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and the leaders of somalia's outgoing transitional government. 67 years after his grandfather harry truman ordered the atomic bombing of japan, his grandson is marking the anniversary. clifton truman daniel is calling for peace and nuclear disarmament. he met with a relative of an atomic bomb victim. he plans to attend a memorial in nagasaki as well. >> this weekend marks a dubious anniversary. a year ago the u.s. lost its aaa credit rating. let's look at what happened when we learned for the first time in hospital, the s&p stripped the united states of its perfect rating. >> it's historic and unprecedented. america may still be the world's biggest economy, but it lost its

status as the world's safest bar. >> a standard and poor's downgraded the united states's aaa credit rating. >> tonight on world news, downgrade disaster. >> for will be a line in the history books, but what it will mean for the pocket book. >> get ready for the averages to tumble. >> we're are spent and the jig is up. the pain could be severe. >> joining me now to talk about what the united states is doing to get the aaa rating back is richard quest, anchor of quest means business. good morning to you. >> good morning, randi. here's an interesting question. there two issues really. jumping in with both feet, the first question is what effect losing aaa had. not very much indeed.

the second is what the u.s. is doing to get its aaa back. that seems to be not very much indeed. when the aaa was lost, everyone thought it would be financial armagedd armageddon, but rates rose initially on that. what we have seen over the last year is that if the u.s. was bad, everyone else was worse. it's the old syndrome of the cleanest dirty shirt. when you are going through the laundry and you really got no clean shirts and you have to pick up that one that might just get more day out of it. well, the u.s. is the cleanest dirt shirt. the european union and the eurozone is a mucky beast indeed and as that degenerated, the u.s. is losing the aaa, no big deal. >> you mentioned armageddon and

remember when the downgrade happened. there were so many of these dooms day predictions and paul ryan said we would see the cost of mortgages and car loans rise. the value of the dollar would erode. a year later that doesn't seem to be the case. >> far from it. and you look at u.s. long bond rates, the 10-year bond is at historic lows. the government can borrow money cheaper than ever before. this is not a great testament to the safe haven of the u.s. or the fiscal globity of the government, but everybody else is a great deal worse, particularly the eurozone. the u.s. is a vast economy which can easily pay its debt. it has won dramatic advantage over most countries. you know what that is?

it's the count of the printing press. and as we are looking at qe 3 down the horizon when the fed finally realizes there might be a crisis and time to get printing again, in that environment the u.s. is still very much the best game in town when it comes to government debt. when it comes to lending money or when it comes to interest rates. don't get complacent. what happened last year has been a beneficiary of a bad bit of news in europe. the fiscal cliff is still there. the u.s. still needs to sort out the dramatic and deafening deficit and if it doesn't, the market will reap its advantage. >> what are do you think of the comments about warren buffett and he said america is aaa in theoryy aaa in omaha? is he right?

>> of course he is. look at the manufacturing numbers and the way in which the economy is creating jobs. all right, the latest numbers are not as good as they would like, but they were better and they showed a trend. the u.s. most definitely has picked up speed and not as fast as people would like, but better than on my side of the atlantic. >> what are is the real indicator for how our economy is doing? >> as well as can be expected bearing in mind the awfulness elsewhere. that's really the classic definition of faint praise, if you like. you know the old school report, could do better with a bit of hard work. that seems to be the sort of thing we are talking about. the real risk comes after the fiscal cliff. if the u.s. does not at some point deal with its large u.s. budget deficit in the way that

europe is doing and it's painful. i tell you. it is painful. austerity costs. it costs jobs and pain and health care. that is the thing that is next on the u.s. agenda. >> great conversation. thank you, richard. >> thank you as always. remember -- >> i hear it. it's printing. >> if it's not printing by the end of the year, i owe you dinner. >> deal. >> a star is born at the london olympics. guess what. she is not an athlete. bill santiago does his take on this dry yet hilarious sense of humor. plus, we are getting ready to head back to school. folks from the style network's hot show, chicagolicious. they are hard at work. s. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on.

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. we know the stars of olympics are phelps, gabby, lochte. one is making headlines of her own. blogger bill santiago, good morning. so there is this london olympic worker who has been giving tourists quite a chuckle. she is really something. she sits on her podium and has the driest sense of humor. you have seen her, right? >> i have seen her. it's amazing. she is the break out star of the 2012 olympics. thanks to her, london will be as memorable as beijing. she is out there as a volunteer, a british volunteer trying to get people excited about the games. she is doing it without a hint of excitement in her voice. that's what makes it so funny. >> you decided to see if you could get the same excitement in your voice. you hit the streets. >> i was very inspired. >> let's watch and see if that humor works on new york city streets.

>> 2012, get excited. yes, thank you. single lady. >> are we excited about the olympics? very good. very good. keep up the excitement. it doesn't get any more exciting than the olympics. excited on the inside and the outside and excited all over. >> today is a special day. we are going to be putting our children's children's children's children's children about this day. i am going to say out of the possibility i work in the community. >> i may have to my children's children's children's children about the day i sat on top of the ladder outside of a london british pub where they are broadcasting the 2012 olympic games on the inside.

