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our report from lisa myers. >> reporter: in a major reversal bank of america says beginning next month, it will allow customers to opt out of overdraft protection. that means, if there's no money in the account, the transaction will be declined. now, the transactions are paid for a fee of $35 each. the bank also will no longer charge fees on very small overdrafts and limit the maximum overdraft fees per day for a cost of $140, down from $350 now. the change comes in response by consumers. some vented on youtube. [ inaudible ] >> yes, i deserve two, two overdraft fees, but six? come on. >> reporter: wells fargo announced changes similar to bank of america. jp morgan chase generates more fees. consumer groups say all are welcome changes, but not nearly enough. >> overdraft fees are one of the most abusive practices in the marketplace. >> there are things consumers can do to avoid over draft fees. if your bank won't let you opt out of overdraft protection, shop around. bank of america says it's making the changes now to provide immediate help to customers who repeat idly overdraft their a

lisa myers has a follow up. >> reporter: private jordan overdrafted his account. often by small amounts of pizza or a sandwich. each transaction triggered a $35 overdraft fee and the fees quickly multiplied. over five months, he was charged $1785 in overdraft fees. >> he's not spending more than what he earns. he's always in the negative because of the overdraft fees and he can never get out of that situation. >> reporter: bank of america told us this was an extreme circumstance and refunded all the fees he was charged. since then, we have received numerous e-mails from viewers saying they, too, were charged large fees. one woman complained of $350 in overdraft fees for transactions creating a $40 overdraft. another $700 in overdraft fees in two days. another $2,000 in fees. it's not just bank of america. we also received complaints about other big banks that charge overdraft fees. analysts estimate they generate $27 billion a year. today, a spokesman said the bank wants to help. >> tell us what your problems are, what your situation is and every case we can, we'r

our senior investigative correspondent lisa myers has our report. >> reporter: a.c.o.r.n. has been a target of conservatives and was an issue in last year's election. >> we need to know the full extent of barack obama's affiliation with a.c.o.r.n. >> reporter: republicans questioned the method and accused a.c.o.r.n. of trying to steal the election for barack obama. a.c.o.r.n. received tens of millions of federal dollars to help poor families with housing. it provides other community rvices. now, hidden camera video shows a.c.o.r.n. workers in several cities how to evade the i.r.s. and conceal underage prostitution. >> if they are making money and are underage, don't let nobody know, anyway. >> reporter: the videos were shot by a 25-year-old conservative activist and friend who posed as a pimp and prostitute. republican leaders reacted quickly. >> we need to make sure we sever all ties a.c.o.r.n. has with the federal government, cut off funding they receive from the taxpayers. >> reporter: the census bureau severed its ties. they no longer want a.c.o.r.n.s help counting low

our report on this tonight from our senior investigative correspondent lisa myers. >> reporter: when private enlisted last year at age 17 he opened his first checking account at bank of america. his parents frank and gene signed up to help monitor the account. this spring, they noticed when their son overdrew his account by small amounts for pizza or a sandwich, each debit card transaction triggered a $35 fee. and the fees quickly multiplied throwing him deep into the red. >> i am not saying my son shouldn't pay a penalty. but i think that they're just hang him with all these fees and it's ridiculous. >> reporter: one day alone, sid had 5 purchases totaling $33. the bank charged him $175 in overdraft fees. total overdraft fees imposed on this soldier over five months, $1,785. >> when he gets his next paycheck it is going to go right to bank of america. the whole thing. >> reporter: it is not just bank of america. overdraft fees especially on debit card transactions have become a cash cow for many banks. and are expected to generate $27 billion this year. >> this is pure profit from a

our report tonight from nbc's lisa myers. >> reporter: for 17-year-old jenny beanard, driving privilegese with strict rules. >> i can't listen to the radio. >> reporter: rules laid down by her parents. >> no making any phone calls. no taking any phone calls. no tting. >> no more than one other person in the car. >> reporter: a new study finds that this kind of parenting has a tremendous positive influence on a teenager's driving. researchers at children's hospital of philadelphia found that teens with supportive parents who set clear rules about driving were half as likely to be in a crash as those whose parents were less involved. teens who get clear guidance also were twice as likely to wear seat belts, 70% less likely to drink and drive, and 30% less likely to use cell phones while driving. >> parents need to be able to give rul, to monitor those rules, but to make it really clear to the young person that this is not about control. this is about safety. they need to honor teenagers' need for independence. >> reporter: but independence has its limits. researchers say giving a kid his o

