malala yousufzai fell down, but he kept firing. that is when had friend and i got injured. ecovering from a bullet wound to the hand. 14-year-old malala, who had a high profile blog, critical of the taliban, is clinging to life, following major surgery. the passenger truck now part of an intense is investigation to find the gunmen, the pakistani government, under increasing pressure to solve the case, has given conflicting accounts of the probably, the interior minister says the two men have been identified and arrests are coming soon. the foreign minister says that 100 people were dastopped for questioning, a regional authority says that 35 were in custody, three blame malala yousufzai's shooting on a man linked to the taliban. the taliban claims they plotted the attack, but police say still no hard evidence who pulled the trigger. on friday, the outpouring of support continued with a message from the prime minister. >> and we have to unite and stand together. >> reporter: and vigils across the country, pakistanis, young and old, praying for malala, a 14-year-old human righ

. >>> and signs of hope tonight, from malala yousufzai, the young woman targeted for assassination by the taliban, for speaking freely, tonight there is remarkable news from her hospital room. >>> and having babies, news about a choice women have been making, using science to put off motherhood. >>> good evening, with 18 days to go now until this presidential election, there was something that happened during one brief shining moment last night that a whole lot of americans would like to see more of. both candidates made fun of themselves and then went on to say nice things about each other and their families. that was last night. today, the president and governor romney went their separate ways, some campaigning, some preparation for the next and final debate on monday night, just prior to the all-out sprint to the finish. we begin our coverage tonight with our chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, good evening. >> good evening, brian, we're at the point in the campaign where every day feels like a week, every week feels like a day. well, today the president is feeling the hea

more from kier simmons. >> reporter: malala yousufzai, the young girl out of a coma, clutching a teddy bear out of her bedroom. she took on the taliban malala the young girl she wanted this picture to be released. >> she is happy to share, quite a lot of clinical detail with you. >> reporter: doctors call her progress very encouraging. >> she is doing very well, in fact, she was standing with some help for the first time this morning when i went in to see her. she is communicating very freely and writing. >> reporter: she is still very weak. but she apparently remembers the shooting last week that nearly killed her. people in pakistan remember, too. many have rallied to her cause, education for girls. school girls here in britain have also taken notice. >> it was completely shocking. i mean i don't -- i don't expect it to happen, we take education for granted higher. her family is still in pakistan e >> reporter: the doctors are trying to set a call so her dad can speak to her. she can't talk yet, still has a tube in her throat, she has written messages for the world. >> she has asked

while malala yousufzai lies in bed, many pray for her recovery. some schools were closed in protests. many demonstrate against the taliban. the shooting has brought new focus to malala situation, the fight for education. >> there can be nothing more cowardly. her story has captured the world's attention. >> yesterday's attack reminds us of the challenge the girls face, whether it is poverty or marginalization, or even violence, just for speaking out for basic rights. >> reporter: malala yousufzai may become a combined force. they vow to attack her again if she recovers. >> they have added her father to the hit list. doctors say she has shown some improvement in the next day but that the next 24 hours will be critical. before they can tell if the gunmen still at large have permanently silenced the courage of a 14-year-old girl. nbc news, kabul. >>> and up next, the warning about car air bags that may not work, the moment they're truly needed. row sail y>>> a 34-year-old woms she is dying of leukemia claims that her dream trip to hawaii turned into

malala yousufzai is in the hospital still, but still, she is inspiring the world to act. we have seen shock and outrage since the attack, thousands coming across the country to protest the taliban attack, show their support for malala yousufzai. last night, in fact, a group of clerics came together to issue a religious condemnation against the attackers, saying that what they did was not islamic, that it crossed the boundaries of islamic law, officials say they are closing in on the attackers in an overnight raid. three men were arrested, they said they were involved in the attack. but tonight, her condition can be described as satisfactory by a spokesperson. meanwhile, the world is just waiting for her to wake up. >>> amna nawaz, who continues to cover the story for us. >>> the folks who give out peace prizes awarded it to the european union for peace, democratic and human rights. and while most of official europe celebrated, most of europe was shocked. europe is in the middle of a crisis, which has hurt greece, italy and spain. portugal, just this week, they mocked the

