i'm sorry. >> reporter: that was mark madoff in 2009. he and his brother andrew worked for their father's company. but said that they had no idea he was running a multibillion dollar ponzi scheme. and when it collapsed, bernard madoff confessed to his son who then called the fbi. he is now serving a 150-year sentence in federal prison. mark madoff and his brother were never charged. they were under investigation. and victims of the madoff scam were suing them for tens of millions of dollars. a court-appointed trustee was seeking to recover millions the madoff brothers had spent on luxury homes. another lawsuit filed just this week sought money from their young children. mark madoff's attorney released a statement saturday calling him an innocent victim of his father's crimes and blaming his death on two years of unrelenting pressure from false accusations and innuendos. and the question is whether bernard madoff will be able to attend his own son's funeral. >>> family, and friends and supporters said goodbye today to elizabeth edwards. m

madoff's 2-year-old son sleeping in the next room. >> mark madoff was found hanging from a pipe in the living room of the apartment. >> reporter: madoff and his younger brother andrew turned their father in to authorities after he confessed, but the sons were never able to escape suspicion that they too were in on the scam, which they denied. a year ago the bankruptcy trustee in the case sued, demanding mark madoff return some $66 million in illegal payments to the victims saying madoff knew, should have known or deliberately disregarded the fraud. then just days ago the trustee filed another suit naming madoff's wife, ex-wife and their two children. while mark madoff was never charged with criminal wrongdoing, speculation continued to grow. including a "wall street journal" article posted online friday night. overnight madoff began sending e-mails to his wife who was vacationing with their 4-year-old daughter in florida saying he loved her and asking her to take care of the children. the last e-mail came around 4:00 a.m. ronnie sue ambricino, who along with her husband lost $1.7 milli

mark madoff took his own life exactly two years after his father's arrest. >> mark madoff was found hanging from a pipe in the living-room of the apartment. >> police say sometime overnight the 46-year-old madoff e-mailed his wife who was out of town. she sent her father over to the apartment where he discovered the body. the couple's 2-year-old son was asleep in a bedroom unharmed. >> have you talked to your dad? >> no comment, i'm sorry. >> that was mark madoff in 2009. he and his brother andrew worked for their father's company but said they had no idea he was running a multibillion dollars poncy scheme. when it collapsed bernard madoff confessed to his son, who then called the fbi. he is now serving a 150 year sentence in federal prison. mark madoff and his brother were never charged. they were under investigation and victims of the madoff scam were suing them for tens of millions of dollars. a court appointed trustee was seeking to recover millions they had spent on luxury homes. another lawsuit filed just this week saw money from therapy young children. mark madoff's attorney released

. >>> the death of mark madoff officially ruled a suicide, the son of ponzi scheme operator bernard madoff hanged himself. his body was discovered saturday, the second anniversary of his father's arrest and the worst investment fraud in u.s. history. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: mark madoff could never shake so many people's suspicion he must have been involved or at least known about his father's elaborate ponzi scheme. the medical examiner confirmed the 46-year-old did take his own life. madoff's father-in-law discovered him hanging from a dog leash in his posh apartment as his 2-year-old son slept in another room and his wife was away at disney world with their daughter. a lawyer for his mother, ruth, said simply, ruth is heartbroken. there's been no public reaction from bernie madoff, currently serving a 150-year sentence in a federal prison in north carolina. >> i have no comment. i'm sorry, i can't help you. >> reporter: since the scandal broke, the pressure has not let up on mark or his brother, andrew who ran the firm's

sources say mark madoff concluded he would never be able to escape the scandal. mark madoff was never charged with a crime, and a source says madoff was given no indication he ever would be. his involvement in his father's business raised suspicion and so did his lavish lifestyle. he allegedly received nearly $67 million in improper payments, astronomical compensation according to the trustee allowing madoff to pch homes in nantucket t-manhattan and greenich, connecticut. victims say mark madoff's death compounds their own tragedy. >> any deepest sympathies to the family, and i'm really, really sad about that. it's really sad that that's what it takes for this to come back to the surface. >> mark madoff claimed all along he too was a victim, but others say even if he wasn't directly involved, he had to know something. >> he worked side by side with his father for many, many years. who knows what deep, dark secrets he carried around with him. >> reporter: if so, he will carry those secrets with him to the grave. scott koen, cnbc, new york. >>> selling pot is a gro

