sotheby's is scheduled to auction the pieces. they could sell for around $20,000. >>> and, finally, the ohio state fair kicked off yesterday. thousands are expected to indulge in 17 different kinds of food on a stick. and take in the always popular butter sculpture which honors the bicentennial of the city of columbus. >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has a very busy weather channel forecast. >> you grew up, you were a ohio girl. did you ever go to the state fair? >> absolutely. everybody would go to the ohio state fair. >> go on those rickety rides? >> enjoy a couple elephant ears. classic american fair. >> very impressive. good morning, everyone. we're watching the weather pattern throughout the west. it's been dry lately and it will continue that way. still cool on the coast and inner mountain west, been pretty warm. 99 in boise. 106 in vegas, 106 in phoenix. so we're in a very typical summerlike pattern. this is usually what you expect to occur. we're cooli

thankfully, she didn't it turned out to be a work which sotheby's said is valued between 15,000s skpdz $20,000. it will be auctioned off in september. she hopes to post the photos on her facebook page. >> $9.99 seems about right for that. >> larry? where is your sense of artistic flare? >> how much would you pay for big cat heads? >> now, we're talking. >> that is the question. >> there is nice weather, and there is a live view from our east bay camera and you can see low clouds near the coastline along parts of the coast line. much is sunny now there. is a look at live doppler 7. you can see there are clouds touching the coastline. there is cleavering along remainder of the coast. there is readings at 64 degrees in san francisco. and there is some low to mid-80s in the east bay and there is fog near the coast and bay. warmer weather develops this weekend. there is a similar pattern to yesterday z this will be the pattern for next few days, quiet pattern. a nice snow there. breezy. and wednesday lieu friday, mild pattern continues. let's take a look at lows tonight. fog moving across t

sotheby's will auction it off and predicts it will go for $20,000. >>> twenty minutes past t-- back-of- time to head back to savannah, natalie and al. >> just bought one that has dogs playing cards. >> to go with velvet elvis. >> hoda, thank you. we'll see you a little later and a check of the weather. >> of course we're talking about strong storms making their way through the midsection of the country. we're also looking at a lot of heat. first let's look at what's going on in london. next few days a gorgeous couple of days. even on into friday where we had a chance of afternoon showers. but by the opening ceremonies, the shower chance will decrease. temperatures will be in the 60s under partly cloudy skies. so looks like the weather will be nice for >> good morning. after some big thunderstorms last night, it will be a nice one tonight with mostly sunny skies. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thanks. more than 10,000 athletes here to compete. some 9 million tickets have been sold. how do you keep the city safe. nbc's stephanie gosk has that story. stephanie, good m

we asked the president of sotheby's wine in the u.s. to demonstrate how to spot a fake.o copied label, a counterfeiter made $10,000. these bottles look similar. richie knows how to spot a fake. >> the labels are genuine. they have taken two labels off of a bottles and put them on these bottles. these bottles will from a lesser expensive italian brand. it's always meant to have a pink cap. >> there's no way with looking at the amateur person looking at a bottle like that to know. and it turns out that even some of the world's biggest and most serious collectors have been duped. i don't know if all of you guys have read this book, "billionaires vinegar." i don't know if you're familiar with it. it's a great read. ben wallace there. documents the 1787 alleged bottles of bordeaux supposedly owned by thomas jefferson bought at auction by one of the world's biggest collectors of $156,000 and turns out they were fakes. >> ouch. >> even he didn't know, a guy with thousands of bottles of of the world's greatest wines in the cellar couldn't spot a fake. he was duped. >> you can te

we asked sotheby's about the mind-set of the likely buyer. >> experience would suggest they are purchasedthis level by very passionate people who have an extreme desire to own that unique object. and they're not looking at buying something at this sort of price level with a view to reselling it. they're buying it because they simply can't live without it. >> you know, we -- looks like now we know who baugt it. this is a list of some of the potential buyers we identified and way back in april. two blacks. steve cohen. ken griffin. henry kravis. now it appears that "wall street journal" reported that it is the first one we mentioned there, leon black. our props to our producer for identifying him as one of the likely guys. black told us last night that he wasn't ready to make an official comment. the $120 million sale, the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction and it adds to mr. black's billion dollar collection that includes van gogh, a picasso and a $48 million raphael chalk drawing. the next parlor game in manhattan is where will "the scream" end up. he sits on the board of the

