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

president george h.w. bush, who has been in poor health for some time, will not be making the trip. together, they're set for an almost 20-hour flight. even though there's only one bed onboard. >> air force one is a very intimate setting. so, that's the place where you can have quieter conversation. once you get to one of these massive events, it's very hard to have real conversations. >> reporter: these long flights, believe it or not, can forge friendships. in 1981, president ronald reagan could not attend the funeral of egypt's president. so he enlisted nixon and jimmy carter and ford to attend instead. the flight was said to be initially awkward and very long. but one notable friendship emerged. ford's funeral more than 25 years later when jimmy carter eulogized his long-time friend. >> for myself and for our nation, i want to thank my predecess predecessor. >> reporter: fast forward to 1992, bill clinton and president george h.w. bush were fighting a bitter presidential contest, but seven years later when they traveled together to attend the funeral of jordan's king hussein in

george w. bush said, quote, nelson mandela had the remarkable capacity to forgive his jailers wrong 26 years of wrongful imprisonment and setting a powerful example of redemption and grace for us you will. >> president george h.w. bush said the following. >> president clinton was in the white house when mandela was elected president of south africa. clinton saying the following. >> former president jimmy carter paying tribute to nelson mandela saying, his passion for freedom and justice created new hope for generations that have impressed people worldwide. the president of the united states often referred to as the leader of the free world but yet you can see from the statements in each of these men, they were in awe of nelson mandela. >> and a simple beginning to life. when you look at the place where he is going to be buried and cnn will be taking you through the days of mourning, ten days of morning in sfrouth africa. he had the desire to be buried in his hometown. >> he is going home. >> yes, he is going home. >> we will continue to bring you the life of nelson mandela all morning. >>> now to another big story. >> the weather. when we come back, we are going to tell you about this deadly winter storm that

former president george h.w. bushued a statement saying of mandela, "he was a man of tremendous moral courage who changed the course of history in his country. and in another statement, former president jimmy carter said, "his passion for freedom and justice created new hope for generations of oppressed people worldwide. and now to a personal retrospective on the life of nelson mandela from one of our own. former "newshour" senior correspondent charlayne hunger gault covered the south african leader for more than a decade, and interviewed him on a number of occasions, from the time he left prison to his election as south africa's president. she prepared this remembrance. >> to my generation, the onetha, nelson mandela was a towering man of myth and legend, of action and passion, of selfless sacrifice and before any of us dreamed he became the embodiment of a notorious decades long struggling against oppression, these were images from the book, mandela, the authorized portrait, helps tell the story of mandela's long ro

george h.w. bush created an account today. he prays nelson mandela and his first tweet. date. what can you tell us about the weather? >> it is going to get colder than it has in years that i can remember. >> let's get started. we will share some beautiful images. walter is a falls church. he is a sculptor. he used snow to make this inchworm out of ice. been joined this. >> they are not going to melt anytime soon. >> it is cold and getting colder. let's talk about the snowfall totals. there was snow. you would know that if you are watching or traveling west of the district. temperaturesr it, mainly. snow is falling. low was 44. that was a problem. that amount was right, but it didn't yield much snow. that is that. let's move on and talk about what is next. cold wake up temperatures. men asked us airport, down to 21. look at the potential. look up north. 13 below right now. ist next blast of cold air funneling down into wisconsin. we are going to see it during the day on thursday. maybe a flurry in some areas. -- sweep upeeten and reinforce. you can see on the satellite an

president george h.w. bush who has been in poor health for some time will not be making the trip.her, they are set for an almost 20-hour flight, even though there's only one bed on board. >> air force one is a very intimate setting so that's the place where you can have quieter conversations. once you get to one of these massive events, it's very hard to have real conversations. >> these long flights, believe it or not, can forge friendships. in 1981, president ronald reagan could not attend the funeral of egypt's anwar saddat so he enlisted others to attend instead. the flight was said to be initially awkward and very long, but one notable friendship emerged. evident at ford's funeral more than 25 years later, when jimmy carter eulogized his long-time friend. >> for myself and for our nation, i want to thank my predecessor. >> fast forward to 1992, bill clinton and president george h.w. bush were fighting a bitter presidential contest, but seven years later, when they traveled together to attend the funeral of jordan's king hussain in 1999, that ice began to thaw and now they're

