goot sunday morning. here we are another morning and we're talking about another deadly air show crash. this one happened in west virginia. you remember it was just yesterday we were telling you about a deadly crash in reno, nevada. the details on this latest one in just a moment. also, it was supposed to be a mega main event last night, but it turned into a controversial night in boxing. an intentional head butt, an apology, and some say a sucker punch. we'll tell you about what happened last night in mayweather versus ortiz. also, take a look. you see that young man in the photo there. 12 years old, getting to hang out with the likes of tom hanks, and for good reason. he was inspired by the hbo series "band of brothers," and he decided he wanted to raise money for a world war ii hero. you won't believe how much this 12-year-old has been able to

collect. from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia, this is your "cnn sunday morning." thank you for being with us. as always, we like to say good morning to all of our forces watching us on the american forces network. thank you for all you do. let's start with a picture from the air race crash in nevada. could give investigators information about exactly what happened. see this? this is something, it appears, breaking off the tail of that plane that crashed. this was just after the plane veered out of control and crashed into the crowd. federal investigators are checking this out. >> a component has been recovered in the area where that was observed, but i think it's critical that we have not identified the component. it's been examined. so we don't know what the component is or even if it came from this particular aircraft. we are clearly going to focus on that, and that's part of the

informational gathering that's going on right now. >> nine people died in that crash. seven of those folks were on the tarmac, including pilot jimmy leeward. two others died at the hospital. 70 people were injured. several are still hospitalized this morning. that reno air race was part of the air show there. there have been 13 deaths in air shows in the u.s. this year. none in the previous two years. air shows bring in $110 million annually, according to the annual council of air shows. 20 pilots have died since the reno air races began nearly a half century ago. but this is the first time spectators were killed. now take a look at this still photo. a fireball here. this took place at the marti martinsburg thunder over the blue air show. the pilot was flying a t-28

aircraft in a stunt demonstration. it was used for air force training in the '50s and '60s. the crash happened away from the air field. our i-reporter snapped these pictures for us. it was still pretty scary for everybody. the air show is cancelled for today. georgia death row inmate troy davis is scheduled to die in just three days. tomorrow his supporters will try to stop that kugs when they go before the georgia board of pardons and prols. you may know the story by now. davis was convicted of killing savannah police officer in 1991. ever since that time, several witnesses have recanted their testimony. they say they were coerced by police into testifying. among those on the parole board will be the senior pastor at martin luther king jr.'s church in atlanta. >> i'm saying there's entirely

too much doubt for an execution. the parole board will decide what it wants to do, but i'll tell you this much. at each turn of the case, some sector of the justice department has pressed pause. this very board of pardons and paroles stayed the execution a few years ago. i believe it was 2007. on another occasion it was the supreme court who said too much doubt, let's pause. then it was the 11th circuit that said too much doubt, let's pause. not one witness, not two, not three, not four -- >> seven. >> seven witnesses have recanted their story. >> someone who certainly doesn't want to hit pause again is the mother of that slain officer mark manage macphail. i got to talk to her about what it's been like to go through three previous times williams has been scheduled to be executed. >> it's been hell. i would like to have some peace. i would like to have this

situation over with. we are the victims. those people that recanted, why did they wait 17 years before they recanted? they should have done it, if they felt that way earlier. not when the final time is coming out. >> again, the board of pardons and parole will meet tomorrow to determine if that execution should be stopped. we turn to the president now, and a new tax on millionaires. that is one of the proposals we'll hear from president obama. the president will ask congress for a new minimum tax rate for anyone making over $1 million. the so-called buffett plan will be part of a greater effort to cut the deficit. a few weeks ago billionaire warren buffett wrote an op ed complaining people like him weren't paying their fair share. he said the same thing last year. >> we're going to have to get more money from somebody. the question is are we going to

get the money from the person serving lunch today, or do we get it from me? i think we should get it from me. i have a lower tax rate than anyone in my office, and i don't have a tax shelter. i take the form and fill out the numbers. i think that's very wrong. >> exactly how many people are we talking about here? there were fewer than 450,000 millionaires out of 144 million tax returns filed last year. the millionaire tax idea is likely to fall flat with republicans. you'll be able to see the president's speech live on cnn, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. eastern time tomorrow. the issue of palestinian statehood could be front and center on the agenda at the united nations this week. palestinian president mahmoud abbas is scheduled to ask tomorrow. president obama is expected to veto the move because it might

derail the middle east peace process and talks with israel. >> already diminished american credibility is going to be diminished further. there's no question about that. we are neither mired, feared, nor respected in that region. >> president obama is scheduled to address the u.n. general assembly on wednesday. the protesters seen here, they're upset. the banking industry blocked streets in manhattan yesterday. they planned to converge on wall street in the iconic bull issue. they blocked that off. police had read the posts and said they were prepared. they set up demonstration areas, but protesters went else where. organizers said they hoped it would be like the demonstrations in egypt and libya. we can follow up now on a fugitive soldier. he's now turned himself into place in new york.

