>> bank of america announced today that it is dropping plans to charge customers a $5 fee for using that debit card. >> several other banks have also dropped their fee plans now. chris clackum has more. >> reporter: when bank of america announced month before last its plan to charge debit card user as $5 a month fee, the outrage was thunderous. >> this is just another slap in the face for bank of america customers. >> first thing i thought was to go to another bank, but then they'll probably all go to that. >> reporter: instead wells fargo, jpmorgan chase and sun trust were all experimenting with debit card fees but are now backing off. they said our customer choices are most important to us. as a result, we are not currently charging the fee and will not be moving forward with any additional plans to do so. some analysts aren't surprised

by the reversal. >> so bank of america was out on a limb, it was on its own. and it's far more difficult for a bank to stick to its guns on an issue like this when none of its competitors are doing the same. >> reporter: those same analysts won't be surprised either if banks find other fees to raise. just not as conspicuous as the one for using a debit card. ch chris clackum, nbc news. police say six were injured in five separate shootings. the only seriously injured was a 17-year-old shot in the head in george up to. he was hospitalized in critical condition. police believe two of the shootings that were in close proximity are related. police chief cathy lanier also says that in three of the shootings, the victim knew the shooter. and despite the date, she did not believe the shootings were halloween related. >> for october and in the 21

years i've been here, october is always one of our more challenging months and there's a lot of speculation about what that is, but i can tell you one of those things is that when the weather changes and the coats and jackets and baggy clothing starts to come ork it's easier to conceal a handgun and go out in public. >> pat collins will have a live report at 5:00 on a possible arrest. a frightening ordeal for passengers aboard the flight from new jersey to warsaw. the boeing 767 was forced to land without wheels. it happened this morning. the plane's landing gear failed to open, so the plane had to glide in on its belly there. the pilots discovered the pilot as it approached the airport. they circled for about an hour, dumped the jets fuel, then went for it. spar sparks n sparks flew from the engine, but no one was injured. >> the herman cain controversy is now a day old and he remains in damage control mode.

for now his message is being drowned out by questions about his past, but this first major test is also an opportunity for gain to demonstrate how he ham s handles is crisis. steve handelsman has the latest. >> takes smear campaign. >> reporter: herman cain is fighting back, but now facing two problems, charges of wrongdoing a dozen years ago and changing what he said about it yesterday. first denial. >> as far as a settlement, i am unaware of any sort of settlement. >> reporter: then admission. >> yes, there was some sort of settlement or termination. >> reporter: today explanation in that. >> i didn't change my story, i just simply got the wording right and the difference between settlement and agreement. >> reporter: cain's tone changed from seeming to understand why one employee complained -- >> i was standing near her and i did this saying you're the same height as my wife. >> reporter: to this today. >> i said if she can make that

stick and daul that sexual harassment, fine. but it didn't stick. okay? >> reporter: cain admits his campaign could be hurt. so which of the republican candidates might grab cain voters? >> getting americans to work almost immediately is my goal. >> reporter: the guessing is rick perry gains most. >> the other strong conservative with a lot of money and a network and who is performing better than he was a month or so ago, perry, would be the biggest beneficiary of all. >> reporter: herman cain claims he raised $300,000 online yesterday, his best day, despite the crisis. >> i believe it has backfired on those that are trying to put a cloud over my campaign because they can't shoot down my ideas. >> reporter: but cain's relent wls selling of his 9-9-9 plan

has been enter representeinterr. a lot of people are saying told you so. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. president obama struggled to quit smoking is well documented, but the results of his latest physical show he's tobacco free. the president got a lot of heat from the campaign even from his wife about whether he'd really quit smoking or not. he's been seen in the past chewing nicotine gum. the result of his physical last year showed he was sill using nicotine replacement therapy, but this year's physical concludes the president is in excellent health and officially tobacco free. well, here's a live look at the big board on wall street. stocks plummeted today after word the greek government would let the people vote on whether to accept an unpopular european bailout plan. some lawmakers are in revolt over the plan and the greek government could be in jeopardy. the dow jones industrials fell 297 points today, the nasdaq was off 77 points, and the s&p 500

