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I know -- chuck is in the splendor of aspen. im here in las vegas. are you back in washington? >> i am. >> reporter: is that how this works? >> holding down the forts while youre on your little flolices out west. enjoy. >> reporter: booth mates. enjoy. >> see you back. safe travels. thank you. now the gulf where the governments point man on the spill is going by the old washington addage trust but verify. thad allen says he isnt counting on the well to be capped before the end of summer no mat...

Going off of a cliff. what does wall street think when they hear that argument? >> well, i think that its a real debate. look. theres no doubt about it. we were close to going off a cliff. the weekend at lehman brothers declared bankruptcy and aig acquired by government. you know, i mean i think we were very close and the economy needed stimulus in a big way. its argue shl whether that stimulus that helped the economy because of the stimulus plan or really because of the federal reserve. i think...

Our claims line is open 24 hours a day. i volunteered for this assignment because this is my home. ill be here in the gulf as long as it takes to make this right. bottom of the hour now. lets look at whats driving the day. >> president obama in nevada this morning talking up the economy after a late night of vegas fund raising for harry reid. admiral thad allen says the government is sticking with the august estimate for stopping the leak in the gulf. earlier this week, bp said it could be don...

If he had done what anyway thons had said. hes bigger than nathans now. >> hes bigger than nathans. you hit it on the head, its a personal services contract. they told him he can only do "x," he was being paid good money, he wants to do more, jumps on the stage and now hes a star and don lemon mentions him three or four times on sunday night. >> there you go. s >> see you next week. >> you can read ricks blog at cnn. steven cars watched his corporate job momented, former aig employee has start...

Fourth. skipping down the list, john kennedy, 11th. president obama, 15th. ronald reagan is in 18th spot. george w. bush fell to 39th. in case you were curious, andrew johnson came in last. remember the wall street meltdown, huge aig bailout? some aig employees were still collecting bonuses others were losing their jobs, like the 26-year-old analyst youre about to meet. after being let go by the company too big to fail, hes finding success on a much smaller scale. on this hot holiday weekend, ...

Money. >> right. but dont you think -- so thats what i say. kobayashi is probably going toend up being a much bigger star now or hot dog eater or champion eater than he would if he had just abided by the contract and just -- if he had been done with nathans. hes bigger than nathans now. >> hes bigger than nathans. remember. you hit on the head. its a personal services contract. they told him he can only do x. he was being paid good money. he wanted to do more than x. jumps on the stage. now hes ...

Delano roosevelt as the best president. a position hes held since the survey started in 1982. for the first time in 20 years, another roosevelt, teddy, assumed the number two slot. pushing abraham lincoln to number three. george washington was ranked fourth. skipping down the list, john kennedy came in 11th. obama 15th. ronald reagan in the 18th and george w. bush fell to 39. just in case you were curious, andrew johnson came in last. so remember the wall street meltdown. and the aig bailout. wh...

The first time since 2008. his tone, richard is pretty unapologetic with tenure with aig. listen. >> we have gone through obviously one of the worst crisises since anybody -- in anybodys lifetime. as we move through this, we come through the financial crisis, the only thing i can do is lock at the existing portfolio and say it is performing through this crisis and it is meeting the standards that we set. i think our reviews were rigorous. i think the portfolios are with standing the test of time...

Definitely be people who will get excited about this. when consumer reports buys one or tests one, i think a lot of moms and dads will come out of the houses and be curious. >> thank you. >> outrage over aig nearly a year and a half after its massive bailout. next hear why the exec at the heart of aigs collapse has no remorse. s adapt to changing light so you see a whole day comfortably and conveniently while protecting your eyes from the sun. ask your eyecare professional which transitions lens...

>> i ordered one of everything. i love turning my friends on to all of the unique tastes. >> i have been known to dip into the stash a little bit. you have to sometimes if youre hot enough. i try to keep it under four a day which is a pretty good amount of popsicles. >> were just getting started. we probably dont have the same benefits at aig. >> try not to get sick. thats the first plan. im definitely him aer. im in the popsicle business for the long haul. >> good for him. right in my hood. d...