nick perna, to you first. what exactly is standard and poors saying with this anoujs ment and what are they basing it on? >> what they've looked at is the level and prospect of growth of u.s. deficits and indebtedness and it gives them cause for concern. they said that it puts the u.s. in a position where it is not nearly as credit worthy as other sovereign nations that have triple-a or pristine credit ratings so by firing the shot across our bowl giving us a warning they said there's some probability as high as perhaps 2 and 3 over the next two years that u.s. credit rating could be downgraded from triple-a. >> woodruff: what are they basing it on? we notice that the other major ratings agency moody's i guess has drawn a somewhat different conclusion. now they recently said they've looked at what's going on and they think the country may be headed in the right direction when it comes to dealing with its credit issues. >> i think first of all it's different than having a difference of opinion about general ele

of course nick won it, as i said three times.t a few rare exceptions, you know, who didn't win it. greg norman came so close. lee trivino who had a very big stretch of a career. but you go through the name, nelson and hogan and steed and wood and mickelson and nick fald it's list of champions. you don't get fluke winners here charlie. you get big-time talent winning this tournament. >> rose: what kind of game suits this course, nick? >> yeah, what kind of game? well, the most important thing now you have to be a pretty strong driver. i think if you're very short coming into these greens with a lot of club is very difficult. the guys who are at least medium to long have the favor. the most important thing is accuracy of the second or third shots. we really have the smallest margin of error and no exaggeration. two paces probably short of the flag, a couple of paces after. if you come up, you know, more than six or eight feet off that, it hits the slope and it heads off down or it ends up on the back of the green, and you get these

nick smith joins us live with the latest. good morning. >> there was a couple of shootings in the area . behind me, in fact family members start to gather at weet jimmy's. police are not saying much about the early morning shootings that left two men dead and four take tonight hospital. two of them were women. police tell me shots were fired after one man was denied entry in the club. neither of the victims or the shooter has been identified by police. >> right now, we know that the car belonging to the victim here live is towed away. they have been out and necessarily want to talk to media and they have been out to see the victim's car taken away and returned to their position . just blocks away. police say a man was taken to the hospital after he was shot at kimbles. they don't believe it is related. we know that their investigation will condition. the phase at weet jimmy's has concluded and i will follow up with the police defendant this morning. nick smith abc sennews. >> oakland police are still trying to track down a hi

who has an eye on us but nick watt. nick? >> reporter: we can almost see you.he river thames. look over here. buckingham palace. down there, big ben. look, the flag. westminster abbey. that's where they're getting married. robin, back to you. >> thank you, nick. he'll be joining us again in our next hour. we continue live from london. >>> and now, fighting spring allergies. it's allergy time. how can you test to see what you're allergic to? there's a skin test or a blood test. what is the difference? get the answers at abcnews.com/gma. ♪ professional driver on a closed course. ♪ do not attempt at home. always wear your seat belt. ♪ and please drive responsibly. [ male announcer ] it's the most fun you can legally have. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. - good night, honey. - and they could fix... - all better? - almost anything. - yes. - thank mom with the charmed memories collection from kay, the number one jewelry store in america. - i love you guys. - we know. and all we need to do is change the way we're thinkin

but let the history books record it was nick watt who said "kiss her again" and made it happen.ck, for what you did for all of us today. >>> and we want to remind you, later on, barbara walters will have a special two-hour royal wedding edition of "20/20." she has new interviews, new details from the day. and we thank you for watching tonight. we're always on at abcnews.com. david muir will be back to d >> gas prices and oil profits, tonight you will hear chevron why the huge earnings have little to do with what you pay in the pump. >> the east bay housewife that had sex with teens and. how easy it for kids to pay for alcohol. i am michael finney with a hidden camera investigation. i am 7 on your side . >> city scientist takele a stease found in one of the parks. >> this is 7 news at 6:00. profits total 34 billion and the pump prices head toward record levels . quickly defended them. laura anthony is live in the chevron station in alamotonight. >> since the first of this year, gas prices shot up 88 cents and that is 38 percent and the same