ended 34 points lower. the sxhik recoveconomic rec at a slow pace, but there are signs americans are willing to spend. last month auto sales jumped with consumers buying more cars and trucks than in previous months, but as michelle franzen reports, it doesn't necessarily mean the overall economy is back on track. >> reporter: u.s. automakers cruised in to positive territory in sales last month with chrysler leading the way. the company had its best sales month in four years. posting a 27% gain. ford saw a 6% jump. >> sales continue to improve sequentially month after month. and we're very encouraged with that. >> reporter: general motors had weaker than expected showing. >> we're pretty satisfied with the results. continues successful strong trend we've had year to date. >> reporter: it is a turnaround from earlier this month when auto sales stalled due to

concerns over the economy and supply disruptions following the japan earthquake, but analysts say it's still too soon to tell. >> we're hopeful. i think it's a good indication. people are going to make this average price of a car now at almost $30,000. so if they're comfortable making that purchase, i think other areas in their life must be, too. >> reporter: for the rest of the economy, the signals are still mixed. orders for manufacturing slowed in october, an unexpected tip fr dip from the previous month. consumers are the biggest driving force and in recent months, americans are pulled back on spending from retail to long term investments like buying homes. the jump in sales for automakers in october analysts say could be the ruflt pept up demand. >> we could expect a plateau later in 2012. we'll still have good year over year growth, but not at the pace that we've seen. >> reporter: consumers now used

to trying to gauge the economy at every turn. michelle franzen, news 4. starting today, drivers will have to pay a bit more on maryland tolls. crossing the bay brenridge pres to $4. and the fine is now $15. not bad for the first day of november. >> but just how long will it stay quiet and nice like this? ver ron any came has your first forecast. yeah, a special day today. 11-1-11. a lot of folks wondering what's the rest of november looking like? kind of looking down the line how we're trending in terms of temperatures in a couple minutes, but i love today. the fact that we have another quiet day getting the week started off nice.

60 degrees. continued clearing with some of those clouds out there. temperatures throughout the area again running in the upper 50s to right around 60 degrees. columbia heights at 60 degrees. mitchellville at 61. falls church at 57 degrees. let tee a look at the cloud cover moving out, we had clouds drifting through the area today. all part of that low pressure system that continued to push off to the east and northeast. so a few clouds hanging around gaithersburg and d.c., those are now clearing out. so that's the trend for the evening. we'll head down from 53 to 50 degrees between 5:00 and 7:00. by 9:00, 47 degrees. 11:00, down to 44. today the sunsets at 6:08. so a look at your fast forecast, a chilly and starry evening for us, but not bad for late fall. we'll talk about how much sunshine we'll have around tomorrow and we'll look ahead

again toward the weekend and the next couple of days there after. back to you. nearly 1.8 million homes and businesses across the northeast are still in the dark after last weekend's devastating snowstorm. the blast of winter weather snapped branchs, tore out power lines. power companies say they're struggling to get the lights back on because of the large number of individual outages. cleanup continues in the small town of peru, massachusetts. they received about three feet of snow. authorities are blaming at least 23 death on the storm. hillary rodham clinton lost her mother this morning. dorothy how will rod ham was surrounded by family when she died just after midnight. mrs. rodham usually avoided the spotlight, but she did appear with her daughter during clinton's presidential run. dorothy was widowed back in 1993. aside from her daughter, she leaves behind two sons and four

grandchildren. the family is planning a private memorial service. dorothy was 92. jurors at the lululemon murder trial will soon hear from the victim's mother. the judge ruled today that she can be called as a witness for the prosecution despite objections from the defense. brittany norwood is accused of beating and stabbing jayna murray inside the store and staging a coverup. today prosecutors called a police detective to the stand. he had a three hour interview with norwood the night of the murder and was one of the first officers who believed that norwood was a suspect, not a victim. the jury is expected to hear that taped interview this afternoon. chris gordon is in the courtroom and will have much more in a live report at 5:00. when news 4 at 4:00 continues, kim kardashian shocked fans when she filed for divorce yesterday.

