were named malala, it would face a bigger threat of being attacked. then we would no longer be able to go to school, and many girls would be robbed of their chance to get an education. >> reporter: despite the harsh reality in pakistan, efforts are spreading to improve access to education. a known government association that has funds set up by malala is holding classes for girls around the country. last week, children in one of the classes made a birthday card for malala. >> translator: i asked for education for everyone in my message. >> translator: i want to be like malala and be able to guide other women to a better future. >> reporter: pakistani girls face other challenges on top of the threat from islamic militants. poverty also blocks their path to education. but one thing is certain. malala's message is bringing a spirit of courage and hopeful change to countless pakistani girls. nhk world, islamabad. >>> and that wraps our bulletin >>> emboldened citizens still demanding democacy. the threat of violence. get news and inevery week day live fro

has declared july 12 malala day. pakistan has dedicated a holiday honoring her courage to fight the taliban by focusing on what they fear most, education. >> we will be back after a brogue -- quick break. >> and we will be paying a visit to the bundesliga's training camps. >> in 71 days the polls will open in germany's and election. >> we have been looking at the economy and family policies. >> and today we are focusing on the candidates, angela merkel and her challenger. ♪ >> she is germany's most popular politician. after eight years in office, angela merkel's position look stronger than ever. for many she can do no wrong. and this is the man who wants to unseat her,. he served as her finance minister in a grand coalition in till 2009. >> we will have to see what kind of chancellor he will make. he is a smart man. >> but is he intelligent enough to deferred -- defeat merkel? >> merkel comes across as very competent. a problem solver on a european level. that is good. >> from the eurozone to devastating floods, merk

has declared july 12 malala day. pakistan has dedicated a holiday honoring her courage to fight the taliban by focusing on what they fear most, education. >> we will be back after a brogue -- quick break. >> and we will be paying a visit to the bundesliga's training camps. >> in 71 days the polls will open in germany's and election. >> we have been looking at the economy and family policies. >> and today we are focusing on the candidates, angela merkel and her challenger. ♪ >> she is germany's most popular politician. after eight years in office, angela merkel's position look stronger than ever. for many she can do no wrong. and this is the man who wants to unseat her,. he served as her finance minister in a grand coalition in till 2009. >> we will have to see what kind of chancellor he will make. he is a smart man. >> but is he intelligent enough to deferred -- defeat merkel? >> merkel comes across as very competent. a problem solver on a european level. that is good. >> from the eurozone to devastating floods, merk

. >> malala yousafzai spoke on her 16th birthday. she called on leaders to defend the rights of women and children and she urged them to give girls and boys the same chances to go to school. >> one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. >> malala went to britain for treatment and now goes to school there. islamic militants continue to attack schools in pakistan. but malala's story is causing more citizens to call for ecall education for girls and boys. teenage girls in pakistan took their call for education to their country's government leaders. >> we firmly believe that education is the most effective solution to poverty. we cannot afford not to educate the future generation of our planet because education is a smart investment. >> the girls urged leaders to increase their financial help for children who want to go to school. of. >>> united nations leaders aim to have every child in the world attend school by 2015, but officials with the u.n. education and cultural agency unesc

malala said she speaks for them. >> malala day is not my day. today is the day of every woman, myery boy, and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights. tht us speak up. let us speak up, let us pick up our books and our pens. they are our most powerful onapons. ile child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: on this, her 16th birthday, malala is unburdened by doubts about how much change is possible. just the sight of her suggests maybe she's on to something. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: a final showdown coming tonight in the texas abortion battle. that's next. when i'm on my feet all day, my lower back acts up. yeah, the pain can be really tough. and it's my family that suffers. then i learned that my pain started at my feet. this was me. that's when i found dr. scholl's pain relief orthotics. yep, i went pro. they reduce the impact on my lower body. p-r-o. i get pain relief from the ground up. so i feel less pain and more energized. it's that simple! i'm a beli

malala yousafzai changed the equation here, but not in the way the would expect. this last term is packed now but teachers tell us that the school was empty. for about a month, parents were too afraid to send their daughters here. ande has been a big change enrollment is actually up. teachers and aid workers lobbied parents to educate their daughters and because malala inspired them. ,e met some of the new pupils like this one, who would like to be a policewoman. >> my mother saw what happened to malala on tv. that made her think. she decided that her girls should also be in school and should get a good education. we should all follow her example. who were trapped at home by conservative social values, now have plans and opportunities. many children in pakistan never see the inside of a classroom. their childhood looks like this. full of backbreaking toil. entire families make bricks. even the youngest have to pull their weight. pakistan has millions of child laborers, born into poverty and often into debt. this is one of them. she is 10. she is desperate. if we e

