been in prison in iran since july of 2009. they were in prison. they were hiking along the mountains and supposedly inadvertently they stepped into iran. and they were accused of es espionage and of being illegally in the country. they ve been in prison in iran since 2009. we understand that bail has been paid for both josh fattal and shane bauer. we understand that bail was up to $500,000 apiece, but the papers are signed now, that bail paid. the two men could be released wednesday at what time? i m getting a new time. 6:30 a.m. eastern time. the process will begin. don t know exactly how long it will take. but when those men are released, of course, we ll bring that news to you. in other news this morning, a man on death row in georgia could have 14 pomore hours to live. his supporters have that long to get someone to intervene. troy davis was convicted of killing a savannah police officer back in 1989. davis supporters say there is too much doubt about his guilt, and th
last sunday. dozens of families have lost their homes to wildfires. in oklahoma city alone, fires destroyed 25 homes just this week. and in texas, crews are still battling 14 separate wildfires. they have been making some progress, but a weather system is expected to bring high winds to texas to tomorrow. and that could turn the embers back into flames. politics and sarah palin s latest appearance in the critical early voting state of iowa. the former alaska governor and former vp candidate was a keynote speaker at a tea party rally. she didn t use the rally to declare her presidential bid but she definitely sounded like a candidate. watch. candidate obama didn t have a record while he was in office, but president obama sure does and that s why we re here today. candidate obama, he pledged to fundamentally transform america and for all the failures and broken promises, that s the one thing he delivered on. we have transformed from a country of hope, to one of anxiety. t
i m t.j. holmes. take a look, we got a new advisory and some new information to tell you about. tropical storm lee. in the gulf of mexico. yes, indeed, it is getting stronger. we ll have the very latest from our meteorologist alexandria steele standing by. keeping an eye on politics as well. a major tea party rally in just a few hours and the headliner is not in the presidential race. at least not yet. sarah palin. what will she say? will she say she s getting in? we ll take you there live. also, another apology from another comedian for something he said on stage that people are calling insensitive and racial remarks. you will hear for yourself. start with this tropical storm, tropical storm lee, that s already got states of emergency in place in several places including louisiana, mississippi, some cities as well, new orleans, yes, under the gun right now. they re preparing for possible flooding and we re talking about some 20 inches of rain expected in some spots. list
early. as we told you at the top of the show, with 67 disasters declared in the u.s. in just this year alone, fema says that it could soon run out of money. since its founding in 1979, the agency has received a large amount of cash from congress. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends congress has approved $130 billion in fema disaster money over the last two decades. we move on to enough of the real news, let s have fun for a moment. gathering around the water cooler for some of that mindless trivia we know that you crave. we begin with the world s greatest masters of the invisible instruments. they were in finland for the 16th annual air guitar world championships. this is just brilliant. each of the air guitarists demonstrating their masterful command right in front of a large crowd. boy, you need to get these guys at a good karaoke party if you re hosting. watch the wings, perfect. and the delivery. genius. it s like kung fu panda jack black effort right there.
floods, catastrophic tornadoes in missouri and alabama, wildfires in arizona and texas, and now irene s multistate disaster. so far 66 major natural disasters. the mayor of duck, north carolina. the more, obviously, that we can access fema funds, the better, easier it will make our lives. reporter: the trouble is, fema s disaster relief fund is running low on cash. less than $800 million left. and the shortfall could climb to $5 billion. so to pay for immediate emergencies, fema is freezing new requests from state and local governments to rebuild from past disasters. joplin, tuscaloosa, even hurricane katrina. we are not stopping individual assistance or projects under way from earlier disasters to pay for this disaster. reporter: new projects are postponed until congress provides the money. the republican-controlled house already voted to give fema an extra $1 billion this fiscal