george and laura bush are aboard air force one with the obamas right now. so is the former secretary of state hillary clinton, the current attorney general of the united states, eric holder, the national security advisor to the president, susan rice, among many, many others. let's bring in our chief national correspondent, john king, who has covered a lot of these kinds of trips. we have been on many of these major trips. can it get awkward from time to time? you have -- there will be four american presidents, current president, three former presidents, in south africa with their wives at the same time. >> number one, a major security challenge for the united states secret service and their international allies as they cooperate on this. i just spoke to a couple sources, they say they are very confident. can it get awkward. you mentioned the current president of the united states and raul castro. i was at the mandela inauguration where vice president gore was there and fidel castro. fidel castro several times tried to approach vice president gore and he lit

and laura bush. respectful, very close relationship. >> right. >> and he benefitted from her, there is no doubt about it. >> i think so, absolutely. >> but i don't think i've ever seen an interview as overtly romantic as the obamas put on friday night. >> when she said that i do love you, yeah you don't hear a lot of that. >> you don't hear too much of that in politics this evening -- not this evening, or in this country. all right. good, hume, thanks very much. we didn't rattle you with too many questions you had to go back to. >> thank you, bill. >> you and james buchanan, though, were great together. we need clips of that. tv wasn't invented then. but if you could have seen hume and buchanan, they were tight. bernie goldberg on. madness, this time starring katy perry. bernie is next. >>> back of the book segment tonight. more crazy political correctness. last week singer katy perry kicked off the american music awards. ♪ ♪ all because i love you ♪ i love you >> well, after that performance, "the h

bush and laura bush at nelson mandela's memorial services in south africa. president bush senior is unable to make the long journey. former president carter has yet to release his plans. >>> in this country for millions of americans tonight, the news is a massive ice storm churning through the center of the country east of the mississippi river, most of it. several deaths are already being blamed on the storm, and it's going to be a big factor on into the weekend. we begin our coverage with nbc's ron mott in memphis for us tonight. ron, good evening. >> reporter: hey, brian. good evening to you. here's what we are dealing with in memphis. freezing rain is coating all the trees, as you can see here. they have a big marathon planned for tomorrow. tonight it's the cars running on the icy roads and they are trying to get home safely from texas to ohio. getting from point "a" to point "b" has been dicey today as a major winter storm pounded the country with snow and ice, cutting power to more than 3-h,000 who could face at least one cold, dark night. >> winter sto

bush and laura bush and the former secretary of state hillary clinton. they'll be joined in south africa by bill clinton and former president jimmy carter and mrs. carter. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is standing by. brianna, what do we know about the president's itinerary and his specific role in the memorial service? >> well, wolf, he will be among six foreign dignitaries who will be giving remarks during what is really an extensive program to take place in south africa honor agmandela. he is on this historic flight to what we're expecting will be the largest gathering of world leaders in their history. we're told by a white house official this is not something he had worked on until he was i guess instructed or invited by the south african government to make these remark at the memorial service. but there's also another sort of historic element to this trip, this flight that president obama is on right now. imagine this, sitting around the conference table of the private conference room on board air force one, the obamas as well as for

bush and laura bush. here they are right now.inton. long 17-hour flight on air force one. they reconfigured the cabins a bit so everybody could get some sleep. president bush and mrs. bush were in what is usually the medical unit of air force one. secretary clinton took over the first class staff cabin. and of course the president and mrs. obama had

former president george wildcats bush, and former first lady laura bush are among those expressing their condolences. they release add statement that read, president mandela is one of the great forces for freedom, and equality of our time. he bore his burdens with dignity and grace, and our world is better off because of his example. this great man will be missed, but his contributions will live on forever. let's go to ray swarez live in washington, d.c., with more from washington. ray? >> you know, john, listening to those tributes from former american presidents, you have to remind yourself that it wasn't such a clear thing to american leaders that nelson mandela was a hero. or a leader of any kind. he was widely referred to in the 60's, 70's, and 80's, as a terrorist by some american elected officials. there was a great deal of reluctance on the part of the ragan administration to allow sanctions to go ahead as the world began to coalesce in opposition to apartheid government. so it was only when congress had a veto proof majority, that sanged war able to go ahead late in the second t

