the anc has admitted defeat in the key battleground of nelson mandela bay, which includes the city of port elizabeth. this report from johannesburg. reporter: the governing anc has been handed its first major election setback since it ushered in democracy in 1994. this is the first time the party of nelson mandela won less than 60%, an embarrassment and a major psychological blow, even though it still commands huge support countrywide. >> there have been other issues that affected the african national congress but broadly, the anc has done well. against all odds. reporter: but infighting, court cases, and a host of corruption scandals, some involving president jacob zuma, are widely seen as the reason for the anc's weakening support. >> what i would say to anc is they need to learn from their opposition, they need to take it the citizens of africa very seriously. reporter: the municipal election results show that the anc's power and influence is slowly declining. the party is coming to the realization that it can no longer take it for granted that the country's black majority will fol

the anc, the dominant political force conceding defeat and nelson mandela so that's nelson mandela bayections taking place nationally good where having local elections in south africa. the anc has withdrawn -- this is when something of a strong point, a place they have done well and they think they are not doing as well. anc in thee for the desk compared to the postapartheid history it we heard earlier on from the anc's chief that there are some areas they were not happy about and nelson mandela bay. they have launched a dispute but they were in the process of withdrawing that. where hang from a spokesperson that the -- we are hearing from the anc has conceded defeat. mental this would be the worst performance for them under -- manus: this would probably be the worst performance for them under the president. -- on mandela back in 1994 anna: lisicki but, mark carney has unleashed a stimulus -- let's talk about u.k., mark carney has unleashed a stainless package. cio,: chris wyllie is the he is still with us. yesterday, the triptych of big guns that when all, quantitative easing, corpora

this would be a historic defeat for the party formerly led by nelson mandela. the a.n.c. has been in power since the end of apartheid in 1994. its main rival is the democratic alliance, south africa's main opposition party for two decades. >> we are here to say, the is only an obstacle. we have to remove them out of the way so we can fight the number one battle of south africa, job creation. reporter: many voters see the d.a. as a wide party, prompting some to turn to the economic fighters party. -- are going to take reporter: the vote is seen as a major test for president zuma. the a.n.c. performs badly, it to step downhim before his term initially -- 2019.ally ends in sudan facing a huge humanitarian crisis, the warning that the number of people fleeing the country to uganda in the past 10 days has more than andled, most of them women children. reporter: mary john keeps close watch over her infant son. the pair, just two out of tens thousands of civilians displaced by recent fighting in sudan. >> we went back to our home and there was nothing left. everything had been s

the most symbolic gain was in nelson mandela bay, which is named after the anc party founder. the city was at the heart of the historic anti-apartheid struggle . the party leader says people who voted for the democratic alliance want prosperity. if you ask people in mandela bay what they voted for, i think that says our message got through. a lead are also close to in the capital. the election would be a major boost for the party, which took 26% of the votes. but the anc is still holding on to 54% of the national vote with support in rural south africa. the results suggest voters are rulingpatience with the party. failures to tackle rising unemployment and a stagnant economy are being blamed for the losses in three major cities. jacob zuma presidency has been corruption scandals. next, one lucky dog in bangkok has a new spring in his step. he has been freighted that he has been fitted with prosthetic limbs for his front two legs come as you can see there. he is certainly now a happy dog, but he suffered when his legs were cut off by a neighbor after he was caught chewing on a

there is rising public anger directed at the party of nelson mandela.eporter: these are the south africans who say they have been left behind. they say the promises put to them in 1994 after the end of apartheid remain unfulfilled. .mong them are this family the father lives in a squatter camp near johannesburg. he was among the first generation of black men who got a chance to vote. he has been a supporter of the ruling party, but is disappointed with the government will stop his son -- with the government. his son thinks differently. theas chosen to back radical left economic freedom fighters party. [speaking foreign language] it is estimated that over 25% of south africans are unemployed. record-breaking rises in food prices mean some voters are struggling to stay loyal to the anc. -- the partyd founded by nelson mandela has prevailed for nearly 22 years, but it may be struggling to hold onto its positions. brazilian president dilma rousseff is one step closer to being removed from office. a senate impeachment committee has voted to put the suspended

