luxury hotel group. version of the asian hotel features three hundred elegant streams and to top notch. you can enjoy the warmth and. fantastic views. from the complex elegance in every way i think my influential guest. will be quite happy this really what i can only say that this is the largest suite i've seen in my entire life but alone here in russia four hundred square meters this monster of a room and a half a million rubles per night before tax that's roughly around sixteen thousand dollars and whether we're talking about. simply the filthy rich i think any multi-millionaire. but enjoy staying here. very nice and regarding those with the cast of the russian capital would be complete without taking a stroll down the beautiful. collection of designer clothes shops has to offer although i am one problem no price my multi millionaire mates no problem. the legendary british male brands among me are now officially represented in russia by the store named world club as one of the most expensive shopping a

to the luxury retail market. on the outskirts of the capital over two hundred companies set up display stands. and foreigners in everything from. phones to the latest overpriced imported sports cars and there's no shortage of here so cheap bargains are hardly on the cards. luckily there's no need to be a millionaire to take a peek at the exclusive goods at the fair because anyone can gain admission. with its towering skyscrapers is the epitome of economic expansion in the largest country on our planet on top of the moscow federation tower is the tallest bar and restaurant in new york. and to discuss the world of millionaires. and those with extravagant appetites let's meet this week's guests. nice to meet them so tell me it seems that. yes absolutely. because of the new. and new mentality of. ok. it's it's quite interesting. how you work for the famous company. and in this club which appeared in the market more than six years ago we have individual and corporate clients basically. as a concierge what's the strang

nice to meet them so tell me it seems that luxury lives. yes absolutely. because of the new. and new mentality. that's why it's interesting to be here. now you work for the famous company. and english club which appeared in the markets more than six years ago we have a lot of individual and corporate clients basically. as a concierge what's the strangest request that you've. it was the request to be invited officially invited by prince charles or by prince william to the vetting of the well the wedding of the area but the request was not just standing nearby in the georgia nearby the quest was personal for this client and to be among this three hundred guests on this waiting tables. so you can feel that you have. yeah. at this moment i think. because originally we can of course now also you know. also americans and other people who are members of. the russian capital as we have. this many people. because of. business. different. but they ask us to help. organize everything so next time i need a private. person to call. location the hotel located on the god or main bridge many

point out something else that's quite interesting that's just hit the news today, andrew, in the luxuryce ferrari for instance has been hampered in its efforts to launch its new formula one car in italy largely because of the snow, so it seems as though people are still very much interested in the luxury cars but for the moment those launches a bit touch and go. now, let's go to a big story in the united states today. madonna's headlining the halftime show an adverts cost more than motion pictures and millions are gearing up to shout at tv screens this their sitting rooms and also sports bars this very sunday and that's right, you've guessed it it is because it is the u.s. super bowl. america's professional football championship and behind the superstars on the feel are their super agents so also super-sized sons of money. maggie lake takes a closer look at the financial side of the nfl. >> reporter: while these men prepare to battle for the super bowl title -- >> we were age to negotiate agreement -- >> reporter: these men are looking for ways to help them cash in. >> hello, this is eu

cops cracking down on knockoff luxury goods where you would least expect them. . >>> tonight on nightline, we will take you along on a sting operation. c.k.'s career didn't explode till he did things his way. tonight, the power and freedom of saying whatever is on your mind. >>> and throw her a bone. his latest film "hugo" nominated for 11 oscars but martin scorsese is still fuming from one snub this award season. tonight, his bid to get the dog nominated for a first ever golden collar award. >>> good evening. i'm bill weir. today marks a main event for shoppers. presidents' day. retail discounts typically among the deepest of the day today. before you open your wallet, consider this, some of those products might be fake. the black market for counterfeit goods in this country is exploding. seizures nationwide up 24% last year. these items are sold not only on street corners but in high-end shopping malls. ryan owens brings us this encore presentation. >> reporter: these cops aren't on the hunt for drugs or a murderer. at this luxury mall in the o.c., orange county, california, police are

