the cnn producers are competing as well as the six pack. six people said they would take the challenge. we have cameras all over the course and you are seeing them now. first they were in the water for a mile and right now in the middle of the 25-mile bike ride along the banks of the hudson. and then they have six miles of running to do in central park. this race generally takes people between two and four hours. we can't wait to see how our six pack does. these are viewers like you, who in february, they were couch

potatoes. we will be there at the finish line waiting to see how this race formed their lines. right now it's back to the cnn center with more cnn saturday. >> good morning, and thank you so much. well, from the cnn center, this is cnn sunday morning. it's august 7th. good morning. i am debra fairic in for t. j. holmes. this morning, family and friends of u.s. troops are mourning the deaths in afghanistan. also, fires, looting and violence in north london. we will tell you what led some people to torch police cars and buildings and a bus.

the stock exchange up and running after a temporarily halt to trading this morning. it's the first overseas market to open since standard & poor's's knocked the u.s. credit rating down on friday. it possibly could be a tough day in asia, and worse tomorrow on wall street. >> it was strategic, and the finance minister not wanting to panic everybody, right? >> essentially, that's the case. the administrators of the exchange knew before they were going to delay that opening based on preopening trading. the exchange, the major index registered a drop of more than 6%, which was -- which was sizeable and put into place these institutional breaks on

trading. as you mentioned, israel's exchange operates on a sunday through thursday schedule, so it was among one of the first to react to the standard & poor's cut to the u.s. credit rating. the drop in the market here today, it's not a reaction to the downgrade on the credit raiding, so this drop not an entirely a surprise but indicates a growing level of worry here about u.s. and european debt problems, and it's worth noting that this market action, this market downturn takes place a day after a huge massive social protest rally, complaining to the government about higher prices and cost of living increases across the

board. today the prime minister, netanyahu, he held a special cabinet meeting where he addressed some of the issues and it's clear that israel cannot act too rationally in trying to satisfy some of the demand for protesters for more social spending. >> all right. thank you so much. what will happen on monday when markets re-open? will what happened in tel aviv start a domino affect in the entire gulf? >> one has to remember that this downgrade is only from one rating agency of three, and also the aa plus rating is still a good rating, and other investors

should still feel safe and secure about. if you look at the gulf, yesterday, sawudi arabia was th only market open on that day and fell by 5%, and today it stabilized and it's up. so so far at least, judging by the middle east markets, i think we can say there has been a limited fallout, but not tranlgic. >> well, not trangic, but this next story is. nato teams going over the helicopter wreckage. 30 u.s. service members died, including 22 elite navy s.e.a.l.s. the chopper crashed in an insurgent strong hold. they were on their way to reinforce other troops in a

chinook helicopter like this one. the pentagon calls it a big loss. we are joined live from kabul, and david, is there any suggestion that this interrupts the mission or what was supposed to happen once that team landed? >> reporter: it is impossible to emphasize enough the impact this has on special forces. we looked at a sizeable group of individuals that required some of the most extensive training and resources and brings the longest amount of experience to fighting some of the taliban insurgency along some of the provinces. nato troops are beginning to drawdown. ambassador crocker came into the country a few weeks ago made an indication that the u.s.

military presence in the region will most likely extend well beyond 2014, and those special forces will have to take the lead on that from the individuals we talked to, and not only in terms of training the forces who are taking control of their own country, but combating the taliban insurgents that reside in some of the border provinces and in the east where we have seen the recent attack. >> all right. clearly one sign that once the u.s. pulls out, insurgents are ready to step in. we appreciate your work there. the story as big as the war in afghanistan is also very personal. among those who died was aaron vaughn in union city, tennessee. his grandmother said aaron was not afraid as he once told her, i know where i am going if something happens to me.

>> as a brave warrior, aaron was brave but yet he was a gentleman, and he loved his family and country and was willing to give his life to protect his family and country. he was a great american. >> his grandmother says she will see her grandson again some day. now, reynolds, two people want to know, emily, where is she headed, and are we ever, ever, going to get rid of all this heat? >> well, let's deal with emily. emily is going to pull away from the coastline and going to die and become part of history and become part of the next 72 hours. but the heat unfortunately is something that may last all the way through next week and possibly a bit longer. we will tackle both of those coming up in a few minutes. sit tight. 3,000 athletes pushing the limit on their bikes and feet.