. >> reporter: president obama left washington today for south africa accompanied by george and laura bush and hillary clinton. presidents clinton and carter traveled separately. also converging on south africa, leaders from four continents, from britain's david cameron and braz brazil's dilma rousseff. and cuba's raul castro. the leaders will be behind bullet proof cast. the white house has confidence in the security arrangements including cancelling military leaves. >> you've got all the police, army deployed at the moment working together with the american and other secret services around the world. >> reporter: today the official program for the memorial was released listing family, friends, and foreign dignitaries including president obama as speakers. but while it's a reminder the world embraced south africa, it is south africans who claim him. >> we with wouldn't miss it for the world. >> reporter: martin yonkers and his wife are among the perhaps tens of thousands who will try to attend tomorrow's memorial. their gratitude to mandela rooted in an interracial relationship that would

and laura bush, and another former first lady, hillary clinton.g on. i believe jake tapper is here with me. more on the -- what should we call this, the presidents' club? >> the most exclusive frequent flier club in the world, perhaps. bill clinton and chelsea clinton are down in rio doing an event and then they'll meet the rest of the family in johannesburg. this could be the biggest gathering of heads of state since the winston churchill funeral in 1965. it's amazing. what is also interesting, you would think sometimes it would get awkward on the flights. obama has spent a lot of time blaming things on his predecessor. >> you've got to wonder. >> but in reality, this long flights have actually forged some of the most longest-lasting friendships between former presidents, the former presidents club, that have ever happened. for instance, in 1999, bill clinton and george h.w. bush flew to king hussein's funeral, king hussein of jordan, and they formed a very strong bond on that long flight because when you think of it, there's no other opportunity

bush and laura bush to travel them. the bushes have said they will.mer president clinton and hillary clinton making the trip, as will former president jimmy carter, too. tonight, we learned queen elizabeth, who met mandela a number of times, has asked that her son prince charles attend in her place. and on this sunday in south africa, a day of prayer. and word from one of nelson mandela's daughters, during his final days. abc's byron pitts is there. >> reporter: this sunday was soaked in symbolism. the former township, once the epicenter of the anti-apartheid movement. grief and gratitude stretched across generations. he spoke for a nation. >> i'm here today, he fought for our freedom. if it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be here. we wouldn't be having all the things that we have. >> reporter: for nelson mandela's memorial service on tuesday, with world leaders from across the globe in attendance, it will be the largest security effort in south africa since the world cup in 2010. tonight, new details about the life he lived are emerging from those who kn

laura bush is making a lot of fun about it. you can see the president wanted to share it here.iven how washington works nowadays, a lot of people say they look like they're getting along just great. >> a nice conference room on air force one. you see eric holder directly across from hillary clinton, the attorney general general of the united states. another white house photo released shows -- >> and remember when barack obama ran for president, he ran as much against george w. bush as john mccain. he ran against the bush -- and ran against an incompetent administration. you know this as well as i do. this is an exclusive club. president bush has been around a lot of campaigns back in those days, so he has let bygones be bygones. this president is grateful to president bush that he's stayed out of the daily conversation. by all accounts, they've had very pleasant conversations. >>> at least a congressional delegation that went as well, including two republicans, aaron schalk and ted cruz was on the delegation. there's usually other planes that are flying over there, but elijah c

