tawakkul karman -- liberian activist leymah gbowee and the libyan activist tawakkul karman were awarded the award for peace. >> women must obtain the same opportunities as men to influence development at all levels of society. >> of the three women sharing this year's prize, ellen johnson-sirleaf is the best known internationally. it was a major sensation when she became president of liberia in 2006. she was the first freely elected female head of state in africa. her fellow librarians laureate is leymah gbowee. she organized demonstrations by women to call for peace and put pressure on the warring factions. >> i am a symbol of hope in my community, on the continent, in the eighth place -- in a place where there has never been held before. you do not do it because you expect an award. >> the third recipient is tawakkul karman, a journalist and activist in yemen. >> i dedicate the prize to be peaceful youth revolution in yemen. >> for months, she has been organizing student rallies against the yemeni president. >> words of praise have been pouring in all of the world to be nobel peace pr

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

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 third recipient is tawakkul karman of yemen. she was honored for taking a leading role in the struggle for peace and democracy in her country. >> inspiring. >>> meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast. >>> gorgeous sun filled day for most of us. a few clouds lingering they won't put a damper in the weekend forecast. we have warm weather on the way talk about that and fleet week. >>> he always said, "i'll be back." arnold schwarzenegger returns to his hometown. >>> a special celebration in austria today for arnold schwarzenegger. he returned to his hometown to inaugurate a museum dedicated to him. it opened in july located in the two-story house where he was born. it includes his first barbell, bed which he slept as a child, movie memorabilia including several lifesized terminator models and the wood desk he sat behind while he was governor of california. >> another star. the world's most eligible royal has just arrived in the u.s.. prince harry is coming to california for two months of military helicopter training. he will be

the third recipient is tawakkul karman of yemen.she was honored for taking a leading role in the struggle for peace and democracy in her country. >> inspiring. >>> meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast. >>> gorgeous sun filled day for most of us. a few clouds lingering they won't put a damper in the weekend forecast. we have warm weather on the way talk about that and fleet week. >>> he always said, "i'll be back." arnold schwarzenegger returns to his hometown. s, the fact it can be ususususususs @ >>> a special celebration in austria today for arnold schwarzenegger. he returned to his hometown to inaugurate a museum dedicated to him. it opened in july located in the two-story house where he was born. it includes his first barbell, bed which he slept as a child, movie memorabilia including several lifesized terminator models and the wood desk he sat behind while he was governor of california. >> another star. the world's most eligible royal has just arrived in the u.s.. prince harry is coming to california for two months of mil

between ellen johnson-sirleaf, leymah gbowee and tawakku tawakkul karman, for their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights, for full participation in peace-building work. >> the norwegian nobel committee announced the winners on friday. 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 ev

liberia's president and leymah gbowee also from liberia they organized -- the third recipient is tawakkul karman, of yemen, in the middle, she was recognized in taking a leading roll in the -- role in the struggle for peace and democracy in her country. >>> we were talking about fleet week. you can see some of the ships in town or the aircraft carrier. >> it looks like a small aircraft carrier it is an amphibious assault ship carries marines and helicopters. >> i knew you would be good for that. >> i'm good for something. mike is here with the weather. >>> good morning. quiet on this friday. rain from yesterday gone, cold front to the north is going to stay north and stay dry. what we're talking about in morning, calm conditions, fog developing. and cool weather. only antioch and half moon bay are warmer. everybody else from 1 to 11° cooler this morning. let's talk about how this day unfolds, as we head into the 8:00 hour still in the 40s in many inland areas just barely 50 around oakland and san francisco. total sunshine early, through the lunch hour temperatures respond quickly low to mid 60s

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

tawakkul karman, a leader in the fight for regime change and the symbol for the arab spring itself. 32, a mother of three and on the front lines as she learned of her prize. 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.

among those winners, the third name to be announced, tawakkul karman, tell us about what she has done over the course of the last year. >> she is an activist for press freedoms, for political freedoms. she's been one of the leaders of recent protests in yemen, which, of course, was seen a lot of turmoil, clashes, and she's one of a handful of women to have a major role in public life in yemen, which traditionally was very male-dominated. she's on record of having side that the day will come when people who violated human rights in yemen will pay. and she also believes that the struggle for freedom can't just take place without actively going out and protesting on the streets. so, i think this is a sign perhaps in a place, a country like yemen, where there are a lot of concerns about its stability, whether it's falling into the possible danger of civil war, that this is something to encourage activists there, and most particularly, women activists. >> she'll no doubt feel this is a great thing to have, but in the middle of a job, certainly only half done. also, interesting to hear, bet

