cooperation to confront the world's challenges when he addresses the 64th session of the united nations general assembly. >>> a new alert, federal investigators issue a new warning for transit systems and most major public venues across the country. >>> health care debate. the fight over health care reform will take center stage later today at one of the largest retirement communities in our region. >>> good morning. i'm and ya roan. thanks for joining us. today is wednesday, september 23rd. we say good morning to kim martucci. she gets us started with the forecast. >> good morning. like yesterday we have cloudy weather. unlike yesterday it is more humid. we will take that humidity and crank up our chances of a couple of showers as we head to the afternoon. at this hour, the rain seems confined across north carolina and just traveling the southern virginia border and we'll give it time before it tries to work its way up here. the temperatures are on the move. we are at 73. baltimore 72. even west of winchester 71. you have to go out to garrett county, maryland in to the mountains before we ease back to

president ahmadinejad is also speaking to the united nations general assembly today. is is president obama's message to him about the wishes of the united states to engage with the government of iran that's in power today. >> here's a... let's just take one look at that because your question is obviously trying to go at what i said earlier. as the president of iran comes up and speaks, the world will view him different because of what happened in iran, and it's not just a coincidence. it's not just because president obama got elected and he gave a speech, but a series of things that happened that has opened up fissures inside iran. and he will be viewed different by the other bodies, by the other countries of that body. the president's point, as you know, october 1, the p 5 plus one will be meeting. his point is as the president laid out, there's a place for engagement, for... iran has a choice to make, whether they want to be responsible members of the international community and what are the enticements to be part of that or one that's more of a pariah. >> rose: well

months now, and today he gave a major speech to world leaders here in new york for the united nations general assembly. in that speech, the president said that the united states is committed to working with other countries to solve the world's major problems. but he challenged them to do more and derided what he called an almost reflexive anti-americanism sweeping across the globe. as we hear now, the president gave no hint of any major changes in u.s. policy toward afghanistan. >> the violent extremists who promote conflict by distorting faith have discredited and ey offer nothing but hatred and disruption. in confronting them, america will forge lasting partnerships to target terrorists, share intelligence and coordinate law enforcement and protect our people. we will permit no safe haven for al qaeda to launch attacks from afghanistan or any other nation. we will stand by our friends on the front line as we and many nations will do in pledging support for the pakistani people tomorrow. >> the president also seemed to break little new ground on his remarks about the middle east, calling on the pales

the opening of the united nations general assembly. this year's session puts president obama among well over 100 heads of state, gathering here. it was no small feat, keeping up with the president today. our jake tapper tried, and he's at the u.n. tonight. jake, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, charlie. well, president obama had quite the full plate today. he tried to save the planet, lift up the impoverished continent of africa, avoid a trade war with china and, of course, bring peace to the middle east. the president's day began with 100 other heads of state for an unprecedented meeting on combating climate change. >> the security and stability of each nation and all peoples -- our prosperity, our health and our safety are in jeopardy. >> reporter: there was lofty language, but it remains unclear what actions will be taken by the two nations that emit the most greenhouse gases, the u.s. and china. the democrats' climate change legislation is stacked up in the senate behind health care reform. and wheel chinese president hu ji

secretary clinton is in new york for the united nations general assembly. facing a lot of very difficult problems, stalemated middle east negotiations, the iran problem, anticipated protests against moammar qaddafi. 130 visiting heads of states. those world leaders will be gathering tomorrow to discuss the fight against climate change. actor harrison ford is convening with team earth partners to rally support for forest protection. i speak with him and peter seligman and ask what they want the general assembly to accomplish. >> meaningful climate policies and legislation. we are looking for, first of all, to inspire and oblige the united states' delegation to go there empowered to commit to policies to help effect climate change. we want the obama administration to step up to the plate. i know there are a lot of pressures on the president and his administration to deal with a number of different issues but there is nothing more compelling, nothing more important than the health of the planet. health care is really important on an individual basis, but if we