but this family friend said malala and her friend won't be taken in. >> they have seen terror attacks, propaganda and other things, so they know what they are up to. i think it is an effort on the part of terrorists to go for damage control after seeing a very successful speech that alala had at the uniformity. -- at the u.n. >> the timing is no coincidence , after the standing ovations that greeted her address. >> the extremists were and are afraid of books and pens. the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women. >> as they certainly seem afraid of this young woman. tonight gordon brown told us she has the upper hand. >> it has taken a 16-year-old girl with a courage that is unsurpassed to put the taliban on the defensive. and they are on the defensive now because they cannot justify a policy that is denying millions of girls the chance to go to school. >> having shot malala and left her for dead, the taliban now say they want her back. the letter urged her to come home and enroll in a religious school for girls. >> for more on just what this correspondence means, i

here's abc's bob woodruff. >> reporter: when malala yousafzai arrived to the u.n. she was greeted like a star. and then a remarkable speech by a 16-year-old girl. >> so here i stand. i speak not for myself but for those without voice can be heard. >> reporter: it is hard to imagine that it was just 9 months ago that malala was shot by the taliban for says all girls have the right to go to school. i met her in january on his way to recovery. but today, on her 16th birthday, standing on a box to reach the mike, she soared. >> the taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. they shot my friends too. they thought that the bullets would silence us. but they failed. >> reporter: now she is leading a movement through her "malala fund," pressuring countries to educate the 57 million children who never go to school because of poverty, child labor and religion. she had the courage to criticize the radical taliban. >> i do not even hate the man who shot me. even if there is a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me, i would not shoot him. >> reporter: the u.n., adult

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he wreets to malala, when you were attacked it was shocking for me.ished it would never have happened. >> rasheed was in prison when malala was shot at close range by fighter that is board frd her school bus and asked for her by name. he repeats the taliban claimed that she was not targeted because she was going to school but because she had spoken out against their campaign in her home region. he writes that the taliban never attacked you because of going to school. >> the taliban are not against the education of any men or women or girls. taliban believe that you are intentionally writing against them and running a smear campaign. >> he admits fighters are prone to blowing up schools and says the pakistan army is doing it, too, since both sides are in the habit of turning -- >> into hideouts and transit camps. >> that revelation fails to explain the violent campaign against teachers and school students waged across the country. pakistan has a new government and the taliban seem to want to send a message theng be reasonable. >> sensible members of th

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as cbs reporter vinita nair tells us, malala yousufzai recovered from a murder attempt and today she gave her first public address at the u.n. >> reporter: malala yousufzai arrived at the united nations to a personal greeting from secretary-general ban ki-moon. then birthday wishes from the packed chamber. [ applause ] >> happy birthday to the most courageous girl in the world. [ applause ] >> today is the day of every woman, every boy, every girl, who have [ indiscernible ] raised their voice for rights. >> reporter: a few months ago she was fighting for her life after an attack by the pakistani taliban. today to a standing ovation, she delivered her first public speech at the u.n. >> now it's time to speak up. >> reporter: nearly 1,000 young faces filled the room invited from 90 countries on a shared mission. 57million children around the world never go to school. in light of that struggle, the u.n. everyone as officially declared this in lal ledee. she had been an outspoken advocate for girls education in pakistan a position that made her a target for the taliban. last october she

her name is malala. she's become known to the world after the taliban tried to assassinate her and after her heroic recovery she's devoted her efforts to ensure a safe education for girls. her story tonight from nbc's amna nawaz, who has covered her story from the start. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: a birthday on a world stage. >> so here i stand, one girl among many. >> reporter: at a special u.n. assembly of teens for malala yousafzai. but today was a day that almost didn't come. >> let me repeat the words, the words the taliban never wanted her to hear. happy 16th birthday, malala. >> reporter: it was just nine months ago the taliban tried to kill her for promoting education for girls. shooting her in the head as she left school in pakistan. her story and survival ignited a global movement. >> weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. strength, fervor, and courage was born. they thought that the bullet would silence us, but they failed. and out of that silence came thousands of voices. >> reporte

