amen. ♪ nelson mandela nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela [ singing in foreign language ] ♪ nelson mandelamandela ♪ ♪ nelson mandela [ singing in foreign language ] ♪ [ singing in foreign language ] >> lester holt, this is coming after some of the organized prayer,alities musical interlude. >> and we'll soon be hearing from a friend and the family of nelson mandela here. you see that picture right there captures so much. that people of every color who have come to represent will be called a new south africa here. a true tribute to mandela, as you look across this crowd here that has withstood a steady light to moderate rain all morning long. we've also been watching, of course, brian, the collection of dignitaries and we can't really overstate the complexity of the operation of getting the celebrity, the politician, the world leaders in here safely. the south africans said they've been studying the plan for quite some time and working with their counterparts in the u.s. and other b countries to get everyo herere safely. we were on that issue of security -- we were able to get in today with

amen. ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandelamadiba ♪ >> lester holt, this is coming after some of the organized prayers. a little musical interlude. >> and we'll soon be hearing from the friend and family of nelson mandela here. and you see that picture right there captures so much. people of every color who have come to represent what we call the new south africa here, a true tribute to mandela as you look across this crowd here that has withstood a steady light to moderate rain all morning long. we've also been watching, of course, brian, a collection of dignitaries, and you can't really overstate the complexity of the operation of getting the celebrities, the politicians, the world leaders in here safely. the south africans said they have been studying a plan for quite some time and have been working with their counterparts in the u.s. and other countries to get everyone here safely. we were on that issue of security, we were able to get in today without screening. the crowd then were bussed in. they may have been screened at

nelson mandela. see you next time. >> remembering the life and legacy of nelson mandela. i'm john siegenthaler. welcome to al jazeera america. news came this afternoon that nelsonandela passed away in his home at the age of 95. south african president jacob zuma made the announcement. >> nelson mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation has departed. >> nelson mandela had been ill for some time. he was in a hospital fighting pneumonia and lung problems. his family described him as struggling, but teaching life lessons from his death bed. he was married three times, fathered three children, 17 grandchildren. he made history when he became the first democratically elected president in 1994, ending years of white rules under apartheid, doing it after spending 28 years in prison. mike hanna has more. >> the life of rolihlahla dalibhunga was one lived for others. not for him the luxury of privacy, the ability of celebrating a moment away from the public eye. even when he arrived to bury his granddaughter killed in a car dent a camera was there. a smile as he greets friends, sadness set aside so they can be comforted. and a smile in final years, as on e

mandela the political leader, not only nelson mandela the former president of south africa, but for nelson mandela, the father of the nation. nelson mandela put his life on the line to bring an end to apartheid and minority white dominance in the country. on thelooks back segregation that brought the country worldwide infamy. >> apartheid was efficiently born in 1948. it divided south african society into four races -- white, black, colored, asian. public places such as the beach and cinemas and hotels were largely reserved for whites. blacks were not allowed to vote or hold property in white areas. many black people were resettled .n reservations the government granted independence to four of them but then used the independence to strip many black south africans of their citizenship. economic and commercial needs required a black workforce, which cause many black families to be separated. it was a terrible system for family life. just look at what happens to black workers in the mines. they were all taken and were living in hostels next to the minds whether families -- while their families were l

nelson mandela said a person should be buried near the place his life began. that was his wish. that's where he came to rest. nelson mandela was laid to rest in qunu, a small village where he grew up, far from johannesburg, this was nelson mandela's return home. >> a final farewell for nelson mandela. >> south africa's first democratically elected president. >> i'm thomas draytonry. >> and i'm richelle carey. the casket taken from his home to a giant marquee erected for this world event . >> it's an interesting sort of compromise there, where we see the casket laid on top of cow hide or ox hide as a way of bringing the two together so you have at the bottom the animal slaughtered, the skip is there and at the top the flag, which tells us nelson mandela was a very complex man. >> the young man who left here seven decades ago, grew into a mighty leader. >> you brought a new world into being and taught us to live as citizens. >> this is the moment where they are saying goodbye to nelson mandela who is a member of their family. >> he is a member of the family and this community, he had such a rich relationship with. his compound it half a mile that way. he's really had an open relationship with this community. a lot of peop