george h.w. bush will be the only living u.s. president who will not be in attendance. the town where the former president grew up, workers are setting up a massive dome ahead of the state funeral which takes place on sunday. nelson mandela will lie in state at pretoria. from wednesday through sun. desmond tutu, the nelson mandela center, hosting a service to celebrate the iconic leader. as allen schauffler, reports: >> this is nelson mandela square one of the tribute sites set up around this country. it is also the heart of high end retail in johannesburg in one of the richest districts in this country. and as we found out today, many of the people who work in this neighborhood as you might expect live in a very different world. mandela square mall in santon, some of the most expensive retail space in jofg. part of the sidewalk group of vendors, they sell what they make seven days a week. >> on a good day they might make $45. on a bad day they say less than 3 and some days, nothing. they live and create their wire pieces in the bez valley of johannesburg. roirking stre

schieffer: that was after you became secretary of state when you met with him and by that time george h.w. bush president. tell me a little bit about the meeting with f.w. days de clerc. >> after i met with mandela in wind does hook, namibia i went to pretoria, south africa to meet with f.w. decler, first time i had gone to south africa as secretary of state. as a matter of fact during my meeting with mandela he was not happy with the fact that we were going to meet with f.w. declerc, but our position was we wanted to try to work with him constructively to end apartheid. mandela didn't want to see us do that. as it turned out ended up being the right thing to do. but when i met with f.w. declerc at the end of our meeting he called me in to a room, just the two of us, he said, mr. secretary, i want to tell you something. i am going to be the last white president of south africa. that was a startling statement at the time if you think back to 1990. as it turned out, of course, that was correct. >> schieffer: why do you think it took so long for them to take nelson mandela off the terrorist watch

former president george h.w. bushhe arkansas democrat is considered the most vulnerable senator up for re-election n year. in the new spot, he wants voters to know he's a man of faith. >> the bible teaches us no one has all the answers, only god does. and neither political party is always right. this is my compass, my north star. it gives me comfort and guidance to do what's best for arkansas. >> the campaign won't say how much tv time they bought, marco rubio's super pac launches a six figure ad buy. >>> hillary clinton can read a little easier. elizabeth warren tells the boston harold she is not running for president in 2016. >>> the great people at the onion are having fun with out jog fair michael bloomberg. this time they are poking fun at the stop and kiss policy. >> the policy allows officers to kick anyone they think looks suspicious has been a subject of criticism for those who say it's a violation of privacy and breech of constitutional rights. >> every time i go out and i see a cop, i'm ready for him to com

george h.w. busht us thinking, which president has the most followers and how does that compare to other big-name celeb tweeters. if you are on social media, you probably have heard of this story. supermodel gisele posted a picture of her instagram that has some moms outraged. we'll share the picture and talk about the buzz next. mine was earned orbiting the moon in 1971. afghanistan in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. just 15.99. start with soup, salad and cheddar bay biscuits then choose one of eight entrees plus dessert! four perfect courses, just 15.99. come in to red lobster today and sea food differently. four perfect courses, just 15.99. but

george w. bush -- george h.w. bush is unable to go because of health issues. news 4's jim vance is also headed to south africa. watch for his live reports and more coverage as people around the world prepare to say good-bye to nelson mandela. >>> freezing rain, sleet and snow. storm team 4 team is tracking the triple threat from this winter storm. we'll get you up-to-date on how fast conditions are changing at this hour. >>> time now is 9:25. you're watching news 4 today. >>> check this out. loyal die hard soccer players at it again on this sunday morning. it never fails, rain or snow. these guys are out there. nothing that's going to keep these guys off the field. plenty of green still there. did it go in? iheir game at all. the time right now is two minute as way from the half hour. we first saw the flakes and an hour and a half ago. soon, that could be rain and even sleet. >> storm team 4 is tracking when you might see what. our team coverage gets start ed with chuck bell. hey, chuck. >> richard and angie, good morning. good morning, everybody. sunday, as a

went to ukraine among the first visits that he made this is george h.w. bush. seeking a peaceful a europe whole and free europe that would include russia would be no threat to russia so the fact that we are continuing to pursue the u.s. has continued to this open arms policy of encouragement of democracy in ukraine is should be no surprise at all and certainly not should not be seen as threatening to to russia but in that context why is the issue over the fact the ukraine may be forming a partnership with the e.u. or not such a concern to washington why are u.s. officials there because another aspect of these protests has now turned into a call for a revolution is that were of an interest to u.s. authorities. we are in favor of peaceful demonstrations and peaceful expressions of popular views that is the way democracy gradually grows from the grassroots from listening to the voices of the people we are certainly not preaching and advocating revolution took victoria nuland. if there were violence and she would certainly be discouraging any form of violence . the

