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. we also always recalled suffering of young girls under the taliban, and women. we recall when little girls were not allowed to even learn how to read and write, and it was a common phenomenon when mothers could not even take their sick children to a hospital to be treated, when women became beggars in order to feed their families, when there was public education. execution of women. all of this happened under the taliban. basically when when were barred from any public participation. but nevertheless brave women who manage to run a school for little girls but once the taliban were gone there was at least a substantial group of young girls who were educated and were able to read and write. this morning i was quite curious, checked the statistic of girls' education and in afghanistan, the elementary level, it was 40%, but at the high school level, it is 6%. that is what we saw and you may want to correct. 20% at the other level, 66% of boys at the elementary level, 6% at the high school level, 18% for boys. we all know that girls have much more access to education. women have more acce

for american precision guided bombs and special forces on horseback to chase the taliban from power. so thoroughly was the taliban dismantled, that in february 2003 afghan president karzai skofd at the possibility of a taliban spring offensive. >> i don't think that is going to happen. these guys are on the run. they're hiding. >> reporter: but not defeated. taliban leaders retreat mood pakistan where they regrouped. and in 2006 launched a spring offensive which ronald newmann then the person ambassador in afghanistan described in this cable. >> we were surprised by the size of the forces employed. a revitallized enemy with its leadership secure in pakistan mounted a major counterattack. >> i thought it was likely that we could be losing if we didn't up our game. >> reporter: did the u.s. up its game. >> no. >> reporter: why do you think that was? >> well, that was the period when they began to think about the surge in iraq. >> reporter: the war in iraq had reached a crisis point. and that was where president bush was about to commit more forces. the preoccupation with iraq is captured

girl targeted by the taliban. that's after tens of thousands took to the streets to show their support. >>> and a controversial call that helped the tigers take a big lead in the series against the yankees. needless to say, the home team didn't like it at all. >>> good morning, everyone. we begin this monday with the race for the white house and our just-released poll providing a brand new snapshot of an ever-so-close contest. >> indeed. it all comes with eyes on two big deadlines. one day until the second presidential debate. and 22 days to go until election day. november 6th. tahman bradley is following it all in washington and has this live report for us. good morning to you, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. these candidates understand the stakes. that's why they have been huddled with advisers gearing up. president obama and mitt romney are preparing for round two, tomorrow night's second presidential debate. with polls showing a tight race, both campaigns know the stakes are enormous. according to a new abc news/"washington post" poll out this morning, president o

. >>> and fighting chance. doctors in england say the young girl shot if i taliban has a good outlook for recovery. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, and thanks for joining us. secretary of state hillary clinton is taking responsibility for the security at the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. speaking to reporters on a trip to peru, clinton said security at all of america's diplomatic missions is her job. clinton is pushing back against republicans who have been highly critical of the obama administration's response to the deadly attack. the september 11 attack in benghazi killed ambassador chris stevens along with three other americans, and in the weeks since then, the administration has struggled to present a clear picture of what happened. last night in peru, hillary clinton sought to take the mounting pressure off the white house. >> nobody wants to get answers more than i do. >> clinton was asked to address remarks made by u.n. ambassador susan rice in which rice said the attack was not preplanned but rather an offshoot of a protest of an anti-muslim video. >> she got the same info

>> pelley: tonight, the school girl who stood up to the taliban. salala yousafzai goes to britain for treatment of gunshot wounds while her classmates in pakistan vow they won't be stopped. reports from charlie d'agata and ylizabeth palmer. wyatt andrews on the romney tax llan. >> i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >> pelley: do his numbers add up? that meningitis outbreak from tainted steroids may be just the idsinning. now dr. jon lapook reports other drugs could be contaminated. and bob orr with the notes noesident kennedy wrote when the world faced nuclear war 50 years ago. captioning sponsored by cbs ng n this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. gor us today the most compelling story in the world involves a 14-year-old girl fighting for igr life. she held up a light against the darkness of ignorance and now millions around the world are watching to see if she will die her her cause. malala yousafzai was taken today to a british hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the head. a week ago in pakistan

critical. the places the taliban were seeking to take over. the places most at risk to insurgent gains and potentially a takeover of that country. instead, we wound up sending the first wave of new forces to a part of the country will relatively few people, and i discovered the answer was simply, tribal rivalries. not in afghanistan but in the pentagon. the first wave of troops were u.s. marines and they wanted to bring their own helicopters, their own logistics units and didn't want to work with u.s. army soldiers in the areas in and around the city of kandahar, and here was this tale of our own services fighting with each other instead of fighting in common purpose against the enemy. and the stories go on. there was internal fighting within the state department, within the u.s. agency for international development. in one other tale i recount in the book, we had some real serious infighting between president obama's own national security team and senior people at the state department over the whole question of, was it wise to try to broach potential piece take the taliban? and we wou