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 has even been offered a job he said he wanted to create a very quiet commemoration a realization that apple is now missing that peace. today's top business stories coming up next and later in a medical controversy over whether or not to straiscreen for prostate cancer also had why the faithful are flocking to wisconsin part of my

liberian president ellen johnson-sirleaf, liberia and women's rights activist leymah gbowee and tawakkul karman of yemen. sirleaf became of liberia's first female elected leader in 2005. >> wonderful accomplishments. >> great. >>> we are a couple weeks away from the fall season. if you have to go to the slopes, you have to go to colorado. the first ski resort to open up this year -- they can think mother nature for the early opening. yes, they had a snowstorm. 3 feet of new snore -- newt snow. the opening record? october 26. >> better them and us. >> yes, absolutely. >> we will keep going as we move into the holiday weekend. last beacon, the temperatures were only in the 40's. >> alright. take a look at annapolis right now. out on the boat. looking at clear skies. hardly any clouds. temperatures in the 40's and a little bit of frost it develops in the early morning hours. 73 degrees. the wind it definitely not a problem. george washington university -- no rain to speak of. not at least for four days now. 75 in alexandria. a high of 78. look at the low. we will head out to oakland maryland where

better state. [ falcon screeches ] >>> three women won the nobel peace prize the winners are tawakkul karman and ellen johnson sirleaf and leymah leymah gbowee. >>> ten years ago today, american forces invaded afghanistan. about 98,000 u.s. troops remain there although they are handing over security duties to afghan forces now. the war's former top commander mcchrystal says that the war has gone on because of the slightly sim plastic understanding of afghanistan when we invaded it. >>> decision 2012 coverage now. today, herman cain will spend time in northern virginia. he will appear at a book signing. he won his second straw poll over the weekend and is surging in the polls. >>> house speaker john boehner will speak at the value voter summit here in the district. it's an annual event for conservative voters. others include mitt romney, rick perry, herman cain, michele bachmann and newt gingrich. >>> prince hairy will arrive in the u.s. to begin a two-month training course. he will take a helicopter training course for combat. he will start at the naval air facility at el centro, california

president ellen johnson sirleaf, african peace activist leymah gbowee, and human rights activist tawakkul karmanyemen are sharing the prize. they got their prizes for nonviolent struggle to get more rights for women. sirleaf was the first woman to be elected president of an african country. congratulations. >>> this is tricky, a woman let go due to the economy being called on to essentially do work for that company, but not get paid. what should she do? >> that would seem cut and dry. maybe, maybe not. >> stick around, anyway. my thoughts coming up. >>> looking like a gorgeous weekend is on tap. great day today. tucker has the forecast. we'll have that and more. will will make you say thank goodness it's friday. back in a moment. 9:26. [ female announcer ] these are the grands! biscuits you love with dinner. and these are the ones you'll love as dinner. grands! mini pizzas. grands! biscuit dough... plus 3 ingredients make an easy dinner everyone loves. grands! mini pizzas... from pillsbury. ♪ start your morning a whole new way! ♪ ♪ pillsbury grands! biscuits ♪ filled with breakfast ingredients ♪

leymah gbowee who fought against violence in women -- in liberia against women and tawakkul karman. you for being with us, mr. ambassador. appreciate it. this is a history-making day. not only is it three women, the first time in the history of the noble peace prize, the 110- year history, but also a first twice over for liberia. >> exactly. >> what is your reaction? >> we are happy and pleased by the decision of the noble committee, and we wish to express our deep appreciation for their recognition of the outstanding contributions that president sirleaf continues to make in the fight for democracy, human rights, and women's rights in liberia around the world and for fellow liberian leymah gbowee, who was instrumental in the fight for the cessation of the civil crisis in lybeeria, especially in 2002, when there was fighting, factional fighting in monrovia and the women who are the -- displaced and a disadvantaged group in the society were victimized as a result of the war. >> what message does this sunday to women around the world? >> it sends a message that women are increasingly p

the president of liberia, leymah gbowee a peace activist from the same west african country and tawakkul karman democracy activist from yemen. those three are going to be splitting the prize month, $1.5 million. in a statement, the nobel committee said they hope that they will help to bring the end of suppression of women that still occurs in many countries and raise the great potential for democracy and peace that women can represent. >>> yesterday we had a little mix of sun and clouds and it was raining and then sunny. >> today even better we'll see a lot of sunshine around the bay area and no rain to worry about today, high pressure building in setting the stage for a fantastic weekend. out the door now, cool if spots. only 44 degrees in the napa valley also in santa rosa. 45 in livermore. this afternoon high pressure building in temperatures warming up. yesterday we had numbers in the 60s with showers and the thunderstorms. today, yeah, we're going to watch a significant change in those temperatures, much warmer into san francisco at 68. more coming up. now let's check traffic with gianna.

