mark adams who is the spokesperson answered questions on the expulsion of the badminton players. >> can we draw a line under it? as i understand the national olympic committees are now making sure those athletes are leaving the village and on their way home. i would suggest the matter is closed. but it's not for me to say. it's a matter for the federation. they have already said they are continuing to review the rules and how things work. i think the overall principle is one everybody would agree with and that's that the games are about a good sporting experience, and that's what we would encourage and when that doesn't happen, we need to take action. i think the i.o.c. helped to look that the and first and foremost it's a federation matter and is the line drawn under here? i hope in this case, yes. but it's a clear message that if this happens again, action will be taken. >> with me now, i do want to talk about the badminton, but this is after all about sports. so let's catch up on results. i i did say right at the beginning, a gold for new zealand. >> yes. in new zealand, proud sporti

the ioc spokesman mark adam says the top five finishers of every event are tested to ensure clean winse to say in this case pure rumors, nothing at all of fact or substance and i have heard no word at all from our drugs testing people so i think people should really sit back and enjoy a great performance. >> the world antidoping agency and the ioc keep a very close eye on drug use. athletes can be tested any time during the games and their samples are sent to this lab. it's in east london. it's kept open 24 hours a day during the olympics. it has a staff of 150 scientists. so with all the intense scrutiny, can you still game the system? victor conti says yes. after all, he did. he helped top athletes obtain steroids and went to prison for it. he says it's just as easy today as it was ten years ago. he now advocates for a clean competition. welcome to the program. really appreciate you being on. as you know, sir, there is zero evidence that the young chinese swimmer cheated, took any kind of performance enhancing drugs. she tested clean as you just heard. is there any reason we shouldn'

but ioc spokesman mark adams says the top five finishers of every event are tested to ensure clean wins. and ye was no different. >> suffice to say in this case, pure rumors, nothing at all of fact or substance, and i have heard no word at all from our drugs testing people. so i think people should really sit back and enjoy a great performance. >> wata, the world anti-doping agency and the ioc, they keep a close eye on drug use. athletes can be tested any time during the games, and their samples are sent to this lab. in east london, it's kept open 24 hours a day during the olympics. has a staff of 150 scientists. so with all the intense scrutiny, can you still game the system? victor conte says yes, and after all he did. he helped top athletes obtain steroids and went to prison for it. he says it's just as easy today as it was ten years ago. he now advocates for a clean competition. mr. conte, welcome to the program. really appreciate you being on. as you know, sir, there is zero evidence that the young chinese swimmer cheated, took any performance enhancing drugs. she tested clean, as

spokesman mark adams addressed the issue for the international olympic committee. >> a very clear message been sent to other athletes in other sports, that we expect sporting behavior and we expect proper competition. that's what people pay for. that's what the spectators want. that's what everybody wants, and i think this decision will go a long way to making sure that happens. >> sreenivasan: the disqualified chinese women are the reigning world champions in badminton. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: we turn to two different economic stories. first, the federal reserve says the economy slowed down in the first half of the year, but stops short of taking new action. jeffrey brown picks up that story. >> brown: how bad? and what to do? as pressure in some quarters has grown on the federal reserve to act, the fed today gave its latest answers. jon hilsenrath, chief economic correspondent for the "wall street journal," tells us more. john, first, another gloomy portrait of the state of the economy, right? what is the fed seeing? >> the fed is seein

bottom of the sixth, tie game, mark reynolds, scores adam jones, nine games over 500. >>> today consideredff day for red skins according to rg 3 that equals not building towards your future or your goals as he says on twitter no such thing as a day off he is just going to build through relaxation. whatever the case is there was nothing gone on at red skins park tomorrow back at it, tuesday, practice open to the public more on the red skins, alfred morris, running back out of atlantic was red skins, pick in april. now 3 months later morris caught eyes here in dc making a big impression thursday in buffalo, he lead the team with 54-yards on 15 carries, rookie continues to work hard credits teammates with helping him adjust to nfl play. >> pass, throw, you know, just learning and owning it. >> you can see, he has good running skills, he has that forward lane, and good instincts, going to be fun to see him over the next few games see if he plays at a high level. >> while most fans were focused on rg 3 and the offence, defense rose to the occasion in buffalo, they gave up only 6 points, good en

