everyone under the able of 18 must be indoors by 9:00 p.m. on fridays and saturdays. police stepped up patrols after roving gangs of teens rioted and beat up store owners in response to messages posted on twitter and myspace. the mayor has harsh words for offenders. if you want to act like a butthead, your butt is going to get locked up. if you want to act like an idiot, move. move out of this city. we don t want you here anymore. an 11-year-old was among those arrested in the latest attack. violators and their parents could receive fines up to $500. those who fail to pick up their kids could be charged with neglect. shifting gears now, here is your tuesday forecast. severe storms with gusty winds and hail around chicago, louisville, memphis and birmingham. heavy rain along the gulf coast. afternoon thunderstorms from washington, d.c. to boston. showers in the desert southwest and from billings to rapid city. 70s in the pacific northwest. phoenix 105. and albuquerque 95. 104 in
mysterious motive behind the rioting so far. we ll get into that. our other major story this morning the stock market s dramatic reaction to the federal credit rating. wall street went into panic, overseas markets are following and lawmakers are pointing fingers. a lot of questions being raised about this downgrade, just how accurate it is, whether it should have happened at all. no apologies, though. no apologies, exactly. later this half hour, the scales used to weigh your luggage at the airport. are they really accurate? how often cacaairlines overcharge you for bags that are too heavy? let s just say these are not the kind of scales you d want to have in your bathroom. adding pounds. it s infuriating to think that maybe they re getting away with adding some pounds to your luggage. we ve got some tips for you when you head to the airport. first we begin with the violence in britain that is only getting worse. for the first time since the rioting started over th
in most cases, in the majority of cases, people saying this is a group of criminal gangs organizing themselves to loot and steal wherever possible. so there is a level of organization to all of this? reporter: well, it seems so. much has been made in recent of these gangs apparently meeting by prior arrangement using facebook and using their blackberries and mobile phone messaging platforms. and in that sense they re staying one step ahead of the police. there are manynyases in which we ve seen pictures of these gangs more or less ruling the streets for several hours before the police even turn up. we ll keep an eye on this story as it continues to evolve. simon mcgreggor-wood in london, thanks very much. now to our other topoptory this morning, nervous investors are keeping an eye on the stock market in asia this morning. prices fell dramatically for the second day in a row in early trading. overseas investors are anxious after the dow fell more than 600 points due to the dr
race could get eíeo more crowded by next week. texas governor rick perry who made headlines at a prayer event last weekend could be close to announcing a presidential run. perry will visit at least two early primary states this weekend. aides close to perry say an official announcement could come as early as saturday. now to britain where three men in north london are now charged with the attempted murder of a police officer. word of their arrests comes as violence spreads from parts of the british capital to other major cities. britain s prime minister has cut short a vacation to meet with law enforcement and confront the violence. abc s lama hasan reports on how the rioting started. reporter: flames across london. rioters hitting the city, torching buildings, cars ablaze. from the air the fires raged. the violence broke out after a 29-year-old father of four was killed by police. the police say he allegedly fired the first shot. but in a poor neighborhood where relations with po
federal credit rating. abc business editor dan arnall explains what is happening. good morning, dan. tanya and daniel, before the weekend, no one knew what a downgrade would mean. now, we know all too well. a day of sheer panic on wall street. the global sell-off started in asia. tokyo down 2%. the selling increased. london down 3%. and finally, the massive tsunami of selling hit new york. the dow down almost 6% at the closing bell. even a midday presidential address meant to calm the markets couldn t staunch the bleeding. no matttt what some agency may say, we ve always been and always will be a aaa country. the worst day for the stock markets since the height of the financial crisis, capping a run of two weeks erasing almost $2 trillion in stock market wealth. the average american 401(k) investor losing more than $16,000. the best advice i can follow is my own, and that is, hold on for the long-term and bet on the