i read this quote from an associated press interview with ahmadnejad. i couldn't believe the characterization, ahmadnejad remains soft spoken and almost completely still in his chair as he politely fielded questions on a wide range of controversies, rankling iran's relationship with the west. he would occasionally nod or offer a small smile, particularly when he appeared pleased with a point he had made, but the iranian leader never gestured or raised his voice. that from an article by robert burns and ann gearen in the associated press on september 23rd. i mean, they portray this guy like he's santa claus. >> he's lovely. >> yeah, i think, i don't have so much trouble with it except for what's left out. i should say in contrast to his usual insane ramblings and weird accusations. you know, they're not, if in fact he was behaving this way report it that way, but point out he's normally a sort of unpredictable kind of crazy man. >> do you think that's guys are crazy like foxes, do they understand the american media and the kind of treatment on the u.n. p

. >>> also this morning the associated press reports there may have been missteps made in this case. with me is the university of maryland law professor michael greenberger and the former justice department official. thank you very much for being with us. the missteps that the associated press is reporting this morning is on the part of the nypd for blowing open the fbi case. tell us more about this. >> well, obviously, what seems to have happened was that the colorado man and his father were being followed and they were not yet ready to pull the plug on the investigation. it seems as if they were trying to connect all of the dots with his associates, his affiliates to feed the scope of the investigation. somewhere along the way, whether it was the new york police department, some people say an informant, the colorado suspect flew from colorado to new york. actually drove from colorado to new york and he was in the midst of doing things, which they were observing and somebody let him know that he was being observed. it was the new york police department or an informant for the new yo

>> the associated press has reported that authorities have identified three accomplices. we do not have anything more specific, nothing about their identity, but it you look at the court papers last week, those papers clearly said there were three people who assisted zazi. let me take you through it very quickly. one of them, according to the court documents, traveled from new york to denver. they used stolen credit cards to buy, according to the court papers, 1 gallon of hydrogen peroxide solution. a second person purchased acetone, and a third person on a different date, 32-ounce bottle of scalp developer that reportedly contained hydrogen peroxide. these are the key ingredients used to make a homemade explosive. the big question now is -- where are they? who are they? and perhaps most important, where are these chemical ingredients that could be used to make a bomb? jane: as you were speaking, the ap has reported that zazi has been brought into the courtroom. looks like it will get underway in a second. i also wanted to ask you what security is like at the courthouse.

this is from the associated press. they are looking at sweeping health care legislation taking shape in the senate finance committee despite widespread accusations that private insurers routinely deny coverage in pursuit of higher profit. carl cameron reported that this did not sail through just moments ago. it marked a victory for senator max baucus, the democrat of montana, the committee chairman, who was hoping to push his middle of the road versions root of the panel by week end. one republican may swing behind this overall, a key goal of max baucus and the white house, and that would be olympia snow -- behind this overall. also today, -- behind this overhaul. iran says its nuclear facility is for peaceful purposes and to stay away. it is secret inside a mountain next to a military base. the united states is reporting they're also making a nuclear weapon, and if that happens, that would have a massive impact in a very unstable region. iran is also, of course, very near israel, a country that the iranian president h

according to the reporting of "the associated press," the top commander of iraq plans to update congressn troop levels tomorrow. tonight the a.p. apparently got a copy of his prepared remarks. through the a.p. we're told general odierno will tell the house armed services committee that the number of troops in iraq will total about 120,000 by the end of october. that is about 4,000 fewer than are currently on the ground, roughly the same size of an army brigade. more on this development tomorrow night on "fox report." well, now, to the urgent situation in afghanistan, and there's word tonight that the u.s. and its allies will remain there for as long as it takes. that from the head of nato, the north atlantic treaty organization. the renewed commitment here, it would appear to be, to the eight-year-old war comes as president obama faces a looming decision on whether to sends more of our troops into the war zone. his top military advisors are requesting tens of thousands more, but many lawmakers are very much against that idea. major garrett is our senior white house correspondent. he's th