nick struggles with language.dity and resistence to change nick shares with other children with autism. >> a tendency to suddenly appear absent, to withdraw into an emotionally detached inner world of his own. those symptoms are characteristic of the autism spectrum, severe to mild. in nick's case relatively mild. but beyond such mental difficulties, nick has serious physical illness in his digestive system. his mito con drya the energy needed for his cells for normal activity plus frequent small brain seizures and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. >> lehrer: so robin, is there an exact definition of what autism is, at least in accepted definition? >> well, it's a good question. there is a definition published in the manual that people in the mental health business use to describe it. and i've just mentioned some of the symptoms. it's a difficulty connecting, a difficulty with language, a difficulty empathizing with other human beings. and a remoteness about it. plus in his case which is why not only because

i am nick smith live in oakland. >> in san francisco.are helping two dozep residents displaced by an early morning fire. the fire broke out near powell green streetts around 12:30 this morning. arson investigators are on the scene trying to figure out how the fire got started. there are report that is it began in an entry way outside of the front door. five children are among those displaced by the fire. >> the city city meets tonight to consider a budget deficit. they are expected to consider two recommendation. one have the fire department team up with redwood fire department and the other let a private security company run the fire department. they would remain the same staff but going private could save more money. bay area cities opted to consolidate to save money. >> tough times in san jose. officials expected to notify 600 workers that they may lose their yobs by the end of job. >> the city council considered pay cuts from police officer to liberians. >> they want to reduce benefit costs to bridge the damage deficit in the coming

>> nothing, nick. nothing must go wrong. >> reporter: today, not just flowers, but 20-foot trees taken into the abbey to decorate. >> i'm happy. >> very exciting. >> i think it's a little bit of a historical moment. >> reporter: historic because kate's what they call a commoner. no blue blood. her mom's family were coal miners. >> from coal mining to future queen of england. i mean, it's an astonishing story. it is a fairy tale, frankly. >> reporter: now, diane, this time tomorrow night, kate will be with her family in that hotel. and prince william, he'll be at st. james' palace, just around the corner. a quiet night in with his father, prince charles. >> and you and i will be seeing each other a lot in the days to come. thank you, nick. >>> and still ahead on "world news," we sent david muir on a simple mission. in this country facing so many budget cuts, how do they really feel about the royal spectacle? >>> and, that sisterhood of royal women kate middleton is about to join. 50 years along the same

that's me, nick, age 37. my rivals, harry, age 6. alfie, age 8. >> you want a seat belt? >> and we're off, cart racing. kids have always loved to race but now they're getting younger. much younger. we hit 60 down that straight. in britain, they've launched a bambino class. you can start racing age 5. start driving even younger. harry was 4. >> first i was scared. >> were you? >> yes. >> but not anymore? >> no. >> ben was just 3 when his dad let him drive a little cart. >> at 30 miles an hour? >> 35. >> what's that? >> lead. >> the carts are weighted with lead because the kids are just too light. and they do crash. ben crashed last month. bad one? >> very bad. ben's cart catapulted and flipped over twice. >> he's back in the saddle but check out the scrapes on his neck brace. why are they doing this? because of this guy, louis hamilton who began his racing career in a cart at their home track age 8. now he's a formula 1 world champion driver. he's worth maybe 40 million bucks and he's shacked up with a pussycat doll. these kids want to be just like

i'm nick watt for "nightline" in le england. >> and nick didn't bring us a piece.for watching abc news. we hope you watch "good morning america." and you can find our comprehensive royal wedding coverage on abcnews.com. have a good weekend. and good night, america.

i'm nick watt for "nightline" in london. >> she does have it bad. thanks to nick watt for that.nd all of next week. we're going to crash that royal wedding. my co-anchor cynthia mcfadden is there. she'll bring you it all live from london. >>> late breaking news now. severe weather in the st. louis area. at least seven tornadoes reported there. the airport sustained significant damage with windows and road s torn up and a shuttl bus carried to the top of a terminal. there have been reports of minor injuries only, thankfully. the storm is now moving into parts of illinois. we hope you checknt

