leep at night. reporter: jim sciutto, abc news. you could feel the love in that image, can you not? those guys getting off the plane, incredible. so exciting. and that humanitarian gesture that president ahmadinejad wanted it to have in terms of u.s./iranian relations. they re home. bottom line. more middle eastern news. there could be a showdown at united nations tomorrow when the palestinians are expected to ask for statehood. president obama has failed to talk them out of it. in his address at the u.n. yesterday, he argued only direct negotiations with israel can achieve that end. the united nations the united states will veto the palestinian bid while working behind the scenes for an alternative. now to a big question on capitol hill. how much would you pay for a muffin? well, believe it or not, you re already paying 16 bucks. that s not the only grossly overpriced item the government is snapping up at the expense of taxpayers. more on this. reporter: yes,
but overall that idea that the fed thinks that there are still significant downside risks, kyra, that has people unnerved. stocks are down. oil is down big. gold is down, as well. so, you re seeing a real movement out of some of these commodities and stocks today on this idea that the economy is not out of the woods yet, kyra? we ll look for the numbers in 28 1/2 minutes, thanks so much. the threat of a new government shutdown an intense round of voting rejected a spending bill and the move surprised even the republican leaders. kate baldwin joining us now from capitol hill. so, kate, the government due to run out of money at the end of the month. tell us what is happening behind the scenes. here we go, again, kyra. quite a blow for house republican leadership last night. in a vote, the final tally 195-230. 48 republicans, almost 50 house republicans joined with an overwellming majority of house democrats to reject this bill. this measure, just to give a little bit of b
ahmadinejab. plus, horrifying images at the crash at the reno air race. we ll have is a new look at the moment of impact. fox news is america s election headquarters and we re two hours from the big republican presidential debate right here on fox news channel. political titans tell us the steaks could be enormous and this could be the end of the line for some of the campaign. a live look at the stage where they ll face off in orlando. a new poll shows the top contenders in a tough fight. rick perry leading mitt romney. look what happens when they go up against the current president. governor perry actually trails the president by two points. statistical dead heat. governor romney leads president obama by seven points, just outside the margin of error. that sets the scene and carl cameron continues. governor perry is still the republican front runner. should we expect another pile on tonight, carl? absolutely. rick perry is expecting it, as a matter of fact. he s taken a lo
joining me. thanks for having me. [ applause ] , really. so, very happy. reporter: this is eye eileen frere for abc news. disturbing story. in other news this morning, federal aviation officials are looking into the crash of a small plane near lake tahoe that came down in an aircraft parking area and then burst into flames just after leaving the ground. the pilot was the only person on board. he was brought to a hospital in reno, nevada, with serious injuries. luckily, though, he escaped the plane before it caught fire. the united states should be in the clear as that six-ton satellite races closer to earth. the old research satellite is expected to crash down some time tomorrow afternoon. nasa says it will not pass over north america. but it s too early to tell precisely when and where it will hit. the satellite is expected to break up with some two dozen pieces reaching earth. they could be scattered over a 500-mile area. the nationwide listeria outbreak linked
rock into the sky, no one said what about when it comes down? sure, when he lit that candle. there s a way to track that thing where you can keep an eye on that satellite as it falls through the night. we ll tell you exactly how to do it in your finnigertips in a couple of minutes. late last night convicted cop killer troy davis was executed after all nine of supreme court justices voted to uphold his sentence. he was given to a lethal injection and pronounced dead at 11:08 p.m. his last words directed at the family of the police officer that he murdered. 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. and in livingston, texas, lawrence brewer was executed by lethal injection. he was one of the three white supremacists, remember this horrible story, he killed a black man by dragging him from the back of a pickup truck. apparently, he had no remorse. devel