ruth madoff's attorney said in a statement, ruth already forfeited to the u.s. in this complaint." he believes there's more madoff money to be found. even so, he admits prisoner number 61727-054 in his prison khakis was charming. >> he could charm your socks off. >> reporter: the federal investigation into the ponzi scheme continues. thus far, the only person aside from bernard madoff charged is his accountant. wolf. >> alan childrenoff, thanks very much. >>> new york's mayor tells the homeless get packing. >> whether we're transferring the mrob elsewhere, whether they find jobs, it may be easier for them. >> reporter: michael bloomberg offers one-way tickets to his city's homeless. how many are taking him up on the offer? ♪ well i was shopping for a new car, ♪ ♪ which one's me - a cool convertible or an suv? ♪ ♪ too bad i didn't know my credit was whack ♪ ♪ 'cause now i'm driving off the lot in a used sub-compact. ♪ ♪ f-r-e-e, that spells free credit report dot com, baby. ♪ ♪ saw their ads on my tv ♪ thought about going but was too lazy ♪ ♪ now instead of looki

ruth madoff is being sued for $45 million by the trustee seeking to recover her husband's assets. mrs. madoff isn't accused of knowing about her husband's fraud, but the lawsuit says she lived a life of splendor using money that belonged to her husband's customers. ruth madoff's attorney says today's action is quote, "wrong as a matter of law and fairness." >> paul: it looks like more investors are gaining confidence in the market. $11 billion flowed into mutual funds last week, that's the biggest weekly investment since early june. the investment company institute tracks the numbers. it says much of that money went into stock funds as investors responded to a string of strong earnings reports. >> suzanne: here's a look at what's happening tomorrow. we'll see weekly jobless claims and a host of quarterly results. exxon mobil, kellogg, motorola and walt disney are among the companies scheduled to report. >> suzanne: many u.s. car dealers are crushed with customers, thanks to the government's new cash for clunkers program. it kicked off friday, offering consumers rebates to trade old

they are now going after ruth madoff. >> her agreement with the u.s. attorney's was i will give the u.s. government everything i own, and she did. she walked out of 133 east 64th street. they will auction everything. she walked away with $2.5 million. the trusty, whose job is to collect money from all the blue might have benefited from mr. madoff and pay the victims. he filed a $48 billion lawsuit -- he filed a $40 million lawsuit against ruth madoff. martha: he hasn't gotten anything yet. i cannot wait to hear what happens to those folks at the sec. they filled out their job no matter how you look at this. that was their job. rick: and no one's had several. >> no one has been fired at the sec. it is not just madoff. it is stanford as well. martha: thank you. moments from now, lawmakers will announce new rules for pilots and airlines. it is an effort to prevent the pilots error that may have doomed a commuter flights in buffalo. what the bill will do having my identity stolen has taken more than money from me. it's taken my time. time that i should hav

the lawsuit says ruth madoff got that much money.nt -- before her husband was caught, the trustee said he was compelled to file the suit because ruth madoff still has millions of dollars while her husband's victims were left with virtually nothing. she was never charged with a crime but her husband and serve ing a 150 year sentence. that was the maximum handed down. she's already given up about $80 million in assets, yachts, real estate. and they want $45 million more. >>> car leasing hasn't been lucrative lately because resale is bouncing all over the place. the new gm, new general moat organization, may start leasing cars to you again if you are in the market. it pulled out of the market a year ago along with chrysler. gm and its financing arm could make leasing available as early as august 1. it is not clear whether if chrysler will judgment inner loop the game and return to leasing. >>> if you are having an organic breakfast bar or cereal, it does have a higher price tag attached to it than food without the label. so maybe could

that trustee is suing ruth madoff for nearly $45 million. ruth madeoff didn ruth madoff didn't face any charges. bernie madoff, who admitted to the scam, serving a 150-year prison. >>> when "news4 at 5:00" continues, are you swimming in sewage or other dangerous pollution when you go to the beach? how washington area beaches fared in the beach quality report. >> here's a new smart phone application that will help you dial up savings when you are on a shopping spree. >>> the tornado warng remains in effect as that rotating thunderstorm continues to move through the fredicksburg area right now. so you folks in fredericksburg are catching it. does have a shape of a bow echo. moving at 30 miles an hour. here's the -- some of the very small spots and just in a couple of minutes and into ferry farm. i will look for the larger areas because of the moving across the potomac and then heading into nanjemoy at 6:10. from here, we are going to be also seeing these storms that get closer to the immediate washington area. there's the future scan as it move

