live from studio 7, i'm suzanne malveaux, i want to get you up to speed for wednesday, the 21st of september. two americans are now out of an iranian prison and will be on their way to overwhelm manny time now. iran held shane bauer and josh fattal for 26 months. the price of freedom, $1 million bail. it is not clear who paid that money. the americans say they were hiking when they accidentally strayed into iran. iran said that they were spies. the release comes a day before iran's president speaks at the united nations in new york. troy davis has eight hours, eight hours to live. but his lawyer is not giving up. he filed an emergency appeal a couple of hours ago, asking a georgia judge to call off tonight's execution because of new evidence, just a short time ago, the georgia board of pardons and paroles refused to reconsider their decision against clemency.

davis got the death penalty for the murder of a savannah police officer back in 1989, no dna evidence ever linked davis to the crime. most of the witnesses who testified against him recanted. but the man who prosecuted davis stands by his case. >> 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 else where. prominent figures from former president jimmy carter to pope benedict have asked georgia to spare davis's life because of doubts about his guilt. president obama and benjamin netanyahu are going to

discuss -- mahmood abbas is set to declare palestine a state. president obama will personally press abbas to work for state hood through negotiations with israel. the two meet later this afternoon, and just a few moments ago, president obama spoke to the general assembly. >> peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now. ultimately it's the israelis and the palestinians who must live side by side. ultimately it is the realitilies and the palestinians not us who must reach agreement on issues who divide them. [ chanting ] >> thousands of palestinians poured into the streets in ramallah today to support state hood. the west bank city is the seat

of the palestinian parliament. this is a shocking scene, it's quite disturbing, orchestrated by mexican drug cartels. drivers left two trucks filled with bodies sitting in the mid of a highway in the tourist town of boca del rio. some of the 35 corporation corp on to the streets. investigators believe some of the dead were rival drug traffickers. typhoon roke is blasting japan this week, with 100-mile-per-hour winds. 17 inches falling so far in some places. the storm is brushing past tokyo right now. it is pushing into the area address wrecked by the earthquake and tsunami last march. >> reporter: of course there is still vast pools of radioactive water that has to be treated within these reactors, remember

for months, cool water had to be poured on to the reactors to try to cool them down. >> four people have died in typhoon roke, three others are now missing. some people are questioning tony bennett's patriotism because of his remarks about 9/11. radio host howard stern asked the singer how the u.s. should deal with terrorists. well, bennett responded by asking, who are the terrorists? quoting here, are we the terrorists or are they the terrorists? >> they flew the plane in, but we caused it. >> why? because? -- >> we were bombing them and they told us to stop. they said what are you doing, they came on stronger and they said come on, we're going to have to retaliate. >> bennett tried to dial back on

his facebook page he apologize ed. >> now's your chance, talk back on one of the big stories of the day. according to the death penalty information center, the united states is just one of 58 countries that allows the death penalty. today's question, is it time to you guys are sophisticated but barbaric when it comes to the death penalty here. the fact you kill your own, even how terrible they are, how terrible they may be. >> many americans, suzanne, are conflicted about the death penalty hence the question today. is it time to rethink the death penalty? troy davis, the convicted cop killer will die tonight. whether you agree with them is up to you.

but's case aside, american juries seem increasingly reluctant to see any inmate put to death. since the 1990s the number of executions in america has significantly declined. from 98 executions in 1999 to just 46 last year. that decline seems at odds with the strong feelings many americans still have about the death penalty. witness the republican debate. >> your state has executed 234 death row inmates more than any other governor in modern times. have you -- have you struggled to sleep at night with the idea any one of those might have been innoce innocent? >> no, sir i i've never struggled with that at all. i think americans understand justice. >> that's texas. 16 other states do not have the death penalty. as for why juries seem loathed

now to impose a death sentence. that's unclear. maybe it's because more than 130 people have been released from death row with evidence of their innocence since 1973. many juries now prefer another option. life without the possibility of parole. so the talk back today, is it time to rethink the death penalty? facebook.com/carolcnn. i'll read your comments later this hour. >> okay, carol, thank you. here's a rundown. some stories we are covering. first, they spent two long years in an iranian prison. now two american hikers are finally free. we have a live report on their release. and less than eight hours before troy davis' planned excuse, i'm going to talk with an expert about the danger of eyewitness testimony which convicted him. google's ceo of grilled over allegations his company bullied his competition. also from six figures now to

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fattal have been sitting in a prison cell facing down an eight-year sentence. well, today, they're free. a senior u.s. official tells cnn the men have been handed over to omani officials. we're live from oman where the hikers are expected to arrive. mohammed, first of all, why oman? why where you are now? >> reporter: well, suzanne, if i can just start by saying we just received finally confirmation from the omani government they were indeed involved in the negotiation of the release. let me read a statement, they wrote, the government of the islamic republic of iran handed the custody of josh and shane. a country that has excellent relationships with the iri and

usa. he's with the hikers. they're on their way to muscat where they'll spend a couple days before heading home. that's really one of the key reasons why oman is involved. oman is a diplomatic country that enjoys a warm relationship with iran and the united states. analysts tell us they're seen as a go to country here in the region when there are disputes to be resolved between the u.s. or other western countries and iran because those countries can't speak directly. there was a lot of speculation all week the hikers would come here once being released and the omanis were involved in the release of sarah shourd. >> do we know about the million dollar bail, who actually paid that? >> reporter: well, we don't know yet who paid it. there's been a lot of speculation the omanis paid it. we expect to find that out in the coming hours. they haven't been commenting. obama administration officials said last year after the release

