he and bob kahn invented it but what vint did is he spent the entire rest of his life of pushing, pushing, pushing in his friendly way for adopg because he didn't have any power. there's an example of someone who's a missionary. he understands. and then i'm obviously a supporter and admirer er of president obama, first because of his race, what he's faced in his life, but second because he approacheses problems with the kind of discipline and diligence that you would want a u.s. president to do. >> he's a member of u.s. president obama's on-sight technology. andrew? >> on that note we'll wrap it up. you've been watching "world business today." we'll be back. for now i'm andrew stevens in hong kong. >> i'm charles hodson in london. you're watching cnn, the world news leader. >>> good morning. et it is tuesday, august 2nd. this is your a.m. "wake-up call." i i'mally velshi joining you live from new york. let's start with a story. it's tropical storm emily. take a look that weather track. there's chance it could pick up strength and approach south florida by friday. we're going to talk to ro

kahn and stephen strasburg. they'rand arnold schwarzenegger. >> eric: the left lost. nothing in this for them. >> bobxactly right. exactly right. nothing for us at all. >> andrea: doesn't that hurt ennewsiasm going into an election? >> bob: a good point but i'll tell you what it does. the fear of actually having republicans controlling the senate, the house and the white house, enough that the progressive base will come back en masse in big numbers because they don't want the tea terrorist party to have that much influence or be completely controlled by the republicans. >> andrea: they are so mad. this is up with of many columnists krugman from the far left, saying i mean lambasting the president saying he sur rendered, sur rendered last december. he surrendered on a scale of raw extortion, he says. >> bob: that's what it was. >> andrea: he says we are witnessing a catastrophe on multiple levels from paul krugman of the "new york times." there is it. raw, tortion over the debt ceiling. >> eric: if this does somehow work, the economy turns around not because of it but in spite of it, the tea party wil