i wanted to start with our visiting -- not now visiting but living in new york, south african, who -- sean jacobs, on the faculty of the new school. a native of capetown, south africa, ph.d in politics from the university of london and ma in political science from northwestern university and a doctorate from the college of hard knocks and the struggle in south africa. he is writing a book now on the intersection of mass media, globalization, and liberal democracy, in post apartheid south africa. sean you have written not just about mandela but about how mandela was regarded ideologized, and mythologized by the mesh media, including the recent movie, "long walk to freedom "on which i worked, and i would say as parting shot the last courtroom i was in was a courtroom built by the movie to resemble to every detail, the courthouse in which the trial took place. and in which he was convicted and sent to prison for life, and that's a story in itself told in the movie. anyway, sean, take it on. by the way, just want to quickly introduce, having a little competition from the masses here -- th

i think so many great south africans, so many africans. s the first time i've talked to an opera star from that part(& of the world. how brought up in south africa are you turned on to opera? >> it's probably the first time you've talked to an ordinary person. >> no. i think -- >> because the people you have mentioned extraordinary people. >> well, so are you. you're doing -- your work is wonderful. we'll talk about that in a second. how did you fall in opera, though? >> to be honest, i grew to love opera. where i grew up, we -- i had no knowledge of opera. >> where is where? >> in capetown. >> love capetown. >> yes. and what we knew or what we still know is quiet. and traditional singing. and so, through school we were taken to the opera house for a day outing. and we got to see an opera. excuse me. and i have to say that was not a memorable experience f;r me because i completely forgot about it because to me it was -- it was quite an odd, you know, set-up situation. coming up from -- coming out from the township with no electricity, no ru

i wonder what the general reaction is in the south african community. is there unanimity of believing sentence. >> i think like every phase that we have gone through in this trial, south african society is divided. we had people - this is what i'm caging from social media. peopling coming up and saying at the least oscar pistorius is going to see the inside of a gaol cell. so there's some relief there. if you look at the application of the legislation in the terms of this sentence, five years, he'll be eligible to apply for correctional supervision, which is essentially house arrest after serving between 8-10 months. after 8 months he could be out. so in that regard, i think south africans feel that justice has not been served but perhaps the way we should see it is looking to the steep -- reeva steenkamp family, they issued a statement saying they are satisfied. oscar pistorius will not appeal. perhaps we should take a cue from them in the fact that the stooep camp and oscar feel that justice has been served. >> thank you >>> looking ahead to tomorrow

at the lessons of mandela, you know, it is not just the reaching out to -- and of course, the south african apartheid regime, he immediately sat down with them to avoid, many think, a firestorm in the country. he was also at the time with friends to south africa but not the united states and western world. finally, let me say -- i can talk about mandela all day, but of all. i -- i worry. you say that young people in south africa today are talking about mandela and his values and trying to get the anc to remember what they were. there are people like that here in america, young people today in high-school is particularly, but colleges as well that have no memory of the u.s. civil rights movement. moreover as you go on because the civil rights movement fadeout when the free south africa movement revived the diverse coalition that had been a part of the civil rights movement, so that helped to bring about another national involvement in something that was important. but as here in south africa, there is a group called the born free, and they have no memory of south africa. they know the name n

there are over 100 disabled prisoners in south african jails. can be private cell with bathrooms to cater to disabilities and oscar pistorius would be protected under laws. he would not have to go without his prosthetic legs. what it plays into is prosecution trying to discount the defense's argument as that oscar pistorius cannot or should not go to jail. >> karin, you've monitored this from the beginning, every twist and turn. when can we actually expect a sentence? >> reporter: well, good question. this witness who has just finished is the fourth defense witness. what that means is we haven't heard from any of the state witnesses. a few minutes ago gerrie nel said he would be calling three or four witnesses from the state that he will use to try and persuade the judge that oscar pistorius should go to prison and get a sentence of up to 15 years. we're on day three of defense witnesses so far. we're only just beginning on the state witnesses in this aggravation of sentencing. we're thinking this would be wrapped up by the end of the week. we h

