that's mastercard. that's priceless. >> pelley: the federal government says 16 million children live in what are called food-insecure households. in plain english, they don't have enough to eat. some live just a stone's throw from the u.s. capitol and chip reid tells us that a record amount of food was donated to help them. >> reporter: in southeast washington, d.c., they come by the dozens every day after school looking for a hot meal. >> she's a nice lady. >> reporter: that lady is hannah hawkins, who founded the children of mine youth center 30 years ago. she said compared to five years ago the number of children seeking food has doubled. >> they're hungry and they need emergency care. emergency care. we service children four years through 18, and sometimes older than that. hunger is at an all-time high. >> reporter: much of the food here is donated by the capital area food bank, which recently received more than half a million pounds of food from the annual federal employees food drive. lynn brantle

. >>> time 4:45, mastercard and visa expected to increase debit card fees. the fee on a $2 purchase would go up from $0.08 to $0.23. maximum allowed under rules implemented in june. the move could discourage business owners from accepting debit cards for small purchases. >>> many analysts are giving the win in las night's republican presidential debate to mitt romney. as in previous debates, romney and fellow front runner, rick perry dominated, sparring over what each of them said in books they have written. >> a rick perry is saying almost quote says that the federal government shouldn't be in the pension business,ist unconstitutional and should be returned to the state. find that rick perry and get him to stop saying that. your hard copy book you had it was what the american people needed to have that romney care given to them as you had in massachusetts, then in your paper back, you took that line out. speaking of not getting it straight in your book sir. >> this weekend republican voters in florida will weigh in on who they think is the best candidate in

mastercard is already part of the google project and available to those who own a sprint smartphone. >> here it comes. use your phone, all good. >>> find out what's going on in the newsroom. got your phone ready? >> hoping my wallet gets a little bigger in the process. >>> the news not so good for football. the major flow for the cardinals. the national wild card race drating up with late-inning laam aittsw ecffhe t giants coming up in sports. supports in times of need. same with aladdin. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better. emexadult athletes to go to e tr extreme measures. vicky nguyen shows the depth of kids dieting to make the team. >>> scott rece back in the comcast newsroom. the giants making a late season charge. the big bad in the middle of the lineup is the guy leading the charge. the player of the week. led it for theed by. tied the league lead in homers, triples, and rbi. he hit for the cycle on thursday. this is the first career player of the week honor. >>> all eyes on arizona, pira

you can only use city mastercard credit cards when setting up your account. there's only one song on the market capable of doing google wallet, the samsung and galaxy or the at the touch. it just came out and was getting a lot of buzz. gabe slate, kron4 news. air force one is coming in for a landing at moffett field. the runway is wet and the landing gear is kicking up water on the runway. this is the first rainy day of the season. a lot of clouds out there. lower visibility for san francisco and oakland. right now at temperatures are in the '50s and '60s. we have some low clouds to deal with this evening. the weather is long gone. it is going to be a beautiful day with the warmer temperatures. mid-70s for san jose as well as santa clara. look for things to warm up in the east bay. low seventies in union city. the upper '70's and low 80's into the no. 8. 83 in fairfield. tuesday and wednesday things are warming up. >> and internationally known street artist has created a st. skate for fans from san francisco in elementary schools. >> students at redding eleme

you can only use a city mastercard credit card to find your calendar should go with you will cart option. there's only one phone market and how that is capable of doing google wallet. the samsung galet to export to. it just came out is getting a lot of buzz. be sure to tune in wednesday p.m. i will feature this my tech report. >> we have a program note to tell you about, the blue angels and fleet week special right here on kron4. want had not out to open the aid to air a one hour special at 3:00 p.m. tune in as the plan is fraught over the bay area. that is october 8th for here on kron4 will be back. hey guys, what can i get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that? uh, you know what... i'll have this instead. [ female announcer ] swap one thing a day for a yoplait light. with 33 flavors all around a hundred calories, a swap a day adds up to amazing. now you can add some crunch to your creamy. yoplait light with granola. try it today. >> the identity has been confirmed on decompos

