. >> plus, bernie madoff's personal mititems hit the auctin block. you won't believe how much they went for. "fox & friends" starts right now. now. >> . >> good morning, we're still talking about clayton's outfit. why don't you just wait a couple of minutes and come back and have it all-- >> i wasn't making fun of clayton, i was wondering if we were clashing. >> no the pink on pink shirt, we match. we figured because of bernie madoff's clothes that were up for sale. we were trying to match the colors up for sale. $12,000 for items. boxer shorts got big bucks. >> come on. >> i think you're everthinking it, i think you guys look good. >> thank you. >> coming up on the show, twinkie diets. did you hear the man lost weight eating just twinkies and mark segal has been retching twinkie. >> he'll never die because of all the preservatives in twinkies and look great the rest of his life as well. >> and start with the president. he's on his way home this morning after the ten day tour of asia, julie kirtz is live from washington with a complete wrap of the pr

interesting seeing these two now. >> they're trying to seize property to pay back investors, but bernie madoffhose properties for bail as well. >> its interesting, one of the people arrested only worked for madoff her entire career. so it's interesting to see the indoctrination that might have happened in that case. >> this story will keep on unfolding. >> thank you, jessica. >>> effort to extend johnless benefits past the holiday season fails again when it comes to getting approval in the house. >>> u.s. colleges are facing a growing test problem, which is plagueing the rest of the country as well. its coming up on 4:43, we'll be right back. ink. >>> well good morning, 4:45. what are you doing up so early? >> glad you're with us. >> that's right. you'll want to hear howard's weekend forecast. >> this weekend a lot of things going on. >> you're going to penn state. >> i'll be at the penn state, indiana game at fedexfield, a good friend taking me with him. maryland has a home game. the help the homeless walk going on. a lot of you have leaves to rake up. i suggest dow that tomorrow as opposed t

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swindler bernie madoff's possessions up for bid. >> glor: the victims of bernie madoff's massive ponzi scheme got some payback today. buyers lined up at a government auction in new york to bid for the trappings of madoff's lavish life-style. everything from a ring to a piano. elaine quijano was there. >> reporter: this steinway baby grand once sat in the living room of bernard madoff's manhattan penthouse. today it was on the auction block. >> sold at $42,000. >> i was going to buy one so i anything youred, well, get one with a little history to it. >> reporter: this was the section auction of madoff and their wife's belongs from their manhattan home and beach house on long island to benefit the victims of his ponzi scheme. this 10.5 carat diamond ring was the top seller by far. $550,000. beyond the big-ticket items were onces with more symbolism, like the bull that belonged to a titan of wall street. this leather bull foot stool sold for $3,000. cigar fish nat add in does bid competitively for madoff's humidors, these leather cigar holders sold for $1,300. this woman who says her inve

about how forthcoming the crew was with the passengers. >>> highest bidder goes the spoils of bernie madoffine romans is here minding your business with a preview. >> two years ago next month that we learned who madoff was, a household name. biggest upponzupoponzi schemer history. you can have a piece of the madoff fraud if you would like. take a look at the auction block in new york this weekend. biggest fraud in history. and he's serving 150 years in prison for ripping off people to the tune of some $5.5 billion. if you would like a piece of his rock, it is a humongous 10.5-carat ring and it is the big ticket item. f in color. extremely fine proportions we're told. $350 thousand dollars is what they're expecting to get from this. play it again, bernie, on a steinway and sons piano. this includes the bench, some $16,000 expecting to frech this. each handcrafted. takes up to a year to make. from 1917. i don't know if bernie personally played it. he surrounded himself by very fine things that other people paid for. here's something i think goes in the priceless category. this is bernie madof

15th state to approve medical marijuana. >>> the 10 and a half carat diamond engagement ring that bernie madoff gave to his future wife sold for $5,550,000. it was among thousands of items belonging to the investors that were auctioned off. proceeds will benefit 3,000 madoff clients who were swindled in that ponzi scheme. >>> the national park service is taking 400 d.c. students on canoe trips between now and thursday, 80 students each day will paddle the river in five handmade canoes. they will remove debris from the water. >>> a washington tradition resurfaced today along the national mall. dozens of people showed up at the ice rink opening. the rink features a state of the art sound system and a view of sculptures in the garden. >>> now checking news where you live, the first speed camera coming to college park, maryland. if you are caught speeding the fine is $40. for other stories from where you live go to www.wusa9.com. got a story and news tip for us, act us and be a part of the www.wusa9.com team. >>> and tomorrow's washington examiner more than 50 people or groups are interested in ope

