>> the iaea -- >> translator: the iaea, yes. >> the iaea treats -- >> translator: please, please, let me finish. the iaea visit or inspect nuclear facilities or provide any report from those in france or the united states. do they have any access to those facilities? they have no access to those facilities in these countries. >> according to the united nations -- the iaea has, in fact, found grounds for a special procedures in the case of iran, and there are years of sanctions that attest to the fact that iran has not, in the eyes of the world, agreed. in the eyes of russia and china, the strongest allies on the security council. will you let the inspectors in? or if you don't, is there a risk of further hostility? >> translator: we are going to do everything within the framework of the law. we have already allowed them to inspect our facilities, and the iaea has visited our facilities a few times. they should value our opposition. if they don't do it then we have to -- to the law based on the law. we have gone beyond the law, and we have cooperated with them. but they are under the p

the iaea is required by a statute to protect that information, not to release it and plus the iaea are aware of other violations they have permitted. we believe the united states is pressing them to take a political position on the issue. once the iaea does that, its work becomes worthless and ineffective. >> sanctions, the united nations, the united states, the european union, japan, south korea, russia, china, everybody's put sanctions on iran. are you surprised that they were so uniform? >> translator: it is meaningless to us. >> well, it's interesting for to you say this. former president of iran rafsanjani has given a speech in which he urged you not to take the sanctions as a joke, to take them seriously and he says that they're the most tough sanctions that iran has ever experienced. do you consider them a joke or do you take them seriously? >> translator: in iran, people are free to make statements to say what they think. there are no restrictions on what people say. >> no, but the question is do you take the sanctions seriously or do you consider them a joke, ineffective, not

this is causing a lot of tension with the iaea.ion, andrea mitchell asked him in the interview, if you've got nothing to hide, why not open all the doors, let everybody in, let them see whatever they want. he says we're being bullied and brow-beaten and he's coming to them with this tether so they're skating on thin ice when it comes to the iaea. >> the u.n. security council passed another round of sanctions in june. how much pressure and tension is not only with the iaea, not only with the united states but how much tension is there with countries that support iran, and are iran's allies? >> supporter is starting to dwindle. iran's allies were typically places like russia. today we heard from putin they're not going to deliver the defensive missiles to iran which was a huge deal, very embarrassing for the iranians. they paid for the missiles, they were happy to be getting them, it was going to bolster their defense systems and now putin said we're not going to send iran the 300 missiles so support is dwindling, big companies that

s nuclear watchdog group, the iaea.ahmoud ahmadinejad says his nation is not blocking those inspections but the iaea said, yes, some inspectors have not been allowed to do their jobs inside iran. julie. >> julie: molly henneberg, thank you very much. >> gregg: heavy winds and surf from igor lashing the island of bermuda d. bermuda, the storm is expected to make landfall later tonight. rick leventhal is there, live, in bermuda. rick? >> reporter: yeah, gregg, you might be able to see the palm trees behind me that are blowing in the wind. now has been reported at the international airport at a sustained 61 miles per hour and 76 mile per hour gusts, hurricane strength gusts, though, hurricane igor is still a few hours from hitting the island, head on. i want to give you a look at the pierce ocean th-- fierce ocean g us and show the top of the cliff, there are -- we're 40 to 50 feet above the surface of the water and every so often a wave hits the side of the cliff and sprays up, 30 feet above that. powerful waves and look

ahmadinejad says his country is not blocking the iaea, the u.n.ked some of the inspectors from doing their work. >> he says he wants to debate president obama at the united nations. the president will be here. could be in some similar big rooms and the secretary general has his lunch for heads of state. we'll keep on it this week. on the fox news channel. thank you, molly. >> jamie: afghan voters braving deadly bomb attacks and rocket strikes when they went to the election. this is a key measure that the afghan security force, their ability to protect their own nation as the u.s. troops prepare to withdrawal next year. they were watching to see how it went. so was yesterday's election a success? talk to retired army brigadier general anthony tater, author of "rogue threat." first, congratulations on the book. thank you for being with us. >> thanks, jamie. always good to be with you. >> jamie: what were the expectations regarding this particular election and what happened? >> well, i think our expectations were that they would be relatively safe an

