jean la duke was a pretty amazing businessman. build huge businesses in france, came to america, did the same thing. jean la duke's father and grandfather both died in their 50s from heart disease. jean la duke had a little problem with his own ticker and had what was at the time very cutting-edge heart bypass surgery at the mayo clinic. and so he wanted to give something back. so he created the foundation. the la duke foundation funds international cardiovascular, neurovascular research. they fund it to the tune of $200 million over the last 11 years. >> when i was hired here at eller's estate my marching orders were to make great wine, take care of the property, take care of the brand, take care of the personnel and send the check back to the foundation. >> the money is substantial. and it really allows a significant amount of research to be performed. >> the ultimate goal is to treat newborns that are born with the most devastating type of congenital heart disease and improve their lives dramatically. the goal is ultimately tha

john la duke's father and grandfather both died in their 50s from heart disease.la duke had a problem with his own ticker and was at the time very cutting edge heart by pass surgery at the mayo clinic. so he wanted to give something back. he created the foundation. the he duke foundation funds international card haves lar and neuro vascular research to the tune of $200 million over the last 11 years. when i was hired here at ellers estate, my marching orders were to make great wine, take care of the property, the brand, the personnel and send the check back to the foundation. >> the money is substantial. it really allows a significant amount of research to be performed. the ultimate goal is to treat newborns that are born with the most devastating type of congenital heart disease and improve their lives dramatically. the goal is ultimately that these children that 20 years ago had absolutely no prognosis go on and live long, fruitful lives. >> i didn't come here to be a do-gooder. i came here because i knew i could make world class wine from this land. on top of a

it was off to los angeles where the duke and dutchess attend aid georgia la evening in honor of british entertainers. william played in a celebrity polo match but it wasn't all whining dining and celebrities. they finished their tour in one of la's most low income neighborhoods visiting with children at an art center. william and katherine returned to britain but that didn't put an end to the public fascination. hundreds of thousands of people visited buckingham palace to get an up close look of the dutchess of cambridge iconic gown and to feel a little closer to the royal couple. i'm elizabeth gordon reporting. >> pip a in that piece are you kid meteorologist? elizabeth. get her on the phone will you. if you're looking for more on the top stories of the year check out our best of 2011 page head to abc2news.com featured stories section on the home page we've got the most powerful photos the most searched person and remembering those we lost this year. >>> the amish dutch wonderland, lady gaga. the pop star is rumored to be buying a 1.7 million mansion in lancaster county. the listing ag

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duke. good to see you. >> they should. >>> a man finds a couple of envelopes at the las vegas airport.be inside them at a las vegas airport? >> i'm guessing, a lot of cash. >> $10,000. jackpot. turns out mitch gilbert is a real saint in sin city. tracked down the money's owner, who was all the way in texas. he won the money gambling but dropped it on the way back home. he reported it missing but never believed someone would return it. gilbert says giving it back was the right thing to do. >> i wanted to show my kids the right thing to do. if it happened to me, i sure would want that back. you think about all the bills you could pay. it felt go to be able to give it back to the guy. >> good for him. now, did the guy -- i guess, i wonder how that process went -- >> exactly. >> someone found an envelope -- >> name on the envelope? anyway -- >> always fascinating. people carry that kind of cash around. it's exciting when you win, have that wad of cash. good on that guy for giving it back. >> no kidding. $10,000. he's right. he'll be able to pay a lot of bills with that money. >>> meanwhile