understand this financial crisis was the worst since the great depression, but ultimately they say, look, he's the president. we think he has good intentions, but we're impatient and we want to see things move faster. i understand that. i'm sympathetic to it. we'll keep on putting forward ideas that will be good for the country. we're going to need a partner from congress. on the other side of the political spectrum, listen to what governor rick perry said in iowa and he's not backing off. you might hear him catch more heat for it today. politicians from president obama to rick santorum thought perry went overboard when he talked about the federal reserve and its chairman ben bernanke. listen. >> if this guy prints more money between now and the election, i don't know what you all would do to him in iowa, but we would treat him pretty ugly down in texas. i mean printing more money to play politics at this particular time in american history is almost treasonness in my opinion. >> treason you may know is punishable by death. the guests and staff hurt when lightning hit seaworld in orlando have been released from a doctor's care and they should be doing fine. the bolt struck discovery cove where you can snorkel and swim with dolphins. emergency crews don't think anyone took a direct hit. at least six people complained of feeling sick right afterwards. they were take tone the hospital. guests leaving the park thought the lightning struck some of the equipment, too. >> i've never been scared by lightning until today because it was right above us. they told us to clear the pool, so we came out of the pool and were all sheltering underneath. then there's a huge crack. today is the first day of school in joplin, missouri. remember a tornado killed more than 130 people back in may and pretty much leveled the city, including the high school. the town is still rebuilding. at least students will have a place to go today. take a look. the school district has turned part of a mall into a school. upper class men will go here. ninth and tenth graders will go to a middle school. a student who lost both parents in the storm still has bruises from his encounter with the tornado. >> we saw it as it was hitting st. john's. so my mom took off shutting all the doors and letting our dogs inside. i looked up and saw sky and then something large hit my back. that's the last thing i remember. >> to see how things have turned out and how wonderful joplin has turned around, it's pretty simple. you know it's going to be all right. >> over the summer, teachers got extra training. they'll be able to help students who are still traumatized by that devastating storm. >> when you hear about america's credit rating, you probably either fall asleep or think really bad thoughts, right? well, i have good news for you this morning, fitch ratings has reaffirmed the country's aaa status. take that standard & poor's. fitch did say it might restabilize the out put. if this comes about two weeks after s&p demoted the u.s. to aa plus status. by the way, standard & poor's dished out another downgrade to a company you might have heard of, google. s&p changed google stock to a sell from a buy and/ed $200 from the price target. google has announced plans to buy motorola mobility. analysts think that's a risky move. now to the world's markets, the world's money, how it's doing. let's go to kristie lu stout in hong kong. what's the buzz on world markets today? >> let's focus first on europe where stocks are on retreat. the meeting between the french president nicolas sarkozy and german chancellor angela merkel failed to produce a decisive plan. investors are not banking on a break through. right now we're see them all in the red. here in asia it's more of a mixed picture t. nikkei closed down about .5%. exporters like honda, here in hang seng closed higher. that's to do a boos in the the financial sector here. >> christie lou, you mentioned the meeting between sarkozy and angela merkel. why were investors so disappointed in what they came up with. >> let's walk through what came out of the meeting, basically three things. one a proposal to make eurozone leaders to meet more often to coordinate economic policy. two, a plan to tax financial transactions in the eu. lastly, a call to force euro member countries by law to balance their budgets. what the meeting did not produce, and this is what the markets are focusing on, it did not produce any proposal for so-called euro bonds. these are securities issued by eurozone countries to spread the burden of borrowing. economists say that would have been the best hope for solving the debt crisis there. carol? >> kristie lu stout in hong kong. this time a month ago astronauts were in space for their final mission. comedian stephen colbert had them on his show last night and gave his farewell to the final frontier. here is your "punch line," pay very close attention. >> i say if we can't go to space, nobody can. it's time to nuke the moon. besides helping america stay number one, it will also greatly reduce werewolf attacks. so space program, we bid you a fond farewell as we look back at some of nasa's greatest moments. jim? ♪ >> one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. ♪ >> he's so funny. you've heard of snakes on a plane. how about fire crackers on a plane? we'll fill you in. first, check out the quote of