nelson mandela has written a foreword to this book and spoken about you, someone -- i know nelson mandelaleft boxing and talked to me about how he loved boxing. >> guest: he was a boxer himself. >> host: and they talk about someone like him who was in jail and has come out.

and gayle knows everything. >> even gayle doesn't know. >> our producer is convinced it's nelson mandelass. >> could be. >> maya angelou a lot of people are saying. >> ron, what is your guess? >> could be mandela, although he's not doing well physically. so i'd be surprised. >> could be ron claiborne. >> could be me. >> could be ron. he's not saying anything. >> it is me. i've given it up. >> we'll find out in just a few days' time. >>> meantime, coming up on "good morning america," the long way home. part two of our epic quest to take the cheapest road trip ever. ♪ holiday road cash back with my credit card? love the idea. no hoops to jump through to get it? even better. not a big fan of hoops. that's why i have the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. we get 1% cash back on every purchase. there's no limit to the amount of cash back i can earn. and the rewards -- yes. won't expire. bankamericard cash rewards. 1% cash back. no hoops to jump through. nice and simple. just the way i like it. [ male announcer ] the refreshingly simple bankamericard cash rewards credit card. apply online

as nelson mandela pointed out in "long walk to freedom" whenever he reached the point where he thoughthat he could stop and rest, he looked ahead and there were many, many more struggles to embrace. and dr. king when he went to the top of the mountain, he never told us what he actually saw. and i would say what he saw was uninfinite progression of struggles for freedom. we will never actually reach the point where we can rest. >> we'll be right back. >>> that wraps it up for us here at "our world with black enterprise." visit our website. i'm marc lamont hill. follow me on twitter and facebook. thanks for watching. see you next week.

so here's nelson mandela, bob dylan, even tony bennett, you say -- >> muhammad ali. >> muhammad ali. these people have all known you, and now it comes time for you to speak about yourself, and you say for your epitaph you say it should he was just enough to stand up for his convictions no matter what problems his actions may have caused him, he was just enough to perform a miracle to wake up to escape the universal prison of sleep, to regain his humanity in living hell, he was just enough. just enough. >> just enough. >> so when people hear this, "just enough," i'm sure they're going to be thinking to themselves, well, just enough to get off, or just enough to escape or survive? why not to make something bolder? >> universeally we are all just enough. that's what that means. we are all universeally just enough. we are born with everything that we need to wake up and to become conscious. that is just enough. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> we're here at the national press club's book and author night talking with leslie dunton downer about her new boo

." >> the pope, the queen, nelson mandela and president obama now share a rare distinction, addressing britain's parliament in westminster hall. he is the first president to receive such an honor. he continued his overseas trip in london meeting with government officials there. he told them the uk and the u.s. remain the world leaders in the fight for freedom just before the speech he joined prime minister david cameron in promising a renewed campaign against moammar gadhafi's forces in libya. >> from the beaches of normandy to the balkans to benghazi, that is our interests and our ideals. if we fail to meet that responsibility, who would take our place? >> the president then helped serve a british barbecue to u.s. service men and women invited to prime minister cameron's backyard at number 10 downy street. >>> the man suspected beating bryan stow will be part of a lineup tonight, critical of the case against giovanni ramirez. police arrested ramirez sunday in los angeles. investigators say ramirez is a convicted felon and known gang member. he matches a description of one of the men w

for instance, in maybe one of the great and sort of unchallenged modern leaders of our time, nelson mandela, that the -- the sell operation and the admiration -- the celebration and the admiration, the belief in his absolute integrity, even though he as sullied by the tar of politics as anybody could be, because it's in the nature of the game. i think people -- people wish to be inspired in that way. and i think as thor has, some of that questioning going through it about essentially what it takes to be a hero. and a leader, and it's tough. it is unquestionably tough. and maybe the toughest thing is starting with that series of inner questions that ask yourself how fit you think you are to do all that. tavis: there are a lot of big issues to wrestle with, courtesy of the film "thor." but a lot of entertainment. a lot of fun to be had as well. and as if you didn't know, the film is called "thor." showing in just a moment all over the crinlt. i'm sure it's going to be a huge blockbuster and i'm honored to have you on this program. >> thank you so much, tavis. tavis: up next actor and groundbr