that's 23-year-old private markham. he was on the run from police after breaking out of ft. drum. he was accused of burglary on the base. he was arrested after allegedly stealing two cars and leading police on a high speed chase. the tsa has now come down on some folks in honolulu, firing 28 employees at the airport. apparently, some of the screeners weren't properly checking bags before putting them on planes. it happened on several flights late last year. besides these firings, the tsa also suspended 15 people. now, i would like to introduce you to someone, a dear old friend of mine that i hadn't seen in quite some time. reynolds wolf, it's been a while. >> good to see you. we've got weird stuff to chat about. temperatures across much of the country below normal at this time. as temperatures are a little bit

cooler, we have things heating up. the possibility of storms, especially for the central and southern plains later on today. we're going to talk about that possibility in a few moments. now let's pitch it right back to you, t.j. >> we'll see you here shortly. a lot of people predicted the outcome of the big mayweather ortiz fight last night. nobody predicted how it would end. a head butt and a sucker punch. this thing is over in the fourth round. we'll explain a controversial night in boxing. [ gnome ] ahh...

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three-hour delay. there were high winds and the threat of lightning, delayed that kickoff until after midnight. osu went on to win that game 59-33. again, that thing finished up, reynolds, late or early, however you want to put it. we had the same thing, last couple weeks in college football, rain or lightning. >> it was the oklahoma state cowboys, still wawater playing tulsa. what was the final store? >> 51-33. >> i'm sure tulsa wished it could have gone longer. and they're called the hurricanes. hurricanes are so prevalent in the central plains. not too far from the central plains of tulsa, we've got thunderstorms popping up and the possibility of severe weather that will occur. strong chance of storms in wichita and oklahoma city. as you know, in dallas and texas

they could use every drop of rain they can get. that's going to be a welcome sight. temperatures are going to be a bit on the cool side for much of the northeast, just blitz. if you like to have the nice crisp fall weather, vermont, new hampshire, boston, it's going to be lovely for you. 67 in new york. back over to kansas city, 70 degrees. some stray showers may cool temperatures, especially in the afternoon hours. seattle and portland in the 60s. 71 in los angeles. 79 in dallas. 81 in atlanta. just a beautiful day for much of atlanta. we can expect also with severe storm possibility in parts of the central and southern plains, you're going to have have delays that are going to pop up. i'm telling you, especially by the late afternoon, you're going to see them back up in places like oklahoma city, will rogers, places like dallas, perhaps even chicago when the day is out. just be patient. things should look better by tomorrow. t.j., you're up to speed.

let's toss it right back to you. >> did you stay up for the fight? >> i did not stay up for the fight. i heard i missed quite an interesting show. >> interesting show. that's a way to put it. you didn't miss a great fight, but an interesting show. boxing fans, you've been hearing about this big fight. mayweather, regarded as one of the two best fighters in the sport, fighting ortiz last night. to set this up to you, it was essentially the worst head butt i've ever seen in boxing. he lunges at mayweather to give him a head butt. you see this in boxing. the guys come together to say sorry, touch gloves, a little moment of sportsmanship. while ortiz was trying to hug him and apologize and handshake him, glove tap him, mayweather just clocks him, lays him out, two punches, fight over fourth round. some people called it a sucker punch. somebody called it bush league. somebody just said it was not a

sportsmanlike move for either of the two. but what mayweather did was perfectly legal. the first thing they tell you in boxing, protect yourself at all times. >> is this really a shock, though? these guys are not the stay-puff marshmallow man. they're fighters. it's not out of the realm of comprehension to see something like this before. >> but you don't see this. you touch gloves for sportsmanship. head butt, touch gloves. we're good. let's go back to fighting. >> but this whole hugging thing. >> ortiz was trying to apologize. we actually have some video. i don't know if this is the moment. this might be the head butt. this was just blatant. i guess we don't have that moment. this was the fight from last night. it was a close fight probably on the cards. mayweather was up a little bit. but still. after the fight, mayweather turns on larry merchant in the ring, the commentator who's been

doing this a long time, and just goes off on him and says he doesn't know what he's talking about. hbo needs to fire him. and larry merchant to his credit says, if i was 50 years younger, i would kick your blank. >> kick your blank? >> that's it. >> no one wants their blank kicked. >> it wasn't a great night for fighting. it's unfortunate. i stayed up and paid $60 for that. why are you laughing? scott is laughing at me. also a big night in atlanta because of the return. >> michael vick. >> not the first time he's been back to play in atlanta, but the first time he's been back as a starter. his philadelphia eagles are coming in. he has gone through his redepositior redempti redemption, a lot of people have told you. he is working with the humane society. he's gotten a $100 million contract. he's gotten endorsement deals.

