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now, another change for ruth madoff. under a new order, signed by a manhattan bankruptcy judge, madoff must submit a monthly report of expenses that individually exceed $100 to a trustee. >> ruth madoff's legal position is, i didn't know. and essentially the trustee is now saying, we don't buy it. so she's now in a position where she's going to have to prove that any money that she has wasn't tainted. that's a tough spot to be in. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc news, ruth madoff's attorney said, quote, this agreement is a reasonable accommodation in the context of this lawsuit. but that lawsuit, filed by the same trustee, irving pickard, also calls for ruth madoff to return nearly $45 million allegedly transferred to her from her husband's firm. money he claims ruth madoff used to live a life of splendor, a claim her lawyer calls perplexing and totally unjustified. and under the new court order, ruth madoff is allowed to spend her money on reasonable living expenses, including legal fees. but the order does allow the

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and ruth madoff in this month's "vanity fair" -- >> did ruth madoff know about these mistresses? >> she says she did not. >> i just want to ask you one final question before we take a break and come back, how big is the pillow? you're sleeping on the same pillow for 20 years. >> how big is the beast? >> how big is the beast? that's what we'll explore. vicky ward will stay with us. more details on this salacious madoff affair. i can't believe it. he had more than one affair. t monetary psychopath and cultural and socio psychopath.ea ld! - oh, come on. - enough! you get half and you get half. ( chirp ) team three, boathouse? ( chirp ) oh yeah-- his and hers. - ( crowd gasping ) - ( chirp ) van gogh? ( chirp ) even steven. - ( chirp ) mansion. - ( chirp ) good to go. ( grunts ) timber! ( chirp ) boss? what do we do with the shih-tzu? - ( crowd gasps ) - ( chirp ) joint custody. - phew! - announcer: get work done now. communicate in less than a second with nextel direct connect. only on the now network. , hard of hearing and an people with speech dischities accessac.sprintrelay.com.

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people like ruth from new york who writes, i am on medicare. would i be required to purchase additional insurance? >> no, there are no changes like that envisioned to the medicare program. while we're on the subject of what is required under medicare an what's not, there has been a lot of confusion about this idea of end of life counseling. there is not in any present bill any mandatory end of life counseling. so in terms of people -- gwen: that's what we have been hearing. >> that's right. for the people that are on medicare now, they're over 65 years old or disabled, 45 million of them, they'll basically keep their same policies. some of them by gap coverage, that is what ruth may be referring to which is extra coverage. you don't have to do that we can get into some of the policy changes within medicare. for beneficiaries, things will stay pretty much the same. gwen: nap tally, here is another medicare question for you. to achieve universal health care, this is david from wyoming and utah, to achieve universal health care, why not cover ever

. >> he says big steak management will now focus on their flagship restaurant, ruth chris. >> sure it was a tough decision. it's still a tough decision. you don't put so much effort to create the brand and then make it work for five years, and then, i mean, we have to close it. >> reporter: the company owns ten ruth chris restaurants and also the havana club. while these two remain, the departure of the other two on the row is tough for those who frequent the area. >> i think it's crazy. they both seemed like they were pretty good restaurants. i can't believe they're shut do you think. >> reporter: babalu's is typically closed on mondays. but after a big wrap-up celebration this weekend, the door to bablu's restaurant will be closed for good. at power plant live, kelly swoope, abc 2 news. >> a spokesman for power plant live says big steak management has been an ideal partner for ten years. they wouldn't drop any names, but we're told negotiations are underway, and an announcement as to what will move in should come later on this year. >>> in these tough times, ocean city is still draw