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. >>> ruth madoff has gotten her passport back. ose to the case, say it's a clear sign prosecutors do not intend to charge her in connection with her husband's multibillion-dollar ponzi scheme. bernard madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison last week. oscar mayer has died. he's the third oscar mayer in the company. his father and grandfather shared the name. >>> coming up next on this wednesday, presley, lennon, cole. suns and daughters who followed their parents into the spotlight. will the jacksons do the same? >>> welcome back. these are the latest headlines from abc news. the coroner here in los angeles has issued a death certificate for michael jackson, leaving out the cause of death for now. that will likely come when toxicology tests are complete. >>> president obama arrives in italy today, to talk about the global economy and international security with other world leaders. >>> and congressional investigators were able to smuggle bombmaking material inside ten federal buildings, according to a new report. a senate commi

lawyers are liquidating her assets to repay victims and the trustee said ruth madoff had no reason toelieve she was entitled to her life of splendor. ruth's attorney says she has been kicked out of her $7-million penthouse, forfeited all her assets and the lawsuit is totally unjustified. >>> steve johnson is back on the job. tmz spotted him leaving headquarters for the first time since january. he took a leave of absence due to a liver transplant. this is the first time we have seen steve jobs back at work. he is everywhere. >>> coming up, does this -- wait for it. no, not that. a mug shot. does a mug shot mean stormy daniels has to cancel her proposed bid to become the next senator from louisiana? >>> plus, the beer summit. it is all about the president straight ahead. >>> time for your small business advice. stop before making big mistakes and make sure your accounting projections are important and you have an understanding in re shows. price your goods and services to sell, but don't lose money on them. and every hire is critical, so be sure to thoroughly check references. my mothe

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the trustee has filed a lawsuit against ruth madoff. he says the money was spent on a life of splendor. her lawyer says she has forfeited nearly all of the assets mentioned in the lawsuit. >>> new york city is offering the homeless a free ride. the city is paying for one-way flights out of town, to anywhere in the world, in hopes of cutting down the number of people living in streets and shelters. city officials dismiss criticism they are just shifting the homeless. >> they identify outside new york city, resources they have. they will either be going to their own apartment. going to live with a family. or going to live with a friend. they are going to a home. >> the mayor says a one-way ticket is a lot cheaper than what it would cost the city to provide an apartment. >>> health experts are sounding the alarm on the dangers of tanning beds. researchers for the world health organization, says damage from the ultraviolet radiation, moves the beds into the top cancer risk category. and young women in particular should be very concerned. he

threatening to sue everyone and his family and it is already filing a complaint in the court here against ruth madoffsion that now that he has spoken to the lawyer, some of the lawsuits will be dropped. jane: the question has always been who else is involved. did he get a sense that's he will -- that he will rat out other players? >> according to him, he will. jane: the rest of the family, are they in the clear? >> it depends. criminally, ruth madoff seems to be in the clear. everyone in the family will face lawsuits, civil lawsuits. if you can call that being in the clear, then probably. jane: thank you. gregg: i know him. he is one of the premier plaintiff attorneys in the country. could a message to send on the social networking sites like facebook did you in serious trouble? wait until you hear about a tweet that could end up costing 11 and $50,000. the thing is, people do this every day on social work and that -- networking websites. right -- i love this channel. shopping less and saving more. now, that's progressive. call or click today. jane: janet napolitano has just outlined the obama admini