mark reynolds gets a base hit. that's all adam jones needs. the orioles win 5-3. in the reds preseason opener, pierre tried to show he belongs in burgundy and gold. he had a 20-yard touchdown with soem flair for the celebration. 947 yards -- and the reason he was so successful. he pciksicks up as much yardage as he can. >> i try to get all the drives possible. just being a competitor. i want to get as mnayany yards as ican. i can. i give it my all. >> redskins fans were satisfied. grenttrent williams helped the pass go -- and the x-rays were negative. it is a bone bruise and he is day to day. four of five starters missed saturday's practice. this is what coach mike shanahan had to say. >> you are disappointed when someone goes down. we have a few in the draft. a couple in free agency. good thing we do. >> after his first preseason game andrew luck put the twitter world abuzz. a bit dramatic but he was impressive. almost payton-like in his debut. he throws to donald brown. look at him blow by everyone. 63-yard touchdown. the most famous pass this preseason. he impr

adamant that tonight's event was his last. >> yes, to 22 medals total. a record. 18 golds, probably a mark that will never be broken. >> ama: still to coverage nasa's mission to mars and the seven

everybody at face pwaorbgs no one has an office, whether you're mark zuckerberg or cheryl simberg or adam conner and i, it's an open environment. we sit in rows of tables. what's great about that is the collaboration that it brings. one of the things i love about our company is that they really encourage ideas from all over the company, and it can really spark from the bottom up. if you've got an idea to really just be able to talk to the people around you very quickly, to get something done. i always liken it to it's very much like a campaign. campaigns are loud, everyone together, just trying to get everything done, and that's exactly what our office is like. host: but you being the republican and you being the democrat, you don't necessarily want to share information do you? guest: we have conferences and things, we'll take private and presidential calls on, something of that nature. a lot of it is we're colleagues, coworkers and friends and it's great to have a collaborative environment when watching news, talking about what's happening, but we obviously, the nice thing about this str

whether you're mark zuckerberg be or adam conner and i. it's an open environment. we just sit in rows of tables, and what's great about that is the collaboration that it brings. we're -- one of the things i love about our company is that they really encourage ideas from all over the company, and it can really start from the bottom up. and if you've got an idea to really just be able to talk to the people around you very quickly to get something done. i always liken it to it's very much like a campaign. campaigns are very loud, everyone together just trying to get everything done, and that's exactly what our office is like. >> host: but not -- you being the republican and you being the democrat, you don't necessarily want to share information, do you? >> guest: no, until we have confidence, we'll take private and confidential calls on. a lot of it is we're just colleagues, coworkers and friends, and it's great to have a collaborative environment when you're watching the news or talking about what's happening. the nice thing about this structure is we're able to keep

adam jones. nick markakis and j.j. hardy score. 2-0. mark reynolds, four home runs in six games. it is 3-1. the orioles did not score again. adrian gonzalez to adam jones. a strike to matt wieters. a game of inches. the tag just misses. big play in the sixth inning. a tapper to manny machado appeared that was ruled an infield hit . that led to a run. the orioles finished the homestand 7-3 and open a big road trip in texas and detroit. the ravens play the lions and the ravens will be tested defensively. right now the strength is the ravens secondary. lardarius webb at cornerback. he knows that covering a wide receivers available longer and tighter will be important. >> a lot of young guys will say, i have man-to-man so i'll play man-to-man and not looking at what the offense is trying to do to them. what is the offense trying to do to me? that is what we're all improving in. see what they are trying to do to us. >> 8:00 p.m. kicks off tonight at m&t bank stadium. we will have the call for you on wbal radio. >> you are going to be there. >> the whole gang will be there. >> 67 degrees on tv hil

mark reynolds comes up big at the bat. adam jones comes around third.would be the game-winner. tommy hunter starts and the bullpen comes a big. the center fielder makes the defensive play of the game. 5-3, the orioles win and remain in control of one of the two wild-card spots. nate is a former all-star with the pirates. the ravens were welcome to annapolis. steve bisciotti on hand for the practice as was dennis pitta and ed dickson playing some one- handed catch. they that are both out with injuries. joe flacco to laquan williams. the team back in owings mills today. tyrod taylor launches 1 d. the second preseason game is friday night at home against the lions. tiger woods, 72, slips out of contention. rory mcilroy puts it away with the final birdie. at is his second major. i had a chance to talk with john harbaugh and comments on robert clark. they were high school teammates in michigan. they met before the game. it was pretty cool. >> thank you. >> the flags are down and the summer olympic games are on hold for the next four years. we will look at th