of sarah shourd the o manis paid. she came here when she was released. this was her first stop. speculation rising that the omanis paid the bail money to release sean bauer and josh fattal fat fattal. >> do we know what their plans are when they arrive? what are they going to do, what are their families going to do when they face freedom? >> reporter: we're not sure. we're trying to find out exactly when they arrive tonight own find out specifically if the families are here. many diplomatic sources say the families are here. the omanis have not officially confirmed that. speculation has been building the families are here, that possibly sarah shourd is here, that there will be a reunion. omani is saying the hikers will spend at least two days here before heading back to the u.s. what they'll do doing that time,

not yet know. we'll get more details that emerge in the coming hours. >> we certainly hope the very best of them and we're so happy they're finally on their way home. thank you, i appreciate it. well, he is scheduled to be executed less than eight hours from now. but just hours ago, lawyers for georgia inmate troy davis filed a new request to block the execution. his supporters say there's not enough evidence for him to be put to death. davis was convicted of killing police officer mark macphail in 1989. he is set to die by lethal injection at 7:00 p.m. eastern. here's how davis is likely to spend his spinal hours. from now until 3:00 p.m. allowed to meet with family, friends, clergy members and his attorneys and scheduled for a routine physical exam. at 4:00 p.m., davis will be offered his last meal. prison officials say he did not request anything special. at 5:00 p.m. we'll have a chance to record a time statement. then one hour before the

execution, davis will be offered a sedative. the prosecution in the troy davis case says he has no doubt that davis is guilty. cnn's david mattingly asked former d.a. spencer lawsuton abt the allegation that witnesses were coerced. >> do you think there's credibility in their claims they were intimidated by police to make false statements? >> no, no, i don't. i know the police involved. i know they're professional. i know them individually and personally and i can vouch for the character and the professionalism of any one of them. >> but an editorial in today's "new york someti" "new york times" says gree vous area areas in the case. mike brooks joins us, a analyst for "in session" on trutv.

according to "the new york times" editorial, there were a number of serious mistakes made first, the paper says savannah police re-enacted the crime with four of the people together who turned out to be eyewitnesss. take us through how this identification process is supposed to work. what is wrong with that? >> well, suzanne, first of all, i don't know whether they were asked, okay, where were you? show us where you were when this crime was committed? or if law enforcement recreated it in front of them as they stood by and watched. usually sometimes if i'm an officer, i will bring one at a time in and say, okay, where were you standing, what did you see, what did you hear? and just do one at a time and not all of them together. >> what's the problem with having them all together? >> because you don't want one to hear the story of the other and then to say, oh, yeah, that's what i saw. if there was any doubt of what they possibly saw when the crime was being committed. >> okay, mike, so secondly they

say police allegedly showed some of the witnesses, davis' photo, even before the lineup. so how would that impact how they recall things if they see the picture before the lineup? >> right, if there was -- sometimes officers or detectives will show a victim or witness a photo lineup with usually at least six or possibly nine pictures. and they will make their initial identification then take them in for a physical lineup. you know, the metropolitan police department of washington, d.c., they had a unit. the lineup unit, suzanne, that was dedicated just to lineups and they would bring people in, say, on september 21st, 2011, you were the victim of or witness to a shooting. can you identify anyone in this lineup that was involved in this offense? they would go up and down and sometimes say was it number un, was it number two? prior to that, you have a

defense attorney and prosecutor there to review that lineup and they can make their objections. was this done in this case, i don't know if it was or not. >> and third, they say that davis' lineup picture was set apart and had a different background than the other photos. why would they do that? is that proper? >> well, it depends on the photos that they had available to them to do a photo array or photo lineup. usually you try to get photos, suzanne, that are similar. you don't want to have, you know, five white guys and one african-american in a photo lineup. you don't want to have anything that stands out. but if that were the case, they should have had objected to this photo lineup and tried to have it thrown out in a pretrial hearing on evidence. you know, apparently that was not done either. >> all right. well, all of this, they clearly bring up as being egregious errors in this case. in addition to those practices, they say that six of those

eyewitnesss were threatened, that if they didn't identify troy davis, that they would have bad things happen to them. so we know that clearly that is a practice that is not legitimate and was used in this case. mike brooks, thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> thank you, suzanne. georgia board of pardons and paroles today refused to reconsider its decision on the troy davis case. the board refused his request for clemency yesterday. here's a profile of the five people who made that final decision on davis' faith. james donald, chairman of the board, a former corrections commissioner appointed by the former governor sunny purdue. elected chairman by the other board members in 2010. the vice chairman is albert murray, also appointed by governor purdue. he previously served as commissioner of the department of juvenile justice. gale bucker ner, a purdue

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ceos yelp, expedia and next tag. they're saying google is taking people to their own sites, not competitor sites. it's not about e-mail or search anymore. there's google flights, shopping, it owns youtube, zegat. yelp says google is putting links to google places before yelp listing this on there. expedia and nexttag says it puts their adds at the bottom of the website instead of the side. it's product placement, how you fit in a lineup depends on how likely someone is to click on your site. >> what do we think is going to come out of the hearing in does it have any kind of legal implications? >> well, you know, this hearing isn't really meant to build a

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there are some big speakers making a stand on the world stage this week at the 66th united nations general assembly taking place in new york. everything from the teetering global markets, the future of libya, famine in so somalia. all those things are on the table. after a year of seismic, big decisions, it's the power plays happening behind closed doors that are making a difference. president obama is meeting privately with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to talk about the road to peace. the potential for a palestinian state. the president's also going to meet with the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, separately, that's happening later today. abbas expected to demand statehood this friday in front of the general assembly. that would be a huge change to the face of the region. something neither united states or israel wants to see happen without having a hand in the negotiations. the president made his own address to the general assembly about that this morning.

