martha: all right, we are back, and a brand new survey revealing the sad state of health among u.s. workers. the gallup poll showing 86% of full-time workers are overweight, obese or suffering from at least one chronic health problem, and those pounds add up to dollars and cents. according to gallup, unhealthy workers miss 450 million more days of work each year than healthy workers do, and that is costing u.s. businesses a lot of money, $153 billion in lost productivity. that is a tough situation for american companies. and now getting back to this 911 tape that we played going into the break. for the first time, we are hearing the desperate calls from a deadly shooting spree in california. on october the 5th a gunman went on a rampage at cupertino rock quarry killing three coworkers
endangering the lives of civilians who could be caught in the crossphile. jurlists, three being held after five days at the tripoli hotel. cnn s chaunce was one of them. steve jobs will step down. jobs is on his third medical leave of absence. he didn t mention his health problems directly but he said the time has come to resign. portions of the u.s. east coast are likely to be under a hurricane watch in just a few hours. hurricane irene is tearing through the bahamas right now with sustained winds at 160 miles an hour. it could hit the populated, northeast this weekend. those are the top stories. i m zain veer gee. world business today starts now. an ipod, a phone. are you getting it? the innovator steve jobs steps down as ceo of apple. we ll look at the company s future under new leadership. hello. i m andrew stevens in hng kong. and i m nina dos santos in london. you re watching world business today. captions by vitac www.vitac.com let s start with the ma
the process, for that, i want you to take a look here. i will not try and walk you through it. it s a mess. the bottom line is 917 billion dml spending cuts with a special committee in charge of finding $1.5 trillion cuts by the end of the year, and the debt limit rises by $900 billion now, and $1.5 later. already, there is one potential wrinkle here. the nonpartisan budget congressional office says the plan would cut spending only by 1.5 trillion, not 2.4 trillion. we are following all the claims and repercussions as only cnn can. by colleagues join me, and if you don t believe this is a huge story, look at richard quest, all the way from london. tell us how the deal came to be, and what are the prospects it will bring? first, you explained it as best as anybody could involved in the process. and it is a mess. the democratic plan is rejected in the house, and it looked like a day care here in washington. we did know what the rough pieces of an agreement would look like and
we re only seeing modest increases in the major averages right now. carol, back to you. alison kosik live in new york, many thanks. jury selection begins today in a secret location in florida for the casey anthony murder trial. as you know, casey anthony is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. the jury selection process is being kept secret due to the media hype around the case. the flooded mississippi river is expected to crest at near-record levels in memphis tomorrow morning. the army corps of engineers say the water there is moving at about 2 million cubic feet a second. to put another way, the water could fill up a football field 44 feet deep in just one second. and media reports say that apple has replaced google as the world s most valuable brand. that value tops $153 billion. extremist groups have vowed to avenge the death of osama bin laden, but do they have what it
apple overtakes google as the world s most valuable brand. according to the brand z top 100 apple s brand is now valued at more than $153 billion. and mcdonald s spending more than $1 billion trying to make over its stores to get you to stay longer and choose them over a high-end fast food joint. gone are the steel chairs and bright interiors. in its place wood tables fake leather chairs and muted paint colors. we re back after the break. how to spruce up your house to sell it faster. american morning is back in 60 seconds. okay, team! after age 40, we can start losing muscle