. >> well, ruth, i get what you're saying, but he became famous, because they put him in the limelight at the convention. i don't know, were he not present at the convention, had people not been as fascinated. >> well, they kind of had to at the time, but he has certainly not -- >> they didn't have to. >> but he has not shied away from the limelight. >> agreed. >> every time you think the palin chronicles are about to subside, we get some kind of bump up, and i feel like it's a reality show that in it's really bad fifth season. >> and facebook is playing a key role. here's what he wrote last weekend. wrote -- well, such a statement is simply downright false. there is no death panel, there is nothing like this. here's what senator johnny isaacson, republican republican of georgia, who's a strong advocate of, he had this to saysh quote -- what's going on? >> it's nuts, but i would like so say that sarah palin is not the only person who believes that the bill has, quote/unquote death panels in it, but she's the only one with 750,000 facebook supporters. >> how do they get away with it? is

"new york times" columnist david brooks and "washington post" columnist ruth marcus.k shields is away. david, speaking of afghanistan, public opinion polls in the united states show support for that war is diminishing. that's going on. >> right, politically here at home this is going to be quite a flashpoint issue. right now the majority of democrats think the war is to the worth fighting. the majority of republicans think the war still is worth fighting. but when you get into a political tussle what is going to happen, will you get the left of the democratic party wanting to pull back. you are going to get the right of the republican party not wanting to support barack obama's war and are you going have a left-right coalition against people like jack reid, senator jack reid from rhode island, john mccain, lindsey graham from south carolina, a center group that will support the president. but this will be very tight. and i think unwith of the big flashpoints from the fall. >> lehrer: do you agree? >> i think it could be a big flashpoint of the fall. it depends on how

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. >> they also owned ruth's chris steak house and the havana club.re focusing all attention on their ruth's chris steak house and the havana club. >> some have decided they're not going to pursue other concepts and they have put all of their energies into a brand they think is working for them. it is just like being around the kitchen table and they're trying to make decisions that are the best for the company. >> many restaurants throughout the state are having to make hard businesses -- business decisions. >> if you have not been to your favorite local restaurant ladley, try going. their special things they're doing, products they are offering, working with suppliers. there are open to serve you. -- they are open to serve you. >> according to the national restaurant association, business has increased for the first time in three months. >> here is a look at some of the other top stories this hour. a man is dead after his boat collided with another on mowry creek. it happened at about 6:00 p.m. last night. richard hynson was pronounced dead at the s

. >> babe ruth. >> yeah. and a base hit by mora.abe ruth was pitching for the red sox and for the senators, walter johnson. how about that. i didn't see 245. you didn't look -- i didn't see that. >> you didn't look. before the babe was the swinging babe at the plate he pitched and he was a good one. walter johnson, the big train. both members of hall of fame. they went against each other at fenway and came away with a 1-0 win. >> that was the dead ball era. >> used the same ball as you mentioned. >> same ball the whole game probably flue don't know that. >> i know they used stuff. you could use the spitter. but, when the ball in the stand you keep it. >> there was a time when fans returned the baseball to the field and it was continued in play. they didn't have enough baseballs. >> here's pie, baseball shoes he we're last night are going to the hall of fame as they are putting on a special display for those who hit the cycle this season. and obviously he's one. he will be part of the display. how the shoes feeling. new? have to brea

. >> ruth, i want to play for you part of the white house strategy, sort of dismissing the media in this. >> last year just about this time, the republicans had just nominated their vice presidential candidate and everybody was, the media was obsessed with it and cable was 24 hours a day and obama's lost his mojo and -- you remember all that? there's something about august, going into september, where everybody in washington getting all wee-weed up. >> now not exactly sure what wee-weed up means, but think i can guess, just sort of a median focused or are the circumstances different because he says looking at that missed september deadline and mid-october if he wants to use a certain process. >> i think anytime a politician is complaining about media, it means they have a bigger problem and when barack obama starts complaining about his media coverage, you might have a little question about that since he's gotten fairly good coverage throughout his career. i would look at not the media coverage nor the town hall meetings as a gauge of the public mood, but at the polls. and the polls sugg

