mr. mandela, one of mr. mandela's daughters coming to visit her father. and also two of mr. mandela's grandchildren. but they have not been saying much publicly. keeping to themselves, obviously, the family going through a hard time themselves, but coming here, have been seen here, and we're hoping that at some point today, or maybe early tomorrow, we'll get an update on what exactly is going on with mr. mandela. fredricka. >> thank you so much from pretoria, south africa. >>> back here in the states, in florida, the george zimmerman murder trial begins tomorrow with jury selection. martin savidge is at the courthouse in sanford, florida. a, how complicated is it going to be to select a jury who hasn't heard or read or know something about this case there? >> right, fredricka. hello to you. it's going to be a difficult process. i guess we'll find out how difficult in less than 24 hours when it begins. 500 jury summons notices have been sent out. the first 200 perspective jurors are expected to show up tomorrow morning and that's when the process will really begin. the attorne

mr. mandela is. what are people talking about? are they more concerned about mr. mandela's condition or are they interested in the president of the united states visiting? >> reporter: i think both, fredericka. here on the african continent, we sing when we're happy and sing when we're sad. we've seen a lot of singing and heard a lot of sing ing the past three weeks that nelson mandela has been in this hospital behind me, critically ill, anxious south africans coming here to pretoria to deliver messages of solidarity and flowers and balloons. a lot of singing as well. people anxious to hear the latest on nelson mandela. we haven't really heard any up-taup ta dates from the presidency who control and regard community regards his health. >> the president was very vocal about his visit to robben island and how that visit impacted his daughters. what specifically did he say? >> reporter: president obama has been to robben island before and was here in 2006 and went there as a senator. in the lead-up to his trip, he said it was going to be a privilege and honor to take

mr. mandela at the hospital in p pretor pretoria, but did have kind words for the ailing leader. >> president mandela once said that during all those years in that cell, it was his home here, that small, red brick house, that was what he called the center point of my world. and obviously, he's on our minds today and we join the people of the world in sending our prayers to his family because he still inspires us all. >> south african president jacob zuma released this statement saying this, quote, these are very excellent doctors who are dealing with him and we hope that very soon, he will be out of the hospital end quote. the 94-year-old remains in critical, but stable condition with a recuring lung infection.

mr. mandela say they find comfort in the fact that he is a fighter. these are the sentiments really that were echoed by his grandson, who spoke to me exclusively last week thursday in capetown. this is what he had to say about his grandfather's health. >> he's been able to show his strength through being able to overcome the challenges he's had, and he continues to be in our family the monument we all draw our strength from. i want to say he's my role model, one person that i will forever treasure. >> reporter: around the country today, many people praying for mr. mandela to recover very quickly, but i think the fact he has been in and out of hospital so many times recently has reminded south africans the inevitable will eventually happen. this is something that south africans have not wanted to face for many, many years. he is very old. he's turning 95 next month, and i think many south africans feeling they want him to be discharged from hospital, but also loving him so much they don't want him to suffer any longer, pamela. >> certainly a somber day

mr. mandela's leadership. you know that he has always said that the antiapartheid struggle here in south africa and mr. mandela specifically sparked his initial political awakening. and of course, that theme continued today, on saturday, with mr. obama visiting robben island where former president nelson mandela was imprisoned. mr. obama has been to robben island before, i must stress, candy, but he said it was a privilege and an honor to take sasha and malia there. he says he's hoping to teach them about the antiapartheid struggle, about nelson mandela, even deeper. and then he's hoping that his girls will carry these lessons back home in their everyday lives in america. candy? >> nkepile mabuse, thank you for joining us this morning out of pretoria. we appreciate it. >>> now to egypt, where massive protests against the country's first democratically elected president are under way. we want to go to cnn's ben wedeman in cairo's tahrir square. ben, we have passed this way before. >> reporter: yes, we certainly

mr. mandela's health. earlier, mr. mandela's former wife spoke to reporters outside of the hospital where he is .eing treated >> i am not here to answer any medical questions, i am not a dog her. .- i am not a doctor he is still on well. a shortore, i spoke time ago to our reporter in soweto. to what extent has the visit overshadowed by the concerns about nelson mandela's health? >> quite significantly. i have the opportunity to cover president obama's visit four years ago. there was crowds everywhere, which is of the president everywhere. you could get a sense of the excitement that the first african-american president of the u.s. was visiting. fast-forward five years, the focus is on the health of nelson mandela. you going to hotel, restaurants, and everyone is focused on the health of the former south african president. the anti-apartheid icon. when you pick up the newspapers, you might find that president obama's visit gets a section in the top corner. >> you have been speaking to south africans all day and the reac

