>>> a day after the death of nelson mandela crowds continue to gather outside his home in johannesbu johannesburg. here's a live look at the growing memorial. there was an outpouring of affection here for mandela as well. hello, steve. >> reporter: good evening. there's grieving and remembrance here in washington that echoes south african emotions. the memory of nelson mandela is burning brightly in johannesburg. south africans are beginning ten days of good-byes. americans there feel the loss. >> being from ohio and here at this time is just overwhelming. >> reporter: at the south african embassy in washington, hundreds are coming to pay their respects. >> i'm not sure obama would be president without mandela. >> everybody has united today. >> reporter: uniting his nation after apartheid was mandela's mission. when he brought his white jailers to his inauguration, colin powell was there. >> he said let's reach out and show love and reconciliation. he's our washington and our lincoln and our martin luther king all rolled into one. >> reporter: hillary clinton was at the inauguration. >> a lawyer

mike hannah, al jazeera, johannesbu johannesburg. >> jonah hal is joining us live outside of mandela's a very memorable day for family and south africans that you have spoken too >> yes, indeed. i didn't get into the stadium there. i was out and about trying to spend time with people who were observing or watching the memorial in different ways. i spent the day with a family, three generations of a family in fact, a grandmother, a father and a young boy, a son, watching what was going on on their television set. and it was very moving to watch their responses to what was going on. not only the obvious sort of emotion to the moment, which they all responded to, they all nodded and reacted and acknowledged the things that were being said about mandela, but also being very aware, and taking very much into account the sheer number and scale of world leaders who were there appearing on their television screen. they were astonished by that. and they said afterwards here was a moment that they realized that mandela didn't just belong to him, but to the world as a whole. it was a wonderful mom

for more about that we're joined by the editor at large for new york times and was johannesbu johannesburg's news editor chief. we heard president zuma he thought south africa would continue to rise. i guess the big question is will it? >> you're right, john. that's the hardest question to answer. he left an undeniable legacy of progress. the country has massive challenges with inequalities and opportunities between black masses and a white minority and black middle class is exploded and didn't exist when i was originally in south africa. at the same time, this country has challenges that, you know, very few countries could overcome. the fact that it's come this far is a miracle. i think south africans, when they talk about mandela and what he left, you hear it in their wonderment and unity we can't know what his absence is going to do to that country and what it will do, for instance, to the black majority's patience, which is enduring so far. >> i'm struck by a number on things in your reporting. one, the detailing of the accomplishments and challenges. i believe how you wrote there is a m

reporter: in 1941 in order to avoid an arranged marriage, the 22-year-old mandela runs away to johannesbu johannesburg. >> johannesburg was the bright lights. johannesburg was the golden city. >> reporter: but johannesburg in the 1940s isn't albright lights and big opportunities. particularly for a young black man. >> here was this strapping young man who had been part of this royal village who felt this high sense of self-esteem, and he was treated like dirt, like all of the other africans were. >> reporter: here in joe nan hessburg under the harsh realities of racism, mandela meets a man who will change his life forever. >> he walked into walter's office. he was a real estate agent. and mandela was astonished. he realized there was another life that was available. >> reporter: he was also an active member of the african national congress. started in 1912, the anc was created to peacefully advocate for political rights for south africa's blacks. mandela sees the future of the organization. >> he said we at the anc wanted to be a mass organization, and we needed a mass leader. and wen thun day nelson

security has been an issue in johannesbu johannesburg. 11,000 troops police officers as well as secret service teams from various nationalities including the united states. so far it has gone off without a hitch if a bit damp. after this nelson mandela's body will be lie in state the dignitaries will be able to sviw it in the morning the rest of the week the public and sunday he will be buried 500 miles from here. today we are waiting for this memorial to start. it will be long, it will be emotional, it will be passionate. one more thing, it will be very, very wet. back to you. >> gregg palkot live for us in south africa. great job this morning. we will continue to check in with you. >> back home here in the united states after the president returned from south africa intense pressure mounts about obamacare. first you couldn't keep your plan then your doctor or hospital, and now you can't keep your prescriptions either. kelly wright has more on this story. >> good morning to you. the problems keep surer moupting for the affordable care act. more people who are enrolling in obamacare ar

