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>> you don't want a guy kind of down today, right? this is the biggest job of the year. we got a parade. >> we got some balloons. >> there's kermit. >> thanks, rick. talk to you in a second. headlines now. egypt's military government continues to crumble. standard & poor's credit agency says it plans to downgrade the country's credit rating. it's now a b plus with a negative outlook and angry egyptians have been protesting the new government since saturday and they got ugly with nearly 40 people dead so far. today, the military government is actually apologizing and declaring a truce. most are...

I think that the people here are already kind of created some sort of democracy of their own right now. they don't need or don't want the support of the vice president. they don't want to hear what he has to say and they don't care about the transition democracy we've been hearing from the american government. they believe they're ready now and they have not shown anything but that. >> that was sherief gaber. it also means perhaps a new assessment from the american government. let's get insights from david gergen joining us from boston. david, when you see the crowds back in the street today. ...