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all of them were trying to buy the possessions of bernie madoff. >> my boyfriend works in finance. this is for him. i'm here for him to correct your having a ball. >> spent more than $900 on a flask and some cigar cases. the auctioneer tried schubert to drive the prices up. this footstool 14 33 federalsburg a panel brought more than 30 grand. an engagement ring brightened five under $15,000. >> i go for the art deco pieces. i think mrs. madoff was a fan. >> nearly 500 items were up for auction. this man hopes to buy a gift for his father. >> i have had clients involved in the madoff case. i am seeing if i can get something. >> just directly across the hallway from the auction, a conference. marshall's plan to give whatever is raised to madoff's victims. >> $1.2 million at fair market value. >> anywhere between $18 billion and $65 billion. this is just a drop in the bucket. >> i wish i could give more. >> the wii all? >> auctions would go to more than 3000 clients who were swindled. >> some people have some money out there. if you want to buy, you could buy his underwear. >> that is

and bernie madoff now on the auction block. auctioning off nearly 200 pairs of shoes, 500 pieces of clothing and furniture even his wife's engagement ring and mementos of his life before he was turned in by his son. looking lower today, we have dismal quarterly results. it's -- yesterday, slightly higher day, ire land's central bank eased tensions. lastly, burger chain wendy's changing up their french fries, so they will be made with russet potatoes and have the skin on them and expect a sprinkling of sea salt on top. wendy's says don't worry, though, they will still sell for the same price. >> i think we better check the fries out just to be sure. >> yes. >> i love fries. let me know. >> see you back here at :15. >> the time is now 5:21, 41 degrees on tv hill. coming up, traffic and weather together. >> and controversy over a book aimed at giving pedophiles advice. >> don't forget to email your response to us at watercooler@wbaltv.com ranking baltimore second in the city of most unattractive people. email your response to us a

marshall service sold off the belongings of wall street conman bernie madoff.has a look at what was on the auction block. >> reporter: big ticket item is a 10.5 caret diamond ring, vs-2 in clarity, extremely fine proportions, $350,000. how about play it again, bernie. this is a steinway and sons grand piano. it takes a year to create one of these handmade beauties. the bench we're told is included. $16,000 is what they're expected to fetch on this one. perhaps in the price list category, this is just because you want a walk a mile in bernie's shoes, perhaps bernie's shoes, belgin shoes, 18 pairs of them, casual tile, size 9 wide. and after a long day of stealing billions, maybe you want

thousands of items that belonged to bernie and ruth madoff are up for auction.ing room table. furniture from their montauk beach house. ruth's 10-carat engagement ring. >> some things are very top of the market. other things are very average. >> reporter: jennifer crane helped catalog all this. property that was forfeited and seized by u.s. marshalls. the stockbroker, clearly liked the finaler things in life. prada socks. high-end watches. his shoes, size 9-wide, from casual to flashy. he meticulously kept every shoe box. >> there's a value in everything. and everything we get goes to the victims. >> reporter: those who lost so much in madoff's upon save scam, much of this, probably paid for with some of that money. officials hope saturday's auction brings in about $1.5 million. anything with madoff initials or name on it always does well. there is plenty. even ruth mike e liked marking territory. >> i went into all the cars and all the boats. everything was marked. >> reporter: and probably one of the most unusual items. lot number 380. a new pair of madoff des