mr. mandela, and they will do whatever is in the best interests of mr. mandela's health. of course the other scenario could be that mr. obama may have to include in his itinerary the attendance of a very, very important funeral. back to you. >> thank you so much. appreciate your time. >> also in world news, to read the italian tabloids for years, he's read a social like resembling something like the conigula of the e.u. now he's been convicted of having sex with an underaged person at one of his bunga-bunga parties. that does not mean he's necessarily going to prison. he still has two more appeals before it is final. >> coming up, it's healthier to eat a big ma k oamac than it is drink some starbucks drinks. and jim carey is turning down his own new movie notice name of gun violence. stay with us. we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and

mr. mandela so much. nwonderful memories.here are many interesting paralegals and they led movements that transformed the site and they were transformed by gandi and recognized that nonviolence was important to achieve the goechlt many wanted to wage a violent assault against apartheid government. ngandi and martin luther king and my uncle shaped the philosophy deputy nelson mandela had an opportunity to read many philosophies and studied many view points and certainly dr. martin luther king junior being one of those. we know that martin luther king junior's foundation was in jesus christ and we know that shaped him and able to help him to lead a nonviolent movement, but it is just so interesting that all of those parallels come together in the years and the fight for freedom and liberty, it is just a sensitive battle and i actually had an opportunity to go to south africa and to hear how the people have been so encouraged by their hero. and he has become an icon and a world hero. and i believe that we should remember him alw

mr. mandela's condition is. we have this from a source. not an official government or medical source, but one that's proved accurate in the past. and it also lists mr. mandela as suffering from further disabilities from impaired, major organ function. liver and kidney said to be functioning at just 50%. we know that he's still here in the icu, the intensive care unit, of this hospital. we know he's not engaging with people who are coming to see him. we know as well he had another procedure here to treat a bleeding ulcer. so the description of serious is in fact denotes a condition a good deal more complex even than that. the country, south africa, in fact, the rest of the world, of course, waiting for further news. thus far, no official updates on the bulletin this morning. anne-marie. >> indeed thank you very much. mark phillips in pretoria, south africa. >>> coming up on the "morning news," high flying food. we'll show you how one restaurant is using drones to deliver food to your table. this is the "cbs morning news." so clinically prov

mr. mandela and his family. don't want to interrupt this, but the president very much would like to meet him. as a top advisor pointed out, the president considers nelson mandela one of his heroes going back to when the president was in college. he was inspired by the apartheid movement and sacrifices of nelson mandela. president obama first met mr. mandela here in washington in 2005. after he was elected in 2008, nelson mandela called the president. they've spoken by phone several times over the last several years. the white house monitoring the situation and told in touch with the mandela family. they'll take guidance as to whether or not the president will meet with them. >> we have correspondents in south africa. >>> on to other news, a shooting stir add motions across the nation. tomorrow opening statements will be given in the trial of george zimmerman for the shooting of teenager trayvon martin. it's important to get away from everything once in awhile. well, everything but palm trees, sunshine and fruity

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mr. mandela's condition. they will follow the mandela family lead on whatever they do. anne-marie? >> mark phillips in pretoria. thank you, mark. >>> well, during his visit to senegal, president obama downplayed the international chase for national security administration's leaker edward snowden. he's seek asylum in ecuador. president obama said he'll not go to great lengths to capture snowden. >> aisle not have one case of a suspect who we're trying to extradite suddenly being elevated to the point where i've got to start doing wheeling and dealing and trading on a whole host of other issues simply to get a guy extradited. i'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. >> now, mr. obama said he was not certain that all of the secret documents that snowden had in his possession have been released. >>> a bill to significantly change the nation's immigration law has passed in the senate. it now moves to the house where big changes to the measure are expected. tara mergener is in washington with the latest, tara, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. it was a ra