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jessica simpson dressed up as a mummy for halloween her way of confirming that shis also a mommy to be. her tweet read it's true, i'm going to be a mommy. the pregnancy had been rumored for weeks. simpson is 31, she's engaged to eric johnson. scarlett johansson has spoken out about her nude photos linked on to the internet.

she told vanity fair magazine the photos were three years old. she says she took two nude pictures of herself and sent them to her husband at the time. the images reportedly show her posing in a bathroom mirror and lying topless in bed. the actress told the magazine there was nothing wrong with sending them. she says i know my best angles. joe hanson's images prompted an fbi investigation. they're calling it hackerotscy. it's led to the arrest of christopher chaney. he's accused of hacking into the e-mails of hollywood celebrities. he's expected to make his first court appearance in california. he was indicted on 26 counts. if convicted, he could face up to 121 years in prison. the sisters of reality tv

star kim kardashian are among the first to support her as she seek as divorce. yesterday news broke as you know that kardashian was filing for divorce from kris humphries after only two months of marriage. chloe tweeted i'm grateful for our fans who understand and are being respectful. hate is it is gusting. love is everything. the divorce papers cite irreconcilable differences. humphreys said he was shocked to learn of the divorce saying he loves his wife and will do whatever he can to make the marriage work. mean while, the detail of the pre-nup are coming up. it protects all of kardashian's assets prior to the marriage.kardashians pulled in $65 million last year alone and kim will also keep everything she earned during their short union. humphreys makes 3.2 million a year as an nba player, but he's currently unemployed because of the lockout. kardashian is asking the court to reject any spousal support and to force each side to pay

its own legal fees. and is this divorce filing, are they making money on this? that's a question. and did kim kardashian exploit her fans? the proposal that swept one bride off her feet. and the bride that wouldn't let a little thing like her wedding ceremony get in the way of her texting. >> we have a wedding theme working here today. and joinings us now, what's up with this costume? >> actually i'm going to take this thing off so i can chat with you easier because it's hot in here. i'm planning on going trick or treating later on tonight to get reactions from people when you show up a day late. which will be on the show tomorrow. kim kardashian. let me ask you this. do you think it was fake? >> i'm betting no. >> no, you think the marriage was real? there was pre-nup and everything. and she get all the money --

>> weren't there reports that there were not smooth waters before the wedding who something. >> there have always been reports that they were fighting with each other and it looks like the listeners don't buy it. >> who spends $10 million on a fake wedding who something. >> a fantastic question. so is the question on whether or not you return the wedding gifts. do you have to give back everything people gave to you? >> you probably should. >> you should. >> we'll find out tomorrow on the program, but i'll tell you right now, even true kardashian fans are pretty upset. 80% said they were upset by this divorce because they think it's fake and the number one reason is because it disrespects marriage. >> good for help. and aren't they reairing the wedding? >> it was on this morning again. >> i heard you talking about that on the radio. >> yeah, because i'm on the radio every day. >> that's how it happens. all right. and then we have a woman who really fell for her fiance when

he asked her to marry him. take a look at will video that's gone viral. >> surprise! >> what is this? >> i had to get her something, so i figured that i would just do this. will you marry me? ? >> let's do this again. >> so that is cameron, the guy, he proposed to brittany. >> she really fell for him. >> 15 minutes later she comes to and obviously she says yes. >> do you think that was fake? >> i think that was real. >> that was real. kardashian, not so much. >> exactly.

>> all right. we all understand it's important to be connected these days. but when you're getting married and you can't put the cell phone down that's really bad. >> is nothing sacred anymore? you would think -- look. watch this. watch her chest right here. boom. this is out of california. that's her father, by the way. >> what are you doing? >> she had the phone in there? >> is the husband rethinking this wedding? >> that's pathetic. >> this ain't right. >> and then watch what p has. look at the disgust in the father's face and then right back inside. >> oh, wow. >> isn't that great? >> no. >> some people have it bad. >> exactly. now, if you'll excuse me, do i believe i have some texting to do. >> how cooking is this costume? look at the paws on this thing and the feet. >> a lot of people probably don't know who you are. >> i'm selmo because i'm not

allowed to say i'm elmo. this is a $50 costume that we got off of ebay because it was on sale. tomorrow on the show, we have $100 cash and we can pay your bills for one year. >> i love that. >> have people been hugging you today? >> i like that. >> thanks. we'll be listening tomorrow morning. thanks for suiting up. he did it. this was a dare. always comes through. next on news 4, we've got much more ahead. conrad murray, will he take the stand in the testimony wraps up this week. also two little girls conjoined are in surge right now. now.it's about building cars in america.