>> i know that many are frustrated by the lack of progress. i say sure you, so am i. but the question isn't the goal that we seek, the question is how do we reach that goal? and i am convinced that there is no shortcut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades. >> so what is the path to statehood for the palestinians if their president, mahmoud abbas, decides to go through with that bid? we're going to make demands on the assembly floor. well, the palestinian leader would need to get the security council to adopt that resolution. now, an interesting note here, as a member of the security council, president obama would be able to veto the motion, but if the resolution passes, would that -- that would followed up by the vote of the general assembly where a two-thirds majority of the member states would have to get behind it.

that means 129 countries would have to vote for palestinian statehood for it to go through. so what are the chances of all of this happening? i am joined by fawaz zerzez, professor of middle eastern politics, international relations at the london school of economics. professor. he is also author of the book "the rise and fall of al qaeda." professor, thank you for joining us. first of all, if you could, watching what's playing out in new york, what are the chantss this is going to go through, that when it's all said and done the leaders are going to go home and we might see a palestinian state next week? >> very unlikely. the united states has made it very clear it will veto the palestinian bid in the national security council. so there will be no decision in the national security council on the palestinian bid for statehood. the palestinians will also likely take their bid to the general assembly. where they are most likely to get more than 129 states voting

for the palestinian state. so no security council resolution because of the u.s. veto. probably a palestinian state declared in the u.n. general assembly in the next few days or next few weeks. >> professor, what does that mean? if they, in fact, had that resolution passed among the general assembly there, what would that allow the palestinians to do? would they be empowered in any way? >> you know, suzanne, you know, suzanne, the palestinian strategy has been to rely on american diplomacy to deliver a palestinian state. >> right. >> and the last two years and a half, the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has put all his eggs in president barack obama's basket. in fact, a year ago president barack obama promised the palestinians that they would be sitting in the united nations as a state next to israel. >> sure. >> the palestinians have decided now that american diplomacy has

failed. that president barack obama has failed to carry out his pledges. they're coming to the united nations now in order to shift the focus from the iraq negotiations into getting international support for a palestinian state. this will give them a stronger position to negotiate with an israeli government, an israeli government that continues to build settlements on palestinian lands and continues to reject what we call the broad parameters of an international settlement based on a two-state solution. >> let me ask you this. president obama is going to meet with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu today. this is a pragmatic relationship. when i covered the white house when barack obama walked out of netanyahu because he didn't have more to offer at the table. do you think netanyahu will provide president obama something more, perhaps freezing settlements because of how things have developed with the palestinians? >> you know, suzanne, you know as much as i do if not more,

that is, israeli prime minister netanyahu has repeatedly rejected president obama's request for even a partial freeze of jewish settlements on the east bank and jerusalem. the reason you and i, suzanne, are talking about the palestinian bid in the united nations is because basically president barack obama has not been able to convince in the last two years and a half netanyahu to basically begin the process of negotiating in goodwill with the palestinians. so i doubt it very much whether prime minister netanyahu will offer the president of the united states any concrete initiatives. the reality is, president barack obama finds himself in a major dilemma. pressed between iraq and a hard place. if president obama vetoes the palestinian bid in the security council, you know, suzanne, this will fuel anti-americanism throughout the region. given the fact the middle east has changed forever, given the

fact that there are awakenings throughout the region, this will undermine america's strategy of outreach to that part of the world basically embracing the democratic ways in the region. the president, president barack obama has already made up his mind, that he's not vetoing -- not vetoing the palestinian bid would basically be politically very costly. already as you know, republican presidential candidates are playing electoral politics. they're saying barack obama is appeasing the palestinians. far from appeasing the palestinians. i would argue the palestinians are going to the united nations because they realize that the president of the united states means it, he is genuine, really does not have the political capital to deliver a palestinian state in the united nations. >> professor, thank pryou very much for your time. obviously a very difficult situation. as you said, the president stuck between a rock and a hard place. already a very hot political issue. a it complicates it even further when you look at the larger context here. rapid radical change now in the

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fighting words from the president over class warfare? yeah? >> yeah. no question, suzanne. last night the president was in new york, of course, he's in new york today for the u.n. but last night he attended a campaign event for the democratic national committee and he took to critics head-on. those are the critics who are angry at him when he has proposed raising taxes on the wealthy to get out of this economic mess. let's take a quick look at what he had to say last night at this campaign event with the dnc. he said "now you're already hearing the republicans in congress dusting off the old talking points. you can write their press releases. class warfare, they say. you know what? if asking a billionaire to pay the same rate as a plumber or a teacher makes me a warrior for the middle class, i wear that charge as a badge of honor." you know, suzanne, he went on to say to the folks in the room that he is ready to fight and he asked them, are they ready to fight? no question about it. we are full throttle in the re-election campaign of president obama. >> oh, absolutely.

using words like warrior, that certainly would seem like he's ready to fight there. also, we're seeing something interesting on the other side. republican side. sarah palin, some new poll numbers about whether or not she's liked? >> yeah. well, no question, you know, sarah palin hasn't announced if she's going to run, if she's not going to run. we're waiting to see what her final decision is. she polls very highly. let's look at this new poll out from mcclachy and marist. she's head to head in a hypothetical with president obama. she trails him by 5% within the margin of error. however, republicans and independents that are leaning republicans don't seem to want her to run for the republican nomination. in fact, let's take a quick look at these numbers, suzanne. only 24% want her to seek the republican nomination. 74% do not want her to seek the nomination. so as she's considering whether to run or not, clearly she sees numbers like this, they have to weigh heavily on her decision.