but very, very quickly, south africans turned against this hero. i've said many times when he walked into the dock for the first time, he was already guilty in the court of public opinion. and south africans have really, really were gutted by their hero falling so low. the way he wept, the way he vomited, that didn't help at all. but the point is when he was found not guilty of murder, people still talk about him as a murderer. they were wanting him to go away for a long time. so now when you say what about his athletic career, they'll say what about reeva steenkamp? who's giving a fig about her? it's all about that now. there's bitterness where there was once unbridled love for the man. he was going to retire, according to his manager. he was going to retire in 2017. that's three years hence. he's got at least ten months, close to a year that he will serve in prison. then the house arrest. it's not going to allow him to move around. and with the visa restrictions that will be imposed on him having a prison sentence, he won't be able to move around

south african prosecutors will appeal against both the verdict and the sentence in the oscar pistorius case. last week the judge sentenced the athlete to five years in jail. after convicting him of culpable homicide for shooting dead his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. ukraine's president and prime minister are due to publish an agreement after initial results suggest a sweeping victory for pro western parties in sunday's parliamentary election. it shows petro poroshenko's party neck and neck with yathsyaths. there was no voting in eastern areas controlled by pro russian separatists. also touring the three worst affected countries in west africa, the head of the u.n. mission for ebola emergency response has told the bbc that resources have started to trickle in but the pace is still too slow. the u.n. has said it needs about a billion dollars but has received commitments for less than half of that. >> we need more and we need it fast, especially foreign medical teams, health care workers, experts who cannot only provide the clinical care to ebola patients, but who can manage these treatme

a south african exclusive.to the finance minister about his first budget and the impact of ebola. markets for masterpieces as christie's kicks off frieze week andweek talked to the ceo another exclusive interview right here on "the pulse." good morning to our viewers in europe, good evening those in asia, and a very warm welcome to those just waking up in the u.s. i'm guy johnson. this is "the pulse," live from london. be aay starting out to busy day. some data from the eurozone. zew.trial production and zew, investor expectations gauge. expected to come through flat at 0. we've had a reading of -3.6. than anticipated. the data of late are coming through worse and germany. this is a continuation of a trend. this is a survey and less important than the ifo number. data from the industrial production, 1.9% on the year. 1.8% one month ago. negative numbers. euro-dollar at session lows, 1.2674. there's the number. from the year is on. things happening with the eurozone, we just had greek de bt. back above 7%. the l

what do you put that down - the stresses within south african society. i think we are a violent prone society in many respects. what the legacy apartheid has been is that under apartheid, civil disobedience was encouraged as part of the campaign against the apartheid government. so there was an era of lawlessness that carried over into the early pages of democracy and bim entrenched. what you have got is a society that to some extent deals with challenges to frustrations. and more prone ways. i'm not a psych oing. i have done a lot of reading around us. there's unresolved issues in the society that are around social fracture lines such as race, language, and more and more around social lines around glass issues. it's still a huge income gap in the society. what you are seeing is the visible manifestation of those frustrations caused by those issues in the form of violence. and quite often in the form of violence against partners. >> we'd love to talk to you for longer. time is against us. very interesting. thanks. >> john kerry, the secretary general --

so there's been this sort of parallel analogy of a man falling from grace and south africans have taken it very, very personally, so there is also this very social reaction to pistorius' actions that night so it's definitely the personal and the political and it's all going to really play out again in this courtroom behind me in the next few hours. >> yeah, you're exactly right. oscar pistorius has been on trial but in many ways the south african judicial system has been put under the magnifying glass. robyn curnow doing fantastic work. she will be with us throughout the entire proceeding. in about 90 minutes from now the hearing is scheduled to begin. we expect that this could take up to two hours, oscar pistorius' fate literally is up to judge masipa. watch live as she announces his sentence next hour. >>> now, to the fight against ebola. the cdc, that's the centers for disease control and prevention in the united states is now tightening up safety procedures for working -- for workers treating ebola patients. of course, as you know, this comes after two nurses contract the virus whil

talking constitutions, look at the south african constitution. you compare -- i mean, the rights that a south african is guaranteed are so much greater and wider and deeper than the rights we have in this country, the liberty we enjoy in this country. that's not to say they're living up to that promise. but at least they made a bigger promise to their people than we made to our own. so, are we great country? i'd rather not say. i'd rather us not try to be great. i think we should just concentrate on being kind. i think we should concentrate on knowing ourselves. and that's one of the reasons why i wrote my book. i don't think we know ourselves. i didn't know all these things about jim crow until i salt down to learn about it -- i sat down to learn about it. and every time i hear someone argue that we have civil rights because we passed an act in 1965, or we passed an amendment in 1865, that why i wrote the book. take a look at the differences. one family, one black, one white, same last name. both bankrupt in 1865, both dirt farmers in 1865. then