. >>> convicted bernie madoff.members were charged with multiple counts of security, security fraud. falsifying documents and tax evasion. if convicted, the women could face maximum prison sentences of 75 years. >>> the congressman convicted this week on a number of ethics violations, learned his fate today. a house esethics lawyer has the most serious. >> what do you hope? >> he arrived at the hearing, serious and sullen. convicted by a congressional ethics panel of 11 violations. congressman charles rangel was here to learn his fate. >> mr. rangel ask k no longer blame anyone, other than himself for the position he now finds himself in. >> the chief lawyer. >> his conduct served to undermine public trust in this institution. >> he suggested rangel be censured by congress. more serious than a reprimand. but short of an expulsion from the house. >> reporter: it would be a significant but embarrassing procedure. it would mean he would receive a public rebuke from the speaker. >> rangel ran a campaign from his subsid

a pair of bernie madoff shoes to walk in his. >> yeah. there's more to come.former child tv star is headed for rehab. >>> and aÑi facebook slap over pictures posted by students at a northern virginia high school while school officials consid >>> feeling down? when you walk up to talk to your colleagues, do they sort of just drift away? don't deair. i'm pat your pal. with my friend, mike -- crophone, we'll listen. we're hosting a segment call the ten-second soundoff. it a chance to say what's on your mind. so step up to the plate. get it off your chest. we're all ears. at least for ten seconds. the ten-cond soundoff. only on news4. only in the morning. when people are up and bright and snappy. >> i ain't missing that. don't you eat. the ten-second soundoff. 5:00. >> a former child actor from the must not sisters tv show has -- from the munsters has entered rehab. >> butch patrick, according to his agent, the formerhild star entered a private rehab in new jersey yterday to deal with a 40-year addiction to drugs and alcohol. patrick is 57 now he moved to the phil

prosecutors have charged two long time employees for bernie madoff in alleged v in the ponzi scheme. they say the two women executed trades in the accounts of wealthy clients but only on paper. of course madoff is currently serving 150 year sentence in federal prison after admitting he operated a $20 billion fraud. >>> the government may owe you a lot of money. the irs says it has almost $5 million in unclaimed federal tax income for maryland, d.c. and virginia. the irs says most were undelivered because people moved. here's a look at the average refund check. in the district almost $1600. that could be owed to you. now in maryland, $1300 in virginia about $1000. you can find out if you're due a refund by logging on to wusa9.com and clicking on consumer. >>> ready, set, shop. and here are the deals of the day in time for the cold weather, dick's sporting goods is discounting north face down jackets $149, that deal ends today. act fast. jc penny on the spot savings through saturday. you can take ten or $15 off purchases, get $25 off dog or cat beds at petco through saturday and bloomi

some people did exactly that, but this stuff belonged to bernie madoff. we'll tell you how the auction of his stuff went yesterday. yes, in fact, all that money went to certainly a worthy cause, the people he screwed out of a lot of money. well, from the cnn center, this is your cnn sunday morning 6:00 a.m. it's 2:00 p.m. in baghdad. wherever you may be, glad you're joining us. also want to say thank you and welcome to our troops joining us right now on the armed forces network in iraq, afghanistan, around the world, thank you for being here and thank you for what you do. also coming up over the next 90 minutes is the trip of a lifetime for a veteran of world war ii. we will take you along for the ride as he gets to visit the memorial to those who served in that great conflict. >>> also this morning, if you didn't know, let me tell you right now. cigarettes are bad for you. just want to get that out there. still we should all know that, but the fda thinks they need to go even further to get the message out. new proposals for some graphic, graphic images t

who would want bernie madoff's shorts? >> the u.s. really quite the collector's market. there's a morbid fascination with madoff and how he lived. if you are able to have his toasterer oven, i guess that's a good conversation piece. >> is this bragging rights or the kind of thing that you think might actually be an investment and down the road you can sell it for something? >> i think it's actually the latter. >> really? >> people ten year, 20 years down the road will still be obviously fascinated with this guy. there also probably will be some good deals on the jewels and things like that. but more mundane stuff, talk about a collective sort of if you're in the finance world. >> yeah. well, the auction is online in new york city and expected to raise $1.5 million for madoff's victims. really? the underwear? like a buck. >> maybe. no thanks. >> let's get to what we're really talking about with vera, which is retailers hitting shoppers early and often in the battle for your shopping dollars. walmart is pulling out all the stops for the

