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>> from cnn hong kong, i'm pauline chiou. welcome to the show. here are the top stories. grisly trade. and oil-rich nigeria's stability is threatened. and carmakers from around the world gather in shanghai. u.s. pessimism, european uncertainty and chinese caution, three factors that have conspired to unsettle markets around the world. we'll bring you those numbers in a moment. first let me bring you the wider picture. we've seen an adisrupt sell-off here in asia today after standard & poors cut long-term outlook on u.s. debt to negative. s&p maintained an aaa rating. but stocks ended s...

You can't do that, and the pros saying, that's a mere starting point, i think that's going to resonate with the american people. it's good that he's out there today trying to connect, but i think folks are sort of catching on and they're going to hold all of washington's feet to the fire on this. they should, as well. >> i want to talk more about the economy. so anthony, sherry, stay with me. i want to bring in another guest. i want to talk about the positive note that most economists and administration officials want us to take away from the s&p report that our aaa rating is still in tact, bu...

I'm serious. >> this is how the brzezinskis -- >> that was me. >> that's what you get. >> i spent a lot of time in the corner. >> look at this picture. >> as a result, i'm disciplined and well behaved. >> here's mushka and mika. >> an offense that would put me in the corner would be blurting out at the table, speak out, toilet talk never good. >> here are the brzezinski kids. can we get to the news? >> i love this picture. these are cool pictures. >> so that's your corner. let's hope you don't go back there. standard & poors is warning that the government is risking its aaa rating unless it ta...

With our country but all over the world. what are they saying about the health of the american economy. >> well, bill, the negative -- get it straight here, they still have a aaa rating on the debt which is important, if that were downgraded you would see a lot of things happening, the stock market would fall a lot quicker than 230 or so, and, the costs at which we borrow money from china and the rest of the world would immediately jump and what they said is, they put us on watch, we're on a negative watch and if we don't get our fiscal house in order, that jeopardizes that aaa credit rating w...

We're going to hit that target. what people are really focused on are less about the budget. we have to be fiscally responsible and manage the budget well. we have a aaa rating. we're one of the few states that does have a aaa rating. what we're focused on is making sure we're putting more people back to work. in the long run, that's the best way to fix our state. we have to be fiscally responsible. we have to take care of the folks most vulnerable in our state. what we have to do is improve the economic climate. that's what i try to do every single day. >> pat? >> the corporate capital of ame...