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It was a big deal. everybody wondered why it was such a big de. he said he wanted to raise money for the charity for the boys and girls club. let's talk about the super stars he's helping. these are at-risk kids who beat all the odds to make it into college. now they're getting special support to gave tee they make it through college. part of that announcement the other night, they raised more -- lebron james, more than $2.5 million for the boys and girls club. i talked to two children. lam o lamonte and another. here's her story. >> about two years ago, 2 1/2 years ago she was diagnosed with ...

Snapped up an early version of jasper john's signature flag painting for an estimated $110 million. conspicuous consumption in a banner year for the heavyweights of wall street. lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >> marimaria, what's the big de? we all have zamboni garages. mike has a zamboni garage. are the numbers are shocking, the garage is shocking. isn't this what these guys do? >> that's exactly what they do. john paulson, the famous hedge fund manager who made all that money on subprime, when we were in the middle of the housing boom he was betting against it because they did all this re...