there is mourning. but also celebration for the life of a man who changed a nation and became a global icon by sheer force of character. there will be public remembrances for the next week and a half culminating in a state funeral. nick reports from johannesberg. >> reporter: for south africans today is for mourning. madeba as he was known widely was the father of this country. >> somehow we believe that [ inaudible ] but we'll have to accept the humble request of [ inaudible ] to come together and mourn. >> reporter: he might have been sick for a long time, but people here are still shocked. they have lost a revolutionary leader. >> even though one knew that this day would come because of his age, there still is a huge sense of loss, a deep sense of emptiness. >> reporter: in a black village about 30 miles from here where he and his wife lived young and old, white and black remembered his generation of spirit. >> i'm just glad he did all he did for us, and hopefully we continue the legacy as the youth

we can say for sure is that ten days of mourning have ended.or a man described by many people as one of the most extraordinary of his age. the life and times now of nelson mandela. >> our nation has lost its greatest son. ♪ ♪ nelson mandela ♪ madiba father of our nation ♪ >> nelson mandela was a fighter for justice and a human inspiration. >> nelson mandela was not just a hero of our time but a hero of all times. >> i am not a saint unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. >> he's the moses of our time. >> now we're free! we're free, wee free! we're free! ♪ nelson mandela ♪ tata madiba ♪ oh yeah mandela ♪ madiba >> madiba, the man. ♪ >> it is the end of 95 glorious years of the 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 - violen

. >> a nation is in mourning. vigils are continuing across south africa over the death of nelson mandela, one of the greatest political leaders of our time. 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, a

it is an hour of, daness, sadness, pain and death in tears and mourning.e believe that you will console us, that you will give us the strength to hold in our hearts and minds and the courage to enact in our lives the values madiba fought and stood for. we turn to you, lord, that entrust madiba's soul to eternal rest and loving arms as he rejoins the madiba clan, his comrades and all the faithful departed, we pray particularly for his closest and dearest, for graca machel, for his children, grandchildren and all his relatives, may you surround them with your loving arms, embrace and comfort. in this dark time of mourning, at this perfect time when you have called him to rest and a perfect end. accept his soul and remember him with the company of the redeemed in heaven. console and comfort his family. console and comfort south africa, africa and the world. may his long walk to freedom be enjoyed and realized in our time by all. may he rest in peace and rise in glory. amen. ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela ♪

but here it will appeal to families across britain will mourn with his family. and everyone in south africa. japan's prime minister shinzo abe's added his voice to the chorus attributes of local people want to play with me. he fought for the abolition of apartheid with a strong will one nation building. he made a major achievement to focus on the reconciliation of the people. he was a great b day. with the hospital. you are like addison in venice when the president on the matilda announced an official mourning period for three days. honor the memory of what he called this giant of africa. and of people into the wild. nelson mandela and the winner of a lemon water to condemn the top sneaker it affordable. in this form of the month of the head side to the fight scenes and check it out at him at the beginning of the nation as a source of inspiration. on the country has a fireplace in the hots for the freedoms i have to inform women of all the inaugural event. in maine the men's room. and yet advantage. no way of allah you might be the twenty ten at his best and mop

millions are mourning nelson mandela.dom and the strength of the human spirit in south africa and beyond. john and diana. >> in the 27 years he was incarcerated, he organized protests and got his law degree and even though he was only allowed one visitor a year and write or receive one letter every six months. so he had little contact with his own family. >> amazing. he won over everybody in that 30 years of incarceration, winning over prison guards, walking out and renouncing fierce of hatred. he said it only clouds the mind. this is a man as soon as he walked out embraced anyone who oppressed him and what a remarkable thing. he was raised as a son of a tribal leader. his nickname was troublemaker. isn't that amazing? little did they know? he certainly was. >> yes. >>> oprah winfrey's also weighing in on mandela's passing. she says it was one of her greatest honors to be invited to his home. and called him humble, graceful and heroic. she called him a gift to us all, and she hosted mandela on her show 13 years ago. >> i

