long live the spirit of nelson mandela. madiba mandela. viva! thank you very much. to the president, and the pretty president -- >>> we welcome you back to our live continuing coverage of this memorial for nelson mandela. reached the noon hour here. 5:00 a.m. east coast time in the united states on a very t unpleasant day weatherwise. heavy rain, lots of it, increasing winds. most of the dignitaries you will see are, a, behind bullet-proof glass, b, a layer of glass separates them from the crowd behind them, but importantly, they are also covered from the rain, though. in fairness, some of it a falling close to sideways. in the v.i.p. section, as the formerer leader of south africa apparently e joys a piece of gum, you'll see people from all over the world, and the patchwork of politics is very much a part of this day. the official ceremony is getting under way, even though we don't yet i have in attendance, for example, all of the u.s. presidents, all of the official invited guests. we can report traffic is fairly well bottled up. there's a lot of pedestrian traffi

♪ nelson mandela ♪ tata madiba ♪ oh yeah mandela ♪ madiba >> madiba, the man. ♪ >> it is the end of 95he freedom fighter, a dedicated and humble servant. >> from our headquarters in new check check >> nelson mandela's final journey. >> farewell my dear brother, my mentor, my leader. >> after 10 days of mourning, madeba is with his ancestors, laid to rest in his ancestral home of qunu. >> mass casualties, in the colorado shootings. >> losing hope - violence in the central african repu

headed to johannesburg south africa to bring you a series of reports leading up to the funeral of mandela, madiba, the heart of south africa. we'll see you there. >> you can watch their report starting tuesday right here on wusa9 and www.wusa9.com. >>> well, you've heard about the nsa spying on americans, but tonight we're learning how the federal government is not the only one spying on your cell phone. local police across the country are doing it, also, even when you're not a suspect. wusa9 investigative reporter russ ptacek worked with usa today and other reporters from our parent company gannett and here's what they found. >> reporter: when you text or talk, even when it's in your purse or pocket, your cell phone is repeated by sending its serial number to nearby cell phone towers. the info gives police your trail without your knowledge. >> this entire phenomenon is shrouded in secrecy. >> reporter: an investigation by wusa9, usa today and our sister gannett tv station reveals the feds and at least 25 local police agencies use a method called tower dumps. sometimes without a warrant cops look

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mandela and i wanted to ask if the board can end our meeting in commendation in memoriam of nelson mandela madiba. i wanted to say -- and i'm just going to improvise this one because i didn't really write anything up. i was expecting as our city [speaker not understood] the mayor's liaison to the board was reminding me there is an 8:00 a.m. in the rotunda celebration of nelson mandela's wife tomorrow, and i'm hoping that folks can join us. but for my comments on nelson mandela, when i had heard he had passed away on december 5th at the age of 95, a lot of strong emotions came through me. i don't know if others were active in the antiapartheid movement like i was, but mandela lived a full life at 95 years. he was imprisoned or 27 of those 95 years, over a quarter of his life. i think about the antiapartheid movement and others that passed away and contributed so much. but for him, like labor and transafrica leader bill fletcher wrote in some of the comments that he reflected, mandela was like a elder family member or grandfather to many people, i think, and i felt this loss of a family member. i j

mandela. god bless madiba. god bless your soul. thank you. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. our veterans, all those -- >> we just heard from a fellow inmate with nelson mandela for all those years of imprisonment. >> we would like to call general to nelson mandela to come and pay tribute on behalf of the family. >> president of the republic of south africa, the first cities inf our country, president zuma. presidents, royal highnesses, excellences of the diplomatic corps, eminent persons, ladies and gentlemen, on occasions such as this -- charged with all emotions, grief, sorrow and anguish, allow me to respectfully the forgoing proceedings. official positions ordered express of this solemn occasion. not here in person in this stadium and dedicated venues in communities around south africa and wireni television, radio an world wide w world wide web to mourn a great man, but also to celebrate the glorious life well lived. today more than any other is, therefore, a wonderful life. on behalf of the family we take this opportunity to extend our sincere gratitude to the religious

long live the spirit of nelson mandela. madiba mandela. viva! thank you very much.esident, and the pretty president -- >>> we welcome you back to our live continuing coverage of this memorial for nelson mandela. reached the noon hour here. 5:00 a.m. east coast time in the united states on a very t unpleasant day weatherwise. heavy rain, lots of it, increasing winds. most of the dignitaries you will see are, a, behind bullet-proof glass, b, a layer of glass separates them from