. >>> mastercard and visa is expected to increase fees. the fee on a $2 purchase would go up from 8-cents to 23-cents that's the maximum allowed under government rules implemented in june. a consumer analysts say this move could discourage some business owners from accepting business cards for small purchases and also lead to a merchant revolt against companies. >>> toys r' us plans to hire more than 40,000 workers nationwide. the hiring is supposed to start this week and continue through november. the company adds some of the seasonal hires could land permanent jobs at some point down the line. toys r' us is one of the largest toy retailers in the world. >>> the permit to hold a surf contest at mavericks now belongs to the man who knows the area better than anyone else. the san mateo county harbor commission selected jeff clark's mavericks international incorporated to man the contest. he was the first man to ride the large waves. >>>jma venture says it hopes to run gilroy gardens. the san francisco 49ers are involved in the purchase of g

. >>> mastercard and visa is expected to increase fees. the fee on a $2 purchase would go up from 8-cents to 23-cents that's the maximum allowed under government rules implemented in june. a consumer analysts say this move could discourage some business owners from accepting business cards for small purchases and also lead to a merchant revolt against companies. >>> toys r' us plans to hire more than 40,000 workers nationwide. the hiring is supposed to start this week and continue through november. the company adds some of the seasonal hires could land permanent jobs at some point down the line. toys r' us is one of the largest toy retailers in the world. >>> the permit to hold a surf contest at mavericks now belongs to the man who knows the area better than anyone else. the san mateo county harbor commission selected jeff clark's mavericks international incorporated to man the contest. he was the first man to ride the large waves. >>>jma venture says it hopes to run gilroy gardens. the san francisco 49ers are involved in the purchase of g

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assange acknowledged that his fundraising has been hurt by the decision of paypal, mastercard, visa, and bank of america to cease handling donations. but he dismissed reports that wikileaks is wracked by internal dissention and mass defections. >> assange: we're talking about daniel domscheit-berg, who was a german spokesman, had a limited role in the organization. we had to suspend him some five months ago. >> kroft: describes you as being authoritarian, secretive, punitive. >> assange: i'm the boss that suspended him, that's correct. >> kroft: you don't care to elaborate? >> assange: i think i just did. >> kroft: you said you have this package of very damaging documents, sort of a poison pill, that's going to be released if anything bad happens to you. >> assange: no, that's not... that's not at all true. that's... that's some kind of media hype. what we do have is a system whereby we distribute encrypted backups of things we have yet to publish. there are backups distributed amongst many, many people-- 100,000 people-- and that all we need to do is give them an encrypted key and t

whether it be visa, mastercard or logo, you want more control. >> is that the same of giving a company your routing number. >> exactly. >> this is very popular. >> exactly. it's very popular. and a lot of people do it and it's automatic that they use a debit card, because it's a lot easier, i've got my debit card, the money's here, do not use that. use a credit card. and i hear it often that people say, well, it's similar. but really, you've got two days to dispute it. you could be liable up to $500 when you're using that debit card. >> last thing here, do it in 15 seconds, where can i use my debit card? >> there's several places. you want to go to your bank. you know, if you're using an atm, definitely go to your bank. places that you trust, places you frequent all the time. if you're going to buy something, make sure it's an immediate purchase. groceries, that's a great place to use your debit card. you're getting it right then. >>> all right. well, coming up, it is a big football saturday. but today, something a little different, something a little special is happening in alabama. t

so does visa and mastercard. how many of you have ever had a call to make sure you did the charge? and i am not making this up, just for the benefit of people in washington. [laughter] it is literally true. american express pays .03 of 1% to crooks. as a taxpayer, you are paying three and 33 times to crops. -- 333 times that to the crooks. is between $70 billion and $120 billion per year. but it requires thinking to do it differently. it requires new approaches. i have talked to all three major cards and all three are ready to go to the the congress and explain it. the head of i.t. -- ibm did go to the president and explain it. it did not work. this is why lincoln talked about new thinking. you have a paper based bureaucracy trying to keep up with crooks who have a and ipad. it is impossible. second, you give people a choice. why did you just passed tom price's law that says if you are successful and you would like to contract out, you are allowed to contract out. if you want to pay more to the doctor or hospital, you can pay more. every liberal will tell you that is impossible. me