more details about the final hours of mark madoff, who killed himself on the anniversary of his father's arrest for stock fraud. and picture-perfect. the first look at prince william and kate middleton's official engagement portraits. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> mitchell: and good evening. even for a midwest that is no stranger to winter storms, this weekend's powerful blast is a stunner. the storm is sweeping eastward tonight across the heart of the country with no let-up in sight. besides playing havoc with nfl schedule, the storm is also disrupting air and ground travel across the region. cynthia bowers is in a less-than-balmy chicago this evening. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. it's hardly that. a lot of times winter storms don't live up to the hype, but this one has, dumping snow from the dakotas to nashville, tennessee, an behind that precipitation, bitter cold. wind chills here expected to be negative 25 tonight. first came heavy snow. enough to collapse the 9.5 acre roof of the minneapolis metrodome, hope of the minnesota vikings.

and this was a guy who apparently was looking at mark madoff saying, you know, this -- mark madoff is a guy who knew or should have known about the fraud even though mark madoff made it pretty clear that in his view or at least his assertions were that he didn't know about the fraud. >> and what happens in the madoff case now? it goes on. >> yeah. there's every indication it's going to go on. this bankruptcy trustee is very aggressive. he filed a lot of lawsuits to try to recover money. one of those lawsuits actually names mark madoff. "the wall street journal" says the trustee claimed in a lawsuit that mark improperly received something like $66.9 million through his father's investment company. his attorney has denied it and said that's an absurd claim, pretty much. but the trustee is still going to try to get whatever money he can get for the people who were ripped off. >> and who else is -- there's a lot of folks getting sued. who else is getting sued here? >> you name it. there's family members, associates, accountants, banks, there's one austrian banker. there's people all over

mark madoff's suicide is the third link to the scandal. the adviser who lost millions of his clients money and a british soldier who lost his savings took their own lives. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," the forecast you need as you decorate, get ready for your niners tailgate or head out to shop. speaking of shopping, we have ideas for gifts you goutbo aeel c good about buying. "today in the bay" continues in two minutes. ♪ i'm gonna get it, i know i'm gonna get it. ♪ ♪ i can't wait ♪ every little step, brings me closer to the gift. can't be late. ♪ ♪ rip it open in a second and it's time to play. ♪ ♪ i was up all night in anticipation feeling electric jewels of jubilation. ♪ ♪ yule tide carols from the local congregation. ♪ ♪ make it tough to hold my patience in check. ♪ ♪ is it time yet, is it time, i can't wait. ♪ ♪ is it time yet, is it time, i can't wait. ♪ verizon 4gte l rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >>> looking live at the building in san francisco. you can se

in fact mark madoff is the third suicide linked to the scandal. a new york investment adviser who lost millions of dollars of his client's money and a british soldier who lost all of his savings both took their own lives. lester? >> the two sons turned in madoff. what happened after? has there been any relationship? >> not with the father. we are told the last time mark madoff spoke to his father was that day, december 10, 2008, the day bernie madoff confessed to his sons. after that, both for legal reasons and for obvious reasons there's been no contact. >> good to have you here. thank you very much. now here's jenna. >>> all right, lester. thanks. now we switch gears to politics and the big week ahead for president obama in the fight over tax cuts. david gregory is the moderator of "meet the press." he joins us this morning. hey, david. >> good morning, jenna. >> let's get to the proposed tax package. the senate is expected to vote tomorrow. the house says they are not ready to vote. might the house miss an opportunity to get what they want befo

