ukee and area. >> interesting. >> very much so. >> i will check on my chuck taylors too, appreciate it, jill, thank you. >>> in other news, a federal bankruptcy judge will decide fate of trump taj mahal casino on friday. judge will deciding whether to terminal union contract with the atlantic city gaming hall. trump entertainment resorts plans to close the casino november 13th unless it gets relief from pension and health care obligations. trump taj mahal employs about 3,000 workers. >>> a beer controversy you might the say is brewing, a at a chester county sports complex. owners of the united sports training center in west brad forward township want to start selling beal to adult patrons but some resident are against this proposition, and they have packed last night's board of supervisors meeting. their argument they don't want beer sold in the place where kids play. >> if the the adults want to have their alcohol, let them go go support the local diners, air local bars or tavern, not here. >> i have seen how the service of beer can be manager in the facility like this for the safety

it was named after chuck taylor in the 20s but only started dealing with the violations in 2008. >>> and now a new service for customers that don't have a subscription. users can use the hbo go, but only if are you already paying for it. the new service will be available in 2015. >>> people came together for a meeting of the greater philadelphia chamber of commerce, rick williams led a conference with world news anchor, david muir and the annual event attracts business leaders throughout the area, including the president and general manager from our television station, bernie prazenica and vice president of news, tom davidson. and the center was there for the breakfast this morning. >> it was fun, a nice evening and the food was good. a nice morning i should say. much more to come on "action news" including the latest from accuweather this evening. >> we want to remained you to go to facebook and like the 6 abc facebook page and check the like box you'll have access to all the top stories and the best and most concern viral videos. go to facebook.com/"action news." and click on the l

so now 31 companies, they say are selling knockoff versions of chuck taylor shoes. you've got to stop doing this as well. you're infringing on trademarks. that includes incidentally walmart as well. they've served about 180 of these cease and desist letters to retailer selling look-alikes over the last six years. >> steve, thank you. much appreciated. >>> still ahead for everybody on "way too early," jen, are you hungry for good starving for it? we're breaking out the special guest, and we share a bond. her identity after the break. that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. who can guess? who can guess? ♪ ♪ up, up and away >>> the bizarre drama in the skies. for two hours this afternoon, a runaway helium balloon took a strange twisting and turning flight over colorado. and as the world watched it live online and on television, we got the stomach-turning report that there was a 6-year-old boy named falcon heene on board. finally, the balloon landed, but the boy was not inside. from fashion retailers to healthcare providers, jewelers to

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retailers including walmart and ralph lauren are accused of selling imitations of the famous chuck taylor shoe. >> let's wrap up with a story i just find it so fascinating. we know about the companies in silicon valley giving great perks to their employees. apple and facebook are taking it to a whole new level. >> they are offering to help their female employees paid to freeze their eggs. they're hoping this will attract more women to the tech industry by reducing the pressure on them to have kids before a particular age p. it's a very expensive process. apple says it will pay up to $20,000 to help its full and part-time employees take advantage of that process. >> interesting story. time now for our press review. >>let's start with these of violent clashes that rocked a hong kong -- >> the front page, a striking photo where you can see a policeman spring and activist in the face with pepper spray. the title says under the cover of night, right police seek to break the resistance of the hong kong protesters. tensions have definitely gone up a notch over 40 people were arrested in the earl

they say they stole the design of chuck taylor shoes.tailers named in the suit are not commenting. >>> wal-mart will soon offer a new digital movie app for customers buying dvds and blu- ray. they scan a receipt and automatically download a version of the movie. they will have to watch it in a voodoo account. hbo will offer a new streaming service next year. right now customers can watch hbo shows through the company's go app but it's only available for those who already pay for hbo through their cable service. the new service will allow them to watch hbo programming without a tv subscription. one more here. one of america's favorite sitcoms is going digital. friends makes its netflix abu on january 1. nbc tweeted a video of the central perk at the coffee house. we can look forward to that coming to a netflix near you. >> i'm thinking about the other service. you can finally catch up on "game of thrones." >>> we want to congratulate our facebook fan of the day. she's kristin chilledders of urbana, maryland. she says i enjoy watching mike

