with ahmadinejad while he is in the u.s. for the meeting of the united nations general assembly. the men have been in prison for 13 months after being accused of illegally crossing into iran and spying. sarah shourd was also being held but released on compassionate grounds last week because of a medical condition. everyone who cares about shane and josh s freedom to please stand behind us now. so that we can make this final push for their freedom together. reporter: among the western world s long list of grievances with tehran, a nuclear program the country s leaders insist is for peaceful purposes. new york lawmakers were among those protesting ahmadinejad s regime at a rally near the u.n. monday. we cannot and we will not allow or tolerate a nuclear iran. reporter: ahmadinejad told abc s this week he would make recommendations while maintaining the men violated the law. while pressuring iran to release the hikers the u.s. does not have formal diplomatic ties with
the huge army base was never locked down during the incident. the gunman wounded two people at a convenience store on the base. he was then killed by officers who had quickly arrived at the scene. it looks like the marines have a new fight on their hands. bedbugs have invaded barracks at camp lejeune, north carolina. the marines have taken steps to stop the infestation from spreading. it is of course just the latest example of bedbug infestation which has been growing across the country. the call that got lady gaga to maine was repealing the don t ask, don t tell policy governing gays in the military. she wore suit, tie and glasses at a rally she hosted in portland. she wanted to pressure maine s two female senators to support repeal. defense bill that includes repealing the highly controversial policy. for that to happen some gop support is needed. the transportation secretary holds a summit today on the dangers of driving while distracted. the number of deaths caused
the 88-year-old grandmother 13 and great grandmother of 13 is hoping to hit the 20,000- mile mark too. we certainly hope she does. that will do it for the 6:00 hour. time to say good morning to allison who is joining steve. good morning, gurvir. we have a lot coming up. including breaking news from northern virginia where police are trying to convince a man they say shot two people to come out of a home he s barricaded in. one week out from election day. creigh deeds trailing mcdonnell but getting a big boost today from president obama. will that give him the push he needs and is the president putting himself too much on the line? plus the d.c. mayor and city council divided. a controversial appointment and one council member planning to file legislation to stop the mayor in his tracks. then another loss and major injury for the redskins. can it get any worse? well yeah, because they have a lot more games to play. we ll get the latest from dave ross. fox 5 morning n