the oldest son of convicted swindler bernard madoff is found dead in his apartment. an apparent suicide. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, the stigma of madoff. we'll talk exclusively with former employee whose had nothing to do with his fraud but say their years have been badly damaged. >>, you know, i lost my job. i lost my livelihood. >> mitchell: a final farewell to elizabeth edwards. in north carolina, hundred of family and friends pay tribute to her courage and fortitude. and charged up it's first all-electric nissan leaf is delivered to its owner but will it convince consumers it can go the distance? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening, he was once considered a prince of wall street who lived large and was admired by his colleagues. but tonight, 46-year-old mark madoff, the oldest son of jailed financial swindler bernard madoff, is dead of an apparent suicide. it came on the anniversary the day the madoff scandal was first revealed. armen keteyian has more. >> reporter: on the second anniversar

bernard madoff is serving a 150-year prison sentence. his lawyer says he will not seek to attend his son's funeral out of respect for the privacy of his family. it's not likely he will be welcome in any case. bill. >> brian ross, thanks. here's what's on tap with jimmy kimmel. >> thanks, bill. tonight, rachael ray. from "tron legacy," garrett hedlund. music from darker my love. and these guys. >>> finally tonight, the country has lost one of its most steadfast public servants, richard holbrooke. the negotiator of the dayton peace accords and president obama's special envoy to pakistan and afghanistan, died of heart failure today at age 69. with a lack ook at his legacy, here's "this week's" christiane amanpour. >> reporter: the ranks of the great diplomats when he brokered the dayton peace accords that ended bitter ethnic war in bosnia. holbrooke's death comes just days before the obama administration rolls out its review of the war in afghanistan. a war that holbrooke w

. >>> the death of mark madoff officially ruled a suicide, the son of ponzi scheme operator bernard madoff hanged himself. his body was discovered saturday, the second anniversary of his father's arrest and the worst investment fraud in u.s. history. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: mark madoff could never shake so many people's suspicion he must have been involved or at least known about his father's elaborate ponzi scheme. the medical examiner confirmed the 46-year-old did take his own life. madoff's father-in-law discovered him hanging from a dog leash in his posh apartment as his 2-year-old son slept in another room and his wife was away at disney world with their daughter. a lawyer for his mother, ruth, said simply, ruth is heartbroken. there's been no public reaction from bernie madoff, currently serving a 150-year sentence in a federal prison in north carolina. >> i have no comment. i'm sorry, i can't help you. >> reporter: since the scandal broke, the pressure has not let up on mark or his brother, andrew who ran the firm's

bernard madoff is serving a 150-year prison sentence. his lawyer says he will not seek to attend his son's funeral out of respect for the privacy of his family. it's not likely he will be welcome in any case. bill. >> brian ross, thanks. here's what's on tap with jimmy kimmel. >> thanks, bill. tonight, rachael ray. from "tron legacy," garrett hedlund. music from darker my love. and these guys. ♪ i'm gonna get it, i know i'm gonna get it. ♪ ♪ i can't wait ♪ every little step, brings me closer to the gift. can't be late. ♪ ♪ rip it open in a second and it's time to play. ♪ ♪ i was up all night in anticipation feeling electric jewels of jubilation. ♪ ♪ yule tide carols from the local congregation. ♪ ♪ make it tough to hold my patience in check. ♪ ♪ is it time yet, is it time, i can't wait. ♪ ♪ is it time yet, is it time, i can't wait. ♪ >>> finally tonight, the country has lost one of its most steadfast public servants, richard holbrooke. the negotiator of the dayton peace accords and president obama's special envoy to pakistan and afghanis

seeking to recover the profits that the picowers received, over the course of 35 years, from bernard madoff. >> reporter: in may, 2009, irving picard, the trustee in charge of recovering money lost in the scheme, sued the publicity-shy picower and his wife, citing outrageous annual returns as high as 950% on madoff investments. at a time, average returns on the market were only about 9%. >> we are hopeful that positive and fair outcomes like that of the picower negotiations and several of our other settlements can and will be repeated. >> reporter: today picard set his sights on others. in october, 2009, picower was found dead of a heart attack in a swimming pool in his palm beach, florida, mansion at the age of 67. today his widow issued a statement saying in part: >> i think it's great that picard has gotten back the kind of money that he's gotten back. it's my hope that all of the investors will ultimately benefit from the kind of money that he can recover. >> reporter: the settlement more than triples the money available to repay victims to about $10 billion, about half of what is estim

