morning. susan malveaux takes it for the next two hours. >> want to get you up to speed for thursday, september 22nd. federal reserve bankers are sounding gloomy on the economy. that has world markets in a tail spin. what is going on? >> we are tallying up the numbers and the losses don't look pretty. the dow down 339, each off more than 2%. the fed started this selloff yesterday with its gloomy economic outlook. that put pressure on overseas markets and european markets in the asian markets. se selloffs there as well and now, it's sort of come full circle. back around the world and back to where it started, right here where the selloff continues. not much reason to buy into the markets today. >> thanks for the update. amnesty international calls the execution of troy davs a

catastrophic failure of the justice system. georgia delayed the execution for four hours while the u.s. supreme court considered the case. davis declared his innocence until l the end. he lifted his head from the gournny and told the victim's family they had the wrong man. >> and he said to the prison staff, the ones he said who were going to take my life, he said to them, may god have mercy on your souls and his last words were to them, may god bless your souls. then he put his head back down. the procedure began and about 50 minutes later, it was over. >> davis got the death penalty for killing a savannah police officer in 199 and davis' supporters felt his guilt was thrown in doubt when a majority recanted. protests outside united nations today. the crowd wants an iranian opposition group taken off the state department's list of terror groups. the group is working to overthrow iran's ruling.

the european union removed the group from its terror list in 2009. protesters are also angry over the annual u.n. appearance by president ahminedjad. he's expected to speak in about an hour. we'll bring you that speech live to see whether or not he makes some of those unprediktsable, fiery comments that he usually does. and libyan rebels to a took a cnn team to large warehouses and inside, thousands of barrels, some marked radio active. ben saw two or three bags filled with a yellow powder. he believes it could be yellow cake, a form of uranium which is a form of a nuclear weapon. >> just had a conversation with a field commander who said they are very eager for the international committee to come in and identify this material and they hope, take it away from here, because it's relatively close to this city and they're

worried that it could cause an environmental disaster if there was any sort of explosion on this site. >> moammar gadhafi, he adwreeed to give out weapons of mass destruction in 2004, but u.s. and u.n. officials say he still had a stockpile of mustard gas. the american embassy in libya is open for business again today. the obama administration has pulled -- had rather pulled them back in february when the democratic uprising turned into a civil war. also today, they are now back. nato announced it will extend its military mission another three months and libyans loyal to moammar gadhafi still hold several towns. freed american, shane bauer and josh fattal. they're expected to spend a couple of days resting in oman.

they came off an airplane last night into the arms of loved ones after two years in an iranian prison. iran convicted the men of spying, but freed them on $1 million bail. it was paid by the omani government. we are so happy we are free and so relieved we are free. >> two years in prison is too long and we sincerely hope for the freedom of other political prisoners and other unjustly imprisoned people in america and iran. >> they say they strayed into iran while hiking. a third american, sarah shourd, she was freed a year ago. typhoon roke pushed into the northern pacific today as an ordinary old rainstorm, but it left a big scar across japan's east coast. floods, mudslides, led to at least ten deaths. this were fears roke would spread radiation from the fush

shim nuclear plant, but that did not happen. now your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the definition of patriotism is love or devotion to one's country. most candidates say they are patriotic, so why has it become such a big issue? carol, president obama, he didn't escape this either. he had to wear the flag pin. that became a very big deal. there are so many things they are asked to do and expected to do to prove their patriotism. >> i know. patriotism used as a political tool, right? that's today's talk back question. why do politicians keep bringing up patriotism? i ask you this because of a new webb video featuring rick perry. it is compelling. >> no more fan fakihtured crisis. no more games. i love these folks who say,

well, it's obama's economy. that's fine. give it to me. >> zero jobs. >> no jobs created. zip, zero. >> what has happened? >> zero new jobs. >> president zero. >> okay, so you get part of that ad. in about one minute into the ad, it's all about patriotism when perry says, we don't need a president who apologizes for america. the ad states rick perry is an american. >> united states of america really is the last great hope of mankind. it's time to get america working again. we don't need a president to apologizes for america. >> it's a tactic that's been proved quite effective. remember the infamous swift-boat ads questioning john kerry's

heroism. >> he betrayed us in the past. how could we be loyal to him now? >> he dishonored his country and more importantly, the people he severed with. he just sold them out. >> president bush eventually denounced that ad, but the damage was done. kerry lost the election. patriotism has worked for democrats, too. during the 2008 campaign, joe biden said wealthy americans should pay more taxes because it's time to be patriotic. now, doesn't that sound familiar? the talk back question today, why do politicians keep bringing up patriotism? facebook.com/carolcnn, i'll read your comments later this hour. >> thank you. here's a run down some of the stories that we are covering first, we've heard his fiery hate-filled and unpredictable speeches before.

in less than an hour, president ahminedjad takes the podium at the united nation and next, why it matters so much what ahminedjad says from his nuclear ambitions to his promise to wipe israel off the map. and then sadness, outrage outside a georgia prison as troy davis is put to death. and she hasn't had a full time job in three years. i'll talk to this college grad and mom of two who's struggling to stay afloat. and later, a satellite hurdles towards earth, but where is it going? >> if the thing happens to come down in the city, that would be bad. the chances of it causing expensive damage or injuries someone are much hire. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road again. with zyrtec®, i can love the air®.

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193 nations meet today in new york, but there is one speaker set to take the stage that is all but certain to spark a lot of controversy. with gadhafi gone sh perhaps the most controversial figure at the meeting is now iran's president mahmoud ahminedjad. he's set to take stage at the u.n., a plat tomorrow he's used before to spark outrage and fear. in 2006, he famously denies the holocaust. at columbia university in 2007, he claimed there were in gays in iran. in 2009, he denied the holocaust again causing many u.n. delegates to walk out and last year, ahminedjad implied 9/11 could have been an inside job by the united states. but beyond ahminedjad's words, iran's actions matter to the u.s. because iran proves itself time

and time again to be a dangerous wild card in a volatile region. just in the past year, iran resisted the arab spring, launch attacks on protesters. it was reminiscent of the green revolution in 2009 when iranian came out in droves to protest ahminedjad's disputed election victory. hundreds of thousands took to the streets and more of those were shot. othered said they were jailed, tortured. this woman became the face of the revolution. she died during the brutal government crackdown. the u.s. says iran is also a key supporter of militant groups around the region like hamas and hezbollah and the country's nuclear ambitions have become a constant source of anxiety, especially israel, despite iran's claims that it is for peaceful purposes. >> whether it is threatening the nuclear nonproliferation regime