i turn to nick watt to help us out. >> i'm no tim gunn.ing a terrible dresser. so, we really felt we needed to go to the experts to find out what we can wear to this wedding. what we can wear that won't have the british people laughing at us. ah, the royal wedding. >> reporter: on friday, 1,900 guests will convene in westminster abbey, to see prince william and kate middleton wed. that can only beg one question. what does one wear to a royal wedding. nick, you live here. help us out. >> the brits are snippy. and wedding garb is a mine field. but we're at selfridges, and they will help us out. >> reporter: i found out from sophie, in a dressing for a royal wedding is no easy matter. which dresses do you think i should try on? because the wedding will take place at westminster abbey, sleeves for women are a do. this could take care of the sleeveless problem. looking too sexy is a don't. >> quite sexy for a royal wedding, i have to be honest. >> reporter: while it's supposed to look proper, not to look stuffy. i can't tell if i like it or if

there are still some with nick right now. good morning, again, nick. >> good morning.ttled from the stampede of people trying to catch a glimpse of william and kate. a cyclist just went by and got a huge ovation. i think you're right. i don't think we can call her kate anymore. she is catherine. her life has changed forever. >> i catherine elizabeth. >> reporter: this is the moment that kate middleton game her royal highness, the duchess of cambridge. today is a great start and sa sealed with a kiss. make that two. but the job has only just begun. a life of bodyguards, paparazzi, and royal duty. >> i don't know the ropes. i'm willing to learn quickly and work hard. >> reporter: he started before the wedding, a minitour. flipping pancakes and chatting with students at the university. and starting a running race in a small english town. she looks like a natural. she'll have to be. the queen made 444 public appearances last year alone. this is what royals do. this is their job. ♪ >> reporter: and kate's other job, i suppose, is to produce a royal heir. >> these two have b

i'm nick watt for "nightline" in london. >> thanks, nick.im and i are going to be blogging all week on the "nightline" page at abcnews.com. we had quite a carriage ride today. >> we followed the path of the royal procession. it was surreal. >> you'll get to see that carriage ride and lots more later in the week on "nightline." when we come back, it's back to you, bill in new york. stay with us. ♪ [ male announcer ] an everyday moment can turn romantic anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. ♪ cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. ♪ tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medications, and ask if you're healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. [ man ] do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delay

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good evening, nick. >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, you know, william and kate have been involved in every detail of the planning of this wedding, but now the die is cast and they're taking a couple of days off and enjoying the sunshine and, like the rest of us, counting down to what will be the most public wedding in the history of this planet. the flags are fluttering over the streets of london where they're preparing for a million strong throng. huge crowds have become a wedding tradition. >> what an extraordinary moment. for the new princess of wales. >> reporter: but this is a modern couple and today, in what's being hailed as a major break from tradition, we hear kate will wear her hair down. modern royals indeed. you can even feel it. listen to how british royals used to talk. >> well, i asked -- [ inaudible ] >> you can barely hear what he's saying. >> they tend to pull their tongues back. [ unintelligible ] it's a very lazy accent. >> reporter: now listen to william. >> i took her to kenya and proposed. >> reporter: will

nick janes live in placerville. thanks. >>> so you went to bed last night it was dry, you wake up this morning showers in the bay area. a couple of breaks in between the clouds as this is what we are going to see on and off throughout the day today. sunny breaks in between and then you will see showers beginning to wander back onshore. so keep that umbrella handy. bring a jacket. it's going to be chilly around the bay area today. most of the moisture is concentrated in the south bay. looks like more scattered showers so far just some lighter amounts right now but we have seen some pockets of some moderate amounts of rain moving through and with the possibility of some isolated thunderstorms, yeah, you could see some brief heavier downpours. out the door this morning, 40s and 50s. gusty winds found along with the showers. this afternoon, more cool showers will continue highs only in the 40s for spring day. all because of this low driving right down to the south coming well to the north and bringing with it that cold

business commission certificates of honor, recognizing jerry sanguinetti, dan mckenna, john wong, and nick elsner, of the department of public works, for their work with t-mobile food permitting. >> as you know, the gentleman join me in recognition have completed a project that was probably a couple of years in the making, trying to get a mobile from the program together -- a mobile food program. the gentleman behind me were able to develop the program, implemented program, and really, for the small on to conners who are now benefiting and making a living, i do not think we can thank them enough, so we recognize each of you. our commendation. also, i would just like to say that when the city be worse for small business, small business works for the city, and i just really want to thank you for that. on this monday, the small business commission is proud to make knowledge the contribution that jerry sanguinetti, dan mckenna, john wong, and nick elsner, and their co-workers, that they have made. they have been willing to take on the structure, and they have since worked to make this program