evening, less than three days after she was shot by the taliban coming home from her school, malala yousufzai is showing signs of improvement. doctors deemed her stable enough today to be taken from peshawar to islamabad. the new area, which is more equipped and has more equipment. she is not out of danger, she is still unconscious, but they are now putting her chances of survival at 70%. meanwhile, across pakistan, people continue to take to streets to condemn the taliban attack and support malala yousufzai. one demonstrator said if they kill her, ten more will come forward. >> thank you. >>> a sad update from the gulf of mexico tonight, the coast guard confirmed an oil slick there is consistent with oil from the deep water horizon well, the source of the worst oil disaster in u.s. history. experts are not sure exactly where this sheen is coming from. bp says it is most likely residual oil that was used to plug it in the past. we're told the oil does not pose a risk to the shore, but it is something we have been told before. up next here, as the broadcast continues our nbc news investigation

malala did respond to that and she did move her four limbs. >> reporter: since 2009, malala yousufzai has deified local taliban edict and campaigned for the reist girls to an education. >> if you can help us in our education, so, please, help us. >> reporter: that put her on the taliban hit list. the extremists have threatened to come and shoot malala again if she survives. you can protect her? >> yeah, surely. you know, the state will do their best to protect her. she is a symbol of hope. she's, you know, a beacon of light for all the girls of this country. we would love to protect every malala of this country. >> reporter: that's the first tall order for pakistan security forces. the second will be to arrest malala's attackers. the police have detained and then released several people over the past few days, but so far, not the man who actually pulled the trigger. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, islamabad. >> axelrod: tensions continue to rise between neighbors turkey and syria. syria flexed the muscles today by moving tanks and troops to its border with turkey and by banning turkish ai

to begin with how big a symbol has malala yousufzai become in pakistan? >> i tnk this is a story that really has galvanized both that country and the world. and she's a symbol of so many other young girls you never meet who danger acid attacks every day just for the simple act of going into a classroom and sitting and learning. i think you may able to shoot a 15-year-old girl but you can't kill an idea and she's become only more powerful, a symbol of the right to go to cool every day. >> the taliban said when she comes back or if she comes back they will kill her. do you think there's any chance this incredibly strong woman will be backing down? >> look if they threateneder and he had didn't give up before she shot her. you can imagine after they shot her she won't be quiet. she said in 2009 they can't stop me. i can't believe that now the word has been forced to pay attention to these girls in their drug told go to school. >> what kind of reception she will get when she returns home? >> i think she will be greeted with a hero's reception because really t

many pakistanis came together in protest today, over the shooting of a young teenage girl, malala yousufzai, by a taliban gunman. >> they don't want a woman, a girl like malala who knows what her rights are. who knows, you know, how to demand that, and who knows that she wants to live with dignity and respect. and i think today we are all gathered here to show our solidarity with malala. we want to tell, send a signal to all taliban that no matter what happens we will not let this country to go down like that. >> ifill: 14-year-old yousufzai had gained attention inside her country and beyond, writing and speaking out for girls' education, and against taliban atrocities. she was nominated last year for the international childrens' peace prize. she was targeted yesterday-- while in a bus, on her way home from school, in the northeastern city of mingora, in pakistan's swat valley. at a military hospital in peshawar, doctors removed a bullet from her neck. the attack drew worldwide condemnation. speaking at the state department on the first ever international day of the girl, secretary of state

. >> reporter: the latest medical bulletin on malala yousufzai's condition is she's still critical, stillscious, and still on a ventilator and doctors removed a bullet lodged near her spine and moving her to another hospital with better critical care facilities. >> chances are for several days. fairly good chances. >> reporter: it's been two days since the taliban in pakistan tried to kill malala yousufzai. and kill her dream of equal education rights for girls. she's clinging to life. and judging from the reaction of men and women so does her dream. she was a prime target for the taliban who don't think women should have any rights. it's this kind of talk they try to silence. >> they can't stop me. i'll get my education if it's at home, school or any place. save our schools, save our pakistan. >> reporter: local pakistani officials in the swat valley where malala yousufzai lived said they offered her protection but her father refused it. the driver of the truck she had been riding in is among those under suspicion. two other girls were wounded in the attack. the shooting has been condemn

the girls say the men were specifically after malala yousufzai. it's no surprise. since 2009 defying local taliban edicts she's been a fearless campaigner for pakistani girls right to an education. unusually even some of the most conservative religious figures in pakistan have condemned the shooting. one group of clerics even issued a fatwa, specifically saying islam approves of women seeking knowledge. pakistanis of all ages and walks of life deeply shaken by this savage attack are now praying for malala yousufzai's recovery. however, it's far from clear that the gunmen will be arrested. in the rugged area where the shooting occurred police say they have detained and released several people already but not the man who pulled the trigger. for cbs "this morning saturday" elizabeth palmer, islamabad. >>> the head of al qaeda is calling for a holy war against the united states. in an audio message posted on the internet this morning, ayman al zawahiri praised those who stormed the embassy last month and calls for more protests. he called the demonstrators honest and z