mandela. god bless madiba. god bless your soul. may his soul rest in peace. > thank you very much. our veteran -- >> we just heard from a fellow inmate with nelson mandela for all those years of imprisonment. >> -- mandela to come and pay tribute on behalf of the family. >> president of the republic of south africa, the first president, president zuma. presidents, royal highnesses, excellences, eminent persons, ladies and gentlemen, on occasions such as this, charged with raw emotions, grief, sorrow and anguish, allow me to respectfully echo, official salvations have been expressed on this solemn occasion. we gather here in person at dedicated venues in communities around south africa and via television, radio and the worldwide web to the furthest reaches of the earth to mourn the great man but also to celebrate a glorious life well lived. today, more than any other feeling my family holds, is thankfulness for that wonderful life. on behalf of the family, we take this opportunity to extend our sincere gratitude to the religious communities and various other co

. >> you near nelson mandela referred to as madiba. >> it a clan name, a familiar name, a sense of belonging called madiba. >> the man that just about everybody here calls tata. >> father. >> the fan me called tata pad ina. >> the new day is south africa, the first in 95 years without madiba. >> stephen: some called him madiba, some called him madiba or tata or tata madiba. those of us in his innercircle of course called him nutella. rich, creamy chocolate hazel nut justice. mandela radiated so much love that we in the media often felt our concerns were his concerns. which is no doubt why espn honored his legacy with this headline, mandela 95 dies, brokered 2010 world cup. yes, during his 27 years in prison madiba took strength in the knowledge that one day he would bring the people of south africa-- (cheers and applause) the sound of freedom. of course when you think of oppressed black people you think republican party. (laughter) and friend of the show rick santorum spelled out exactly why madiba inspires him. >> nelson mandela stood up against a great injustice. i would make the argument

south africans have been remembering his legacy, singing and dancing in front of nelson mandela's home. madiba, as he was known to the nation, died on thursday at the age of 95. the government is preparing for a memorial service in the so we go owe stadium in jow hansburg next thursday, which will be followed by a smaller funeral in mandela's an restly is hometown on december 15. >> a sea of flowers, just one signing of the mourning and the sense of departure among south africans. thousands are making the pilgrimage to the sub nush northern johannesburg where mandela spent his last year. >> this is a very, very .ifficult -- nelson mandela a legend and an icon, very much powerful in our lives. >> we'll see what happens, but i don't think things will ever be the same again, like when he was still alive. few politicians have personified reconciliation. and now, after his death, black, white, and colored south africans, rich and poor, are ourning their former leader. books of condolence have been opened across the country, giving south africans a chance to say goodbye. >> we have lost a great deal

mandela. the name also madiba. explain that because many refer to him as madiba. >> it's better than mr. a. he actually preferred to be called madiba and i think people didn't know how to refer to him. the sense he was a father figure or a grandfather played in and he was radooted to his south african traditions. a lot of people just blankedly referred to him as tata which is father. when you talk about tata only one really father and the father of a nation but that personal intimate. no, he is my father too. i know when i've spoken to his personal assistant she didn't know what to call him. she said mr. mandela felt too form willal and mr. president was too formal and felt madiba was informal. >> i know you find that too. >> she called him grandfather. this sense of how they embrace him. >> rick stengel who co-authored mandela's biography, "long walk to freedom." did mandela like the first name given to him first day of school? >> of all time i spent with him, i don't remember everyone ever calling him nelson except for the queen and i wasn't there when that happened. it's funny. you wer

mandela say to you? >> very special. because when i walked on stage to get the trophy from madiba thank you for what you've done for this country and i became emerged because i can't believe he said that and my replay was no, mr. mandela, thank you for what you've done. >> it was just one of those moments, you know, you can't script it. hollywood can't write this stuff. you know, it happened. >> mandela did the unthinkable by reuniting the south african people, reaching out to the very people that imprisoned him and oppressed the majority. but it's what he did next that truly made him stand out. >> what marksman de s mandela's as president more than anything else is after five years he stepped down. there have been very few presidents in south africa that have ever given up willingly. >> in a continent known for leaders who take power for a lifetime. nelson mandela served one term, the man that knew the power of his actions. >> he was such a pillow of democracy in our lives, and his mere presence among us means that we cannot dilute the life he gave to this country. we cannot dilute the contribution he gave. we live up t