those iconic sneakers, chuck taylors known for rubber toe toerpz a toppers and diamond patterns. copy cats have become more common in recent years. though the shoe style is all most 100 years old. converse hopes to trademark infringement lawsuit will end look alike. this year, converse made $1.7 billion in sales of the shoes. more than six weeks to thanksgiving. macy's already announcing its black friday hours. this year the macy's stores will open, forget black friday. thursday, thanksgiving night at 6:00. that's two hours earlier than last year. the stores will stay open until 10:00 p.m. friday. macy's officials say they have added store hours because of customer interest. let's get to the giants now. two down. two to go. we're going into tomorrow night's big game. take you inside the giants clubhouse tonight. >>> geraud moncure. a couple years ago, the chicken enchilada, now spaghetti. whatever it is, tomorrow night a big game. >> hey, you know what? everything they're doing seems to work right now. they just, get men on base. and gear the opposition not to make a mistake. tod

can keys converse brand suing 31 companies claiming they're selling knock off versions of the chuck taylor the suit accuses companies ranging from wal-mart to ralph lauren of infringing on trademarks. the floor started retracting. they had to climb their way out of the rock climbing wall. those who jumped off and brought down a hanging jacket they got to keep it. plenty d others just came down with nothing. that's america's money. i'm t.j. holmes. >> it's 5:23. up nix we're following breaking news in the ebola out break. >> a second healthcare worker in dallas has been diagnosed contagious disease. erin o'hearn is gathering new information on this breaking story so keen it right here for a live update at you could be at the corner of "i'm throwing away money" and "i had no idea." well, walgreens has your back. our expert pharmacists make it easy for you to save on your prescriptions. so you can keep your money where it belongs. swing by walgreens... ...where you could save even more with medicare prescription copays as low as zero dollars. at the corner of happy and healthy. up to 27% more

schatzker wask wearing some chuck taylor's the other day on live television. >> i doubt there were h&as probably wearing the louis vuitton's . >> imitation is the highest form of flattery. >> but to your point, why now? that has been going on for decades. perhaps they need to juice up their sales. they want to consolidate that. number eight is halo, the london-based taxi app competing with uber and lyft, - weren't you alyft driver? >> for aston martin. >> they say we are getting out of north america and the code ceo has left the company. vc's and early about how there is so much money competing in these companies and their was about $100 million funded in hailo in a market that is already nascent. uber andbillion in they will crush competitors. now you're seeing it happen. they are doing it. >> perhaps that's why they are being aggressive. they to build critical mass to scale. that will make the case on why they spurned the rupert murdoch takeover. will he go it alone or could there be another partnership later on? is he going to look like a genius? >> i think he wanted my own money.

converse sues over chuck taylor sneakers.and other retailers accusing them of selling knockoffs. the sneakers date back to 1917, named in 1934 for chuck taylor, a salesman and basketball player. >> this matter is now to helima croft, head of commodities at rbc capital markets. tehran 810 miles from riyadh, 970 models from jerusalem and light years from a settlement on uranium, ability to make bombs. this is on the front burner for the cia and, council on foreign relations. this is a great story nobody talks about. does iran have the ability to make a nuclear missile? >> well do they have a delivery system? they have chinese missiles that could be warheads. >> they have centrifuges. >> there's a debate of her six to 12 months away from having a crude nuclear device. they have significant capabilities. >> significant capabities, can they go up and down? >> nobody thinks they can do that now. leave them with 19,000 centrifuges, they can one day flip a switch and reserve the right to be a nuclear power. >> we has a history of sau

