flag on him, folded and demanded to graca mandela to be replaced bit the south african flag. a party farewelling perhaps their greatest leader. when he spoke graca mandela said, "rest assured comrades, everyone here, he'll have his a.n.c. membership card with him." >> i'm glad you brought up the political aspect. you felt with the way that jacob zuma was speaking, he knew it was important for him to show he was in control or a worthy bearer of nelson mandela's legacy. >> sorry, i lost communication. >> let's tell you about the event in the next few hours. after that ceremony where tania was in pretoria a south african defense force aircraft will fly nelson mandela's body to an airport three hours from the home. from the airport a hearse will continue, driving the coffin to the village of qunu. the airport is on the eastern cape. we go to our correspondent there. >> things are picking up speed. it will be an emotional personal homecoming for nelson mandela. i'll get out the way and show you what is happening. the sold yours are at the checkpoints. basically the cars are lining

. >> we have seen graca mandela arriving at the stadium as the proceedings carry on. i'm interested in the speakers chosen to give eulogies as to who is allowed to speak and who has been left out. what is your impression of that. >> i'm too aware of the controversies over who is left out. barack obama could be controversial. he mentioned in a tribute to nelson mandela that he was a hum fluence, and is obviously one of the high profile statesman, perhaps it is fitting that he speaks. as far as the u.n. secretary-general, obviously that is almost a no-brainer in a way. but, yes, i don't know - i don't know the controversy surrounding others. i think that the selection of speakers is quite a good reflection on nelson mandela's time in office. it would be nice to see more south africans, perhaps, that would be possible my only criticism of the speakers. >> editor of "the south africa." thank you very much indeed. >> now, most people think of oil drilling as a capital-intensive job undertaken by corporations. in myanmar it's luring thousands of poor people from the country

now here is mandela's widow, graca. the only one to be married to two head of state. she was married to the president that was killed in a plane crash. this has been extraordinarily hard for all of these women and she does look very pained. he has been very sick the last six months. particularly we were told she was at his bedside particularly at hospital in pretoria every night. sometimes sleeping in a hospital bed next to him. it's a very powerful moment no doubt for these families because he comes from a divided family. you saw list machel sitting next to his daughter and they say they struggled but i think we are seeing now a sense of unity. >> let's listen in. ♪ >>> there is winnie mane della walking through the rain. >> we are not determining -- the videotape we are about to see robert mugabe. >> no, that is not him. he another one who loved mandela. been around him for a long, long time. this is f.w. de klerk. >> about to see him. >> who i spoke to as mandela died. i know i've spoke to several times about their joint role in ending apartheid. he is what is so i

we saw winnie mandela walk over and embrace graca machel. on a day when there will be hundreds of moments that we recall, years from now, stephanie, that immediately is the first i will never forget is the moment moments ago when the two women came together in a hug and embrace. >> that's what they call ubuntu in south africa - being human. on days like this we put differences aside. we embrace people we love. it happens in families, many families, so for me it's not unusual. south africans expected that. there would be no animosity between these two. >> there would be no hard feelings. historically in the family there'd not been animosity. they celebrated birthdays, christmases together. special days together. this is not unusual. it's not like a surprise like together's happening when they both say goodbye to the man they love. i heard graca machel as recently as yesterday saying that nelson mandela was the love of nelson mandela's -- that winnie mandela was the love of nelson mandela's life. >> yes, he played a role for so many years. we

the bride was graca mandela, a union celebrated by all. >> my wife and i. >> a union that lasted forhe rest of his life. >> my wife and i say thank you very much. >> but before he died there was a chance for the world to thank him. on a chilly winter's night nelson mandela made a last appearance at an event. acknowledging the crowd and stirring hearts as the world cup football final was held for the first time in africa. staging a number of miles away from the sow wetto home where nelson mandela lived. in recent times there was a fleeting sight of ambulances carrying him to and from hospital. a chest infection diagnosed when he was in prison continuing to reoccur. the images were broadcast on state television, a grinning jacob zuma visiting his presidential predecessor, unaware of what was going on around him. the only visible reaction to the flash of a camera as nelson mandela was thrown into the public domain. the images come and go. this will be left behind, the colours of a democratics south africa emblazed in the sky. his ultimate legacy, not symbols, but the intangible love fou