mandela today. he remains critically ill and unable to receive a visit from mr. obama. the president and his wife spoke by phone with mandela's wife and met privately with other mandela family members. he later spoke of mandela's contributions to human rights. >> nelson mandela and this nation speaks to something very deep in the human spirit. the yearning for justice and dignity that transcends boundaries of race and class and faith. and country. >> during a town hall meeting, that was televised throughout the african continent. mr. obama encouraged democracy and the rule of law in the name of mr. mandela. >>> cost of gas is going up starting monday. as much as 15 cents a gallon. the increase all approved by the state board back in february. california will now have the most tax gas in the nation at 72 cents a gallon. drivers we spoke to said there's not much he can do. >> i have to drive my car every day. so i kind of have to fill up and don't look. >> this is actually an excise tax as opposed to a sales tax. the revenue will go to transportation projects instead of lo

mr. mandela's wife has been with him at his bedside for much of the time since he was rushed here early on saturday morning. yesterday we saw his former wife winnie mandela accompanied by their daughter. then another daughter. and that's significant because she's south africa's ambassador argentina and she flew overnight to be here with him at his bedside. the updates from government officials here have been fairly gloomy talking about him being seriously ill, but in a stable condition. and yesterday they revealed for the first time that he's being treated in intensive care. officials here say they will only update us if there is something to say. and everyone in south africa hoping for good news today. richard? >> certainly, rohit kachroo, thank you. >>> could it be tim tebow's last stand? after one season with the jets, then being hut, he heads to new england's mini camp. he passes a physical, he becomes a patriot. the question is, brady, tebow, brady, tebow. >>> ochocinco playfully slaps his attorney on the back side. onlookers laugh but not the judge. >> this isn't a joke. >> i didn't

mr. mandela and his condition? out that, we don't get a lot of information, very limited information coming from the government. it's 1:30 a.m. south african time this morning, nelson mandela's condition deteriorated seriously enough for his doctors who live with him to take him to hospital. he's suffering from the recurring lung infection which is essentially pneumonia and remember his home is like an intensive care unit so the fact they felt his condition was so bad he had to go to hospital is indicative of the seriousness of this. that said we have heard in the last hour or so from the presidential spokesperson that he is breathing on his own which of course is good news. >> who is there with him? we see this video from april he's surrounded by family members, maybe some close friends but who is with him today? >> reporter: well today we understand his wife is by his bed, also probably some close family members but this is a high care unit in this hospital. he's going to be very, very closely monitored. his docto

mr. mandela. i am so happy that i can come down all the way from nigeria to say we love you.frican, notan just a south african. living by forgiveness completely. making peace across the whole nation of africa. i really believe the man is an african, not a south african. >> we have been hearing update from the president's office throughout the last few days and weeks. the latest we have heard is that he is still in critical condition, although as i said earlier, we have been getting indications that maybe he is improving a little bit. that is certain what everyone here is grasping onto. >> a reminder of our top stories. a new alleged whistle-blower is said to be under investigation in the united states. according to news reports, a former high-ranking u.s. general is being investigated for leaking information about cyber attacks on iran's nuclear program. a course president has accused the u.s. of trying to blackmail his country to hand over edward snowden. obama has defended the right of the -- he has defended the right of the former u.s. leader to apply for political asylum.

mr. mandela's family. i want to read part of a statement released by the president saying this, quote, today i had the privilege of meeting with members of the mandela family at the nelson mandela foundation in johannesburg, south africa. i also reaffirmed the profound impact that his legacy has had in building a free south africa and in inspiring people around the world, including me. that's a legacy we must all honor in our own lives. how important is it for the president to be able to meet with the family members while they're in south africa? >> reporter: yeah, fred, i think it's hugely important. i think it's something the family appreciated a great deal. now, let's be clear, the white house had said that this meeting wouldn't happen unless the family wanted it, and certainly president obama would not be visiting nelson mandela at the hospital just behind me, but we did hear a short time ago president obama, the first lady, and sasha and malia were able to meet with members of the mandela family, two o

mandela. as for visiting him, mr. obama said he didn't want to be intrusive given mr. mandela's fragile health. on sunday president obama is set to visit robben island, where mandela spent much of his imprisonment. >>> the vigil continued outside the hospital. mandela remains in critical condition, mandela's former wife winnie mandela said there had been what she thought was great improvement from a few days ago. and she spoke to reporters about all those who are thinking about mandela. >> on behalf of the family, we just want to tell you how grateful we are, and we had no idea of the love out there for us in our particular situation. and if sometimes we sound bitter, it is because we are dealing with a very difficult situation. >> winnie mandela today, outside of nelson mandela's former home in soweto. >>> tonight there are report that's an american citizen has been killed during an outbreak of violent clashes in egypt, though the state department says it is still working to confirm those reports. nationwide protests against president morrissey are planned for sunday,

