the hottest new show in town is called peep shows starring model playboy bunny and frames hugh hefnerholly madison. seems to me this though embraces the sin city image ma vegas is selling itself for. >> absolutely. it's refreshing to have the here, it's a big broadway-scale show, beautiful to look at it, sexy, fun. it's new. the songs are great. everything about it is so much fun. >> robin leach, best known for his show "lifestyles of the rich and famous" now writes for the online magazine "vegas deluxe." >> this is an image. we're very protective of the image. this is the party capital of the world. >> he's an unabashed and aggressive promoter of the desert paradise he calls home, and says selling the city's sinful ways is the keep to bouncing back. >> there are no rules in vegas. there are real rules, but there are no rules about having fun. if there is a rule, it's you have permission to misbehave? all right. you have permission to misbehave. no one will tell you off. you are your own boss. >> went other ideas. >> the molding of what this city is and isn't never stops. behind close

so, how much was hugh hefner able to sell his private residence for?nd did i mention it's right next to the playboy mansion? next to? r i thought he lived in it! we're coming right back. - enough! you get half. and you get half. ( chirp ) team three, boathouse? ( chirp ) oh yeah. his and hers. - ( crowd gasps ) - ( chirp ) van gogh? ( chirp ) even steven. - ( chirp ) mansion? - ( chirp ) good to go. ( grunts ) timber! ( chirp ) boss? what do we do with the shih-tzu? - ( chirp ) joint custody. - dog: phew... announcer: get work done now. communicate in less than a second with nextel direct connect. only on the now network. announcer: get work done now. communicate in less deaf, hard, hearing and peopith speech disabilitiesit . >>> here's what to watch for tomorrow. >> rick santelli on the floor of the cme group. tune in tomorrow for june factory orders. factory orders need to be positive, but they're looking for a negative number. tune in, 10:00 eastern. >>> i'm steve liesman at cnbc global headquarters, where tomorrow we're watching for the adp unemplo

in 1992 "playboy's" hugh hefner brought the crypt next to her saying spending eternity next to marilynass up. it was richard poncher's request to be entombed in the crypt above marilyn monroe. he insisted on being faced there face down. now elsie saying she needs money to pay off her mortgage put the crypt up for auction on ebay where there are a number of bids above $4.5 million but there's no way of telling whether the high bids are real or someone's idea of a joke. >> if they are real bids in today's economy, maybe that just shows there's some people out there with a lot more time and money or their hands than we think. >> reporter: the bidding will close this afternoon and if there is a legitimate buyer -- >> i would question whether or not someone would be able to enjoy it. the real question is how big is your post-mortem ego? >> george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >>> coming up next, getting the most out of your summer wardrobe well into fall. we'll show you how after this. has progress taken us to a better place? i'd say it's taken us for a ride. honestly, what thanks do we ow

hugh hefner threw a big party at the playboy mansion last night, apparently, things got wild, accordingseveral eyewitnesses. there was a lot of viagra going around. and i can believe it, too. check this out. there are the fireworks that's going up. there they are, still going up. still going up. it's been up for a while now. [ light laughter ] how long can it stay up? i don't know. well, hopefully, we'll check back in four hours and make sure that those fireworks are still there, or we'll have to consult a doctor. [ laughter ] that's what we'll have to do. all right, here's the next video we got in. this is from jon gosselin's house. he moved out and he got his own place. he put an amazing fireworks display last night. we got the footage, watch it. there's jon's house. oh, look at that. it's red and blue, jon and kate, maybe there's eight, five, six, seven, yeah, eight more fireworks, that's to represent the kids. oh, here comes another one. "happy independence day," that's nice. [ laughter ] all of the fireworks are up but his. "to me." oh, there you go. [ laughter ] okay, perfect. he

. >>> a the signs of now question asks, what magazine did hugh hefner work at to raise money for "playboy." was it childrens activities magazine, good housekeeping or cosmopolitan magazine? we will have the answer when we return. b@ >>> whrk 0 9 news now. in the signs of now question -- if you guessed cosmopolitan you are wrong. it was a, children's activities magazine. he served as the circulation manager right before leaving to start "playboy" magazine in december of 1953, marilyn monroe was the first "playboy" playmate. >>> turning to sports michael vick is still a man without a football team. you can imagine the attention his agent received when he showed up at redskins park yet he met with the skins vice president yesterday. he says he is confident that vick will hook up with a team but the meeting had nothing to do with vick. >> see, jason and laurent, d'angelo, rob thomas, watch a couple of my guys practice, send time with vinny. talking to a host of clubs and i'm confident vick will be with a team. >> i wish he could be playing here with the redskins? no chance. >> they are gearin

hugh hefner's ex-girlfriend, kendra wilkinson, is writing a memoir. [ light laughter ] that's not theoke. [ laughter ] it's about her rise to fame. the memoir was delayed six months because her spell check kept overheating. that's what she's saying. [ laughter ] does that happen? spell check overheating. beginning next month, this is interesting, american airlines will charge $20 for passengers' first checked bag and $30 for the second bag. i missed the old days when they just lose your bags for free. [ laughter ] that was more fun. have you guys heard about this? henry louis gates, the harvard professor who was arrested while trying to get into his own house? well, to smooth things over, president obama has invited gates and the cop, sergeant crowley, to the white house for a beer. how cool is that? obama is handling the situation like two of his bros got in a fight over a girl or something. [ laughter ] they'll come over. one beer will lead to two. two will lead to nine. next thing you know, everyone will forget they were ever mad at each other. they'll start doing jager shots out o

b >>> kendra wilkinson made a name for herself as one of hugh hefner's girlfriends. >> but she marriedketk back in june and they are expecting their first baby. so nice to have you here today. you look so beautiful. >> congratulations on the baby. is it a boy or girl? >> a boy. we just found out it is a boy. >> a second little basket. little hank jr. we're so excited. i'm so excited to be that mom on the sidelines, bring the snacks to the game, being that soccer mom. >> none of this would have happened if you hadn't gotten out of the mansion. >> exactly. >> you need to get out and travel, people. you need to get out of the mansion and see the world. >> peerns life. >> were you surprised at how well your spin-off show did? you could understand why the one at the hefner mansion went well. >> i'm very surprised. i think i have a good following. i have a really -- think people want to see my life because i'm real. i like to have fun. that's all it is. it's all about having fun on a show. >> how real is it really, kendra? >> well, it's 23 minutes real. you know? it's a lot of editing. but i