you no longer belongs to us he belongs to the ages president george h.w. bush said he was a man of tremendous moral courage who changed the course of history in this country president bill clinton said that nelson mandela taught us so much about so many things perhaps the greatest lesson especially for young people is that while bad things do happen to good people we still have the freedom and responsibility to decide how to respond to injustice cruelty and violence and how they will affect our spirits hearts and minds mandela's health has been failing consistently over the past few months due to a recurring lung infection he was last in the hospital in september but was eventually discharged and allowed to return home artie's policy or brings us a look back at this great leaders layovers legacy he's the man who pulled a troubled and divided land back from the brink of civil war the man who after twenty seven tough years behind bars walks free from prison in his heart was not revenge but i think that he's the greatest legacy to this country this reconciliation.

george w. bush never fully recovered from the mission accomplished banner. george h.w. bush lost his term after the, no new taxes pledge, but perception of a weaker economy sealed his fate. americans may be more willing to forgive if they see economic improvement and a maybe health care system that is closer to what was promised. >> can the president regain the nation's trust? pat says good, luck. we went through a couple polls showing the president's trustworthy status has been sliding. i have a hunch this isn't over. can it go further south for the president? >> well, it can. this was -- i described the whole healthcare now as a rolling disaster. it's one story after another after another. we know there will be more, and always goes back to, you can keep your doctor, you can keep your -- if you like-keep your insurance. the president was a new transforming leader supposedly, and just in the presence -- presidents who do that cannot afford to have that kind of damage. if the republican party, it's a stupid party, were more willing to sit back and press their case, they'

it turns out president george h.w. bush is the first to pardon a turkey. that means there is still a chance of stoping it and we should take that chance. >> i think now that you told me that it is a great thing. >> it is better than obamacare. >> it is an unconfirmed story that the president lincoln's 11-year-old son asked him to pardon the turkey and the president did. our racist producer todd kelly says that was lincoln's greatest accomplishment as president. >> this is the day you gettin eaten. you used to be a dinosaur and you had your run. >> you killed a lot of people. by the way, i have never seen a baby turkey? a little turkey? >> no, but they must be so cute. >> they are probably not. aren't they vultures? aren't turkeys vultures? >> they are in the same family. >> you know who else is in the vulture family? >> who? >> give me a name from fox news. >> we are getting out of this one. dark meat. i love the dark meat. i don't like the white meat. i digress. >> dark meat. dark meat. >> thanksgiving. tonight's c block is sponsored by comets. the the ce

george w. bush said they would pay their respects. george h.w. attend because of health concerns. jim vance is also heading to south africa. watch for his reports throughout the week as people around the world say good-bye to nelson mandela. >>> snow falling outside the d.c. area. who is getting a taste of what to come. that's straight ahead. >>> who to call if the power goes out? we have helpful numbers you may want to put in your cell phone this morning. don't forget to charge it, too. >> our web team is running on all cylinders this morning. >> oh, yeah. >> check out our facebook and twitter feeds for any alerts, breaking >>> right now it's 7:36. we are tracking a winter storm this morning. storm team 4 radar telling the story. plenty of wintry weather headed directly our way. said to bring snow and freezing rain to the area before it's all said and done. and we're keeping a close eye on places west of us. this is a live camera along interstate 81 near toms brook in shenandoah county. some of the snow is already starting to stick on the ground

. >> you've taken pictures of every president since nixon but this photo of george h.w. bushnd barbara was quite unique. how did that happen? >> the gerald r. ford library opening. they were doing a formal picture, president bush 41 did this for my benefit. he was a guy who was jumping out much airplanes when he was 85 years old. mrs. bush saw what he was doing and said, "george, won't you ever grow up?" >> this photo is a beautiful one between michelle and barack obama. >> today i think it's one of the nicest moments between the president and mrs. obama that we have seen captured on camera. it goes to the heart of the relationship, like a high school prom picture, where the gallant guy has given his date his coat. this is in an elevator. i refer to as the best night of his presidency because it was day 1, before all the problems started piling up. >> right. >> and it shows a loving relationship between these two folks. and i really like that picture. >> tonight at 11:00 on al jazeera america we'll take another look at david hume kennedy's photos. including the one that won h

