hey, dior. how did you get there? >> i live in a trailer with my mom and my sister dior.'s not enough room in the house for my brother to stay, so he lives with my grandparents, and he comes over to visit as much as he can. >> you can make it. >> this is my first time living in a trailer. the walls, like, you can-- they're really thin, and so you can, like, hear a lot of things. the reason we moved into a trailer is 'cause it's, like, something we actually can afford. >> (babbling) >> (laughs) >> (babbles in response) >> here, you can hang this up. i'm a single parent mother. i've always worked, uh, up until i found out i had a kidney disease and was told by my doctor that they didn't want me to work. >> she couldn't really get a job because when she'd stand or something, like, her feet would get swollen. >> because of the fact that i couldn't keep working, i do get benefits right now. >> (babbles) >> that's not a phone, missy. my mom gets food stamps, hud pays the rent. that helps us out a lot 'cause she only has to pay, like, one or two bills. so she has other money to

strutting down catwalks and striking a pose for brands like levi's and dior.st openly open trans woman of color to star in a movie at the. >> translator: festival, "port authority," the story of a straight cis man falling in love with a trans woman set against new york's vibrant ballroom scene. >> it's important to tell that story. trans women are often sensationalized, sexualized. this is a trans woman who is not. she's in charge and knows who she is. >> reporter: the film imitating life. leyna's found family, the ballroom community, where she competed in the face competition. >> face is a unique expression of mind and body and soul and how to present that beautifully. this is an example. you have a nose. you give it structure. you have cheekbone. you give it structure. you have a jawline. you give it structure. you have a smile. you give it personality. >> you just went full ballroom on me. >> i did. >> i love it, that was so good, thank you so much. >> reporter: in the ballroom, she found the acceptance she'd longed for for years. after losing a high school

surged past expectations in the second quarter dior and fendi drove 80% in revenue. the stock is trading higher in paris. a stellar quarter for lvmh different for the worst performing stock this morning at reckitt. narrowly missed sales targets for the quarter after shifting demand for products. a cautionary tale for investors. by and large, the earnings season has been strong that is the picture in europe. frank, back to you >> julianna, thanks for that louis vuitton? is thatpronunciation? >> i'm working on my french pronunciation. i have a way to go. >> turning our attention to the other top stories. the price of bitcoin and cryptocurrency falling sharply after amazon denied the report it is looking into accepting bitcoin as a payment by the end of the year. bitcoin topped $40,000 yesterday for the first time since june. blackrock's larry fink and steve schwartzman are among a number of ceos writing a letter to congressional leaders urging them to push forward to pass the infrastructure bill. that letter signed by 140 executives as talks suffered a setback p yester

sales are soared at the world's biggest luxury marker ond brands like louis vuitton and christian diorrom paris, our guest. a lot chinese profits fiend their way into french luxury projects. give us some of the top line. >> back in paris quite yet. strong domestic demand in china is driving it along with the u.s. and also places like middle east where tourism has started again. the fashion and leather goosed have revenues of 120%. even though they benefit from an easy base -- of course one year ago most of these stores were closed due to the pandemic. if you look at the jewelry sector, lvmh of course acquired tiffany's for $16 billion early they are year. tiffany's performed pretty well in the u.s. and in china. they are also going launch new gold jewelry collection soon and finally of course people have indulged with champagne during the pandemic. even when they were home they were buying dom perinon to survive covid-19. mark: it is important that we have that champagne to survive. i found myself increasing my wine budget. households have increased savings as such from the pandemic. i

jessica chastain there and chose a black gown by christian dior, andie macdowell wore a blue gown bute honor palme d'or award and giving her speech in perfect french. >>> also in the news this morning, here's one for fellow flea market and yard sale lovers like myself. if i've said it once i said it a thousand times. you never know where valuable treasures might be hiding. this was the case for one very lucky guy in maine who became the owner of a home passed down by his family. when he decided to clear out the joint and give it a new coat of paint, he discovered something incredible in a closet, a 16x16 picasso original. look at that, you guys, it's a smaller version of picasso's 1919 painting called "le tricome." experts say this was the preliminary model or sketch. it can be seen at the new york historical society worth millions of dollars. the small painting belonged to the homeowner's great aunt who loved to collect art and rare books but it sat in that closet in maine for 50 years, no one knowing its value or even that it existed. that lucky nephew just sold it at auction in mas