of all the investors tied to the epic fraud, philanthropist jeffrey picower may have been bernard madoff's single biggest beneficiary, reaping some $7 billion in profit over the years. >> so many assets if for madoff victims. >> reporter: today, however, it was thousands of those madoff victims who benefited. federal prosecutors announcing a deal to recover all of that money, $7.2 billion, from picower's estate and holdings, the largest single civil settlement in u.s. history. >> the agreement resolves a complaint we filed this morning seeking to recover the profits that the picowers received over the course of 35 years from bernard madoff. >> reporter: in may, 2009, irving picard, the trustee in charge of recovering money lost in the scheme, sued the publicity-shy picower and his wife citing outrageous annual returns as high as 950% on madoff investments. at a time, average returns on the market were only about 9%. >> we are hopeful that positive and fair outcomes like this of the picower negotiations and several of our other settlements can and will be repeated. >> reporter: today picard

assange denied having any contact of individuals that submit material to that group. >>> victims of bernard madoff are getting billions of dollars back. the widow of long time madoff investor says she wants to give 7.2 billion to people who lost money in the ponzi scheme. she had withdrawn the money before the investment collapsed. lawyers for his widow barbara told her they could preserve most of it by fighting for it in court but she says she wants to give it all back. the agreement brings madoff victims halfway toward recovering all of their losses. >>> it is fight night for two former office workers in berkeley literally. these guys used to be couch potatoes so they say, but they quit their jobs, hit the gym and just a few minutes ago they stepped into the ring to fight one another. the white collar brawlers. grace? >> reporter: it has been intense here tonight. they just finished up the fight a couple minutes ago. we just found out who the winner is. you can see them giving some final comments. it has been standing room only inside and outside of this boxing ring. these are two regular guys.

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and when it collapsed, bernard madoff confessed to his son who then called the fbi. he is now serving a 150-year sentence in federal prison. mark madoff and his brother were never charged. they were under investigation. and victims of the madoff scam were suing them for tens of millions of dollars. a court-appointed trustee was seeking to recover millions the madoff brothers had spent on luxury homes. another lawsuit filed just this week sought money from their young children. mark madoff's attorney released a statement saturday calling him an innocent victim of his father's crimes and blaming his death on two years of unrelenting pressure from false accusations and innuendos. and the question is whether bernard madoff will be able to attend his own son's funeral. >>> family, and friends and supporters said goodbye today to elizabeth edwards. more than 1,000 mourners attended her funeral in north carolina. edwards died tuesday, after a six-year battle with breast cancer. she was praised in eulogies as a strong woman who had to deal with a number of tragedies. during h

. >>> new york city medical examiners have ruled the death of bernard madoff's elder son a suicide after his body was found hanged in his manhattan apartment over the weekend. 46-year-old mark madoff took his life saturday on the second anniversary of his father's arrest in the biggest ponzi scheme in united states history. madoff and his brother andrew turned their father in to authorities after he confessed his crime in december of 2008. neither of madoff's sons has been criminally charged but prosecutors say they're continuing to investigate the case. bernard madoff is of course still serving a 150-year sentence in north carolina. he can apply for permission to attend park's funeral but word is he will not be allowed -- only allowed if it's clearly in the public interest. we will see. >>> richard holbrooke, the obama administration's top envoy to afghanistan and pakistan and it should be said a good friend of our show at "morning joe" remains hospitalized in critical condition this morning after lengthy surgery for a torn a that. he was taken to a washington hospital on friday after e

when it collapsed bernard madoff confessed to his son, who then called the fbi. he is now serving a 150 year sentence in federal prison. mark madoff and his brother were never charged. they were under investigation and victims of the madoff scam were suing them for tens of millions of dollars. a court appointed trustee was seeking to recover millions they had spent on luxury homes. another lawsuit filed just this week saw money from therapy young children. mark madoff's attorney released a statement saturday calling him an innocent victim of his father's crimes and blaming his death on two years of unrelenting pressure from false accusations and innuendo. >> the federal bureau of prisons will have to decide whether to allowed bernard madoff to attend his own son's funeral. am brown, cbs news, new york. >> dip richard holbrook is in stable but critical after undergoing 20 hours of surgery for a torn aorta. he is the special envoy for afghanistan and pakistan collapsed during a meeting with secretary of state hillary clinton. president obama called him a towering fi