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ruth in portland says they ought to be taking care of america, such as on the mexican border. b writes, the u.s. is not serious at all about any border security. are you kidding? i guess we don't have enough illegals here. our national security is a joke in the eyes of other nations and mine as well. and u.s. corporations don't want to hear that they would lose a source of cheap labor. we have all of the money for the iraq and afghan borders but not for our own. this nation is at its end. obama is a fraud. and bruce writes, not very it seems maybe somebody would actually read the 1,000 page health care bill and find a pleasely 200258 million in there. go to my blog at cnn.com/caffertyfile. see you tomorrow. >> always a pleasure, jack. thanks very much. >>> how are economic concerns impacting the scene at the missouri state fair? we're going to checkup with ali velshi for more of the cnn express. >>> and a dramatic rescue from flooding in taiwan. stay with us. these days every penny counts with everything you buy. every head. every bite. every gallon. every shoe. every book. ev

are going to be a lot of witnesses coming out saying we believe ruth knew what was going on.ouldn't want to have the last name of madoff. >> where is the next ponzi scheme? >> i'm seeing them pop up all over the country. agape in long eye rand, nick cosmo stealing $400 million from teachers, firemen, policemen. we're looking at the bank's involvement. in that case it is bank of america. we're seeing banks involved with ponzi schemes all over the country. peter dawson, an investment advisor in island. we're looking at banks. i'm getting calls from florida, california and everywhere else about hon zi schemes and people believing that a bank is involved. >> jake, always a pleasure to have you. >>> final trade right after this. welcome to the now network. population: 49 million. right now 1.2 million people are on sprint mobile broadband. 31 are streaming a sales conference from the road. eight are wearing bathrobes. two... less. - 154 people are tracking shipments on a train. - ( train whistles ) 33 are im'ing on a ferry. and 1300 are secretly checking email... - on a vacation.

. >>> an interesting request made by ruth madoff. we are getting an update on pending home sales. >> rebecca jarvis joins us live on more of those stories. >> reporter: good day to you. great to see both of you. stocks right now, we are seeing them just fractionally higher. they've been flirting with mid-point territory throughout the day's session. right now we are seeing a little bit of strength at the nasdaq, the s&p 500 and dow. this is all on the heels of yesterday's strong rally. the dow gained 114 points. consumer spending today rose .4% in june. personal income fell 1.3% and the rise in spending was more than economists had been anticipating. pending home sales rose 3. % in june. that was the fifth consecutive monthly rise. it was good news as the struggling housing market tries to claw its way back toward recovery. while pending home sales are up, it's not all good news for homeowners this morning. a progress report reveals only 15% of homeowners eligible for the obama administration's $50 billion loan modification program h

sotomayor -- ruth bair ginsburg remains on the court. sotomayor will be sworn in on saturday. >>> what can we expect overnight? doug hill has the answer. >> everything looks good in the belfort furniture ntldtheme ttuerramopes revingco in. vi ady 62n, enrrto 67 damascus, 75 odthe clouds have e haas the high pressure moves in, clear, pleasan big changes in the later portion ofee tea whekend. wovernight, mo clystlr, the committeeropping, comfortable, like northwest wind, 52-67 and the morning -- 62-67 in the morning. we will give you the timing of the forecast coming up. >>> now a story that you only see a on 7, a d.c. teacher says he has not been paid in months and he is on the verge of losing his home. jennifer donelan is on your side live outside of school headquarters with the problem and solution? >> that is right, life is hard without a paycheck. every day, this man gets into his car in woodbridge, va., and commutes to d.c. to teach summer school, but does not have a paycheck to show for it. dr. nelson is a d.c. public school teacher

never the same ruth. varying his routine to give him that little edge against horror. and republican allan simpson we buicked kennedy, saying that person could not possibly have endure whad kennedy had to endure. and still perform day in and day out and certainly not at such a high level of political excellence. actually simpson was a lit m tougher but you get the point. there's another thing about ted kennedy that nobody seems to get. the guy, we know his flaws really did care about other people. i saw on numerous occasions he made a point to see that some bewildered person got a seat or calling somebody like me when we were sick. he was a kennedy and had to live up to that, his historic brothers, imagine that and then he had to survive and live with survival and the grief and the specter. here's the better tribute. he was born a human being, a recognizable one at that who looked all the better closer up.