those itemseized from fall financier bernie madoff's manhattan penthouse. they have new owners today. the s. marshal service auctioned off those items yesterday. someone paid $550,000 for the diamond engagement ring that madoff gave his wife, ruth. it was 10 1/2 cara it ts. the leather bull foot stool, $3,300. one person paid $1,700or 11 pairs of momogramed boxers. the disgraced tder is serving a life sentence. money from the auction will help repay clients madoff swindled in his multibillion dollar ponzi scheme. >>> while you're not lily to put unrwear on layaway, the practice has made a resurgence in recent years. around the holidays mo and more people try to save every penny. >> consumers are becoming more thrifty and it's not just about gifts. >> reporter: la toya used to go to maternity shops. now you'll find her here at the gowill store. >> matnity jeans and everything i can get from here for about $5, $10 as oppose the ed to $40, $50. i'm not going to be pregnant fover. >> reporter: mario sullivan discovered goodwill this year with her kids. >> bought

some of bernie madoff's prized possessions were sold at auction in new york. someone bought his grand piano for nearly $40,000. people also bought his monogram slippers and boxer shorts. the 10 karat diamond engagement ring madoff gave his wife brought in $550,000. all that money will be divided among the people that he cheated out of through his investment scheme. >>> and you may not know that the jones falls has the most fertile trout stream in maryland. >> one group is now working to protect that stream with the first annual restoration run. wjz is live at meadow wood park in lutherville. that's where sharon gibala is for the event. >> reporter: runners got up for another good cause. this one is for as you mentioned restoration run to benefit the restoration of the jones falls and help the trout population. we have jay here to tell us a little more. good morning. >> hi, good morning. yeah. the race is the first of what we hope is many. what we're going to be planning to do here is raising money that will go directly into the jones falls. we have about right

some of bernie madoffs personal possessions are up for auction. can you guess what's the high bid on this, 10 1/2 carat engagement ring. is it $325,000, $150,000 or $445,000? the answer after the break on the highest bid so far. eck out . it's free to join, and it shows you lots of ways to help improve your bone strength. like bone-healthy exercises that are easy to do. boniva works with your body to help stop and reverse bone loss. and myboniva gives you calcium-rich recipes... monthly reminders... and even a month of boniva, free. so call or go to myboniva.com and sign up now. ( announcer ) don't take boniva if you problems with your esophagus, low blood calcium, severe kidney disease, or can't sit or stand for at least one hour. follow dosing instructions carefully. stop taking boniva and tell your doctor if you have difficult or painful swallowing, chest pain or severe or continuing heartburn, as these may be signs of serious upper digestive problems. if jaw problems or severe bone, joint, and/or muscle pain develop, tell your doctor. ask your

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. >>> bernie madoff can rest comfortably in jail, knowing that someone else is resting %-hundreds of items were auctiod off in new york over the weekend. the hottest item was his wife all of the money goes to a fund to payoff madoff victims. madoff is serving his 150 year sentence behind bars. today for a lame duck session giving democrats the final taste of their control in the house. the main points will be the bush taxxcuts, don't ask don't tell and the star treaty. >> reporter: president obama is back in washington where the democratic controlled congress will conveneefor a lame duck session this week. the top item on the agenda the bush tax cuts said to expire at the end of the year. democrats arguing that they should be extended to families earning less than $250,000. >> we can't afforddto borrow another $250 million. >> we need to remind everyone that we're not talking about cutting taxes but keeping the current tax rates the same. >> reporter: another topic, of don't ask and don't telll that is not expected to be decided until after december first. when the pentagon is expect

if you wonder what it is like to walk in bernie madoff's shoes, he padded around his home in the, and madoff scent! >> the piano, $42,000 and the man who bought it had several already and said it is a good conversation starter. >> clayton: ruth's diamond engagement ring, go near your tv set, if you are home, it is that large. >> alisyn: wear it on your head! >> dave: is it brown. >> alisyn: yellow, i guess. golden color. >> dave: how does a guy give that to his wife. >> alisyn: easily, happily? >> dave: once belonged to ruth madoff? >> clayton: i know what you are saying. a new guy. >> alisyn: if you have a mere half a million dollars, you could be the owner of it. >> dave: $50,000 for that thing. >> alisyn: i think a wife would overlook the previous owner and be delighted to sport that gargantuan rock. >> clayton: we have learned something, men have let meed boxer pants. i never -- pleated boxer pants. >> dave: they've only raised $1.5 billion to pay back the victims who lost $20 billion in that ponzi scheme. >> clayton: let us know what you think, coming up, radical american born cl