session this week, she says iran needs to permit full nuclear inspection by the iaea. ahmadinejad said his nation is not blocking the inspections but the iaea said last week yes, some of its inspectors have not been allowed to do their job inside iran. shannon? >> shannon: all right. so his usual maneuvers continue. molly henneberg, thank you very much. >>> american hiker sarah shourd released last week from iranian custody is back on u.s. soil today. she is expected to hold a press conference later in new york. peter doocy is live in new york with the latest. >> reporter: according to a family spokesperson, sarah shourd and her mother nora arrived on a commercial flight from dubai to dulles airport in virginia, outside washington, d.c. she's the only hiker released. iran let her go on humanitarian grounds once $500,000 bail was paid. she will address the u.s. media for the first time today at 3:00 in new york at the parker meridian hotel a few blocks away from our world headquarters in midtown manhattan. sarah and her mother will read from prepared remarks. when they'

and ahmadnejad says his nation is not blocking those supervisions, but the iaea says some inspectorsn allowed to do their jobs inside iran. >> molly henneberg, thank you very much. >> christine o'donnell addressing a decade old comment that she made that resurfaced after her win in delaware's g.o.p. senate primary and o'donnell making light of an appearance she made on a talk so in which she said she dabbles in witchcraft. here is part of what she said on the former show politically incorrect with bill maker, i'm quoting, i dabbled into witchcraft. i never joined a coffin, but i did, i did, i dabbled in witchcraft and i hung around people who do these things, i'm not making this stuff up, i know what they told me they do. references the comments during a visit to a g.o.p. picnic. >> that witchcraft comment on bill maher, i was in high school. how many of you didn't hang out with questionable folks in high school, but no, there's been no witchcraft since. if there was, karl rove would be a supporter now. [laughte [laughter] >> so, put that to rest and move on to what we're going to do

the united nations and the iaea. they are not giving inspectors the access they promised to give them. there are all sorts of discrepancies on the part of the iranian government are evident in the report. i think you have seen, since the fourth round of u.n. sanctions were passed earlier in the summer, you have now seen south korea and japan and the european union, canada, australia take their own measures as the united states has done, to further sanction the iranian government. that is necessary. one would hope russia and china would now play a much more vigorous role in sending a tough message to iran that this kind of behavior is out of bounds, and that further sanctions will be forthcoming if it continues. >> nicholas burns who has been there, done that, negotiating with the iranians and negotiating at the u.n., thank you very much, nick. good to see you. >> thank you. >>> while we're been over here in tehran, there's a primary election going on back home. a lot of fantastic politics. with all the hot races, her

>> translator: if the iaea does everything according to the law, we will cooperate. if they are going to go beyond the law, it is not acceptable to us. but i'm going to ask a question here, if we, one of the allies of the united states should be treated the same way by the agency. >> so president ahmadinejad is showing no sign of compromise on the world standoff. andrea mitchell, tehran. >>> a panel of federal health advisors is split over whether the popular weight loss drug meridia should be pulled from the market. want to get the details now from robert bazell. explain to us, what is the fda saying about this and in light of what they're saying, what does it mean for all the people taking this drug. >> the fda has yet to make a decision. it looks to the data and comes to its conclusion and the fda officials make the final determination. this drug has been on the market for 13 years but controversial the entire time because a large study that was just commissioned over a six-year period shows it didn't cause, cause people to lose an average of five pounds and incre

ahmadinejad said his nation is not blocking those inspections but the iaea said last week some of itstors have not been allowed to do their jobs inside iran. >>> france's first couple in new york ahead of a joint summit to end poverty. the first lady recently made headlines with the release of a new unauthorized book. the author claims michelle obama confided in bruni that life in the white house was hell. representatives of both first families deny the allegations, but the book will be released hitting store shelves in france starting later this week. >>> a nasty infestation of bedbugs in nike's flagship store in new york forced the store to shut down. nike town is popular with tourists and shoppers. in a statement nike said they proactively closed nike town when bedbugs were discovered. the company says they're taking steps to clear the problem and expect to be open pretty soon. >>> is bp's blown-out well finally dead? we'll tell you. >>> plus a heartwarming story these children were reunited with the people that one time helped save them. >>> here's a live look outside. get out and