certainly expecting to see a lot of those number 7 jerseys out and about today. we'll be talking to reynolds plenty throughout the morning. good to see you back. >> good to be back. coming up, we'll introduce you to our cnn heroes. what did this hero do to be recognized? actually bringing the farm uptown. bling. my servers are maxed out. i need to think about something else when i run. [ male announcer ] with efficient i.t. solutions from dell, doug can shift up to 50% of his company's technology spend from operating costs to innovation. so his company runs better, and so does doug. dell. the power to do more. but for some of us with overactive bladder, our pipes just don't work as well as they should. sometimes, i worry my pipes might leak. but i learned there's something more i can do. now, i take care with vesicare.

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24 minutes past the hour now. if you speak russian, maybe you can call in and help us interpret what we're seeing in this next piece of video. we were talking about the mayweather/ortiz fight. i don't even know if this was the biggest fight last night. these are two business tycoons up on stage doing a forum. they were debating the economy, and apparently they don't agree on it. the guy tlrbgs the silver haired guy, he took exception to something a real estate mogul said. the guy that did the clocking, he's a former kgb agent. maybe that's why the other guy knew better than to retaliate. this was on stage. we don't have to interpret no russian to understand what blows mean. we're at 25 minutes past the hour. let's turn now, say good morning

to nadia bilchik. >> the only russian i know is -- [ speaking russian ] which means thank you. but interestingly, there's so many wealthy russians. >> billionaires. >> yes, that a danish cell phone company has targeted them to sell something exclusive. what it is is a pure 18 karat gold cell phone. take a look. this say danish company called acer. it's called the ae&y phone. it's pure gold. it's about $60,000. now it does not give you the internet. it only has speed dial, built in calculator, and a bluetooth. >> again, these guys are billionaires. they run out of things to buy that are unique. they can buy anything they want to buy. they need something unique. >> and something that's a status

symbol. if you think we take utilitarian things like sunglasses meant to protect the eyes and turn them into a fashion item, this is the ultimate fashion item. this is pure gold. a very sleek phone. it's about $50,000, but you can get the stainless steel version for about $10,000. there has been some criticism because it only has a five-hour battery life. do you have an iphone for a battery? iphone has an not 11-hour battery life. 5 years is okay. you're only taking it out for fashion anyway. if you think the price of gold has increased so much, you can always maelt it down and turn it into something else. >> what are they doing these days? is gold doing well as far as the price of it? >> we spoke about it a while ago. pure gold tattoos out of dubai,

remember that one? and you weren't here when i brought you gold contact lenses with diamonds out of india. see, there are the tattoos. there's the gold contact lenses. you did miss that. people are saying we can use gold in all kinds of forms. that's the ultimate, isn't it? >> how expensive are the contacts? >> the contact lenses are about $15,000, and the gold tattoos, as you know, but all different ways of showing gold. i did want to tell you that's not the most expensive cell phone you can buy because the 3gs iphone supreme is 22 karat gold and has a diamond home button. >> who makes that? >> that would be the iphone apparently. that would be purely on demand, i assume, and it's about $3.2 million. >> that's just silly. has anyone bought one of those things? >> they apparently have been ordered. think about it. when you have absolutely everything, imagine taking out of your purse a beautiful sleek

