the libyan leader moammar gadhafi sieged of all things american. more than half of the general assembly seats were empty by the end of gadhafi's speech and the exhausted english language interpreter had to be replaced. the only real surprise is the way in which gadhafi praised president obama, suggesting that president obama should stay as the u.s. leader, quote, forever. and then gadhafi proceeded to attack the united states for everything, from the jfk assassination up to and including president obama's current policy in iraq and afghanistan. a great pleasure now to welcome majesty queen noor of jordan, who's a humanitarian and activist of global zero an international group devoted to the abolishment of nuclear weapons. queen noor will be sitting in on tomorrow's closed session of the u.n. security council as a special guest. thanks so much for your time tonight. >> thank you, thank you for your interest. >> now what was president obama's mission today? what do you think he set out to accomplish and what do you think he actually did accomplish to

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>> i know that you in years past had interviewed moammar gadhafi, do you see in him the same man? honestly, i watched that whole thing, mark, it sounded nuts. >> he was crazy then when i interviewed him over 20 years ago and he is still crazy. the only good news is he is not as dangerous as he used to be. he used to be a major international pop is sore of terror. he paid for the shoot-down of the pan am 103 over scotland, as we know, and other major terrorist attacks. he pulled back from that in recent years and that's at least one thing to be grateful for, but it's really -- you know, a huge irony that he would come to the u.n., where because of the u.n. rule, he is now temporary president of the security council. he has this platform, to turn around atact u.s. >> mark, thank you. let me bring in burt emerman, you mentioned that gadhafi sponsored that bombing. i know your brother was killed on pan am light 103. what is your reaction to see that video of moammar gadhafi behind a podium, railing against the united states for being the sponsor of terrorism? >> well, it really impres

side show there was libyan leader moammar gadhafi, who spoke for one hour and 36 minutes from a couplef pages of handwritten bullet points. president obama was warmly received today by the u.n. general assembly and he used the opportunity to acknowledge recent mistrust, but also to make sure that he will not make apologies where america's vital interests are at stake. >> this is almost reflective anti-americanism, which has also served as an excuse for collective inaction. like all of you, my responsibility is to act in the interests of my nation and my people. and i will never apologize for defending those interests. >> the president was able to point to a list of notable policy changes under his leadership, like america's ban on torture, his order to close guantanamo and his administration's new commitment to combat global warming. he also tried to turn a familiar criticism of the u.s. on its head. >> those who used to chastise america for acting alone in the world cannot now stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. >> then for wacko theatric callity, moamma

demonstrators plan a protest against moammar gadhafi and mahmoud ahmadinejad who will also speak to the assembly. gadhafi is trying to set up a massive tent during his visit but the people who live there are outraged about it. in less than ten minutes correspondent richard lui explains what they are doing to keep gadhafi out of their backyard. we have video you have to see here but we want to tell you first, the little girl in the video is okay even though it looks like a car plows right into her. here she is at a convenience store. police in washington state say that an out-of-control car hit the store. look at that and then a parking pole wedged under the car, lifting it over the 6-year-old girl. >> and when the mom saw the video, she had a moment there. she broke down for a bit. the dad basically kind of covered his mouth and just couldn't believe what he saw in the video, how it happened so quick. >> wow. and again, she is okay. police say the driver had a suspended license and is charged with reckless driving. >>> spontaneous combustion of manure at a ranch may have started a fast

here's dan harris. >> reporter: dressed in flowing brown robes, moammar gadhafi took the podium today for his first ever u.n. speech with, apparently, a lot to get off his chest. reading from handwritten notes on scraps of paper, he started by calling president obama a "son of africa" and even "my son." then alleged that the h1n1 flu virus has been created by an unnamed military, manhandled a copy of the u.n. charter, and suggested the u.n. headquarters should be moved so he and others could avoid jet lag. gadhafi's sleeping situation here in the u.s. has been complex. in large part because of anger over libya's role in the bombing of pan-am flight 103, he was blocked from setting up his tent. he almost always sleeps in a tent, in new jersey, central park, and finally, tonight, on donald trump's estate in suburban new york. during his speech today, there were plenty of reminders of why gadhafi is so controversial. he defended the taliban and the somali pirates and implicated the israelis in the assassination of jfk. after one hour and 35 minutes, and two exhausted interpreters, gadhaf

