ellen johnson-sirleaf puts herself in prison for a while. she fell out with the regime in particular, went into exile. when she came back to take over in 200e5, she recognized -- i was there 100 days after she took office to see how it was going. she said, to reconnect with her own people, acknowledging this might be very difficult. she was seen by rural people as somebody who lived abroad for a long time, set about trying to do that, just trying to bring reconciliation and to tackle the enormous poverty in her country in the aftermath of that. so, her own experience very much addresses what you're just saying. and with leymah gbowee, operating very much at a grass roots level in that same society as well. and then again, alongside that, yemen as well. we mustn't forget, that is the poorest nation in the arab world. that's also all about poverty as much as it is about conflict, and poverty is an element in conflict. >> it's a huge challenge to pick people who are whiter than white, isn't it? i mean, even with ellen sirleaf johnson, the truth

the most well known is liberian president ellen johnson-sirleaf. we begin this profile of her. >> it was an historic moment for africa, liberia, as ellen johnson-sirleaf herself. in january, 2006, she became the first woman in africa to hold the country's highest office. johnson-sirleaf soon became known as the country's iron lady. >> she served as director of the u.n. development program's regional bureau for africa. as a liberian president, she saw to continue that work. >> we are here because we share a fundamental belief that poverty, illiteracy, disease, and in quality do not belong in the 21st century. >> johnson-sirleaf's won the support of german chancellor angela merkel. johnson-sirleaf's popularity has waned. it is not clear whether her bid to be reelected will be successful. winning the nobel peace prize could provide her with the crucial boost she needs. >> the announcement is to send a message beyond africa and the middle east. the plight of women remains mired in many parts of the world. there is still much work to do in the way of fig

decided that the nobel peace prize for 2011 is to be divided in three equal parts between ellen johnson sirleaf, leymah gbowee, tawakul karman. >> ellen johnson sirleaf has been president since 2005 tackling reconciliation after the civil war. the other librarian -- the other liberian challenged the war groups. >> it was predominantly about war, the killing machines, the shelling on the street. no one was taking the time to tell the story of how these women were surviving in the middle of rape, how they were taking care of their children. we brought another liked. >> this woman started her work with human rights and press freedom before the start of the arabs spring uprising. many suggesting that the committee would want to reflect this in some way. >> i am so happy with this news and i dedicated to all of the martyrs and wounded. i dedicated to the martyrs and wounded of tunisia, yemen, libya, and syria, and a free people fighting for their rights and freedom. >> ellen johnson sirleaf has been sworn in for a cause that she sought to be a cause for all the women. >> poverty, a literacy, disease

liberian president, ellen johnson-sirleaf is africa's first democratically-elected female president. she has contributed to securing peace in liberia. promoting economic and social development and strengthening the position of women. the liberian activist, leym leyman gbowee worked hard to bring the long war in liberia to an end to insure women's rights to participate in elections and yemenese activist karman played a leading part for the struggle of women in human rights campaign. >>> the three winners will share about $1.5 million in prize money. the final nobel prize winner for this year will be announced monday in the field of economic sciences. >>> internationalors in afghanistan under fire. [ sirens ] th taliban is growing stronger. its fighters are expanding their reach across the country. afghan citizens are growing even more frustrated, many are fed up with the u.s.-led forces after a decade of war. >> translator: still no security in afghanistan. every day there is bomb blasts. >> the u.s. and its allies invaded afghanistan exactly ten years ago, friday, about a month after

ellen johnson sirleaf, leymah gbowee and tawakkul karman. liberia's ellen johnson sirleaf is the first elected in all of africa. the laureate dedicated this to the arab spring activists. >>> men told for years not to neglect prostate cancer screenings, now cnn learned a task force is about to recommend just the opposite, that men not get screened for the disease. cnn the senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us from atlanta. elizabeth, who's making this recommendation? this is is confusing. >> reporter: it is. the same group that told women in their 40s not to get mammograms. we talked about it many times on the year. a huge brouhaha. now the same group is telling men not to get prostate cancer screening saying the screening does nor harm than good. in other words, men are finding cancers that are so small they never would have caused them problem, but then the treatment they then feel compelled to get is causing them problems. so the u.s. preventive task force is set next week to recommend a derating for psa screening. carol? >>

