you can fly from johannesburg right straight into the delta . >> you just mentioned animals, but i was thinking about -- this was an amazing thing, half of the people have cattle? >> botswana has more cattle than people. we have 3 million cattle. >> and 2 million people. >> 2 million people. if someone has a lot of cattle, they are very dignified because cattle was the measure of wealth. so, people were excited about how many cattle they had. we export our beef to the european union. we have a very advanced and sophisticated beef-producing facilities. "does that mean that the people are living in mostly -- >> does that mean that most of the people are living in mostly rural areas? >> i think 65%-7% are living in urban centers and in mining towns. -- i think that 65%-70% are living in urban areas. >> do they have their animals someplace else? >> yes. as a matter of fact, i think that is what impoverishes botswana. on average, the family keeps three homes. they have their home in the west, they have the home with the cattle, they have another home where they plow. in botswana, we are tra

. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you >> a joyful day in johannesburg.oss south africa for that matter including this group of children. a small part of the estimated 12 million kids who were organized to sing happy birthday to nelson mandela. one of the towering figures of our modern world turned 94 today. yesterday he met with former president bill clinton who said mandela appeared to be in good spirits, was looking well though he is frail these days and unable to walk. it is another milestone for a man who remains a powerful influence over his country. especially the young people there. many of them now thriving, thanks to the freedom he fought so hard to win. our report tonight from nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: they're called the born-free generation. south africans, 18 or younger. born since the historic 1994 elections that made nelson mandela president and put south africa on a new path after decades of apartheid. you all know mandela. what do you think of him? >> i think if it wasn't for him, a lot of us would my grandmother didn't have a chance

nbc's roe rohit is in south johannesburg. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. there were words of hope and words of gratitude in this new statement from the parents of andrew oberle, a statement that really leaves us no doubt about the extent of his injuries. they say that the fact that he's alive today is a miracle. andrew oberle is hospitalized in critical condition this morning. his parents by his side. he was transferred to a better-equipped facility in johannesburg on thursday from where his mother and father just released their first public statement about the attack that nearly kled him nine days ago. they say "it is truly a miracle that he survived this brutal attack." an attack by two chimpanzees at a sanctuary where he was studying. andrew oberle stepped into a restricted zone. he was dragged under a fence by one of the animals and savagely mauled. the sanctuary's director had to fire a handgun at one of the chimps to save andrew. the reserve is still locked down while investigators remain at the site. andrew's parents thanked his doctors and the many

in south africa. 26-year-old andrew oberle is expected to be moved to a major medical center in johannesburgctuary. investigators now say the chimps were defending their territory and they will be allowed to live. >> a very telling fact in that case. allowing the chimps to live. the chimps felt encroached upon. telling that this guy again was in an area he should not have been in and paidea

doing. >> we are not been told why he was moved from where he was attacked to a hospital here in johannesburgan only assume one of the reasons is better medical care. this is one of the best hospitals here in south africa international icon nelson mandela is often treated here when he is ill. another reason, erin, could be privacy. we understand that at some point andrew oberli's parents wanted the media removed from the premises of the previous hospital and here at this hospital, they are not even confirming he is there. as far as we know, he still is in a stable condition. hospital officials saying he wouldn't have been moved if it wasn't safe enough for them to do so. erin? >> our thanks to you. >>> to france where investigators presented their final report today on air france flight 447. that's the flight you recall that crashed into the atlantic and was on its way from brazil to france three years ago this month. all 228 people on board died and the report blames a series of pilot errors. richard quest told me what those were. >> reporter: erin, the report is more than 200 pages long. it

today he's being moved to a new hospital in johannesburg. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, willie. andrew oberle is being checked into a new facility here in johannesburg this morning, a bigger hospital in a bigger city, one with an american consulate and perhaps a little more support for andrew and for his parents. still sedated andrew left the hospital where he's been treated for the last week. he was driven to an airfield to be flown to johannesburg, a step closer to home and perhaps a step closer to the recovery the doctors are hopeful he can make. >> we wish him a very speedy recovery and to his parents as well. >> he's being taken to one of the most highly regarded hospitals, where nelson mandela was treated. he was being treated for injuries head to toe. he's thought to have enraged the chimps when stepping beyond a warning fence. the director had to fire a hand gun at nicky. he's been moved to a different zoo. for andrew obsererle might indie the amount of progress he's made so far and might be reason to hope he'll be