in this luxury hotel. it is a 15-minute drive by car from beverly hills to the not so glamorous -- from rodeo drive in beverly hills to the not- so-glamorous rodeo street. across the city, 40% of people are so poor they qualify for food stamps. >> there is a greater and growing sense of, there is something not right here. there is something wrong with the way most people are having to live their lives, the amount of struggle involved in their existence, the income disparity between beverly hills, a rodeo drive, and rodeo road in los angeles is enormous. there is the difference between people living in luxury and people barely making it. >> people living in luxurworldst with just 5 miles between them. >> for more on the growing, economic divide, i am joined by the author of a new book, " aftershock -- the next economy and america's future." we focus in that report on los angeles. to what extent is this not just the trend of a city or state not even a country, but a global issue? >> undoubtedly, it is happen

guest bathrooms are very luxurious because of the cabinetry and glass tile. this is the best of the best. >> it has impeccable craftsmanship and design elements. >> the powder room located off the hallway has a lot of great features. first of all, a gorgeous free floating sink. the water flows from the ceiling into the sink which is a lot of fun. behind that, you have all black glass tile. really quite spectacular. >> this adjacent guest suite is an elegant yet comforting retreat. >> here you have paneled walls done in a suede fabric. beautiful closets and also a large screen plasma tv for entertaining. >> the attached bath is well appointed with whimsical and intuitive design elements. >> it consists of a spa-like bathroom. you have tile from italy, which actually looks like a natural stone. it's really quite spectacular. >> the master suite is both visually exciting and undeniably comfortable. >> as you first walk in, what really hits you is how open it is to the outside. you're completely enveloped in nature. and you have a beautiful 15-foot long all gas f

s most recognized buildings into a room luxury hotel. >> the historic old post office on pennsylvaniaof the details still have to be worked out. this pavilion has gone down quite a bit since its heyday in the 1980's. it is costing the government $6 million a year to maintain. the solution? donald trump. the old post office pavilion on pennsylvania avenue is picturesque and prime real estate. >> it is historic and beautiful. >> it has lost its crowds and cachet over the years. donald trump has been awarded three development rights. he plans to turn the building into a luxury hotel. >> we are extremely honored and committed, it says daughter ivanka trump. city leaders say it is great economic news. >> we are in limbo right now. we do not know what to do. >> others to enjoy the historic ambience have mixed feelings. >> if they are losing lots of money on this, and maybe it is a way to do it. >> there is the iconic clock tower. you can take an elevator all the way up to the observation deck. >> in case it is no longer open to the public, i want to take a look. >> under the deal, and he mu

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buy a mega yalta must do it now the finance ministry says it's working out a way to impose a new luxury tax next year that's up to prime minister putin said he wanted to tax conspicuous consumption that's the price for not investing in the development of a country. well known for the love of expensive boats but the new duty would also apply to things like cars and houses however under a gold blot says such measures often how the opposite effect. there are plenty of perverts in russia to be taxed and luxury goods but the question is what is the purpose of the texas coast becoming clear the global experienced straits whatever they introduce that there was no economic benefits of it but instead the money started flowing away from the country and proper to be bought outside of and even people moved outside of the country so the only purpose of the taxes i see you see is the social fairness if you want which is the candidate is trying to achieve through use campaign basically to calm down the differentiation between the super rich and the poor people in the country. let's take a look at the

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construction has again bringing new luxury homes that replaced at entire parking lot, which has frustrated shoppers who say they may not come back. >> it's president's day, we're coming for the sales. >> and it was easy diving -- until she tried to find parking. >> we were actually really disappointed in the parking. i thought i had no idea that construction was going on. >> reporter: that begun this month. santana row is clearing this land to make room for a brand new luxury rental community featuringing 212 homes slated to be up an running by fall of next year. a parking garage is included, but limited to future residents of course, who say shopping here is tough enough as it is. >> just really poor in planning. this is a highly trafficked area. you can take parking away, but you've got to replace it. >> i would like to see who's doing the long-term thinking. >> it's not like you have alternatives to driving. so more parking would be great. >> reporter: because of the holiday, the charge of santana row's property had a limited response. federal reality says inanticipation of the project,

