"south africa needs nelson mandela! the world needs nelson mandela!" finally, after years of worsening violence and growing international pressure, south africa released mandela. at 70, he emerged from prison after 27 years, reassumed leadership of the a-n-c and negotiated with south africa's president f.w. de klerk for the abolition of apartheid. but it was the 1994 election that proved how very far the country had come. "after seven days of counting and controversy, officials made official what everyone already knew." "nelson mandela's a-n-c won big. in the final tally, more than 62 percent. the president- elect was gracious." "every political party which is involved in the government of national unity, must feel that they are sharing." "the outgoing president, whose party came in second, was gracious too." "we will find it possible to cooperate constructively with each other." "the outcome was expected; but a love-fest wasn't. yesterday all parties were accusing the others of fraud. today they were having a party, declaring the elections ..." "... t

south africa's newly elected parliament chose nelson mandela to be the country's first black presidentstoric inauguration was reported by nbc. >> nelson mandela was in such a hurry to be inaugurated, he began the oath of office before being asked and had to start again. >> i, nelson mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. [ cheers and applause ] >> once a political prisoner of the state, mandela is now head of state, completing a remarkable transformation. >> and happy birthday to actress rosario dawson, who's 37. and piano man singer billy joel is 67. and murphy brown actress candice bergen turns a beautiful 70. i'm calling for a city-wide strike--- from their hospital beds. the so-called "frisco five" have ended their hunger strike... but are still applying pressure, >>> calling for a city-wide strike from their hospital bed. they called an end to their hunger strike but applying pressure. >> the reason those sons are accused of killing their parents are seeing a preliminary hearinç today. >> warriors and shocks both ahead of their series and looking

here's how his historic inauguration was reported by nbc. >> nelson mandela was in such a hurry to be began the oath of office before being asked. and had to start again. >> i, nelson mandela, do hereby serve to be faithful of the republic. >> reporter: once a political prisoner of the state, mandela is now head of state, completing a remarkable transformation. >> i'm dara brown, and this is "first look" on msnbc. don't forget to like us on facebook. stay tuned. "way too early" starts right now. >>> know that trump has the nomination, he's become to become president, okay? people don't like to admit it in public, but they secretly like trump. everywhere you go, you guys like trump? boo, no. are you going to vote for him? they're, like, probably. yes, a lot of people hate trump, but don't forget, a lot of people hate hillary, too. no one's really happy with either choice. it's like if you're in the mood for soup. so you go to the diner to get some soup, but the only two options they have left are pumpkin corn chowder or hillary clinton. >>> the battle between the two most disliked pres

he said that he tipped police off to mandela's whereabouts in 1962 which led to mandela's arrest andn 27 years in prison n an interview before his death in march he did not express any regret about his actions. >> wow. >> today in history major victory for civil rights, brown verse the board of education in 1954. u.s. supreme court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. just last week a school district in mississippi was ordered to desegregation. the judge ruled the town of cleveland must merge its two high school and middle schools. >>> forty-five daises how long the judge gave lawyers in the joe paterno family to look into the new allegations. the report claims that joe paterno was told assistant coach jerry sandusky was sexually abusing young boys in the 1970's but paterno just ignored the complaints. paterno's relatives have rebutted the 1976 accusation, paterno says ncaa use of the penn state commissioned report damaged their commercial interests. >>> a philadelphia funeral home will be closed permanently after inspectors found it to be

police were tipped off where mandela was going.wanted for speaking out against the government. it was believe he was a dangerous communist controlled by the soviet union. he spent 27 years in prison and famously released in 1990. no comment from the cia. >>> well, they tied her up, threw her in the trunk of her own car with every intention of killing her. she's apologizing to her attackers. i can't believe to tell you, boys how sorry i am for what you've been through all these past few months. maybe some day, you'll have a good love. >>> a star on hbo's crime drama, "the wire ie ie found himself on the other side of the law. >> hillary clinton supporter actor wendell pierce was arrested at an atlanta hotel after getting into a violent argument with a bernie sanders supporter. he pushed the man out of the way and grabbed a woman by the hair. >>> meet this 1,000 pound house broken bison put on sale by craigslist. the add -- ad listed her for almost $6,000. >>> from a house-trained bison to a wild baby bison kidnapped by tourists at y

honor to know nelson mandela.le to all of us of what reaching out to others really means. >> i would describe him as a really great guy. who had more dignity that i .ould ever have i spent 20 years in jail on some bogus charge. , everything he did represented his values.