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we are getting tape now out of new york. this is a meeting between president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the two of them sitting down. a sidebar meeting, if you will, from the main meeting that's happening at the united nations. the two of them discussing, of course, what is on the top of the agenda. that is israeli/palestinian negotiations. how to move that forward. and the palestinians' effort, their move to actually bring forward statehood. the issue of statehood before the united nations security council. let's take a listen. >> welcome you both to the

united states and to new york. as i just said in the speech i gave before the u.n. general assembly, the bonds between the united states and israel are unbreakable. and the united states' commitment to israel's security is unbreakable. indeed, i think it's fair to say that today our security cooperation is stronger than it has ever been. i'm looking forward to a good discussion with prime minister netanyahu about the events not only here in the united nations, but also the developments that have been taking place in the region. as i just indicated, peace c cannot be imposed on the parties. it's going to have to be negotiated. one side's actions in the united nations will achieve neither statehood nor self-determination for the plalestiniapalestinians israelis and palestinians sitting down together and working through these very difficult issues that have kept the parties apart for decades now, that is what can achieve

what is i know the ultimate goal of all of us, which is two states side by side living in peace and security. recent events in the region remind us of how fragile peace can be. and why the pursuit of middle east peace is more urgent than ever. as we pursue that peace, i know that the prime minister recognizes that america's commitment to israel will never waiver. and that our pursuit of a just and lasting peace is one that is not only compatible but we think puts israel's security at the forefront. so it is a great pleasure to have the prime minister here. i want to thank him for his efforts and his cooperation and i'm looking forward to an excellent discussion. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> well, i want to thank you,

mr. president, for standing with israel and supporting peace through direct negotiations. we both agree this is the only way to achieve peace. we both agree that palestinians and israelis should sit down together and negotiate an agreement of neutral recognition and security. i think this is the only way to get to a stable, endurable peace. you've also made it clear that the palestinians deserve a state, but it's a state that has to make that peace with israel, and therefore, their attempt to shortcut this process, not negotiate, that attempt to get a state membership in the united nations will not succeed. i think the plalestinians want o achieve a state through the international community but they're not prepared yet to give peace to israel in return. and my hope is that there will be other leaders in the world, responsible leaders who will

heed your call, mr. president, and oppose this effort to shortcut peace negotiations in effect to avoid them. because i think that avoiding these negotiations is bad for israel, bad for the palestinians and bad for peace. now, i know that these leaders are under anonymous pressure, and i know they're also in this house, from personal experience i can tell you automatic majorities against israel. but i think that standing your ground, taking this position of principle, which is also i think the right position to achieve peace, i think this is a badge of honor. and i want to thank you for wearing that badge of honor and also i express my hope that others will follow your example, mr. president. so i want to thank you for that. >> thank you. thank you, everybody. >> you're watching the two leaders side by side. united nations sidebar talks

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this from chris, until we can say 100% that our legal system never makes mistakes. we absolutely should not have a death penalty. they deserve to die. the death penalty is justice for the people who have had their lives stolen from them. this from darrell. rethink? people of iowa gave up that barbaric practice of murder by government decades ago. this from dirk, we're playing god by allowing our courts to decide who lives and dies setting the message in some circumstances it's proper to end the life of another. we open the door for anyone to decide for themselves who deserves death. please, keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn. i'll see you again in seven minutes or so. >> thank you, carol. >> sure. top of the hour, i'm suzanne malveaux. want to get you up to speed. you can't see them. but americans josh fattal and shane bauer are inside that white toyota leaving prison today. freedom after two years in

iranian custody. now, these men were turned over to the swiss who represent u.s. interests in iran after someone paid $1 million bail. the americans will begin their journey home by flying from tehran to the persian gulf state of oman. they were arrested in july of 2009 while hiking along iraq's border with iran. a georgia judge is considering an emergency appeal from troy davis. his lawyer claims that there is new evidence. georgia is set to execute davis in seven hours for killing a police officer back in 1989. no dna evidence tied davis to the crime. most witnesses who testified against him have now recanted. despite that, members of the georgia board of pardons and paroles refused today to reconsider the decision to deny clemency. >> this is jim crow in a new era. there's just too much doubt for

this execution to continue. >> it has been a game of delay throughout. the longer the delay, the more time they have to create not doubt, not honest doubt, not real doubt but the appearance of doubt. >> prominent figures from former president jimmy carter to pope benedict have asked georgia to spare davis' life because of doubts about his guilt. texas is scheduled to execute lawrence brewer, that is happening tonight. he was one of three men convicted in the horrendous death of an african-american man in 1998. james byrd, you may recall, was chained to a pickup truck and dragged for several miles. brewer expressed no remorse in an interview this week, quoting here, "i'll do it all over again to tell you the truth." president obama and israeli leader benjamin netanyahu are meeting on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. they're focusing on palestinian statehood and how to stop it.

palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas is set to ask to declare palestine a state. that's supposed to happen friday. president obama will press abbas to work for statehood through negotiations with israel when the two meet later this afternoon. in his u.n. address earlier today the president talked about the changes that are sweeping the middle east and north africa. >> so this has been a remarkable year. the gadhafi regime is over. bogbo, ben ali, mubarak are no longer in power. osama bin laden is gone. the idea change can only come through violence has been buried with him. something's happening in our world. the way things have been is not the way that they will be.