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so i was really interested in how this world of small things and imported luxuries. i really begin with ebeneezer devoti devotion. sitting for his portrait in his woodstock, connecticut study that his wife, martha, had commissioned in 1770. this was commissioned from the decorative artist winthrop chandler. ebeneezer sternly sits on a fashionable but restrained chippendale chair. he is such the artist that he picks every one of the tacks in chandler's chair. it is focus on the versatility that he is giving equal light to the face as well as the chair, which i think is one of the characteristics of much of this. he is sitting there with his well thumbed book collection. i thumbed through the books in the brookline public library. they are called from london and geneva. this is a world where most of the goods in the 1770s are imported. ebeneezer owns a london tall clock at a time when tall clocks are rare. what is interesting to me after the war for independence, a newly decentralized world of goods and consumers refashions luxury goods like tall clocks and weighty and

they've imposed a 30% luxury tax on sports cars and yachts. the words "tragedy" and "economy" are greek in origin, but the ancients never imagined these words together would define greece's modern-day crisis. keith miller, nbc news, athens. >>> back in this country tonight, in philadelphia, a down-right bizarre twist in the investigation into child abuse in the catholic archdiocese and this involves a well-known name in the church. nbc's ann thompson with us tonight with more on this story. >> reporter: brian, it's worthy of a john grisham novel. at the heart of it is timing. philadelphia cardinal anthony bevilacqua died one day after the bishop ruled the cardinal could be called to testify in an abuse trial of three priests. one a long-time aide. nowle local district attorney says the timing of the cardinal's death strikes her as peculiar. she wants to make sure nothing happened that was inappropriate. she describes cardinal bevilaqua as a key witness in this case. first of all, the cardinal was 88 years old when he died. church officials say

artists followed, filling demands for paintings and luxurious decorative arts to adorn the interiorsof the villas, and sculpture to ornament courtyards and gardens. materials from the roman dominions flowed into campania's harbors -marble from athenian quarries for statues, reliefs and vases... nubian gold and emeralds from egypt for jewelry. livia, wife of augustus, is carved in egyptian basanite, a stone once reserved for sculptures of deities -- a subtle reference to roman imperial triumph. wealthy residents of the towns beneath vesuvius shared the taste for luxury found in the more affluent villas on the bay. silver mirrors... and cups... bronze statuettes ... and glassware found in pompeii suggest the same desire for elegance in daily life. the city's fever for art was playfully alluded to in the house of the vettii's wall paintings, where busy cupids assist a hard-pressed goldsmith. the painting may also refer to the industriousness of the owners -brothers who bought their way out of slavery and worked their way into the upper reaches of society. but the streets outside were a

it is luxurious, but monica says the bedroom is a bit small and it does not have a dressing room. the real estate agent suggests replacing the wardrobe with a built-in unit. she is one of many germans flocking to majorca, hoping to buy a small slice of paradise for her and her daughter. she likes the idea is not quite as rustic as elsewhere in spain. >> german quality with the spanish style. the view alone is worth 500,000 euros, says the agent. the garden, terrace, and pool are all immaculate. for real estate agents, business is booming. the eurozone crisis has many wealthy germans looking to buy. >> 2011 was an outstanding year. we made lots of sales, good ones, in the high-end market. most of our buyers paid in cash without financing. that is a signal that they are looking for investment properties. they are investing in real estate. the market is no exception. >> my money will be doing something useful. right now, i do not really know where to put my money, whether to invest in stocks or in the fixed-term deposits. with real estate, i know it will still be here tomorrow, and t

. >> it is shot him to see him in a luxury boat. -- thit is shocking to see him in a luxury boat. >> i am ok with his view of the economy. regarding the society, he is trading division. >> the president has called himself an outsider, a leader that would modernize the french economy, make it more like that of britain and the united states. the reforms have turned out to be modest. yes, pensions reform, but the economy stalled, businesses close, and employment rose, and france lost its treasured credit rating. then, there was image. he married a super model but the french people sought a leader with a thought enjoyed too much the lifestyle of the rich and famous. >> he looked too flashy. some people say it was too vulgar. >> for the moment, the socialist candidate is significantly ahead in the polls and the president faces a strong challenge from the far right. president sarkozy has acknowledged in 10 weeks, he could be out of power. >> you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- taking a turn behind the camera. we sit down with angelina jolie to discuss her directoria