mark madoff story. brian ross with new details. >>> shadow scholar? "world news" investigates 21st century college cheating. using your parent's credit card? >>> and stormy seas. more cruise ships rocked by powerful waves. so what is going on? >>> good evening to all of you. and from montana to maine, north dakota to central florida, there was no escaping the wicked one-two weather punch today. in minneapolis, they're still reeling from the metrodome which collapsed in spectacular fashion yesterday under the weight of 4 million pounds of snow. across the country, at least 14 deaths already blamed on the brutal conditions. and take a look at the map. more than half of the country has been hammered. the upper midwest bearing the brunt. as much as 2 feet of snow up north. temperatures dropping into single digits. windchill making it worse. so clayton sandell leads us off tonight. he is right there in indianapolis, under that sagging metrodome. clayton, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, diane. it is sagging quite a bit. you can see, right there, wh

but tonight, 46-year-old mark madoff, the oldest son of jailed financial swindler bernard madoff, is dead of an apparent suicide. it came on the anniversary the day the madoff scandal was first revealed. armen keteyian has more. >> reporter: on the second anniversary of his father's arrest, bernie madoff's oldest son was found dead early this morning can't help you. >> reporter: his attorney called them baseless. mark madoff was said to grow more despondent in recent days disturbed by the fact his two youngest children had been named in a defendant in a civil lawsuit. >> mitchell: we know mark madoff was under investigation. were there any criminal charges? >> he was the subject of criminal investigations but we were told today he had not talked to law enforcement recently. >> mitchell: in north carolina elizabeth e wards was laid to rest today. the 61-year-old estranged wife of former senator and vice presidential nominee john edwards died last tuesday before a long battle with breast cancer. from raleigh, north carolina, elaine quijano joins us with more on today's services. elaine

police say mark madoff's father-in-law found the body and it was in madoff's manhattan apartment. his 2-year-old son was asleep in another room. >> mark madoff was found hanging from a pipe in the living room of the apartment. >> reporter: authorities say madoff had sent an e-mail to his wife in florida saying "take care of our son." his wife became concerned that he was suicidal. >> mr. madoff's father-in-law was called by mr. madoff's wife to check on the 2-year-old who was there, and the 2-year-old was fine. >> reporter: it was a tragedy of shakespearean dimensions. mark, who was more interested in fly-fishing than wall street, had only reluctantly entered his father's business. he had denied any knowledge of the criminal scheme but he was being sued for millions and in the last week learned he might face possible criminal prosecution in both new york and london. >> when someone takes his or her life, there's great despair, emptiness. there's absolutely no future thinking. >> reporter: in recent days, neighbors said mark madoff appeared particularly sad as the anniversary of hi

so sad wrote a former madoff employee. sleep tight, mark. ruth madoff was reported to be at her home in boca raton, florida, today, distraught. bernard madoff is serving a 150-year prison sentence. his lawyer says he will not seek to attend his son's funeral out of respect for the privacy of his family. it's not likely he will be welcome in any case. bill. >> brian ross, thanks. here's what's on tap with jimmy kimmel. >> thanks, bill. tonight, rachael ray. from "tron legacy," garrett hedlund. music from darker my love. and these guys. >>> finally tonight, the country has lost one of its most steadfast public servants, richard holbrooke. the negotiator of the dayton peace accords and president obama's special envoy to pakistan and afghanistan, died of heart failure today at age 69. with a lack ook at his legacy, here's "this week's" christiane amanpour. >> reporter: the ranks of the great diplomats when he brokered the dayton peace accords that ended bitter ethnic war in bosnia. holbrooke's death comes just days before the obama administratio

so sad wrote a former madoff employee. sleep tight, mark. ruth madoff was reported to be at her home in boca raton, florida, today, distraught. bernard madoff is serving a 150-year prison sentence. his lawyer says he will not seek to attend his son's funeral out of respect for the privacy of his family. it's not likely he will be welcome in any case. bill. >> brian ross, thanks. here's what's on tap with jimmy kimmel. >> thanks, bill. tonight, rachael ray. from "tron legacy," garrett hedlund. music from darker my love. and these guys. ♪ i'm gonna get it, i know i'm gonna get it. ♪ ♪ i can't wait ♪ every little step, brings me closer to the gift. can't be late. ♪ ♪ rip it open in a second and it's time to play. ♪ ♪ i was up all night in anticipation feeling electric jewels of jubilation. ♪ ♪ yule tide carols from the local congregation. ♪ ♪ make it tough to hold my patience in check. ♪ ♪ is it time yet, is it time, i can't wait. ♪ ♪ is it time yet, is it time, i can't wait. ♪ >>> finally tonight, the country

