hpv vac even can cause mental retardati retardation? and the world takes center stage right here in new york city where more than 100 global leaders are gathering right now for the 66th annual u.n. general assembly. why the stakes couldn t be higher for the united states. i m wolf blitzer at the u.n. you re in the situation room. you re looking at live picture from the united nations. where all eyes right now are on this year s general assembly. president obama and the first lady, michele bachmann, expected to arrive in new york only minutes from now. at issue for the united states and much of the world this week, a showdown over the middle east. the palestinian authority president vowing to submit a formal application for statehood to the united nation s security council. it could have serious implications for the u.s. relationships with iz real and the arab world. much more on this part of the story coming up. let s get to the president s plan it slash trillions of do