united nations. on top of that, the police department spends about $15 million every year on united nations security, and another official tells us that the first two weeks of the general assembly the city $20 million. rick: unbelievable. where are gaddafi and ahmadenij ad staying? >> ahmadenijad is staying in midtown. gaddafi has been turned down by every hotel in the city and also refused permission to pitch a tent in central manhattan. he is going to stay at the libyan embassy, steps away from the united nations. he will have nypd production. -- protection. rick: the details of a bizarre case her life may have chillingly imitated art. rick: it is the bottom of the hour. here are the stories we're watching for you. a california rapper who sings about mutilation is now charged with the killing of a pastor. president obama has asked the governor of new york not to run for reelection next year. the governor's response, and why he is still in the race. and here from a man who pulled up a daring rescue. that is still ahead, here on "studio b." first, chilling details in the case of three men arrested in a multistate terror investigation. all three are in court. two in denver, one

also online: margaret previews the united nations general assembly meetings that start tomorrow.ou can look at public support for the war in after gaffe stan, read a blog about how attitudes are shifting on and near military bases. in other news today, the deposed president of honduras claimed he has returned home. manuel zelaya made the announcement on local television in honduras. later, it emerged he has taken refuge inside the brazilian embassy there. zelaya was forced out of the country in late june. the interim government denied he has returned. insurance giant a.i.g. has made some progress to pay back the federal money it received. the u.s. government accountability office reported today a.i.g. has repaid about $60 billion. it still owes $120 billion. a.i.g. was rescued last fall, after huge losses on insuring sub-prime mortgages nearly drove it under. on wall street, the market took a pause in its ongoing rally. the dow jones industrial average lost 41 points to close at 9778. the nasdaq rose five points to close at 2138. bank of america will face a federal trial over cha

. >>> president obama will speak to the united nations general assembly this morning. he's expected to pointedly ask world leaders for help in dealing with terrorism and the economy. then libyan leader moammar gadhafi will address the assembly for the first time in his 40-year rule. 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

president for reneging on the call of international community at the united nations general assembly., within less than 48 years -- 48 hours -- to basically violate the commitment that he spoke of at the united nations. >> mr. ahmadinejad commented on the massive postelection protests in his country saying, quote, a few people complained of fraud. and he also dismissed accounts of violence against the protesters saying most of the people who were hurt were progovernment. >>> tonight's show host conan o'brien is recovering after hitting his head during a stunt for his show. doctors examined him today at the hospital. he's keeping quiet about his condition. the network is not saying if show production will resume next week. last night, they aired a "tonight show" rerun. o'brien is making light of the mishap. in his statement, he said, quote, i was enjoying playing with mrs. lincoln. next thing i knew, i was in bed being served cookies and juice. >>> a powerful explosion in a city marketplace killed eight people and injured 45 others. it happened today in northwest pakistan. police say t

[applause] >> next, speeches in front of the united nations general assembly. we will hear from pakistani president zebari and palestinian president abbas and israeli president netanyahu. tomorrow morning, barbara slavin on iran's previously unacknowledged enrichment facility. adriel bettelheim talks about the role of olympia snowe of maine. >> joined book to be live saturday for the national book festival here in washington. will kick off our coverage at 9:50 a.m. eastern with laura bush. all day authors including dan balz and your phone calls. and "the surge". find the schedule online. >> world leaders have been in new york this week speaking before the united nations general assembly. the president of pakistan. his remarks are 15 minutes. -- are about 15 minutes. >> the assembly will hear an address by the president of the islamic republic of pakistan. [inaudible] [no audio] >> on behalf of the u.s. assembly i have the honor to welcome to the un assembly the president of the islamic republic of pakistan and invite him to address the assembly. [applause] >> m

it's the responsibility of the 192 member nations during the general assembly and beyond, to capitalize on the opportunity for global progress that the united nations affords to each of us. i outlined the obama administration efforts to advance our interest and to solve our problems through a global architecture of partnership. we must begin by taking responsibility ourselves something that under president obama we have begun to do. on issues of climate change to nonproliferation, and we have called on others to do the same. we can forge a global consensus and use that leverage to over clear incentives to all nations to cooperate and live up to their responsibilities. and we can provide strong disincentives for those who would act in isolation or provoke conflict. the united nations offers a venue and formum for nations to live together, and to live up to the charter and to provide global peace and security. i have in high -my office in the state department, a picture of eleanor roosevelt, one of my particular heroines and sitting a desk working on human rights. and i said this before, channeling eleanor roosevelt is not a bad idea. it remi

