the kardashian family that failed. >> reporter: kim kardashian released a statement saying the divorceing was not an easy decision, i hoped this marriage was forever but sometimes things don't work out as planned. >> bill has plenty to say about this but we have this to get to first -- >> there's no other news. >>> almost entirely lost monday in the kardashian divorce hoopla, the jessica simpson announcement that she is pregnant and her twit pick of her pregnant mummy costume. >> and rihanna was in hospital in sweden with food poisoning. >> and michael douglas is stressing the importance of early detection cancer. now bang to the big story, the kardashian divorce. >> a comedian said he was going to sue, right? >> right. >> i want to agree. >> what do you do? do you give back the wedding gifts? >> yes. they had a lot of celebrities that probably gave thousands of dollars of wedding gifts. >> this is why i always wait about six months. you are allowed to do that. >> my wife spent five hours watching that wedding on e, she wants that time back. >> i'm lynn berry this is "first look" on ms

keeping my kardashian name is a business decision.f you don't understand that then that's a problem for me. >> okay. well, then, maybe we have a problem. >> reporter: and there was the scene where kim's sister, who has her own basketball player husband, is all be predicting a breakup. >> kim falls in love with everyone. and that's great. but -- her nickname isn't elizabeth taylor just for the diamonds. >> reporter: well, maybe it is all real and if you give a hoot about this, that's probably worth more to kim than even her best wedding gift. i'm john donvan for "nightline" in washington. >> good thing we kept the receipt on the "nightline" crock pot gift. and thanks to john donvan. >>> whether it's 9-9-9 or old sexual harassment allegations, herman cain has a lot of explaining to do. how is he doing? stay tuned. [ engine roaring ] that's it, kyle. let's go home. [ busch ] all right, guys, let's get out of here. [ pneumatic drills whirring ] ♪ ♪ [ beep ] ♪ [ male announcer ] available 268 horsepower. class-leading mpg and intuitive mob

>> i don't know, if i met one, but the media loves the kardashians and the kardashians love the media. they are both making money. >> judge jeanine: tonight on "justice." the baby lisa case. the man seen carrying a baby the night lisa disappeared has been identified by one of the witnesses. we have that story. plus -- >> a vicious beating caught on tape. but have these parents committed a crime? and -- >> i'm tired of looking at victims and saying we're sorry. >> judge jeanine: a sheriff tells women get a gun, a big one tortion protect themselves in attacks. you with is make my day justice the answer? plus -- >> hello. >> judge jeanine: kim camden dashian. her 72 day wedded bliss. was it all a hoax? coming up tonight on "justice." >> judge jeanine: welcome to "justice." i'm judge jeanine pirro. new developments in the investigation into baby lisa's disappearance. mark fuhrman joins us. ing good evening, mark. >> good evening, judge. >> judge jeanine: the witness that we heard about who says that he saw a man carrying a baby about 4:00 a.m. in the morning has identified that man in a p

kim kardashian.s of people speculate whether their wedding was a stunt. >> now this -- a reporter's dramatic run-in with the police as a protest against wall street there. coming up next, you'll see the video and what police accuse him of doing. stay right there. >>> time now for the help desk. joining me this hour is lynette and david, a certified financial professor. david, your question comes from beth. beth wrote that she and her husband have $25,000 in credit card debts and money in a 401(k) but they are worried about withdrawing from there because it would count as income earned when their son applies for financial aid. that's an interesting question. what can they do? >> i would leave the money in a retirement plan if possible. one option would be to get a home equity loan or line to pay off those credit cards because rates are at historic lows. if they are insistent on taking the money out of their retirement plan, take it out as a loan assuming that they are still working because it wouldn't

kim kardashian has a message to her fans. her mom talks about the divorce for the first time today. >>> it's a pivotal day in the trial of the woman accused of killing her co-worker at a bethesda yoga shop. the prosecution rested after the final witness took the stand. the victim was alive during the entire attack and suffered at least 331 separate injuries. 100 of them were defense wounds. the medical examiner showed nine autopsy photos. at that point, murray's mother and sister got up and left the courtroom. murray was found dead at the shop in bethesda. her co-worker is charged with first degree murder. in an unusual move, the defense lawyers decided not to call any witnesses on her behalf. chris gordon will have the latest coming up on news 4 at 5:00. >>> the herman cain sexual harassment controversy won't go away. in fact, it may be worsening. a third former employee  complained of workplace sexual behavior. today, there was a lively exchange between the gop presidential candidate and reporters after a speaking engagem