or the stability of its own neighbors by supporting terrorism, the iranian government continues to demonstrate that its own unjust actions are a threat to justice everywhere. >> protesters are out in the streets in new york today in anticipation of ahminedjad's speech. there are some big names in the crowd. want to go to susan candiotti who's there live. set the stage for us. what is it like there and what are they protesting? >> we're in the plaza across from the united nations and this rally is just now getting underway. a relatively small crowd, but a very noisy one, around 300 or so. they are here as they are every year, to protest the regime, oppressive regimes, of president mahmoud ahminedjad, who will be speaking this day at the united nations. among the people here, they are

mainly protesting not only the political prisoners that are being held and have been executed over time, roughly 120,000 at least they say, but also they're talking about trying to recognize a group of dissents called the mek and they're trying to get them removed as being labeled a terrorist organization, a foreign terrorist organization. speaking now, former senator, he is not the only one speaking here today on behalf of this group, but also former homeland security director, tom ridge, as well as the retired chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, henry shelton. there will be a number of speeches made here this day. a very vocal group, trying to get their message across. back to you. >> thank you very much. it's very loud there, so we'll let you go. quick reminder, iranian president mahmoud ahminedjad is taking the stage at the u.n.

next hour and we'll bring you that speech live as soon as it starts. well, he insisted that until the end he was innocent. georgia inmate, troy davis, was put to death late last night for the murder of a police officer in 1989. now, this case attracted international attention and since the trial, seven of nine witnesses against davis recanted or changed their testimony, but court after court upheld his conviction and last night, the u.s. supreme court said no to a last minute appeal. martin save inge joins us live. troy davis spoke to the victim's family right before his life was ended. what did he say? >> he had a number of things to say. this was such a dramatic and emotional night on so many different ways because this case was filled with so many emotions. it's really two levels.

on one hand, the political debate on the death penalty, but the more painful point. waiting. what is it like as a condemned person to wait for the original time of execution, then to wait for a court. for most of us, that's an area too difficult to bear. davis had been scheduled to be executed around 7:00 p.m. eastern time. that time came and went at the supreme court was again considering the case. the drama first dragged on for minutes, then hours, but the high court eventually denied to stop the sentence cht davis was pronounced dead at 11:08 and witnesses say he maintained his innocence up to the moment he died. >> he said that he was not personally responsible for what happened that night. that he did not have a gun. he said to the family that he was sorry for their loss, but also said that he did not take

their son, father, brother. he said to them to dig deeper into this case, to find out the truth. >> so, martin, what about the officer macphail? they said they wanted justice all along. do they feel that happened? >> again, this goes back to the wait. they've waited in their minds 20 years. they had to wait last night, maybe a different kind of wait, but still a painful wait and at one point, the mother of the slain police officer spoke about how she talked to her dead son in heaven. listen to the emotion here. >> i've been talking to him all evening and i said, please, honey, let it be over soon. and i talked to my husband, too, because i know they're both sitting up there together. i said, please let us have some peace.

and i can hear him say momsie, don't worry about it, everything will be fine. >> so much emotion on all sides. even former president jimmy carter got involved. how did he react? he did not want to see this man put to death. >> today, we had a statement that came from carter and he said the following -- and that's really sort of the finishing point here. is regardless of where you're going to stand, it has been a long time since the focus has been on capital punishment in this country as much as it was in the days leading up to this execution and i'm sure it's going to be talked about farther behind. >> thank you so much, appreciate it.

the troy davis case put the death penalty debate back in the spotlight. it raised a lot of legal questions. we're going to dig deeper into some of those questions in the next hour with paul kalen. here's something you might want to do. look up into the sky tomorrow. yeah, that's right. parts of a satellite could be raining down on the earth. is there any reason to panic? we're going tell you what the experts are saying. and so, what are your chances of getting hit compared to getting struck by lightening say or winning the megamillions lottery? we've got the answer right after the break. t want healthy skin for a day. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] don't just moisturize, improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula goes beyond 24-hour moisture. it's clinically proven to improve your skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. for healthy, beautiful skin that lasts.

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all right, ahead of the break we asked you about the odds of getting hit by a piece of a falling satellite, getting struck by lightening or winning the lottery. here is the answer. there's a one in 3200 chance of getting hit. a 1 in 10,000 chance of getting struck by lightening and a one in 175.7 million chance of winning megamillions. look up tomorrow. the satellite is expected to break up in the atmosphere tomorrow. it's the size of a bus and some of these chunks could be pretty hefty. should you panic? tack cover? the clock is ticking. sometime after midnight tonight, if nasa's calculations are right, an old, dead satellite will re-enter the earth's atmosphere and burn up. most of it, but not all of it.

about half a ton will make it through. >> there are some pieces made of stainless steel and titanium and barilum. those pieces will survive. we have a list of about 26 pieces that range from a few tens of pounds to a few hundred pounds. >> you heard him right. some of the chunks of junk should be tons of pounds, but no need to run out and by a hard hit. nasa scientists say that there's little risk that none of the uars will hit you. >> you could be hundreds of miling off where it's coming down. >> harvard university physicist jonathan mcdough believes the space agency is probably right because much of the earth is water. >> this is not like the old skylab scare of the '70s when you had a 70-ton space station crashing out of the sky. this thing's only six or seven

ton, so i agree with the folks in houston it's nothing to be terribly concerned about. >> parts of skylab did hit western australia in 1979. so, where will this come down? no one knows. even minutes before re-entering the atmosphere, nasa won't be able to pinpoint the location. the satellite is traling so fast, it covers thousands of miles in minutes. right now, the impact covers six continents. >> part of the problem is the spacecraft is tumbling and it is very difficult to precisely pint point where it's coming down. >> if the thing happens to come down in the city. that would be bad. the chances of it causing expensive damage or injuries someone are much higher. >> one thing is certain. once it hits the atmosphere, 50 miles up, it will take only a few minutes before the surviving

pieces hit the earth. >> all right. john zarrella, i heard you were wearing a hard hat. is that right? >> nasa says one in 3200, but that's of hitting somebody on the planet. the odds of hitting you is one in trillions nasa tells me, but i'm not taking any chances. >> there goes the hat. >> i got it. >> so, you tell us -- >> pretty good look. >> i like it, i really do. you say there's no reason to panic here i suppose. i guess we should believe that. what are these chunks going to look like when they're coming down? >> if it comes down in an area where it's dark outside, nighttime, it's going to look like a meteor shower. you're going to see these pieces streaking across the night sky just like a meteor shower and of course, there will be those 26 pieces that will make it either in the ocean, in a sea or on

land somewhere. but if you're looking up and it's nighttime and coming down in your area, chances are it's going to be a spectacular show. one thing nasa did update -- there goes my hard hat. is that it will not land in north america. it's not coming down in north america, but it will come down somewhere tomorrow afternoon u.s. time. eastern time. >> all right, we'll get our hats ready if need be. those of you in that area. >> please do. >> thanks again. good luck on you. a look at some other stories we're watching. police in michigan searching for the suspects in a powerful car bombing that injured a toledo attorney and his two sons. here's the man's frantic call to 911. >> 911. >> okay, we have a bad accident. my car blew up with two kids.

