bernard would not do that sort of thing. the reason he succeeded in a very difficult task was because he was willing to listen. he would always listen. he would tell his people -- he would not hold progress briefings. there was no retro briefing undermost army generals. it was always progress. bernard was the opposite. he would tell his people to give him the bad news. he could stand the bad news. he would not fire a 14 giving him bad news but he would fire them for not giving him the bad news. you talked about your problems. his attitude was that you solve the problem, success will take care of itself. >> come to the statement you make in this book. why did you say that the george bush iraq war was doomed to a resignation in disgrace. why do you say that? >> because it has gone on for all these years without any resolution whatsoever. we have spent god knows how much money in the process and we have lost a helluva lot of lives. we killed a helluva lot of the rocky people for no good end. -- iraqi people for no good end. we

there has got to be a better way." >> reporter: so in 200 father bernard startelasermonks, selling ink and ton to charitable groups at pricefar less than office supplstores. in colorado, online maeting experts cindy griffith d sarah caniglia noticed and ge father bernard a call. >> he said, come on outo wiscsin. he id, there is beer, you know, theris beer, there are brats, me on out. we're on 600 acres, and sewhat you think. >> repoer: sarah and cindy didn't just visit; ty stayed. >> i w an opportunity to take the mos where they needed to be d to relieve... to take a business idea, the rm of an idea which he ha and turn that vision into a scess. >> it's a wonderf symbiosis that letss use our talents, lets them use their tales, and helps us do a lot of goowork. >> porter: i gather you regard that as serendipitou i gater you regard it almost as ovidential? >> boh. i uld call it sacred serendipit >> rorter: now they also sell luxe coffee, benevolent blends, with profi supporting families who pick the ffee beans-- also chocolate creamy camels, jams, and jellies me in other masteries, many

that's a good point, bernard. what do you think about that? so far, much of the earnings surprises on the upside have been more about cutting expenses, to get to that earnings strength as opposed to actual end market revenue growth. >> well, i'll answer the two questions. on the retail side, i would buy into the category leaders, the whole foods, the dick sporting goods, car max. you know, i think these guys, during every session, the weak have gotten weaker, and the strong have gotten stronger. the number one people on the luxury side or discount side, both of them will benefit well. even if the consumer is slow to get back to spending. i think, again, they have leverage. the industrial side, i agree with brian with regard to the fact that so far we've got only one way to invest. in the last two quarters of, you know, between last 2008 and first quarter of 2009, there was absolutely no investor addition whatsoever. so right now we have replenished the inventories to the bare-bone level. demand ticks up and as companies become more prepared to

. >> reporter: even when father bernard relaxes with his spanish hotbloods allehandro and tinaco, or with the ordinary bert, there is meditation. >> theirs is about being and about awareness, and there is a quietness to them, obviously, for the most part, so they are a very contemplative presence in our life. >> reporter: the rituals, the routines here are familiar, but what sets this abbey apart is that while it keeps one foot in the 11th century, the other is firmly planted in the 21st. on the grounds nearby, with a background of gregorian chants, is a high-powered internet operation run by two laywomen which permits the abbey to flourish. >> we allow them to be what they were put on the planet to be: to be monks, to do good, to pray for the world. >> reporter: all this began seven years ago when father bernard went to buy toner for his printer. >> i said, "you know, wow, this is just way too expensive for a bunch of black dust or a few squirts of ink. there has got to be a better way." >> reporter: so in 2002, father bernard started lasermonks, selling ink and toner to charitable

bernard madoff's lifestyle was just as elaborate as his eladies ladies lab -- alleged ponsy scheme. u.s. marshals currently doubling as real estate agents offered the latest glimpse into madoff's extravagance, his access to billions of dollars of other peoples' money afforded him the finer things in life which he collected in abundance, homes, boats, and bulls. >> he named his boats after them. he likes bulls. and here we have a leather one. >> reporter: this two-story penthouse apartment in manhattan where madoff was on house arrest is now up for sale. inside, a custom-made bed and mattress in the master bedroom. his and hers closets where he kept his 40 pairs of handmade belgian shoes. even his and hers dens. >> this is where bernard madoff spent the last few days of his free life. >> reporter: his beachfront home in the hamptons wept on the market last week with an asking price of $8.75 million. his 6,500 square foot waterfront estate in palm beach also for sale and appraised at more than $7.5 million. >> more money can go back to the victims through the sale of the personal prop