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i'm glad we got that settled. so if he shows up at your door trick or treating -- >> i love halloween, so i play along with anybody who is in the

mood. >> your lights will be off. >> is the weather going to be as nice tonight? >> it is. it was a little on the chilly side, but i'm still give today a thumbs up for sure. >> loved it. >> two thumbs up for today. the fact that it's dry, we've got another nice day, we're on a roll after saturday's nasty, nasty weather. let's take a look outside and see what's going on because the clouds continuing to thin and move on out of here. we're at 60 degrees right now, so continued clearing. that's our trend for the evening. we've got a northeast wind at six miles per hour. as far as what we had yesterday, late yesterday there were showers showing up down around southern maryland. look at that, here he is again. that's from yesterday really. yeah. crazy cain. our clouds continuing to move on ultimate off here.

see, if he had the clicker, he'd actually start really doing some trouble with the weather forecast. clearing skies the trend for the overnight period. and as far as our temperatures go, by tomorrow morning, 39 to 38 degrees. you might node one of those big red suits to keep you warm. a little on the chilly side. sun up at 7:36. so we've got low pressure moving out, this area of high pressure move hg iing in, clear skies, s means sunshine for toll. then when we get to thursday, we'll start to pick up a few high clouds, but with a southerly wind, our temperature will be touching close to 70 degrees again. today there's a big storm that will start organizing late today around colorado. a couple inches of snow. they have blizzard warnings up for colorado, even wyoming getting several inches of snow. all from the area of low pressure. here we are thursday afternoon, so it will make its way eastward. i think for us it should pass to the south and west. so we might have a few light

showers around the area, but for the most part, it will pass on to our south and be a cloud producer. tonight we'll drop from 54 to 45 degrees. then tomorrow morning, pretty good forecast. cold start. 27 to 38 degrees. and by tomorrow afternoon, 56 to 60. so sunny and nice and still on the cool side. your average temperature now running right at about 62 degrees. so next couple of days, a couple degrees below average, but for the most part dry, that's what i like, our next chance of rain again friday, and that's only about a 20 to 30% chance that we could have a few showers around. so we'll take a look at the rest of the week and it will be daylight savings time, end of daylight savings time on sunday. so your extended forecast coming up. >> here come the short days. thank you. still ahead, much more what singer wally told students at a local store. plus the horror passengers

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at 4:30, welcome back. here's what's happening at this hour. bank of america announced today that it is dropping plans to charge a fee for using your debit card.

the $5 fee was set to take effect in january. bank of america says it changed its mind after hearing from outranged customers. >> other major banks have also stopped plans to impose a debit fee. stocks plunged as investors got reports from greece that the prime minister there would hold a referendum on an unpopular bailout deal. the dow fell 297 points, the nasdaq dipped about 77. and the s&p closed about 35 points lower. a violent halloween night in the district led to six people being injured in five separate shootings. police believe two of the shootings that were in close proximity are related. cathy lanier says that in three of the shootings, the victim knew the shoot errands despite the date, she does not believe the shootings were halloween related. jurors at the lululemon trial heard testimony from a police detective who believed from the start brittany more wood was a suspect and not a victim. the detective interviewed

norwood three hours the night of the murder inside the store. norwood initially said they were attacked by two men. the victim's mother is also expected to take the stand today or tomorrow. we'll have tomorrow at 5:00. michael jackson's former doctor told the judge that he will pot testify in his own defense. it. >> it comes as the trial nears an end. stephanie stanton has more on today's developments. >> reporter: after 22 days of detailed and sometimes tense testimony, both sides rested their cases. >> subject to receipt in to evidence the exhibits, the defense rests its case? >> yes. >> reporter: jackson family members arrived at the courthouse for one of their final visits as the case against michael jackson's former doctor winds down. the defendant, dr. murray, has waived his legal right to testify. tuesday morning, the defense's propofol expert dr. paul white took the stand for the the final time. white maintains that michael