elaborate on the types of skills that they'll be providing. >> this crime speaks to the heart of south africans, not only because it's a hero, but also because it's our worst fear. we've just heard the police are in charge of crime in south africa. are we in charge of crime, and if it keeps increasing, are we really in control, and what are we going to do? >> thank you. >> this press conference, we'll stick for it just a little bit longer. we've heard a 250,000 round reward ha been offered for information about the killers. he, senzo, was dead on arrival at hospital. the police commissioner in the south african police service is ria piega. and they are taking questions now from the media. a huge shock as the captain of the national football team, 28 years old, shot in the chest, dead on arrival at hospital. just underlining the level of gun crime in south africa. let's just listen in to a few more questions. >> thanks. >> i just want to know when it comes to -- is it informed by the nature of crime or the rules? thank you. >> let me quickly just distribute the questions. i'll handle system and

but it's still very fresh in the minds of south africans. >> kelly phelps for us. we know you're headed into court there to cover it for us. we thank you. >> a lot of people in south africa are also angered by this trial. those who believe that dewani is guilty, and he's not because that trial is yet to get under way, but they believe he used south africa's reputation as a place of violent crime, deliberately took his wife there, thought he could have her murdered and get away with it. a lot of people believe that. it doesn't mean it's true. of course we should say he's innocent until proven guilty. >> right. and just fyi, the pistorius sentencing comes up in -- >> a week from today. >> a week from today. we'll be covering that one as well. >> in the meantime we'll take a short break. family and friends have gathered to pay tribute to alan henning, the latest western hostage murdered by isis. help but see the good. >>> john vause. >> and i'm natalie allen. our top stories this hour, the search for malaysian airlines flight 370, well, it is back on. three ships will

. >> reporter: john, well, the prosecutor who has been dubbed pit bull by the south african media is cross examining one of the witnesses for the defense who is listing all of pistorius charitiable endeavors. and everybody who has a high profile, all sports figures are engaged in charity and should not mitigate a longer sentence. it seems a bit mean-spirited to be fair. there is a sense among the south african public that oscar pistorius was involved beyond what he needed to be in charity activities in terms of helping people who suffered with prosthetic limbs for example. the defense will call one more witness and the prosecution will start calling witnesses to argue for a longer sentence. yesterday, a correctional services officer came on and said that the appropriate sentence for pistorius should be a three-year correctional services. basically under house arrest and doing cleaning work for the municipality. i think many people here, john, who feel the culpable homicide is too lenient, want to see pistorius serve jail time. there is a bit of time to go. we have more witnesses to h

she claims south african prisons did not have baths, no private shower, no hand rail in the shower andt oscar pistorius would have to walk on his stumps upon concrete floors and slip. she said he would be at risk of sexual violence and gang violence. he's accused of basing her evidence on internet research she's done on a union leader nine years ago that made a speech. he said she's basing what she said on an unnamed source on the department of correctional services. he's trying to dismantle her evidence bit by bit and say south african prisons are far from being inappropriate for oscar pistorius and this should be the sentence he received. of course gerrie nel is trying to defense the argument they want a reduced punishment for pistorius, house arrest or community service. he again said today that was shockingly inappropriate. he is pushing with witnesses he calls over the next few hours for the maximum possible sentence up to 15 years. >> whenever way you look at it, it's extraordinary. thanks very much indeed. >>> as washington warns of a lone fight again militants, the u.s. says it

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. >> reporter: what i really noticed was this deep emotional attachment south africans and the world had to this man. i thought in the first week of the trial there will be a lot of media interest but i'm sure it will sort of dip off. strangely enough, there's been this incredible insatiable appetite for the story, so much so that people from brazil to beijing are e-mailing me and saying, well, what do you think's going to happen next? >> mr. pistorius has been severely traumatized by the events that took place on the 14th of february 2014. >> i first met oscar pistorius i think it was in 2008. he was just coming to attention. he did embody south africa, the sense of somebody fighting hard, defying odds, trying to go to heights that were impossible. he let me come up into his bedroom. he showed me his different prostheses. where was your leg amputated from? >> it was amputated midway. i was missing fibula, which is the backbone in the leg. this is the tibula. >> we then found ourselves as being the only organization with footage of oscar pistorius in his bedroom, you know, in that ve