bernard madoff stole $50 billion, maybe more. charities, municipalities. he stole more than money. he stole retirement savings and the economic security of families and individuals, organizations, charities all across the united states. the agency charged with the responsibility of policing ham, the sec, did not stop him. i think there is no excuse for that failure by high demand from democrats and republicans, the victims of this fraud who hail all across the country who have testified before this committee, also demanded an explanation. how did this happen? what went on? who was on the beat? what was going on that allowed this colossal thievery to occur? today, we hold our third hearing on ponzi schemes in the second on the bernard madoff fraud in particular to find out how this could possibly happen. and what we need to do as the government and as the congress to minimize this from ever occurring again. it emerged last year that the sec staff receive multiple complaints over a period of 16 years. from 1992 to 2008, bernard mad

the other two, shamel mccloud and bernard witherspoon were injured and pled not guilty. it got us to wonder if there's similarities between this and the shooting of bernard goetz who 25 years ago also shot four young black men in new york city. nobody is talking's race. >> race is not in this case. i wonder where al sharpton is who's always screaming about the things. hey, gus, you did a great thing from saving these thugs from the black guys and -- >> what about bernard goetz? >> i remember him. he was a vigilante. >> that was not the circumstance? >> he went out looking for trouble and he shot people after he didn't have to anymore. that's a different situation. once the threat is gone, you don't keep shooting them. you only do it to protect your life and the lives of the people around you. anybody else is a vigilante, that's right. >> so augusto wassed a plant he never want -- adamant he never wanted trouble, he is believing in the right to bear arms. >> the laws are too strict. i think law abading citizens should be able to have weapons. if they commit a crime with t

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. >> reporter: this ocean view greeted bernard madoff for more than 20 years.his family's long island getaway, now up for sale to the highest bidder. >> there is an understated elegance. >> reporter: the man doing the sales pitch isn't a broker. he's a u.s. marshal. his department seized the property in the months after madoff was arrested for swindling investors out of $65 billion. >> bernard madoff had a small office here where i guess did he some of his work. >> reporter: after labor day, the marshallss will sell this estate to raise money for the victims. the asking price of $7 million which gets you four bedrooms, three bath, hardwood floors and pan rommic view. the items inside will be auctioned separately. >> from china wear to silverware to the robbing chair that ruth madoff may have sat on while reading a book. >> reporter: ruth madoff moved out and is now living on her own while her husband serves a life sentence. victims of the giant ponzi scheme still don't know how their futures will play out. one of them is fred, an owner of the new york mets. his

says bernard's death shows his sacrifice for his country.y of the war there, however unpleasant that may be. some newspapers ran it, others refused to. one media critic says he would not have run the photo, but -- >> that's exactly why some younger people say they don't consume the main stream media and they go online is because they don't want gate keepers and filters telling them what they should see. >> reporter: it's a nearly 2,000 word story that the a.p. told. it includes an interview with the corporal's father, an ex-marine who complained about the military's rules of engagement. he felt that protecting afghans was putting american troops at unnecessary risk. john bernard said he wrote those letters of complaint just three weeks before his son was ambushed. chris lawrence, cnnt pentagon. >>> everybody loves a winner, especially a hometown winner. how the town of chula vista, california welcomed back their world champ little league team. this is hln. wellbeing. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nuture it in your cat.

oh, and we left out the ponzi scheme of ponzi schemes-- bernard madoff's untidy little business thatthousands of people out of billions of dollars. while the mastermind is doing 150 years in prison, the big question is, where did all the money go? irving picard, the court appointed trustee-- the liquidator-- is searching for the billions that disappeared, and trying to recover as much as possible from madoff's remaining assets. it is a daunting and thankless task. for while he is suing whoever he can on behalf of the victims, he's also suing many of the victims, those who he says benefited and should have known they were investing in a house of cards. mr. picard and his chief counsel david sheehan have been largely silent about the details of the recovery, until tonight. last november, just before the whole thing collapsed, bernard madoff sent out statements to his clients. how much were they told they were worth? >> irving picard: about $64.8 billion. >> safer: so the statements were total lies? >> david sheehan: yes, absolutely >> mr. madoff! >> safer: the $64.8 billion that invest

