detonate, a van he thought were explosives. the bombs were fake. the plot, an fbi sting. >> a number of targets,

including an fbi building. >> reporter: idallas, federal agents arrested this man for allegedly trying to blow up a 60-story office tower. another sting, another fake bomb. >> i'm glad i'm still alive, i guess. >> reporter: and in quantico, virginia, prosecutors say two north carolina suspects, plotted to attack a marine base. >> it's a crazy world. crazy times. there's a lot of crazy people out there. >> reporter: out there. say the cases are >> reporter: federal authorities tq é!ut they had to coordinate . to avoidml alerting the suspect. eric and vinita. eric and vinita. >> john, some investigators are calling this case, the zazi case the most serious in years. ell, the zazi >> reporter: well, the zazi case is serious because he took the extra step of actually buying the bombmaking materials. he was alleged to have trained in pakistan, at an al qaeda camp, camp, including in bombmaking.

you'll notice in the you'll notice in the texas and illinois cases, those people had to enlist confederates who turned out to be turned out to be federal agents, who provided them with bogus bombs, eric. e in , eric. >> john hendren, live in areington. thanks. bracing them police in pittsburgh are bracing themselves for more clashes of g-20 protesters. as many as 20 people have been arrested, in violent arrested, in violent confrontations with police confrontations with police and withsters. protesters were met with pepper spray and rubber bullets last night. it cam and . with e as president and mrs. obama arrived to meet with world leaders. china and india are likely to get new roles. the group of 20 the group of 20 nations will also likely to agree to limit big bonuses earned by bankers. abc's viviana abc's viviana hurtado has more on the summit. st the summit. lady welcomed >> reporter: president and first lady welcomed the leaders of the woerld's largest economies to the g-20 economic summit. these nations agree that another world recession must be avoided. >> my sense is that we have a

lot of support for this. >> and we're encouraged by that. >> reporter: but many in the international community blame the u.s. for the economic global eltdown. they're resisting passing tough global regulations and facedrds. leaders were also greeted by hundreds of protesters who faced off with police. beforeittsburgh, mr. obama was at the united nations in f w york city. for the first time, a u.s. president chaired a meeting of e security council. he introduced a resolution for a world without nuclear weapons. >> just one nuclear >> just one nuclear weapon exploded in a city, be it new york or mo new york or moscow, tokyo or beijing, beijing, london or paris, could kill hundreds of thousan kill hundreds of thousands of people. promotes >> reporter: the resolution maomotes disarmament, among suclear powers. calls for increased security for nuclear material. violate the ead punishes nations that violate the nuclear renproliferation treaty. not all countries, including north korea and iran, are on board. techno >> many countries want to

control this dangerous technology, and prevent it from falling in the hands of errorists. weapons as deterren nowmany countries also still believe in the value of nuclear r econs as deterrent. >> reporter: the focus is now on the g-20 summit and preventing another economic catastrophe some of the lead issues the leaders will be tackling is putting limits on executive pay. and beefing up oversight of banks and market. washington. nuviana hurtado, abc news, washington. president obama we're also learning of a major nuclear announcement. president obama and the leaders of britain and france, will accuse iran of a secret underground plant for nuclear fuel. and that is according to "the new york times." on capitol hill, the public insurance option is headed for a showdown later today. two, key senators are forcing a roll call vote in the finance priority for the option is a top priority for liberal democrats. but was left out of the bill drafted by committee chairman opposed to some of the republicans and those opposed to the public ption.

bader t in likely to fail. supreme court justice ruth ader ginsberg has spent the night in a washington hospital, after falling ill at her office. the 76-year-old complained about feeling light-headed about an taur after getting an injection to treat anemia. she was taken to the hospital as a precaution. judge sonia sotomayor has granted her first tv granted her first tv interview. dro lighter note, she said she got lost when she drove to washington. a heavy knocked out a heavy rainstorm knocked out virginia, and she ended up in virginia, helped heruth. one of her clerks eventually helped her find the way. firefighters are on the verge of containing that fire near los angeles. ear los angeles. sq the station fire has burned 250 toare miles. but trues have another week to go with another fire that thupted in ventura county. winds have weakened. the crews are facing triple-digit temperatures an triple-digit temperatures and low humidity. weather from around the now, for this morning's weather from around the nation.

