king, to ghandi.se two were killed much earlier in their lives before they could see the fruits of that struggle. mandela stands alone in that regard, doesn't he? >> in many respects. but let me just say this, i think it makes sense, david. when you think about ghandi, both mandela and king learned from ghandi his whole commitment as a lawyer to non-violence. that became king's legacy in his short 39 years of life, it became nelson man dailydela's l in his 95 years of life. king freed a nation and reverend jackson talked about the 1965 civil rights act, the 1968 voting rights act, the '68 fair housing act. the world changed and he changed with it. we have to lift this great man up for what he's done and what we'll do in the 20th century. >> quick point, rick. >> he drew a distinction between king and ghandi and himself. what he said to me once was he said for king and ghandi, non-violence was a principal. for me it was only a tactic. a few years later he started his way, which was the military wing fo

king, to ghandi. two were killed much earlier in their lives before they could see the fruits of that struggle. mandela stands alone in that regard, doesn't he? >> in many respects. but let me just say this, i think it makes sense, david. when you think about ghandi, both mandela and king learned from ghandi his whole commitment as a lawyer to non-violence. that became king's legacy in his short 39 years of life, it became nelson mandela's legacy in his 95 years of life. king freed a nation and reverend jackson talked about the 1965 civil rights act, the 1968 voting rights act, the '68 fair housing act. the world changed and he changed with it. we have to lift this great man up for what he's done and what we'll do in the 20th century. >> quick point, rick. >> he drew a distinction between king and ghandi and himself. what he said to me once was he said for king and ghandi, non-violence was a principal. for me it was only a tactic. a few years later he started his way, which was the military wing for t

i would say that ghandi and martin luther king jr. and nelson mandela would be in the forefront along with mother theresa as though people you look on with a great deal of admiration and also inspiration. and i think nelson will go down in history as one of the leading people of the century. >> former president jimmy carter here in south africa today remembering his true and dear friend nelson mandela. we are joined here in south africa by nbc news special correspondent charlayne hunter-gault, a long-time responsibility who has lived here for 16 years now. and you've come to know the mandela family well. what do you hear tonight? >> you know, i think that they like the rest of south africa had their moments of sadness. and now they're celebrating his life. they are -- i spoke with venzi mandela a few moments ago, and she wanted the world to know that first of all, she took out solar lanterns to the children. you saw pictures of the children earlier. she wanted them to have this light to the remember that her father loved children. she

>> i think just refer to the pope along with mandela and ghandi.et angry, but don't let the sun go down on it or the devil gets a foothold on your life, the the scripture says. i'm in ministry over these years because it's ongoing because it's never completed or final. i don't think i've gotten to the point where i arrived and know about ministry and this is all complete and so each week. i'm still appreciating you and gail coming for the christmas service. you never know what is transpiring and whether it's transformative. you keep on praying constantly cheating. why should people get out in a community? what's the value versus the time it takes watching television or something like that? >> some people compared the church to a ship that's on a mission. sort of to meet your needs and give you all the food you want. that's what the focus is. whereas the church that's a part of the mission is out there to rescue, out there to transform, i think that's what a community can blame the faith brings to this world and the community that you are intentiona

i never had a chance to meet ghandi and others, but he is absolutely in that league. at a time our politicians here in the united states seem to ave trouble reaches across the aisle, this man reached across a chasm that seems almost unimaginable and brought the two sides that as a reporter in the 1980's i did not think was possible. >> can you describe your meeting? where was it, how long was it, and what was it like to be in the same room? >> it was in the 1990's in a visit he made here to washington. hour as i out an recall. there was a small group of us there. this was a man who simply took control of the room in the way that few others do because he had an inner peace about him, a sense of mission, that you very arely see in this world. and how he maintained that through all of his years of imprisonment was remarkable. i remember thinking how on earth can this man still act and believe this way after all of the things the injustices that were done to him? it was almost unimaginable. he really stood out as almost no one else i have ever had the privilege to meet ha

president president obama compared mandela's achievements with the life's work of mahatma ghandi, abraham lincoln and martin luther king. >> he tells us what is possible, not just in the pages of his books but in our own lives as well. >> and many were amazed to see what was possible even during the ceremony. barack obama in an historic hand shack with cuba's president raul castro. they have been arch foes for decades. for south africans the day had special meaning. many johannesburg residents stayed up all night hoping to get a seat in the stadium. even the bad weather couldn't discourage them. >> there is nothing we can do to repay him for what he has done for this country. i do want to say thank you to him. >> i only hope that tpwod blesses him -- god blesses him even more and ancestors protect him where he is going now. >> a celebration of one of the great men in world history, an unforgettable moment for south africa. >> the winners of the nobel prizes collected their awards this week. the director general of the organization received the peace prize for his organization. the watchdo