for everybody that thought that ruth madoff may be out of the woods, not so fast. the bankruptcy trustee has just filed this suit against mrs. madeoff seeking claw backs in an agreement with the government before bernie madoff's sentencing she was allowed to hang on to $2.5 million to get on with her life. she is not out of the woods yet. the bankruptcy trustee saying that she was involved in the fraud for so many years is seeking a major clawback in this case trying to recover money from her. later on "power lunch" the attorney that says he met with bernie for four hours in prison. >>> it time to cash out of this rally? if so, where can you still profit? up next, a first on cnbc, the lawyer that one on one with bernie madoff. and then the pit boss joining us as well after this. >>> stocks stuck at eight-month highs, fast money knows best. they couldn't quit each other, is this carl bart's first big blunder? tyson holy field, jon and kate and now santelli versus leezman. the post market show tonight. when this hotel added aflac to compliment their benefits package a

the trusty who oversaw ththe cae is now suing ruth madoff bernie madoff has now started to tell his story. in his first jailhouse interview, he told an attorney halley pulled it off to cities said he was shocked that he was not caught sooner. adam, you almost feel like bernie madoff is shaking his head and saying, you need to clean your own house. >> he basically says the sec is number one on the investigation and he is using his middle finger when he says number one. he met with an attorney out of san francisco. this is a civil attorney was very famous. his posturing a bit. he said that in 30 days, he will name names based on his interview with mr. madoff on how he was able to fool the sec and pull off a ponzi scheme. martha: all along i have wondered how these people at the sec have kept their jobs. it is an oversight. it is an oversight.

ruth madoff is being sued for $45 million that he said was spent on a life of splendor. her lawyer said she nearly forfeited all the assets described in the lawsuit. >>> a new report says going green could pay off. the study found a $520 billion investment in things like replacing old appliances could lead in savings in energy bills through 2020 and could cut the nation's energy use by 23% in a decade. >>> good news if you're planning on booking a flight. average airfare for domestic tickets fell more than 90% in the three months of this year. a record drop. that only includes the price paid at the time the ticket was bought and doesn't account for extra fees like baggage. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- the controversial plan to deal with the homeless. is it fair for a city to pay to make the problem go away? that's on gma and that is your "moneyscope report." i'm vinita nair. >>> good morning. 6:24. just in case you're keeping tabs along with us this is the last thursday that megan pringle will be single. just wanted to point that out again. next seven days.

. >> reporter: visiting hours at the prison are very liberal and ruth madoff may move to north carolina to be close to her husband. after everything, they say she's absolutely devoted to hi very much in love, just like bonnie was to collilyde, collar lee. >> brian ross, thank you. >>> and you'll find links to all of brian's reporting and the first chapter of his soon to be released book about madoff by going to "the world newser" at abcnews.com. >>> and still ahead on "world news," america's top military mansur v man surveys the war inraq and afghanistan. >>> the americans who tonight have running water, and still dot have after it six years of trying. >>> and the new airline that will pamper your pets, coast to toast. the classic flavors of tuscany inspiration for... dinner bell sfx: ping ping ping fancy feast elegant medleys tuscany entrÉes restaurant inspired dishes with ong grain rice, and garden greens is it love? or is it fancy feast? it's so difficult .to sleep., that's why there's stayfree® overnight. the only one with night-guard zone™... and 18 anti-leak channels... for maximu

ruth madoff is free to skip the country. can change the landscape dramatically. @ dave: welcome back to "fox & friends." there's an enormous oil and gas deposit under the gulf of mexico and a bit of a controversy is erupting in florida over what it would take to get it out. phil keating in clear water beach this morning. how much oil and gas are we talking about? >> on the high end, 10 billion gallons of hydrocarbons. most of that is believed to be natural gas, but it's still unclear how much is natural gas and how much is oil. it's miles and miles off shore behind me under the water, and experts say it's enough energy to provide 1 million homes energy for 30 years. much of the area is called the eastern gulf area. it's been off limits for drilling for many years. within that area is calmed the destine dome south of florida, and within that destin dome, there's tons of gas. all of that shaded area was and currently is, rather, off limits to drilling, but under a u.s. senate energy bill which has gone through the energy and

