Delegates walk past the UN building in New York on September 21, 2009. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
Here are the big stories on the agenda today:
- Outrage in a New York City suburb over Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi pitching a tent on property Donald Trump owns. He's in the New York area for the United Nations General Assembly this week. The State Department says he'll use the tent for entertaining. Full story
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is promising to seek leniency for three American hikers who've been held captive in his country for more than seven weeks. He'll be addressing the U.N. General Assembly tonight. Those hikers’ mothers sent a letter to Iran’s president. Did he respond? One of them will join us live, with her plea.
- New warnings about an alleged terror plot that targeted trains and subways in New York City. Authorities say stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes should also be on high alert... so- called “soft targets.” We pride ourselves on being an open society. So, how do we protect these wide open spaces with lots of people coming and going, every day? Jason Carroll is digging deeper this morning. Full story
- It’s the video you can’t miss this morning. A parking pole saves a child’s life. It was the only thing between the car, and a little girl. The car ended up stuck in the air! And the girl ended up... OK! And everyone will be talking about her today. Watch