but they failed. >> malala yousufzai will sit down for an interview diane sawyer this fall. >>> meanwhile touch, a photographer who attempted to tell kanye west that he was a big fan got shut down in a big way. >> don't talk, i don't want to hear paparazzi talk to me. >> i'm a reporter. >> no, no, but don't talk to me at all. and don't talk to anyone i know at all. and tell anybody never talk to anyone, that anyone knows, go talk to themselves. don't talk ever again. >> got it? running from the bulls, it is that crazy time of year again in spain, as often happens during the running of the bulls many people were gored. but it was an american who seemingly got the worst of it. folks call this fun? not for me. well, thanks for watching abc news, tune into "good morning america" tomorrow, and as alw s always, we're on line at abc news. good night america.

. >> malala took center stage at a u.n.hear her strong voice and powerful message. >> respective elders and my dear brothers and sisters. >> just nine months after she was targeted on her school bus, shot in the head by a taliban gunman for daring to speak up for the right of girls to go to school malala stood wearing the shawl of the former pakistani prime minister assassinated five years ago. >> i speak not for myself but for those without voice can be heard. >> reporter: the only thing more stunning than malala's recovery was her vision. >> they thought it would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in nighmy life except this. weakness fear and hopelessness died. strength fervor, and courage was born. >> reporter: 57 million boys and girled worldwide are denied educations, but they now have a voice, forceful and poetic. >> they realize the importance of light when we see darkness. we realize the importance of a voice when we are silence. in the same way, we realized the importance of pens and books. l

malala is not the only pakistani girl calling for education. about 15 took leaders to education ministry. >> we believe that education is a most effective solution to poverty. we cannot afford not to educate the future generation of our planet because education is a smart investment. >> the girls urged leaders to increase the help for children who want to go to school. education minster offered words of encouragement. >> there is no two questions or two different opinions about the fact that every child including girls must be educated. it is society's responsibility and it is our responsibility. >> islamic militants continued to attack schools, but malala's story led more to call for equal education for boys and girls. rescue workers are trying to find people who may be trapped in a train that derailed in a station near paris. it killed at least six people and injured more than 20. the train entered the station at high speed. four averages skid off the rails. some overturned. rail way company spokesperson said the train was heading to the city

a leader on the world stage. >> the extra ordinary message. -- the extraordinary message of malala. you can get constant updates on our news network. from all of us here at world news america, thank you for watching and have a good weekend. >> make sense of international news -- at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu,newman's own foundation giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the fate of george zimmerman is now in the hands of a jury, to determine whether the florida man is guilty in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. good evening.

. >>> this was malala day at the united nations.the diplomat honored the 16th birthday of the girl who suffered a gunshot wound to her head. malala was shot for backing education for girls. she told the youth assembly that education is the only solution. >> one time, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. >> malala's defiance was also evidence in the shall she wore. it had belonged to the first female president. >>> warmer weather on the horizon but that's not all. when rain will move in. >>> from vacant lot to urban garden. i don't want [ female announcer ] for the freshest produce, you want to be close to the people who are close to the land. [ rooster crows ] that's why safeway works closely with local growers. the folks whose hands are in the soil. planting and nurturing the kind of delicious produce that gets delivered to safeway every single day. fresh from our farmers. this week, locally grown red lion nectarines are just 99 cents a pound. at safeway, ingredients for life. ♪ >>> a west oakland resident has tr

malala yousufzai made a plea for the cause of educating girls. we have a report from robert moore of independent television news. >> i'm here to speak up for the right of education of every child. ( applause ) >> reporter: she spoke before a special youth session of the u.n., her parents and brother watching, telling delegates she felt more passionate than ever about her cause. >> the taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. they shot my friends too. they thought the bullet would silence us, but they failed. and out of that silence came thousands of voices. the terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. strength, power, and courage was born. ( applause ) >> reporter: she was introduced by gordon brown, who is the u.n.'s special envoy on education. he knows that in malala the campaign has an exceptional advocate who is speaking on a special day. >> never before i believe has a 16th birthday been celebrated in this way. but never