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> man: ....the pentagon, quite clearly you could see black smoke rising up, it was just awful. >> bernardamone: and i said, "my wife works there," and i hadn't...( choking up )... ...i hadn't heard from her. >> woman: i got out the office roster and started calling people: "have you heard from anybody?" >> and then next i checked the voicemail, and there was about 30 messages on the voicemail, and i started going down, and i was hoping that jan had called, and then when i got down to three, my hope started dwindling. >> bush: as long as the united states of america is determined and strong, this will not be an age of tyranny. this will be an age of liberty, here and across the world. >> americans awoke on september 12, 2001, with the realization that our nation was changed forever. we were living in a new world, with history broken into the pre-9/11 era and the post-9/11 era. >> gen. richard myers: there probably wasn't any other event that made us understand as a nation that we're all linked in so many different ways... that we all play a role in our security, in our well-being, in the w

bernard madoff's u.s. montauk vacation home. bids start at a cool $7 million. tara mergener has a look inside for wjz. >> reporter: this ocean view greeted bernard madoff for more than 20 years. it was his family's long island getaway. now up for sale to the highest bidder. >> there >> reporter: the man doing the sales pitch isn't a broker. he's a u.s. marshal. his department seized it months after madoff was arrested for swindling investors. >> bernard madoff had a small office here, i guess, where he did some of his work. >> reporter: after this, they will sell it to raise money for victims. the asking price is $7 million, which gets you four bedroom, three bath. the items inside will be auctioned separately. >> from china, to the rocking chair that ruth madoff may have read books in. >> ruth madoff moved out on her own, while her husband is serving a life sentence. fred will pon, owner of the new york mets, his losses are so great, bankers feel he might be forced to sell the team. >> reporter: officials estimate this oceanside retreat, plus madoff's manhatta

convicted swindler bernard madoff's summer retreat up for sale.t's wednesday, september 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i have to say, you know, this guy was a billionaire, a swindler of course. but i was a bit underwhelmed by the beach house. >> i think it's location. when you think about the location and the size, it certainly was not a cheap home. understated. >> for a billionaire swindler, i expected something more. >> based on the other billionaire swindlers you've seen? >> we'll look at madoff's house coming up. i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. fire crews are making progress against that giant wildfire burning near los angeles. a change in the weather has given firefighters a much-needed break. >> but look at this impressive time lapsed video. it shows the proximity of the fire and the smoke to the city of los angeles. diana alvear reports from the l.a. suburb of tujunga. >> reporter: the cavalry has come to california. super scoopers on loan from canada are dumping more than 7,000 gallons of water at a

it shows you a spring joshua bernard following an attack in southern afghanistan.wounded marine being tended to by fellow marines. he died from his wounds shortly after the photo was taken. both joshua bernard simon and defense secretary robert gates asked the associated press that to distribute the photo of the mortally wounded marine. secretary gates said their lack of compassion and common sense in choosing to put this image of their maimed and stricken child on the front page of multiple american newspapers is appalling. " but the director of photography defended the releasing of the photos because we said we feel it is our journalistic duty to show the reality of the war there however unpleasant and brutal that sometimes is. rich, your editor of the national review. if you are running the ap and yet i can't request from a secretary who says please don't run us what to say? third was a loathsome act. from what we've seen of the reporting about these and that agreements is that you have to get the permission of the next of kin to show a picture like this. the ap

. >>> back here at home the trustee overseeing bernard madoff's assets says he plans to go after the family for money. he'll sue madoff's sons mark and andrew, his brother peter and niece shanna to recover moneyment irving pick card says well over $150 million was loaned, transferred or paid to those four. the sons say those claims are baseless. >>> allen stanford the accused ponzi schemer is back in jail after being treated for injuries sustained during a prison fight. stanford's attorney says he was taken to the hospital last thursday awaiting trial on charges that he bilked investors out of $7 billion. >>> also in texas, coast guard crews are working to clean up an oil spill in the houston ship channel. about 10,000 gallons spilled after an accident between a tanker and a barge friday night. that collision created a huge gash in one of the fuel tangs. it has closed ship traffic along the channel. at least nine ships are waiting to get through. >>> take a look at these pictures after a big rig went off the interstate in why oling. parts of the rig were hanging over the bridge. the