. >> bill: dennis miller on the kardashian marriage industry. millions of dollars may have changed hands. >> everybody should lighten up. >> bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. bonuses for pinheads. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. now we learn that the mortgage agencies freddie mac and fannie mae in business with the federal government paid almost $13 million in bonuses to their top executives in 2010. that's an outrage because those agencies currently owe the american taxpayer, us, all of us, $141 billion. let me repeat. fannie mae and freddie mac owe us 141 billion and dolled out 13 million in bonuses last year to their guys. this is why the federal government is out of control. fannie and freddie are not government agencies per se, they are private companies but they receive support from the federal government. taxpayer money in subsidies and loans. white house corre

simpson lawyer robert kardashian and friend to paris hilton. things, starring in a sex tape. an unauthorized video of him and her ex-boyfriend entertainer ray jay. but when the bedroom romp is released kim doesn't hide. she cashes in. she sues vivid entertainment the video distributors, eventually settling for a reported $5 million. and scores a reality show for her and her family, keeping up with the kardashian, which follows the whacky lives of the kardashian clan. >> either they want to be a part of the family or they can relate to someone in the family and i think it has just done well because we have been so real. >> hello. >> judge jeanine: the incredibly popular show in turn helps kim build an empire including a perfume line, clothing stores and even a line of diet products. but this season on keeping up with the kardashians things take a serious turn when kim reveals a new relationship with probasketball player kris humphries. the whirlwind romance of less than mine months culminates in a televised over the top wedding. the nuptiala spl

put in the date you're married and a kardashian year of measure and you'll have been mar rid 29.44 kardashian. there you go. it's on our facebook and we're swamped with comments. and brad doll wrote in, this isn't news. listen, for 25 minutes we told you about crime anticipate fires, we can lighten the news a little bit, all right. just do the math and people are manning the kit i did. 56 kardashians, that's how long she's been married. debbie justice, christy and tim bonner, 27 thousand kardashians. kim was married 72 days. how about that. >> that's right. 72 days. and listen to this, john porter, he has lived 32 thousand 850 days. he's turning 90 tomorrow and still drives and dates at 90 years old. he was a pilot in world war two rescuing soldiered and ended his career in vietnam. he's honored tonight and says it's the happiest night of all his 90 years. >>> by the way, patrick craig who did my jons hopkins tie is from pasadena. >>> all right. temperatures dropping tomorrow night and you could see a shower early in the morning. keep that in mind.

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kardashian, not so much. >> exactly. >> all right.e 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 y

after their made for tv wedding, kim kardashian and kris humphreys are calling it quits. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for for tuesday, november 1st, 2011. was i the only one that saw that coming? we'll talk about it later. i'm terrell brown. >>> republican presidential front-runner herman cain admits that he was once accused of sexual harassment, but the claims were false. he offered conflicting answers on the specifics of the allegations and whether his two accusers were paid off. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell. cain spent the day fighting back against those allegations, but those conflicting accounts are raising questions about the staying power of his campaign. herman cain is scrambling to set the record straight. >> i was falsely accused of sexual harassment. i have never sexually harassed anybody in my life. this false allegation to now come up is kind of baffling. >> the gop front-runner spent monday on the defensive, repeatedly denying sexual harassment allegatio