. >>> the trustee overseeing the liquidation of bernie madoff is suing ruth madoff for nearly $45 million. he says that money was transferred from madoff's business in the last six years directly to his wife. ruth was allowed to keep some money in a deal with the justice department but that money is not exempt from investor lawsuits. >>> former treasury secretary hank paulson has been appointed to the board of advisors of coda automotive, this just a day after cods received $54 million of funding from paulson. i guess that means he's in private equity now. >>> now over to the nasdaq marketsite where rick santelli has a preview of what's coming up on "fast money." i love rick santelli on "fast money"! >> listen, moments away, "fast money." the markets fall once again. we'll show you how to protect your profits and take your position in the mouse house. they report earnings tomorrow. we've got your trade. melissa, good to talk to you and back to you sglp hey, rick, what are the guys saying about the close today? we tried to rally back. it was a pretty bullish day especially after that aucti

the suit seeks nearly $45 million now from ruth madoff and claims she lived a life of splendor for decadeshat belonged to customers of her husband's investment firm. it does not claim she was involved criminally. she gave up most of her assets last month. under the deal with the federal authorities, she was allowed to keep $2.5 million but not the $7 million manhattan penthouse where she lives. the suit is worth far more than she allegedly has. >> most people in the know feel she had to know. she was his confidante. you couldn't get to him unless you got to her. >> how does the suit seek $45 million when she only has $2 million? >> it's the lawyers. there's a lot of places to dig. >> this is a hot topic. remember the cartoon and the action figure g.i. joe? well, the army action hero is headed to the big screen. supposed to be a big blockbuster movie called "g.i. joe, the rise of cobra." opens next friday. we've got a preview of it. >> standing in front of you, a delta six accelerate ser suit. what's it accelerate? >> you. >> so maybe not the way you remember g.i. joe in his green camouflag

ruth madoff, bernie mad off's wife is now the target of a $45 million civil lawsuit saying she lived a life of splendor off the back of his wrongdoing. she has, of course, not been charged with any criminal acts, shep. shepard: madoff talked about how he got away with this thing for such a long period of time and apparently tried to show a little bit of remorse. >> according to the lawyers again, he was, quote, very remorseful. as for getting away with his scam, he apparently said to the lawyers -- and i'm quoting here -- i talked to the s.e.c. several times and i met with the securities and exchange commission and thought they got me. clearly they didn't get him, shep. now they are investigating their own failures. shepard: i said he didn't hold anything back. if there were others who knew about this and the fed seems to think there have been, he didn't give them up. i wonder what the people who were ripped off by him think about this interview. >> pretty angry. i spoke to bert ross, one of madoff's victims. he lost $5 million. he says he simply doesn't want to hear anything from ma

. >> let me ask you about ruth madoff, could she possibly have been involved. she has not been charged. >> the fact that she didn't know wasn't plausible until we started hearing the stories about mark sanford, the governor of south carolina. >> that's right. right. bernie madoff did tell her he was hiking the appalachian trail. a good cover story when you are running a ponzi scheme. perfectly fine. we are making too much of this. a lot of corporate ceos never speak to their wives, we know that is true. who knows she may have known very little. >> when you spend hundreds of millions of dollars with some one, you think you know them. this is not the man i co-own nine homes with. >> she was shocked and appalled. all way the last to know. >> there is a great reference in the books to all these things that you normally see in self-help books pertaining to ceos. at one point, if jail is not going to be about being fun then what's the point? >> that's right. it should be fun. this whole book is really like those corporate self-help books. like the seven habits of hig

