eight years, the longest war in u.s. history. and 2/3 of you don't want us to be there anymore. next week we'll see if the war on the war in afghanistan is going to heat up. and finally this week, the world lost a great comedian, i lost a great friend and three boys lost a dad. greg giraldo, this one's for you. thousands rally at the lincoln memorial. it's being billed as a one-nation working together, liberal coalitions fighting for jobs, education, calling them the antidote to the tea party. school lunches are full of junk food that kids love to eat. and it's making them fat and unhealthy. some say is government should shoulder some of the blame. plus terry mcmillan, the author of "how stella got her grove back" tells how she got

her happiness back after a betrayal that sparked anger that was eating her alive. it's saturday october 2, and this is the newsroom. we begin with new worries about security for americans abroad which could lead to some important new warnings if you're traveling to europe. our senior state department producer joins us now by phone to explain, elise, what do we know about these potential warnings? >>. >> reporter: well, we have been hearing all week about potential threats to westerners in western europe, perhaps britain, france, germany that al qaeda could be plotting some signed of new attacks. we have to caution that there's been nothing credible or specific about any particular place, any particular attack. so we have been hearing a lot of what we call chatter. there's a lot of intelligence chatter about possible threats. now we're hearing that in light of these new threats, the state department and other news agencies are considering issuing some kind of alert to americans, not necessarily don't travel to europe, but officials are

telling us it will probably be something along the lines of you need to be vigilant when you go to public places like transportation hubs, you need to be street smart and keep an eye out and report anything dangerous. we have to caution that it's just discussions right now, nothing has been determined as of yet, because as you can imagine, it's a very serious thing that the u.s. government would do to warn americans about travel to europe, it could really prove to be a diplomatic nightmare for the united states, considering the close relationships they have with europe, but the state department says it's number one priority is protectingmens abroad. so they just want to be sure that there's enough credible information out there that would make them issue some kind of travel alert. >> so at least europe is quite large, anything specific about what region of europe? what cities might be the more likely to be targeted? >> well, we're not hearing anything yet, again, we're hearing just that these general discussions are going on, but

the information that our cnn reporters have been reporting all week is that these attacks have been about britain, germany, and some of these places turn out to be large tourist sites for americans. it could be "todatoday, it coul tomorrow. nothing's been determined for those kinds of states and a lot of factors go into whether the state department would issue some kind of alert. whether there's credible and specific information out there enough to really warn americans and so right now they're making those determinations and we could see something later this weekend. >> thanks so much for that update, cnn state department producer, appreciate that. meantime, let's talk weather. nasty weather, floodwaters may be reseeding along the east coast right now, but the region is certainly not out of danger. right now there is an urgent

need in flooded north carolina for safe shelter. just take a look at these pictures out of raleigh. homes are being flooded and businesses are being flooded and boats are being used to try to get some people out. this is elizabeth, new jersey, just one of many spots from north carolina to maine dealing with the soggy fallout from what was once known as tropical storm nicole and among the hardest hit areas, bertee county, at least eight deaths are now being blamed on the high water across several states all along the east coast. brian mims is a reporter in raleigh, north carolina, he is' joining us right now on the phone. so give us an idea what the greatest needs are right now. >> i'm in windsor, north carolina, a town of about 2,000 people in bertee county, i can tell you that things are looking

much better today than they were yesterday. we took a boat ride through downtown and it's still un dated but a town official told me water has gone down two, 2 1/2 feet since 7:00 this morning and it's still receding, he thinks by this time tomorrow, things will look much better, you're still flooded, but the water, the floodwater is definitely going down. >> okay and so there were rescues that have taken place over the last couple of days, at this point right now, is it believed that anyone may be trapped in any particular area where the water is still very high? >> reporter: no, not here in windsor, rescue officials say everybody's accounted for, nobody's stranded in their homes, there are four shelters here in the immediate windsor area, but most folks have family or friends that they're staying with, so we're not seeing big crowds at these shelters. but i can stress that nobody's unaccounted for here. >> bryan mims thanks for that

