making news this morning, taking a toll. >> the pressure on the president to take action on the economy as his poll numbers plunge beyond even george w. bush's lowest ratings. what can he do to climb out of this political hole? and sibling shootout. the most wanted family in america tracked down thousands of miles from where their crime spree started. they didn't go quietly. lady liberty getting ready for ayear-lyear-long upgrade. extreme makeover. good morning, everyone. i'm tanya rivero. >> and i'm rob nelson. the dow's most recent plunge rippling around the world this morning as it has every morning this week. >> the sinking markets and sinking 401(k)s are puttingng n

pressure on the president just he prepares for some r & r. >> abc's karen travers joins us live from washington with the latest numbers. >> reporter: good morning. the credit downgrade, weak job creation and of course this wild ride on wall street, it's easy to see why americans are so pessimistic and why the president's poll numbers are falling. the global market whiplash continues. asian markets sell keeping up their pattern of mimicking the u.s. markets from the day before. the latest cause for sell-off, concerns that france, europe's third largest economy, could be the next country to face a downgrade because of issues. >> it reacts not only to factual aspects and fundamental aspects but also rumors. >> reporter: on wall street a week of massive swings down 600 monday, up more than 400 tuesday but those gains and morgann wednesday. the dow closed down 519 points.

the ninth steepest drop in history. >> it's not a full-blown panic yet, but it could get there. they're not throwing things out the window quite yet but they're not far from it. >> reporter: the last time the market fluctuated so dramatically the fall of 2008. the roller-coaster ride on wall street is the latest bad nick economist that has made it a terrible summer for president obama. a new poll found his approval rating sunk to 45%. 73% of americans say the country is on the wrong track and nearly half say the worst is yet to come. the republican presidential hopefuls now blood in the water. >> look, you can almost stick a fork in him. i think he's about done politically. >> reporter: the republican presidential candidates square off in iowa but their strongest will be aimed at president obama. >> leaders in europe canceled their vacations to deal with the

economic issues out there. people here want congress to perhaps do the same thing. on top of that the president planning a family vacation to martha's vineyard. any response. >> reporter: the american people don't fault the president for king a vacation and say he takes two every year and every yeararince he's been president there's been some sort of news that kept hip on the job. the president takes those. congress is out of town. washington is essentially a ghost town right now. people may say president obama should call congress back. he is not going to do that even if that is the right thing to do to get them to work on the deficit and on job creation so little bit lonely here in is a washington. it would be very difficult for him to negotiate with himself. >> a little lonely at the top. all right, karen travers in washington, thanks. we are following breaking news from the west coast this morning. a naval fighter jet has gone missing over the ocean off california. crews searching for the f/a-18 sea hornet in the area about 60

miles southwest of san diego. the plane was flying with another jet when contact between the two aircraft was suddenly lost. of the story and bring you the latest as it comes in. and in afghanistan this morning five nato troops were killed in a roadside bombing. a grim echo of last weekend's helicopter crash that killed 38. but we have learned that u.s. special forces wasted no time in striking back at the taliban for downing that chopper. the pentagon says that american forces were on the move within hours. abc's chris cuomo has the details. >> reporter: the troops were riding in a chinook helicopter brought in to support a firefight with the taliban. as it approached it drew small arms fire, a rocket-propelled grenade hit the chinook causing it to explode and crash killing all aboard. we're told the military led by special operations forces began an immediate manhunt combing the surrounding areas for leads. taliban fighters were identified including a man who fired the rpg that downed the chinook.

the suspects were believed to be trying to flee the area but special forces picked up their trail following them for 12 hours to a compound in a remote wooded area. after insuring that was clear of civilians f-16s fired and killed the taliban including the man who fired the rpg. >> our thanks to yis cuomo for that report. the men left 14 widows and 24 children. england is waking up since its first night of calm. thousands of extra police officers patrolled the streets. courts worked through the night to process more than a thousand arrested for rioting and looting and prime minister cameron wanted to restore order by whatever means necessary including the use of water cannons often used in northern ireland but not in britain itself. one of the most disturbing scenes is this one, a group of

young men pretending to help a young man only to rob him. he from malaysia in the hospital after having surgery for his broken jaw but says he wants to stay in london. this other news china's test run of its first ever aircraft carrier is raising some eyebrows in washington. the state department says it wants to know why the chinese would actually need such a warship. china claims it is only for technological research, experiments and training but the u.s. says it wants more openness when it comes to china's military power. one of the nation's most iconic landmarks is getting an upgrade. the statue of liberty will be closed for a year to make way for $27 million in renovations. the statue, which was built in the 1880ill bes, will be made m accessible. >> got to keep her looking good. yes. >> weather from around the