the scheme. >> this settlement provides a significant measure of hope for the many victims of bernard madoff's horrific crimes. crimes which judge denny chin described as extraordinarily evil. this settlement is the most substantial effort to date to make the madoff victims whole. >> susie: today's settlement brings the total amount collected to nearly $10 billion. investors lost twice that amount. >> tom: here's what we're watching for next week: our market monitor guest is closed-end fund expert thomas j. herzfeld. he's president of thomas j. herzfeld advisors. we'll also see the november reports on new and existing home sales. monday, with corporate coffers fat with cash these days, does it pay to buy dividend stocks? we get the outlook for dividends in 2011. >> susie: arizona and nevada sued bank of america today-- accusing the nation's largest bank of misleading consumers about home loan modifications. arizona also accused the bank of reneging on a settlement a year ago that ended a fraud investigation into mortgage operations at countrywide. nevada says the bank promised borrowers help w

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history seventy two year old bernard madoff was sentenced to one hundred fifty year prison term from business billions of dollars. u.s. envoy to afghanistan and pakistan richard holbrooke is in the critical condition after emergency heart surgery in washington he was rushed to hospital after feeling ill during a meeting with secretary of state clinton president obama says he's praying for the health of a sixty nine year old veteran diplomat who helped broker the accord that ended the war in bosnia. used to taking to the stage but it's speeches rather than songs of the normally a speciality not this time though they were putin that made his audience sit up and take note as he sang at a charity fundraiser. as hitting the high notes an english beat in that a star studded single sharon stone if you will just the do for love the celebrities gather the soviets but the concept to raise money for childhood and such arts is russian prime minister so that's why for its. skills on the piano. the back of the recap of our top stories in just a few of them stating.

the elder son of jailed for nancy bernard madoff has been found dead in new york on the second anniversary of his father's arrest mark made off was discovered hanging in his apartment days after he was named in a new lawsuit by the liquidators of his father's empire mark and his brother who both worked at the firm are under investigation but hadn't faced any criminal charges in the massive ponzi scheme that led to the father's jailing bernard madoff admitted eleven counts of fraud and sentenced to a maximum one hundred fifty year prison term. so petersburg played host to a number of celebrities from all around the world but the one that stood out was not an actor or a singer it was russia's very own problem stability more potent even got a standing ovation and this was what it was all for. i. made. about talking over that hope we didn't ruin the musical experience for you anyway putin also showed his range of talents by playing the piano although lighthearted this was for a very serious cause helping to raise money for children suffering from cancer among the celebrities taking part the ho

in new york the son of jailed financier bernard madoff has been found dead on the second anniversary of his father's arrest mop laid off was found hanging in his apartment days after he was named in a new lawsuit by the liquidators of his father's empire walk and his brother andrew were under investigation had faced any charges in the massive ponzi scheme which was the biggest investment fraud in u.s. history seventy two year old bernard madoff was sentenced to a one hundred fifty year prison term for embezzling billions of dollars. the u.s. envoy to afghanistan and pakistan richard holbrooke is in a critical condition of the emergency heart surgery in washington he was rushed to hospital after feeling ill during a meeting with secretary of state clinton president obama says he's praying for the health of the sixty nine year old veteran diplomat who helped broker the accord that ended the war in bosnia. at least eleven people have been killed and over a dozen injured in a gun battle between rival gangs in western mexico the shoot out started during an religious celebration as a group

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in new york the son of jail finance bernard madoff has been found dead on the second anniversary of his father's arrest mark madoff was found hanging in his apartment just days after he was named in you by the liquidators of his father's empire all countries by the underwear under investigation hadn't faced any charges in the massive ponzi scheme which is the biggest investment for in u.s. history seventy two year old bernard madoff was sentenced to one hundred fifty year prison term for embezzling billions of dollars. while he's used to taking to the stage but it's speeches rather than songs that are normally his speciality not this time that putin made his audience sit up and take note as he sang at the charity fundraiser. yes hitting the high notes in english for the team that a star studded single sharon stone. and do the celebrities gather this and peter's but for a concert to raise money for childhood cancer charities the russian prime minister also tingled a few libraries and he's still on the piano. a recap of our top stories in a few minutes. wealthy british style it's time to.