that's bernard there, on patrol, shortly before a taliban ambush. hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, lance corporal bernard was mortally wounded. he died later in a hospital. the a.p. released the picture over the objections of his family and defense secretary robert gates, and it appeared in many newspapers and on websites. i can't even imagine how i would feel if that were my son or grandson. i do understand the reaction. i would want to remember him the last time i saw him alive, not bleeding to death in a foreign place. for so intimate a matter as death to become a public event can only add to the pain and grief. but as a journalist, i know that one reason americans tolerate wars as long as we do is that most of us look the other way while others do the suffering in our stead. our soldiers have been fighting in afghanistan longer than we fought in the first and second world wars combined, but just try to remember the times you've actually have seen one of our fallen there. yet, august was the deadliest month for our troops in afghanistan since t

. >> reporter: on the phone i speak with corporal bernard's father.ri think they were given a privilege by being assigned to that specific unit, and that they were privileged to be there when my son was called home, and i think they abused that trust. >> reporter: defense secretary robert gates himself begged the ap not to release it, and in a letter to the company's president called the decision appalling. the controversy comes just as president obama considers the possibility of deploying more american troops to afghanistan. the photo was actually one of many captured by a photographer embedded in corporal bernard's unit, including later seen the fellow marines honor says him. the ap -- they released the photo. "we feel it is our journalistic duty to show the reality of the war there. however, unpleasant and brutal that sometimes is." cnn has chosen not to show the photo in ap video showing similar images out of respect of the wishes of the family. some newspapers ran it. others refused to. one media critic says he would not have run the photo, but

that's what bernard madoff did.will basically be hearing a lot more about how he conducted that scheme as this whole thing unfolds and the s.e.c. continues its investigation. back over to you. >> i guess it helps if you're willing to go to prison for a long, long, long, long time. >> reporter: i don't know if anyone sets out to go to prison for a long, long time. but unfortunately, the s.e.c. really had the wool pulled over its eyes on numerous counts. that's what we've heard as this whole thing has unraveled. >> didk you, rebecca anthu,yo rebecca jarvis. >>> ws 4 tcaayod isayng looki a jobs for you. sthooe'er jeob fare' at the corner. f ns corner. th is happening today from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. eun? >> joe, thank a california lawmaker has resigned after comments about his extramarital affair and sexual escapades were caught on tape. in this video recorded in july, the then orange county assembly man mike duvall was caught bragging about affairs he was having with two women. the graphic conversation took place du

marshals are looking for real estate investors to sell off bernard madoff's former vacation home. cameras were allowed inside to see how madoff lived off their investors. >> reporter: this ocean view greeted bernard madoff for more than 20 years. it was his family's family's long island getaway. now up for sale to the highest bidder. >> there is an understated elegance inside this house. >> reporter: the man doing the sales pitch isn't a broker. he's a u.s. marshal. his department seized the montauk home in the months after madoff swindled investor of $65 billion. >> he had a small office here, where i guess he did some of his work. >> reporter: after labor day, the marshal its will put this for sale. the asking price is $7 million, which gets you four bedrooms, three baths, hard wood flooring and panoramic views. >> from china to the rocking chair that ruth madoff may have sat in while reading a book and watching the waves roll? >> reporter: ruth madoff is living on her own as her husband serves a life sentence. others don't know how their fiewrltd will play -- future will play o

here is roger bernard. >> reporter: lincoln becomes the first woman to headup the senate agriculture committee, but that doesn't change the issues. that panel has still got to attack this year. climate change is one of those. panel has already held two hearings on the topic. lincoln's views may surprise some. in that she says passing a climate change bill by the senate this year could be a tall order given the heavy, heavy schedule that that chamber already has and frankly lincoln sees backed up picking up on capitol hill and that is that climate change finish line could be pushed back to 2010 and maybe even beyond that. now, the fact that lincoln hails from the south has created maybe uncertainty from growers from other reerjons. lincoln -- regions. lincoln says don't woan worry about that. she points out during the 2008 farm bill she worked with lawmakers from across the country to bridge the regional differences and expects to continue that pattern as she heads up the ag committee. for "u.s. farm report", i'm pro farmer's roger bernard. >> with harvest under way in many parts of t