. >>> and signs of hope tonight, from malala yousufzai, the young woman targeted for assassination by the taliban, for speaking freely, tonight there is remarkable news from her hospital room. >>> and having babies, news about women and having babies, with science. nightly news begins now. >>> from nbc news >> we have eight thunderstorm circled here. you want to be taking shelter. folks on the other side of -- eastern part of baltimore county -- be on the lookout in these locations. they will be on the you within the half hour. >> we can hear heavy rain. we have a meteorologist on the phone. where are you exactly and what are you experiencing? >> i am in cockeysville. i went outside and looked. i couldn;t help it. the storm is a rotating. i have not seen any final -- any funnel. i can confirm that is rotatiing. -- rotating. >> we are picking up the change in velocity. there is some wind shear. certainly dangerous. >> we have not gotten any wins just yet. i have not experienced gas higher than 10 miles an hour. it is eerily calm. i do not see that. it is not mixing anything down to the

to get an education. >> we've seen a lot of rallies, gatherings for malala yousufzai this week.'t think there's any question, this one in karachi on sunday, one of the biggest yet. it's always hard to guess how many people are in these crowds. but by my estimation, there's at least 20,000 people here, maybe more. this gathering organized by the mqm, a political party that's already fiercely anti-taliban. they believe the taliban poses an immediate danger to pakistan and point to the attack on malala. messages for mahalia, saying our prayers with with you. and a banner that spans 20 football fields where demonstrators are writing get well wishes. obviously a lot of support here for this 14-year-old human rights activist. but here is what else you're seeing, intense outrage and anger aimed at the taliban. >> i want to crush the people who killed -- who tried to kill mahalia. >> reporter: you want to crush the taliban? >> of course. they should take necessary action. >> we are praying for her. >> reporter: it's that type of anger many here say could be a turning point in pakistan's

. >>> all right, we have an update for you on malala yousufzai. e pakistani girl shot by the taliban. >> she's getting important visitors. >> hey, victor and christi. malala you sufzai is receiving the best medical care she could possibly get after being shot in the head by the taliban earlier this month. she has also been reunited with her family for the first time since she was medivaced earlier this month and it was a very emotional reunion, indeed. recovering in a hospital bed malala yousufzai is surrounded by her family. this is the first video of the 15-year-old activist since she has been shot in the head by the taliban. her father who arrived from pakistan on thursday spoke about what he called her progress and the family's reunion. >> i love her and, of course, this morning, last night when we met her, there were tears in our eyes and they were out of happiness, i think. >> the attack on malala, she was returning from school has provoked widespread outrage. thousands have protested across pakistan where she has been a vocal campaigner for

the right to speak up. >> yesterday, militants stopped the van carrying malala yousufzai, they askedo she was, and they opened fire when they found out who she was. she was shot, expected to survive, taken out of the country for treatment. nobody knows the damage she has suffered. meanwhile, a taliban spokesperson took pride in the attack, and said if she survives this time, remember, she won't next time. remember this, if anybody asks questions about what right the americans had to take on the people.

. >>> now to the latest in the saga of malala yousufzai. she is the 14-year-old pakistani school girl shot by the taliban for speaking out against them. this morning she's on the move. she's been flown from pakistan to britain for further treatment including more surgery and therapy. elizabeth palmer is in pakistan. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: goomorning. malala yousufzai has been moved twice from one pakistani military hospital to another. now she's finally being sent overseas. she was put on to a specially equipped jet early this morning and off to britain for more after care and special therapy. very little real information on how she's doing but we heard over the weekend her condition is stable and that doctors had reduced her sedation to see if they could determine how much damage has been done to her brain. we heard from a diplomat who had seen her en route to britain and they do expect her to make steady if slow progress. we've come from her home town up on the border with afghanistan. we saw the bus that she was sitting in

