they went on safari at a game reserve in botswana. kristen welker is there for us tonight. >> reporter: a wild end to the first lady's week-long trip in africa. michelle obama and daughters, malia and sasha on a saturday safari. a moment of fun after a trip filled with messages of hope. >> we will be looking to all of you, our young people, to lead the way. >> reporter: the week also marked by iconic moments. the obamas met nelson mandela and together, reached out to south africa's youth. >> you will have to get rid of thing 1 and thing 2 -- >> as fast as i could i went after neigh net. >> reporter: the first daughters seemed to be in the spotlight this week more than ever. >> our overall goal is to make sure that our girls are not in the public eye. this is a rare and important trip and experience for them. >> reporter: prior to this trip, some officials here in africa critiqued the president for not paying enough attention to this region. white house officials say that's unfounded, by they hope the first lady's trip will help advanc

botswana's first female speaker of the assembly says she hopes mrs. obama's visit will inspire other women. >> it's possible. it's possible to realize your dream. >> reporter: michelle obama also addressed the aids crisis, speaking in cape town about the importance of prevention. and she met with children who are hiv-positive in botswana. >>> a new poll is out showing who is leading in the republican presidential field. the main newspaper in des moines shows voters would choose former massachusetts governor mitt romney above all other hopefuls. he pulled in 23% of the poll. minnesota congresswoman, michele bachmann came in a close second with 22%. the most surprising part of the poll is all of the other candidates posted single-digit returns at this point. >>> next, a big change in the weather coming up. plus, could the giants make it four-straight in a may gnat? we'll see. another dint headed to the d.l., coming up. the new droid incredible 2. i could use a smartphone with social apps to stay up on what my friends are doing. and it's global, so i'll

. >>> first lady michelle obama is in botswana.risten welker has more. >> reporter: the safari will be one more highlight in a week filled with unforgettable moment. the pinnacle came on monday when malia and sasha were able to meet nelson mandela. it was a brief meeting, but the first lady tells me it will leave a mark on her and her daughters. the white house has billed the trip as a good will tour. for example, just yesterday, she visited an hiv aids clinic here in botswana and painted a mural with some kids there. this comes as the president has come under criticism. some african officials say he hasn't paid enough attention to this region. politics aside, this has been a first lady's biggest fray on the international stage and it comes to an aend tomorrow. >> that was kristen welker reporting. >>> for a look at sports, a little giants action, little a's action. >> little of this, little of that. that's what we have here. coming up in sports, we're going to take you live for the update on tomorrow's 350. plus, this. giants and

michelle obama and her two daughters wrapped up the trip with a safari at a game reserve in botswana. the three obamas also met earlier in the week with nelson mandela. prior to this visit some south african leaders had criticized president obama for not paying enough to tension to the region, they said. but the first lady's trip is aimed at advancing the president's policies of promoting stable government and healthy societies and reaching out to young women all around africa. botswana's first woman speaker of the assembly said she hopes the first lady's visit will inspire other women. >> we just felt that it's possible, it's possible to realize your dream. >> she also addressed the aids crisis speaking in capetown about the importance of education and prevention and she also met with children who are hiv positive in botswana. >>> a new poll shows who leads the republican presidential field and the main newspaper in des moines, iowa, say voters would choose mitt romney above all other gop presidential hopefuls. 23% of people surveyed picked him, but 22% picked her, minnesota congress

that's right, michelle is taking sasha and malia to south africa and botswana.nd sarah palin was like, "wow, they're going to all the places that paul revere went. isn't that cool? [ laughter ] where he took his bell and he was ringing his bell. [ laughter ] [ applause ] ringing his bell. this is -- this is surprising. a new republican presidential poll has herman cain, the former ceo of godfather's pizza tied for second with sarah palin. or as obama put it, "do i even need to campaign at this point? [ laughter ] it's pretty easy." i read that one of nintendo's servers was hacked over the weekend. which explains why today, mario tweeted out a close-up of his crotch. when i saw that, i was like that must have been hacked. it looked small at first, but then it went -- [ nintendo sound effect ] [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] and finally, the police department in connecticut is laying off its only police dog because of budget cuts. if you think the dog's upset, you should see the cops who have to start sniffing criminals' butts. [ laughter ] ladies and gentlem

