. -- paul mccartney received another musical first. a court in italy is hearing the closing arguments in the appeal of a man but knox. lawyers say forensic scientists have cast doubt on the dna evidence used against her. this report contains some photography. >> amanda knox back in court today as her appeal reached its final stages. the family is increasingly confident they have won the argument that she and her former boyfriend are innocent. but the italian prosecutors insisted today in the closing statements that there was still a lot of evidence against her and warned the jury to ignore the spin. the savage killings took place in a small house on the edge of the hillside. during the appeal, a lot of forensic scientists gathered at the house where they were flat mates. they've come under intense scrutiny. the dna found upon a brock has been dismissed as potentially contaminated. evidence suggests that a knife that had not's dna also had on the blade.od the dna collection was below international standards. the report concluded that th

mccartney and his fiancee filed paper work yesterday at the same town hall where he and linda mccartneyed back in 1969. the bride is an american. his third marriage her second. and you think the germans know how to throw a beer festival. check out oktoberfest, phillipine style. that's 1,200 beer mugs stacked up right there. stacked up to 30 feet tall to kick off a nationwide celebration of food and drink and festivities. walk very carefully around that beer mug. or it will come tumbling down. >>> are you using a computer or smartphone might be easy for you but for thousands of disabled people these are tools they can't use. one company is helping them communicate by blinking. gary tuckman has this week as technovations. >> reporter: drew miller was 43 with no major health issues until als limited his ability to sneak and move. now he can communicate and connect online with the blink of an eye. >> it's revolutionizing life for people with disabilities. now they have a communication tool. they can take part in social media. >> reporter: for drew and people with similar disabilities, eye t

talking about paul mccartney getting married. be a great relationship. >> he talks about his relationship too. he says the relationship with his wife onlyets richer as the two of them age together. it's pretty nice. he talks quite a bit about his family. nice to get him to talk about that. he talks a lot about his obsession to touring. the guy does not stay in the same place for more than three weeks really. >> we're at the end of the road here, thank you, thank you shannon cook. appreciate it. audience, tweet us your favorite sting song, police song, whatever. stay tuned for a

. >>> a film just debuted that follows paul mccartney in the weeks after the national tragedy. details now cnn's entertainment reporter shanon cooke. what is this documentary about specifically? >> well, in an attempt to boost morale right after the attacks paul mccartney had this massive concert in madison square garden. elton john was there, billy joel, mick jagger, james taylor. the documentary basically follows mccartney in the few weeks leading up to this concert as he prepares. and we see these really candid rehearsal moments, behind the scene interviews with the celebrities as well as a recap of the concert itself. it's called, the love we make. it was co-directed by albert masels. he also made the very famous 1964 film that documented the beatles first trip to the united states. this documentary has the same black and white grainy look as that film. it really captures the mood of new york at that very harrowing time. >> let's talk about the 911 i've for the. we saw a clip. who and what does that involve? >> this is part of a campaign called i will. and some 30 celebriti

sir paul mccartney achieves another musical first. the palestinian president has made a historic speech at the netted nations as part of the application for the recognition of the state of palestine. israel and the nine states have expressed opposition for the bid and they have said that a palestinian state can only be achieved through direct talks with israel. >> new york city disappeared into the fog and rain. this was not a metaphor for 20 years of failed peace negotiations according to mahmoud abbas. the storm was here when he left his hotel. the time is now for the palestinian spring. the time for independence. he presented the application for membership to the u.n. secretary-general for a palestinian state based on the west bank within east -- with the capital in east jerusalem. the u.n. general assembly gave him its best welcome. so did palestinians in ramallah on the west bank. ignoreddent obama's american pressure to keep their future away from the detonations. -- president abbas ignored america's pressure to keep their futur

king to paul mccartney to u2, the edge.any is under the close scrutiny of federal agents. david mattingly spoke to the company's ceo about allegations involving smuggling. >> reporter: it's a case of a classic made-in-america product at odds with ankle sam over how u.s. law is enforced. ♪ >> reporter: he makes guitars that make america sound cool. but gibson ceo henry juskovitz is being ordered to change his tune. it's ironic that you're playing the blues right now. >> i got the blues. >> reporter: that's because in late august, armed federal agents raided his tennessee factories for the second time in two years, alleging the illegal importation of rare protected wood. in this case, ebony and rosewood from india. an affidavit filed by the u.s. fish and wildlife service alleges gibson falsely labeled the wood shipment to make it sound legal and suspiciously omitted the company's name as the recipient. but so far, no charges have been filed. it almost sounds like this company was engaged in smuggling these raw materials into