in an interview with the associated press, ahmadinejad said he supports leniency 43 american hikers. these three here are still in custody after iran said they crossed the border about two months ago, but ahmadinejad said he does not have any say in the case, which, of course, is preposterous. the country's judiciary has the say, but he is in charge of it. they were in iraq in a scenic parts of the self-ruled kurdistan region when iran says the three crossed into their country. the hikers families say they had no contact with the three -- the hikers' families. >> the thought of them being spies is ridiculous, for us as families. i will see shane, and it will be done at some point, hopefully soon. i will hug him and tell him how much i love him. shepard: coming up, we will hear from an expert who has met with ahmadinejad in the past and is expected to meet with him soon. as the united nations waits to hear from the controversial president ever ran around 6:00 eastern time tonight, president obama to lay -- today delivered a stern speech concerning the race for nuclear weapons, a race

host: our guest is the associate editor of the associated press. first call on the independent line. mike in florida. caller: back in march, on cnn, they've released statistics chumming that 49% of the population was receiving most of the goods under president bush and 1% of the population was receiving 10%. those in the top 10% received the income growth. lower and middle class essentially dropped. in my mind, and the economy should be fed from the bottom up. therefore, in my view, the reason we went into recession was because people who normally spend the money did not have the money. people who had the money were trying to put more money into the stock market. i only heard that once, and i have never heard it again. i am curious why? guest: i would disagree. it is well known income disparity grew within those years. we have reported on it. it is a fairly pronounced affect. what happened as the recession hit -- this is when you went from a garden variety recession into a great recession. everyone stopped spending. arguably, there were people who

associated press tonight reports police in new haven, connecticut have a person of interest in the murder of yale grad student annie le. the government approved a new vaccine for h1n1 flu. and on this day in 1916, the british military deployed tanks on the battlefield for the very first time. at the time, the brits were neck deep in world war i, fighting the germans in the bloody battle of thesome. hundreds of thousands had been killed in a few months. then tanks entered the picture. those beasts far from today. bulky, prone to mechanical problems. they had little outcome on the outcome of the battle. mechanized armor was the age of the future.

this law enforcement source did not tell the associated press what was used to write the word fed ondy. according to a report in a local newspaper last week, president obama's appointed census chief notified census employees about this killing, telling them their colleague was, quote, the victim of an apparent crime. another executive at the census bureau told the associated press that law enforcement informed the agency that this was, quote, an apparent homicide. fbi spokesman david

a new associated press association finds kids in all 50 states have been exposed to the water for the last ten years and many schools aren't fixing old pipes because providing bottled water is cheaper. the epa says the number of safety violations has spiked in the last decade because of stricter standards. >>> if you have children's and infant's tylenol at home pay close attention here. some of the medicine is being recalled because of a possible bacterial contamination. jennifer westhoven is looking out for you on this one. is this a danger to kids in. >> johnson & johnson, when you look at how this works, saying it's almost impossible that any kid would get hurt or sick from this but they want to be absolutely sure so they're recalling nearly two dozen tileal liquids, children's and infants products, found bacteria in an inactive ingredient that wasn't used in the product. they're calling it an apun dance of caution. to see the list of the recalled lot numbers so you can make sure everything in your medicine cabinet is okay go to the website, cnn.com/robin and look at important link

chuck hawkins in new york is the deputy associate editor for the "associated press."y of you will be familiar with the articles that are published across the country. thank you for joining us. in a year since the financial meltdown, what is marked as the beginning of the meltdown, this is a five-week series said the associated press put together. when did you start working on this? >> ever since last fall, we knew that something is up was going to be important. it 1-year anniversary is a logical place to start. the thought process of looking at the five weeks after the decision to take over fannie and freddie mac. when we were at the peak of the crisis with the stock market falling for eight days, we thought that was a pretty good time to look at what was happening, where we were going. host: we want to invite the viewers into the conversation. democrats, 202-737-0002. republicans, 202-737-0001 independents, 202-628-0205. tell us what it had been like for you, in terms of the year since the financial crisis. what has changed for you? your report goes into many aspects

that is our reporting, not associated press. mexican news media reports that the hijackers are three bolivian citizens who were demanding to talk with the mexican president, although the passengers says she saw only one hijacker. is steve still with us? >> a couple of very interesting points that you have been reporting. first of all, the passengers did not know for the most part, according to eyewitness accounts, that they were being hijacked, so these were hijackers professional and calm enough not to create a panic, not to even let the passengers know what was going on. second point, the women got off before the men. this was an orderly exit, once again pointing to some professionalism on the point of the hijackers. also, they are still holding on to the crew. why let all the passengers off and hold on to perhaps a dozen flight attendants? perhaps because it is a more manageable group. perhaps because the goal is not simply to cover or slaughter -- not simply terror or slaughtered. the only claim we are hearing is that they w

