the ee electric carnival is kicking off the second day in the los angeles coliseum, featuring i lineupe photo journalist dan crouse is photographing the entire thing. >> it's like woodstock but way newer and new technology. >> you see a lot of people in different costumes. sometimes they're creative. sometimes they're just bathing suits and by ken -- bikinis. >> as the rides are in motion and music under way, fans are finding their way in the stadium. chris cox is sitting in the v.i.p. section. >> they stop letting people downstairs because they wanted to fill in the bleachers. they all wanted to get down into the field which was packed with people. and there were only a few access points where people could get through. and then so many people just started pushing and, you know, it just kept getting more dense and tighter, so people just started climbing over the fences. >> an orderly situation takes a dangerous shift. a local news chopper captures it all from the air. >> people in the crowd that i was standing with was saying bum rush the gates. >> that's when i picked up my camera. i

tonight from one of the world's most famous sporting venues, the los angeles memorial coliseum, whichned 90 years ago, the battle of los

. >> wherever he went, congress went on a little earlier saying they filled the coliseum in los angelesas this rockstar wherever he went and it was more than just being, you know, the apartheid leader, more than just being the president of south africa. what do you think it was? >> reporter: he kept something in everyone. in australia, we awarded him our highest civilian honor, the companion of the order of australia. so he was considered to be not only a globalal leader, he made a remarkable difference to our times. but he was seen as a leader for us all and australia responded accordingly. i am sure there will not be another like him. he was truly remarkable and his resilience, his courage has not been seen before. i think that today is a very sad day, but nevertheless, it's a day for inspiration, a day for us to respect his courage and his ability to up the people wherever he went around the world. >> and apart from that inspiration that you speak of, what will his legacy be when you think about mandela and his place in history? >> his transformation of south africa into a pleuralist

those who had been in exile and finally we created the event that brought him to los angeles where we filled the coliseumeen so involved in trying to get him released from prison. finally they got to see him and it was a glorious moment. >> tom brokaw that's one part of this, his history. charlaine said talk about the part where this country wasn't that supportive of him. she talked about possibly some even more sinister aspects of it. >> i was in south africa. it was important in keeping the pressure on. i remember the first time i went back when i could use an american bank credit card and i gave it to one of the merchants and they passed it around and they haven't seen it in four or five years. you talk to the big energy companies at that time and it was economic pressure that made f.w. de klerk and others to think about we can't continue this. >> no doubt about it. >> congress. m congresswoman waters, what is it that we take activism and activists in america as we think about the challenges we face, what are the lessons we take from his life, his success and really his maturation over such a period o

." >> a live look on this sunday morning at o dotco coliseum where last night fans were rooting on the warriors against the hated los angeleso best players, kobe bryant and pau gasol. we go straight to the third quarter. bogut slams that down. warriors led by 14 and it was more of the same in the fourth quarter. curry throws another alley-oop. he had a big night, 12 points and 20 rebounds. the warriors roll to a win taking care of business. here is the big man. >> we didn't really need, you know, a miracle speech before the game, how important this game was for us. we went through that a couple days ago. we're happy about the win. we haven't accomplished anything by this win. we won a game we should have won. it's going to be a big game for news a couple days in denver. >>> the sharks hosting the dallas stars. third period, sharks down one. joe pavel ski scores his 14th goal of the season. this game would ultimately go to a shootout where joe thornton scores in fifth round to give san jose a chance to win. and then sharks goalie seals the game with a save. team teal grinds out the 3-2 victory. much more ahead on "today in t

los angeles. as you know we organized another huge event to welcome him to this country. we filled up the coliseumcandles. all of the movie stars in hollywood showed up. all of the community showed up all over southern california. when he walked out on stage with winnie mandela, the crowd exploded. i met him when i first got off the airplane. i was had with the then mayor tom bradley. of course, when i looked at him and he was such a pleasant man, he had a smile on his face. he embraced me. he embraced the mayor. we just was in awe of him. here was this human being who had been in prison for 27 years and was out now and he was a pleasant man. he was not angry. we had an opportunity to pend time with him, to share some of what was going on in this country and enlighten him about those people involved. certainly ron dell um, just listening to him makes my flesh cra crawl, not only on this issue but onother issues of mankind. when i first met him i was star struck. he's my hero and will be forever. >> maxine waters an ron dellums, it's so special to have you here on this special day of honor and memo

los angeles. more sunshine in tahoe. no snow, 48 degrees there and 66 in sacramento. if you are headed to the coliseumthe raiders game today, this afternoon at 1:25, temperatures in the low to mid-60s. bring your sunglasses. it will be very comfortable and mild and lot of sunshine for you as well. here's a look at the 7 day forecast. temperatures are steady in that they are all in the 60s. there's a slight dip monday and tuesday, but we will be above average into the next weekend. try for new year's eve. lots of sunshine. again, we will be waiting for the rain, but looks like we will have to wait another week. >> wow, you look what's going on back east and through the midwest. >> yeah, and you compare, we are tucking record highs and they have freezing temperatures. it's so extreme. >> it is. thank you, francis. let's check out sports. one is playing for pride, the other for potential playoff positioning. regular season finales for the raiders and 49ers today. here's collin resch with all of your sports highlights. >>> good morning. the beginning of conference play signifying the college hoops is in f