mandela's body is lying in state in pretoria. jacob zuma has arrived to pay his respects. former wives, graca machel and 1ie mandela are also there. >>> french president francois hollande visits the capitol of central african republic, bangui after the death of two french soldiers. >>> signs of dismay out of the courts in nu delhi. only india's parliament can change the law by removing a section of the penal code that dates back to the 19th century. sahel raman has the report. from new delhi. >> the two man supreme court bench led by justice singhi. the penal code 377 has removed by the delhi high court, in 2009. the high court were absolutely adamant and very clear in their judgment that they were not making any judgment about gay and lesbian lifestyles or the law, as it stands in india, but it was the procedural aspect of how penal code 377 has been removed by the delhi high court. and they deemed that illegal. now what they're saying is the decision to remove the law is up to the supreme court, throwing the ball back into parliament's side saying you need to debate this, you need to talk a

on his 80th birthday mandela married his third life, graca machel, widow of president machel. ela announced his retirement from public life. >> don't call me.[ laughter ] >> i'll call you[ laughter ] >> but even in his later years,. joined by his wife in their advocacy for the world's children and boldly making up on the silence in hiv and aids dade dating back to his own time in office. mandela began to realize the disease was threatening the freedom he sought to assure, not to mention taking the life of his one son. talking about the ability that others of high position to join him though few did. >> because the people, that isw. where so there is no difference whatsoever to turn somebody who is hiv positive and my son. >> mandela was equally positives own and graca mavhel. honor him from far and near as he becomes an ancestor. buried in the mandela family cemetery in his quiet village, free at last from his epic journey, free to take a moment of rest on his now long walk to eternity. >> that's charlayne huntergault. >> ifill: for that we turn to three people knew or watched

to graÇa machel and the mandela family, to president zuma and members of the government, to heads ofstate and government, past and present, distinguished guests -- it is a singular honour to be with you today, to celebrate a life unlike any other. to the people of south africa -- people of every race and walk of life -- the world thanks you for sharing nelson mandela with us. his struggle was your struggle. his triumph was your triumph. your dignity and hope found expression in his life, and your freedom, your democracy is his cherished legacy. it is hard to eulogise any man to capture in words not just the facts and the dates that make a life, but the essential truth of a person -- their private joys and sorrows, the quiet moments and unique qualities that illuminate someone's soul. how much harder to do so for a giant of history, who moved a nation toward justice, and in the process moved billions around the world. born during world war one, far from the corridors of power, a boy raised herding cattle and tutored by elders of his thembu tribe -- madiba would emerge as the last grea

mourning mandela has been a worldwide phenomenon, with the tears of his window graca machel were no less personal for that .. >> president jason zuma's speech was less a all i didn't than to bolster the flagging popularity of his ruling anc party. the military handled the trance part of mandela's body, complete with fighter escort. the convoy to his home area of kutin formed up, mandela's former wife win any and his widow graca united in grief only they could measure. the funeral allowed ordinary south africans to say good-bye in their own unique way. and the message they sent made it clear that nelson mandela was coming back to where he belonged. >> the people of mandela's home village lined this road when he came out of prison to welcome him home but now they are here to say good-bye to wish him on his way, at the end of what is called his long walk to freedom. > in the streets, it was enough for her. >> reporter: even children here know what mandela did. it means that now when they head back home, it is to what is theirs. thanks to their neighbor who made such a long walk for their fr

off to one side watching the coffin come off where his widow graca machel and his ex-wife winnie mandela knell san mandela is being given back to the people as it were. they'll make a slow drive through this area stop in one, possibly two places so people can pay their respects and come 40 kilometers down a highway that's been closed off. much of that is lined with people who will pay their last respects in a way that may seem unusual to us. many of them will sing and dance, but that's the way it's done. it's part of the tradition here. and then behind me you may be able to see if you're looking at me now, there's a series of tents. the big white dome is where the actual funeral tomorrow will take place. there'll be 4,500 invited guests including prince charl's wife camilla and jesse jackson, but only 400 of those -- 450 of those people will go to the barrel site which is a few hundred yards away and they'll have a very traditional burial there with all the tribal rituals. anthony and vinita? >> allen pizzey in south africa. thank you. >>> john kerry arrives in the city formerly known as