all of them were trying to buy the possessions of the now infamous ponzi scheme bernie madoff. >> my boyfriend works in finance. it's a big thing for him. i'm here for him. >> but you're having fun. >> yeah, i'm having fun. >> she spent more than $900 on flasks and a cigar cases. and, yes, the auctions was fun as they tried humor. this foot stool went for 3ing $300. a steinway grand piano fetched more than 40 grand and a 10 1/2 karat engagement ring brought in. >> i think she was a frontal boundary of it. i don't know how she was able to amass such a collection, but for one person it's definitely very impressive. >> nearly 500 items were up for auction from furniture to underwear to unopened socks and slippers. that's something he hoped to buy for his dad. >> i worked in banking, liquidation for some time. it's really something of personal interest to come and make a bid and see if i can get something unique. >> here's a bit of irony. just across the hall from the auction there's a conference, "business ethics." . u.s. marshalls plan to give whatever they make to madoff's victims. bu

. >> alan: there's a garage sale of bernie madoff's home. his stuff is being auctioned off to get money back to the clines he bilked. the highest draw was a ring that brought in $550,000. also up for grabs, a pea -- piano and his slippers. he is serving a life sentence for his ponzi scream. >>> a very special motivational speaker was in san francisco tonight. nick was born without arms and legs but that hasn't stopped him. that's one reason local churches invited him to be here. he held nothing back and showed no shame how he had to be carried to the podium, and shared how he went from a life without limbs to a life without limits. it looks like he had a big impact. >> thousands of jelly fish have been washing ashore in san freafnls scientists have been getting reports of millions of these floating off the coast since april and they say it's not unusual. they're likely moon jelly fish, which are common. they say some of them drift close to land and fete caught in the surf, where they wash asher at high tide and die. >>> commercial crab fishe

at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king. >> aisles cream, bernie madoff's underwear., ice cream. >> ohhhh! >> thanks very much. a san francisco man planned to start a marijuana delivery service on the peninsula might be a pipe dream. he will appear in front of a san mateo licensing board today trying to get approval for a med weed zoom collective. the sheriff's department has recommended denying that application -- what a surprise -- they say the man has had several previous felony convictions including possession of pcp and selling cocaine. >> a man tired of what he calls overly evasive security measures. he refused be to stand in front of a body scanning machine or be patted down. he had a cellphone video of his encounter with airport officials. >> doing a check. hand on your hip. your side. we go up. >> that's two times in the front and two times in the back. >> you do that here but if you touch my junk i'm going to have you arrested. >> going through the machine or be groped. >> a tsa supervisor told tyner he could face a $10,000 fine because of the incident. >> i

compensation lawsuit on behalf of victims of a record $65 billion problem from the disgraced financier bernie madoff. it directed client money to investments made by bernie investment companies, but ubs denied any wrongdoing. the former alaska governor sarah palin, suggesting she could be barack obama's in the next election. in her new book could be that she is preparing to run -- she could beat barack obama in the next election. barbara bush, the former first lady, said the best thing would be for sarah palin to stay in alaska. > president obama's ma's prominent upon it embarks on the latest stage of a rolling campaign that assures she is never out of the public eye -- president obama's most prominent opponent of parks upon the latest stage. sarah palin is talking to her family about whether to run and become the republican candidate for president. everyone has an opinion. >> i want her to run, because then if she wins, america will likely change for the best. >> you will not tell me that you think you can beat sarah palin? >> what i am saying is that i do not think about sarah palin. >> perhaps, h

later on the early edition, auctioning off items once owned by disgraced wall street investor bernie madoffe the pr >>> sales of luxury goods took a big hut during the recession, but appetite for high ends goods is coming around the u.s. and other parts of the world. >> high-end goods are coming back strong. p> we took a big punch to the stomach and it was a big decline. so the luxury sector took a bigger hit than other sectors. you're coming offfof the ower base. what spiced me has been tte repiedty at which the high-end poonts have come stronger than i thought more quickly. >> reporter: it's not just in the u.s. the asian shopper is feeling less shy about showing off, too. >> the market is exploding. part of what ii happening is the expanding consumers in china who are able to consume more goods. if you play china ffrward, over the next five years, china will be the 3rd market in the world for luxury goods. >> reporter: the rebound in luxury sales is dictated by the stores that are owned and managed by the brands themselves. in 2010 alone sales were increased by 20%. at arnes it's all abo