. >> and ruth madoff got her passport back from federal prosecutors.ccomplice in her husband's fraud case. >> finally this half hour, changing roles in a changing economy. an overwhelming majority of the five million jobs that have been lost in the recession were held by men and that has a way of turning gender roles around. it's all part of the new normal as linsey davis reports. >> reporter: some have called it the he session as manufacturing, financial and other male dominated fields continue to shed jobs. about 80% of americans laid off during this recession are men, which has led to lots of dads staying at home while more moms are becoming the bread winners. when rick was laid off from his sales job last november, he started doing the housework and caring for his 7-year-old daughter, elizabeth. >> in spite of being laid off, i feel like i'm so blessed. when i get a phone call from my daughter and she says daddy, i don't feel well can you pick me up from school and i'm here and table to do it. >> reporter: when chuck lost his technology job, he als

a court-appointed trustee is suing ruth madoff for $45 million more. ruth madoff is not charged with a crime but she's the wife of the ponzi schemer, bernie madoff. she's been allowed to keep $2.5 million. she's given up the palm beach estate, the montauk estate, the yachts, the cars, the fur coats, the whole bit. now the court-appointed trustee says we want to go after another $45 million. they can reach back six years before this arrest, before this scam was found and look at where she was transferring money, even back to her black amex. to see if there's more money they can get her. her attorney calls this whole thing perplexing. she's forfeited all the money. and she's not giving anything. she almost forfeited to the united states attorney's office almost all of the assets named in this complaint. the trustees action is wrong as a matter of law and fairness. she's living a different standard of living. >> they have to give back all the things they bought with robbing the sfwhang. >> basically. $2 million left. sounds like they'll go after that and

according to the suit, ruth madoff received tens of millions in dollars in fraudulent transfers over six-year period of time. >>> coming up next, we've got the president of the national urban league marc morial will join us. also the must-read opinion pages. >>> you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. we know why we're here. to stand behind all who serve. ♪ to deliver the technologies... vital to freedom. ♪ to help carry hope to those in need. ♪ around the globe, the people of boeing... are working together -- for what matters most. that's why we're here. call now. >>> i was a young college student driving from new york to washington. stop on a highway, and told to open the trunk of my car and the police officer told me pe wanted to search it for weapons. i remember as i got back in my car and continued on my journey how humiliated i felt. how angry i got. >> hmm. eric holder on the issue, and the mind set that you bring to the table, i guess in these incidents, although i don't think this professor was profiled but i guess it's a mind-set. >> you know, bottom line is, two

>> as of now, ruth madoff is clear.he was allowed to keep $2.5 million, but that cannot stop prosecutors if there's evidence against her or it doesn't stop the trustees from going after the 2.5 million she was allowed to keep. but free and clear is where she is at this point in time. jane: did the account have money invested with madoff to? >> it was a conflict of interest. and his father-in-law -- the firm he was feeling and horowitz, and they had been -- the firm was freling and horowitz. a statement said that if he was it clear on the ponzi scheme, but not on deceiving investors. and yes, if he did lose his own money. -- yes, he did lose his own money. jon: the deficit hitting a trillion dollars this week. is this the ammunition republicans need to win back seats or even the whole congress in 2010? michael steele will be a long to answer that question. jane: this is why i do not go into the water. like something a out of your darkest a nightmare. not your average squid, and even diverse are staying away from the dang

a federal judge has given ruth madoff her wings, ruling that she can get her passport back.usband. we are on top of this story. are we to interpret this to mean that she is free and clear of legal implications? >> for right now. she could still be charged. the door is always open for them to come back and charged mrs. madoff should they implicate her in the crimes. bill: they took the penthouse and all the items inside. what do they plan on doing with it? >> the u.s. marshal actually has the job of selling off their assets. eventually, the property is turned over to a real-estate agent who put them on their website. you can go to the u.s. marshal website to see what they are selling now. bill: ultimately, the money they get from that will be doled out to the attorneys and victims? >> no, it goes all to the victims. in this case, the money collected by the sale of those assets will all go to the victims. bill: duly noted. thank you. megyn: it was the moment that captured everyone's attention during michael jackson's memorial. his 11-year-old daughter taking the stage and brea

