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>> reporter: it is. but if you live here, as i do, and you talk to people and you see how this culture works, it's very apparent that that is what's going to happen. i would be extraordinarily surprised if there were any sort of pandemonium or looting. that's just not the way this culture runs. japanese people prize order and civility above all else. so the idea of complaining is even something that's really not accepted here in japan. that's why when we heard anderson talking about when the water ran out, people were not upset. that is expected here. also the sense of community. that is somet...

To somalia. that is the claim moments ago and we're watching the story on "america's newsroom" and as soon as we get more we'll get it to you including reaction from the white house. martha. martha: it is that time of the summer, folks, baseball as you all star game kicks off tomorrow night, the biggest names in the game will take the field, of course and off the field, baseball's iron man is pitching in, teaming up with state farm insurance to encourage baseball fans to go to bat for their favorite charities, hall-of-famer cal ripkin, jr., great to see you, good morning, welcome to the show. ...

And a cost of living increase, so should the benefits -- so should congress do the same? huh, there's an idea! want to tell you about the congresswoman who wants fellow lawmakers to take a pay cut. that's coming up. it's rollback time at walmart, and everyone's pitching in, from driving more fuel-efficient trucks... to using less packaging... and even using renewable energy at our stores. when we save, you save. that means thousands of rollbacks all over the store. my name is rickey,

Catastroph catastrophic, if washington d.c. doesn't work together-- >> angela, we've had that conversation for two years now, working together and mary anne we're at a point where something's going to have to be done. and even with the new taxes every american pitching in, we can't cover our debts. first of all, what do you think the chances are that the president will do that and what if our country gets downgraded again? what will that mean for the administration? mary anne? >> that can't happen. that can't happen and it's clear that the the president's going to do everything he can and he's...

Intend to carry forward as president. because it is a vision that has worked for the american middle class and everybody striving to get into the middle class. >> it's about working together. it doesn't matter if you're democrat or republican. the message is that we have to work as one. and the president says it's a message that will resonate around the world. >> this november you can remind the world how a strong economy is built. not from the top down, but from a growing, thriving middle class. this november you can remind the world how it is that we've traveled this far as a country. not by...