what is your opposition to the tent for moammar gadhafi in bedford? >> you know, it's so shocking.t so many victims of the 190 in the plane crash after the bomber, who was just welcomed back by gadhafi with open arms. and, in fact, i knew several of the parents. one of them worshipped with me in my synagogue. the pain is still raw. for him to think, to have the audacity to think that he could be welcomed and pitch a welcoming entertainment tent in westchester, it's shocking. and it's especially shocking because we know of his terrorist past. we know he was trying to redeem himself in the world community. then he opens his arms wide to the bomber, the person who plotted it. the whole thing is shocking. i'm glad he stayed at the libyan embassy last night. >> well, it does occur to me that the administration has welcomed him here. the united nations has welcomed him here for the first time in 40 years. isn't there a disconnect between obama policy, the president's policy, and your criticism of gadhafi? >> i think it's very consistent. mr. gadhafi is part of the world community. we all

young presidency, our special guest, her majesty, queen noor of georgia. >>> and then there's moammar gadhafisleep in the u.s. could be its own new reality show. where will gadhafi get to pitch his traveling tent? >>> and going global. sarah from alaska takes her show on the road all the way to hong kong. >> and i call it like i see it and i will share candidly with main street, usa. >> she goes all the way to china to bring up death panels. could she just stick to facebook and skip the jetlag? all that and more now on

iraq's kurdish reason. >>> a new york town ordered work be stopped on a tent being erected from moammar gadhafi because it violates town regulations, according to an attorney. gadhafi, who has already been turned away from pitching a tent in new jersey, is due to speak at the u.n. today. >>> in honduras, soldiers used tear gas and water cannons to chase away thousands of protesters gathered outside brazil's embassy sport of honduras's ousted leader zelaya. he managed to sneak back into the country monday and is hold up in the embassy building. >>> the orbiterer has beamed back stunning images from saturn. scientists thought the rings were nearly completely flat but they were surprised to find bumps some as high as the rocky mountains. >>> a massive dust storm swept across parts of australia, engulfing sydney. the clouds caused major problems on the roads and the airports. hundreds of people also reported breathing problems. >>> now here's an early look how wall street will kick off the day the day. >> the dow opens 9,829 after gaining 51 points on tuesday. the s&p added 7. and the nasdaq rose 8

and when a lot of these real estate brothers, found out it was for moammar gadhafi, they said. no he couldn't buy a place in this town. >> jeff rossen, thanks, jeff. tam ron, wow, this has got to be a little bit of a pr disaster for the trump organization, looks like the town moved in and said no way. >> you know, norah, not talking about something so serious and hurtful to people, especially family members, killed in that bombing, lockerbie bombing, would be one of the strangest things you ever heard. this world leader afraid to take an elevator so he pitches tents around the country. we have got video i think in paris and around the world of these tents, which is also strange, norah if he is staying in that home in bedford, why pitch a tent if you're afraid of elevators? wouldn't you just go in the home? this is the most bizarre story but it adds to, i guess, the mystery and unfortunate lore that is moammar gadhafi, but a very strange story, some of the video where this happened around the world. >> he is not want here in america. >> he is not wanted in a lot of places, inclu

that is coming up in "the politics fix." >>> finally moammar gadhafi today called president obama a kenyanesident for life. gadhafi's words on obama in "the sideshow." let's start with the former u.s. congressman who made these words his trademark. >> beam me up. >> jim traficant, thank you very much for joining us. you're a colorful guy. i appreciate you coming on the

libya's moammar gadhafi, and hugo chavez. here's dan harris. >> reporter: dressed in flowing, brown robes, moammar gadhafi took to the podium today with his first-ever u.n. speech. with apparently a lot to get off his chest. reading from handwritten notes, on scraps of paper, he started by calling president obama a son of africa. and even, my son. then, alleged that the h1n1 flu virus had been created by an unnamed military. manhandled a copy of the u.n. charter. and suggested the u.n. headquarters should beoved so he and others could avoid jet lag. during his speech today, there were plenty of reminders why gadhafi is so controversial. he defended the taliban and if somali pirates. and implicated the israelis in the assassination of jfk. after 1 hour and 35 minutes, and 2, exhausted interpreters, gadhafi finally relented. while gadhafi created a stir, the man who created the most serious concern in the white house and new york city, is iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad. thousandcame to the u.n. to condemn the recent, al