mandela used it several times and getting out of jail. it would be interesting to see where this goes. >>> coming up, overcoming enormous odds on the road to victory. >> why one wounded warrior isn't it in just to win it but for his young son. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" ♪ >> in orlando this week, everyone is a champion at this year's invictus games. >> but they are games and there is some fierce competition. and this be morning, one of those wounded warriors is overcoming some massive odds not just to the compete but to provide something invaluable for his young son. we are up "up all nightline" with bob woodruff. >> the stories you're about to hear embody the true meaning of invictus. >> reporter: the invictus games, a competition for wounded service members shown on espn attract the likes of presidents, royals. >> we are invictus. >> reporter: but it all comes and women like d.t. air force master sergeant israel del toro was a young father on deployment in afghanistan when an ied explosion severely

simpson trial to the release of nelson mandela from prison in south africa, a great journalist and a wonderful colleague and a good friend. vernon odom. abc world news is next on choice. and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rogers. and then please join us for a special troubleshooters report here at 11:00 on channel 6. nydia han has an extreme case of a home construction project gone all wrong. >> a local family is trying to transform this historic church into a home but they could use some divine invention and this has turned into a money pit after the family claims their original contractor walked off the job. the $300,000 mistake coming up on "action news" at 11:00. >>> for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, the deadly train crash. the mystery revealed. authorities now revealing what happened with the conductor on that amtrak train. crashing at more than 100 miles per hour, killing eight, injuring hundreds. >>> the new demand involving the

for "nightline" in or it was nelson mandela who said courage is not the on sense of fear but the triumphood night, america. i want you to sit down. we want to have a talk with all of you. the last time we had a sit-down talk, you told us you were giving our dog away. ( mock crying ) "you gave my doggie away!" robert, now stop it this instant. okay. so we had a wonderful time. no dogs there. marie: frank! and the condo was just beautiful. and the food was especially good. yeah, i had a steak so big i almost couldn't finish it. and then i did. great. see, that's why you guys should have a video camera. hey! your mother's talking. no tv now. so on the drive home we started talking, and, well, we... what is it, marie? we want to move there.

it was nelson mandela who said courage is not the on sense of fear but the triumph over it.

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when president shyamen peres met president nelson mandela they declared that our histories as blackss are bound up together. let us know one another's histories. .nd be each otheraries allies we draw inspiration from you, congressman lewis, for speaking out forcefully on behalf of jewish concerns and we thank you. during the selma campaign that you organized, dr. king lived for many months at the home of dr. and mrs. sullivan jackson and their daughter, juwana. and on the morning of that third march, mrs. jackson told me she woke up in the morning and went into her living room and there was dr. king standing in one corner saying his morning prayers, and in another corner of the living room is my father with his and then in the dining room there was a catholic praying. that glorious moment is also what the civil rights movement accomplished. prayer. us together in congressman lewis, you write in your memoir "walking with the wind" that there is an old affymetrix can proverb, when -- an old african-american proverb, when you pray, move your feet. and indeed my father embodied that afri

one guy said today feels like south africa's born-again, like when mandela was released from prison.ore negative.re one guy said to be honest, not a local music is worth listening to. some musicians just make your ears bleed. the film word about festival. movies are the focus, but the spotlight is often on the dress, what people wore, when walking the red carpet. it turns out for men, that's not such an easy wardrobe choice. reporter: the official wardrobe is a tex ito, which is called a smoking in french. this article points out it can be tricky to choose a tex ito. you might think they all look alike, but they are all very different. the guy in the photo is the master of ceremonies at this edition of the film festival. he decided to go with a tailor-made tex ito, the official james bond tex ito. he spoke to a woman who is the for thestume designer last two james bond movies, and she gave some tips on choosing a good talks. she says it's good to invest in a tailor-made sexy know if you can afford it, because that's the best chance of not looking too much like a penguin. also, choose

simpson trial to the release of nelson mandela from the prison in south africa.non is very special, indeed. for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night.

