demonstrators protested mahmoud ahmadinejad's appearance. >> mahmoud ahmadinejad, again does not represent us all. >> reporter: iranian-americans from across the country joined the protest. >> to send a message that the people of iran stand for democracy, human rights, secular nonnuclear iran. >> reporter: during his speech mahmoud ahmadinejad didn't address his country's nuclear program but did say his nation was committed to peace. here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. partly sunny in new york. 72 degrees. miami a few thunderstorms, 88. mostly sunny in chicago, 66. partly sunny in dallas, 94. 83 in los angeles. let's check your national forecast. rain expected for much of the northeast and mid-atlantic states. scattered showers and thunderstorms will extend along the ohio valley and central plains. some of those storms can be severe along the ohio river. upper midwest and great lakes area cool and pleasant. west coast and south will be fair and pleasant as well. in sports this morning less than a week to go in baseball's regular season, in the tightest divisiona

demonstrators protested mahmoud ahmadinejad's appearance. >> mahmoud ahmadinejad, again does not represent us all. >> reporter: iranian-americans from across the country joined the protest. >> to send a message that the people of iran stand for democracy, human rights, secular nonnuclear iran. >> reporter: during his speech mahmoud ahmadinejad didn't address his country's nuclear program but did say his nation was committed to peace. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton said the work was al qaeda operatives on the cult in benghazi. at a u.n. conference yesterday clinton said al qaeda was exploiting the safety of northern africa to expand its operations. >> now with a larger safe-haven and increased freedom to maneuver, terrorists are seeking to extend their reach and their networks in multiple directions. and they are working with other violence extremists to undermine the democratic transitions under way in north africa as we tragically saw in benghazi. >> libyan officials have said for a while the attack appears to be alaska linked. this morning a battle over internet freedom. google i

mahmoud ahmadinejad is a fascinating character. whatever you think of him, love him, loathe him he commands attention. oddly today he seemed to be on his best behavior. what do you read in to that? >> his speech was more reasonable this year, reasonable by mahmoud ahmadinejad's standards, not normal standards. after all, he suggested 9/11 was some kind of dark conspiracy and for him to accuse other countries of nuclear responsibility is a little bit rich. i think he has been under pressure at home frankly for his wackiness. a lot of iranians are embarrassed by the bad press he brings his country. he's almost at a time he will be out of office in a year from now. he is losing power within the country. i think he's a declining force. >> does the president of iran really have much power? >> it depends on the situation. the supreme leader the ayatollah is the person running the country. if the president has the supreme leader's confidence or if the supreme leader is ill then the president could. right now there's real tension between t

mahmoud ahmadinejad made the most outrageous statements. here is one thing he said prior to his speech. god willing a new world order will come and do away with everything. that distances us and even elementary school kids throughout the world have understood that the united states government is following an international policy of bullying. i do believe the system of empires has reached the end of the road. i like to call him mahmoud nut job. he holds a position in government that says the holocaust didn't happen. this is person who publicly says that he wants to wipe israel off the map. if those statements are made by even a filmmaker or columnist you would think that is pretty outrageous but to be made by a head 6 state that its provocation and a declaration of intention of war. if you wonder why so many of us hold in contempt the united nations, it's because they would allow some absolute loon to be given a platform. why do we spend billions of dollars to support a forum to give a microphone that comes and insults the intelligence and s

here is my take on president mahmoud ahmadinejad. will address world leaders from the podium at the united nations headquarters in new york. i do not know what she will say. i am more outraged at the fact that him being here in the first place. he hates jews and teaches us to make his speech on what is for jews the holiest day of the year. plastic layer about what iran has been doing for the last 30 years. killing americans, building a nuclear weapon, calling for the destruction of israel. absolutely detestable. president mahmoud ahmadinejad is here, roughly 2 miles from ground zero. why are we tolerating this? of america wants to play host to the united nations, i guess we have to let him and. gaddafi came and so did castro. i do not have to like it. and more importantly, i am getting tired of paying for it. stuart: this is the the highlight reel. roll it. >> public workers at the state and local level outearn the private sector. are you saying that americans, a lot of them have just given up? >> that's a recurring theme in almost e