but i do accept visa, mastercard, and american express. $50 or less, please, because then i don't have to keep a record of who gave it to me. >> reporter: and often these entities are run by former staffers or lobbyists for the party. for instance, one of rick perry's multiple super pac s is run by rick toomey, funded by merck. mitt romney's super pac is run by three former staffers from '08 and the money is increasingly given anonymously, so the public is entirely in the dark. in one instance, a romney donor set up a shell corporation, funneled $1 million through it to romney's super pac, and then d disband the company. the donor was a former colleague of romney's at bain capital. these people have poured money into politics, money that is untraceable unless it is disclosed voluntarily. in 2010, the u.s. chamber of commerce spent $31 million and reported none of it. >> our candidates that we will educate about and be positive about are people that have voted, no matter their party, have voted on issues that create jobs, that are positive for the business community. >> reporter: as for

this is like when you get your mastercard at the end of the month, you can't pay off any of the debt that all you can do is just say current with the monthly interest charge. our monthly and his charge will be more than the combined military expenditures of china, britain, france, russia, japan, germany, saudi arabia, india, italy, south korea, brazil, canada, australia, spain, turkey and israel. you add up all their military budgets, that's our interest charge on the debt. by 2015 -- by the way, that's if they -- is a return to what they were, what they averaged in the last 20 years, about 5.7%, america will be spending more than the planet entire military budget on debt interest. by about 2015 we will be recovering the entire cost of the people's liberation army of china. that's what you guys have to pay for. small businesses in bedford, suburban homeowners in nashua will be paying for the entire budget of the chinese military. no president, the roman empire look pretty stupid in its last years, but they didn't say to roman taxpayers that as a matter of policy will have to pick up

this is like when you get your mastercard and can't pay off the debt and all you can do is stay current with the monthly interest charges. our monthly interest charge will be more than the combined military expenditures of china, britain, france, russia, japan, germany, saudi arabia with, india, italy, south korea, brazil, canada, australia off, spain, turkey, and israel. add up all of their military budgets, and that is our interest charge and the debt. by 2015. by the way, and that is if they stay at their current historic low. if they return to what they averaged in the last 20 years, about 57% america will be spending more than the planets entire military budget on debt interest. by about 2015 we will be covering the entire cost of the people's liberation army of china. that is what you guys have to pay for. small businesses in bedford, suburban homeowners in nashua will be paying for the entire budget of the chinese military. no precedent on that anywhere in history. the roman empire got pretty stupid in its last years, but they did not say to room and taxpayers that as a matter of

a visa or mastercard card logo. >> is that the same as giving the company your routing number? this is very popular. >> a lot of people do it. it is automatic. they use the debit card. they have the debit card. money is there. you should not use that. i hear it often. people say it is similar. i'm using it. you have two days to dispute it. they will cover you up to $50. you could be libel. >> last thing here. where can i use my debit card? >> several places. go to the bank. if you use an atm, go to the bank. places you trust that you frequent all the time. if you are buying something, make sure it is an immediate purchase. groceries. that is a great place to use the debit card. you are getting it right then. >> all right. debit card. all of my money on it. i can use it in two places. very nice. clyde, good to see you. a quick break and we are right back. irst. for broccoli, say one. for toys, say two. toys ! the system can't process your response at this time. what ? please call back between 8 and 5 central standard time. he's in control. goodbye. even kids know it's wrong to g

not many retailers are on board and willing to except google wallet payments, you could only use the mastercard to set up the account on this to go with the google card auction--action. and the samsung galaxy expert to or the epic touch that just came out it is getting a lot of buzz. it is the only one that is able to do the wallet. i will feature the new phone my tech report and i will give you a closer look at google wallet. >> a live look outside open this afternoon, gorgeousco bluesr skyd as it throughout the bay area. temperatures and open 85 degrees, 60 into the morning low and 78 tomorrow afternoon. right now, temperatures are hot almost everywhere you go 66 1/2 to bay 76 in san francisco much more comfortable in these locations and not inland valleys are in the upper 90s nearing the triple digits. 94 san jose and as we head into the overnight hours, it will be mouth, no fog is expected tomorrow still sunny and warm up to hide. it was the one for the rest of the week and the fog is returning to the coastline by friday through the weekend in increasing fog and much cooler weather on tap.