on behalf of dedications, i offer my deepest condolences to graca machel and the mandela family, to winniehe people of south africa, it is a great continent. ladies and gentlemen, this stadium holds tens of thousands of people, but even an area as big as the african continent, could not contain our pain today. south africa has lost a hero. we have lost a father. the world has lost a beloved friend and mentor. nelson mandela was more than one of the greatest leaders of our time. >> as 6:00 a.m. on the east coast approaches, many of our nbc stations are going to cut away for their programming and rejoin us when president obama gives his remarks in soweto for the nelson mandela memorial. >> -- from freedom and equality, for democracy and justice. his compassion stands out most. he was angry at injustice. not at individuals. he hated hatred, not the people. he showed the awesome power of possibilities and of connecting people with each other and with the true meaning

. >>> to graca machel and the mandela family, to president zuma and members of the government, the headsgovernment, past and present, distinguished guests, it is a singular honor to be with you today to celebrate a life like nelson mandela. to the people of south africa, people of every race and every walk of life, the world thanks you for sharing nelson mandela with us. his struggle was your struggle. his triumph was your triumph. your dignity and your hope found expression in his life and your freedom, your democracy, his cherished legacy. it is hard to eulogize any man, to capture in words not just facts and the dates that make a life but the essential truth of a person, the private joy and sorrow, the quiet moments and unique qualities that illuminate someone's soul are much harder to do so for a giant of history who moved a nation toward justice and in the process moved billions around the world. born during world war i, far from the corridors of power, a boy raised herding cattle and tutored by the elders of his tribe, madiba would emerge as the last great liber ray toator 20th cen

dejando atras el triste legado del a par day al cumplir 80 aÑos, mandela se casÓ con graca la viuda delsta el film comprometido con la defensa de la lee brt y la convivencia pacÍfica. su lema fue si quieres hacer las pases con tu enemigo. tienes que trabajar con tu enemigo. vanessa hauc, telemundo. >>> descansa en paz nelson mandela uno de los personajes mÁs importantes de la historia reciente del mundo. pasando a otra cosa la ola de frÍo que azota el sur y exentos del paÍs estados unidos afecta mÁs de 30 millones de personas. ya hay lluvias heladas y nevadas en todas partes. arkansas y missouri, tennessee y kentuc kentucky. se emitiÓ para dallas hasta maÑana. y en colorado, las temperaturas continÚan por debajo de los 20 grados hasta la prÓxima semana, los refugios se preparan para recibir a mÁs desamparados. hay una lucha contrarreloj en la florida, donde decenas de ballenas continÚan varadas, joÉe en el parque nacional de everglades. los tiburones estÁn debo arando los restos de las 11 que socorrieron. y tratan que las demÁs ballenas no sufran la misma suerte. tendrÍan que desri xri

with him that her husband and mandela had a great deal in common -- both of them had spent a huge amount of time in prison. [laughter] at that point, he wanted a drink, but graÇaife, had banned drink from the occasion, at least for him because of his fragile health. i can never forget this occasion -- mandela, with all these great achievements behind him, at the celebration party for his 90th birthday and surely entitled to a celebratory drink, hiding from his wife's view the glass of champagne that i had produced for him. very few people know that nelson mandela loved not only to tell stories, but to gossip, about everybody, from the spice girls and celebrities in sport to political leaders -- i will refrain from mentioning what he said about them, at least today. [laughter] but he admired and respected her majesty the queen, and he told me that he wanted the queen to invite an african rain princess from his tribe to a reception at buckingham palace. he had got nowhere with the diplomatic channels, so he decided to telephone her personally. the story goes of the conversation, in words that only mandela could use -- "hello, elizabeth, how's the duke?" [laughte

, for me, i was just so struck by this amazing portrait of grief that was the face of graca machel, nelson mandela's widow. she is such a beautiful woman. they married very late. he was 80 years old when they got married. she had been widowed. she had been previously married to the freedom fighter, a great liberator of mozambique who cast off portuguese colonialism and became the first black president there. to think of all that time she spent with mandela in his last years, this beautiful face in this real grief was quite something to see. >> yes, of course. behind it all, a human being with loved ones. christiane amanpour, thank you so much. >>> coming up on "the lead," he defended his company's sheer yoga pants by suggesting the women wearing them might be too fat. now he is out of a job. >>> plus, president obama reaches in to bill clinton's inner circle for a little help. can a democratic heavyweight turn things around after a rocky start to president obama's second term? every day we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to ameri