they seem to have such animus they don't display like towards mahmoud ahmadinejad. they should be allowed to send a picture like that. you don't see them expressing any kind of anger or discuss wiping off a nation off the map. >> no confusing the animus when it come is to mahmoud ahmadinejad. post is owned by the same company that owns this network. >> as kirsten was saying, this is mahmoud ahmadinejad, this is pretty good. let's go back on the thing how media covered president obama's speech. it's the same charles krauthammer counted six apologies for the video. at the same time they figure out how to arrest the guy that made the video. bradley manning and leaking thing it would have been much different. they are clearly letting obama trouncing the person here to soothe relations -- maybe a decent strategy but they are not making the connection. >> what was wrong with the speech he was talking about terrorists and radical crazy people as if they care about something. he was speaking as if, if you just understood these things, we could all sit down and talk and you

the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad will address leaders in an hour. uxembourg. let's check in with sarah side ner. i'm wondering as ahmadinejad's speech approaches, what are people saying in israel? >> it's interesting because today the israeli leaders have been absolutely silent on the fact that he is going to be speaking but that is because this is the most important holiday on the jewish calendar. j yom kippur, the day of atonement. you can bet that there will be people who will either read what he said in his speech or actually listen to it and will certainly hear some responses in the day after he speaks. as you know, he is expected to also -- we're going to hear from netanyahu on thursday who will speak to the u.n. general assembly. we'll certainly hear some comments there. but in the days that have led up to this, we did hear from the deputy prime minister who talked about the tensions between iran and israel and the fact that they believe iran is working on nuclear weaponry. he said, look, a regime that uses such insin did i air ri comments tha

anti-mahmoud ahmadinejad protests already underway.et reaction from john bolton and former cia operative mike baker, plus both campaigns hitting the crucial swing state of ohio today and we'll take a closer look at another battleground state, michigan. a spreading outbreak of saars spreading fear around the world, and privacy versus public safety at the supreme court, it's all coming up "happening now." bill: you've got it jon. we'll see you then. will we know who won the white house on election night sth what about the race for control of congress. changes in the poll could mean this year's vote counts could take longer than usual. the judge weighs in on that. martha: we are talking about a lot of important things on this. this should have been our headlines. a shortage of pork, no bacon, no bacon, egg sandwiches, who is going to bring home the bacon, folks. >> we even have a blt bloody mary that has a piece of bake bacon inside the bloody mary. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely n

some say they will walk out during mahmoud ahmadinejad's speech.lison burns is live from washington, d.c. with how the president is responding to new threats from the united states. >> reporter: tori, mahmoud ahmadinejad seems to be dismissing all of these warnings about iran's nuclear program. this will be his fine at speech to the united nations as he winds down his terms. the iranian president is calling for a new world order to replace what he calls the era of bullying to the u.s. iran has become a central focus in the u.s. presidential race this week with mitt romney demanding stronger response to iran's defyiance a -- defiance. >> treating the diplomats of iran like the pariah they are. >> reporter: president obama used his u.n. speech to warn iran time is running out to resolve disputes about its nuclear plant. >> let me be sheer -- america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. and we believe there's still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. >> reporter: the u.s. has warned mahmoud ahmadinejad to tone down the i

s chief is warning iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, to tone down his normally fiery rhetoric. in fact, most western envoys at the u.n. usually walk out on ahmadinejad's speeches as a sign of protest. virtually no one thinks he will tone it down. ahmadinejad has already started. here he is with cnn's piers morgan. >> do you fear that war is imminent? do you fear that there will be military conflict, perhaps even before the end of this year, between your country and israel? >> translator: of course, the zionists are very much -- very adventuresome. very much seeking to fabricate things. and i think they see themselves at the end of the line. and i do firmly believe that they seek to create new opportunities for themselves and their adventurous behaviors. >> protests by jewish groups in new york city have already gun. richard roth is our senior u.n. correspondent. he's here to tell us all about it. hi, richard. >> hello, carol. while this is not unexpected thereby protests of the visit of the iranian president. of course, his visit, there's always controversy, side stories. the un