bush and laura bush, also hillary clinton. air force one is scheduled to arrive in about an hour and now and to be a fly on the wall of that flight. cnn jake tapper host of "the lead" put together this fascinating piece about what can happen when american presidents are thrown together by history. >> the world is quickly preparing for what may be the largest gathering of heads of state since winston churchill's funeral in 1965. representing the u.s. alone, will be presidents barack obama, george w. bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter. comprising one of the most prestigious frequent flier clubs in the world. today air force one departed for south africa, where more than 90 world leaders are planning to attend nelson mandela's mamande. president george h.w. bush, who has been in poor health for some time, will not be making the trip. together, they're set for an almost 20-hour flight. even though there's only one bed onboard. >> air force one is a very intimate setting. so, that's the place where you can have quieter conversatio

former first lady, secretary hillary clinton and laura bush and former president george w. bush. on board the group sharing memories of mandela as all eyes turned toward johannesburg and the service now just hours away. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran is there. >> reporter: doves released into the skies outside nelson mandela's home today, a fitting tribute for a great man of peace. in johannesburg, meanwhile, it was all business. workers prepping the fnb stadium, capacity 94,000, for the massive memorial service taking place here tomorrow. security preparations are intense, and with good reason. the world has never seen a gathering of leaders like this one. flying in from more than 90 countries, from argentina to pakistan, trinidad to china, including four u.s. presidents, obama, who has been chosen to speak tomorrow and three of his predecessors which has the american ambassador here scrambling. >> the president went wheels up about an hour and a half ago. so, they're all coming at us. >> reporter: mandela's passing is a global event, but it is also personal. toda

bush and his wife laura, have accepted an invitation to accompany president obama to south africa. n for the first president bush says he will not be able attend because of his distance and his age. bill clinton and his family will be going to south africa. i talk to president clinton today about his immense administration. i want you to listen to what he said about you the day after that tour of robben island back in 1998. >> the president is one of the most decent men i have come across, and he has got a thick skin, strong nerves. he is not the type of person who squeals, and hi knows that i hold him in the highest regards, because even before he was president, he was very generous in assisting us to ensure we were victorious. >> he said in that interview with me, you're not a person who squeals. when you hear that now from him, what goes through your mind? >> that he helped me to be that kind of man, that he inspired me before i knew him, and that after we became friends, every minute we spent together, even when we were having the occasional argument from our positions as presid

president bush and laura bush have been invited to travel with the obamas, and former president clinton and hillary clinton will travel to the tribute for nelson mandela. from south africa we hear from one of his friends who described those final visits with the man he revered. abc's byron pitts from outside mandela's home. >> reporter: nowhere has admiration for nelson mandela been stronger, expressed more passionately than a few feet from his doorstep outside his home where the beloved statesman took his last breath. >> by singing and dancing, it's a way of showing our appreciation. >> he represents this country. >> reporter: nelson mandela will be laid to rest in grand style. tuesday, a memorial service ke the world has never seen. some 95,000 people packed inside the stadium. wednesday through friday the former president will lay in state in pretoria, the nation's legislative capital. next sunday mandela will be laid to rest in the small village of his boyhood on the eastern cape. those closest to mandela say they will miss the simple things. >> you first met mandela when? >> 1948.

bush and laura bush expressed condolences, releasing a statement staying: -- saying: >> we will not see the likes of nelson mandela again. so it falls to us, as best we can, to forge the example that he set. >> this seems to be turning into a celebration of the life of nelson mandela. >> i can barely hear you through all the din. there's about two restaurants below me, filled with people drinking and dancing up and down the road behind me. all day we see people selling ice-creams, t-shirts, and people remembering this man. >> when you and the community in london received word, what was the reaction? >> yesterday was a terrible day. when we washed the screens and saw people on the ground celebrating his achievements and life, a acknowledging what he hd achieved there was a bitter-sweet feeling in everyone's mouths. >> in memory of nelson mandela, he changed our world. a lot of people in harlem and new york remember when he came in 1990. the mark key was a big part of it, saying welcome home mr and mrs nelson mandela. he visited in 1990. there was a huge crowd. a huge parade. a lot of peo