so sad, sleep tight mark, wrote a former madoff employee. by all accounts, his father placed his two sons in jobs that kept them away from what would turn out to be the illegal side of the family business. but the lawsuits filed against him alleged, "if the family members been doing their jobs, honestly and faithfully, the madoff ponzi scheme might never had succeeded or continued for so long." >> and he had to live for the last two years under the scrutiny and innuendos and people alluding to the fact that he should've known or had to know. well, you know what, he didn't. >> reporter: in fact, after his father confessed his crimes, it was mark madoff who turned in his father, ignoring his request mark wait a week before calling the fbi. the family turn torn apart, diane, shakespearean kind of tragedy. >> hard not to think about what his father is thinking tonight. thank you so much, brian ross. >>> still ahead on "world news" -- the business of college cheating in the 21st century. how future doctors, lawyers, even teachers get an edge toda

his death, mark madoff did, gave them a card and $400 tip and said, good-bye to them. this follows a lawsuit that was filed just, again, hours before his death, sources say something else that may have put him over the edge, mark madoff, of course, sued for tens of millions over the couple of years but the new lawsuit targeted his wife and young kids, and friends say he took that especially hard. no question about it, the criminal case does move onward as investigators try to figure out what they knew. andrew madoff, of course, the only living sibling now, chris. >> jeff, thank you so much. >>> the co-founder of twitter is here to talk about the next big thank could change the way you live your everyday life. take a look at the new face of terror. striking in a place few could have predicted. the inside story on what it means for americans, next. [ sneezes ] client's here. whoa! that achy cold needs alka-seltzer plus! it rushes multiple cold fighters, plus a powerful pain reliever, wherever you need it! [ both ] ♪ oh what a relief it is! >>> french police have a 17-y

mark madoff was found hanged in the bedroom of his manhattan apartment this morning. >> reporter: two years to the day of his father's arrest, mark madoff hanged himself bay dog collar inside his manhattan apartment. >> mr. madoff left some e-mail notes, not at the scene but has communicated with family. >> reporter: a source says the suicide comes as a big shock. he had never been charged with a crime, but he had been very distressed. he was just named in a new lawsuit by the court trustee seeking to recover money for victims of his father's fraud and has faced what his lawyer calls unrelenting pressure from falls accusations and innuendo. police were called by a relative who discovered the body. his two-year-old son slept in another room. his wife and four-year-old child were out out of town. >> mr. madoff's father-in-law was there, was called by mr. madoff's wife, to check on the two-year-old, who was there. the two-year-old was fine. he is in the back bedroom. >> reporter: prison officials in north carolina where beie madoff is serving his sentence declined to say whether he had b

but mark madoff's lawyer called him an innocent victim. the 72-year-old bernie madoff pleaded guilty and is serving a 150-year sentence at this north carolina prison. meanwhile, a trustee and an army of lawyers continued to track the money trail. trying to recover what they can for victims of a crime still taking a toll. brian mooar, nbc news. >>> a cross country search for a 12-year-old girl and the man who may have killed her mother ended in the bay area. four investigators from virginia arrived today in san francisco. the nationwide manhunt started in roanoke virginia last friday and ended in a safeway store in the outer richmond district of the city. the 32-year-old suspected kidnapper and possible killer is now in the san francisco county jail. it's not clear when he could be taken back to virginia. last monday police issued an amber alert for jeffrey easley and his girlfriend's 12-year-old daughter brittany after the girl's mother was found dead in her home. a nationwide search led to salem, virginia where brittany and easley were sp