is and most embarrassingly they lost nelson mandela bay to the alliance.most famous struggle icon. it is a different picture in the rural areas. the anc is still a juggernaut. many are angry at the level of income in equality and the sluggish economy. youth unemployment is more than 50% in this country. the anc faces tough questions after this election, particularly about jacob zuma, the country's president. he has been plagued by many corruption scandal. many are blaming him now in part for the loss. >> david, thank you. angola is going to the olympics for rowing for the first time ever. up next, how they overcame incredible odds to get to the games. live across the united states and around the world this hour. you're watching cnn "newsroom". >>> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you are watching cnn "newsroom". it is good to have you with us. i'm george howell with the headlines we're following for you. >>> in france, authorities say at least 13 people are dead after a bar fire in mandy in the city of rouen. seve

the african national congress puts the power on nelson mandela's first multiracial election in 1994.arty ran on the slogan -- "a better life for all/" l." the amc is holding onto power nationally. amid charges of corruption and incompetence. on august 3, elections were held. centers,he biggest including johannesburg -- they will now be handled by the democratic alliance party working with the economic freedom fighters. they expressed anger over the expanding economy. -- expected and reimported -- who has served as finance minister since 2009. british immigrants settled in a coastal areas while dutch settled inland. a war broke out and the british one in 1902. making south africa a colony. they adopted a constitution that disenfranchise the plan. the prime minister severed ties with the u.k.. south africa in jordan decades of economic sanctions before the governments agreed to free them and nelson mandela from prison and hold multiracial elections. has won every election since. here is the argument. the south africa a conley was estimated to have grown 1.3% last year. less than half t

>> nelson mandela. >> jimmy: nelson mandela. that's a good one. [ cheers and applause ] and it went well, i assume? did he alleviate that nervousness right away? >> not right away. >> jimmy: not right away? >> no. you meet someone who you like really venerate -- >> jimmy: yes. >> jimmy: whassup? i don't know. [ laughter ] >> exactly. and then what? >> jimmy: where do you go from there? >> where do you go from there? i was thinking. it's a great honor to meet you. and i'm sure you -- yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, right. heard that plenty of times in my life. well, you probably hear the same thing. and you have to -- i guess it's your responsibility -- >> you try to be -- yeah. i'm getting sort of senile. so the words i want to use go away. civil. you have to be civil to people. particularly when they come up to you and say we love you. you don't say, get away! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you narrated hillary clinton's introduction video at the democratic national convention. >> did i? >> jimmy: yeah, you did. [ cheers and applause

reporter: the anc, the party of nelson mandela, has been dominant since apartheid 22 years ago. but with a fragile economy and numerous scandals rocking the current leader, there are more concerns in the lead up to the election voters are growing disillusioned, especially in natural collagen centers. >> it is about whether the anc is going to remain a party which is strong in both the cities in the countryside, or whether it is going to be a party which is mainly race in the country areas and might have to concede the cities of the opposition parties. reporter: polls suggested support for the main alliance can increased in urban areas. the da's leaders so confident of their chances. >> this election has been special for us. it will be historic the people of south africa. i think we are feeling the winds of change all across the country. even today, casting their vote, it is a powerful ballot that we can choose our government. we are feeling confident going into this last day. reporter: the unfulfilled promises may be dimming the anc's appeal, but this could be a referendum on ja

his inspiration through this all is nelson mandela. they credit him thanks to the innocence project. they were looking at this case for about ten years to get it here. >> this is amazing the power of forgiveness and understanding. >> it's a lesson to us all. can you imagine knowing that time you're innocent and other thing to point out. that kill or charged. >>> now, to avon where police are investigating after a construction worker who was hit and killed. it happened just north of middleton at around 2:00 in afternoon. the worker was directing a dump truck whiffs backing up through the construction zone when it hit him. the victim's name has not been released at this time. the investigation is on going. >>> continuing coverage now that deadly shooting at a taco bell drive through. police believe the killer was they pulled up to the fast food restaurant on over land drive and ended up shooting and killing a 49-year-old. a witness who heard the shots say he hopes they catch the suspect soon. >> this is a good town to live in, but now we

