the swedish poet tomas transtrÖmer.e is one of the most foremost poets in the world today. >> joy at the end of a long wait. tomas transtrÖmer had been on the list for years. the announcement from the swedish academy still came as a surprise. >> i think he was called four minutes before the announcement. he had a very nice chat with a member of the academy who told them the reasons for awarding the prize. >> the academy said they use condensed translucent images to give a new access to reality. tomas transtrÖmer is also a psychologist. he uses this to describe the inner lives of relationships. he was born in 1931 and stockholm. 57 years after he published his first group of poetry, his dream has finally come true. >> don't go away. we will take an in-depth look at afghanistan and the situation. our reporter traveled and sent as a very interesting report. -- and sent us a very interesting report. >> a decade of fighting in afghanistan and what is that -- what is there to show for it? that is the question in america and i

the nobel prize in literature was awarded today to swedish poet tomas transtromer.was recognized for rich imagery in works that often explore death, history and nature. the 80-year-old writer has penned more than a dozen collections of poetry and been translated into more than 60 languages. transtromer is the first poet to win the literature prize in 15 years. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to the life and work of a man who helped define a new age of technology. "newshour" correspondent spencer michels begins our remembrance of steve jobs. >> reporter: the mournful sound of bagpipes drifted through silicon valley at apple headquarters in cupertino, california. flags flew at half staff and flowers and a makeshift memorial appeared on a bench, as apple workers around the world mourned the loss of their longtime visionary leader, steve jobs. >> ( translated ): i don't personally know him, but i feel like our hero is gone now. i feel heartbroken. >> reporter: indeed, tributes poured in from all around the globe, to th

tomas transtromer. he's the winner of this year's nobel prize for literature. >> the nobel prize in light tur goes for 2011 is awarded to swedish poet, tomas trans. through his images, he gives us fresh access do reality. >>> the swedish academy in stockholm announced the winner on thursday. he was born in stockholm in 1931. he made his literary debut in 1954 with a collection entitled "17 poems." considered one of the leading poets of his generation. the academy says his poems are characterized by economy, concreteness and sharp metaphors, his works have been translated into more than 60 languages, some of which he translated himself. 103 nobel prizes in literature have been awarded since 1901. the seventh native swede to do so will receive about $1.45 million in prize money. >>> an outpouring of sadness for steve jobs. people in tokyo react to the death of apple's founder. and former ceo. steve jobs is being called many things tonight. visionary, a wizard, a genius. the man who gave the world the iphon

the winner 80-year-old tomas transtromer. the academy said through his condensed translose isn't images, he gives us fresh access to reality. his work has been translated into more than 50 languages. >>> all you harvard people over there, scoot over. >> yeah. california college now tops the list of the word's leading universities. that would be the california institute of technology in pasadena. number one in the times higher education world and university rankings. cal tech knocking harvard off the top spot for the first time in 8 years. stanford was number 3. and grace if i have a few minutes i'll look up ucla for you. >> we'll work on that. >> you go ahead. >>> coming up, we have the protests against wall street. it's drawing hundreds of demonstrators right here in the bay area. >> and coming up, the overnight confrontation between police and those protestors. >>> we are live in cupertino where sheriff's deputies still have the road blocked leading up to this deadly workplace shooting. the gunman still on the loose. we hav