you know who i'm talking about when i say the president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad? o the right place. welcome to town, mahmoud. >> all right. >> only david letterman can call him mahmoud. >> "early start" continues right now. >>> political football. the candidates try to score points amid fan nfl's replacement refs. >>> and a last word. iran's president takes the podium for his final u.n. address today. how far will he go this time? >> caught on camera. police officers in washington state under investigation now after two men say they were roughed up for no good reason. good morning, everybody. welcome to "early start," i'm alina cho. it's 6:00 in the east. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. john will be on in a few hours. he's hosting "starting point" today. the president of iran predicting the elimination of israel in a new world order free of american bullying. and mahmoud ahmadinejad hasn't even taken the stage yet. >> that's right. will do so at 11:00 a.m. eastern today. iran's outgoing leader will be addressing the u.n. general assembly later today. he's been warned to t

. >> now today we have mahmoud ahmadinejad standing in front of the united nations on yom kippur, jolliest day of the year for jewish people. it seems there really is a difference here between the way islam is being treated and the way jewish people are being treated. you are practicing muslim. how do you see this? >> absolutely. i will tell you i wrote today in the dallas morning news a piece called we need tough love for the arab world and the muslim community because i've find it insulting as a muslim that some people in our government and the

we understand that mahmoud ahmadinejad is the next speaker. this is all happening here in new york city, a little over a mile from where we are right now. mahmoud ahmadinejad expected to unleash more fiery words about the u.s. israel and other western powers. he's angry about economic sanctions imposed on iran because of his country's nuclear program, with the u.s. and many other nations convinced iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. meanwhile protestors are in the streets outside the u.n. right now, many of them iranian americans calling for the hand over of iran's u.n. seat to a group called the iranian existence for secular right. we will have his remarks translated inch toning hreurb live on our website. if you want to check it out you can head over to foxnews.com. right now brand-new stories and break news. >> reporter: including this going toe-to-toe in a crucial toss upstate, president obama and governor romney both campaigning in the same battleground state today. we'll take you straight to ohio and talk about the strategies there,

today, mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iran. why he doesn't fear israeli attack, why he feels they would prevail in any war and his surprising apology to the people of new york. also on the show, bain capital. mitt romney's private he can quit firm is no longer so private, it is in the headlines, on the campaign trail, on your tv screen. what is it really all about? steve pagliuca one of those that runs the firm joins me. >>> just when we need it most. what is it? i'll explain. >>> and, finally, candidate barack obama of brazil? but first here's my take. president obama has sewed up the -- surged in the polls this week, and republicans have been quick to figure out the problem. mitt romney. peggy noonan said his rolling campaign has been a calamity. shouldn't it puz puzzle us that romney's campaign is so incompetent, given his reputation for, well, competence. after all he founded one of the leading firms, turned around the salt lake city olympics and was a very successful governor. how did he get so clumsy so fast? in fact, the

president mahmoud ahmadinejad will address the meeting on wednesday. he had blistering words at israel today. more on that in a moment. he took aim at the security council on the subject of iran's nuclear program. >> translator: we have business that some members of the security council with little rights have chosen silence with regard to the nuclear warheads of the fake regime while at the same time they impede scientific progress of other nations. >> president obama is in new york tonight ahead of his speech on tuesday, a speech that will condemn violent protests in the middle east and underscore his commitment to keep iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. meanwhile, with just 43 days to go until this country's election, mitt romney has campaigned in colorado. the latest national cnn poll has president obama with a four point lead over governor romney against the backdrop of the political race in this country and turmoil in the middle east, it seemed the perfect time to sit down with ahmadinejad at his world hotel for a world exclusive on everything

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next, what mahmoud ahmadinejad told u.n. general assembly meeting this morning. and why the u.s. delegation didn't hear a word of it. >>> in the presidential campaign both focus on a key swing state today. how they are trying to continue over voter >>> this morning mahmoud ahmadinejad made his 8th and final speech before the u.n. general assembly as president of iran. he never named in his remarks but it was year who he was blaming for the world's problems. president obama spoke before the same body yesterday, criticizing iran's nuclear program. >>> the self-proclaimed of power are responsible for the corruption, ignorance and oppression and discrimination in every corner of the world. >> during previous speeches by ahmadinejad, the u.s. delegation walked out. today they chose not to attend at all. a spokesperson says it is because ahmadinejad is using his trip to spout paranoid theories and slurs against israel. >>> turning now to the presidential election. ohio is the center of the political universe today with republican presidential candidate mitt romney and president obama c