we look at a scheme to help south african students get to school on time. >>> it's good to have you with us, these are the top stories on al jazeera - syrian activists say more than 500 people have been killed since the islamic state began an attack on kobane nearly a month ago. kurdish forces are struggling to defend the besieged town from i.s.i.l., which is pushing in from two sides. >>> the u.s. defense secretary has given assurance that iraqi security forces are in full control of bag dad. 50 killed, 100 have been injured in a wave of attacks across the capital. >> the u.n. secretary-general called for armed groups in libya to withdraw from their positions and stop fighting. ban ki-moon is in tripoli to broker a deal between the two rive at parties amid fear the two countries are sliding into still war. >> protesters marched against police brutality in st louis, following the shooting of a black teenager in the city of st louis in august. [ chanting ] >> reporter: it's called the weekend of resistance in and around st louis, and may seem like an outpouring of rage for a local police

. >>> now seven out of every ten south african women is overwait according to a new report.ntry has the highest obesity rate in sub saharan africa. and politicians are saying part of the problem is cultural. >> reporter: this woman is a meter and a half tall and 75 kilograms. medically speaking she is obese. her own statistics don't bother her at fall. >> i wouldn't say i am fat. but i am thick, and i am beautiful, and i am an african woman. >> reporter: the medical journal says seven out of ten south african women are overweight or obese. she says it is culturally acceptable. >> i would use the word sexy, because that's the best way to describe a full-figured woman. as you can see i have all dimensions, shaped with an s here, here, and here. so i am proud. there was never a day i regret the way i look. >> reporter: her male is healthier than the fast-food on the streets. medical diseases are killing more and more people in africa, burdening health services that are already under strain. south africa's minister of health says women are using culture as an ex-cues for being o

she made it clear the south african prison system can handle oscar pistorius.he made a statement for the similar cases and in some cases, pistorius' offenses are worse. she said the loss of life cannot be reversed however and nothing she does today will change the fact that a life was lost. diana, you know, we are waiting to hear the final word right now in following the line of reasoning. >> reporter: yes, the question whether this really will find closure for the family of reeva. it was interesting to hear they are describe reeva as a young girl full of hope so close to her family. putting the victim in the center of all of this which is so important and a criticism of the trial. only in the last week of sentencing did this image of reeva steenkamp come in the court with the emotional testimony of her cousin kim martin. what is interesting is the judge's sentencing and how she assesses the degree of negligence. in this summary she has been giving for the last hour or so, she said he is guilty of gross negligence. so, given the fact it is completely up to her

many south africans say the court is being too lenient. >> two out of three south africans feel that he should have been found guilty of murder. >> so a prison sentence now quite possible? >> it is quite possible but as we saw with the judgment, the conviction, the judge is absolutely unpredictable. >> pistorius is likely to learn his faith in the next few days. >> you're watching "bbc world news america" -- still to come on tonight's program, thousands of miles from home. these migrants are hoping for beater life in brazil than compared to other countries. they're getting quite a welcome. as oil prices fall among the country's hardest hit is russia which is already wheeling from western sanctions. moscow is rapidly turpg its attention to the east -- turning its attention to the east. >> russia is pivotting towards china, the battle over eastern ukraine has led to tough sanctions against moscow by the e.u. and u.s. it leaves russia looking for new markets for its oil and gas. china has already agreed in principle to a 30-year, $400 billion gas deal. moscow is hoping for much more fro

south african track star oscar pistorius is back in court for sentencing. he is set to find out whether he will spend time in jail or walk out a free man over the killing of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. time for a look at the latest business news with kate moody. let's start off with the freshest thing, the latest nobel prize winner for economics. >> it has been awarded to jean tirole of the university of toulouse in france chosen for his research in the field of taming large, powerful firms preventing them from abusing their power, and promoting competition. this is the third time that a frenchman has received the nobel for economics. we are joined on the line by a senior economist at the french observatory for economic conditions in paris. thanks for joining us. tell us a little bit about the work this latest global laureate -- latest nobel laureate has done. >> the theory of regulation -- the motivation says it all. he was capable of applying new tools of theory, new theory of regulation to the issue of market power. he was with many co-authors -- a