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ntsb has been aided by a technical inspector with firsthand knowledge of these modified aircraft. he has facilitated access to some exemplar aircraft, which has really helped our investigators further understand the systems in these modified aircraft. >> the ntsb admits that it could take months to figure out the cause of the crash. also, another crash at another air show, this one in west virginia. look at this picture, this fireball that was captured. this is at an air show in martinsburg. this is the thunder over the blue ridge air show. the pilot the only one killed in this crash. he was flying a t-28 trojan aircraft in the demonstration. the t-28 was used for air force and navy training in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. this crash had been out away from the crowd, out on the air field. no one op the ground injured. the i-reporter who snapped these

pictures for us still said pretty scary stuff. the air show has been cancelled for today. other stories making headlines. look for a showdown at the united nations when the general assembly meets this week. the issue, a permanent home for the palestinians. palestinian leaders plan to ask the u.n. to recognize an independent state of palestine. the u.s. objects, may use its veto in the security council. the obama administration says negotiation is the only path to statehood for palestinians. and the late senator ted kennedy's only daughter kara died of a heart attack friday. she was 51 years old. you see her here accepting her ailing father's presidential medal of freedom shortly before his death in 2009. according to the family, she collapsed after her daily workout. she was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2003 but overcame that illness. freedom continues to be on hold for those two, the two american hikers in prison in

iran. their attorney says he hopes shane bauer and josh fattal will be released soon. they've been in jail for more than two years, accused of spying, something they've always denied. iranian law requires two judges to sign their release. so far only one has. and cnn has learned the other is actually on vacation until tuesday. moammar gadhafi's forces are putting up a stiff fight to hold up one of his few remaining strongholds. at least eight rebel soldiers were killed in the fighting. it includes house to house. it's in sirte, gadhafi's hometown and birth place. at one point the cnn crew got caught in the middle of this fierce firefight. here now is phil black. >> reporter: the battle to control one of libya's last remaining pro-gadhafi strongholds is moving slowly with forces making little progress. we were on patrol with

revolutionary fighters as they entered the city of sirte. its mission was to find and help local civilians evacuate. they quickly and intensely came under fire from nearby buildings. small arms fire followed by rocket propelled grenades. >> go, go, go. >> reporter: there were multiple casualties. we know that at least one paramedic working with the revolutionary fighters was killed when an rpg struck his ambulance. cnn producer ian lee also suffered a shrapnel wound to his leg. he's doing okay. this is only one incident, but it is indicative of the challenges that revolutionary fighters are facing as they move into these restricted urban environments. these are battlegrounds that they are not trained or equipped for. at this stage, they do not have the skills, their commanders admit, to steadily move through a city searching, clearing, and holding territory. for these reasons the battles are taking much longer than expected.

they believe they do have superior numbers and superior fire power. they expect they will win out in the end. the question is at what cost. phil black, cnn, tripoli. >> it's 36 minutes past the hour now. it is roughly the size of a school bus and weighs almost six tons. this nasa research satellite is about to fall out of the sky. in two minutes we'll tell you when space junk will be a part of the forecast. stick with us on this cnn sunday morning. there's only one bottle left ! i've got to tell susie ! the vending machine on elm is almost empty. i'm on it, boss. new pony ? sorry ! we are open for business.

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this is a big thing, weighs several tons. it's been up in orbit for quite some time. essentially, this is a satellite used to monitor the atmosphere. the interesting thing about it is it's something that's supposed to help us learn ways to keep safe, and now the atmosphere has the potential of causing us harm. it's the upper research atmosphere satellite. now they're saying 26 pieces of debris. the heaviest piece weighs 300 pounds or so. going to fall through the atmosphere. got kind of an idea of where it's going to land. somewhere along the 500-mile stretch of northern canada and the southern area of south america. >> it's a little vague, reynolds. >> we're talking about an area that's going to stretch down the c continent. they say you have a better chance of winning the lottery than getting hit with one of these things. if you do get hit, it's like,

yea, i got hit by space debris. >> it's not going to come down in one chunk. some of them could be good size, though. >> when you think of the space shuttle, when it would re-enter the atmosphere, it had the pieces of tile designed so, when it reentered the atmosphere, it would be protected because it got very, very hot. this thing doesn't have that protection. the heat is going to cause this thing to break up. not designed for reentry procedures. so we're hoping it will burn up, break up by the time it makes contact with the planet. it's going to be significantly smaller than 300 pounds. >> is it supposed to come down? we're told that so much space junk goes up in orbit and stays there. >> to give you my honest answer, i have no idea. you have to be launching something up there. you've got all kinds of debris floating around the planet, all different directions. it's kind of an escape plan too. want to see the forecast?