iran in badmouthing the us for not going along with their plans and then you had president mahmoud ahmadinejad of iran saying that uncivilized zionists are a threat to iran so so what happened to this international cooperation well let me give you know it's kind of complicated because these kind of blame games do take place during the week and of course this is just one week out of the year and we have to keep in mind that there is a big difference between the united nations general assembly debate which take place which we're talking about here right now but there's also the entire year where there is really a lot going on at the united nations so we have to come. be fair and not assume that this finger pointing that we've been seeing throughout the last week is necessarily reflective what of what goes on in the united nations but this particular week you know the same issues the same leaders people have been paranoid about mahmoud ahmadinejad speaking at the united nations but we have to keep in mind that this was the eighth time that i was addressing the general assembly debate and every ye

he's like, [ imitating mahmoud ahmadinejad ] "can't we just push 20 tables together? 't -- what is the big deal? yes. when i'm there i'm family. what are you saying? what? [ laughter ] ahmadinejad. under the -- yes, i'm going to wear a dinner jacket. ahmadinejad is the name. and i wear the dinner jacket." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] [ applause ] [ imitating mahmoud ahmadinejad ] "we are going to applebee's, we are going to applebee's. don't make me do this. i will go to applebee's." >> steve: [ imitating mahmoud ahmadinejad ] i blame israel. [ laughter ] some election news, a new poll found that mitt romney is behind in florida by 1%. [ applause ] which is weird. which is weird because if there's one group that loves romney it is definitely the 1%. [ laughter ] that's what i don't understand that's what i don't get. >> steve: yeah, why? yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i read that clint eastwood's new movie, "trouble with the curve" opened in third place this weekend after making only $12 million. of course, when he saw the movie theater had so many emp

president mahmoud ahmadinejad says the country is under threat of military action. to israel thing that both are designed to force nations into submission. thousands of protesters protested outside. two massive explosions in damascus today. the car bomb killed four military guards while injuring others. the two plus came ten minutes apart and were followed by several hours of gunbattle. that is, singer and tv host andy williams has died at the age of 84 from bladder cancer. he died in renton, missouri. that is your fox news minute. i am juliet huddy. cheryl: i have been singing that all morning. reporting the 2012 first-half results. john nelson is the chairman and joins me now. quite a big change. quite a big change for you with the numbers. obviously no tsunami, fires or flooding in thailand, anything else that you did on the business side to really turn things around for the company? >> well, these results, frankly, are not of any surprise. 2011 was the worst catastrophe year for lloyd, second for the insurance market in history. a loss of 700 million in the firs

i'm mahmoud ahmadinejad. yes, i'm mahmoud ahmadinejad. i'm mahmoud ahmadinejad.at's the name. [ laughter ] >> he's so good. >> always good. >> up next can barnes in the people, businesses, and organizations that call greater washington home. whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >>> on saturday ann romney's plane had to make an emergency landing after an electrical fire broke out on board. >> when you have a fire in an aircraft there's no place to go exactly. you can't find any oxygen from outside the aircraft to get in the aircraft because the windows don't open. i don't know why that doesn't do that. >> mitt romney identified a new front fer as kennedy challenged us to path man on the moon -- >> not because they are easy but bec

mahmoud ahmadinejad scheduled to address the general assembly this morning. you can see our interview a little later on cbs "this morning." >>> cbs money watch now. budget protests in europe and airlines rack up those baggage fees. ashley morrison has more. >> reporter: workers in greece went on a general strike today for the first time since the coalition government was formed three months ago. they are protesting $16 billion worth of upcoming spending cuts that will slash wages, pensions and welfare benefits but with the country on the brink of bankruptcy the greek government is expected to approve those unpopular cuts. and more austerity protests in madrid. thousands of demonstrators clashed with police. they are demanding constitutional reform as the government prepares a new round of austerity measures. protesters say it's depriving them of their rights and jobs. concerns over recovery weighed down overseas markets. nikkei sank 2% while hang sang lost 1%. stocks on wall street plunged after a federal reserve official raised doubts on whether the bank's e

