spending cuts, much of it from medicare and medicaid but also the 1.5 trillion in tax revenue, more than 1 trillion in war savings as operations in iraq and afghanistan draw down and interest savings amounting to more than $400 billion. texas governor rick perry may be asked more about this on the campaign trail. census data shows more than 18% of texans live below the poverty line. that's 3 points higher than the national average. the state also has the highest share of people without health insurance. and it's tied with mississippi for the highest percentage of minimum wage workers. perry's office says the governor is focused on creating jobs so people can take care of themselves. 40% of the jobs added in the united states over the past two years were in texas but many of them pay minimum wage. in other news this morning, there is a murder mystery at an air force base in arizona. a husband and wife found stabbed to death at luke air force base outside phoenix. they were inside a post office on the ground. police say they also found a knife. they don't believe any military personnel or their families are in danger, they should be releasing more details later this morning. a u.s. soldier who escaped military custody at ft. drum, new york, is back in custody. private russell marcum was handed over to the military authorities and stole his parents' suv and vanished. they arrested him three days later. marcum served in afghanistan earlier. new so manies in the plane crash investigation in reno. it turns out the plane carry equipment that might help determine what went so terribly wrong. it carried a camera and a data recorder. nine people died including the pilot and when the world war ii era plane plunged into the grandstand, we'll learn more about the victims like mike wogan of phoenix. he had muscular dystrophy but graduated with high honors from arizona state in may and john craig from the reno area. he was at the show with his 12-year-old son. our reporter talked with his sister-in-law in colorado. >> they could see the plane coming down and i think that he probably sheltered his son and that's kind of the guy he was, so very, very good dad, very good husband, very in love with my sister. >> almost 70 other people at the show were hurt. and remember the trainer killed at seaworld last year by a killer whale. federal government slapped park with $75,000 in penalties after that. today, seaworld will argue that the safety citations from the occupational safety and health administration were unfounded. there's a hearing later this morning in orlando. let's send it to the weather center and rob marciano. so texas finally getting some range, yay. >> yeah, that's good. they could use it and everybody else getting cooler weather. so that's what most folks endured over the weekend feeling a lot like fall although the official beginning of it as far as the calendar is concerned happens this week. thunderstorms across parts of the south. some are strong heading across southeast texas. yeah, they'll take it. it's not only dry but they've had fires across the houston area, so these aren't severe. not anymore at least and driving down to the south of the gulf of mexico so decent amount of rain and maybe even see some brief street flooding. ah, sounds good, huh. crazy. this front off the east coast going to keep on pushing down to the south. thunder across florida and secondary cool front sliding across the western great lakes. to give us a reinforcing shot of that fall-like air. 75 in minneapolis. if you are traveling today, some thunderstorms potentially with that front, chicago, might slow you down. same deal in cincinnati and cleveland, memphis and maybe a few of those morning thunderstorms. hey, what's this? it's a satellite. check it out close and personal with all intact because it may blow up or be torn apart in a 26 different pieces of debris and each one may weigh up to 300 pounds. it's coming into the atmosphere in a hurry this friday. here's what it looks like on our google earth map. every little dot you see there is a satellite. it's crazy when you think how many pieces of scientific and communication equipment and military equipment is spinning around the globe up there. how that stuff doesn't bump into each other, i don't know. uars there, the upper atmosphere research satellite that's been pirating around the globe there giving us valuable data. scientific life span is over and it's out of fuel, carol, so it's coming back home on friday. the problem is as it does so it's going to bust up into a bunch of pieces and we don't know where that stuff is going to fall, so it could fall in your backyard. there's like a 1 in,000 chance of somebody getting pegged with this thing. >> oh, geez. >> that's as best we can to track it. friday is the day this all comes down. >> okay, well, we'll hear our hard hats. whoo-hoo. the cast of "mad men" and "modern family" are celebrating big wins this morning. the shows won for best drama and comedy at last night's emmy awards. former "two and a half men" star charlie sheen took the stage and he wasn't completely crazy and had these words for the cast and crew of the new season of "two and a half men" which kicks off tonight. >> from the bottom of my heart, i wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. >> and the emmy goes to "mad me men". >> "modern family." [ applause ] >> okay. let's put mama down. >> a little bit weird. >> get off me. >> i didn't watch so i don't know what