now, according to the associated press, federal officials are recommending transit systems do random sweeps at terminals and stations and patrol and also board some trains and buses. homeland security officials say improvised explosives like a backpack bomb are the most common used tactic by terrorists overseas to cause problems, specifically on railways. so this is why they're really concerned about what's going on the rails in places like here at union station. back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much. >> tha you very much. >>> a fairfax county high school teacher has been arrested. police say she was drunk and alone in a car with a 15-year-old boy. 27-year-old valerie roesler teaches at hayfield secondary school. she's charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. police say the victim is not a student there. roesler has been suspended. early sunday morning, an officer found them alone in a car in the lorton area. police say they do not think she gave the teenager alcohol. they are investigating their relationship, though, and more charges could follow. >>> tak

among the findings in the report obtained by the associated press, the two agencyings have been racing each other to crime scenes, failing to share information and refusing to train together. >>> in china, passengers on a bus managed to safely keep before the vehicle burst into flames and rolled out of control down a highway in china. one police officer suffered minor injuries trying to stop that bus. >>> now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines are msnbc.com. ever feel like certain foods made it hard to summon up your will power? fat from certain foods such as ice cream and burgers heads straight to the brain. once there, the fat triggers the brain to send messages to the body to ignore appetite suppressing signals. for more information on this and other health stories, check out the health page at msnbc.com. >>> and now here's an early look how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens 9,683 after climbing 56 points on tuesday. the s&p nudged up 3. and the nasdaq rose 10 points. >>> taking a look at overseas trading in tokyo, the nikkei nudged up 53 points

a secret annex to a recent iaea report concludes, according to the associated press, that iran has already overcome problems developing a delivery system for such a weapon. in an official statement tonight, the nuclear watchdog says that it does not have any concrete proof that iran has or has had a nuclear weapons program. nonetheless, these leaks out of the iaea in vienna come at an awkward time as president obama tries to engage iran and radically change missile defense plans for europe. bret: raised a lot of eyebrows around here. jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. let's look now at the political fallout from the president's move. here is senior white house correspondent major garrett. >> president obama walked into a firestorm of criticism republicans hurling adjectives like appeasement and betrayal alleging that the president buckled under russian pressure and sent a signal of weakness to iran. the president denied both charges all we have repeatedly made clear to russia that its concerns about our previous missile defense programs were entirely unfounded. our clear and

the report obtained by the associated press suggests that iran already has the knowhow to make a nuclear bomb and has worked extensively on developing a missile system to deliver it. developing a chamber inside a ballistic missile capable of housing a nuclear payload, and carrying out the probable testing of explosives, the kind used to detonate a nuclear warhead. the iaea has denied the report saying it has no concrete proof that there is or has been a nuclear weapon program in iran, but fox has learned from sources attending a conference this week in vienna that the secret report is, in fact, the same report that fran france's foreign minister demanded that be released to the iaea board of directors but was not released at the last meeting. >> many of the board of directors were quite upset about that. my guess is that professionals inside the iaea believe that the governments themselves ought to know what iran has been up to and have made this information available. >> israel's president told fox last month they have little faith in the man who they accuse of taking a soft line on ira

the associated press said that eight out of 10 people think that the economy is poor and that the government has not done enough to prevent us from another financial catastrophe. a disturbance this morning at a middle school after a car drove into the building. this happened at drew freeman middle school. it was not being used by the students. there is some structural damage. the school opened on time, crews are now catching up the whole. there was a small flood and minimal damage to some equipment. the driver left the scene. in virginia family is struggling with the death of a 14-month flight. the victim's brother found him in an ornamental pond. neighbors say that it happened during a family birthday party. police are questioning the parents to find out where they we the time. a candlelight vigil will be had -- candlelight vigil will be held tonight for the disappeared student, annie le, and the case has turned into a homicide case after a body was found on the keogh campus. >> a sunday wedding it was supposed to be marked by happen this ended in tragedy when police found the body of who t