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96 in kansas city. and as you look out along the west coast, you get a hodgepodge of conditions, like los angeles, 71 degrees, and up in san francisco, 68 degrees. and the expected high in seattle and portland, mainly in the 70s and 80s. but the big heat, is the southeast, and in the central plains, when you bring in the humidity it makes things more brutal. and everywhere you see the map shaded in the orange or pink color, we have watches and advisories, and the humidity will feel like 105 to 115 degrees. more of the same in parts of the carolinas and into florida and portions of southern georgia. you might get a cool-down in the ohio valley and across parts of the central plains and into the midwest, and maybe late in the afternoon. we have the humidity at the surface. we have a little bit of, i guess

you could say catalyst, which could be the daytime heating. somebody taking a flight to chicago you may have a bumpy ride, but you could have rain that could cool things off. and we have a rough component in a few places, like flash flooding, and maybe an isolated tornado. it can happen. pacific northwest, nice and dry. desert southwest and upstate new york and new england, expect scattered showers in the afternoon. you are up to speed weather-wise. the flash flood from yesterday, that flash storm that hit here, there was rivers running down the side of the road. >> pretty dramatic. >> absolutely. three athletes competing today in the test of endurance.

elizabeth cohen is in new york. you have to wonder what some of the first timers think when they dived into the hudson river. that's not something most people tend to do. >> reporter: that's right, deb. to be honest, i think they are probably scared to death wondering if they can do it, but you know what? they can and they do. the final round jumped into the river for one mile of swimz. we have a team of 10 cnn producers competing in the race, and six viewers. these are viewers who six months ago had never done anything athletic. they were couch potatoes. one of them lost 70 pounds in the last six months to make this triathlon happen, and they are biking right now and will be at the finish line when they are done. >> out of curiosity, do they have safety boats in the hudson river?

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nadya is choin joining me again on the passport. we're talking about a website or passport to rate their clergy. is this in the interest of honesty or rating sermons? >> all of the above. the shepherd's barometer, and the clergy being the shepherds, and the idea is let's rate the clergy. let's see if we can rate people according to how much commitment they have to services and projects, and how current are they? how involved are they with the youth? how involved are they with the elderly? and nobody is sacred, not even

pope john paul ii. he gets a really high rating. he was beatified recently, so his rate something around 4.56 in his overall rating and that's out of six. if we look at pope john paul xvi, and a lot has to do with the abuse allegations, and did he deal with them the best he could have. the little ship are the icons, and they are white and they become grayer as the rating is downgraded. >> interesting. do you think it helps -- obviously, we're talking about the pope, but what about

churches with fewer parishioners? >> you could go to your local church and you could say is this sermon really reaching me, and is this person communicating to their audience. when you sit in a service, do you think this person is being relevant. the whole point behind the site is we rate everything, restaurants, anchors, reporters, food, the nail salon we go to, why not rate the clergy? and the reason was if they are doing great work, don't they deserve to be honored. >> well, if the ratings are not that high, it's a form of dissent within the congregation? >> it's like getting your job review. you know how a people get a job review, and they are getting called in, and it's getting other people to rate you. i thought maybe the next site

would be rate your ae mum, so what would you rate the clergy on? personality? charisma? >> maybe whether or not they say speaks to me. whether i walk out and feel happier or lighter, or just giving me something to think about. this is about -- >> you are exactly right. still to come, in faces of faith, muslims are observing the month of ramadan. also ahead on this cnn sunday morning, your financial health after the decision to downgrade the credit rating.

well, the first overseas market to open since standard & poor's knocked america's credit rating down a notch may be an ominous sign. asian markets open later today and wall street opens tomorrow morning at 9:30 eastern. the downgrade is unchartered territory for the u.s., not to mention the consumer. we look at the affect on your bottom line. >> let's look at what this means for you, the consumer. you can watch the interest rates on your mortgage go up, and then more homes will sit on the market, and prices of loans could fall further to the already depressed housing market, and the only silver line

something for long-term investors to see a buying opportunity here. when you look at the car loan, very similar story. expect the interest rate to go up and car prices to go up, and it will be tougher for people from middle to low credit to buy cars. and college loans, what does it mean? private student loans will see their interest rate increase, and it will be tougher for students to get a loan for the spring term, so a near term affect here. students will have to work more through college to pay off the increased interest rate, and finally the only silver lining is most students have their financing for next year already lined up. chaos on the streets of london overnight. at least 42 people were arrested after demonstrators protesting the alleged police killing of a local man began burning vehicles

and buildings. richard exchains how it all started. >> he was shot in north london on thursday, and 20 to 30 members of his family and friends marched to the police station, and they had a peaceful protest and then it escalated. and a lot of people involved in the incidents are not the family or friends and such, and we have police cars torched a iconic double-decker bus burning in the middle of the street, and a residential house on fire, and there were people trapped in there at one stage, so it's absolute chaos. >> police are calling for calm, but say they are pockets of unrest. all 26 police officers were injured in the riot. to syria now where we are

getting reports of an early-morning raid by syrian forces. explosions could be heard followed by smoke over the city. the u.n. official is demanding an immediate end to the use of force to avillains. a syrian human rights group says people have been protesting since the spring. these two were arrested while hiking iraq's kurdish region. when we get the verdict, of course, we will bring it to you right away. muslim americans are observing ramadan this month. do you know what that means?