lady delivered that message this morning during her historic week-long trip to south africa and botswana. in the emotional speech, mrs. obama encouraged women to stand up for their rights. >> you can be the generation that stands up and says that violence against women in any form, in anyplace, including the home, especially the home. that isn't just a women's rights violation. it's a human rights violation. >> earlier the first lady and her daughters visited former south african president nelson mandella at his request. after that, the family visited the day care center where they danced and read to the children. former vice president al gore is offering scathing new criticism of president obama's record on fighting global warming. mr. gore says the president has failed to stand up for "bold action" on the issue and says the president's policies have done little to improve the problem. former vice president criticism comes in the form of 7,000-word essay posted on "rolling stone" magazine website this morning. work on climate change earned him nobel prize and academy award for the domen

mandela says quincy, come over, i'd like you to co-host the new thing with me in botswana, profile somemise to build 100 homes with habitat for humanity over there. i brought five gangbangers with me from l.a., from south central to south africa, and it's amazing that ten days we turned around they saw the essence of south africa, all this stuff, mandela. and all these kids now are executives at big organizations and they help kids stay out of jail. >> what's the next big thing for quincy jones? >> we're leaving here, kanye west is going to the film festival with us. >> kanye west? >> yeah. kanye just signed with us. >> maybe month or two ago there was a little mini controversy on you. >> internet always got some stuff. there are people that don't have a life, man. they're sitting down there with their pants on the ground making up stuff and hiding behind an aka. >> nothing to do with the beef between you and kanye west. >> we dope have any beef now. we don't have any beef. >> what do you think about kanye? >> they make up stuff. >> what do you think about kanye as an artist and produce

lady delivered that message this morning during her historic week-long trip to south africa and botswanain the emotional speech, mrs. obama encouraged women to stand up for their rights. >> you can be the generation that stands up and says that violence against women in any form, in anyplace, including the home, especially the home. that isn't just a women's rights violation. it's a human rights violation. >> earlier the first lady and her daughters visited former south african president nelson mandella at his request. after that, the family visited the day care center where they danced and read to the children. former vice president al gore is offering scathing new criticism of president obama's record on fighting global warming. mr. gore says the president has failed to stand up for "bold action" on the issue and says the president's policies have done little to improve the problem. former vice president criticism comes in the form of 7,000-word essay posted on "rolling stone" magazine website this morning. work on climate change earned him nobel prize and academy award for the documen

i served in southern africa in botswana and they were traditional court in botswana. and you were offered that as your option or you could go to the western-style court. but you suffered -- you are disrespecting the elders in your village if you chose the western-style court. you were saying i don't trust their judgment. and so most people went to the traditional court and they came up with traditional answers to traditional problems like land ownership, water and cattle which is what people were worried about. i think we over engineered the answer. >> i was just thinking the answer to this question, it would seem to me that the fundamental way to approach this is that we have to stop being cast as the enemy, and the easiest way to do that is to just move nine international organizations. nato is not quite as good as the united nations, as we all know with political issues, but if you actually are supported by providing security to an international organization and the money is flowing through them to try to do some good and you remove yourself, it's pretty hard for t

. >>> in botswana allowed herself to dine on fat cakes and dumplings. ms. obama has been in africa all week promoting healthy living. she is scheduled to return to the states on monday. >>> volunteers try again today to find clues about what happened to a missing bay area nursing student. >>> a mayor's campaign office in san francisco is nothing unusual this week, but this one doesn't have a declared candidate. >>> in the south bay, honors for latino students. why its support is so critical. >>> the fog cooled us off a bit today. coming up, i'll explain the temperature change you can expect for tomorrow and also, when shower chances are going to return to the bay area forecast. >>> another search effort today for michelle le. dozens of volunteers combed the area for the 26-year-old. she disappeared almost one month ago. aphony member at the command center in heyward told us information is limited but they are working closely with police and focusing on areas where police tell them to search. officers consider the case as a homicide. >>> oakland police say t

. >>> and first lady michele obama will make an official visit to south africa and botswana later thisthe white house say it's her on going effort to engage young people in south africa. she will give the keynote address. her daughters will join mrs. obama on her trip along with her mother. >>> we're sad to report the star of the popular long running tv western gun smoke is dead. actor james arness played marshall james dillon. in real life he was a world war ii hero who received the purple heart. he left a letter on his website to his fans thanking them and saying he had a wonderful life. he was 88 years old. >> i remember "gun smoke." popular show. >> he was over 6'6". >> big guy. >> very tall guy. >> thank you. a high school trip abroad turns into real tragedy as an american teenager is shot dead in costa rica. >> we don't know what to think right now. being told -- he was a very good kid. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ >>> not just the news media pressuring congressman weiner about a lew