. >>> this was malala day at the united nations.e diplomat honored the 16th birthday of the girl who suffered a gunshot wound to her head. malala was shot for backing education for girls. she told the youth assembly that education is the only solution. >> one time, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. >> malala's defiance was also evidence in the shall she wore. it had belonged to the first female president. >>> warmer weather on the horizon but that's not all. when rain will move in. >>> from vacant lot to urban garden. i don't want it to go away. >> why? >> because, i love the chicken. >> why these farmers are being forced from the land. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couc

malala yousafzai.st weee united nations, malala gave an impassioned plea for worldwide childhood education and condemned any, quote, extremists afraid of pens and paper. those words didn't fall on deaf ears. adnan rashid, a senior commander in the taliban penned a deer malala letter in response to the speech and clarified to the 16-year-old girl why they wanted to kill her. so this letter was obtained by channel 4 news. here's just a portion of what was written in this letter. when you were attacked, it was shocking to me. i wished it would never have happened. taliban never attacked you because of going to school or you were education lover. taliban believed that you were intentionally writing against them and running a smearing campaign. the letter closes with this. i advise you to come back home. adopt islamic and pushtoon culture. join any islamic madrassa near your home and study and learn the book of allah. malala and her family are currently living in london and are not likely to head home any t

. >> the commander of the pakistani taliban has written to malala yousafzai, the teenage girl shot in the head by members of the group. a lot less poke at the united nations last week where she urged world leaders -- malala spoke to the united nations last week where she urged world leaders for education. shot overe was not the work for girls education but she was smearing the taliban efforts to establish an islamic system in the district of swathe . greek police banned protest in the capital athens during the german finance minister's visit. or thousand officers on the streets to strengthen security after parliament approved thousands of public sector job cuts. prime minister samaras is meeting wolfgang scahuble. north korea has amended its cargo ship that was intercepted carrying arms be released immediately. panama stopped the ship on its way from cuba to north korea last week and seized its cargo. detained a many for posting every online which appeared to show an emerati attacking an indian driver. the man was arrested for charges of filming a government official apartment -- publ

. >> malala day is not my day.oday it the day of every woman, every boy, and every gun who have raised their voice for their rights. >> those inspiring words just a short time ago in new york at the united nations. good day to you, i'm peter alexander in today for andrea mitchelling a the trial of george zimmerman nears its end. the next phase of this often wrenching process begins as the jury begins its deliberations. we will hear from the judge. we expect perhaps before the end of this hour with instructions for the jury. we want to bring in our msnbc legal analyst, lisa bloom and nbc's craig melvin live in sanford. 23 days of trial, 12 days of testimony, 56 witnesses. now finally we await a verdict. it could come, frankly, not long from now after the jury is read the instructions from the judge. lisa, i want to begin with you and just go back to what we heard over the course of the last hour. the final argument made by the prosecution. what was most effective and where did they miss? >> well, certainly going thr

we honor her because malala is the kind of disruptor the world needs more of.remarks, she reminded us that too many children around the world are being denied their opportunity for an education, forced instead to work in sweatshops, fight as soldiers, be sold as sex slaves or married off while they're still just children. like the terrorist who shot malala, around the world and right here in america, poverty, unemployment, crime, violence and a lack of opportunity have a similar effect. destroying hope, denying freedom, progress and a chance for bear life. here were some of her inspiring words. >> so let us wage, so let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty. let us speak up. let us pick up our books and our pens. they are our most powerful weapons. one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. education first. thank you. >> reminding us that each one of us can do a better job. coming up, we've got much more ahead. we're keeping an eye on the courthouse in sanford, florida, where the jury co

stage. >> so here i stand, one among many. >> reporter: at a special assembly of teens for malala u me say the words that the taliban never wanted her to hear. happy 16th birthday, malala. >> reporter: it was ten months ago that the taliban ryed to kill her for promoting education for girls. her survival ignited a global movement. >> weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. strength, power, and courage was born. they thought that the bullet would silence us, but they failed. and out of that silence came thousands of voices. >> in fact, millions have signed her petition to provide education for every child around the world. >> she has experienced the discrimination. she has suffered because of her wle beliefs. and she has fought back. >> reporter: hard to remember, she's just a teenager. >> she was more worried about her geography homework than her speech. >> reporter: is that right? >> i was happy about that. >> reporter: still a schoolgirl, but a powerful voice for others. >> one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. >> reporter: nbc news, new york. >> and s