that's where the problem is in south african prisons. most people who work in the prison system, probation services, would acknowledge that there is a gap in implementation. that there are massive problems plaguing the prison systems, even with some of the advancements we've had in recent years. >> nel's argument was to counter what she had said, that if his prosthetics were taken away from him, he would be incredibly vulnerable, he would slip on the floor, and could be prey to sexual violence from other inmates. >> what was particularly interesting about that, was that he used another case that's recently got a lot of publicity in south africa called the dujuany case. in that case, an extradition hearing had to go through the british courts, and one of the things argued was the condition in south african prisons. he tried to suggest that the british court said there's no problem. in fact, what they said, if he were given special treatment, there would be no problem. and we haven't had that undertaking with pistorius yesterday. >> and we

it's also hard to overstate the anger and embarrassment some south africans feel watching his trial, the first of its kind to be broadcast live there. today he was sentenced to maximum five years in prison for culpable homicide, as they call it, in the shooting death of his girlfriend model, reeva steenkamp. while he could get out after only ten months served under south african law, it still seems steenkamp's family would be satisfied with that. >> he could be out in a year. >> doesn't matter. he's going to pay something. >> do you think justice has been served? >> yes. >> pistorius shot reeva steenkamp through a bathroom door at his home valentine's day 2013, claiming he thought she was an intruder. >>> the headline of "the new york times" obituary read, oscar de la renta, who clothed stars and became one, dies at age 82. they went on to call him the last of a generation of tastemakers. that's how he was remembered today, as bold and charming and funny, also determined and fearless. nbc's andrea mitchell tonight has a look back. >> reporter: to the end he was at the top of his game

judge masipa was scathing to talk about why she felt the facilities inside the south african prisons were not appropriate for the man with disabilities. the judge said her testimony had been very weak. it was based on sourcing out of date and taken from the internet and she did not know what she was talking about. the judge felt she was confident that disabled people were taken into south african prisons and catered full well. it was that point that you got the impression that she was definitely going for a jail term. the fact this doesn't mean five years in prison means she has tried to balance the arguments in mitigation and aggression of a heavy sentence. the question is will people in south africa be satisfied with that kind of a sentence and i think she made some powerful points on that issue, too. saying there is a very big distinction between what society wants and what is in the public interest and that the court has to serve the interests of justice and not those of society. very, very important points. points that really are representative for justice in any country. >> dia

it's five years in prison for south african track star oscar pistorius. this morning, the judge read the sentence in the shooting death of pistorius' girlfriend. the former olympian was convicted of culpable homicide for shooting reeva steenkamp last year. he was also given a three-year suspended sentence on a separate charge. three officers led pistorius from the courtroom to a holding cell. >>> and this morning, hospitals in this country have new guidelines for protecting health care workers treating ebola patients. the cdc advice deals with more stringent rules regarding protective gear. susan mcginnis is in washington with details. good morning, susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. after two nurses who treated thomas duncan in dallas, texas, got infected, the fears, the finger-pointing and the questions have piled up. did they follow the protocols? were the protocols adequate? were there even protocols? health care workers have been pushing for new standards for their protective gear and late monday they got them. while 260 people in the u.s. are still

tributes are paid to the captain of south african's football team. he's shot dead during a suspected burglary. >> we're going to miss him a lot. he was a team player. >>> prosecutors in south korea demand the death penalty for the captain of the ferry that capsized in april, leaving more than 300 people dead. >>> president petro poroshenko of ukraine is set to begin talks to form a coalition after exit talks in parliamentary elections. >>> and from the classroom to the battlefield. we meet the child soldiers of south sudan's bloody civil war. >>> hello, and welcome. tributes have been paid to the captain of the south african football team senzo meyiwa who was shot dead during a burglary. police say he was staying at his girlfriend's house near johannesburg when two armed men break in demanding mobile phones, money, and other valuables. he was shot in the chest, and tributes have been paid on social media in south africa and condemnation as well of the level of gun crime there. one of meyiwa's teammates tweeted, how do you kill someone for a cell phone