that's all about. hopefully you do. i just wanted to watch jon hamm for a little longer but no. a little emmy treat. anderson cooper did a fake news report talking about new jersey and jayne lynch starred in the sketch. watch. >> new jersey is everywhere. but who is behind this explosive trend? >> now 50% of all television is set in jersey. jersey. sarah palin's "alaska," jersey. >> the greatest success when she took eight at-risk youths and made them star. >> why do i do what i do? because watching these kids is like watching the cirque du soleil. freakin' beautiful like jersey. watch out, hollywood. jersey is taking over. >> she's a funny lady. still ahead, scientists say on the outside it had an icy exterior but beneath it there could be an entire ocean. it's a discovery out of this world. literally. but first check out our quote of the day. this is a quote "the president never does the country any good by panicking." this was in response to an opinion piece last week by james carville. he was giving president obama advice. you'll never believe who responded with that quote. it's eight minutes past the hour. one's new cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus! so you earn 50% more cash. according to research, everybody likes more cash. well, almost everybody... ♪ would you like 50% more cash? no! but it's more money. 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[ female announcer ] aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. and for healthy, beautiful hair, try nourish plus haircare. only from aveeno. it is ten minutes after the hour. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." the president never does the country any good by panicking. who said that? it was former president bill clinton in response to james carville. carville said last week that president obama should panic. the president's approach isn't working. it needs an urgent fix so he says he should fire a bunch of people. google has been promoting it for some time now and now we're learning google wallet could be launched as soon as today. so let's head to hong kong and chris kristi lu stout with all the details on the google wallet. >> reporter: yeah, that may be finally launching. according to the blog tech crunch, it may launch today. google wallet makes your phone your, yes, wallet. with it you can store your credit cards and gift cards all into your smartphone without the bulk and all the buzz about official launch began a few days ago. it was when google posted a teaser and features george costanza. and tries to put a google ad into his overstuffed wallet. laughter ensues. a good watch. carol, back to you. >> okay, i'm going to go on youtube right now and find that. also there's this cool story -- >> just funny. cool story about pluto. please tell us about, ooh, maybe life on pluto. >> well, there may be a liquid ocean under pluto's icy shell. temperatures on the surface of pluto are at around negative 380 fahrenheit but because of planet's internal core, the heat there, scientists at the university of california at santa cruz believe that a slushy sea could exist and where there's water, there may be conditions to sustain life and understandably, carol, scientists are very excited about this. back to you. >> you're not kidding. i'm going on youtube. i wasn't listening because i'm going to youtube. >> you're still thinking about george costanza. in "seinfeld" fashion. take care. >> i'm doing it now. by chrkristi. thank you. the president set to unveil the buffett rule. all the details coming up in 90 seconds. today is september 19th. it's also "talk like a pirate" day. it actually started back in the '90s by two guys playing racquetball. one got hurt and screamed out arrr like a pirate and now it's caught on. i'm not lying about this. this is the truth so happy talk like a pirate day. 16 past the hour. if something is simply the color of gold, is it really worth more? we don't think so. chase sapphire preferred is a card of a different color. unlike others, you get twice the points on travel, and twice the points on dining, and no foreign transaction fees. call now or apply at chasesapphire.com/preferred. who need imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. hi i'm doug harrison. we're experts at getting you the power chair or scooter you need. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. looks peaceful in washington, doesn't it? time for your political ticker host of "morning briefing." live from washington, good morning, tim. >> good morning. i'm depressed. i just heard you were talking about the fact that fall is coming this week. it seems the summer is over already. where did it go? >> i know. but it is talk like a pirate day so that should brighten your morning. >> aaarrr. right to this, shall we. president obama unveils his plan to impose a new tax rate on the rich as part of this deficit ryeduction but it's being called the buffett rule after billionaire investor war rench buffett. he's complained that super rich don't pay their fair share of taxes. listen to what he told cnn's poppy harlow. >> we'll have to get more money from somebody. do we get it from the person that's going so serve me lunch today or from me. i think we should get it from me and i have a lower tax rate counting payroll taxes than anybody in my office and i don't have a tax shelter. i just take the form and fill out the numbers and i think that's very wrong. >> okay. so the president will say today he's going to -- he wants to institute the buffett rule but republicans are already saying, please, this is just taxing the rich and that's going to help. you're taxing the very people who are job creator. >> yeah, the point of class warfare, for example, is something that you heard paul ryan mention earlier and yesterday lindsey graham said the same thing to candy crowley. we have a deaf fit reduction plan distinct from the jobs plan he had and we're looking at a president that didn't incorporate the simpson bowles reduction findings into his budget so one has to wonder whether this has a chance of moving forward or saying it to satisfy a discontented democratic and liberal base. i guess we'll have to see because he's even gone so far according to some reports already thinking about threatening a veto if there isn't some sort of a tax increase so we'll have to see. >> yeah, it'll be interesting later today, 10:30 eastern time when the president gives his big speech. also let's talk about this poll. cnn poll asked should deficit reduck, should the deficit reduction bill increase taxes on businesses and higher income americans? 63% said yes. 36%, no, so there's the poll so you can see the president has some support to this. on to topic two, president obama -- let me see, he's also taking some heat over the high unemployment rate among african-americans, up 15.1% among blacks in this country don't have a job so the congressional black caucus chairman emanuel cleaver told "the miami herald," quote, this is an op-ed he wrote, "if former president bill clinton had been in the white house and had failed to address this problem we probably would be marching on the white house. there is a less volatile reaction in the cbc because nobody wants to do anything to empower the people who hate the president." what do you suppose he means by that. >> you notice we're hearing an awful lot of those wwcd, what would clinton do. james carville is talking about it. there is a ron suskind book out that a lot will be talking about. this is all about jobs and the president will talk about deficit reduction. it's about jobs. the congressional black caucus is up jet because the president has not yet directly addressed the problem that they think needs addressing and that is urban core and specifically african-americans out of work and the president does not have a specific plan about this that to their point is meeting what they want to see so i'm not sure that they're not going to vote for the president. the question is exactly how excited they are about supporting this president and clearly something has to happen for them to be a little bit happier moving into the 2012 general. >> yes, something. i just think that a lot of people will stay home, right? i mean they may still like the president. >> that's a concern. >> yeah, his likability factor is still high, but if people don't feel he's doing anything for them, they're not going to be excited about voting for him in 2012. >> no, that's the exact point. it's not so much about whether or not they think he's better or worse but whether they'll feel inspired to get off their you know what is and get to the polls. we have a year before that happens. this is clearly something we're concerned about and it's got to be a concern to the white house right now. >> oh, you bet you. as sarah palin would say. tang you, tim farley, we appreciate it. >> on to fall. >> thanks. on to other news, people in northern india and nepal are dealing with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake that's already killed nearly two dozen people. a live update coming your way. it's 20 minutes past the hour. that's a recipe for failed investing. open an e-trade account and open doors, seize opportunities, take action with some of the most powerful yet easy-to-use trading tools on the planet all built to help you maximize the potential of every dollar you invest. successful investing isn't done by throwing ideas against the wall and hoping. it's done by lowering your costs and raising your expectations by using unbiased research and powerful screeners to build a diversified portfolio with stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and every etf sold. and we'll help you every step of the way. with 5-star research and free education covering everything from the basics to advanced investing strategies. start now and we'll give you up to $500 and let you trade free for 60 days. visit our website, call us, open an account. e-trade. investing unleashed. 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>> well, the europeans are concerned for some of the same reasons as the u.s. is. they're trying to avert or delay any kind of a showdown at the u.n. general assembly this week and really want to push the palestinians and the israelis to the negotiating table where the palestinians are saying, look, we'll go ahead with it. in europe, though, it really seems divided. you've got countries like france and others that are likely to support the palestinians. you've got germany, the netherlands and other european countries that are unlikely to support it. so there is concern though and there is universal fear. both in europe and the u.s. that this could trigger more turmoil in the region if it goes ahead and there is a showdown. >> well, it'll be interesting, of course, the president will be in new york later today after he gives his big speech on tax hikes and the buffett rule 10:30. zain verjee, many thanks to you. the tsa took tough action to deal with a security problem at a major u.s. airport and fired a group of screeners. what those screeners failed to do. that's coming up. 25 minutes past the hour. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah good morning to you. it is monday, september 19th this. is your "a.m. wake-up call." i'm carol costello joining you live. thank you for joining us, 29 minutes past the hour. what happens today in atlanta could determine whether convicted cop killer troy davis lives or dies. davis is set to be executed on wednesday. the georgia pardons and parole board meets this morning to decide whether that execution is carried out. davis was convicted in the 1989 killing of savannah police officer mark mcphail. there's been protests calling for that execution to be stopped. the daughter of martin luther king jr. is joining the chore rhys. officer mcphail's mother insists the trial was fair and davis is guilty. a practice pastor and associate pastor are in the hospital after a shooting at their lakeland church. police say a 57-year-old man walked to the front of the church during a prayer meeting and opened fire. hitting both victims point blank. worshipers tackled the man and held him on the ground until police arrived. the gunman is suspected of killing his wife. no word on the motive. the transportation security administration has fired 28 screeners. three others resigned or retired after an investigation at hawaii's honolulu international airport. investigators say screeners routinely loaded bags onto flights without checking them for explosives. in addition to the firings, agency suspended another 15 workers. two american hikers are spending yet another monday in an iranian jail, but there is still hope they'll soon be free. a lawyer representing josh father tall and shane bauer says bail has been paid but they need two judges' significants to prove it. he has a signature from one of the judges. the other is on vacation. he's supposed to be back at work tomorrow. some stories really don't require words. take a look at this spectacular time lapsed view from the international space station as it orbits the earth. this is what it would be like if you were superman. this is absolutely mesmerizing. it starts at the pacific ocean and continues to fly above north and south america before entering daylight near antarctica. isn't that cool? by the way, those occasional flashes you see, lightning. that is awesome. in case you missed it here are some of the big winners from last night's emmy awards. for the fourth time in a row "mad men" won for best drama series. the best comedy went to "modern family." in the best actor in a drama category kyle chandler won for "friday night lights" and julianna margulies -- margulies. i knew i'd get it right eventually, she won for "the good wife." charlie sheen made a brief appearance and wished his fellow workers on "two and a half men" nothing but the best. the show which gave him the boot after a fight with the producer starts its new season tonight. netflix makes another move just days after nearly 1 million customers canceled their service. the ceo is even going as far as apologizing. but first our get smart question of the morning. what causes more deaths in the united states, "a," drugs, or "b," traffic crashes. the answer in 60 seconds. 32 minutes past the hour. capital one's new cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus! so you earn 50% more cash. according to research, everybody likes more cash. well, almost everybody... ♪ would you like 50% more cash? 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[oinking] it is 33 minutes past the hour. this is your "a.m wake-up call." what causes more deaths in the united states, "a," drugs or "b," traffic crashes. it turns out the answer is drugs. more people die from drugs than from traffic accidents. it reports prescription drugs overdoses is the cause. it claims one life every 14 minutes. president obama's plan to cut the national debt leads our money talk so let's check in with christine romans so the buffett rule, the president is going to unveil that at 10:30 eastern. tell us about it. >> well, look, an hour of your work or a dollar of your work, carol, is taxed at a higher rate than say your investments, a dollar of your investments and what the president and his team want to do is make sure calling it the buffett rule but more millionaires they're not able to use their investments to pay overall a lower rate for their earnings than, say, someone who is just a working person, somebody not getting a bunch of investments and write-offs because of their investments so this would be a way to tax the rich. when you look at the president's dealt plan, a lot of its money comes from taxing people who have got the money in the first place and that means rich people and corporations, that buffett rule for millionaires they say would level the playing field so a middle class family wouldn't pay an overall higher rate for federal income taxes than, say, a millionaire who is paying a lower tax rate for all of their investments and it would also veto medicare benefit reductions and also, carol, does not call for raising the medicare eligibility age. that is something that fiscal experts, budget experts have said simply must be done eventually that entitlement reform in terms of raising the medicare age is a good idea. the president is not including that in this proposal, carol. >> yeah, we'll see what else