>> he's here for the united nations general assembly meeting which continues today.also has a lot to do with appearances. gadhafi wants to show the people in his own country that he is being accepted by the western world. this is his first appearance at the united nations in his 40 years as ruler of libya. libya, by the way, currently a rotating member of the u.n. security council. that might have something to do with it, too. >> got you. richard, thank you. >> sure. >>> police have wrapped up their search of a kidnapping suspect's property and they say so far it doesn't look like there is a connection to two other missing person cases but still investigators had not eliminated phillip garrido as a suspect in the disappearances of two young girls. garrido and his wife are charged with kidnapping jaycee dugard and holding her captive for 18 years. >>> the flu is hitting hard in minnesota. in one elementary school, 200 students and a third of the student body were out with flu-like symptoms yesterday. parents say that nine have confirmed cases of the h1n1 flu. the stat

less than a week before the united nations general assembly here in new york, a a new u.n. human rights council report has cast further doubts on the organization's ability to do its job fairly. critics say the probe of the israel-hamas war last december and january has an anti-israeli bias. the document alleges palestinian militants an israel cree committed war crimes by terrorizing and killing innocent civilians, but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the report was, quote, a kangaroo court, it was fixed from the start. u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice says "we have very serious concerns about many recommendations in the report," adding that "the human rights council's approach was unbalanced, one-sided and basically unacceptable." a new york daily news editorial says the report has, quote, one fundamentally flawed premise that a nation defending itself from terrorists who targeted innocents with a non-stop fuselage of rockets is no different from the terrorists who started the fight." but the author of the u.n. report says he was completely independent

profile speeches but he was on new ground yesterday delivering his first address to the united nations general assembly. faced with a host of global challenges, the most immediate concerns took center stage. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: president obama sat down in new york with russian president medicine vyesterday verify. to stop iran from building nuclear weapons, the russians agreed reluctantly. cooperation. earlier in his first speech to the u.n. president obama called for more cooperation. and he didn't minutes words. >> those who chastise america for acting alone cannot stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. >> reporter: in his u.n. address, iranian president ahmadinejad didn't mention nukes. >> and those who have created the current disastrous situation continue to blame others. >> reporter: members of the u.s. delegation walked out. president obama had already pressured both sides. >> we continue to call on palestinians to enden sightment against israel and continue to emphasize that america does not accept the legitimacy. >> reporter: many americans

world delivered. >>> two world leaders are making headlines for their speeches to the united nations general assembly iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad and libyan leader moammar ghadafi were so offensive that dozens of diplomats walked out in protest. outside the united nations building, protesters angrily denounced libyan leader moammar ghadafi's presen at the security council meeting. while inside, his first speech to the u.n. in his 40 years as ruler of libya had some questioning ghadafi's sant. said the taliban should form its n territory like the vatican, asserted that the h1n1 flu virus was create by an unknown military and implicated the israelis in the assassination of john f. kennedy. plus an analysis of what is wrong with the u.n. charter. >> should not be called the security council. it should be called the terror council. >> protest ares also calling for the u.n. to aisle exmahmoud ahmadinejad after an election many a was rigged. in the a speech, the iran wrap president called it glorious and fully democratic. >> our nation is prepared to shake all those hands which are hon of thely e

president obama addressed the united nations general assembly for the first time since he was sworn into office. and the dictators assembled there heard from a very different president than this country has become accustomed to over the past eight months. who seems to have forgotten some of the defining moments of his own presidency. let's take a look. >> 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. sean: he'll never apologize? this from the president who has made an apology an art form? from one world capital to another pointing out america's flaws? let's just roll this tape. >> there have been times where america's shown arrogance. and been dismissive. even derisive. the united states is still working through some of our own darker periods in our history. we've at times been disengaged and at times we've sought to dictate our terms. we have to acknowledge potentially we've made some mistakes. that's how we learn. unfortunately, faced with an uncertain threat, our government made a ser

