can you say cha-ching?>> nice. >> well, playboy apparently is looking for a little new business in the holy land. tell us about that. >> reporter: yes. the magazine is sold in israel but now the publication is launching a local edition with israeli models and writers. it's not clear how this publication will be received in the region that's known for its religious sensibilities. adult magazines are available but not with local models and not in hebrew. i didn't know that playboy had writers. did you? [ laughter ] >> good point. >> i know. there are stories in there? >> i'm not touching this one. you go ahead. >> ashley morrison, thank you so much. have a great tuesday. wednesday. >> i'll just get into trouble. tuesday too. >> it's wednesday. >> there we go. >>> good to see you today. yes. stormy weather around the bay area. we have had some gusty winds. you had some problems with power outages. >> yeah, in my neighborhood so that was great waking up to no power. >> what a great way to wake up. >> brushing m

cha ching. >> man did i play the wrong sport. 20, 22 >>> last night giants extended a contract of managerce bochy today making sure buster posey would stick around as well, signing him to a nine year, $167 million contract. he's led giants to two world championships in three years with the team. last year won national league batting title and mvp despite missing most of 2011. he hit 336, 103 rbi last year, also including a full no trade clause. for the game, buster was beaming. >> hard to put into words what i feel right now. just incredible feeling knowing that for the next nine years i'll be a part of this very storied franchise. >> i kid him all of the time. he's checked off every box you can check off. yet, brian mentioned he's such a humble person. and he's -- it's what great players are. they never think they have a right as a player, he's still trying to get better. >> well deserved. best pitcher in baseball signed seven year, $180 million deal with tigers giving him the biggest deal for a pitcher in baseball history. he won the cy young award and falling to the giants nlt world se

. >> cha ching. >> well, what coe do they say about it? talked to some sort of analysts on this, they say part of the general obsession that people have with celebrity culture in america. we spoke with wine.com and they said it's the response they've gotten to this jolie-pitt wine has been remarkable. people feel like they're almost getting a signed photo from them. brad and angelina are good at what they do as ak sors. consumers wind of feeling like they would be good at other things like making wine as well. look at paul newman's own line, who can forget the tomato sauces, cookies, salad dressing, talented actor, great salad dressing. jolie-pitt, they aren't making mass amounts so it's seen as an artisan product as well. and talk about you haven't seen them at the wine stores and here's why, the names -- the celeb names are actually on the back of the bottle. so they're not necessarily using their name right out front. it's kind of like a word of mouth thing. >> all right, alison, cheers. all right. >>> well, he gave up his chauffeur and

cha ching. >> so he's basically going to be making more money per second than i make in like a coupleths. i can't believe it. i said $340. $347,000, that's right. and that's a lifetime for me. not a couple of months. >> must be nice. we should have learned how to throw a football. >> or kick one, like the girl yesterday. >> why not? >>> coming up, the well-known actor joining the cast in the "anchorman" sequel. >> and the fancy portraits of cabinet secretaries gracing the halls on capitol hill. wait till you hear the price tag on this. you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by intermezzo. akp in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containin

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. >>> and cha-ching.he way, he's only 17. >>> and good tuesday morning. history unfolds this morning before the nation's highest court. at issue, the future of gays' rights. >> today's hearing dealing specifically with a california law banning gay marriage, but the implications are far reaching. abc's devin dwyer joining us this morning from outside the supreme court with a preview. devin. >> reporter: hey, good morning, john and diana. that's right. just a few hours from now arguments get under way in the historic chamber behind me. two cases over two days that will take on the meaning of marriage. today for the first time, nine justices on the nation's highest court will join the debate over same-sex marriage. in the spotlight, california's proposition 8, which defines marriage as only between one man and one woman. >> this is by far the biggest case the supreme court has ever had when it comes to discrimination against homosexuals. >> reporter: crowds began forming outside the court on thursday braving

it has the ring of cha ching. >> the question is whether donors of $50 have special meetings were theesident, i imagine they won't. >> recent reports showed big contributors would have regular meetings with the president. >> all donors of $50,000 or $100,000 or more that get invited to the meetings. clearly it is not entirely the grass roots organization, reaching out to the public, that the founders claim it is. >> the president isn't doing one-on-one meetings with donors. >> reporter: ben devolt says they won't take money from corporations or lobbyists but left the door open to large donors having access. >> you said they won't, a wealthy donor won't get an individual meeting with the president, but may be part of a group that gets a meeting with the president? >> there's going to be no opportunity to lobby the president through this organization. >> reporter: getting answers about ofa means talking to obama loyalists not just outside the white house but inside as well. >> any notion that there's a price set for a meeting with the president is absurd. >> reporter: press secretary ja