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1. President Barack Obama will deliver his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly later today. The president plans to call on all nations to cooperate in tackling global problems. It's unclear if he will call out countries that potentially threaten that vision, such as Iran.

 2. A wind-whipped wildfire burning in the hills of southern California has charred¹ more than 13 square miles. As of late Tuesday, the blaze was 10% contained. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency, freeing up state resources.

 3. The weather in the flood-ravaged southeast is improving after the rainy blitz caused at least 9 deaths and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Neighborhoods, schools and highways remain under water. More good weather there was expected today.

 4. Authorities who've been searching the property of Phillip and Nancy Garrido for a possible link to two child kidnappings in the 1980s say the weeklong search is over but they haven't come up with any links. The Garridos remain behind bars, accused of kidnapping 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard in 1991.