of fear of reprisals. by sending your kids to school there was fear that the taliban was going to knock on your door and let you know that that wasn't allowed. previously the taliban had instituted a medrossas so their only forms of education were religious schools and those are religious schools for boys. teachers. there is no teaching force in afghanistan so one focus was building that teaching force for the future and for students. can urriculum, this is sanitizing can urriculum that existing and distributing new can urriculum paid for by the japanese government. now, i say sanitized, the can urriculum that the marines walked into was soviet era can urriculum. what the soviets had done, and if you want to change a community or you want to change a country, you focus on the education system. and this was indicative in the can urriculum. you would see ak 47's and it would go through the whole nomenclature of ak 47's and it was k through 3 can urriculum. so the marines would grab that and substitute our stuff, which was focus on reading and writing. of course we facilitated the d

this morning. initial reports say no americans were hurt. but ten afghan soldiers were injured. the taliban has already claimed the responsibility for the attacks. >>> and a busy border crossing between the u.s. and canada. the peace arch in washington state turning violent tuesday. the crossing was closed after a man driving a van with washington state plates shot a female canadian guard in the neck. and then, killed himself. police are trying to figure out why the gunman opened fire. >>> hundreds of mourners remembering u.s. ambassador chris stevens, during a public memorial at san francisco city hall. former colleagues say stevens will be remembered for his skill as a diplomat and his personal charm. stevens was killed in that attack on the u.s. consulate back on september 11th. >>> and some rattled nerves in the northeast this morning after a rare earthquake hit southern maine. the 4.0 magnitude quake struck just after 7:00 last night, about 20 miles west of portland. it could be felt throughout new england. people running into the streets, as the ground shook. but there were no reports of

treatment after she was shot in the head by the taliban. while some officials are still fearing for her safety. >> new details on dangerous situation during a daredevil's record breaking dive. why fearless felix >>> a pakistani teen arrived in england this morning for medical treatment. the four teen-year-old girl was shot after defying taliban threats to stop speaking out for woman's education. llama hasan reports. >> reporter: she was air rifted from a military hospital -- airlifted from a military hospital and rushed to thorn england to receive emergency medical care as doctors battled to save her life. the 14-year-old girl needs immediate treatment to repair her damaged skull and long term neurorehab after the taliban stormed her school bus last week shooting her in the head and neck and wounding two other students. all because malala was might fighting for the rights of girls to have -- was fighting for rights of girls to have an education. >> inspiration to young people it was a cowardly attack on her and her friends trying retaliate for her own campaign for good access to educati

was targeted by the taliban is getting treatment at a hospital in england. officials are talking optimistically on what will admittedly be a very long recovery. nick schifrin reports from birmingham. >> reporter: she was nearly killed for simply wanting to go to school. malala has began a long road to recovery. her doctors removed her ventilator and she responded to stimuli. >> her doctors believe she has a chance of making a good recovery. >> reporter: 17 specialists will examine her in 24 hours. they have to recorrect her entire skull, shattered by a taliban bullet. this hospital provides better care than what she can receive in pakistan. and it is also safer. as long as she was in pakistan, the taliban promise to try to kill her. when the taliban took over her neighborhood and blew up girls' schools, she fought back and became a potent symbol of resistance. >> you must -- >> reporter: and now, malala will fight back again. her supporters vow she will heal, she'll return home. and she'll go back to school. nick schifrin, abc news, birmingham. >> extraordinary story. >>> in other news this mor

of ensuring education of women and girls in afghanistan. including under the taliban regime when she ran underground schools. this event follows last week's near fatal shooting of a pakistani girl who was targeted by the pakistani taliban for promoting education of girls. we are understand today that young girl is able to stand on her own now. this event should get underway in just a moment. live coverage here on c-span2. >> as we wait for this event to get underway, some of the other programming coming up for you here on c-span2 and across the c-span networks. we go live to the national academies of sciences for a seminar on polling and estimating election outcomes. that will start at 2 p.m. peace and as part of our campaign 2012 coverage. also today vice president joe biden has a campaign stop in sun city, florida. c-span will cover it live. it gets underway at 11:45 a.m. easter. later today new jersey governor chris christie has a campaign rally on behalf of mitt romney. you can see that on c-span. it starts at 4:45 p.m. eastern. now back to the -- and now back to the woodrow wilson c