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions ( singing ) >> woodruff: mourning his death, but also celebrating his life in the streets of south africa and beyond. the world continued its look back today at nelson mandela's long journey. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. we further explore mandela's legacy. tonight, how south africa was forever changed by the man they called "father." >> to many people nelson mandela does represent the kind of more all center an a choice to turn away from violence, to turn away from strife. and to turn away from racial divisions. >> woodruff: back in the u.s., paul solman digs into today's jobs report, which points to strong gains in hiring and a five-year low in the unemployment rate. and mark shields and david brooks are here. they reflect on mandela's life and the rest of the week's news. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real an

international volgograd mourning the deaths of thirty two people after two blast ripped through the city's main railway station and trolley bus all in the space of less than twenty four hours. revelations claimed the n.s.a. intercepts computers bought online and bugs them with special software and spying gadgets before they reach their owners. and a look back at the scandals and breakthroughs that shape the global news events of two thousand and thirteen. nine am in moscow i'm good to have you with us here on r t our top story this hour the first funerals are to be held in volgograd after the city was devastated by two bomb attacks in the space of less than twenty four hours at least thirty three people killed scores more wounded archies margaret howell met some of those in mourning. it's been one more of an easy night for the residents of russia's southern city of welcome the loved ones of the injured in two terror attacks held vigils in hospitals others mourned. he was a good man a good father a good son a good grandson there are not so many of such good ones around the good ones die fir

volgograd mourning the deaths of thirty four people after two blast ripped through the city's been a real way station and a trolley bus all in less than twenty four hours. fresh revelations claim the n.s.a. intercepts computers bought online and then bugs them with special software and spy gadgets before they reach their owners plus. a look back at the top scandals and breakthroughs that shape the global events of two thousand and thirteen. it's noon in moscow a very good to have you with us our top story this hour the first funerals are to be held in volgograd after the city was devastated by two bomb attacks in less than the space of twenty four hours at least thirty four people confirmed dead scores more wounded artie's margaret howell reports from a city in mourning. it is tense it's also very somber the traffic seems to be moving more slowly than i was able to catch up with some of the family members of people who have died namely the father of the security guard one of two people who will be having a funeral today and here is their story it's been one more of an easy night for

now millions are mourning nelson mandela.s a symbol of freedom and the strength of the human spirit in south africa and beyond. john and diana? >> karen, mandela clear hero to president obama. will he be traveling to south africa for the memorial? >> no trip has been announced yet by the white house but it seems likely the president and possibly first lady would go over for the services when they happen over the next week or two. the president was so candid yesterday speaking about the influence that nelson mandela had in his life. he said he could not imagine living his life without the example that nelson mandela set. >> tell us more about president obama's last trip to south africa and when he first met mandela has a senator. >> reporter: president obama was in south africa in june. nelson mandela was very sick at that point. the white house said out of respect for him and his family they were not going to have the obamas a go and meet him. instead he took his wife and daughters to nominee's cell on robben island. he said

he's being mourned today. nelson mandela dead at the age of 95. >> rohit, thank you. and nbc special news correspondent charlene hunter galt is a journalist and as a citizen is among those best able to talk about nelson mandela's life and legacy. and charlene, while it's just been hours since we heard the news, rohit is write. we had a long time to prepare. your thoughts. >> in south africa, people rarely use the word death or dying. the talk about transitioning. i think the spirit you're hearing outside the home is part of that notion that nelson mandela has transitioned to a different place. and i think in -- you know, we almost think of him as a super human person. and i thought over these months since we were there in south africa when he first went to the hospital that over these weeks and months, in his own sort of wisdom, he's been preparing his nation and the world for this. and i think that one of the things that surely will happen in the middle aftermath of his passing will be south africa coming together as he wants them to. those outside not singing tonigh

world leaders and well-wishers are mourning the death of nelson mandela.e looking at live pictures of people outside his home. the former south african president died yesterday come aged 95. atlet's take a closer look mandela's life and the legacy he leaves behind. take a listen. >> the free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. >> from prisoner to president, nelson mandela's 1990 release end ofil signaled the south africa's racist policy of apartheid. on to become the country's first truly democratically elected leader. >> i, nelson mandela, do hereby to be faithful to the republic of south africa. a born in a small village to local chief, mandela was one of 13 children and the first member of his family to attend school. in the 1940's, he began opposing minority's policy of apartheid laws that segregated society. first, mandela was inspired by approach of nonviolent resistance. as white south africa became more aggressive, so did he. as the head of the armed wing of the african national congress, mandela led violent sabotage attacks and was