. >>> libyan leader moammar gadhafi met with family members of the victims of pan-am flight 103. he was in new york to speak to the united nations general assembly monday and met with family members of two bombing victims at the libyan mission to the u.n. lisa gibson, who lost her brother in that 1998 bombing, said gadhafi said he was sorry for the loss, but he did not go into details. 270 people were killed when the plane blew up over lockerbie, scotland. last month, a scottish magistrate released abdel basset al megrahi after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. his release sparked international outrage. we will hear from lisa gibson later on this hour. >>> a late-night commute takes longer than expected for a group of passengers in suburban washington, d.c. ten passengers were trapped inside a metro station for half an hour late thursday night in alexandria, virginia, after the station manager walocked up and said goodnight before the last train arrived. one passenger had to call police who freed them. >>> after a temporary break, more wet weather expected across the southea

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. >>> plus, where t libyan government pitched a tent that could be used by moammar gadhafi. >>> and new pictures released of the suspect this morning. >>> here is a look at some of the stories we are following. police in virginia just released the new video. they hope it will lead them to a carjacking suspect. the man car jacked a woman in the parking lot in target, and then was in a pursuit. the man moves in a unique way that may help somebody identify him. >>> and joe biden is giving a speech this morning. >>> president obama is calling on other nations to help the u.s. solve the world's problems. the president addressed the u.n. general assembly this morning, the first time he has done so. president mahmoud ahmadinejad is also addressing the general assembly today, but he and president obama's paths are not expected to cross. >>> libyan leader, kmoammar gadhafi is also in the united states, and has been kicked out of new york city park, and another area. he prefers other accommodations and not sleeping in hotels. others are not happy about him trying to pitch his tent. >> reporter: b

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we told you earlier about moammar gadhafi's rant at the u.n.nd now a new york suburb has evicted the libyan leader from their neighborhood. late yesterday the town of bedford took down a large tent that was on property owned by donald trump. many people in the area are angry with gadhafi for his role in the 1988 pan am bombing over scotland. >>> we need to warn you this next video may be disturbing to watch. deputies outside chicago raided a dogfighting operation. it was in the house also used as a daycare center. nine dogs were so badly hurt they had to have surgery. >> this is a difficult one to completely sum up given the carnage and what you've seen on these poor dogs but then when you add to it this was going on within feet of a daycare center, there was a swing set. within less than ten feet there was a log the dogs were chained to. it is very unsettling to put it lightly. >> ten kids were at the home when deputies arrived there. three people have been charged with felony dogfighting. >>> the filmmakers who prompted a federal investigatio

whose brother died in the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie, scotland, met with moammar gadhafi in new york city. they arranged the meeting through a libyan bams door and spent ten minutes with gadhafi. she says the leader said threw an interpreter he was sorry for her loss. her brother was stationed in the army and was coming home for christmas when the plane blew up, killing 270 people. >>> police in fredericksburg need your help finding a brazen bank rob their pulled a gun on a clerk. police say this man carrying a handgun walked into the virginia part mers bank in the 2100 block of plank road just before 10:00 yesterday morning. they say he force ad teller to open her locked drawer and empty the cash into a bag and then took off. witnesses say they didn't get a look at his face because he was wearing a baseball hat and a mask or scarf over his face. >>> frustrated parents upset over a plan to shut down a school at that serve special needs children from the district. it has many puzzled. darcy spencer has our report. >> reporter: dozens of parents angry that the district plan

even libyan leader moammar gadhafi had warm words. now barack obama shifts his stage to the meeting of the world's wealthiest nation in pittsburgh and shifts his focus on the economy. steve handelsman, nbc news, new york. >>> in what will mark another historic first, president obama will chair a meeting of the u.n. security council, the first time a u.s. president has done so. leaders of the 15-nation panel will gather later this morning where the subject will be nuclear proliferation. the council is expected to unanimously adopt a u.s. drafted resolution that pushes for further efforts towards nuclear disarmament. the as the u.n. summit winds down, the g-20 summit picks up in pittsburgh. leaders there will turn their focus on the global economy. officials from wealthy and developing nations will meet to discuss economic recovery. climate change is also on the agenda. a big topic for protesters who unfurled a giant banner across the downtown bridge wednesday. meanwhile, thousands of police officers have been mobilized, some in riot ge