. >> ghandi inspired among many others, nelson mandela who praised him in an essay for "time." i suffered colonial oppression, and both of us mobilized our respected peoples against government, is that violated our freedoms. when it came to choosing the greatest figure of the 20th century, "time" looked beyond politics to choose albert einstein, the scientist who derived the equation e equals mc squared. a choice defended by walter isaacson. >> he said politics is for the moment and equation is for eternity. >> osgood: today nelson mandela finds himself of the greats of the last century. the honor roll for this century is still quite open. >> osgood: up next -- ♪ if you could read my mind, love ♪ what a tale my thoughts could tell ♪ >> singer gordon lightfoot. spent american express credit card, every purchase earns you 2% cash back, which is deposited in your fidelity account. is that it? actually... there's no annual fee and no limits on rewards. and with the fidelity cash management account debit card, you get reimbursed for all atm fees. is that it? oh, this guy, too. turn

sadness. e the outrage of his imprisonment become an irresistible forcr peaceful change in the tradn of ghandi and dr martin lutr king, jr. "being in prison for 27 yea, you hear me? twenty seven y! and then, walking out of th prison as a new person, completely." / mandela was already in his's on, but his ♪ one love let's get together now ♪ >> reporter: the mood was joyful as the children's choir honored the passing of the man called the father of a nation. >> it's bigger than that. i mean nelson mandela touched all of our lives regardless of where we were in the world. >> reporter: pastor cecil williams met mandela twice, the first time at his celebrated appearance in oakland in 1990. williams says mandela's power came from his ability to rise above the outrage of his imprisonment to become an irresistible force for peaceful change in the tradition of gandhi and dr. martin luther king, jr. >> being in prison for 27 years, you hear me, 27 years and then walking out of that prison as a new person completely, there's no doubt about it, he liberated the world in many ways of. >> reporter: mandela

he is the hold of ghandi, something like that whose message was universal.s a remarkable man, my privilege to know him. >> schieffer: did john lewis, one of the heroes of the american civil rights movement, mandela will always be the great teacher. >> nelson mandela, this one man, taught all of us how to live, how not to become bitter. someone who can go to priss son and stay all those years and come out so free. not hating anyone, not putting anyone down. i wish we had a few nelson mandelas in america, or maybe a few more in the world to point us to the best part of our human spirit. >> schieffer: there are many heroes who by a single act or decision have changed history or at least their time. to me what sets nelson mandela apart is that his whole life was a lesson. a lessen in courage, perseverance, patience, bravery and finally forgiveness and redemption. that is rare. over the next 40 years what's the healthiest and best way for them to grow so that they really become cauldrons of prosperity and cities of opportunity? what we have found is that if that

freeman is shown alongside ghandi and mother teresa. >> i believe we should restore the spring box. >at's probably what happened. the mix-up stemmed from the movie when morgan freeman played nelson mandela. >>> paul deanno live at candlestick for a look at what's going on weather-wise. it's usually pretty windy and chilly there now, paul. >> reporter: it's chilly. you know, the wind is absent not that i'm complaining standing out here for a couple of hours but if you were to ask anybody who spent time inside this stadium, give me one word to describe it, chances are most people would say, cold or windy. it is just that perfect spot where the wind comes in off the bay. it comes in off the ocean. it comes in off the bay here. it rolls over that hill right into the stadium and things were rocking and rolling for the giants and 49ers. but the 9ers and giants did a lot of winning in that city. there are millions of memories that will never go away even when the stadium does. we have of last weekend before christmas and the weather will be perfect for traveling. take a look at the weather m

to become a force for the peaceful change in the tradition of ghandi and dr. martin luther king jr. >> being in prison for 27 years. you hear me? 27 years. and then walking out of that prison as a new person completely. no doubt about it. that they needed to liberate the world in many ways. >> reporter: mandela was already in their 70s when he walked out of prison. but the message resonated strongest with the younger generation as they think that the real change, they will always happen because of the young people. >> i don't think that you could make the change without the youth and that you can see themselves growing up in the different world. >> i feel like me, that we're going to do everything in our powers to make sure to teach the children about them. and to keep updating my status because i feel like, you know, he's a man that will need to be celebrated forever. >> reporter: he often wanted to create a rainbow nation. today's service shows that it does not have to be just a dream. in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >>> in san francisco flags are flyi