madiba. ismadiba is what mandela called by his people. ricayone in south calls him that, and everyone who knows him well calls him that. meeting.zed a i told madiba, i need to see you as often as i can, to get close and hold your hand. he said, of course. over the years i saw him all around the world, and we would sit and talk, or i would just watch him and learn. >> what did you see? me,he basic thing that to in order to play a living human being, i think, is what goes on inside. how much energy is needed to be that person? is a veryandela it low-energy ebb. he's very quiet. inside, he is quiet. i learned that. he is commanding. he has a most commanding presence without being lordly. he doesn't walk into a room as nelson mandela. as madiba,to a room as nelson. the room.oesn't take the room gives itself. when he first got into robben island and they issued short everyoneeverywhere -- except the one indian among them, he rejected his long pants. on.ba said, no, put them we will all have long pants. he said to himself, they're going to call

mandela here in 1990. >> i would say it's such an honor to meet you madiba. i didn't say mandela, i said madiba. don't ask me why, it just came out of my mouth. >> reporter: the colorful posters from 1994 when he was an election watcher in south africa. he likes the picture taken with mandela at the cia headquarters because of his fierce support for labor. >> that to me is the picture i will always cherish. he was in the house of labor. >> reporter: d.c. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton has her own memories. she was among four that helped spark demonstrations to bring about reform in south africa and freedom for trade leaders there. she said it was time to celebrate his long and worthy life of making life better for many people. >> there's not a lot to mourn if you consider the life he lived and his gift to the world. we always mourn for the passing of one of the great men of our time. in south africa they are dancing. they are jubilant because they understand their freedom is a straight line from his sacrifice. >> reporter: tom sherwood news 4. >> we hope you'll stay with news 4 and www.nbcwa

madiba. and on facebook, george w. bush, president mandelathe great forces for freedom and equality of our time. he bore his burdens with dignity and grace. and our world is better off because of his example. it's the type of worldwide experience that draws young and old, black and white, to share feelings. south african native actress charlize theron. my thoughts and love go out to the mandela family. rest in peace, madiba. you will be missed. but your impact on this world will live forever. director spike lee posted this picture with a simple message. and then, there's this one from nasa. intergalactic reaction from the space shuttle, posting a picture of mandela's beloved south africa. and as crowds continue to gather in front of mandela's home, perhaps the day's most poignant message from mandela's own twitter account. death is something inevitable. when a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. a virtual memorial on social media. electronic good-byes for the man who brought the w

madiba. >> mandela was buried in his home town of qunu. that is where our nick schiff rischiffrinis.k, it will take a day to really absorb what the loss of nelson mandela is. even though he has been sick, even though he is 95 years old, it is still a loss really like no other. how are people there reacting? >> i think you heard lifelong friendomeone who spent about 25 years with mandela on robben island, say it so well. there is a void in whorve liveso lives here. how touched they were by what he did in his life. but the people here feel as if he's a home town hero. they feel they own him to a certain extent because he always said that he was proud to be from here. he always called mims him himsa country boy. lessons learned he took to robin island and this person emerged from this area a very rural, very poor area into the prominence that he had. people here saying we will never have anyone like this again and this area will never be the same without nelson mandela alive. >> so what next and i know that it will probably take a while to know what the next steps are. because what's ne

eternal father, we thank you for the life and legacy of the man called madiba, nelson mandela, and for the exemplary footprints he left in the sands of time, inspired by his great life, may our lawmakers deal fairly and wisely with the great issues of our time. lord, help our senators to remain tethered to a firm faith in you, committing their lives and our country to your will. may they demonstrate their faith daily, remembering that faith without action is not real. empower them to work together for the peace and prosperity of america as they seek spiritual moorings in today's turbulent times. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., december 9, 2013. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rule

mandela. obviously the sporting moment was very special. my oldest son was born. in the wee hours of the morning, it was madiba. said he wanted to be his godfather. now when the news broke that mr. mandela has passed, it was late at night. i just arrived to my hotel and just switched off my phone and watched television all night and watched what you were saying about mandela and all the stations around the world, and i became very emotional because of that special bond. >> we appreciate you being here, francois pienaar. thank you so much. >>> we'll take a short break. our coverage from johannesburg continues in just a moment. zçjzmó >>> welcome back to our continuing coverage of the memorial service for nelson mandela in soweto and fnb stadium in johaners bur ernesbj. people continue to stream into the stadium to pay their respects and celebrate the life and legacy of nelson mandela. we've just seen the family of mandela on the field. i'm joined by robin kurnow also christian ar christiane amanpour. >> you know, sport, i have to say, everybody knows. that's why everybody loves sport so much. it just gets to t