sotheby's in london is hosting an exhibition which features images of 50 arab women sports athletes.ifferent countries. that is something to celebrate. but it is very important to remember that this is just a step not a destination. and since qatar had a woman carry its flag today and is also a sponsor of that exhibit, it's fair to single out qatar when we talk about the arab world having a long way to go when it comes to women. there is only one female judge in qatar. it has no law specifically criminalizing domestic violence. that is amazing. a woman's testimony is less than a man during trial. if a woman is allowed to testify at all. in many family law cases like

take a look at sotheby's. not getting a bid at all. two downgrades today.asically saying an investment in it is dead money. much of the reason is because of clients in europe and china and concerns of them, tyler. back to you. >>> analyze this, the segment to analyze the analyst and put the calls to the test. dani hughes of divine capital is here with me for the week. anadarka, now in talks far settlement with the paint materials company over a $25 billion environmental liabilities dispute. credit suisse noting, we believe the 35% discount to intrinsic value should narrow. all right. what do you think? >> it's big if. i think, you know, long term, i think it's a possibility that the stock could go up about 37% from where it is today. but over the short term, i don't think so. this is a 12-month target here. it's a big hurdle to get over. through the settlement, a good thing and they have risk and say in the report to about $2.75 billion. >> you have a qualified view of this? >> right. >> sort of a maybe. >> maybe. >> let's move on. morgan stanley upgrading

sotheby's in london is hosting an exhibition which features images of 50 arab women sports athletes.ent countries. that is something to celebrate. but it is very important to remember that this is just a step not a destination. and since qatar had a woman carry its flag today and is also a sponsor of that exhibit, it's fair to single out qatar when we talk about the arab world having a long way to go when it comes to women. there is only one female judge in qatar. it has no law specifically criminalizing domestic violence. that is amazing. a woman's testimony is less than a man during trial. if a woman is allowed to testify at all. in many family law cases like divorce and women and child custody, women are excluded from testifying altogether. there's still a long way to go. but hopefully one day soon the women in qatar and other arab countries will enjoy their equality, what they're trying to give their female athletes. thanks as always for joining us. have a wonderful weekend. "anderson cooper 360" starts right now. >>> erin, thanks. good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with br

james richie, president of sotheby's wine in the usa and asia, showed our scott wapner an example inight's investigation "ripping off the rich." >> with one foe owe copied label, counterfeiter made $10,000. these bottles look similar to the untrained eye. but richie knows how to spot a fake. >> the labels are genuine. come from genuine bottles and taken two labels off of the bottles and they put them on these bottles. these bottles are from lesser expensive italian wine from a very good brand. this is a bit of amateur hour. >> richie says it is not likely that you are going to encounter a counterfeit if you are buying a $50 or $100 bottle of wine at least in the u.s. in china and other countries, that might be a different story. for those looking at wine as an investment, his advice is to buy from someone you trust. be sure to catch the entire special. it is fascinating. "ripping off the rich" tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. you think you would be able to detect whether your favorite wine is a fake or not? >> i don't know what the real one would taste like that. how would i know w

sotheby's will auction it off and predicts it will go for $20,000. >>> twenty minutes past t-- back-ofs. >> hoda, thank you. we'll see you a little later and a check of the weather. >> of course we're talking about strong storms making their way through the midsection of the country. we're also looking at a lot of heat. first, les let's look at what's going on in london. the next few days, a gorgeous couple of day as and even on into friday where we have a chance of showers and by friday that shower chance will decrease and temperatures in the 60s under partly cloudy skies. looks like the weather will be nice for lauer and costas and meredith vieira to bring the world the opening ceremonies. here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> a gorgeous morning under way. tom kierein storm center 4. else where low to mid-70s with low humidity and sparkling sun and a blue sky. highs reaching the upper 80s later this afternoon. then the humidity returns tomorrow, as well as the heat. it will be up near 100 tomorrow afternoon, as well as on friday. might get scattered storms both afterno

sotheby's will auction it off and predicts it will go for $20,000. >>> twenty minutes past t-- back-of>> hoda, thank you. we'll see you a little later and a check of the weather. >> of course we're talking about strong storms making their way through the midsection of the country. we're also looking at a lot of heat. first let's look at what's going on in london. next few days a gorgeous couple of days. even on into friday where we had a chance of afternoon showers. but by the opening ceremonies, the shower chance will decrease. temperatures will be in the 60s under partly cloudy skies. so looks like the weather will be nice >>> 9:05 now on a wednesday morning. microclimates making for very different weather from san francisco to san jose starting in the city by the bay. as you can see, mostly cloudy conditions. those clouds will burn off by about noon, but take a look at this. /spectacular sunshine already in san jose and we're heading toward 79 deegts, much cooler than average across the bay area, 66 in san francisco, 77 degrees in almaden valley, 79 in gilroy. next three days are co