. >> we have conceded we lost nelson mandela bay. we are going to do an introspective look at ourselves. we are a party not going away from the political -- of this country. party's leader said people who voted for the da want prosperity. [indiscernible] the da looked set to create coalitions in johannesburg. 8% left-wing party received of the vote. this is a major boost for the taken 26%, the da has of the national vote. the anc has managed to hold onto 54% with support in rural south africa. that urban men saved the ruling party has failed to a tackle -- to tackle rising unemployment. battle toes an uphill win back support for the general election in 2019. to the dayhree weeks after an attempted coup in turkey and president wretched tie up erdogan -- president recep tayyip erdogan -- the man accused of being behind last month's failed military takeover. tens of thousands of people have already been arrested as part of a nationwide purge. still cracking down on foot to a golden -- on fethullah gulen's record. claimsmer ally says he

a blind loyalty to the anc, seeing the anc still as a liberation movement and as the party of nelson mandelaafter 7:00 tonight, when the votes are counted, we will be able to tell whether the anc did lose a lot of support. anchor: thank you so much for that. all departure flights from dubai international airport have been delayed until further notice. that is after an emirates airlines plane crash landed and burst into flames. everyone on board, about 280 people, were evacuated safely, but the cause of the accident is still unclear. it does come four months after a plane belonging to dubai's other carrier crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in southern russia. all 61 people on board that flight were killed. this news just coming in from tunisia. we have just heard that the tunisian president has named a new prime minister. we will bring you more on that as we get it on "france 24." let's take a look at today's other top stories. syrian rebels and government troops are trading accusations over the use of chemical gas on civilians in a town southwest of aleppo. the fighting has rea

have people booed me, no, because in my generation, the first thing i did was vote to release nelson mandelath african, i noticed this in america, there is actually -- i think a lot of white people really haven't dealt with issues that have happened in the past, whereas in south africa, i as a white south african, i really did what i could, you know what i mean? did something about it? let's talk about the movies. this is what you're in now. >> yes. >> trevor: you came over here. successful. >> african-american. >> trevor: african in america. >> yes. >> trevor: "the hollars," very funny movie. >> yes. >> trevor: you have a great cast. >> i do. it was a really great, great group of people. anna kendrick. martindale, i played john krasinski's brother. >> trevor: a very disturbed brother, looks like. >> he has issues. he has a problem with his family life. he has two daughters which he loves. it was cool for me to play something with real heart. i play a lot of tough guys and bad guys. >> trevor: it was nice to play a peeping tom for a change. >> to play someone who actually loves his family ra

first 15 years ago when they gained the majority of their district, and now the main sickened nelson mandelahey are very significant. yesterday the main opposition's said that his party had the majority of votes. it may also look like they could be in trouble in johannesburg and victoria. only have seen is that some of the largest districts in johannesburg are trickling in, giving them a slight lead this morning, but we still have that 10% yet to be counted and we will see whether that sways the vote. caroline: i'll pick it up from here, we want to talk market reaction. we have a great chart showing how we have seen a ramp-up in the south african rand on the hope that the anc will have to shake itself up. he is a cultural guide, this is a reference to hemingway, but overall this is a pickup since december -- give us a sense of the market reaction on the back of the election outcome. anna: looks as if we have lost contact. they you very much. amo mbatha. our guest is still with us. boost as we move toward what looks to be a disappointing performance from the amc. when you look at emerging-mar

from south africa yesterday confirmed that the powerful african national congress, the party of nelson mandela, suffered its worst showing in an election since 1994. the a.n.c. lost ground to the democratic alliance, a party long associated with the white middle class that itself has a black leader now. millions of black south african voters seem less concerned about race and more concerned about issues like unemployment and corruption. the continuing change in south africa is also showing up in smaller ways too. ballet, an artform previously reserved for the white minority, is coming to soweto. newshour special correspondent martin seemungal reports. >> reporter: soweto-- the sprawling black township in south africa's biggest city, johannesburg-- is synonymous with the struggle against apartheid. two decades after the regime of racial separation ended, many cultural divides remain. traditionally, ballet here was for the white and wealthy. black south africans were excluded, leaving a legacy of disinterest. ballet teacher muli mokgele is among those trying to change that. >> growing up, we kne