it comes as libya celebrates the 40th anniversary of the cuop that brought moammar gadhafi to power. despite peaceful relations now, libya continues to be eyed with suspicion by many in the west. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. >>> in texas, newly released dash cam video shows a brutal police beating as two cooperative suspects are being searched. an officer begins flocking one of them with a stick. the man is struck 13 times. both officers handling that suspect have been indicted for excessive force and face up to a year in prison if convicted. >>> well, a georgia man arrested for driving a stolen truck escaped by stealing another vehicle, this time a squad car. while handcuffed in the cop car, the suspect climbed into the front seat and then drove off. his face was later captured on camera trying to disable the engine while ditching the car. authorities, however, are still searching for that fugitive. >>> in louisiana, one woman only needed a long dress to walk out with some beer. a store security camera captured the woman apparentl

protesters angry denounced libyan leader moammar gadhafi present at the council meeting while inside his fir speech to the u.n. in his 40 years as ruler of libya had some questioning gadhafi's sanity, referring to handwritten notes that appeared extremely disorganized. he reminded the world why he's so controversial. he said the taliban should form its own territory like the vatican, asserted that the h1n1 flu virus was created by an unknown military and implicated in the israelis in the assassination of j.f.k. plus, annal sis of what's wrong with the u.n. charter. >> should not be called the security council. >> reporter: protesters also called for the u.n. to silence mahmoud ahmadinejad after an election many say was rigged. in his speech the iranian president called the election glorious and fully democratic. world leaders were also listening for any indication of a shift in tehran's nuclear policy. >> our nation is prepared to warmly shake all those hands which are honestly extended to us. >> reporter: mahmoud ahmadinejad said hes committed to building peace while being dedicated

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moammar gadhafi talks up barack obama at the u.n.: (thinking) so, i stick this bounce bar inside my dryer and for about four months, it'll freshen my clothes automatically? wow, let's see you in action. hmm, i wish all my chores took care of themselves automatically. ( ♪ ) (dryer buzzing) ( sniffing ) enjoy automatic freshness for about four months with the new bounce dryer bar. [ engine powers down ] gentlemen, you booked your hotels on orbitz. well, the price went down, so you're all getting a check thanks. for the difference. except for you -- you didn't book with orbitz, so you're not getting a check. well, i think we've all learned a valuable lesson today. good day, gentlemen. thanks a lot. thank you. introducing hotel price assurance, where if another orbitz customer books the same hotel for less, we send you a check for the difference, automatically. >>> back to "hardball." time for "the sideshow." pitching a fit. remember the heroes welcome moammar gadhafi gave the lockerbie killer this summer? he's had a hard time finding a

so much covered by moammar gadhafi speech and also the spelling of his name. came on "saturday night live." take a look and see if you can tell the difference between the real gadhafi and the spoof. >> i am here to apologize for my speech on wednesday. it was so long and so rambling and it didn't make any sense. >> translator: somebody who by the name of lee harvey. >> translator: the swipe -- the swipe book. >> translator: i watched a tape of it and i was like who is that guy? as i mentioned in my speech wednesday, i'm suffering from extreme jet lag. >> translator: all of you are tired having jet lag, suffering from jet lag, tired, had sleepless night. >> translator: it is 9:00 a.m. here, it is 3:00 p.m. there. >> translator: i wake up at 4:00 before dawn because in libya, it is 11:00 in the morning. >> translator: no man who is six hours away from where his natural body clock is telling him where he is can be held to account for his words of action and making matters worse the computer crashed so i had to write a speech at the last minute on loose-leaf paper

that is colonel moammar gadhafi. sem bli. gadhafi chastised the world body for not treating the members equally. he says that's a violation of the charter. it triggered protests outside the u.n. today. some demonstrators denounced the libyan leader for giving hero's welcome to the lockerbie bombers. >>> right now in new york suburb is trying to evict the libyan leader. even though it's not clear that he ever planned to go there, the town of bedford is ordering workers to stop pitching a large tent on property owned by donald trump. the trump organization won't confirm gadhafi planned to use the tent while he was in new york. they say the tent violates zoning laws, either way. >>> all right. some new public service announcements are putting a light spin on a very serious subject. the psas which are aimed at preventing breast cancer refer to breasts as chi chis, hooters and ta-tas. the person behind it says they're trying to reach out to young people because breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in young