former first lady laura bush told abc last year that her husband sound his calling after doodling on yes, it's my ipad omage for the reason of the season. >>> if there is one thing that everyone in america, left, right, and center agrees on it's that american schools are failing and american students are being beaten by kids in much of the world. >> this might be a little depressing to many of our viewers, it is to me. studies suggesting that u.s. students are falling behind their peers overseas. >> an international assessment of teenagers around the world shows u.s. students slipping even further behind. >> it brought big headlines bringing proof that the perception that mediocrity is a realize. they showed u.s. students in the middle of the pack in reading and science. the pisa rankings were based on e tests of more than half a million 15-year-olds. the u.s. education secretary arnie duncan calling it stagnation. but before we talk about how to fix the problem, let's look deeper. there might be a lot less here than meets the eye. they're broken down in connecticut, florida, and mas

bush and laura bush. they gracefully accepted the invitation from the obama's.ident bill clinton also saying he planned to travel to south africa. as we leave you this evening, a look at the iconic empire state building in new york city lit up in the colors of the south african flag in tribute to the late nelson mandela. i am mark crumpton. that is it for bottom line. have a great weekend. i will see you next time. ♪

bush and laura bush. here they are right now. the former secretary of state and first lady hillary clinton. long 17-hour flight on air force one. they reconfigured the cabins a bit so everybody could get some sleep. president bush and mrs. bush were in what is usually the medical unit of air force one. secretary clinton took over the first class staff cabin. and of course the president and mrs. obama had their apartment up front. we're told they spent an awful lot of time on that flight together in the conference room, joining together to remember a man who changed so much. and we see again that crowd in the stadium. let's go to abc's terry moran there right now. lots of singing going on for several hours, terry. >> george, this has been an amazing morning so far. in a cold and soaking rain that as you can see is keeping down the crowd's numbers. but still streaming in. it has done nothing to keep down the spirits of the people here. it is impossible to describe, really, the feeling here. it's full of joy and pride. and what can

and laura bush.ating team. >> do tell. >> it was a red, white and blue christmas for their last year in office and it was an election year. and she was very hands on, walked through the decorations a lot, told us to fine tune it. we were working on these really beautiful snowy trees and it was too much snow, too little snow. so it was a lot of give and take 'til we got her vision perfect. >> you got it just right. one tip that could translate from white house to your house out there in termination of decorating -- in terms of decorating. >> themes can help. but don't be afraid. at the white house, they like to think big, like anything can go on a christmas tree, a picture frame. i've seen them put chairs on the tree. you can put anything on a tree. >> sky is the limit. gosh, colleen, this is an excellent book. "christmas with the first ladies,." thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> coming up, we have to kill eagles in order to save them? what? that's a new policy. the official policy of the

former first lady laura bush. >> both michelle obama and barack obama have said how much he inspiredichelle met him last year. >> let's listen in. >> we were talking earlier about the name nelson mandela. the name also madiba. explain that because many refer to him as madiba. >> it's better than mr. mandela or mandela. he actually preferred to be called madiba and i think people didn't know how to refer to him. the sense he was a father figure or a grandfather played in and he was radooted to his south african traditions. a lot of people just blankedly referred to him as tata which is father. when you talk about tata only one really father and the father of a nation but that personal intimate. no, he is my father too. i know when i've spoken to his personal assistant she didn't know what to call him. she said mr. mandela felt too form willal and mr. president was too formal and felt madiba was informal. >> i know you find that too. >> she called him grandfather. this sense of how they embrace him. >> rick stengel who co-authored mandela's biography, "long walk to freedom." did mandel

bush and laura bush.sident of brazil with whom there's been, i would say, frosty relations given the fact we've been tapping her cell phone. >> he may know what she's going to say. >> very good. president castro will be speaking. into this mix we throw ted cruz. given all of that, i wanted to get your thoughts on president obama spoke the day nelson mandela passed away. from your experience with him as a candidate and through the beginning of his presidency, mandela was a larger than life figure for all of us but especially for this president there's a resonance there i'd love to get your thoughts on. >> i'm reminded -- when i heard the news i was reminded in august 2006, i had the opportunity on a trip through africa with then senator obama. we spent half a day on robben island where nelson mandela spent 18 years of his life in a cell. i remember walking into that cell. i remember walking around the grounds. i remember going to the limestone quarries where they were made to basically crush rock to pass t

