World News Podcast - August 2, 2011

In tonight's episode, the country breathes a sigh of relief as the President signs the debt bill just in the nick of time.  Jake Tapper explains what will happen now that this new bill has been signed.  Although the country will not go into default, the Dow plummeted for the 8th day in a row; ABC's  Jim Avila explains how our credit rating might be affected.  With 14 states still trapped in a heat dome, the death toll for this summer is rising, Abbie Boudreau travelled to Dallas, where it's been over 100 degrees for a month.  Finally, chilling tapes have emerged from the captors of Jaycee Duggard, David Wright explains just how close this couple was to other girls.

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