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Reading Public Library workers have heard many stories of patrons who would love to return to the library, but feel they can't because they owe long overdue late fees or never returned items. So the library's four branches in the city and nine other libraries across Berks County are testing a pilot program that started June 1 in which late fees will no longer be charged, and which in many cases will help patrons to resolve past problems. The library is now a "fine-free" operation for those who return their items before the 30th day from the due date, as they will not be assessed any late fees...

First incident. $500,000 second, 750 th,000 fore third. 1 million each additional intans. to a lot of people without law degree, that sounds like says okay, if you're going to sexually assault women, you're going to have to pay for us for it. what's the risk for the weinstein company? >> there are two ways of looking at this. one, i've heard people say this. it's a ratification of bad behavior that allows him just to pay a library fine and get out of it. if that's the case, it's possible that a clause like this, when it comes the contracts, people put all kinds of whacky clauses in there and a...

>> heather: well, it is a mystery but this is one with a happy ending. no one can figure out how charles, the cat, traveled 1300 miles from his home in new mexico, all the way to chicago. he disappeared eight months ago when his owner was out of town on a volunteer trip to new orleans. last week, someone from chicago, more than 1,000 miles away called the owner saying that they had found charles. the lucky cat had a micro chip with his owner's information on it. and now charles is headed home, compliments of american airlines. forget chopping down the cherry tree, george washington's lasting...

>> heather: well, it is a mystery but this is one with a happy ending. no one can figure out how charles, the cat, traveled 1300 miles from his home in new mexico, all the way to chicago. he disappeared eight months ago when his owner was out of town on a volunteer trip to new orleans. last week, someone from chicago, more than 1,000 miles away called the owner saying that they had found charles. the lucky cat had a micro chip with his owner's information on it. and now charles is headed home, compliments of american airlines. forget chopping down the cherry tree, george washington's lasting...