all right we are back with reggie middleton entrepreneurial investor and independent analyst to talk about bank of america we got into it a little bit before the break we talked about the credit default swaps their exposure to the eurozone debt crisis and of course their acquisition of countrywide which saddled him with all of these foreclosed homes bad mortgages and litigation as well so i want to bring you back into the conversation because you were mentioning before the insolvency of bank of america and this is something you've been warning about since two thousand and eight so my question is why do you think that now is the time that this is going to reach a tipping point out if that's the case and this is what you're saying. because it's just a question from the size of bank of america before the break we discussed the courtyard acquisition making a purchase in my opinion were they paid less than zero for countrywide basically they had to pay to buy. the whole country likely to make it a felony acquisition also purchased merrill lynch which is one of the biggest c.d.s. writers o

. >>> on a much lighter note her title may be duchz but kate middleton is fast becoming the queen of fashion. we'll look at the impact, her sister pipper -- i knew i'd have trouble with that. >> let's call the whole thing off. >> pippa, even her mom are heading style in the u.s. and how to get your hands on some of the looks they wear even for a little less. >> what's her name again? >> pippa. >> okay. >>> the showdown averted at the site of the occupy wall street movement here in new york, nbc's mara schiavocampo, good morning. >> reporter: you can hear the celebrations as protesters proclaim victory in their showdown with the parks owners. earlier this morning the deputy mayor's office released a statement saying the parks owners postponed the cleaning because they'd like to come to an arrangement with the park protesters, that means no one will be asked to leave this morning. before that news came out, up to 1,000 protesters gathered in the early hours of the morning to rally against what they called the pretext of an eviction and attempt to silence their voices. the occupy wall s

coming up, we'll be talking about a story about kate middleton. talking about it all morning. there's a scar. we don't know why it's there but we'll find out what's going on there and why she has this scar. >> plus, how far would you go to lose weight? if you have been watching this morning you know we have been talking about a disturbing trend of women who are apparently intentionally packing on the pounds to qualify them for weight loss surgery. we'll take a look at why this is happening, how dangerous it is to do that. we'll hear from one woman. and that's part of what's coming up this morning. >> and then with halloween just a few days away, we're already getting into the halloween spirit. but we also want to get into the christmas spirit. we're going to check out some remarkable fantasy gifts courtesy of our friends at nieman marcus. yes, santa. you can drop that down my chimney any time. >> he's really working that pretty well. i have a bone to pick with you. >> ooh, do tell. >> the bottom line is here with you, i know you're a big deal. >>

ann curry was kate middleton. >> natalie morales was pippa middleton.s a surprise to some of the cast, meredith vieria surprised everyone as queen elizabeth with her dogs, the yorkies. they all looked so thrilled. she's back. look at this. >> look at the backdrop. it looks like they were there. >> they were there across the pond, that whole day, they were together. >> they were. they always put on an extensive and elaborate show. >> they do. >>> rock center with brian williams debuts tonight after the sing off. this is a big night for nbc. it's a news magazine that offers in-depth reporting. williams will be joined by kate snow, nbc news established core of reporters. this is the first news magazine launch in two decades. brian will anchor it live. >> it's the best way to be current to guarantee that we are right where the news is. >> story telling. there's not a lot of places that that's celebrated anymore. this is exciting. >> i hope what distinguishes us is it becomes television you feel you have to watch. >> rock center debuts tonight at 10:00, here

middleton getting the buzz.. all that is in "the skinny," you're watching "world news now." ♪ skinny so skinny >> time for the skinny. we want to show you the picture of kate middleton, the duchess of cambridge, newlywed to prince william there. take a look. she has got a scar that's getting all this attention. people wondering, a 3 inch scar hidden in her hair above her temple. the palace says it's related to a childhood operation. a lot of people buzzing about this. been in the spotlight since 2001 just noticing it now. anything she does gets a lot of attention. the scar has everyone abuzz. the palace again saying from a childhood operation they won't say what it was. >> okay. we got to the bottom of that. a right to keep it private. whatever it is she is doing well. that's good. charlie sheen back in the news for a good reason, nothing to crazy this time around the he will have a new sitcom next year called anger management, air on the fx network. the word came down yesterday. yes based on 2003 movie, jack ni