>> yes visa and mastercard are part of this, using your cell phone to pay your bills it is cool to have a digital wallet inside of your pocket a lot safer in my opinion then the credit card. >> but it is new technology, so won't any time? >> visa is a player of the future. >> will thank you. >> let us get a checkup on the wildfire burning. as you can see the helicopter to ready to make of dropping over the fire, and you could see the helicopter making its rounds. right now, the fire is continuing to burn in this area. the temperatures remain quite warm, about one of them will saw yesterday about 5 degrees warmer. the good news is the the wind is not too strong. the weather is fairly calm, we have the strong sea breeze in place. and the to now power but through the rugged terrain we will continue to keep posted. >> tomorrow: a little been oakland, 80 degrees on wednesday cooling to 78. but back again on thursday in the '80s. upper eighties mar, mid '80s by wednesday and steak house in the inland valleys all through the week. 90 to conquer, to our 90 on wednesday, and 95 by thursday. tick

. >>> meantime mastercard and visa expected to raise debit card fees that businesses pay for small purchases. the fee on a $2 purchase would go up from 8 cents to 23 cents. that's the maximum allowed under government rules implemented in june. analysts say this move could eventually discourage many businesses from accepting debit cards for small purchases. >>> ten minutes now before 8:00. the mavericks surf contest in half moon bay is back in the hands of the man who started it all. the san mateo county harbor commission picked jeff clark and his mavericks international incorporated to run the contest. clark hopes to create a more festival like atmosphere with the help of an entertainment company. the contest never happened last year because there really were no big waves. the year before, though, a rogue wave sent some spectators to the hospital and caused some real concerns about safety for those watching from the shore. >>> time 7:50. he's an incredible man known for his great witness, wisdom and it made him a tv legend. and journalists everywhere and his family here mourning the death of

effective guest worker program, which means it's probably been outsourced to american express, visa or mastercard because they know how to stop fraud, at that point, you've got to look at a new and much more creative solution for the people who are here. i've suggested looking at the world war ii selective service boards. some people here ought to go home. some immediately. other people, day workers, no ties to the u.s., probably should go home. but you have somebody who's been here 20, 25 years, they've been obeying the law, paying taxes. they're married, three kids, two grand kids, a member of your church. i think the local community's going to say not give them citizenship, that would be wrong, but we need to find a path to allow them to be engaged legally in america within a framework that does not jump, but does recognize that person has real ties here and there be a greater human cost to tearing them out of the fabric of a society in which they've invested 20 or 25 years. i think we need local boards that apply a human approach. but that's tough with criminals and people who have no ties to

i owe the american express 28,000, i will be set about 20,000, mastercard 20,000 -- and i have not worked since. i wonder if you could explain how this works out. they have been calling me for seven years and never answered the phone. host: how you think this works out? caller: i am told they sell the debt to somebody, say it is $10,000 and a seller for $7,000, and the guy, if he cannot get a hold of you, he sells it for $5,000. then someone says begin may $5,000 right now. immediately charging 30% -- and i owe them about $73,000 which would double every three years basically, so i owe them a quarter of a million dollars or something like that hypothetically. i just quit calling. host: did you have a game plan? caller: no, i am 63 years old and i started on social security last year and my house is ok, i guess. but i have been trying to find a job and i cannot find a job. host: let us hear from joan goldwasser. guest: at a certain point, all of those credit card issues will disappear from your credit report. if you have a mortgage, you still have a credit report. but for the interim, it w

so does visa and mastercard. how many of you have ever had a call to make sure you did the charge? and i am not making this up, just for the benefit of people in washington. [laughter] it is literally true. american express pays .03 of 1% to crooks. as a taxpayer, you are paying three and 33 times to crops. -- 333 times that to the crooks. is between $70 billion and $120 billion per year. but it requires thinkg to do it differently. it requires new approaches. i have talked to all three major cas and all three are ready to go to the the congress and explain it. the head of i.t. -- ib did go to the president and explain it. it did not work. this is why lincoln talked about new thinking. you have a paper based bureaucracy trying to keep up with crooks who have a and ipad. it is impossible. seco, you give people a choice. why did you just passed tom price's law that says if you are successful and you would like to contract out, you are allowed to contract out. if you want to pay more to the doctor or hospital, you can pay more. every liberal will tell you that is impossible. medicare