>> you couldn't design a more flattering dress than this dress from stella mccartney.rything in. it's a very beautiful girdle, to a certain extent. it holds everything in. and it's already giving her a great shape. >> reporter: the trick of the dress is in the black that wraps around the side and black, giving the illusion of making any woman look two sizes thinner and that she actually is. who doesn't love a little cinch around the waist? it's an optical illusion, that other designs have tried, as well. kim kardashian famously flaunted her curves in this one. but it doesn't take thousands of dollars to achieve this very figure-flattering look. we found this dress online at topshop for just $57. and this one at forever 21, for $59.80. this one was $80. and it all creates the illusion of a narrower waste and a longer body. the best dress money can buy. so, here it is. and it is very expensive. but there are other ones out there. if you're trying to get this one, not happening. this was in the window at stella mccartney's store in the meat packing district. it is gone. i

now, listen, i can put you in touch with stella mccartney. >> you don't know stella mccartney. >> we uniforms? >> look! >> it's the only uniform that makes the 1970s houston astros look classy. >> j.r. richards. >> i'll have melissa call you. >> wouldn't that be good? >> he is very confused right now. martin o'malley thank you very much. >> uniforms designed for people on paote. >>> a showdown at the united nations. forcing a u.s. veto. standing by in the green room, we have the british foreign minister alistair burt. up next, we'll talk to the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory, and eugene robinson. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. coffee doesn't have vitamins... unless you want it to. new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart new ways to sweeten. same great taste. new splenda® essentials™. ♪ [ dog barks ] [ birds chirping ] ♪ [ mechanical breathing ] [ engine turns over ] ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new volkswagen passat. a new force in the midsize category. ♪

. >> reporter: school teacher scott mccartney bought this foreclosed house in july for $85,000 less than most homes sell for in the chicago neighborhood. how special is it to walk into this house every night? >> i never expected to be able to walk into a house like this, and be able to buy it and afford it. >> reporter: chicago has 100,000 foreclosed homes, more than any other american city. many are selling at fire sale prices. the average forclosure sells for $50,000 less than other homes. >> how many bedrooms? >> two bedrooms. >> reporter: how many baths? >> one bathroom. >> reporter: and you're paying less than you paid for your apartment. >> yes. >> buyers for foreclosed or market rate, or traditional sales, i think they're all getting steals. jeter realtor sara wear showed >> reporter: realtor sara wear showed us some examples. what kind of deals are you getting for your clients? >> this house was purchased as $60,000. $60,000. >> reporter: and this is five bedrooms? >> five bedrooms, three fireplaces. >> reporter: 40% of the homes sold in chicago are foreclosures. nationwide it's

. >>> paul mccartney, se casara con su prometida en el mismo lugar que se casó hace más de 40 años porín grammy. habló con él en new york y tiene más detalles. héctor acosta está que sepe yiz des pellizca y no lo considere. fuimos a las calles de washington higt. y quería compartir esta alegría con sus seguidores >>> esta nominación como solista al latín grammys. >>> estoy feliz, como está la gente, aquí en new york y en mi país también y es grandioso para mí. sabes que el estar nominado a un grammy es algo que pone a tu carrera allá y estoy feliz. >>> dos nominaciones canción tropical del año. me duele la cabeza y álbum tropical del año. bli o bli gam. >>> has tenido un año excelente no me imaginaba que serían todos. y no estaba seguro que me nómina ryan tampoco. llegó el día de reyes. ¿como te preparas para eso? estas pensando cuente va a vestir, o no te preocupas por eso?. >>> sí claro, voy a pedir sugerencias agente chula. para ir bien puesto no podíamos dejar de preguntarles si es cierto que de dejó la soltaría. >>> lo haremos antes que termine el año es una gran mujer, uno gran m

paul mccartney at the lincoln center.eacham pointed out your notes to us here. are they kind of walking back on this buffett rule? >> is it a tax or a guideline? it's not a tax. >> it's not a tax, everybody. it is simply that guiding principle. it was fascinating to hear the senior administration officials last night of which most of them will be public today when they go and do some briefings. but i asked that specific question. so, you know, walk me through this, what is the buffett tax? because the way it was reported on sunday made it seem that if it was going to be designed a la the amt, where there would be a specific fee. if you don't pay this amount, then, you pay this amount. in extra taxes. and that's not the case. what they're saying is that, no, it's simply a principle as you're designing and deciding how many deductions, for instance, that millionaires might be eligible for. things like that. but it's not a specific extra tax. >> how exactly do you score? i'm wondering how the cbo is going to score a guiding