thanks for weighing in on that story. >>> we've been telling you about ruth simmons. she's the first african-american woman to be president of an ivy league school. she is up from a past. she's an african-american first, and you can see her story on our blog at cnn.com/newsroom. just click on don. a lot of you have been weighing in. there was one from mel. mel said the doctor on tv with his lab coat and his whites or whatever, why did he have to wear that? he was on call. that's why he wore it. thanks for tweeting us that. here are some of your other responses. cmdeb says warren ballentine thinks obama and the democrats invented the town hall? congressman always hold them during the summer recess. big sky dem says insurance

. >> reporter: supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg was also at today's ceremony along with sotomayor's family. >>> in charles county, maryland, accusations that a judge let the esai mt of the t gan cma inn.wo le caning woman. h itnepeap it hap ine apema rkn i a restricted area at the courthouse. tracee wilkins is in laplata to tell us how all this unfolded. >> reporter: ts woman tells me that all of this construction messed up her parking routine. so she took a chance and she thought she would park here in this reserved area. by doing that, she was risking the possibility of tow but she got a little something else. she has four gd bu mt on but on monday --thayd tt someon called and the judge had deflated my tire. >> reporter: she spoke to us by phone and said she was told that charles county circuit court robert nally, seen here, deflated one of her tires because she was parin is seot outside the cour>> >> w it to work. and ar p wdked on tehe s sidtre like i do.mall do. nd i went in the bld ca init d grdsit came down to let me know that i ed edne to get m -edy- teak care of cauarud bec

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thanks for weighing in on that story. >>> we've been telling you about ruth simmons. she's the first african-american woman to be president of an ivy league school. she is up from a past. she's an african-american first, and you can see her story on our blog at cnn.com/newsroom. just click on don. it's an amazing story. a lot of you have been weighing in. there was one from mel. that i wanted to respond to. what was mel's name here? mel said the doctor on tv with his lab coat and his whites or whatever, why did he have to wear that? he was on call. that's why he wore it. thanks for tweeting us that. here are some of your other responses. cmdeb says warren ballentine thinks obama and the democrats invented the town hall? congressmen always hold them during the summer recess. big sky dem says insurance companies, big pharmaceuticals, big hospitals are counting on americans to sm

. >> an attorney for madoff's wife, ruth madoff said his client did not know about the alleged affair. >>> we are learning more about the final hours of michael jackson's life. especially the period of time between when police found the singer not breathing to the moment someone called 911. a police affidavit said dr. conradt murray found the singer not breathing at 11:00 a.m. the day the singer died. he told investigators he had given him drugs to help him sleep. however the 911 call wasn't made until an hour later. and now, cell phone records show the doctor made 47 minutes worth of other phone calls. >> i think any reasonable person would expect dr. murray to administer cpr and call 911 immediately. this is reckless conduct. that's exactly what law enforcement needs for a manslaughter charge. >> so far, dr. murray hasn't been charged, but his las vegas office has been closed since jackson's death. >>> a huge wild fire continues to burn right now near los angeles. a thousand firefighters are battling the flames in the foothills of the valley. fire officials report no homes or busine

are going to be a lot of witnesses coming out saying we believe ruth knew what was going on.ouldn't want to have the last name of madoff. >> where is the next ponzi scheme? is it going to be a ponzi scheme? where is it? >> i'm seeing them pop up all over the country. agape in long island, cosmo stealing $400 million from teachers, firemen, policemen. we're looking at the bank's involvement. in that case it is bank of america. we're seeing banks involved with ponzi schemes all over the country. peter dawson, an investment advisor in island. we're looking at banks. i'm getting calls from florida, california and everywhere else about ponzi schemes and people believing that a bank is involved. >> jake, always a pleasure to have you. thank you for joining us. >>> final trade right after this.ou you get half and you get half. ( chirp ) team three, boathouse? ( chirp ) oh yeah-- his and hers. - ( crowd gasping ) - ( chirp ) van gogh? ( chirp ) even steven. - ( chirp ) mansion. - ( chirp ) good to go. ( grunts ) timber! ( chirp ) boss? what do we do with the shih-tzu? - ( crowd gasps