he has up his sleeve at 10:30 eastern time. let's talk about netflix, the ceo, he said, i'm sorry that i made you so mad that i lost a million customers. what's this about? >> it's not very often you hear a ceo say, you know what, i was too arrogant and i'm sorry. he used the word "arrogant." people who are netflix customers were outraged, quite frankly and say they were getting -- raising some prices and changing focusing solely on streaming video and he said that clearly in the end was a mistake. he says it was a mistake after last week the stock lost a quarter of its value down 40% this year so hell's have the dvd service that you get mailed but it will be called qwikster. net flick is the name of the streaming business and qwikster will do the dvd service. reed hastings, i'll tweet this. but this goes -- this reminds me of remember the coke debacle, the new coke debacle. remember tropicana changing the way its orange juice carton looked. this qwikster/netflix is up there in the pantheon of mistakes. see if it makes any difference for the company but pretty interesting stuff. you don't hear ceos say they're arrogant very often. >> didn't they raise prices too. >> okay. >> there's nothing in the letter -- i'm trying to get nothing in the letter that said, oh, we'll give you a coupon for a discount or lower prices, just i'm sorry i was such an idiot kind of things. >> he says i owe everything an explanation, not a refund. i see explanation. nothing about a refund. >> oh, it figures. thanks, christine. see you in a bit. she's done it once, but any chances she'll do it again? we're talking hillary clinton in 2012. hear what her husband has to say about suggestions that hillary clinton ought to run against president obama. ♪ [ male announcer ] sitting. waiting. hoping. that's a recipe for failed investing. open an e-trade account and open doors, seize opportunities, take action with some of the most powerful yet easy-to-use trading tools on the planet all built to help you maximize the potential of every dollar you invest. successful investing isn't done by throwing ideas against the wall and hoping. it's done by lowering your costs and raising your expectations by using unbiased research and powerful screeners to build a diversified portfolio with stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and every etf sold. and we'll help you every step of the way. with 5-star research and free education covering everything from the basics to advanced investing strategies. start now and we'll give you up to $500 and let you trade free for 60 days. visit our website, call us, open an account. e-trade. investing unleashed. who need our website, call us, open an account. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. hi i'm doug harrison. we're experts at getting you the power chair or scooter you need. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. 39 minutes past the hour. time for our political picker so let's bring in debty political director paul steinhauser. can't wait to talk to you. >> i'm always going to get up early for you. >> fantastic. let's talk about former president clinton. he talked about his wife hillary clinton, oh, you know, we keep hearing she should run against president obama. but come on. >> well, you know, i'm very proud of her and so i'm always gratified whenever everyone says anything nice about her and i very much agree that she's done a good job and i think he by saying something nice about her in the way he did it knew that it might cause a little trouble. i dent want to help him succeed in his political strategy. >> okay, so, paul, he was laughing through the entire answer. >> carol, he was, but he makes a great point there. you know, it may cause trouble on the democratic side saying maybe hillary clinton should go after barack obama, after the president in 2012. carol, it's not going to happen. there's a new bloomberg poll that came out as well and shows 34% of americans now say things would have been better if hillary clinton won that democratic nomination by 2008 and the presidency. that's up 9 points from earlier this summer but still forget about it, carol. it isn't going to happen. she's been asked so many times about this. she says, no, no, no. i like my current job. i'm done with running for president. >> yeah. 20/20 hindsight is a beautiful thing. let's be fair about this. nobody knows if things would be better if hillary clinton would have won the presidency, right? >> that poll is showing the frustration of americans, at least 34% of americans say that because of the state of the economy. we don't know what would happen. things could have been different or the same. who the heck knows? >> exactly. who the heck knows. let's talk about ron paul because he just won another straw poll in california and he keeps winning straw polls, but i guess if history is any gauge, it doesn't really mean very much. >> yeah, it was just winning straw poll, ron paul would be president right now. this guy has a great track record at winning straw polls. he won the huge sea pac. he does extremely well because his supporters are energetic and go to these events and show up and vote in big numbers. but, again, it's more to that than just winning straw polls. he won 44.9% of the vote in the straw poll in california. he was the key speaker. coming in second place was rick perry, who didn't show up. mitt romney at 8.8%. michele bachmann was there. she did speak at the event. she came in fourth