we have a historical figure from the era, nelson mandela saying -- was so we at the national african congress took this pretty seriously and wrote the anc charter to be more in line with the atlantic charter. a third take was that this was a new issue of wilsonianism.f don't do it this way because he didn't work out. we see historical actresses trying to draw their own lessons from the past. 's discussionskate about who draws lessons from the past. are they actionable, legitimate? how does that work, and what is the historian's role? i am going to just leave with the image that the electric charter image -- the atlantic charter image. remember, 400 words was a really short op ed. they would frame the effective charter. -- the atlantic charter. it's kind of a declaration of independence, and the u.n. charter is like the constitution. and that is the architecture of my first book. to say that these policy planners at various second and third tier and below levels framed their test is giving life to the atlantic charter in this way through institutions. say a veryoing to report about th

voters in two key urban areas turned away from the party of nelson mandela in favor of the opposition democratic alliance party. while leading the vote nationally, the a.n.c. lost majority control in cities including the capital, pretoria, largely the result of widespread anger over corruption and a stagnant economy. with all the votes from wednesday's election now counted, officials say the a.n.c. has won in johannesburg, the country's largest city. the party says it will try to form coalitions in the cities where it fell short of a majority. local authorities in belgium say two female police officers were attacked and injured by a man with a machete outside the central police station in charleroi, south of brussels. witnesses say the man was yelling "god is greatest" in arabic. he was shot and killed by a third police officer. both injured officers are said to be out of danger. charleroi is also the city where belgian officials discovered a safe house used by the plotters of the november paris attacks that killed 130 people. an american teenager from virginia has won the first gold

but other times, when the president is visited by afghanistan or is coming back from nelson mandela's funeral in south africa and with secretary clinton and president bush, you would think a very historic moment that in the back of the plane you have steve crowley and another "new york times" photographer invited up to make a few snapshots as president bush is showing off his profession which is bad of an artist. but instead that would be the chief criticism of doug mills that frankly you are hurting the business model for the photojournalists but number two, because you are denying an independent lens on the moment the only way to describe its propaganda. >> it's kind of a good thing because those pieces are government property and to someday if somebody wants to write a book about president obama dear basically -- >> please come to the microphone in the front of the rim. >> use the microphone so everybody can hear you. >> this is fascinating although i feel like you are pulling the curtain and it's like do i want to know more or not, so you talked about the unintended consequences.

president has visited by the law love, for example, from afghanistan where he is coming back for nelson mandela's funeral in south africa and has the secretary clinton, president bush come to think a very historic moment he sat in the back of the plane was steve crowley another "new york times" photographer to make a few snapshots as president bush is showing off his postpresidential profession which is that of an artist. but instead it becomes only piece shot and that would be the chief criticism of taking your current business model photojournalist, but two ways because you are denying an independent length on this moment, the only word to describe it is propaganda. >> it's kind of a good thing because those pictures are government property in sunday's sweatiest amount for someone wants to write a book about president obama. >> i don't know if we have audience microphones. come to the microphone in the front of the room i've been asked to say. [inaudible] >> this is fascinating although i'm disturbed and i wonder if i want to know more, do i not want to know. can you flip that around and talk a

but other times, when the president is visited by afghanistan or is coming back from nelson mandela's funeral in south africa and with secretary clinton and president bush, you would think a very historic moment that in the back of the plane you have steve crowley and another "new york times" photographer invited up to make a few snapshots as president bush is showing off his profession which is bad of an artist. but instead that would be the chief criticism of doug mills that frankly you are hurting the business model for the photojournalists but number two, because you are denying an independent lens on the moment the only way to describe its propaganda. >> it's kind of a good thing because those pieces are government property and to someday if somebody wants to write a book about president obama dear basically -- >> please come to the microphone in the front of the rim. >> use the microphone so everybody can hear you. >> this is fascinating although i feel like you are pulling the curtain and it's like do i want to know more or not, so you talked about the unintended consequences.