update from wral. let's check in with meteorologist bonnie snyder, it has been a very dangerous, nasty, threatening system we have seen over the past few days and there's more to come? >> and it will take a while for that water to recede because you're dealing with runoff and you're dealing with a lot of the precipitation kind of running into areas where you may have not seen as much rain. i want to show you some of the higher rainfall totals and you can see that into allen town also into areas as well to the north we are looking at heavy rain, and in upstate new york, we have an i-report to show you, this is north of binghamton, so well upstate. a completely flooded out area, and our i-reporter is showing us that what we're looking at, this is actually in vermont, the wells river, and you can see the damage that's been across much of the area in much of the upstate region of vermont. we have also seen a lot of flooding in the binghamton area. let's take a look at where the flood watches and warnings are

right now, we still have flood advisories into a good portion into upstate vermont and particularly down in east north carolina that's where those flood warnings will persist. these advisories will go straight until 8:00 p.m. tonight. oh, boy, there is more rain out there, this is what's happening across the midwest, you can see some heavy rain through indianapolis, a lot of that is pushing eastward toward covington and columbus. but note that on the bigger picture that this rainfall is actually working its way eastward, so this is going to impact areas on the east coast tomorrow. the last thing they need, more rain. but it is coming for this first weekend in october. we are going to see some wet weather. elsewhere across the country, as we kind of now work our way more into the fall season, we're starting to see some cooler temperatures, you can see colder air coming into areas of the upper midwest and parts of the rockies, temperatures in it 40s overnight. so we're feeling a little bit more like october. but it would be nice to get things dried out for at least a while across the eastern seaboard. >> that would be nice. a little dry out.

thanks so much. let's go to washington now where members of dozens of liberal and progressive groups have gathered a the lincoln memorial, organizers of the one nation march and rally say they want to focus on the needs of working class americans like jobs, education and equality. the rally is taking place at the same spot where you have seen a number of rallies, including the tea party rally that took place a few weeks ago. pretty sizable turnout there and interesting host of people who have taken to the microphones from the known and the unknown, reverend al sharpton, harry belafonte is on the list as well. what else is transpiring? >> reporter: you really hit it right there, it's a four-hour rally. you can't talk about this rally without talking about rallies in the past. this very same location is where the conservative rallies of glenn beck and the tea party rallies were held.

while they say this is not the answer to the tea party rallies, ben jealous the president of the naacp, they are the antidote to those types of rallies. a large crowd has gathered at the lincoln memorial, they're talking about job creation, offering more assistance to the unemployed, as well as immigration reform. big issues and of course we're talking about november 2, midterm elections right around the corner. a civil rights activist al sharpton took the podium just a short time ago. let's listen to him. >> we need america to deal with the issue of jobs. our young people need education but we need jobs. we bailed out the banks, we bailed out the insurance companies, now it's time to bail out the american people. we need to rebuild the infrastructure and provide jobs

and training for american people. >> reporter: we have been out in the crowd talking to many people trying to get a sense of what really is motivating people to come out here. some say it's simply the politics wanting to get their voice out there. other people are talking about social programs as well as supporting unions. listen here to one gentleman who we spoke to. >> remember $4 a gallon. don't tell me it doesn't make a difference. it makes a big difference. and i hope the american people don't forget $4 a gallon. >> reporter: a gentleman there alluding to as he said $4 a gallon, that was when republicans were in the majority, republicans were in power. he talked about that several times in the conversation that cnn had with him. we have heard from many people here, they acknowledge things

are not perfect, especially when talking about the economy and jobs, it's something that you hear from people here as well as we heard from people in the administration and the dprak congress, they say things are a lot better than they were and that's their message as they try to motivate and reenergize the base to hope to get the democratic base out to the polls and that's the big point today. we're going to talk about a very sad story, a very sad investigation that's under way. rutgers university is now remembering one of their own today. how they are honoring the teen who took his own life after a tragic case of cyber bullying.

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officials don't believe the consulate was the target of the attacks. a watchman at a nearby court house was injured by flying shrapnel. and rutgers university is honoring tyler clementi today after video of a sexual encounter with another male was streamlined online. there are now questions about this tragic case. stephanie elam joins us from new york with more. >> it's a very tragic situation that is playing out on the campus of rutgers university. the university already observing a moment of silence at this afternoon's football game. some students wearing black we are hearing and we also saw that yesterday as well. there will also be a silent vigil tomorrow night. how could this happen and could the university have done more to prevent it? one student told cnn she finds the situation very troubling.