>> my mouth is dry and i need water. because i'm that happy. i'm going to overcome it. >> at some point you can bring me a beer? >> i have not obtained my excitement, everybody. >> how excited are we about the 2012 olympics. >> we are excited. >> come watch michael phelps win silver in the olympic games. why is he winning silver? silver is for slackers. >> i'm here until 2:00 a.m. this is dedication and excitement and happiness. this is the moment. please be smiling from ear to ear. >> for doesn't get any more exciting than the 2012 olympics. is that right, ma'am? >> that's right. >> i think you scared some of those people walking by. >> i didn't quite have her knack for it, but it was a jolly good try. >> i thought it was great. she does it with such a monotone

voice. you got it going and a beer to boot. >> i want to point out how under budget i came in on the megaphone. >> what was that? >> i got it here. it's like -- >> like a tin can. very nice. very, very nice. >> a lot of fun. it's so funny because i definitely never wanted a gold medal. my dream is to go viral. i don't know far i got, but it was a nice try. >> i don't know how many hits she got on you tube, but we will tweet it out and see what happens. >> give it a shot. >> thanks for that. that was a lot of fun. see you next week. >> bye-bye. >> a gymnast's golden moment launches her into the history books and inspires the next generation and those who came before her. dominique daws's emotional reaction to the victory of gabby douglas. we want to hear from you.

who do you think is the star of this year's olympics? you can tweet me and let me know who you think is the real star and will read your responses next. ♪ [music plays] ♪ [music plays] do you have any idea where you're going ? wherever the wind takes me. this is so off course. nature can surprise you sometimes... next time, you drive. next time, signal your turn. ...that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you.

. she arrived in london as gabrielle douglas and leaves as golden gabby. the 16-year-old gymnast from virginia beach captured the hearts of olympic fans worldwide as she brought home the gold in the women's all-around competition. her victory was meaningful for a predecessor, gymnast dominique dawes. >> i am so thrilled for gabby, her mother and family and sisters and her dad.

and just all the little young girls looking at her being impacted by what she did. i am so thrilled now to change my website and take down the fact that i was the only african-american with a gold medal. >> dawes was a member of the 1996 team known as the magnificent seven. they were the first american women's team to ever win gold in the team final. all morning we have been asking who you thought was the star of this year's olympics and you have been answering. i'm sending you lots of tweets. sally wrote definitely michael phelps with 17 medals and still counting. up hope we will see him in brazil. uba tweeted the star is gabby dougl douglas. micah agrees. if not missy franklin, then gabby douglas. rosemary said the people keeping the place clean. what do you think is the star of this year's olympics?

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welcome back. earlier this hour, we challenged the style network chicagolicious stylists to show us back-to-school trends. one of our interns was kind enough to volunteer for a makeover. this was her about 45 minutes ago, she hasn't seen herself yet. look at her. wow. well, kathryn, let me ask you first. what do you think? >> a big difference. i get up and do the least amount possible to get ready and this is definitely a big change. i love it.

it's great. >> let's talk about the makeup. i'll start with you, austin. first of all, she looks natural, great and glamorous and really natural. and you used all of her products. >> yes. >> tell me what you did to give her that natural look. >> i used her foundation, which is more of a full coverage foundation. but i used the brush and i lightly applied it. so it's very even and not very full. and i used a black eye liner and kept it on her lash line and brought it underneath and blended it out with one of her brushes and a very, very light brown shadow and a bronzer. and that's it. and it's a pretty natural look for every day. >> not too much, not too heavy for going to classes. all right, mccray. what did you do? because her hair looks great. >> she last awesome hair.

i used her spray, she had a flat comb, and i went through layer by layer gave her curls and i threw her head over and raked through it and sprayed it and. >> and you used a curling iron a little bit. >> yeah. >> and is this something, because look, i remember college. i would roll out of bed put on a baseball hat and go to class. does this take a long time? >> no. >> she can do it at home. >> it will take about ten minutes. >> kathryn, how do you think this is going to be received on campus? >> oh, my gosh. they're not going to recognize me. >> you look great and it's not even 8:00 in the morning. you should take yourself out to breakfast and do something special. thank you both. >> thank you. >> once again, mcray huff and

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customer service. when it's good, it can make your day. but when it's bad, well, it can become fodder for a great youtube video. cnn's jeannie moos has more. we've all experienced bad

service, but what do you call it when you're served a middle finger? [ bleep ] holding the camera was a guy named chris who came into this seven 11 in orlando, florida. the worker asked the boy if he wanted a ride on the broom she was using. the dad said no, she started yelling. i asked her to stop and she kept going. >> get out of my face. >> she just gave me the finger and cursed me. >> chris complained to the manager. >> she just gave me the finger. i have it on video. >> show it. >> i have the whole thing right here on video. >> but this was only part one. after chris left the store, guess who showed up, once again with an up raised finger. you can hear the son asking a very good question. >> what are you doing? >> this lady chasing me in her car. >> maybe this is her idea of curb service. >> i've got the whole thing on

video. >> but both drivers stayed in their cars. >> i'm being followed by this. >> reporter: he may say he was armed but at least no shots were fired. actually, the only thing fired was the employee. which explains the now hiring sign. we weren't able to track down the worker to get her version of the events and neither 7-11's manager nor cooperate would comment. but chris had this reaction to the firing. >> i'm very happy with it. she should have been arrested. >> reporter: instead of pressing charges, chris pressed his case in the court of public opinion, aka youtube, where he musically chewed her out, chewing her up. ♪ >> reporter: at least can't say this worker never lifted a finger. [ bleep ]