the chief whip of the ruling african national congress says the party has conceded defeat in nelson mandela bay. that's an area of the country's eastern cape province that includes the city of port elizabeth. with 98% of the vote counted, the opposition democratic alliance has nearly 47% of the vote to about 41% for the a.n.c. the a.n.c. is also poised to lose overall control of johannesburg and the capital city of pretoria. the death toll from the bastille day truck attack in nice is now 85. the latest victim died in the hospital. the 56-year-old man, his wife, and their 13-year-old son were killed when a truck driven by a tunisian man barreled down on july 14. islamic state claimed responsibility for that attack. new revelations now about the missing malaysia airline flight 370. ma labor is acknowledging for the first time that one of the pilots had plotted a course on his home flight simulator to the southern indian ocean. now, that's where the missing jet is believed to have gone down, but an official says the simulator included many destinations and that there's no evidence the plane w

party lost ground in itselections, the share of national vote will be below 60% since before nelson mandelae party. the opposition party is, i would call it, investor friendly, pledging to rule out corruption and make it easier to do business. ringitt recovery. let's take a look at a daily chart of west texas intermediate crude. it's up nearly 6% over the last few days. a lot of doom and gloom recently about rising production, a lot of inventory that went into the oil bear market, but we have had a nice bounce back. also i saw today that alan greenspan call for oil. >> [laughter] scarlet: why did you laugh? >> i just think it's interesting. scarlet: we are waiting for the president to come out and speak at the pentagon. he will give us an update after he met with the national security council on isis. you can see the podium where he will be speaking in washington. we will bring you his news conference when it begins. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: will come back. -- welcome back. in just a few moments, the president of the united states is going to hold a press briefing at the pentagon. the pre

with theought, -- clerk but to south africa who worked with nelson mandela to end apartheid, he couldave done that or could have tried to do that. he thought, i can rise to power if i'm the most militant supporter of segregation even though he knew it was going to end. that is the parallel to me with donald trump. needed a device to write department when donald trump talks about during a live in mowing people out of the country and not letting muslims out of the nine states, -- into the united states, he knew he needed something to get attention. that is what it was. brian: back to the store, morris deese worked for george wallace? mr. leamer: he started out as a segregationist. he would say that everyone is a segregationist and so was he. he was a student at the university of alabama. in 1958, he took office semester from school to be wallace's student campaign manager for the state. three years later, as a young lawyer, he defended the clan leader who led the beating up of freedom riders in montgomery. he defended him. on the last day of the trial, he came out and said, how could yo

white house and put it up but other times, when the president has visited from mao lala and nelson mandela's funeral in south africa and he's with clinton and former president bush do think a very historic moment in the back of the plane you have another "new york times" photographer if he could just be invited up to make a few snapshots as president bush is signing off his profession that of an artist. >> instead it becomes the chief criticism that frankly you're taking on the business model photojournalist but number two, because we were denying an independent lens on the moment you mean word to describe it as propaganda. >> it's kind of a good thing though because the pieces are taken by the government property and if somebody wants to write a book about president obama they are basically cheating them. >> i don't know if we have the audience lights. >> this is fascinating. although i'm starting to feel like you're pulling the curtain. if i want to know more, do i not? so you talked about the consequences. can you flip that around and talk about something that you worked on or put togethe

nelson mandela had a great idea to say, come forward, clear the air, without any retribution, and we can all move forward safely. >> woodruff: well, let me turn to sarah ellison, having written as much as you have about what happened at fox. whether it's something exactly like shelley ross describes or something akin to that, what do you see as a real potential solution here, or is there one? >> well, i mean, i can tell you what is happening at fox news with the internal investigationn that is ongoing, and this iss that someone very close to that said to me this is not a therapy session for the women involved. this is a law firm that has been hired to give legal advice to 21st century fox. i think what shelly is proposing is quite interesting and thereng has been some lip service paidid to the notion that they want to create a very safe place to work, but when you look at how pervasive this is in something like television, where people are invited to comment in the newsroom on how someone looks on air, and people are constantly talking about appearance ande weight and hair and make-u

from the 1990's, you have nelson mandela and the million man march. from the 2000's, you have a voting booth with a hanging chad and material from katrina. this is a very quick overview . but in fact, remember, unlike the slavery exhibition or even the era of segregation, every person who comes to this exhibition has a personal experience, is able to drive draw personally a memory associated with at least some of these artifacts and images. in fact, in the sense that journalism is the first draft of history, we are encouraging people because of our reflection at the end of the hallway, to participate in creating that history that is a reflection, more than simply journalistic and the first draft of history. we did not feel competent to make those judgments. we want our visitors to help do that. >> there are some wonderful things like this "public enemy" poster. we have a case that looks at barack obama. the goal was not to look at the legacy of obama, to talk about the impact of the election. to look at that as a transformative moment. talk about how