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kim kardashian and kris humphries it's all over.ys for marriage. poll, if you think this may have been a publicity stunt? >> possibly. >> no? >> absolutely not. i this i that people go into marriage at least in general with the hope of it working out, with the hope that it will be successful. yes she made money on it and yeah it was a big giant fiasco and i bet she feels worse today than any of us. >> oh, first of all if it was set up as a publicity stunt. what she's sent across to young women of america wedding ares are a joke. >> it's a fantasy. >> you don't get wedded, you get married. the wedding is a party. the marriage is a relationship. >> see here's the thing, who paid for that wedding? the people on the plaza, who pie "people" magazine, she let those people down. she's a joke. >> unfair. nobody, excuse me, nobody told you to stick the finger in your pocket and pull out the money. no one told to you do that. >> is it shame on them or shame on us? >> by the way, this is going to hurt her brand because i think people go enough

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after just 72 days, kim kardashian calls it quits on her marriage. >>> coming up. an overtime thriller between chargers and chiefs. cc sabathia gets a new deal. and a storybook ending for tony la russa. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. president obama has been given a clean bill of health after the second physical exam of presidency last week. his doctor says the president is, quote, in excellent health and is tobacco-free. >>> the justice department has filed a lawsuit to stop the enforcement of parts of south carolina's new immigration law, saying they're unconstitutional and interfere with federal authority. similar suits have been filed against laws in arizona and alabama. >>> the fbi has released surveillance video and documents from a decade-long espionage probe in the u.s. that led to the biggest spy swap since the cold war. the video shows how russian spy anna chapman and others passed instructions, information and cash to one another. ten spies

. >>> kardashian family secrets. kim speaks out on the intuition that ended her 72-day marriage. >> first and foremost, i have to follow my heart. >> now, her mother, kris jenner, joins us live, with the inside story on why it all went so wrong, so quickly. >>> good morning, everyone. robin, on assignment today. so glad to have elizabeth vargas here. >> it's nice to be here. boy, some scenes in oakland tonight, protests started out peacefully. but they quickly turned violent. >> they certainly did. th it started out as the occupy wall street movement. they closed down the port. then, they did get violent. police fired several rounds of tear gas. >> it's been a tense scene all night. protesters wrapping cloth around their faces to protect themselves from the tear gas. let's get right to neal karlinsky who is live right where the clashes happened. good morning, neal. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. this is where the chaos is going on. it's a lot more calm now. you can see some left behind. you can see the sign, "

rob kardashian and hope solo celebrities in the top spot. finished in fourth place. >> starting wednesday morning i butt and i will something to put me at the becausehe leader board, .hat's where i want to be fifth d arquette place. nancy grace in last place. the contestants are starting to as beat up as the redskins. >> rob kardashian said in practice he ended up doing the and pulled his groin muscle and his hamstring. problem with maks. >> nancy grace lost part of her .ardrobe does she get points for maps? that?r >> i don't think so. >>> 6:25. still another half-hour of "good washington." >> will conrad murray testify on behalf? the defense will not say yet. more testimony in lululemon murder trial. not herejury will headlines. i am tracking abuse sprinkles on livee this morning super doppler 7 rada >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> regardless of what part you in, you should have a little for the leader of this country. >> if the controversy in the commonwealth. adis over a political showing a presiden

kardashian wedding special, it's over. >> why did kim kardashian file for divorce?er: kim told abc news, after careful consideration, i have decided to end my marriage. i hope everyone understands this was not an easy decision. i had hoped this marriage was forever. but sometimes, things don't work out as planned. her breakup with kris humphries has sparked a wave of criticism. there was even a mock vigil held out the kardashian store, dash, in new york city. it was just three months ago, kim was showing off her $2 million engagement ring to our lara spencer. >> i'm a workaholic. i stayed up all night last night, doing wedding stuff and getting people's addresses and seating charts. >> reporter: and she told robin roberts -- >> i want to enjoy my marriage for a little bit. enjoy each other. >> reporter: but there was trouble even during the wedding plans. >> if you don't understand that, that's a problem for me. >> okay. well, maybe we have a problem. >> reporter: and just a few days before the final split, the couple appeared to be fighting. in the divorce papers f