h&m showcased from stella mccartney. the closest any of us will get to owning chanel. by all accounts, the target sale was a stunning success, especially when one considers the rest of the retail market. recent studies show consumer spending, especially in retail, is down this back-to-school season, with moms expected to spend 16% less t ts year than they did two years ago. laura mckenna bought almost $700 worth of missoni from target, including outfits for her daughters, rain boots and these pumps from target. laura acknowledges there's a recession going on. but some discount retail therapy, she says, has gone a long way to soothing her economic blues. >> i think it's great. and i think i'll give some things as gifts. i got a lot of outfits for my twin girls. i got myself some things. >> reporter: so, robin, i'm clearly not a model. i'm just modeling one of the jackets. >> the inside. >> reporter: beautiful. $69.99. not very cheap. but obviously, given the price that you find in other department store, much cheaper than

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. >> reporter: if this is true could hundreds of international stars like paul mccartney and b.b.eir gibsons confiscated at the border? >> michelle obama gave a gibson guitar to the wife of the prime minister of france. just a year ago. >> reporter: the first lady may have broken the law? >> uh, yes. >> reporter: the lacy act gave federal agents broad authority to pursue smugglers. but if you own a gibson, don't worry. when we asked the u.s. fish and wildlife service for clarification it released a brief statement. we target corporations and individuals who are removing protected species from the wild and making a profit by trafficking in them. right now, in spite of his strong claim of innocence, gibson is a target. >> nightmare. it's a nightmare. >> reporter: it took almost a week before gibson got back into full operation, but the damage had been done. just the shut-down of one day with the materials that were taken cost the company over $1 million. and now the maker of the guitars that have commanded the spotlight for over a hundred years has no choice but to play on and wait

paul mccartney's engagement to heather mills.te senator from illinois, sarah palin, the mayor of wasilla. and rudy giuliani still had hair, sort of. >> this is "world news" -- >> reporter: the news that monday night -- the economy. >> -- red hot battle about keeping the country out of the recession. >> reporter:r:nd challenges in the military. >> donald rumsfeld has declared war on bureaucracy. >> reporter: that would soon be the least of his worries. yes, it was a different time, a different era. there was no facebook, no twitter, no ipods even. but in terms of our daily concerns there were no ieds, no anthrax, no threat levels. no department of homeland security. most americans have never heard of kandahar in afghanistan, many never of shanksville in pennsylvania. you kept your shoes on at airports and didn't put your toothpaste in little bags. closing moments before tragedy and before heroes. monday, september 1010, 2001. two towers still stood, and more than 2,000 of our friends, first responders and countrymen still lived. i

. >>> paul mccartney is planning to we had sometime in october. >>> back to politics now and the pilingg deeper as we told you earlier "the huffing post" and politico are quoting anonymous sources griping about white house chief of staff bill daley on the job for less than a year, after james carville wrote a cnn op. ed ournlging president obama to "fire a lot of people." guys, feels like a sunday to me. good morning, or afternoon. it is afternoon, here we go. all right, so kiran, what is going on here? what are you hearing about the grumbling over daley? >> james carville, come on. he has made an industry out of. throwing from the outside. i put his comments aside. that being said, you know, you're kind of not doing your job in washington, unfortunately, and robert knows this from having worked in the white house and this is my experience in the clinton white house, if you're not being attacked by the "anonymous sources." look, there was a lot of controversy when daley came in because of his ties to the business community, something that was perceived as an area of need within the admi

took it to a new level showing off her amazing body in this dress by designer to the stars stella mccartney waist and hourglass shape. kate winslet got a lot off tension. >> reporter: kate is not the only one who wore the sexy $1,600 dress called octavia, liv tyler and gloria estefan, and penelope cruz, so popular, celebrities are ignoring a fashion faux pas. this time around people are willing to go there. >> reporter: what makes it all the rage? >> you couldn't design a more flattering dress. this fabric is really stretchy. it is holding everything in. it is a very beautiful girdle to a certain ex-teventent. >> reporter: the real trick of the dress is in the black that wraps the side and back giving the illusion of making any woman two sizes thinner than she actually is. who doesn't love a little cinch around the waist? it is an optical illusion other designers have tried as well. like alexander mcqueen. kim kardashian famously blunted her curves in this one. it doesn't take thousands to achieve this figure flattering look. we found this dress on line at top shop for $57. and this one, fo