greta: did you see the pictures of ruth madoff after she got thrown off of her -- out of her apartment? >> yes, i did. greta: what did you think? >> i don't feel sorry for her. i think that part of her ignored the situation. she benefited from a lot of other people's money. greta: and do you have any reason to know or to think -- any indication that she was part of this or was aware of it and look to the other way? >> i don't have any true knowledge but if i was to give an opinion, i would say that she looked the other way. greta: what makes you say that? >> because she was a financial person. nothing got by her. she was involved in this business for a long time. i do feel that when everything said and done, this has started a long time ago. greta: how do you think he is going to do? >> well, he is managing. i read he had cancer. i don't know how much credibility that anyone can put into we are reading. greta: do you hate him? >> yes. he stole my family. he stole my dreams. he still dreams for all of these people. he was an equal opportunity destroyer. it was about him and histamines a

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row became eternally associated with the core of the 1927 yankees hitting lineup that included babe ruth lou gehrig. the 2009 angels, or at least tuesday's version of them will be known as hitters' heaven. the entire lineup has .300 hitters. you have to go back to 1930 and the new york giants and the st. louis cardinals to find such a lineup. howie kendrick was one of two angels in the lineup wednesday night that was not hitting .300 and he's the one that came up with the big hit vs. the trine. top five. no score. grounding one up the middle. kendry morales, mike napoli scores, napoli batting .298, slacker, jered weaver recording his second career shutout, the eighth shutout for the halos this season -- the l.a.-a improve to 24-16 since june 12th. >> mariners and the a.l. central-leading tigers. justin verlander going for his 14th win. didn't get any offensive support. in the fifth, he served it up to ichiro -- two-run home run. his eighth. the mariners take it 3-1. ian snell wins for the first time with seattle. only the second time verlander has lost at home this year. justin verlander

greta: did you see the pictures of ruth madoff after she got thrown off of her -- out of her apartment? >> yes, i did. greta: what did you think? >> i don't feel sorry for her. i think that part of her ignored the situation. she benefited from a lot of other people's money. greta: and do you have any reason to know or to think -- any indication that she was part of this or was aware of it and look to the other way? >> i don't have any true knowledge but if i was to give an opinion, i would say that she looked the other way. greta: what makes you say that? >> because she was a financial person. nothing got by her. she was involved in this business for a long time. i do feel that when everything said and done, this has started a long time ago. greta: how do you think he is going to do? >> well, he is managing. i read he had cancer. i don't know how much credibility that anyone can put into we are reading. greta: do you hate him? >> yes. he stole my family. he stole my dreams. he still dreams for all of these people. he was an equal opportunity destroyer. it was about him and histamines a

a huge piece of ruth hit the car. >> i watched the roof go across the street. >> in indiana, it is much of the same. debris coats the ground. they're picking up the pieces of what is left, hoping the worst is now behind them. >> they may not be so lucky. they're warning another dose of severe weather is on its way to parts of the midwest that could include more tornadoes. reporting live, abc 7 news. >> conditions are right for severe storms. >>> is hot and humid. let'stemperatures around roesureaunare d the area. 88. he t moisture in t fouto yrac fouactorat t ihont theatmi mi, it feelsike 102 in c- -n ng iyi gl. -oa trying goal. ---- triangle. the radarow shs a tornado nty,ing fo r lancaster cou pennsylvania. a thderstorm just west frederick, getting ready to cross the leesburg area. we can see a number of showers and storms developing south and west of stanton. meanwhile, we're downloading the latest data on hurricane bill. we will share that in just a few minutes. >>> a local mother is a set after learning that a man who blew up a flight killing her daughter is now out of jail. >> the