in 1991, he was appointed to this agreement court by president george h.w. bush. by this time, he had emerged as an outspoken conservative. so the confirmation process exacted a personal toll. by following the example of his grandfather, he persevered. and our nation is very fortunate that he did. on the court, justice thomas has been a steady and committed originalist, playing a pivotal role in the recovery and restoration of the original method of constitutional interpretation. he has made substantial and important contributions to our law. both in his opinions for the courts and when writing separately. perhaps most notably in the areas of federalism and the federation of power. the jurisprudence of protection and the guarantee of trial by jury. and the law of free political speech. his opinions reflect a deeper appreciation for the liberty-protecting structure of our constitutional system. he has advanced in understanding in the constitution, informed by the vital truths expressed in the declaration of independence, connecting our political and derivative docu

george w. bush, they were starting to get things right particularly on foreign policy because suddenly congress george h.walked about how much he disliked talking about hr 62. >> he and obama have something in common. >> very much in common. foreign policy where they feel more unilaterally enabled is where you will see the president focus more and more. >> the danger is midterm elections because every president since 1900 with the exception of clinton rebounding from impeachment has lost and lost rather heavily that midterm election so the presidents recover their popularity but after the midterm election, there's very little they can do. >> as a party political figure, he seems to lose power once he's out of the game. >> if last year when we did this show i told you that he would have gotten a deal in syria that got rid of chemical weapons and had an opening for iran in which they were stopping enrichment at the 5% level -- >> that's all foreign policy. >> and by the way, if, this is a big if, the website gets working and people start signing up for healthcare, it's a major transformation which many of u

inside air force one, george bush, former first lady clinton, the president and chelsea are flying in and linking up with the rest of the club tomorrow. president george h.whealth for sometime will not be making the trip. together they're set for an almost 20-hour flight, even though there is only one bed on board. >> air force one is a very intimate setting. so that is a place where you can have quieter conversations. once you get to the massive events it is very hard to have a real conversation. >> these long flight, believe it or not, can forge friendships. in 1981, president reagan could not attend the funeral of anwar sadat. 25 years later, jimmy carter eulogized his long-time friend. >> for our nation, i want to thank my predecessor. >> later, president george bush and clinton were fighting, but years later when they attended the funeral of king hussein, that partnership forged. the journey itself holds the potential for conflict and resolution on a first-class scale. >> it is going to make a big, big difference in the atmospherics on air force one, with george w. bush there with his successor. that president bush has been so reserved in making any

george w. bush and his wife laura and former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hilary clinton will also attend. george h.w. bush is not able to travel. >>> the mega millions jackpot is growing. no one matched all the numbers in last night's drawing. here's the winning numbers. 11, 29, 44, 63, 64. the mega ball is number 3. it will be the biggest prize. $654 million jackpot. >> at some point you just stop counting. >> yeah, right. >> 1 million is enough. >>> your phone line may not be working and this morning we're getting answers about what's causing the widespread outage. >> and the big story is the winter weather. chuck will be back to tell us what the storm could do in our area. >>> time right now is 6:07. you can monitor the weather any time using the storm team 4 weather app. it's free on itunes and google play and we'll post any closings use chase freedom at select department stores and get 5% cash back this quarter. so you can give her an even bigger surprise. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom chase. so you can. >>> happening today, president obama and secretary of state john kerry di

george w. bush in the aftermath of the september 11th attacks and george h.w. bush after the gulf war.r being part of my program this week. i'll see you next week. stay tuned for "reliable sources." >> did you hear about the "duck dynasty" controversy yet? how could you have missed it? here's a better question. did phil robertson's comments about homosexuality deserve so much discussion? and "60 minutes" facing a third round of criticism and clock is ticking for american correspondents in china. will they be allowed to stay in the country? we'll have that and a revealing interview with the ceo of politico and we'll be talking about this tweet that started a social media witch-hunt this

[applause] in 1991, he was appointed to the and supreme court by president george h.w. bush. by this time, he had emerged as an outspoken conservative, so the confirmation process exacted a personal toll. but by following the example of his grandfather, he persevered. and our nation is very fortunate that he did. on the court, justice thomas has been a steady and committed originalist, playing a pivotal role in the recovery and restoration of the original meaning method of constitutional interpretation. he has made substantial and important contributions to our law. both in his opinions for the court and when writing separately. perhaps most notably in the areas of federalism and the separation of powers, the jurisprudence of protection and the guarantee of trial by jury, and the law of free political speech. his opinions reflect a deeper appreciation for the liberty- protecting structure of our constitutional system. he has advanced in understanding in the constitution, informed by the vital truths expressed in the declaration of independence, connecting our political and de