city following the arrest and indictment of 24-year-old najibullah zazi, an official tells the "associated press," three possible accomplices have been identified. zazi's accused of buying up beauty products whose chemicals can be used to make bombs. although the identities are not being revealed. they are said to be from new york city. >>> new census figures shows the recent economic crisis is hitting those americans with the least to spare the hardest. the dwindling paychecks of 13.2% of americans living at or below the poverty level looks even smaller when compared with the wealthiest among us. now, those who make more than $130,000 a year. that wealthy group now makes 11.4 times the average amount that america's poorest family makes. also hit hard, middle-income families. their median income fell nearly $2,000 last year, that's the lowest level since 1997. >>> facebook is getting some help from the secret service. and trying to figure out who was behind a poll asking users whether president obama should be assassinated. the survey posted over the weekend gave respondents four choices. no, ma

but the president's announcement came the same day the associated press reported a nuclear watchdog group believes iran has enough information to build a nuclear bomb. congress has cut all federal funding to the liberal advocacy group acorn, the latest fallout from undercover video showing two employees apparently advising a couple posing as a prostitute and th pointnd a pimo launder their information. it is estimated 40% of all home buyers this year will be eligible for the $8,000 first- time home buyers tax credit. a bill proposed yesterday would extended to june 1, 2010. abc news has been tracking where the $787 billion stimulus is going. critics say some of it is paying for airports to nowhere. $2 million was present the greenbriar valley airport in west virginia near the greenbrier resort. two commercial flights a day there. only with a few passengers. in alaska, a 150 percent down got $50 million for an airport that's 30 minutes away from another airport. >> rural citizens have the same needs as urban citizens. we are not in a position to judge which are more important. >> the john

they tell the associated press there have been difficulties completing lengthy review of detainee files and other legal and logistical hurdles. one of his first acts in office was pledging to shut down the prison. joining us live retired army colonel and military analyst jack jacob. good morning to you. >> good morning, alex. >> detainees at gitmo, what kind of problems is the administration facing closing this prison. >> the principle problem is trying to find a home for these detainees. to my knowledge there hasn't been a single senator that said i think it's a good idea, my constituents think it's a good idea to put them on my soil in our state. there's pushback the president is getting about closing down guantanamo, a lopsided congressional vote to allocate -- it sounds like a lot of money but it isn't in the scheme of things, $80 million for the purpose of closing down guantanamo got voted down massively. lots of resistance. >> of the 220, how many were the types of hardened criminals, not to be put behind a maximum security wall, out there in society. >> it's difficult to say. mos

. >>> one year after the lehman brothers collapse, the associated press had a poll down that eight out of 10 people think the economy is in poor shape. seven of 10 think the governme has not taken enough steps rents and other financial catastrophe. >>> we are following a developing story out of new york city. but there is a terror probe. they conducted a search in queens. federal authorities have linked members of congress to the probe. they do not know who was going to carry it out. >>> for the latest on health care reform, a new abc poll is showing in nation divided on the administration's handling of health care reform trade according to the poll, 40% of american apove. the server was conducted thursday-saturday after the president's address to congress. it has a margin of error -- error of 3%. he is said to a rally in college park on thursday. >>> while, the efforts to crack health care legislation to take a big step forward as it is tomorrow. if the senate finance coittee chairman baucus is his bipartisan gang of six is nearing closure on his health care bill. the baucus plan is t

according to an associated press, more than 4300 soldiers have died since the war began in 2003. >>> turning to the latest in the race for virginia governor. it was a working labor day holiday for both candidates. but shook hands and spoke with residents, -- both shook hands. both candidates promising improvements in education, transportation and jobs. >> if i had this opportunity to be the governor of virginia, i would be into it every day, focused on creating opportunity and prosperity and hope in every corner of virginia. >> this raises theuestion of who has the best experience to lead virginia and who has the best virginia -- who has the best vision to create jobs. >> the candidates will meet this thursday when they attend a forum at the officers' club. >>> the newest justice will receive a formal welcome. there will be a formal ceremony for sonia sotomayor this afternoon. she was sworn in last month and president obama will attend today's ceremony. she will hear her force cased tomorrow -- she will hear her first case tomorrow. >>> discovery will plan to leave the international

dee davis who heads the center for rural strategies in kentucky told associated press today this is a dangerous time of year in that area because people who grow marijuana are harvesting their crop now. mr. davis told the ap, quote, there are places that you would not send a skren sus worker this time of year. also a local retired state trooper says that when mr. sparkman told him recently that he was going to be going door to door for the census, the state trooper told mr. sparkman to be careful, elaborating to the lexington herald leader, quote, even though he was with the census bureau, sometimes people can view someone with any government agency as the government. well, joining us now? that retired kentucky state trooper. he knew bill sparkman for 12 years. he worked with him in an after-school program and was the first to report him missing. first of all, let me say i'm sorry for your loss and thanks for being with us here today. you were a friend of mr. sparkman -- >> no. >> is he able to hear me? are we having an audio issue? >> no. >> he can't hear me. he's with satellite truc

