personally guarantee any legal fee, any penalty fee that they might in any way be liable to in this process. right. i do that both with the full knowledge that i am absolutely willing to pay it. i consider this an oral contract as of this moment. but also i have the knowledge that it will never, ever, ever come to that. i love that. if i were representing the women, i would draw up an agreement and you would not only pay the expenses she would have to pay but her future legal expenses and provide for her security. as tough as it is i want more anita hills to come out, as much as i want these women to speak, the brutal reality having represented a lot of people is it s unimaginable for the rest of us what they go through, not only the crush of the immediate yashgs the very greasive producers banging on their doors day and night, going to their mother, their cousin, first grade teacher trying to dig up dirt on them. it is a very difficult and
fee, any penalty fee that they might in any way be liable to in this process. right. i do that both with the full knowledge that i am absolutely willing to pay it. i consider this an oral contract as of this moment. but also i have the knowledge that it will never, ever, ever come to that. i love that. if i were representing the women, i would draw up an agreement and you would not only pay the expenses she would have to pay but her future legal expenses and provide for her security. as tough as it is i want more anita hills to come out, as much as i want these women to speak, the brutal reality having represented a lot of people is it s unimaginable for the rest of us what they go through, not only the crush of the immediate yashgs the very greasive producers banging on their doors day and night, going to their mother, their cousin, first grade teacher trying to dig up dirt on them. it is a very difficult and painful process. you have to be a very strong
irene. north texas is burning. i m ali velshi, about 30 homes already destroyed bay wildfire. 100 more in harm s way. it s going to get worse before it gets better because officials say this fast-spreading fire is 0% contained. and i m carol costello. new developments out of aruba in the disappearance of american robyn gardener. her traveling companion and the chief suspect may be about to walk on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, august 31st. welcome to american morning. continues to be a busy morning. sure does. we continue to deal with the aftereffects of irene. talk about that. disaster on a delay in some places. several hundred people now evacuated in new jersey as flooding continues three days after hurricane irene tore through. residents say it s the worst they ve ever seen. in vermont, a dozen towns cut off by flooding had supplies air lifted in. more than 250 roadways cut off by high water and the layers of mud it left be
increases and inactivity fees. now, to start, the new rules say late payment penalties can t be more than $25 or the amount of your late payment. so if you re late on say $20. your penalty fee cannot be more than $20. and in addition, you credit card company can no longer hit you with an inactivity fee for not using the card. if your card decides to increase the rate because of excessive late payments, for instance, you need to be told why. they can no longer just do th blindly and six month later you have the right to review. if you corrected bad behavior and want the rate lowered the company must comply within 45 days of evaluation. previously if they hiked the rate, there was no obligation to look at it again and finally, the new law says that all gift cards sold starting sunday must be good for at least five years. even if the cards have an expiration date. under the new law, dormancy fees can only be assessed if you haven t used the card in a year. back to you. julie: tracy byrn
oops. i don t know if i sold that. april 15th has come and gone. you haven t filed your taxes yet? well, don t worry. really? all right. ines ferre is here to help you minimize those penalties. ines, good to see you. where do we start with this process? okay. tony, let s say you haven t filed if best advice here is to act immediately. interest and penalties begin from the date that taxes are due. the penalties can be severe. if you owe the government $300 and you file your return between now and may 15th you ll pay a 5% penalty fee. that s $15. add another $1.50 a month for not paying on time, plus you ll owe monthly interest. if you don t file your taxes within two months, you ll be responsible for $135, tony. wow. what s the best strategy for