nelson mandela and to eliminate apartheid. nelson mandela and so many others inspired us to do that. >> let me read a statement from the first president bush, george h.w. bush on the death of nelson mandela. barbara and i mourn the passing of one of the greatest believers in freedom. we have had the privilege to know. as president i watched in wonder as nelson mandela had the remarkable capacity to forgive his jailors, following 26 years of wrongful imprisonment, sending a powerful message of redemption and grace for all of us. he was a man of tremendous moral courage who changed the course of history in this country. barbara and i had great respect for president mandela and send our condolences to his family and his countrymen. once again, i want to remind our viewers, we are standing by to hear from president obama. he will be walking into the briefing room over at the white house, going to the microphone and speaking about a man he so deeply, deeply admired over so many years, president of the united states will pay official respects to nelson mandela and what he did. christiane amanpour is watching the reaction pouring in. we shouldn't be surprised, 95 years old, christiane,

nelson mandela's final days. nelson mandela's coffin will be moved so the sowetta distribute. the stadium has a capacity for 95,000. on tuesday, nelson mandela's body will be moved to the union building. this is the seat of the south african government and the rehearsals will begin at the state mem yore jal. on wednesday and just, day seven and eight. the state memorial service will take place as the country says its final goodbyes. on friday, day nine, there's spected to be a symbolic inspection. it will be flown to the family compound in the eastern cape. after all of that, on saturday, day 10, nelson mandela's burial will take place. we are told it will be a private family affair. but, as you can imagine, because nelson mandela belonged to the world, there are rumours that dig gnat ris would be present. chief among them, former president bill clinton. >> nelson mandela's prays for castro and others outraged some. african-americans led a boycott called the quiet riot. >> at the time many people in the african american community were so disgusted they said they were ashamed of their city. a total of six leaders rebuffed nelson mande

nelson mandela. the freeze out of nelson mandela, not only physically from the united states, but politically seeing him as the icon was in place, so it is true that terrorists watch lifts of nelson mandela, not just him, but other members of the national congress, so essentially we have seen a profound shift and change in terms of u.s. policy towards south africa, but overall u.s. policy makers added to nelson mandela. i would still think that we have to do - we take all of history. we can't pick and choose like a smorg us bored. there was a part of history where nelson mandela was a pariah. he overcame that because of his example, leadership and personae. and also the legacy of struggle, perseverance, and the image that he projected, the humanitarian image to the world. it was hard for any, even the hardest-nosed conservatives, anti-nelson mandela from that period on to ignore the monumental accomplishments of this man. >> he is a huge inspiration. people talk about his capacity for forgiveness and his goal of reconciliation. how much of that influenced other civil rights movements - in the u.s., for example. >> well, one of the things that is always interesting is it goes like

hundr hundreds singing his anti-apartheid rally cry ♪ nelson mandela nelson mandela ♪ >> reporter: nelsondela, nelson mandela, there's no one like you. >> gave hope to the world. >> reporter: this morning, archbishop desmond tutu leading those around the world and in capetown in prayer for mandela. >> thank you for the gift of man de -- madiba. . >> reporter: today south africans paid tribute to father as they call him with makeshift memorials. december 5th now marks the day of south african's deepest sorrow. but it's also a day that the country's president said should mark their greatest determination to continue nelson mandela's legacy. >> to live as madiba has lived, to strive as he has strived and to not rest until we have realized his vision of a truly united south africa. >> reporter: many south africans today, there's a bittersweet sense, they're relieved that he's not suffering but they're sad that this man who created this nation has gone. when i think of it, when i talk to people, the two phrases that keep on coming up, all they're saying, all people here are saying is thank you

nelson mandela. it really shows the journey that nelson mandela and those who were accused have been on. andrew blangeni is a person of the same age of nelson mandela, they were in gaol in robben island together. when he ascends the stage to deliver respects as one of nelson mandela's closest and longest friends, he'll speak for those who know nelson mandela, many gone. incidentally, interesting to look back. in 1993 on the then president of the a.n.c. he decide. 10 years later the death of a cell mate, friend, fellow lawyer sulu of nelson mandela for decades. and 2013, 10 years, the death of nelson mandela. but what mangeni will be talking about is remembering the old comrades, not just nelson mandela, but all those who fought with him, were in a cell with him and many who predeceased him will be remembered in the course of this day. >> as you were talking, we were looking at live pictures of many of the dignitaries there. des-monday -- desmond tutu said some time back that south africa lost its moral compass. are people frightened with the passing of nelson mandela, that the country could unravel or is there a sense of hope that his legac