she is 52 from middleton, wisconsin.isten to her story. everyone is a little nervous here. tell me one reason why your mom deserves this. >> because she wants it. >> she does ask for it. >> why does your wife deserve it? >> she's been working hard lately. her father's been ill and she has been doing a lot of stuff to help him out. >> it's time for her to get pampered. >> time for her to get pampering. >> we are going to take good care of you. are you ready to go? >> i'm ready. >> she is here with her husband steve, and her children matt and ally. >> let's take one last look at barb's before. let's bring her out. oh, my god! you look so great! >> guys, take off your blind folds. >> oh, wow. >> you look so beautiful! great dress pick. >> you want to see yourself. are you dying? >> i'm ready. >> right here. >> oh, my god! >> you look hot. you look hot. >> oh, my god. >> what happened to the other 20 years? >> i love it. turn right around and look in that camera. tell us about the hair. >> that is a great hair cut, great hai

. >>> -- middleton. >>> we are looking for conditions to gradually improve outside. the flag is still blowing in the wind. when upwards of 30 miles per hour. -- winds upwards of 30 miles per hour. in annapolis, that is a bright moon in a mainly clear sky. the high temperature today 79 degrees. the low was 51. 11:00 temperatures holding at 66 degrees at the airport. a few clouds here and there. the wins were out of the southwest around 70 miles per hour. germantown winds around 17 miles per hour -- the winds were out of the southwest around 17 miles per hour. germantown winds around 15 miles per hour. and a couple of degrees warmer down in frederick. a cold front will slide through the south during the overnight hours and during the day tomorrow. the moisture will fizzle out and the man across central pennsylvania and new york state. to the south of us, this will stall and eventually retreat northward as a warm front. temperatures are up just a bit on tuesday brought by a strong cold front on wednesday. here is futurecast, the next 48 hours. here is the frontal system

. >> this has made the matter a pressing one, the marriage of prince william and catherine middleton. the 15 other countries, the realms in which the british monarch is also the head of state. david cameron announced that an agreement had been reached. >> i am pleased to say that we have reached a unanimous agreement on two changes to the rules of succession. first, we will end of the mail endm a general rule -- th the male -- >> lifting the ban on marion a roman catholic. itbritain's case are lone, will have to be amended, but potentially, it will change the face of the british monarchy. >> as the world prepares to welcome the 7 billionth inhabitants. they never had the support as they do right now. the bbc has been investigating the phenomenon of private equity firms buying up vast farmlands. there is clearly money to be made. what is the price. >> it is not what we have come to expect of africa. the imagery of plenty, offering a tantalizing visions. the idea that africa might provide the answer to the world goes the food crisis -- world's food crisi. s. >> africa could become a net

i was assistant to a wonderful person named julie middleton. the park that worked at was formally known as the hunters point community foundation. we did several programming for kids in the neighborhood. i also have a background in politics on both sides of the day here in san francisco and oakland. i have done fund-raising for different candidates. i have work experience with the federal reserve bank of san francisco. i am most proud of the work i have done for myself. i started a business called power forward, a social media and public policy consulting firm. >> why did you choose to return and live in san francisco? what motivated you to run? >> what motivated me was my love of san francisco. i see the changes that are happening. i see people picking cans out of the garbage. i see that there is no neighborhood grocery store. i see that small businesses are coming and going. they have not been able to sustain themselves. from my work experience in working for the city come in the mayor's office and in the nonprofit, i had a good sense of what

a picture of kate middleton with what appears to be a scar. what is the palace saying?o argument. the duchess of cambridge looked absolutely stun chg when she undertook her first solo engagement. but her swept back hairdo revealed what looked like a three-inch scar. the british papers were awash with speculation about how she got it. the spokesperson for st. james' palace did confirm, the scar was the result of a childhood operation but gave no further details saying this was a private matter. erin? >> all right. thank you. obviously people are very curious about that. >>> was michael jackson addicted to demerol? that was the focus of testimony in the conrad murray trial today. an addiction specialist for the defense took stand. >> what are the thing that you see in these medical records which cause you to believe that? >> six weeks of very frequent high dose use, i believe, would result in opiod dependence in any of us. >> you would consider this very high use. >> very high. >> that's right. conrad murray's team wants to prove that jackson was heavily addicted to the o