>> it's absolutely horrifying for a lot of reasons. for one thing, tyler was a student who did reach out to people on the internet for a kind of safe haven and the fact that the tool that he utilized to express himself was also used against him in such a negative way is really terrifying. >> now we talked to several student who is say the lgbt community doesn't feel safe on campus and they want the see more done. the university president says he will meet with lgbt leaders and that the university had already set up a resource center last year, but in a statement he says he hopes to do more, rutgers is an imperfect institution in an imperfect society but we are always striving for ways to help every student feel comfortable. meanwhile the investigation into the two students charged with invasion of privacy continues. prosecutors say they're considering charging them with bias as well. but that hasn't happened yet,

neither one of their attorneys has spoken yet. the family plans on having a private funeral away from the press and they say they are grieving and they want their privacy. and take a look at how the campus is responding. there was a moment of silence, we can show you a bit of what that looked like at the campus. >> that moment of silence right before that game there, thanks so much stephanie elam, when you talk be the lgbt you're talking about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual students. in our schools, why do kids do it and what can be done to try to put an end to it? you can't miss, you don't want to mis, it begins monday night on cnn at 10:00 eastern time.

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>> we have got to carve out that time for vvr every weekend. and we're going to be seeing a flying water delivery service, beyonce crashing a block party and a form of dancing that folks have probably never seen before. >> definitely have not seen that before. >> hand dancing. we'll have all the details for you and a lot more plus a giant baby and i mean an actual giant baby coming up on viral video rewind.

on to the nation's capitol, right now, live picture of a huge turnout right there at the lincoln memorial in the nation's capital, a liberal coalition from labor, civil rights and other groups are hoping to show support for the democratic agenda in the face of expected gop election wins. come next month, there's been a number of speakers "today," including the reverend al sharpton, harry belafonte is also on tap and the reverend jesse jackson has also been one of the headline speaker fos for day. this so-called one nation rally, according to to the organizers is apparently the antidote to the tea party, that's what the organizers have said. so large turnout alltoda, it's expected to last maybe another hour or so after getting started just after noontime earlier today. much more as the day progresses. meantime, you know what that

music signals, a little time for a little viral video rewind and that's our coup to josh levs, all this fun stuff, you dig, you dig, you dig, and you get. >> i always like seeing a new form of art no one's ever heard of. >> i have never heard of hand dancing. >> people spends time on this and it's amazing what they come up with. starting with hand dancing. >> symmetry of it all. >> and watch the fingers. >> you get those bruised knuckles. >> apparently this is a form of irish dance performed on hands instead of feet. they were in river dance. they river dance with the feet. so this is similar except with the hands. the basically they're like

pioneers online. i have never seen anything like this online. it was pretty amazing. >> yes, it is. serious coordination. >> speaking of amazing fetes online, when we get to the next video, you have to keep your eyes close to the screen for a few seconds. because what you're going to see swish by is a person. watch this video. watch. that's a human being, people. watch this. >> that's not real. >> it is and you're about to see the camera that's on the guy, this is base jumping in switzerland. i spoke with him, he does in this norway and in switzerland. he's done around 300 different jumps. he told me he started because of the dream of flying since he was a little kid. now this sport is officially called wing suit proximity flying. boys, get to the next section. i put another section in where i

think the fall is even more harrowing and more beautiful. and he piped in some music by lady hawk. just to kind of give the sensation of what it is to him. >> what a rush. >> it's amazing. >> now here's someone who's actually flying, but it's different from what i'm about to show you. which is -- >> and is this slow mo'd a little bit? >> no. the expanse is so huge, that you're going to keep seeing it but he's going very fast. speaking of flying -- >> you've got to be a little nutty and supercourageous to do that. >> talking about nutty and flying in one video. >> i don't have those kind of guts. >> check this out. superman water delivery service. check this out. >> oh, hilarious. no way. he's laughing.

