with iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, to plea for the replease of her two friends still being held in the in the country. the meeting took place in new york. shourd said mr. mahmoud ahmadinejad was very positive and asked questions about her family. she called the account a very gracious gesture and good moving and described it as a very human manner. mahmoud ahmadinejad told her he hopes the young men will provide evidence that they had no ill intentions of crossing into iran from iraq so they can be released. >>> president obama today blasted the iranian president for what he called offensive remarks about the september 11th attacks during a speech at the united nations. >> people of all faiths, all ethnicities who see this as the seminal tragedy of this generation, for him to make a statement like that was inexcusable. >> while addressing the u.n. general assembly yesterday, mr. mahmoud ahmadinejad said that most of the world believes the u.s. staged the attacks to benefit israel. president obama told the bbc he considered the speech hateful especially since it was delivered in manhattan so close to ground zero. >>> just before fleet week, b.a.r.t. is

with iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, to plea for the replease of her two friends still being held in the in the country. the meeting took place in new york. shourd said mr. mahmoud ahmadinejad was very positive and asked questions about her family. she called the account a very gracious gesture and good moving and described it as a very human manner. mahmoud ahmadinejad told her he hopes the young men will provide evidence that they had no ill intentions of crossing into iran from iraq so they can be released. >>> president obama today blasted the iranian president for what he called offensive remarks about the september 11th attacks during a speech at the united nations. >> people of all faiths, all ethnicities who see this as the seminal tragedy of this generation, for him to make a statement like that was inexcusable. >> while addressing the u.n. general assembly yesterday, mr. mahmoud ahmadinejad said that most of the world believes the u.s. staged the attacks to benefit israel. president obama told the bbc he considered the speech hateful especially since it was delivered in manhattan so close to ground zero. >>> just before fleet week, b.a.r.t. is

mr. mahmoud ahmadinejad, who is currently in new york fork the u.n -- for the u.n.eneral assembly. >>> a two-day hearing is underway on the franken dish. it's ginn netically engineered salmon that grow twice as fast as natural salmon. critics say it could cause unknown allergic reactions and contaminate the gene pool. tomorrow the company will argue against labeling, saying consumers don't need to know if it's a modified product. >>> this week, ktvu and our parent company, cox enterprises, are being you the stories of five people who are making a difference in your community. today, bill martin introduces us to gordon piper. a wildfire destroyed his home and gave him a purpose in life. >> reporter: we first met gordon piper in 1991 after his home burned down in the east bay hills fire. >> the chimney on our fireplace, it fell into the hot tub where it still resides. >> reporter: gordon and his wife decided to rebuild. gordon committed to do even more. >> why rebuild unless we did a better job of maintaining our open space areas. >> reporter: he's helped to establish

mahmoud ahmanejad yesterday in tean. the talk cored many topics including the release of sarah shourd. >> reporter: thank you, mr. president. iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejadking credit for sarah shourd's release but says the fate of her fiance shane bauer and their friend josh fattal both still in jail is not up to him. >> i think we should let the judge and the court deci about the case. and i think -- >> reporter: iran's government has been encouging protests in tehran. trying to exploit anger against the u.s. because of threats to burn the koran and the controversy over the proposed islamic cultural center near ground zero. president mahmoud ahmadinejad who has denied the holocaust blames thought on what he calls a zioni conspiracy. >> we believe that there is a minority behind this and they are violen they have no religion. what is in islamic countries are what people are against. the ugly behavior. they are not against th people of the united states. >> reporter: president mahmoud ahmadinejad was equally combative abouthe iaea which sharpl rebuked iran for denying access to the new leading experts on the weapons inspection team. the president mahmoud