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families? >> the last word we have from iran's state news agency is that they are wheels up, they're on their way to oman where their families are known to be anxiously awaiting what is sure to be a very emotional reunion after not having seen them, remember, only once they were allowed a visit on mother's day one year after they were imprisoned. so waiting for them, the families of josh fattal, shane bauer and sarah shourd is also there. remember, she's engaged to shane bauer. we recall she said when she was released, she said back in january of 2010, shane got down on a bended knee and had fashioned an engagement ring out of a thread from the shirt he'd worn to present that to her. so she will be there also. we are told. we're waiting for a statement from the family at any time, presumably it will be when the plane touches down. they're being escorted by a representative of oman. that country enjoys, of course,

a good relationship with both iran and the united states and acted as a intermediary. did the same thing when sarah was there. once they are there, we are told they may spend at least a couple of days before heading to the united states. >> that's a very nice romantic story there about the ring. that's really sweet. we know that they've been released, that they'll be reuniting with their families shortly. do we have any idea how they were actually released? who paid that $1 million for their bail? >> that remains a mystery. it was never publicly disclosed who paid the half million dollar bail when sarah shourd was released. it is widely believed that the source speculated that the source was someone in oman. perhaps the sultan. they have never officially disclosed that. it's assumed it's entirely possible the same thing happened this time. remember, that eight-year sentence was commuted. we never officially got to see what the evidence was that iran

said they had spied on iran and illegally had crossed the border. sarah has always maintained that if they crossed the border it was accidental, denied being spies and said they were lured across the border by iranian agents. >> susan candiotti, thank you so much, susan. now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. according to the death penalty information center, the u.s. just 1 of 58 countries that allows the death penalty. is it time to rethink the death penalty? carol castillo is getting a lot of talk right now. countries say, you're sophisticated but in some ways the death penalty barbaric. >> a lot of americans are conflicted about the death penalty hence the question today. should we rethink the death penalty? troy davis, a convicted cop killer will die tonight despite

this rally and assertions from amnesty international, to the pope, to president jimmy carter. whether you agree with them is totally up to, but davis' case aside, american juries seem increasingly reluctant to see any inmate put to death. since the 1990s, the number of executions in america has significantly declined from 98 executions in 1999 to just 46 last year. that decline seems at odds with the strong feelings many americans still have about the death penalty. witness the republican debate. >>. >> your state has executed 234 death row inmates, more than any other governor in modern times. have you, have you struggled to sleep at night with the idea that any one of those might have been innocent? >> no, sir, i've never struggled with that at all. i think americans understand justice. >> that's texas, but 16 other

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table. but after a year of seismic changes, big decisions, the power plays could really be happening behind closed doors. yes. those side meetings. president obama has been meeting privately with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he's going to meet with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas separately later today. abbas is expected to demand statehood this friday in front of the general assembly. that's something neither the u.s. or israel wants to see happen without having a hand in the negotiations. so the president made his own address to the general assembly about all that this morning. >> i know that many are frustrated by the lack of progress. i assure you, so am i. but the question isn't the goal that we seek. the question is, how do we reach that goal? and i am convinced that there is no shortcut to the end of a

conflict that has endured for decades. >> i want to bring in cnn senior political analyst david gergen to talk about all this. david, thanks for joining us. first of all, you take a look at president obama and the situation he's in right now. does it look like he's in a lose/lose position? can he satisfy anyone here? >> it's hard. it's very hard, suzanne. we'll have to wait and see what happens in the private talks as you say. but what we saw today out front was a very different president obama than we've normally seen on middle eastern speeches. starting on cairo, he's given a series of speeches. the relationship between israel and the palestinians. he's been very frustrated. he was a very frustrated president today. he's no longer promising things. he's now saying, hey, peace is tough, it's hard. that was a main theme today. peace is hard. he said it repeatedly during the speech. >> and david, how does he show he's a strong supporter of

israel without alienating arab al allies? those look to him for leadership and guidance and moving forward and palestinian/israeli negotiations? >> it is a tightrope. he's -- i think he walks it reasonably well. today he showed, frankly he showed a lot of sympathy and empathy for both sides. explaining the perspective of the palestinians as well as the israelis. earlier today on cnn, the comments were made that he seemed to be much more sympathetic with the israelis than he has been in the past. he really went much more deeply into that. it looked like it might be a little bit of a bow to the jewish voters in 2012. but he walked the tightrope. i thought the other thing, suzanne, which was notable about the speech was that the president seemed to be trying to de fu defuse a sense of crisis around the palestinian effort to get

statehood and to not build this up. he didn't -- this was a very lofty speech in which he intentionally, i think, went out of his way not to make waves, not to create big headlines. >> and david, already we've seen obama's republican opponents going after him over this issue. and how he's performed in new york. the texas governor rick perry called his policy toward israel kn naive. mitt romney was accusing president obama of throwing the israelis under the bus. what extent do we think obama risks losing the jewish vote here in 2012 by trying to walk this tight rope? >> well, certainly the republicans see an opening. and they see an opening in two ways. by attacking obama for being too tough on israel. they're appealing to the more conservative elements in the jewish community, trying to split the jewish vote, if you would. they think they saw how much that would benefit them in an off election in new york here just a few days ago when a district which is heavily jewish