the boys, i've got two significant leg injuries. one to the bottom left injury, bottom left leg and one to his left buttocks chewed up pretty good. eight tissue wounds. they are bleeding. i need someone here now. >> the attorney, eric chapelle, was able to pull his two sons out of the suv. police say they believe he may have been targeted in the attack. in california, a 12-year-old girl has a close encounter with a bear. cara jackson was home alone when the bear wandered into the family's kitchen. the girl ran upstairs, called her father who called police. the bear finally left the house without doing any damage. lucky folks. a missouri woman got the surprise of her life at the st. louis cardinal's game. her husband who has been serving in afghanistan showed up on the

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here's a run down. next, why investors on wall street are so nervous today and then our cnn in depth. faces of poverty. we'll talk to a college grad working three part time jobs just to stay afloat. and later, all eyes are on the u.n. as iran's leerd prepares to speak. stocks now taking a beating today. the dow fell more than 300 points. that in the first ten minutes of trading. asia markets took a big hit as well. european stocks way down. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange to explain how bad it is and what is behind the selloff. >> yes, the losses definitely sticking at this point. the dow down 364 points and it was the federal reserve that set this into motion yesterday after

it gave a weak outlook with three words saying the u.s. economy is facing significant downside risks. then, we had weak manufacturing reports out of china and europe. analysts those are the strongest signs europe may be close to a recession. fedex shares are falling now more than 9%. fedex is a good company to look at. it's a really good indicator of the health of the overall economy. it ships products all over the world to different companies and shows business happening. it's a little disconcerting so yes, we've got a lot of bad news about the economy, but it's not just us. bad news in europe and china, so together, all of these economies really drive growth around the world and we're just not seeing strong growth at this point, down 370 points on the dow.

>> amazing. wall street got a weak report on the labor market today. how much is that a part of factoring into this selloff that's going on? >> it played a role. we saw stocks take a big hit after it came out. the losses at europe are at 2% and when the report came out, they dropped to 5% lower because new jobless claims fell and that's a good sign, but the problem is, those claims numbers are still at a very high level. also, the week before, that was revised higher, too. it just shows that companies, they continue to lay off workers and that's just the wrong direction you want to go in. we're seeing a lot of caution in corporate america and in corporate america is where you want to see the strength because you want to see the hiring happen, so just all this down beat news is really weighing on the markets worldwide. >> and a lot of american families. a lot of american families, they're really strugging to make ends meet. we're going to talk to a single

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our in depth this week is a new faces of poverty. did you know that more than one in three young families with children in america are now living in poverty? that is according to a new census analysis by northeastern university. that means a family of four making less than $20,000 a year. a tough job market, recession, housing market, all these things are playing into these numbers, so more young families are living close to the edge. margaret, a 27-year-old divorced mother of two. a college grad, lost her full time job as an administrative

assistant. she is working three part-time jobs. she joins us now. you're one of the hardest working people i know. you have to do it, right? just to make ends meet. you're a college grad, but now, you have all kinds of things going on. why do you need three part time jobs now? >> it's what you don't expect and you know, as you stated, i lost a full-time job and when the recession hit, i kind of did what a lot of people do and i just went for what was out there. for what was going. >> what do you actually do? >> my big bucks job is waiting tables at a french restaurant. i teach aftercare at a private school, which is wonderful. and i do letter press. print making, which is what my degree is in, but yes, not the most recession proof of jobs. >> so, you like your jobs, but what would it mean to you to just have one full time job as

opposed to doing these three things? >> it would be amazinging to do a job where i could have health insurance and only l go to one place in a day. the hardest part is that i don't get, i usually get like one twor days off in a month and i don't get enough time to hang out with my kids. i try to make the small amount of time that i get with them, really good, quality time. but i don't see them enough. >> do they know how hard you're working? do they even realize what goes into making sure those two little loved ones, those darlings are taking care of? >> i don't think it's for them to need to know really. julian, he likes to come to the restaurant with me and help me close, which means eating all o the mints in the tray. but i don't think it's necessary they know now. they need to go to school. they need to learn. they need to make friends and become socially comfortable with living in two parents households.

>> do you have time to try to look for or search for a full-time job or had you done that for a while? >> i did it for a while and now, it's just a lot of time, people will send me things they think i might like and i'll apply, but with three jobs, i also have some side projects. i try to do my own print makinging stuff aside from the paid gigs and i'm writing a book and i just -- >> what's your book on? do you mind? >> it's kind of an artist book. it's a time traveling book. i read a lot of nonfiction history type stuff, so it's kind of a contemporary perspective on historical views. >> do you ever worry sometimes? you pit all together, go to one job from the next. do you ever worry you're just going to run out of steam and not be able to pay the rent? >> constantly. >> how do you have such a sunny disposition? >> you know, i just look at how

lucky i am by r world standards, i'm still kind of fabulously wealthy. i can feed my kids. i eat pretty well most of the time. there's a roof over my head. i do have to work harder than most people around me, but you know, some things always come up. some things always happen at the last minute when i need it. i do have loving family who can't always help with stuff like child care, but they're morally there for me. i know they'd support me through any of this. they already have. i just do what i have to do and trust and hope that things will work out. i know that it doesn't help anyone to have a poorly disposition. >> we appreciate your disposition. you're really very inspiring and we wish you the r very best. let us now how you do, how things are going. your 5-year-old, his first day of kindergarten? >> oh, no, he's been in for like

a month. i'm still in shock. he's my baby. >> baby's gone. we appreciate you being here and obviously hope it works out for the best that you get that job you were looking for. we'll let out for your book as well. >> thanks so much. >> thanks, margaret. well, it is one of the big battleground states in the presidential race, so what do florida voters think about president obama and the gop candidates? there are new poll numbers from the state up next. th of your skn with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula goes beyond 24-hour moisture. it's clinically proven to improve your skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. for healthy, beautiful skin that lasts. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. and for healthy, beautiful hair, try nourish plus haircare. only from aveeno.

