chris gardner's book "the pursuit of happyness" inspired the movie starring will smith.nspiration? what do you have to say about that? >> the first thing i want to share with you about those economists, most of them were reluctant to admit we were in a recession in the first place. >> and larry summers said a one in three chance of a recession, i said, that means we've got a two-thirds chance we're not in a recession. i talk to people who don't seem to care what's happening in the macroeconomy if they've got a good idea on how to do it. especially if they don't have another job. talk to me about what it takes to start your own company or get out there and start hustling for contract work or making it happen for yourself. >> i agree with you. you cannot wait for a perfect world in order to pursue something that you're truly passionate about. the truth of the matter is, 50% of all the companies in the fortune 500 were started in either a bear market or a recession. this is a fabulous time to be doing something, pursuing something that you're truly passionate about. and one

chris gardner, thanks so much for joining us today. really nice to see you this weekend. that's going to wrap things up for us this morning. but this conversation continues online. you can send us an e-mail with your thoughts or questions to your bott yourbott yourbottomline@cnn.com. back now to "cnn saturday" for the latest stories making news. >>> and from cnn center, this is "cnn saturday morning." it is august 6th, good morning, i'm deborah feyerick in for t.j. holmes. it has been one of the deadliest days yet in the long afghan war. more than two dozen members of the u.s. special forces have been killed in the downing of a chinook helicopter. we're going to get a live report from kabul. >>> also, another blow to the u.s. economy. in a move last night, the country's credit rating was downgraded by standard & poor's. no longer do we have superior aaa status. we'll explain how the move impacts you. >>> we begin with what could be the deadliest day yet for u.s. troops in afghanistan. the u.s. military says more than two dozen u.s. troops are believed to have died in a he

overcome the costs barrier of every -- this is the result of the great work of chris and jamie from rpd and christine gardner. it took a lot of hard work and patience, to make this proposal to google. i have not seen the make a lot of guests here, so this is encouraging that they are thinking of doing this. the second is the $20,000 giftit from sports basement. this funding is for equipment and supplies for any and all rec centers. rec directors, working with their manager, can apply to us. it is a simple process that is approved by both rec park and sfgtv. some new and innovative projects we recently funding include a lego education robot kit to expand their randall museum's robotics course for fifth through 12th grades students in rec center city-wide. also, safety equipment. pads, ramps, and more for the new action sports program. i think you saw some of that today. it is fun to think of all the kids at summer camp who are being protected by this. i would like to recognize bob and his staff for the great work this year. and michael taylor of san francisco parks trust, and our trusty, christine gardner, wh