but before i discuss the business before this body, i mourn, like we all mourn, but i also celebrate the life of south africa's great emancipator, nelson mandela. he once said -- quote -- "difficulties break some men but make others. " his dedication to peace and justice was forged really in the fire of adversity, 27 years in prison among other things. while he endured great hardship for the cause of suffrage, his capacity for forgiveness was just really boundless as his dedication to democracy, freedom and equality was. he leaves a legacy that is going to be so significant, it will inspire current and future leaders for generations to come. mr. president, now with our schedule, this week is south africa mourns the founder of its democracy, the senate must continue its work in our democracy. i suggest to my colleagues that before the senate will -- that the senate, as i've indicated, will work long nights, i think we're going to come in earlier than we normally do and possibly weekends to complete this workload we have before the holidays. during this next work period, the one we're

people around the world are gathering to mourn the loss of nelson mandela. this friday everyone from heads of state to people on st

south africa has entered into 10 days of mourning. his body will be laid to rest at his ancestral home. live in washington, i'm tara mergener, back to you. >> and tara, we understand the funeral preparations are a huge undertaking. what can you tell us? >> reporter: in fact, these funeral preparations, michelle, have been compared to a world cup inauguration, a coronation, all together at the same time. so a very big deal. now, coming up, we have a national day of prayer and reflection. that comes up first on sunday. there's going to be memorial in johannesburg on tuesday. then mandela's body will lay in state before the state funeral in his hometown. again, his body will be buried at his ancestral home but certainly a lot leading up to this funeral both official and unofficial events. michelle? >> that's right. his legacy just spans from generation to generation. how will the country keep his memory fresh and alive for future generations? >> reporter: i think the recommendation is to keep a lot of reminders about the way he lived and

this morning the world remembering that man, mourning the loss of a legend. south africa's former president hailed for his courage and decency and message of equality. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm michaela pereira. it is 5:00 in the east. >>> nelson mandela whose unbreakable will and unsurpassed courage brought an end to an era of white domination in south africa. he is dead this morning at the age of 95. mandela was such a global icon with larger than life legend who went from a prison cell to the presidency and he did it with such unmashed grace. i want to bring in robin curnow live from johannesburg. set the scene for us today, robin. >> the announcement was made just before midnight on thursday. so many south africans didn't really know that their icon had passed on. it was only when they woke up this morning that they perhaps looked at the newspapers or heard on the radio. much of this country is quite rule countryside and they would have seen headlines like this. this one means go well, madiba. good-bye. i think many people in this

along with the ice and snow. >>> and mourning madiba.uch more, including the jail guard, with a remarkable story about helping the imprisoned leader. >>> welcome back. a deep freeze is threatening the safety of nearly 200 million people across much of america this morning. >> the area especially hard-hit stretches from texas to the great lakes. the brutal conditions, bone-chilling temperatures and heavy accumulations of ice and snow. oklahoma under a state of emergency. one of many southern-central states crippled by treacherous conditions. that area can expect up to six inches of snow, with temperatures colder than alaska. industrial-sized power generators are in place. the best advice, stay indoors. stay off the roads. >>> and parts of texas through arkansas and tennessee, will be under ice storm warnings throughout the day. stores across the region are running out of supplies. and the expected half-inch or more of ice will bring dangerous driving conditions and widespread power outages. accuweather meteorologist jim dickey is tracking

born from -- before our eyes but never from our hearts and minds as we mourn today let us not forget in many tomorrows that the greatest witness to his life is for us all to believe in testament to his magnificent leadership. although he no longer walks among us, the universitiality of humanity genuinely must continue. with this, passed on to us, to all nations great and small, to all onpeople, far and wide, lets dedicate ourselves to continue on a separate journey in which we travel together to a world where this harmony prevails. [ speaking in foreign language ] [ speaking in foreign language ] . >> thank you. thank you. >>> at this point, the grandchildren will begin speaking, or at least our schedule. >> from alll over the world, we have well over 91 countries that have sent delegation os, and we would like to thank them for being here. we have countries such as afghanistan, angola, algeria, argentina, australia, austria, azerbaijan, the bahamas, bangladesh, botswana, barbados, the united arab emirates, belgium and many others who continue acknowledging all of them as we move on.