roger bernard says even if that amendment is pulled off the table it shows how climate issues changesre critical to farm state lawmakers. >> well, the number and scope of the amendments that lawmakers offered up for the senate consideration of that interior and environment spending bill certainly reflect what they have been hearing a lot from their constituents on and that is renewable fuels and climate change. now, the environmental protection agency is one of the keys in both of those topics. and lawmakers certainly want to use the amendment process on the spending bill to make their points on exactly what issues they want epa to address or maybe, more importantly, not to address. so how do they go about getting an agency's attention like that? well, by basically controlling the purse strings. it is not that they are telling epa they cannot do this or that. the way they go about it is by saying you can't spend any money to do a certain thing. so that's how lawmakers use the appropriations process to effect how an administration handling a given program or project. for "u.s. farm rep

we have pat boone, bernard kerick. and many others. they're going to help us figure out where this country is headed on september 11. fasten your seat belts, everybody. "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. welcome back to "the kudlow report." the big question tonight on the anniversary of the horrifying day, 9/11, have we ever recovered, or did 9/11 create a new mindset? changing the fundamental optimism and growth of america let's get right to it. here now is the bernard kerick, jim blassman, former undersecretary of state and now executive director of the george w. bush institute, and joseph grano, ceo at centurian holdings. usa ceo, u.s. management. and former homeland security advisory council chairman. by the way, he's the author of the new book "you can't predict a hero." hello, gentlemen. jimmy glassman, i want to start with you on the economic theme before we start tor branch out. i have long believed the stock market is the single best barometer of the health and wealth and prospe

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for a hefty price tag, you could get something that once belonged to bernard madoff. >> chris brown seems to have a need about bidding up his girlfriend rihanna. we will have the details coming up. >> and some incredible video coming up. >> we are looking at mostly sunny skies today with a cool start this morning. the details coming up in the forecast. >> continued closures with a water main break repair. we will update you on delays. that is straight ahead. diabetes and cancer. and they've heard that biomedical research offers hope, that it could control, maybe even cure, their disease. senator barbara mikulski understands the importance of innovative biomedical research, for patients, their families, and our economy here in maryland. call senator mikulski today. tell her, thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future, it's life. diabetes and cancer. they've heard that biomedical research offers hope, that it could control, maybe even cure, their disease. senator ben cardin understands the importance of innovative bio

this time, bernard span. carl pavano facing everett. brian buscher and e.y. that one went off his foot. >> i can tell that's the breaks are you going your way. when it goes to your particular play, he's able to make the play out. >> that's why you see the pitchers stick their legs up all the time, looking for the deflection. >> why is gerald laird so great at throwing them out? >> he moves his feet well, he's athletic. he's one of the top three or four throwers in baseball. >> cabrera left field, don kelly put out there. got that white ceiling at the dome in a day game. kelly said once it got above the lights i lost it, i had no clue where it was. >> i know how you feel out there, kelly, because that's happened to me and a lot of outfielders out there that's been playing the game in the metrodome a lot of times. >> it winds up second and third and they walk mauer for jason kubel who has been very clutch for the twins this year. especially with the bases full. verlander still in there and sure enough it finds kelly again. >> great read and base running by cabr

this time, bernard span. carl pavano facing everett. brian buscher and e.y.t one went off his foot. >> i can tell that's the breaks are you going your way. when it goes to your particular play, he's able to make the play out. >> that's why you see the pitchers stick their legs up all the time, looking for the deflection. >> why is gerald laird so great at throwing them out? >> he moves his feet well, he's athletic. he's one of the top three or four throwers in baseball. >> cabrera left field, don kelly put out there. got that white ceiling at the dome in a day game. kelly said once it got above the lights i lost it, i had no clue where it was. >> i know how you feel out there, kelly, because that's happened to me and a lot of outfielders out there that's been playing the game in the metrodome a lot of times. >> it winds up second and third and they walk mauer for jason kubel who has been very clutch for the twins this year. especially with the bases full. verlander still in there and sure enough it finds kelly again. >> great read and base running by cabrera

one month later, lance corporal joshua bernard was killed.is father's warning. >> that is a very painful report to read that to see the father's anguish. but there are many fathers and mothers who are seeing similar things take place. and this is really the challenge for president obama and for this country. again, if you're going to pursue winning hearts and minds, that means if you're going to try to protect the afghan people and to say you're going to be more -- put more boots on the ground, that you're going to be less concerned about the soldiers' security as opposed to afghan people's security, then you're looking at a formulation whereby we're going to have more casualties in the short term. and what general mcchrystal is saying, but in the long term things will get better. the question is do the american people have the patience for a long-term strategy where their sons and daughters are going to be put at greater risk? that's an open question. what also i think president obama was saying today, this cannot be president obama's war or

