it's all happening at the united nations where mr. obamas making his first visit since becoming president. he met with isreali prime minister and palestinian president, mahmoud urging them to get moving on peace talks. >> it's past time to start talking about negotiations. it's time to move forward. >> the president met with china's president to talk about trade and the nuclear standoff with north korea and iran. on thursday, president obama will chair a special meeting of the u.n. circuit court security council. etc. focus, stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. >> sewn tore robert byrd is in the hospital. he fell at his home in mcclane today. the west virginia democrat stood up too fast and fell. doctors expect him to be in the hospital for the next several days. >>> and this news just in to the 9news now information center. massachusetts governor will be allowed to appoint an intime successor for the late ted kennedy. approved a measure about an hour ago. we head to georgia now where rain fall has created a real mess. the rising flood w

obama. the president travels to the united nations where he will discuss climate change with foreign leaders. mr. obama will also sit down to talk about peace in the middle east. then the president will address leaders in sub15 hair tan africa to talk about improving life there. also all of this going on the day after the president went to where no sitting president has ever gone before -- that is, the "the late show with david letterman." brooke hart has the story. >> barack obama, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: stretching his media blitz into late night, president obama joked on david letterman, showing a lighter side even on weighty charges that race is fueling the outrage over his health care plan. >> first of all, i think it's important to realize that i was actually black before the election. so -- >> reporter: will all the exposure drive home results for the obama agenda? there's climate change. e president at the u.n. today will stress the u.s. commitment. >> to addressing the challenge of climate change and discuss solutions with a truly diverse global audience at the highest levels

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where he'll talk about the economy at a gm plant. he's addressing union workers at the national convention of the afl-cio in pittsburgh. >> and at the united nations the annual general assembly opens today. mr. obamathe gathering until next week. >> finally this half hour taking the effort to save some pets to a whole new level. and by level we are talking about a cole thousand feet. >> a group of pilots are on a week long flying marathon to save 5,000 unwanted animals, mostly dogs and cats, and get them into good homes. >> reporter: pilot nick o'connell is on a mercy mission to save the life of this slobbering doberman named hagan. >> i love dogs and it really breaks my heart to think that they're being euthanized. at least i can say, hey, this one is not getting killed. >> reporter: o'connell volunteered his own time, money and even his own airplane to fly hagan from virginia to a new home and new life in pennsylvania. 400 miles away pilot matt dunn is on his first rescue flight. this is more involved than going to the dog shelter and rescuing a puppy, right? >> yes, we have an airplane with seven seats. this is a long trip, 500 miles. >> reporter: they come from places like virginia and south c