lisa myers has details. >> reporter: what was once merely a sordid tale of a politician's infidelity and serial untruthfulness is now playing out inside in north carolina courthouse with potentially serious legal consequences. rielle hunter, a campaign videographer brought her 19-month-old daughter when she testified before the grand jury last month. how much legal trouble might edwards be? stephen saltzberg is a former prosecutor. >> the hush money looks bad, smells bad. >> reporter: at issue was the $114,000 paid by edwards campaign to hunter for legitimate work or was some of it to keep her quiet? also at issue was money from two big campaign donors, which was used to move hunter, pay her rent and pay other costs, actually hush money. osecutors are considering what would be a novel legal theory, money to keep an affair quiet and maintain edwards' viability as a candidate amounted to campaign contributions, which edwards should have reported. one former prosecutor thinks it's a stretch. >> as far as a criminal case goes, i consider it pretty far fetched. >> reporter: edwards denied

lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >> your 11 insta-weather + forecast. >> it is a sticky afternoon out there. height dew points before the front gets through. we will stay humid and we're pretty well as well. we are seeing a cloud cover on the visible satellite imagery. massive moisture to our west. it will take us 48 hours to get through. we are, concerning the weekend, at least part of it, expecting some showers. the temperatures are just really rising quickly. 83 downtown right now. topped out yesterday at 86 degrees. currently 81 over there. the or statewide tour takes us to the mountains of western maryland. we have been dealing with a mix of sunshine and clouds today. there will be breaks in the cuts, and then some sunshine. invariably cloudy. it looks like 85 or so again. a drier air mass will start building in later on this evening. 83 in general on the lower eastern shore and around ocean city, a few degrees warmer. on the chesapeake bay, which are northwesterly at not -- winds are northwesterly at five to 10 knots. i-95-. sweltering record high, congestion with a 39-degree re

lisa myers joins us with more. this is fascinating stuff, lisa. >> yes, monica.g you can do with a teenager who is just starting to drive is be supportive while setting strong, clear rules. a new study done by children's hospital of philadelphia found that teenagers with supportive parents who set clear rules about driving were half as likely to be in a crash. compared to those whose parents were less involved. they also were twice as likely to wear seat belts. 70% less likely to drink and drive. and 30% less likely to use cell phones while driving. monica? it's good news to parents, they can make a difference. >> yeah, absolutely. what is the study reveal? what about the teens who do have their own cars? >> well, teenagers are not going to want to hear this, monica, but this study indicates that giving a kid his own car may encourage risky behavior. in the study that was done by, again, by children's hospital, when teens were given their own cars, their risk of a crash doubled compared to teens who had to share a car with other members of the family. >> wow. i w

>> lisa myers reporting.resident, mahmoud ahmadinejad, is gearing up to address the general assembly of the united nations. this comes just hours after a long rant, i mean, more than 90 minutes by libya's leader, moammar gadhafi, both are generating a lot of protests w me now, nbc's ron allen. ron, what do you think? >> reporter: well there are a lot of protesters down here near the u.n. but they are nowhere near the building and i imagine many of the heads of state and delegates coming and going probably don't see them much i took a walk up to second avenue, a block here a while ago, the streets are cordoned off, the police are well prepared for this. the pro this and anti-that are on different sides of the streets, they have been penned in. no incidents reported of arrests or problems there is nothing flying through the air or anything, just a lot of loud noise noise, a lot of people with megaphones and chanting and so on and so forth. which is larger, anti-gadhafi or anti-ahmadinejad forces? it is hard to

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nbc's senior investigative correspondent lisa myers has details. lisa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. a.c.o.r.n. has long been a target of conservatives who have claimed for years the group engages in shady practices. these videos have provided critics with new ammunition and stirred enough controversy that even a.c.o.r.n.'s friends are keeping their distance. >> they're looking out for you. >> reporter: the seemingly damning hidden camera videos involve a.c.o.r.n. workers in four cities. the most recent one from san bernardino, california. >> i have some experience in -- in how not to get caught. >> reporter: a conservative independent filmmaker and a friend poses a pimp and prostitute and are advised by a.c.o.r.n. workers how to evade the irs. >> honesty is not going to get you the house. >> reporter: even how to handle an underage prostitution ring. >> what if they're making money, because they're performing tricks, too? >> if they're making money and they're underage, you shouldn't be letting nobody know anyway. >> reporter:

edwards says all campaign funds were used properly, lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >> there is someout whether john edwards could face charges because of this novel legal theory. this is a sordid tale because elizabeth edwards is sick with cancer and john edwards may be about ready to reverse his story one more time. >> a couple of months ago there was a story that talked about could he get back in politics. this was before this criminal investigation had gotten this far. at this point i don't know how he would be able to. the credit. >> no doubt. >> so many things at play. >> i have another interesting story for you just happened in the last couple of hours. new york's first lady is defending her husband, governor david paterson. >> michelle paterson says the governor is a fighter. his wife says he will run for re-election. she says it is wrong for president obama to get involved in state politics. >> i think by the white house getting involved in state politics i never heard of a president asking a sitting governor not to run for re-election. i thought it was very unusual and very

lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >> all right. coming up, a look atted too's morning papers.onathan capehart, and barney frank and bill go at it when "morning joe" continues. >> that was something, wasn't it? >> yes. wow. pure cane sugar and the stevia plant. two of nature's sweetest wonders growing together under the same sun. and now for the first time, in new sun crystals ® . the only 100% natural sweetener made with pure cane sugar and stevia. finally, all the sweetness of nature and just 5 calories a packet. nature gave us the recipe; we just gave it a name. new sun crystals ® all natural sweetener. two natural wonders. one sweet taste™. >>> look at new york city. a little smoggy this morning. bill o'reilly, why do you think barney frank? he knows he's going to go on bill o'reilly, and they're going to fight each other. >> they're gladiators. >> welcome back to "morning joe." it's just before 6:30 on the east coast. time for a look at the day's top stories. thousands of police are mobilized in pittsburgh this morning. protests are expected as leaders of industrialized an

nbc's senior investigative correspondent lisa myers has the latest. to you, lisa. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. a federal grand jury in north carolina is now investigating whether tens of thousands of dollars in payments by edwards' campaign donors, used to help his former mistress, were hush money, whether edwards knew and whether any of it was a crime. what was once merely a sworded tale of a politician's infidelity and serial untruthfulness now is playing out inside this north carolina courthouse with potentially serious legal consequences. rielle hunter, a campaign video yog for with whom edwards now admits having an affair brought her 19-month-old daughter when she testified before the grand jury last month. how much legal trouble might edwards be in? steven saltsburg is a former federal prosecutor. >> i think he's in substantial trouble, because i think the hush money looks bad, smells bad, and the grand jury seems to be serious. >> reporter: at issue was the $114,000 paid by edwards' campaign to hunter for legitimate work, or was some of

nbc senior investigative correspondent lisa myers is in bethesda, maryland, with details. ning, lisa. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. we're talking about driving while tired. we've all done it. but experts say it's particularly dangerous for teens. fatigue is a factor in at least 100,000 crashes every year. and most of those involve young drivers who get behind the wheel when they're drowsy and never make it home. >> i sit down and replay that night over and over and over again. and i thought, i'm just so close to home. i can make it. >> reporter: that night rusty burris was 18 years old with a bright future. but driving home from his girlfriend's house, his life changed forever. >> i knew i was tired. but i didn't really feel that i was that tired. and driving home, i got just a mile from home and fell asleep at the wheel. >> reporter: in seconds rusty's car drifted off this country road and rolled over. th impact crushed his roof and his spine. rusty would never walk again. >> i had fallen asleep and crashed my car one time. and that's all it took. >> reporter: exper

nbc's lisa myers is in bethesda, maryland with details on this. . >> reporter: good morning, matt. car accidents remain the number one killer of teenagers in this country. the new studies out today have two important messages. that parents can have a tremendous influence over their teenager's driving, and that they should think twice before giving the kid his own car. like most teens, 17-year-old jenny beaner loves blasting music and chatting with friends. but when she gets in her car -- that all stops. >> i focus on driving safely. >> reporter: and her parents are the reason why. in this house, driving privileges come with strict rules. >> no making any phone calls. no taking any phone calls. no texting. no using the radio. >> no more than one other person in the car and normally she would have to ask even that. >> reporter: now a new study finds this kind of parenting is the key to keeping teens safe on the road. >> this study is great news for america's parents. it absolutely says what you do does matter. >> reporter: dr. kenneth ginsburg is an

. >> reporter: there is no reason their home survived but the myers say with so much loss around them, they can never go back. lisatcher, abc news, auburn, california. >> along mexico's baja peninsula, they are bracing for an extremely dangerous hurricane named jimena. the eye is expected to pass 75 miles west of cabo san lucas this morning. the surf could be 20 feet high. here's viviana hurtado. >> reporter: in mexico's people are preparing for hurricane jimena. the powerful winds and large swells are expected to decimate this area. this fisherman says we're taking the boats out of the water in case the hurricane hits hard. but it's the poorly built home where it will have the most devastating impact. authorities plan to evacuate at least 10,000 families from potential flood zones and set up shelter. we're trying to think ahead and fill up the tank, this woman says, because the hurricane that's coming, which has us sort of worried because they're saying it's a cagory 4. tourists are leaving los cabos. an international finance seminar was moved to new york city, dealing an economic blow before the hurricane hit. >