. >> the 64th united nations general assembly will be one of the most historic, crucially important generalssemblies in the history of the united nations. when we are facing still challenges. >> those are continuing challenges. but this year there is also something new. >> a fellow citizen of the world. >> the u.s. president has pledged a more constructive relationship and -- with the u.n., after eight years of acrimony that characterize the bush administration. and he signaled a personal involvement in two of the main issues. one is climate change. the u.n. is sponsoring difficult negotiations cutting carbon emissions. the obama will speak at a summit called to inject political momentum into the struggling talks. president obama will also chair a special section here in the security council about stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and promoting disarmament. this will be a broad discussion based on themes of the undercurrent is specific concerns about north korea and especially iran. the iran process leaders refused to give up their nuclear program. the american president wants to try t

that was the message from president barack obama as he made his first speech to the united nations general assembly. under the bush administration, the relationship with the united nations was difficult, but the new american president was singing a different tune. however, his appeal was followed by a defiant response from colonel gaddafi of libya. our editor reports from new york. this does contain a flash photography. >> to the united nations. >> the president stresses his and merkel not scorn the idea up -- his united states will not scorn the idea of working with the world. presidents, prime ministers, dictators, in democrats hung on his words. he said he was humbled by the expectations his presidency has raised. >> these expectations are not about me. rather, they are rooted, i believe, and the discontent with the status quo that has allowed us to be increasingly defined by our differences. >> iran and ex-president ahmenijad listened intently throughout the speech. president obama said there had been a feeling u.s. acted alone, without regard, but as america changed, so must others. >> make no

united nations. >> thank you. my pleasure. >> i'm very honored. >> the topic climate change. >> 100 world leaders are meeting for a special summit. the head of the united nations general assembly. they hope to make progress leading up to guess negotiations on a treaty to curb global warming. >> all of us will face doubts and difficulties in our own capitals as we try to reach a lasting solution to the climate challenge. but i'm here today to say that difficulty is no excuse for complacency. >> reporter: the obama administration may be moving full speed ahead, but congress on -- progress on climate change has been slow. they congress passed a bill to reduce green house emissions but the senate is yet to act. global warming will be on the agenda when president obama meets with the chinese empty this afternoon. the two are expected to tackle trade issues and the nuclear standoff with iran and north korea. president obama's hectic day has meant wading in to the israeli-palestinian conflict. he met privately with benjamin netanyahu and abbas and then brought both together for the first time since netanyahu's election. no one expects a middle east peace breakthrough today through th

and so this meeting, this united nations general assembly meeting at which we will hear from president ahmadinejad is a very important moment. >> very important, indeed. and you were also able to press ahmadinejad on those three american hikers who got too close to the border and have been stuck in an iranian prison ever since. this is how that exchange went >> translator: under an equal condition, we are ready to engage in reciprickal action. the family of the u.s. citizens which are imprisoned here in iran, i sympathize with them. they need to know that these individuals have trampled, have violated the law. however, i'm going to do my best for the iranians who are in u.s. prisons to be set free and for these individuals, u.s. citizens here, to be set free as well. >> now, ann, this was not terribly hopeful because he did not give at all on the three hikers, their families as you know were on "the today" program this week. desperate for any indications that he might be more flexible about releasing them. >> reporter: in fact, that's absolutely true. they have written a letter and the

the president was in new york, where the united nations general assembly began tackling issues of concern to many in the religious community, including nuclear proliferation and climate change. in his speech to the assembly, the president said the u.s. was ready for a new era of global engagement. >> the interests of nations are shared. >> while in new york, obama met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas to try to revive peace talks. prior to the meeting, a coalition of 30 christian, muslim and jewish leaders released a statement urging the president to make this issue a priority. they pledged to support the administration on several specific steps, which they said could help advance the peace process. one controversial speaker at the general assembly was iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad, who attacked u.s. policies and indirectly criticized jews. ahamadinejad's appearance sparked several protests, including some rallies organized by jewish groups who urged a quote "nuclear-free" iran. separately, a group of prominent conservative evan

this morning president obama will speak to more than 100 foreign leaders gathered at the united nations general assembly some new york city. it marks his first major address to the world body, and there is certainly no shortage of topics for him to tackle. nbc's michelle franzen is live outside the u.n. this morning for an early look at the day ahead. good morning, michelle. >> reporter: good morning, christina. it has already been a whirl wind visit for president obama here in new york, full of high-level talks and a few speeches. but today will be his biggest, and the world will be listening. this morning, president barack obama addresses 130 heads of state at the u.n. general assembly. his first as president on the u.n. world stage and a speech expected to mark a change in foreign policy from his predecessor george w. bush. the speech follows a night of diplomatic mipg elling with world aders. a speech at president clinton's global initiative. and a marathon day of high-level talks. in an effort to jump start the mideast peace process, he broeshgd a meeting between netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. he urg

