been in prison in iran since july of 2009. they were in prison. they were hiking along the mountains and supposedly inadvertently they stepped into iran. and they were accused of es espionage and of being illegally in the country. they've been in prison in iran since 2009. we understand that bail has been paid for both josh fattal and shane bauer. we understand that bail was up to $500,000 apiece, but the papers are signed now, that bail paid. the two men could be released wednesday at what time? i'm getting a new time. 6:30 a.m. eastern time. the process will begin. don't know exactly how long it will take. but when those men are released, of course, we'll bring that news to you. in other news this morning, a man on death row in georgia could have 14 pomore hours to live. his supporters have that long to get someone to intervene. troy davis was convicted of killing a savannah police officer back in 1989. davis' supporters say there is too much doubt about his guilt, and they're pushing for a judge to cancel the death warrant and are even talking about getting president obama involved. prosecutors say the facts don't lie. >> there are two troy davis cases. there is the legal case. the case in court, and the public relations case. we have consistently won the case as it's been presented in court. we have consistently lost the case as it's been presented in the public realm on tv and elsewhere. >> davis supporters across the world are still holding out hope. amnesty international usa said this, quote, we're calling on anyone who has any power to stop this grave injustice from occurring. davis is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. also, texas plans to execute an inmate today in a case you might remember. lawrence brewer was one of three men convicted of chaining a black man, james byrd, behind a pickup truck and dragging him to his death 13 years ago. also today, president obama will address the united nations. the white house says he will talk about the united states' view of the seismic changes over the last few months in the arab world. he'll also meet with palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. mr. obama will try to talk abbas out of applying for palestinian statehood. abbas has said he would make a formal application for statehood on friday. a powerful typhoon has made landfall overnight in japan. roke is already blamed for at least four deaths, and japan is facing a potential flooding disaster. it could also affect the nuclear plant damaged in the march earthquake. let's check in with paula hancocks in tokyo, about 150 miles from where the storm hit. paula, this is being called a super typhoon, the equivalent of a major hurricane. tell us more. >> reporter: well, carol, the residents of tokyo are starting to feel the effects now of typhoon roke. it's not a direct hit on tokyo. it's going to skirt along the western side. but we are seeing some very significant winds, gusts of winds, and also shvery heavy rain. now, of course, as you say, it did make landfall in the southern part below tokyo, hamamata is the city close to them. more than 1 million people were told to evacuate. it's unclear how many did evacuate, but there are serious concerns of flooding waters up very high in the rivers and lakes. of course, there are high concerns of mudslides. we're only a couple of weeks away from typhoon talas. this was at the start of the month and was the deadliest typhoon in three decades here in japan. more than 100 people dead or missing. now, there are serious hopes that this isn't going to be as deadly. but, of course, it is 6:00 p.m. at night. it is dark behind me. it may not be until the morning when we actually see how much damage there has been. carol? >> paula hancocks reporting live for us from tokyo, thanks so much. let's talk more about roke with meteorologist rob marciano. he's also got word about a new tropical storm. want to start with roke? >> yeah, not going to affect the u.s., of course, at least for now. it may hit the west coast at some point. but roke, as you mentioned, the equivalent of a major hurricane at one point. this is the nasa satellite which is a close-up visible. you see the well-defined eye there. you know, to get a storm this strong this close to japan is remarkable. it's really only about once every decade where you see a direct effect or direct hit from a typhoon especially one of this strength. there you see it coming on shore a few hours ago between nagoya and tokyo. and now still officially a typhoon with winds of 70 knots. so it will continue to weaken. but the big story here is not going to be the wind. it's going to be the rain, as mentioned. and these are some of the rainfall totals forecast for the next couple of days here. and the brighter purples indicate over six inches. some of these areas have already seen six to ten inches of rain. and look at sendai. for the most part contained, but you've got a lot of loose ground up there. you get this sort of rainfall, and you're talking about mudslides and landslides that would happen more readily than an area that has not been affected by a hurricane or by an earthquake. let's talk about ophelia. this storm developed in the atlantic basin. we've been watching it now for a good couple of days. and it's got winds of 45 miles an hour. and the national hurricane center named it overnight. there you go. the forecast is for it to continue to spin towards the west. it's got some obstacles to overcome as far as strengthening goes. we don't look for it to become a blockbuster at this point. but it is going to traverse towards the u.s. and may skim the northern islands there. so that's something we'll have to be concerned about for sure going forward. it's been a quiet couple of weeks here in the atlantic basin. of course, roke, an historic storm for japan. ophelia not likely to be an historic storm for us but one that certainly bears watching. we'll talk more in the next half hour. carol? >> busy day for you. thank you very much, rob marciano live from atlanta. would you ever pay $16 for a muffin or 8 bucks for an eight-ounce cup of coffee? i wouldn't. so why did the u.s. justice department do exactly that? a government report shows the department paid those kinds of prices for conference attendees a couple of years ago. oh, and it also paid $32 per person for a snack break of crackerjacks, popcorn and candy bars. this is priceless, too. before it happened, the department issued new guidelines on wasteful spending after it served employees $5 swedish meatballs. of course, the justice department does more than