we're just going on what the associated press, but they say that the ability to make a bomb. that came up the same date of the president said iamb unimpressed with their progress on delivery, and i am willing to let the united states be exposed for an additional seven years while i deliver a different system in 2020. >> did he say that? of a " i am willing to let the united states be exposed." is that a direct quote? >> 11 system is 2013 and he proposes a 2020 system, that is what he is saying. >> on the iaea thing, maybe he has not done the story. i am pretty sure that they're not weaponized. >> capability means that they have the ability. and here is the issue that we all have to be more concerned about. there are no absolutes in any of this. when is a 2015 and maybe by 2020 they will have it, and do they have it weaponized or not? this is what we do know. iran has a program where they are actively seeking the ability to build a nuclear bomb, actively seeking missile technology for delivery and that they are on a path that we cannot really predict with absolute mess with th

. >>> one marine is killed in afghanistan and the associated press's decision to release a photo showing injuries is fueling protests from the pentagon. also, labor day weekend marks the end of summer and the start of school in many places across the country. we'll show you what's being done to protect your kids from the spread of swine flu in the classroom. plus, some cape cod beaches are closed, but the tourists are still flocking hoping to catch a glimpse of the great white shark. but now that i'm breathing better with advair... i can enjoy the zoo with my grandkids. (announcer) for people with copd including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, great news. advair helps significantly improve lung function. while nothing can reverse copd, advair is different from most other medications because it contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help you breathe better. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be use more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. a

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the associated press reports that the circuit court has set a date for the execution of mohammad. he will be put to death on november 10th. you'll recall he and mall zero were convicted for his two murder spree which left 16 people dead. >>> >>> also in the news now, connecticut police are trying to determine if an animal research technician played a role in the death of yale university student annie le. ray monday clark was released as a "person of interest in the case ." police searched his apartment and collected dna samples from him. >>> no word if a johns hopkins student used a samurai sword to defend himself will face charges. he grabbed the sword for protection on tuesday morning. an intruder lunged at the student who swung the sword and cut off his hand. the intruder died at the scene. >>> the flushing new york apartments where the fbi investigated found nothing. they were searched because a person who visited the apartments had sent e-mails to people in pakistan. >>> it which senior cloudy out there. we have had spotty showers. we will take you to the middle 70s this afte

. >> brett of the associated press. >> you have been a long-time professor and how does that translate into your new ).vcour at the smithsonian over the next 10 years? >> the smithsonian is an educational institution, it's about discovery and research scholarship and we help translate that knowledge to visitors that come from around the world. and having come from a public university, that was helpful. because they deal way lot of constituents and broader area than a private. and that was useful, and how connected we are in this mission of our state, and is something you can get better because of that experience. and i love to be around young people too, and the key is to be around young people and we see that at at smithsonian. we had over a thousand young people at the smithsonian. >> do w#hyou want to make the smithsonian a bigger priority? >> not a bigger priority, we want them to know that we do that, most sciences over the time at the smithsonian moved off, like the national>>. -- zoo. and the secretary was interested in breeding the buffalo, and some said that's messy and that's

joining us now is devlin barrett, justice department correspondent with the associated press. mr. barrett, thanks very much for joining us. >> hi, rachel. how are you? >> good. does what i have just summarized here comport with what you've been able to learn about the case so far? did i get anything wrong? are there any new details? >> no, that's a good description. and i guess what i would add to that is what investigators found at the crime scene is obviously very disturbing, and what they're going through now is trying to figure out exactly what happened to this person. >> from what we've read, it seems that the body was found on september 12th, a couple of weeks ago. there was some local reporting at the time into what was described locally as a mysterious case. why are we hearing about it nationally now? >> i think investigators have taken great pains both at the kentucky state police and fbi to better understand exactly what happened. obviously, the details -- the few details we know at this point are very disturbing, and could feed a larger political argument if this ends u