they should not be doing it because of external institutional pressures of citizens and news of the middleton we want. so we should not feel at the bidding war of the state or of corporations or of any other group and so it is from. investigating different forms of understanding of different groups. and with careful attention intransigence of the work. i know people are for who whines like come to. the war from looking but for the sake of the nation succumb to such a move. listen it's not my role to christa the false mother movement person. can be done for. in the right there are all the things we really choose the germans of nuremberg. they're all saying it's not my role for the rest. time and money easterners and destruction since to get it you think the jury. and he didn't hear this were you going to prove the committee. today you won't hear you testimony of survivors from the future as you know on all of us. this is me i'm putting out the answer book but if you get. that up to you the whole lot easier to know who i am so happy yeah so they're also used so use it so it doesn't looking you

james palace is responding to this, a picture of kate middleton, as you can see there, with shows whather head. becky anderson is in london. becky, this is something that got the palace's attention. what are they saying? >> erin, there is no argument, the duchess of cambridge looked absolutely stunning when she overtook her first solo engagement last night, but her swept-back hairdo revealed what looked like a 3-inch scar. the british papers were awash with speculation about how she got it. the spokesperson for st. james' palace did confirm the scar was the result of a childhood operation, but gave no further detail, saying this was a private matter. erin? >> all right. thank you. obviously people very curious about it, though. >>> well, was michael jackson addicted to demerol? that was the focus of testimony in the conrad murray trial. today an addiction specialist for the defense took the stand. >> what are the things that you see in these medical records which cause you to believe that? >> six weeks of very frequent high-dose use, i believe, would result in opioid dependence in any

politicians are finally changing laws of succession, the marriage of prince william and katherine middleton and prospect of them having children. but changes such as these require the agreement of 15 other countries, the realms where the british monarch is also head of state. the other proposed change would affect people in the line of succession like prince harry, they would no longer be barred from marrying roman catholics. but it's potential impact on prince wilt up and his wife that david cameron highlighted. >> put simply in the duke and duchess of cambridge were to have a little girl, that girl would one day be our queen. >> one important thing to note, changes won't be retrospective so princess anne will not suddenly move up the line of succession but they will be historic. it has to be said changes are complicated. in britain's case alone, britain's act of settlement will have to be amended but potentially they will change the future face of the british monarchy. bbc news, perth. >> india gets a taste of the world's most expensive sport this weekend when it hosts its first-ever form

the change follows the highly publicized wedding between prince william and kate middleton. if the royal couple have a first daughter or a daughter first i should say, she'll have equal right to the throne if she has brothers. s>> the way it should tbe. >>> the worst halloween candy for your teeth, that's next. mmm... if i were cheese... i wouldn't want to let go of myself either. come try the cheese inspired dishes on our $2, $4, $6, $8 value menu. only at denny's. >>> we're never too old or too young to learn a lesson about halloween. dentists actually encourage kids or adults to eat all the candy they want on halloween night, but that's it. after hall bean, the candy has got to go. dentists say it's better for the kids' teeth if they eat all the candy they want on halloween and then get rid of it. the absolute worst kind of candy, any guesses, people? >> i don't know. >> taffy. we like it all. taffy or hard candy. >> no more jolly ranchers. >> got to go and the lafy taffy, sour candy is also so acidic that some kinds can actually burn your gums. it also weakens and wears

peter soronen from mexico and sarah burton who designed kate middleton's wedding gown for china.time mrs. obama's choice was a true cinderella story, a young korean-american designer doo-ri chung. the daughter of korean immigrants who own a dry cleaning business in north jersey. the fabric of the state dinner gown, what else? jersey. >> fall is always so great because you get to work with so many different textures and different layers and this time definitely color. >> reporter: not since jacqueline kennedy took paris by storm and brought culture to the east room has a first lady so wowed the fashion elite. >> for major events like state dinners she always looks impeccable. we see something completely fresh and new from her every single time. i think she looks flawless. >> reporter: so on a rainy night with a world of problems, a little sparkle and a lot of glamour can go a long way. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> that's our broadcast for this friday night, and for this week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. lester holt will be here with you this