outrage of his imprisonment, to become an irresistible force for peaceful change in the tradition of ghandi and dr. martin luther king jr.. >> being in prison for 27 years, you hear me? 27 years and then walking out of that prison as a new person completely. there's no doubt about it, he liberated the world in many ways. >> mandela was already in his 70s when he walked out of prison but his message resonated strongest with a younger generation. john bailey thinks real change always happens because of young people. >> i don't think you can make the change out the youth. i think the youth see themselves growing up in a different world. >> i feel like me, i'm going to do everything in my power to make sure i teach my children about him, keep updating my status because i feel like he's a man that needs to be celebrated forever. >> kpix5. >>> flags are flying at half staff for mandela's honor in several bay area cities. >>> 4:36 right now. it's chilly out there. >> i know, day after day these cold temperatures of course we're seeing frost damage on some of the plants and looks like a couple more

like ghandi, he would lead a movement that had little possibility for success. like dr.d give claims to moral necessity of racial justice. he would endure a brutal imprisonment that began in the time of kennedy and khrushchev and the cold bar. emerging from prison, he would like abraham lincoln, hold his country together when it threatened to break apart. like america's founding fathers, he would erect a constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations, a commitment to democracy, and rule of law, ratified not only by his election but by his willingness to step down from power after only one term. given the sweep of his life, the scope of his accomplishments, the adoration that he so rightly earned, it is tempting, i think, to remember nelson mandela as an icon, smiling, detached from the poverty and affairs of men but madiba himself strongly resisted such a life portrait. instead, madiba insisted on sharing with us his doubts and his fears, his miscalculations. >> i am not a saint, he said, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. it wa

antiimperialista, en 1948 llego al poder en africa, contra el p apartheid >> bajo la inspiración de ghan i ghandiel partido para conseguir una de c democracia multiracial. madenal gano la presidencia que opcupo e entre 1994 y 1999. en su país r era conocido como madiba. >> recibió más de 2450 premios reconocimientos internaiconales durante 4 decadécadas, incluid 1 1993 el premio nobel de la paz, y más de 60 doctorados honoris c causas >> se le consideraba un refer t referente de la pz >>en sudafria era referenciado, su imagen aparece en los bille e billetbillet billetees norteamericanos >> una de las ultiúltimas inte n interevenciones ocurrió en la o copa ffifa del 2010 en africa. u durante el final se le rindio un tributo que presenciaron mill n millones de personas. >> mandela es de los personajes más importantes y valorados de l la historia reciente en el mu o mundo. >> >> y para hablarnos, sobre la muerte de nelson mandela, su impacto no únicamente en sudáfrica, sino en el resto del mundo, y también para hablar de primer año del presidente de méxico, enrique peña nieto, se encuentra aquí con

mandela visited countries -- [inaudible] that it was -- a homecoming -- [inaudible] ghandi's freedom.udible] in south africa segregation and -- [inaudible] and economic initiative in an independent -- [inaudible] of the same principles that the following -- [inaudible] of free india has -- in our own policy. [inaudible] it is -- [inaudible] in that we in india -- [inaudible] with the people of these great country south africa. which standby you in your -- [inaudible] and we have no doubt that -- [inaudible] [inaudible] the true meaning of forgiveness and -- [inaudible] and south africa -- [inaudible] thank you, ladies and gentlemen. [cheering and applause] thank you very much, mr. president. we now -- [inaudible] from the island. an island of people who liberated us. who fought for our liberation. the people of cuba. we will now safe speech -- receive a speech from castro, who is now coming to talk to us. welcome. become speaking in foreign language -- [speaking in foreign language] [inaudible] [speaking in foreign language] let us sit emotional troibt nelson mandela. the ultimate sym

mandela, ghandi and king are the three that come to mind, that are able it seems to, almost as moses parted the waters, through their leadership, through their grace, to bring nonviolence out of the storm clouds of violence and hate and rage. >> and yet they're the victims of violence, hate and rage. so the lessons that we learned from them should be very important as our daily lives as we struggle for peace and justice. spending 27 years in prison, unbelievable. how many people could come out of prison not bitter orangery. how many of us could make peace with our enemies? how many of us could lead a country out of an era of apartheid and lead with humility. president obama, i remember the last time he came here, he came here to thank people for their support in the solidarity movement. he just came to say thank you. what a sense of humility and an awesome spirit this man had. and his spirit is going to live forever. >> i want to talk about the particularities of this man's life and some of the different chapters of it. most specifically next, i want to talk about the nature of the a