president obama gave his first address to the united nations general assembly today. he called for and new era of engagement. his remarks are next year on c- span. and after that we will hear from general david petreaus who heads of u.s. central command. the senate finance committee working this evening on health care legislation. a live picture on your screen of the committee. you can watch the marked up right now on our companion network, c-span2. this is the second day of the markup. they have been offering, debating, and voting on amendments. we will bring you some of this later on tonight hear on c-span. >> join booktv here on saturday with a national book festival here in washington. your calls as well. booktv every weekend on c-span2. >> here at the united nations general assembly, but the tunnel, ast global leaders for cooperation. in his 35 minute remarks, he also spoke about continuing the middle east peace process. he talked about north korea and iran's nuclear programs and u.s. relationship with russia. the u.n. general assembly is meeting this week in new

national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> we now return to our coverage of the united nations general assembly where colonel moammar gadhafi is returning to the lectern to address criticism of his speech wednesday morning. >> translator: hello. i'm here today to apologize for my speech on wednesday. it was just so long, and so rambling, and it didn't make any sense. i watched a tape of it and i was, like, who was that guy? allow me to explain.

. >> reporter: in his first address to the united nations general assembly as president mr. obama also talked about nuclear disarmament, global recession and combating climate change. >> another world leader that addressed the u.n. for the first time since taken office 40 years ago, qaddafi. he called the iraq war the mother of all evils and called for the security council to be abolished. >> it should be called the terrorism council. >> reporter: ahmadinejad began a speech alluding to the global recession. he said the era of capitalist thinking is over. >> no longer possible to inject billions of dollars simply by printing worthless paper's sets. >> reporter: -- paper assets. >> reporter: reporting from atlanta, i'm andy flick. >>> 5:21. acrorn under investigation. >> and are going on the offensive. >> acorn files a lawsuit against others involved in an undercover video that caused the group a lot of problems. i'm sherrie johnson, that story coming up. (announcer) they're highly trained specialists. true professionals, always ready when they hear the call... guys, pancakes!

gadhafi was in new york to speak to the united nations general assembly on wednesday.ibya has accepted responsibility for the 1998 bombing that killed 270 people. 20-year-old kenneth gibson was one of the victims of the bombing over lockerbie, scotland. gibson was a specialist in the army returning home for christmas. kenneth's sister lisa met with gadhafi wednesday night and joins us now on the phone from colorado. lisa, good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> give me your impressions of moammar gadhafi, because for many of us, what we most recently saw was wednesday's 96-minute rambling speech at the united nations. how does he seem to you? >> well, when we met with him, he was very gracious. in fact, when we walked in the room, he immediately stood up and came and shook our hand and invited us to sit down and then just proceeded to have a conversation with him. so, yeah, he was very pleasant. it was a very friendly meeting in many ways. >> why did you have this meeting, lisa? >> well, i've been kind of on a long journey of trying to figure out how to

. >>> in his dress tohe unite nations general assembly, president obamaalso spoke about another key foreign polic issue, the nuclear amtions of ir and north korea. veral countries l by the unit states areonsidering addition sanctions again iran and north kore if they don't curb their nlear programs. >> and i willepeat -- i'm committed diplomacy that opens a path to greater prosperity and more secure peace for both nations ifhey live up to the obligations. t if the governmes of iran and north kea choose t iore inteational standards, if ey t the pursuit of nuclear weaponahead of r stability, if they are oblivious to the dangers of escating nuclear arms ras in both east asia and the middle eat, then they must be held accountable. >>n an interview with the associatedress, iranian presidt mahmoud ahmadinejad said that he excts xt week's discussions with the wt about ir's nuclear pogram to be free and open, but called on the world's clear powers to give up some of their weapons, too. ist likely nucle negotiations withiran will succeed or are harsher sanctis against iran inevitabl joing us is maou

united nations starts right now. welcome to the united nations headquarters in new york. i'm bret baier. president obama today told the u.n. general assembly here that america is seeking new engamement with the world, to find a global response to global challenges. senior white house correspondent major garrett reports on a speech that was heavy on criticism, including some of the united states. >> president obama's first speech to the united nations general assembly openly acknowledged past grievances against the bush white house >> but added the days of reflective anti-americannism in the world body must end. >> after all, it is easy to walk up to this podium and point fingers and stoke divisions. anybody can do that. responsibility and leadership in the 21st century demand more. >> to a degree, mr. obama legitimized anti-bush sentiments. >> part of this was due to opposition to specific policies, and a belief that on certain critical issues america had acted unilaterally without regard for the interests are of others. >> then mr. obama appealed for new diplomatic cooperation based on his moves to ban torture, reduce greenhouse gases, p