what are they mourning? >> reporter: you know, they are, of course, mourning nelson mandela, but just remember mandela was like a mirror. he reflected back to south africa what they wanted to be, what this nation imagined itself to be. perhaps an idealistic vision. today 20 years later, this is a very complicated, often divided at times nation. now, what they also i think are mourning is that very vision of leadership we saw in mandela. you spoke about it a little earlier. he really played the long he? he looked ahead. he planned. he was a tactician, a pragmatist. he was a man who really thought about being a symbol of reconciliation. compare that with president zuma whose leadership and whose government seems to lurch from crisis to crisis. there seems to be an overwhelming focus on scandals over personal enrichment, whether it's president zuma or those close to him. they seem to have according to many south africans, there is a real focus of this current government on the trappings of power, of using the s

the world is mourning and celebrating nelson mandela this morni morning.home following a long illness. mandela was 95 years old and when word of his dealt was announced crowds started to gather across south africa. this morning mourners gathered at his home and at memorials around the country. mandela will be bury at his ancestral home in about ten days. >>> well, this morning nelson mandela is being remembered as a fighter for human rights and equality and he says the most powerful weapon for change is education. as jim axelrod reports, that message inspired generations of american students and teachers. >> reporter: when nelson mandela visited madison park high school in roxbury, massachusetts, in 1990, the crowd went wild, eager to hear his words of wisdom. >> the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. >> reporter: cele celestino dep was a sophomore in the gym that day. >> the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow, and at the time that was a quote that really stuck to my head and to this day i try to instill the same concept in my students. >>

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mourn with them. today's an opportunity to remember the extraordinary life story of rdinary nelson mandela. anc, thatmovement, the liberated a country. and dured the suffering prison.ce of 27 years in a son unable to attend his father funeral, a unable to attend his son's. such the face of oppression, his spirit never bent or broke. offered the chance of release in 1985 after more than 20 years in jail, on the condition that he ive up the struggle, he refused. sell my birthright nor am i prepared to sell the to be ght of my people free, he said. we honor him, too, because of the remarkable person that the orld found him to be after he walked out of prison in 1990. remember.nes we all archbishop omrade desmond tutu said, it can inable the sufferer, there can be than g more noble determining not to seek revenge but to seek reconciliation with them. he was, as archbishop tutu said magnanimity. that is why he became not just a but truly struggle can be described as the father of a nation. as we have seen

as the world mourns the loss of nelson mandela, a look back at the profound impact he has had on history. karen travers reports. >> born in 1918, nelson mandela was the son of a tribal chief. as a young man coming faced daily humiliation of living under apartheid come a system of government enforced racial division that led to the oppression of the majority black south africans. mandela made the fight for his country in people's liberation his calls. in 1964, he paid the price with his own freedom, sentenced to life in prison. i have the idea of a democratic and free society. it is an ideal for which i am prepared to die. mandela in chains, south africans found a new rally cry, free mandela synonymous with the demands for a free south africa. after nearly than eight ok'd, as dubya dick clark finally -- after nearly three decades, delcerq freed him. he was embraced by his people and the world. he became a nobel peace prize recipient and was elected president in the country's first free elections. the post apartheid years were unemployment and aids plagued the country. the 91-year-old mand

we've had a chance to have ten days of mourning. today we're going to salute the ic icon. >> reporter: mandela once told an interviewer he was not a messiah but an ordinary man who became a leader because of extraordinary circumstances. no doubt he believed that. nor is there any doubt of the extraordinary adulation, the empowered esteem held for him all over the country. nelson mandela, the freedom fighter, the diplomat, the peace maker. he is gone from this land he loved so much, but the iconic figure, the conscience of this nation, remains here today in spirit. and according to the conversations of many of the people here in south africa will remain so forever. we are now in alexandra, one of the other townships near johannesburg. once again people have turned out in rather impressive numbers. it's the beginning of summer here. it's the christmas season. normally they come to this stadium to watch soccer. today they're here to watch the funeral services in qunu 400 miles away, their final opportunity to say goodbye to the man we

a period of mourning starts in the russian city of on the ground which was hit by two suicide blasts in two days claiming thirty four lives and injuring dozens more . also this hour the machines are welching the n.s.a. is reportedly intercepting laptops purchased online to install spy in ma where before they reach their destination it's. and to get revelations and breakthroughs and protests edward snowden spy scandal a long awaited nuclear deal with iran global ronnie's against jam foods and fracking we'll look at the stories that shaped twentieth century. and welcome to our team to national twenty four hour news life from. our top story now. and families and their washed out have started burying their loved ones who were killed in two successive suicide bombings tox within twenty four hours of each other talk said the city's main train station and a crowded bus the number of dead following the terror attacks has risen to sashay for dozens more still in hospital longer at how well. it is tense it's also very somber traffic seems to be moving more slowly if i was able to catch up with