this is lance corporal joshua bernard of new portland, maine. defense secretary robert gates was livid. and he's not a hothead. he was livid over the ap putting out this graphic photo and gates called the president of the ap, tom curly, and he begged him not to run the photo. the a.p. stuck by its decision and sent the picture out and let me read to you and the viewers of the letter. i cannot imagine the pain and suffering lance corporal bernard's death has caused his family. why your organization would purposefully defy the family's wishes knowing full well it would lead to more anguish is beyond me. your lack of compassion and common sense in choosing to put this image of their maimed and stricken child on the front page of multiple american newspapers is appalling. >> first of all, when you're embed with the u.s. military you sign a set of rules and those rules clearly state that if a soldier is wounded or dies from his wounds then you have to have the per megz of the family in order to publish an identifying photograph. if you're not going t

an unidentified buyer has apparently snatched up bernard madoff's beach front home in new hampton.he broker says the buyer cited more than the asking price of $8 .75 million. the proceeds will help pay victims of the ponzi scheme. housing secretary rose 1.5% last month to the highest level in 9 months. a surge in apartment buildings offset a decline in single family construction. and americans' wealth increased for the secretary quaurdond qua first time in two years. it grew 4%. americans' network remains far below its peak of $65.3 trillion. that was reported back in -- towards the end of the year in 2007. that's it from cnbc first in business worldwide. now back to msnbc. >>> welcome back, everyone. i'm alex witt. >> and i'm norah o'donnell. in "the big picture," the white house again today tried to distance itself from former president jimmy carter's remarks that race is motivating some conservatives to launch attacks on president obama. white house press secretary robert gibbs said the president doesn't believe race is a factor, but he is calling for more civil debate. >> i thi

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. >>> security and exchange commission officials are promising change in the wake of the bernard madoff. the sec failed for years to detect madoff's multibillion-dollar rip-off and the inspector general wants an employee by employee review. in a tape of a phone call made in 2005, madoff is heard coaching someone who is about to be interviewed by the scht ec. madoff says, quote, you don't have to be too brilliant to fool federal investigators. >>> more than 46 million americans do not have health care insurance. in the debate over health care reform, insurance companies are often portrayed as the villains, but are they? anthony mason. >> reporter:s. >> reporter: in the heated debate over health care reform -- >> we will hold the insurance companies accountable. -- the insurance companies have been matt villains. >> will is no business in america that makes more money than the insurance industry. >> reporter: the reality? that's simple in the not true. the health insurance companies make $11 billion in profits in 2008, but other medical industries made far more. the top five drug company,

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securities and exchange commission hopes the agency can learn a lesson from the mess it made of the bernard madoff ponzi scheme. so a new report out today has some advice for investigators. among the ideas: new ways to collect complaints and tips, and follow up on them. that's something that didn't happen in the madoff case. the agency's enforcement division is already adopting some of those ideas, putting teams into place to help identify fraud. >> susie: it's getting to be that time of year again-- earnings season. usually, when we report on corporate earnings, we look at how much money firms are expected to make. but this time around, we have a different take due to the recession. as suzanne pratt explains, the earnings story now is straight out of hollywood. >> show me the money! show me the money! >> reporter: for corporate america, this earnings season is all about showing investors the money. after cost-cutting their way through the last few quarters, experts say companies need to come through with at least some revenue growth. thomson reuters' ashwani kaul says, even though the econ

