host: thomas evans is president and ceo of bankrate. hearing that banks will make customers pay for the use of debit cards. guest: this was just legislated and requires limits on debit swipe fees that banks can charge a retail. it goes from 44 cents to 24 cents. so banks are losing that income. that is not an insignificant amount of money for those debit swipes. that is what is coming out of their bottom line. host: there is a report from times tim"the new york times." other banks are planning to do this too. guest: chase and wells fargo are testing a $3 fee. a number of banks are trying to get a competitive advantage. citibank said they will not be charged a monthly fee. banks are trying to make that up somewhere. one way they can do that is by eliminating free checking or by charging a monthly fee for debit card swipes. host: you mentioned the durbin amendment. this was to give retailers a break because banks charge them whenever a customer has a transaction. what is the impression now as far as how effective that would be of customer

then thomas evans, president and c.e.o. of bank rate, talks about the impact of a new rule which took effect saturday that limits the fees banks can charge merchants every time a consumer uses a debit card to make a purchase. and later, ladonna

thomas evans of bankrate looking at bank fees.n ladonna pavetti from the center of budget policy priorities and the temporary assistance for needy families. that will be tomorrow on "washington journal." enjoy the rest of your weekend and we will see you tomorrow. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> coming up, "newsmakers." after that, our series, "contenders." later, at david axelrod. >> gets regular updates

evans. >> i'm will thomas in for shawn tonight. potential jurors are being interviewed by the judges, prosecutors and defense team. britney norwood is accused of killing her coworker jana murray last month and pal wagner has more on what is going on. >> reporter: this is why it's slow. there are over 140 jurors sitting in the third floor of the courthouse and they're not allowed to leave and they waiting ifar their turn to talk to the judge, the prosecution and defense. they answered yes to perhaps two, three questions and the judge wants ton if he can qualify them into a smaller pool. that could be 60 or 70 and then they will make their picks for the jury from there. >> reporter: the judgeel to the jury pool he wants five jurors and 12 alternates for a total of 17 people. to get to that number, the judge, prosecutors, and defense team have to weed up the people who have made up their minds or are disqualified. 38 people said they decided the guilt or inoness is of britney norwood. 18 people never heard of the case. as the potentia

thomas. back to you. >>> a mystery surrounding the death of a local woman in new york. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> the virginia woman health care found dead in a creek in upstate new york. 49-year-old linda keplick of falls church was in the area visiting relatives. they won't say if she was murdered but the investigators told neighbors they don't need to be concerned. >>> a national sorority is warning alumni in dallas to remove all signs that they ever belonged to the sorority. investigators believe a rapist is targeting the alumni. so far, four middle aged women have been attacked. >>> a secret burial for libyan dictator moammar ghadafi. officials argued over what to do with his body since he was killed on thursday. he was kept for days on public display on a cold storage room. leaders now say gadhafi received a full muslim burial today in a libyan desert and aren't saying where so they can avoid his burial place from becoming a shrine. >>> what is the story behind herman cain's latest tv ad? the commercial controversy next. >>> plus some of the other stories on the r

evans in berlin, thank you very much. let's see what the mood is in paris. french banks have their issues. but thomas klao is on the european council for foreign relations. given you are in paris, there was a frightening level of commitment for french banks in greece. i presume for a man that is where the battle lines are drawn -- keep the credit rating up for sarkozy's sake. >> it is actually a vital issue. in fact, sarkozy has been reported as saying that if france were to lose aaa in the next few weeks or months, that would be it in terms of sarkozy winning his reelection. france is watching what is happening in greece, within the banking sector, and germany, with huge anxiety and the politically they are back to the wall. >> the message we are hearing from angela merkel is private- sector involvement can only go one way, up, sharply up, which, of course, is perhaps the issue of this summit. >> one of the key issues. but looking beyond that, i think there is the first the danger -- if the summit fails to agree on the comprehensive package that leaders announced very recently, another see how marke

evans in for brian. >> i'm shawn yancy. a man in the prime of his life in top shape killed by a falling tree branch. will thomass healthy, fun and full of life and today about 6:30 in the morning, an accident that ended his life. a somber toast in honor of a young man gone too soon. hours earlier, ben mufty was walking to the bus stop on his way to his job as a personal train here at the sport and health club in tinley town, and then an accident. as the 35-year-old walked along the sidewalk on adams mill road, a tree branch fell right on top of him. it's not clear whether the branch hit ben's head or he fell back and took the hit, but either way, he died. >> just a bizarre freaky thing, just bizarre. >> reporter: gloria mitchell lives in the house right in front of the tree which now has a small collection of flowers at its base. the tree has been here longer than her and she's lived in the house 42 years. she didn't see any limbs weak or ready to