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it? geoff: it does feel nice. craig: makes me feel kind of sleepy. geoff: oh? [laughter] craig: what suggestive about saying "i feel sleepy"? geoff: id like to go to sleep. craig: youll go to sleep the minute i unplug you. you know what i mean? by the way, everybody, what we learned on the show tonight was that the liberty bell cracked when it was first rung, right, geoff? geoff: thats true, craig. cbs cares. craig: good night, everybody. good night. [cheers and applause] state farm. t...

>> pelley: good evening. 18 years. a long time behind bars, a long time on death row, a long time in and out of solitary. a long time for something that you insist you didnt do. today flee men who were supposed to never walk free did just that. they were called the west memphis three, convicted of murdering three cub scouts in west memphis, arkansas, in 1993 despite any physical evidence linking them to the crime. after years of fighting for freedom, they were released today in a very ...

fox business network. what are the indications? >> reporter: your 401k will lose ground at the opening bell. other markets are also moving sharply as well. the price of oil way down again, this morning it dropped below $80 a barrel. thats interesting news for gas prices. they are likely to fall towards labor day. the standout on the markets is the price of gold. its up to $1,865 an ounce. up another $30. its up $220 just in the month of august. these markets are going to be all off the...

and their class schedules, but theyre having a hard time. >> lehrer: ruth marcus and michael gerson analyze the weeks news. >> brown: and we close with a look back at an extraordinary moment in history, 20 years ago today, that led to the end of the soviet union. >> lehrer: thats all ahead on tonights newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> well, the best companies...

damien echols was sentenced to death. the other two were given life. jason baldwin. >> and we didnt tell nothing but the truth, that we were innocent. and they sent us to prison for the rest of our lives for it. >> reporter: known as the west memphis three, the men were teenagers in 1994 when they were convicted of killing three eight-year-old boys in the town of west memphis, arkansas. stevie branch, christopher byers and michael moore. investigators in this rural community believed t...

thats down 14% since its high almost 4 months ago. martha: the world respond. look at germany down more than 3%. you have got new fears there could be another recession, global recession and that may involve the united states as well. stuart varney joins me from the fox business network. what are the indications? >> reporter: your 401k will lose ground at the opening bell. other markets are also moving sharply as well. the price of oil way down again, this morning it dropped below $80 ...

the downgrade still hit. s&p one of the three major rating agencies took down americas credit rating for the first time in history. why? not just because there wasnt enough cut from the deficit. but the answer involved a committee. a favorite cop-out in the capitol. seal a deal when no other compromise can be caught. what does it mean? look at first world markets trading in the mideast tumble on the first day of business, including in israel, which includes many tech stocks popular wit...

washington fueled the fear that no debt deal, big downgrade. instead, the deal was done but the downgrade still hit. s&p one of the three major rating agencies took down americas credit rating for the first time in history. why? not just because there wasnt enough cut from the deficit. but the answer involved a committee. a favorite cop-out in the capitol. seal a deal when no other compromise can be caught. what does it mean? look at first world markets trading in the mideast tumble on...

states. >> and thaddeus mccotter, announces hes running for president, he and huckabee is jamming out. does he even have a shot? "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ >> there it is. to celebrate america, were grilling and pork barrel barbecue is here and they have a new fragrance out. >> dave: yes, called cue for men and women. >> ainsley: does it smell like bacon. >> dave: you smell like barbecue. >> clayton: would you be attracted to a man who was wearing a little cue. >> ainsley: a...

i wanted to give you a brief lead with -- leaflet. im done, thanks. >> thank you. we have time for a couple more over here, and then we are going to call two more names. >> about three years ago, i moved here because they were cutting a lot of hiv services and taxes. i figured i would be able to get better. it is really frustrating because we do not have enough economic opportunities. disabled people in general cannot work the eight hours a day that a lot of people are able to. theres ...