, but it is a pleasure to talk to you. >> i am in birmingham england -- >> i'm birmingham england. >> i got it wrong twice. >> reverend jackson, it is great to talk with you, whichever birmingham you are in, thank you very much. well this is a scene outside a family's home in johannesburg, nelson mandela the first president of south africa has died surrounded by his wife and family. he was 95, and from there around the world peaking are paying tribute to the freedom fighter. two images are striking. joining us now, in washington, d.c., i do know she is in washington. she serves as ambassador to nigeria, and the republic of congo. and she has met nelson mandela twice. it is good to see you, what was it like to meet nelson mandela? >> it was one of those things that you never forget in your life. in fact, i was speaking with my mom this evening when i heard the news, and all of those memories came back to me. i had the opportunity to meet him, when he first traveled out of south africa, he came to the independent of that -- one of the first meetings that he ever had with secretary b

this united arab emirates plane had to stop its landing at the very last second in birmingham, england heavy winds. the boeing 777 which tried and failed to land two more times was then diverted to london's gatlic airport where it eventually landed safely. not without leaving passengers totally shaken up, though. one passenger said he would never fly again because of this and what we just learned is that this wasn't the only close call that day. with wind gusts as high as 100 miles per hour, at least two other planes had to abort their landings, leaving british officials wondering if policies or regulations should be put in place to avoid these kind of risky attempts in the future. we're told the government is investigating. >>> and when we come back tonight, one last look at some special video today that may leave you smiling. in case you missed it, back after this. [ male announcer ] if we could see energy... what would we see? ♪ the billions of gallons of fuel that get us to work. ♪ we'd see all the electricity flowing through the devices that connect us and teach us. ♪ we'd see tha

this is an emirates airlines jet trying to land in fierce winds yesterday in birmingham, england.he captain tried to land twice. but both times he had to abort his attempts. he eventually had to fly to london and land there. the wild ride had one passenger tweeting out, quote, never flying again. >> you look at that video. and that captain made the right choice. that nose is going another direction from the runway. >> coming in sideways. >> wow. >> yikes. >>> when we come back, remembering nelson mandela. reactions are pouring in from celebrities about his passing. our special coverage, nelson mandela, a man who changed the world, continues. the value of your education is where it can take you. (now arriving city hospital.) which is why we're proud to help connect our students with leading employers across the nation. (next stop financial center.) let's get to work. i get out a lot... except when it's too cold. like the last three weekends. asthma doesn't affect my job... you missed the meeting again last week! it doesn't affect my family. your coughing woke me up again. i wish yo

. >> reporter: we first met 15-year-old malala in birmingham, england, after the taliban tried to killreturned home from the hospital between surgeries and spoke to abc news for the first time since the attack. >> dear malala, i heard what happened to you on october 9th. >> reporter: her home were filled with letters and presents from around the world. you must have a lot of people you want to thank, what would you say to them? >> today, you can see i'm alive. i can see you. i can see everyone and i'm getting better day by day. >> reporter: it was a miracle she had survived at all. shot in the head at point-blank range. this little girl from the swath valley of pakistan was not only fighting for her life, she was fighting for the right of all girls to go to school. >> malala yousafzai was attacked and shot by extremists who don't want girls to have an education. and don't want girls to speak for themselves. >> i have the right of education, i have to right to play. i have the right to speak up. >> reporter: malala was speaking up because the taliban was bombing schools, threatening tea

>>> check out that emirates airlines jumbo jet trying to land in strong winds yesterday in birmingham, england. it attempted to ground two times and failed both times. it landed at different airport. one passenger tweeted out never flying again. >>> florida state quarterback jame miswinston will not be charged with sexually assaulting a woman a prosecutor says he will not pursue the case because there were too many gaps in his accuser's story and not enough evidence to win a conviction. winston will looed lead the seminoles in the acc title game tomorrow night and he is a leading candidate for the heisman trophy. >>> much of the u.s. is in bitterly frigid conditions. a storm spreading record amounts of snow, ice and cold. arkansas is one of the many states where ice warnings will be in effect all day. roads are virtually impassable. thousands without power. abc's brandi hitt has more on the big chill. >> reporter: as one area of the country tries digging out from under several feet of snow. >> doing our best trying to clear the roads right now. >> reporter: the south and midwest are bracing fo

the boeing 777 hit some rough weather on the end of its journey from dubai to birmingham, england.he pilot tried to land twice before giving up and landing 100 miles away in london. to make matters worse, passengers were able to watch the landing drama play out on in-flight monitors. after the flight, one passenger summed up his experience on twitter in three simple words. never flying again. >>> it was a long shot that team usa would go the distance in next year's world cup and that was before we all knew who they would end up playing. the world cup groupings were revealed today. as luck would have it, america's team was in the so-called group of death. that means the men's team will have to beat tough opponents like ghana, germany and portugal to advance. yes, portugal. the team that just so happens to have one of the best players in the world, christiano ronaldo. on the bright side, the u.s. will rack up about 5,000 frequent flyer miles to brazil for trips to the game. that's something. >>> let's check in with our political panel in the green room. ana, people have been accident