he eulogized the south african president an hour ago comparing delaware to ghandi and martin luther king and, also, abraham lincoln and recalled how he influenced him decades ago. >> over 30 years ago while still a student i learned of nelson mandela and the struggles taking place if this beautiful land and it stirred something in me. it won't be up to my responsibility to others and myself, and set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. >> an impressive mix of royalty, statesman and celebrities in attendance with a list running in afghan president karzai to zimbabwe's president. >> in san francisco, firefighters are watching for flareups and keep an eye on the folk at a huge trash collection. highway 101 and candlestick park, matt is on the scene. >> the smoke is billowing out. firefighters have breathing apparatus on rotating in and out of the building because of the thick smoke. the san francisco fire department says the bulk of the fire is knocked down but a pile 100 yards of garbage continues to burn first reported at 8 pock -- 8:30 last night it contains basic buildi

king oftentimes cited ghandi as his exemplary so did mandela. when you speak of the american movement and south africa, there's a common theme. so, there is an intellectual, spiritual relationship. clearly, the movement in south africa was one in which all of the resources of the state were placed against mr. mandela and his movement. in this country, we had our own challenges, of course, coming out of slavery. our civil war, there were places of refuge. during the civil war, there were places of refuge in this country, there were none in south africa. many had to flee and go elsewhere. mr. mandela chose not to flee and go elsewhere. he spent 27 years in prison. >> interestingly, too, martin luther king made an impact while living, but one could argue he's made a greater impact since he has been gone. nelson mandela made the impact while he was still with us. >> caller: near where i live here in southwest washington, it's been king memorial. every day, you are reminded of dr. king's presence and his impact. i think with mr. mandela, his c fact w

freeman is shown alongside mother theresa, ghandi and martin luther king. >> i believe we should restore now, the mix up stemmed from the movie invictus where nor began freeman played nelson mandela. >>> three foster children rising above the abuse. >> if we got caught then that would be it for all of us. >> she was only 11 when she rescued her brothers and hearst. wait till you see what she has accomplished now. night's >>> parking lot outside of candlestick park will only be filled with fans one more time for regular-season games. we've got your forecast for the niners and right through christmas week coming up live next. >>> ahead in sports, they can take away the stadium. >> that haunted me for a lot of years. >> one of the best players has a big owie and look back and first family of a local high school basketball program. >> times pass. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone 'round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. starbucks is just $6.99, that's a c

one is ghandi and martin luther king and now nelson mandela.nd he spoke of them together as sort of moral giants. i thought that was quite striking. what he was trying to do was to universalize the messages that they brought. and their messages, are of course, in many ways quite consistent. it's almost as if the world's religions have some of their central messages are consistent. here, i think president obama was helping us understand that will what will nelson mandela was first and foremost a son of south africa, but more than that, he became a father to the modern world, to the moral path forward as he saw it. >> all right. david gergen, thank you so much. appreciate your perspective. michael, it's interesting you and i asked christiane amanpour whether or not there would be any lesson that all those world leaders coming together would go have based on mandela. we saw that happened shake today between the president and the cuban president. >> something happened. >> from cuba to the u.s. and also china, had royalty, rock stars. the breadth of

mandela, ghandi, king, are the three that come most quickly to mind, that are able, almost, it seems, single handedly, congresswoman lee, to almost as moses parted the water, to bring -- to through their leadership, through their grace, to bring nonviolence out of the storm clouds of violence and hate and rage. >> and yet they're the victims of violence, hate, and rage. and so the lessons that we learned from them should be very important as in our daily lives, as we struggle for peace and for justice. spending 27 years in prison, unbelievable. i mean, how many people could come out of prison not bitter, not angry? how many of us could move forward and make peace with our enemies? how many of us could move forward and lead a country out of an era of brutal apartheid into an era of global leadership and still remain humble, lead with humility, and with gratefulness. president mandela, i remember when he came here the last time. do you know why he came here to this country? to thank people for their support in the solidarity movement, in the anti-apartheid movement. he just came to say