. >>> the sec is promising to fix the problems that allowed bernard madoff to get away with his multibillionlar fraud for so many years. the head of the agency'sen forcement division said he started the biggest overhaul of his division in 30 years. the internal watchdog may recommend more than 40 changes to improve investigations. >>> general motors is launching a bold new marketing campaign. if you don't like your car, return it for a full refund no questions asked. you have 06 days to -- 60 days to return the car. it will run at least through the end of november. >>> coming up on "good morning america," the car of the future. it doesn't take gas and you don't have to plug it in. will hydrogen powered cars catch on? that's on gma. that is your money scope report. i'm jeremy hubbard. >>> good morning. i'm susan shrack. we've got rain falling. it's been falling most of the light november a lot of us. even the western areas of the state are seeing rain come into the forecast wind will be gusting as high as 30 americaned. 73 or saturday. check out the roads. here's kim. >> reporter: thanks, sus

renault themselves brought a delegation led by the formal one renault president bernard rei, and alsolonso, the driver that run -- won the race and singapore where the allegation came that he deliberately crashed on lap 14 so alonzo could make -- take advantage of an earlier pit stop. what is the plan for the council? that have to find out what part renault plays in this. whether it needs to be banned or five or face any punishment. the driver himself was given immunity because he has made the claims to the council. but we will find out the decision hopefully in the hours to come. >> and of course we will bring it to you as soon as a break. a big week for the united nations. world leaders gathering in new york for the annual meeting on wednesday. but more than 100 liters will attend separate meetings tuesday to address the issue of climate change and pave the way for deals for creag -- for future talks of copenhagen taking place in december. >> this week more than 100 world leaders will descend on the united nations. there is easily more fitter than substance that these annual gatheri

says it has learned from t mistakes that led to bernard madoff's multibillion-dollar fraud. two top officials told a congressional panel ere will be changes after the commission bungled several investigations into madoff. the head of the agency's enforcement division said he has started the biggest overhaul of his division in at least 30 years. >>> well, general motors is launching a unique marketing campgn, aimed at boosting sales and improving its public image. unhappy car buyers can get a full refund within 60 days, no questions asked. gm is hoping to win back customers, concerned about the company's recent bankruptcy. the offer starts monday. and will run at least through the end of november. >>> sprint/nextel has a new monthly plan, offering unlimited calls to other cell phones, regardless of the cell carrier. the plan starts at $70 a month. and also includes unlimited texting. analysts say sprint's plan could eventually force competitors to lower their prices. >> one more reason to use your phone. >> yes. >>> you can read more about these stories online at abcnews.com.

. >>> it's where bernard madoff broke down and confessed to his massive fraud, frantically wrote checks for millions of dollars as his scheme fell apart and appeared in a badge -- bath robe to greet the fbi arrests who arrested him. his penthouse is for sale along with his other homes. linsey davis gives us a tour of the house. >> reporter: posh, lavish, luxurious. madoff's lifestyle just as elaborate as his alleged $65 billion ponzi scheme. >> your eye is immediately drawn to this piano. >> reporter: u.s. marshals currently doubling as real estate agents offered the latest glimpse into his extravagance, access to billions of dollars of other peoples money afforded him the finer things in life, which he collected in abundance, homes, boats and bulls. >> he named his boats after them. he likes bulls. and here we have a leather one. >> reporter: this two-story penthouse apartment in manhattan where madoff was on house arrest is now up for sale. inside a custom-made mattress in the master bedroom. closets with 40 pairs of handmade belgian shoes. >> this is where madoff spent the last few d

jeffry picower is worth at least $1 billion after investing with bernard madoff, and cashing out right before the ponzi scheme collapsed. a lawsuit may knock him off of next year's list, but either way, the 2008 red ink bloodbath makes this list one to forget. even for those who can afford to lose $1 million an hour. bill weir, abc news, new york. >> $950 million and you're on the list. >>> that is "world news" for this wednesday. i'm charlie gibson, and i hope you had a good day. for all of us at abc news, have you had a good day. for all of us at abc news, have a good night. captions by vitac ypypypypypypypypypypypypypypypyp

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. >>> the sec is promising to fix the problems that allowed bernard madoff to get away with his fraudor so many years the head of the agency's enforcement decision told a senate panel he started the biggest overhaul of his division in at least 30 years. the commission's internal watch dog says he may recommend more than 40 changes to improve investigations. >>> general motors is launching a bold new marketing campaign. if you don't like your car you can return it for a full refund, no questions asked. buyers will have up to 60 days to return their car. gm is hoping to prove to customers its vehicles are better than the competition. the offer starts monday and will run at least through the end of november. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- the car of the future. it doesn't take gas and you don't have to plug it in. will hydrogen-powered cars catch on? on gma. that is your "moneyscope report." i'm jeremy hubbard. >>> check this out. we've got this low cloud deck i've been talking about. now that we're getting daylight we can see it hanging just over owings mills and the clouds

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