with easley, one of many questions still to be answered. >> we have developing news, one of bernard madoff'sons was found dead in his apartment of an apparent suicide. 46-year-old mark madoff was found thanked his apartment in a soho neighborhood. death coincides with the anniversary of his arrest from bilking millions of dollars from investors. the. >> the dmv clerk of accused of sending a judgmental letter to a transgender woman was suspended. amber yust says he sent her a letter quoting bible verses and begging her not to get a sex change after she went to change her driver's license. yust has filed a formal complaint. >> the confusion over state and federal local laws concerning medical marijuana dispensaries is heating up on san jose. that is where dozens of people lit up last night. lisa amin gulezian re reports from the south day. >> they are lighting up and smoking out at the united party at medical marijuana collective. all in response to a series of raids on pot clubs in santa clara county. >> right now no south bay city allows medical marijuana against legally to operate. >> in yo

bernard madoff is serving a 150 year prison term. the brothers were under investigation, but no criminal charges in the scheme. >>> a somber tribute, the movement to honor those who served our country and made the ultimate sacrifice during the holiday season. >>> did it work? authorities say they had to burn down a southern california house, but was that operation a success? >>> fog has been expanding over the past few hours. coming up, we'll take a look at the forecast model and i'll show you the conditions first thing tomorrow morning and also more on the timing of our next rain chance. >>> veterans graced cemeteries all across the bay area are now adorned with wreaths for the holidays, volunteers laid wreaths with red ribbons on more than 1700 headstones at the san francisco national cemetery. that's far more than the 300 placed there last year. part of wreaths across america, a national effort to remember the sacrifices of military men and women and their families. organizers hope to place 3,000 wreaths next year. >>> meanwhile,

it marked the two-year anniversary of his father bernard madoff's arrest. >>> swedish authorities call explosions in stockholm a terror attack. two other people weren't hurt. a car exploded on a busy street filled with shoppers. another explosion detonated just blocks away. >>> prince william and broad to be kate middleton have received their official engagement photographs. mario testino said that the couple seemed to be brimming with happiness when he photographed them in november. the criddle wedding is on april 29. they look at your than charles and diana. the best of both of them. it's 34 degrees. >>> there is a controversial new tax that's helping local governments make ends meet. >> first, a check on traffic and weather every te >>> welcome back, everyone. 4:52 this monday morning. traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> and caskey is in from minneapolis. >> in spotsylvania it has been snowing a little while. it's not accumulating on the roads. temperatures are above freezing in most areas. that's a good thing. rooftopumulating on the slightly and on the decks. let's look at t

bernard madoff is servin a 150-year prison sentence for swindling $65 billion from investors. under prison rules, on inmates with two years or less pding on their prison term can go to immediate family funerals. >>> this morning, several passengers aboard a royal caribbean cruise ship are waking up wit bruises. the ship called brilliance of the seas ran into a violent storm in the mediterranean sea over the weekend. passengers took these pictures showing the damage. it was on its way to alexandria, egypt. 1,600 americans wereon that ship. after watching th video and the last one from the arctic cruise ship, i'm swearing off cruises. it's making m seasick. if you are just waking up with us, we are under a winter weather advisory. >>> meteorologist tom kierein will let us know how much snow your neighborhood will get. weather it's causing any problems so far. >>> good morning and take a look at this. your eyes are not deceiving you. you are waking up to snow this morning. a winter wther advisory is now in effect. meteorologist tom kierein's forecast just seconds away. good morni

victims of the disgraced businessman bernard madoff bern -- bernie madoff are set to recoup some of the money. some areas of the u.k. are experienced their heaviest snowfall in 8 generations. temperatures could fall as low as minus 20 degrees celsius. there has been chaos on the roads across wales, northern ireland, scotland, and parts of england. more is on the way. >> north, south, east, west, almost every inch of northern ireland was covered in a thick blanket of snow. today, this part of the emerald isle turned completely white. getting to work was the ultimate uphill task with snow and ice causing havoc. some vehicles were simply abandoned. on a day when even the professionals at times struggled to cope. across northern ireland, 700 schools at the close. that is more than half of the total number. >> this is the worst. the kids enjoy it. >> this was the scene at belfast city airport on what is normally the busiest day of the week. nothing coming in, nothing going out and nothing for passengers to do but wait to and wait. >> every other country in the world has snow. northern irelan

