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The Amazon sellers selling their businesses for millions Becoming a millionaire was never part of the plan. Michele Venton had left London for Bournemouth, keen to escape corporate life - and decided to try selling dresses online. "I always had this idea that I would design this range of dresses for a particular woman," she says. She found a factory to make her wrap dresses, and listed them for sale on Amazon, where she was amazed at the amount of interest they attracted. "I soon worked out that, 'Hang on!' - There was a huge opportunity here," she says.

BBC News By Ben King image captionMichele Venton sold her Amazon-based business for multiple millions Becoming a millionaire was never part of the plan. Michele Venton had left London for Bournemouth, keen to escape corporate life - and decided to try selling dresses online. "I always had this idea that I would design this range of dresses for a particular woman," she says. She found a factory to make her wrap dresses, and listed them for sale on Amazon, where she was amazed at the amount of interest they attracted. "I soon worked out that, 'Hang on!' - There was a huge opportunity here," she...

"daily show" in new york. from the show's host, libbial comedian jon stewart the president fielded a number of questions about benghazi, including some about the apparent confusion of the administration over whether it was a terrorist attack. we weren't confused about the fact that four americans were killed. it wasn't confused about the fact we needed to ramp up diplomatic security around the world after it happened. i wasn't confused about the fact we had to investigate exactly what happened so it gets fixed. i wasn't confused, the president will add, about the fact we were going t...

>> i am not sure you can. >> it cannot. [laughter] we have gone pretty far down the road in anticipating in irresponsible way what sequestration would mean in a responsible way what sequestration -- we have gone pretty far down the road in anticipating in a responsible way what sequestration would mean. when we move to a question of reverse ability as a matter of strategy, that is frankly too far out in the darkness to define the challenge with any degree of regularity. all we know is that the national guard now plays a vitally important role in terms of our domestic security. that r...

to be in charge of something and take full accountability without having the ability to do those things themselves and that comes with the territory. >> reporter: though there is talk of him leaving in the past including in san jose they said this news came as a surprise. >> i think he's frustrated and has a right to be and so, you know, we are where we are. >> reporter: he listed accomplishments including community policing, a reduction in violent crime and the compliance with a settlement agreement. mayor jean juan was brief. >> i did ask him to leave but the f he did leave this is...