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wanted to reiterate what happened in that south african courtroom with cos aramis piss. sentencing continues right now but we know he has received five years in prison for culpable homicide. the conviction that he received and that's basically like manslaughter here in the united states. he could have faced up to 15 years in prison so getting five years. the sentencing, though, continues. there should be more details coming out and we of course will be following them for you on "action news." >> and new on "action news" right now a new york city carriage horse kicked off a wild police chase through hell's kitchen over the weekend after getting away from its handler. video shows the horse being chased by police after the horse bolted up 11th avenue. this isn't the first time a horse has gone running through the streets of manhattan and animal rights groups have pressed to get rid of the carriage horses. the horse was eventually captured and no one was hurt. >> new this morning bullying claims scrapped a high school football team season for a second time in north jersey. a

south african olympian oscar pistorius hears his sentence for shooting his girlfriend to death. debora patta has that. and he brought style to the lives of the rich and famous. >> i'm wearing oscar de la renta, always a joy and a pleasure. >> pelley: jim axelrod remembers oscar de la renta. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the government agency that created a lot of worry among millions of drivers yesterday followed that up by creating a lot of anger and frustration today. people trying to find out whether their vehicles have a potentially deadly air bag defect couldn't get through to the national highway traffic safety administration on the phone, and the web site wasn't much help either. 247,000 more vehicles were recalled yesterday. an auto safety group estimates as many as 25 million may have the dangerous air bags. here's jeff glor. >> reporter: one day after the government issued an urgent letter advising consumers to take immediate action to fix exploding air bags, there was no apparent urgency on the n

that's >>> we're following breaking news, oscar pistorius was sentenced to five years in a south africanrison, for killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. the judge delivered her ruling about an hour ago. pistorius shot steam scamp to death on valentine's day last year, claiming he misstook her for an intruder. he was convicted of culpable homicide last month, the judge could have handed down a suspended sentence, instead, though, she said a non-custodian sentence would send the wrong message to the community. so once again, owes car pistorius sentenced to five years in prison, for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. >>> and, also happening today, philadelphia city council holds a hearing on a new hate crime bill. >> that push from lawmakers follows recent attack on gay couple in center city. "eyewitness news" report jan carabeo joins us now, at city hall with more on that. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika and nicole. scheduled to speak at this hearing today, the philadelphia police department, the commission on human relations, as well as victim

while he could get out after only ten months served under south african law, it seems that steenkamp's family could be satisfied with that. >> doesn't matter. he's going to pay something. >> do you think justice is being served? >> yes. >> pistorius shot reeve have a steenkamp through a bathroom door at his home valentine's day 2013 claiming he thought she was an intruder. >>> the headline of "the new york times" obituary read oscar de la renta who clothed stars and became one dies at age 82. that's how he was remembered today as bold and charming and funny, also determined and fearless. nbc's andrea mitchell tonight has a look back. >> reporter: to the end he was at the top of his game, designing amal clooney's gown for the wedding of the year. a perennial favorite on the red carpet. the culmination of decades of dressing celebrities off screen and on. >> oscar de la renta. now that is pure poetry. >> reporter: the 18-year-old who left the dominican republic for europe with no training and became the first latino to conquer paris couture and then america. >> he really was a trail blaz

under south african law, the minimum of the sentence you have to serve for culpable homicide is sixth which that sentence. it's possible also that he could be placed under house arrest for all or a portion of his remaining five year term. >> what about his family? how often they responded to the sentencing? >> immediately after the sentencing, i have to say the court was hushed, no big reaction from either family, nor from oscar pistorius himself. reeva steenkamp's mother was heard saying that's right, in terms of the prison sentence pistorius has received. his uncle arnold pistorius spoke a short time ago to journalists. >> this has been an incredibly hard painful process for everyone involved. the steenkamp family, our family, and oscar. the court has now handed down judgment and sentence and we accept the judgment. oscar will embrace this opportunity to pay back to society. >> although oscar pistorius' family saying there that they didn't want, you know, before the sentencing was delivered for him to receive a custodial sentence, the fact that he has now and they accepted it points

they're trying to create a picture of south african prisons being appropriate for oscar pistorius and a man with his disabilities to go. let's bring in a lawyer here in south africa. manny, why are we going to have this delay most likely? why wasn't a week sufficient to gate sentencing? >> i think the evidence was a little bit longer than everybody anticipated, especially the cross-examination and the evidence in rebuttal from the state, with regards to conditions in the prison. they had to call this witness. he had quite extensive evidence painting the picture of what our prisons are like. if somebody with a disability is sentenced to prison, whether they've got the facilities to provide for that. and also you have to deal with the firearms act, which i don't think should be opposing, whether he's fit to possess a firearm or ammunition. and you also have to deal with legal argument, which they'll be ready tomorrow. and the judge has to consider all of this with the evidence and thereafter consider what is a suitable and appropriate sentence. >> so in your view, no sentence whatever b