johnson when it peaked, nixon, ford, carter, george h.w. bush and president clinton. you don't need to go back six decades to find a real comparison. >> i think it's fallen in real terms, whether you reference it to truman or lbj. >> as for a plain old income disparity, the president sounded off on a widening gap. >> the top 10% no longer takes in 1/3 of our income, it now takes half. >> but is it really that skewed? '. >> it looks like the president is using a well regarded federal reserve study. the top 5% and 9% added up to almost 90% of all incomes. but the congressional budget office came out with updated filg you'res today. in recent figures, the top 10% o after all earners accounted for 76%. compare that to 1979 when the study started. and the top 10% brought in 29.9%, and you can see a trend developing here. most of the gains of the recovery have flown to the top. that's also been true over the last 30 years in which there's been a substantial increase in income and equality and an even greater increase in wealth and equality as most of the gains have gone to

this judge, andrew scott hannon, a george h.w. bush appointee, spared no mercy saying what's happening is illegal immigrants in the country send for their children to come across the border, cartels try to get them across the border and we arrest the person bringing them and the administration is finishing the delivery by bringing the children to their parents. you could see, okay, they have been reunited but this judge said if dhs participates they are partly responsible they can seriously jeopardize the safety of children. a private citizen would be and should be prosecuted for this conduct. >> when that kield is delivered the phone call goes back to whatever country. guess what. you can come now. the word gets out. >> you're finishing the job. are they coconspirators? nobody understands how many children are coming across the border. it's alarming. when they come over the border they are brought to drop houses where bad things are going on. these children are being raped, beaten. they are held for additional ransom. in this case, th

president not going is george h.w. bush.okesman said the 89-year- old is not able to travel long distances. in south africa people continue to gather outside of mandela's house in johannesburg. the memorial will be held in a soccer field that seats 95,000 people. then his body will lie in state in pretoria weand through friday and on sunday, he will be buried in the remote village where he grew up. >>> a community meeting later tonight over complaints from airplane noise. that will be the main focus. people started complaining during the summer after a startup company called surf air started to fly louder planes out of the airport. the noise could be heard in atherton, redwood city, menlo park and palo alto. that community meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. at the pavilion on watkins avenue. >>> just imagine falling asleep on a plane and you wake up and find out you are the only person on board. that's what happened to a man friday night during a layover at houston's george bush intercomairport. tom -- intercontinental airport. tha

inside air force one, george bush, former first lady clinton, the president and chelsea are flying in and linking up with the rest of the club tomorrow. president george h.w sometime will not be making the trip. together they're set for an almost 20-hour flight, even though there is only one bed on board. >> air force one is a very intimate setting. so that is a place where you can have quieter conversations. once you get to the massive events it is very hard to have a real conversation. >> these long flight, believe it or not, can forge friendships. in 1981, president reagan could not attend the funeral of anwar sadat. 25 years later, jimmy carter eulogized his long-time friend. >> for our nation, i want to thank my predecessor. >> later, president george bush and clinton were fighting, but years later when they attended the funeral of king hussein, that partnership forged. the journey itself holds the potential for conflict and resolution on a first-class scale. >> it is going to make a big, big difference in the atmospherics on air force one, with george w. bush there with his successor. that president bush has been so reserved in making any negative c

george w. bush and laura, presidents bill clinton and jimmy carter plan to travel for the memorial. george h.w. bush the only living president who will not be there. >> doctors say the 89-year-old is no longer able to travel long distances. you see they are getting air force one ready. if you want to share condolences with the mandela family, several funeral homes have memorial books you can sign that will be sent to his family and constituents. sign one of the books at the sky lawn funeral home and memorial park, chapel of the chimes in oakland, or chapel of the chimes in hayward. the books will be available for signing until the end of the month. >> around these parts meteorologist christina loren is telling us the big story is chill. chill. >> you don't even need to have sound up. the volume could be all the way down and these numbers do the talking. 21 degrees, it is really cold up in the north bay. expecting them to fall into the teens again. and this may very well be the coldest morning from the entire snap that we've had so far. throughout the day today temperatures are only going to cl