mandela had gone. so many south africans woke up to this stark, gut wrenching head line. this says "hamba kahle madiba." >> it was an announcement heard around the world. >> our beloved nelson mandela, the founding president of the nation has departed. >> after a long battle against a recurring lung infection and a leif time spent fighting for freedom and equality, nelson mandela died at 8:50 p.m. thursday night inside his johannesburg home. >> our nation has lost its greatest son. our people have lost a father. >> mandela's family stood by his side until the very end. >> love live nelson mandela! love live the spirit of south african people! >> reporter: his people, rushing to his old house, others flooding the streets outside his final resting place, some even in pajamas, celebrating his life, despite the announcement made just before midnight. hundr hundreds singing his anti-apartheid rally cry ♪ nelson mandela nelson mandela ♪ >> reporter: nelson mandela, nelson mandela, there's no one like you. >> gave hope to the world. >> reporter: this morning, archbishop desmond tutu leading those around the

mandela, i knew this was an experience that they would never forget. i knew that they now appreciated a little bit more the sacrifices that madiba and others had made fororter: soon after the leader's death was announced, obama said he could not imagine his life without mandela's example. >> we've lost one of the most influential, courageous, and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. he no longer belongs to us. he belongs to the ages. >> reporter: president obama there echoing the words that were said of abraham lincoln after he passed away, wolf, and we do know that the president will be going to south africa to pay tribute to nelson mandela. we certainly would expect that other former presidents would be going as well, just because of the iconic nature of this event, but at this point we're still waiting for some of the details on that, wolf. >> we should be getting those details soon, brianna, i know world leader also be coming to south africa to pay their respects. brianna keilar at the white house. funeral plans for nelson mandela will carry out over ten days. over that time, world leaders from all over th

madiba is the nickname people use for nelson mandela. the memorial service today, president obama had an enormous worldwide audience, of course. there were messages you could hear most noticeably his american critics. the south africans and even himself. and he took lesson from mandela's words and actions personally. >> madiba disciplined his anger and channelled his desire to fight in an organization and platforms and strategies for action. he accepted the consequences of his actions. knowing that standing up to powerful interests and injustice carries a price. i have fought against white domination and i have fought against black domination. i've cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society. in which all persons live together in harmony and equal opportunities. it is an ideal which i hope to live for and to achieve. but if needs be, it is an ideal for which i am prepared to die. >> cynthia tucker is a syndicated columnist and visiting professor of journalism at the university of georgia. jonathan alter is an author. when he sai

mandela was when i started at robben island. >> reporter: a warm friendship began to develop and one day brand broke all the rules for madiba as mandela was called by his friends. mandela's wife winnie was visiting with their first grandchild. but no children were allowed. >> she told her husband she brought his grandchild to robben island. immediately he looked at me and asked sit possible to see the child from a distance. the answer was no because it is monitored. >> reporter: but brand decided to risk it and takes the baby to mandela out of sight of he monitors. >> he came to the baby and he was emotional, got tears in his eyes, kissed the baby twice. from that moment we become in a way friends. >> reporter: in that tiny cell brand, the young prison guard, had a life changing experience. he helped his new friend learn the language of the white minority so mandela could communicate with them as well as his own people. >> to bring your enemy closer to you speak the tongue of the people. i also never thought he would be the president of the country. i was proud of him. >> reporter: brand and cusrata are now joined in their gri

celebrating and remember his legacy, i think that clear voices must say but now let us deal with mandela and madiba as he's affectionately called. why is he given all of this admiration? why the celebration? we don't remember the wealthiest or the most politically correct guy in south africa. we remember him. why? it's those qualities and values we must strive for. if using the president's term we should use this as a teaching moment. otherwise we do a disservice to him and to ourselves. >> as we look at the complexities of south africa and knowing that it is this new nation that is looking to rise up to the call of what mandela, the road map he has laid before with this progressive constitution. and as we here in the states try to live up to the constitution that our forefathers left for us, we still aspire to that. so how do you think the complex and complicated society of south africa today is transforming itself to live up to this road map that its left behind? >> that's the nature of democracy. it's a work in progress. and south africa, we see it as the largest economy, second largest economy

