department claims malaysian officials and their families used funds to buy an expensive painting by claude monet. in papers filed by the department, the name malaiysian official one appear 49 times, the papers do not identify him, but investigators say they know its him. >> if it's anything that's against the law, we want the -- >> reporter: malaise yachbs -- some 2,000 students took to the streets in august. >> translator: we demand that authorities investigate and identify malaiysian official on. >> reporter: one of the leaders of the protest was mohammed. he was concerned about the corruption scandal while he struggles to get by. as students, they try to cut cost where is they can, but they feel the pressure of rising prices. malaysia was an oil producer who saw it's coffers drained when the oil price dropped last year. the education budget was cut for the second year in a row. the corruption allegations emerged just as students were losing their scholarships. and their lives were becoming harder. >> it's maybe quite difficult to pay the government. we try our best. >> reporter: a political a

a claude monet painting selling for $81.4 million. pa there was a fierce bidding war among collectors. it was expected to sell around $45 million. >> with donald trump's promise to bring down the tax bracket for the top 1% they have more to spend on pricey things like monets. >>> top brady is making fun of his deflategate scandal in a foot locker commercial. the ad starts with two shoppers questioning how the thanksgiving sale could be a great year year after year. >> how is it possible it keeps getting better after all of these years. >> makes you wonder what foot locker is up to. >> that's an unfortunate mindset you have there. why can't things just be great? >> the patriots quarterback served a four-game suspension earlier this season, and an nfl investigation concluded that the team intentionally underinflated footballs used in the 2015 afc championship game, which is still disputed and controversial, since cold weather softens footballs. >> good to see him taking a lighthearted approach to it. >>> today's must reads coming up. fi

. >>> "the new york times" reports on a painting by claude monet setting an auction word for the artist. grain stack fetched more than $81 million including fees yesterday at the auction. the 1981 work is from monet's series of the same name. it was sold to an anonymous collector. >> he said i'm going to stay anonymous. >>> the kindness of totally strangers is the focus of our continuing series "a more perfect union." connections that people might have in common than the headlines might suggest. a father in utah is sharing his gratitude for a group of internet strangers that came together to bring his late wife's voice back to life. john blackstone shows us how the strangers restored a mother's lullabies so her infant son can know the music of his mother. ? baby don't you worry about me ? >> from the moment i met her, i thought she was the most beautiful person i had ever seen. >> jared and sharry buhanah-cker got married after sharing a kiss on valentine's day in 2004. a beautiful woman. what else attracted you to her? >> just full of life and enthusiasm. she was passionate about so ma

. >>> and christie's has auctioned off claude monet's pink and purple painting of a grain stack for ad $81.4 million. its owner had bought that painting back in 2002 for $12 million. the 1891 canvas, which was won by an anonymous collector bidding over the phone was expected to sell for $45 million. >>> and du"duck dynasty" has ru its course. cable network a&e says the last show will air on april 12th after a five-year run. it's ranked as the most-watched nonfiction series in cable tv history. that's the news update this hour. i'll send it back down to you guys. >> we'll see you next hour, sue. >> you got it. >> thank you. >>> heading to the close with 26 minutes left in the trading session. the dow is up 20 points. we have a leading trader joining us to tell us what he's watching into the close here. think bank stocks, coming up. >>> also ahead, a valeant pharmaceuticals probe results in two arrests and fraud charges. but the stock is rebounding. meg terrell will tell us what's happening, just ahead. >>> all right. 23 minutes left here with the dow up 23 points today. joining us here