under the south african system, a single judge will deed his fate. >> this week she heard from oscar pistorius's personal psychologist. >> we are left with a broken man who has lost everything. he has lost his love relationship with reeva steenkamp, his moral reputation, he has lost friends and lost his carer. his earning potential. for someone with oscar pistorius's mental state. >> there are no private shower facilities, and the exposure. accused stems for inmates to have a severe affect on him. that true an angry response from prosecutor. >> disabled people should not be in prisoned. >> the biggest bombshell is money - he offered his girlfriend's parents a payment of $25,000 after he shot and killed her. their lawyers said it was rejected but they anticipated a monthly payment of $500 from the runner. >> reeva when she passed away the family was in financial difficulties. >> her parents are going pay back the money. they are pursuing civil charges. oscar pistorius said nothing. the memory of his former girlfriend crushed him. a star athlete brought to tears as he tried to explain

south african prison are searching for three men. the former football captain was shot dead on sunday during a burglary. we have these reports. [music] >> reporter: this was a video posted on social media last week. 27 years old, vibrant and popular. he was goalkeeper and captain of south africa's national football team and part of the local club orlando pirates. >> we had a session in the morning with the players. >> he was immediately shot at his girlfriend's house during an attempted robbery on sunday. two gunmen entered the home while a an accomplice waited outside. >> they burst in and asked for mobile phones and money. as they were running away we tried to stop them. that's when he was shot at point blank range. >> as we're preparing for the upcoming match games he was at the top of the list. >> the scheduled derby south africa will have to continue their africa of cup nations qualifying campaign without their captain. >> it's safe to say that this team never had problems because he was a leader. the players would live to him.

the south african football captain will be buried on saturday.ld goalkeeper was shot in the chest during a robbery at his girlfriend's house outside of johannesberg. he captained the national team in their qualifying campaign for next year's african cup of nations. a special task force has been set up to find the three suspects. >> this loss is undesirable for our country. this type of loss doesn't [ inaudible ] for our image out there. so it is important for us to ensure that when we have those type of spoils in our society, we go out as the police, arrest them, get them convicted and incarcerated. >>> he was last season's top goal scorer, but lewis suarez has been left off of the short list for player of the year award. ronaldo is a two-time winner and is favored to clench the top prize again. but he'll face competition from leon leon leonel massi. >>> the french coach has been handed a three-month coaching ban. the spanish football federation claimed he did not have the right coaching qualifications and have now suspended him. real madrid they

. >> reporter: the 19-year-old south african is writing exams soon. he's worried coming late and missing lessons could make him fail. >> most of them they become irritable, they don't concentrate for the better part of the lesson. and therefore, it affects the results so it's important that when they come in, then they get all the lessons on time. >> these brand-new bikes were delivered to the school and they could help attendance and pungtd walt. a two hour walk -- punctuality. >> 500,000 of them walk longer hours than four hours to and from school. over a period of two years from receipt of bicycle we will monitor the academic performance their punctuality their attendance to see if we can't get some shift in a very practical way, shift some of their situation that's currently happening on the ground. >> but many more bicycles are still needed across south africa. there aren't enough bicycles so that means some children won't get one. priority given to those students who live the furthest away and who take longer to walk to school. now has his very

. >> it was a south african airways flight from johannesburg that landed this morning. >> it's a concern and i think precautions have to be taken. passengers traveling from the three west african countries have already started the screening process at jfk international. today, those efforts were ramped up at four other airports in the u.s. >> asking people questions. >> health officials used non- contact barometers to check for fevers, one of the first symptoms of ebola. even as concern over the deadly virus grows, some say they are not worried about traveling. this person is waiting for her brother to come in from sierra leone. >> i think they're doing the best they can. >> others feel the additional measures will not really help. >> there are too many people. what do you do, just stop travel? if the cdc deems necessary, passengers may be isolated at a room at the airport or transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. diane cho, abc 7 news. >> thank you. for with abc 7 and wjla.com updates on the ebola crisis, and look for more of the subject on world news with david muir af