place. maybe not the best time but this is california. it's not the end game. >> paul steinhauser, many thanks. yes, ron paul won the straw poll in california so we are talking about him. if you're up early you might not have seen this. the battle of the berths, eagleses have the falcons, michael vick returning to face his old team. he got hurt in the third quarter and had to leave the game. turned out he had a concussion. atlanta beat philly, 35-31. no update on vick's condition, but as soon as we get that we'll keep you posted. check out the grand prix in spain. it was so windy on the track a bunch of riders crashed. can you believe that? you got to -- apparently none of the injuries suffered in these crashes were life-threatening. australian casey stoner, by the way, won the race. it's official, the ronald reagan centennial coin is now in service. not u.s. currency. you can't use it in the vending machine but for coin tosses at football games from high school to the pros. the very first toss happened saturday before the usc/syracuse game. lynn swann did the honors, part of the late president's 100th birthday celebration. former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn sits down for his very first tv interview. since his sexual -- since the sexual assault charges were against him were dropped in new york. his admission and regrets about what happened in that new york hotel room with a maid who accused him of attacking her. but first on this day in history back in 1928, mickey mouse was born. he made his on screen debut in account teamboat willie" at the colony theater in new york city. now you know. it's 44 minutes past the hour. good morning to you. it is monday. monday, september 19th. this is your "a.m wake-up call." i'm carol costello joining you live from new york. it is 47 minutes past the hour. a violent crackdown on protests in yemen killed at least 26. it injured hundreds more yesterday. for details on this -- for more details let's check in with zain v verjee. >> the president there is not back in the country but they were protesting. they've had something like a seven-month sit-in in the main square called change square and the security forces came in hard. one witness said they showed no mercy. there was tear gas firing shots into the crowd so it's becoming a situation that's really beginning to escalate again just take a look at some of this video. you can see some of the chaos and the drama and people that are injured that are being taken away. this is video and cnn cannot confirm its authenticity but gives you a sense of the horror and drama that the protesters face that they turned up the heat. carol? >> let's turn our attention to france now. imf mogul dominique strauss-kahn gave his first television interview since prosecutors dropped sexual assault charges. i guess he admits the charges unnerved him so let's listen to a bit and talk on the other side. >> translator: i was afraid. very afraid. when you get stuck in the justice machine it's like being in a meat grinder. i had the feeling of being stomped on. humiliated before even being able to say a word. >> what else did he say, zain? >> reporter: carol, he went on to say that he had shown a moral weakness. it was a moral error, a moral failure and also continued to deny that he had sexual assaulted the maid in a manhattan hotel and insisted that it was consensual. if you look at the french papers, a lot of the analysis around this interview is that, you know, this was a very well rehearsed interview. he was extremely careful in the language he chose. he apologized to the french people to his former colleagues, as well as to his family. don't forget this was a guy with so many people in france were saying they would have voted for because he was considered a possible presidential candidate and so the question a lot of people are asking now after this interview today is does he have a future role in politics? i don't know. >> he says he's going to take a break for awhile because he wants to spend time with his family and, you know, repair relations with his wife, but how are the people of france taking this interview? do they think he's sincere? >> there are mixed feelings. i mean some people say, okay, you know, it was a mistake. he admitted what happened. let's move on and others say, look, this was a guy we were going to vote for if he was going to run for president. i'm totally disgusted and don't believe a word he says so it is a mixed feeling. there are a majority of analysts, though, who say that dominique strauss-kahn, a very smart guy, in a global economic crisis, there's no way he would sit it out and behind the scenes he may try and have some kind of economic advisory role in the future. not now, though. >> we'll see if he's still got that civil lawsuit to take care of. of course, there is another charge of assault against khmylev veried by a french woman so he's still got a lot on his plate. zain verjee, many thanks to you. a murder mystery at an air force base in arizona. a husband and wife were found stabbed to death at luke air force base. the bodies were inside a post office on the ground. police say they found a knife. they don't believe any military personnel or their families are in danger. they should be releasing more details later this morning. new developments in the plane crash investigation in reno. it turns out the plane carried equipment that might help determine what went so terribly wrong. including a camera and a data