madiba. by the powerful name of nelson mandela lived on.ry single day inside prison walls. he demonstrated unique leadership in spite of negotiations with the enemy. he negotiated for the release of his fellow political prisoners first before his own release. from prison on the was onefebruary, 1990, of the most remarkable and moving moments in the world's history. the world came to a standstill, watching this tall, imposing figure walking out into a world he had left behind 27 years before. feelings we and felt on that day are difficult to expressin human language. a downtrodden people who had made toumanized and feel like pariahs in the land of their birth, finally saw science that freedom would be attained in their lifetime. south africa needed a leader throughiba to help us a difficult transition from apartheid to freedom of society. road to a historic first free and fair elections, there are many times he brought our nation back from the brink of catastrophe. in 1992, and the -- popularthe leader leader of our people in 1993, some of t

madiba. >> our beloved mandela, thefounr democratic nation, has departed.passed on peacefully, in the company of his family, around 2050, on the 5th of december, 2013. he is now resting. he is now at peace. is our nation has lost -- our nation has lost its greatest son. our people have lost a father. although we knew that this day would come, nothing can diminish our sense of the profound and enduring loss. his kind of struggle for freedom and in the respect of the world, his humility, his combustion and his humanity and in their love, our thoughts and prayers are with the mandela family, our thoughts are with the south african people, who today, mourn the loss of the one president who, more than any other, came to embody their sense of a common nation. our thoughts are with the millions of people across the world who embraced madiba as their own. and who saw his cause as their cause. this is the moment of our deepest sorrow. our nation has lost its greatest son. yet what made nelson mandela freight was precisely what made him human. we saw in him what we s

mandela. it's called madiba. the name of his cip. the restaurant owner said he wanted to pay tribute to a great man. >> a hero for thousands of new yorkers who enthusiastically embraced the south african freedom fighter when he arrived in the city in 1990. he had only been out of the city for four months. nelson mandela met the governors of new york and new jersey and the police in the city. a crowd of 750,000 greeted him. an elementary school teacher said nelson mandela was the perfect leader. >> devotion. complete self-sacrifice. he embodies that and will continue. >> as a white south african what did nelson mandela mean to you and your family? >> freedom. he showed that differences in skin doesn't mean anything. we all bleed red. >> this woman was not born when nelson mandela came to power. for your generation, what does he mean? >> well for our generation, it's a little bit like history, because then he opened up the doors for us not to seriousness so much what they experienced. >> new york special residents. demonstrations were

(laughter) and friend of the show rick santorum spelled out exactly why madiba inspires him. >> nelson mandela stood up against a great injustice. i would make the argument that we have a great injustice going on right now this this country with an ever-increasing size of government that isic thatting over and controlling people's lives. and obamacare is front and center in that. >> stephen: question, obamacare is america's apartheid. lev laugh. >> stephen: and if rick santorum is the one fighting it, then he is america's nelson mandela. or as his closest followers call him, tata vanilla. (laughter) folks-- (cheers and applause) folks, the holiday season is upon us unless you are jewish in which case it is already come and gone. so depressing to see the menorahs out on the curb. but i'm saended that people are losing sight of the true meaning of christmas. punching a grandma for a ps4. instead folks like washington representative jim mcdermott always twists jesus's teachings to make it all about caring for your fellow man. >> we're the richest nation in the world and when jesus had the five lo

tens of thousands, singing, dancing and screaming nelson mandela's name. ♪ madiba >> the memorial servicet the stadium in johannesburg with 94,000-seat soccer facility is where mandela made the final appearance in 2010 and a there will world gathered to say goodbye. >> remember him for the righteousness. >> despite enknox security -- despite enormous security concerns, people streamed in. there were now united states president, obama, bush, clinton and carter. president obama honored the legacy. >> nelson mandela taught us the power of action and the power of ideas. the importance of reason. the response of argument. the need to study not only those who you agree with but, also, those who you do not agree with. >> 90 countries knew in representatives from argentina to pakistan to trinidad to china. >> on the streets of south africa memorials large and small to the man who triumphed over apartheid. >> we have to mourn can cry but more important celebrate the life of a great leader. >> after today's memorial, his body will lie in state for three days before he is buried in the childhood vil

