but it still offers a tantalizing glimpse of the fashions to come. >> basically, fashion is going through an upheaval. during the economic crisis, people were comforted by more traditional styles. that is changing now and fashion is reinventing itself, trying to be more revolutionary. there are playful floral and tropical designs. you can see bananas, palm trees, giant orchids. it is fabulous. >> and organizers say they have managed to shake off the slightly faded image of the cpd but attracting hot young designers. visitor numbers have stabilized. a bit of glamour never did any harm, especially not at the fashion fair in duesseldorf. >> the trade fair is certainly one of the most important for germany's fashion industry. it is where department store buyers select the next season's collections. apparently, they are ordering just what the customers want. >> 59 billion euros. that is how much people in germany spend on clothing last year, a 3% rise since 2009. large retailers in prime city locations posted the biggest sales gains. germans not only bought more clothing, but spend more on eac

i love fashion. dan harris loves fashion as well. our co-anchor in new york. to the world of fashion in your view? >> first of all, she's wearing a lot of color, which i love. i love that she's wearing a lot of uk designers to show the support of england which i love. but i think she has this incredible smile on her face which shows, okay, i'm this young woman, but i'm also just -- i'm very happy, i'm very in love. this is young love that we all want to see. and i think that people are just really enjoying watching the two of them. and i think that she's making a mark in the fashion world. she really is for sure. >> for those saying we're being sexist and focusing on kate. quickly, i want to ask you about the couple as a whole, william, how about his style for men? >> he's got a pretty tricky role there, i think. he really has to kind of be very conservative, i think, and so far, i think he's doing it right. i think that -- i'd like to see him maybe play a little more with some more kind of out there, you know, jackets and stuff like that. but i think he's doi

the fashion business and also fashion and style. and art.d of entertainment, fashion and art. >> yes. >> so what we're trying to do is connect the three. actually like if you look at the way in the movies in art industry, in the fashion industry, i mean those three worlds really collecting. like you so and you see a actor posing there. now you have the campaign. so everything is kind of like, you know, all mixed together. and what we like to do and what we're trying to do is to bring that point of view, bring that mix of things in a new way and with photography that is really like different for that so the way we should actors and actresses is very different than the way you would see them in vogue or doing anything we don't like. we have a different point of view so we're trying to do something different. >> charlie: what influences you? >> i think a little bit of everything. i think like you know television is a great influence. internet is a great influence. >> charlie: so you look at everything you can get your eyes on and whatever speak

to attract a whole new type of tourist, fashion insistas are coming here and bringing berlin fashion week with them. >> after the success of this, the spring-summer event, organizers have shifted the location and the focus. >> they like to see the new generation and new designers coming out. this is what we offer for the future of the fashion. >> and berlin already has something of a reputation for finding funky, new talent. they are opening up the designer of the year competition to the whole of europe. johnathan is using this time to share his secrets. >> i base them on things you don't see from people. people act a certain way but aren't always what they seem to be. so a lot of my garments are not what they seem to be at first sight. frightening pictures to show you of a massive dust storm. this is the city of phoenix in the south western part of the united states. they are talking about a wall of dust as big as 80 kilometers wide in some areas. you can see it engulfing the city and causing havoc particularly foral flights. -- particularly for flights. going across much of the sou

in the heart of the palace, 3,500 guests, crowned heads of europe, fashion king carl lagerfeld, fashion kings, supermodels, even james bond, roger moore, and charlene wittstock wowed them all, walking slowly in her sleek armain gown that took 2,500 hours to make. she was simply, simply radiant beside her groom, prince albert. with one word. >> wi. >> reporter: it was complete. but a strange thing for the world to wonder on a royal wedding day, is this joyful for them? is it real happiness, real love? for the couple that seems to barely look at each other or touch in public? amid all the press reports that after an argument last week, charlene made a run for the airport, and that allegedly another woman is claiming to have a child out of wedlock with the prince, something the palace vehemently denies. it was like a sigh of relief to see this happen in spectacular fashion. the first time in 30 years, they have a reigning princess. there remains a love affair here with one american, princess grace, who married in 1956 and died tragically in 1982. in this magical square mile, packed with bi

that is doing it the old-fashioned way. >> no rebar.t's like a pyramid. >> a it's a rare and unusual sight. >> so says nolan hughes four months into the project that will surround a garden in front of his east bay home. for nolan, not any type of wall will do. it looks natural. it's something you see in nature. you don't see great walls. you see random collections of walk. >> but there is nothing random about this. ask this 5'7", 130 pound man and lifted 50 tons and placed it like a puzzle is. >> you get to know your stone. there are some that i don't remember. the big ones i do remember. >> how big? when michael began, the bed of that trolley was straight. >> what has it done to you? >> oh, nothing. >> by any measure what he is accomplishing here is a feat, an old-fashioned feat, mind over matter. and you still only know half of it. >> i have m.s.. >> seven years with the disease that any time an arm could go numb or off balance. maybe 300 pound stones don't see so daunting. >> i will not give into a stone. i will not let the stone whi

