The big screen TV's are here, so are the drones, hands-free video games and video glasses. And the self-lacing Nike shoes may arrive today. Also in Today's '5 Things You Need to Know'; Paul Ryan wants to be House Speaker, Travel Parham charged in death of Karen Gendron Shafer, new way to find your risk of skin cancer, and victim identified in Beloit homicide.

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Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images[/caption]Today is October 21, 2015 aka 'Back to the Future Day' (CNN)

That's the date in the future that Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to in Back to the Future 2. So what did they get right:

Big screen TVs

Video conferencing

News drones

Hands-free video games

Video glasses.

Things we HAVEN'T seen yet include:  Flying cars, hover boards, Jaws 19 and Shoes with self-tying laces.  Although, this one might actually come true TODAY.  Nike kind of teased it yesterday.

Paul Ryan (almost) wants to be House Speaker. (CNN)

Traveon Parham sentenced in death of Karen Gendron Shafer in Rockford. (RRStar)

Victim identified in early morning homicide in Beloit. (WKOW)

Want to asses your risk for skin cancer? Look at your left arm and count these. (Independent UK)

 

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