the memoir is by ambassador nancy brinker, it is called " promise me."o not often editorialize around here, but whenever anybody tells you that one person cannot make a difference, think of all the pink ribbons everywhere because yea one woman had promised to her sister that she would dedicate her life to saving the lives of other women. thank you for coming on. that is our show for tonight. i will see back here next time on pbs. until then, good night, thanks for watching, and as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org tavis: join me next time for preview of the midterms one month before election day. plus actor sam rockwell. that is next time. we will see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide is proud to join tavis in improving financial literacy and removing obstacles

here with her new book, and ambassador nancy brinker, founder, and ceo of susan g. kom komen, cure for cancer. and also queen silvia of sweden here with a rare appearance. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. it is crunch time for congressional candidates across the country. they have only 18 days left to make the case to voters. right now it appears that the democrats may be closing the gap somewhat with the republican opponents and the new poll has the two parties separated by three points as opposed the eight points in june. kelly o'donnell has been out on the campaign trail, and at last, you are back home with us. >> briefly. >> briefly, i know. back out again, but this has been somewhat of a change, and democrats are feeling a little bit more hopeful that it won't be a tsunami, but they are privately to me and to you expressing a wave. >> well, it is one of the bubbles in an election cycle where the voters are beginning to say, well, maybe we don't want to catch up with the wave and take another look and advertising effective, and arguments ef

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tonight at 5:00 we have an interview with nancy brinker the founder of the susan g. komen foundation. that was her sister and she made a promise to her. she passed away from breast cancer and she has raised some $1.5 billion. >> that is amazing. we will hear more tonight. we hope you join us for that. 6:37 is the time. still ahead, is your job bad for your health? why thousands put their lives at risk for the sake of a paycheck. >> can katherine heigl re reinvigorate the romantic comedy? i have weekend movies just ahead. >> another check of traffic and weather i have 10 minutes. you a hey, guys, i know i've been bad at this in the past, so i've come up with some mnemonic devices to help me learn your names. hello, a "penny" saved is a "penny" earned. oh, that's 'cause fedex ground helps you save money. that's right, penny. do you know ours? heavens to betsy. dwayne the bathtub. magic wanda. yeah! what's mine? uh, you're a dan fool. oh. it's just a device, dan. you can't take it personally. yeah, i suppose. [ male announcer ] we understand. you need a partner who help

i want to mention that tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00 i do an interview with nancy brinker the founder of the foundation. susan g. komen was her sister. >> a lot of reasons to be proud for that group. >> absolutely. >> we will look forward to it. >> still ahead, we will tell you about the newest nobel peace prize winner who is taking home the award. >> is your job bad for your health? what thousands of people do for the sake of a paycheck. >> first a check of traffic and i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in the fall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what the fall feeding does is build the roots.. that's when the roots sorta want nutrition. i give my lawn scotts winterguard. it's like a root building machine. it builds your lawn from the roots up. next year you get this! the stronger the roots, the stronger the lawn. all year long. the best time to feed is when it will do the most good. there's no substitute for the fall feeding, trust me. it is the best thing you can do for your lawn. i

nancy brinker is so amazing what she has done in memory of h sister.'s tell you a little bit about that. it's celebrating 30 years of honoring the promise as you just said a among those being honored for her work to help fine a cure for breast cancer is former first lady laura bush. again, thank you so much fo coming in and to bring this to our attention. it's something women should be thinking about especially if they are facing a diagnosis. >> thank you for having me again. >> thanks for coming. >> this morning ben bernanke said the fed is ready to provide more aid to then economy. les check in with consider nbc's courtney regan. >> reporter: good morning. right now the dow is down about 27 points but the nasdaq and the s&p are up. we have a mixed trading session here today. same situation overnight in asia and also in europe. just closed. we're seeing mixed results around t world. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke did speak at a conference in boston and caured investors ears. he was able to move futures higher ahead of the opening bell saying th

nancy brinker, you remember her story, her sister susan died of cancer. sang this "i never knew love like this," that night alone, george, almost $2 million raised against breast cancer. as i look over here and see some people who walked this weekend. so we're all in this together. >> it was a great weekend. >> i've got to tell you, in your hometown, the weather was beautiful, sam. >> it was gorgeous. the kennedy center there and tyler perry's movie. one or two things we want to you know about on your monday morning. there's that low. it looks like we swap things out with the west coast today. it's dry on the eastern seaboard. there's this troublesome storm that some folks may say may stay there for the next couple of days. so there are showers anywhere from santa barbara to l.a., escondido, and it's gorgeous there in the deep south. and showers in the east coast. showers in the mid-atlantic by later on tonight. how did we do? not bad? >> did you ever have a thick tongue this morning? like can't get through it. all of that weather was brought to you l.l.