his parents open up about the remarkable rescue today, wednesday, august 10th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. i m ann curry. boy, could it have been any more dramatic on wall street yesterday. it was like watching a tennis match and being on a roller coaster all at the same time. the dow bounced between extreme highs and lows for most of the day before finally closing up around 430 points. some of the credit i guess should go to the fed decision to keep interest rates low for the next two years. of course a lot of people are wondering what more president obama can do to speed up the economic recovery. should he, for example, demand that congress cut short its summer vacation to address the situation? we ll get the latest from wall street and the white house coming up. also this morning. we re going to talk about british police launching a massive crack down on rioters in
digits. we re looking at 400 points. investors worry about the overall health of the economy and the gridlock over the debt. in the meantime harry reid has announced his picks. three moderate senators, but will republicans also pick members willing to compromise. we have it all covered from the white house to the markets, to one of those critical battleground states the president will need for reelection. former new mexico governor bill richardson will join us shortly. let s begin with kristin walker. democrats want the president to do something to show he s on top of the economic crisis. they re looking for a grand gesture, if you will. that remains to be seen. one thing i can tell you is there s been rumblings, calls for the president to call congress back from the summer recess so they can tackle issues like new trade agreements and investing in infrastructure. it s not clear if that s going to happen. i talked to some folks on the hill who say they haven t been contac
digits. we re looking at 400 points. investors worry about the overall health of the economy and the gridlock over the debt. in the meantime harry reid has announced his picks. three moderate senators, but will republicans also pick members willing to compromise. we have it all covered from the white house to the markets, to one of those critical battleground states the president will need for reelection. former new mexico governor bill richardson will join us shortly. let s begin with kristin walker. democrats want the president to do something to show he s on top of the economic crisis. they re looking for a grand gesture, if you will. that remains to be seen. one thing i can tell you is there s been rumblings, calls for the president to call congress back from the summer recess so they can tackle issues like new trade agreements and investing in infrastructure. it s not clear if that s going to happen. i talked to some folks on the hill who say they haven t been contac