you can expect rain and possible flooding from minnesota to mississippi, with the heaviest downpours in the twin cities, .es moines and st. louis. showers expected in kansas and colorado. and northern new england.lley and northern new england. >> as for temperatures, 90 in boston 72 in new york. and high and just 63 in boston. 68 in minneapolis. and highs in the 70s across much sacramentowest. a sweltering 103 in phoenix. 97 in sacramento. nd 90 in boise. portland will get up to 81. and seattle will be just 71. and coming up, when you'll va be able to get the swine flu leaders also, the world is watching the g-20 leaders today. but why are they meeting in pittsburgh? turns out the city has quite a aory to tell. st> and this morning, actor randy quaid, under

we'll get a fresh read on the housing market this morning. government numbers are expected to show a slight increase in new home sales in august. but the market is still very fragile. existing home sales dropped nearly 3% last month, after rising four months in a row. and home prices were down, more than 9% from a year ago. chrysler is reportedly planning to rehire white-collar worker and offer time to others. the board is reviewing the ceo's plan to revamp its product line. if the plan is approved, the company could bring back workers to get new models on the road by mid-2011.

ford is accelerating its growth plans in asia. the automaker will spend nearly $500 million building its first assembly plant in china. the plant will make the focus compact and other small cars. china overtook the u.s. as the world's largest auto market earlier this year. tokyo's nikkei average's tuled more than 2.5% today. hong kong's hang seng is slightly lower. in london, the ftse opened higher. wall street starts the day with the dow at 9707, after dropping 41 points yesterday. the nasdaq fell nearly 24 points to close at 2107. some michael jackson fans are already lining up to buy tickets to the documentary of his final rehearsals. dozens of people in downtown los angeles, were waiting to be the first to get tickets on sunday morning, even though the movie doesn't premiere until october 27th. the first 500 fans have been promised the commemorative tickets. you may associate unicycles with clowns.

but a new device from honda is no joke. the company has unveiled this new personal mobility device. it stands upright on its own. and you sit on it like a stool. to make it move, you lean the direction you want to go. honda designed the battery-powered device for the elderly. but it's just a prototype right now. >> novel way to get around. you can read more about these stories online at abcnews.com. next on this friday morning, he's known for making people laugh. but no one's laughing right now. the cross-country arrest of actor randy quaid. and a big upset in college

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interstate 10, from houston to jacksonville. >> if you're flying today, expect airport delays in the southeast. and the nation's midsection from chicago to kansas city. and in denver and cincinnati. when you think of world-class cities, pittsburgh may not be the first that comes to mind. >> but this morning, the steel city is in the global spotlight. the leaders of the g-20 nations are in town. why did they choose pittsburgh of all places for their summit today? bianna golodryga shows us. >> reporter: from the get-go -- >> the united states will host the next g-20 summit in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. >> reporter: people thought pittsburgh was an odd choice. >> the white house press corps snickered when pittsburgh was chosen. and i'd like to say that we're going to be the ones with the last laugh when everyone come here's and sees what's happening. >> reporter: what is happening here? construction, for starters. a new $320 million arena for the penguins. a $780 million casino, which

just opened last month. and green buildings are going up all over the city. pittsburgh's housing market has remained steady, too. sales prices here dropped less than 1% in the last year, while the national average was down 15.6%. and while not immune from unemployment, pittsburgh's rate is 2% below the national average. it's no wonder, then, that president obama called pittsburgh, a bold example of transformation. in the early '80s, steel city went into a tail spin, as manufacturing went into deklain. pittsburgh lost $80,000, creating an identity crisis for this one-industry town. but pittsburgh survived. >> we're not a steel-only city anymore. >> reporter: pittsburgh provided tax incentives and funding to attract businesses. one-fifth of the jobs in the region are now in health care and education, long considered to be the most recession-proof sectors. the low cost of living helps draw residents, too. heather brought a

2,200-square-foot house this year. the price, $147,000, which is why she says she wouldn't live anywhere else. >> $2 million in boston? or $150,000 in pittsburgh. i think i'll stay in pittsburgh. >> reporter: hometown pride, now on display, in front of the world. b bianna golodryga, abc news, pittsburgh. today, paul kirk begins a 180-day term as ted kennedy's replacement. he said he would hope to be replaced by someone to help president obama's health reform bill. health officials say more than 6 million doses of the swine flu vaccine will be available to americans by the first week of october. that's twice as many doses as expected. but experts believe most people won't even bother to get the vaccine, especially those most at-risk, such as children and young adults. charles manson follower, susan atkins, has died in a

