, oh, my god, there's just -- nobody would be referred to as james huberty except the huberty i know.rter: gene hoffacre, a former schoolmate of huberty, says he was a loner. >> he was just kind of a recluse-type individual. >> reporter: but huberty did manage to marry, raise two young girls, and put down roots in his hometown. but there were signs of trouble. numerous arguments with neighbors. a police charge of disorderly conduct. >> someone yesterday asked me if i hated my husband. i hate the things he's done. but him, no. >> reporter: in this 1985 nbc interview, a year after his rampage, his wife, aetna, talks about james huberty's generally volatile state of mind. >> i told the kids that i kept them away from him as much as possible, told them not to talk back, not to act up. try to keep him calm, don't agitate your father. >> reporter: in october 1982, the power generating plant where huberty works as a welder shuts down. he cannot find work. he moves his family to mexico, but their stay in tijuana lasts only three months. from there, the hubertys move to san ysidro, california,

if not a degree, like mark barton and james huberty. that's our report for tonight. thanks for watching. i'm john seigenthaler. >>> this sunday, america's credit rating is downgraded for the first time ever. it's washington dysfunction that is said to drive the decision. it comes after a volatile week on wall street, with the dow plunge morgue than 500 points in a thursday selloff. the big question now, are we headed toward another recession? high anxiety about america's economic outlook as the july jobs report beats expectations, but unemployment stays above 9%. >> what i want the american people and our partners around the world to know is this -- we are going to get through this. things will get better. >> analysis this morning from austin goolsbee, outgoing director of the white house's counsel of economic advisers, and former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan. and the rest of our panel, the focus, with the rest of the economy in distress how will our troubles effect the race to the white house? >> when i said change we can believe in, i didn't mean