went for a republican for the first time since 1923. they see an opening there. there's also an interesting -- suzanne, by making these kind of statementsing rick perry and to a lesser extend, mitt romney play to the evangel cam community. the evangelical community is very, very supportive of israel for reasons rising out of the bible. rick perry is playing to the swrr jewish vote but evangelical vote is important to him as well. >> david gergen, appreciate it. there are dozens of world leaders who are going to speak at the general assembly. having seen many of these, covering these in the past, if the past is any guide, this event could be filled with totally unpredictable moments. it's a meeting on minds after personalities. since its founding in 1945, the united nations has always been center stage for global grandstanding. who could forget former libyan

leader moammar gadhafi's 2009 appearance? just a question of where to put the guy was the center of controversy. gadhafi wanted to set up his tent and stay there instead of at a hotel. ultimately donald trump let him set up camp on his property in new jersey. when it was his turn to talk, he held his audience hostage to a rambling hour and 36 minute speech, touching on swine flu to the assassinations of john f. kennedy and martin luther king. >> it should not be called the security council. >> reporter: iran's mahmoud ahmadinejad sparked a walkout at the u.n. by questioning the holocaust and implying that 9/11 was on inside job. >> translator: it is proposed that the united nations set up an independent fact finding group for the event of the september 11th. >> reporter: venezuela's hugo

chaves once used the stage to take aim at the leader of the free world calling president george w. bush the devil. >> translator: today the devil came here. right here. right here. and it smells of sulfur still today. >> reporter: one thing's for certain, whenever delegates from 193 different nations come together, there's sure to be political theater and some drama. so the big topics at this week's 66th meeting of u.n. general assembly, the global economic turmoil, statehood for palestinians and famine in somalia. we are going to get a chance also to talk to the prosecutor in the troy davis case. that is, of course, the case that we have been following. the man who is due to be executed by 7:00 this evening. we're going to talk to the prosecution in the case. obviously there has been a lot of controversy around this. we'll have that after the break. .

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attorneys for troy davis filed an appeal to try to block his execution scheduled for less than seven hours from now. they filed a motion based on ballistics evidence and what they say is false testimony. but the man who prosecuted the case stands by the verdict. former chatham county prosecutor spencer lawton joins us on the phone. thanks for joining us first of all. this filing today, they questioned the expertise of ballistics expert roger barrian. the filing says he was discredited, that the ballistics do now -- do not actually put

davis on the scene. do you disagree? >> of course i disagree. it's not truth. the ballistics evidence was entered -- it was clear. it was unambiguous. it was put in evidence at the trial. >> how so? tell us how it was clear. they said that it was discredited. can you explain? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. well, yeah, i'm on my way to doing that. what i'm telling you is that it was presented at trial. it was unambiguous and clear at the time. it was apparently also convincing. a unanimous jury of, i believe five blacks and seven whites, were persuaded by it. what it showed, according to a test of the shell casings, that's the little brass part of a bullet cartridge, they both were fired from the same gun. the casings recovered at the scene of a prior shooting of

which troy davis was convicted. and the casings recovered from the scene of the murder of officer macphail were fired from the same gun. there's no question that gun was used by troy davis in the earlier shooting. the so-called new evidence, and one wonders, i would suggest, why we are only now hearing from this new alleged expert about alleged new evidence. >> well, if there is new evidence -- >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry, did i -- >> i'm sorry. i just wanted to follow-up. if there is new evidence. if there's any possibility of new evidence that suggests some other information, why not actually take a look at that? do you think that's something that would -- >> there is no new -- i'm telling you -- you asked me a question and i've been -- i'm on my way -- i'm sorry if i'm

taking to long with it, but i'm attempting to answer you. >> sure. i appreciate that. >> the new ballistics evidence, as i understand it, is derived from a report by some expert who has not examined any of the ballistic evidence, hasn't examined the bullets or the shell casings. what he has examined, i don't know. it may be that he has read the reports and disagrees with them, but what i am told authoritatively is he has not examined the evidence upon which he is commenting. >> okay. >> so this to me -- i'm -- this is not new evidence. you have to keep y mind this is evidence that's being presented by the same defense team that over the years procured so-called recantations which they did not rush into court with but instead kept in their

back pocket and first produced -- >> okay. >> -- some eight days before the first execution was scheduled. so -- >> okay. >> one wonders if like that this is just another device for -- >> let me ask you this, mr. lawton, about the other part of the filing here. that davis' lawyer says that the lead police detective admits that a witness never identified troy davis as the shooter. that that would be contrary to her testimony at trial -- >> i can't comment on that. i have no idea about the origin of it. it may be that it's another one of the engineering projects that they have undertaken since the conviction, or actually since years after the conviction. >> so you discredit that, that that's a possibility ? >> i haven't got any idea. i haven't heard of it before now.

the question always is, why not? i have the idea that perhaps it's a -- i won't comment. i don't know. i have no idea what the origin of a statement like that might be. i don't know it to be true. >> is it possible that, i mean, are you saying that you believe you have all the information that is necessary in your case as prosecuting troy davis, even if there is perhaps new information or evidence or information you have not heard of yet that you would not be willing to take a look at that? >> well, in the first place it's not for me to take a look at it. you understand, i'm not the district attorney anymore. >> sure. >> so it's not my judgment. but what i am saying is from what i am told about this so-called newly discovered evidence, it utterly lacks credibility. so, no, i don't think that every time somebody comes up with a new fantastical idea of something that might be true or

untrue we've got to go back for a full dress review of it. their credibility in my opinion is shot and it's been shot for years. so no, i don't think to introduce the testimony of an expert using physical evidence which he hasn't examined simply isn't credible. it's just as incredible as everything else they've done for these 15 odd years. >> let me ask you this final thing. the davis lawyers also say there was another inmate who says that davis confessed to him while in bars and then that inmate says he since recanted it, he said, davis never did confess to me. that's according to the lawyers there. does that not disturb you or bother you? >> i can't -- no, no, it doesn't. i don't believe anything they say. nothing that they have said up to date has proved to be true.