what? >> he's laughing so hard. >> oh, my gosh that's so funny. >> that's the mystery video of the week, no one can figure out -- >> he knew it was coming. he was laughing a little bit before the guy actually -- >> but whoever's out there and knows how this actually came out because we want to know. we have got time for one more. check this out, this guy is a street performer, but this is something unlike anything you have ever seen. he loops his own voice and he loops sounds, he uses only his voice and so he like doesn't stop in front of you. and then does something else, something else and moves everything. skip to the next section of the video. ♪ wondering why i would ever >> he just put everything in there himself. through humming, through movement and through what he uses with his feet there, he's

created that whole sound right in front of you. he is dubbed fx in this video by filmmaker ben dowden. you can go to my facebook page, facebook.com/joshlevscnn. and we have a whole bunch more videos tomorrow. including your relaxation video. >> just breathe, and josh brings down his voice, it's the whole kit and can booedal. josh, thank you. okay, you know the drill on the menu, chicken nuggets, french fries, all this on school lunch menus. childhood obesity is on the ride, we'll see what's being done to actually fix both problems. sure i'd like to diversify my workforce,

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the water is receding in some places now, but remnants of tropical storm nicole lashed the east coast with heavy rains and major flooding. the high water is blamed for at least eight deaths in some states. emergency responders have rescued more than 250 people from flooded houses and cars in the carolinas alone. and new concerns for americans abroad, due to new threat information u.s. officials are considering a broad travel warning for u.s. citizens heading to europe. at this point the warning is just a consideration. no decision has actually been made. we're keeping an eye on this developing story and of course we'll bring you new information as details become available.

all right more drone attacks "today" in pakistan, 18 people are dead. many of them were suspected militants. the strikes took place in north waziristan and targeted a militant hideout. the attacks come amid an uptick in drone attacks in afghanistan. insurgents fighting in afghanistan have taken refuge across the border. what's this option? that's new.

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so all this week cnn has crisscrossed the country investigating food, how it's grown and how the choices we make impact our wallets and our health. everyone needs to step up to the plate to help school districts serve healthier lunches. >> reporter: in san francisco, dana waldo saw a crisis unfolding in her son's middle school cafeteria. >> there was not a single thing being sold at that time that i would have wanted my children to eat. >> waldo then became a school cafeteria crusader taking on the carnival foods schools were feeding children every day. >> soda and potato chips and ham bers the size of your head.

>> reporter: she found a friend in the school's new school nutrition director, ed wilkins. >> it was hard. a lot of people weren't quite ready for the big changes that would have to take effect. >> but they persisted. it took years but eventually replaced junk food with healthier fare. >> we have salad bars, fresh fruit and fresh veggies in every school every day. we have zero percent transfat, we have whole grain breads, we have made a lot of changes even given the challenges and constraints we have on funding. >> reporter: and funding is a problem, it costs a lot more to serve fresh produce than the veebt bag of chips. the federal government helps by rewomen ursing schools if they offer healthy meals to students. here's what they get in return, $2.74 per lunch. >> it costs us about $3.68 base

odd what we're serving now. >> schools have to find a way to make up the difference. >> which is a problem in a lot of ways because every dollar that has to be supported by the general fund is a dollar out of the classroom. >> so often school serves the cheaper and unhealthier alternative, a study last year found 94% of meals served in schools failed to meet usda nutrition guidelines so it's no wonder a separate study suggests children who take part in the national school lunch program are more likely to gain weight than their peers. >> school lunch and school breakfast is one area where we can absolutely improve. >> agriculture secretary tom vilsack and the obama administration requested an additional $10 billion for the school lunch program, but congress has cut that by more than half. offering a 6 cent increase per student. >> at the very same time, school food advocates describe funding

as being criminally under funded. do you agree with that? >> you say six cents, but the reality is when you start multiplying six crept cents by million children, it's a substantial amount of money that can be used creatively. >> the federal government -- ed wilkins says few are up to his district's standards. >> i have not used in our program a lot of commodities squuft because of the quality. >> so many people say we're doing our children wrong by what we're feeding them in school. usda, congress, we need help and it's up to you because you've been turning a blind eye. >> the reality is everyone needs to be engaged in this. >> you're saying it's time to stop the blame game. >> the blame game doesn't get us anywhere and we have to recognize that we all have a responsibility. school districts are not going to solve this problem, but

collectively, we absolutely can make a difference. >> these school food champions agree saying their district is proof healthy and high quality is possible. but they're begging the federal government to put its money where it's mouth is. >> maybe we have gone as far as we can go in the absence of better funding, we can't afford the sustainably raised apple, but the fact is that we have an apple now and not an apple turnover, and that's how we measure progress. and remember, go to cnn.com/eatocracy for more stories on healthy eating.