are struggling to reconstruct the final hours of the old etest son of convicted stock swindler bernard madoff. manuel gallegus has morement. >> mark madoff could never shake so many people's suspicion that he must have been involved or at least known about his father's elaborate ponzi scheme. >> i think mark was probably trying to say to his father, look what you've done to me and my life. and my family's life. >> george lost his life savings to bernie madoff believes mark is just another victim. >> i think it's extremely tragic. >> reporter: the medical examiner confirmed today the 46-year-old did take his own life. madoff's father-in-law discovered him hang from a dog leash in his posh manhattan apartment as his two-year-old son slept in another room and his wife was away at disney world with their daughter. a lawyer for his mother ruth madoff said simply ruth is heartbroken. there's been no public reaction from bernie madoff, who is currently serving a 150-year sentence in a federal prison in north carolina. >> i have no comment. i'm sorry. >> reporter: since the scandal broke, the pressur

. >>> jailed financier bernard madoff says he will not attend his son's funeral out of consideratio for his family's privacy. mark madoff committed suicide. >>> d small consolation, but the statement that likely caused christe o'donnell the election earned her a top spot on top quotes for declaring, quote, i'm not a watch. tony hayward infamously claimed, quote, i'd like my life back, during this summer's oil disaster. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,428 after climbing 18 points. the s&p was up a fraction and the nasdaq fell 12 points. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei added 22 points. in hg kong, the hang seng rose 113. >>> on wall street, tradi was flat, slow and uncertain monday starting off the final full week of business before christmas. both the dow and the s&p benefited from ina's conservative move to slow growth, increasing the amount of extra capital top banks must hold instead of the more severe option of raisi interest rates. thatelped o companies like chevron and mining related

billion lawsuit by the man tasked with recovering losses for the victims of convicted ponzi schemer bernard madoff. the london-based bank is the latest accused of continuing to fuel madoff's funds despite red flags that should have caused it to intervene. >>> reuters reports this morning, aol is exploring a possible breakup of its dial-up service from its ad business that could lead to a merger with yahoo! more changes on facebook. a radical redesign is putting the focus on individual data and photos, to ramp up personal appeal on the social site. >>> and 1.5 acres of land in montana may sound like a great spot to build a rural getaway. but beware, this secluded $69,000 property was the former home of ted kaczynski, also known as the unabomber. loses a little curb appeal. >>> well, coming up, pittsburgh steals one in baltimore. peyton's woes continue. and tiger with a four-shot lead is unbeatable, right? >>> plus, it's already been a miserable season for brett favre. now his record-playing streak is in serious jeopardy. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather, heavy

. >>> jailed financier bernard madoff says he will not attend his son's funeral out of consideration for his family's privacy. 46-year-old mark madoff committed suicide on saturday. the second anniversary of his father's arrest of the biggest ponzi scheme in u.s. history. >>> and small consolation, but the statement that likely caused delaware senate candidate christine o'donnell the election did earn her the top spot on yale university's annual list of most notable quote for 2010 for declares, "i'm not a witch." o'donnell shares the honor with bp's tony hayward who infamously claimed, "i'd like my life back" during this summer's golf oil disaster. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street kicked off the day. the dow opens at 11,428 after climbing 18 points. the s&p was up a fraction and the nasdaq fell 12 points. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei added 22 points. while in hong kong, the hang seng rose 113. >>> on wall street, trading was flat, slow and uncertain monday starting off the final full week of business before christmas. both th

. >>> the death of bernard madoff's son has been officially deemed a suicide.oday -- that day was the second anniversary of his father's arrest. he reportedly sent an e-mail saying, " nobody wants to hear the truth." a small service is being -- there is a small service in connecticut. no word on whether his father will be allowed to attend. >>> investigators are trying to discover the cause of a carbon monoxide spill. several in the home were taken to local hospitals and two people died. the home did not have a carbon monoxide detector. some democrats -- >>> some democrats say they're willing to put up a fight for the president obama tax cut deal he negotiated with republicans. the senate is expected to pass the bill, but there's more resistance in the house, particularly over the estate taxes. >> this giveaway on the estate tax, which, over 10 years, would be over $115 billion, is something we should not be doing. >> we think that simple question should be put to the test. >> republicans say that, it democrats make major changes to the bill, there will not sup

