the great joel stein went there like hunter thompson did many years ago and wrote a piece about what'st and lost. they have the highest foreclosure rate in the country and now they're making a big bet on coming back. it's a fantastic, fun story into the heart of the american we sa cover. >> willie geist has been for years doing investigative reports behind the scenes, gritty, gumshoe human interest stories, and he's gone where few reporters have gone. willie, i turn this interview over to you. >> up close and personal. >> very close. some of us still believe in the promise of the american dream and that lives right there in las vegas. most of that dream takes place between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., i would submit to you. but rick, this is, as you said, a story about america. tell us about what's happening with the housing market there. >> we were just talking about that among ourselves. joel goes on a trip with a real estate broker around to different houses in las vegas. there is a big scam going on in las vegas -- it's going on in other parts of the country, too, like flo