but it still offers a tantalizing glimpse of the fashions to come. >> basically, fashion is going through an upheaval. during the economic crisis, people were comforted by more traditional styles. that is changing now and fashion is reinventing itself, trying to be more revolutionary. there are playful floral and tropical designs. you can see bananas, palm trees, giant orchids. it is fabulous. >> and organizers say they have managed to shake off the slightly faded image of the cpd but attracting hot young designers. visitor numbers have stabilized. a bit of glamour never did any harm, especially not at the fashion fair in duesseldorf. >> the trade fair is certainly one of the most important for germany's fashion industry. it is where department store buyers select the next season's collections. apparently, they are ordering just what the customers want. >> 59 billion euros. that is how much people in germany spend on clothing last year, a 3% rise since 2009. large retailers in prime city locations posted the biggest sales gains. germans not only bought more clothing, but spend more on eac

the entire fashion show will be re-created here in d.c. >> that's fantastic. they'll bring models in. who will be walking the cat walk? >> actual models here and they'll have athletes and -- >> you said survivors of breast cancer. >> survivors and actual models with the actual show. >> now, the goal of pink jams is what? oftentimes, we go to some of the fund-raisers, komen race for the cure, the other breast cancer fund-raisers, this is targeted to one special population. >> under the age of 40. the founder of pink jams, her best friend died at the age of 35. she didn't know in time and she left behind a husband and a child. if she had known, it could have saved her life. christa has made it her mission to let people know under the age of 40. >> if you make it sexier, younger people will show up. that's what the cupcakes have to do it. explain these. >> georgetown cupcakes has been nice and they're sponsoring the event for us. we'll have a lot of cupcakes there. >> like one of these? >> totally. >> instead of standing in line, you can come and get these. in pe

>> it's so exciting and i love kate middleton because of her fashion. >> we grew up with the monarchy. they mean a lot to us. >> reporter: this visit, has been carefully choreographed to ease kate into her new royal duties. >> on one occasion, they were lent a log cabin by the prime minister of canada and prince william road his new wife across the stunning lake. >> reporter: they finally arrived at the hospital, meeting nsds with young patients and out front, giving the devoted admirer's an unforgettable royal memory. and now, the count down is officially on until william and kate arrive in california. scheduled to happen next friday. three days, a visit with the governor, as well as a black tie gala and hollywood of course and kate, we will see you there when we have a charity polo match. >> see you out there. >>> when we come back, the jury prepares to get the case in the closely watched murder trial of casey anthony. also ahead, being watched. how and why the government is following unsuspecting drivers. is it an invasion of privacy? and later, royal wedding. the son of the late

of which was russia's we'll known fashion designer not just loves i. know you're watching the business updates on the roof of murdoch's news corp has sold at seventy nine percent stake in russia's biggest doubt to advertise a use outdoor sells advertising on billboards in public transport and other services and russian cities investor and management deal is said to be worth three hundred fifty million dollars experts say the real price is close to two hundred seventy million companies that. has had a stake up for sale for five years after the company decided to pull out of the russian market and say they plan an i.p.o. to recoup their investment. take a look at the markets now crude is coming down slightly after climbing four days in a row as investors hope for growing demand amid europe and the us will deal with the crises also the international energy agency says it won't extend a release of oil supplies european stocks are trading strongly in the black this supported by this deal the new bailout should help cut the country's debt by six leaders of t

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was russia's we'll known fashion designer just loves lights. hello and welcome to business here on artsy now minority shareholders of b.p. are preparing a lawsuit claiming billions of dollars in damages over b.p.'s fell bid support there are also arctic exploration the shareholders have won the russian court ruling ordering papers surrounding the multibillion dollar deal to be revealed this will allow them to evaluate the damages. fail to strike that the all the spring as the shareholders claimed b.p.'s russian joint venture should be the primary vehicle for exploration in the arctic. the us has come up with in the eleventh hour plants or result of that over its debt ceiling it's hoped the plan will help the country avoid a technical default and includes deficit cuts of four trillion dollars and calls for tax increases over one trillion bought the chief strategist of eye injury bank chris we four says there might be a gap between promises and real cuts. if the government makes too many cuts and raises taxes too severely then they could cause a