: though mark madoff has killed himself, it does not end the legal troubles for his family. his 2-year-old and 4-year-old are named in the lawsuit, by the trustee, trying to recovery some of the billions of dollars lost by victims of the ponzi scheme. >> where do all the money coming from that the brothers seem to are. children in private schools? >> reporter: madoff apparently timed his suicide to coincide with the second anniversary of his father's arrest. mark madoff lost friends after the scandal and those who knew him tell us he had lost hope and may have been comblating suicide for some time. criminal charges were possible. in an e-mail to his attorney he said, no one wants to hear the truth. he added. take care of my family. the suicide inside his living room came as mark madoff had been try trog pull his life together. he thought nobody else would hire him so he considered building his own business in public relations. his wife stephanie has told friends he has no plans to return here to the couple's apartment. >> reporter: the medical examiner confirmed madoff's dea

mark madoff is the son of bernie madoff. he hanged himself on the two- year anniversary of his father's arrest. the wife of a gunman who fired shots at school board members in florida is speaking out. she says her husband was misunderstood and was acting in anger after she lost her job. >> he loved me and loved his family. he was just trying to tell people to stop. >> duke fired at the superintendent from point-blank range but missed. she says her husband was an excellent marksman and probably missed on purpose. a security guard shot duke and duke took his own life. duke had 25 more rounds of ammunition in his pocket. >>> 7 is on your side with a holiday reminder. federal express says you have 48 hours to ship your christmas presents. that >> says it expects to ship 250 million packages -- fedex expects to ship 250 million packages this year. a lot of us want to get out of the cold as quickly as you can but if you can tolerate the temperatures, some say it is a great way to lose weight. the theory behind this diet is your bo

mark madoff was the eldest son of the disgraced wall street executive and this weekend is the second anniversary of his father's arrest. mark madoff and his younger brother worked for their father but were never charged in the financial wrongdoing, although that investigation is still ongoing. earlier this week, lawsuits were filed against the madoff brothers and other family members, including mark madoff's children, his emwife and his wife. >> obviously, it's not easy having the last name madoff. >> this is the third suicide link to the bernie madoff scandal. >>> coming up next at 11:00, we'll show you a few ways to get the best deals on electronics this holiday. >>> birds that endsed up trapped bwi eer cans around their necks. ♪electronic santa song ♪electronic santa song verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. the contrast of infinite black... the clarity of fast-switching phosphors... the smoothness of 600 hertz... all come together to create what cnet calls "the best picture quality of any 2010 tv." the viera full hd 3d tv from panasonic.

this morning, two years to the day, we learned his oldest son mark madoff hanged himself. brian ross has been on the story from the beginning and he's back tonight. what a turn. >> it was his life of privilege and luxury that ended two years ago today. and this morning, bernie mado ' madoff's son apparently timed i hihis suicide to the minute and hour of the anniversary. police found the body in madoff's manhattan apartment. his 2-year-old son in a different room. >> he was found hanging from a pipe in the living room. >> authorities said he sent an e-mail to his wife saying take care of our son. his wife became concerned that he was suicidal. >> mr. madoff's father-in-law was called to check on his 2-year-old, who was there, and he was fine. >> mark, who was more interested in fly fishing than wall street had only reluctantly entered his father's business. he denied any knowledge of the criminal scheme, but he was being sued for millions and learned in the last week he might face criminal prosecution in new york and london. >> when someone takes his or her life, there's g

his son, mark madoff has committed suicide. here's cbs news chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian. >> reporter: the madoff scandal took a tragic twist on saturday when the oldest son of the disgraced, imprisoned financer was found hanging from a pipe in his fashionable new york city apartment, dead of an apparent suicide. ironically on the two-year anniversary of his father's arrest for almost unimaginable fraud. police said 46-year-old mark madoff was discovered by his father-in-law shortly after 7:30 a.m., a black dog leash wrapped around his neck. the family dog inside the apartment. madoff's two-year-old son asleep in his room. new york police commissioner raymond kelly. >> mr. madoff apparently left some email notes. there's no note at the scene. but he communicated with the family. >> reporter: a law enforcement source told cbs news madoff had emailed his wife and father-in-law sometime after 4:00 a.m. on saturday, prompting his father-in-law to rush to the apartment. madoff's wife was away in florida. friends