today, his daughter, maki mandela, spoke to the bbc about his last moments, surrounded by his wife, graca machel and his family. >> the children were there, the grandchildren were there. graca was there so we're always around him. ♪ nelson mandela nelson mandela ♪ >> reporter: mandela touched so many, so deeply. this afternoon, we met a young entrepreneur in a shanty town near pretoria. he built his internet cafÉ with his own hands, and despite the desperate poverty here, he's dreaming big. >> twenty years in the future, maybe, i might be another mandela. >> reporter: you can feel it here, at this spontaneous memorial outside his home, mandela's presence in the lives and dreams of so many. and tomorrow, at the unprecedented gathering of presidents and princes and ordinary people, the whole world will say good-bye. diane? >> thank you so much, terry. later on byron pitts will have more on mandela and a powerful moment that shook a racist culture to the core. >>> and from south africa we head now to some strange pictures out of north korea, the mysterious nation has confirmed a shakeup at t

. >> simon: on his 80th birthday, mandela married graca machel, and finally found happiness.t in common. she had also been a political activist, a freedom fighter. when we interviewed graca in 2010, we asked her what her husband was like before he got ill. does he ever get angry? >> graca machel: very. oh, don't want to be next to him when he is angry. >> simon: and it's not just anger. graca, who called her husband "madiba", says he was stubborn, too trusting, and excessively loyal to people who did not deserve it. >> machel: i am one of those who says he is not a saint. madiba is a normal human being. >> simon: a normal human being. >> machel: absolutely normal. >> simon: excuse me. he spent 27 years in jail. and when he got out, he forgave the people who put him in jail and who stole his life from him. this is not normal. >> machel: let me try to explain. madiba understood the importance of suppressing his own feelings against those who had jailed him. so, even when he would be angry, even when he would be very hurt, but he will always try to put up a face which they would

so on behalf of my party, i send a deepest condolences to his widow, graca machel, the mandela family and all of the people of south africa. we mourn with them. today is an opportunity to remember the extraordinary life of the extraordinary story of nelson mandela. .. >> he truly was, as archbishop tutu said, an icon of magnanimity. that is why he became not just the leader of a struggle, but truly can be described as the father of a nation. as we've seen in the tributes and emotion that he's inspired since his death in the black and white communities of south africa, and we honor him, too, because for him the struggle against injustice was a story that never ended. having been an activist who became a president, he was a president who became an activist once again. campaigning on causes from debt relief to hiv/aids to the war this iraq. in iraq. and we honor somebody, too, who wore his extraordinary heroism with the utmost humility. a year after he gave up the presidency, he came to the labour party conference and described himself as an unemployed pensioner with a criminal record. [

compatriots, comrades, and friends, we extend yet again our deepest condolences to mama graca machel, mama winnie madikizela- mandelareat- grandchildren, and the entire extended family. [speaking in foreign language] our father, madiba, has run a good race. he declared in his own words in 1994. he said, "death is something inevitable. when a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. i believe i have made that effort, and that is, therefore, why i will sleep for eternity." [speaking in foreign language] rest in peace among our father and hero. thank you very much. you will take waste you are located in the eastern cape robbins of south africa. as many as 5000 are expected to attend the service. a smaller number compared to tuesday's memorial service at first national bank stadium which is estimated to have 90,000 attendees. tomorrow's burial will bring an end to 10 days of events that have been held since nelson mandela's death. on newsmakers this weekend, kentucky congressman harold rogers is our guest. he is the chair of the house appropriations committee. he

winnie mandela and graca michelle walked in hand to hand together. always been so good between the two of them. but they put all their differences aside this past week. we were invited to the home two days ago and spent time with graca michel. when i say we it was oprah, steadman, her partner of many years, and forest whitaker. at one point it was just the four of us in the room with graca michel. and we were asking her how she felt and she said, you know i'm still trying to process it. the week that he died she said he had a very rough week. wednesday and thursday he rallied and, you know, everyone thought he was better. and the doctors came to her very late thursday evening and said you better come we feel that it's time. and she said even when you're prepared, when the moment comes, you are not prepared. she said even now she is still trying to process it. >> you know, you couldn't be more dignified than she has been as his wife as well as by his side when he was dying. >> reporter: it is so true. i wanted to introduce to jerry inzerillo, a family