just to put it on a perspective for you the gold medals also been awarded to individuals like nelson mandela and the dalai lama in the past so let's just compare that phrase in london and in australia to the reputation that julian assange has on the other side of the ocean here in the us politicians are calling him a terrorist because of massive job of government secrets puts the country at risk in fact many are speculating that assad is extradition to sweden will be followed by a journey to the us and i think we all know that he's going to be greeted with handcuffs before he is with medals we should also remind you about the secret grand jury that's being formed in alexandria virginia although very little is known about this case and many speculate that a court case is being formed around the sun and the wiki leaks site but it's a long going greenwald points out in his research this move to bring wiki leaks to justice definitely serves as proof that the obama administration is waging a massive war on leakers so as this grand jury in virginia attempts to determine if there's a criminal case

i am told that the last three speakers here have been open, her majesty and nelson mandela.ther a very high bar or the beginning of a very funny joke. [laughter] >>: president obama received a standing ovation. they're calling thisciti of the president's sixth day european trip. we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. a live look from san francisco. the rate is coming down. ♪ [ female announcer ] if you want to just push messes around, dishcloths are just fine. for a better shot at getting surfaces clean, you'll want bounty extra soft. in this lab test bounty extra soft leaves this surface 3x cleaner than a dishcloth. even with just one sheet. super clean. super soft. bounty extra soft. in the pink pack. and try bounty napkins. [ and i'm not talking looking for deals these days, about saving a dollar off shampoo or two-for-one tacos or something. i'm talking about paying less -- every month. like this deal. [ female announcer ] call today and get the fastest internet for the price -- just $14.95 a month for 12 months with select services. no home phone se

. >> reporter: today it has morphed into a picture perfect post card of nelson mandela's rainbow nation. >> what they should be able to achieve is read and write a simple letter. >> reporter: this school director says china's economic growth and huge investments in africa have had a direct impact on the school. >> we know of companies, big companies, offer iing things to children if they have mandarin. >> that's in mandarin. obviously i can also read some. >> reporter: this woman is confident her decision to bring her son and daughter to the school will one day pay off. >> they could go to the far east, they can study there. china is investing all over the world, in africa in particular, particularly so, they can have a great career with that skill. >> reporter: while many of the kids complain that writing and pronouncing chinese words is rather difficult, they enjoy learning about the culture. >> for chinese new year, for example, a lot of things symbolize different things. noodles symbolize something. the longer the noodle, the longer your life. >> reporter: last year, china-africa tr

. >>> former south african president nelson mandela in the first full day of a visit to his hometown. the 92-year-old icon long said he wanted to spend his final days there. still there is no indication that man dell lays in any failing health. one person who saw his arrival yesterday said he actually appeared to be in good spirits and expected to stay at least a week. >>> the president and mrs. obama are arriving in europe this morning for a four-country visit. their first stop will be ireland, where the president makes a sentimental stop, and sunlen miller is traveling with the president, we are joined from dublin. good morning. >> good morning, peggy, rob. the green carpet has been rolled out. not only for an american president, but here in ireland, one of their own. this tiny town of moneygall is getting ready for a major homecoming. president obama has irish roots here. it was the birthplace of his great, great, great grandfather, a shoemaker in the village. baptized in this church. here are the registries. the president will likely see for himself later today. he migrated to the

>> i am told that the last three speakers here have been the pope her majesty the queen, and nelson mandela. which is either a very high bar or the beginning of a very funny joke. (laughter) >> reporter: president obama said despite the rise of china, but said now was the time for britain and the us to take the lead in the world and that the values of the two countries gave them special strengths. >> the example of our two nations says it is possible for people to be united by their ideals instead of the divided by their differences. it is possible for hearts to change and old hatred to pass. and it's possible for the sons and daughters of former colonys to sit here as members of this great parliament and for the grandson of a kenyan who served as a cook in the british army to stand before you as president of the united states. >> reporter: and while some wilted in the heat, president obama said that the democracy movement in north africa and the middle east proved that ideals britain and the u.s. promoted were universally shared. earlier, there were talks in downing street on the practical