. -- george h.w. bushas then the president coming after the first gulf war in 1991, his favorability among the american public after the first gulf war was in the '90s. so things can change fairly rapidly. >> old man blitzer, you're awesome. that's all i can say. and you know what, i actually was around for all of that. i even immigrated to the country in that era. >> you were in elementary and i was covering politics big time. >> i totally wasn't but i'm going to go with what you said. wolf, thank you. see you this afternoon. >>> i want to move on to other news that we're covering right now. the white house is shooting down any talk of amnesty for nsa leaker edward snowden. the program "60 minutes" aired a program with the top nsa official who says, in his view, the deal to get back any documents is worth having a conversation about. snowden faces espionage charges in the united states while living under temporary asylum in russia. >>> good samaritan stories are usually quite uplifting and sadly this is n

february 12th that he came into the briefing room, so one day after mandela came out of prison, george h.w. busheclared how important it was for history that mandela was out of prison. he, again, had been a big supporter and very quickly embraced mandela, and this is against the back drop of reagan's long-standing resistance, and mandela's first interaction with the american president was in the cold war context where he was viewed part of the add srversaradversary, a reagan did not see the bigger picture and the importance he had for south africa and the world, and opposed him and going up against his then secretary of state george schultz and republican leaders in the senate, and finally led the way to override his veto in link with the congressional black caucus and the movement in the united states, so the interactions with american presidents is so fascinating, but it was bush 41, and importantly jimmy carter is here as a member of the elders created by mandela, and as we see now, more arrivals, brian. >> andrea, i can't help but notice -- by the way, for the viewing audience, this bears re

the service was attended by every living united states president except george h.w. bushho cannot fly because of medical reasons. the president and mrs. obama arrived to loud cheers along with george w. bush and laura bush and hillary clinton. >> there is a word in south africa mbuntu. a word that captures mandela's greatest gift. his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye. >> for family members it was a funeral for a loved one. mandela's widow and ex-wife shared an embrace before the service. starting tomorrow mandela's coffin will be carried through the streets every morning to give as many people as possible the chance to pay their final respects. a state funeral will be sunday. >> happening now, crews are on the scene of a stubborn smoky trash fire. it broke out about 9:00 last night in a warehouse in san francisco. chase cain live at the scene near candlestick park. what's it look like now? >> reporter: there's still smoke coming out of the building. we're near candle stick park. i trash pile that was the length of a football

george w. bush and all members. an inspiration they have received from nelson mandela over the years. some quotes coming in, this from george h.w. bush, "nelson mandela is a powerful symbol of grace and redemption for all of us, a man of tremendous courage." mandela of course somebody else who was a huge fan. this is a live picture from the embassy, where no doubt we will see a lot of action, a lot of people who will come there to mourn and pray through the evening. the south african embassy in washington, d.c. makedent obama is going to a statement in just a few minutes. meantime, we will hear from jacob zuma, the press about south africa, who spoke just a few minutes ago. >> our nation has lost its greatest son. our people have lost a father. mourn and knew , nothing cand come diminish our sense of the profound and enduring loss. >> the inspiration to follow the legacy and teachings of nelson mandela, summed up by jacob zuma when he said let us commit ourselves to strive together to build a united, nonracist, nonsexist community. news,ore on this breaking the passing of nelson mandela, throughout the newscast, including when

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george w. bush in the aftermath of the september 11th attacks and george h.w. bush after the gulf war. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i'll see you next week. stay tuned for "reliable sources." >> did you hear about the "duck dynasty" controversy yet? how could you have missed it? here's a better question. did phil robertson's comments about homosexuality deserve so much discussion? and "60 minutes" facing a third round of criticism and clock is ticking for american correspondents in china. will they be allowed to stay in the country? we'll have that and a revealing interview with the ceo of politico and we'll be talking about this tweet that started a social media witch-hunt this weekend. it's time for "reliable sources." >>> good morning. welcome to a freakishly warm washington. there were a lot of big stories this week. congress passed a budget. the stock market reached record highs, a roof collapse on a packed london theater, a federal judge said nsa's bulk collection of our telephone records was likely unconstitutional and the government continued to s

george h.w. bush had to get george w. bush to fire john sununu because he couldn't do it. sense and john has forgotten more about this than i know, my sense is that if you become president when you are 45, 46-years-old and you've had the background obama had personally, you are probably pretty confident in your judgment. >> i would say one other thing after five years. we are now at the five 84 mark, i got the same people. they're tired. >> i think i got a lot of energy. i was pretty tired after two years. i think that's one of the issues which worries me. you know, this is america. you do get tired. >> working is such a trial. that's an issue. >> seven days a week. >> it's a greened none of us can understand. you can't understand it until you walk through those gates. no one can understand it. mark mcken none said it. i think to robert gibbs, he was walking n. februarys was out. he basically said, welcome to hell. here are the kids. >> remember that evening we had with him when he was talking about the incoming, he literally could not find words to describe the velocity.