mr. president. >> iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad is taking credit for sarah shourd's release but said the fatef her fiance, shane bauer, and their friend, josh fattal, both still in jail, is not up to him. > . >> translator: i think we should let the judge and court decide about the case and this will be help to all of them. >> reporter: one department spokesman on twitter, he tweeted you could take the two men on your airplane to new york, when you go to the united nations. what's your response to that? >> translator: that was a good proposal, if they had not violated our border, they would have been at their homes for over a year, for more than a year. >> reporter: iran's government has been encouraging protests in iran, trying to exploit anger against the u.s. because of threats to burn the koran, and the controversy over the proposed islamic cultural center near ground zero. president ahmadinejad, blames all this on the conspiracy. >> translator: they have no relation, they are in no relati relation- >> reporter: there are jewish leaders working with muslim leaders to build the cultural ce

mahmoud ahmadinejad demanded the u.s. release eight iranians he said are held in u.s. custody. >> mr. i understand that the iranians, many of them, have been convicted of various sanctions-busting and arms-busting. are you saying you're holding the two americans as hostages for the release of the iranians here? >> translator: no, but how would you know those iranians are criminals? are you a judge? >> reporter: there was also good news from sarah shourd. she was released for health reasons. the possibility of a cancer scare. we learned from her that doctors examined her and declared her in good health. jim sciutto, abc news, new york. >> and iran's president ahmadinejad is in new york ahead of the u.n. general assembly this week. he insisted his government does not want an atomic bomb and iran is only seeking peace and a world free of nuclear weapons. ahmadinejad also challenged the u.s. to accept that iran is playing a major role in the world. >>> results of afghanistan's weekend election could be delayed for weeks because of a ballot fraud investigation. at least 4 million people vo

mahmoud ahmadinejad about the september 11th attacks as it is usable. later, the iranian leader said that the american government might have been involved in the attack. president obama says that he believes that mr. -- that the iranian president's opinions are inconsistent with that of the american people. >> this was offensive, hateful, and for him to make the statement here in manhattan just a little north of ground zero where families lost their loved ones, people of all races and ethnicities who see this as a seminal tragedy of this generation, for him to make a statement like that was inexcusable. this stands in contrast with the response of the iranian people went 911 happened. there were candlelight vigils and a shared sense of humanity and sympathy that was expressed within iran. this shows once again the difference between how the iranian leadership and this regime operates and how i think the vast majority of the iranian people who are respectful and thoughtful think about these issues. >> in your first video message, he spoke to the people of iran and you talked about how you are committed to diplomacy and you also said that this process of talking about to the issues on the table wil

mr. obama said the door to diplomacy remained open, should iran choose toe walk through it. but that door seemed much more likely to close after iran's president took the floor. mahmoud ahmadinejad said americans were behind the september 11th terrorist attacks to help the american economy. and to save the zionist regime of israel. at that point, 27 others walked out. a white house official said mr. obama found the remarks deeply offensive, especially made so close to the site where the world trade center once stood. a spot the u.s. president mentioned in his own address. >> nine years ago, the destruction of the world trade center signaled the threat that respected no boundary of dignity or decency. >> reporter: some say ahmadinejad's words were not at all surprising. >> it's just an attempt by ahmadinejad to change the subject. to change the focus from him and his stewardship of iran to issues he's much more confident talking about. >> reporter: today, president obama has scheduled an interview with bbc persia. the white house says this is a chance for the president to talk directly to the iranian people. >> emily schmidt in washington this morning. thank you. >>> senate democ

mr. obama said the door to diplomacy remained open, but that door seemed much more likely to close after iran's president took the floor. mahmoud ahmadinejad said americans were behind the september 11 terrorist attack to help the american economy and to save the zionist regime of israel. at that point the u.s. delegation and 27 others walked out. a white house official said mr. obama found the remarks deeply offensive. >> it is an attempt by ahmadinejad to change the focus from him and his stewardship of him and iran to issues he is much more confident talking about. >> today obama has an interview scheduled with bbc persia. he says it will be an opportunity for him to talk directly to the iranian people. >>> a vote to push back the bush-era tax cuts. a vote will take place in november. president obama only wants to extend tax cuts to americans making less than $250,000. republicans want to extend all the tax breaks. >>> well stephen colbert will be appearing before congress today. >> he will testify at a house hearing on farm workers who are illegal immigrants. last month colbert picked vegetables at a farm, and he took part in a effort