i was called upon by the labor movement to go to south africa after nelson mandela's election to try to work with the blacks and the whites to tell them what it was like to go in and intergrate a broadcasting operation because south african television, as you well know, was all white. but we had to have separate meetings because each had their own fear. so both my husband and i were privileged to be the people to travel in south african-american for well over three weeks just trying to talk to both sides, to get them to see what was possible if you're determined to do well. i think my most memorable trip outside of this country, though, was to kenya and to tanzania. and i was there in 1998, right after the bombing of the u.s. embassies there. and i landed there through a fluke. i was sitting on the news desk reading copy about the bombings and whoever had written my copy, 'cause it was a breaking story, wrote about the fact that 12 americans had died. and i got off the set and started to read the story myself, and then i found out 214 africans had died and 5,000 others had been injur

to say one of my main career highlights was having the opportunity and the ability to channel nelson mandelaa good question. i probably would say going to cuba and invite mr. mandela and the dalai llama and invite them to the world, so my highlight is still ahead. >> what about you? >> still ahead. i haven't found it yet. i'm still searching for that. >> everything you've accomplished as a hall of famer, you're telling me you're still looking for that thing in life you want to do? >> that's correct. my long-range goal was to win a nobel peace prize and still is. >> what's stopping you? >> huh? >> what's stopping you? >> i don't know. is 80 too young or too old? >> no. you're never too old. never too old. get on the bus, gus. >> but i always wanted to do that. i wanted to be an international lawyer when i first started out and didn't make it there. >> he's just too good at baseball. >> then got into baseball. through jackie robinson, hank aaron and all the guys who played before me. they really helped me, inspired me, and i just followed them, and that was it. >> 82-year-old hall of famer say

say that one of my main career highlights was having the opportunity and the ability to channel nelson mandelaman, and i didn't embarrass him. >> that's a good question. i probably would say going to cuba and invite mr. desmond tutu and mr. mandela and the dalai lama and do what we did with woodstock with cuba, so my highlight is still up ahead. >> what about you, mr. banks? >> it's still ahead. >> still ahead? >> i haven't found it yet. i'm still searching to are that. >> everything you've accomplished and a hall of famer, you're still looking to are that thing in life you want to do? >> that's correct. and my goal was, my long range goal was to win a nobel peace prize, and still is. >> what is stopping you? >> huh? >> what's stopping you? >> i don't know. is 80 too young or too old? >> no, you're never too old. get on the bus, gus. >> but i always wanted to do that. i wanted to be an international lawyer when i first started out, didn't make it there. >> just too good at baseball. >> and then good into baseball and that was it, and jackie robinson and hank aaron, all of the guys who played b

am told that the last three speakers here have been the pope, her imagine city, the queen, and nelson mandelawhich is either a very high bar or the beginning of a very funny joke. [ laughter ] >> well, coming up for you at 8:15, we'll have a lot more from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the message the president is delivering this morning. >>> it's 8:08. a san carlos fourth grader is one of ten finalists deeting in a geography contest today in washington, d.c. the girl from the nueva school won the state round in the bee yesterday against 5 other contestants. today's winner gets a $5,000 college scholarship, a trip to the galapago islands. >> some great prices. >> yes. >> and they are very smart. >>> sal knows all about our commute. how are we doing, sal? >> i think we're okay. we have had a couple of glitches for you. the traffic is moderate. we had an earlier crash at washington that's been removed from the side. but traffic will be slow heading south after marina boulevard or so. we're looking at the bay bridge, that's improving coming into san francisco. let's get to contra costa count

this is a place where the queen, where pope benedict, nelson mandela and others have spoken, as well.of the locati location? >> the significance of the location is that a u.s. president has never actually given a speech there. so this is really going to be a first where he is addressing both houses of parliament. we're going to be hearing him talk about how the u.s./u.k. relationship is the corner stone of global security and it's very much up to these two countries to shoulder a lot of the burden in making sure that certainly their own security is safe, but for an even larger -- even larger reason, i guess you could say, for global security. this -- britain, of course, is the closest ally of the u.s. we're going to be hearing president obama talking about libya, of course. he's going to be talking as well about afghanistan and the commitment that the u.s. and britain have had there. britain has a large number of troops serving in afghanistan. number two only to the u.s. and the prime minister has actually announced a timetable for withdrawing those troops, something we're awaiting pr