demonstrated by this list which is available on the nelson mandela foundation website, there are already hundreds of roads, parks, and schools madiba's bearing name, including the nelson mandela in school in mali. available onns are the map. contributing by adding the names of things in their area that have been named after the peace prize winner. indian web users have been elfies, as part of their day for a day -- gay for a reinstate part of a code that was dean to criminalize homosexuality. the momentum seems to be gaining ground. they have been posting messages to social networks, posting their outrage. peoplere some well-known . they have slammed the ideas that these activities between consenting same-sex people are illegal. web users are hoping the court will reconsider its decision. a number of petitions have happened in the last few days, demanding the authorities revoked the ruling. thousands of people have signed the petitions to protect the lives of their lgbt community. users weref twitter prompting the blogging platform to reverse course on a policy. a change made last week removed an individual's ability to block individ

. >> reporter: today, mandela's great granddaughter remembered him. >> the future without madiba. you are in our memory. you tower over the walls leaving streaks of light for us to follow. we salute you. >> one of mandela's most important legacies was the support for truth and reconciliation commission. thousands of victims and perpetrators, black and white, told their stories t t t t t t o highest expectation of the majority. >> but much is still left to be done in the infant democracy. >> he told us that the promises of democracy would not be met overnight, and that the fears of the few would not be allowed to delay th. >> corruption and scandals rampant in the anc political party, and white-owned businesses are in lieu contra-tive partnerships with the investors. the gap between rich and poor is still one of the largest in the world. south africa's struggle would not have been denied by mandela. president obama touched on the human side of the global icon. >> smiling and serene, detached from the tawdry affairs. he resisted such a life. [ cheering ] >> instead, madiba insisted o

he was of course orchestrating all of my meetings with madiba. >> rose: that's what mandela's called. >> everybody in south africa called him that and everybody who knows him calls him that. i told him i needed to get to him and he organized the meeting. i told madiba, i need to be able to see you as often as i can, get close and hold your hand. and he said of course. and we did over the years. i saw him all around the world and we would sit and talk. i would just watch him and lean it. >> rose: what did you see? >> the basic thing that you need order to play a living human being i think is what goes on inside. how much energy is needed to be that person. and with mandela, it's a very lower energy. he's very quiet. inside he's quiet. i learned that. he's commanding. he has most commanding presence without being lordly. he doesn't walk into a room as nelson mandela, he walks into a room as madiba, as an orphan. he doesn't take the room, the room givers itself. quiet he's always been i think. when he first got into robin island and they issued short pants to everybody except to akmad, t

each year on the 18th of july, the world comes together to celebrate mandela day, recognising madiba'st of others. indeed, madiba was one of a kind. [speaking in foreign language] [speaking in foreign language] compatriots and friends, while saying madiba was one of a kind, we also remember that he believed in collective leadership and that he never wanted to be viewed as a messiah or a saint. he emphasized that all his achievements were derived from working with the anc collective, from whom in his own words, were men and women who were more capable than he was. thus, the south africa that you see today is a reflection of madiba and many others like him, who sacrificed their lives for a free nation. as we thus remain truly grateful to his peers, walter sisulu, oliver reginald tambo, govan mbeki, raymond mhlaba, dorothy nyembe, florence mophosho, and countless others who left indelible marks in the history of our struggle. compatriots and friends, today madiba is no more. he leaves behind a nation that loves him dearly. he leaves a continent that is truly proud to call him an african.

mandela, i knew this was an experience that they would never forget. i knew that they now appreciated a little bit more the sacrifices that madiba and others had made for freedom. >> reporter: soon after the leader's death was announced, obama said he could not imagine his life without mandela's example. >> we have lost one of the most influential, courageous, and profoundly good human beings that any of us will ever share time with on this earth. he no longer belongs to us. he belongs to the ages. >> reporter: we are told he will head to south africa to pay tribute to nelson mandela and told the stature of mandela an iconic leader, a number of former presidents will be heading there as well, john. that is the expectation but we don't know the details at this point. the white house is still working out logistics. >> so many of our presidents had a personal connection to them i would be surprised not to see them all heading over there for some kind of remembrance. brianna keilar, thank you very much. >>> we will tell you about this weather ahead. a deadly storm is wreaking havoc across the nation. hundreds of flights canceled. roads choked with ice and

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