country, stormy in the heartland with dangerous winds and rain from the dakotas, nebraska, kansas and oklahoma. thunderstorms meanwhile, from new orleans to orlando and southern georgia. showers in northern new england and the southwest across arizona and new mexico. >> mostly 80s from albuquerque to billings. 80s in the twin cities and 79 in detroit. 84 here in new york. 95 in atlanta. 90 in miami, dallas hits 101 just one day shy of tying its record for consecutive triple digit days. no relief there. >> looks like they'll hit that record and maybe even surpass it. hang tight, dallas, wow. coming up next a live update from tokyo on today's wild ride for the asian markets. then it took a high-speed chase and some construction workers to capture america's most wanted famimi. on top of all that, we'll also have new images from the red planet.

asian stock markets took another hit today. investors are worried about big european debts dragging down the world economy. the latest from tokyo where abc's fujiakiko fujita is stand by. >> reporter: we saw a mixed bag throughout asia. in tokyo we saw those modest gains on the nikkei wiped out and renewed concerns about the european economy. the nikkei ended the day down 0.6%. much like the hang seng in hong kong. concerns about the u.s. credit

rating downgrade triggered the sell-off earlier but today those worries shifted to europe and a possible ratings downgrade in france. that convinced asian traders to unload bank shares and those of carmakers like nissan and to give you a perspective of how bad it's been in tokyo, the nikkei has fallen 8% in less than a week. we did see some good news in other parts of asia though. the two bright spots, kospi and shanghai index ending in positive territory so some bright spots amid the bad news in tokyo. >> akiko fujita, thanks. the number of foreclosures dropped last month to the fewest four years before closure rates dropped last year when allegations surfaced about banks approving foreclosures too quickly. banks are moving slowly since they aren't anxious to seize more houses with so many on their hands. the tough economy is one of

the reasons americans are pulling the plug on cable and satellite tv. eight of the nine top providers lost subscribers in the second quarter. another reason, so much streaming video is available online. well, apple's back and forth battle with oil giant exxonmobil over which is the nation's most valuable company has apple back on top this morning. for the first time apple managed to stay number one after the markets closed with a value now of $337 billion. billion with a "b." some experts say it's worth even more than net. >> there's one bright spot in the economy. go, apple. next on this thursday, the fbii sends a team to aruba in te frantic search for a missing american. on top of that a brazen bull on the loose for nearly an hour. i kept feeling this radiating ache everywhere.

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police in washington state found themselves roped into a roadside rodeo. a bull made a run for it after escaping from a ranch. the thousand-pound animal darted in and out of traffic with officers in hot pursuit, as you can see. after a 30-minute chase the bull started running out of steam and some wranglers were called in to corner, capture and cart the bull away. no bs on that. now for a look at morning road conditions. wet on both ends of i-95 this maine and florida. heavy downpours on i-90 from sioux falls to rapid city and on i-80 across nebraska. slick on i-40 from memphis to amarillo, texas and wet on i-40 and 35 in arizona and mexico. if you're flying today, are possible in just a few ays cities including denver and memphis. after a week-long nationwide manhunt three florida siblings have been captured. >> we got their latest mug shots

overnight. this is how the so-called dougherty gang looks now after a dramatic high-speed chase and another shootout with police. >> but in thend their final standoff wasn't as violent as police had feared. abc's ryan owens is following the story from walsenburg, colorado. >> reporter: the trio so many thought would never be caught alive was on a lonely stretch of colorado highway. police chased the so-called dougherty gang down this interstate for 20 miles at speeds of 100 miles an hour. >> the subjects fired at pursuing officers. and then there were shots fired at the crash site. >> reporter: two of the young suspects were arrested right after the crash. one brother ran for it. but was captured by these daring construction workers. >> he did give up without too much of a struggle. i think he was done whether from the accident or just tired. >> reporter: the siblings from florida were first spotted in colorado. they bought a tent at this camping store. but the trio has been on the run

for more than a week since leading florida police on this chase a few hours later, they were accused of robbing this bank in georgia. why did they run? investigators say the youngest, 21-year-old ryan took off instead of registering as a sex offender. his older siblings had trouble too. dylan, a drug conviction. lee grace was wanted for a probation violation and recently worked as a stripper and posted these pictures and said she liked causing mayhem with her siblings. it's that bond that had law enforcement so worried. they said it was not an ordinary gang but literally a family quite determined to go down together. they are spending the night under the same roof. it's just at the county jail. ryan owens, abc news, walsenburg, colorado. ththprince pam of a private school in memphis has b has beed dead and a 17-year-old student is in custody.