trace: in the top box, ruth madoff is free to move about the country and the world. she is getting her passport back. she is likely to avoid charges in connection to the scheme that landed her husband behind bars. in the middle box, awaiting the countdown clock to launch of the space shuttle endeavour. plans to build a new japanese space lab. the countdown begins at 10:00 p.m. eastern tonight. martha will talk to the last man to ever walk on the move. in bottom box, former president bill clinton wrapping up a visit to haiti. it is his first trip as the un special envoy. martha: the president of china has decided that he will not continue at the g8 summit in italy. he is dealing with violence in the streets of western china. over 150 people dead in this violence so far. mobs flooded into muslim neighborhoods armed with meat cleavers and clubs. state media said riot police have arrested almost 1500 people. steven yates, a former deputy assistant to vice president dick cheney. a lot of people look at this story and they're not sure who is against whom, what side the gov

. >>> ruth madoff may be off the hook. wife of ponzi the wife of ponzi schemer burn any madoff, just got her passport back. cleport back. prosecutors say this is a clear sign she will not be charged with a crime. >>> google has dropped a bombshell on microsoft. the company is developing its own operating system, in hopes of replacing windows, which runs ost computers worldwide. the system's going to launch do you think you affic?d finally, here's an interesting question. how many hours do you think you spend a year sitting in traffic? well, if you live in los angeles, the answer is 70. once again, l.a. tops the list of cities with the worst traffic. some would t washington and atlanta follow. some would think that traffic would have dropped off because th the recent spate of unemployment. that's true unless you live in washington, d.c. or houston. they are the exceptions. that's the news at 7:13. >> have you ever been in l.a. and there's not traffic? have ily? .ave you ever been there and there's not traffic? >> you sit in

but it's surely not the retirement bernie and ruth madoff had in mind. but, the climate is nice here. pretty much year-round. and the local chamber of commerce calls this a truly beautiful place to visit and live. we're reasonably sure, matt, they're talking about the area outside the razor wire fence. >> probably so, scott. thank you very much. it's now 12 after the hour and once again here's meredith. >> matt, thank you. while you may be struggling financially these days, happy days appear to be here again for some companies on wall street. and now they are getting set to pay out some big bonuses. cnbc's melissa francis is at the new york stock exchange with that story. melissa, good morning to you. >> good morning, meredith. one of those companies is goldman sachs. it reports big profits today. big bonuses could be next. not just at goldman. so on wall street, is it back to business as usual? with the nation's unemployment rate moving closer to 10%, a housing market still plagued by foreclosures, and households struggling to make ends meet, it might b

. >>> bernie madoff's wife has her passport back, but ruth madoff's attorney isn't saying if she's gotthe country. she's surrendered that passport back to get her husband out of prison. bernie madoff was sentenced last week to 150 years in prison. >>> bombs smuggled into federal buildings, a recent security review gives failing grades to guards, the new report detailing lack of security found in high-level federal buildings, is also the subject of a senate hearing getting under way right now. this video shows undercover investigators going through security. they are carrying bomb parts. they later put them together in a bathroom. it wasn't just in one building, either. they took them into ten buildings in all the, including the state department and the department of homeland security. here's something else they found. they sent this picture of a sleeping guard at one of the federal buildings. we should point out that the problems found at the federal buildings were all with contract workers, not law enforcement officers from federal protective services. this is the agency we're talking

madoff's attorneys have requested that fast i will in upstate new york, primarily so that ruth madoffo is in new york, his wife, could more easily visit him. it's 70 miles away from new york. this is going to be tougher. it's a two-hour flight and then another half an hour drive from the raleileigraleigh-durham air. and because he is in medium security, the visiting hours will be limthed.d. >> scott, quickly, we have talked about his safety and security. there is no way to know, but what's your sense. is there more a concern about him harming himself or other inmates possibly hurting him? >> well, it's both. it's something that they'll have to look at, brian, as they get him situated here, and presumably, they've done some of that. but they'll want to do, if they haven't already, a psychological evaluation to see if he's suffering from any sort of depression as he faces this sentence. and then also they'll certainly look to see that the inmates around him -- that's always a concern in a medium security prison. >> scott, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> the question we love to ask