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executed less than seven hours from now at 7:00 p.m. eastern. supporters say there's not enough evidence for him to be put to death. davis was convicted of killing police officer mark macphail in 1989. well, here's how he's likely to spend his final hours. from now until 3:00 p.m. he's allowed to meet with family, friends, clergy members and his attorneys. then he's scheduled for a routine physical exam. at 4:00 p.m. eastern davis will be offered a last meal. prison officials he didn't request anything special. at 5:00 p.m., he's going to have a chance to record a final statement. and then one hours before the execution, davis will be offered a sedative. randy spent 12 years on death row before he was exonerated. he's with us from illinois. and we appreciate your being here, first of all. we can't really even imagine what troy davis is going through now with just hours to live.

a countdown clock over his head. but perhaps you can. what is that like to be on death row? >> well, being on death row is torture. you wake up every day realizing that the state is intent on murdering you. and it's even worse when you know you're actually innocent of this murder. >> you were charged with first-degree murder and sentenced to death. an investigation by illinois state police found that you were framed by local law enforcement and prosecutors and there was no dna evidence that linked you to the crime. what is it like -- >> correct. >> -- to know that you are innocent and yet to sit there uncertain of your future, of your fate? >> well, to know you're actually innocent and lose every state appeal that you file over a period of 12 years and then to only end up with a new sentence

of life without parole was very frustrating. but i realized had i not got that sentence of life without parole, i wouldn't be here today. i would be in the same position troy davis is in today. execution. >> when you say death row is torture, what do you mean? what is that like? what did you experience? >> having spent 12 years on death row, 23 hours a day in a cage, by yourself, in solitary confinement so to speak, is an issue that you have to deal with and i pray to god every day that i wouldn't lose my mind. that's the only thing that i didn't want to do is lose my mind. after receiving a life without parole sentence, i found that to be a fate almost worse than death. i felt like five minutes on that

gurney would have been early release for me. that is the feelings of an actual innocent man. that life without parole, to me, was a far harsher sentence. at least if you give somebody life without parole, you don't risk the possibility of executing an innocent person. give them the opportunity, give troy davis the opportunity that i had to present his case. i had two alleged eyewitnesss to the crime that they say i committed. both of these are wholly unworthy of belief. they gave false testimony. they had recanted numerous times. troy davis has seven witnesses to the crime and now they have already recanted. if that isn't reasonable doubt in this country, then reasonable doubt does not exist. >> it looks like from this point

forward that he will die, that he will be put to death. what do you think this says about our system of justice? >> i believe our system of justice is intent on making someone pay. and as long as they have a body, after you've exhausted all your appeals and you have witnesses to the crime who have recanted sworn trial testimony. you, this needs to be investigated. troy davis deserves a commutation to life without parole. to let this be investigated. either these witnesses lied at trial or they're lying now. either way, they have lied. >> do you think -- >> how can you possibly sentence a man to death? >> do you think our system of justice is working? do you think it's broken? >> no. our system of justice hasn't worked. i'm a member of an organization

called witness to innocence. we advocate for 138 wrongfully convicted actually innocent men and women who spent decades on death row in this country. 138 people. >> if there's anything -- >> and there's 40 -- >> sure. i understand. if there's anything you could say to troy davis' family now, what would it be? >> i would say, fight till the last second. don't give up the fight. i urge every american to be aware that there's a travesty of justice being portrayed in this country today in georgia. i urge every american to phone the prison review board, phone the governor, get this execution stopped. you can release an innocent man from prison but you cannot release him from the grave. i'm living proof of that. >> randy steidl, thank you so much. really appreciate your time. >> thank you.

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the boys and girls clubs of america has just announced its youth of the year awards. they're out with a public service announcement directed by ron howard. he's with us from washington along with nicholas foley, he's the winner of the youth of the year award. great to see you both. ron, i certainly respect your work as director, but i've grown up watching you as opey later on "happy days." as we know, every kid doesn't grow up in a place like make believe mayberry. there are a lot of challenges kids are facing. you just cut this public service announcement for the boys and girls club supporters. tell us what you've learned.

what are some of the big challenges, the biggest challenges kids are facing? >> well, you know, the statistics are shocking in this country. the number of children who are in poverty. the number of children who are not completing high school. and as a -- i think we're ninth in the world in terms of higher education. and it's -- it's frustrating as a citizen, it's very disappointing as somebody who believes in the american dream and believes in all that we're meant to aspire to, but when you look around and kind of say, what in the world can i possibly do? the fact of the matter is the boys and girls clubs are really addressing these threshold issues. these vital, vital, you know, fundamental issues. educating our children, creating character, creating a place that's a safety net but a place to really build from. and it's, you know, it's not

just sports and after school activities. >> sure. >> it's academic. it's leadership. it's really remarkable. you hear nick's story and the story of the other finalists and it becomes very, very clear that boys and girls clubs make a difference. they simply work. so as confusing and frustrating as it is right now, supporting something like the boys and girls clubs feels really good. it did to me and i was happy to direct the psa. >> i want to bring in our winner here, youth of the year award. nick foley, from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. i understand. you've been a member of the boys and girls club for ten years now. you have an amazing story. you've overcome tremendous odds. you used to be homeless. you struggled but you excel now in sports, music, robotics. you have a family as well. how did you do it? how did you overcome your circumstances? >> well, like we just said, all those activities you just mentioned i'm a part of are all through the boys and girls club. this provided that place.