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moderately priced housing, and so sometimes housing is designed so that it can only be priced at luxury. the development phase in san francisco, and we impose a lot of very worthy fees for a lot of different things, from affordable housing to transit to infrastructure. housing fees, development fees, go right into the cost, which goes right into the price of the unit, and at some point, you end up with a situation where the only thing that is penciled out is high and luxury housing, so you have those developers paying to create low-income housing, and you are not creating any market middle-income housing. i also wanted to stress that this is not just about home ownership. it is also about rentals. we do not produce a lot of new rentals, and rents in the city and very frequently are off of the charge -- charts, and it makes it very hard for people to stay here, so is a tough issue, and i know we are going to have some good presentations today. after i asked for comments from supervisor chu's office and my colleagues, i would like to proceed by having comments from the mayor's office on h

it's also equipped with that luxury denali package.i, they're showing off the hyundai elantra -- trio of cars, now including the gt and the 5-door coupe! look at that camera! pops right out and helps you back up and -- hello! that's right -- you can see it in the back. and you could put your water in the glove box and it keeps it cool! the hyundai elantra coupe and gt -- it's the north american car of the year. it's an award-winner. 40-miles to the gallon, and that will keep mom and dad happy, for sure. well, another s.u.v. is from the company infiniti. take a look at this. it's called the jx. seven passengers -- a big family could fit into this. a v-6 engine, 265 horsepower, and a lot of high-tech features. in fact, if mom or dad were backing out of the driveway, the car will automatically brake to keep you from striking something. and you don't have to take out your little brother or sister's car seat to get into the third row. it's on sale for $40,000 this spring. also, from buick, check this out -- it's called the encore. not a lot

this -- there is a lot of luxury things here but also a lot of fun things, there will be food, drinks, tickets are available here. if you want to come down and see some elegant stuff and have a up and look at some of the good things you can come down from 11 to 5 on saturday and sunday . >>> our quick check, for sunday, still far south and west of the baltimore dc area, more and more looking like a path to our south and west and there is that seven day forecast, maybe some winter showers, keep that in for sunday but saturday looks great. that's it. when we aren't here go to the website.

from the public sector, so too i don't think our concern with governance has the luxury of retreating from national dysfunctions to state and local function. because there's too much that's vital that's left languishing in this state of gridlock, which i don't think as a country and as a economy and as a society we can really afford. that's why -- and that's why i spend my time as a brooking scholar, beating my head against what most people in this room probably regard as a wall. because we don't get through that wall. if we don't have a national government that can function once again, then our future is one of economic decline and i would add classification. i don't think that's a future anybody in this room would like to see. >> if we say innovation, job creation or the deliverables, then we say, well, we need math majors. we need to graduate more than 20,000 mathematic ph.d.s each year. algorithmic work is the basic building block of everything that we're building in the new economy, from financial systems to media to marketing. it doesn't matter. with graduate, 20, 30,000 student

there are many, many clubs and most of them don't have the luxury of all of this land that this club does. so there are many private clubs with entrances on the streets with beautiful polished or l

latest edition of moscow where we take you into the world of endless cash parties and luxury stay with us. for one. absolutely delicious hello and welcome to moscow out on the streets probably take a look at the spectacular section of the restaurants that have opened up here in the russian capital a color a scene a seventy rocking here in moscow at the moment. and also the chef style here in the city well. sorry. hi i'm kind of. what tonight. yeah i can help you out i'm kind of ok yes. but i'll do it. back by. what you know it's great to have friends all around the world but as for the high end dramatic. sometimes millionaires too much. so my friend will be arriving later tonight and true to their millionaire lifestyle they will expect the best of the best glittering nightclubs designer clothes shops twenty hotels and glorious restaurants. just a five star experience very very well. but it's not just about the russian rich many cultural corners of moscow attracts foreign investors as well as the locally loaded who want to spend spend spend one subject that's attracting attention more t