the day here it is. this is the quote. we're not in texas anymore. find out who said this about republican presidential candidate rick perry and why. it's eight minutes past the hour. the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jetta, awarded a top safety pick by the iihs. that's the power of german engineering. hurry in and lease the jetta s for just $179 a month. ♪ visit vwdealer.com today. your nutritional needs can go up when you're on the road to recovery. proper nutrition can help you get back on your feet. three out of four doctors recommend the ensure brand for extra nutrition. ensure clinical strength has revigor and thirteen grams of protein to protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. and immune balance to help support your immune system. ensure clinical strength... helping you to bounce back. ensure! nutrition in charge! it's pro-cool technology releases armies of snowmen masseuse, who cuddle up with your soreness and give out polar bear hugs. technology. 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(sigh) whaa. tasty. that's, that's a complete dramatization of course, but you get my point. vo: geico 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. president obama will wrap up his bus tour today to promote job creation. but jon stewart is not buying it. here is your punch line. >> the president of the united states has the privilege and benefit of being able to stay above the fray. months away from having to get his hands dirty from swing state bus travel. >> president obama goes to minnesota starting a three-day, three-state bus tour. >> oh, for [ bleep ] sakes. seriously? obama is back in campaign mode already. >> white house officials insist this is an of fishlt event, not a campaign event. >> the obama administration insists this is not a campaign trip. >> right, no. it's not a campaign trip. i'm sure the president just had some frequent greyhound miles he had to burn. by the end of august or he'd lose them. plus i hear the naturally occurring swing state red, white and blue bunting fields are in full bloom. time for your political ticker with tim farley host of "morning briefing" on sirius radio. ron paul is not feeling the love. he put out a very interesting campaign ad. we'll play a bit of it right now. >> okay. >> -- a story of failed policies, failed leadership, a story of smooth-talking politicians, games of he said, she said. rhetoric and division. one man has stood apart. >> now, tim, the really interesting part of that ad is ron paul put in both republicans and -- president obama, rick perry was in there. michele bachmann was in there. why would he be attacking his fellow republicans in this particular way and comparing them to president obama? >> he is playing the short game i think, carol, because here is what it comes down to. in 2007 barack obama knew in order to win the campaign and get the nomination you had to get the delegate count. that was david plouffe's strategy all along. this year republicans are in somewhat the same boat as democrats in 2008, that is they have proportional delegation decided by primaries an caucuses. ron paul can have a real influence on this campaign. he can take delegates. probably if you look at it from the big swimming pool of delegates, he'll take more from michele bachmann and rick perry than from mitt romney. because he can do that, he can be competitive in a state like newspaper where he's opening his concord headquarters today, he can take delegates away and have an influence on how this turning out. he's not running for re-election in 2012 to congress. he's got a lot of money. he may not get the nomination but can certainly have an influence on the way this thing plays out. >> it certainly seems he had hurt feelings. he's saying look, i came in second in the iowa straw poll and nobody is talking about me, what's the deal here? >> he had that in depth conversation with piers morgan the other night. he's already posted some of the stuff john cafferty was posting on "the situation room" yesterday, it's already on the ron paul website. he knows he's getting some love. this ad may have people paying attention. it's all about getting dem gats. if he gets a few in his pocket, people will have to take him a little more seriously. >> we'll see. tim farley, host of "mourning briefing" on sirius powe does. a group has filed a second lawsuit against the federal government saying the new fda labels are unconstitutional, forcing cigarette makers to turn each box into a, quote, mini build board for the government. as it staunds now, the new labels will be on boxes no later than september 2012. if you're worried about skin cancer, try drinking coffee. rutgers researchers say caffeine guards against nonmelanoma skin cancers. it helps uv-damaged cells die. it sounds bad, but it's better than letting them turn cancerous. on this day in history in 1998 president bill clinton admitted to having an affair with white house intern monica lewinsky. let's give a shout-out to secretary of state hillary clinton for standing by herman for the last 13 years. ♪ [ female announcer ] now, give dry, damaged hair a whole new life! with aveeno nourish plus moisturize. active naturals wheat formulas target and help repair damage in just 3 washes. for softer, stronger... ... hair with life. 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