jon: ruth madoff is used to a life of luxury, with yachts, a villa in france.but since her husband's fraud conviction, life has changed for her. he will not believe what she has to do now before she can even spend $100. jane: hitting a guard rail and rolling over. we will give you an update on this accident. jon: president obama is turning 48 today. he is trying to get his plans for health care reform done before the august recess. health care and the economy are expected to be hot topics today. what else is on the agenda? >> you are right. the president is expected to make a push for more money for cash for clunkers. now the president's is expecting him to sell that. we expect 57 senate democrats to be here, the exceptions being senator kennedy, and senator byrd. three will be out for health reasons. jon: let's talk about cash for clunkers. the senate wants the house authorize more money for the program, right? >> you are right, and the white house makes the case that they think this is an effective example of the economic stimulus package working, at least fo

greta: did you see the pictures of ruth madoff after she got thrown off of her -- out of her apartmentwhat did you think? >> i don't feel sorry for her. i think that part of her ignored the situation. she benefited from a lot of other people's money. greta: and do you have any reason to know or to think -- any indication that she was part of this or was aware of it and look to the other way? >> i don't have any true knowledge but if i was to give an opinion, i would say that she looked the other way. greta: what makes you say that? >> because she was a financial person. nothing got by her. she was involved in this business for a long time. i do feel that when everything said and done, this has started a long time ago. greta: how do you think he is going to do? >> well, he is managing. i read he had cancer. i don't know how much credibility that anyone can put into we are reading. greta: do you hate him? >> yes. he stole my family. he stole my dreams. he still dreams for all of these people. he was an equal opportunity destroyer. it was about him and histamines and morality and everythi

the guy in front of in front of him is babe ruth. he had seven more than harold baines.ighlights of this great player, harold baines.    >>> i'm gratefu sox organization he is in his sixth season as a coach. they let him be here. give a welcome home and congratulations to the 46th inductee of the hall of name the pride of saint michaels maryland. harold baines.   >>> before harold get as ch to say hello let's welcome back a gentleman who was the gm of the white sox in 1977 within he was the number one overall pick in the 1977 draft. he served as the o's general manager for 8 seas through 1995. welcome roland hemmian who will induct harold. [ applause ] >> i am proud to induct into the hall of fame an oriole who will be remembered as one of the most consistent and clutch hitters of oriole's history. to illustrate that, i want to read off some names. first of all he rates 29th in baseball history with runs batted in. players who are already enshrined in the hall of fame in cooperstown who have not amassed 1000 runs batted

ruth, have they retraced her steps? is that possible she stopped someone s somewhere to obtain possible? >> it's very possible. this is what police are working on right now, trying to reconstruct the collision itself in the hours before the collision. it's an open, active investigation. >> to dr. michael bell. how reliable are the toxicology reports dr. bell? >> they're extremely reliable, as long as they were taken properly during the autopsy, i would count on them. >> and where do you get them? from the blood? from tissue? where do you get these results for blood alcohol and pot? >> well, usually we don't just draw blood. usually you'll also draw urine, some body organs like liver, brain, as well as eye fluid. vitrious fluid. >> so unless, doctor, the reports had been switched, do you believe the reports are accurate? >> i do. i think they are. >>> the yes asked, did she have an alcohol problem, did you know her to go to bars? >> absolutely not. >> did you know her to get drunk and act -- >> i never saw her drunk sinc

ruth greenglass died last april. so the government ceased their objections.n in the grand jury minutes the centerpiece of the entire case typings, notes, are not there. nothing about typing notes which of course fits in with david greenglass on "60 minutes" saying that no one remembers who did the typing or if anybody did the typing, but the government said, my wife said i did the typing. what was i going to do? one thing i would be able to say. you were engaged in activity. a, why? i think i know the answer to that. we have had testimony from other individuals who did survive. but what was the basis of what you did at the trial and afterwards? that would be a question my brother would like to ask. i bet ivy would like to ask, too. but you came up with your own set of answers. >> well, yes. i came up with -- i was not looking for an answer to that question, pro se. i think in retrospect a lot of how i approach to making this film had to do with how much i appreciate, especially some of the works around the rosenberg story. i did not want -- i did not approach

we'll go to a nice little dinner at ruth cyst. >> when they say it won't be too bad, trust me, it's going to be a couple thousand dollars in that initial rookie hazing dinner that they do out here. he's out here, the team sought here, so far, so good. >> thanks so much, dave. we really appreciate it. we lieu look forward to your updates throughout the day. he we'll be right back. ad