. >> graca michel -- [ speaking foreign language ] the entire mandela family. >> the government is playingen days of tributes to nelson mandela. sunday was the national day of prayer. for the rest of the week, mandela will lie in state in pretoria, where he was originally tried and sentenced to life in prison. he'll be buried in the small rural town of his ancestry on sunday. the events over the next few days will cover more than 600 miles and it starts with today's memorial in soweto. mandela's casket will travel to pretoria and friday will be buried 555 miles south. i'm joined lester holt in south africa. lester, paint the picture what's going on there now. and how did folks brave the elements so far? >> well, chuck, first of all, forgive odd-looking microphone. i'm told it's the best way to deal with the very loud sound over here. i know it looks a little weird. anyway, this is about to end. it's gone on for about four hours. thft, i think this is the closing song. it has been a stirring tribute. it was not a capacity crowd as many thought. this is a capacity of 90,000 and fell far shor

>>graca machel, to winnie mandela, the family -- [ cheers ] and the mandela family, the people of souths and gentlemen, this stadium holds tens of thousands of people, but even the arena as big as a continent could not contain our pain today. south africa has lost a hero and father. the world has lost a friend and mentor. president mandela was more than one of the greatest leaders of our time. he was one of our greatest teache teachers. he taught by example. he sacrificed so much, was willing it give up everything here from freedom and equality, for democracy and justice. his compassion stands out most. he was a -- she was a marvelous individual. she hated hatred, not the peo e people. she showed awesome power and that was a unique gift. and that was a lesson she shared with all of mankind. she has looked around the stadium and the stage, we see many point of view and all walks of life. [ cheers ] >> all are united today. there are deep roots. your excellency, ladies and gentlemen, south africa's democratic transformation was a victory by and for south africans. but the triumph and yest

to graca machel and the mandela family, to president zuma and members of the government, to heads of to celebrate a life like no other. to the people of south africa. [cheers] people of every race and every walk of life, the world thanks you for sharing nelson mandela with us, his struggle was your struggle. his triumph was your triumph. your dignity and your hope mount expression in his life and your freedom, your democracy with his cherished legacy, it is hard to ulogize any man, to capture in words not just the facts and the dates that make a life, but the essential truth of a person, the private joys and sorrows, the quiet moments and unique qualities that iluminate someone's soul and how to do a giant of history and moved a nation towards justice and in the process moved millions around the world. born during world war i, fired from the corridors of power and raised with cattle and pride, mediva would emerge as the last great liberator of the 20th century and like gandhi he would lead a resistance movement, a movement that at its start had little prospect for success. like dr. k

after he became south africa's first black president, they divorced and two years later, mandela married grac graca he achieved most of his goals in life. he is really a deep, deep, deep fighter for freedom and feels freedom for his country is here. >> do you think he has had or had regrets? >> yeah, there is only one i know of. you feel he would have really liked to have much more input in the develop the of his children. >> i come from a divided family, and when you come from a divided family, there are things that -- not everything runs smoothly. there are struggles and things, and so sometimes we don't see eye to eye. it's just that, you know. for me, i couldn't understand for a long while, a really long while. >> couldn't understand what? >> i couldn't understand why he would choose politics over his children. that's how i saw it. >> she's the only surviving child from mandela's first marriage. >> in a sense, we had a father who was there who -- and in an actual sense he's never been there because he's been in politics and when he retired, you couldn't relate. i have children now robin. being

graca machel, and three children. joining me now is a close friend of mandela's. rick stengel was the author of "long walk to freedom." we will also be joined by david dinkins. you knew him 25 years. godfather to your daughter. >> 22 years. >> tell me how they are handling this. >> i think it is clear to see that, especially with respect to mrs. machel, is a unified women. they have been graceful through this process. ofre is a profound sense saddness. you finally get the word that the chief is gone, it is overwhelming. i think there is an equal amount of joy in festivity. now this major event has happened. i think the family is actually very dignified and holding up well. >> what we know about what is going to happen between now and the funeral day? >> there are a series of protocols that have been put into place that the south african government are executing. on the 10th, there will be a huge rally. the funeral is on the 15th. i would anticipate is one of the largest gatherings of heads of state in modern history. you may even see more at the state attended nel