a pakistani military spokesman says malala yousufzai is in satisfactory condition but cautions the nextll be critical. the little girl is being kept unconscious and on a ventilator for now. the bullet entered her head and went into her neck toward her spine. malala yousufzai is well known as an activist for girls' education. >>> security is tight on indonesia's resort island of bali as survivors and victims' families mark 10 years since two deadly nightclub bombings. the explosions killed 202 people in 2002. more than 2,000 police officers and military personnel have been deployed to guard today's memorial services. that's because the government detected some possible terrorist activity. >>> 5:50 now. an american airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing because a bird got caught up in one of the engines. the boeing 737 was headed from chicago down to miami last night. it hit the bird right before it was about to land in miami. nobody was hurt, and the plane landed safely. >>> 5:51. the new iphone secretly tracking users. >> and it's not an easy fix. we'll show you the tric

in birmingham, england >> reporter: ten days after she arrived in england, malala yousufzai has reunited with her family, who came in yesterday racing to the hospital under tight security. they were taken in to see her. >> last night when we met her, there were kids in our eyes, and they were out of happiness, i say, out of happiness >> reporter: when her father last saw her in pakistan, she was hanging on to life. >> in pakistan, i told my brother-in-law, that they should make preparations for a funeral, because of the situation but thankful to god >> reporter: today, he called it a miracle that malala is expected to make a full recovery. >> everywhere across the world, they condemn the attack, in strong words, and they prayed for my daughter. which is not only my daughter, which is the daughter of everybody, sister of everybody. >> reporter: doctors here continue to take malala through a series of tests to rule out any long-term injury and say so far they see no sign of brain injury. despite being treated in birmingham, the 15-year-old remains a symbol of hope back in pakistan. >> when

head by the taliban is in england tonight where she's receiving medical treatment. 14-year-old malala yousufzai will get specialized care to help recover from the brutal taliban attack she managed to survive last week. a gunman fired on malala hitting her in the head as she rode home on the school bus. the taliban targeted the teen for promoting the ed case of girls -- education of girls. pakistani doctors say damaged bones in her skull will need to be repaired and replaced. >> we expect she will be in hospital some time, weeks, if not months. >> doctors said she was able to move her hands and legs a few days ago but will need intensive rehabilitation. >>> the captain accused of running a cruise ship into a reef causing it to capsize information court today. more than 1,000 survivors, their relatives and lawyers attended captain francesco schettino's preliminary hearing. he's accused of causing the costa concordia to capsize off the coast last january and abandoning ship. he's accused of manslaughter. 32 passengers and crew members died in that accident. the report places most of the blame on t

malala yousufzai was reportedly flown out of the country today in an air ambulance provided by the united arab emirates. it comes six days after she was attacked in pakistan by a gunman while riding home in a school van last tuesday. she was specifically targeted for her criticism of the taliban. over the weekend, tens of thousands of people rallied in support of the young activist. her condition has been stabilized but doctors say she will require intense therapy. last night, over 100 taliban militants attacked a police station where at least six policemen were kill. >>> arlen specter died yesterday at his philadelphia home from complications of cancer it was just two years ago that his long career in washington came to an end. an independent, sometimes controversial figure, specter battled gridlock in the senate for 30 years as a member of both parties. nbc's kelly o'donnell looks back on his life. >> reporter: from his days as a scrappy philadelphia prosecutor to decades as that rare washington moderate, arlen specter was always influential and irascible. >> i've been viewed with what

. >> reporter: british doctors released this photo of malala yousufzai ten days after the taliban put a bullet in her head and tried to assassinate her. doctors say the 15-year-old is out of a coma and on her feet. >> she's doing very well in fact. she was standing with some help for the first time this morning. >> reporter: doctors say she remembers being on her school bus in pakistan, then waking up in a hospital in a foreign country. >> one of the first things she asked to know was which country was she in. >> reporter: doctors say she has some damage to her brain and her injuries suggest she was shot from above at point- blank range. >> she was struck around here, just above the back of the left eye. and the bullet went down through the side of her jaw, damaging the skull. >> reporter: direct examination say it thereby at least -- doctors say it will be at least a couple of weeks before they can start rebuilding skull. first they have to deal with the infection from the bullet that came within inches of killing her. a group of pakistani women lit candles in birmingham to support h

the next few days are critical for malala yousufzai. she was shot in the head by the taliban nearly a week ago for promoting girls education and criticizing the militant group. pakistani doctors say she needs more surgery and rehabilitation. >> funeral services will be held tomorrow for arlen specter. he died yesterday following a long battle with cancer. he was 82 years old. specter was a republican turned democrat who was ousted from office. sharyl attkisson has our report. >> reporter: during most of his 30 years in the senate, arlen specter was best known as a moderate republican, serving on the powerful senate judiciary committee where he's remembered for his aggressive questioning of anita hill during the supreme court nomination for clarence thomas in 1991. he was a ranking member who quickly climbed the political ranks to become pennsylvania's longest serving senator. >> i won the election because of my attention to pennsylvania over 24 years. >> reporter: arlen specter had made a name for himself as philadelphia's district atto