. >>> president obama's first speech to the united nations general assembly, he urged international cooperation. >> this cannot solely be america's endeavor. those who used to chastise america for act ago loan in the world cannot now stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. >> chief among the initiatives the president wants cooperation on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons he special in iran. >>> a bizarre performance by muammar gaddafi in his first address to the united nations in 40 years, gaddafi rambled for an hour and a half, at one point calling the security council the terror council. he also referenced the jfk assassination. many offended delegates walked out as he spoke. the president did manage to avoid crossing path with gaddafi and iranian president mamoud ahmadinejad. >>> there was a unanimous vote to give the first of five slots licenses to ocean downs near ocean city. it could open as early as memorial day next year. >>> five days later and still many m dundau are reeling from the water main break that flooded several homes. >> there's nothing here.

for months, his plan was to use the united nations general assembly this week to start a brand new peace process, aimed at giving the palestinians independence alongside israel. once they were all inside the waldorf-astoria hotel, the meeting could not have been easy. he has humiliatingly refused repeated american requests to keep an old promise about freezing construction in the occupied palestinian territories, so the palestinian president will not take part in direct talks. president obama must have been exasperated by what he had hoped would be a major summit had become a photo opportunity. >> despite all the options, despite all the history, despite all the mistrust, we have to find a way forward. we have to summon the will to break the deadlock that has trapped generations of israelis and palestinians in an endless cycle of conflict and suffering. >> since 1967, israel has been building homes for jews in defiance of international law. the settlement to break up the land, making it harder for palestinians to reclaim it. more meetings lie ahead. back at his hotel, it is not certain t

new york nexteek among netanyah abbas, and present obama, coinciding with eting of the united nations general assembly. >>> one day after six italn soldiers were kied in a bombing in afghanistan, e attack continued to rerberate italy today. th suicide attack happened in kabul and broughto at least 20 the number of italians losin afghanistan. italy has about 3,000 trps therand has had a strong commitment to helping the ws the conflict but today, prime minisr silvio berlusconi sd there needs to be wt he called a "transition rategy" to give the afghan govement more responsibili. yestery, he went much further. >> translator: we are al convinced that t best for all iolved is to leave as soon possible, to no longer have a presencehere. >> as the conflict in afghanistan deepensone aspect of t war hasn't gotten much attenon -- the thousand who leave afghistan in search of asylum elsewhere. one place they want to go eat britain, and to get ther many wait for theichance acrosshe english channel. in theoastal french city of calais. the, they live in a squalid camp, determined to smuge themselves aboard trucks he

he'll spend several days there and is set to address the united nations general assembly on wednesday. he'll also make an appearance on "the late show" with david letterman. >> the cleanup continues in dundalk, maryland, this morning after a six-foot water main break. officials say it will take several weeks to get the highway repaired and opened for traffic. part of that highway was washed away when the pipe broke on friday. at least 100 homes were flooded. 70 of those have been deemed unlivable. >> the swit against swine flu is taking place in america's schools. vaccines will not be available until next month, leaving about a month gap for students who are already back in the classrooms. >> that's putting an extra strain on school nurses who are trying to protect students in the meantime. nbc's michelle franzen has the story. >> reporter: they are on the front lines in the battle against h1n1 flu -- school nurses like donna randle at ft. mill middle school in south carolina, already busy taking temperatures and taking extra precautions to prevent a flu outbreak. randall and school n

general assembly. it was in violation of the united nations charter. iraq is an independent country, a member in the general assembly. how this can -- we have already read in the charter that it should stop. we've come to the general assembly and resorted to the general assembly, saying that we should go there and start up for the checking. we go after this investigation, but our countries fought with foreign countries. [unintelligible] the un charter was respected the first time, and the second time, we wanted to use it to stop the war against iraq, and nobody uses the u.n. charter. it was discarded in the dustbin. why? the general assembly should investigate why there is any reason to invade iraq, because it is mysterious, ambiguous. it was a serious violation of the charter. the invasion itself is wrong. we want the icc. we want to take this file, and those who have committed against the people for genocide should be tried. [unintelligible] for noriega to be tried, that is an easy job to be done. either it is meant for all of us, big or small, or we