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they say those on companies are selling knockoffs version of its chuck taylors.t served 180 cease and desist letters. we are getting word how early stores will open on black friday. organ, good morning. >>> good morning, aaron. macy's is opening stories at 6:00 p.m. that's two hours earlier than last year. the holiday season is account for 40% of annual sales. workers can get paid more and take black friday off. meanwhile, walmart is letting customers access digital copies on its website. instawatch has 800 at walmart and walmart.com. it can be accessed via walmart app. aaron, back to you. >>> morgan, thanks >> today school leaders are expected to break ground at fairmont high school. it will be built on the current campus in hyattsville. $83.1 million project includes an auditorium, and athletic fields. they are considering academics in environmental science, information technology, and performing arts. >>> breaking traffic news. a jackknifed tractor trailer is blocking traffic on the inner loop near the exit to i-270. we have a crew on the scene. an update on t

. >>> the shoe company converse wants to stop the copy cat of its famous chuck taylor sneaker.erse started making sneakers back in 1921 and the company is now filing suit against 31 companies including wal-mart, k mart and sketchers accusing them of trademark infringement. converse says it's main goal was getting the copy cats off of store shelves but at the same time converse is seeking monetary damages. >>> waiting on showers around here. good news there. let's look at the live radar. we have a loop in here you can see the showers here mostly in northern california. in this area up around mount shasta and up around the shasta reservoir. the lake there and around eureka. we got up to a half inch of rain. but down in our area, you see how south we are from the strong dynamics. as we go through the evening hours the strongers dynamics will head our way. i've said it a million times this is not a big event for us. rain event but it's a major pattern shift. and that's sort of the big story here up in santa rosa we have showers now. very light, but they're coming down. and i suspec

at home, oners have is suing more than 30 companies accusing them of selling knockoffs of its chuck taylor'sneakers. do you think? the defendants include sneaker. including skechers, walmart and k-mart. so far, no response from any of those companies. knocking off chucks. >>> protesters in hong kong have gotten ugly. activists blocked a key tunnel, and police released their batons. this is about democracy. right now they have one country, two systems. hmm. they want that to continue somehow. what's in a can of del monte green beans? ( ♪ ) grown in america. picked and packed at the peak of ripeness. with no artificial ingredients. del monte. bursting with life. everyone is looking for ways while to cut expenses.s unique, with no artificial ingredients. and that's where pg&e's online business energy checkup tool can really help. you can use it to track your actual energy use. find rebates that make equipment upgrades more affordable. even develop a customized energy plan for your company. think of it as a way to take more control over your operating costs. and yet another energy saving opportu

converse is taking steps to stop copycats of its famous chuck taylor all stars especially the well knownlack stripes on the side of the sneakers and the leather toe toppers. converse is suing 31 companies including walmart and skechers for illegally copying the shoes. they say it is to get imposters off store shelves. >>> this holiday shopping season will start earlier this season, two hours. macy's will open on black friday at 6 p.m. on thanksgiving day twoers who you recallier than last year -- two hours earlier than last year. employees will get higher pay. and volunteers have already filled most of the shifts. >> christmas isn't so far away. it's two months away. >> after halloween it goes so fast. >> it does. >>> we thought the iphone 6 came with a high price tag but there's a new smartphone that's for the 1%. >> reporter: we are talking about the bentley of smartphones. literally. bentley owners can buy this new high-end smartphone a sapphire screen titanium and ceramic ear pillow and a cat skin leather ex-superior plus subscriptions to concierge service and security services and t

converse wants to take companies to come for alledgedly ripping off it's iconic chuck taylor all stars>> iraqi officials say isil is gathering forces 25 miles west of baghdad in anbar professor. u.s. air strikes have ramped up as isil advanced but iraq says ground support is needed. isil is reportedly advancing for the city of kobane, too. president obama told allies that strikes against isil will keep focusing on those areas but he warned it will be a long-term campaign and retired general john allen, the u.s. special envoy on isil talked about the difficulty of forming a unified mission in syria. >> it's a wholistic sproe approach. it's not just building is the additional sforsz. they need to begin to build and work together to create a coherent political super structure within which they will ultimately have a political role to play in the outcome. >> general allen said the coalition is working with many syrian groups but says the focus remains on iraq. ross land jordan has more. >> john, this was the first on-camera press briefing for retired general john allen in his new role as s

