VELSHI: Ten minutes until the top of the hour. Here's what you need to know to start your day.</s>VELSHI (voice-over): A showdown between New York police and the Occupy Wall Street movement has been averted in Lower Manhattan. Demonstrators have been ordered to vacate Zuccotti Park this morning by 7:00 a.m., so officials could clean it, but moments ago, New York City officials announced the cleanup is postponed at request of the company that owns the private park. Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has had face-to- face talks with Iran's ambassador to the U.N. The meeting took place Wednesday as U.S. officials were announcing details of an alleged plot by the Iranians to murder a Saudi ambassador on U.S. soil. The Transportation Security Administration says it will not meet a December 31st deadline to inspect all cargo on flights headed for the United States. So far, the agency has not said whether a new deadline has been set. And President Obama and President Lee of South Korea visiting a GM auto plant in Detroit later today. Last night, Lee and his wife were honored at a state dinner at the White House.</s>VELSHI (on-camera): That's the news you need to start your day. AMERICAN MORNING is back right after this.
TSA Misses Deadline To Inspect Non U.S. Cargo