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. >> her problems all tied to her debit card from russell simmons. >> brad satin spoke to story in a story you'll see only on fox. >> germantown section for couple of weeks now. >> they had me on hold for one time, it was six hours, another day it was four hours. >> on hold, only to be told, there is nothing that can be done right now. cast and are gets monthly disability check from the va, it is direct deposited into her rush account. it is a debit card account that russell simmons created 12 years ago allowing customers access to their money couple of days earlier than regular bank does. but, right now, while she can see her $887 in her account, she can't get to it. which has led to eviction notice for not paying rent, and just this morning, her car was booted, for failing to pay a ticket. >> i have other bills, that need to be taken care of. i need food for my children. i just -- it is just a bad situation to be in. and not have any control over it when you can see your money from, not be able to touch it. >> the problem started for customers october 12th, as a result of what the

russell simmons founder of rush card posted this to facebook. >> we know who you are.nd i know you are facing tremendous challenges. >> rush card blames new technology, but tech experts aren't so sure. technical difficulties are solved within a couple of hours, not weeks. >> some think rush card may have been hacked and don't even know it. >> it is about russell simmons doing the right thing. >> now rush card says it will create multi-million dollar funds to compensate those who can show they incurred late fees or financial set-back as a direct result of the technical problem. reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. >> well, it was a spooky night at the philadelphia film festival. upper darby's own jamie kennedy was at the prince theater our ukee washington, where the screening of his cult classic horror movie scream. after the screening, the actor and comedian participated in a q and a session with fans. >> good movie, re inch event the the genre, so, it was just a good my. and halloween, man. >> the philadelphia film festival wraps up today. >> well, local

and your old friend regis shows up, and he is hysterical, and russell simmons and christie brinkley. >> and you basically called all of your friends. >> and i play an idiotic version of the character. >> and that is your real closet? >> yes, in my show, women rule. i have been surrounded by a strong mother. strong sister, and strong business partners, and so in the show, i am the butt of the joke, and these powerful women prop me up, and really keep me from it. >> and you need it. >> yes, it is true, i need it. >> and the thing that surprised kath and it is a compliment at how good you are when it comes to the acting, because we have interviews and doing this. and this is loosely scripted. >> and loose si scripted and a lot of improve. but what you do is harder, and you are improving for an hour everyday and so even when we did the scene, i came on and said, this is the premise of the thing and you rock and rolled, so if you have spent, and i have done thousands of hours of live television like this, it primes you to do this. and it is not necessarily line-line, but you are working o

the granddaddy of the prepaid celebritycard is the rushcard founded by russell simmons. record until now. >> they said they had scheduled maintenance last monday. everything should be fixed by 8:00 a.m. tuesday morning. john: but it wasn't. many are having problems accessing the money a week later. >> it's a reflection. >> it soared in popularity because of convenience. many can get a cash advance. >> i signed up for the card originally because they guaranteed today early pay. they say the problems are due to an update and say the frozen accounts are back online or will be soon. this is the down side. that i come with high phis and says the online banks are lower cost and fewer problems. chelsea says she will look at other options. prepaid cards be fine but you may not want your entire financial life to one card. if you have problems to get a paycheck. ask the employer to issue you a new one so you don't waste your money. i'm john gonzalez. abc7 -- i'm john matarese. abc7 news. >>> this is a breaking news alert. leon: it's in bowie where a house is on fire. horace holmes

it is direct deposited into her rush account it's debit card account that russell simmons create the 12 years ago allowing customers access to their money a couple days earlier than a regular bank does. but right now, while she can see her $887 in her account, she can't get to it which is led to an eviction notice for not paying rent and just this morning her car was booted for fail to go pay a ticket. >> i have other bills that need to be taken care of. i need food for my children. i just -- it's just a bad situation to be in, and not have any control over it when you can see your money there and not be able to touch it. >> reporter: the problem started for customers octobe october 12th as a result what the company called a transition to a new payment processor acknowledged by simmons himself. >> directing account balances and problems with card holder access as fast as we can but this may take up to few days for the affected customers. >> reporter: that message though delivered on facebook 27 days ago. rush card telling us today everyone's money is safe. they're working around the

russell simmons, man. it's great to see you, man. very cool guy right there.f you're just tuning in, folks, this is not a memorial for larry king. larry, i love you. you been a great sport tonight. give him some love. [cheers and applause] the former hunchback of cnn. his first caller was alexander graham bell. i love you, buddy. larry king live. even the title was an oxymoron. the first time larry covered an uprising in egypt, he interviewed moses. larry asked him if he thought the whole thing was a pyramid scheme. i love larry. he recently quit his show. he plans on spending his retirement opening a jar. since our last roast, the comedy world has lost a great friend, gary coleman. he died recently from multiple aneurysms, which is kinda like different strokes. to gary coleman. whitney cummings is back again. some of you may recognize her from her porn name, "whitney cummings." whitney's so busy these days, currently working on three pilots. and that was just on the flight in. whitney, thanks for yelling your act at us like always. this was the first time mar

an interview russell simmons said a tweet helped spur the feds on the prison resentencing reform. powerful thing. >>> a blind barber getting his cut of a paycheck. a massachusetts court just ruled joel knicksen who has progressively lost his sight over the years should be allowed to cut customers' hair even though he can't see. he will be awarded $100,000 in damages. the barber shop plans to appeal. >>> thanksgiving may be more than two weeks away, but today organizers of the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade are testing out the balloons. the test flights under way at citi field home of the new york mets. new balloons include, drum roll please, prehistoric twirl from the ice age and a prehistoric version of ronald mcdonald. >>> an adorable moment between a 6-year-old and his grandpa caught on camera. >> you can see the fish. >> i don't see the fish. >> right there. >> sam adams caught a 41 pound striped bass off the jersey shore, nearly as tall as he is. he says he did it with the help of his grandfather coaching him through the 20-minute ordeal. he's in second place in a tour