malala yousufzai was shot last year, for promoting education for girls in her country. she spoke to youth leaders from around the world. >> the taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. they shot my face, too. they thought that the bullet would silence us. but they failed. >> very brave girl. malala said that girls and schools in pakistan are still being targeted by the taliban because she says, the taliban is afraid of the power of educated women. >>> and of course, it is july. that means, as always, it's time for the annual running of the bulls in pamplona, spain. in today's run, one person was seriously injured in a stampede by people racing ahead of the bu bulls. and on friday, three people, including one american were gored by bulls. they all survived. the tradition was made famous in the ernest hemingway novel, "the sun also rises." i always wanted to. but maybe not. >> i went there and watched. >> you watched? >> why am i surprised you watched? >> i concerned it a journalistic act. >> was it cool? >> cool might not be the word. >> frightening? >>> overseas

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her name, malala. shooting, she delivered an address at the united nations. focusing on the cause that made her a dargt in the first place. >> one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. [ applause ] >> harris: doesn't her voice just move you? nearly 1,000 youth leaders from around the globe gave her a standing ovation. former british prime minister gordon brown who helped organize today's assembly called her the most courageous girl in the world and the u.n. designated today which also happens to be her 16th birthday malala day. onlookers watched in horror as a run away bull gored three people, including an american. our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. spain. [cheers and applause] >> you can hear the people screaming as the bull tosses that man to the ground. witnesses saying it went on for some 30 seconds before helpers finally dragged him to safety. but another guy, the american, was not so lucky. doctors had to remove his spl

malala yousafzai was shot in the head by the taliban last year. >>> and happy birthday to fast and furious actress michelle rodriguez. she's 35. workout guru richard simmons turns 65. and comedian bill cosby, 76. >>> coming up on the "today" show, ed sharon takes over the plaza with a live concert. i'm paige hopkins. thanks for watching "early today." have a great weekend. >>> thank god that so many people's lives were saved. we mourn those who were lost and pray for those who are injured. >>> bay area congresswoman visits the wreckage of asiana flight 214 as crews begin moving the plane piece by piece and repairing the runway at sfo. >>> also the grandfather of a missing toddler in oakland wants to keep the focus on finding her separate charges. where the investigation is heading, we'll let you know this morning. >>> arrested for crimes he's supposed to be fighting. the charges against a san jose police officer and how his colleagues are reacting. >>> right now a live look outside, an early morning shot of your bay bridge out there.

. >> it's that body of work that got her the first united nations malala award. >> we did not even know how important the award is. we are so proud. i cannot express my happiness in words. >> in india, more than one million children under the age of 14 work. many in factories, quarries, and minds. --ording to the internet international labor organization, more than 250 million children around the world have to earn a living. more than half of those around 150 million have jobs that are hazardous, defined as dangerous or in unhealthy conditions. while the overall number of children deployed globally is increasing, there are more 15 to 17-year-olds working than ever before. more than 129 million. 's story is an inspiration for many children. she continues to push for re- schooling, despite being shot by the taliban and pakistan for campaigning. there are many girls out there adding their voices to a growing chorus for children demanding their right to learn. authorities in southern china have scrapped plans to build a uranium processing plant after hundreds of local residents took to the

it was there that malala was shot in the head of the taliban. most disputes are settled by a meeting of local elders. until now, the system has been all-male. rulings have recently discriminated against women. now a new version is looking to give women justice. some of the images in this report you might find distressing. >> the picture perfect valley once controlled by the pakistan taliban and conservatism still runs deep. for young girls, this can be harsh terrain. oppression starts early here. this woman was married off at the age of 12 to a middle-aged man. her mother claims her husband and his parents abused her for years. then, they inflicted a lingering death. they claim they deny. >> she was far from home without her mother to turn to. she could only call on god. those cruel people made her suffer for days. >> as she lay dying it was a suspected acid attack, she named her tormentors and said that they should burn like she did. in her search for justice, her mother has turned to a new outline, pakistan's first women's forum for resolving

has declared malala day. >> brothers and sisters, do remember one thing. malala day is not my day.oy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights. >> a taliban gunman tried to assassinate her after calling to educate girls in her native pakistan. ma maullala returned after her medical treatment in britain. >>> the royal baby watch is reaching a fever pitch. no place on earth is getting more attention than one street. that's become a media waiting room, if you will. charlie d'agata is outside st. mary's hospital in london. charlie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, gayle. yes, the tension and excitement has been building here outside the hospital. we're all awaiting the arrival of kate. now, over the past 24 hours or so we've seen the press corps double in size. they've been marking out their territory, staking their claim to try to get a position where they can catch a glimpse of kate when she arrives. in the unlikely event she arrives at the front entrance here. police have been searching the area around the hospital checking out trash cans this