it's definitely safe because if you've seen a white person around as south africa mourns the death of nelson mandela racial tensions are still strong in some places across the country we visit one such area after the break. they look like bound to. enjoy the sun and the ocean. but what was buried here years ago. means these people are suffering the consequences. how much more poison lies on the ground. behind this there is what we call the bank on which there is a deposit of plutonium left by security test which caused. despite previous cleaning efforts there remains a deposit of a little less than two kilos of plutonium stuck in the rock the coral reef about ten meters down yuki attests a never ending legacy. i mean welcome back you're watching our t.v. ireland has become the first you state to exit its bailout program the nation which was hit hard by the two thousand and eight crisis has climbed out of the recession and its economic environment has improved significantly but as a test our silly reports from dublin there are plenty of challenges ahead before the country experiences a

headlines from r t international volgograd mourning the death of thirty two people after two blasts through the city's main railway station and a trolley bus all in less than twenty four hours. fresh revelations claimed the n.s.a. intercepts computers bought on line and bugs them with special software and spyware before they reach their owners. we take a look back at the scandals and breakthroughs that shaped twenty. ten am in moscow i'm at a very good to have you with us our top story this hour volgograd in mourning after the city was devastated by two bomb attacks in less than twenty four hours at least thirty three people killed and scores more wounded artie's margaret howell has been there covering this from the start she joins me live now with the latest so what's the mood in the city today it's probably fairly tense there yes. not it is tense it's also very somber the traffic seems to be moving more slowly there seems to be something in the air that is that is very somber here as you mentioned thirty two died among these two terrorist attacks it's now thirty three there was another vi

mourning the loss of a true hero. south africa and the world reacts to the passing of nelson mandela. >> she is trying to sign up for obamacare but the web site won't let her saying her husband is in jail. one problem. that's not true. what the government is asking her to do now. >> they are scaring sense into middle schoolers who are out of control. >> you could hit somebody. you think it is freaking funny. ? >> now police are the ones in it trouble. fox friends first starts right now. -- "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> let's get right to the fox news alert for you. the world mourning the death of former south african president nelson mandela. here's a look at live pictures from outside his home. earlier hundreds of people sang gospel songs paying tribute to the leader who inspired the world to hope. ♪ >> jonathan hunt takes a look back at nelson mandela's extraordinary life. >> when nelson mandela walked free from prison on february the 11th, 1990, he knew as did the rest of the world, that white dominati

and mourning. we see that through the elements of dance and the songs that everybody out here on the street are chanting. it's important to understand that yes, they are celebrating nelson mandela's life, thanking him for everything that he is providing. they are sad and are mourning. it's a 10-day process. the official national day of mourning. there'll be an outpouring of support at the national memoria village near where he was born. >> when see see the crowds is there concerns about security. is there efforts made to protect the mourners? >> no, i don't think there's a concern about security. this crowd is full of black, white, young, old. there's belief, lots of people out here. everybody has come here like everybody has come outside the house in johannesburg, where he died. there's huge crowds in qunu where he'll be buried. it's a time for everyone to say thanking tata, thank you father for creating the country we live in. >> thank you for that report tonight. >> nelson mandela was elected so

when does a vigil of mourning become a kind of reverential street party? when nelson mandela dies. flow with tears, others feared they might flow with blood. but in the end, the reaction to his passing has been less grief and more celebration. >> i have come to celebrate madiba's life. i am not mourning. >> phillips: maybe it's because mandela had been so ill and so frail and out of public life for so long that people were prepared for the end. but south africans have held their joyous vigil to honor the man and the legacy of what had been, not to mourn what had been taken away. >> all over the world, all over south africa, all over africa, he has just made such an impact. >> phillips: it had been a long year of watching his decline, in and out of hospital, one potentially fatal crisis after another. >> he remains critical but stable, responding to treatment. >> phillips: the hospital vigils that began in hope became a wait for the inevitable. >> our nation has lost its greatest son. >> phillips: so, now, the candles burn and the respect takes a thousand forms. >> and south african

