:25 let's head to mark. >>> good morning, you may see a full moon and we may have heavy downpours because we have an unstable air mass and you can see live doppler sweeps bringing current rainfall. increases out towards the petaluma region especially with darker shades of green shows heavier downpours

many choose the alternative of regifting. >> don't take it back.just give it to someone who might want it. >> we try to give as much as we can to the salvation army or goodwill. >> reporter: tom vacar. >>> more details now on the return policies at a few other stores at best buy most items must be returned by january 21st with a receipt and photo i. d. toys r' us has a 90 day return policy but you must have the receipt and packages. at toys r' us you will get a refund. >>> and severe weather sweeping through the skies made for severe weather. three tornadoes were reported in texas today with one building damaged. blizzard warnings were in effect. and blizzard warnings are posted for parts of indiana, kentucky and missouri. >>> in hawaii officials are trying to figure out whether a boat discovered off the coast of oahu is debris from last year's tsunami. the state department of land and says the boat carried green mussels to be from japan. officials say on thursday, they plan to go back to the area where the boat was found to see if any of the musse

. >> kimberly: i thought you'd say regift it. >> juan: too beautiful to work at fox, what did you getstream, instead of back-to-back pictures of you. >> greg: i know you'd use it to clean the gutters. >> kimberly: for christmas, i got a beautiful purse from my mother-in-law. it looks like a silver box. >> juan: you are not taking it back? >> kimberly: no. i love it. it's gorgeous. i got perfume from my ex-husband's girlfriend. very nice. my former mother-in-law. >> juan: the husband ex-girlfriend gave you a present? >> kimberly: very nice. we exchanged nice gifts. >> andrea: fascinating christmas exchange. >> kimberly: modern family christmas exchange. >> eric: future counseling. >> greg: my apartment we had an amazing feast. we exchanged gifts. by "we" i mean me. by everyone, all my stuffed animals that i had around a cardboard box where we feasted off an old jar of peanut butter. i got nothing. you know what i had? flu. i was in bed for two days. >> kimberly: you are still sick. >> greg: i am. >> juan: i got amazing stuff. my favorite, i think you will appreciate this. i like baseba

many choose the alternative of regifting. >> don't take it back.it to someone who might want it. >> we try to give as much as we can to the salvation army or goodwill. >> reporter: tom vacar. >>> more details now on the return policies at a few other stores at best buy most items must be returned by january 21st with a receipt and photo i. d. toys r' us has a 90 day return policy but you must have the receipt and packages. at toys r' us you will get a refund. >>> and severe weather sweeping through the skies made for severe weather. three tornadoes were reported in texas today with one building damaged. blizzard warnings were in effect. and blizzard warnings are posted for parts of indiana, kentucky and missouri. >>> in hawaii officials are trying to figure out whether a boat discovered off the coast of oahu is debris from last year's tsunami. the state department of land and says the boat carried green mussels to be from japan. officials say on thursday, they plan to go back to the area where the boat was found to see if any of the mussels were di

now regifting was considered like, "the" biggest faux pas but maybe not so much? that's new and it may not work for you but it might work for someone else so i think if you have the opportunity to return a gift and purchase something that you like better, i think that's perfectly okay. but you know, again, the gift that you may not like may -- may delight someone else so why not find a special place in the basement and store those gifts that are brand new and look for the next recipient for that gift that they might enjoy. >> might have room or i might do that at my house, maybe. let's look at kids. trends for kids. it's retro, right? we call it vintage. but it's retro. a lot of the things that we played with as kids are coming back for our kids? >> yes. i write a lot of gift guides foreretail blog and it was so interesting to see the resurgence of retrotoys. the fergy with brand new technology. power rangers. it was exciting for me to see the toys that i enjoyed as a kid and see our kids enjoying them today. >> let's talk about apple. i was in the apple store the

regifting is the one she's going with. >> log on to the wusa9 facebook feign page and -- fan page andeave your response. >>> learn about a local program that's keeping hundreds of at risk kids from dropping out of school. >> the director of the washington jewish film festival joins us with a sneak peek at this year's movie selection. >> birthday time before we head to break. we'd like to wish a special happy birthday to 9news technician keith feelemyer. if it's your birthday, happy birthday to you, too. >>> hello and welcome back to 9news now. 5:46. want to say good morning to suzette. i pat her over the past weekend. she says she always starts her morning with us and we're pleased to hear that. i'll throw another one to yvonne who i met in the bank yesterday. >> i have to come up with my list. >> we'll let him do the weather while you think of who you want to say hi to. >>> still leftover fog from yesterday but it's not on the metro. it's out to the south and west and north and west. that will be gone the next couple of hours. the breeze will be the bigger weather issue of the day. h

a regifted stuffed animal with the original card still in the back.e giving you a gift of a picture of me to hang on the wall. this is truly really happening. a guy named leslie on facebook said someone gave him an enema kit because the neighbor learned about the benefits of colon cleansing. they were not kidding. that's creepy. >> some of these gifts are