mark madoff lost friends after the scandal. and those that knew him, tell us he had last hope and may have been considering suicide for some time. criminal charges were possible. lawyers say none were imminent. in an e-mail to his attorney, he said, no one wants to hear the truth. he added, take care of my family. the suicide inside his living room came as mark madoff tried to pull his life together. he thought that nobody else would hire him. so, he considered starting his own business in public relations. his wife, stephanie, told friends she has no plans to return here to the couple's apartment. the medical examiner confirmed madoff's death a suicide. the body will be released to his family, which is considering a small service in connecticut. it's unclear if prison officials would allow bernie madoff to attend or if the family would want him there. aaron katersky, abc news, new york. >>> bankruptcy hearings are set for later today, for a&p, once the country's biggest grocery chain. the a&p company owns 400 stores. including

madoff has decided against attending services in new york where mark madoff committed suicide on saturday, that is to spare the feelings of mark's wife and children. madoff will attend the private service for his son at the north carolina prison where he is serving a 150-year term. >>> "cbs moneywatch" time on a tuesday. stocks in asia got a boost this morning. ashley morrison is here with more. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. asian markets got a lift from upbeat economic news from china. the nikkei rebounded to gain a fraction while hong kong's hang seng finished higher about half a percent. today wall street gets the latest on retail sales and inflation. on monday stocks finished mixed. the dow gains 18 points to close at its highest point in two years, while the nasdaq lost 12. >>> the federal reserve holds its last meeting of the year today in washington. wall street is betting the central bank will signal it's willing to buy more government bonds if the economy needs the extra boost. the fed has already committed to buying $600 billion of government debt to help

mark madoff was found hanged in his living room apartment. >>> police say mark madoff's father-in-law found the body in the manhattan apartment. his two-year-old son was asleep in another room. >> he was found hanging from a pipe of the living room of the apartment. >> they said he sent an e-mail to his wife in florida, saying take care of our son. the wife became concerned that he was suicidal. >> they were called by mad 60s wife to check on the two-year-old. >> it was a tragedy, he was more interested in fly fishing than wall street. he reluctantly entered his father's business but he was sued for millions and learned that he may face criminal prosecution in both new york and london. >> when somebody takes their life, there is great despair and emptiness, there is no future thinking. >> in recent days, neighbors said mark madoff appeared particularly sad as the anniversary of his father's arrest approached. the garage attendant he gave him a bonus of $400 just two days ago. >> on friday -- >> they describe him as very down. >> you could see slowly diminishing, how the effects had af

a lot of questions about really, what sent mark madoff over the edge. friends say he was distraught, and visibly depressed in several days and knowing that the madoff name was radioactive in this country, and knowing that his wife had changed the name of their children so they did not have to go through life with the name madoff, and the lawsuits that the "wall street journal" article say brought him closer to the brink. hours before his death, he visited the parking garage in his area, and we rein a trendy area here in soho, and went to the parking garage and gave the attendants a $400 tip, and said good-bye to them. now people who have written books to the madoffs and studying this case are trying to figure out what may have done it for good. >> his friends had invested their life savings and bankrupt and they turned on him. his wife had to change the name of his children, and he was facing a lifetime of misery. >> reporter: and friends say that weighed very, very heavily on him, so it will be interesting by the way to see if bernie madoff can attend

mark madoff's official cause of death is suicide by hanging. if he was trying to send a message here, he sure did it, taking his own life on the exact two-year anniversary of his father bernie madoff's arrest. we're getting our first look inside where it happened. with a fishing business and multiple mansions, mark madoff's charmed life came crashing down after the scandal and came to a shocking end on friday morning. this morning the "new york post" published an exclusive look inside. >> mark madoff was found hanging from a pipe in the living room of the apartment. >> reporter: sources say mark madoff was visibly depressed. just says ago he was sueded yet again, this time even his wife and young kids were named. friday afternoon, he stopped by the parking garage, gave the attendant his car and a $400 tip and said goodbye. though mark has never been criminally charges, there are rumblings he could be soon. in fact "the wall street journal" posted this. i love you, send someone to take care of nick, their son. to his lawyer, no one wants to hear