. >> reporter: he was equally combative about the iaea, which sharply rebuked iran this week for denyingccess to the two leading experts on speinspectio teams. >> reporter: they are under pressure from the united states and political views. this is not a political or legal approach towards the question. it is part of the hostility of the united states against our people. >> reporter: with all due respect, mr. president, if there's nothing to hide, if this is a peaceful nuclear program, as iran says, why not let all the inspectors who knows the scientific and technical details? why not let them in if it's a peaceful program? >> translator: we have evidence and the evidence is there, in the iaea. >> reporter: so iran's president is showing no sign of compromise on that nuclear standoff, even as he heads to the united nations and the world powers unite against him. matt. >> andrea mitchell in tehran for us this morning. thanks so much as always. it's 7:09. here's meredith. >>> now to politics and the washington establishment still being rattled by the outcome of the primary season highlight

. >> reporter: president mahmoud ahmadinejad was equally combative abouthe iaea which sharpl rebukedfor denying access to the new leading experts on the weapons inspection team. the president mahmoud ahmadinejad is showing no change in the stand-off even has the they gather next week at the united nations against him. >> the state department is urging ahmadinejad to bring the remaining american hikers with him when he visits the u.s. >>> a final check on the weather? >> a couple of showers out there across the area. those showers making their way in across the region. making their way up to the north. mostly into parts of maryland. let's show you that on live radar. up toward frederick and hagerstown but also along the eastern shore and toward the area. we'll zoom on in and show you where they are along 66. coming through manassas toward centreville. expect shower activity and up toward maryland in damascus, all seeing some of those showers and making their way toward glen burnie. what will we be seeing? some good news. temperature down to about 72 degrees with men of cloud cover. wa

by the watch dog group the iaea. the president said his government isn't block them but the iae se said they haven't been allowed to do their job. >> three lesbian ministers were recognized this weekend by the largest lutheran church branch in the united states. ceremonies were held by the lutheran church in america. last year the church voted to let gays in committed relationships to seven as clergy. two of the women, were once pastors in san francisco. their church was kicked out of the elca because they were gay. >> it's a day that we are received fully as partners in the church. it's a day that stands for hundreds and hundreds of people who were never sure they were welcome in the pews. >> the three have a combined total of 60 years in the ministry. >> still ahead on the news, one arrest and three pipe bombs found inside this danville home. one of the residents of that home has to say. >> also we will show you the amazing fossil found appropriately at the san diego zoo. our state is in a real mess. d i'm not goin

>> translator: if the iaea does everything according to the law -- if we are going to go beyond the lawot acceptable to us. but i'm going to ask a question here. if we were one of the alliances of the united states or -- would we be treated the same way by the agency? >> the president is showing no sign of compromise on the nuclear standoff. even as world powers are gathering next week, united against him. andrea mitchell, nbc news, tehran. >> back to baltimore where we're joined by wrc's aaron gilchrist who will give us an update on the hospital incident at john hopkins. erin, what do you know? can you confirm the news that indeed the shooter is dead as well as a relative inside the hospital room by his own hand? >> reporter: yes, that is the information we've just gotten from the baltimore city police department. we're told the suspect holed up shot a relative in the room with him, and then shot himself. it started after 11:00 this morning. there was a report of a monowho had shot a doctor here at john hopkins. that doctor was taken into surgery and is expected to survive. some time a