is tightening. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> the pakistani teenager who survived a taliban attack has awoken from a coma and is able to stand and communicate. she told doctors in england she wants to thank people around the world for their support. cbs news reporter charlie d'agata reports from birmingham, england. >> reporter: british doctors released this photo of malala yousufzai 10 days after the taliban shot her in the head to assassinate her. doctors say she is out of the coma and the 15-year-old is on her feet. >> she is doing very well, in fact she was standing with some help for the first time this morning. >> reporter: doctors say malala remembers being on her school bus in pakistan then waking up in a hospital in a foreign country. >> one of the first things she asked what country is she in. >> reporter: she has some damage in her brain and she was shot from above at point-blank range. >> she was struck above the back of the left eye and the bullet went down through the side of her jaw damaging the skull. >> reporter: doctors say it will be at least a couple of weeks be

girl shot in the head by the taliban is out of a coma and communicating. she's being treated in england where she was a message for the world. british doctors released this photo 10 days after the taliban put a bullet in her head. doctors say the 15-year-old is out of a coma and on her feet. >> she's doing very well, she was standing with help this morning. >> she remembering being on her school pus bus in pakistan and walking up in a foreign country. >> she has some damage to her brain and her injury suggests she was shot from above at point bank range. >>> she was shot on the back of the left eye and the bullet went down through the side of the jaw. >> it will be a couple weeks before they can start rebuilding her skull. first they have to deal with the infection of the bullet that came within inches of killing her. a group of pakistani women light candles to support her and women's rights. >> afraid of the taliban. >> taliban fighters tried to murder her because she spoke out against them. >> she won't awards for her bravery as she defied the ban on education for girls. doctors say s

in the head by the taliban for defying its ban on education for girls. he'll have the latest on the fight to save her life ahead on "360." >>> president obama and mitt romney are obviously preparing for debate number two tomorrow night at new york's hofstra university. unlike last time, it will be a town hall style face-off with the candidates taking questions from the public. both candidates already know the wrong words can change the momentum of the race, but with millions of people watching at home, tens of millions watching, body language can also speak volumes. what are the dos and don'ts for both candidates as they prepare for one of the most watched moments of the campaign? jeanine driver, body language expert, joins me, author of the book "you can't lie to me." body language is important. i used to be skeptical of this. you know this because you were on my daytime show but you made me a believer. studies show it's not the words that come out, it's how you say them. >> literally, if i say i will have peanut butter and jelly on my socks, please, you don't understand. same thing when

the latest poll numbers heading into round two. >>> then the brave pakistani girl shot by the taliban just for supporting girls' education. she's now in the uk for treatment, and in pakistan, people are taking to the streets in solidarity with the teen. >>> and later, is tom cruise headed for another divorce, this time from his church? the new speculation about a split possibly from scientology itself. we have all the juicy details coming up in "the skinny." that could be major. if their -- their best-known member defects, this could be big news. so -- >> a lot of members were upset they allegedly were breaking the rules for tom. >> exactly. because of the divorce. we'll get to that in just a sec. >>> first on monday morning. a lifetime of death-defying stunts. felix baumgartner can relax this morning, and so can all of us, right? everybody who watched the 4:20 free fall from 24 miles up, we're all breathing a sigh of relief. >> especially his mother, who was crying before he jumped. she had to be going crazy. baumgartner, though, is now officially in the record books as the first skydiver

in the head by pakistan taliban. the "new york times" reporter who knows her well will join me. the woman who is trying to save the world from bat crap crazy congressman joe walsh, democratic congressional candidate and war veteran tammy joins me. and in the rewrite tonight. lingerie. the kind that mitt romney hates the most. chinese lingerie. we will give mitt romney another little lesson from "the west wing." now find the most hard core driver in america. that guy, put him in it. what's this? [ male announcer ] tell him he's about to find out. you're about to find out. [ male announcer ] test it. highlight the european chassis, 6 speed manual, dual exhaust, wide stance, clean lines, have him floor it, spin it, punch it, drift it, put it through its paces, is he happy? oh ya, he's happy! [ male announcer ] and that's how you test your car for fun. easy. going to talk tough about china in monday night's debate. that's in the rewrite tonight. and karen finney and richard wolf will join me next. and congress yaul candidate tammy duck worth joins me when her opponent continues to evolve his opin

to the taliban. and with tonight's debate on a college campus, we asked the youngest voters how they will choose a president. >> we are all in debt. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting tonight from hempstead new york. >> pelley: good evening. we're at hofstra university on long island just east of new york city for the second of three debates between president obama and mitt romney. the candidates will take questions from uncommitted voters-- 82 of those voters will be on the stage behind me. can the president use this stage to bounce back from what he admits was a bad night at the first debate. a night that turned out to be a game changer. after that first debate, the race went from dead even to a slight but steady lead for governor romney-- though within the margin of error. but now have a look at this. the latest gallup poll out today shows he has opened a four-point lead over the president, 50% to 46%. that is outside the margin of error. so a small but genuine and growing lead. and this was surprising today. gallup shows that in the tossup

