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>> his investors earned half that return last year when a criminal investigation swirled around the man many considered the smartest trade order wall street. he denied wrongdoing and has never been charged with anything. the legal problems don't appear to have impacted his wallet. he paid $150 for this picasso last year and another $60 million recently for this ocean front home. the fourth man to pull in more than $1 billion, james simons, $1.1 billion. he has now been on this list a dozen years, bringing home more than $18 billion. now, since it's tax day we should note these billions are tax...

the same cycle here. >> there's no sign that north korea would accept the u.s. offer but this is a major shift in the administration's thinking about how to defuse the threat of war. matt? >> andrea mitchell this morning, thank you very much. now let's go to savannah. >> matt, thank you. this is a big week in the fight over gun control here in washington, a vote on a proposal to expand background checks is expected and this morning, there are some signs that support for it is growing, its fate not certain. nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has the details. >> reporte...

nothing more important to me than protecting our children. but republican senator lindsey graham came out as a no saying it is not a solution to illegal gun violence. instead of expanding a broken back ground check system, let's fix it. and susan collins became the latest to back the bill and heidi is now refuting a new york time story that claims she will be a no. saying that she is right now undecided. that leaves seven senators, four democrats and three republicans who are still on the fence. and by the latest nbc count, it is six votes shy of passage to come today or tomorrow or ...

and good morning, welcome to the special split edition of "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer in new york and savannah is in washington. always nice to start the show with happy news and nice pictures. >> exactly. so excited about little baby mila and just like her mom she's in a hurry, she came about two weeks early. >> when jenna was here on thursday on the show she was over it, ready to go. we congratulate them this morning. you're in washington, meanwhile, to interview the president. >> we'll sit down with president obama later today at the white house. we'll talk about e...

but republican senator lindsey graham came out as a no saying it is not a solution to illegal gun violence. instead of expanding a broken back ground check system, let's fix it. and susan collins became the latest to back the bill and heidi is now refuting a new york time story that claims she will be a no. saying that she is right now undecided. that leaves seven senators, four democrats and three republicans who are still on the fence. and by the latest nbc count, it is six votes shy of passage to come today or tomorrow or wednesday. the vote is expected to be so tight that senator...