. >> she does visit botswana before leaving to johannesburg.down to discuss everything with her. >> reporter: mrs. obama came here with a message for the young. that even after apartheid there's still history to be made. patience, she says, pointing to the man she met for the first time this week. nelson mandela. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: what was it like in that room? >> surreal, something i never thought would happen in my lifetime for me. it was powerful because his presence in and of itself is powerful. >> reporter: what did you say to him? >> i told him, you cannot imagine how important your legacy is to who i am, to who my husband is. i just said thank you. thank you. sasha and 12-year-old maly d yashgs a portrait most children only see in a book. you have so protected your daughters from the media glare and admirably so but when they read "the cat in the hat" there were not only children smiling there but so many back home listening to their voices carefully. >> too cold to play ball. >> i look at them the same way and think, wow, you ha

and seeming to bring him to south africa and botswana, even though he has yet to visit the south of thedays, three generations of american women signaling they're ready to dance to any song. >> all right. well, we want to go back now and show you some video we've just been getting in of these frightening tornadoes in the midwest. and we will have much more of that throughout the morning. >>> that's right. make sure to stay tuned. sam champion will have the very latest as we continue to watch this werth in the midwest that is coming up on "good morning america." >> yeah,

there's a lot of excitement and anticipation and excitement surrounding the first lady's trip to botswana. people are telling me they're having a hard time putting their feels into words. michelle obama and her daughters touched down this evening, she is on a mission of diplomacy and goodwill, america's first african-american first lady visiting her ancestral home land. >> this trip to africa, will allow michelle obama to shine on her own. >> reporter: she will highlight her husband's agenda for subsaharan africa. which he mapped out in guyana two years ago. >> development depends on government governance. >> reporter: but it will be mrs. obama's voice that resonate this is week. >> i think it will be a strong symbol to the african-american people that the u.s. administration is very much focussed on african growth and development. >> reporter: mrs. obama will travel from the capital of pretoria to johannsberg to cape town, and she will tour the archives of the nelson mandela foundation, and robin island, the infamous jail where mandela was imprisoned for 20 years. >> it's meaningful for

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. >>> and the first lady continues her tour of south africa and botswana. mrs.s expected to meet with archbishop desmond tutu and also meet with disadvantaged students. our david muir will have an exclusive interview with her on "world news." >>> and it looks like lindsay lohan is in trouble again. she was ordered to appear before a los angeles judge today. she reportedly tested positive for alcohol in a court-ordered test earlier this month, a violation of her probation. >>> the guessing game is almost over for harry potter muggles around the world. author rule something holding a news conferenceoday to launch pottermore, a secret website. theories include an ongame game to a harry potter encyclopedia. for some of you muggles, your local news is next. >>> and for everybody else, the state of that now famous wayward penguin. so you have five brothers. tough being the only girl. aw, there's the man of the house. who's this ? this is rufus. hey, rufus. he's actually pretty talented. you wanna see him? ok. hey rufus. who do we love ? we love our bank. we love our b

. >> in botswana, first lady michelle obama, who usually eats healthy allowed herself to dine on french in africa all week promoting youth leadership, the empowerment of women and healthy living. she is scheduled to return to the u.s. on monday. >> is. >> a new poll in iowa show mitt romny and michelle bachman neck in neck mon the state's republicans. the survey by the des moines ruth spencerster of likely gop caucus growers show the former massachusetts with 23% support. michelle bachman is right behind him at 22%. the rest of the field gathered support in the single digits. >> is. >> as for the democrats, vice president joe biden hit the road to campaign for president's reelet's efforts. he spoke at a dinner for the ohio democratic party if columbus, this afternoon. biden praised president obama's economic policies, saying they saved thousands of jobs and pulls the country back from the brink of a depression. >> a san francisco tradition atop the city's twin peaks. the significance behind this symbol. >> south bay grocery store reached out to deserving students. how much money was rai