mahmoud ahmadinejad scheduled to address the general assembly this morning. you can see our interview a little later on cbs "this morning." >>> cbs money watch now time. budget protests in europe and airlines rack up those baggage fees. ashley morrison has more. >> reporter: workers in greece went on a general strike today for the first time since the coalition government was formed three months ago. they are protesting $16 billion worth of upcoming spending cuts that will slash wages, pentecost and welfare benefits but with the country on the brink of bankruptcy the greek government is expected to approve those unpopular cuts. and more austerity protests in madrid. thousands of demonstrators clashed with police. they are demanding constitutional reform as the government prepares a new round of austerity measures. concerns over recoveryawayed down overseas recovery. nikkei sank 2% while hang sang lost 1%. stocks on wall street plunged after a federal reserve official raised doubts on whether the bank's effort to boost economic growth would work. the dow lost

general assembly in new york sought out going iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad take the podium for the eighth and final time -- saw outgoing iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> he defended his country's right to civilian nuclear research. his speech came a day after president obama told the general assembly that washington would do whatever is necessary to prevent iran from getting nuclear arms. >> ahmadinejad used his final appearance on the united nations stage to criticize israel once again. >> continued threats by the uncivilized zionists to resort to military action are a bitter reality in my great country. >> western nations, which accused iran of developing nuclear weapons, usually walk out during his speeches, but the seats filled up with this man took the stage -- the egyptian president addressed the assembly on the need for international negotiations rather than military intervention in syria. >> we need a solution that preserves the unity of this brotherly state, involves all factions of the syrian people without mitchell, religious, or sectarian division. >> he al

we interview bill clinton, the esident of ie rang mahmoud ahmadinejad and -- iran mahmoud ahmadinejadnd charlie interviewed the president of egypt. i can't even keep up with charlie rose. >> cbs is really doing it. you're doing a great job with the fantastic interviews. keep it up. >> nice to see you guys. >>> in less than four hours president obama will be addressing the united nations in new york. >> kristin fisher is live outside the white house with more on what we can expect him to say. >> reporter: good morning. president obama has so much to cover in his address to the u.n. later this morning. he's got to touch upon iran, israel, syria, egypt, libya but it was some comments he made during 60 minutes last sunday that's grabbing attention on the campaign trail. here's that comment. take a listen. >> any pause about your support for the governments that have come to power following the air rib spring? >> i was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road. >> reporter: mitt romney jumped on that comment. he said all these recent even

general assembly. >>> also more from our interview with mahmoud ahmadinejad. bill clinton about his wife's future in politics. that and more a little later on "cbs this morning." for now, that will do it for the morning news this tuesday. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ,,,, >>> lawrence is as hot in here. >>>

mahmoud ahmadinejad delivering what is expected to be his final speech to the u.n. as president of the islamic republic. this caps a week of belligerent receipt particular. on tuesday he called for a new world order, free from what he calls american bullying. all this has governor mitt romney and the republican national committee hit the president hard on foreign policy, releasing a scathing attack being the president's handling of mideast policy. here is the governor speaking with our carl cameron yesterday react being to the president's overall foreign policy and his recent comments about the violence. >> i think when the president said the developments in the middle east are like bumps in the road, i think he badly misunderstandses the nature of what is happening in the middle east, not just the assassination of our diplomats but a muslim brotherhood leader becoming the president of egypt, 20,000 people being killed in syria, iran moving towards nuclear capability, the developments in the middle east are far from being bumps in the road. jon: joining us now forme

and israeli leaders chose not to attend mahmoud ahmadinejad's speech here at the u.n. in part because it occurred on rom kippur, one of the holiest days on the jewish calendar. demonstrators protested ahmadinejad's appearance. >> he again does not represent iran at all. >> reporter: iranian americans from across the country joined the protest. >> we send a message that the people of iran stand for democracy, human rights, nonnuclear iran. >> reporter: during his speech, ahmadinejad did not directly address his country's nuclear program, but he did y his nation was committed to peace. cbs news at the united nations. >>> at 4:36, here's a look at some other things making news now. extreme -- [indiscernible] -- is speaking out how he survived a weekend avalanche in the himalayans which killed at least eight people. the california dare devil says he feels like one of the luckiest people in the world but he's heart broken he couldn't save two friends who are still missing. a wall of snow swept about a thousand feet down the mountain. >>> on friday investigators are going to