jerry weaver tells the "associated press" that sparkman was gagged and his hands and feet were bound with duct tape. authorities say the word fed was written across sparkman's chest. officials say his preliminary cause of death is asphyxiation. the director of the census bureau says the agency is taking necessary precautions. >> we've suspended activity in those -- in that county and notified our client agencies that we've done so until we figure out what's happening. this is a very complicated matter. it isn't clear what happened, but prudence tells us that we should stop for a bit for the protection of our staff. >> officials say it's clear sparkman's death was not natural, but other possibilities are still being considered. [ inaudible ] >> i will feel you right here. i will feel you right here. >> this video got a georgia high school security officer fired. it shows how he confronted the students. witnesses say he pushed the student down and threatened him. the board of education agreed, but his firing is now under appe appeal. >>> libyan leader moammar gadhafi met with family me

a law enforcement official tells the associated press that clark was a control freak, who walked in classith sciences. >>> the jewish new year begins at sundown tonight. president obama says in a video message the holy days should be an opportunity for israel and its arab neighbors to repair their relationships. the holiday ends on sunday night. >>> the u.s. special enjoy is -- envoy is ateaming to have talks. the obama administration is pressing israel to declare a halt to construction in the west bank settlement. palestinians claim the west bank is part of their future. >>> all right. imagine this, mom and dad and their children go out to dinner at a restaurant, but when the bill arrives you notice it is a little light. that's because the kids ate for free. the website, mr. free stuff.com has restaurants where the kids and families can dine cheap. go there and click on living smart. >>> there's no turning back to the guiding light. we'll mark the end of the daytime's longest running soap opera. >>> it is all obama all the time has the president embarks on a media blitz for health care r

we are joined again by michelle jamrisko of the "kyodo news, the japanese news agency likely associated press in britain. and she does write in english. well, she is very clever, so maybe she writes in japanese as well. i do not know. i have always been fascinated by japanese translators doing the translation. it is very difficult, but there you are. claude salhani, what are we going to do in the middle east? your book, does it tell us? >> yes, it touches on what -- >> should we wait until it is published and the whole thing will be resolved? >> no, i think there is room for -- >> continuing to live off this and this story. >> the book talks about the bush years, the impact it has had on the middle east, and where president obama is trying to go with his plan. >> and how is he succeeding? he is not getting on as well, especially with the israelis and prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> he [s not. the prime minister of israel announced a couple of weeks ago, i think last week, that they are going to go ahead with the settlement, building of settlements, which has been almost like a slap in

davis, who heads the center for rural strategies in had southeastern kentucky told the "associated press" today this is a dangerous time of year in that area, because people who grow marijuana are harvesting their crop now. mr. davis told the "a.p.," quote, there are places you would not send a census worker this time of year. also, a local retired state trooper says that when mr. spark mapp told him recently that he was going to be going door to door for the census, state trooper told mr. sparkman to be careful, elaborating that the "electionington herald leader," quote, even though he was with the census bureau, sometimes people can view someone with any government agency as "the government." joining us now is that retired kentucky state trooper, gilbert achardo. he knew bill sparkman for 12 years, and was the first to report him missing. first of all, let me say i'm sorry for your loss, and thanks for being here with us today. you were a friend of mr. sparkman. sorry -- >> not hearing -- >> is he able to hear me? are we having an audio issue? >> no. >> oh, he can't hear me. mr. achard

concerns you may have. >> and yet one of the president's republican friends identified by the associate press as congressman wilson of south carolina shouting "it's a lie" when senator obama said the reforms he's proposing would not apply to those in this country illegally. later the president still soliciting new proposals from anyone while laying down the law. >> the plan will not add to our deficit. the middle class will realize greater security and not higher taxes. this is the plan i'm proposing. it's a plan that incorporates ideas for many of the people in this room tonight. democrats and republicans. and i will continue to seek common ground in the weeks ahead. if you come to me with a serious set of proposals, i will be there to listen. my door is always open. but, know this, i will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it is better politics to kill this plan than to improve it. >> in a republican response, the goal would seem to be delaying reform. congressman would be lord boustany of louisiana proposing that lawmakers chuck everything out and start over. >> i