obama and her daughters return to washington tomorrow after a week long trip to south africa and botswanahlights was the first lady's meeting with nelson mandela as you see in this picture, her daughter were there for that meeting as well. later, the first lady reflected on the significance of her meeting with south africa's first black president who is now 92 years old. >> the one thing i told him, you know, i wanted to make sure he understood how important his leadership and sacrifice has been to who i've become, to who my husband has become. and in short i just said thank you. it's really hard to know what to say to such an icon. my daughters watching them meet him was an experience. but i don't think they knew what to say. i don't think they'll really fully understand just what happened to them for years. i think they know but do they really know? so it's a memory that they will have forever and treasure, i know. >> just commenting about that to reynolds thinking these girls, sasha and malia, the opportunities they're getting and certainly they're starting to understand it now but the

tonight, new images from botswana and their safari. you can see the first lady there.y saw an elephant in the land cruiser. mrs. obama's mother, as well. there she is in the front, mrs. robinson. they've been in africa, pushing efforts to end hunger, hiv and to empower young women. >>> we were there with her this week. and in our one-on-one interview, we also asked her about politics back here at home. with unemployment more than 9%, she knows her husband will face a fight for his second term. how do you handle the incoming fire? all of the talk with the economy? do you help him with that at night when he comes home from the job? >> i think he helps me, in a sense, because he is so good at understanding that you just keep building. you don't keep looking back. you don't keep checking polls. you keep doing the work that needs to be done. and that's why i like him as my president. >> reporter: do you at all dread the idea of going back out on the campaign trail? >> no. i enjoy campaigning. my campaign experiences have always been positive. and they're a way for me to sta

. >> michelle obama was greeted by young dancers in botswana today them worked the obama name into the chant part of the dance. after the performance, mrs. obama shook hands with dozens of school kids then headed to a pediatric hiv-aids clinic yesterday, mrs. obama did push up was former archbishop desmond tutu. they hopes children will make an impact like he has. >> some san francisco lawmakers got test forward hiv this owe morning. state senator mark leno and supervisor scott weiner took the test. official says there are two new infections every day in san francisco. right now 1.1 million americans are living with hiv. and this national hiv testing day takes place monday. >> for the first time there are more americans over the age of 40 than under. nearly 10,000 people turning 65 every day. and boomers have higher household incomes than other age categories. in this next track series, more advertisers are following the money by denying the age barriers for fashion models. for me a model was 18 years old, 18 feet tall, and 18 pounds. i never dreamed i would be modeling. >> this 60-yea

daughters dancinged with children at the day care center, she'll spend three days in south africa and botswana. residents of naples are trashing piles of uncollected trash to protest another trash crisis. one group of angry people chased off a truck, trying to collect garbage. and estimated 2400 tons of it is rotting on the streets of the city. the mess is blamed on organized crime's iron grip on garbage collection company autos and place your order now if interested in owning a $109,000 tesla roadster. the company says it will stop taking orders in two months and announced it would stop production of the sports car and instead focus on its electric sedan. the roadster never intended to be a big seller. >> that is a beauty. >> another iphone is coming soon. and we have the financial headlines in this bloomberg after the bell report. the fed lowered the forecast for growth after seeing the economy growing slower than expected and completed its sim plus plan, purchasing $600 billion in bonds and the chairman saying central bank can take additional actions if conditions warrant it. get ready for

during a stop in a botswana village, they tried native dishes.visit surprised local residents. >> i'm very proud of her visit around here. >> she has been in africa the past week, supporting youth leadership, health and wellness. >>> the giants looking to sweep the tribe out of town today. a young fan wanted to get in the mix. during the game, andres torres fouls it off into the seats. a young boy decides he wants to show off his arm, so he threw it back. the bases were loaded in the 7th, the indian's reliever was called for the balk. the giants have a 1-0 lead. brian wilson gets the call. travis buck drills one to center and andres torres makes the catch. the giants win 1-0. >>> oakland was looking to snap a three game losing streak. but conner jackson holds onto the ball to end the inning. the a he is were up by 1 -- a's were up by 1 in the 9th. cliff pennington scores the insurance run. the a's win, 4-1. >>> mexico has qualified for the confederation cup after a comeback win over the u.s. the u.s. started hot and was up 2- 0, but mexico bounce

she's meeting with the president of botswana and continuing to reach out to the youth.ith the first lady. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama didn't seem to mind spending her last day in south africa taking tough questions from high school students. like most teenagers the students seemed more interested in the love story between the first lady and the president than in politics. >> how did i meet my husband? >> yes. >> there are a lot of people sitting up now. hm! >> reporter: her candid answers of such personal questions didn't disappoint. >> barack made me better. and hopefully he would say i made him better too. let's just say that. i made him better. >> reporter: in between the laughs, mrs. obama doled out some serious advice. >> because you can have all the money in the world, all the titles. if you're just not good, you don't treat others well, if you're not ready to invest in something bigger than yourself, if you're selfish, you're never successful. >> reporter: throughout her week-long tour, the first lady's most relaxed and playful moments have been in the