the township's out of your johannesburg, you have students who take to the streets rejecting the system of apartheid not knowing the fear of the 1960's, having absolute fearlessness as they go about their business. ever since, there is this revival and the struggle of an idea called black consciousness, that an affirmation that black is not something to be discussed it at, but that black is something that is beautiful and that we can live with this black identity. so the new unity for just outside of the apartheid state. so that lays the foundation through 1976 through the 1980's with young people largely showing their fearlessness. >> and you were a teenager, a student activist yourself, leading boycotts, protests and such. >> yes. it is not a job description you go looking for. i happened to enter high school in the year 1976. by 1980, the second wave of uprisings happened. and student leaders were leading those kinds of boycotts. by 1983, was elected into the executive of the united democratic front, which becomes the incarnation of the african national congress which is banned. by 1

the chimp that attack the car and shot is recovering in johannesburg. neither euthanized. this is south africa. >>> pg&e today said it plans to ask for a two billion dollar rate increase to modernize the distribution system. pg&e president johns issued a statement late today saying it's critical to the 15 million people we serve and to the economic health of california that pg&e continue to invest in the safe reliable and afordable energy future. pg&e says the rate increases will cost the typical gas customer less than 7 dollars a month and less than 5 dollars a month more for electricity. 12 dollars on afternoon for most folks. >>> well it has been brutally hot back east. serious storms. really the temperatures have just been terrible for them. sandy is here following what is happening to those folks and of course our forecast. >> back east there were numerous records set back east. i show you some video from virginia over the weekend. people were not only dealing with the severe weather but the heat. it was blistering you can see people got out. try to stay cool as much

the chimp that attack the car and shot is recovering in johannesburg. neither euthanized. this is south africa. >>> pg&e today said it plans to ask for a two billion dollar rate increase to modernize the distribution system. pg&e president johns issued a statement late today saying it's critical to the 15 million people we serve and to the economic health of california that pg&e continue to invest in the safe reliable and afordable energy future. pg&e says the rate increases will cost the typical gas customer less than 7 dollars a month and less than 5 dollars a month more for electricity. 12 dollars on afternoon for most folks. >>> well it has been brutally hot back east. serious storms. really the temperatures have just been terrible for them. sandy is here following what is happening to those folks and of course our forecast. >> back east there were numerous records set back east. i show you some video from virginia over the weekend. people were not only dealing with the severe weather but the heat. it was blistering you can see people got out. try to stay cool as much

the chimp that attack the car and shot is recovering in johannesburg. neither euthanized. africa. >>> pg&e today said it plans to ask for a two billion dollar rate increase to modernize the distribution system. pg&e president johns issued a statement late today saying it's critical to the 15 million people we serve and to the economic health of california that pg&e continue to invest in the safe reliable and afordable energy future. pg&e says the rate increases will cost the typical gas customer less than 7 dollars a month and less than 5 dollars a month more for electricity. 12 dollars on afternoon for most folks. >>> well it has been brutally hot back east. serious storms. really the temperatures have just been terrible for them. sandy is here following what is happening to those folks and of course our forecast. >> back east there were numerous records set back east. i show you some video from virginia over the weekend. people were not only dealing with the severe weather but the heat. it was blistering you can see people got out. try to stay cool as much as they coul c

this morning he's being moved to a new hospital in johannesburg. nbc is there. >> reporter: good morning to you, willie. the student is being checked into a new facility here in johannesburg, a city with an american consulate and perhaps a little more support for andrew and for his parents. still sedated, andrew left the hospital where he's been treated for the last week. he was driven by ambulance to an airfield nearby to be flown to johannesburg. a step closer to home and perhaps closer to the recovery his doctors are confident that he can make. >> on behalf of the staff and the doctors, we wish him a very speedy recovery and to his parents as well. >> reporter: he's been taken to one of the most highly regarded hospitals in africa. it is where nelson mandela was treated when he fell ill in january last year and it is where andrew will now be treated for the severe injuries he suffered from head to toe when he was attack at a chimpanzee sanctuary days ago. he's thought to have enraged the chimps by stepping beyond a security fence. when warning s

andrew oberle expected to be moved to a major medical center in johannesburg.was viciously attacked at the sanctuary. investigators now say the chimps were defending their and they will be allowed to live. >> a very telling fact in that case. allowing the chimps to live. the chimps felt encroached upon. telling that this guy again was in an area he should not have been in and paid dearly for the mistake. >> there were two gates. >> in the middle of the two. should have been behind the first. he was in the middle. now to a marine, raising money for wounded warriors. doing it in a marine corps way. his goal is to do 1 million, yeah, 1 million pushups by the end of the year. he says he can make it by doing just over 2,700 every day. more than i have done in my life. >> he says he can do the pushups anywhere from the airport, he can do them at work. he is even exercised on top of a firetruck. so far he raised $10,000. his goal is to double that. can you imagine what he is going to look like afterward. >> he'll be ripped. >> buff. >> should be ripped. in already goo