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that the late nelson mandela accomplished, he had critics. realize is did not that he wasn't a perfect human, but he was perfectly human with all of his complexity. he may have made mistakes but the things that he worked other ways to not only forgive those who imprisoned him but also to forgive himself. this is important since you will make mistakes and when you do, you must forgive yourself, you allow your self to make them. after all, you are only human. also, learn from your mistakes that you can move forward with a clear conscience. you refine how you define yourself once you do that. in summary, you decide who you and want to be. decidelet someone else your future. take charge of your future, it is bright and clear -- the universe is at your fingertips. eleanor roosevelt said the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dream. shakespeare said it is not in the stars that our destiny but in ourselves. i say you decide who you want to be, prepare to be that person, focus on it and matter what happens you will do great th

union, andsoviet nelson mandela and south africa. the reason i am connecting this to alvin is because his work with respect to the scholarly inquiry and the moral intellectual leadership that he is providing is really not just just the struggle against anti-semitism, but in the larger sense of the word, the struggle against injustice. that is what brings us together. that is what my mother would have liked to have seen us do as r's call forathers justice, but my mother's warning about pursuing justice by combating injustice. that is what we are doing as convening today. i am pleased to share with you this evening some thoughts, some concerns, some reflections, and yes, even some hope. someone said to me, mi going to be adding to that brooding omnipresence that we have heard, about the shadows of anti-semitism, the dangers and threats and the like. but i want to say that i am also hoping to end on a hopeful ending. and i am encouraged by the fact that we do have these gatherings of scholars coming together. our struggle is not an atom

i remember seven or eight years ago nelson mandela happened to be visiting his home and said something i'll never forget, which always seems impossible until it happens. the state with me. some of these challenges, there going to be hard, frustrating, times were people really do say, maybe it is not going to happen. i had a bunch of calls from parents and friends saying this doesn't seem to be working. do you have a plan b. i believed in the idea. the team believed in the idea. wewe stuck with it and figured out a way to work through the issues that were holding us back and eventually broke through. i think that mindset, some of the stories and lessons will be helpful, and it is not just the engineers and entrepreneurs. everybody needs to think about the future and more optimistic way and think about how they can think about their own job in the world where the definition of work has changed. a very big percentage of people are in the freelance economy and working for companies the same day. the nature of work has changed. there are positives and negatives, but that will continue to de

johnny mandela spoke yesterday and posted bond and his domestic violence case.-old quarterback presented himself for booking in this mug shot here. he was indicted by a jury last month after his ex-girlfriend said he had heard threatened to kill her during a night out in january. he's expected to appear briefly before a judge this morning. lauren: before you head out the door company literature thursday forecast with fox meteorologist maria molina. i'm getting sick of this rain. is there an end in sight? >> temperatures will eventually warm up. a relatively chilly day across the u.s. and dealing with the rainfall across places like west virginia, carolinas and further west into part of ohio as we head into this weekend wishes the warming trend that they will be a chance for additional thunderstorms over the weekend across parts of northeast. a blessing to northeast. i'll place a new storm will move in and bring in the risk eventually across parts of the plane over the weekend. that'll be something to watch closely. temperature wise quite cool out there in places

and nelson mandela in south africa. but the reason i'm mentioning this and connecting it to alvin is because his work with respect to the scholarly inquiry and the moral intellectual leadership that he's providing is really not just the struggle against anti-semitism, but in the larger sense of the word, the struggle against injustice. that is what brings us together. that is what my mother would have liked to have seen us do as part of my father's call to justice but my mother's warning by combatting injustice. and that is what we are doing in convening as we are today. so i'm pleased to share u with you this evening some thoughts, some concerns, some reflections, and, yes, even some hope. someone said am i going to be adding to that bruting presence that we have been hearing about the shadows of anti-semitism, the dangers, the threats, the terror and the like. but i want to say that i'm also hoping to end on a hopeful ending. and i'm encouraged by the fact that we do have these gatherings of scholars coming together.

maliki need to summit -- summon his inner mandela and did not do it.t situation more than any other paved the way for isis to come in, particularly into iraq. the sunnis said, maybe these guys will get us a better deal. al: what about intervening in a syria? senator king sen. king: we haved a friendly atmosphere for them. bbadi wants to do the right thing, but the politics are terrible. and you have got the shia militia, you have iran in the background. if they do not get their act together as a government in baghdad that includes sunnis and kurds, it is a hopeless fight. al: you are in a unique position, the only independent member in the united states congress. if you were king, who would you tap as president? who that we don't consider what impressed? -- would impress? sen. king: the guy that i have been most impressed with is tim kaine of virginia. he is prominently mentioned as a vice presidential candidate for hillary clinton. he was a successful -- he was a mayor, a governor, he knows about being an executive. a very successful governor. virgini