. >>> an associated press investigation finds abandoned mercury mines across central california are polluting that state's waterways. the research found at least 100,000 people regularly eat tainted fish from those waters. at levels deemed unsafe by the government. of the hundreds of mines contaminated the federal government stepped this to clean up a half dozen and most have failed to solve the problem. >>> surprise. astronomers looking for the coldest spot in the solar system didn't have to look very far. it's on our moon. temperatures there are 397 degrees below zero. that measurement taken from inside a cave on the moon's south pole which never sees sunlight. >>> the dow opens at 9,783 after losing 7 points thursday. the s&p dropped 3. the nasdaq fell as well 6 points. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei dropped 73 points, while in hong kong the hang seng dipped 145 points. >>> have the markets come too far too fast? is there a correction around the corner while investors continue debating the answers wall street closed the day thursday with cautious t

the associated press reports that counterterrorism officials issued a bulletin recommending sweeps and patrols at terminals and stations. now it's all because of the recent arrests in a possible plot against new york transit. no one is charged with terrorism in that case. just with lying to agents. >>> while his former colleagues debate health care reform former leader tom delay was doing the cha cha, check out his debut on "dancing with the stars" last night. ♪ ♪ wild thing >> it just makes me uncomfortable to see this. every time, wasn't it him shaking his bum at us? delay plays air guitar and took a twist at wild thing. judges gave him a six and two fives. that put him in the middle of the pack. he wasn't the worse. >> i think that was a stunt bum. >> stunt bum. wasn't his bum. oh. wow. >> there you go. >> wow. okay. he stepped it up there. okay. >> good for him. >> uncomfortable. >> it just makes me uncomfortable. you're right. i'm not used to seeing him in that arena. the rain, a lot of us are looking upward to the sky because the areas in which we live, perhaps, don't need any mo

. >>> a new associated press poll is out on the president's handling of healthcare. 52% of people polled on not happy with how he handled the debate. you'll get to hear more from it from the president tonight at 8:00. he will address a joint session of congress on healthcare reform. you can watch it here live on wusa9 and we will stream it live online at wusa9.com. >>> friday september 11, 2009 marks the eighth anniversary of terrorist attacks by al-qaeda. today, congressional leaders attended a service honoring men and women aboard united flight 93. a bronze plaque was unvailed at the capitol. on september 11, 2001, four commercial air jets were hijacked. they destroyed the world's trade center in new york, damaged the pentagon in arlington. 3,000 people, including the hijackers died. >>> passengers and crew have been freed from a hijacked airline in mexico city. the plane came down in cancun. american, french, and mexican citizens were among the plane. mexican news media reported the hijackers were citizens demanding to speak with the mexican president. we'll keep you updated on any ot

. >> in an interview with the associated press, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad said that he expects next week's discussions with the west about iran's nuclear program to be free and open, but called on the world's nuclear powers to give up some of their weapons, too. is it likely nuclear negotiations with iran will succeed or are harsher sanctions against iran inevitable? joining us is mansour farhang, a professor of international relations at benington college. professor farhang was revolutionary iran's first ambassador to the united nations. welcome to the program. >> pleasure to be here. >> do you think that these talks, which are going to be starting next week, are they going to succeed or are harsher sanctions inevitable against iran? >> regrettably, the talks are not going to succeed, but i'm not so sure if we are going to see harsher sanctions. they will not succeed because iranian regime at the present time is going through a significant shift in the centers of power from the conservative clerics and their lay associates to the security and intelligent organs of the state. t

. >>> now, the "associated press" reports that experts at the international atomic energy agency in vienna are in agreement that iran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is on the way to developing a missile system able to carry an atomic warhead. this according to a secret document drafted by senior officials at the u.n. agency. despite that, "newsweek" magazine's website says that u.s. intelligence agencies have told the white house that iran has not restarted its nuclear weapons development program after stopping it in 2003. >>> italy lost six of its troops in afghanistan today in a suicide car bombing. it happened in the heart of kabul as two military vehicles were struck by a car filled with explosives. in addition to the italian deaths, four others were wounded and ten afghan civilians died. italy has about 3,000 troops in afghanistan, 21 have now been killed. >>> in our "how they see it" segment, we want to you the reaction of some italians to the loss of the soldiers in afghanistan. on the website of the newspaper "la stampa," one reader wrote, six people died, i'm sorry. th

the associated press snapped a picture of him wounded and released it against the family's wishes. >> i think they were given a privilege by being assigned to that specific unit and if they were privileged to be there when my son was called home. and i think they abused that trust. >> defense secretary robert gates himself begged the ap not to release it. in a company to the letter's president called the decision appalling. the controversy comes just as president obama considers the possibility of deploying more american troops to afghanistan. the photo was actually one of many captured by a photographer embedded in corporal benard's unit, the ap says benard's death shows the sacrifice for his country and releasing the photo was not an easy decision. we feel it is our journalistic duty to show the reality of the war there, however unpleasant and brutal that sometimes is. cnn has chosen not to show the video out of respect for the family. some newspapers ran it. others refused toxt one media critic says he would not have run the photo -- >> that's exactly why some younger people say