. >>> people in japan today mark the 67th anniversary of the u.s. adam bomb attack during world war ii. thousands took part in ceremonies around the city for the first time, the united states sent in their ambassador to japan to attend that ceremony. >>> and some remarkable video surfaced on youtube this week. a small plane crashing into the idaho mountain. >> but as they report, what makes this video extraordinary is that it was shot from the cockpit, showing us exactly what the pie hot and the passenger saw as -- pilot and the passenger saw as the whole thing unfolds. >> out of all the videos opening up online, a plane crash inside the cockpit, it will come with a healthy dose of skepticism. but this was all very real. looking at what's left of the vintage, the 1947 to wonder how anyone survived. but all four on board, they did. and so did their footage. >> you know, maybe we shouldn't have taken off that day, but you know at the time i think that everything was good. >> and can yes, with your hands. >> reporter: had is the pie hot son -- he is the pil

stands for shame the hacks that abused media folks and i started out by asking mark why this could just be another example of adam davidson being a journalist and asking tough questions. people were shocked nobody understood because you assume adam davidson is sort of this gee whiz dweeb you know guy just trying to discover what's going on just as much as the next person nobody knew that the sole funder of his soul fund or the guy who was paying him his money was allied bank which is g.-mac which was one of the poster child banks of of fraud subprime fraud foreclosure fraud it was. over seventeen billion dollars in bailout money and it had just arranged to deal with planet money to be their souls and exclusive sponsor and this wasn't disclosed and at the same time that davidson attacked. elizabeth warren our bank was spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and you know here in washington lobbying to kill what warren was trying to set up which is akin to consumer protection agency and as we know it's not just sort of the sponsor of this program gosh i want to go to you now and have you talk about some of the pai

this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to questionable practices by adam davidson and the planet money team and mark ames and yasha levine are the founders of the web site shame or shame on the hacks that abuse that media ethics mark is here with me in washington yasha is in our studios in los angeles mark let me start with you and we'll get to some of the other things in a moment but let's just talk specifically about this interview definitely at several points in the interview got very fiery but why couldn't this just be adam davidson doing his job you know asking tough questions like journalists are supposed to do here's the thing when when this interview happened people were shocked nobody understood because you assume adam davidson is sort of this gee whiz dweeb you know guy just trying to discover what's going on just as much as the next person nobody knew that the sole funder of his sole fund or the guy who was paying him his money was allied bank which is g.-mac which was one of the poster child banks of of fraud subprime fraud foreclosure fraud it was. over seventeen billion dollars in bail

. -- adam jones with a double down the right field line. to-0, orioles. mark reynolds has been on a tear this season. solo home run, 3-0 orioles. but the night deteriorated from there. adrienne gonzales, shallow center, and john's catches it. -- jones catches it. all tied at 3. top of the sixth. he cannot handle it. boston goes on to beat the orioles 6-3. >> there were a lot of situations were had to make a big pitch. sometimes i did and sometimes i did not. >> there was a game there tonight, at the tip advantage of some of our pitching struggles. -- they took advantage of some of our pitching struggles. we're getting ready to face their ballpark. >> the orioles h to detroit tomorrow night to face the tigers. the detroit lions come to baltimore to face the ravens. plank alliance to mar night gives the ravens' a chance to show that -- placing of alliance tomorrow night gives the raven'' a chance to show that. that group gives the ravens of great coverage unit. the loss will have a negative impact on their pass rush, there is no getting around that. the secondar

example of this media bias yesterday with the case of our planet money reporter adam davidson and ally alley bank here is mark ames he's one of the founders of the web site shame which stands for shame the hacks that abuse media attics take aleck . the real problem is when you're taking money from these people covertly and then you know and then promoting their agenda on n.p.r. you are centrally a product spokesman and davidson is a product spokesman but we don't we haven't been disclosed that fact. and to see the entire discussion of the n.p.r. bias and the role money plays in journalistic ethics go to our website youtube dot com slash our team america was defense spending the united states dwindles down the defense industry is pushing to expand their market of dro and they're looking not only to our overseas allies but to groups right here in the u.s. commonly used in military operations drones are now finding air space domestically we're talking drones being used for things like wildlife conservation surveillance of farm land border patrol and drug enforcement recently we learned about the international as