recorder. nine people died including the pilot when the world war ii era plane plunged into the grandstand at an air race friday. we're also learning more about the vics like mike wogan of phoenix. he had muscular disto if i but graduated with honors from arizona tate in maine and john krake was at the show with his 12-year-old and a reporter talked with his sister-in-law in come cole. >> they could see the plane coming down and i think that he probably sheltered his son and that's the kind of guy he was. so very, very good dad, very good husband, very in love with my sister. >> almost 70 other people at the show were hurt. we're going to talk to a member of the ntsb, the national transportation safety board on "american morning." remember the trainer killed at seaworld by a killer wale? the federal government slapped park with about $75,000 in penalties after that attack. today, seaworld will argue that the safety citations from the occupational safety and health administration were unfounded. there's a hearing later this morning in orlando. we'll tell you what happened after that transpires. let's head to atlanta and check in with rob marciano. oh, it's chilly outside this morning. >> it is. fall right around the corner. coming up this week officially although, you know, once september 1st hits, the atmosphere changes gears and got a taste of that and will continue to see that through the next couple of days. couple cool fronts sliding through. here's the map. rain across chicago. the western great lakes sliding all the way down to the gulf of mexico. as a matter of fact, a decent thunderstorm moving through southeast texas. they will take it. they'll take all the rain that mother nature has been giving them and a whole lot more. houston no stranger to the drought either and they saw some fires the past month. chicago and detroit, delays because of the thunderstorms, same deal with cincinnati and cleveland. here are some of your daytime highs today. interesting story coming out of israel. the dead sea which is a place i've never been but always wanted to go to, not sure this is an incentive. in order to raise awareness, carol, because the dead sea is drying up, the river jordan is being diverted elsewhere, a famous photographer who coincide coincidentally does nothing but take pictures of naked people shot 1,200 people along the shores to raise awareness hopefully to get more water flowing to that area about 1300 feet below sea level. >> if anything can bring a dead sea alive it's naked people. >> aren't we glad we haven't shown any of those pictures? >> no, i'd actually like to see them, frankly. >> go online. >> you know you would too. >> go online. >> just like any other naked beach, typically the ones that are there, you don't want to see naked. >> that's so sadly true. thank you, rob marciano, we appreciate it. police on wall street are on high alert after a series of protests targeting financial firms. details coming up live from the nasdaq marketsite. but first let's take a look at the word of the day, craniopa craniopagus. yes, craniopagus. find out what it is after the break. if something is simply the color of gold, is it really worth more? we don't think so. chase sapphire preferred is a card of a different color. unlike others, you get twice the points on travel, and twice the points on dining, and no foreign transaction fees. call now or apply at chasesapphire.com/preferred. who need imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. hi i'm doug harrison. we're experts at getting you the power chair or scooter you need. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. man on tv: two outs with a runner on first base. now the big guy comes up to bat, hitting .342 with 92 rbis and 36 homers. [fans whirring] [ding] announcer: chill raw and prepared foods promptly. one in 6 americans will get sick from food poisoning this year. keep your family safer. check your steps at foodsafety.gov. oh, it's two minutes until the top of the hour. this is our "a.m wake-up call." happy monday. now back to our word of the day, craniopagus. craniopagus. mer yam webster's definition, a pair of twins joined at the heads. you need to know this today because british doctors successfully separated two sisters from sudan. the 11-month-old girls were joined at the top of the head. they had a 1 in 10 million chance of surviving and they beat the odds. the organization called facing the world funded the separation. let's head to the nasdaq marketsite and check in with carter evans. how is it looking. >> carol, from what's going on around the world and premarkets looks like banks will be the focus and not in a good way. futures aren't looking so good either. dow futures down 188. nasdaq off 41. s&p 500 down 22. at least we did have five days in a row of gains last week. >> that's a good way to look at it. glass half full. we're loving it. give us a headline about the wall street demonstrations. supposed to be more today. >> looks like this could go on again today. hundreds of protesters. they call it occupy wall street. they say they want to end the influence that money has over our representatives in washington. well, they may be out there again today. their target is going to be banks. it means people working down there and living down there might living down there might need to show i.d.s to get around on wall street. a tough commute today. back to you. >> thanks to you. 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