it has iaea special ultraviolet reflective coating that's manufactured on the glass. >> reporter: it'salled ornalux a product that's being offered in the u.s. and here in ventura county. >> architects like the aesthetics of glass and also from the performance standpoint having a lot of glass to let in natural light is, you know, good green building practice. unfortunately, glass also kills birds. >> reporter: some studies show 100 million birds are killed in the u.s. every year after crashing into windows but this new building at the bronx zoo in new york has special glass. >> they put this glass in there and we have been monitoring the building and there have not been any collisions on the window. >> i think it's great for the birds. >> reporter: kim is the executive director of the ojai raptor center and rehabilitates about 1300 birds a year about 20% have crashed into windows. >> we get a lot of impact head trauma and the bird can be with us from a day to two months. >> reporter: experts say buildings like this can be especially tough on birds when they are tall and filled with wind

translator: we say that it is against our religion and we have evidence, and the evidence is there in the iaea and it is not based on the mptm. >> showing no willingness to compromise, and this criticism from one of your predecessors, the u.n. ambassador under george w. bush who said 20 months into the tenure of our most multi-lateral president, what has he accomplished in the united nations? the short answer, not much. do you want to respond? >> i like that ahmadinejad and the ambassador -- you're putting them together. john bolton, who wanted to take ten stories off the u.n. tower, starts praising our policies at the u.n., i'm going to be concerned. the fact is we've taken a completely different approach. we've repaired frayed relations that the united states had with previous administration in countries around the world. we've ended isolation on a huge number of issues. and in consequence, we've gotten strong cooperation on things that matter most to our national security interest. the toughest endeavor in iran which is beginning to bite in a pressing way, and much more concerted agreement

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thought he was going to go on about the nuclear, talk about how he's being browbeaten by the ie zr iaea. when he got to the states he said he was open to talks with the u.s. to resolve this issue. this is certainly going to close the door to any future talks. it's going to make things very difficult. it's going to put him in a weaker position to negotiate on this issue. >> ali, i got to ask you about the ank shuns because this is an area where we hear at the white house all the time where they feel these sanctions have been fairly successful. you and i were talking the other day. you're on the ground there. sounds like he's sanctions really do have more bite than those in years past. >> they have. i think these sanctions are surprised, they don't want to admit to it but all sorts of allies are pulling out of the country have big, big car manufacturers like toyota, kia, huge car sales in iran. they've all pulled out of iran. this is a big blow to the iranians. very embarrassing for them. following his comments about 9/11, even his allies are not going to support him. so i think it's goin

had iran enjoyed veto privilege, would the security council and the iaea director general have takene same position in the nuclear issue? dear friends, the united nations is the key center for coordinating the common global management. its structure needs to be reformed in a manner that all independent states and nations be able to participate in the global governance actively and constructively. the veto privilege should be revoked and the general assembly should be the highest body and the secretary-general should be the most independent official and all his positions and activities should be taken with the approval of the general assembly and should be directed towards promoting discrimination. the secretary-general should not come under pressure from powers and/or the country hosting the organization for his stating the truth and administration ofjustice. -- and administering justice. it is suggested that the general assembly should, within one year and in the framework of an extraordinary session, finalize the reformation of the organization's structure the islamic republic of i

sanctions that would be devastating to them if they violate that agreement, and then put in place an iaea inspection regime that will keep them below that and get russia and china and everybody else to agree with it, then you might have to live with an iran and you might be able to live with an iran that has a nuclear power capability, but rigid enforcement c constraints have been planned so they can't move up to a nuclear weapon. what could they do with a nuclear weapon compared to what we could do in return? they are interested in remaining in power. the easiest way for them to lose power is to seriously threaten a weapon. >> an issue here at home that's very important to you is education. it's important to us at nbc news as well. we have a big meeting coming up, education nation that you and your wife, alma, would be addressing in a special presentation tuesday, september 28th. what do you plan to talk about? and how do you feel that this accountability movement as part of education reform has done at achieving results? >> we've seen quite a bit of improvement in the education reform e