this is subject to mark twain's quote about difference of opinion. john adams, grover cleveland. in the first academic poll, cleveland was ranked eighth. john adams was ranked ninth. grover cleveland, we don't know much about him. i do not before i started this, and to be honest i don't really. [laughter] but i know enough to be able to talk about it a little bit. what we know about him is that he is the only president who served two nonconsecutive terms. after each of his terms, his body was tossed out of the white house. the first time was after he was on the ticket in the second time was basically after they said we don't want you on the ticket, but the voters tossed out the democrats under william jennings bryan and william mckinley. he really is the only two-time one term president in our history. my question is how in the world, if you think that the voters are not totally stupid, how in the world can he be considered number eight? i don't think he should be down there at 27. but he seems a little rich. for me. his first defeat was a near thing. but he lost the electoral co

mark reynolds drives and the eventual game-winner. it goes into left field. adam jones is coming apart and he scores and it is 4-3. the orioles' bullpen, four more scoreless innings. adam jones the dh. there is the sliding catch. 5-3, the orioles win. >> every game is important. we are having a lot of fun. the important thing is not to make an individual at that bigger than it needs to be. have some fun. >> a former all-star with the pirates. baltimore is tied with tampa for one of the wild-card spots. a crowd of 20,000 at the marine corps station in annapolis to watch the open practice. a one-handed catch between two guys bang deaed up. joe flacco to laquan williams. he continues to play well. matt birk is back on the field yesterday as the starting center. bryant mckinnie, 386 at this time this year. i think he is ready for the kentucky derby. >> thank you, keith. 6:26. here is what is coming up. >> the trial is set today for the man accused of killing phylicia barnes. >> paul ryan makes his first solo campaign stop just miles away from president obama. where th

adam jones, a great piece of hitting. nick markakis and j.j. hardy also had the opposite field hits. mark reynolds off of clay buchholz.our home runs for mark in the last six games. the orioles were shut out from there. adrian gonzalez. dustin pedroia just misses the tag. he was called safe and it is 3- 3. here is the big play of the game. manny machado cannot make the play. that scores a run. 6-3, orioles lose. the orioles to take on the tigers tonight. it is a baltimore-detroit matchup in football tonight. ravens and lions as the ravens go for their second preseason win. 8-0 plaster in the regular season. the lions are good. gerry sandusky with the radio call on 98 rock. check out the scene in burlington, massachusetts, yesterday. police escort for the olympic gold medalist as she returned home to a hero's welcome. she brought all three of her medals. she says now she wants to be a teenager again. >> she is a great kid. awesome. >> weekend plans to swim in the ocean might be nice. and in durance swimmer is trying to reach another country the hard way. >> snow leopards make a debut. they are so rare in the u.s. >> a c

adam jones follows with a single. 7-5 orioles. jim johnson, one hopper to manny machado. nice picked up by markreynolds. 7-5, the orioles come back to win the game and the series. >> that was a good game for us. that happened a couple times to chen. he deserves the win and the bullpen was great. >> the orioles move on to play the rangers. ravens preseason half over. they play the jack wires on thursday. the ravens held an open practice yesterday. a crowd of 3000 on hand. not a lot of the scrimmaging. you can see joe flacco. john harbaugh pleased with how his team practiced in front of the feans. >> you get the fans out and puts pressure on the guys to perform. the keys to that field and is been good for us. >> it switches bid it up. any time you can be around the fans, makes the players go harder. >> montgomery county the delete represents the u.s. >> how about the ravens? >> joe flacco looked good. you have to catch the ball. i was impressed. >> jags on thursday. 67 degrees on tv hill. a remarkable gift for a wounded warrior. >> four people are recovering after a two separate shooting incident

dollars planet money's co-creator and co-host adam davidson made money as a speaker at goldman sachs and goldman sachs and bank of america events here is mark ams from the project the shame project explained the problem with planet money's ethics in an interview with r t it last week. the real problem is when you're taking money from these people covertly and then you know and then from od'ing their agenda on n.p.r. you're sensually a product spokesman. but it doesn't and there there's a new report by yuki noguchi about bank of america giving away two thousand five hundred vacant homes to people in need here's a clip from that report the giveaways may not change the broader public's view of banks but they have for leroy cisco. that's. all sounds great there's just one problem noguchi neglected to put this story and to contact the blog fire dog lake points out that banks often give away vacant homes as a way to get some of the free positive press noguchi is happy to dole out but even more damning bank of america is obligated to give away vacant homes as part of the robo signing settlements a pay penalties to the government for fraud and the