ruth madoff, who reportedly lives in florida -- by the way, mark has not spoken to bernie madoff or ruth madoff, his mother and father, since 2008, when bernie madoff was arrested. she's apparently heartbroken by this and blames bernie for all of it, chuck and savannah. >> unbelievable. jeff rossen for us on this tragic story, and the fact that he did it, what a message he wanted to send, to do it on the two-year anniversary. >> clearly he wanted to say something even more than just the suicide. jeff rossen, thanks. >>> coming up, the president's tax cut deal facing its first critical test today in the senate. but that's not the biggest hurdle. the biggest hurdle still remains. >> we're not beginning to hold this thing up at the end of the day. >> well, that comment had congressman chris van hollen having to clarify later in the day. up next, he join us for "the daily rundown" interview for a little more clarification. >>> and move over, oscar and emmy, we are bringing you the first ever chavannah awards this week. today we'll have our picks for the best and worst candidates of 2010. and

here's anthony mason. >> reporter: mark madoff was said to have despondent that he'd never find another job. it's a fear many former madoff employees have had to face. when you heard the news about mark this weekend... >> it was devastating. >> reporter: clive brown, who drove for the madoff family for 12 years remembers bernie's first words when he was hired. >> he said "clive, you'll always have a job with us just as long as you don't steal." >> reporter: but when madoff's own ponzi scheme collapsed, brown isn't even get a severance. >> no, we did not get not a dime. >> reporter: it was just over? >> yeah, everything was finito. nothing. >> reporter: two years later, he still hasn't found a job. did you think it would take you this job? >> no, absolutely not. >> stop & shop, a & p. >> reporter: john kelley has also faced two years of rejections and e-mails like this. >> "we'll need substantial convincing as to why someone who worked with the worst of scoundrels should be given any consideration at all." >> reporter: do you feel like you've been blacklisted in effect? >> i think so. >>

a family member found mark madoff hanged in his manhattan apartment just hours ago. mark and his younger brother, andrew, were under investigation but not charged in the ponzi scheme that fed their father billions of dollars and left thousands of investors pennyless including some here in the bay area. bernie madoff is serving a 150-year prison term. mark madoff was 45. >>> an antioch, police are trying to find a person who may have shoved a woman from a moving car about 5:30 yesterday afternoon. officers found the 42-year-old antioch woman on l street with massive head injuries. she later tiedied. they only have a vague description of the car, a newer podle purple or dark blue mini-van. if you saw anything on "l" street in antioch around 5:30 yesterday, you should call police. >>> a fairfield neighborhood is quiet after six hours of police activity. a cleaning crew called police to a home on 100 block of sparrow lane after finding suspicious newspaper clippings with glass jars of unknown powders. the findings amounted to a false alarm. >>> a cross-country search for

, mark madoff hanged himself by a dog collar inside his manhattan apartment. >> mr. madoff apparently left some e-mail notes. no notes at the scene but had communicated with members of the family. >> a source close to the family tells abc news the suicide comes as a big shock. mark madoff had never been charged with a crime though in recent days we're told he had been very distressed. he had just been named in a new lawsuit by the court trustees seeking to recover money for the victims of his father's fraud and faced what his lawyer called unrelenting pressure from false accusations and innuendo. police were called by a relative who discovered madoff's body. his two-year-old son slept in another room. his wife and four-year-old child were out of town. >> mr. madoff's father-in-law was there, called by mr. madoff's wife to check on the two-year-old. who was there and the two-year-old was fine. he was in the back bedroom. prison officials in north carolina where bernie madoff is serving his 150 year sentence declined to stay whether he had been notified. he can ask to

mark madoff, son of bernie madoff, killed himself over the weekend. now we're learning more about what mark's life was really like after his father's incredible fall from grace. brian ross investigates. mark madoff's true passion was fishing. not washington street. so much so that he and his brother andy invested in a company that makes fishing reels and produced this video. and friends said mark only reluctantly went to work in the family business, and went down the road that would lead to tragedy. >> he loved life and he thought about everybody before he thought about himself. >> reporter: eleanor scolari was bernie madoff's secretary for 25 years and watched mark and his brother grow up. >> always knew that mark wore his heart on his sleeve. and he wanted to be liked. it was just his personality. i certainly liked him. people who were around him, you couldn't help it, he was so jubilant, he was so -- he was so sweet. >> reporter: 46-year-old mark madoff took his life saturday on the second anniversary of his father's arrest. a date on which his lif