california prison hospital. atkins, who suffered from brain cancer had been in hospice care in recent days. the 61-year-old was turned down for compassionate release at a hearing earlier this month. atkins admitted to killing actress sharon tate 40 years ago. actor randy quaid and his wife are free on bail this morning, after allegedly skipping out on a $10,000 hotel bill. the couple spent several hours in a tex jail last night, after they were picked up on a warrant issued in california. they get $20,000 each to post their bail. it is time, now, for a quick look at sports. here's mike yam at espn news. >> good morning. we start with college football. and a ranked, fourth-ranked, ole miss squad, going up against an s.e.c. foe, at south carolina and the gamecocks. there's jevan snead, and the rebels. there's steve spurrier, head coach of south carolina. third quarter, we pick it up. snead back to pass here.

he gets sacked by cliff matthews. snead eventually fumbles. it's recovered by south carolina. ensuing carolina possession. third and goal from the 2. garcia, play-action. patrick dimarco, in for the score. for garcia, 16 of 34 passing. good for 220 yards. fourth quarter, it's a 16-3 game. marquis summers, reeling it in. 45 yards for the score. it's a 16-10, south carolina lead. under two minutes to go. the reverse. dexter mccluster, gets brought down. tucks it away. as darian stewart with the big hit. two plays later. fourth and 19. last chance for ole miss. snead. the pass is incomplete. and the gamecocks hold on to a 16-10 win. tiger wood, he's the number one seed in the fedex cup standings. only the first round of the tour championship. tiger's approach, puts it within 12 feet.

tiger would birdie and move to 1 under. 13th hole now. tiger on the green. this, for birdie. and woods moves to 2 under. finished the round with a 67, just 1 shot back of sean o'hair. back to you. an unemployed man with a metal detector has hit the jackpot in england. >> he stumbled upon a massive archaeological trease. the biggest hall of angelo saxson gold and silver ever found. more than 1,000 pieces were unearthed, dating back to the seventh century. they include inscribed gold bands. >> the lucky treasure hunter could get half its value. it could be worth seven figures. he can stay unemployed. coming up, a look ahead at the stories we'll be following today. >> including a major story just breaking this hour, about iran's nuclear program, and accusations of a secret nuclear plant. plus, the investigations

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denver. investigators call his case the most serious in years because he purchased chemicals to make bombs. two other suspects are in custody on similar but unrelated terror charges. police say michael finten tried to blow up a federal courthouse in illinois. and smadi, tried to plot to bomb a downtown skyscraper. police in pittsburgh are bracing themselves for more clashes with g-20 protesters. also at the summit, president obama and the leaders of britain and france will accuse iran of building a secret, underground plant to build nuclear fuel. and hiding the facility from weapons inspectors. the senate finance committee is expected to vote on the government-run public health insurance option today. the defeat would likely mean the measure is dead in the senate. this afternoon, ted kennedy's friend will be sworn in to replace him. paul kirk is the former chair of the democratic national

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well, is it a classic case of theold shoulder? or just overblown media hype? >> we're talking about reports that president obama has been snubbing british prime minister gordon brown this week. first at the u.n., and now at the g-20 summit. >> are the reports creditable? our gloria revere takes a look.

>> reporter: for the giants, bringing 192 member states together, is sort of like hosting a diplomatic prom. and with prom comes drama. this case, president obama is the prom king, with a very full dance card. so full, that the british press was packed with reports that he didn't have time to meet one-on-one, with british prime minister, gordon brown, despite repeated requests. british papers scream snub, suggesting that brown has fallen out of favor with the president. both sides denied that things were anything but rosy. >> i talked to president obama. i talked before i came to the meetings. i talked to him after the meetings. had a long talk with him. we're chairing two meetings together. the special relationship is strong and strengthening. >> reporter: with all the meetings, you'd be surprised they had time to talk to anyone else. but reports of a rift insisted. the white house even released a statement that bordered on the warm and fuzzy.

talking about how special and terrific everything is. going so far as to cite the date of their last phone call as september 10th. but that didn't stop the headlines. in the end, the two co-chaired a meeting on pakistan. they were together in the photo op that followed. but not side-by-side. that may not be enough to calm the doubters. but will anything. gloria riviera, abc news, london. to that end, we have one more image for all the doubters. the president and prime minister looked chummy in last night's arrival in pittsburgh. >> there were hand shakes and pats on the back. seems like he kept it to himself. stay with us for "good morning america" at 7:00. >> and for updates anytime, check out abcnews.com. >> have a great day. and thanks for watching "a just moments away, a developing story involving