sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >>> and here in new york, that big showdown that was looming between police and wall street protesters today was avoided. but later, there were at least 15 arrests, one man was hit by a police motorcycle. and the clashes spread to other cities, with police making dozens of arrests in denver and seattle. >>> a federal court rolled back part of the toughest immigration law in the country today, for now. children in alabama will not be used to track their parents. abc's steve osunsami is in steele, alabama. >> reporter: for the hispanic students we met in jefferson county, alabama, today's court ruling brings relief. some of them are undocumented and for now, the schools can't report them to police. but for their parents, who work on the farms and in the factories, the law still stands. their employers have to report their citizenship, and police can stop and detain them at will. >> the new immigration law is going to put us out of business if we don't get some help. >> reporter: in the heart of tomato country, hispanic workers and their families are walk

sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> keeping up with the times. >> that's right. >>> and coming up we'll join a happy couple as he pops the question on live tv. it's part of a new "gma" series, which is helping romantic dreams come true. >> and those dreams didn't work out for kelsey grammer and his -w

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one did show >> okay, sharyn alfonsi on the big, new study tonight, thank a benefit. you. >>> and we turn to politics next. your voice, your vote and the candidate who has to find a strong second act. texas governor rick perry once the front-runner has fallen to third in a big new poll, but the man they call the human tornado from texas is not going to go down without a fight, and the blast aimed at mitt romney, it had everyone talking today and here's abc's jon karl. >> reporter: get ready for the scorched earth campaign. >> i agree with mitt romney. >> reporter: starting with this slick video, rick perry is trying to salvage his struggling campaign. launching an all-out effort to destroy mitt romney by using his own words against him. >> romney has flip-flopped on so many issues. >> we'll end up with a nation that's taken a mandate. there's a lot of reasons to -- elect me. >> reporter: it's a sign of things to come. perry has won 10 out of 10 elections, often winning by eviscerating his opponents. >> this is a guy that puts his boot on someone's neck, his opponent's

all this amid a fire storm of response, and here's abc's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: the psa is just a simple blood test. but the government task force suggests the test for too many men leads to more harm than good. here's the argument. a man takes the test and gets a positive result. further testing follows, showing cancer cells in his prostate. more often than not, surgery is recommended, or radiation, or both. but the man's cancer could very well have been harmless. greater danger comes from the possible complications of treatment, impotence, incontinence and death after surgery. even a man who developed the test is now calling its widespread use a public health disaster. but try telling that to william. just today, the 61-year-old found out he has prostate cancer. >> and i know i'f i didn't have this test, i would not have found it. >> reporter: this is his doctor, and chairman's of nyu's your rolg department. he says the task force is ignoring the fact there's been a 40% reduction in prostate cancer death since psa testing has been in place. >> so say we shouldn't get psa, that

sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> and it's so good that you were watching tonight.ys on at abcnews.com. don't forget to watch "nightline" later. and "world news" will be right back here tomorrow night. have a great night. >>> oakland police chief issues a sharply-worded letter of resignation and will explain why he's had it. >> a new follow toupt san bruno pipeline explosion. half of the families are fed up with insurance carrier autos tonight a hurried harvest. you'll see why local vineyards are in a rush to pick the crop. >> and a major milestone for brian stow, he's headed for rehab. >> good evening, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. >> oakland needs to find itself a new police chief. >> chief b aatts saying he struggled with limited control and full accountability. we're live in oakland with more on the announcement and reaction. >> well, the chief did cite a number of accomplishments during his two year tenure, including ending the 20-year practice of street racing, side shows and a number of sizeable grants allowing the department to rehire officers but clearly,

abc's sharyn alfonsi has more. >> reporter: he had access to the best medical treatments, best surgeonsn the world. but steve jobs, diagnosed with deadly pancreatic cancer, reportedly refused to allow surgeons to perform what could have been life-saving surgery, fearing it was too invasive. instead, he tried alternative therapies and later said he regretted that decision. it is just one of the stunning revelations in the steve jobs authorized biography. walter issacson, who conducted more than 40 interviews with jobs for the book, some of them taped right before his death, said no subject was off-limits. of his early days, jobs revealed that he was often bullied in school. that he stopped going to church at age 13 after he saw a photo of a starving child on the cover of "life" magazine, leading him to later study zen buddhism. jobs experimented with various diet and said he was on "one of my fruitarian diets" when he decided to name the company apple. he'd just come back from an apple farm and thought the name sounded "fun, spirited and not intimidating." and of the design that became s