trafficking and helman province alone was the fourth largest trafficker of heroin in the world. the taliban controlled the region and this is the environment that the marines came into in 2009 and subsequently it has stabilized significantly since then. so the primary mission of marines in southwest afghanistan is security. but our secondary mission is to assist our interagency partners in kick starting institutions that contribute to a stable nation state. as an educator i joined the team to oversee the portfolio of education and was given the opportunity to implement the country's education strategic plan over the southwest provinces. additionally i was given the national action plan for women and control of two female engagement teams which were marines trained to interact with the population of women because of the pashi culture, the males were not allowed to interact with the women. in order obviously to ensure communities stay strong you have to not only address the men, but you absolutely need to address the women. so we created the female engagement team. with our interagency par

shot in the head by the taliban. it's just a horrific story. good news, she's arrived in england for treatment. we get an update on her condition from dr. sanjay gupta. she is brave beyond her years, incredibly heroic. here's the advice she had last year for any girl afraid to stand up to the taliban. >> i tell her that don't stay in your room because god will ask you on the day of judgment where were you? just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. your head-start to home cooked. anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips

coming up. a 14-year-old pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban. just a horrific story. good news, she's arrived in england for treatment. we get an update on her condition from dr. sanjay gupta. she is brave beyond her years, incredibly heroic. here's the advice she had last year for any girl afraid to stand up to the taliban. >> i tell her that don't stay in your room because god will ask you on the day of judgment where were you. [ male announcer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. >>> malala yousafzai, the 14-year-old pakistani school girl gunned down by the taliban last week was airlifted today to england for treatment and rehabilitation. you may know taliban gunmen stormed on

the taliban shot in the head because she told them she wanted women to get educated is getting medical treatment in the united kingdom. what in the world? the pictures are great, we are proud of him and all of that, but 24 miles in a fall? wait until you see the new pictures, all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, the race for the white house is closer than ever as the candidates prepare for the second debate. president obama expected to come out swinging according to those involved after a performance in the first day he admits was not his best. the polls tightened and governor romney raising in the national level in the league. the governor is expected to hit on the administration's muddled response to libya, the attack that kills the ambassador and others. romney supporters say this represents a major foreign policy fair and democrats accuse republicans of exploiting the tragedy. ed henry is live in williamsburg, virginia. the white house still taking heat from republicans over the attack in benghazi. >>reporte

be a foster parent... but anyone can help a foster child. >>> now for our what in the world segment. taliban opened fire on a school bus. two girls were shot. at first it seemed a familiar story. the taliban, afteral, has bombed hundreds of schools, especially for gills. here's what's new. mass protests ensued against the taliban and in favor of women. that's startling and refreshing in pakistan. this past week thousands of protesters thronged to the streets to rally for one person. 14-year-old malala you zaf sigh. she was not an accidental target. the taliban directly sought her out and shot her in the head. they not only wanted to kill her but what she says. >> koran says. koran didn't say that girls are not allowed to go too school. >> malala exposed the lie of islamic extremists and they were willing to kill her for it. but she's survived and so has hair argument. her courage in taking on the taliban has insfiered moderate pakistanis. we've been waiting for this kind of moment for a while. what will it take for moderate pakistanis to unite against extremism? for years now fundamentalist

to that 14-year-old girl fighting for her life shot in the head by the taliban because she wanted an education. tonight malala yousafzai is proving that the bullet did not take her fighting spirit. abc's muhammad lila now on how she's doing and this hidden world of so many young girls around the world, risking their lives just to read a book. >> reporter: for the very first time, doctors treating 14-year-old malala yousafzai say the worst is over. >> she is showing every sign of being just every bit as strong as we have been led to believe that she is. >> reporter: her case drew offers of help from around the world, from angelina jolie to former congresswoman gabrielle giffords and her husband, astronaut mark kelly, for years malala defied the taliban, speaking out demanding the right of all girls to go to school, raising her voice for girls like these. this is a secret girls school in afghanistan. our camera crew risked their lives to come here. dozens of young girls crammed into a tiny room so determined to get an education, they study in secret. we blurred their faces for safet

shows the race is tight. >> plus a girl shot by the taliban is getting medical help in london. the shooting is sparking protest and prayer all around the world. >> all right t.cbs 5 weather center, dense fog tie little heatwave coming our way. major changes ahead. we'll talk about it coming up ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,, "politico" and george washin university has >>> the presidential race is in a dead heat. a new poll has president obama ahead by a single point. 49 to 48%. today the two candidates will be busy preparing for tomorrow night's face off, second of three debates. the president has been hold up at a virginia resort focused on debate prep while mitt romney is preparing for a much more aggressive opponent. >>> president obama is going to come out swinging. i think he's going to have to compensate for a debate. >> the university is hosting tomorrow night's debate. remember you can watch it live at 6:00 right here on cbs 5. for more political coverage check out our forum. every day the candidates weigh- in on a different issue. >> the 14 year old pakistan girl shot in the head j