carter went to north korea with two other former leaders as part of nelson mandela's group, independentrs, to try to highlight concerns around the world. what do we know about the current u.s. policy when it comes to north korea and food aid? >> let give it some background. the u.s. suspended aid to north korea a couple years ago because, as we heard jimmy carter talk about, it was suspected that the donated food was being diverted to the military, or the elite, and not reaching those most in need. some u.s.-based charities have said north korea is now going to run out of food by the middle of next month this is why jimmy carter is so concerned. north korea has had another harsh weather year. another poor harvest, leaving them severely vulnerable to starvation. that's a big word, starvation. it's not the first time. food has been a major issue for north korea since the mid 1990s. that's when 1 million people died, starved ed td to death. we often hear of the effects of malnutrition there, people eating grass to survive. i was reading a foreign policy report that said a north korean chil

nelson mandela said there is no passion to be found playing small and settling for a life that is lessble of living. i am sure in your experiences in school, applying to college, and picking your major, i am sure people have told you to make sure you have something to fall back on. but i never understood that. having something to fall back on. if i am going to fall, i don't want to fall back on anything. except my faith. a lot to fall forward. at least this way, i will see what i envoy to hit. fall forward. this is what i mean. reggie jackson struck out 2600 times in his career, the most in the history of baseball. you do not hear about the strikeouts. people remember the home runs. thomas edison conducted 1000 failed experiments. did you know that? i did not know that. the 1,001st was the light bulb. fall forward. every failed experiment is one step closer to success. you have got to take risks. you have probably heard that before, but i want to talk to you about why that is so important. i have three reasons. first, you will fail at some point in your life. i accept it. you will lose

i am told that the last three speakers here have been the pope, her majesty the queen, and nelson mandelais either a very high bar or the beginning of a very funny joke. [laughter] i come here today to reaffirm one of the oldest, one of the strongest alliances the world has ever known. it's long been said that the united states and the united kingdom share a special relationship. and since we also share an especially active press corps, that relationship is often analyzed and overanalyzed for the slightest hint of stress or strain. of course, all relationships have their ups and downs. admittedly, ours got off on the wrong foot with a small scrape about tea and taxes. [laughter] there may also have been some hurt feelings when the white house was set on fire during the war of 1812. but fortunately, it's been smooth sailing ever since. the reason for this close friendship doesn't just have to do with our shared history, our shared heritage, our ties of language and culture, or even the strong partnership between our governments. our relationship is special because of the values and beliefs

nelson mandela said that there is no passion to be found playing small in settling for a life that ishe one that you are capable of. i am sure that your experiences in school, picking your major, applying for jobs, i am sure the people have told you to make sure that you have something to fall back on. make sure that you have something to fall back on. i never understood that concept, having something to fall back on. if i am going to fall, i do not want to fall back on anything except my faith. i want to fall forward. at least this way i will see what i am going to hit. fall forward. this is what i mean. reggie jackson struck out 2700 times in his career, the most in the history of be -- baseball. but you do not hear about the strike out. people only hear about the home runs. thomas edison conducted 1000 failed experiments. did you know that? i did not know that. the 1,001st was the light bulb. fall forward. every failed experiment is one step closer to success. you have got to take risks. i want to talk to you about why that is so important. i have three reasons and then you can pic

i am told that the last three speakers here have been the pope, her majesty the queen, and nelson mandela very high bar or the beginning of a very funny joke. [laughter] >> i have come here today to reaffirm one of the oldest one of the strongest alliances that the world has ever known. it has long been said that the united states and the united kingdom share a special relationship. since we also share an especially after force, that relationship has been analyzed and over and allies. all relationships have their ups and downs. hours got off on the wrong foot, with a small scrape about tea and taxes. there may have also been some her feelings when the white house was set on fire during the war of 1812. but fortunately, it has been smooth sailing ever since. >> the president said the relationship between britain and the u.s. remains very strong. he called it indispensable to the goal of peace and prosperity. time for a check on traffic looking at the golden gate bridge, this is a pretty sunny afternoon, the traffic is flying along stay with us more news after the break.