there's a profound sense of loss and mourning that has swept the entire country.ne right outside mandela's home that we've seen spring up around the country. south africans marking the passing of this great man by celebrating his life. when the news broke tonight of mandela's death, south africans of all stripes flocked to mandela's home. young, old, white, black. ♪ they danced. they sang old songs of struggle from the apartheid era. >> i think we should celebrate what he has achieved and what he has given us. i wouldn't be free without him. >> reporter: but some who showed up to pay their respects were overcome with grief. >> i'm disappointed. i'm sad. but at the same time, i think he's had his part in life and he did it very well. >> reporter: these scenes swept across the country, growing into the wee hours of the morning after president jacob zuma broke the news to the nation and to the world. >> he's now at peace. our nation has lost its greatest son. our people have lost a father. >> reporter: trents to the man affectionately known as tata madiba immediately

a sign of mourning in a gesture of gratitude. familyesman for mandela's expressed thanks for the outpouring of grief in south africa and the world over. underlines there simple truth that medieval was not just days citizen of south africa, but a global citizen. world leaders and dignitaries will attend a memorial service in johannesburg tuesday. unexpectedly increased its troop deployment to central african republic on saturday after violent clashes between muslim and christian militias (instead. at a security conference in paris, the french president said his nation would send 1600 soldiers, 400 more than originally planned. the central african republic is a former french colony and has dissented into chaos after mainly muslim rebels overthrew the government back in march. >> they are mourning hundreds killed even as the uneasy calm is in the streets. thousands have fled. others are keeping to the relative safety of their homes. dead, thisple are woman says, so many. what will our president do about this. when he protection. the

. >> global mourning - cards and flowers overflying in johannesburg. >> help wanted - a december surprise on the jobs front. more companies are hiring and the economy shows signs of a rebound. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live in new york city. >> an american war veteran detained in north korea is on his way back to the united states. merrill newman departed beijing airport about 15 minutes ago, headed for his home in san francisco. he'd been held in north korea since late october. officials said they released newman on humanitarian grounds and for apologising for crimes committed during the korean war. he spoke to reporters before leaving beijing. >> i'm glad to be coming home. >> melissa chan has more. >> great news that merrill newman has been freed. you can well imagine how distraught his family has been. he's missed thanksgiving, but will be home in time for the holidays. we hear that merrill newman was part of a special unit called the white tigers. military intelligence stole secrets - we didn't know about the group until the 1990s. so from the north

they are there to celebrate his achievements and mourn his passing. nelson mandela, south africa's first black president was 95, dying in the company of his family after a long battle against lung infections. let's listen to what some of these people had to say gathered outside his home. >> i'm very sad. i met him when i was young. i grew up with him. i was very sad. i'm not happy that he gets to rest in piece. what he did for the country. i was telling my friend now, that if i was him i wouldn't be friends with him. i wouldn't be together. . >> obviously i'm shocked and sadden. it's hurtful. i was born in 1994. he fought for everything. i wouldn't be able to be here around my family. i hope he rests in piece and everything goes well. >> south africa lost his greatest son, they are the words that president zoouma used to break his news to the world that nelson mandela decide. >> fellow south africans, our e beloved nelson mandela, the founding president of a democratic nation has departed. he passed on peacefully in the company of his family around 20

tonight, families across britain will mourn with his family and everyone in south africa. your greatest son has moved millions and i believe that his inspiration for the future will be every bit as powerful as the extraordinary things that he achieved in his remarkable life. thank you. >> general colin powell was the first african-american to serve as if joint chiefs of staff and secretary of state. powell about the impact nelson mandela had on his life. >> i was able to spend time with him and so many things said about nelson mandela, my memories will always go back to his inauguration. in 19 no94, i will never forget came up on stage to become the new president of the new south africa. he was preceded be i the four generals. you see things through the filter of your experience, as a general, i couldn't help to note these four generals came up on the stage ahead of him as a guard of honor. they were showing him they accepted him as a freely elected president. then he looked down to the jailers who were in the front row and reminded everybody that my regime, my new leaders

plans call tore a ten-day mourning period.no formal public event held until the fifth day at soccer city stadium in soweto. mandela's body will lie in state upon the three days. on the tenth day the funeral and bur yam will be held in the remote village where mandela spent his boyhood. thousands are expected to attend, while millions watch around the world. now, south african ashch bishop desmond tutu led a churf service in capetown. >> that happened earlier. here is a little from that service. >> god, thank you for the gift of man mandiba. thank you for watching him to see what all we can become. help us to become that kind of nation. >> the archbishop was one of mandela's biggest supporters. he called the mandela a eun fire from the moment he walked out of prison and a global icon of reconciliation. >>> well, millions of people around the world are mourning the loss of nelson mandela and the tributes are pouring in for the nan who reconciles his country of south africa and became an icon for reconciliation and forgiveness an