security concerns for a pakistani girl shot by the taliban, and is now being treated in england. the people police are >>> coast guard is searching the waters off half moon bay for a small plane. arizona but did not show up for a scheduled fuel stop in apple valley the pilot's wife reported the plane missing orange single engine tail number n 72 ah. the coast guard says the search will extent 20 miles south from where the plane took off at half moon bay. the plane is registered to a florida man but it is not immediately clear where it was flying. >>> firefighters still looking for a cause at are early morning fire at san carlo that damaged a restaurant supply business and threatened a 24 hour gym. the fire broke out after midnight it went to three alarms. 24 hour fitness gym next door was evacuated for two hours no one was injured. investigators state fire appears to have been an accident. >>> one man fighting for his life after what police say was a street fight in the mission district early this among. officers responded to reports of the fight at valencia and 16th streets at 2 a.m. they

security concerns for a pakistani girl shot by the taliban, and is now being treated in england. >>> coast guard is searching the waters off half moon bay for a small plane. arizona but did not show up for a scheduled fuel stop in apple valley the pilot's wife reported the plane missing orange single engine tail number n 72 ah. the coast guard says the search will extent 20 miles south from where the plane took off at half moon bay. the plane is registered to a florida man but it is not immediately clear where it was flying. >>> firefighters still looking for a cause at are early morning fire at san carlo that damaged a restaurant supply business and threatened a 24 hour gym. the fire broke out after midnight it went to three alarms. 24 hour fitness gym next door was evacuated for two hours no one was injured. investigators state fire appears to have been an accident. >>> one man fighting for his life after what police say was a street fight in the mission district early this among. officers responded to reports of the fight at valencia and 16th streets at 2 a.m. they phone the man unrespo

hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> just ahead, signs of progress for a girl shot in the head by the taliban. doctors release new pictures and information about the girl who was fighting for the right to an education. >>> new polls giving both presidential candidates encouragement after a night of showing off their lighter sides >>> breaking news out of wall street. dow jones down more than 200 points poor earnings reports weigh on the stock market, microsoft, general electric and mcdonald's among the companies reporting disappointing ruts. >>> doctors in england have update on pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by members of the taliban. these are the first photos of malala. she was shot for promoting female education. doctors say she making significant progress, but she not out of the woods yet. >> she was standing with help for the first time this morning. she is communicating very freely. she is writing. her skull will need reconstructing either by reinserting a piece of bone removed initially or with a titanium plate. >> doctors say malala will need weeks if not months to recover. taliban tar

. remarkable signs of recovery. doctors help the girl shot in the head by the taliban. a year ago, it would have been unthinkable. now, the u.s. has invited from month to partake in the joint military exercises. this brings military's from across the region. this is a sign of improving relations with the u.s.. the u.s. is taking a symbolic step. >> what we know is that burma is on the last -- on the list of those invited. we don't know if this invitation is final. this is only an invitation that is an observer. this is with mostly u.s. and thai forces, the longstanding allies. they usually bring in the forces of many neighboring countries as well. bringing the burmese military in would be a very dramatic step. the military is the most controversial part of the old regime in burma. they have already ended economic sanctions. this encourages those that are put in place. there is significant human rights concerns about the way that the army deals with the on commitment to the democratization process. this is a very separate power structure. i think any moves to close ties with the military bet

. >>> and signs of hope tonight, from malala yousufzai, the young woman targeted for assassination by the taliban, for speaking freely, tonight there is remarkable news from her hospital room. >>> and having babies, news about a choice women have been making, using science to put off motherhood. >>> good evening, with 18 days to go now until this presidential election, there was something that happened during one brief shining moment last night that a whole lot of americans would like to see more of. both candidates made fun of themselves and then went on to say nice things about each other and their families. that was last night. today, the president and governor romney went their separate ways, some campaigning, some preparation for the next and final debate on monday night, just prior to the all-out sprint to the finish. we begin our coverage tonight with our chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, good evening. >> good evening, brian, we're at the point in the campaign where every day feels like a week, every week feels like a day. well, today the president is feeling the heat, testing o

determinenation to prove that al-qaeda and the taliban was no longer a threat, that we would risk the security of our own people with fingers crossed hoping that nothing would happen? well, one person who clearly understands the ongoing threat is laura logan, the courageous cbs veteran reporter savagely attacked by a group of thugs during the so-called arab spring uprising. and speaking this week in chicago, she had this to say. >> i knew that we were being lied to and i knew that the american people were being manipulated. and when it comes to issues that i care about, issues of national security, i don't think that politics should deck tate the national security policy and i don't know a journalist that likes being lied to. >> she said that the new crop are moderate, kinder, gentler, that kind of taliban, she said is nonsense, pushed by taliban apologists and warned our leaders are being arrogant not listening to what our enemies say, but in making up their own script. and she hopes that measured america will the deaths of those in libya, and not attacked on our own soil, that's the only mes