our deepened support for global institutions such as the iaea underscores the authority of the i want national system and iran on the other hand continues to single itself out through its own actions, drawing even criticism for its refusal to permit iaea inspectors to visit from russia and china in the last days. itand third, we have strengthend our relationship with those countries whose hp we need, if diplomacy is to be successful, through classic, shoe leather diplomacy, we've built pa broad nsensus that will welcome iran back into the community of nations, if it meets its obligations and will likewise hold iran accountable if it continues its defiance. : >> the international financial and commercial sectors are also starting to recognize the risks of doing business with iran. sanctions and pressures, however, are not ends in themselves, they are the building blocks of leverage for a negotiated solution to which we and our partners remain committed. the choice for iran's leaders is clear, and they have to decide whether they accept their obligations or increasing isolation and the

continues to single itself out through its own actions, drawing even criticism for its refusal to rmit iaea inspectors to visit from russia and china in the last days. itand third, we have strengthend our relationship with those countries whose help we need, if diomacy is to be successful, through classic, shoe leather diplomacy, we've built pa broad consensus that will welcome iran back into the community of nations, if it meets its obligationsand will likewise hold iran accountable if it continues its defiance. : many other nations are implementing their own additional measures. we believe iran is beginning to feel the impact of these sanctions. the international financial sectors are also starting to recognize the risks of doing business with iran. sanctions are not answered in themselves. they are the building blocks of leverage for negotiated solutions. the chores for iran's leaders are clear. -- the choice for iran's leaders are clear. we will see how iran decides. our task going forward is to continue to develop this approach. to develop tools that we need. we have to strengthen civi

our deepened support for global institutions such as the iaea underscores the authority of the i want national system and iran on the other hand continues to single itself out through its own actions, drawing even criticism for its refusal to permit iaea inspectors to visit from russia and china in the last days. itand third, we have strengthend our relationship with those countries whose help we need, if diplomacy is to be successful, through classic, shoe leather diplomacy, we've built pa broad consensus that will welcome iran back into the community of nations, if it meets its obligations and will likewise hold iran accountable if it continues its defiance. : many other nations are including their own implementation procedures. we believe iran is beginning to feel the impact of these sanctions. beyond what governments are doing, the and ask -- the international financial and commercial sectors are realizing the risks of doing business with iran. sanctions are pressures are the building blocks for a negotiated solution to which we and our partners remain committed. the choice of ira

government have it cooperated with the iaea?ons with questions. and he did not want to be interrupted, as i repeatedly try to clarify and question some of his assertions. later on, on the program, we'll get more on his views on terrorism and his answer when i asked if he would meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. you can see the full interview that runs almost 14 minutes if you log on to foxnews.com. >> jamie: on the campaign trail today, former president bill clinton, barnstorming across the northeast, looking to give hard-pressed democratic candidates a boost ahead of the midterm elections. molly lion in massachusetts where clinton will hend star power to congressman barney frank. no question that former president clinton has it. a lot of pizazz. barney frank is an incumbent. his visit, is it necessary? will it help? >> reporter: you make a good point about a 30-year incumbent. long serving congressman and national figure as well. president clinton's visit shows they are campaigning hard. that's the argument th

we say that it is against the procedures, and we have evidence, and the evidence is there in the iaea>> reporter: so iran's president is showing no sign of compromise on that nuclear standoff, even as he heads to the united nations and the world powers unite against him. matt? >> andrea mitchell in tehran for us this morning. andrea, thanks very much, as always. it's 7:09. here's meredith. >>> now to politics and the washington establishment still being rattled by the outcome of the primary season highlighted by tuesday's surprising win in delaware by tea party backed candidate christine o'donnell. nbc's kelly o'donnell is in washington with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is day two of a short sprint to november. for a campaign that had little money and almost no staff. now, they tell me several hundred thousand has come into the website. christine o'donnell is being inundated by questions and attention about who she is and how she made her living. a lot of the criticism coming from other republicans. >> i'm hoping that when emotions settle down and the du