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a look at our top stories right now, in indonesia, a train crash has killed 36 people and injured 26 others. it happened today in central java, one train was stopped on the tracks and it was struck behind by another. officials are trying to determine whether the crash was caused by technical or human error. and a flood in new england has killed at least eight people. the high water is starting to recede in some areas, but warnings and watches are still in place, the flooding was triggered by remnants of tropical storm nicole. and it's being called the antidote to the tea party. thousands of liberal and progressive activists are gathered in washington, organizationers say they want to focus on the needs of working class americans, like jobs, education, equality. the rally is taking place at the same spot where tea party

activists gathered just five weeks ago. blind sided and betrayed. it took years for the author of how stella got her grove back to get her happiness back. that emotional journey inspired her latest novel "getting to happy" a sequel to her best selling book snchtd waiting to exhale." women who are happy need to rediscover themselves. >> i think a lot of women just flat line, they feel like this is the hand i was dealt, i'm married to this guy, or my kids are gone and here we are, and they just sort of throw in the towel in a sense and that's what i mean, when i use the term emotionally flat lined, it's like they can take it or leave it. and i think that is a very sad way to live. and that life is not over when

you're 50 or 55 or 60 or 45. you get so used to be care givers and caretakers, a lot of women don't know how to take care of themselves. >> and do you suppose the sentiment is going to be this self discovery that women make that their happy is not contingent upon other people, that sadly, a lot of people feel like i'm going to be happy as long as i'm with another person? >> a woman's discontempt is not necessarily based on having a negative relationship with a man who may or may not be good enough or any of that business. i think that a lot of times your life just takes on a different meaning when you are in what i would call the third act of your life, if it were a play. and things that you settled for years ago, some women either do settle for it, and there are other women who realize their

own mortality and they start thinking, you know what? i think i'm due a little bit more excitement than this. >> so writing is cathartic for you? >> oh, yeah. >> but what do you recommend for women who may in that place that you were, what do you recommend to them to get out of it? >> no one can tell you how long to grieve, no one, and i don't care what kind of loss you have experienced. you have to go through what you're going through. but i think that when it starts to dictate your life when you look up and it's been years and you're still stuck there, then you need to really take a mirror and turn it inward and realize that usually the person that you are angry with, they have long since moved on. happiness i think is a right and that we have some capacity to do things to ensure it more.

and we don't give ourselves enough credit nor do we give ourselves enough opportunities to make sure that we feel it. like what do you mean? >> like if you like to travel, if you love eating out in restaurants, if you love going to foreign films, if you love museums and you love art, you know, you have always wanted to take a jewelry making class, you always wanted to go back to college, just to learn a new language, what's to stop you? whatever it is that you secretly kept to yourself, because you either never took the time or never had the time and now -- >> there are 101 excuses why you couldn't. >> yeah. >> i don't have enough time, i don't have the money to take that class, i've got to pick up junior at 3:00, and that's what time that jewelry making class is. and you say at some point you have to just put all of that aside and just say i got to address me right now?

>> you don't have to put everything aside. i don't think you have to dismiss everything because people have real lives and you cannot just dismiss folks, especially family members and things like that, but you can take baby steps towards doing things that will lift your spirits. i think that we are the architects of our own lives and at some point, all of us, but in this case, women realize that, you know what? i can do this a little better and you know if i do more things to ensure my own joy, then maybe i'll feel more of it. and that's what i mean by getting to happy, it's never a permanent state, because there are always variables and things you don't have control over, but the things that you do, i say rock it. >> terry mcmillan guides the

lives of four women. she tells us some big news about plans for another movie that's coming up in the next hour. and we'll have much more on the aftermath of that nasty storm that swept through the east coast. impressive resume. thank you.