by the taliban. the latest on her condition and the reaction from pakistan. >>> and snl has joe biden smiling ever so toothily and smiling throughout the debate that clip later on in the show. first the news live at 5:30 a.m. we begin with the race for the white house and a critical week ahead as the candidates get together for two more debates within the span of a week. a new politico george washington poll released moments ago shows president obama clinging to a one-point lead nationwide among likely voters. that means within the margin of error this race is tied. an average of ten battleground states, same politico poll, shows mitt romney up 50% to 48, a statistical tie. personal popularity has long been one of the president's strengths. the same poll shows romney scoring higher marks. the two men now essentially tied on that question of likability. >>> a new poll of likely voters from the "washington post" and abc news puts the race within the margin of error with president obama at 49%, and mitt romney at 46%. today the pressure is on the president to rebound in tomorrow night's contest

this morning, that young pakistani activist shot last week by the taliban is expected to arrive very soon in birmingham, england. that's where malala yousafzai will continue her recovery. her parents and younger brother are with her for the eight-hour flight on a specially equipped plane. in the meantime, huge crowds in pakistan have been showing their support for malala. ♪ >> it's an amazing sight. the teenager is an outspoken advocate for the right of girls to learn and go to school. for that she became the target of sal ban assassins. cnn's reza sayah is in islamabad. reza, she's in bad shape. she's already had a bullet removed from her neck. then she was sedated and on a ventilator. what's the medical treatment in london? >> reporter: yeah. first off, here's what we need to make clear. the bullet was removed from her neck. but it hit her in the head. right here in the head at close range according to authorities. many find it incredible that she's still alive. somehow, some way she is. early this morning pakistan time she was air lifted out of here headed towards the uk. she made a

off to get medical help after a taliban attack. militants shot her because she fought for female education. and because the taliban say she promotes western thinking. >> she is an inspirational example to young people. [chanting] >> shepard: now the young blogger has become international symbol of freedom. battle for extremism in pakistan. >> he was willing to stand up for what was right when people in america needed it. >> shepard: a nation remembers pennsylvania's longest serving senator arlen specter it. tonight, a look back at the life of a political moderate at a time of increased partisan divide. and -- >> sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you are. >> shepard: the amazing chest cam video of the dare devil sky divers super sonic jump into history the last-minute glitch that almost ruined the whole thing. but first from fox this monday night, we are now just a day away from the second debate showdown between the presidential candidates. president obama and the republic presidential nominee mitt romney are set to go face-to-face tomorrow hofstra u

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a taliban attack. we have a look inside the hidden schools where young girls put their lives on the line for simply a chance at an education. >>> and then switching gears, meet a "price is right" pioneer, the new game show guy who has a lot of folks saying, come on down. >> see, maybe the glasses make you goofy. maybe you should take them off. did you get a good look at him? do you like him? >> nah. he doesn't do much for me. >> really? >> no. >> okay. >>> but first, from the moment the presidential debate began, it was clear president obama was not about to give a rerun of his denver performance two weeks ago. >> this morning the buzz is all about a battle, an evening filled with sharp and uncomfortable exchanges. with 20 days to go, karen travers is in hempstead, new york, at the site of last night's debate. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. it seems president obama took all that criticism to heart. this was the president that democrats wanted to see in denver. he aggressively challenged mitt romney, but mitt romney did not go down without a figh

sentences after the bullet grazed her brain. the taliban said they plan on going after the girl again. >>> lance armstrong was defied in his first public appearance after a report accusing him of running the most sophisticated doping report in history. high was at the charity of his charity, livestrong. he stepped down this week as the organizers chairman. he didn't address the doping allegations, but he did thank reporters and the employees. >> this mission is bigger than me. it's bigger than any individual. there's 28 million people around the world living with this disease. martin luther king said once, he said we must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. >> coming up in about a half hour from now, i'm going to be talking to bill strickland. he's the editor of "bicycling" magazine. and he's known lance armstrong since they were both in their early 20s, and he's got some thoughts on what lance armstrong will say when he finally does address his current situation. again, that will be about a half hour from now. should be very interesting. >>> more politics next

shot by the taliban has been moved to england for medical treatment. the next few days are critical for malala yousufzai. she was shot in the head by the taliban nearly a week ago for promoting girls education and criticizing the militant group. pakistani doctors say she needs more surgery and rehabilitation. >> funeral services will be held tomorrow for arlen specter. he died yesterday following a long battle with cancer. he was 82 years old. specter was a republican turned democrat who was ousted from office. sharyl attkisson has our report. >> reporter: during most of his 30 years in the senate, arlen specter was best known as a moderate republican, serving on the powerful senate judiciary committee where he's remembered for his aggressive questioning of anita hill during the supreme court nomination for clarence thomas in 1991. he was a ranking member who quickly climbed the political ranks to become pennsylvania's longest serving senator. >> i won the election because of my attention to pennsylvania over 24 years. >> reporter: arlen specter had made a name for himself as philad

