President Trump's U.N. speech met with applause and walkouts — Team coverage

[0:00] Good evening. I'm Christine Johnson. And I'm Jessica Moore. Leaders from around the globe [0:04] continue to converge on the east side of Manhattan. It is another busy day at the U.N. [0:09] And today the president delivered his remarks with reaction ranging from applause to walkouts. [0:15] Outside the U.N., protests and gridlock alerts last ended this evening. We begin here with [0:20] political reporter Marcia Kramer and the critical moments from the president's speech today. [0:25] OK, Jay and Jess, President Trump's speech at the U.N. was long on praise of America under his [0:30] leadership and contained a stark threat to Iran. Make a deal or get wiped off the face of the earth. [0:37] I have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far [0:47] greater country than it ever was before? Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, [0:54] never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? [1:00] Donald Trump appeared to take Teddy Roosevelt's admonition to heart. Speak softly, but carry a big [1:05] stick. As he both defended the war, he started against Iran in February and sought a conclusion [1:10] to it. But he wanted members of the United Nations and Iran to know that the ongoing war had not [1:16] lessened the might of the United States or its ability to destroy the country he called the bully [1:21] of the Middle East. Are we running low on munitions? Absolutely not, he said. We are adding to our [1:27] stockpiles faster than we have ever been able to do before. Top of the line stuff. In addition, in the very [1:36] near future, massive munition plants will be opening. There are 18 of them being built by the greatest [1:43] defense companies in the world. Delegates from Iran walked out of the speech as the president called [1:49] for members of the U.N. to bring Iran to its knees with an economic blockade. [1:53] If we stand united, we will soon see a world free of the last 51-year menace of Iranian terror [2:01] and oil prices will come plummeting down. The president also called for an end to the war [2:06] between Russia and Ukraine and said Cuba was a failed state. Their delegation walked out as well. [2:12] He also likened the drug cartels of South America to ISIS terrorists. Experts at the Council on Foreign [2:17] Relations later held a session to unpack the president's remarks. Senior fellow Stephen [2:22] Cook saying the president wanted to jumpstart another round of talks. [2:25] I'm skeptical of all of it, but nevertheless, I think that there's a lot of maneuvering that's [2:32] going on in the kind of bluster of either a deal of annihilation and we'll know soon. But I would watch [2:38] and see what the Saudis, Emiratis, Qataris, Omanis, they're all doing around and on the sidelines of [2:44] of the U.N. meeting because I think they sense an opportunity. [2:50] Now, after the speech, United States envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met for three hours with [2:56] Iranian officials. The president called it, quote, very good and productive, but details were kept [3:02] private. Another meeting was set for the near future, guys. And a lot of it depends on the [3:07] meetings with those Gulf states and how they want to respond in this conflict, Marcia. And those are [3:11] going on as well. Exactly. Thank you. Thank you, Marcia. Hundreds of Iranian Americans protested [3:17] outside the U.N., calling on the international community to condemn the Iranian regime. [3:23] Iran's delegation is present for the General Assembly. As we mentioned, it's been nearly seven [3:27] months of war now with the U.S. Iranian Americans and former political prisoners, politicians, [3:33] and human rights activists were among this large crowd. We'll have more on this story coming up at [3:38] six. Day two of the U.N. General Assembly means another gridlock alert day. And this could be the [3:44] worst of it as the president is moving around the city. So let's go to Vanessa Murdoch. She joins us [3:50] live from the east side. How are the roads looking, Vanessa? Well, ladies, we're traveling north on [3:56] Madison Avenue. We're at 38th Street right now. And I'll tell you what, we are barely moving. It's a [4:03] green light, but we're not going. Expect scenes similar to this one to play out over the next week [4:10] as world leaders convene for the 81st session of the United States General Assembly. As we navigated [4:17] the city streets for the second day in a row, 42nd moved pretty smoothly for the most part, even with [4:23] the motorcade. At 2nd Avenue, an NYPD officer brightened our day with a huge smile. But then we [4:29] traveled to first. Horrible, terrible. Don't come out here. If you're not from here, don't come here. Get [4:34] out of here. Stay out of town. Took us 13 minutes to move four blocks and then a blockade. First Avenue [4:41] closed starting at 34th Street, an extension of the daily road closures highlighted here. First Avenue [4:48] between 41st and 48th. 44th to 47th closed between 1st and 2nd Avenues. There's more. During meetings, [4:56] DOT says 42nd between 1st and 2nd will also close, as will the 42nd Street exit off the FDR. The road [5:03] closures making it a miserable week at work for delivery driver John Hoyos. Very difficult. I have a delivery [5:09] two blocks away from here, and I'm trying to turn for half an hour. And still, I can do it. I got to do it [5:17] from here. I got to put all my stuff in the pilot and bring it two blocks. But for some who just [5:22] entered the slow zone. It doesn't look that crazy for the Mr. Trump in the house. President Trump is. [5:30] This evening, he's scheduled to attend a leader's reception where he'll meet with acting [5:34] President of Venezuela before heading back to D.C. Well, we made it through the light, which is [5:43] outstanding news. Now we're stuck at the next, and it has been an incredibly slow go up Madison Avenue [5:49] this evening, and I suspect as we make our way continuing north, we might have to get completely [5:55] off of Madison at some point because it looks to be closed up ahead. We are live right now from the [6:00] east side reporting on, yes, gridlock alert days. They continue through Friday. Vanessa Murdoch, [6:05] CBS News, New York. Not even moving right now, Vanessa. I wouldn't blame you if you got out and just [6:10] started walking. All right. Thank you, my friend. That will happen. Yeah. There was a suspicious [6:15] item found this afternoon just blocks from the U.N., and it is not helping with the traffic [6:20] situation. FDNY got the call just after 3.30 this afternoon about a black suitcase left unattended [6:26] at 3rd Avenue and 42nd Street. It's been deemed safe by the NYPD, but it did lead to even more street [6:34] closures. Do stay with us for continuing coverage of the U.N. General Assembly. We will see more protests [6:39] and also gridlock alerts throughout the week. Find updates anytime at cbsnewyork.com.