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i'll start with moammar gadhafi. a de facto head of state, gadhafi, of course still gets us talking. in a confusing speech to the u.n. he said the security council should be called the care council and brought up the assassination of jfk. enjoy. >> somebody by the name of lee harvey and then another kills lee harvey. why did he kill him? >> after 40 years out of the country, he had a long list, jonathan. >> yes. what we learned is that gadhafi looked like b. arthur with a dye job. just saying. >>> on to the herelatively new kids on the block, potentially. mahmoud ahmadinejad and venezuelan president hugo chavez. no mention of iran's nuclear issues, but why would you? when you've got other things to take care of. take a listen. >> translator: our nation has successfully gone through a glorious and fully democratic election. opening a new chapter for our country in the march towards progress and enhance interaction. they entrusted me once more with a large majority. >> vikki? >> well, i mean, i think ahmadinejad he and

one day after it was set up on donald trump's lavish estate, moammar gadhafi's tent, which he always stays when traveling, was gone, dismantled, at the request of the donald himself. who was quoted saying, mr. gadhafi will not be going to the property. people in the posh suburb of bedford, new york, were relieved. >> the guy is a terrorist. he's maimed people, killed people. and we don't want him in washington. >> reporter: gadhafi certainly didn't do anything to ingratiate himself in this long, bizarre speech to the u.n. general assembly, either. wearing an elaborate brown road, and a shiny pin in the shape of africa, and reading from hand-scrawled notes on scraps of paper. he tossed a copy of the u.n. charter. blamed the h1n1 swine flu virus, on an unnamed foreign military. >> translator: was meant as a military weapon. >> reporter: complained about having jet lag. >> translator: more of you are tired, having jet lag. >> reporter: and referred to president obama as, my son. >> translator: and my son, obama, said that this is a historical one. >> reporter: in the audience, the repre

libyan leader moammar gadhafi appeared in front ever the word body for the first time. he criticized the u.n. but called president obama an historic leader. mahmoud ahmadinejad also addressed world leaders criticizing economic policies of the u.s. and western nations. >> the time has come to an end for those who define democracy and freedom and set standards while they themselves are the first to violate fundamental principles. >> obama met with the russian president to discuss iran's nuclear ambitions. >>> while president obama spends the week meeting with world leaders, vice president joe biden is picking up the health care push. he pitched the president's plan at a montgomery county retirement home today. the vice president told the seniors the insurance reform being proposed would not hurt medicare. >> all of us qualify for medicare are going to be better off under reforms we're proposing, not worse off. >> the vice president also said if reforms are not passed, medicare would run out of money in less than a decade. >>> tomorrow morning massachusetts governor duval

quick exit moving on to a series of events, steering clear of the next speaker. >> his excellency moammar gadhafi, leader of the revolution, president of the african union, king of kings in the traditional kings of africa. >> reporter: gadhafi raged on for 95 minutes and 8 seconds, a die tribe against the u.n. from a jumble of handwritten notes, waving a copy of the u.n. charter then pretending to rip it up. >> translator: it should not be called the security council. it should be called the terror council. >> reporter: but he only had praise for mr. obama, who he called our son. >> we are happy if obama can stay forever as president of america. >> reporter: he made no mention of the libyan bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie but went on a bizarre harang about the assassination of president kennedy. iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad gave a confrontational speech, again many slaing israel and defending his election. >> translator: our nation has successfully gone through a glorious and fully democratic election. >> i'm not sure -- >> that was andrea mitchell reporting. >> but i wonder i

. >>> moammar gadhafi is speaking to the u.n. today. and there's quite a controversy, over where the libyan leader would stay. he wanted to pitch his tent in central park. but it's popped up here, in a tony, new york, suburb, on property owned by donald trump, who was apparently unaware. the property was leased on a short-term basis, to middle eastern partners, who may or may not have a relationship with mr. gadhafi. there's reports that gadhafi's staying at the home of the libyan ambassador, in midtown manhattan. >>> thousands of additional police have been brought in ahead of the meetings, because of planned protests. among the items on the g-20 agenda, rebalancing the world economy, and tackling climate change. >>> four people were injured and dozens are in custody after a brazen shootout at a crossing on the mexican border. three vans accused of smuggling illegal immigrants, tried to crash through the border. three people in the vans were injured and closing a busy port of entry for hours. >>> the threat of rain hovers again today,

