rebecca cooper has a look at these quirky ads. >> for the cain candidacy, his ads are creating a lot of three media coverage. the best part? he has not even had to pay to air them. they were made for the internet, but now they are getting a lot of network news time. ronald reagan won over voters and it re-election with this memorable ad. >> this morning again in america. >> reminding them that things got better. herman cain is getting attention for his ads, but no one is quite sure what they say. this one recalls a time in america when a man on a horse was just a man on a horse. huh? no one from the cain campaign is explaining this one where is manager takes a big drag on a cigarette. ♪ ♪ hermain cain ♪ >> he is turning the campaign world upside-down. >> we can outvote the stupid people. that is how we win. >> it they say, "that is another in sensitive isn't it?" no because they're stupid. >> even his opponents want in. >> check out our dad on jon 2012.com. ♪ >> another reason he is smiling today his campaign manager announced the ads have helped bring in attention. they have brought

rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >>> new details of the into leaks fight walmart.land -- bleach fight.s woman attacked another because of a victim's boyfriend is the father a %'s child. created a toxics situation. 19 people went to the hospital, suffered serious injuries. learning new details about knox of your years amanda spent in prison. harassed by aly high-ranking prison administrator. the harassment allegedly stopped after returning complaint. she was also harassed by female inmates. >>> today is the final day of d.c.he taste of >> if you were not there yesterday, you did miss the eating -- chili-eating contest. two gallons in six minutes. the taste of d.c. will go on from 10:00 this morning until 6:00 tonight. food from dozens restaurants. look at him go. >>> instead of consuming calories, a lot of people were burning them. 30,000 innocent parts in the army 10-miler yesterday. ended inbegan and but part of the crowd went through downtown washington. will benefitfees soldier and soldier family programs. columbus day. wreath laying ceremony at 11:00 morning at the christopher stat

rebecca cooper is live with more on this battle over fees. >> many bank of america customers say they will take their money elsewhere in there is outrage on facebook and other web sites. with new rules limiting fees for retailers, they could go up at many banks nationwide. ever since they announced the new charges, bank of america customers have been crying foul. chris johnson says he is angry about multiple new fees. >> for my free checking account, there is a $12 monthly fee for something, i have no clue. >> 75% of customers say they plan to switch banks as a result. the ge power house and associates say despite the hassles of moving money and automatic bills, 66% who threaten to switch usually do. beware. many banks are hiking fees on a number of services. she is heading into her new bank, wells fargo. >> they said they do not have any charges. now they are starting to do this and it is ridiculous. >> to reduce your fees, consider giving your bank or money. premium customers will get free debit card services but must keep a daily balance of $1,500 or more. he prefers his community

rebecca cooper is following the developments. >> president obama today made clear he is convinced the iranian government was directly involved in the plot and must be punished. today, president obama insisted the plan to assassinate saudi arabia's ambassador to washington was run by iranian government operative spirit the real mastermind the many friends say was not smart enough to pull off the plot. >> we will continue to apply the toughest sanctions and continue to mobilize the international community, to make sure that iran is further and further isolated and pays a price for this behavior. >> insisting they have the facts, u.s. officials pressed other countries to tighten the noose around iran with tougher international sanctions. some leaders are privately pressing u.s. officials to provide more evidence. they describe the man behind bars as an inept bong koehler, a nice guy with note ideology of the the money to make money. but in congress, there are no calls for caution. both sides are calling for tough action including northern virginia democrat gerry connolly. that it seems t

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rebecca cooper is following the latest developments on this. >> iran is denying any assassination plot ever existed. dianne feinstein came out close touch for meeting to say she is concerned about additional plots they have may have been planning elsewhere. so far republicans and democrats have been united in calling for tough action. >> i would hope our administration would hold the iranian government and hold their feet to the fire over the actions that have been alleged in its complaint. >> the obama administration quickly slapped sanctions on the airline involved in urged allies to quickly respond with moore's -- with more. >> no military action, at least certainly not at this point. there would have to be something that actually happened i think. >> at this point we need to worry about our homeland security and what is key for america. >> the u.s. has been increasingly alarmed and has attempted to increase power. officials say attempting an assassination in the heart of washington against the ambassador to the u.s. is an unacceptable provocation. >> nothing has been taken off the

this is "washington business report" with abc7 national correspondent rebecca cooper. >> thanks for joining us for a look at business and finance here i in the washington region. we will take a look at the future of tysons corner. and a new contender in the daily coupon sector. we will talk to the founder of a booming business who says she is improving lives one bra at a time. first, the business of food. d.c. mig be next big food city. with me today, three up-and- coming entrepreneurs. steuart martens -- his wine company landed him a spot on "the apprentice." winston lord made his name by bubuilding networks. and mina ebrahimi is the president of saint germain catering. welce, all. thanks for joining us. you are one of the busiest guys i know. you got this company that imports spani wines. you e always out at different events meeting with different restaurants and doing different things. you are busy with public appearances after "the apprentice." what made you crazy enough to launch something as big asaste of d.c.? >> for may, it does spend an institution in this city that has been missin