>> very quickly. in terms of your forecast, what we're going to be dealing with today, we're going to be dealing with the forecast that's going to bring scattered showers to the great lake squared into much of texas. it's been one of the first few years in terms of the drought. what they don't need, though, is the weather which could happen along parts of the i-35 corridor. i'd say dallas southward to boston before the day is out. in terms of temperature, very comfortable. 67 in new york. wrapping it up in kansas city, 70 degrees, 78 degrees in salt lake city and san francisco with 76. that is a wrap on your forecast. there you go. >> appreciate you, buddy. you'll be interested in this next bit of video we have here. tapped the kegs. the first of the kegs at the world's largest beer festival. oktoberfest under way in munich, germany. it's a two week long beer party. this started in 1810 with the

bavarian prince wanting to share his wealth with everybody. this is on friday night right outside the capital in the philippines. this is a pyramid of beer 30 feet tall. plenty of stuff to drink. a drinking contest, rock bands, and fireworks. we'll call that our beer block from this morning. >> from your lips to god's ears. that is just incredible. it the a celebration of beer and a beautiful thing. >> isn't that something? >> it is a good thing to see. >> people have oktoberfest celebrations all over the world. nobody can do it like they do it in germany. >> why can't christmas be every day? every day should be a little bit like oktoberfest. >> you heard it here first, folks. coming up next, we'll talk to a young man who's on a

mission to honor his heroes from world war ii, but the kid is 12 years old. you won't believe what a simple wrist band is able to do. stay with us.

about a quarter of the top of the hour on "cnn sunday morning." harrisburg, pennsylvania, 12-year-old is raising money for a memorial to his heroes, world war ii heroes, one of them dick winters who stormed the beach at normandy. winters was one of the characters in the film "band of brothers." >> take two men and hit him from

the left. okay, go. take randy. get him right. covering fire. on the machine gun. don't give away your position until you have to. >> now 12-year-old jordan joins me this morning from harrisburg. good morning to you, kind sir. we appreciate you being here. you're 12. a lot of people would think your heroes are supposed to be basketball players, professional athletes, or actors or whatever. how cdid it come that your heros became world war ii soldiers? >> it's sort of like world war ii was the war that would declare whether we were to be ruled by other people or we could actually be set free. and major dick winters fought in all those big battles. like he jumped in on d-day. he fought in the battle of the bulge and operation market garden.

and it's just really amazing how he was able to do all that. >> did you get into it through the "band of brothers" series, or were you kind of a world war ii buff and student of that era before? >> it was mostly the "band of brothers" because i started watching that with my dad one day, and we stumbled across one of the episodes i can't remember. we really got into it, and we bought the series. >> now, you started raising money -- and the number i have in front of me in a big one. tell me how much money you have been able to raise as of this morning for this memorial. >> i've been able to raise $87,000. >> tell me how you have been able to do that. >> well, i've marched in

parades. i've sat at stands. i've given speeches to local clubs. and on june 6 we have a baseball game at the lancaster barnstormer stadium. and we raised with some of the actors and veterans there, and we raised a large amount of money there. >> you're also selling these wristbands. has that been able to contribute to how much money you've made as well? >> oh, yeah. we've gotten a bunch of orders for the wristbands, and like people, like when we were sitting at our local fairs, like the york fair, people have been really generous and purchased some of our wristbands. >> explain the message that's on those wristbands. >> the wristbands say "hang tough" on them because that's what major dick winters would say to his men when they went into combat. and like they're olive green to match the world war ii army uniforms also. >> where is the money going?

i know you're not necessarily -- it wasn't your idea for the memorial, but how did you decide that you wanted your money to go towards this memorial? i guess you could have picked some other things, other organizations for your money to go to. why this memorial? >> well, because major dick winters is my hero, and the statue is going to look like him, and there's going to be a documentary about leadership too. >> all right. $87,000. your goal is to raise how much? >> $100,000. >> you are well on your way. if people want to -- last thing here. if people do want to contribute or find out more about you and your cause, how can they do it? >> they can go to the website worldwariifoundation.org. they can click the donate button. >> jordan brown, 12 years old. it's very cool to talk to you

and hear a young man like you talk about your hero being someone from world war ii. we really appreciate your time and your efforts. $87,000. it won't be long before you get that last $13,000. and who knows? beyond that as well. enjoy the rest of your day, jordan. good to see you. >> you too. thanks. >> we're about ten minutes from the top of the hour now. we'll go from 12-year-old to a 10-year-old in just a moment. if your kids are sitting around the house right now, get them up and in front of the tv. there's something i want them to see and somebody i want to introduce them to. >> these are so good for you guys. keep going. >> that is the workout kid. if you're having a tough time getting your kid to put down that video game controller and move, well, maybe this young man can help. an gather

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you're a football player. but to take this route, in football, you go through workouts. you're running all the time. how has this added another element to your workout or even your conditioning for football. i've tried to put time that i have to do. i'll do my workouts. i go to football practice. it's kind of hard and easy at the same time. >> hard and easy at the same time. how long have you been doing this, the workout tapes? >> for like four or five months. >> this is new. this is your first workout tape. we have some video of one of the workout tapes. i want people to see what we've been talking about. there's one. we're putting kids through these workouts. what age are the kids you're making these tapes for. >> any age for like 5 to 12 or teens or whatever. it's for a family. >> is it for adults? >> yes.