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mr. mandela gave him a sense of what was possible in the world. michelle obama said mandela's life is a lesson to us all. >> if he could hold on to his vision for his country's future during the 27 years he spent in prison, then surely you all can hold tight to your hopes for your own future. >> and the obamas, you may know, are traveling in africa tonight. today, they visited the haunting monuments of the slave trade. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: the legacy of nelson mandela loomed large as president obama made a pilgrimage to senegal's goree island, where he and his family toured the infamous slave house. the president peered out from the door of no return -- a place that has come to symbolize the horrific journey of millions of africans shipped off from this coastline and into slavery. >> it's a very powerful moment to be able to dom here and get a sense in a very intimate way of the incredible inhumanity and hardship that people faced. >> reporter: mandela himself made this pilgrimage for han 20 years ago. w

mr. mandela any further home. he remains in the hospital in serious, but stable condition. >>> there are new details tonight that could affect the upcoming trial of george zimmerman. he is the florida man accused of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. today the florida judge ruled that audio experts cannot testify about who was screaming on the 911 calls made during the shooting. ruling comes just before the trial is due to begin on monday. as christina mutchler tells us today, this decision is a crushing blow to martin's father who testified that the screams were that of his son as zimmerman shot him. >> a huge decision days before the start of george zimmerman's murder trial. >> do you think he is yelling help? >> yes. >> reporter: a florida judge ruled saturday that two expert opinions of that 911 call recorded the night zimmerman killed trayvon martin will not be allowed at the trial. it's a victory for the defense team, who argued that the audio quality is not enough to d

mr. mandela is being treated. well wishers have also been leaving cards and flowers and loving messages. >>> coming up, he was taken in by police on murder charges and let go by the new england patriots. now aaron hernandez is in custody with two other men linked to the same crime. >>> and paula deen is in more hot water. if you ordered her new cookbook, you may never be able to get it. hower empire is unraveling after she admitted to making racial slurs. you are watching cnn "newsroom." the great outdoors, and a great deal. grrrr ahhh let's leave the deals to hotels.com. perfect! yep, and no angry bears. up to 30% off. only at hotels.com. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ there's a new way to fight litter box odor. introducing tidy cats with glade tough odor solutions. two trusted names, one amazing product. to your kids' wet skin. neutrogena® wet skin kids. ordinary

mr. mandela spent his tenth day in the hospital after a lung infection, she made that statement. he is 94 years old. the former president of south africa has been struggling with lung problems and infections for years from all the years spent in captivity and prison. he spent 27 years in prison. protesting a par tide before he became the president of south africa in 1994. >>> this morning a judge will hear arguments on whether a sickness known as valley fever is bad enough to move thousands of prison inmates. the illness comes from an airborne fungus that occurs naturally in the san washington keen valley. hundreds more have been hospitalized. the judge will decide if 3,000 inmates should be transferred. >>> time is 5:14. more boats expected this week by a overwhelming the bill is supported by eight senators. two they are the party will have a if a full vote in the senate stuff a group of nones traveling around the nation will make a stop here in the bay area today. the nuns marched in bakersfield yesterday. they are nuns on the bus tour started in new york last month. this after

mr. mandela doing? >> reporter: we don't know.government here. we are relying on one statement issued a few hours ago saying that at 1:58 a.m. south african time, his condition deteriorated significantly enough for him to be rushed to the hospital. the doctors are saying that he is in a serious but stable condition. >> we have some new pictures -- you have pictures from april. let's see some of those and tell us about these photographs. >> reporter: as you know, mandela has not been seen in public since 2010. the recent photographs from just a few months ago show a very weak-looking nelson mandela. he is surrounded by the south african president and his doctors and children, and he looks confused and slightly bewildered. and sources close to mandela, he has not spoken a lot and he is retreating into himself and you can see a man that is very, very old. >> we have not seen him on camera in the videos for a birthday party a year ago and not speaking in this video. this is the third time in the last year or so and maybe the fourth he

