freefall, after the economic recovery and the european debt problems. for the first time, the debt traded without the top natch triple-a for one of the big three rating firms. the wall street investors are again rushing to sell the stocks. there is a realization among global strategist that the slowdown is coming. the investment top rating agency standard & poor s downgraded friday for the first time in history. the united states government debt. they are going to turn to a safe asset. the safest asset the u.s. treasurys despite what s&p said. usually the government has to pay more to borrow money as a result of the downgrade. that is not the case here. since stocks have fallen dramatically, the international investors are flooding money in safety of the bonds. lowering the cost for the federal government to borrow money. still, some analyst say the downgrade created more uncertainty in already volatile market. because of their heavy reliance on the u.s. government fi
globe. good evening. good evening. the markets continue the freefall, after the economic recovery and the european debt problems. for the first time, the debt traded without the top natch triple-a for one of the big three rating firms. the wall street investors are again rushing to sell the stocks. there is a realization among global strategist that the slowdown is coming. the investment top rating agency standard & poor s downgraded friday for the first time in history. the united states government debt. they are going to turn to a safe asset. the safest asset the u.s. treasurys despite what s&p said. usually the government has to pay more to borrow money as a result of the downgrade. that is not the case here. since stocks have fallen dramatically, the international investors are flooding money in safety of the bonds. lowering the cost for the federal government to borrow money. still, some analyst say the downgrade created more uncertainty in already volatile mar
including some of the most elite navy s.e.a.l.s. the single deadliest day in our nation s longest running war. it s monday, august 8th, 2011. i m chuck todd. quite the packed monday. let s get right to my first read of the morning and it starts with the downgrade. economic uncertainty could be the greatest obstacle for president obama s re-election campaign and standard & poor s decision to downgrade the country s credit rating for the first time ever doesn t help that anxiety. here s s&p s managing director, john chachambers, on the substa of their decision. we have a negative outlook, which speaks to a longer time frame, from 6 months to 24 months. and if the fiscal position of the united states deteriorates further or if the political gridlock becomes more entrenched, then that could lead to a downgrade. here s former fed chairman alan greenspan giving the downgrade a little more context. this is not an issue of credit rating. the united states can pay any debt it
pacific in a small boat. how did they manage to make it without food or supplies? one of the men who rescued them will tell us today. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this friday morning. i m amy robach. and i m carl quintanilla. matt and meredith have the morning off. perhaps joining all those black friday deal hunters who are out early at malls like this one in paramus, new jersey. i don t see matt in that shot, but if we do, we ll call him out on it. look at all those people. it amazing. some stores opened before midnight. what are the hottest items you should be targeting? and if you re still at home, have you already missed out on all of the bargains. we have everything you need to know ahead. also still ahead, a warning to driver, deadly danger deer pose on the roads. we have more on that coming up. on a much lighter note, if your kids are still asleep, wake them up. that s right. 16-year-old pop sensation justin bieb
a pickup of 12 by ben state. auburn down by a field goal. bob: look how deep ben tate is in the backfield? bob: here s tate again. the point i was making, mark, they have deepened that tailback up. look, he is behind the quarterback right here which gives you more of a north/south downhill run. that s really kind of like an i-formation run and people talk about the tpistol. putting them in the shotgun to have this kind of effect. mark: todd keeps it himself. this is an offense that they want to get the ball to the. immediately after the play ends and get up to the line of scrimmage and snap it. they want to try to get 80 to 90 snaps in per game. an average is how much? bob: probably 65 a game. mark: tells you how fast they re going, third down and four coming up. todd to pass. under heat. a missed tackle and incomplete. avoided a sack, though. got away from j.t. thomas and lazear. bob: running backs learning how to pass protect. onterio mccalebb was in there as t