bush, and laura bush released a statement saying: >> former president bill clinton sa said: >> president clinton posted a photo of himself with nelson mandela. clinton tweeted this picture with a message saying: >> nelson mandela now belongs to the ages, president obama said. nelson mandela died at his home at the age of 95. today the world remembers and celebrates his life. stay with al jazeera america for complete coverage of his passing. i'm john siegenthaler. we leave you with the words of nelson mandela from his inaugural address. [ singing ] >> never, never, and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. and suffer the indignity of being the scum of the world. the sun shall never set on so glourious a human achievement. let the sun rain. god bless africa. thank you. (clapping) << announcer: this is al jazeera america. we join this program already in progress. >> hello, you are watching al jazeera's special coverage of the death of nelson mandela. people all over the world mourning the death of the man they called madiba.

and laura bush and that was a respectful and close relationship and he benefitted from her. >> no doubton't think i've ever seen an interview as overtly romantic as the obamas. >> when she said i do love you, you don't hear that much of that. >> you don't hear that much of that in this country. hume, thanks. we didn't rattle you too much. >> thank you, bill. >> you and james buchanan, you guys were great together. wish we had old clips of that. tv wasn't invented then but if you could have seen hume and buchanan, they were correct. madness this time starring katy perry. it's next. inute... ...you could be a victim of fraud. most people don't even know it. fraud could mean lower credit scores, higher loan rates... ...and maybe not getting the car you want. it's a problem waiting to hapn. check your credit score, check your credit repo, at experian.com america's numb one provider of online credit rorts and scores. don't take chances. go to experian.com. it's hard to describe, because you have a numbness, but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was pro

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laura bush. karl rove. hillary clinton. lance armstrong. mother theresa. very good choice.e williams. the royals. and nelson mandela. barbara will pick a winner again this year. good choice. >> -- whatever her name is. >> kim-ye. >>> coming up, a disturbing new poll shows americans don't trust each other very much anymore. okay: . >>> one of the nutty things that makes america great is we're for the most part friendly people. easy to get along with and trust worthy. that may be eroding. according to a poll, surprisingly one-third of americans say most people can be trusted as opposed to '72 when almost half the country felt that way. a record high say you can't be too careful in dealing with others. this is when the crime rates are down all over. there's got to be a reason for this. what do you think, eric? >> i don't know that the crime rate's high. i think violent crime is down. the thefts and the bernie madoff things and those types. i don't trust liberals. i don't trust anyone with my medical records. >> you had to bring it to that. okay. >> i think these numbers track

bush and bill clinton along with their wives, laura bush and former secretary of state hillary clinton will join them. >>> the stadium is where his body will lie and stay in pretoria and he will receive a memorial in his birth town. we are shown how he's been remembered by a few people in the bay area who play a small role in his effort to end apartheid. >> reporter: the one he counts most precious is the photo of him with nelson mandela. >> that picture you see of me speaking from -- after meeting him at that particular point is a picture that i cherish. >> reporter: the picture was taken during mandela's 1990 visit to the oakland coliseum. williams was there to greet him. >> i was so, so overcome by this man who was not just soft spoken, but who articulated and interpreted to people his genuine humanness. >> reporter: williams was asked to speak before mandela. the memory flooded back when he learned mandela died at age 95. >> i said we lost something that was so important. >> demonstrators scuffled with police. >> reporter: williams was among po tes tors arrested in demonstrations a