jackson most likely self injected the fatal dose of propofol that killed him. on monday the prosecutor spent much of the day discrediting white's testimony, getting him to admit that he would never give propofol to treat insomnia in his bedroom. >> it's something that no amount of money could convince me to accept or take on as a responsibility because of time, because of just the responsibility for someone and the fact that this was a complete off labeled use of the drug. >> reporter: dat prosecution recalled its propofol expert, dr. steefr shafer, a former student and colleague of dr. white. >> a failure of cardiac activity? >> reporter: both sides get a day off to prepare for closing arguments. the seven men and five women who will decide about if conrad murray should be held responsible for michael jackson's death. murray has pleaded not guilty to

involuntary manslaughter. if convictedsed, he could face up to four years in prison and lose his medical lie sencense. high school students in prince georges county got a big surprise. a local celebrity today. big name. >> the rapper visited students at central high school. he was there to encourage students to excel in school. he was born and raised in d.c. before moving to maryland to attend high school. he says the fact he was able to speak to students today shows how much hip hop has grown in the district. >> this wasn't even possible when i was in high school. we had no rapper. the thought of anybody walking through that door, a quarterback for the red skins? >> today's a big day for him.

his sophomore album, ambition, was released. he's kicking off a tour. >> he rolls in a big way. singer/actor justin timberlake was in london for the premiere of his new sci-fi flick. >> it's a futuristic story about time literally being money. in the film the aging process stops at 25 when a built-in body clock starts winding down. the only way to stay alive is to earn, steal or impanherit more time. >> i think it's an intriguing concept for a movie. i don't know if it would fwhoork real life, but i think the best sci-fi films have a way of taking other worldly concepts and using to kind of throw some metaphor

metaphors at us. >> he has been busy promoting the band free soul. spirit airlines was the first u.s. carrier to charge for a checked bag. it was also one of the first to charge passengers for carry-on luggage. get ready for more fees. the airline will now charge $5 if an agent prints your boarding pass at the ticket counter. the new charge takes effect today. the spirit is also expected to charge $1 more to print your wording pass at an airport kiosk. princess cruise has finished a three year project for adults looking for a little more peace and quiet on their vacation. there is an adults only area on 14 of their shapes called the sanctuary. adult passengers can loupg by the pool in open air spaces away from the kids, the live music and other loud activities. it's a $10 pea to spend a half day there.

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first day in november, can we keep it going? >> i'm talking trends because a lot of people get married 11-11-11. they're really concerned about what the weather will be like on that day or at least half of that party maybe. the bride to be. i can't tell you if it's going to be dry on that day, but i can tell you how temperatures are trending, warm, cold.

so if you do get precipitation, i can tell you if it's of the liquid kind as opposed to snow. the areas in pink is where they had two feet of snow. what's left they're us, in west virginia just south of petersburg. temperature at 60 degree. we continue to clear out. 58 degrees in rockville. up in montgomery county, 58 degrees in huntington and 59 over in manassas. next two weeks i think as we head from the 2nd to the 15th, for the the greater part of that period, probably up until the 12th or 13th, we'll have highs in the 50s, 60s and 70s. then right around the mid part of the month, we'll see our temperatures start to drop off and trend more colder toward the 40s. so, again, if we get that precipitation, anything in here which we're likely to, i think it will be all liquid.

so trending cooler. lows tonight, 27 in fred rake. tomorrow we're back up like today to around 60 degrees. we're going 59 and calling that a nice day. sunshine throughout the area. here's a look at your four day forecast. look at that, dry days wednesday and thursday. friday, a little bit of rain and i think that will be primarily early in the day. we'll go from 59 wednesday, 62 thursday. 56 for a high on friday. and your weekend, 54 saturday to 60 degrees on sunday. the weekend right now is looking dry. certainly like that. >> november comes in like a lamb? >> still a little cooler than average. if you were a woman who enjoys a glass of wine at night, you may be increasing your risk for breast cancer. >> those are the sobering results of findings of a new 30 year study.