libya's moammar gadhafi, for the first time in four years. hugo chavez. present obama'message was the u.s. is noonger going it alone. but, his challenge to critics was blunt. >> those who useto cstis america for acting alone can now stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. >>eporter: ahmadinejad looked bored. the president was cheered for his decision to cse guantanamo and stop abusive interrogations. >> i prohibited the use of torture by the united states of amica. >> reporter: he showed his impatience. warned north koreand iran against escalating the num lar arms raid. >> they must be held accountable. >> reporter: m obama and his team made a quick exit ming on to a series of events, steering clear of the next speaker. >> leader of the revolution, president of the african union, king of kings of theraditional kings of africa. >> reporter: he raged on for 95 minutes, a jump lf handwritten notes, waving a copy of the u.n. charter, thepretending to rip it up. >> translator: it ould not be the security counsel, it should be the cha

the so-called south south summit was held in venezuela and was led by president hugo chavez and moammar gadhafidressed a range of concerns from hunger in africa to the economic crisis and climate change. gadhafi suggested creating a nato of the south and calling it sato. chavez cited a new era of unity between the countries as his country signed agreements to work on oil projects with at least five african nations. >>> in the phil it's been described as the worst flooding to hit that country in 40 years. 140 people have been killed and dozens more arexd missing after tropical storm hit over the weekend.÷ a state of calamity was declared in manila and 25 provinces. more than a month's worth of rain, 16 inches, fell in just 12 hours. tot÷"áp)my, police, civilians and u.s. troops continued the search and rescue effort. >>> and that takes us tour "signature story." today the american troop presence in the philippines is just a fraction of what it was before two major u.s. military bases closed down almost two decades ago. in the years since, a stunning transformation has taken place, turning those

according to county police, the tent has been set up for moammar gadhafi to use this week. you see little camels, we noted, on the side of the tent. >>> and that u.n. meeting on climate control holds special urgency for the maldives. as ocean levels rise, due to global warming, the country could sink to oblivion in just 30 years. in an emotional speech today, the president of the maldives said, with business as usual, we will not live. we will die. our country will not exist. >>> and law enforcement officials tell brian ross they believe the terror plot against new york city may still be alive. bulletins have been sent to law enforcement agencies warning them to be extra individual lent around sports stadiums, lucky hotels. police continue trying to track as many as two dozen men believed to be connected to the plot. >>> and still ahead on "world news," a hiring blitz coming to a hard-hit city. 12,000 new jobs in las vegas. >>> and, new flu prevention messages, with a healthy dose of humor. this is humiliating. stand still so we can get an accurate reading. okay...um...eigh

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>> libyan leader moammar gadhafi went on a rant for more than a half four yesterday. e flu was a military tool. gadhafi also called for an end to the u.n. security council, calling it the terror council. some people called gadhafi a terrorist in the 1981 pan am bombing. >>> the heavy storms are gone and more people in the southeast are going home now. a few say that they got help from two teenaged heroes. as the floodwaters began rising, a couple of 16-year-old best friends from the atlanta area, decided to make it their mission to save as many people as possible. >> i have always been the one to go out there and get it done. i can't sit inside and watch tv and watching helpless people not be able to do anything. >> it makes me very proud of them because you hear of teenagers not doing anything. and in these two days, these boys have done the right thing. >> rescue teams are going door to door looking for animals, handing out food an whatever else it takes. the biggest worry right now may be disease causing bacteria in the water. >>> all right, so hopefully the weather

it was closed to the media. >>> the controversial libyan leader moammar gadhafi will speak at the u.n. today with many americans furious that he was even allowed in the country. last month gadhafi gave a heroes welcome to the man convicted in the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103. correspondent richard lui -- there is also a controversy over where gadhafi is planning to stay while he is here in the u.s. >> yes. uproar now comes to the united states. gadhafi setting up a step in bedford, new york, no r, to hold meetings in this ten here you see here during his visit. technically the massive tent it is inside the air where he's allowed to travel. people that live here are simply you raged that he is in their backyard. >> he is not welcomed. this guy is a terrorist and maimed and killed innocent people. he really doesn't belong here. let alone the united states. >> town attorney says the libyans needing a building permit for a test of that size and issued a stop work order yesterday and are going back today to make sure that they complied to all of that. >> the latest where the ten is be

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