10,000 cassettes a month, tracking their music to listeners in rural zimbabwe and mozambique and botswanag more money than if they sold only cds. >> there was nothing for the artist or the studios with cds. we decided to opt for the cassettes. >> reporter: these are two of diamond studio's best-selling artists, editing their latest release, they say they're surprised at how many tapes they've sold. >> this is my latest album. it was three weeks ago. with cds they would sell few copies and the cassettes, it's a big surprise to me, you'll sell more than 10,000 cassettes. it's a very big difference, a huge one. >> reporter: with little disposable income people say it's a matter of value for money. here on the streets of harare, zimbabwe, they can pick up a cassette tape with better quality. >> we'll have this for the next 10, 15 years. >> reporter: the record label executives says his customers want tapes because they last longer than badly proud pirated cds. >> you buy a cd, it's great. a tape deck has been around for the past how many years? so for them to buy this cd stuff, it needs a lot

obama and her family will also travel to botswana. she also plans to meet with former president nelson mandela. >>> as his re-election campaign revs up, president obama is taking a more active role on twitter. he is now going to tweet regularly on his official account. personal tweets will be signed "b.o.." campaign staff say that will give him new opportunities to report on what the president is doing every day and connect to his supporters. president obama has more than 8.69 million followers on twitter. he is the the third most followed account behind lady gaga and justin bieber. >>> a president obama impersonator is getting a lot of attention this morning after being kicked off the stage at a g.o.p. convention. >> thank you! thank you! >> comedian reggie brown was hired to perform at republican leadership conference. at first, the crowd liked his jokes, but they grew more uncomfortable. >> you may asking yourself what is going on here today. the budget is out of control. the deficit is rapidly growing, and there are threats of a g

ladies, right there, all of them, michelle, the girls, sasha and malia even first mother-in-law in botswana yesterday. the first lady visited an aids clinic there and spoke to women leaders. mrs. obama will be back in the united states monday. >>> who doesn't dream about being a race car driver? joey logano definitely did and for him that dream came true. coming up, i talked with top nascar driver face to face about his passion for the sport. so what is it like when you look at the fans here, whether it is in the stands or here at the hall of fame? >> it is great. i think it is awesome. we wouldn't be here without the fans. there wouldn't be a hall of fame. there wouldn't be a joey logano the race car driver. we wouldn't be doing this interview right now if it wasn't for the race fans. trength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my

today she is in botswana. yesterday in south africa, she revealed the secret behind the sculpted biceps. push-ups. >> mrs. obama, her children and her mother will return to white house on monday. still ahead at 6:30 -- the naacp is protesting removal of a local athlete from plane because of his saggy pants. >> and we prepare for the 41st gay pride weekend. >> if you are flying to san jose, a lot of parking spots. two new lots opening near terminal "b." i i'm john alston. i have a live report in a few moments. >> most of the airports op time right now. only delays are departure delays out of newark. if that is up with of your flights later today, the flight track her keep track of it for you to let you know when it will be on time. time. abababababababababababababababab denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> all right. three seconds away fro

they will also travel to botswana. >>> we return to developing news. we of a live crew on the scene near a grass fire near homes in benicia. >> an unusual situation for one woman in california and how she ended up with dozens of alpacas living on her property. >>> helping those in uniform and the annual fundraiser that aims to give local police officers another line of protection. . >>> we return again to our top story, developing news in benicia, where crews are fight a grass fire. ktvu's eric rasmussen. >> ken i'm standing on the on- ramp to northbound 780 and chp just re-opened it a few minutes of the it was closed down to firefighters could fight this thing. this is the kind of dry brush they were worried about, you can certainly imagine how quickly it burned up this hillside today. we can also show you that this fire burned right up to the roadway this afternoon. firefighters got this two-acre fire contained about 90 minutes ago. you can see the flames also burned right up to the back of some houses. i can tell you at least one neighbor out here t