>> regifting. kerry sanders, appreciate it.g to wrap things up for me, see you back tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. joining me then, perry bacon, democratic strategist marg omero. ari melber is sitting in today, what's coming up? >> we got a good show. christmas may be over, but cliffmas is around the corner. will the politicians head back to d.c. with new holiday cheer? we do have the latest on the cliff and how it will effect your pocketbook with the new york times john harwood along with joy reid, catherine crier and new york mag's jonathan chait. >>> plus, we're going to suggest the new debate over gun regulation could be different this time. >>> and what about chuck? the former nebraska senator is too conservative for some democrats and now we're finding he's too obama-fied for some republicans. >>> also, and you don't want to miss this one, a special look back at the best moments on 2012 on "now." all that when the show starts in three minutes. it's simple physi. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body i

. >> i thought you were going to say to regift it. >> what did you get?stead of pictures of back-to-back christmases. >> but i know what you would use it for, cleaning your gutter. >> oh, okay. for christmas i got a beautiful purse from my mother-in-law, and it's an antique purse. looks like a little silver box. >> you are not taking it back? >> no, no, i love it. it's gorgeous. i got that, and i got some perfume from my ex-husband's girlfriend. >> wait a minute, your -- >> my former mother-in-law -- >> but the husband's ex-girlfriend felt the need to give you a christmas present? >> it was very nice. everyone exchanged nice gifts. >> that's a fascinating gift exchange. >> we had a modern family christmas. it was adorable. >> she gave you future counseling? >> greg, what did you get? >> in my apartment we had an amazing feast. we exchanged gifts. by we i really mean me. and by everyone it was all my stuffed animals that i had around a cardboard box where we feasted off an old jar of peanut butter. i got nothing. you know what i had? you know what i got fo

postal service alone and others are bound to be regifted it ends up. you know who you are.

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do you return them or regift them in >> give to charity. someone may need an ugly scarf. >> and tiler from philadelphia . i always regift it. one man's trash is another man's treasure. keep the comments coming and let's check in and we'll mention with our tech guru. craig morris will be here and he will answer the questions of the gadgets for christmas. e-mail or tweet us your answers tomorrow. >> so many people got ipads. "fox and friends" starts right now. have a great day. that luckily that guy is sitting to the left of me. it is wednesday, december 26th. i am gretchen carlson, thank you for spending your post christmas day with us. president obama cutting christmas vacation short and heading back to washington before we fall off of the fiscal cliff . can a deal be reached. >> a deadly winter storm unleashing snow and tornados . now thousands ever cleaning up and holiday travelers are stuck. i am tracking where the storm ised hading next. >> thank you, rick. take the gift card and hit the stores this morning. wait until "fox and friends"

. >> are you going to regift that? >> no.ause you love your -- what are they called? cake balls. >> we had these on the show a year ago. those are good. >> last but not least, because we need space. >> these are good. we need things in new york for storage. very nice. thank you so much. these are good. >> mine are not wrapped. >> in true dude fashion. >> you always complain about the studio being very cold. so this should help out. slippers. >> i saw these and i liked them. >> and you can heat them in the microwave. then you can wear them under the desk because they keep it so cold here. i knew you liked that. and also, really quick here, because you talked about this before, and i wanted to get you the genie bra, because -- >> my genie in a bottle. >> because every holiday season, everyone needs a lift. >> we do need a lift. >> and that is yours. merry christmas, everybody. thanks for watching. >> merry christmas! ho, ho, ho. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare does

>> regifting, that's tomorrow's segment. this is the season to return.ye of the storm now. today will be pretty bad. this is main shopping week. it will be very bad but probably reach a pinnacle right after new year's when people start going back to work and they start getting down to business, thinking about returns rather than buying. >> let's talk about how to have many happy returns. first step is bring an i.d. why are they requiring i.d.? >> because of theft and the idea of fraudulent returns, multibillion dollar problem this time of the year. three-quarters of retailers actually require a governmen government-issued i.d. even if you have a receipt. so chances are if you don't bring one, you may be out of luck. >> serial returners? >> people looking to return items with fake receipts, maybe they've been used or stolen. >> you mentioned the receipt. we know it is very important to have one. >> it is the holy grail. the terms of the time you have are always pretty much written on the receipt. if you bought it during the holiday season any time from no

they take all things and regift them or donate them. >> stanford fans heading to this year's rose bowl game to seat cardinals battle wisconsin will find the stadium having a face lift. the big renovation project is taking longer than expected. the price tag has now gone to more than $180 million. the project managers say it won't be done until 2015. >>> san jose state will play in the military bowl tomorrow. the spartans high scoring offense will face bowling green. that's a team that ranks 7th in defense. san jose has had a hard time playing with other high ranked defense this is season. still experts are predicting they will get the win. the military bowl is set to kick off tomorrow at noon. >> let's go back out to tara for sal this morning and i know we have had minor problems, things are wet. how does it look to you? >> reporter: the rain has caused a couple of problems in the napa area. lots of fallen trees, we have trees blocking roadways up there. just be careful when you are out and about especially on the country roads, let's go over to the maps where we can show you where we