mr. mandela. >>> president obama and the first lady will meet privately with mr. mandela's family. they said they will not go see mr. mandela at the hospital out of deference for his peace and family's wishes. in a few more hours, he'll greet -- president obama i'm talking about will greet youngsters in johannsberg soweto district. >>> let's talk about what's happening here because boy it's hot out west. the temperatures can go to a sweltering 129 degrees. >> that's like skin melting off your body degrees. >> that's like unbelievable. that's the forecast for death valley this morning. phoenix and los angeles not much cooler. the mercury there is expected to reach 118 degrees. the early summer heat wave is already causing public health problems as you might expect. almost 200 people were treated for heat-related injuries during an all-day concert yesterday in los angeles. 30 others ended up in the hospital. officials are advising to stay in the shade. and a power outage could knock out the air conditioning. >> and condition, blanketing arizona, nevada as well. what is driving up the

mr. mandela is being treated. you are looking at the hospital in pretoria where the former president was taken on june 8. only after his ambulance broke down and he had to be transferred to another. a codirector of foreign policy at the institute for policy touched -- studies joins us live. good to have you with us. start first of all with the fact that, despite that nelson mandela withdrew from politics and has withdrawn from the public eye, he does remain a very important figure in the country, doesn't he? >> he is an important figure in the country, the continent, and quite frankly the world. nelson mandela represents one of the liberation leaders who fought hard for the liberation of not only south africa, but really, the region and the continent. from both colonialism, white rule, apartheid. so he is really an icon. he represents visionary leadership, represents a real sense of reconciliation and movement forward after incredible political turmoil like the apartheid regime wreaked on a south african culture a

mr. mandela. are many people here in south africa who for a very long time refrained from talking about the end for nelson mandela, but you almost see at this time in south africa that people are starting to let go of the leader that they've revered for so many years. he's 94 years old and gravely ill. he's due to turn 95 next month. and many south africans just wishing that he'll have a peaceful transition, that he's not in any pain here at this hospital and is continuing to pray for support for his family, suzanne. >> all right. we wish him well. thank you. >>> while crowds have gathered outside of the hospital where mandela is being treated, they also have gathered outside the home where mandela lived after he was released from prison. cnn's nadia bilchik tells us more about the place mandela holds close to his heart. nadia? >> alison, over the last couple weeks, we've all been concerned about the health of nelson mandela, the political icon who transformed one country, and in so doing, impacte

trip to talk about former president nelson mandela, a man he calls his own political hero and the inspiration for his first political activism. on saturday he and mrsobama stopped to call mandela's wife, glassa michelle who has been by his side at the hospital and the president visited with mandela's relatives. shortly after that he attended a town hall for young south africans. here's how he spoke about mandela there. >> president mandela once said that during all those years in that cell it was his home here in soweto, that small red brick house, that was what he called the center point of my world. and obviously, he's on our minds today. and we join the people of the world in sending our prayers to madiba and his family because he still inspires us all. >> reporter: during this trip the president has also emphasized u.s. efforts to bring food aid to the african continent and its efforts to support hiv prevention and treatment. he has insisted the u.s. is not threatened by the presence of china and brazil, which are increasingly investing here, and he answered critics who are unhappy the u.s. is basing drones in places including ethiopia and nige

mr. mandela at the hospital in p pretor pretoria, but did have kind words for the ailing leader. >> president mandela once said that during all those years in that cell, it was his home here, that small, red brick house, that was what he called the center point of my world. and obviously, he's on our minds today and we join the people of the world in sending our prayers to his family because he still inspires us all. >> south african president jacob zuma released this statement saying this, quote, these are very excellent doctors who are dealing with him and we hope that very soon, he will be out of the hospital end quote. the 94-year-old remains in critical, but stable condition with a recuring lung infection. >>> on to california now, today, more same-sex couples are lining up to get married. a federal appeals court gave the go ahead yesterday following the u.s. supreme court decision earlier in the week. california is the 13th state to legalize same-sex marriage. >>> and the one fund boston charity is distributing nearly $61 million to relatives of the victims of the bombings. those being

mr. mandela is in serious but stable condition. >>> a pregnant actress in texas accused of mailing ricin laced letters to president obama and new york mayor michael bloomberg and now a look at her mug shot. this is shannon richardson. susan candiotti joins us now from new york. we know the suspect is an actress from texas. what else is the fbi saying about this woman? >> in a moment you'll see her publicity photos as well. authorities say this was one troubled marriage. if the charges are true, you've got a wife who went to some bizarre lengths to get back at her husband and frame him. shannon richardson is also an actress, a stage actress, shannon rogers also her name and in court papers she's charged with setting up her husband accusing her of writing and sending letters tainted with ricin to president obama, new york city mayor michael bloomberg and the mayor's director of a gun control group. she's charged with planting evidence in and around the house creating ricin research on her husband's computer, putting together a tupperware container with ricin ingredients inside. she mailed