i was fortunate to be able to read books, nelson mandela, spiritual books that can me strong incomingocus. i set my days up like i was in college. i would study a study a differentt subject every couple of hours. i wrote a lot, i did a lot of journaling. i began to write stories. literacy played an important role in my survival, surviving with my mind intact. think the biggest thing ever feared in prison was going crazy and i sought some of the people were normal originally in solitary confinement like the psychological trauma is at an extremely high level and the majority of the ice down there do have a mental illness of one kind or another. >> guest: and so you talk about the violence, the ways of that people will resolve kind of rivalries but you also talk about extraordinary act of kindness from one inmate too another. one of the times you are in solitary and people would send food. they would send you gifts, tell us about that. >> guest: there is a human element that people do not think about when it comes to the men and women who are incarcerated. i think it is so important to u

it makes people -- >> guest: i was fortunate to be able to read books by nelson mandela and spiritual books that kept me strong and focused. i setup my days like i was in college setting up every couple of hours. i did a lot of journals and i began to write stories. literacy played an important part. the biggest thing i ever feared was going crazy because i saw that happen to so many people. and solitary confinement is at an extremely high level and the majority of the guys down there had some type of a mental illness or another. >> host: you talked about extraordinary acts of kindness from one image to another. one of the times you were in solitaire people would send you food and gifts. tell us about that. >> guest: there's a human element people don't think about when it comes to the men and women incarcerated at a think it's important for people to understand that and that's why i write about it in the book. i want people to understand these are brothers, sisters, husbands, wives who may have made a poor decision but they are still human beings who care and are thoughtful, who are

, but truly revolutionary things take time and i remember meeting seven or eight years ago nelson mandela and he said something i will never forget, which always seems impossible until it happens and that was a different context, but that stayed with me and some of these challenges including opportunities of the great wave will be hard. they will be frustrating and times where people really do say maybe it won't happen even in the early days i got calls from my parents and friends saying, do you have a plan b? i believed in an idea in our team believed in that idea and we stuck with it and figured out a way to work through the issues that were holding us back, holding the internet back and eventually broke through and that's part of why decided to write the book because i think that mindset in those stories and lessons will be helpful for the innovators and it's not just for the engineers who will raise the companies, i think everyone needs to think about the future in a more optimistic way of the about how they can think about their own job in a world where there is more definition of wo

winston churchill, mandela, gorbachev, all that sort of thing. >> kings, queens?nd queens. >> now this is the picture gallery which is -- the room in the house. and i, i -- i love seeing all of this. because this is 500-year-old room as it always was. >> what would people do in a room like this? >> on a day like today, go up and down it 20 times, it is a mile. that's what they would do, drift along. >> the gym. >> it was, without the sweat. >> reporter: it is clear charles relishes the history of the house. but growing up here wasn't always easy for him and diana. your mother left when you were little? >> yes. >> reporter: after their mother left their father remarried. their new stepmother gave her own children, althorp's bed rooms while relegating charles and diana to the smallest rooms. >> we were put up in the attics. for a house like this, very, very, very modest rooms. >> we go upstairs to see. the first time cameras are allowed in. >> former maids' rooms. >> junior maids, i would imagine. >> how old were you when they told you this would be yours someday? >

you get a mandela-like character who says it's not about my tribe versus yours, it's we, we, we. it's not about democrat versus republican versus independent. we are a united states of america. it's about us, us, us. that's the essence. so with that, let me just say a huge thank you to all of you. it's an extreme honor to be here. by the way, i'm originally from harrisburg, pennsylvania. used to come here for the amazing steak sand switches on south street -- sandwiches on south street. a tremendous honor. thank you all so much. [applause] thank you. [applause] so now, okay. oh, so, okay, i apparently facilitate a q&a now. how much time do we have? >> about ten minutes. >> about ten minutes, okay. so questions, comments, criticisms, whatever you -- yes, please. and there's a microphone coming in your direction. it's above you with a lot of hair on it. [laughter] >> you work with these really difficult situations. are you always successful? >> no. so the question was i work in a lot of difficult situations. am i always successful. absolutely not. i think the mistakes are where the

i was able to read books that nelson mandela and spiritual books that kept me strong and focus.i set my days up like i was in college. i would i would study a different subject every couple of hours. i wrote a lot, i did a lot of journaling, i began to write stories. literacy played an important role in my survival. surviving with my mind intact. i think the biggest thing i feared in prison was going crazy. i saw that happen to so many people who are normal originally. in solitary confinement like psychological trauma is a high level. the majority of the guys down there have some type of mental illness or another. >> host: so you talk about the violence, the shame, the ways in which people would resolve rivalries. you also talk about extraordinary exit of kindness or from 11 inmate to another. one of the times you are in solitaire, people would send you food. they would send you gifts, tell us about that. >> guest: there is a human element that people don't think about when it comes to the men and women for incarcerated. i think i think it is so important for people to understan