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remarkable people. today, cnn is announcing the top ten heroes for 2011, so logon and vote for the hero who inspires you the most. next hour, we'll take a look at the top ten. it's a big battleground state. we are talking about florida. mark preston live from the political desk in washington. i understand you've got some new poll numbers from florida. florida is the place to be. to look for those voters. you never know which way they're going to swing. >> you never know and florida plays such an important role in helping select the president every four years. devastating news from this new quinnipiac poll. how is president obama handling his job? only 39% approve of how he's

handling his job. look at that number. 57%. we shouldn't be too surprised by this. we've seen the housing crisis hit hard. we've seen the state get hit hard because of these economic troubles we're faced in, so as the economy goes so goes president obama's election. i think we're seeing that in florida. >> those are not good numbers, mark. what about the republican nominees? >> interestingly enough, let's take a quick look at these numbers. governor perry who just got into the race at the beginning of august is on top in this match-up right now, but it's within the margin of error, so within striking distance. sarah palin is still being included on these national polls including cnn's poll. she polls 8% down in florida as well and until she gets out of the race, it looks like she will pull some significant support.

what's interesting, too, sarah palin's spending zero money right now as she considers running for president while everybody else is putting money out and trying to get support. we'll have to see what sarah palin does, but for right now, not bad news for governor rick perry as he just got into the a short time ago. >> thank you. for the latest political news, cnnpolitics.com. we are getting a lot of responses to today's talk back question. we asked why politicians keep bringing up patriotism. wesley says -- carol has more with your responses. and hackers who want to spread computer viruses often attack celebrity websites and photos online knowing that a lot of folks are going to click on them. so which of these cnn anchor is the most dangerous on the internet?

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packers. they're using some celebrity websites to spread viruses so, according to a computer security company, clicking on which of these cnn anchor sites increases your chances of getting a computer virus. anderson cooper, piers morgan or carol costello. the answer -- piers morgan. piers morgan! but overall, among all celebrities, not just cnn, piers only comes in third. former super model heidi klum is

in second place, followed by cameron diaz. how is it possible? you have like how many followers? how many people who are like following you right now? >> hey, i have 3 million pages per month. >> what? >> i am serious. >> that's amazings. >> that's my average. >> you're kidding. >> i know. but i'm no heidi klum. >> you and heidi are close like that, huh? >> yeah, exactly. i don't think so! >> i assume with your 3 million people following you you've been getting a lot of responses to the question today? >> yes, i have been getting a lot of responses and they're interesting ones, as always. the question this morning was why do politicians keep bringing up patriotism? this from carla. both parties use it as if to say that if you don't agree with them you aren't patriotic. this really pisses me off! since when did blindly following someone else become unpatriotic?

this one -- it's scare tactics. this is more of the palinisms we don't need. this from marcus -- don't we want our leaders to be talking about american patriotism or would we rather they completely forget about it? this from jim -- bringing up patriotism in and of itself is not a problem. defining patriotism as a right wing virtue and considering everyone who doesn't skub scribe to that definition as communists, et cetera? >> too many in america have done bratle lines. our elections are no longer about different ideas. it's now a war game. keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn. i'll be back in about 20 minutes. >> i have good friends out there. >> thank you, carol.

i want to go directly to alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. i understand that the market's down significantly. you're following them. what do we know? >> the losses definitely are sticking. we've got the dow down 375 points. it is trading under that 11,000 mark sort of that psychological milestone that we always talk about. so it is trading 10,747. all 30 dow components are in the red. we're seeing the loses definitely in the manufacturers. bill beg weather stocks are reedly lereed really leading declines. but oil prices are down 5.5%. sound great, right? oil is at $81 a barrel. problem is the reason behind that is because there is an expectation of a decline in demand for oil because of a slowing economy. after the federal reserve gave its gloomy economic outlook yesterday.

>> all right, the news does not look like. thank you. how do you have a country without borders? that's just one of the many questions that's buzzing around a proposal for a palestinian state. we're going to take you to the holy land for a look at dividing lines. oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. great!

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looking at live pictures from the united nations general assembly. we have already seen protests in the street outside of the u.n. over his very appearance. we'll take that live when it begins. the topic ahmadinejad could weigh in on today is palestinian statehood as well. it is a proposal we are expecting to hear tomorrow when the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas addresses the united nations. so how do you have a state without borders, right? our fionnuala will take a look at finding those dividing lines in jerusalem. >> reporter: more than 0 years ago the late yasser arafat declared a palestinian state. it didn't happen. so why is israel worried now? well, precisely because of places like this. this settlement on the 1967 borders and juxtapositions between jerusalem to my left and

ramallah behind me, just some ten miles apart. this hill top has been the site of many a strategic battle between israel and arab nations. prize -- jerusalem. today a different kind of battle is being played out in the valleys below. the separation barrier divides israeli from palestinian literally and figuratively and sometimes runs beyond the 1967 borders. sometimes runs right through palestinian villages. here palestinian workers returning from the settlement to their village must pass through israeli security. borders are one of the most contentious issues and always a potential flash point for violence. all this taken against the backdrop of the arab uprisings and deteriorating relations with egypt and turkey makes everyone very nervous. fionnuala sweeney, cnn, on the 1967 border. top of the hour, i'm suzanne malveaux. want to get you up to speed. we have got an eye on the united

nations where iran's president is about to address the general assembly. you can count on mahmoud om to deliver a colorful, even controversial, talk when he visits new york. in the past, he's denied the holocaust, insulted israel and suggested that 9/11 was an inside job. cnn's going to have live coverage. another story we are watching involves your disappearing money. that's right. a pessimistic economic outlook from the federal reserve has stock markets worldwide tumbling hard today. right now blue chips are down by 394 points. the united states reopened its embassy in libya today. actually embassy staff is working out of the u.s. ambassador's home in tripoli. moammar gadhafi's soldiers trashed the embassy building back in may. the obama administration closed the embassy in february when all the violence broke out. libyan rebels took a cnn team to two large military