what are they mourning? >> reporter: they're of course mourning nelson mandela, but mandela was like a mirror, he reflected back to south africa, what they want to be, what this nation imagined itself to be. perhaps an idealistic vision, an complicated often -- very visionary leadership we saw in mandel l.a. you spoke about it a little bit earlier. he really played the long game, didn't he? he looked ahead, he planned, he was a man who really thought about being a symbol of rec reconciliati reconciliation. now compare that to president zuma whose leadership and whose government seems to lurch from crisis to crisis, there seems to be an overwhelming focus on scandals or the personal enrichment whether it's linked to president zuma or those close to him. according to many south africans there's a real current in this current government of the trappings of power, of using the state to further the interests of the elites and president zuma. that is the kind of contra diblg atidiblg -- mandela's party lost its wa

there will be ten official days of mourning, including a day of prayer and a memorial service. president obama and the first lady will travel to south africa. so will former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton. >> today, reverend cecil williams of san francisco's glide memorial church talked about mandela's legacy. >> ".in his lifetime and our lifetime." >> williams says he was onstage with mandela at the oakland coliseum during his visit in 1990. he says he'll always remember him for his courage and conviction. even after being imprisoned for 27 years. o >> the wood and stated that he was on stage with him during his visit in 1990. he stated that he will always remember him for his courage even after he was imprisoned. >> a memorial is being held tonight in fremont for actor paul walker and his friend roger rodas. both men were killed in a firey car wreck last weekend.. the memorial is in the form of a car meet - scheduled between 9-pm and midnight. hundreds of cars are expected. it's set to happen on pacific commons blvd in fremont. >> some scary moments at a trader jo

it's definitely unsafe because if you see no white person around as the nation mourns nelson mandela racial tensions a deeper than ever in some corners of the nation we had to one search area in just a few minutes of the program. but next hitting rock bottom modern day cave dwellers in spain are facing eviction from their picturesque settlements despite years of pressure from the government and orders to leave the families are digging in though determined to stay they say saying there's more behind the objection the meets the eye you see calf was welcomed into one of these unconventional homes. although the tools used to dig out the caves of san miguel have changed little over the centuries this home has been modernized and it's been a pain staking labor with one's hands this tunnel was dug out but it's been installed with modern comforts like white for instance now the resident that lives here has taken a lot of work to really try to make this into a home a comfortable floor as you can see a hard floor so he can walk around a kitchen area in order to cook to entertain guests and mos

days of mourning have been declared in volgograd region starting from today not just the first three days as was initially planned and the communist party of russia among others have actually turned with an official request to the first president to declare a state wide mourning period for the country or the horrible events in volgograd. from central moscow many thanks indeed for that we appreciate it and the reaction to the tragic events in volgograd has been coming in from across the globe international leaders have been offering their sympathy is german chancellor angela merkel said both acts of terror cause a feeling of indignation and disgust the u.s. state department stressed its solidarity with the russian people against terrorism of any kind the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon expressed his deepest sympathies to the families of russia while the president of israel shimon peres said his heart is with the victims of the latest a horrific acts and he spoke about the international sympathy with. who's ever century in russian affairs for the british east and west center and he

nelson mandela will be mourned and celebrated, but something else will happen. there will still probably very soon be efforts to reinterpret his life. i do not mean leaving things out as happened in the otherwise film just released about his life. rather, as we have experienced here in the u.s. with great leaders like martin luther king and malcolm x, there will be efforts to convert mandela into a very safe character in order to advance the ends of the global elite. the battle over mandela's legacy will not await his burial nor will it await a period of mourning. it happens immediately. and for that reason, how we interpret his life and work will determine which nelson mandela we are actually recognizing and praising. mandela will be missed, but we cannot end our thought there. we must express our appreciation to the creator of all things that this planet was blessed with nelson mandela and those who stood with him in the global elite declared the situation [speaker not understood]. i never thought nelson mandela would be released from jail, and then he appeare