the final recipient in tawakkul karman of yemen honored for taking a leading role for peace in her countrys that the candidate plans to say he rejects most isolationist policies supported by most tea party members. the speech comes on the 10th anniversary on the start of the u.s. war against the taliban in afghanistan. >> more on how steve jobs spent his final jobs including executives warned palo alto police he was near death. allowing police to provide extra patrols around his home in case mourners began gathering. when jobs died 40 people showed up at his home. they paid tribute by leaving flowers or symbolic apples. >> i never thought his death would affect me this way. really profound like somebody really special even bigger than life. >> has millions of close friends who never met him but are close friends because of what his inventions did to their imaginations and their lives. >> we are hearing that steve jobs contacted walter isaacson writing his biography in the few days of i had life to give the writer new details about the -- final days that biography is set to be released octo

tawakkul karman a democracy activist from yes, ma'am then, leymah gbowee from liberia and liberian presidentirleaf. >> i'm accepting this on behalf of the liberian people. the credit goes to them. for the past eight years, we have had peace and each and every one of them has contributed to that. >> the three will split the prize money the equivalent of $1.5 million, u.s. >>> space is not just for astronauts anymore. it's also for tourists and at least one athlete. >> and he has a goal of running on the moon. what he has already done to make that happen. >>> and temperatures up significantly today but this is just the beginning. more warming is on the way just in time for your holiday weekend. i have the forecast coming up after the break. >> richard seymour pays the price and one team punches their ticket to the nlcs. that's coming up in sports. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a lot of people are into running. you see them all the time. meet one man who wants to go the extra distance by running on the moon. jason carroll on how he is planning to pull it off. >> reporter: skeptics said it couldn'

ellen johnson sirleaf, the president of liberia; leymah gbowee a peace activist from liberia; and tawakkul karman, an activist for democracy from yemen. the three will split $1.5 million in prize money. >> you are a pro at those names by now. just rolling through that list. >> i'm just amazed at what they were able to accomplish. so the least i can do is say their names right. [ laughter ] >>> all right. time now is 6:39. let's get another check of traffic and weather. lawrence, how are you doing over there in the weather center? >> doing well, guys. a lot of sunshine come our wait a minute we are drying things out weather-wise as high pressure is building in now and, of course, got a lot of things going on this weekend. we want some sunshine and i think we are going to see plenty of it. let's take you outside now. kind of a neat start to the day. couple of patches of fog out toward the coastline and a few high clouds over the bay but we are looking good right now as that ridge of high pressure will continue to build in today and bring with it more sunshine around the bay area, some dry weather o

the third recipient is tawakkul karman of yemen she was honored for taking a leading roll in the -- rolepeace and democracy in her country. >> vice president biden is saying the slow economy could jeopardize president obama's reelection in an interview he said that gop is strong enough to bate the president in 2012 primarily because many americans don't believe the country is moving in the right direction. the vice president also says voters realize how deep the recession was on how much worse things would be and that may be enough to send the president back to the white house. >>> east bay family survived after lightning zapped the pick-up truck they were in yesterday afternoon. in pleasant hill. a lightning bolt struck the vehicle transformer leaving the wiring in both fried. >> the car is dead. >> what did you feel? >> [ inaudible ] >> heard a big bang. >> no one in the pick up was hurt. the strike left all traffic lights an the intersection lit up. >> scary situation. >> each for others in the intersection. >> oh yeah >> thank goodness nobody was hurt. >> no more lightning. going to

liberian activist leymah gbowee and tawakkul karman. it's important to women all over the world. >> we cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women obtain the same opportunities as men to influence development at all levels of society. >> it is worth noting that the yemeni recipient is the first arab woman to receive the nobel peace prize. >>> well, no formal ceremony by u.s. troops in afghanistan today to mark the tenth anniversary of the war. the conflict is the longest in u.s. history. more than 2,700 coalition forces have been killed over the decade. 1,780 of them, americans. >>> pakistan may charge a doctor with high treason because he helped the united states guess osama bin laden. the doctor, as you may recall, set up a bogus vaccination program for the cia. agents wanted to get dna samples from people living in bin laden's compound, which you see right there. the u.s. has repeatedly been pressing pakistan to free this doctor. >>> let's check it out. her smile, a mile wide. congresswoman gabrielle giffords