warehouses today. inside thousands of barrels, some marked radioactive, that's what was found. cnn's ben wedeman saw two or three bags filled with a yellow powder. he believes it could be yellow cake. that's a form of uranium which is a component of a nuclear weapon. moammar gadhafi had agreed to give up weapons of mass destruction back in 2004. amnesty international is calling the execution of troy davis a catastrophic failure of the justice system. georgia delayed the execution for four hours while the supreme court considered the case. davis declared his innocence until the very end. he lifted his head from the gurney and told the victim's family they have the wrong man. >> he asked his family -- his family and friends to keep praying, to keep working and keep the faith, and then he said to the prison staff, the ones he said who are going to take my life, he said to them, may god have mercy on your souls and his

last words were to them, may god bless your souls. >> it sounds awful but it is kind of a relief that it's over for me now. but i have to kind of digest all the things that have happened and today, too, which was very, very hard on me. >> davis got the death penalty for killing that woman that you saw, her son, a savannah police officer in 1989. davis' supporters felt his guilt was thrown in doubt when a majority of prosecution witnesses recanted their stories. >> americans shane bauer and josh fattal are expected to spend a couple of days resting in oman. they barreled off an airplane last night into the arms of loved ones after two years in an iranian prison. iran convicted them of spying but freed them on $1 million bail. it was paid by the omani government.

>> we're sincerely grateful the government of oman for hosting us and our families. >> two years in prison is too long and we sincerely hope for the freedom of other political prisoners and other unjustly imprisoned people in america and iran. >> bauer and fattal say they sprayed into iran while hiking. a third american, sarah shourd, was freed a year ago. 2000 striking teachers could be back in the classroom in tacoma, washington tomorrow. they are voting today on a tentative deal reached after the governor stepped into those negotiations. the governor's spokesman says that all the big issues from pay to class size have all been worked out. heads up. nasa doesn't know exactly when or where a satellite will fall to earth tomorrow. most of it should burn up but scientists think that 26 chunks have a pretty good chance of surviving re-entry.

nasa says the odds of a satellite bonking anyone on the head are astronomical. >> part of the problem is the spacecraft itself is tumbling in unpredictable ways and it is very difficult to very precisely pinpoint where it is coming down, even right before re-entry. >> nasa says so if a piece of satellite lands near you, give them a call. don't touch. do not touch it. any moment now iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad could take the stage at the u.n. general assembly and what he has to say, well that's anybody's guest. but if the past is any indication, it could be inflammatory. want to bring in our rez assay ya to talk with it from pakistan. ahmadinejad always seems to steal the show at the u.n. saying something to incite controversy, i remember covering this year after year from new york where he's got something to say that really ruffles everybody's feathers. what are the main issues this go-round that we might hear from him? >> well, you're right, suzanne.

it is always interesting when iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad takes the podium at the u.n. not a lot of heads of state get as much attention as he does when they go to new york every year. us that because he makes a lot of statements that are viewed by the west and washington as provocative and controversial and it is very likely that he's going to make some more of those statements. he's going to be applauded by his supporters and condemned by his opponents. in fact i believe there is a protest right now as we speak outside of the u.n. but if recent years, recent history, is any indication he is not going to say anything that's unexpected or earth shattering. he's probably going to rale against the u.s., u.s. foreign policy, the u.s. occupation of iraq and afghanistan. last year he railed against u.s. western capitalism. he could do that again. he could use this opportunity to once again defend iran's nuclear program, one that is viewed by washington and israel as a cover

for a weapons program. but with all the focus this year on the israeli-palestinian conflict, the bid for palestinian statehood, you can be sure that the president is going to put his support firmly behind the palestinian cause. of course iran, one of the biggest, if not the biggest supporter, of the palestinian cause. you can be sure that he will say that iran indeed does support palestinian statehood. so i doubt he's going to say anything unpredictable. he probably will say some of the statements from recent years. maybe that's why in some of the recent years some of the audience members at this u.n. general assembly have dwindled. they haven't walked out, there hasn't been much of an audience. that's perhaps why. it is because some of the statements are the same old things he says over and over again. >> part of it, too, is because is he a weekend leader there now. there is a real rift between ahmadinejad and iran's supreme

leader. >> reporter: yeah. the speech comes at an interesting time. of course things are always interesting in iran but ahmadinejad is a lame duck leader. there's indications that there is a domestic power struggle between him, the clerical elite and some conservative factions. for example within the iranian parliament. but there's also indications that iran has emerged, analysts say, as an undeniable regional power broker in the middle east, despite its struggles domestically. and ironically, that emerged largely as a result of u.s. foreign policy over the past ten years. when the u.s. decided to move in to iraq and remove saddam hussein, they extended iran's reach. today iran has a say in the most crucial issues in the middle east, iraq, afghanistan, they

can make life miserable for washington there. the palestinian-israeli cause. so they are an undeniable power broker whether washington likes it or not. >> all right, res za, thank youo much. keeping a close eye on the united nations. when he is up to speak, we'll bring it to our audience live. thank you. now is your chance to "talk back" on one of the big stories today -- the definition of patriotism is love for or devotion to one's countries. most candidates say they're patriotic. so why did this become such a big issue in presidential campaigns? that brings us to today's "talk back" question. carol kos stem cell throw explain all that. i remember when conferring president obama during the campaign it was a big deal about whether or not he was wearing this american flag pin, how often, where, what? really? is it still a big question here? >> it is a big deal. remember in 2008 president obama, everybody asked why doesn't he wear the flag pin. finally he was pressured into wearing one, because to show your patriotism is i guess a great thing and that's the "talk

back" subject today. why do politicians keep bringing up patriotism? i ask you this because of a new web video featuring texas governor rick perry. it is compelling. >> no more manufactured crises. no more games. we are headed in the right direction. i love these folks who say obama's a -- >> zero jobs. >> no jobs created. >> zip, zero. >> people are demoralized by what's happened. >> zero new jobs. >> president zero. >> so you get it. president obama's hopy-changy thing is deskrooib skroiing america but at about a minute into this web ad, it is all about patriotism. right when rick perry says we don't need a president who apologizes for america. the web ad emphatically states rick perry is an american. >> the united states of america really is the last great hope of

mankind. it's time we get america working again. we don't need a president who apologizes for america. >> it's a tactic that's been proved quite effective. remember the infamous swift boat ads questioning john kerry's patriotism? >> he betrayed us in the past, how could we be loyal to him now? >> he dishonored his country and more importantly the people he served with. he just sold them out. >> president bush eventually denounced the ads but the damage was done. kerry lost the election. patriotism has worked for democrats, too. during the 2008 campaign, vice presidential candidate joe biden, he said wealthy americans should pay more taxes because it's time to be patriotic. boy, does that sound familiar. so the "talk back" question today -- why do politicians keep