the court-appointed trustee for the recovery of assets stolen by bernie madoff is suing ubs, accusingthe swiss financial firm in participating in his bond scheme. ubs faces 23 counts of financial fraud and misconduct. ubs actively assisted the ponzi scheme by administrating so- called feeder funds, which allowed madoff to be the only source of information for valuing his financial products. madoff pleaded guilty in 2009 to running the most massive ponzi scheme in history and is currently serving a 150-year prison sentence. that is your business update. >> the u.s. aircraft carrier group has left the naval base in japan heading for korean waters, the u.s. forces say the joint exercise with the south korean military had been planned well before the shelling of the south korean island by the north on tuesday. the nuclear-power u.s.s. george washington is carrying several planes. on wednesday, the bodies of two civilians were found on the island. two south korean marines were also killed when dozens of artillery shells hit the island, most of the striking military base. >> angry south kor

. >>> hundreds of items once owned by bernie madoff came to auction over the weekend. shoes, books jewelry and other items took in $2 million. the most expensive item, ruth madoff's 10 1/2 carat diamond engagement ring that went for $500,000. the money will go to victims of madoff's scam. what about the monogrammed underwear? >> i'll confess to that. >>> next on this monday, back on dry land after treading water at sea for a day and a half. >>> and from espn, the best from sunday gridiron. your nfl highlights coming up. sunday highlights coming up. ♪ hey! wait up! ♪ [ female announcer ] you see a mud stain. but new wisk sees a particulate stain. with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology, wisk is engineered to fight all the major stain groups like particulates and oils. [ girl ] that lip gloss is soooo cute on you. [ female announcer ] you'll never look at stains the same way again. for a powerful clean against a full range of stains, use new wisk. fight stains with science. >>> parts of the upper midwest remain covered with more than a foot of wet and heavy snow,

. >>> they were once some of bernie madoff's most prized possessions.hey were among the dozens of items sold off at auction in new york city. the ring sold for half a million dollars, the piano $42,000, and the rolex watch before the grand. proceeds will be turned over to madoff's victims, who lost billions in his ponzi scheme. >>> we have positive weather on the way sunday. >> it was great. >> well above average this time of year. looking outside, pennsylvania avenue, the flag is not blowing at all. the wind is calm, and we will have a quiet and dry overnight. at three stops on the weatherbug. ocean city, md., 48 degrees, high of 56. the milder air closer to the city. 67 arlington today, currently 42. 51 at children's hospital. the official high at reagan national, 58, a morning low 37, 10 degrees above average this time of year. 80 degrees was the record way back in 1879. 47 degrees, clouds at this hour. the wind has diminished, practically nothing. 39 gaithersburg, 32 frederick, hagerstown 42 degrees. milder temperatures well to the west, lexington 5

. >>> thousands of people had a little fun at bernie madoff's expense today.early 500 items were up for auction from furniture and jewelry to slippers. some thing one man hoped to buy is a gift for his dad. >> i work in banking, i work in reinstructing, liquid as a for some time. it's just really something of personal interest to come and make a bid and see if i could get something unique. >> why? those slippers, by the way, went for $6,000. while a foot stool went for $3, 300 and you saw the steinway piano. $3,400 and that ring right there, about half a million dollars. u.s. marshals plan to give whatever is raised to madoff's victims but with actual losses estimated anywhere between $85 and $65 billion this auction won't make a big dent. >>> hundreds of people came out for the reopening of san jose's casa grande today and many were in period costume. the event was designed ed ted you back to the 1850s. but back in the day it was a place where the top mine superintendents and owners lived or visited. casa grande was built back in 1854. closed for repairs in 2