. >> nelson mandela emerged from prison on a sunday, then president george h.w. busht a very clear message of support quickly the next day by coming into the briefing room. american relations with nelson mandela, the man now universally considered one of the world's greatest leaders were not always good. in fact, he was long on the u.s. list of terrorists. join me u.s. ambassador to south africa under both president bush 41 and then president clinton, and of course during the inauguration of nelson mandela. also author to 'n'. senior adviser to president obama for u.s. institute for peace. thank you very much. you've seen all of this history and you were there on the ground during this tumultuous period. president bush 41, as we just showed, quickly moved beyond the shadow of the early reagan years where president reagan vetoed legislation and that veto over with. the state department secretary of state schultz and others, former senate foreign relations chairman dick lugar were pushing very strongly for a different policy. >> they were. they knew the veto was a mista

recent events in the ukraine have underscored how far we remain from president george h.w. bush'sam of a europe whole and free, one that ultimately could embrace russia and its closest neighbors, former elements of the soviet union, in one form or another. one of the best forms was the eastern partnership agreement of the european union. the latest news from the region underscores further that the future is unlikely to be determined by tanks and troops in this new era of global competition that we have entered. russian president vladimir putin on tuesday said he had agreed to loan ukraine $15 billion and cut the price of critical natural gas supplies. ukraine's prime minister called the deal historic. in brussels, a draft eu document indicated ukraine could have gained even more from the west but with different conditions and perhaps not as plainly put. had it signed the eu pact, it might have had $26 billion in loans and grants from the eu over the next several years, it if it also agreed to the imf package. the ukraine pivots eastwards, hundreds of thousands of ukrainians pivot

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george w. bush and his wife laura are also on board joining first lady michelle obama and the president. president's clinton and carter will attend the service scheduled for tuesday in south africa. george r. h.w bush is the only former president that will not be there. >>> alan is near johannesburg. he has more on how the people of south africa are remembering nelson mandela. and he's a father figure being honored in cities large and small 1234 absolutely, del, and people here and in nelson mandela square in the rain at 7:00 in south africa, a soggy evening, but it doesn't seem to offend the crowds much. they have been coming here constantly to the many tribute centers set up around the country for nelson mandela. now this is a very ritzy mall. this is really the heart of high-end retail in the city of johannesburg, and it is in one of the richest districts in this country. as we found out today many of the people who work in this neighborhood, as you might expect live in a very different world. mandela square mall, some of the richest retail in south africa. and a short few blocks away a different story. part of the crowd of sidewalk vendors on mod street. they sell what they make seven days

george w. bush, his wife laura and former secretary of state hillary clinton. former presidents bill clinton and jimmy carter are traveling separately. the only living president not able to attend george h.w. bush, at 89 can no longer travel such a long distance. it will be held in soweto where nelson mandela made his final public appearance in 2010. ron, you have half of the world's leaders gathering, that stadium seats 95,000. it is an open air and presented significant challenges security wise. >> reporter: yes, there's perhaps not been an event like this ever, dare i say, the most comparable is the funeral of pope john paul ii in 2005 where there was 3 million people and 75 or 80 world leaders who attended. this is going to be an amazing day tomorrow. there's a lot of anticipation already. behind me you can hear people in the streets here still singing and dancing and sell bragt the life of nelson mandela. this has gone on constantly since his death was announced thursday night. they are already starting to shut large parts of this community down. i think that's basically the security solution and approach to the south african government will take. there will be no areas where you can

former president george h.w. bush said he was a man of tremendous moral courage who changed the course of history in his country. clearly this man had a global impact and did it with kindness and compassion and courage. president obama saying that he belongs to the ages. dr. james peter with us tonight from lehigh university, good to have you with us. your thoughts on the passing of nelson mandela. what impact can he have on black youth in this country? >> it's overwhelming to think about his passing and his life. i hope the conversation will be about the cell brigz of his and what he meant. what his legacy means to young people is really, really important. you have to understand that very early on, people asked how could he do 27 years? how can he forgive his oppre oppressors and be consensus oriented? very early on in his career he understood and was prepared to lay down his for his principals. i think that kind of conviction is what carried him through all of his power. we have all been talking about it. for young

tradeformer representatives from the george h.w. bush and clinton administrations will discuss the 20th anniversary of the north american free trade agreement or nafta. you can watch that live from this center for strategic and international 30s at 9:30 eastern on c-span2. , dan outgoing gm chairman ackerson will speak about the company and their investment plans. he led gm initial public offering in 2010, 1 of the largest in u.s. history. you can watch his remarks beginning at 1:00 eastern here on c-span. host: joining us from boston is john della volpe, the polling director of the art institute of politics. he is joining us to talk about the new poll looking at millennial's and the support of president obama in particular, focusing on the health-care law for the affordable care act, and also to more broadly look at the millennial view of politics and public service. thank you for being with us this morning. guest: thanks for having me. good to be with you. host: we have the overall numbers in terms of your poll for the harvard institut