of the many unforgettable moments from this morning's memorial service for nelson mandela, president obama giving gracan south africa. >> welcome back to "cbs morning news." coming up in this half hour, us airways swallowed american airlines to become the biggest name in the sky. but now, only four carriers control more than 80% of the domestic market. american's new ceo explains what the merger means for you. >>> and our special coverage of the memorial for nelson mandela continues. one of his closest american friends is at this morning's service. he met with the mandela family and he will tell us how they're holding up this morning. that's ahead. >> and right now, we want to go back to soweto. bill whitaker joins us from inside fnb stadium. bill, good morning. >> good morning, charlie, norah and gayle. well the rhetorical and even emotional high point of this day so far was the speech by president barack obama. just when his image and his face and michelle obama's face was shown on the jumbotron, the crowd went wild. and when he stood up to speak, he had numerous applause lines. the crowd here sees h

unfortunately, nelson mandela was not able to go as they thought, so i sat down with graca machel, againarried on his 80th birthday, many would say the truth love of his life and i asked her the lasting impact, the powerful impact of her husband. >> madiba will be remembered as the visionary leader who with humility was able to take the challenge of bringing together parts which had been by history and the making of people so far away from one another. it takes a lot of courage and persuasion to say we have no other way. we have to accept one another. that's precisely where his leadership made a huge difference. to take into account every single life of a south african was important, it needed to be protected. he laid his own life for that. >> because he did, that resonated with the south african people, because they realized what he went through. again, for him to come from that and not be bitter and to want to reconcile and want peace and equality for all races, that really has stayed with the south african people to this day. >> it's wonderful to see graca talking and to remember how

mandela stepped down but did not slow his pace. his chaar itable institution raised money for different causes. graca machel, his third wife, was at his side through his battles with prostate cancer and lingering lung infections that hostized him near the end. >> never, and never again, shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another, and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world. the sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement. god bless africa. i thank you. [ clapping ] >> >> nelson mandela spent 27 years behind bars. 27 years. 18 of them spent on robben island, a prison off of the coast of cape town, the southern tip of south africa. there he was subjected to daily humiliations. in an astonishing act of forgiveness he would later invite the same prison gaolers to attend his first state dinner as president. here is andrew simmonds. >> cut off near the southern tip of the african continent, an island chosen for one reason - it's isolation. >> nelson mandela described it as a prison within a prison, a harsh regime where racism ruled. t

mandela. [applause] >> [speaking in foreign language] [indiscernible] ♪ >> mama graca machel, mama winnie madikizela and the entire mandela family and the abathembu clan, excellencies, heads of state and government, excellencies, former heads of state and government, deputy presidents and representatives of governments, heads of international organisations in all regions of the world, your majesties, your royal highnessess, traditional leaders, religious leaders, the leadership of the anc and alliance partners, leaders of fraternal political organisations in africa and abroad, representatives of political parties, activists of the former anti- apartheid movement, the diplomatic corps, eminent persons, friends of south africa from all over the world, fellow south africans, sanibonani! good day! [applause] molweni! [applause] dumelang! [applause] south africans sing a popular freedom song about former president nelson mandela. we sing that he is one of a kind, that there is no one quite like him. nelson mandela, nelson mandela, akekho ofana naye. [applause] the song is one of the most accurate descrip

mandela's family. robin journeyed to south africa three years ago. and last night, she described her experience to diane sawyer on "world news." >> when i broke to gracahel, the woman he married on his 80th birthday, and i asked her, what is her husband's legacy going to be? and she said, a visionary leader. and it is the quality, the quality of leadership. >> robin went on to say that mandela wanted to right the wrongs and give each one of us the feeling that we could do the same thing, too. >> mandela also showed the world the meaning of true forgiveness. by the time he walked out of prison, he had formed an unlikely bond with one of his jailers. abc's david muir explains. >> reporter: christo brand peers out over the water, to the former prison on robben island, where he first reported for duty at 18. >> they informed us we're going to meet the biggest criminals in the history of south africa. >> reporter: nelson mandela was nearly 60. already in prison for more than a decade. still forced to sleep on the floor. the young jailer's family was afrikaner, the party that supported apartheid. but when the young jailer met mandela, he met an elder who wo