overly is now recovering at a johannesburg hospital with injuries to his hands, legs and torso.ds say they're shocked this happened. they said he was very knowledgeable and had worked in zoos for many years. >> he loves chimps. it's his passion. it's what he loves to do. and he really cares about animals and really wants to help them and learn about them. and teach other people about them. >> andrew overly is now in stable but critical condition, and we're learning more details about the rescue by eugene cousins. he fired them in the ground, but that caused them to turn their attention on him. so he got back into the vehicle where they continued charging at him. he shot one of the chimpanzees in the abdomen. at that point, the others backed off. finally then they were able to rescue him. >> heart breaking story. >> my heart goes out to him and his family. >> me, too. thank you, lisa. >>> you're in "the situation room." happening now, millions and millions of americans stuck in record heat without power after a ferocious killer storm hammers an area stretching hundreds of miles.

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the chimp that was shot is now recovering in johannesburg. neither will be euthanized. robin.he man you just saw, eugene cousins, manager of chimpanzee eden, joins us now from south africa. eugene, i know this is a very difficult time for a lot of folks. can you give us the latest on andrew's condition? >> as far as the information that we have received is that he's in a stable condition. most of the medical information is privileged to the next of kin. so we also are waiting in anticipating more information to come from the hospital. we -- we -- we are hurting at the sanctuary. in the sems that we've witnessed a lot of thing, and we're very sorry for what happened. we're just so sorry for the family to have to endure this and for andy to go through this. >> what did you see when you first arrived on the scene? >> i got the phone call from the sanction manager that said to me, listen, we need to invoke lethal force protocol in order to save andrew's life. at that point, i raced up to the vehicle, got to the scene, spotted the two chimpanzees. jumped out of the vehicle. i charg

he's stable and cared for at a zoo in johannesburg. despite the savage mauling by two chimpanzees, doctors believe oberle may have escaped much worse injuries. >> he's in stable condition, remains in stable condition. he's been stable for quite some time now. we believe his progress is doing quite well. he's still under sedation. >> reporter: compare his cash to the woman mauled by a chimp in connecticut. she lost her hands and had to have a face transport. in 2005 james davis suffered major injuries and underwent extensive facial reconstruction after he was attacked by a chimp at a sanctuary. he to have more than 60 operations. nbc news told the sanctuary where oberle was attacked last week the spot where the mauling happened is still locked down and being treated as a crime scene. looking at the image of that windshield, you can just imagine the terror inside the vehicle the director of the sanctuary, a man who devoted his life to helping chimps was forced to fire trait ahead through the windshield wounding the chimp straight in fron

american student andrew oberle severely mauled by two chimpanzees wasn't the only patient rushed to johannesburg'sical center, so was one of his attackers, nicky, the chimp. 17 years old, recovering from being shot in the stomach as he charged rescuers trying to save andrew. the team of trauma surgeons operated on nicky four hours with a veterinarian. he's resting at a zoo on valium. the head of the jane goodall institute described nicky second in command to alpha chimp. he turned when he went into a restricted area in an enclosure to remove a rock, worried he might throw it. it was territorial behavior and the chimp's traumatic early life. both lost their parents to the illegal bush meat trade. nicky was raised like a human child. when he arrived at the institute was dressed like a little boy with a luxury wristwatch. the director told the press this negatively affected the chimp. expert stephen roth in chicago agrees. >> many chimps not only in african sanctuaries but north american sanctuaries had strange upbringings. sometimes raised as a pet, dressed up as a child and fed human food. it's rea

nikki was shot in the leg and the abdomen after the attack and was transferred to the joha johannesburgadeus was held in solitary confinement. the man mauled lost fingers and toes and suffered other serious injuries in that attack. jenna: first it was smoking, then transfats, then big, sugary drinks. we've been talking a lot about that. now new york city mayor michael broomburg is targeting baby formula he's asking hospitals to keep formula in a secured storeroom, sometimes behind lock and key making it more difficult to handout to new moms who will instead be encouraged to breast feed. the campaign known as latch on nyc is being promoted across the city with posters like the one you're seeing on your screen. the health department says breastfeeding is worth the effort for both the baby and the mother. is this the right move and approach. dr. manny alvarez, a baby doctor himself is the senior managing editor of foxnewshealth.com and a member of the fox news a team. you say breast feeding is the way to go. >> i love it, i love it. jenna: is this the way to do it keeping formula behind lo