home sales jump, and a lawsuit against bernard madoff's bank. your early morning biz headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, is this the weekend in animated farry tales that knocked harry potter off his pemp. >>> wild finish in college football. michael vick leads the eagles and lebron with a homecoming to remember. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning -- new diplomatic cables released by wikileaks paint a bleak picture of afghanistan where the level of corruption is "overwhelming." hamid karzai is described as an unstable and erratic president with the inability to grasp the most basic principles of state building. >>> meanwhile, a domain name system provider says it has withdrawn service to the wikileaks.org name saying in a statement that multiple attacks on the site have threatened the stact of its instability of its infrastructure. >>> the army is launching its first investigation into practices at arlington national cemetery a

. >> -- bernard madoff's horrific crimes. >> investigators ratchet up the investigation of the election day robocalls with targeting a political consultant. >> see how the storm will impact the mid-atlantic region. it is 23 degrees at bwi right now. >> we had to l.a. and jay leno. -- we head out to l.a. and jay leno. >> we have 01 wilson on the show owen wilsonwe have zero whe on the show tonight and the ross report. >> there is a glimmer of hope for those who lost millions in the burnie madoff ponzi scheme. one beneficiary has agreed to return $7.2 billion with the settlement. nearly half of the $20 billion loss from the victims have now been returned. >> he has agreed to forfeit to the united states a little over $7.2 billion, a figure that represents every last dollar of thepickhaur's profit of madoff's fraud. >> he has been sentenced to 150 years behind bars. the investigation into those election day robocalls, it took a new turn with a raid on a political consultants home. >> he has already admitted to be hit behind the call. but investigators are looking for more. >> political con

bernard madoff, serving a 150-year sentence in north carolina was notified of the death saturday morning. his attorney would not say whether madoff would seek to attend his son's funeral. mark madoff's attorney called his client an innocent victim of his father's monstrous crime. and in fact mark madoff is the third suicide linked to the scandal. a new york investment advisor who lost millions of his clients' money and a british soldier who lost all of these savings, both took their own lives. lester. >> scott cohn here in new york tonight, thanks. >>> this was a day of remembrance in raleigh, north carolina, for elizabeth edwards who died this week of breast cancer. much of her public life over the years was framed by the career of her husband john edwards, a former senator and presidential candidate. but it was how elizabeth edwards publicly navigated a series of personal challenges that in the end allowed her to define her legacy on her own terms. nbc's michelle kosinski reports. >> reporter: peaceful was the overwhelming feeling here, in the same place where elizabeth edwards herself

. >> sreenivasan: more than $7 billion is going back to victims of bernard madoff's multi-billion dollar ponzi scheme. it's the largest forfeiture recovery in u.s. history. the widow of a florida man agreed today to return the money. jeffry picower had been the single-largest beneficiary of the scheme. he died last year. for more on is, i talked to diana henriques of "the new york times" a short time ago. first question has got to be who is jeffrey pickhauer and how is it he had $7 billion of investments with bernie maddoff? >> well, the late jeffrey pickhauer, he died a-- october a year ago, was probably one of the quietest, richest men in america. 's sellabled an enormous wealth by one estimate he had $10 billion in one trading account at goldman sachs in the 1990s. and traded elsewhere. he traded legitimately in publicly traded stocks. he engaged in mergers and acquisitions, speculation and accumulated very, very quietly this enormous sum. he also invested with bernie maddoff and is is that money that is being returned now so that it can be distributed among maddoff's victims. >> suar

. >>> jailed financier bernard madoff will not attend his son's funeral. 46-year-old mark madoff committeduicide saturday, the second anniversary of his father's arrest for the biggest ponzi scheme in u.s. history. >>> small consolation but the statement that likely cost delaware senate candidate christine o'donnell the election did earn her the top spot on yale university's annual list of most quotable quotes of declaring "i'm not a witch." o'donnell shares the honor with tony hayward who infamously complained "i'd like my life back" during the gulf oil disaster. >>> the first look at how wall street kicks off. it opens 11,428 after climbing 18 points yesterday. the s&p was up a fraction and the nasdaq fell 12 points. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei added 22 while in hong kong the hang seng rose 113. on wall street trading was flat, slow and uncertain monday. starting off the final full week of business before christmas, both the dow and the s&p benefited from china's conservative move to slow growth. increasing the amount of extra capital top banks mu