. >> jason mccartney. >> it's clear lessons have been lea learned, but one of the key elements of this success has been the role of the arab league and particularly, the role played by nations like qatar with their special forces. will the problem implore the arab league to take strong action and condemn what's happening in syria? >> i think my old friend makes a good point and the arab league the going to damascus. it's been a great movement for the arab lead. the role the jordanians played made a lot of these things possible and we should reassess on what we can do, trading and working together because it's been very x r very successful on this occasion. >> mr. hammond. >> may i join those this praising the clarity of the prime minister's purpose. he's right to say this was a libyan uprising. does he agree with me that one of the consequences is that personally, many more civilian lives would stay from being so and the fact that community were prepared to take a role shows to other countries that we will play an appropriate role. >> i think dictators all over the world would have tak

. >> if this is true, could hundreds of national stars like paul mccartney and b.b. confiscated at the border. >> michelle obama gave a guitar to the prime minister of france just a year ago. >> reporter: the first lady may have broken the law? >> uh, yes. >> reporter: if you own a gibson don't worry, when we asked for clarification, it released this statement. we target corporations and individuals who are removing protected species from the wild and making a profit by trafficking in them. right now in spite of the strong claim of innocence, gibson is a target. >> a nightmare.

. >> reporter: if this is true, could hundreds of international stars like paul mccartney and bee beeted at the border? >> michelle gibson gave a gibson guitar to the wife of the president -- or prime minister of france. just a year ago. >> reporter: the first lady may have broken the law? >> yes 37. >> reporter: the lacey act does give federal agents broad authority on to pursue smugglers, but if you own a begin so that, don't worry. when we askedclarification, they said we target corporations and individuals who are removing protected species from the wild and making a profit by trafficking in them. and right now in spite of his strong claim of innocence, gibson is a target. >> nightmare. it's a

. >>> and sir paul mccartney and his fiancee plan to tie the knot in the same place where he marriedts mccart nit and his fiancee intend to wed at the maribol town howl. the couple hasn't announced the date but there is speculation that is going to happen next month. >> do you how old she is? >> i don't know. >> she looks pretty young. i hope they're very happy and have a wonderful marriage. i met him once. he's a legend. wish him the best happiness in the world. listen to this because it's a little cute. memorable, maybe not so memorable. talking about donald trump's dinner with republican candidate rick perry. not memorable, apparently. trump got the texas governor's name wrong in an interview the street.com. >> how is the republican field shaping up? anyone that can deliver the fiscal restraint you're looking for. >> i had dinner last night with jim perry. i was impressed with him. meeting with mitt romney next week. >> jim perry, rick perry. >> the very next thing, i was impresses with him. not impressed to remember the guy's name. >> could happen to anyone. experts say they have

. >>> paul mccartney is about to get hitched.his fiancee at his english farmhouse. they have been together since 2007. >>> a sneak peek at edward and bella's wedding. the vampires start their new life and new movie in twilight saga "breaking dawn." >>> what better way to blow a few million dollars that you can't drive or sit in. i'm talking about the most expensive model car in the world. max foster, of course, men love cars. that's just bottom line. he's got all the details. >> lamborghini is a great, great car, you can't disagree, can you? it needs to work, like you say. this is just a bit strange. anyways. one-eighth the size of the or original. you can take it away, kyra, today from frankfurt for $6 million otherwise go on auction starting at $5 million later in the year. this is why it's expensive. it's truly crafted. diamonds inserted into the seats, headlights and steering wheel. the rims, solid gold. this is interesting, kyra, a selling point is the doors open and close and the wheels turn. not quite enough for most peopl

. >>> what do oprah winfrey, paul mccartney, bruce springsteen, robert de niro all have in common?orees inc streep. the annual honor is awarded for the exemplary lifetime contributions. this year's results will be broadcast from the kennedy center sunday, december 4th. and at this very moment, nascar drivers are taking a pit stop. my nascar humor with the president at the white house and there may be a controversy brewing. joe johns has the story today in the political pop. some said yes, some said -- >> right. no. some said no, and that's the problem. this is one of those white house events that was destined to not come off as planned. it was supposed to be in the rose garden, but there's been so much rain here in washington, d.c., there you see it. they actually had to move hit inside the east room, and then there were the drivers, not all of whom were supposed to be there, brooke. the white house invited the 2010 chase for the nascar sprint cup drivers to the white house. these are the 12 drivers who sort of made it to the playoffs, if you will, in nascar. big honor. the white h