. >> i can see ruth madoff smuggling mackerel and a cake into the prison. an interesting personality i would say, and i feel like i learned, and that's why we called this meeting. i appreciate that. >> glad to be here with you. >> thank you. come back. hopefully not, you know, not to talk to any of us about anything too specific. >>> still ahead on the morning meeting, a string of things, including do we have a good fellows gofs? what's with all the secrets? doling out money behind closed doors. we have a few too many offers we can't refuse for a democracy, if you ask me. [ female announcer ] olay goes beyond everyday clean to a deep micro-clean. olay deep cleansers reach the micro-particles of dirt some basic cleansers can leave behind for a clean so deep its micro-clean. olay deep cleansers. free credit report dot com! tell your friends, tell your dad, tell your mom! never mind, they've been singing our songs since we first showed up with our pirate hats on! if you're not into fake sword fights pointy slippers and green wool tights take a tip from a knigh

. >> in a same today, bernard madoff's wife, ruth, broke her silence about the case. she said she felt betrayed and confuse bid her husband's crimes. she's also agreed to give up more than $80 million in assets to the authorities. family properties in long island, florida and the south of france have been kwon tiss indicated along with his yacht. greg wood, bbc news, new york. >> 21 people died after a train carrying liquefied gas exploded in northern italy. it happened in a northern town on monday night. at least 11 others were seriously injured. it took time to identify many victims balls they had suffered such severe burns. the blast happened when parts of the train came off the rails as it approached a railway station. pakistani militants in a region bordering afghanistan said they have withdrawn from a peace deal with the government. the group made their declaration as the army stepped up operations against the taliban in the northwest. a passenger jet crashed into the sea off the comoros islands on tuesday, killing 152 people, but with one teenager miraculously

to wake at 6:30 or so in the morning, work by 7:00 and occasionally visitors on the weekend if ruth madoffake her way down here from new york.. >> it sounds like it's awfully noisy where you are. from the chopper shot, i see that the prison has a baseball diamond at the very least. what's the likelihood, knowing what you know about him and about whoever's representing him at this point sorkin or whoever, about the possibility that he gives an interview from prison in the near future? >> reporter: ira sorkin is, indeed, still representing him. hard to say. of course, it's the interview everybody wants. you know, bernie madoff has not been talking to investigators, even though that might have helped him get a lesser sentence. we'll see if he talks to any journalists in the near future. i doubt it will be the near future, but you never know. >> i know a lot of people are trying, including us. scott, we'll talk to you soon. scott cohn joining us from outside that penitentiary in north carolina. >>> we're waiting for the next big report, that is goldman sachs, they're on deck. expected to get t

they haven't spoken since his arrest in december, they haven't spoken to bernie or ruth. madoffat a federal prison in north carolina. the full senate expected to approve judge sonia sotomayor to the supreme court as early as next week. republican senator from south carolina lindsey graham voted with the democrats when the j committee voted. many families in texas lost everything when hurricane ike hit last summer including their pets, but one family has found their beloved dog who had been missing for ten months. this is daisy. the family vet said amazingly she's in good shape considering she spent most of the year on the run. she was seen walking away by neighbors less than one mile from the place she was last spotted in september. you can imagine how thrilled that family is to have daisy back. brian: almost as thrilled as we are to have senator bill frisk here. steve: president obama breaking down his health care plan at an aarp health care town hall in d.c. take a listen to this. >> the idea behind reform is, number one, we reform the insurance companies so they can't take ad