i want to thank my guests, george bush and, of course, laura bush, thank you very much. of course ben and charlie, thank you very much. a special show tonight. oh, another special show tomorrow night. blake shelton will be here from "the voice." but jimmy fallon is happening right now. see you tomorrow, folks. bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6a in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. hey! looking good! thank you, please, welcome. welcome. welcome, everybody. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." you guys feeling good? [ cheers and applause ] welcome. it's going to be a fun show tonight. well, let's get to what everybody's talking about. people are still having trouble signing up for obamacare because the website is totally screwed up. and the white house isn't happy about it either. now they're saying that they want the website to be compl

bush, and laura bush will also be in attendance. washington d.c.l honor mandela as well with a week of tributes, including candlelight vigils at the south african embassy and the memorial service to at the washington national cathedral. that next wednesday. a deep freeze gripping much of the united states tonight. a deadly storm with arctic air packing a snelling and i see plunged hitting states from the south to the great lakes. the national weather service issuing winter storm and ice warnings for parts of texas, oklahoma, arkansas, misssippi, missouri, illinois, and indiana. in arkansas the state's governor declared a statewide emergency to make it easier for crews t repair damage to downed trees and power lines. in missouri, forecasters are warning of up to 8 inches of snow, that will fall later denied. the bad weather turning deadly in texas. at least two people were killed in car accidents as a result of the storm. about a quarter of a million people in dallas are without power tonight, and airlines have canceled almoot 2,000 flights, most of

bush and wife, laura bush.service taking place in a stadium and a state funeral on december 15th in his hometown. now back to justice with judge jeanine. scrap the whole thing, right? not according to my next guest. he says republicans need to fix obama care, not destroy it. with me, economist and author ben stein. all right, ben, why would republicans want tory to fibs fix this mess? >> i don't mean going in there, unscrewing a bunch of nuts and bolts and row wiring things. they ought to do what mr. nixon did long ago to say it's a moral imperative that all americans have access to health care. that said we're not going to take the existing health care system and smash it to pieces with a hammer. we're going to take a census of the americans who can't afford health care insurance and write them checks so they can buy a minimally adequate policy from prudential, aetna, blue cross or whoever else sells insurance. >> i love it, but we're writing checks from where? >> from the imaginary money that the federal rese

>> calmar roosevelt, barbara gush and laura bush, many of the great ladies that were not included in the book and mainly because if i had done that i could have had to pick the first first lady and you could arguably say that roosevelt was because she did change the role of first lady bug of the madison did, too. abigail adams was an incredible person's life didn't put the category and. i think that our first leakey's have a special place in america and i think the contribution that they make is phenomenal. i think that the beautification of america is a lasting legacy. i see it everywhere. i think that eleanor roosevelt's contribution to the country and towards the quality of women in every way is legendary. so i didn't put that category in but the whole book could be written by great leaders like those. >> senator from texas are you consider running for the governor of texas? [applause] >> you never change. [laughter] >> i'm not thinking now about it or talking about it tonight for sure. i do think that we have come off of an election and it's time to sit back for awhile. i am not

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bush and laura bush and hillary clinton. >> there is a word in south africa mbuntu. word that captures mandela's greatest gift. his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye. >> for family members it was a funeral for a loved one. mandela's widow and ex-wife shared an embrace before the service. starting tomorrow mandela's coffin will be carried through the streets every morning to give as many people as possible the chance to pay their final respects. a state funeral will be sunday. >> happening now, crews are on the scene of a stubborn smoky trash fire. it broke out about 9:00 last night in a warehouse in san francisco. chase cain live at the scene near candlestick park. what's it look like now? >> reporter: there's still smoke coming out of the building. we're near candle stick park. i trash pile that was the length of a football field and eight feet deep. that fire did break out around 9:00 and it's still smoldering. it was inside a warehouse here at essentially a garbage dump for building supplies. so lumber, sheetrock, thi