earlier today the president spoke before the united nations general assembly. meanwhile demonstrators are outside the summit protesting. >>> today federal prosecutors reveal details of an alleged terror plot to bomb targets in the united states. it came in the indictment of an afghani immigrant arrested in denver last week. the government says he was compiling ingredients for homemade bombs to possibly bomb new york city commuter trains. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: 24-year-old naji ahzazi originally charged with lying to the fbi. now charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. he appeared in a denver court thursday. federal agents say he went to beauty stores this summer for bomb supplies. he purchased unusually large quantities of hydroagain peroxide and as tone. acetone. they were listed in al-qaeda recipes officials say were found on his computer. also used in the 2005 london bombings. court documents also say when the fbi conducted tests in a hotel room he rented earlier this month they found acetone residue in the vent above the

in new yk among netanyahu, abbas, and president obama, coinciding with meeting of the united nations general assembly. >>> one day after six italian soldiers were killed in a bombing in afghanistan, the attack continued to reverberate in italy today. the suicide attack happened in kabul and brought to at least 20 the number of italians lost in afghanistan. italy has about 3,000 troops there and has had a strong commitment to helping the news united states in the conflict. but today, prime minister silvio ni said there needs to be what he called a "transition strategy" to give the afghan government more responsibility. yesterday, he went much further. >> translator: we are all convinced that the best for all involved is to leave as soon as possible, to no longer have a presence there. >>lict in afghanistan deepens, one aspect of the war hasn't gotten much attention -- the thousands who leave afghanistan in search of asylum elsewhere. one place they want to go is great britain, and to get there, many wait for their chance across the english channel. in the coastal french city of calais. there, they liv

this morning president obama will speak to more than 100 world leaders gathered at the united nations general assembly in new york city. it follows his u.n. debut yesterday where the president took a solid stance on the stalled middle east process. >> simply put, it is past time to talk about starting negotiations. it is time to move forward. it is time to show the flexibility and common sense and sense of compromise that's necessary to achieve our goals. permanent status negotiations must begin and begin soon. success depends on all sides acting with a sense of urgency. >> as nbc's ann thompson reports, the president is also using the u.n. summit to tackle global climate change. >> the world wanted to hear president obama make a commitment to specific cuts in carbon dioxide emissions. instead of action, it got talk. >> we understand the gravity of the climate threat. we are determined to act. >> and even one line that sounded a lot like his predecessor george w. bush, who refused to agree to emission cuts without similar actions from india and china. >> but those rapidly growing, developing nations t

lost time, unloading 40 years of trust nation delivering his first-ever speech to the united nations general assembly. moammar qaddafi rambled on for an hour and thirty-five minutes to a half empty chamber, offering his view on a wide range of subjects such as the u.n. security council. >> it should not be called the security council, it should be called the terror council. >> reporter: he addressed the assassination of john f. kennedy. >> ( translated ): an israeli killed lee harvey who killed kennedy." >> reporter: and praised the election of barack obama. >> ( translated ): we are content and happy if obama can stay forever as the president of the united states of america. >> down with moammar qaddafi! >> reporter: his appearance sparked protests coming on the heels of scotland's release last month of the libyan convicted of blowing up pan am flight 103 because the bomber was terminally ill. moammar qaddafi gave the man a hero's welcome. there were >> there were three clowns here today. there's hugo chavez, ahmadinejad and moammar qaddafi. but the other two are just nuts. moammar qaddafi is a murd

s president arrives for the united nations general assembly meeting. for more we're joined by john hendren in washington. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning. if you turned on the television at all over the weekend and watched the news you probably caught some of president obama's media blitz on health care reform but this week domestic issues take a backseat to international concerns. president obama spends the week addressing a daunting array of international relations issues acknowledging the nation's put topics like afghanistan on the back burner. >> we lost that focus for awhile. >> reporter: he will spend much of the week in new york talking on the economy today, climate control and middle east peace tomorrow and nuclear n nonproliferation at the united nations before meeting with the g-20 group of nations in pittsburgh. but at home he's focused on pressuring congress to pass national health care reform. >> i've got to step up my game in terms of talking to the american people about issues like health care and that's been a case where i