wash down fancy baked goods with overpriced coffee. it has shut down a website called full tilt poker and called it a ponzi scheme that cheated players out of more than $300 million. several board members have also been charged with crimes. as you know, it's now -- as you know, it's now legal for gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military, and ha has comedian talks or shall we say joking. here's your punch line. >> now gay couples can enlist, fight overseas, put their lives on the line, all to defend people's right to say they can't get married when they get back home. how about that? yeah. >> for more on don't ask, don't tell, we go to jason jones in afghanistan. jason, what's the situation over there? have you noticed any changes at all? >> not really, john. it's like people that work in close quarters and count on protecting each other like family didn't already know the deal. i mean, in fact, you know what they call the repeal of don't ask, don't tell around here? no duh tuesday. tornadoetornadoes, flooding fires left behind billions of dollars in damages, but they could also lead to a government shutdown. really, there are bum elinroug capitol hill. this is the "quote of the day." who are the terrorists? are we the terrorists, or are they the terrorists? two wrongs don't make a right, end quote. find out what americans say about americans coming up. you'll be surprised. it's nine minutes past the hour. ♪ ♪ you say ♪ flip it over and replay ♪ we'll make everything okay ♪ walk together the right way ♪ do, do, do, do just having some tender chicken and some tasty noodles. let's see...south western vegetables...60 calories. ya' know those jeans look nice. they do? 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[ junior ] ...and they've helped build my business. it is 11 minutes past the hour. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." good morning. now back to the "quote of the day." the quote is, who are the terrorists? are we the terrorists, as in americans, or are they the terrorists? two wrongs don't make a right. who said that? well, it was legendary singer tony bennett. he said that when he stopped by howard stern's radio show this week. he also went on to say that the war in iraq was a tremendous mistake. the two got on the topic of terrorism when bennett told stern that back in 2005, president bush revealed to him that he had made a mistake about the iraq war. bennett has since apologized for his comments. he says that they may have been misconstrued. time now for your political ticker with tim farley on sirius live from washington. good morning, tim. >> good morning, carol. >> let's talk first about fema funds. congressional leaders are warning about a potential government shutdown over fema funding. so tell us what this is about. >> wow. where do we start on this? we have the government funded through september 30th. that's the end of the fiscal year. and as you know, there have been a lot of disasters this year. tornadoes in joplin, not to mention the hurricane up and down the east coast. they said we need more money in the disaster relief fund. they passed a resolution, something that would take us through part of november. in that is the money for fema. there's also a cut or two in there that democrats are not too keen on. the senate has yet to pass the bill. although they have a bill that they did pass that goes back to the house that doesn't include the cuts on it. and the house is saying, well, if you're not going to include the cuts, we're not going to pass it. now, republicans are saying, we're going to get this done. senate majority leader harry reid says i'm not sure we won't see a government shutdown. this won't play very well to people looking at flood damage. mighty amight i add, they're in recess next week. >> there's a recess coming up already? >> yes. we need a break, you know. they've been working hard. >> yeah, they've been working hard at playing politics spoli haven't they? on to another topic, governor rick perry running for the republican nomination. he is blasting president obama's stance on israel. let's listen. >> the obama policy of moral equivalency which gives equal standing to the grievances of israelis and palestinians, including the orchestrators of terrorism is a very dangerous insult. >> okay. these comments come as president obama is negotiating behind the scenes with the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, trying to get, you know, trying to make him -- prevent him from asking the security council of the united nations to vote for palestinian statehood because the united states has to vote no on that which will put the united states in a tough spot. so what do you make of this, tim? >> well, there's an awful lot of moving parts and pieces to this, as you mentioned, the president speaks today. we will hear from the palestinian authority president on friday. and next week the general assembly takes it up, with or without the security council vote and whether the united states veetoes. this is a man running for president. republicans are not too far apart on their positions. they all pretty much embrace israel. rick perry's relationship with israel goes back to the days when he was agriculture secretary in texas. also mitt romney was critical of the president's stance. but using words like naivety and appease at a time when the president is getting ready to address the security council may not be well advised probably plays well to republicans. and this is all about the midprimary, but i'm wondering how it plays in the world, in general, carol. >> when some say that the united states should be speaking in one voice when something this important comes up before the united nations. >> exactly. this is the question of who represents the united states? when the president is at the united nations, when he's at home, maybe you can say a few things. and i'm wondering if this is going to backfire. but probably not. we've got a long way to go. >> we do. tim farley, thanks, as always, for joining us this morning. a group of italian scientists on trial for manslaughter. they're accused of failing to predict an earthquake that killed hundreds. we'll get a play-by-play from the trial in 90 seconds. it's 16 minutes past the hour. not a person. instead of getting to know you they simply assign you a number. aviva is here to change all that. we're bringing humanity back to insurance and putting people before policies. aviva life insurance and annuities. we are building insurance around you. 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