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? 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>> 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. [clucking] [clucking] [ding] [clucking] announcer: separate raw meats from other foods by using different cutting boards. 3,000 americans will die from food poisoning this year. keep your family safer. check your steps at foodsafety.gov. it's 23 minutes past the hour. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." a deadly earthquake killed 21 people along the boarder of india and nepal. the quake struck yesterday in the northern indian province where it collapsed buildings in nepal's capital of kathmandu. walls crumbled at the british embassy leaving three dead. let's head around the world with zain ver zain. >> there's so many landslides it's impossible for a lot of the rescue workers to get to the people that need help. it's a pretty isolated area there and what they need to do is land their helicopters and get through some of the mountain passes but those have been blocked because of the landslides so it's a really difficult situation and many of the areas too, the phones have been cut off where it's patchy. electricity is out so it's going to -- it's going to be bad because a lot of people are expecting the casualty numbers here both dead and injured will go up. >> also we have to talk about this. it's going to be an interesting day at the united nations here in new york city because of this -- the palestinians are going to ask for statehood. the united states is against that. i just wondered what are people in europe saying about this? >> 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 polic