the winners are -- ellen johnson-sirleaf, leymah gbowee and tawakkul karman. honored for their, quote, nonviolent struggle for safety of women and for peace building work. >>> president obama is using the nationwide protests against wall street to re-ignite a push for his jobs bill. the president told the press the demonstrations give a void to broader frustrations sweeping the country and a lack of jobs. he said his proposal to tax the most wealthy americans in even the playing field, but republicans say the president has started campaigning full time. and that a tax hike on the wealthy will not create a single job. the senate hopes to vote on a revised version of the president's $450 billion plan next yeek and that includes a surcharge on millionaires. >>> that frustration the president spoke of has made its way to the district through hundreds of protesters. this morning, they are camped out at freedom plaza, preparing for the second day of demonstrations and more are expected to join them. melissa joins us live from freedom square with more. >> good mornin

two of the women are liberian-- president ellen johnson sirleaf and peace activist leymah gbowee. the third is tawakul karman of yemen, a pro-democracy campaigner. the chairman of the five-member norwegian nobel panel made the announcement in oslo. >> we cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women obtain the same opportunities as men to influence developments at all levels of society. >> warner: sirleaf became africa's first democratically elected female president in 2006 on the heels of 14 years of civil war. she faces a hotly contested re- election next tuesday. in 2009, she spoke to "the newshour" about the women she'd named to senior ministerial posts and how they govern differently. >> i've found all the women in the strategic positions that they hold have been so dedicated and committed and honest. i mean, they really go to the task, you know, with all that it takes. they go that extra mile. >> ooh! yippee! that says it all. >> warner: an earlier african winner of the peace prize-- archbishop desmond tutu of south africa-- was jubilant today at sirle

that the nobel peace prize for 2011 is twob divided between three equal parts between ellen johnson-s johnson-sirleaf. for their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights, to full participation in pause-building work. the norwegian nobel committee announced the winners on friday. liberian president, ellen johnson-sirleaf is african's first democratically-elected president. she has contributed to securing peace in liberia. promoting economic and social development and strengthening the position of women. the liberian activist, leyman gbowee worked hard to bring the long war in liberia to an end to insure women's rights to participate in elections and yemenese activist karman played a leading part for the struggle of women in human rights campaign. >>> the three winners will share about $1.5 million in prize money. the final nobel prize winner for this year will be announced monday in the field of economic sciences. >>> credit ratings agency, moody's has downgraded banks in britain and portugal. it comes amid rising concerns that the prolonged debt problems in europe could hurt

leashians electeded ellen johnson sirleaf who became the first f modern modern african history.be our powers: how sisterhood, prayer and sex changed a nation at war." i'm pleased to have her at this table for the first time tell me why this is a powerful story of our time and change. >> my story is the story of every african woman, who has lived true povert who has lived through abuse. but the beauty of that story is that even when people would think that having gone through the worst of life you would just. the story is the story of victory it proves that a hero or shero or survivor. so this is a story that the media in the west really doesn't contribute effortly the story of how women survive and how they build peace and thaw they bring the communities back to a state of sanity. >> as a young person you look at yoself and said "i'm intelligent, i beautiful, i can make a difference." and then later you realized it's going to be much harder than you imagined. what happened? >> yeah. well, growing up i had all of the confidence of a nmal teenager with good grades and thinking you

ellen johnson-sirleaf, the liberian leader, the first female president elected in africa democraticallythis former economist is trying to turn her country around. her no-nonsense approach has won her international acclaim. thousands of miles away, news travels fast. during celebrations for desmond tutu, in characteristic style he could not contain his excitement. >> wohoo! [cheering] >> a fellow liberian shares the spread -- -- leymah gbowee -- shares this prize. >> this prizes won by the people of liberia and the whitman of africa. our story is the story of war. >> this is a historic moment for africa. a continent where being a woman is rarely a blessing. where the role of females has been underestimated. tawakul karman, a journalist and peace campaigner. she has been here in this square fearful that if she leaves, which you will be gunned down by government troops. true to her fate, speaking to the bbc, she has dedicated her price to the activists of the arab spring. >> i am sure that this is a victory for the peace of our revolution. >> three women, one prize, in a world where big ma