paul mccartney was involved in all of them. u2 was definitely involved. >> richard? is correct. none of the beach boys participated in any of these songs. but as a group they performed at farm aid, a charity to raise money for american farm families. well, as they say, gentlemen, time is money. so i must move on to other endeavors. congratulations, richard. good day, gentlemen. i'm out. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> remember, we are here each week. quest means business. 1800 greenwich meantime. >> keep the topics coming. send them to our blogs. tell us each week what you want to talk about and we'll see you next week. have a good one, richard. >> have a good one, ali. ♪ [ country ] [ man ] ♪ gone, like my last paycheck ♪ gone, gone away ♪ gone, like my landlord's smile ♪ ♪ gone, gone away ♪ my baby's gone away with dedicated claims specialists... and around-the-clock service, travelers can help make things better quicker. will your auto and home insurer... be there when you need them most? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage... or visit t

the first song the network played when it signed on, it was "freedom" by paul mccartney. >>> firsthandl captured on a dash camera. take a look here. in ohio state trooper checking on a driver who had stooped in the middle of the lane of a highway. they were both in front of the trooper's car when another driver hit the rear bumper of the patrol car, propelling it forward. only minor injuries to the trooper and the man. so very lucky there, wolf. >> could have been a lot worse. minor injuries good in this particular case. lisa, thanks very much. >>> rick perry and israel, mitt romney and israel, why prime minister benjamin netanyahu is now blasting a member of his own party, likud party who attended a rick perry rally in new york. >>> also a controversial map of sorts in texas. why critics say republicans are taking power away from latino voters. [ male announcer ] what is the future of fuel? the debate is over. ♪ lexus hybrid drive technology is designed to optimize any fuel source on the planet. even those we don't use yet. because when you pursue perfection, you don't just engineer a

. >>> and right here, paul mccartney.to count how many songs you hear. beatles songs. ready? turns out, all you need is love. the superstar headed back to the altar for the third time. this time with nancy shevell. it won't be a hard day's night, though. a low-key affair. at the place he married his first wife, linda. seems like just yesterday he was going through a bitter divorce from heather mills. the couple will come together with family and friends to celebrate the nuptials some time next year. >> i got four. >> i had five. >> robin roberts. >> really? >> and shockingly, robin wins. >>> and finally, remember? dan, bianna, and ron and their shameless dance for attention. the trio took their act to broadway, after taking two weeks of taking professional lessons to make their own band. dan on the drums. ron on sax. and bianna braving the microphone. they sang live in front of an audience. did the audience stop believing? i don't want to give it away. but the trio got a standing "o." and we need to give you one. >> oh, y

. >> reporter: if this is true, could hundreds of international stars like paul mccartney and bb kingeir gibson's confiscated at the border. >> michele obama gave a gibson guitar to the wife of the pshs or prime minister of france a year snig the first lady may have broken the klaw? >> yes. >> reporter: the lacey act does give federal agents broad authority to pursue smugglers. but if you own a gibson don't worry. we asked the u.s. fish and wildlife service for clarification it released this brief statement -- and right now, in spite of his strong claim of innocence, gibson is a target. >> nightmare. it's a nightmare. >> reporter: it took almost a week before gibson got back into full operation, but the damage had already been done. just the shutdown of that one day with the materials that were taken, cost the company over a million dollars. and now, the maker of the guitars that have commanded the spotlight for over 100 years has no choice but to play on, and wait for its day in court. ♪ >> reporter: no word from u.s. fish and wildlife service, department of interior or the departmen

. >> jason mccartney. >> a lot of lessons have been learned by not helping the dictators with their university course work but one of the elements of this success is the role of the arab logan the role played by nations like qatar. will the prime minister implore the arab league to condemn what is happening in syria? >> i think my honorable frind makes a good point. i think it has been a great moment for the arab logan the role that many have played have made it possible and we should reassess how we work with these countries and what more we can do training and working together because it has been successful the this occasion. >> may i praise the military effort and the policies of the prime minister and he is right to say this is a civil uprising, but does he agree with me that one of the consequences of the international action in the civil uprising was that many more civilian lives were saved and the fact that the international community were prepared to take a role shows to other countries whether it was democracies against dictators, that we will play an appropriate role? >> i'm grateful