. reporting from washington. from the valley to the middle of england, the girl shot by the taliban flies to the u.k. for treatment. are the weapons intended for rebels ending up in the hands of islamic extremists? and when he was convicted of murder, he lost his right to vote. 30 years later, he is on a mission to make his ballot count. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. the teenager shot in the head of arrived in britain for specialized medical treatment. she was targeted a week ago for her vocal campaign for a girl's right to get an education. since then, there has been an outpouring of international and pakistan the support. she is being treated at the queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. >> she leaves a military hospital after almost a week of emergency treatment. her destination, britain. this after then, she arrived at birmingham airport. the ambulance driving slowly through the streets to the queen elizabeth hospital. hear, a large number of doctors ought hand with years of experience treating british soldiers wounded in afghanista

introduced the economic penalties. >>> a pakistani girl shot by the taliban has arrived in britain for medical care. doctors have been treated her sin she was attacked last week. government officials say she needs long term care abroad. the pakistani government offered to pay for her transport and treatment. doctors flew with her in an air ambulance. she's 14 years old. she wrote a blog advocating girls education. that angered some fundamentalists. they boarded her school bus and shot her in the head. the pakistani taliban have confirmed. >>> sales clerks across the u.s. have been ringing up more customers at the check out counter. what are we seeing here? >> looks like more americans are loosening up their pursestrings and opening up their wallets because u.s. shoppers were busy again in september pushing retail sales higher for the third straight month. commerce department officials said on monday retail sales reached $412.9 billion last month. that's up 1.1% from august and better than market forecasts of around .7%. sales at department stores fell by two-tenths of a percent but

girl in pakistan shot in the head by the taliban because she wanted to go to school. she is now out of that country and in a british hospital but concerns for her safety are far from over. we'll tell you why, it is all "happening now." jenna: election day three weeks away. jon: hard to believe. it is a tuesday, three weeks from now. jenna: tonight's showdown between the president and governor romney may make-or-break this very tight race for both men. we saw what happened after the first debate. will it rebeat. i'm jenna lee. jon: oomph jon scott. hours away for number two between president obama and mitt romney. the stage is all set there. the carpet is down. governor romney clearly needs to hold the momentum he gained after a solid performance in the first debate in denver while president obama looks to strike a more aggressive tone tonight in hopes of recapturing momentum for himself. the associated press in previewing tonight's debate writes the president must quote, deliver a goldilocks performance in the debate. not too cool as he was in his first listless encounter with mitt

-- by the taliban. she could make a good recovery from her injuries. >> an initial medical assessments at the queen elizabeth hospital are now complete. immediate concern that the long journey from pockets done, where she had been stabilized might set her back. but doctors here say she had a comfortable night. >> we are very pleased with the progress she has made a so far. she is showing every sign of being just as every bit of strong as we are believed to believe she is. >> security here is becoming an issue with several incidents reported overnight. >> i understand the number of people turned up claiming to be her family, and they have been a arrested. >> police are playing down the incident saying that no one was arrested and is was just some well-wishers who were told they cannot go and see her. hospital employees say a woman did try to get through and say she was her mother. >> what they might not have been any threats in this incident, there is a very visible security presence here. the police are taking no chances. and for good reason. it is feared that if taliban militants could try again t

is making good progress one week after a taliban gunman shot her in the head. security is extra tight at queen elizabeth's hospital where the teenage activist is recovering. she was flown from pakistan to get her the specialized care she needs. doctors are preparing for reconstructive surgery to repair the damage to her head. >> she is not out of the woods yet. there's plenty that could go wrong. but we're optimistic that things are going in the right direction. >> a taliban gunman shot her last week as she rode home on the school bus. she made headlines for her outspoken support of girl's education. fighters say they attacked the teen because she spoke out against the group and supported president barack obama. they say if she recovers, she will try to kill her again. >>> switching gears tonight, it was hard not the stay outside the entire day today. just so nice to absorb the warmth. >> what a fantastic day. just gorgeous outside. the cooling influence was not there. won't be there tomorrow. and let's hope tomorrow's score is close to this comparison between san francisco and st. lo