in the letter the taliban leader tells malala yousafzai he wishes the attack hadn't happened.t say it was wrong but regrets not having warned her to stop her criticism of the militant group. >>> and a 96-year-old wisconsin grandmother proved she's no pushover. mar greta wolf said a would-be robber held a knife on her and demanded money from her cash register. she offered him all the tootsie rolls he wanted. he noticed the surveillance cameras and that's when he left. you go, grandma. >>> an update on the heat wave smothering most of the the country. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." there are women who sacrifice so much. not giving a thought to their own satisfaction. like this woman here. hello! what's your name? linda. linda obviously sacrificed a good haircut so that her daughter could have a warm coat. it's windy. yeah. now you can help people like linda stop with the sacrificing. tell them about light & fit greek nonfat yogurt twice the protein and 80 calories. thick... creamy. taste satisfying, right? eat! light and fit greek! ♪ dannon! orange juice..

has declared her a symbol of hope, a daughter of the united nation as and today has been declared malala day. >>> we are also following breaking news this hour. former nsa leaker, edward snowden plans to ask for asylum in russia temporarily, and this is a meeting snowden had at the moscow airport. as ktvu kilah campbell reports, snowden invited humans rights groups to the room. >> i have been been following a group minute by minute on twitter. to the left is a woman are from wikileaks. snowden says he will accept temporary sigh lumbar from russia -- asylum russia. stuck a at the airport because the u.s. canceled his passport. we know russia's president offered him asylum, if he stopped his work on inflicting damage or our american partners. snowden doesn't have to stop anything because he thought he was not harming the u.s. snowden says he has been living at the airport in moscow for about three weeks now. she says he feels safe but can't stay there forever. and now activists that were at the meeting are talking to reporters. i'll continue checking in on those had updates and we'll have

from anyone including al-qaeda my colleague bill dog he spoke to a rebel army spokesman that of zaki malala. the situation in syria with your position is pretty much our complicated you here on the idea that there's a lot of divisions within the free syrian army. there are divided let's say you say it's complicated there are divisions basically you've been hijacked by radical extremists by the likes of al qaeda. so we've been hijacked by the looks of al qaida al qaida took the advantage yes and they will look brothers are being killed by these torrent and the world is doing nothing about it just sitting back on the back saws and doing nothing while we get a stiff feed and the free tsunami a lot anyone is willing to hold us in advance to take on this torrent we are willing to accept him whether he looks like bin ladin what he looks like good luck the u.k. prime minister he says there's too much extremism on the ground there in syria so if extremist groups fighting the government felt supply do you actually fear losing support all the all foreign allies because you know the prime minister of

malala yousufzai will give her first public speech this morning, taking place at the united nations. the address to a special gathering of young people actually comes on her 16th birthday. >>> an emotional meeting last night in newtown, connecticut, as residents discuss how to divide the $11 million in donations after the sandy hook shooting. a preliminary plan would give $7 million to the victims and their families with the rest goes to the community. some residents say they don't like that. >> why isn't all of the money going to the victims? the american public gave very generously out of their hearts because they saw those people who were killed so violently, so tragically. >> i don't want to criticize anybody because this town has been overwhelmingly wonderful to all of us. so, it is what it is. it's almost over. six months later. i'm happy it's almost over. and we'll go on. >> under that plan, each family who lost a loved one in the shooting would get $281,000. the families of 12 surviving children who witnessed the shooting would each get $20,000. and two teachers who were inju

malala yousafzai. we know tonight she caught the attention of a senior taliban commander.ay he wrote an open letter in english saying the attack on her was shocking, he wished it did not happen, but he did not apologize. he also urged her to return to pakistan where in recent weeks 14 other female students have been attacked. >>> now to the trayvon martin case and the woman known as juror b-37, the first to break her silence about the acquittal of george zimmerman. today she called for a change to the law saying ambiguously that under current law she had no option other than not guilty. after her first interview, four other jurors issued a statement saying she does not speak for them. >>> next, nearly a year after the costa concordia rammed into a rocky reef, the trial of the captain has begun in italy. he is still saying he didn't abandon ship, that he fell into a life boat. here's jeffrey kofman. >> reporter: it was the night at sea that descended into confusion -- then chaos. passengers not sure what to do as their cruise ship ran aground and began to tilt. more than 4,