that is what is happening right now at the united nations general assembly. fireworks will almost certainly continue tonight when iranian president ahmadinejad addresses the assembly. the experts say that iran is close to having the goods and the knowledge to build a nuclear weapon. president obama talked about that there is subjecsubject tod. >> if they put the pursuit of nuclear weapons ahead of regional stability and opportunity and stability of their own people, if they are oblivious to the dangers, they must be held accountable. trace: what he might say tonight? >> as we know, president ahmadinejad is known for surprises. he has already said that the nuclear issue is not on his agenda. he will be talking about political, economic, and humanitarian issues. this is days after he repeated his denial of the holocaust, which drew international condemnation. earlier today, a prominent iranian american political analysts said it would be a mistake if the world's media focused entirely on the holocaust denial issue while ahmadinejad is in new york at the expense

united nations. no regard to the general assembly which constitutes -- the -- in the united nations and which it has no decisions that is a abiding. the international court of justice it is judicial international body and resolutions only implemented against small countries, small nations and big countries rejected to implement against big countries and resolutions to court orders taken against these big countries but they have been refused to be implemented against them. the international -- the if it is international one then all of the countries of the world should be under jurisdictions of this one. if it is not international, then we close the door and from this speech we shall close the door and not accept it and -- and -- general assembly, he -- he will talk to the director of the brother or the one assistant and they will ask him do you inspect the nuclear supplies of all -- do you -- do you supervise the increase of this nuclear storage, then if js is it, then we accept that and be under control but if he says we cannot go to these countries who have the nuclear powers and i cannot have any

because of the united nations general assembly in man and right now, all of this could be coming the other right now to raise concerns over possible terrorist issues. they say they know of no specific actual plan or information, they just started taking these as precautions. shepard: as we say in new york, if they see something -- if you see something, say something. he captured an 11-year-old girl and kept her captive and raped her in his backyard for 18 years. his name is phillip garrido. that is jaycee dugard on the right. she reunited with her family last month along with her two children, both of them allegedly fathered by phillip garrido. police have been digging up his yard for clues that might link him to other missing girl's. dogs trained to detect human remains have picked up cents on the property. searchers say that they have found bone fragments. at this time they do not know if they are human or animal. they are testing them. investigators say they have not found anything big. we are told the sofar there is no evidence that connects him to any other crime. a jury in kent

united nations tonight. the u.s. and several other delegations walked out of the united nations general assembly. earlier today, it was libya's moammar khadafy a long-time sponsor of terrorist atrocities, and he gave a rambling diatriat in which he tore up a copy of the u.n. charter. has the u.n. become irrelevant, an international joke? tell us what you think by checking on thele in it will page at abcnews.com or on the "nightline" twitter page. >>> tomorrow night we'll look at the ten commandments, how do they apply in modern-day life? and we'll start with a face-off debate on the topic of adultery with the question, are we born to cheat? that will be interesting. that's our report for tonight. "jimmy kimmel live" is up next. for now, i'm terry moran. for cynthia mcfadden and martin bashir and all of us at abc news, good night, america. >>> hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. tonight, i'm joined by special guests. joseph and john and the stars of the highly anticipated new drama "flash forward". if you'll be so kind, please tell us a little bit unscripted in your own words about your new show. >> well, "flas

bret: tomorrow as the president heads to the united nations general assembly, we will have a special edition of "special report" live from the united nations wednesday night, 6:00 eastern time. president obama will apparently disregard the urgings of several past c.i.a. chiefs and proceed with investigations into possible abuses in enhanced terrorist interrogations. white house correspondent wen wendell coal r. goler spells out of the president's reasons for staying the course. >> 2 days after 7 former c.i.a. directors asked him to kill a potential investigation into interrogation abuse, president obama declined. >> i want to make sure that as president of the united states that i'm not asserting in some way that my decisions overrule the decisions of prosecutors who are there to overhaul rules. >> critics say that they should not bring charges and there are reports that eric holder didn't personally read the so-called defamation that the bush justice lawyers filed saying why they declined to prosecute. >> what that tells me is it was a pre-meditated decision. there was nothing that w