they will be handing out mandela bangles, wrist bands or bracelets, basically made to raise awareness of poverty, equality and aids. these are all ideals that nelson mandela stood for in his life and still his legacy in death. you may recall he died december 5th, earlier this month. there were celebrations all over upon his death. the bangles are to represent his long walk to freedom. mandela was in prison for 27 years for antiapartheid activities. when released, he worked tirelessly for human rights and that campaign continues, with his granddaughters here today. the presentation is going to happen in about 15 minutes or so, right out here. we'll have more for you tonight on wusa 9 at 11:00. back to you. >> that's going touch a lot of people. thanks, diane. >>> a pregnant woman who refused to get a flu shot due to her fear of miscarrying has been fired from her job with a healthcare company. brianna brieton worked as a nurse for verizon health services in pennsylvania. the company requires all personnel to get the flu vaccine. wheaten suffered two miscarriages earlier this year. >>>

order to carry on his legacy, his granddaughters presented both teams with a limited edition mandela bangleon, raising awareness of poverty and aids. mandela care deeply about these problems. this was a chance to educate others about mandela's work. >> he was a central figure to nba players so it is great for them to be able to support this. >> what better place than to be in the nation's capital to celebrate this man. >> mandela's granddaughters hope that by being here they will continue his work and honor someone day and so many around the world love deeply. know we are strong and he left us in a good place. we miss him everyday. >> you may also recognize those granddaughters from her reality show they started last year called "being mandela." they grow up in the u.s. and now live in south africa. >> d.c. police are looking for the person who shot a teenage boy in southeast. it happened just after 3:00 this afternoon. we are told the tenets conscious and breathing at the scene. it is unclear what led up to the shooting. a man is recovering in falls church after he was shot at a fast food