. >> george h.w. bush, the 41st president could not make the ceremony but he did send out this tweet, says, barbara and i wish we could have joined the u.s. delegation honoring president mandela today. he and his countrymen are in our prayers. >> let's head now to washington, d.c. joie chen is standing by to tell us what's coming up on "america tonight" at the top of the hour. joey? >> we are going to go whale watching on the northern california coast. the itinerary will take us to monterey bay. >> that's where marine life is converging on one lowly, salty element of the food chain. it turns out an an chaovie tourtist spectacle. it includes everything from climate change to a missing predator. we will go board with researchers as they try to understand the science behind the feeding frenzy. >> what's happening is the sea lions and the whales are diving down, working together to gather the anchovies out here currently and they all tend to pop up around the same time, kind of pushing the groups of anchovies

president george h.w. bush onboard. n and president cart he are also scheduled to attended the memorial service set for tuesday. george h.w. bush is the only living president who will not be in attendance for health reasons. >> we should point out that this film was personal. it's about your stepfather. he is one of those unsung heroes who we should behind the scene to say free nelson mandela. tell us more about him. >> he joined our family in 1972, and he brought with hill the news of nelson mandela, that was about eight years before the free nelson mandela campaign which launched nelson mandela as a symbol of the anti apartheid movement. when he went underground when nelson mandela was criminalized, he sent out a generation of people to tell people who was happening in south africa, my step-dad was one of those, the first wave. the second wave was during the sow soweto uprising. they got scholarships all over the world. several went to the united states, they basically tried to tell the world what was going on in south

>> daily flashback, it was this day in 1989 and it was the end of a summit between president george h.w. bushing the leaders face-to-face meeting the president declared the u.s. and u.s.s.r. were on the threshold of a brand new era and of course we certainly were. >>> trivia time, only one u.s. president has visited okinawa, japan, in the last 40 years and it was in 2000. president bill clinton became the first american president to visit the island since the u.s. returned okinawa to japan in 1972. no president has been there since. congratulations to today's winner, peter wesley. so send your trivia suggestions to dailyrundown@msnbc.com. we'll let fleetwood mac take us to break. ♪ yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone ♪ is this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet! me too! [ male announcer ] so indulgent, you'll never believe they're light. 100-calorie progresso light soups. >>> time for my tuesday takeaway. with 750,000 visitors to the site yesterday without a crash and

philadelphia, is joe watkinss, republican strategist and former white house aide for president george h.w. bushlet's start with that november jobs number. joe, why don't you take it away. employers adding more jobs than expected, unemployment rate at %, is this good, too good to be true or what? >> well, those are good numbers. i prefer to see the rate of unemployment number go down instead of going up. you have to look at what's behind the numbers. the labor force is not growing and the fact that labor force is not growing means that now we have to create fewer jobs in order to keep the rate of unemployment level. so at one point a few years ago we needed to create about 150,000 jobs a month in order for that rate of unemployment to stay even. now we only need to create about 100,000 jobs a month in order for that rate of unemployment to stay flat and if we exceed that as we've done this month the last couple months, last few months, a downturn in the rate of unemployment. the labor force participation rate is the question, is 63% still, it was 63%, four years ago or -- in 2007, it was at 67%.

. >> george h.w. bush. al gore. part of it is familiarity.are looking for the next generation to come forward. but as manu says, he's got not just the obama connection, he's got 30-plus years of connections within the democratic party. >> oh, by the way, he's a good come pa campaigner. >> democrats are going to be perhaps ready to move past barack obama in 2016. hillary looks like -- in some ways like a fresher face than joe biden possibly can. >> there's no doubt. but if not her, that's the point here. if not her. i got to stop this. for now. no offense to you guys. dan pabalz, susan page. >>> breaking news out of harvard university. this is what they're telling nbc news. school buildings are being swept all across campus because there are unconfirmed reports of explosives at four separate sites. the university's twitter account sent out an alert to students just after 9:00 a.m. warning them to evacuate thayer hall, seaver hall, emerson hall and the science center. those buildings have been evacuated out of an abundance of caution. all of th