from the 1990's, you have a nelson mandela and the million man march. then from the 2000, you have a voting booth for my florida precinct, and you have material from katrina. this is rare in a way it's a very quick overview, but in fact remember, unlike slavery the era of or even segregation, every person who comes through this exhibition has a personal experience, is able to draw personally a memory of satiated with at least some of these artifacts and images. in the sense that journalism is the first draft of history, we are encouraging people because of our affection booth at the end of this highway. to participate in creating that that is reflection, more than simply journalistic in the first draft of history. we did not feel competent to make those judgments. we won our visitors to help us do that. example there is some wonderful things, some public enemy posters, banner, but also we have -- that looks at barack obama. the goal was not to look at the legacy obama but the impact of the election. to look at that as a transformative moment. we talked

ultimately, nelson mandela and the south african government less them to die to aids.nowing the ,eporting you are reciting from is there something you can say about the campaign, information that you have received from the candidates? have you been satisfied with that? the man is currently hillary clinton's campaign director, john podesta, who has a pharmaceutical officer before. cap, in terms of racism, first, bill clinton is responsible for killing 500,000 iraqi children. host: ok. of next, we have dj calling from pennsylvania on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning, and god bless. host: what is on your mind today? caller: the more happens, the more my head spins around like jodie foster in the exercise -- orcist. groundhoging like day. they do not understand basic civics. host: in what way you say you have been working with voters? caller: first of all, trying to get them vote locally. that is for you have your real power. you can go to these people, hold them accountable. needes not matter what you to vote, they should provide you with anything t

he was someone admired by martin luther king, nelson mandela, and malcolm x. but sadly, his legacy has been tarnished, degraded and banished from the american narrative. in large part due to the legal opinion that you just heard and the criminal justice system that affected his unjust conviction. the conviction was not just painful for his family, but for his followers. it has made all of our lives less rich. it has robbed us of an important part of our history. so i myself never heard the name marcus garvey until i was 15 years old and reading my favorite look, the autobiography of malcolm x, a book that changed my life. i found that marcus hervey was someone that malcolm x father had worked with. i went to research, who is this guy? i went to a local public library to find information, because of the public school where i was there was no book on marcus garvey. i read a book called "black moses" by david cronin. it was seen as a balance treatment of marcus garvey and his movement and presented garvey as a well-meaning dreamer who was a buffoon, who was to os

endured decades of economic sanctions and arms struggled by the anz before it was agreed to release nelson mandelaison in 1990. the anz has won every election since. successes,int to reducing poverty, get, the south african economy was reported to have grown just 1.8% last year. many are losing patience. the party is nervous. you can read more about south africa and all of our quick takes on the bloomberg. that is the bloomberg business report. head to bloomberg.com for more stories to . ♪ matt: in bloomberg pursuits today, lower prices at the bond means more americans hitting the road. that is good news for airstream, makers of the iconic rv. thank you for coming to new york here. let's talk about this. let's get straight how important low gas prices are. this is such a high-priced product, i find it hard to believe that a 10% or a 30% change at the pump makes a difference. >> you are absolutely right. lower prices help but it does not drive the market one way or another. of inwhat about the sort style aspect of airstream trailers specifically? has that helped? i know the design fascination that

africa, the chief whip of the ruling african national congress said the party conceded defeat in nelson mandelaay. that includes the city of port elizabeth. 98% of the vote counted, nearly 47% of the vote, to 41% for the anc. they are poised to lose control of johannes berg and the capital city. the opening ceremony of the rio olympics games taking place today after terrorism threats, zika-carrying mosquitoes, athletes kidnapping, don't think candles, and infrastructure scandals, the acting president will launch the event. it will feature highlights including somber -- mbaber -- sa dancers and gisele pugin. we have some bloomberg charts for you this morning. futures advance. the yield. steven major will join us from hsbc in a moment. oil is churning after the visit to $39 a barrel on american oil earlier in the week. the vix shows the lethargy. where the dow is. higher.should be 12.13 shows the complacency, the gentleness of this august market . the two year yield is flat-out stunning. there is no other way to put it. from .67 2.65. look at the year in revisiting. that is maybe the lead item at