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Numbers guy. no, he's apparently also a man with some exotic interests. joining us a michael isikoff, nbc news's national investigative correspondent. mike, why is it that in researching this character's break ground there are more stories about sex parties and jor jis than politics and fund-raising? >> well, i think there was a notable party he had at his bridge hampton, long island mansion last year that got reported in the gossip pages. apparently it had scantily clad russian women dancing on platforms and people frolicking in the nude. i wasn't there, i can't vouch for any of this, martin,...

Washington monument and the national mall. we're going to be seeing the president along with other dignitaries there. with the official ground breaking ceremony earlier this morning, we saw former first lady laura bush who is there right on the left of your screen. let's go ahead and listen back in. >> i would like to invite everyone to join me in the countdown. five, four, three, two, one -- break ground. >> all right. so this is proposed nearly 100 years ago by black civil war vets and they needed a museum and now it is in motion. there the groundbreaking ceremony happening this morning. and...

Attend more fund-raisers and he'll also help break ground for the smithsonian's new african-american museum, luke? >> kristen welker, thanks so much. major league baseball and the entire sports world are remembering hall of fame catcher gary carter this morning. the kid as he was affectionately known passed away after a battle with brain cancer. they did a show about the art of being a catcher of cnbc moderated by my late father. here's carter in his own words talking about his final game. >> i realized in '92 when i finally played my last game, i was hurting really so bad and i had double k...