>> adults can do it too. i want you to show me some moves. let's get serious. all right, c.j. a grown man here. you're 10 years old. show me a little something. >> first move is called the fighter. put your hands in front of your face like a boxer. punch left and right. >> that's easy enough. okay. give me another. >> the second move is called the power jack. >> the power jack. >> power jack, going to put your hands and feet together. going to do a little jump, put some bend in your knees, bend your elbows put your fist towards your chest. jump back up. and put it together. >> okay. i'm with you. so far, so good. what else you got? give me something a little harder now. not that hard. a little harder. >> the last move is the

shredder. the shredder consists of three moves. down, up, jump. down, up, jump. and then repeat. >> down, up, and then jump. i'm losing my microphone here i'm working out so hard. okay. i can handle that one. for folks who are interested, the kids, what would be your message to them? like i said, a lot of adults always talking about childhood obesity, but the message coming from a 10-year-old. what is your message to them? >> my message to them would be to go outside, exercise, and get fit. >> this is the workout kid. this is c.j. my man, good to meet you with us on this "cnn saturday morning." quick break. nothing helped me beat arthritis pain.

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we're at the top of the hour on this "cnn sunday morning." hello to you all. we are once again reporting on a deadly air show crash. this one happened in west virginia, and it comes a day after that deadly air race crash in neve "newsnighada. an update on both of these in a moment. also, last night it was billed as the mega main event, but it turned out to be another huge controversial night in boxing. a head butt and what some are calling a sucker punch. the details straight ahead. from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia, this is your "cnn sunday morning." 7:00 a.m. here in atlanta. let's start with a picture from the air race crash in atlanta. this could give investigators information they need about what happened. this is it, the picture they're studying now. you can see on the tail there. looks like something is breaking

off. this was just after the plane veered out of control and crashed into the crowd. federal investigators are now checking this out. >> a component has been recovered in the area where that was observed. i think it's critical at this point to know we have not identified the component. it will be examined. we don't really know what the component is or if it even came from this particular aircraft. we are very clearly going to focus on that, and that's part of the informational gathering that's going on right now. >> nine people died in the crash, seven of them were on the tarmac. that includes pilot jimmy leeward. 70 people were injured. several are still in the hospital this morning. let me turn now to west virginia. take a look at this skreep. take a look at this picture. this fireball was the result of a crash at an air show in martinsburg. this was the thunder over the blue ridge air show. the pilot was killed.

he was flying a t-28 aircraft. it was used for air force and navy training in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. this crash happened out on the air field. this was not close to the crowd. still a scary moment. this air show has been cancelled for today. and it's a new tax on millionaires possibly. that's apparently one of the proposals we're going to hear from president obama tomorrow. new york times reporting that the president will ask congress for a new minimum tax rate for anyone making over $1 million. he's been making appearances like this one in ohio to try to tout this new jobs plan. this new proposal is part of a white house effort to cut the deficit. you will be able to see the president's speech live right here on cnn. it's scheduled for 10:30 eastern time tomorrow. and the issue of palestinian statehood could be front and center on the agenda at the united nations general assembly this week.

palestinian president mahmoud abbas expected to apply to the u.n. for statehood status as early as tomorrow. it will go to the u.n. security council, and that is where the united states has threatened to veto the move because of concerns it would derail the u.s.-backed middle east peace process and the talks with israel. >> already diminished american credibility is going to be diminished further. there's no question about that. we are neither admired, feared, nor respected in this region. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the palestinian plan to get in the u.n. won't work. he made the statement in a cabinet meeting this morning. both netanyahu and abbas scheduled to speak to the general assembly on friday. the president speaks to the u.n. on wednesday. by now, you may know the name, troy davis. he is a death row inmate who many people is about to be executed, but he's innocent.