nelson mandela again. >> remembering nelson mandela, leaders from around the world paying tribute to a global icon as south africa says good-bye to the father of a nation. >>> showdown in in iran, a bipartisan group of senators pushing for tougher sanctions as secretary kerry is on the hot seat. >>> an historic announcement at an auto maker as the nation's first female ceo is tapped to run the country. ♪ >>> tens of thousands of people gathering today at a johannesberg soccer stadium to stay good-bye to the father of modern south africa. but the stadium wasn't filled to capacity. it rained. it rained hard. mandela's statute was always recognized. dozens of world leaders past and present joining to pay tribute. the man who planned the event says this is exactly how nelsonandela would have wanted it. >> we were not able to stop the rain, but this is how nelson mandela would have wanted to be sent off. these are blessings in an african tradition, when it rains, when you are buried, it means that your gods are welcoming you and the gates of heaven are most probably open as well. >> and that perhaps set the tone for the itself, cyril ramaphosa talking about the rain and this day belonging to one man and one man only. ♪ nelson mandela, nelson mandela >> reporter: the life and regularsy of a man who changed his nation and the world was celebrated in south africa. >> you are lodged in our memory. you tour over the world like a com comet, believing streaks of light for us to follow. >> reporter: dignitaries speaking of his devotion to equality for all, and challenging everyone everywhere to carry on that. >> while i will always fall short of his example, he makes me want to be a better man. [ cheers ] >> he speaks to what is best inside of us. >> we do not cal

nelson mandela, we sing that, he is one of a kind. no one fights like him. nelson mandela, nelsonplause] this song is one of the most accurate descriptions of this icon, the founding -- democratic south africa. the old separation movement in the continent. his passing meant an unprecedented outpouring across the world. yet this administration, admiration and celebration. everyone has had a nelson mandela moment. let us begin before by thinkian all heads of state international delegations, we extend our deepest gratitude to for the message for condolences that we continue to receive. be nelson mandela family, south african people and the african continent feels stronger today because we are being completed by millions throughout the world. .. the people and their leaders in an effort to halt the forward march, ordinary forms of organizations would be rendered impossible, but the spirit of the people cannot be quenched until victory is won. the cycle became much about life. and the rest has changed. in the 1940s, the long walk to freedom, it became a volunteer in chief during the ca

it is a rather modern area today. >> it was hard times. >> thanks to nelson mandela. >> thanks to nelson mandela. >> thanks to nelson mandela south africa's fight it kept mostly inside the ring. >> right here all of this. this is the equipment that nelson mandela wants to use. outback the security guard shows equipment that nelson mandela used. memories of a boxer that shows a different fight and why. >> president obama arrives in south africa on tuesday for what has been called the african funeral. 100,000 people are expected to attend the memorial attendance in johannesburg. part of nelson mandela's mandate was his willingness to forgive. one of his former guards said he couldn't help but become close. nelson mandela was my prisoner. he was my friend. like a father to me. he was someone you could look up to. i will miss him as a country and i will miss his voice. >> that was christo brand, nelson mandela's prison guard for 12 years, until his release in 1990. >> tsangses heating up over disputed islands in the east chaina sea. sea is expanding its zone to overlap one by china. it covers a rock off the southern coa

nelson mandela's memorial service. here are some of the highlights we want to show you. ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandelaficent soul it was. we will miss him deeply. my god bless the memory of nelson mandela. may god bless the people of south africa. [ cheers ] [ singing ] >> men, women, and children must live side by side dreaming the same dream, realizing at crucible of time in our land, we salute you. ♪ come on ♪ come on >> it's the duty of all of us to love him, to keep his memory alive in our hearts, and to embody his example in our lives. ♪ can i get a witness up in here ♪ ♪ no matter ♪ no matter what >> we have much more on nelson mandela on our website at aljazeera.com. you can even send us your own pictures remembering mandela on twitter as well as instagram, using hashtag ajmandela. all of that and more on aljazeera.com. argentin agriculture. looming deadlines and more on "inside story."

when nelson mandela boxed the ring was made of concrete. [ inaudible ] >> thanks to nelson mandela. >> thanks to nelsonandela. >> thanks to nelson mandela's south africa's fight is kept inside. ring. >> it's changed, all the fighting. >> right here, the equipment that nelson mandela would have used. >> out back a security guard showed me equipment nelson mandela would have used. mem bris -- memories of a boxer who showed a different fight. is >> and michael is here with sport. i didn't realise nelson mandela was a boxer. >> a good boxer. >> let's turn to the nfl. adrian peterson, minnesota vikings, was carted off the field with an ankle injury after a tackle by arthur brown. he won the vible player award. he was questionable to play due to a groin injury. he was the leader with 1200 and 8 yards. history made in park city utah. the united states had all three podiums in a world cup world cup bob sled event. el-lana my exercise aja evans took home gold, jaumie grooubel and lol low jones tie toed silver. both of those are track competitors. >> one of the four medals won by jesse owens at the 1936 olympics