bush, his wife, laura, and former secretary of state hillary clinton. former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton will also be attending the memorial but they are traveling separately. the only living president not going to the mandela funeral is george h.w. bush. he's 89 and is no longer able to travel long distances. >>> in south africa people are still gathering outside of nelson mandela's house in johannesburg. this is video shot earlier this morning. tomorrow, a public memorial service will be held in a soccer stadium that seats 95,000 people. then nelson mandela's body will lie in state in a government building in pretoria from wednesday through friday and then on sunday, nelson mandela will be buried in the remote village that he grew up in. >>> 7:16. today, south africa's

burke is an interior designer part of multiple decorating teams for michelle obama this year and laura bushss with the first ladies" from jacqueline kennedy to michelle obama. thanks for being with us. if you can start with this year's theme, gather round. what did it take to pull the white house together for christmas this year? >> gather round is a theme mrs. obama picked. she always cuts too the heart of the matter and 85 of us got together on thanksgiving night to start working for six days straight to pull the white house into the spectacular shape that it is now. so it was a great deal of fun and a lot of work. >> your book deals with hoe all of the first ladies through the years did the white house over the years. i have a vision that hillary is less into the first lady thing than others. is that right or wrong? >> that's absolutely wrong. that was my impression too. i thought she was going to be not so into it. she had other things little bit. but she really recreated christmas every year and she was spectacular. >> good. >> i love some of these photos from the '80s in your wachovia

bush, laura bush, former secretary of state hillary clinton all left washington from andrews air force base on "air force one." president clinton and jimmy carter will be meeting them in south africa. president obama will be speaking at tomorrow's memorial service. nbc's ron allen live in soweto. ron, this is a gathering of the great, families, people of south africa all gathering. you have covered this so long. tell me about the emotions as people in south africa prepare? >>. >> reporter: it's an unbelievable atmosphere. we're across the street from the nelson mandela home, the home occupied from 1940s to 1990s. tomorrow is a day that will be unlike any other. there's more than 80 heads of state here. that will surpass the heads of state and world leaders who came to mourn and to say good-bye to pope john paul ii. largest gathering of heads of state outside of u.n. perhaps ever. we'll have to see how this day goes. and of course, there will be tens of thousands of people, perhaps millions of people, trying to get near the soccer stadium where this event will take place. it begins at 1

africa next week to honor the south african leader thafl be traveling with former president bush and laura bushlf blitzer talked with clinton about the advice for mandela that guided him through some very difficult times. >> he was saying, if you're in public life and you have public responsibilities, you cannot be free and effective unless you have no personal feelings of anger. i remember one day, about a month after that whole impeachment business was over, henry hyde who had run the whole show, unbelievably enough, maybe it was a few months after, with you it was shortly after. asked for a meeting at the white house. for something that he was really interested in, he brought a delegation and my staff said i can't believe you're going to do. this i said it is my job to do it. he is a member of congress and a senior member. and they came and left. and as far as they knew, i did not even remember what had happened. i was able to do that because of what nelson mandela did for me. the way he help me. >> joining us now, cornell west. he met in south africa after giving a lecture. thank you so muc

bush and laura bush there as well. you have hillary and president obama together. yet on the outside it appears as if she maybe wants to distance herself, i guess because of obama care. >> she has a high wire act she has to perform right now. because if she does run, she worked for the president. but yet she doesn't want to be associated with him if the health care rollout and the rest of this goes south. she has to balance what's good for her. and it doesn't look right now that being aligned with obama is that good for her. >> it's interesting, because i remember when i first started in journalism in the early '90s. we were talking about hillary care. it really does go all the way back to hillary clinton. but understandably now, with all of the debacle of the rollout, howard, she doesn't want to be associated with this. right? >> that is true. but at the same time, she doesn't want to alienate president obama's core supporters, particularly african-american voter who is she may need in 2016. james carville, long time clinton intimate, told me the other day no succ