as sharyn alfonsi reports, ultimately, he regretted the choice he made. >> reporter: he had access tobest medical treatment, best surgeons in the world. but steve jobs diagnosed with deadly pancreatic cancer reportedly refused to allow surgeons to perform what could have been lifesaving surgery. saying it was too invasive. instead he tried alternative therapies and later said he regretted that decision. one of the stunning revelations in the steve jobs' authorized biography. walter isaacson who conducted more than 40 interviews with jobs for the book some taped before his death said no subject was off-limits of his early days jobs revealed he was bullied in school, stopped going to church at age 13 after he saw a photo of a sarff -- of a starving child on the cover of "life" magazine. he was on a vegetarian diet when he decided to name the company apple. the design's inspiration was a cuisinart he saw at a department store. he decided to make the case of one of the first computers out of molded plastic instead of metal. the book comes out monday. like so many things jobs touched, it i

sharyn, with a y, alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> and we thank you for watching. and don't forget "nightline" will be here later. and, of course, we'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. until then, good night. and we'll zeile ysee you right here tomorrow night. good night. >>> a rare miss for apple tonight. $28 billion in sales or over the summer, wall street declares it's not good enough. >> corporate america is raking in the dough, middle america is not. tonight the tee mandz of the occupy san francisco protestors. >> a controversial highering incentive for business owners. tax break you might get for pupting a felon on your payroll. >> and billionaire richard branson puts money to work in the bay area, creating hundreds of new jobs. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. and a surprising earnings report from apple tonight. >> the hype over the new iphone hurt sales in the third quarter. earnings fell below expectations. abc 7's david louie is live in san jose tonight with the story. david? >> it was a record setting profit for appl

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here's abc's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: spend a little time in a play ground and you might wonder whateverane. the film "baby momma." >> we have a play date with wingspan and banjo. >> reporter: gwyneth paltrow named her daughter apple. penn gillette pulled an interesting one out of his hat. moxie crimefighter. so, few people would be surprised if those parents later regretted besy toing such big names on their little ones. but they don't. a survey found of the 8% of parents with name regret, many of them said the problem is their child's name is now too common. for the parents of last year's most popular names, jacob, ethan, isabella andsophia, might my thinken about a nickname. take linda, number one in 1950. today, it's 624. one of the biggest mistakes, according to the so-called baby naming ocean perts, is letting the grandparents have too much influence on a name. so, i chose my son's name the way all good southern women do. i imagined what it would sound like over the p.a. if he played college football. wya wyatt. no pressure, no regret. but perhaps it doesn't really matter we the pa

sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> so amazing details in that]b book.nd of guy. he said he agreed to do the book, do some of the interviews because he wanted his kids to know him. that's what he left behind. >> i love the detail about being on a fruit diet deciding to name it apple. love the story behind the name. >> another interesting fact in the book too, a huge beatles fan. one of his wishes before he died, he wanted to get the beatles on itunes. if you want to hear more details about the book, walter will be on "good morning america" monday. but a fascinating read. >> we will all be tuning in and reading of course. >>> coming up, touching moments from that last gop debate. >> to lady gaga's unusual serenade. our weekly friday rewind is coming up next. our weekly friday rewind is coming up next. lady gaga's unusual serenade. friday rewind is coming up next. >>> welcome back, everybody. another busy news week in the books that can only mean one thing. time for the friday rewind. >> a look at what made this week unlike any other, including a dictator,