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since ten years ago. and then three hikers plunged over the edge. it is a 317-foot drop to the bottom. the bodies of the other two are still missing. and verizon workers walking off the job today. negotiators failed to reach an agreement on a new contract. on monday, muslims began observing ramadan, a month of fasting and reflection. according to a gallop poll relaxed last weeks, only 63% feel respected, and that's compared to 81% of proud stants.

maria, this is one of the holiest months for muslims everywhere. walk us through a typical day. >> a typical day for a muslim who is performing the fast of ramadan really begins early in the morning before the sun rises. we perform a breakfast. we eat before the sun rises. and in my family, actually, this was a fun time. my dad used to wake up and wake all of us up, and we were dreary eyed, and he prepared a lavish feast because he felt that breakfast was the most important of the day anyway. and then we have morning prayers, and then we abstain from food, drink or sex or whatever, as you mentioned. >> all of this is about sort of inner spiritual reflection, and

what is -- just tell everybody, what is the goal? what are people trying to obtain? >> the month of ramadan actually recognizes the time during which the profit, was remembered. itself discipline, and control, and sacrifice. it's like other religions in the sense that they had acts of sacrifice. there is lint, and jews also perform acts of sacrifice as well. and this is similar to other

faiths. >> we talked about the gallop report where muslims in america simply don't feel like they are being respected. what is your sense? >> well, many of the muslims that i talked to do feel respected, actually. i was surprised by that statistic, and i thought it might be greater but some of the current events and challenges that came up in muslim communities with the ground zero mosque controversy and the issues in tennessee, very close to atlanta, i think it's -- there is still a deep-seeded cu curiosity that is somewhat of a resistance, and that could be changed by more muslim americans integrating into society, and we wrote a book to showcase the muslim american women so they can showcase their lives in an

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and "state of the union" with candy crowley is coming up at 9:00 eastern here on cnn. candy is joining us live from washington with a preview on your rundown this weekend. the s&p downgrade, you will talk about this with steve forbes, right? >> yes, with steve foernz, as you know is ahead of forbes inc., and we will talk to larry summers who used to be the top economic adviser for president obama, and ask them what it all means. over the weekend i spoke to a couple of folks at the white house and they are angry at s&p.

i mean, it is -- it's quite obvious. they think in the administration that s&p did this to make a name for itself, to get itself in the headlines. you hear terms like getting their 15 minutes of fame. it's a vanity walk. we will bring these two guys in and say what does it mean, and what do you think is behind it. what does it mean to you and me and the markets, and that kind of thing. we also talked to california governor, jerry brown, because he has a state hard to wrestle to the ground, and we'll get his perspective on washington that is really interesting, and we will talk about the cyber space attacks and the idea that you china, perhaps, has been hacking into u.s. government systems as well as into the big systems of corporations, and mike mcconnell

will be a guest and we'll talk about that, and then we will talk about politics. a lot on the plate. >> i am sure there is a lot of politics and spin going on, especially with everything going on. it will be very interesting to hear what the economic guys want to say, because everybody wants to know exactly what it means so they can take a big breath going into monday. we will look forward to tuning in at 9:00 and see what is going on. >> thank you, deb. if you want to know how many people out there love lucy, look at this crowd. 915 red heads paying tribute to what many called the queen of comedy. and then hanging on for dear life. the crowd below holding on with their collective breath. we're back in just a minute. hey, the new guy is loaded with protein!

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we are checking stories across the country. moodies lowered the bond in rhode island to junk status. >> if we need to borrow money for something, for a capital expense, buying a fire truck and want to finance it, then we have to pay a premium to get people to invest in our town. >> the city's decision was to file for bankruptcy. and other cities are feeling the heat. in seattle, boeing is showing off its newest long-range passenger jet. the dreamliner. it's 20% more fuel efficient with the first passenger jet built with composite materials. they costs about $200 million

each. jamestown, new york, that's not lucy ball, but look a-likes. she would have turned 100 years old as of yesterday. that's the real lucy ball there. >> i look at these look alikes. >> you look darn good, today. >> yeah, sweet suit. love it. good times. >> what is going on in the nfl. >> seven new members of the nfl hall of fame, including deion sanders, primetime. he created the alter ego, primetime. he changed the position of

defensive back. he was stellar, of course, and went to the super bowl and won two super bowl rings, and he was best known for wearing the bandana around his head, and something that he did last night, he put the bandana on, and they paid homage in their lives. take a listen. >> that's all my grandmother wanted, for two boys to make millions, and all you want is a decent house and all you want to go to bed. when you told me i would never be, and i saw my mama pushing that cart, and when you told me