. >>> malala yousafzai is making a statement. she poke at the u.n. about the need for children's education and why being targeted by the taliban only made her stronger. >> they thought that the bullet would silence us. but they failed. and although thousands of voices, the terrorist thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions but nothing changed in my life except this. weakness, fear and hopelessness died. strength, power and courage was born. >> teenager, malala said the pink scarf she's wearing once belonged to the late prime minister benazir bhutto. >> she just amazes me. she said at the point, is this not about me, this is about every young boy and girl. >> she's proudly defiant. and initially what her call was for children to be educated. and that has added to a list of other causes. >>> coming up zimmerman defense attorney mark o'mara said his client would never have been arrested if it weren't for a smear campaign led by one man. we're going to tell you who he blames, also -- >>> the man who claimed to be the boston strangler exhum

. >>> remember malala usef, she was the 16-year-old girl that was shot for promoting education.vely recovered to continue the fight. she has another ally now. meet the burqa adventure. a new animated series that debuts on pakistani tv. she wears the burqa as not a sign of impression but as a ninja costume to keep her identity secret. each episode has a moral payoff and she uses her karate skills to fight off corrupt politicians and evil magicians. the series has the backing of top pakistani singers that perform in each episode. it is said that women are the stealth reformers of islam. in pakistan, now, they have the help of the burqa adventure. the correct answer to our gps challenge question was, "b," germany. benedict visited his home country first, as with pope francis this week. he was marking world youth day. i find it interesting to look at the countries with the most catholics. brazil is number one, then mexico, the philippines, the united states. italy is the first european country but in fifth place with 49 million catholics. thanks for being a part of my program this w

. >>> a huge friday was declared malala day in her honor. >>> finally, if you have children and you give them candy on friday and you tell them to just hold it and not eat it until monday, pretty unlikely, right? now you know how walmart feels. here is why. hostess is rolling out twinkies again. they asked all the stores that were selling them to wait until monday so no retailer had exclusivity. hostess gives walmart twinkies and says hold these until monday. walmart was like, what? they started selling them yesterday. in case you're wondering, 4,000 stores should have them by this morning. i'm just saying, if you need your twinkies, you don't have to wait till monday like our parents would make us wait. >> is that why there's a car waiting outside. >> there's two cars, one for me, one for this one and then the back trunk for all the twinkies i'm going to want to eat. >>> dylan dreyer is here with a first look at the weekend weather. >> i always wonder where you're going. >> i have no idea. >> we always get there. >> i never go from a to z. >> we are actually going to see a lot of rain i

and malala spoke today to a united nations youth assembly.she came to speak up for every child's right to get an education. >> the thought that the bullet would silence us but they failed. and out of the silence came thousands of voices. the terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this -- weakness, fear and hopelessness died. strength, power and courage was born. >> malala wore a shawl that once belonged to the lake pakistani prime minister benazir bhutto. wolf? >> powerful indeed. thanks very much. the nsa leaker announces he's seeking asylum from russia. and possible cancer increase. sanjay gupta investigates. i want to welcome our viewers. you're in "the situation room." >> the fate of george zimmerman is now in the hands of the jury. deliberations in his second degree murder trial began a few hours ago after the defense, the prosecution and the judge got in their final words. about 90 minutes ago the jury asked a question about seeing a list of the evidence, fairly com

. >> malala yousafzai says she intends to focus are campaigning on seeking compulsory free educationor all children. the justice department has unveiled new rules on how prosecutors accord the communications of journalists following widespread criticism of its practices earlier this year. on friday, attorney general eric holder said journalists must be under criminal investigation before their e-mails and phone records can be subpoenaed. media outlets would also have to be notified of investigations targeting the reporters unless the attorney general deems such disclosures would harm the criminal probe involved. the issue broke open earlier this year after it was revealed federal officials seized the phone records of the associated press while investigating a government leak on a failed al qaeda plot. fox news reporter james rosen also had his record surged after being named to potential co- conspirator in a leak on north korea's nuclear program. homeland security secretary janet napolitano has announced she is stepping down. she will leave her post to become the new head of the univ