>>> also we'll be talking about the middletons. a lot of people are wanting to look like them.e big, hottest thing going on in the fashion world, the duchess of cambridge and also pippa. we'll be checking out their influence on designers why and how we can maybe buy some of their looks for less this morning. >> by the way a programming note, coming up on monday on the show we have a big announcement. ♪ da, da, da >> what's all we're going to say? >> that's it. >>> a new story about this half hour a man accused of hacking into the e-mail accounts and cell phones of hollywood celebrates and now he is speaking out. nbc's lilia luciano is in jacksonville, florida. >> reporter: 35-year-old christopher cheney says his fascination for hollywood celebrities is what led to his downfall. once he caught a glimpse of the lives of the stars he couldn't stop but now wants to apologize for his actions. christopher cheney's under house arrest at his mother's home. federal investigators say he hacked into computers and cell phones of more than 50 people, including celebrities like scarlet johan

plus kate middleton is shining at a big event where she filled in for her father-in-law.hs this morning. >> and we want to remind you that monday is halloween and so we'll have our annual halloween costume contest out here on the plaza. if you've got a great idea, get dressed up. come on down. we're giving away great prizes. among the prizes for the best costumes, tickets to see another justin. justin bieber in concert here on "today" the day before thanksgiving. the winner of the best costume contest gets to actually meet justin bieber face to face. so come on down monday morning. take part. we'll be dressed up as well. and it should be a good time. >> you think? anyway, let's get inside and check on the morning's top stories. natalie is in. >>> good morning, ann and matt. good morning, everyone. the wife of admitted ponzi schemer bernie madoff has revealed that she and her husband attempted suicide two weeks after his arrest. in a 60 minutes interview that airs sunday ruth madoff says the couple swallowed handfuls of ambien and other pills on christmas eve of 2008, then

political party has published its electoral program which he states that it's supported by the middletons tennessee as russia's next president and this did cause a lot of speculation in the media suggesting that the party may have broken one of its own rules because one of the articles it was charter states that all kind of it's we have to go through primaries which. didn't go through and. if were actually a rule that article eight also the charter it clearly states that it does not apply to presidential candidates this was confirmed by the bright minister's press secretary new to this school he said that actually reassured him that which in this candidacy would be registered in accordance with the charter and with the war and neither did the school also said that when it comes to doing pollution. he's been sort of going through primaries every day for the past twelve years. i don't want as a party fighting the elections with a twenty twelve in other words what's this program. the party has listed in that set of tools program eight key events policies which is planing to put forward if it

jessica donaldson described as a kate middleton look-a-like was at a san diego bar.e they were making out because of the angle in which the photo in question was taken. she called him a total gentleman. he's in california to complete his apache helicopter training. >>> walmart is trying to lure bargain hunters for the holidays. it's guaranteeing you get the lowest price. if you buy certain products at walmart and find them at another store for less, walmart will give you a gift card for the difference. the retailer calls this the christmas price guarantee. it's valid on products sold between november 1 and december 25. there are some restrictions and catches. the biggest catch is you don't get a cash refund, it's a walmart gift card. >> but it's a match. >> it's a match. you can do more shopping. >> coming up, there's been a third deadly shark attack in australia. this time, an american is the victim. >> for all your news, be sure to follow news 4 >>> an american diver was killed off the coast of sydney australia over the weekend in a shark attack. >> this is the thi

proud of anonymous thank you guys for you know fighting the good fight they should contact reggie middleton and get his work on j.p. morgan go after j.p. morgan. short sells their naked short sells healthily and take that stock price down to zero profit wildly and share the goodies but imagine had they existed and released this information about all the c.d.o. for example that for years nobody knew other than the bankers themselves who had packaged these fought fraudulent securities only they had the advantage of being able to short those securities they were creating because they knew themselves as having package said that they were toxic imagine if anonymous had been able to release as they've done here inside e-mails that these people like goldman sachs we know were referring to. deals so imagine have they released those in two thousand and five when these fraudulent securities were being packaged right while goldman sachs was shorting the products that they themselves created knowing that they were toxic and worthless a hedge fund run by a group like anonymous could have also been selli

she looks almost like kate middleton with a big tattoo on their tummy.they were not kissing. the pictures were a little bit from a funny angle. they are not dating, but he has been nothing but a prince and gentleman. that's a nice story. >> maybe he's sick. jet lag. >> i was reading in "the post" about madonna's brother living under a bridge in michigan? >> one of the brothers of madonna had been living under a bridge, homeless over a year. the press just found out about it. there have been several interviews. he says he wants nothing from his sister. he doesn't want a tell-all. madonna is in london opening a new movie and hasn't responded. he is in bad shape. he lost his job. he used to work for the father who had a wine business and that folded. for a year he's been living under a bridge in michigan. >> he says he does than want help. >> she is a multimillionaire. does not want a penny and doesn't want to sell his story. which if you remember, one of her brothers did a tell-all book. he worked for her for many years and made a fortune from madonna. he