. >> babe ruth named our lower division and that is our tournament past and that is how we crown a champion. >> this team practicing as from little rock arkansas. >> it is a great reward. all of these kids have played the game the right way and they put in the hard work year round. it is a wonderful place that baltimore maryland has. >> what an experience for these young men. >> that is awesome. it is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. you never want to be here again. -- you are never going to be here again. >> hopefully it will pay off for another week. >> on this field, 18 from mexico was working out. >> we think our pimm for inviting them to this. >> tonight is opening ceremonies and tomorrow the games begin. these players, 12 years old and younger will compete for this world championship trophy. >> play the game for the love of it. sometimes kids take it too seriously too fast. >> and you can watch the cal ripken world series on wbal plus. you'll find a complete schedule on our website, wbaltv.com. just click on sports. >> up next, some frightening video of that collision over the hudson rive

greta: did you see the pictures of ruth madoff after she got thrown off of her -- out of her apartmentel sorry for her. i think that part of her ignored the situation. she benefited from a lot of other people's money. greta: and do you have any reason to know or to think -- any indication that she was part of this or was aware of it and look to the other way? >> i don't have any true knowledge but if i was to give an opinion, i would say that she looked the other way. greta: what makes you say that? >> because she was a financial person. nothing got by her. she was involved in this business for a long time. i do feel that when everything said and done, this has started a long time ago. greta: how do you think he is going to do? >> well, he is managing. i read he had cancer. i don't know how much credibility that anyone can put into we are reading. greta: do you hate him? >> yes. he stole my family. he stole my dreams. he still dreams for all of these people. he was an equal opportunity destroyer. it was about him and histamines and morality and everything else paid second choralfiddle.

he was petrified of ruth. >> of his wife? >> of his wife finding out. only conclusion maybe i could come to on that is that, you know, divorce or something like that lead to books being opened. not reading books but financial books. you know? something might come out. >> and you say a lot of detail, obviously, because there was a romance. you said he's a very passionate man. a good kisser. >> yes, he did. he was a good kisser. certainly was. yeah. >> just what i wanted to know about him. >> well -- anything else, chris? >> yeah. i'll move on from that. the interesting nickname, mr. winky-dink. you said he had facial expressions, ticks. what is that nickname? what does it have to do with anything? >> it was a code maim between me and a friend or two that was aware of the situation that he was winky-dinking. >> and also, you say that he suffered from men of power do. concerns, insecurities about his owner have rilty, his prowess as a man. >> i think that stems back to his childhood. there were a lot of issues from his childhood. but it makes no difference

. >> ruth madoff's tight budget on the other side of the break.nnouncer: some people buy a car based on the deal they get. - others buy the car of their dreams. - ( beeps ) during the lexus golden opportunity sales event, you can do both. it's an opportunity today. it's a lexus forever. special lease offers now available on the 2009 es 350. ruth madoff was sued for $40 million trying to recover more funds from his wife. she reached a settlement now where by she will have to tell the judge in this case and what all of her expenses are over $100. >> they will be busy. almost everything is over $100. >> in new york city for pete's sake. you go to the grocery store, you have to tell them. >> how the mighty have fallen. gosh. she is finally getting her hair colored for $500 every two weeks. >> $100 and she has to declare it. >> that are will cause a lot of red tape. >> we will see. we will see if the markets continue higher into the close as it did yesterday. so far, so good. >> i will see you in about a week or so. i'm going on a vacation. a travel jo