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Operations today. a major computer meltdown forced the airline to cancel nearly 1,000 flights and delay over 1,000 more. american says their reservation system was down for hours. thousands of passengers were left stranded in airports around the country certainlying for information. -- searching for information. >> after we were there for an hour or so they said why dont we get off so we can be more comfortable. we waited around for four or five hours. we just found out our flight was canceled. ...

Jon: new progress right now following a nightmare for tens of thousands of airline passengers, a huge computer outage grounding american airlines flights across the country. rick folbaum as the update. >> two-thirds of american airlines and american eagle flights canceled for delayed yesterday, jon, because of that computer meltdown. these are the computers that do everything from issue boarding passes to tell the flight crews how much fuel is in the planes fuel ta*p p tanks. listen to some of t...

A silver, $3.85. bronze, under $5. thats telling. american gold medal winners will pay the i.r.s. up to $9,000. silver medal winners pay $5,400. bronze, $3,500. see the smiling faces. they pay taxes on medals and money they win depending on what level medal they get. >> thats terrible. i bet other athletes dont have to pay that. the u.s. is the only country that, that makes you pay taxes on any income you earn overseas. >> fascinating. i never -- the medals. i didnt know that was taxable. >> sad...

Performances on tape display but londons mayor button a sideshow. it was zip lining but he lost momentum and dangled there. remember michael dukakis coming out of the tank? this is, i mean, he was helpless for a while up there. quite a costume he is sporting. low scores for difficulty and major deduction for execution but we give him a ten for entertainment value. you go, london, you have been impressive! >> turn off the games and get back to work. thats the message to city workers in los angele...

shes 77 years old and she said time has come. she was okay with it. >> reporter: shes had quite a long time of being the most decorated olympian ever, hasnt she? upsteps michael phelps and it was widely expected to happen. it had been disappointing to this point but he is now the most successful olympian ever after picking up the silver and gold in the relay. the big question here, does that mean hes the greatest olympian ever because he has the most medals, is he the greatest or shoul...

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