lisa myers, nbc washington. >>> and the story the world is reacting to, the 14-year-old girl who was a taliban assassination target. >>> and up next, good news to report, many giving so much in a cause they so deeply believe in. >>> we have an update tonight on a story that is causing outrage around the world. we heard from a number of you last night after we first told you about a 14-year-old girl who fought for the rights of young girls to be educated and independent. now, she is fighting for her life after an attempt on her life by a team of taliban gunmen. tonight, the outcry over that attack is growing. we get the very latest from nbc. >> malala yousufzai remains in critical condition in the hospital, recovering from emergency surgery to remove a bullet from her neck. a team of seven doctors is working on her case, including specialists called in from retirement. and a government plane is on stand by to carry her overseas for treatment, although she is too unstable to move. today, the chief of surgery paid a visit to her bedside, and vowed to fight terrorism no matter the costs.

>> lisa myers with the latest on this out of washington tonight. lisa, thanks. >>> well, apple fans were all over this today. the unveiling of the long rumored ipad mini, which is meant to compete with smaller, lower priced electronic tablets on the market from a number of makers. the next big product rollout, the new thing, comes from microsoft in a couple of days. nbc's miguel almaguer reports on all of it tonight from silicon valley. >> this is the ipad mini. >> reporter: at 7.9 inches, the ipad mini is apple's newest toy. the latest small product aimed at taking a big bite out of the $61 billion tablet market. cnbc's john ford. >> kind of like an ipad 2, shrunken down and improved in some ways. better camera, long battery life. and it's really light. >> reporter: as thin as a pencil and about two inches smaller than the original ipad, the new mini has been called a game changer for its ability to compete with cheaper tablets already on the market. everyone is trying to get a piece of the tablet market, like devices like the amazon kindle fire se

t lisa myers nbc news, washington. >>> overseas now in the crisis in syria where tonight a human rights organization is accusing the assaad regime of using cluster bombs to target civilians, meantime syrian rebels posted in video online showing they shot down a fighter jet near aleppo. >>> now to a story that sparked an outcry around the world. the 14-year-old girl who fought for the rights of other young girls to be educated and independent. now fighting for her own life after she was shot by a team of taliban gunman. we have an update on her condition and the growing outrage at her attackers. >> reporter: military officials overseeing the care of the 14-year-old girl say she's making satisfactory process, but they are considering sending her abroad for specialized treatment. meanwhile here in pakistan, the anger continues to grow. today tens of thousands turned out in karachi to register their dissent to the taliban. hundreds of schoolgirls gathered to support her. some here are now saying that this is the chance for the military to strike at the heart of the taliban in the border reg

lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >>> more bad news tonight for lance armstrong days after being stripped of seven tour de france titles for doping armstrong is being asked to return nearly $4 million in prize money for those victories from 1999 through 2005. the international cycling union says it won't award those titles to the second-place finishers due to the cloud of suspicion hanging over the sport in those years. >>> up next here tonight at 126 she's looking better than ever. but let's say she's had a little work done. >>> she may have to share the spotlight with hurricane sandy, but the statue of liberty is set to re-open tomorrow on her 126th birthday after a $30 million renovation. nbc's michelle franzen got a preview today. >> reporter: for much of the past year this is how lady liberty appeared. construction teams revamping the pedestal and parts of her interior, all to give visitors better access to the crown. for rachel ingram it's the view from outside that takes her breath away. >> it's the symbolism, what it represents to america and what it means to all of us. >> reporte

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>> lisa myers with the latest on this out of washington tonight. lisa, thanks. >>> apple fans were all over this today. the unveiling of the long rumored ipad mini-. which is meant to compete with smaller, lower priced tablets on the market from a number of makers. the next big product rollout comes from microsoft in a couple days. miguel almaguer reports. >> reporter: at 7.9 inches, the ipad mini is apple's newest toy, the newest product aimed at t e taking a big bite out of the tablet market. >> kind of like an ipad 2, shrunken down and improved in some ways. it's really light. >> as thin as a pencil and two inches smaller than the original ipad, it's been called the game changer able to compete with cheaper tablets already on the market. everyone is trying to get a piece of the tablet market, like devices like the amazon kindle fire selling for $200. apple's mini is more expensive, starting at $329. a very busy week for technology. >> microsoft surface tablet, windows 8, the windows phone, the ipad mini all within a single week. it's a traffic j

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, other drugs that were made at the same place could also be a problem, our senior investigator lisa myers has more. >> reporter: brian, today, the government broadened the warning today to include other products made by the pharmacy at the heart of the meningitis outbreak. the new england compounding center. the fda says it is investigating three new cases, one, a possible case of meningitis that may be tied to a second steroid used for spinal injections, the other cases are rare fungal infections that could be tied to a heart surgery solution now the fda is urging doctors who gave any injectable product, drugs used in eye surgery or cardiac patients, to contact the cdc out of an abundance of caution. >>> thank you. >>> we have an update tonight on the 14-year-old pakistani girl who has become an inspiration to so many people around the world. she has been flown out of pakistan to a hospital in the uk for treatment, a week after she was shot by taliban gunmen because she pushed for education for young girls, her new hospital has experience in treating battlefield injuries among returning

well, this morning, nbc's senior investigative correspondent lisa myers has new information on why goingket may be a little more dangerous than you think. lisa, good morning. >> good morning, matt. the u.s. food and drug administration, the agency responsible for food safety actually inspects only 6% of food facilities in this country. most inspections conducted to be sure our food is safe are done by private companies, hired by the food industry. and the new investigation reveals that in too many cases, they failed to stop illnesses and death. >> it was terrifying not knowing, not being able to do anything. just holding her in my arms. she had a fever, she wouldn't move, she wouldn't eat. and it's something no parent should have to go through. >> melissa lee's then 10-month-old ruby became desperately ill last summer after eating ground turkey tainted with salmonella. she's now 2 and healthy, but her doctors say she may later have respiratory problems. two different private inspectors gave the cargo plant which processed the turkey top safety ratings before and even during its recall of

myers have no electricity. >> i have seen a lot of snow up here. not from the hurricane. >> reporter: it is not over yet. blizzard warnings remain. lisatark, abc new, grantsville, maryland. >> the storm was amazing. you think about it. hurricane wrapped in a nor'easter wrapped in a blizzard. it was everything. the most all encompassing system. most have ever witnessed. beyond the flooding and rain here. you had feet of snow. incredible. some places up to 26 inches of snow. >> my family back in michigan. columbus, ohio, got drilled with snow as well. lake michigan expecting the highest waves on record. 22 feet high. >> that was the thing about the storm. the sheer size of it. 1,000 miles from cloud to cloud. in addition to being, at the center, category 3. don't let category 1 fool you. center terms of pressure. cat 3. same size as katrina. size of it cloud to cloud, hard to escape its grip for most of the country. an amazing system. we will continue to cover it. of course, through out the morning, keep it right here on abc.