i was not educated enough, i saw my mama. >> i don't care how much of a tough guy you are, if you don't get emotional at that stuff, and -- it's great stuff. >> there's a human component to it all. >> marshall faulk also in there, and he changed the way the running back was played. just a great hall of fame class this year. >> all right. another story you are following, south carolina football coach, banning his players from using twitter. what is behind this? >> he's not the first coach to do this. evidently, he is very concerned with some of the content some of the players were putting out there, the con opportunity. some of the tweets included racial and sexual and vulgar

terms, and he said i am tired of this and you are here to play football and not here to tweet, and he said -- this was a quote from a direct player, if you want to a tweet, your girlfriends can tweet for you, so enough of the tweeting. >> were they tweeting during the game? >> no, tweeting in their own personal lives, but putting stuff out there that he felt should not be out there, it was inappropriate. if you want to represent the university of south carolina football, end it. >> that's true. a lot of people look up to the athletes, obviously. >> we should mention some of the players were tweeting, go out and support the south carolina football team this year, and others were using it for religious avenues and talking about their faith, and it was not all bad, and some were putting bad stuff out there and

sperrier said, enough. >> before you go, you can't go, because both are too good looking in the suit. and then we have video that will take your breath away. take a look. oh, my gosh. this is yesterday's in china where a high wire tightrope walker failed in his attempt. who do you call for help? that's what i want to know. he was trying to make it across a long-steel wire suspended between two hot air balloons, and he gets back up. he gets back up. i guess there was no other option as to what he could do. he took one wrong step. it has to be gut ssee, and something he must have attempted again. when he got up, he got shaky.

i can tell you, and ray can concur with our many years of tightrope experience, you really have to be careful. >> he tilted the pole too much. >> and yeah, not wearing the earthy tone suit, which is one of the biggest issues. >> and one of the lessons we learned in tightrope walking, if you fall, you must get back up. we can joke about it because nobody got hurt. >> and one should not throw stones until one is willing to walk the rope. >> very true.

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"state of the union" with candy crowley is coming up at the top of the hour, but first a check of this morning's top headlines. computer hackers say they are retaliating against the recent arrests of fellow hacktavists. the most recent data breaches happened during the computer hacker conference going on this weekend in las vegas. still, no word out of iran on a verdict on the two u.s. hikers accused of espionage. we were told that a verdict would come down within a week, but nothing yet. when we get it, of course we will pass it directly to you.

and then futurisic scanners here. >> look at me. positive for howard marks. >> it's not just science fiction anymore, and instantly tell if they have a criminal history. i visited a jail in massachusetts to see how it works. >> at the plymouth county correctional facility, you would be surprised at the things some in coming inmates will do. >> how many prisoners have tried to shield or hide their identity come into the system? >> there has been quite a few. >> like the felon who gave a phoney name, and even lied about a prominent tattoo says the supervisor. >> he still denied it. >> the positive id took a few

seconds because of this. >> look into the camera. >> it's an iris scan, like a fingerprint but with 235 specific identifying marks in each eye, quicker and more accurate. sean mullen is president of b 12 technologies, the company behind the iris scan. >> no danger to the eye? >> no, just a digital photograph. >> what makes the system unique is this handheld device, and it can run id checks only after an officer determined probable cause. >> they can quickly identify who they have in front of them and what potential danger or risks they pose. >> it's up loaded and checked in the database against half a million people previously

arrested. >> my results? no match found. he says iris scan is erased and my record clean. more correctional facilities are using the system, and anybody charged with a crime there gets their eye scanned. it could be used without probable cause could be abused. mullen says it's unlikely given how close you have to be to snap a photo. it's an extra safeguard to insure prisoners being released are not wanted elsewhere, and to verify the person getting out? >> that photo was taken on the way in and matched up on the way out, and they have served their time. >> they have about 5,000 names in the database, and if it's as

accurate as it proves, it could be used one day to replace fingerprinting. it's 57 past the hour, and reynolds wolf has today's forecast. >> a bit of good news, first. the tropical system we have been dealing with across parts of the southeast, emily, now a tropical depression expected to move further into sea and not expected to cause problems along the coast. bad news, we have the heat in place, and we have the ohio valley and into the midwest and into the plains. the heat will be the biggest story of all. it will be relentless in texas, and going over a month now with temperatures in dallas, and 84 in -- or 94 in washington, d.c., and 68 in san francisco, and 89

in salt lake city. the trouble spot will be the central and southern plains. every place you see with the orange or pinks, that's where you have your watches and warnings. and the heat index, 105 to 115 is what it may feel like outside. the jet stream will drop a little bit. as it does, the cooler air will move into the northern half of the country, and into parts of the southeast. it's a little bit of a cool-down. however, texas, it appears they will be in the triple-digit heat into sunday of next week, and if it happens when they get to sunday, that will break the all-time record. amazing stuff. a very dubious, dubious record to have, no question about it. >> one man very interesting had the best description ever, and he said it's too hot to fish.