the winners are ellen johnson sirleaf the president of liberia, [ foreign language ] a peace activist from the same west african country and [ foreign language ] a democratic activist from yemen. the three will split the prize money. the equivalent of $1.5 million u.s. i have a problem with say democracy. [ laughter ] >> i know. this is the second team they have made her read that story. yeah. >>> what's going on in the weather, lawrence? >> some good changes i think in time for the weekend. a big weekend here in the bay area. we have fleet week and all the other festivities and yes indeed looks like the weather is going to work out very nicely as high pressure now building into the bay area. a little cool to start out with around our skies as those skies have cleared out. of course that cool air coming in from the systems that passed on through. it is going to work out to be a decent day. temperatures now we have some fog in santa rosa 44. 48 in san jose and 45 degrees in livermore. by the afternoon, we are going to be enjoying some sunshine, those temperatures moving up into the mid

he sat down with ellen johnson-sirleaf. that was part of his award-winning documentary, africa's maryland. we posted that on our web site at www.wbaltv.com. click on the link "africa's maryland." >> stay with us. "11 fitness" is coming up next. >> first a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. either i can't get to sleep, or i can't stay asleep. [ male announcer ] unisom helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep. so i wake up rested. [ male announcer ] unisom. fall asleep faster. sleep longer. >> welcome back. it is time for "11 fitness. charles harris is joining us. you can't spot reduce, but you can tone. and we're talking about the abs. >> you can spot train, but you can't spot reduce, like you just said. i always like to do abs. it is amazing on the response we get on our abdominal segments. it is always a crowd favorite, always necessary, and always necessary to get new tips. today i brought in three different things that we can use to enhance your ab workout, add intensity, and add variety to your basic crun

the honorees are ellen johnson- sirleaf, of course, she is the president of liberia, the first democratic-elected woman on that continent. fellow liberia leymah gbowee helped bring an end to her country's second civil war in 2003. and tawakkul karmen is a politician in yemen. she organized pro-democracy rallies earlier this year in yemen and egypt. congratulations. >>> 10 years ago today america went to war in afghanistan, less than a month after the september 11th attacks. 10 years later, nearly 1800 u.s. troops have died and soldiers are still battling militant groups. tina krauss reports. reporter: hundreds of angry protestors rallied on the streets of kabul. they want american troops to get out of afghanistan 10 years after the u.s.-led invasion began. these demonstrators say too many afghan civilians have been killed in the conflict. about 100,000 american troops remain in afghanistan, nearly 1800 have died. >> i think that the way this conflict turns out is going to be looked at for years to come as a defining moment. reporter: the biggest success for u.s. forces came in may when navy seals

the oners are the first elected female president's ellen johnson sirleaf. and libertyian peace activist, lema bowee and car man of yemen who is a figure leading protests against the yemen president as part of the arab spring uprising >>> there are rumors that the peace prize would go to mark salt laker burg because of the role facebook has played. he said for facebook or social media to claim any meaningful role in the up risings would be extremely arrogant. >>> a san jose graduate student removed from a flight is now suing southwest airlines for discrimination. the u.s. citizen of pakistan was wearing her traditional muslim head scarf on a flight from san francisco toe san jose in march. she was talking on a cellphone when she said. i have to go the plane is about to depart. the flight attendant thought she said it's a go. and she was then taken off the plane. >> that still haunts me. and that is myself and my attire. i do not want anyone from any state to be treated with discrimination. >> she boarded the next flight to san jose and is seeking unspecified

ellen johnson-sirleaf, the liberian leader, the first female president elected democratically. she's politically astute and is trying to turn her country around. her no-nonsense approach may have lost her friends at home, but it's won her international acclaim. thousands of miles away, news travels fast. during birthday celebrations, the south african nobel lor yacht, desmond tutu. he could hardly contain his excitement. >> woo-hoo! yippy! woo-hoo! >> a fellow liberian shares this prestigious prize for being a tireless peace warrior in troubled times. >> this prize is won by the women of liberia and by extension, the women of africa, because our story is a story of living through wars for 14 years. >> this is a historic moment for africa, where being a woman is really a blessing and not a curse, and where the role of female peace brokers has long been underestimated. >> further north the voice of the arab spring, tawakul karman, a journalist and peace campaigner. for the past three months she's camped out here, fearful that if she leaves she'll be gunned down by government troo

liberian president ellen johnson sirleaf is africa's first freely elected female head of state. the other peace prize winner is also from liberia and was here in new york today so we asked michelle miller to introduce us. >> finally. finally. finally we are in the limelight. >> reporter: when men failed to end 14 years of civil war in liberia, leymah gbowee rallied the women of her nation to stop it. why do you think you were able to accomplish what politicians and generals and war lords were not? >> we succeeded because-- and this is the lesson for the rest of the world-- there is no way in this world where someone gives you a slap and you slap them back and expect that it's settled. violence has never settled peace. i tell people i was 17 when the war started. the first time i saw a dead body i freaked out. by 31 i cross over a dead body without thinking twice. that's not a normal life. >> reporter: her activism is the focus of a critically acclaimed documentary "pray the devil back to hell." she began with counseling child soldiers who fought in liberia's civil war. later she