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it is shaping up to be a brutal day on wall street. stocks taking a serious beating. the dow fell more than 300 points in the first ten minutes of trading. it is now down 418. small print. hard for me to see there. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange to give us a look at what all of this means. allison, you said the last half-hour the sell-off started when the fed put out that weak assessment on the economy yesterday. a lot of economists have been saying it is -- the economy's now slowing. what makes this so significant? >> it's important, suzanne, because when you think about it, these fed policymakers that come out and talk and come up with monetary policy, these are the nation's top economists. what they say, it is often treated like gospel. what's interesting here, what really got everybody's attention is that the fed is clearly getting more and more concerned about the economy. now it issues a statement after every policy meeting as it did

yesterday. most of the time it is pretty much the same language. but this time there was a change in the wording. in yesterday's statement, the fed said there are significant downside risks to the economic outlook, including strains in global financial markets. and you compare that to what they put out back in august where they said the committee now expects a somewhat slower pace of recovery over the coming months. that's a small, but important, change. look at the language. "somewhat slower pace of recovery" versus "significant." it doesn't sound huge but it is because it's the fed. it is these top economists coming out with this very dire outlook, downbeat outlook for the u.s. economy. >> what about the stimulus program that the fed announced? wasn't that supposed to help? >> yeah, that's the big question, isn't it? the $6 million question. it is called "operation twist." it is already kind of doing what it was meant to do -- meant to lower long-term interest rates. we're seeing that play out in the bond market, the 10-year bond yield is hitting a record low today but a lot of people are real skeptical about how

effective this stimulus plan will be. the question is will low rates encourage people to go out and refinance their mortgages, spend more money? will it encourage businesses to go out an expand, take out more loans and expand. analysts say the stimulus measure can't make the economy worse but they also say we don't think it will make the economy better. >> all right, quite a significant move there, the stock market today. really appreciate it. we're following another story -- 193 nations meeting today at the united nations general assembly in new york. but there is one -- one speaker, that's set to take the stage and is certain to spark a bit of controversy. with gadhafi gone perhaps the most controversial figure at this week's united nations general assembly meeting is now iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad. he's set to take stage at the u.n., a platform he's used before to spark both outrage and fear. in 2006, he famously denied the holocaust. at colombia university in 2007,

he claimed there were in gays in iran. in 2009 he denied the holocaust again causing many u.n. delegates to walk out. and last year, ahmadinejad implied 9/11 could have been an inside job by the united states. but beyond ahmadinejad's words, iran's actions matter to the u.s. because iran proves itself, time and time again, to be a dang dangerous wild card in a volatile region. just in the past year, iran resisted the arab spring, launching attacks on protesters. it was reminiscent of the violent response to iran's green revolution in 2009 when iranians came out in droves to protest ahmadinejad's disputed election victory. hundreds of thousands took to the streets and many of those were shot. others said they were jailed, tortured. this woman became the face of the revolution. she died during a brutal government crackdown. the u.s. says iran is also a key

supporter of militant groups around the region, like hamas and hezbollah. and the country's nuclear ambitions have outraged the west, becoming a constant source of anxiety for the u.s. and american allies, especially israel, despite iran's claims that it is for peaceful purposes. >> whether it is threatening the nuclear nonproliferation regime or the human rights of its own citizens, or the stability of its own neighbors by supporting terrorism, the iranian government continues to demonstrate that its own unjust actions are a threat to justice everywhere. >> but is what ahmadinejad says today as relevant as his speeches in the past? i am joined by a senior fellow at stanford university's hoover institution to talk about all of this. professor, thank you very much. we've covered the united nations general assembly gatherings for the last decade or so. they're always interesting, very unpredictable affairs. world leaders jockeying for power and attention. everybody, i remember, used to hang on to every word of

ahmadinejad and what he had to say. do you think that's still the case this go-round? >> well, suzanne, i think it is no longer the case. what's really interesting about ahmadinejad -- and we know ahmadinejad, a colleague of mine, one of america's leading experts on iran, actually has the right explanation and the right interpretation of ahmadinejad. he is a narcissist. he loves attention. like the rest of us, he loves air time and the united nations gives him air time. but he comes this year in a very weakened position. there's even talk of impeaching him. there's talk of a great breach between him and the supreme leader. iran is not run by a president. it is not a presidential system. it is a theocracy and the man who runs iran is ayatollah khomeini. and that's really what it is. >> so why do you suppose what he says today will be relevant, if at all. >> well, i don't think it is particularly relevant. take the great issues that concern us about iran, take the nuclear question. in fact, ahmadinejad has nothing

to do with the nuclear question. the nuclear file is beyond his power and beyond his office. he said something which is very interesting. he said, look, we will abandon our nuclear program if we get 20% enriched uranium. well, the people who are in charge of the nuclear negotiations, the iranian regem itself, the people entrusted with that, have denied that and rejected that so you have this man who in fact began to believe after 2009 that somehow or another he was elected, that he was re-elect and that he now has tried to change the foreign policy of iran and that hasn't worked. >> do you think he still believes he has an impact in what he says and what he does? >> look, he's a lame duck president. of course every person is entitled to his illusions and this particular man is very, very prone and given to illusions. he must believe this but if you look at the iranian landscape today, ahmadinejad is no longer

what he was before. and even the release of these two prisoners, these two young people from iran, the two young americans, in a way dramatized the isolation of ahmadinejad. he promised that they would be released and the judiciary took its time to do so. >> professor, this is the one question that i have. why is it that the arab spring, when you had these protests that erupted in iran, why didn't it work there? >> well, you mean why did it work in the arab world and it didn't work in iran? >> absolutely. why not? >> well, i think because the level of repression in iran was much deeper. it was much more -- the revolutionary guard in iran finally they had the ultimate power and they came out an they brought the goons, they brought the besiege, they brought these volunteers who were paid by the regime. so oil money on the one hand, religion on the other and heavy dosage of repression nipped it in the bud in iran. >> professor ajami, thank you

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it was a case that attracted international attention. georgia inmate troy davis was put to death late last night for the murder of a police officer in 1989. since the trial, 7 of the 9 witnesses against davis recanted or changed their testimony. but court after court upheld his conviction. last night the u.s. supreme court said, no to a last minute appeal. davis was declared dead at 11:08 p.m. eastern time. joining us from new york to talk about some questions raised by the case is cnn legal contributor paul callen. paul davis as you know maintained his innocence to the end. he lifted his head from the gurney before he received his lethal injection to tell the victim's family he didn't do it, to keep looking for the killer. you've got a majority of these eyewitnesses recanting their stories. there's no physical evidence linking davis to the crime.