today she is in botswana. yesterday in south africa, the first lady revealed the secret behind her sculpted biceps. push-up. she exercised with archbishop tutu. mrs. obama, her daughters as well as her mother will return to the white house on monday. >>> ready for pride. next at 5:30, san francisco rolls out the pink carpet for the 41st annual gay pride weekend. >> if you are flying out of san jose, you will see changes. the signs may be confusing. i'm john alston and i'll have a report in a few minutes. >>> next at 5:30. scared at school. bay area teenagers voice their fears about why they just don't feel safe on campus. >> if you are traveling aloss the lower 48. 53 in boston. summer heat in the south. upper 80s to low 90s from atlanta, new orleans and miami. heading to salt lake, not bad at 86. phoenix, hot 109. all the airports, the major airports in the lower 48 running on time except for philadelphia which has the flight arrival delays. find out what specific flights are delayed by using our flight track

yesterday the first lady visited an aids educational center in botswana.p her week-long tour of southern africa on monday. >>> also, a suicide bombing, the second in as many days in afghanistan. this one a truck packed with explosives detonates outside a hospital in eastern afghanistan, killing at least 35 people, wounding nearly as many. many of the dead are women and children. this attack, like the previous one, targeted civilians, comes just day after president obama outlined plans to withdraw 30,000 troops by next september. >>> meanwhile, an activist group says 20 anti-government protesters died in clashes across syria yesterday. state-run media disputing that number, saying just seven people died, including law enforcement personnel. cnn, the only u.s. network with correspondents inside syria, and one of them is our hala gorani who joins us now from damascus. hala, you got to speak to a high-up official there in the government. what are they saying? what is the response from the government to the violence? >> reporter: well, t.j., we haven't heard mu

nbc's kristen walker is live in botswana with more for us. good morning. >> good morning, thomas. well this safari will be one more highlight in a week filled with unforgettable moments. the pinnacle came early on on monday when the first lady and daughters malia and sasha were able to meet nelson mn della. it was a brief meeting, only for about 20 minutes, but the first lady tells me it will no doubt leave an indelible mark on her and her daughters. the white house has billed this trip as a goodwill tour. saying that she's here to promote youth leadership, education, health and wellness. for example just yesterday, she visited an hiv/aids clinic here in botswana and painted a mural with some kids there. this comes as the president has come under some criticism. some african officials say he hasn't paid enough attention to this region. white house officials say those types of criticisms are unfounded. politics aside, this has been the first lady's biggest foray on the international stage and it all comes to an end tomorrow. >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> back here at home the c

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she arrived in botswana where she has a full day of events planned. nbc's kristen welker is traveling with the first lady. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. on thursday i had the chance to sit down and speak with the first lady one on one. we talked about some of the highlights on this trip, including what it was like to meet an icon, south africa's nelson mandela. >> it was surreal. i never imagined in my lifetime that i would have the opportunity to meet, shake hands with, sit in the home of nelson mandela. >> take me inside that room. what was it like to be there with him? >> i don't know that it means anything different for me as an african-american first lady because nelson mandela means so much to so many people, but i feel blessed. and when i look at his legacy, i feel like i need to work hard to live up to it. >> do you think malia and sasha understood how profound that moment was? >> i think malia more so than sasha, because she's older and is studying history. sasha will understand. >> is this a one-time thing of them bei

and seeming to bring him to south africa and botswana, even though he has yet to visit the south of thenerations of american women. signaling they're ready to dance to any song. >> and america's first black first lady still hoping to meet the first black south african president. >> which would be very historical. we'll be right back. ♪ >>> "rocket man" was on the charts a few years ago. >> i love that song. >> we can explain why that's being played. finally as nasa prepares to close the book on one era of spaceflight some are looking ahead to what's next. >> perhaps you maybe just a little bit. spaceships of tomorrow are on display at the texas history museum. jay mingus has a look at how we soon could be flying to the moon, maybe even mars. >> reporter: a rare chance to see a spacecraft designed to go deep into space is on public display in downtown austin. the orion multi-purpose crew vehicle is at the bob bullock texas state history museum. this video demonstrates how the exploration vehicle will launch into orbit. a crew of four can live in this spacecraft. it's 16 1/2 feet in diame