mr. obama said the door to diplomacy remained open should iran choose to walk through it. but that door seemed much more likely to close after iran's president took the floor. mahmoud ahmadinejadwere behind the september 11th terrorist attacks to help the american economy and to save the zionist regimen of israel. at that point the u.s. delegation and 27 others got up and walked out. a white house official found the remarks deeply offensive, especially so close to the site where the world trade center once stood. some said mahmoud ahmadinejad's words were not surprising. >> just like him to change the subject, change the focus from him and his stewardship of iran to issues that he's much more confident talking about. >> today president obama has an interviewed scheduled with bbc persia. it will be a chance for him to talk directly to the iranian people. emily schmidt, abc news, washington. >> a computer worm that experts think was designed to attack an iranian nuclear power station is causing international alarm. they believe it caused the facility to malfunction in june. the worm has since spread and infected about 45,000 industrial networks around the world. experts say the

mahmoud ahmadinejad at the united nations general assembly on thursday. there he suggested that the u.s. government was behind the september 11 attacks. in an exclusive interview with bbc persian television, mr. obama drew a contrast between comments and expressions of sympathy. >> ground zero, the site in new york of the attack on america which murdered nearly 3,000 people and scarred the nation's psyche. for a foreign leader to come here and entertain the suggestion the american government inflicted this on their own people has caused outrage. president obama, in an interview with the bbc's person service, seemed genuinely angry in what he called outrageous and disgusting remarks. >> it was offensive, it was hateful, and particularly for him to make the statement here in manhattan was inexcusable. >> president ahmadinejad was quite unrepentant today, repeating his call for u.n. investigation into 9/11. something happened, and that event was the pretext of the invasion of two countries, he said. hundreds of thousands of people have been killed as a result of don't you think we need to explore the real reasons for 9/11 to look at that excuse? speaking here at the united nations just five mil

the state department called mahmoud ahmadinejad delusional and the president called his remarks hateful and yet, the president still talks about diplomacy. why is it that mr. obama refuses to take no for an answer from the iranians? >> it is a little hard to imagine at this stage that he has not gotten the message, it is really kind of sad, and, worrisome that he cannot see that this guy is a crude little thug, there is no point in having a negotiation with, because you probably cannot trust anything he says or agrees to. he's a totally mercurial and changes from one day to the next on the things he says and tends towards saying out ranges and, yes indeed, even delusional things. and there is no indication that this mullahs who run the country behind the scenes are dissatisfied with him and would rather have some other spokesman out there, none whatever. the public may be dissatisfied with him but the president did nothing to encourage that, in my view he continues almost to legitimize the guy and it is a very foolish behavior on the president's part. >> chris: mara. >> i don't think legitimatizing him, saying the door is open does not, is not the same as

mahmoud ahmadinejad, who has turned these annual u.n. appearances into a regular attempt to seek out the media and press his case. >> mr. president, thank you for joining us. the united states is very pleased that you have released sarah shourd and the secretary of state, hillary clinton, has said that she wants the other two, josh and shane, to be released also. a humanitarian gesture. >> translator: its true that the islamic republic of iran took a humanitarian measure and released one of the three individuals who entered our borders, miss sarah shourd, this was a huge humanitarian gesture. now you may shall aware that eight iranians are illegal being detained in the united states, so i believe that it would not be misplaced to ask that the u.s. government should make a humanitarian gesture to release the iranians who were illegally arrested and detained here in the united states. >> mr. president, i understand that the iranians, many of them have been convicted of various sanctions busting and arms busting. are you say you're holding the two americans as hostages for the release of iranians here? >> translator: no, b