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nick laguara. >> hello, everybody. i want to thank you personally for inviting this dialogue to happen. i also want to address your specific question about drug use and partying. i think a lot of the parties kind of conform people into a drug use situation. we need to have open, bigger parties, not gates around them. in san francisco, the free street parties are the best parties. a lot of times, electronic dance music festivals get caught upper and are closed -- caught up and are closed for the wrong reasons. it we have community-based promoters, looking and seeing which parties are thrown by combe, keeping an eye on what happens -- we doi mean, the maje time, that the span of the dance floor, is hours and hours. -- that they spend on the dance floor. there was the night that lady gaga when the number one in canada, and i played with her. including castro in the 21 event that i played with her, and that just shows it. we can tell them that we wanted diversity at our events. we need five or six types of music if you wha

nick laguara. >> hello, everybody. i want to thank you personally for inviting this dialogue to happen. i also want to address your specific question about drug use and partying. i think a lot of the parties kind of conform people into a drug use situation. we need to have open, bigger parties, not gates around them. in san francisco, the free street parties are the best parties. a lot of times, electronic dance music festivals get caught upper and are closed -- caught up and are closed for the wrong reasons. it we have community-based promoters, looking and seeing which parties are thrown by combe, keeping an eye on what happens -- we d

its history - we talk to finance minister wayne swann >>so the australian economy is in pretty good nick. we took a hit, but we are going to bounce back. >>hello and welcome. i'm raya abirached and this is world business, your weekly insight into the global business trends shaping our lives. just weeks after kazakhstan's parliament approved a referendum to extend the president's current term to 2020, nursultan nazarbayev vetoed the decision, instead calling for a snap election to put his future in the hands of the people. this will not only be an important forerunner to next year's parliamentary elections, but a test for the leader who has ruled the country since the breakup of the soviet union. >>reporter: at a state-run stable out on the vast steppe outside the capital of kazakhstan, amanzhol khassenovknows a good race when he sees one -- as he trains 200 horses >>it's not just the astana public that saddle up here but politicians - so when it came to the presidential elections -- amanzhol knew how to spot a winner. >>khassenov: racing is racing, there's the happiness of winning and th

that's my son nick lehman's condition sometimes makes him imagine he's not it's old news nursing home but in the old settlements of the real chick where everyone has a boat where christmas is celebrated in early january rather than in december and where people in nearly every home speak russian. everybody says so drug programs or rather what do you know that is not in the book are you very. much in a group of. nick lehman is one of the few people here who still remember the russian era of the land its former legacy is gradually being forgotten much in the same way as old people's memories fade away i'd like to teach my children about their heritage and we've shared it it's caught on especially with our oldest child our son and i think the best way we can do it was talk about it sure some of the stories maybe some of the way in which i want them to understand are very rich cultural heritage. if it means giving up. rice and here is one of the most popular teachers and still don't know high school. he used to teach english to russian children in the russian town of. course today he teach

>> nick watt is a tour guide. hope you enjoyed that. we're enjoying being out here. much sun on the day. the tall guards will sink. >> where are my manners? india hicks. she was in the wedding of princess diana and prince charles. now, lives at home in the bahamas. four, beautiful children. a boutique and so much more. we have lucas that is going to serve us some tea. good afternoon to you, too. was there any other way to drink it? have to have tea. you spent the night here. >> i did. i know the apartments well. i was here the night before the royal wedding. but it was a mistake. so, royal fireworks, which is traditional before the throne gets married. after the royal fireworks, the streets and the crowds were so impossible, it became evident there was no way i was coming back to my mother. and princess margaret said, don't worry. come spend the night with me. i was in the royal palace. i had nothing with me. late, i heard a knock on the door. and princess margaret came in with her toothbrush and said, here, my dear. use my toothbrush. i didn't want to say no, thank

