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You've got two other ratings agencies, they're still giving the united states the aaa rating. how can standard & poor's have this great an effect on this country and those who invest in it? >> reporter: because it's cascading down. you start with the downgrade on friday afternoon of american treasury securities. uncle sam itself. today come down a notch, and you have downgraded what's called agency debt, fannie and freddie, housing agency debt. they've been downgraded. that's a cascade coming down the food chain. is the next step going to be towns and cities across america? could we see bankru...

More people out. a lot more activities ramping up outside cowboys stadium. on top of the roof, you did see the pictures and you mentioned the issues yesterday with the initial burst of sunshine we had yesterday afternoon, melting a good portion of the snow and ice that had formed on the top of cowboy stadium, cascading down, injuring people below. they do have the plaza area around cowboy area shut down this morning. a little more ice and snow left to melt away. i think that will be gone before the afternoon is out, as the sun is out, i don't see a cloud in the sky, fred. >> you are kidding me...