an alleged aide -- the trustee trying to sort out the madoff mess is demanding that ruth madoff give back $44 million her husband bernie allegedly gave her. the lawsuit states the money should be returned because it came from the ponzi scheme. the attorney says it's ridiculous. she has already given federal prosecutors all but $2.5 million of her wealth. she was videotaped through a peephole while naked in her hotel room. now espn sideline report erin andrews has to deal with reporters outside her georgia home as well. listen to this 911 call. >> police did arrive at her home and removed the reporters without incident. apparently she lives in a gated community. the idea that someone can get in there and harass her. steve: president obama's plan for health care can actually add to our debt? what happened to the promise we wouldn't increase the federal budget by paying for it? new information you don't want to miss straight ahead. brian: another great catch in the stands at a baseball game. we showed you one yesterday. here is a letter one. there we showed you that. well, coming up, ev

ruth madoff had to leave their $7 million manhattan penthouse has u.s. marshals seized it today. set seizure after bernard madoff's historic financial scam. he was sentenced, of course, to 150 years in prison monday for defrauding investors. >>> and might president and mrs. obama taste anything funny when they eat their broccoli, snap peas, cucumber, zmal the vegetables in the new white house garden are growing in soil that's tested positive for lead. it is not at dangerous levels, containing only about 93 parts per million, only about 500 or so less than what's considered unsafe. the white house says it will continue to grow vegetables in the garden. of course, this has been a big push for first lady obama. >> all about keeping healthy. so, good. not so much lead there. thank you so much, brianna. >>> he was singing and dancing until the end. what do michael jackson's final rehearsals tell us about his health and his state of mind? i'll ask the vocal coach who was working on jackson's comeback tour. >>> plus governor mark sanford's story keeps getting stranger. did he spend any s

marshals revicked madoff's wife, ruth, from their $7 million penthouse in manhattan. the apartment and all of its contents now belongs to the government. >>> minnesota's new senator al trainen met with supreme court nominee judge sotomayor today. the democratic senator says he is looking forward to examining sotomayor's qualifications. franken, who was just sworn in this week, said he feels like the president has chosen a person with an impressive record of accomplishment and senator franken will be taking part in the judge's confirmation hearings which begin next week. republicans said today that they intend to have a white firefighter testify against her in the confirmation hearings. >>> still ahead on "news4 at 6:00," health officials are outlining their plans for a second even possibly bigger swine flu outbreak. >>> also tonight, new information about what happened in the hours leading up to a former nfl quarterback steve mcnair's murder. >> historic cemetery are being accused of tampering with the graves and reselling plots. >> and there has been a third wave of

. >>> and bernie madoff's wife, ruth, has been sued for nearly 45 million bucks by the trustee in the case as she seeks to recover more money for the victims. that's cnbc.com "news now." first in business worldwide. i'm mike huckman. >>> a tug of war on wall street. with stocks posting modest losses in the home stretch. decliners outpacing the advancers as we entered the final and most important hour of the trading day right now. welcome to "the closing bell," everybody. i'm bob pisani down on the floor of the new york stock exchange. melissa, is it raining out there? because it is pouring down here. the sky is black. >> yeah, we lost power a little while ago. we're going to get washed away. i'm melissa francis in for maria bartiromo. no matter what happens with the rain here at cnbc global headquarters, in the market right now a choppy session on wall street. we've seen stocks trading in a relatively tight range for much of the day. however, we are seeing weakness falling. the fed's latest beige book report and the $39 billion auction of five-year notes drew higher yields than expect

we are learning that madoff cries over his wife. ruth is mad at him because the paparazzi follow her everywhere. but there is word that some inmates admire madoff for refusing to take anyone else down with him. beloved writer and pulse bullets prize winner frank mccourt dies from cancer. ashes story of his impoverished childhood. it was made into a movie. he leaves behind a wife, and three daughters. he was 7 years old. those are your evidence lines. steve: a great writer as well. four minutes after the top of the hour. let's talk a little bit about this. yesterday, during the sunday morning chat shows the administration officials had fanned out to talk about what a good idea it is to fix the healthcare system in this country. however, there is a huge cost for this regarding, it looks like there would be a major expansion of medicaid and that would largely fall under the soldiers of the state. and right now it looks likes program government would take care of it for five years then the governors in all those states would have to worry ab