mr. mandela is in critical but stable condition.0 people gathered outside the hospital. nbc's kier simmons is outside pretoria, south africa. >> reporter: good afternoon, tamron. you may be able to see some of the crowds in the streets behind me singing and dancing, singing nelson mandela. small, actually, in comparison with some of the crowds that were here earlier. perhaps 1,000 singing and dancing up and down the street. today was a positive day. the first we knew of it was when some of nelson mandela's family came out of the hospital to go into the crowds to look at some of the messages that have been left and to take some of the flowers inside. when journalists spoke to them they said nelson mandela was stable. we heard from one of his daughters and she said although it doesn't look good, but if we speak to him he responds and tries to open his eyes. he's still there. he may be waning, but he's still there so that was positive. and then nbc news special correspondent charlene hunter goer spoke with another of nelson mandela's d

mr. mandela, that's a microphone, not a weapon. he said, oh, thank you for telling me that. while, i thought it was a new kind of a shotgun. and we burst out laughing, and it was a wonderful picture taken of just that moment. >> just a shock unlike. no weapon whatsoever. tom, thanks for sharing those stories with us. we appreciate it and look forward to some of your reporting during the president's trip to south africa coming up. >> all right. thank you very much, east peter. >> thank you. we're going to be right back. la's known definitely for its traffic, congestion, for it's smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the busses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution to the earth. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. (announcer) scottrade knows our and invest their own way. with scottrade's smart text, i can quickly understand my charts, and spend more time trading. their quick trade bar lets my account follow me online so i can react in real-time. plus, my local scottrade office

mr. mandela in the hospital. he will meet with his family, wife michelle, some daughters. and you have to think of the president as very disappointed that he cannot get to the hospit hospital. some people think this entire visit was president obama trying to visit president mandela. think how important this would be. president mandela is obviously one of his greatest heroes. they have not seen each other in person since 2005, although they have had a number of conversations. the problem is the logistics at the hospital. there is a huge crowd of media, well wishers around the hospital. it's very difficult for the president to get there and not cause a huge scene. there was some speculation whether he could get there some other way. they have tried every way possible to get the president to see nelson mandela. but they're saying he's not. he must be really disappointed. at this point the latest on president mandela's health from his ex-wife is that his situation is greatly improved. he is still very unwell. he is stable. the conversation here a few days ago was much more tir

mr. mandela is any position to visit with him.on i think at least heartening today, we heard from his daughter zindzikwa, the president hoped-eyes and gave me a smile. the president will be paying tribute to the legacy of any son mandela with a visit to robin island where he spent 27 years as a political prisoner. >> peter alexander at the white house, thanks so much. >> and thank you for watching this tuesday afternoon. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >> good-bye, voting rights. let's play "hardball \5>>> good evening, i'm chris matthews up in new york. me start with this. a happy day for reince priebus. today the united states supreme court lopped off the head of the voting rights acthat removed a key weapon used to stop states from suppressing african-americans and other voters they don't like showing up at the polls. what a joy this must be to the republican national headquarters where reince holds way and opens the door for far more voter suppression by republican dominated state legislatures. . in 2011, 41 states

mr. mandela's family and offered words of comfort. later, he held a meeting in soweto. and every public event in south africa, the president made the point that as a young man else inspired by nelson mandela to live his dreams. the president will overnight in cape town and tomorrow continues his tour of africa making a stop in the capital of tanzania. >> thanks, byron. >>> now to our exclusive interview with julian assange. he's standing by from his safe room at the equadorian embassy in london. first we have more on assange, and the assistance wiki leaks is providing to edward snowden. >> reporter: good morning. he fled from hong kong to russia. assange is said to be threatening. some say it's the latest provocation of the u.s. he has long been a prickly thorn in the side of the u.s. government. but who is julian assange? hacker? activist, journalist or fugitive criminal? >> we've exposed the world's secrets. >> reporter: he is the mastermind behind wikileaks that's published nation's secrets, and behind the global debate over the public's right to know. >> the wikileak

mr. mandela, who's been receiving treatment for a lung infection for the last three days. report for you out of south africa on nelson mandela's condition. is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. pull out the paper and what? another article that says investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! seriously? seriously. you don't believe it? search it. "401(k) hidden fees." then go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. we have every type of retirement account. none of them charge annual fees and all of them offer low cost investments. why? because we're not your typical wall street firm that's why. so you keep more of your money. e-trade. less for