a real opportunity was missed with mall akee, mall aki needed to summon his inner mandela and he didn't do it, i gov earned as a shia and discriminated-- he, that situation more than any other paveed the way for isis to come in, particularly to iraq because the sunnies said hey, maybe these guys will give us a better deal. >> is mall akee-- is he-- i think it was i think we kreelted a friendly atmosphere for them. i say we, the iraqi government by not clueing-- including the kurds and sunnies created the fertile ground for isis. and that government right now, abadi, i think wants to dot right thing. but apparently the politics in baghdad are brutal. and you've got the shia militia. you've got sad err, you've got iran in the background. if they don't get their act together as a government in baghdad, that's inclusive, that includes sunnies and kurds, it's a hopeless fight. >> you were in a unique position. the only independent member of the united states congress. if you were king, if you were king, who would you tap as president of the united states as their leader? who that we don't co

i was fortunate to be able to read books by nelson mandela and spiritual books that kept me strong and kept me focused. i set my days up like i was in college i went study different subjects every couple of hours. i wrote a lot and did a lot of journaling. i began to write stories. you know, literacy played an important role in my survival. surviving with my mind and tax. i've-- the biggest thing i ever feared in prison was going crazy because i saw that happen to so many people who were normal, originally. solitary confinement like psychological trauma is at an extremely high level and the guys down there had some type of mental illness. >> host: and so you talked about the violence, the shanks, the ways that people would resolve kind of bribery, but you also talked about extranet accept kindness from one inmate to another and one of the times you were in solitary, people would send you food and send you gifts tell us about that. >> guest: yeah, i mean, there's a human element that people don't think about when it comes to the men and women incarcerated and i think it's so important f

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alert because there is no card description they're asking anyone who knows what either her or for mandela to give them a call. >>james: the man wanted for assistance in the house on fire if he is now in police custody they believe that he set the fire to his family's home over the weekend and now they said the 53 year-old called the problems this past and said he wanted to surrender their calling and arson the boy's mother suffered second-degree burns and that fire she tried to save her son. >>james: the san jose sharks advance to the stanley cup finals for the first time in franchise it was walking at as we imagine the fans of the bagel moment >>james: they lost back-to-back games they have been struggling lately they committed 21 turnovers in the game for lost and they must win tonight to keep the hope of a repeat title alive tonight to game at year- end will be at 6:00. >>james: another east bay freeway shooting has residents concerned with police plan to do to stop the violence if hillary clinton will be is the bay area we will have details of her visit a live look outside the san mat

. >> and "luther" and "mandela" and "long walk to freedom." he's had a few movies. of "homeland" and "banof >> but wait. let's just throw this out there. how about a female bond? jillian anderson shared this mock-up movie poster on twitter. saying she doesn't know who made it, but she loves it. >> is she american? does she have an accent? all right. it would be great to have a female bond so that we can be -- >> she's american. >> the bond guys. bond boys. >> did you just make me a bond girl? >> no, i'm a bond boy. >> finally, kendis here had a bit of news of his own. >> i'm going to pick this up off the floor. flew out to chicago to go see one beyonce. >> nbd. >> no big deal. we're friends from way back when. during her concert, this happened. this is on the first night there in chicago soldier field. beyonce spots jennifer hudson in the crowd and smiles, waves and mouths the words i love you. >> what did she say when she saw you? >> hudson posted the video on instagram saying i love you back. >> it was a fun show. >> kendis. >> it's nice. it was a great show. in t

and in the words of nelson mandela, it always seems impossible until it's done. tonight the congressional black caucus says, let's get it done. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. pursuant to clause 12-a of >> members planned to debate the $81.6 veterans affairs spending measure. follow the house live here on c-span when lawmakers return tuesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern nd noon for legislative war. >> madam secretary, we proudly give 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states. >> in a sunday front page story in "the washington post," "a band of exasperated republicans plotting to draft an independent presidential candidate who would keep donald trump from the white house." one of those editors is billy kri sshes tol. thank you for being with us. >> hi, steve, how are you? steve: so how is your effort coming along? bill: well, there's a lot of support for the proposition. we should have a choice other than hillary clinton and donald trump. getting a serious, credible candid