mr. obama said the door is still open to talks. >> the iranian government must demonstrate a clear and credible commitment and confirm the peaceful intent of the nuclear program. >> reporter: through his diplomats, mahmoud ahmadinejad has been signaling that he will. a big blow to ahmadinejad would be an israeli palestinian peace. >> now president obama has set his target, paleste independent, and a member nation of the u.n. by this time next year. at the united nations, i'm steve handleman, news4. >>> in about three hours, virginia is scheduled to carry out its first execution of a woman. in nearly a century. theresa lewis is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the greensville correctional center in garrett, virginia. she was convicted of hiring two men to kill her husband and stepson in 2002. tara joins with us more. >> reporter: teresa lewiss likely meeting with her spiritual adviser and her attorney. they can today stay with h until the moment of execution. earlier she had her final meal of fried chicken, peas and cake. the execution is set at 00 p.m. tonight for the murder for hire killing o her husband and stepson. eight years ago, she had hoped to collect life insurance payouts. earlier we spoke to a pri

mr. obama said the door is still open t talks. >> the iranian government must demonstrate a clear and credible commitment and confirm to the world the peaful intent of its nuclear program. >> reporter: throu his diplomats, mahmoud ahmadinejad is signaling that he will. a big blow to mahmoud ahdinejad would be an israeli-palestinian peace. >> now president obama has set a target. palestine independence and a mber nation othe u.n. by this time next ye. at the united nations, i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> president obama is set to meet later when the japanese prime minister. >>> coming up on news4 at 4:00, if you have a loved one who is suffering from dementia, you know how stressful it can be. a senior care expert offers some advice for caregivers. >>> and find out why these shoppers gave the clothes right off their back to get a great deal. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] giving up cigarettes can take more than willpower alone. but today's a w day. for many, smoking is a eatable medical condition. so talk to your doctor about prescription treatment options and support. and this time, make it your time. about prescription treatment options and support. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard wo

mr. ivanov. this is about preventing a nuclear catastrophe and we mentioned a lot of iran. president mahmoud ahmadinejad is here and has all the microphones we can only dream of. you mentioned the fact we do not want to see iran with a nuclear power or nuclear arms. what do you think, i'm curious to know you as a member of the luxembourg forum of the option of the strike, what do you think about it? >> can you repeat police shortly your question? >> [inaudible] is an option or not? >> [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: i believe i already answered that particular question. i believe i answered that question. maybe you didn't hear me. the decision has to be a political decision. a military solution. i don't think it's within the realm of issues of our forum to look at military solutions. we will get the solutions that further strengthen the security. the military action would have possible unpredictable consequences, so we want our american colleagues what can happen after the beginning of war in iraq. there were a lot of unintended consequences and we can't calculate their own -- them all. as we

mr. miller we appreciate you joining us today, thank you so much. joe miller coming to us from alaska today, thank you, sir. jon: iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad is on the stage wrapping up a speech to the general assembly. there he is. you won't believe who he is blaming now for awful the world's problems. a live report from the u.n. is next. more than a dozen states allow their residents to buy medical marijuana even though that is illegal under federal drug laws, so is the justice department doing anything to enforce its own laws? one congressman says no and joins us live to tell us what he wants to do about it. 1965, a lot of good thin came out that year like medicare. this year, like always, we'll have our guaranteed benefits. and with the new healthcare law, more good things are coming: free check-ups, lower prescription costs, and better ways to protect us and medicare from fraud. see what else is new. i think you're gonna like it. ♪ [ animals calling ]nna like it. ♪ [ pop ] [ man ] ♪ well, we get along ♪ yeah, we really do - ♪ and there's nothing wrong - [ bird squawks ] ♪ with what i feel for you ♪ i could hanaround ti the leaves are

mr. roker, thank you very much. >>> now i want to talk about two major speeches before the u.n. general assembly in new york. president obama addressed the assembly just hours before iran's mahmoud ahmadinejad made some very incendiary comments about 9/11. chuck todd has the latest on this. good to have you here. >> the president wraps up his three-day tour here in new york for this united nations gathering of world leaders. he's going to meet with some more leaders that he has yet to meet. but the big story has been iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> i hear those voices of skepticism. >> reporter: while acknowledging the path to middle east peace is not easy, president obama sounded like a politician on the stump, making the case before the united nations that his plan for a permanent peace could be successful if the two sized simply seize the moment. >> if we do, when we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the united nations, an independent, sovereign state of palestinian living at peace with israel. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama was in the audience, a few hours later, the roles were reverseded at a meeting of former preside