this, he is starting to repair his own brand. reporter: a brand that was loss millions in endorsements after armstrong was stripped of his seven tour de france titles. on thursday, the international olympic committee stripped armstrong of the bronze medal he won during the 2000 sidney olympics. i ll spend the rest of my life trying to earn back trust and apologize to people. reporter: accolades gone for a sports icon now coming clean. kurt gregory, nbc news. and a quick programming note, this morning on the today show, exclusive interviews with tyler hamilton one of the armstrong s teammates. and livestrong ceo doug ulman. the speculation continues to swirl around notre dame as linebacker manti te o and the mystery over a girlfriend he publicly mourned and now says never existed. in the wake of that revelation in claims he was a victim of the elaborate hoax news organizations are sifting news reports raising more questions. an associated press review finds the hei
june to the highest level in more than five years. demand was strongest in the northeast where sales climbed 18.56%. david: a judge ruling a lawsuit seeking to stop detroit s bankruptcy filing can not go through. it was filed by pensioners and creditors and say that the it violates michigan s constitution. liz: michael dell increased his buyout of the company to 13.75 a share. dell and his partner, silver lake partners said it is the best and final proposal. we ll see about that. it has changed couple delayed again to august 2nd. david: every penny counts. federal prosecutors are prepared to announce criminal charges against sac capital as early this week. people familiar with the matter say nn criminal charges are expected against the firm s founder, steve cohen. liz: boeing second-quarter earnings driven higher 13% by sales of commercial aircraft and the company raised its 2013 outlook. after the bell starts right now. david: let s start right off with earnings. dennis kn
that s the first time since 2007, and it caps off the longest winning streak since 2004. as investors disconnect from apple stock, the tech giant is losing its status as king of the stock market. exxon is back on top with a $417-billion market cap versus apple s $412. apple dropped $76 last week. the federal reserve begins a two-day meeting tomorrow on monetary policy and interest rates. and reports say u.s. air and american airlines may soon have a merger deal ready for takeoff. mark sebastian of options pit mentoring to and says now for a closer look at the markets on this monday morning. good monday morning to you mark. > > good morning angela. > the s&p 500 closed above 1500. as a trader, are you starting to look for some sell signals? > > you know, i will say no. if you look at vix term structure, it is saying, buy, buy, buy. if you look at the correlation index, jcj, that is saying buy, buy, buy. everything i m saying is buy. the only places where i m really seeing sell
2013. good morning, i m mara schiavocampo. one big lie. that s what lance armstrong said for the first time ever after more than a decade of denials. the seven-time tour de france winner admitted to cheating by taking banned substancing during his cycling career. some a sitdown with oprah winfrey he talked about the allegations that have been plaguing him for here s. this after the justice department decided to intervene in a whistle-blower lawsuit brought on by a former teammate. nbc s kurt gregory has more. a one more answer. did you ever take banned substances to enhance your performances? yes. reporter: after years of denials, seven-time winner lance armstrong admitted to oprah winfrey he did use performance-enhancing drugs. in all seven of your tour de france victories did you ever take banned substances or blood dope? yes. reporter: it s an admission armstrong spent more than a decade denying. i ve used this situation as one big lie that i repeated a l
and make our country worthy of their memory. a tough thing this morning. happening now in the news room, amid one man s unspeakable cruelty, tales of courage are emerging from newtown, connecticut. as shots drew nearer, teacher victoria soto threw herself between the gunman and her students. her family tells us how she should be remembered. president obama comforting the families of those killed and how he remembers the love and prayers of a nation. we ll share his speech from last night s vigil. part of the speech, a call to action. president obama vowing to prevent another massacre. today gun control seems to have a tone of determination. a special edition of newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. i m carol costello here in atlanta. joining me shortly, don lemon. hees in newtown, connecticut. let s begin here, shall we? we ll begin with the latest at sandy hook elementary school. today the first of the funerals get under way. 6-year-old jack pinto and noa