bush and former first lady laura bush were also on board. >> a woman who is seven months pregnant isaking out about becoming a target in a string of armed robberies. the latest robbery happened at 9:30 on monday night berkeley. the victim said a man ran up to her, pulled a gun, and demanded her backpack the she said she was pregnant but he didn't care. >> i was just stunned and shocked it was happening to me. first, just indignation and surprise that this was happening and, then, terror something would happen. >> police believe the suspect may have committed several robberies in the south berkeley and north oakland area on monday morning. they were in this stolen car the look at black 2009 toyota. >> new this morning, san francisco's mayor wants voters to consider raising the city's minimum wage. the mayor put out a statement shortly after returning from a trip to asia saying he would back the ballot initiative that would help the working poor deal with the rising cost of living. his push follows protests across the country by fast food workers who are calling for a $15 an hour minim

bush and his wife and former first lady laura bush are en route to johannesburg. >> tomorrow when the official memorial service is going to take place, it's the city's soccer stadium. we want to go live to robin ker now outside of the mandela home. set the scene for us, the mood. this is day four of a ten-day mourning period. >> and i spoke to somebody close to mandela. they said it wasn't enough to not only say good-bye to such a great man but it wasn't enough to organize all of this. just imagine trying to organize more than 90 heads of state, plus more than 80,000 to 90,000 people in that stadium just for tomorrow. in terms of the way south africa is saying good-bye, you can see it behind me. it's starting to rain. people are still outside his home and they've been here nonstop since that thursday announcement. what is key is that they don't really care about what's happen inside the home. everybody seems to have their own personal intimate connection with mandela and they're coming here, playing flowers. it's a very, very special kind of feeling. a lot of party atmosphere in many

bush, laura bush were on the flight to and from south africa for the nelson mandela memorial service.hen he see these pictures, paul, give us a little background. black happen on a 17-hour flight between johannesburg and andrews joint base andrews as it's now called outside of washington, d.c.? >> well you make friends across the aisle. first off, wonderful for the president to extend the invitation to especially former president bush. great of the bushes, secretary clinton, as well. and you know, the president could, you know, you've been on that plane, he's got a lovely cabin up front. but bathroom. he could just hide. and instead, he's interacting. they're having fun. >> he's a politician. >> thank goodness. i love politicians. >> i do too. >> this is nothing but good for the country. president bush particularly, nelson mandela was rough on george w. bush and the fact that he as an american former president went to honor that memory, i thought it was very important. it was a good thing he did. >> when i was on air force one, it was a by plane, but it didn't have. >> propellers? >>

powerful and if you do a google search of george bush and condoleezza rice, some crazy love trile and laura bushg out of the white house, splash tabloids. we love this is alaushs story. i don't think it was sexist to note the prime minister is an attractive woman and it seemed she and the president had a familiar and affectionate relationship. >> i'm not familiar with the danish prime minister, but she's actually back home sort of on her political campaigns cultivated image kind of a style icon back home. >> the gucci prime minister and the expression on michelle obama's face, she could have been reacting to anything. >> the photographer said she had been participating in the conversation only two minutes earlier. >> the photo surfaced. >> what we needed was not a photo but a video so we could fast forward and rewind and understand the context of the situation. >> people complain that we focus so much attention on this in the media when it's the anniversary of the newtown massacre or there are other important stories. >> or knellsan manmandela. >> this didn't take away from the service whatsoeve

and laura bush along with former first lady clinton, the former president bill and daughter chelsea areg from an event in rio and linking up with the rest of the club tomorrow. president george h.w. bush who has been in poor health for some time will not be making the trip. together, they are set for an almost 20-hour flight, even though there's only one bed on board. >> air force one is a very intimate setting so that's the place where you can have quieter conversations. once you get to one of these massive events, it's very hard to have real conversations. >> these long flights, believe it or not, can forge friendships. in 1981, president ronald reagan could not attend the funeral of egypt's anwar saddat so he enlisted others to attend instead. the flight was said to be initially awkward and very long, but one notable friendship emerged. evident at ford's funeral more than 25 years later, when jimmy carter eulogized his long-time friend. >> for myself and for our nation, i want to thank my predecessor. >> fast forward to 1992, bill clinton and president george h.w. bush were fighting

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