nike is suing dozens of companies because it claims they are ripping off the famous look of chuck taylors. those well known sneakers are made by converse which was bought by nike 11 years ago. nike clams skechers, walmart and ralph lauren, among others, are infringing on trademarks that cover several unique aspects of chucks. >>> and macy's firing the first shot in the retail war that starts before the trkey is even cold. the store says it will open at 6:00 p.m. on thanksgiving night. two hours earlier than last year. it's all about luring shoppers hungry for holiday bargains. workers will receive extra pay for working holiday night and they'll be able to take off black friday. >>> now to the first lady michelle obama putting in elbow grease outside the white house with pint-sized helpers. >> she harvested the white house kitchen garden along with schoolchildren from several states getting down, getting dirty, pulling out some sweet potatoes and other veggies. >> the white house chef whipped a late lunch for all. pumpkin sweat potato -- >> it is sweet. >> i can't believe i mispronounced t

. >> nike, earning cop verse, all of these makers of sneakers that look like chuck taylor's yesterdaynies, walmart, bob stores, and everybody who makes sneakers with the line with the canvas on the toe, the rounded toe, everyone is getting sue. is that a good suit, mat? >> in the grand scheme, worth noting, but not a game changer for nike. >> okay. interesting lawsuit. i don't know that you can win that. fashion, everyone copies each other. i don't know. matt, thank you. >> thank you. >>> coming up, brian on the state of bank of america, and falling oil prices, the consumer and the state of the economy, and in this case, we'll get economic data and speak to economists in columbia, a business school dean and former bush administration official. opportunities aren't always obvious. sometimes they just drop in. cme group can help you navigate risks and capture opportunities. we enable you to reach global markets and drive forward with broader possibilities. cme group: how the world advances. but parallel parking isn't one you do a lof them.ings great. you're either too far from the curb.

chuck's. a lot of the book is about the taylor family. a family of three brothers and their mom and grandfather and reggie the middle son, when he was locked up. he was locked up from 11 to 26 and he would come home for a few months and then go back. he was in juvenile attempt -- detention the county jail. when he was locked up he would talk about writing all the time so his big advice to me about the book was don't make it boring. my life is interesting. my life is really interesting. don't make it a boring academic thing that people don't want to read. don't do that to me so i think anybody who reads it outside of the sociologists that is read -- readable, if it is. >> well i can say that going to foss county texas where my family's plantation was, i mean i didn't visit, to "the hill" until i was 42 years old. and it was only slightly more difficult than interviewing a force to. i'm glad i did the picking first because it made this a lot easier. because i mean i'm a journalist. i have spent 25 years walking up to people and saying tell

chuck. >>> to help find the missing. this morning in lovingston, alexis murphy vigil will be held. randy tayloronvicted in the abduction and her murder but a body has never been found. they'll remember morgan harrington and keep hope alive to find hannah graham. a missing persons event will be held in fredericksburg, virginia. the search for missing university of virginia student hannah graham is taking a new turn today. graham has been missing 27 days now. jesse matthew has opinion charged with her abduction. >>> police are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a man in a barber shop in d.c. they believe he put on a ski mask before entering kutt-n-up barber shop, walked up to one of the customers and fired several shots. people are hoping someone may have seen the shooter before he put on the mask. if you have any information, call d.c. police. soon you can conceal a hand dpun and carry it as long as you have a permit. mayor vincent gray signed emergency legislation that will take effect in three months. you'll have to wait another 10 to 12 days before applications will be accepted. the n