this is "washington business rereport" with abc7 national correspondent rebecca cooper. >> thanks for joining us for a look at business and finance issues here in the washington region. last week, we spent some time with d.c. mayor vincent gray discussing jobs and the relationship with the business community. this week, we are talking to the chief financial officer natwarr gandhi. thanks for joining us. >>hank you for inviting me. >> what wou you say the statate of the d.c. economy -- how healths the district's government rigight now? >> when you compare it to any other jor metropolitan area, thcity is doing better than any one of them.m. two, like everywhere else, we are seeing in packs from the recession. 2011 the year that we have just finished, the fiscal year, we have done very well. 201212 and 2013, the problems are primarily because of the recession and because of the federal government. of the federal government isn't retren -- the federal government is retrehing. that will have an impact on us. we have a lot of federal workers, benefit from federal spending. just like marylan

the capital region -- this is "washington business report" with abc 7 national correspondent rebecca cooper. >> thank you for joining us for a look at business and finance issues in the washington region. you have heard the s saying you are not committed until you have skin in the game. that is not news to our first guest. known as the woman who makes the rich and powerful looook gd, s has used her know how to buil a busineness. she is t foundnding direcector of the dmatollogy center and is launching a of her home. team all-star joins us today to talk about how one youngng dermatologist it is -- team all- star joins us to talk about howow one young dermatologist became well-kno in the waington area. if politicians are looking here eve maybe they cameo see you. tell us your background. >> when i started the washington institute of dermatologigic laser surgeryt was the first free standing of such a nature in the world. >> it was the first freestanding lar center in the world. even before that you're a a young deatolist. how did you grow into the p personn that could s starthe first center in

this is "washington business report" with abc 7ational correspondent rebecca cooper. >> thank you for joining us for looking business and finance issues in e washington region. first, a look at ways to tackle the unemployment problem that plagues ththe u.s. economy. while the washington area is better than the rest of the country, the city of washington dodoes not fare better. ththe district is a tale of two cities. there are places like ward 3 and then towardward 8 which is reported to have the highest umployment rate in the nation by bloomberg. sam ford tells us about a new program to focus hiring employed residents. >> ross is hiring dozens of d.c. workers. mayor gray was so anxious for people to know he held his biweekly news conference in front of the store to welcome them to town and here and from employeeees. >> i was unemployed for a year.r. i was thankful. >> with the d.c. unemployed rate at 11.1% -- >> we have no problem staff in it. i am excited >> the ross folks were intent on makiking itt d.c.-friendly a and asked the d.c. department to find workers. ththis mother of seve

rebecca cooper with the latest on that. the u.s. government moved to slap sanctions on the iranian airline. many think this was a flagrant violation of international law. american officials are pushing much tougher sanctions. members of congress say the to theuld be linked highest levels inside the government. >> it is an outrage that violates one of the fundamental nation'sof our diplomats. is really over the top. >> officials admit it was a sloppy plan that lead agent their hand when they to u.s. informant posing a an assassin. still, the obama administration lobbied allies for tough new sanctions against iran. at dangerous wealation in the tactics seen, and we consider that needs to be held accountable. and many seem wary. to go i honestly think they time. give us think theyestly give us time. previous criminal was a tax lien. after he was violently mugged, became a cripple. not the master my criminal type, who frequently lost his keys. from defensel representing michael jackson's doctor. his lawyers said they are dropping the cl

rebecca cooper is live with the one of the eager holiday stores. >> it is hard to believe in this warmristmas items were on the store shelves before labor day. today, walmart is rolling out its big christmas promotion. when is it too soon to start the holiday season? the leaves have not even changed yet at this costco, but santa is already filling up his sleigh. >> i have christmas ornaments for my mother in law. >> there is more. it does not overwhelm you to think about christmas before halloween? >> not at all. especially before the stores get crowded. >> costco was the first big retailer to stop the shelves with christmas wares. starting september 1. other stores quickly followed suit and today, walmart announced its big christmas promotion. some wal-mart shoppers welcomed the christmas news on this 70's october day. >> in this kind of economy, you have to plan ahead. you have to plan for every dollar that you spend. >> get it in and get it out. a lot of people like to shop early. >> some say this earlier start to the christmas season helps them to be organized and stay on budget, o

[laughter] rebecca cooper, jim, michael, so many others, steve rosenberg, so many others in our wireline. no, i wireless bureau, general office strategy, all over the commission. i want to acknowledge the work of the team that worked on the national broadband plan, includes many of the people here. also people who were no longer with the commission for playing an important role in advancing the ball on these reforms in a significant way. the staff of each of the commissioners on the floor deserve a tremendous amount of credit for mastering these incredibly complex topics for ensuring a serious collaborative effort. i mentioned the fact that so many people from the eighth floor staff and the bureaus were here late last night, but that might lead people the impression that last night was the only night people were here late. the more important point is that i don't know anyone can remember the last night when you all were not here late working on this, and we appreciate that so much. and you have produced a result that you'll be proud proud of for many, many years. i want to particularly s