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mr. obama calls mandela one of his personal heroes. mandela is 94 now and has been in the hospital for two weeks fighting a lung inflection. the man who succeeded him as president said mandela's health is improving and one of mandela's grandsons said he expects him to be released soon. correspondent debora patta is in pretoria, south africa, for us tonight. debora, they say he is improving. what's the information that you have? >> reporter: what we are hearing, scott, is completely at odds with statements from former south african president. our sources tell us that nelson mandela's kidney and liver is functioning at 50%, that he had to have a procedure to repair a bleeding ulcer and another one to insert a tube. we're told he hasn't opened his eyes for days, that he is unresponsive, and we also understand that nelson mandela's family is discussing just how much medical intervention is enough for a man who is old and, clearly, very sick. >> pelley: and you've uncovered a great deal more about the night he was taken to the hospital. tel

this was the 22nd day nelson mandela spent in a hospital in pretoria, his 94-year-old body failing. >> mrama met with the nelson mandela family in johannesburg and we are travelling with the president and we begin our coverage. >> with south african president at his side, president obama could not escape the harrowing backdrop to the three nation tour of sub-saharan africa, the fragile health of nelson mandela. >> nelson mandela and this nation speaks to something very deep in the human spirit. the yearning for justice and dignity that transcends boundaries of race and class and faith and country. >> mandela remains in critical but stable condition and on life support. >> mr. obama bowing to family wishes did not visit mandela in pretoria, but met briefly with some family members at the mandela center in johannesburg. >> the white house released this photo of the first couple telephoning mandela's third wife, grasa as mandela's bedside. >> at a town hall in so wet toe the president leveraged mandela's historic statutory picture to encourage democracy and the rule of law throughout africa

mr. mandela today when he was at a youth rally group. what did he say exactly? >> hi, fredricka. the president has spoken about former president mandela almost every time he has appeared publicly during this trip. at the youth work shoshop, he d town hall with young people here. he said mandela is an example of what's possible in the world when one man puts his own needs aside to address the needs of his larger community and the world. here's a little bit of what the president had to say. >> the struggle here against apartheid for freedom, moral courage, this country's historic transition to a free and democratic nation has been a personal inspiration to me, it has been an inspiration to the world. >> reporter: now, president obama appeared with south africa's president zuma earlier in the day, and south african president zuma said both president obama and president mandela, as the first black leaders of their respective countries, are bound by history and carry the dreams of millions of people. it was a beautiful statement. president obama and president zuma are now at a state di

mr. mandela. we wish his family strength as does the entire world. jon, back to you.a man who has literally changed the world in his 94 years. greg talcott, thanks. jenna: new fears today about the security of america's top secret intelligence in the wake of this stunning leak where a cia contractor who was not a high ranking security official had access to classified information about surveillance programs. the information he disclosed, who else has access to our top secret intelligence in what about all these different contractors? are they helping us? are they hurting us? we're going to go in depth os than. >>> also new studies citing danger on the football field and the high number of concussions that are missed. why this poses such a risk for young players. you may be surprised about how long you need to recover from just one concussion. we'll have our er doc here, and he's going to weigh in with us just ahead. ♪ man: the charcoal went out already? ... forget it. vo: there's more barbeque time in every bag of kingsford original charcoal. kingsford. slow down and

mr. mandela is now beginning to suffer from serious internal organ dysfunction. he has kidney and liver impairment. the function of those organs down to perhaps 50%. he's in intensive care here. he is being visited by members of the family. the nation's mood is expressed by headlines. remains grim as to the possible outcome of this. he is not unconscious, but is not responding or engaging with the people coming to see him as well. the security here at the hospital has been stepped up. no further news thus far today on any improvement or otherwise in nelson mandela's condition. >> time to show you some of the morning headlines from around the globe. the wall street journal says consumer financial protection bureau is criticizing banks for overdraft fees. banks made $32 million from the charges last year. the government agency says customers may be paying more than they should because of confusing rules. >>> the kansas city star said the senate approved an $80 billion farm bill but could have trouble in the house where conservatives want big cuts to farm subsidies