he's facing his execution on wednesday after killing a police officer back in 1989. but several witnesses at his 1991 trial claim they were coerced by police. david mattingly has more. >> reporter: it's a death row case going on in the state of georgia for more than 20 years. and supporters of death row inmate troy davis are now finding some high powered help. three times scheduled for execution. three times delayed. now with all legal appeals exhausted, supporters of cop killer troy davis make a final push for clemency. what makes you think you have a chance to stop this execution? >> can we be sure this man is not innocent? can we be sure the conviction back in 1991 of troy davis is still reliable? what's so hard to understand is why the legal process hasn't asked that question. >> reporter: davis was sentenced

to death for the 1989 murder of savannah police officer george macphail. seven witnesses have since recanted, changed their stories. some originally said they were pressured by police. >> i told them over and over i didn't see this happen. they put what they want to put in that statement. >> reporter: others came forward implicating another man. one juror questions her decision. >> if i knew then what i know now, troy davis would not be on death row. >> reporter: with only a week to his execution, critics of the case against davis include 51 members of congress, the vatican, and former president jimmy carter. >> we believe in this particular case there was enough evidence to the contrary to prevent this execution taking place. >> reporter: an online petition supporting clemency for davis got 200,000 signatures in five days. but state and federal courts have all upheld davis' conviction much the former d.a.

who prosecuted davis says the courts got it right. >> i'm just disappointed that so many people have been led to believe that nobody has paid attention to these recantations. it is, as i explained earlier, simply not the case. it's just not the case. on what ground are the recantations more believable than the testimony in court? none, none. >> reporter: supporters of troy davis delivered a massive petition with 600,000 names gathered from all over the world to members of the georgia state pardons and parole board. members of that board will literally decide if davis lives or dies. that same board denied him clemency back in 2008. now there are three new board members there that have not heard this case before. supporters of davis are hoping their votes will be what it takes to prevent davis' execution. t.j.? >> i'm joined now by the president of the naacp. you are here because you have

been a staunch supporter of davis. what do you think the chances are in the parole board hearing tomorrow. >> it really comes down to what happens tomorrow. we're cautiously optimistic. you don't see the former director of the fbi come out and say there's too much doubt very often. you don't see that former u.s. president jimmy carter come forward. when you have that kind of range between bill sessions and jimmy carter, bob barr and jimmy carter, there's reason to hope. >> that is one side of it. not everybody has read every bit of testimony. people have followed this in the news. people have followed every detail of the case. you hear these names. these people are coming out. maybe there's something going on. on the other side of it, why is it he has gotten a lot of chances, a lot of appeals, a lot of stoppages of executions. each time he has lost. in the legal system and continues to move forward. people say, well, he keeps

losing. >> because they haven't engaged the facts. they haven't given him a new trial. these are appeals of procedural aspect. they have different standards that aren't the same standards at trial. what we know is that the d.a. has said that, if he brought the case today, he couldn't seek the death penalty because there's not enough there. when 7 out of 9 people recant, when there's no physical evidence that links him to the case, then what you have today is absolutely insufficient. 7 out of 9 people lied 20 years ago. >> that d.a. you're talking about says what makes their word better today than it was then. the current d.a., he said those recantations you speak of, why is it that those are better than the testimony they gave in court? >> because now they're saying i lied. now they're saying the cops coerced me. now they're saying i was afraid of the actual killer. and the reality is, if their word mattered then, their word should matter now. >> what are you hoping for?

do you think they should stop the execution now, or do you think he should actually be free? >> you know, i think right now we need to focus on what's in front of us. we need to stop the execution. i do think that all killers need to be brought to justice, and the reality is that, if there's this much doubt, there's a good argument the case should be reopened. and they should start a search for the actual killer. we all know that people in savannah are saying somebody else did the killing, and they point to the two folks who will not recant as the actual killer and put troy on death row. if i was the d.a. sitting there, i would say, well, let's look back into this. we're not safe until all the killers are off the street. >> you want to focus on what we have ahead of us, but in your mind, do you think the killer of officer mark macphail is still roaming out there somewhere 20 years later. >> yes. if you go through -- as i've

done, if you go through this case and read all the testimony, you read the folks that have come through since, there's real reason to worry about them. what's important is the folks who sit down the board of pardons tomorrow, we'll go to the same place the former head of the fbi has, that bob barr has. the former number two in george bush's doj has, which is there's too much doubt to execute. >> that seems to be the understanding. but what are the options now? it seems all the legal options have been exhausted? who can step in and stop this execution? >> frankly, the d.a. could, and the d.a. really should. if you know that you would not seek the death penalty today, then why do you sign the death warrant? that is the most sort of extreme option. he can go to the judge and say, please vacate this death

warrant. he can say let's reopen this case. really it's tomorrow. >> tomorrow's it. ben jealous, good to have you here with me. i know you have a lot planned for tomorrow. we'll get word on troy davis. >> we definitely will by tuesday. >> ben jealous, good to see you. 12 minutes past the hour. we were mentioning mark macphail, the officer. there's another side to this story. the mother of mark macphail, she lost a son 20 years ago. she's still in her mind waiting for justice. i got a chance to talk to his mother. she says she is ready for this long ordeal to be over. >> it has been hell because i want like -- i would like to have some peace. i would like to have this situation over with. we are the victims. >> you will hear my interview. much more from the mother of officer mark macphail when we come back.