these are dead bodies from a german concentration camp taken by the associated press. mr. president, is this photo fabricated? is this photo a lie? >> ( translated ): there are many historical events, similar historical events. why is this one in particular so important to you? >> couric: because you're denying it happened. >> ( translated ): but in world war ii, 60 million people were killed. why are we just focusing on this special group alone? and we're sorry for all the 60 million people that lost their lives equally, all of them were human beings. and it doesn't matter whether they were christians or jews or buddhists or muslims. they were killed. so we're sorry for everyone. >> couric: president ahmadinejad believes the holocaust was used as a pre-text for the creation of israel and critics say that by denying it ever happened he can delegitimize the jewish state. you can see my complete interview with ahmadinejad online at cbsnews.com. and when we come back, bank customers revolt. they're fighting high fees and they're winning. that save you money. go to campbellski

both joshua bernard simon and defense secretary robert gates asked the associated press that to distributephoto of the mortally wounded marine. secretary gates said their lack of compassion and common sense in choosing to put this image of their maimed and stricken child on the front page of multiple american newspapers is appalling. " but the director of photography defended the releasing of the photos because we said we feel it is our journalistic duty to show the reality of the war there however unpleasant and brutal that sometimes is. rich, your editor of the national review. if you are running the ap and yet i can't request from a secretary who says please don't run us what to say? third was a loathsome act. from what we've seen of the reporting about these and that agreements is that you have to get the permission of the next of kin to show a picture like this. the ap apparently broke that agreement. it is known as sallie do this. when the people getting wounded and killed every day. just because you are a journalist doesn't mean you have to check your public spiritedness indecency a

oklahoma dropped ten spots in the associates press poll.w byu jumped the sooners going from 20th to ninth. they still have a strangle hold on the top spot. but two teams that would love to be there are going head-to-head this week. usc has ohio state. terrell pry or, this is a very, very unusual athlete to be this tall and this fast and have a great arm. and i think you can see, you'll see that he is not just a runner. he's working hard to be an all around quarterback. and he's already shown that, you look at him in the spring game last year, he was a fantastic looking pocket quarterback. >> i am sure the guys that played in the game last year have a little bit different vantage point than the guys that didn't. i think motivation at the end of the day is how does it motivate you personally. so there will be some guys that, you know, say, hey, you know, i could have done this or that better the last time we played. but i hope they said that the week following that game. and started working on that. but as a whole, you know, will we sit and p

the associated p press found 52% of americans now disap disapprove of mr. obama's handling of healthcare, up 9 points since july. his approval rating was 42% down from 50%. his disapproval rating rose 7 points to 49 points. >> we are closer than ever before to getting healthcare reform passed into law and helping the american people. i'm not going to second-guess in any way the way we have done this, because, again, we're closer than we have ever been before. >> bottom line, bret, the p president will say the status quo cannot be tolerated any longer and he will urge congress to move rapidly. bret: major garrett, thanks. the man leading the healthcare negotiations in the senate says it is time to move forward and that his version of the healthcare bill will soon be available, but will republicans and the democrat desired government run insurance option be left out? chief political correspondent carl cameron has the story. >> only hours before the president's healthcare pitch to congress, more than a billion petitions against the government-run public health

we have just seen the associated press report that he has been detained. i spoke to the sheriff's office a moment ago, and they are trying to confirm the same things. everything is breaking now, and we're scurrying to get to the families, to find out if there was any contact with him. rick: have you learned anything about the extradition process, about how hard or easy it would be to get him back? >> we do have a treating -- treaty going back to 900 -- 1904. a representative told me that they did have a successful extradition earlier this year with a narcotics case. this guy is believed to be a u.s. citizen, so how that works with it, and also considering it was a haitian family that was killed, it is not clear hrick: d welfare worker visited the house and found nothing wrong as recently as wednesday night. >> that is right. that is one of our reporters saying that. everything appeared to be fine. there was food on the stove, dinner was ready, and all of the kids were in good health, according to the report. that was just two days before the trip to haiti.