. >> hohn -- honoring mediva, in johannesbu johannesburg, his grandchildren greeted soldiers outsidee family's current home and talked about his legacy. looking around in this room, this is not a reality when i was born in 1987. >> now south africa prepares to welcome the world. 53 heads of state on tuesday, shuttles will transport tens of thousands. roads around the stadium will be closed. then wednesday, more clouds lining the streets s pretoria where mandela's body will lie in state for three days. the only chance for many to say a personal goodbye. >> a week from tomorrow, next monday is the 100th an versery of the governments that are here. part of that is an unveiling of after statue of mandela one day after he's buried. >> the catholic church and the philippine december claired today a day of remembrance one month after typhoon haiyan devastated parts of that country. more than 5300 people were killed. >> we need the help of other people. so far, our people are concerned, we are sure and i am sure that we can recover, because we have even become more united with each other. >>

leaders of france, the current, and it really is like somebody moved the united nations to johannesbu johannesburglester holt is in our camera position inside. lester, tell us the scene there. >> i can tell you i got here about 6:00 this morning and the crowd was gathering outside, and we were standing in front of the gates when they unlocked them, and there was a rush to get in to find seats and seats under the overhang because of the rain, but i got to talk to a lot of people here, and the joy was just infectious from people, and i talked to young people, a couple young people that were born shortly before the p parthied. it's a lot of feeling, a lot of young people have joined the crowd. i would state stadium is roughly halfful, and the camera may not be able to show, the crowds are very thick under the overhang, and we had the steady rain all morning long and it's spring in this half of the world and it's the rainy season, and it has not detoured anyone, and they want to be here for the moment, and several people told me i want to be part of the history, and some of the older people here say i

i was in the city of johannesbu johannesburg. give people a sense.the greatness of nelson mandela. you have to understand that moment. the african -- the black african had never been able to vote before in south africa. >> right. >> give us a sense of what it was like in durbin in the non-city areas. >> right. this was a very rural area and we were beyond the city. and there were polling places that were essentially huts. and it was a very misty, foggy morning. and i can remember seeing these huts and these lines that stretched for literally for miles. and people stood there for hours and hours to exercise this right. and though i often tell people out of all the things i've seen in my life traveling the world for many, many years now, this moment is something that i -- that always stays with me. it was just a powerful moment. it was just something that growing up and learning about south africa, you probably never would have thought would have happened. so many people were amazed that suddenly these people were going to vote. i moved to london in th

in soweto in the outskirts of johannesbu johannesburg.tator donna brazil joins us outside harlem's apollo theater. congressman rangel joins us. your thoughts on nelson man dell last i know you went there to south africa, you met him. you knew him. >> well, god must have spent a whole lot of time in making nelson mandela. and as heavy as my heart is, i can only thank god that god shared him with the world. and he's been an inspiration to so many people. i'm here on 125th street in the heart of harlem, adjacent to the apollo theater. and all i can think about is when david jenkins invited president mandela to come to the united states, to come to harlem, and the throngs of harlemites and people from all over the city came to see and to hear nelson mandela. i heard what you have said, and i know everyone knows the great contribution that he's made to the world. but let me say from a very personal point of view that african-americans, the most loyal americans, have really been denied what most americans enjoy, and that is their history from w

by the time she had landed in johannesbu johannesburg, twitter was on fire by people outraged by theet. many calling for her to be fired. later, she was dismissed by her company, iac, and issued this emotional policy. joining me, brian stelter, and clinical psychologist dr. jeff gardere. gentlemen, welcome. this is so much bigger than this one tweet, because yes, justine's tweet, yes, it was offensive and wrong, but if you were on twitter friday, and you saw the hash tag, #has justine' landedyet. twitter was ready to pounce, wanted to see the chaos that ensu ensued. i want to turn this around on us. why do we care so much? >> these story, let's take justine sacco. they're like fireworks. they light up the sky. everyone is attracted to them. everyone wants to watch them, but they can be dangerous just like fireworks. these are cases, all of the ones you mentioned are cases where people may go too far on the internet, but the people who respond also sometimes go too far. we have to make sure we take the high ground when we think someone has been inappropriate own offensive. >> people j