here's abc's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: misty howell's annual pap screen turned out to be anything but routine. the young mother learning she had cervical cancer. >> for me, it really meant, you know, saving my life. >> reporter: but now, the government panel is recommending women, between ages 21 and 65, only get a pap smear every three years. startling to women like howell. >> three years is too long. things can progress and grow in a woman's body like it did mine within a year. >> reporter: a pap smear is simple enough. a doctor examines cells scraped from a woman's cervix under a microscope. but the task force maintains it could do more harm than good, arguing that cervical cancer is usually slow moving, taking almost ten yeas to become dangerous. they say, the more tests you do, the more likely you are to be faced with a false positive, leading patients to unnecessary biopsies and complications like infections that can lead to problems with pregnancy. many doctors we spoke to today supported the recommendations. still, there is concern that women will get the wrong message. >>

sharyn alfonsi abc news new york. >>> 6:45 now. >>> higher opening on wall street in morning.ing open higher this morning on wall street. leaders meet this weekend they think something is going to get done. earnings from big companies including mcdonald's posting more than 8 1/2% jump items like the -- [ unintelligible ] all of this helping to bes. mcdonald's up three dollars a share. another -- world's largest make are of computer disc drives after reporting blow-out earnings. [ unintelligible ] here's how the market is doing dow up 135 points. decent gains across the board. bloomberg silicon valley index trading up. looking for a job how about your social network. facebook connecting users with jobs. launching social jobs partnership with the labor department featureing a facebook page. facebook will develop a bayway to deliver free job postings through the site. i'm jane king . >>> the oakland radio ministry that predicted the end of the world in may are at it again. the leader says the rapture is arriving today. no word on an exact time in a recorded message in the past fe

with more on this, here's abc's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: this woman's pap smear turned out to bed to go out today? >> there is a bigger concern about the little bug from asia. pests are hungry for bean plants, including soy, a major american crop. scientists are worried about long-term damage if this stays severe. >> you live in atlanta, see those things at all? >> i don't see them. i haven't seen them around. i am never home. >> you travel. true, true. >>> hawaiians are bracing for more aftershocks after getting rattled by a series of earthquakes. a 4.5 magnitude quake struck the big island yesterday afternoon, and two dozen smaller quakes followed. no tsunami alerts were issued. and there were no reports of any damage. >> sunshine returned to south florida after a strong line of thunderstorms triggered three tornados. one of them a powerful ef-2. up to 50 homes were damaged in the plantation area. winds topped 135 miles an hour. rooftops blew away. windows were shattered and cars crushed by falling trees. amazingly there were no serious injuries. hard to believe when you see th

sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> one exception, apparently, calcium supplements, doctors say can. there's one to hang on to. >> i think people get so frustrated to hear study after study. they find out years later that it's not healthy for you. it's strange. you know. >> eat that well balanced meal right. >> that's it. >>> moving to a strange twist in the whitey bulger case. we're learning that a former beauty queen from iceland collected the $2 million reward in the case. the "boston globe" says the notorious mobster was brought down after a tip from the former miss iceland, anna bjorndoktor, i hope i'm pronouncing that correctly. he became friends with him while they lived in the same neighborhood. >> good job on the name. not easy. >>> investigators in kansas city are expanding the search for the missing infant. now it's been one week since lisa irwin's mother last saw her baby asleep in the crib. police spent yesterday, searching the backyard and neighbor's house for clues in the case and looked at a nearby landfill. >> anti-wall street protests are still gathering strength a

abc's sharyn alfonsi has more on these attacks. something you would never think you would say, amish-on-amish crime. >> reporter: a personal attack because the attackers are also amish. the victims have included a 14-year-old girl who had her hair chopped off. and a 74-year-old man who had his beard shaved. for the close-knit amish communities of rural ohio, piety is pride. a rogue group has broken all of the rules, stripping away their most recognizable and sacred feature, their hair. >> for them, it is really a prime public symbol of their amish faith and identity. very shameful to have your beard cut. >> reporter: in at least four incidents since september 6th, amish, up to age 74, allegedly have been held down, as their long hair and beards were violently hacked away. >> amish people are living in fear. >> reporter: investigators say sam mullet, an estranged member of an amish community is the ring leader in the attacks. three of the five arrested are his sons. bob comens spent years as mullet's driver, a necessity for destinat