fierce winds, battering the airport in birmingham, england.s emirates airline pilot tries to land at a right angle. but then you can see here, decides, no go. aborted the landing twice in favor of finally flying the extra 100 miles to london where they did, in fact, land. >> oh, my gosh. >> i am seeing the faces of a lot of people here who are frequent travelers. we all share it. we share, really, the feelings of one passenger who tweeted, quite simply, never flying again. >> can't blame him at all. >> can't blame him. >> all right, josh. thank you very much. >>> ginger, back. this ice storm is impacting so much of the country. >> that's just the first danger. that's in front of the cold front. the ice, the snow, the mess on the roads. behind it, we're talking about the windchill. this is the type that can be dangerous. we're talking about frostbite problems. let me show you what's happening. how cold it is this morning. big-time numbers slipping south to kansas. these are feels-likes. windchills, feels like 7 below. denver, feels like 18 belo

michelle kosinski, nbc news, birmingham, england. >> merry christmas. >> fun. >> that's how you party. by the way, the good news, while we were watching that story, fedex arrived with the eggnog, in business here in studio 1a. >> this show's going to get a lot better really quickly. >> i was about to say, is alcohol in it? we will never tell. you might be able to tell at home. >> hold it away from the fire, >>> not helping to move out the poor air quality. lots of haze r already building. temperatures in the 30s. very chilly outside right now. later on this afternoon, we're talking about record heat in our inland valleys. many places could break records in the 70s. have a good christmas. >>> me what you are a your name? >> you take it savannah. >> coming up next, the best postholiday sales, where to spend all those gift cards you're opening up this morning. >>> also on trending, a burning question, white christmas tree lights or the multi-colored lights like on our own rock center tree? we will get into that, but first, these messages. well i drove grandpa to his speed dating this wee

take a look at what happened in birmingham, england. an emirates plane almost came in sideways.e circled around and tried again and then had to divert to another airport. this is due to winds there. it eventually did thankfully land safely but horrifying. >>> it's 7:18. that video is unbelievable. >> you feel that if you're on the plane. when you look out the window and that runway is at an angle to you, that's not good. >> when they say put the seat belt on, you put it on. you never know. >>> mr. roker, we have the ice storm. what else is going on? >> cold air to talk about. look at the temperatures right now. big contrast. new orleans currently in the low 70s. dallas not too far away. 30 degrees. here is what is happening over the weekend. the cold air marches to the east. we are looking at 6 below in billings. 78, new orleans. then by tomorrow, the colder air makes it's way down into memphis. 30 degrees for a high. sunday, the cold air is just about everywhere but florida. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> good friday morning to y

landing at birmingham airport buffeted by strong crosswinds. 100,000 homes in scotland were left without electricity with another several thousand homes in northern ireland and northern englandected as the strong winds move southwards. in north wales as well as gales, emergency services were prepared for coastal flooding as large waves combined with high tides were expected to crash over sea walls. parts of newcastle city center are flooded this evening after the river thine burst its banks. tonight the risk of coastal flooding continues for north sea coasts where the environment agency are warning of the worst storm surge in 60 years. those deadly floods of 1953 took the lives of more than 350 people in england and scotland as the torrent of water hit the coastline. today's storm is now heading for northern europe taking the stormy weather away from the uk with the danger of flooding coast receding late tomorrow. the u.n. security council authorized new military action in the war-torn central african republic today. the former french colony has descended into chaos since a coup last march. a reported 100 people died today as muslims and christians battled in the capital. in

england. you can see the plane being tossed around by the wind as it tries to land. later the same thing happened to a second plane at the birminghamport a terrified damage said they felt lucky to be alive once the plane landed safely. the pilot tried to divert to a closer airport but he ended up making a hard landing on the soccer field. no one was seriously hurt amazingly and the pilot only had minor injuries. >> dozens of pilot wales off florida coast the everglades they are moving deeper into water. this providing hope after 11 whales were left dead. they vstill have miles to go. they stick together they are communal. they aren't sure how they ended up in such shallow waters. searching for the perfect engagement ring here's one you might want to steer clear of. a pennsylvania ad on craig's list he is trying to sell an engagement ring he says it used to be long to quote satan herself. i guess she broke off their engagement. according to the ad if you buy the ring miss fortune might follow you. if he does not sell the ring by christmas he plans to throw the ring into the fires of mordor which is a place in "lord of the rings"." s

>>> terrifying video out of england where strong winds made this plane abort its landing just feet from the runway. the same thing happened to a second plane at the birminghamick but both planes did land safely later. >>> listen to this story. a peeping tom gets a lot more than he bargained for. he's smiling about it. a woman was trying on bras at a kohl's store in kansas city. steve, that's your town. when she realized she was being recorded by a phone right under her dressing room door. the woman chased the peeping tom, jeremy bradley, through the store topless, but bradley managed to get outside. the woman realized that perhaps she should stay indoors at that point. but other customers chased him and police finally did arrest him. you're not kansas? >> alleged peeping tom, by the way. >> and a happy alleged peeping tom. he's the happiest peeping tom i've ever seen. >> if he end up being a peeping tom. >> she thought it's more about principle. i'm going to clays this guy. >> and gut reaction. >> ainsley, thank you very much. it is 23 minutes before the top of the hour. i mentioned a moment ago it's raining here in new york city off and on. it's also kind