is there something that we are missing here sm something that we're not seeing that the pardon and parole board saw or the prosecutor saw or the scour saw? >> well, you pose a very, very interesting question, suzanne. and i think in this case, the defense attorneys won the public relations battle in this case because i think most people feel that this looks like a really weak case and how could you put a man to death under these circumstances. and i have to tell you as a former prosecutor myself when a man raises his head just before he is about to die and says he's innocent, it gives you pause to think. but they lost the legal war and -- >> how so? >> they lost it because what happened in this case -- and we hear so much about these reantations and that 7 of the 9 witnesses changed their story. when that was tested in court and it was tested twice. once the georgia supreme court looked at these recantations and found that there was no merit to

the claim that these witnesses were really recanting. but years later in 2010 when the case was coming into its final stages, it gets to the supreme court of the united states and in a very unusual situation the supreme court looks at the case and says, we're going to order an actual innocence hearing, which they almost never do. usually they just look to see if the lawyers made a mistake or the judge made a mistake on the law. here they say we want a federal judge to have a hearing, look at all of the evidence. that judge, judge moore, issued a 172-page decision in which he said that it's nonsense to say that recantations suggested that davis was innocent. in fact, he described the defense as smoke and mirrors. most of the witnesses -- virtually all of them, as a matter of fact, would not come into court to testify about the recantations.

moore even says there was one witness sitting outside the courtroom and the defense lawyers wouldn't call him to the witness stand. so in the end the federal judge moore said there's nothing to this claim of actual innocence and he said to report back saying there's more than ample support for the conviction. that's how it played out in the legal system. >> let me just understand that. we keep hearing about this recanting. what the federal judge said, you know, that's not true? he said that there was no credibility to these eyewitnesses changing their stories? >> yes. and he said it based on this, which i found to be very interesting. the recant -- so-called recanting witnesses, he said most of the recantations had to do -- remember, there are two shootings that take place here. one is the clover dale shooting where davis supposedly shoots somebody at a party, and a lot of the recantations pertain to the clover dale shooting, not the shooting of the police officer. secondly, the witnesses -- recanting witnesses never said this under oath.

they signed a piece of paper. many of them were not even notarized affidavits and they never came into court to say they were recanting. so the judge said, you, the defense attorneys, have an obligation to call these witnesses. you never did. so for that reason did he not credit the recantations. >> did it matter -- just real quickly, did it matter that there was no dna physical evidence that linked davis to the police shooting? did that have any merit at all? >> i think it does have merit because we always look for physical evidence, especially when we're going to put someone to death. but here's what the prosecutor in the case said about that. he said bullet casings were recovered at the first shooting. the clover dale scene. casings were recovered at the scene where the police officer was shot and they matched. and the evidence in the case was the person who shot at clover dale was the person who shot the police officer. so he says there was ballistics evidence even though the gun

itself was not recovered. no dna though and no gun ever recovered. those are the real facts of the case. there's a big difference between the public relations aspect and the legal aspect. and in the end i still think there are lots of questions in this case, suzanne. >> absolutely. but thank you for clarifying, at least addressing some of those questions, paul callan, appreciate it. imagine going two years without a paycheck. that is the reality for a lot of americans. up next, hear from the hansons who went from high times in real estate to now living below the poverty line. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lara who chose 2 aleve

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we are keeping our eye on the podium there. the united nations. we are waiting for mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iran to speak before the united nations. as soon as he takes to the stage we will bring that to you live. we're also keeping a very close eye on another big story happening in our hour and that is the dramatic fall of the markets, now down 395 points, the dow jones, we're going to be following that as well. cnn in-depth, "the new face of poverty." we're meeting a couple who used to draw six-fill salaries while working in real estate. but now they haven't brought in a single paycheck in two years. cnn's george howell has the hanson's story. >> this is daddy's girl. >> reporter: the proud parents of ashley hanson. >> two months old. came into the picture somewhat unexpectedly. >> reporter: jonathan hanson and ka tina wright are determined to

give their daughter a bright and stable start despite the cloud of uncertainty they face after years without steady work. >> you have to pick and choose what you want to do. either eat that day or pay a bill. >> reporter: it makes these parents worried about what's ahead for their daughter. >> we don't have retirement. we don't have a job. >> the parents are supposed to be in better positions than the children. >> reporter: from a six-figure income, they say the last few years have been a downward spiral. they've had to sell off jewelry and nicer cars they owned, even the home they're living in, they're trying to sell to survive. neither would have expected to be living on the poverty line. >> we were both in real estate. we were both real estate agents, investors, and we made some good money. and with new regulations in real estate and different laws and just the amount of foreclosures on the market, it literally took our business away. >> john and katina's story is an example of the millions of

americans who have slipped into what the u.s. census bureau defines as poor -- a family of four making less than $22,000. john and katina had been living on their savings and tell me for the last two years they haven't received a single paycheck. >> there's a lot of people suffering. >> reporter: financial planner and author karen lee says it is important for people who have never faced poverty to keep a positive outlook that things can get better. and to be versatile. >> i have seen people go from riches to rags to riches to rags and you can rebuild and you can completely change careers and rebuild. >> with this new baby, i can't be stuck in thinking about what i used to have. >> reporter: katina decided to teach herself web development. >> i literally threw my rolodex away because it was all real estate related. it is no longer of any use to me. so being able to let go is going to and person's biggest advantage. >> reporter: john is betting on a new business he started,

building security cages for air conditioners to prevent copper theft. a big crime problem in cities like atlanta. so this is how you're making a living. >> yes. >> reporter: adapting and retooling is their plan to overcome poverty. because they say times have changed and survival isn't just about them anymore. george howell, cnn, atlanta. facebook has another facelift. many users think it's ugly. but first, this year is the fifth anniversary of cnn heroes. over the years we've received more than 40,000 nominations from you, our viewers, in more than 100 countries. we've introduced you to an extraordinary individual every week, and today we reveal our top ten cnn heroes of 2011. each of these ten will receive $50,000 and a shot at the top honor. cnn hero of the year, which will earn one of them an additional