not only do i have the one family at my house but i have the boys and girls club family which is always there for me. they show me the love, support, whenever i need it. that's what helped me get through here and that's why great futures start at the boys and girls club. >> what did you appreciate the most? what did you actually do when you would go to the club? >> well, i'd do a little bit of everything. one of my favorite programs is called keystone club, a teen leadership group focusing on academics, career exploration and community service. we do a lot of service projects and it puts you in a position of leadership. so you're really well known around the club and it's really nice to be not only in the club but outside in the community to know you're having a positive effect on someone's life. >> i know there are a lot of people on the ground who have been part of your life. very supportive. what do you think of hanging out with celebrities like ron howard, all these folks at this psa? >> this week's been crazy. it's been such -- especially last night we met them all for

the first time. ron howard, denzel, lebron james, ashanti. it's just been -- it's a little bit of a shocking experience. i don't know if it's completely hit me, this whole thing. it's been a great time. >> i'll tell you, doing the psa was amazing because it was a reunion of all these people whose lives have been so positively affected. it's an amazing array of people and it was, you know, it was fun to capture on film. >> all right. well, we wish you the very best and yeah, nick, to you, too, i understand you're planning to go to penn state, going to be majoring in engineering. so all the best to you. very successful. love your story. and ron, thanks for the good work you do. we're going to take a quick check of the markets. that up next. you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing, jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh...

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have a story that's developing here i just want to read. this is coming from cnn senior state department producer reporting that out of this meeting between president obama and the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas, he's saying he's going to deliver a letter to the united nations security council seeking statehood for the palestinians, but that he doesn't expect a response right away. he's not demanding a response right away. this potentially is going to avert a diplomatic showdown at the united nations among these world leaders and what abbas is saying is that he will go ahead and allow for the united states, the united nations and other international bodies to weigh in on the question of palestinian statehood in a couple of weeks. so what sounds like is happening now is that there is some negotiating, some maneuvering,

political maneuvering, if you will, to avoid what could potentially be a diplomatic showdown at united nations among world leaders over this issue of palestinian statehood. this is the latest information. it is coming from our senior state department producer alice lavid reporting on the very latest at that meeting between president obama and abbas. we're going to have more of that later. we're also going to be checking on the markets. i believe we have alison kosik who's got the latest on that. hey, a lir he hey,alison. >> stocks are on stand by mode, the dow down 57 points. everybody is waiting on the federal reserve's policy statement coming out in an hour and a half, wrapping up the two day policy meeting once again. it's expected they're going to announce a plan called operation twist. the fed first used this in the 1960s. it's named after the twist, the dance craze started by chubby

checker. the fed would take its balance sheet and sell short-term bonds, use the proceeds to buy long-term bonds. the goal here is to keep borrowing rates lower longer. that would target mortgage rates and business loans with the hope that people would refinance mortgages, with the hope it would encourage businesses to take out more loans, invest in expansion and spend money and ultimately hopefully hire more people. so once again, the dow down 52 points. we're going to have more right after this break. ♪ [ male announcer ] we're not employers or employees. not white collar or blue collar or no collars. we are business in america. and every day we awake to the same challenges. but at prudential we're helping companies everywhere find new solutions to manage risk,

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you've been sounding off on our talk back question. carol castillo is here with your responses. >> boy, have you been sounding off. the talk back question, is it time to rethink the death penalty? this from mike, put yourself in the shoes of the victim or the family of the victim. would you be okay with a portion of your paycheck to keep a

person who murdered a family member of yours, raped you or raped your child? tara says, we can't condemn killing by killing. as benevolent people we should not be teaching our children killing is acceptable no matter what the reason is. tina, it is definitely time to rethink the death penalty. you can't always say with certainty that you got it right. if you execute an innocent person, you can't bring them back. this from dwayne, where's the 600,000 bleeding hearts crying to save a cop killer and texas is going to execute a racist later today? dwayne is referring to lawrence brewer convicted in the dragging death of james byrd. he'll be put to death this week. this from william, i've had a loved one murdered and the guy was convicted for the murder and sentenced to life without parole. my family was happy with that. eye for an eye is no longer the way to go. please keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn. thank you as always for your comments. >> all right. thanks, carol. you told us what you'd like

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an army veteran, dwight felt an instant connection. >> here's a person, i want to get involved with this. it fit in with what i do for work but guy me new opportunities to help them develop his label, his brand. >> reporter: mike says he's learned to seek support but for combat vets, getting any job can be tough. >> it's hard to find that support for these veterans coming back because there's so much involved with turning that off. you know, the on switch that's been triggered when you're in combat. >> reporter: and perhaps something switched on for dwight. thinking about whether helping a young vet get ahead makes him feel like he's still serving. >> that's funny. i haven't even thought of that in that way. yeah. maybe so. maybe it's a rewarding feeling that i didn't get when i was doing it at the time.