a teacher found her body two days after the school year began. so far no charges have been filed and police are not releasing any information on the teen who wasasaken into custody. the fbi has now joined the investigation into the maryland tourist whose missing in aruba. robyn gardner's travelling companion says she vanished while storkling but they say she wasn't the type to snorkel. gary giordano is being held as a suspect and he has a history of domestic abuse. one of the mars rovers have sent back new pictures of the martian surface from a crater never seen by human eyes before. they were taken by the rover "opportunity" which landed on the red planet in 2004 and was only expected to function for three months. the other rover "spirit" lasted much longer than expectations falling silent last year. now for some baseball

highlights and a first look at u.s. soccer's new coach. here's max bretos. >> i'm max bretos. the tampa bay rays not going to the postseason this year but will have fun on their way to the end of the season taking on the royals. top of the ninth, royals up 4-3. melky cabrera, three-hundred shot. up 7-3. here comes the fight back. sam to right center that scores elliott johnson. fold will slide in for a triple. the throw goes to third. it gets away and he will score. the rays score five runs in the bottom of the ninth to rally from a four-run deficit. dan uggla has hit in 31 straight games as he went 3 for 5 in a win over the marlins.

rico carty hitor 31 straight in 1970. the united states with a new coach juergen klinsmann. 17th minute, mexico takes the lead. gar dad go crossing it in to peralta. a freakish goal. the u.s. trailing but they would respond in the second half. one of the names to remember for this u.s. team, shea, finds robby rogers in philadelphia. ends up 1-1. this has been your espn news update. for all the latest in the sports world tune in to the highlightps express every night starting at 11:00 eastern. coming up next, the teen known as the barefoot bandit on the run for months, he's got a movie deal. get the bus ready. sarah palin hits the road again. [ male announcer ] only subway has a deal

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economy. sarah palin relaunches her one-nation bus tour today in the midwest. palin says she'll visit the iowa state fair tomorrow. other stops planned in missouri and illinois. it's been about three months since her last tour visit. iowa happens to be where eight republican presidential candidates are preparing for a debate tonight. that's just ahead of this weekend's important straw poll vote considered the official opening of the campaign season. tiger woods tees off this morning at the pga championship in atlanta. it's his first major since the masters back in april. a movie is now in the works about the so-called barefoot bandit. he has signed a film deal worth up to $1.3 million and gained fame for a crime spree that included airplanes, cars and boats. all proceeds will go to the victims, he says. local news coming up next. a remarkable recovery for a boy who spent 15 minutes

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next, why bart is warning passengers that may need another way to get around today and asian stocks sink overnight. dow futures make a hint what america can expect today. mike will have the forecast. >> more cloud cover, less sunshine and cooler weather is on the way. >> sue hall will have a look at and finally this morning the bu boy who knocked on death's door and came back. >> he managed to survive after

spending 15 minutes underwater and he was just reunited with a little girl who helped him be rescued. here's tom jensen. >> reporter: a day at the beach nicole will never forget. >> i heard some boy say, help, help me. >> reporter: nicole was boogie boarding in the surf when she heard that call for help from 12-year-old dale ostrander. dale was caught in a riptide that was pulling him farther and farther from shore and he didn't know how to swim. >> he kept his head above water for a really long time. i'm surprised. >> reporter: so nicole paddled to dale and helped h h on to her board before trying to paddle back to the beach. >> he looked really, really cold. not cold enough to like freeze up but just below shivering. >> reporter: nicole was raised swimming in the northwest rivers but she said the tide was too strong and kept pulling them and pushing them. they couldn't get to shore. finally a huge wave pounded down on them and knocked them both in the water. nicole's dad pulled her to

safety. but dale went under and didn't come up again. >> i thought he didn't make . we didn't see anything after that. >> reporter: dale's friends from his local church group nekneele and started praying and 15 minutes later their prayers were answered. >> his skin was lighter. it looked like there was no life in his body. >> reporter: he had no pulse for 20 to 30 minutes. nicole thought he didn't make it ununl her family found a news story saying he had been revived. >> i thought thank the lord. >> he was moved out of intensive care and spokening just a few words and doctors are still not sure if he will fully recover but his parents are holding out hope for the best. >> lucky little boy for sure. that is what is making news in america on this thursday morning >> that's right. stay with us for "good morning america" and have a great thursday.