$250,000. you get to decide who that person's going to be. but first, here's anderson cooper with the top ten cnn heroes of 2011. >> reporter: i'm anderson cooper. all year we introduce to you every day people who change the world. we call them cnn heroes. today we announce the top ten cnn heroes for 2011. hon yorees are in aefl bet cal order by first name. amy stokes uses the internet to match teens lacking role models with adults around the world. bruno is serving up a solution so motel kids don't go to bed hungry. derek collects discarded hotel soaps and reprocesses them to save lives. diane, in a violent neighborhood she opened her door inviting gang members in. eddie helps young football players sidelined by spinal cord injuries. elena offers poor children a way out of the trash dump and into

school. patrice diagnosed with indure and cancer started feeding and coaching children from haiti's slums. robin helps poor women have healthy pregnancies and save deliveries. sal pays for rent, food and basic necessities to keep the working poor afloat. and taryn built a sisterhood of healing for a new generation of american war which had doze. congratulations. the top ten cnn heroes of 2011. which one inspires you the most? go to cnn heroes.com online or on your mobile device to vote for cnn hero of the year. >> the cnn hero of the year will be awarded $250,000. so, who's it going to be? you actually get to decide. go to cnn heroes.com now to vote for the most inspirational hero online and on your mobile device. all ten will be honored live at cnn heroes and all-star tribute hosted by anderson cooper on sunday, december 11th. but only one will be named cnn

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realize -- whoa! is this the same facebook i knew before? looks totally different. >> reporter: they've fundamentally changed the way you interface with the website and they managed to tick off a bunch of people. they think that over time these are positive changes but i have to say right now, i've been seeing a lot of complaints among facebook users. the main change is when you log in to the site, when you see that news feed of all the different status updates of your friends, but faigs book has changed the formula on us. what they've said is we know the algorithms and we know how they work. what we're going to do is take what we think are the most important status updates among all your friends and that's what you're going to see. we think we know what's most important. that's what they've done there on the news feed. then on the right-hand side of the screen, there's this new thing called the ticker. so all the different status updates that your friend are doing and things that you may not feel as important as some of the other things, that's on your ticker.

say one of your friends friends another friend and that's what you'll see on the ticker. so there is a learning curve here and it is just going to take some getting used to. the question is whether or not people will accept these changes and if they don't what's facebook going to do. >> a lot of us were talking about this this morning. i guess one folks a lot of folks had is how do you show everybody on the news feed instead of just like a group or some people? >> reporter: well, the bottom line is this -- you need to play around with these settings. there are all these new tabs within facebook. if you go in and select the tabs and select the right things, you'll get the right function. the best thing i can say is, you really need to spend maybe about an hour of time just kind of going through and navigating the site. then you'll get the hang of it. but i think some people think that it is just too cluttered, it is too busy. that's the main complaint i'm hearing and people just don't understand why faicebook did

this. >> could this possibly be google plus' opportunity to maybe take advantage of some folks who aren't too happy with facebook now? >> reporter: well, if you're google you are loving this. this is a little bit of a pr storm for facebook. it is an opportunity for people who might be frustrated with the site to experiment with google plus. but some of these changes that you're now seeing on facebook are a result of google plus. we're kind of coming full circle here. but i also think some of the announcements we're going to be seeing today from mark zuckerberg, i think some of the changes we're seeing will make more sense when we see him on the stage because there are expected to be a number of announcements today. >> do we know what any of those big announcements might be? >> reporter: the big thing is there is expected to be wide music integration within facebook so you'll actually be able to listen to music on facebook and be able to listen in real time with your friends which could be interesting. there's also expected to be new

video offerings and perhaps a long-awaited ipad app. we may see that come out today but we'll know in a few minutes. mark zuckerberg taking the stage at 1:00 eastern, 10:00 local time. >> we'll be watching and waiting. thank you, dan. we are getting a lot of responses to today's "talk back" question. we asked why do politicians keep bringing up patriotism. harry says because they have no idea what the word means and hope by using it they'll start to understand it. carol costello is up next with more of your responses.

we understand that now united nations, they're introducing the president of

iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad, who will be taking to the podium very shortly after the others have wrapped up. we understand the others have finished their remarks. each of these leaders gets 15 to 20 minutes. we'll see how long it takes. it's a very anticipated speech. he's made many controversial statements in the past but this is a weakened leader since two years ago it was a contested election that he won and now he's taking the podium. let's listen in to what he's got to say. >> translator: in the name of god, the compassionate, the merciful, all praise be to allah, the lord of the universe and peace and blessing be upon our master and proephet mohamme, his noble household and messengers. oh god hasten the arrival of the

amman and grant him good health and victory and make us his followers an all those who attest to his rightfulness. mr. president, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, i am grateful for the almighty allah who granted me once more the opportunity to appear before this world assembly. i have the pleasure to express my sincere thanks to the president of the 65th session for his tremendous efforts during his tenure. i also would like to congratulate his excellency aziz as president of the 66th session. let me seize the moment to pay tribute to all those who lost their lives during last year as a result of national disasters, particularly for the victims of tragic famine in somalia and devastating flood in pakistan. i urge everyone to increase their assistance and aid to the affected populations in these

countries. over the past years i spoke about different global issues and the need to introduce fundamental changes in the current international order. today considering the international developments, i will try to analyze the present situation from a different angle. all you know the dominance and superior or the of human beings over other creatures lie in the very nature and truth the humankind. this is a divide gift and the manifestation of the divine spirit embody iing the everlastg creator and planner of the entire universe. showing compassion to others, generosity, justice, both in words and in deeds. the quest for dignity to reach the tentacles of perfection.

the aspiration to elevate one's material and spiritual status and the longing to real eye liberty. define oppression, corruption and discrimination in contrast to supporting the oppresses. lasting prosperity and security for all. these are some of the manifestation@of common divine and human attributes which can clearly be seen in the aspiration of human beings as reflected in the heritage of our search both in words and poetry and in the sew yo cuociocultura political movements of human beings in the course of history.

all divine prophets and social reformers invited human beings to tread on this righteous path. god his given dignity to humankind to elevate his status to assume his successful role on earth. dear colleagues and friends, mr. president, it is clear that despite all historical achievements, including creation of the united nations, that was a product of untiring struggles and efforts of free-minded and justice-seeking individuals, as well as the international cooperation, the human societies are yet far from fulfilling their novel desires and aspirations. both nations of the world are unhappy with the current international circumstances and

despite the general longing and aspiration to promote peace, progress and fraternity, wars, mass murder, widespread poverty and socioeconomic and political crisis continue to infringe upon the rights and sovereignty of nations. which leave behind irreparable damage worldwide against all nations in the world. approximately 3 billion people of the world live on less than $2.5 a day and over 200 million people even live without having even one sufficient meal on a daily basis. 40% of the poorest world's populations only share