standing ovation. the general assembly overwhelmingly accepted to vote for the credentials of the country s new leadership which promises to form a new government in ten days. those are the headlines. i m zain verjee, and world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina des santos. this is world business today. these are your top stories on wednesday, september 21st. a disastrous day for insurers, earthquakes and extreme weather send lloyd s of london deeply into the red. flights, trains and work shifts are canceled in japan as typhoon roke makes landfall. and better maritime security forces somali pirates to change their business model. so plenty to come on this jam-packed show. we ll check the markets for you. first let s have some positive news to consider. the greek government says that it s made progress in its talks with the european commission, the international monetary fund and the european central bank. these three institutions oft
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
who serve and god bless the united states of america. semper fi. [ applause ] the president of the united states and the name of the congress takes pleasure in presenting the medal of honor to corporal meyer for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with marine embedded training team 2-8. command 3-7 in kunar province. corporal meyer maintained security at a patrol rally point while other members of his team moved on foot with two platoons of afghan national army and border police into the village for a predawn meeting with village elders. moving into the village, the patrol was ambushed by more than 50 enemy fires, firing rocket propelled grenades, mortars, machine guns, from fortified positions. hearing over the radio that four u.s. team members were cut off, corporal meyer seized the initiative. with a fellow marine driving, corporal meyer took exposed gunner position in a gun truck as they drove down the steeply te
My favorite show on tv. mine, too. it s so good. the theme from modern family the new season of the hit show starts wednesday, september 21st. can t wait. the cast and crew are in jackson hole, wyoming, taping the season s first episode. marissa vodner of kifi was there as their western adventure began. i bet it was awesome. reporter: led by rico rodriguez, aka, manny, the cast of abc s modern family steps out of a chartered plane into the wild, wild west. we just landed. i can t believe the scenery here. it s awesome. we were looking through the windows of the plane. it was just incredible. reporter: one by one came familiar faces of the show that s captured the hearts of more than 12 million views. sofia vergara, ty burrell, julie bowen. all greeted by the mayor and
awaken to elton john, first singing and then delivering a message of personal thanks. rupert murdoch built a media empire on the power of selling a scandal but now it s his mighty news corporation that is under siege from london to washington. a prominent u.s. senator jay rockefeller wants to know if u.s. citizens fell victim to sleazy or illegal news gathering so he is calling for an investigation amid reports that victims of the 9/11 attacks are among the nearly 4,000 people who had their phones hacked. the outrage is crushing. over the past week, the media giant has lost nearly $7 billion in market value. and the political damage is mounting. today, britain s prime minister meets with the family of a murdered little girl after a murdoch newspaper allegedly hacked her cell phone to gain an edge on that story. actor hugh grant who is both a vocal critic of murdoch and a frequent target of him explains why all of us in the u.s. should even care. rupert murdoch does own an