malala yousufzai refused to look the other way.rifice to do the same." laura bush. just ahead, back to politics to places you won't see tonight on television during the debate. we will give you a behind the scenes tour in danville, kentucky. , and baseball. those years were crazy. so, as we go into this next phase, you know, a big part of it for us is that there isn't anything on the schedule. ♪ ♪ hi dad. many years from now, when the subaru is theirs... hey. you missed a spot. ...i'll look back on this day and laugh. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> announcer: you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with u >> you just read my mind. >> announcer: just one little piece of information and they can open bogus accounts, stealing your credit, your money and ruining your reputation. that's why you need lifelock to relentlessly protect what matters most... [beeping...] helping stop crooks befor

there were prayer vigils and demonstrations in support of 14-year-old malala yousufzai. she remains in critical condition this morning. she became a taliban target by supporting education for girls and criticizing the militant group. the taliban says it will target her again. >>> the nationwide outbreak of deadly meningitis has spread to a dozen states. now health investigators are looking at two companies that made the tainted drug. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: a second massachusetts drugmaker is shutting down over tainted vials of steroid injections. ameridose llc is run by the same executives who operate the new england compounding center. the company that made the contaminated drugs. >> the request for a temporary suspension of operations will allow for an on sight investigation while continuing to safeguard public health. >> the centers for disease control says 13,000 doses of the drug were administered nationwide since may. 137 people have developed fungal meningitis, 12 have died. state officials want to know why the company was distributing the drugs

. >> reporter: british doctors released this photo of malala yousufzai 10 days after the taliban shot her in the head to assassinate her. doctors say she is out of the coma and the 15-year-old is on her feet. >> she is doing very well, in fact she was standing with some help for the first time this morning. >> reporter: doctors say malala remembers being on her school bus in pakistan then waking up in a hospital in a foreign country. >> one of the first things she asked what country is she in. >> reporter: she has some damage in her brain and she was shot from above at point-blank range. >> she was struck above the back of the left eye and the bullet went down through the side of her jaw damaging the skull. >> reporter: doctors say it will be at least a couple of weeks before they can start rebuilding malala's skull. first they have to deal with the infection from the bullet that came within inches of killing her. a group of pakistani women lit candles in birmingham to support malala and women's rights. >> those like malala live in fear every single day, afraid of the taliban. >> repo

saving malala yousufzai. doctors offer a prognosis for the pakistani teenager shot in the head by the taliban. this is the "cbs morning news". here with my favorite new intern, jimmy. mmm! fresh! and it's been in the closet for 12 weeks! unbelievable! unstopables! follow jimmy on youtube. get a free 6-inch sub of your choice when you buy any 6-inch sub and any drink before 9am. that's right! buy any 6-inch subway sub and any drink before 9am to get your free 6-inch sub. october only, so hurry in! to get your free 6-inch sub. clusters of pustules, pimples. i had this shingle rash right next to my spine. the soreness was excruciating. it was impossible to even think about dancing. when you're dancing, your partner is holding you. so, his hand would have been right in the spot that i had the shingles. no tango. no rhumba. you can't be touched. for more of the inside story, visit shinglesinfo.com i don't have time for the flu. that's why i'm knocking things off my to-do list. vitamin d, done! hand sanitizer, done

." >>> in england for the first time since she was transported for medical treatment malala yousufzai got a visit from her family. just talking and praying with her mother, brothut father and . she was asked to bring her her school books. >>> evidence that a cease-fire just isn't holding right now. called to mark a muslim holiday that started yesterday. yeah, that's what they're seeing there. 12 people have been killed and 150 others died friday. this is according to an a opposition group. another group added that there were almost 300 other cease-fire vilation violations including gunfire and shelling. >>> rough seas off the carolina coast this weekend as tropical storm sandy churns in the atlantic. sandy's downgrade from a hurricane was expected, but forecasts call for the storm to regain strength over the next few days. our george howell is on north carolina's outer banks. george, we can hear the wind. i heard with your mike test, what are you seeing out there? >> well, victor, good morning. yeah, we are definitely feeling the wind pick up here along the outer banks and the best ev