. >>> first lady michelle obama is halfway through her goodwill tour of south africa and botswana. tour the infamous prison where nelson mandela spent 18 years of his life. as dana hughes reports on how mrs. obama is inspiring young people. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama spent her day in south africa reaching out directly to the country's youth. with a personal touch. comforting the sister of hector peterson, killed at 13 years old while protesting the injustice of apartheid 35 years ago. and a public speech to a packed audience at the regina mundi church in soweto, the place where young protesters took refuge from police bullets. >> while no one was killed within this sanctuary, hundreds lost their lives that day. ♪ >> reporter: but it was mrs. obama who was visibly emotional as she received a standing ovation and choral serenade at the church. she ended her speech invoking the phrase made famous by her husband. >> what do you say? yes, we can! what do you say? yes, we can! what do you say? >> yes, we can! >> thank you all so much. god bless you. >> reporter: the twitter h

. >>> michelle obama and the girls landed in botswana today. she visited and helped spruce up an aids clinic. she spoke with cnn about her unexpected meeting a couple of days ago with nelson mandela. >> the one thing i told him, you know, i wanted to make sure he understood how important his leadership and sacrifice has been to who i've become, to who my husband has become, and in short i just said thank you. it's really hard to know what to say to such an icon. >> not letting the first lady off the political hook, we also did ask her about how much time she spends thinking or talking about her husband's run for re-election next year. here was her answer. >> we really don't talk about the election. we're really doing the work, and that's an important and useful distraction in the midst of it. there's a lot on the president of united states' plates that keeps him focused on what needs to be done. so you just keep doing what you believe is right. i always say this. one of the reasons why i support this president not just as my husband but as a ci

in botswana today, here's part of the interview. >>> the bigger picture is what you are talking aboutere. when you go back home, you go back to a dangerous environment with the presidential campaign how is the family ready for this. it will be quite vicious. how do you prepare for that? >> we're ready. our children could care less about what we are doing. we work hard to do that. >> how do you do it? >> fortunately we have help from the media. i have to say this that i'm grateful for the support and the kindness we have gotten and people respected their privacy. in that way i think no matter what people may feel about my husband's policies or what have you, they care about children. that's been good to see. when it comes to the campaign, we are ready to work hard we did it before and we will do it again. so we are rolling up our sleeves and getting on with it. >>> when we talk about mandela, there is a chance your husband might lose. do you talk about that? >> no. we really don't talk about the election. we are really doing the work. d that's an important and useful distraction in the

what happens when she visits a restaurant in botswana and on the menu, french fries and fat cakes.without offending her host? well, it's simple. a takeout container. first lady with doggy bag in hand. no word on whether she ate the fat cake or actually what a fat cake is. >>> all right. finally, here's something fabulous. love-love, for william and kate and wimbledon. kate may not be the queen of england yet. but she was the queen of court for taking part in the wave, with the crowd. along with tennis legend, billie jean king. that was my version of the wave. more of a dance wave. kate was into it. the future king is a little more reserved. but kate got him to do it with the rest of the crowd. and they went wild. and that is why it is a love match. that is our pop news heat index. >> they loved seeing andy murray win that match, their countryman. >> we did, too. it was great. >> yeah. >> a little overdressed for tennis. >> who is going to tell him? >> i guess i just did. not that he cares. >>> sam? >> george, robin, there is nothing hotter on the boards anywhere than what is going

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michelle obama has arrived in south africa for a week-long tour that will include a tour to neighboring botswanars sasha and malia are accompanying her, along with her mother, marion robinson. mrs. obama is focusing her trip on youth leadership and education, and she'll also meet with key figures in the anti-apartheid struggle. >>> and the resident impersonator who caused so much controversy at this weekend's republican leadership conference is now speaking out. reggie brown insists he was escorted off stage because he had gone over time, not because of his material which included jokes about the gop presidential field as well as racially tinged remarks. >> my favorite month is february, black history month. you see, michelle, she celebrates the full month and, you know, i celebrate half. >> okay. the event organizer says brown's jokes went too far, and he should have been pulled off sooner. >>> well, president obama's twitter account is about to get a little more personal. an aide says mr. obama himself will be writing some tweets during his re-election campaign, and they will be signed with hi