in engelwood, aaron baskerville. >>> i'm heidi collins. have a great weekend, everybody. we'll see you back here on monday. >> it is friday, august 7th. here are the top stories right here in the "cnn newsroom." >> you need to open it up to the free markets and you need to get the government out of our wayp. >>> anger boils over at health care town hall meetings. shoving, shouting, replace thoughtful discussion. >>> the nation's jobless picture takes an unexpected turn, this time for the better. i'll show you, also, life on less than a dollar a day. my trip from vietnam. good morning, everybody, i'm betty nguyen in today for tony harris and you are in the "cnn newsroom." >>> all right, let's start with this. an economic shocker. the nation's unemployment rate dropped in july to 9.4%. now, analysts thought the jobless numbers would keep trending up and they were wrong. personal finance editor gerri willis is in new york to break down the numbers and some numbers we can smile about, at least. >> a real relief. some people were afraid we might get 10% unemployment, but the r