within miles of that hospital in pretoria today, but as of now it's unclear whether he will visit mandela. mr. obama started this morning in senegal before heading to south africa where he's expected to meet with embassy personnel at the u.s. consulate in johannesburg this afternoon. his visit is largely overshadowed by mandela's health. yesterday the president called the leader a, quote, hero for the world. the white house says a visit is up to mandela's family. >>> closer to home. the two men accused of a drive-by shooting that killed a 3-year-old oakland boy will stand trial for murder. a judge ordering lawrence denard and will will torrence to stand trial in the death of carlos nava. police say denard opened fire outside a grocery store in east oakland. a stray bullet then hit young nava killing him. torrence is accused of driving that car. >>> a new look and another delay for the man accused of kidnapping and killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. nbc bay area was the only station with a camera at yesterday's hearing. you can see garcia-torres wearing his hair slicked back and a suit

mr. mandela's position described as at the moment? >> reporter: hey, ross, good morning. l described as critical. president obama arrives here in south africa this evening to be honest whether or not he sees nelson mandela in the hospital behind me here is an open question. what some family members seem open to the idea but have said it might be up to doctors to say whether or not it is okay. president obama has met nelson mandela before. back in 2005 when he was a senator but he has never met him while he has been president, but clearly nelson mandela is still in a critical condition. there were some jubilant scenes here. you can probably see the crowd behind me growing. yesterday it grew to some thousand strong because, well, partly because of news that nelson mandela was -- seems a little better. some family members saying that he is responsive had they talk to him, that he looks better than he has. at the same time, he is still in a critical condition, ross? >> okay, keir, thanks very much for that. the latest from pretoria with nbc's keir simmons. >>> other stories we

mr. mandela has been hospitalized in the last six months. well, we are now hearing from a group of u.s. senators challenging the e.p.a., environmental protection agency on its recent leak of personal information on some 80,000 farmers. american farmers. the e.p.a. saying it, quote, accidently released the personal information of those tens of thousands of small family farmers and ranchers to left wing environmental groups, including names, phone numbers and addresses. two dozen senators have now sent a letter to the e.p.a. demanding answers about how this could have happened and wanting to know more about their supposed fix and wait until you hear what that is. michelle malkin is a syndicated columnist and fox news contributor. michelle, so we learned about this leak in april where they -- these left wing environmental groups wanted the information and the e.p.a. said sure, here you go. everything you needed to know about 80,000 american farmers in response to which the farmers said what? what? you are giving my home address because my farm happens to be where i live. my phone number, m

mr. obama called mandela, a quote, personal hero, but said he did not want to be obtrusive by going to seela. >>> we had the rain and wet weather and cool temperatures. wow, what a turn around. a completely different situation now. let's check in with bill martin. it is just scorching out there. >> it got hot. we expected upper 90s. maybe low 100s. the heat is really turning on around here. golden gate bridge shot just to show you how compressed the fog is. i've got it working behind me. the fog hanging below the tower. it's foggy in the was a. it's warm in the inland bay valleys. the inversion is swishing down. that's what i was showing you. not getting inland to cool things off. look at this, 5:00 in ocean beach, 60 degrees. 5:00 in concord, 101 degrees. there's your 41-degree spread in less than 40 miles. a lot of heat. here's the thing, tonight it's not going to get that much cooler inland. these are the right now temperatures. 103 in antioch. 101 in concord. overnight lows in, 60s, 70s opinion look at the coast, how much cooler it is. the fog is along the coast. that's going to -- as

within miles of that hospital in pretoria today, but as of now it's unclear whether he will visit mandela. mr. obama started his morning in senegal before heading to south africa where he's expected to meet with embassy personnel at the u.s. consulate in johannesburg this afternoon. but his visit largely overshadowed by the heblth of nelson mandela. the white house saying a visit is up to mandela's family. in ten minutes we will go live to wad for an update on the president's trip. >>> the senate celebrating a rare victory, agreement on immigration. scott mcgrew, republicans and democrats trying to work together. but we'll see. >> this would all be if the house agrees to it. let's look at the positive. the so-called gang of eight were able to hammer out an agreement which allows a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented workers, allows a faster path to work for farm workers and in exchange, vastly increases the strength of border security. this is also good news for highly educated immigrants as well. the immigration bill increases the number of visas for highly skilled workers and th