in the head by the taliban. doctors today say she's slowly trying to stand and write. malala, and outspoken advocate for girl's education was shot after defying taliban orders. she's being treated in england. i'm kelly wright, i'll see you at 1:00 p.m. eastern. for the latest headlines, log on to forecasts foxnews.com. >> you know better than anybody. consumer prices seeing the biggest two month jump in four years. prices on just about everything going up but the government says inflation is so tame, it's actually giving seniors one of the smallest increases to their social security checks since the automatic hikes started in 1975. you say this is proof washington is denying we have an inplaying problem. >> the irony is 1975 is when the government started touting inflation that knocks out food and energy prices though the government has loads of inflation measures but trumpetedded this one. food costs across the country were rising at the highest rate since 1984. the average americans are feeling it when median household north carolina -- income is down and savings is nominal. >> the govern

by the taliban on her school bus for daring to promote the idea that girls in her country deserve a proper education. on tuesday, malala was flown to the united kingdom for treatment. this week we've learned that she's steadily improving. according to the university hospital's birmingham update, she is stable, comfortable and responding well. on friday, doctors said malala was able to stand with help and to write. her body may be slowly healing, but a new york times article indicated yesterday that public opinion about her shooting and her struggle may be quickly turning. we have mixed feelings one man told reporter deck lynn walsh. what is the americans who shot her or al qaeda? we don't know. some people think this is all an american publicity stunt to make their point against the taliban. now, granted, there was skepticism about malala's activism before she was attacked but this conspiracy theory, one that involves american subterfuge of our quote-unquote ally is one example of how complicated our relationship with pakistan is and how difficult it will be to manage no matter whom the ne

to the aid of a young teenager shot by the taliban just because she wants to go to school. >> another nobel prize winner with hi ties to the bay area, >>> a new poll shows just how high stakes will be when the president and mitt romney face off in the second debate tomorrow night. pressure is on the president to slow romney's momentum. we report from the site of tomorrow's big debate. >> president obama and mitt romney off the trail gearing up for the second round in the ring. tuesday night's showdown will be a town hall. audience members will be asking questions which have been reselected. neither candidate held many campaign events like this recently. with intense prep, this could bring challenges. >> both candidates have to tread lightly. if they are going on the open oh fence too aggressively, that can spill into the audience and make them look too combattive. >> the president was widely criticized after the first debate. the campaign says he's made ajufments. >> i think it's going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country. >> both candidates sp

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dense. they have the job of mentoring national security forces and when necessary engaging taliban insurgents. >> north west. looks like they are trying to maneuver on us. >> pretty much the only area left in the river valley where it is one that remains. it's a terrain that's favorable to them in a population that's favorable to them. what we are seeing is squad 2 platoon size of taliban some level of basic training and understanding of small unit tactics. they have got very advantageous terrain they fight a defensive fight out there and they are pretty good at it. >> fights like this are becoming increasingly rare as they shoulder responsibility for security. >> this isn't your first rodeo. are you going to have to come back out here? >> no, sir. the districts have become very developed since we have been here children getting educated lots of shops open people don't want to go back to the standard of living they were in. >> hello to my wife my daughters. today is my 7th anniversary. >> great. >> happy anniversary. >> he is excited to get home. you know it. >> the time is 25 afte

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shot by the taliban comes out of her coma. charlie d'agata is at the hospital. and "on the road." steve hartman joins the hunt for a primate. he's little but he's at large. >> i realize he's made a monkey out of me. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. ee pelley: good evening. in the weeks before his death, u.s. ambassador chris stevens sent the state department several requests for increased encurity for diplomats in libya. stevens and three other beericans were killed this past september 11 in a terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi and, in a separate attack that same night on a safe house where the consulate staff had been evacuated. stevens' memos were obtained by the house oversight and government reform committee, which is investigating the attacks, and our sharyl attkisson got ahold of the memos today. >> reporter: ambassador stevens ssrsonally pressed for strengthened security in a series of cables to state department headquarters in washington. on july 9, 2012, stevens sent a request for extension of temporary duty personnel

the taliban has noticed is the deadline. everybody is playing to that deadline, including president karzai, quite frankly, who has no other choice. what mr. romney has said is, yes, that works, as long as the military thinks it works. if you trust the commanders on the ground, and they say, we cannot leave just yet, then you are going to change your plan. the taliban is terrified of that. the last thing they need is to know that the united states may not leave as quickly as they expect. look what happened in iraq. boy, we stuck to our deadline, and we did not work all that hard to make sure that there was a status of forces agreement with iraq. look at iraq today. with a man who is trying very hard to become a shia dictator, with civil war breaking out again, with al qaeda active not only in iraq, but iraq's neighbors, how well have we done? have we brought peace and democracy to iraq? are the iraqi people safe? the answer, we know, is no. the difference is -- this goes to your question, i do not want to evade it -- mr. romney says, how many troops? how many troops will depend on the situa

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