some of bernie madoff's prized possessions sold at auction in new york today. grand piano sold for $40,000, so did his rolex. people bid on his monogrammed slippers and bomber shorts. the 10.5 die manned engagement ring he gave to his wife brought in the biggest profit, $550,000. proceeds will be divided up among the people cheated in madoff's investment schemes. >>> when you hear of heart disease, you imagine someone older or overweight or a smoker. tonight, mike schuh reports a hopkins researcher istrying to protect an unlikely group of targets. >> reporter: at an event for thousands of city students to choose their high school next year, amidst this hubbub, stands a man with an enviable education and mission to help these kids. >> ted abraham, umm a cardiologist at johns hopkins. there are conditions in children that could predispose them to not just heart disease later in life which is what we're doing today, looking for high cholesterol, diabetes and things they were born with that could cause them it tie suddenly. >> reporter: that's when these people com

some of bernie madoff's most personal belongings are being sold today. but who is out there buying? good morning, i'm alex witt. president obama is wrapping up the last full day of his four-day nation trip through asia. s focused on jobs, trade and the economy. the latest stop brings him to japan where leaders are hammering out new opportunities. savannah guthrie is traveling with the president and she joins us from japan. good morning. >> reporter: alex, good morning. this is the longest the president has been away since he's been in office. he's looking at improving things at home. the president took his one-man sales expedition to japan where he told a group of ceos, america is open for business. >> in this region, america sees an opportunity to increase our exports to the world. for america, this is a jobs strategy. >> the president is wrapping up his four country mission to try to pry open asian markets to more american exports. the president has prom promised to double exports in the next five years which he says will lead to more jobs at home. while the u.s. has been battered

. >>> two assistants of ponzi schemer, bernie madoff were arrested this morning. joan crupee is expected to be released on bond today. both are charged with helping may dor carry out his massive ponzi scheme. they face up to 20 years in prison. >>> now, for this morning's weather from around the nation. travel could be difficult in the northwest, with heavy rain expected in seattle, portland and san francisco. the wet weather moves into l.a. by tonight. meanwhile, the cascades could pick up yet another foot of snow. sunny, warm and with low humidity in the south. >> the coldest weather of the season pours into the northern plains with fargo and billings in the 20s. the northeast cools down to more seasonable temperatures. boston and new york are in the 40s. miami and honolulu are enjoying the 80s. >>> when we return on this friday, business news. cutting the cost of cable. one company's plan to offer a less-expensive alternative. >>> and a panel of his peers throws the book at congressman charlie rangel, who is now facing some serious punishment, following his eth

. >> jonathan, if we were to private advertisize it, wouldn'a bunch of bernie madoffs? >> i think you would see a massive booms because of the millions we send to washing to n would be invested in productive enterprises. social security isn't an account. it's not like a brokerage account with your name on it. you don't know anything. all you have is the promise that future generations would be looted on your behalf like you're being looted on behalf of senior citizens. >> anybody who watched the stock market collapse -- >> all right, gang. i know it's a hot topic and we'll continue to focus on that in the future. in the meantime, social security not the only debt commission plan that's raising eyebrows. they also want to pump up taxes at the pump. which way will that drive our economy. >>> and ... the white house handing out more waivers from the health care law. now more than 100 companies and unions are exempt. and yet again, the news buried in the health and human services site. why the secrecy? why someone here says the administration just admitted the law is a job

really, would you want to walk in bernie madoff's shoes? >> every original box that the shoes came in. who does that? >> bernie madoff. >> that's enough to seal the deal. >> all right. >> in minnesota they're dusting off the snow blowers, the shovels and the kids are getting the sleds out because this is the first snowstorm of the season. it's snowing hard now in southern minnesota and that's all heading to the minneapolis-st. paul area. we're expecting as much as 6 to 9 inches of snow. so that's enough to make travel very difficult on your saturday. and that snow is going to head up to duluth later on this afternoon and this evening. that's probably the biggest weather story. the other nice, pleasant story is the eastern sea board. congratulations. what a beautiful weekend it's going to be. temperatures well above average feeling like the beginning of fall. >> good morning. it's clear this morning, a little chilly, but but the big storm to the west stays out there. and we enjoy lots of sunshine with mild temperatures once again in the 60's