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first....2 in scoring position for adam jones...slaps it down the right field line...nick &pmarkakis and jj hardy score... birds lead 2-0....bottom 2... o's up 2-1...marknter...gone for the solo ght- &pshot...his 12th..orioles in front 3-1....top 5...2nd and 3rd for the sox...chris tillman's pitch boonces past matt wieters...carl crawford scores from 3rd..boston trails adrian gonzalez lifts it to center...jones ccrcles nder it...dustin pedroia tagging from 3rd...jonsey's throw is off target...pedroia with a great slide to tie the game... 3-3 all....6th inning...2 outs...2 in scoring position... pedroia chopper to rd...tough play for manny machado...boots it...run scores...no error charged...red sox lead 4-3.... next batter...gonzalez lines it to right...crawford scores...sox up 5-3....next man up...cody ross...base knock to left...pedroia comes around...machado cutssoff the throw to get gonzalez at 3rd.. damage already done...boston up 6-3...that's the final score as they avoid the sweep in baltimore... a very laid-back day in owings mills, where the ravens conducted a light walk-thru practice...that's typical the day before a game,..just making sure t

mark reynolds added to the o's efforts. he hit a home run making history friday night. he was the youngest team player to ever have multiple home run games on friday. 15 year old adam quarter was at camden yards too and caught both of the balls. >> i thought it was coming my way. it curved a little bit. i thought i'm not going to get it. i ran down and got it. >> sam offered quarter two grand for the ball. she thought it was priceless and made sure he got it to manny. as for a second ball, he autographed it and it is in quarter's home. >> where it needs to stay for all day. you got to give the first ball back to the kid. >>> coming up on good morning maryland, there is meagan. >> they are calling it a drive by. details on the latest virus that could infect your computer. you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen. >>> thank you for staying with us, malware, it can infeght your computer. it allows con artists to gain access to your machine. >> the latest malware scam is making its round and does something worse, joce sterman explains how in this week's scam alert. >> call it a drive by, a phrase used

adamant that tonight's event was his last. >> yes, to 22 medals total. a record. 18 golds, probably a mark be broken. >> ama: still to coverage nasa's mission to mars and the seven minutes of terror you can see for yourself tomorrow night. >> president obama celebrates his 51st birthday while mitt romney hits the cam paine trail and pushes back about jobs. >> ama: what some discretely placed infrared cameras are teaching us about local critters in the wild. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be a

adamant that tonight's event was his last. >> yes, to 22 medals total. a record. 18 golds, probably a mark that will never be broken. >> ama: still to coverage nasa's mission to mars and the seven minutes of terror you can see for yourself tomorrow night. >> president obama celebrates his 51st birthday while mitt romney hits the cam paine trail and pushes back about jobs. >> ama: what some discretely placed infrared cameras are teaching us about local critters in the wild. . >>> good evening. i'm alan wang. >> ama: i'm ama daetz. san francisco police open fire on a man they say was ban brandishing a gun near the potrero projects. he was shot multiple times and is in the hospital. >> a missing 16-year-old turned herself in to san diego county authorities along with her boyfriend. she disappeared from her family home last quebec in monterey county. two men were found dead inside the house. her boyfriend is a suspect of n the homicide. >> the art and soul festival is in it's 1 year and continues sunday with 50 musical acts of five stages covering several blocks. >> alan: today president obama

mark on film is immeasurable. deepest sorrows and thoughts are with his family at this time. that's from tom cruz. >> adam housley in los angeles. we also lost a comedy legend. phyllis diller has died. former housewife who paved the way for so many other comedians. plus increase in a tax on u.s. troops in afghanistan by afghan security forces. the top u.s. military officer visited the american base in afghanistan today. the same date mortars hit that base. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of thous. l one cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more [ russian accent ] rubles. eh, eheh, eh, eh. [ brooklyn accent ] 50% more simoleons. [ western accent ] 50% more sawbucks. ♪ [ maine accent ] 50% more clams. it's a lobster, either way. [ male annncer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus, it's the card for people who like more cash. [ italian accent ] 50% more dough! what's in your wallet? [ engine revs, tires squeal ] [ male announcer ] more power. more style. more technology. less doors. the 2012 c-coupe. join merced