and remember always as you do this what nelson mandela said . all the hardest jobs seem impossible until they are done. congratulations again to all of you and thank you for letting me share this day with you. [applause] >> the senate is back today at 2 pm eastern after yesterday failing for a third time to advance the energy and water spending bill. family members of political pressures being held in vietnam are on capitol hill today testifying before house for the fair subcommittee. that will be live starting at 4 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> this sunday night on q&a. historian and his book saying and hearts on american islamic in the spanish civil war in the late 1930s. >> this attempt happened in spain when all over the country right wing army officers tried to seize power and in parts of the country succeeded in seizing power in 1936. it sent a shockwave of alarm throughout the world because he was a major country in europe, the right wing military quickly backed by hitler and mussolini who sent arms to airplanes, pilots, tanks, and mussolin

nelson mandela did not equivocate. hades in south africa consolidated their power and settled africans with a load of oppression. low wages, bad housing, inadequate health celebes come -- inadequate's services -- they launched a day of protest scheduled for may day. security forces answered that peaceful demand for human rights with a hail of bullets that killed at least 18 demonstrators. the response of the world bank and u.s. financiers was to loan south africa a total of $80 million. discussed did, walter white -- gusted, walter white urged the world bank to reconsider. black countered that it was not possible to reconsider such a loan. and there were no grounds to contemplate such a move the world bank meet its loan decisions without regard to political or not economic influences or considerations. lack tried to assure white -- black tried to assure white that it was their view that the project will benefit all of the south african people, regardless of color. the loan will raise the standard of living of their peo

became the face, the identity, the vision of those struggles in the former soviet union and nelson mandela in south africa but, the reason i mention this and i'm connecting it to alvin is because his work with respect to the scholarly inquiry and the moral intellectual leadership that he is providing is really not just the struggle against anti- semitism, but the larger sense of the word the struggle against injustice. that is what brings us together. that is what my mother would have liked to have seen as do as part of my father's coffin justice, but my mother's warning about pursuing justice by combating injustice and that is what we are doing in convening as we are today. so, i am pleased to share with you this evening some thoughts and concerns, reflections and yes, even some hope. someone said to me will i be adding to some of the brooding presence we have been hearing about, the shadows of anti-semitism, the dangers, the threats, the terror and the like, but i want to say that i am also hoping to end on hopeful ending and i'm encouraged by the fact that we do have these gatherings of

mandela used it several times and getting out of jail.oes. >>> coming up, overcoming enormous odds on the road to recovery. >> why one wounded warrior isn't it in just to win it but for his young son. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. they don't help single moms. hi. hi. what happened to our house last year? it flooded. and the water flooded out. yeah. the red cross arranged the hotel for us. they gave me that break, that leverage, to be able to get it together and... take care of them, you know? i feel like we've come full circle. like that! this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go. babies aren't fully developed until at least 39 weeks. a healthy baby is worth the wait. ♪ we are the champions, my friend ♪ ♪ >> in orlando this week, everyone is a champion at this year's invictus games. >> but they are games and there is some fierce competition. and this morning, one of those wounded warriors is overcoming some massive odds not just to the compete but to provide

not surprisingly, 40 years later , with the demise of apartheid becoming a reality, nelson mandela gave a rousing keynote at the naacp's annual convention. the president of the amc turned to the association faithful and proudly said "we are here today not as guests, but as comrades in arms who have fought for the emancipation of black people everywhere. thank you. [applause] tiffany: good morning. let me add my voice to so many voices in thanking lonnie and your staff for such an incredible gathering over these last few days. let me confess, i am the one that started a project -- it was a massive piece of work and i did get into it, but then i learned that the arm at changed -- format changed. i had to shift gears per die was not sorry about that. -- i had to shift gears. i was not sorry about that. i turned my attention to the question of lack international that's black internationalist women. there's been a seismic shift in the writing of african-american history. scholars and diplomatic labor women -- the impact of international movements on african-americans. i wanted to add parenth

mandela, professor said ibrahim in egypt.nsky, a former lecturer in this series, from the former soviet union. he has testified as an expert witness on human rights and for governmental assemblies around the world. including the u.s., norway, russia, and israel. professor cotler's advocacy for human rights in all corners of the globe reminds us of the powerful words of dr. martin luther king. injustice anywhere is a threat to justice anywhere. most recently, professor cotler's lifelong commitment to human rights led to the creation lenburg centerl for human rights, named after the swedish diplomat that saved thousands of hungarian jews from nazis in world war ii, only to tragically disappear after being captured by soviet forces in 1945. as you might expect from professor cotler's leadership, the center has a distinctly international scope in its advocacy for human rights. focusing on issues of pressing contemporary importance, such as human rights in iran. in february, his work on behalf of the center, brought him to the gen

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