. >> this is in the charitable sphere what bernie madoff did in the investment sphere.shocking. >> reporter: the address of the u.s. navy veterans association in washington, d.c. is actually a ups store on m street, and this mailbox, number 275, with a phone answering service somewhere else. >> this is the washington, d.c. office of the u.s. navy veterans association. >> reporter: authorities say the charity scam is the work of one man who goes by the name of bobby c. thompson but whose real name and whereabouts are unknown, and who frequently alters his eccentric appearance. >> he's a shadowy figure who has been operating under these assumed identities out of the tampa area for some time. to take advantage of people who want to give to veterans organizations, that's the lowest of the low, as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: authorities say a key to the scam was his attempt to buy credibility by becoming a a big-time campaign contributor, using tens of thousands of dollars of the charity's money to do it. thompson then passed himself off as a respected veterans leader

. >>> and two years, almost two years after the bernie madoff ponzi scheme broke wide open, two new arrests in the scandal today. of two long-time madoff secretaries. they were arrested on charges of conspiracy, securities fraud and falsifying records. prosecutors say the two women lined their own pockets while helping him sell phony investments, even buying multimillion dollar beach houses with cash. >>> and, overseas, tension and danger growing tonight in haiti. the cholera outbreak is spreading and enflaming civil unrest. demonstrations have broke out, aimed at the united nations. 1,100 people have died from cholera, and abc's matt gutman is in port-au-prince tonight. >> reporter: tonight, it's not just cholera that is spreading here. it's anger. the target of this rage? the hapless haitian government and the united nations, here to help. the haitian people are angry. they've been suffering from this rapidly spreading disease and the government is not providing enough clinics. this man says, "we need a solution to this cholera problem." add to this rumors that cholera was brought here by

hundreds of personal items belonging to bernie madoff sold at auction. the money go to the victims of the multibillion dollar scam. at movies, mega minds stopped unstoppable. animateed movie took in 30 million dollars to remain in first place edging out the denze washington thriller. that's your money scope report, . the most powerful half ton crew in america has a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles. that's forty thousand more than ford. chevy silverado. the most dependable, longest-lasting full- size pickup on the road. use your all-star edition discount for... a total value of six thousand dollars on a 2011 silverado. see your local chevrolet dealer. >>> we are back and the credit card act of 2009 has gone toward making sure making sure you are protected. >> but did you note rules. they protect a purchase you will likely make this holiday. joce sterman has more on what the regulation mean for the gift card in this week's scam alert. >> reporter: the gift you go with if you can't find the perfect present or don't care to. it's a 50 billion dollar a yea

new congress is sworn in in january before debating that treaty. >>> two of disgraced financers bernie madoff'snette bongiorno was arrested at her florida home yesterday. joann crupi was taken into custody in new jersey. both are charged with helping madoff dupe investors out of millions of dollars in the decades he master minded his ponzi scheme. they face up to 20 years in prison. reportedly they were buying beach homes with cash. millions of dollars of cash. >> the story doesn't end. >>> on capitol hill the house ethics committee is now recommending that new york congressman charlie rangel be censured for breaking financial and fund-raising rules. >> short of expulsion, censure is the stiffest form of congressional discipline. t.j. winick looks at what's ahead for rangel. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. defending himself, charlie rangel copped to shoddy book-keeping but insisted he is not corrupt. >> the committee voted 9-1 to recommend that mr. rangel be censured by the house. >> reporter: for charlie rangel, the 80-year-old congressman from harlem has already

borrow billions and start anything crazy scheme that they can concoct in their diseased mind like a bernie madoff and then if they get caught they either go to some celebrity country club jail or pay a small civil fine or get put on the cover of some time magazine then you're not going to stop the flow daria well importantly earlier in the year we covered the fact that brooksley. bourne was fired forced out of government by alan greenspan and larry summers because she wanted to regulate against fraud she was shocked to learn that alan greenspan told her over lunch that he believes the markets are better at regulating fraud and he is against it so now he's saying oops when he safely away with his pension fully intact yet he's working for over there pepco with bill gross advising pimco and the tories front runner an insider trader so you guys make good money doing fraudulent activities while in office out of office you probably can't go to the bathroom without committing some fraudulent activity thankfully my final note here this was sent in by a viewer of the show who actually is using one of thes