weapons and inspectors from the iaea, the atomic energy agency, from inspecting some of the nuclear sites, and some think that meeting tomorrow may not go well because russia and china, even though they've signed on to the resolutions have largely allied themselves with tehran, china dealing with a lot more trade, iran putting -- or russia putting online iran's first nuclear plant just a few weeks ago, a plant that israel has called unacceptable. president obama will address the millennium goals summit here tomorrow and also will address the general assembly on thursday. martha. martha: a lot to look forward to. eric, thank you very much, eric shawn at the u.n. bill: always makes headlines, every year here in new york. >>> hey, you remember this guy? roll it here: >> i'm not going to jail! bill: that is one fed up father, striking a nerve, storming a school bus, giving a tong lashing to kids on board who were booing his disabled daughter. what the father is saying now about that incident, today, in minutes. also -- >> martha: the national guard in one state taking the heat for sparking a

: they're saying iran could have a nuke within the year, and from what i read, iran has barred the iaeactors from visiting the suspected sites. so what good is the u.n. nuclear watchdog? >> the inspectors in iraq before the iraq war were actually doing a very good job in getting weapons removed which is why we didn't find the wmds we would told -- megyn: what are you talking about iraq for? >> similarly in iran, look, i'm convinced and i feel quite secure that there were plans in place. they're not going to tell megyn kelly of fox news or little alan colmes who's got a radio show exactly what their plans are. let's not have fear mongering here, and let's accept the u.n. for what it is. he gave the right speech yesterday talking about olive branches and peace, but also talked about accountability. megyn: and didn't need to be more bellicose. >> correct. megyn: okay. alan colmes, happy birthday. >> oh, please. i don't know what you talking about. please, don't get up. megyn: it's a big birthday. >> don't get up. thank you. megyn: everybody here at the team -- >> not necessary. megyn: so y

delegate to the iaea tells the agency's board, barring inspectors because the report accurately is unprecedented, he said. the u.s. embassy in jordan has issued a warning for those in the city of -- they say they have received information about a credible threat, but did not provide details. >> warren brown writes the weekly car column for the "washington post." >> it is horrible to say we would not have had a black middle-class if we did not have general motors, ford motors, chrysler. >> he supported the auto bailout. he will talk about his life and what is ahead for carmakers. >> the conflict between the first amendment and national security. "necessary secrets" this week on "book tv." >> all this week, followed the congressional chronicle that the c-span video library. it is a great resource for anybody who follows conference. it is free to any time. watch what you want, when you want. >> every weekend, experience of american history tv, starting saturday. 48 hours of people and events telling america's story. historic speeches by national leaders, eyewitness accounts of events that shaped ou

s nuclear watchdog group, the iaea.ll. but they said last week, some of the inspectors have not been allowed do their jobs inside iran. they suspect that he's trying to build a nuclear bomb but they are insisting it's working to build only nuclear power plants. back to you. >> kelly wright with the very latest. he's so simply misunderstood, isn't he? by the whole world. thanks, kelly. all right, gretch. >> other headlines, the leader of a small california religious group is being held by doctors pending a psychological exam. there are fears that she was planning a mass suicide with members of her very small church. they were found late praying in a park. they claim to be ok and claim they never had plans to kill themselves. cops came looking after a man reported that his wife and kids were missing and they left behind a note claiming they had been visiting jesus and some dead relatives. >> meanwhile, the largest newspaper in a deadly mexican city is calling for drug cartels to call a truce. the newspaper asked the carte

what i would tell you is what we have said time and time again, including after the most recent iaea report, and that is, frankly irrespective of the validity of this particular claim, iran is truly not in compliance with its international obligations, and we urge them to take steps to assure the international community that their nuclear program is solely for civilian purposes. we are clearly less than confident that that is the case. they have not done enough at this point to assure the world that they are pursuing a peaceful nuclear program dedicated exclusively for civilian purposes. but i cannot speak to the claims of this particular group. we have not seen them. i do not know how valid they are. i would not necessarily find it surprising that there are multiple sites. there are already multiple sites that are of concern to us. i do not know if this is one they had discovered that our intelligence experts have not seen. i find that hard to believe, but we shall see. i am not familiar enough with the site. >> it is possible that intelligence is aware of it, does not the pentagon,