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16 past the hour. you heard me talking with ben jealous about the scheduled execution of troy davis scheduled for wednesday. he is convinced that davis is innocent. many others think he's innocent as well of killing savannah police officer mark macphail. mark macphail's mother certainly not one of them. i got a chance to speak to macphail's mother about davis.

did you ever have any doubts? >> never. not when i saw him and when i heard the facts. i never. >> why do you think so many people are coming out, including former president carter and the pope, and other people are saying that troy davis didn't do this? why do you think they don't know what you say you know? >> because they do not know everything. they were not in the courtroom. a lot of lies have been said about the case. a lot of things have not come out in the public that came out in the trial. so this is what they believe, and a lot of people don't even know what it's all about. >> because so much attention has been paid to that side and saving troy davis' life and his four execution dates he has had now -- and this is the fourth. what has it been like for you the past 20 years waiting for justice, certainly in your eyes, and having to go through four execution dates yourself.

what has it been like for you in the midst of losing your son? >> it has been hell. because i would like to have some peace. i would like to have this situation over with. we are the victims. these people that recanted, why did they wait 17 years before they recanted? they should have done it if they felt that way earlier, not when the final time is coming now. i do not believe that. if they think they would have been coached, i think they've been coached by the wrong people. >> justice only comes for you and closure -- justice and closure only comes for you when troy davis is finally executed? >> i will never have closure because that can't be, but i may have some peace, which i hope for. i certainly need it. >> again, the execution of troy

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22 past the hour. say good morning once again to reynolds wolf. reynolds, this is our first -- excuse me. this is our last weekend of summer. >> something like that. for me, summer's been over for a while. so long as those 90 degree temperatures, at least in our area, are gone, summer is long gone. talk to texas, though.

people dealing with extreme heat. it seems as though summer will never end. they may get a cool down in texas due to the rain. they might be moving through the dallas/ft. worth area. you will be getting scattered showers. take a look at the stronger thunderstorms in kansas city and wichita. what you're seeing is pretty simple. you have this area of low pressure tapping into the moisture from the gulf of mexico where it's been feeding into parts of the southern and central plains. that's where you can see your best chance of showers and storms, and with that, that's going to be the spot where you see delays pop up today. same deal for dallas and oklahoma city. chicago, gusty winds. also, the rain can keep you on the tarmac for a bit. same story in tampa and miami. let's go west, work our way back to the east. 76 in san francisco. 67 in new york. 81 in atlanta. 90 degrees in miami. t.j., you're up to speed. let's pitch it right back to you. and let's tell the folks

what happened last night. it was the mega main event. floyd mayweather, considered one of the best in the business, back in the ring after an 18-month layoff. the fight ended with a fourth round knockout, but that doesn't tell the whole story. what happened in the fourth round is ortiz did a blatant, blatant head butt, just lunged toward mayweather. when the referee split them up, took a point away from ortiz. as they were trying to shake hands, or ortiz was, hug him, and show some shortsmanship and say i apologize, mayweather just clocks him. a one-two punch. down goes ortiz. fight is over. this was all together just an ugly, ugly night in a lot of ways. this was a fight that had been promoted and billed. again, mayweather is one of the highlights in boxing right now. nobody wantsed to see the fight in this way. the head butt was ugly. some people were calling it a sucker punch on behalf of mayweather. still he did not do anything

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the stories making headlines. you can expect a showdown at the united nations when the general assembly meets this week. at issue a permanent home for

the palestinians. palestinian leaders plan to ask the u.n. to recognize a state of palestine. the u.s. says negotiation is the only path to statehood for the palestinians. president ted kennedy's only daughter died of a heart attack on friday. she is seen here accepting her father's presidential medal of freedom awarded in 2009. also, freedom is on hold for the two american hikers in iran. the president says he hopes shane bauer and josh fattal will be released soon. iranian law requires two judges to sign their release. so far only one has. cnn has learned the other judge is actually on vacation until tuesday. we'll see you at the top of the hour.