lema -- ellen johnson sirleaf, leymah gbowee and tawakkul karman from yemen they will all share the prize >>> the recession hit hard along oakland's auto row. but, in addition to this nissan dealership they plan to open an infinity show room across the street and a restaurant. it could mean as many as 80 jobs. >>> the dow lost 20 points, nasdaq lot 27. caltrans held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch the completion of a new freeway interchange in hayward. >> 2, 3! [cheers and applause] >> the new ramp at the junction of interstate eight hub 80 and highway 92. -- 880 and highway 92. the construction took almost four years to complete. workers replaced two onhub ramps with direct onramps. >>> now, the snow fell in sierra is good news for families hoping to enjoy winter fun. the ski resort sent us this video of their giant snow- making machine. they near a race with mother nature. sunny and relatively warm weather is expected at tahoe that is expected to melt some of the early season snow. mark tamia has the forecast coming up in six minutes. >>> it is friday night and we are going to the e

from liberia, long torn by civil war, 72-year-old ellen johnson sirleaf, the first woman democratically elected woman. six years ago she defeated dictator charles taylor. she's up for re-election next week. also from liberia, leymah gbowee who led a movement against rape and violence. >> we are fighters of war. >> reporter: today they talked about why the women mobilized. >> we have gotten to the place where death was better than life. we felt as women of liberia we needed to do something to change the trend of our lives. >> reporter: today's nobel prize validates her struggle and the courage of women fighting for freedom around the world. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >> still ahead, as we continue we'll introduce you to the next generation of women trying to change the world. we'll hear from one of them and hear who her inspiration was. >>> first tonight we get to hear from michael jackson's doctor in l.a., his own words about his own actions. works differently than many other allergy medications. omnaris. omnaris, to the nose! did you know nasal symptoms like congestion can

ellen johnson-sirleaf, the liberian leader, famed as the first female president-elected democratically in africa. a populist, she's politically astute. this former economist is trying to turn her country around. her known -- no nonsense approach may have lost her friends at home but it has won her international acclaim. thousands of miles away, news travels fast. during birthday celebrations south african nobel laureate archbishop desmond tutu. in characteristic style co-hardly con taken his excitement. -- he could hardly contain his excitement. a fellow liberian leymah gbowee shares this prestigious prize. a tireless peace warrior in troubled times. >> this prize is won by the women of liberia and by extension the women of africa, because our story is the story of living through wars of 14 years. >> this is an historic moment for africa. where being a woman is rarely a blessing. and where their role as peace brokers has been of the arash spring, tawakul karman, a yemeni journalist and peace campaigner. the past three months she's camped out here, fearful that if she leaves, she will b

they are ellen johnson sirleaf, the president of liberia and africa's first democratically elected female president. leymah gbowee, also liberian, honored for her work mobilizing christian and muslim women against violence and rape. and tawakul karman, a yemeni activist and journalist who helped organize anti-government protests in her country. she is the first arab woman to receive a nobel peace prize. >>> the u.s. supreme court opened its new term this week, and one of the first cases on the docket was an anti-discrimination dispute that many believe could be the most important church-state case to reach the high court in years. at issue is whether churches and other religious institutions are exempt from the civil rights laws that prevent discrimination in hiring and firing. should there be an exception for ministers? if so, just who is a minister? kim lawton reports. >> reporter: the case involves cheryl perich, a fourth-grade teacher at a lutheran church missouri-synod school in michigan who mainly taught secular subjects, but also taught religion and led prayers. she took a leave of

liberian president ellen johnson sirleaf is a 72 year-old harvard trained economist. she's the first female democratically elected president of an african nation. also from liberia activist leymah gbowee she's a social worker and a trauma counselors who helped and the country's brutal 14 year-old civil war. the third winner is tawakkul karman and opposition leader who organized the first student demonstrations in yemen. >>each apple ceo steve jobs was a notoriously private man so it came as a surprise to some that he authorized a tell-all biography. . steve jobs who died wednesday of pancreatic cancer told wald isaacson he wasn't always there for his children and he wanted them to understand why funeral arrangements for steven jobs and not been disclosed but there will be no public memorial. this tribute to steve jobs drew worldwide attention. in 19 year- old design student from hong kong posted the image of the apple logo using the silhouette of steve jobs in the bite of the apple it went fire all drawing hundreds of thousands of postings the designer jonathan mak ha