mark fuhrman and jeff gold and joey jackson. i think don't we have a full screen on this one? >> gee, judge, this is -- >> all right. adam. a text message. yo, how about my mom just saw me on the news on a scooter robbing two old ladies and there opening an investigation. there, t-h-e-r-e. a message here. don't put this stuff on text message. >> a message, a mind is a terrible thing to waste. crime on any level, i no he we defend the right of the falsely accused. when you have a person like this offending the elderly it is inexcusable. it shouldn't happen. it is deplorable and obviously he will get what he deserves. >> judge jeanine: he is 19. probably going to get juvenile delinquent. let me back up here, guys. father, father, father, mother. would you turn your kid in? >> i would turn my kid in after i broke two of his ribs. >> very well stated, mark. >> would you turn your own kid in? >> if i thought somebody was in jeopardy i would. if i just -- to tell you the truth if i just saw that i don't know what i would do. if i thought somebody was in jeopardy. >> the old lady is in jeopardy. >> i don't know what i -- >> judg

mark home run ball. listen to this. check it out. that's chicago white sox slugger adam0th home run of his career. so an overzealous sox fan in the bleachers flipped over the railing, jumped into the waterfall in left center field -- >> did he jump in or roll in? >> maybe did he fall in. so he did get the ball, too. but he didn't get it for long. usa today says stadium security arrested him and took the ball away from him. there are signs at kauffman stadium warning fans they will be arrested if they decide to take a dip. you know what? he should take this video and show them that he fell in. it doesn't look like he's jumping over. >> he is not left with the ball and goes to jail but he has a memory he'll treasure forever. >> but the fine is like $2,500. >> it is 55 minutes after the hour. top stories straight ahead. first, it called mitt romney a wimp but now the cover of "newsweek" is saying hit the road barack. reaction to the cover and why paul ryan scares the president. we'll have a live report from washington just ahead. hey joe, can you talk? sure. your hair -- am

adams was anti-racist. hamilton was anti-racist. madison went along with jefferson, monroe went along with jefferson. so you see the regial divide is, i think, very marked. very marked. >> do you ave ny acknowledges as to why you got into this busine in the first place? >> no, i don't, really. >> how about your own family, what was it like? >> well, i was brought up in ireland. when we discussed politics at all, it was ireland politics we were discussing. i didn't get into international politics until middle life when i worked into the united nations. >> how did you get into that? >> how did i get into that? i suppose -- well, i was in the irish department of foreign affairs and when ireand was joined with the u.n., ireland didn't join theu.n. immediately because ireland was neutral during the war. neutral kept out by the soviets, basically, but when we we l in in the 1950's, i bassy in paris and i was of brought back to be head of a new u.n. division. in that capacity, i went out very often to the u.n. general assembly. the then secretary generagot to know me. when the congo crisis broke out in the -- in serlly 1960's and -- in the early 1960's and whe

marking the largest increase in the month of august 102005. we continue our "countdown to the closing bell" with lauren simonetti at the floor of the new york stock exchange. you're up first. lauren: thank you, adam. the top performer on the cme is silver, a big sleeper of the month rising 13%, rising on a weaker dollar anticipation for further quietude of easing. it was again a top performer today and for the month of oil topping out your best performers. your worst performers happen to be the agricultural commodities. the worst performer for august, natural gas winding down the summer season is starting to see less demand for it, were second worst performer, and wheat coming off the record highs during the drought the third worst performer, for the month of august. lauren simonetti on the floor of the new york stock exchange. lauren: thanks, sandra. i put devious when people get a fast food meal and top it off with a diet soda. a bad year for diet pepsi, it diet coke. now the company is changing its formula. they want to stay sweeter longer. up .4%. it is actually down just modestly for the entire month. it is one of the worst performing dow stocks this month off more than 7%, but today coke sh

mark twain's dictum about difference of opinions making horse races. grover cleveland is my favorite example. in the first academic poll by arthur schlessinger sr. in 1948, cleveland was rangd eighth, and john adams was ranked ninth. cleveland, as we all know -- we don't know much about cleveland, i mean, i didn't before i started, and to be honest with you, i still don't -- [laughter] i know enough to be able to talk about him a little bit. what we know about him, though, everyone knows is he's the only president who served two nonconsecutive terms. less known is the fact that after each of those terms, his party was tossed out of the white house. the first time, 888, with him on the ticket, and the second time after his party had basically said we don't want you on the ticket, but the voters still tossed out the democrats under william jennings bryan and brought in william mckinley. so he represents -- he really is the only two-time, one-term president in our history. [laughter] so my question is how in the world if you think the voters are not totally stupid, how in the world can he be considered number eight? i mean, i didn't think he should be down there, you know, 27, but eighth seems a lit