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floodwaters may be receding along the east coast, but the region is still not out of danger. right now there's an urgent need in north carolina for safe shelter. this is out of raleigh, streets are flooded, homes are flooded. boats were being used to get houses and businesses and retirement homes to get to those places in order to get people out. and then take a look at this. elizabeth, new jersey, just one of many spots from north carolina to maine dealing with the fallout from what was once tropical storm nicole. so adam owens of our raleigh, north carolina affiliate reports on the evacuations in some of the hardist hit areas. just take a look. >> reporter: the last of the evacuations happened in the

dark. a home with nearly 50 residents. most are alzheimer's patients, from an assisted living community. people stranded by rising flood waters called 911 for help. crews are sent out to pick them up. this was the moment 80-year-old himmi white's boat came in. >> i'm scared of water. but i'm glad i'm here. >> reporter: rescuers say these waters are dangerous. >> hazardous materials, gasoline, diesel fuel, sewage in the water. >> reporter: when the waters did not stop moving in on the bed and break fast, dawn decided to leave. on the boat ride, she passed homes and cars, gone. a lot of that boat traffic passed the heritage restaurant, but the owner no one will be stopping here for a while. he watched water walk up the walls. >> didn't take long, about an

hour. >> reporter: he estimates the damage at $200,000 and thinks lit take at least three months to put it back together. >> who expected this without a hurricane? >> let's check in with meteorologist bonnie schneider. yuck, big yuck. not you, but the weather. we love you, not the weather. >> he mentioned it wasn't a hurricane but there was tropical moisture from nicole. that enhanced the rainfall. look at the totals from tuesday. we're talking about almost a foot of water on the ground in places like virginia. wow! you can see the white, that's the highest level here on this grade. we saw a lot of rain in new york city, about three inches with much falling yesterday. there was so much rain in new york that the new york city subway system had to be shut down on a couple of lines, so commuters were stranded. right now it's shaping out to be a nice day. we can show you a live picture of new york city. take a look and you'll see the

guy is looking gorgeous. that is a nice shot right there. that looks like midtown. good day out there. i'm glad we don't have to have the umbrellas today. but we are watching for the risk of flooding in north carolina to vermont. that's where we have flash flood warnings for a lot of the rivers. that means we'll see runoff. if you live in an area of lower terrain, you're likely to see some of that flooding continue. that's why the warnings will persist. we are also monitoring the threat of new areas of moisture coming in from the west. look at this, it's raining across indiana and into ohio and all of that is headed eastward. so it's bringing soggy weather in ohio and kentucky. just a few days ago, the temperatures were so hot in los angeles, shattering records on monday with temperatures above 110 degrees. finally you're back to normal. santa barbara, los angeles, around 68, 77 degrees. ah, that's more like it.

that's what it's supposed to be like in california, at least this time of year. >> usually the weather is gorgeous and beautiful. so people come to expect it to be that way all the time. thanks a lot, bonnie. appreciate it. all right, after months, lawmakers in california, speaking of california, say they've reached a deal to end the state's budget impasse. the compromise is headed to a vote next week and a report is coming up.

all right, lawmakers in california say they've hammered out a deal to resolve the state's long-running budget stalemate. governor arnold schwarzenegger and legislators announced a compromise last night to close the state's more than $19

billion budget deficit. here is our report. >> reporter: lawmakers e merged after another five-hour session. >> everyone has worked very hard. these are very difficult times. not a lot of celebrating. >> reporter: leaders of both parties both left quickly. reducing state worker pensions and delaying tax breaks for businesses. >> in the end, it's how you package it together. >> reporter: but dennis collingsworth said republicans got what they wanted, no new taxes. >> we always knew to solve a $20 billion deficit was going to require tough decisions. but we said we're not going to do this without the reforms necessary to fix our system and that's going to be the silver lining. >> reporter: the legislature will be in session on wednesday for briefings and a vote is scheduled for thursday.

>> according to kcra, lawmakers say there should be enough support to pass the budget. this sunday, an exclusive interview with china's premier wen jiabao. he weighs in on the world economic crisis and the progress of the recovery. here's an excerpt. >> do you feel that the global economy is, at this point, stable and strong? or do you worry a lot that there is a danger of the so-called double dip, the united states in particular could go back into a recession? >> translator: well, objectively speaking, i think the world economy is recovering, although the process of recovery is a slow and torturous one. people may not have the same