nick schifrin, abc news, kabul. >>> and tonight on "nightline," bill weir will have his full interview with that pastor. >>> also in afghanistan, six american soldiers have been killed in a vicious battle along the pakistan border there. abc's mike boettcher, the only journalist there, caught in the middle of it, describes it as the toughest fire fight he has seen in 30 years of reporting from war zones. the troops came under fire from three sides. the soldiers who died were from the 101st airborne division in ft. campbell, kentucky. and mike is working to safely get the story to us. we'll have his reporting for you next week. >>> now, to libya. it has been two weeks since the u.s. and allies started pounding gadhafi targets, while rebel forces tried to advance. but there's a growing sense tonight that even though the rebels cannot possibly defeat gadhafi, his inner circle may be close to cracking. to weigh in now for us, alex marquardt, who is in benghazi, libya, and jake tapper at the white house. >> reporte so, jake, what does the white house think end game is at this point, if ther

the pacific ocean and dump it right into the reactor preventing three simultaneous meltdowns in the nick of time they did it right before it was about to expire. glowed into three gigantic meltdowns and that's where we are today a crippled nuclear power plant it's stable all in the sense that a time bomb is also stable a small earthquake a pipe break could set it off because it's just hanging there by your fingernails so imagine being on a cliff and hanging like your fingernails and one by one your fingernails start to crack that's a situation at the reactor right now it's stable but only if they can keep enough seawater in fresh water over the course a small earthquake could upset this entire scenario one of my best friends lives in tokyo his one of his kids and it's not suppose here in the united states but the rest is that his other daughter is in tokyo with him and his wife and and we've been corresponding ever since this happened in japan they refer to as three eleven the way we refer to nine eleven and my friend tells me that the media has been fairly reassuring and you know don't

> somewhere in this crowd. >> nick, what is it like?well, i am very close to the palace gates. i'm a hard-hearted old cynic. but i did shed a little tear. the first kiss was a little too short. and i am claiming credit for the second kiss. i started a chant in this part of the crowd, kiss her again, and he did. i'd like to say that i was a part of it. and the fly-past was amazing. right over people's heads. as robin was saying, there's a sense of people thinking, what do we do now? now, it's a new royal chapter. and it will be fascinating. barbara? >> and let's go to bianna now. she's in hyde park, neighboring mayhem. >> we went from one wedding now to another. they've gone from the princess there. they just went from buckingham palace to princesses that are here. they are gathering them to go on stage. and they'll have a contest honoring all of the brides-to-be this year. and they're seeing aerosmith behind us. everyone is still loving it. and the crowds, as you can see, are still here. they loved the kiss. and they loved the second ki

look carefully at the subtitles. >> reporter: nick heim, bbc. >> quite a spectacle.ody's there. everybody wants to see it. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morng

just me. >> nick watt on the case. >> thanks, nick. i'm looking forward to joining you across the pond soon. all next week, we're going to be live from london. we're going to continue to count down to the royal wedding. join us on monday. we'll kick off live coverage from london's jubilee gardens. on tuesday, we're at kensington palace, home to princess diana and the childhood home of william and harry. >>> coming up here, demi lovato breaks her silence. what she says about the fight that led to her seeking treatment. >> i take 100% full responsibility. i feel horrible. >> she tells us why she's leaving her hit show. that's coming up. oh...man... it was a tough game out there today. i thought i was going to be it forever, but then it was dig deep time, and i brought it... and i struck like a cobra. that was a good tag. [ male announcer ] kids take play seriously. nourish it. quaker chewy -- the goodness of whole grains, no high fructose corn syrup and 25% less sugar than the leading sweet snacks. ♪ imagine zero pollutants in our enviro

but nick's shyness is different.rought my family into a story. until nick. he moves me deeply. >> robert mcneil, welcome to "today." >> thank you. >>s as you mentioned, you never talked about your personal life. >> no, one didn't. >> in 50 years in the news. now this little boy, your grandson moved you. how special is he? >> any family with a disability, it's cruel for them, for the person and the family. autism is particularly cruel because it steals what is most human in us -- the ability to relate to other people and empathize with other people. that includes members of the family. also there is no cure for autism. the behavior can be improved. and the medical conditions like my grandsson suffers from can be modified. you can't go to the hospital and come back like you do for many diseases, better. it's just to be lived with. >> and the whole family -- >> yes, it is. >> that's when you chronicled the journey of your daughter discovering when he's diagnosed to even talking to your granddaughter, his 10-year-old sis