three women share this year's nobel peace prize liberian president ellen johnson sirleaf activists they mabo we and yemen's cool car model were jointly recognized for their women's rights work the nobel institute in oslo commended the trio for their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women only twelve women have won the peace prize on you don't have those one hundred years. a pakistani doctor accused of helping the cia in their covert operation could be charged with high treason a state investigators claim secu operated a fake vaccination program to gather d.n.a. samples in the city where osama bin laden was killed in may pakistan is furious for being kept in the dark over the u.s. mission to wipe out bin laden saying it violated its sovereignty. syrian troops have reportedly crossed into levanon and attacked local farmers killing a syrian man about five thousand refugees fled to lebanon in recent months to escape the fierce anti government crackdowns president also had refuses to step down blaming the unrest on terrorists and armed gangs at least twenty nine hundred people have died

three women's rights activists from yemen and liberia among them indeed the liberian president ellen johnson sirleaf the laureates were praised for their normal violent struggle for women's rights and participation in peace processes nobel committee wants to send a message that all bring an end to women suppression around the world. a pakistani doctor could be charged with high treason for allegedly assisting the cia in its operation to kill osama bin ladden state investigators claim shall kill three of the operated a fake vaccination program to gather d.n.a. samples in the city where the al qaeda. the head was killed pakistan claims the us violated its sovereignty by carrying out the sanction mission to take out but not on may the second to chile their chilling police are brutally lashed out at protesters demanding education reform police in riot gear surrounded students in the capital city i'll go using water cannons and tear gas to try to push the demonstrators back chanting the slogan united and stronger the clash left several injured student groups to eventually force to disperse this is the la

liberia and one from yemen one this year's nobel peace prize among them the liberian president ellen johnson sirleaf the laureates were praised for their peaceful promotion of women's rights and gender equality in africa as our world that women also share an award a one point five million u.s. dollars. pakistani doctor could be charged with high treason for legislate assisting the cia in their operation to kill osama bin laden state investigators claim. operated afaik. oxidation program to gather d.n.a. samples in the city where they are counted a head was killed pakistan claims the us violated its sovereignty by carrying out the sanctioned mission to take out bin laden in may the second. student leaders have called for a total nationwide shut down for a day in response to thursday's police going down on peaceful protests the labor unions are biking the move calling a general strike for the nineteenth of october two hundred fifty people were arrested and they're so injured after chilean police clashed violently with a town student demonstration protesters are demanding sweeping changes to chile's ed

to three women's rights activists from yemen and liberia among them is liberian president ellen johnson sirleaf the laureates were praised for their nonviolent struggle for women's rights and participation in peace processes the nobel committee wants to send a message that will bring an end to the suppression of women worldwide and demonstrate the great potential that women represent for peace and democracy. and we. are back with any doctor could be charged with high treason for allegedly assisting in the cia operation to kill osama bin laden state investigators claim to kill afridi operated a fake back vaccination program to gather d.n.a. samples in the city where al qaeda or al qaeda head was killed pakistan claims the u.s. while aided its sovereignty by carrying out the unsanctioned mission to take out bin laden on may second. claim police have. brutally lashed out at protesters demanding educational reform police in riot gear surrounding students in the plaza you probably are using water cannons and tear gas to push back demonstrators were chanting the slogan united and stronger the class l

headlines across the globe three women will share this year's nobel peace prize liberian president ellen johnson sirleaf activists layabout bowie and yemen's topical parm on world jointly recognized for women's rights workdays the nobel institute in oslo commended the trio for their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and other contenders for this year's prize included wiki leaks founder julian assange and u.s. military officer accused of leaking him the data bradley manning was. a dozen british banks have had their credit ratings cut by the moody's agency sending their shares spiraling down they include the state controlled major as including r.b.s. and lloyds t.s.b. as well as santander and nationwide moody's thinks the government is unlikely to adequately back the banks if they fall into financial trouble the treasury she said leaders want to avoid having to guarantee britain's largest banks. a pakistani doctor accused of helping the cia and their coworker operation could be charged with high treason state investigators played. operating a fake vaccination play gather d.n.a. samples in the ci