. >> reporter: iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad denies the accusations his country is trying to develop a nuclear weapon. >> translator: let's even imagine we have an atomic weapon. what intelligent person would fight 5,000 american bombs with one bomb? >> reporter: the president is also expected to address unrest in syria, libya, and other countries, but it was a comment he made on "60 minutes" that's grabbed the most attention in the presidential campaign. >> have recent events in the middle east given you any pause about your support for the governments that have come to power following the arab spring? >> i was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road. >> reporter: mitt roey jumped on that comment and said that 20,000 deaths in syria, the american ambassador in libya being killed and the election of a muslim brotherhood brother to be the egypt president are not what he would call bumps in the road. >> we're seeing ourselves at the mercy of events rather than shaping events and we need an administration that is up to shapin

president mahmoud ahmadinejad made that statement to reporters. the national security council said president ahmadinejad's comments are characteristically disgusting and outrageous. and underscore why the security to israel must be unshakable and iran be held accountable for failure to meet its obligations. >>> we're learning more about what may have caused the panda cub at the national zoo to pass away yesterday. it happened just six days after it was born. darcy spencer is live at the zoo tonight with more on what the veterinarians found and how the mother panda is coping with the loss. darcy? >> reporter: zoo officials say this loss is especially devastating. they have waited six long years for a cub to be born. and now they are determined to figure out exactly why she died. the panda house at the national zoo is closed. zoo officials are giving mei xiang some breathing room after the loss of her cub. >> this put a little damper on your trip? >> i was kind of sad. i really wanted to see the pandas. >> reporter: it was a disappointment for many

iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad blasted israel and the united states today. his comments before the united nations general assembly, and they came on the holiest day of the jewish calendar. nbc's danielle leigh shows us the fiery speech that the u.s. boycotted. >> reporter: thousands of demonstrators stood outside the united nations in new york city, holding signs that read "liberty" and shouting out against iran. inside iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad did not mention his nation's controversial nuclear program. instead he accused big powers like the u.s. and israel of being bullies. >> translator: continue threats by the uncivilized zionists to resort to military action against our great nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. >> reporter: the comments prompted harsh words from israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu as he headed to the u.s. for a speech of his own. israel fears iran is building a nuclear weapon, and in response netanyahu has threatened military force. tuesday president obama pushed for a peaceful negotiation. >> make no mis

iran crane's president mahmoud ahmadinejad flashed a peace sign to the u.n. today but war is on the front burner, one opening discussed launching a preemptive strike against israel if the jewish state is poised to attack. the unthinkable dilemma. what would the u.s. do if iran attacked or threatened israel or israel preemptively attacked iran. romney is using the many challenges in the region to paint the president as weak. >> look at are entire context. assassination, 20,000 people killed in syria. iran close to becoming a nuclear nation. these are far from bumps in the road. >> reporter: the president responded with a challenge of his own. >> if governor romney is suggesting that we should start another war, then he should say so. >> reporter: and tomorrow morning, diane, president obama will address the u.n. assembly a senior administration official said the president will reiterate his firm commitment to making sure iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon. diane. >>> all right, jake, thank you. as you know, while the president is in new york at the united n

well, mahmoud ahmadinejad ignored that today. he called israel a passing phase with no historical roots in the middle east. he also addressed the nuclear issue in a cbs "this morning" interview with charlie rose and norah o'donnell. >> you did not deny you are building a nuclear weapon? >> ( translated ): how many times should i repeat this? >> reporter: please repeat it. please tell me what iran is ering. >> ( translated ): what would we do? what would we do? let's imagine that we have an atomic weapon, a nuclear weapon, what would we do with it? what intelligent person would ulght 5,000 american bombs with one bomb? >> reporter: with respect, mr. president--. >> ( translated ): the united enates government says that they are in possession of 5,600 modern bombs. history has shown that the iranians are very smart. also, because of our beliefs, we do not believe in a nuclear weapon, we are against it. >> pelley: watch for more of that interview with mahmoud ahmadinejad this wednesday on cbs "this morning." scientists have found a