erica edwards has more. >> reporter: many women enjoy wine with dinner. after all, an occasional sglas widely cited as heart healthy. but now there's this. a new study finds that as few as three glasses of wine a week can raise the risk for breast cancer. >> that risk was very small, but was statistically significant. >> reporter: they studied nearly 30 years worth of data on more than 100,000 women. those who averaged three to six alcoholic benches a week throughout their adult lives had a 15% higher risk of developing breast cancer. >> alcohol's effect on estrogen may be the link. >> when you look at people who consume alcohol regularly, their blood estrogen levels are higher on average than women who do not consume alcohol. >> reporter: because the risk for breast cancer rises with age, experts say older women may want to talk to their doctor about cutting back on their drinking habits. but when you consider all of the research showing moderate intake

of wine can expect against cardiovascular disease, it begs the question should consumers stop consuming alcohol or not? >> for any individual woman, that decision may be different depending upon her own family history and the other risk factors that she has for breast cancer and heart disease. >> reporter: until more research is done, you may be able to continue toast to go your health. erica edwards, nbc news about. and when we come back, con joined twins finally get to sleep in their own beds tonight. plus the desperate plea from a pilot as his plane is stuck on the runway for hours. and a series of shootings on halloween night. and new research that may give insight into why your diet isn't working. and coming up at 6:00, more trouble for d.c. lawmakers. recent scan scandals in the city

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federal investigators are looking in to a flying fiasco during saturday's snowstorm. bradley international airport in hartford was inundated withity verted flights. passengers were stranded on the

tarmac for hours with overflowing toilets, no food, no water, and screaming babies. tom costello reports. >> reporter: this wasn't supposed to happen again, aot pleading for help. >> is there anyway you can get a tug and a toe bar out here to us and get us towed somewhere to a gate or something? i don't care. take us anywhere. >> reporter: with babies crying, he, his crew and passengers sat stranded if hours, no food, no water, no working targets. >> i have a paraplegic on board, i have a diabetic, i'm going to need the cops on board. >> reporter: for seven hours they waited. at times it temperses flared. when police arrived, applause. >> a woman was having a panic attack, people very frustrated. >> reporter: in all at least

three jet blue flights diverted from new york were stranded for hours at hartford. a diverted american airlines flight from paris also sat for seven hours because there were no customs officers on duty. it's hardly the first time. a much bigger passenger nightmare involving jetblue at jfk in 2007 led to the creation of a passenger bill of rights. and tarmac delay rules that went into effect 18 months ago. those rules require airlines to provide ingworking toilets of two hour delay and how passengers off the plane after three hours. airlines face a fine of $27,500 per passenger. the government says those rules work. so what happens on saturday? >> although the airlines appear to have made a bet with an act of god that they could get off the ground in three hours or less, after they diverted, the airport was completely unresponsive until later in the day like in the evening, 9:30 in the evening. >> reporter: but bradley airport

says it accepted 23 diverted flights and our resources were stretched to the limit. 1500 passengers spent the night on cots in the terminal. now with winter around the corner, the faa is looking into avoiding a repeat of this. >> and that's news 4 at 4:00. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. tonight five shootings, six victims as halloween take as violent turn. also customers flex their financial muscles and there's and he change in debit card policies as a result. is your diet doomed? new research that gives insight into why you can't keep the weight off. good afternoon. our top story tonight, a young man clinging to life at this hour after being shot in the

head in georgetown during a violent few hours last night. >> that shooting was one of five in the city last night and the victims included five teenagers. pat collins joins us from northwest d.c. >> wendy, six shooting victims, five are expected to be okay, but that 17-year-old in george down, he was hit in the head. he's fightsing for his life. >> a bloody halloween night in the nation's capital. six shot in five separate incidents around our city. five of the victims teenagers. two of the victims girls. one of the victims a 17-year-old young man shot in the head in front of the don lobos restaurant in georgetown. franklin ramirez was in that restaurant. he heard the shots, looked out the front ww