graca machel, i asked what is her husband's legacy going to be? and she said, a visionary leader. and it is the quality, the quality of leadership. >> robin went on to say that mandelated to right the wrongs and give each one of us the feeling that we could do the same thing, too. >> mandela showed the world the meaning of true forgiveness. by the time he walked out of prison, he had formed an unlikely bond with one of his jailers. abc's david muir explains. >> reporter: cristo brand peers out over the water, to the former prison on robin island, where he first reported for duty at 18. >> they informed us we're going to meet the biggest criminals in the history of south africa. >> reporter: nelson mandela was nearly 60. forced to sleep on the floor. the young jailer's family was afrikaner, the party that supported apartheid. but when the young jailer met mandela, he met an elder who would treat the young white man with respect. and the jailer would slowly offer the same in return. cristo brand told us of one of winnie mandela's visits. >> just leave the child. >> reporter: no children allowed. not even his precious new grand baby. while she waited in a holding area,

mandela. >> we saw him comforting the widow, graca machel. there are those who are outside.you can blame the terrible weather conditions for the crowd outside. a steady stream of people are leaving the stadium, marking their way out. i guess they wanted to come and that they came and witnessed and paid their respects and paid their respects to nelson mandela. to touch on what you were referring to, the african word of ebuttu. that speaks to why people came to sit in these conditions in the fnb. mandela was in his efforts, there is that interconnectedness with the people and nelson mandela. there is a sense of intimacy between the people of south africa and the past president. and then you see that in the fact that so many people who made their way here, chris, were wrapped in fabric with mandela's image on it. they refer to him as tata, the word for father. he is the father of their nation, to many of them, part of their families and their lives. he changed their lives forever and the course of this country. it's been a remarkable day here as we've seen the people marking th

graca machel, a famous figure in her own right. a yunion celebrated by all. >> my wife and eye... [ cheering ] [ cheering and applause ] >> a union that lasted for the rest of nelson mandela's life. >> my wife and i say thank you very much. >> but before he died there was a chance for the world to thank him. on a chilly winter's night nelson mandela made his last major public appearance, acknowledging the roars of the crowd and stirring hearts around the globe as a world cup final was held for the first time in africa, the staging a couple of miles away from the modest sowetto home where nelson mandela began his struggle. >> as nelson mandela's health failed he was in and out of hospital spending his 95th birthday. the principal cause of illness a lung infection while works as a prison in the stone quarry of robin island. he spent 87 days, they be the government announced he'd return to his johannesburg home. until the last breath nelson mandela fought the odds as he had done all his life. >> nelson mandela's legacy were emblazoned in the sky all those years ago. above all the legacy is found in the minds of ordinary south africans, black and whid, the people he led to free

it's one of the things that graca mandela is receiving guests. >> and we are seeing winnie by her side. it's a powerful image to see the two women together. >> they look like they have been declared chief mourners together. they walk side by side, addressed in mourning clothes together. also interesting, president zuma sitting between the two of them, giving support to both of them. so they are definitely. they have had private moments at home. >> the sal u tagss are to bring you into the spiritual world because the ancestors live on. >> with let's bring in nick, he has been there for days now in south africa giving us a flavour of the atmosphere. it's been celebrations and now turning into the moment when people realise now final this is, nick, where people say goodbye to nelson mandela, a member of their family. >> i think that's right. he is a member of the family. the community, he had a rich relationship. his compound is about half a pile that way. he had an open relationship, this watching it. here is the mother, the sister - sorry, the sun, the daughter-in-law and the niece. wha

graca machel, a union celebrated by all. >> my wife and i... [ cheering and applause [ cheering and applause ] >> a union that lasted for the rest of nelson mandela's life. >> ..my wife and i say thank you very much. >> but before he died there was a chance for the world to thank him. >> on a chilly winter's night nelson mandela made his last appearance. acknowledging the roars of the crowd and stirring hearts as a world cup final was held for the first time in africa, the staging a couple of miles away from a soweto home where nelson mandela began his long struggle >> as nelson mandela's health failed. he was in and out of hospital spending his 95th birthday in intensive care. countless millions paid for him. the principal cause of illness a lung infection. he spent 87 days during his final stay in hospital, then the government announced he returned home, his condition stable but critical. until the last breath nelson mandela caught the odds. nelson mandela's legacy found in the colours of a democratic south africa, emblazoneded in the sky. above all the legacy is found in the minds of ordinary south africans - black and white, the people he led t