and a lot of people credit the guy in charge -- alan mulally. what does his company's success say about the economic recovery? we'll talk to him and unvail ford's new explorer suv. suv at a time when people are moving away from them. >> that's under the sheet there. >>> plus, former first daughter chelsea clinton will be tying the knot in about five days. we'll look at the final preparations taking place, we are told, 90 miles north of here. >>> let's begin with the leaked documents and the search for two missing american sailors who disappeared on friday. we have nbc's jim miklaszewski at the story there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. some analysts comparing those to the pentagon papers. the reams of documents provide specific names and dates when pakistani government officials provided support to the taliban, waging war against americans in afghanistan. on that front, there is still no new word this morning on the fate or whereabouts of the two missing sailors, believed to have been taken hostage by the taliban. u.s. military o

alan mulally agrees. you don't see this recovery stalling? >> not at the present time. as we started to recover, we slowed down a little bit, and that's very common for a recovery from a recession. >> reporter: ford, which unveiled the new explorer this week... >> listen. >> reporter: ... just reported a $4.7 billion profit for the past six months, its best in a decade. you think we're still headed in the right direction. >> absolutely, absolutely. we're coming out of a very big hole, but people are starting to feel like we're on the road to recovery. >> reporter: the economy will need to pick up speed to create jobs. at the 2.5% growth rate most economists are now forecasting for the rest of the year, the unemployment rate will remain right where it is. katie. >> couric: anthony, here's a question tonight from facebook: >> reporter: i think the negative news certainly contributes to the mood, but you have to remember this pessimism really came from the near-death financial experience we've endured. just as the optimism of the housing boom was probably inflated, i think