this is day of mourning. it's very, very solemn.me time there's a wonderful, peaceful, tranquil since. the sky is beautifully blue. there was a fear it will be pouring with rain. >> we had the rain during the memorial service, which is seen as good luck. give us a sense of qunu and the clan sense its importance to go back loam to be bury. >> reporter: what's key about the belongings like this, people don't have a lot but they do have their culture, their clan, their identity. that's entrenched with lineage. the people before you are often evoked. i was inside the mandela household two days ago and they have a big femaamily tree on onf the walls. they were explaining this intricate line of succession. that will be evoked today. >> let just pause at this solemn moment and listen. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ . >> thank you very much. may you be seated. before i call on the national anthem, i just want to make a couple of remarks by way of opening this, our final opportunity to satisfy all formalities required by the agreed program of our fest fully

there is silence on the first full day of mourning nelson mandela. there are growing tributes and there are words trying to express it all. >> madib's long walk to freedom gave courage and dignity to that. >> he just kept doing that. >> he spent years fighting apartheid there, 27 of those were spent in prison. he was often referred to as mandibba, he was 71 when he was released from prison. he gave this speech. >> we should all work together to further this country. >> there will be 10 official days of mourning, including a day of prayer, a memorial service and a funeral for the man who said when he turned 90 he had lived a life of no regrets. >> i don't regret it because the things that attracted me were things that pleased my soul. >> white house press secretary jay carney said president obama and the first lady are planing to travel to south africa next week to pay their residents to the memory of nelson mandell a- however they say the details of the trip are still being worked out. in washington, i am emily schmidt. >> coming up san jose police s

we now turn to you, lord, it is our darkness, sadness pain and death in tears and mourning, we believeou will console us, that you will give us the strength to hold in our hearts and minds and the courage to enact in ourng lives the values madiba fought and stood for. we turn to you, lord, and entrust madiba's soul to eternl rest and loving arms as he rejoins the madiba clan, to all the faithful departed, we pray particularly for his closest and de dearest for his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and all his relatives, may you surround them with your loving arms, your embrace and comfort at this dark time of mourning, at this perfect time when you have called him to rest and perfect end, accept his soul and number him with the a company of the redeemed in heaven. console and comfort his family, console and comfort south africa, africa and the world. may his long walk to freedom be enjoyed andd realized in our tie by all. may he rest in peace and rise in glory. amen. ♪ nelson mandela nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela [ singing in foreign language ] ♪ nelson mandela nelson m

we'll be watching what's happening in south africa over the next ten days of mourning.man dadela has passed aw. thank you for watching our special situation room coverage of the passing of nelson mandela. much more coming up right now on erin burnett "outfront" with jake tapper filling in. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. you're watching erin burnett "outfront." we're following the news story of nelson mandela, the first black president of south africa. an

. >> reporter: as the period of mourning continues here, tomorrow his body will lie in state for three days. the family and vips, brian, will begin to view his body first thing tomorrow morning. >> lester holt, who was inside the stadium for all of it. as we said, it was that kind of a day. >>> and the other moment from today's memorial that is getting some attention tonight, a selfie featuring president obama, british prime minister david cameron, and danish prime minister helen schmidt. i guess it was designed to be seen in just moments. our special correspondent charlayne gault is here, a veteran journalist that has been here for close to two decades. you had the distinguished task of covering this live. you kept saying it was a perfect african celebration. folks who tuned in all full-on celebration going on behind the speakers. what do you think it was that we witnessed here today? >> well, they mourn by celebrating because they believe the body has departed, but it has become an ancestor. so they go to the grave to talk to them, many of them are still attuned to that. it's a celeb

the country's official week of mourning for nelson mandela has begun. it is well into sunday morning, yet there is still a few dye hards. to my left on the streets, it played a few part in nelson mandela's life and the life of apartheid. so many came out to honour the struggle and the lessons that he left with. >> this street hosted apartheid's bloodiest battle and thanked its famous residents for winning the fight. outside nelson mandela's house, and played protest songs. >> in a quiet corner, nelson mandela was thanked. this was a champ, he coaches kids to box because nelson mandela asked him to. nelson mandela urged him to help his community and to take his anger out on the community, not the street. >> i wouldn't be alive today. i help the children now. >> nelson mandela loved boxing. he considered it an outlet for stress and anger. >> he trained here. it's the soweto ymca today. >> today young men from soweto train in a mooederb space. when nelson mandela boxed here, it was made of concrete. >> there were hard times. >> thanks to nelson mandela, so