good for her. >>> still ahead, the kim kardashian divorce. what went wrong?> where do we start some and in sports, after a two game slide in >>> kim kardashian's divorce has a lot of folks shaking hair their heads. their entire romance playing out in front of cameras. but despite reports of trouble in the marriage, few expected things to fall apart so fast. >> reporter: from newlywed to newly split, after less than three months of marriage, reality tv star kim kardashian filed for divorce from her husband, kris humphries, on monday, citing irreconcilable differences. releasing a statement saying after carefully consideration, i have decided to end my marriage. i had hoped this marriage was forever, but sometimes things don't work out as planned. >> i think the fact that they were in the public eye and there was a lot of attention on them and a lot of speculation and, frankly, a lot of pressure, that couldn't have helped. >> reporter: the split comes after a whirlwind romance. but rumbles of trouble. the pair made this awkward appearance on "the tonight show"

kardashians? >> yeah. >> what's the weirdest stuff that you have in there? >> okay. i decided that since the store was next to pool, every girl has their own towel and you can buy the beach towel and take it to the pool -- >> so you can literally lie on kim kardashian by the pool. >> exactly. >> this is a bizarre part of your life, involving the o.j. simpson trial. >> uh-huh. >> which many of people don't realize, you were best friends with nicole and your husband was part of the defense team. >> he was. >> he wasn't completely convinced with o.j.'s innocence although he defended him as a friend, out of loyalty he defended him. >> he felt it was the right thing to do at the time and he certainly changed his stance before he died. the day we lost nicole as a friend, a dear friend, we lost o.j. the same day. >> let's take a break. i want to talk about kim because apparently the marriage is all over. >> oh, no. >> there's no denial. we'll have to wait until the break to finish. >>> apparently it's al

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. >> herman cain and kim kardashian. the two hot stories. >> kim did release a statement. a lot of people saw the crush of cameras when she arrived in australia. i wonder if she expected that kind of response. and in some cases backlash depending on who you're talking to. >> it's a huge hit in 150 countries around the world. i think she's come to expect it. >> my sister was in dubai when she was there. she said it was just like this kim kardashian insanity. >> pandemonium. >> here's her statement. first and foremost, i married for love. i can't believe i have to defend this. i would not have spent so much time on something just for a tv show. i love with all my heart and soul. i want a family and babies and a real life so badly that maybe i rushed into something too soon. i feel like i was on a fast roller coaster and couldn't get off when now i know i probably should have. >> you know, people are going to have their opinions. that's the kim i know. is the person that is a hopeless romantic. but the thing is that i think she has to understand now at this point -- and we'll

kim kardashian filing for divorce after just 72 days of marriage. >> the dramatic new video of kim kardashian the heck out of dodge. as "showbiz tonight" dares to ask, does kim deserve our sympathy? what about the journalis who fell for this reality show stunt? do they deserve our sympathy? how about "people" magazine, reportedly to have paid $1.5 million for the wedding pictures or "ok" magazine which forked over $100,000 to cover the bridal shower? no sympathy. and the rest of the media mob got busy swarming all over the collapse of the so-called marriage. >> i think what really just i think upsets me most is that there has been from the start so many rumors of money and dollar signs, of all these things thrown up in the air. it's kind of what you get for

starring kim kardashian and kris humphries, well, it's over.fter just 72 days. >> there's a lot of conversation to be had about what's going on there. a lot of theories and people wondering was it all a publicity stunt, what's going on, how could something go that bad that fast? >> 72 days. only in hollywood, right? >> only. >>> but first, it is a major test of herman cain's new status as the republican front-runner. he's now fighting back against claims that he sexually harassed two women. >> but cain's story changed throughout the day over whether he remembered any specifics about the accusations. abc's karen travers is joining us this morning with the challenges ahead for the candidate cain. karen? >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, cecilia. herman cain is on the hot seat. he said yesterday that as he rises in the polls the bullseye on his back just keeps getting bigger. herman cain's been basking in the glow of his front-runner status. >> i've gotten used to what it feels like to be near the top. >> reporter: but now he's startin

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