i think back to civil rights movement, ghandi with his principle of civil disobedience, that helped toe. so what is mandela's message? well, today we're hearing even very conservative senators and other figures talking about the spirit of forgiveness that he embody embodied in south africa. my question tonight, rev, is can we import that spirit of forgiveness and apply it to the hundreds of thousands of people incarcerated who for the rest of their lives, you know, will be stigmatized by this. could we figure out a way to forgive them, maybe expunge some of those records. with three strikes and you're out, you have some people who have been there for so many years -- >> you're saying can we find ways in our memorializing mandela to actualize it. >> that's the key. >> and james peterson, what can the president be influenced by nelson mandela mean for us as a nation and us politicly? >> i love all the stuff you've been saying about nelson mandela and i love what jonathan alter just said. and i hope people can hear that, because if you want to really talk about how to use celebrate and co

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i think any generation has those, your ghandis of the world, your martin luther kings.ould feel prif leenld, we lived during his time of this iconic figure. what do we take from his life? that becomes a challenge, where do we hand land? >> okay. thank you for being with us. a loo host there in south africa, giving us his thoughts on the legacy of nelson mandela. and how the country i guess will move forward. thank you, sir. >> yes, some very interesting perspectives, he transcended politics. >> we are saying that south africa right now needs another nelson mandela. i think you will agree, there will never be another. >> hashtag nelson mandela is a trop trend right now. >> we will look at the outpouring of tributes on social media. that's just ahead. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses.

people at the time, there were looking for all kinds of comparisons, people comparing ayatollah to ghandi, wherever comparison, he is a religious leader. pretty much as simple. and when you look at this policy feud, not putting too much and it, between the secretary of state, national security adviser at the time, what you see is competing views about what this whole thing means, what is going on here because it was hard to understand. we have to remember, the word is law missed did not really even exist at the time. this whole idea of is like revolutionaries and fundamentalist was new. >> host: and one thing i want to follow up, as a historical point, it is striking to recall in historical terms what will the hostage-taking of the american diplomats played in resolving that internal power structure. in fact, that was a key moment at which that question in the balance which many more elected, democratic form of government and a harder line clerical form of government was resolved in favor of the clerics, in part because of the internal political success of taking the american hostages. th

they didn't boy them in the store, you have martin luther king, ghandi, john f.ela and abraham lincoln, winston churchill and barak obama in the middle. >> reporter: south africans feel the deep sense of pride about him. i think mandela was like a mirror reflected back to south africans. south africans want to see themselves in his image. i think that is very powerful now, 20 years after the beginning of democracy. it is key politically. is this the key of mandela's investigations, his dreams? south africans are using this time not to say good-bye to the man. it's a rain check of what this country is, are we doing enough in south africa? there is a real intimacy and a sense of we don't want to betray his vision. things are going a little bit off, maybe this is the time to not forget he sacrificed so much. >> it seems like there is a balance of loss, reference and as you say responsibility. >> reporter: absolutely. >> reporter: robin kurnow, thank you so much. she spokes with mandela, understands the politics here so much. we will deep painting the picture of what

president mandela viewed that as a tactic, unlike ghandi or martin luther king who looked at this asategy. but this was a tactic, and nelson mandela was very much the world's greatest diplomat. >> yeah. >> i came across him -- >> i'm sorry. >> i came across him in other forms of diplomacy when we needed a very silent but powerful diplomat to bridge great gaps in some of the emerging challenges within africa. >> all right. gentlemen, we've got to keep it short today. we're going to be talking about it all morning long. we appreciate your input this morning. it's time to slip in a quick break. in the next half hour, we'll talk to richard branson who works closely with nelson mandela. we'll be right back. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. i see a world bursting with ideas, with ambition.

in india honoring him, hours after he has passed away, drawing a direct connection between him and ghandi >> we all, on this show, spent time in moore, oklahoma in the wake of the tornados swept through that area. and while it was a natural disaster it also brought the best out in some people and that's what you want to focus on in these photos? >> yeah, this picture is one that ran in our magazine, just shows the beauty of nature, but also the horror of what's to come. this is one of my favorite photographs. i mean, the survivors, we can look at this image and we can see them walking out of the wilderness, but we have no idea where they are coming from because there's nothing left behind them. their body language is really just impressive, it mirrors the tree. and then, know, hope. hope kind of springs eternal from almost any location. and here, amidst the run, we still have that >> we saw images like that all during our time in moore, oklahoma. and our thoughts with those people as we celebrate the holidays. keith jenkins, keith, thank you so much. >> thank you. pleasure. >> we should m