of which was russia's well known fashion designer that just loves lights and. lives here with business outside first on the program minority shareholders a team preparing a lawsuit claiming billions of dollars in damages over b.p.'s failed it's a partner in exploration shareholders of one a russian court ruling ordering papers surrounding the multi-billion dollar deal to be revealed this will allow them to evaluate the damages b.p. and rosneft failed to strike a deal this spring as ten-k. b.p. shareholders claimed russian joint venture should be the primary vehicle for exploration in the arctic. chill is to the board members nominated by b.p. didn't make it clear there was an opportunity for corporations which they should have done and as a result didn't get to participate in this the ship might have had lost its freedoms it got us thinking for the us to resolve its debt problems and i finally as a raise the american that feeling could mean a default on its massive obligation that's very important so russia which holds one quarter of its international reserves

there is going to be a lot of boys clothes in my life. >> reporter: what's missing in boy's fashion?> there isn't enough. >> reporter: and while her clothing line stands to make a huge profit, these ventures are often about something more. >> the moms are so proud of that's a lot of what's at heart here. every mom in the world thinks their kid is the most beautiful and the most talented and the smartest. and a celebrity mom feels the same way. there's a whole generation of working moms who are saying, if this is part of who i am this is my life and i want to live it this way and i don't want to be ashamed. >> reporter: and who would argue with that? for "nightline," i'm juju chang in mommywood. >> kids part of the career. our thanks to juju chapg fng fo that. >>> just ahead, where to take your hedge hog if the little guy's got a tooth ache. well, we check out a hospital for exotic pets of every stripe. you could save a bundle with geico's multi-policy discount. geico, saving people money on ore than just car insurance. ♪ geico, saving people money on moe than just car insurance. capt

. >>> and fashion first. meet a 12-year-oldmateur fashion designer with an executive dream. >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. today we begin with back to the drawing board. as the clock ticks down on the country's spotless credit rating, house speaker john boehner is scrambling to rewrite his budget bill after the congressional budget office said his proposed spending cuts failed to meet his estimates. tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that spotless credit rating spotless no more in a few days. we'll hear from a couple ratings agencies to day here on capitol hill. they're testifying. meanwhile,john boehner is going back to the drawing board after saying his plan is $150 billion short of the savings he promised. he can only lose 22 republican votes and still get this plan through the house. ten have already said -- ten republicans have already said they won't vote for boehner's plan

fashion festival. this is.how own business here on our goal the spreading the record highs as investors wrong for safe haven from the debt crisis spreading across europe. saxo bank believes this strong some precious metal will continue until the politicians find a workable solution. gold is now the only currency even though ironically it's not really a currency that is salivating your year long term investment criteria is in the sense that this is a currency that cannot be devalued by printing of money i think the reason why gold is going up run now is that everyone seems to sense that the political solution once again becomes throwing more debt at a day we need to change that will probably take some pressure off the gold but gold is going up today tomorrow and for the next week as long as the politician play this game of hide and seek and no decision making. despite the nervousness in europe in fact in the russian market peter weston from at some capital still believes there are good stories to trade here. spe

. >>> and fashion first. meet a 12-year-old amateur fashion designer with an executive dream. >>> good morning. i'm amara soechblt those stories and more on "first look" straight ahead on msnbc. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> we begin this morning with back to the drawing board. as the clock ticks down on the country's spotless credit rating, house speaker john boehner is scrambling to reite his bucket bill after the congressional budget office said his proposed spending cuts failed to meet his estimates. tracie potts joins us from washington with the arrest latest. >> reporter: good morning. everyone. boehner put off his plan after staffers determined it won't save as much as he thought. republican john boehner is digging for more money. he said his plan is $150 billion short on savings, so he's put off today's vote to get the numbers in line. >> it can pass the house, and it can pass the senate and i hope the president will consider signing it into law. >> the speaker's proposal cannot pa

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. >> i am a fashion design student here at ucsf. my transition was a little rough, but i found my way. i have not decided what school i am going to transfer to, but i am hoping fit -- f.i.t. in new york. >> i am from balboa high school. i am planning to go to city college this year. >> good morning, everyone. i came to america two years ago, i am planning to go to city college first and then transferred to ucla -- transferred to ucla. thank you. >> i am a graduate of balboa high school, and i am a student here at city college. >> ok, well, welcome, everybody. we thought what would be helpful for this -- those of us on this side of the park would be to hear from each of you one of two things. if you are in high school, tell us when you knew you were going to be a college student and what we either did to help or did not do to help to get you to that point. if you are in city college, it would be helpful to hear a similar thing -- what got you into city college, and what made it possible for you to stay? anyone who wants to start is w

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