[applause] >> if any of you heard nelson mandela, you sounded just like nelson mandela. it was frightening. notice the great portrait of nelson mandela behind me at the top of the staircase. i will be lobbying soon to replace that with a more current photograph. san francisco is indeed blessed and has been for many, many years. and then somebody comes along and enhances that even more. and only one time has somebody been four times a cabinet member, closest thing we will ever have to a president is the chief of protocol's secretary. charlotte is the chief of protocol, george scultz is her secretary. so on her stairs, in this rotunda, charlotte will present to you her husband and secretary, george schultz. [applause] >> thank you charlotte for that brilliant introduction. we're here to mourn and celebrate the life of nelson mandela. i have on a dark suit and a bright tie to symbolize those sentiments. what did we make of his life? in reflection and thinking about it, he was a man of action he fought continuously, effectively, and as his effects grew, his african national congress became more and more effective. i'm sure that h

nelson mandela boxed here, the room was made of concrete. we are in hard times. now we are free. >> thanks to nelson mandela. >> thanks to nelson mandela. >> thanks to nelson mandela, south africa's fight is kept inside the ring. >> people have changed with the fighting. >> here, all of this, this is the equipment that nelson mandela would have used. >> outback a security guard shows me the equipment nelson mandela once used. memories of a boxer and chose a different fight, and why. >> in a few hours south africa will begin a national day of mourning. on tuesday there'll be a funeral that president obama will attend. it will be one. biggest, emotional memorials we see in a lodge time. >> not just a memorial, but a week of reflection and prayer; is that correct. >> absolutely in a few hours we'll see mosques and churches, celebrating the man, remembering the man on duetuesday. it will be a huge memorial, 90,000 filling the stadium. on sunday a burial. nelson mandela said a man's life should end where it began. he'll be buried in qunu, where he was born 95 years ago. >> nick schifrin live in johannesburg. >> nelson mandela was a

nelson mandela, and how that inspiration needs to carry on well beyond today. here's the president. >> nelson mandela lived for that ideal and made it real. he achieved more than could be expected of any man. today he has gone home. we have lost one of the most influential, courageous, and profoundly good human beings that any of us will ever share time with on this earth. he no longer belongs to us. he belongs to the ages. >> that last line there from president obama, he belongs to the ages, reminiscent of another famous quote, which was after president lincoln was declared dead, standing coming forward who reportedly said, "now he belongs to the ages." just one more sign of the significance of the passing of nelson mandela. nowhere perhaps more felt, though, then in his native south africa. president jacob zuma was the one to break the news this afternoon. let's listen in. freedom andled for healing. he had the respect of the world. his humility, his compassion, and his humanity gained him their love. reverencealso word that will unlikely be ever paralleled. come because quote i think this sums it up very well, sums up the legacy of nelson mandela, from the former south african president himself. he said, "if i had my time over, i would do it the same again. so would any man who called himself a man." >> scott thuman, thank you very much. as the world mourns the loss of nelson mandela, a look back at the profound impact he has had on history. karen travers reports. >> born in 1918, nelson mandela was the son of a tribal chief. as a young man coming faced daily humiliation of living under apartheid come a system of government enforced racial division that led to the oppression of the majority bla

nelson mandela. jump in here, ali. >> nelson mandela and the new president is no nelson mandela. south africa has some problems in front of of them. >> we'll take a break. after a break, this is al jazeera america. >> we are back, welcome back to the continuing coverage of the death of nelson mandela. look at this. this is the apollo theatre in harlem. >> that's beautiful. >> memory of nelson mandela. >> remember the days before apartheid was over, you could go to harlem and buy the stalls that the guys were selling, "free nelson mandela." it was nelson mandela central. >> i was actually in a room, in a theatre, and i can't remember the year. i've been trying to think of the year, and he was there. i saw stephen harper of canada, all of canada mourns with the family, and the citizens of south africa, the world had lost one of its great moral leaders. do we have a picture of nelson mandela the rugby team? >> yeah, there was a movie made about that. >> yes. >> this is just a very telling moment. black people in south africa, played soccer, that's the june form that he is wearing whe

nelson mandela. 20 minutes past the hour. more next on "taking stock." >> breaking news from bloomberg. this is "taking stock" on bloomberg. i am pimm fox. nelson mandela, former president of south africa has died at the age of 95. nelson mandela was the leader of his country. he became president in 1994. joining us now via telephone from johannesburg is bloomberg wilde. l reporter franz what is the move there? >> we can say very little because it is the middle of the night. midnight.t gone i have just driven through johannesburg and there is really nobody out and about. zuma was say is that very somber when he appeared on tv just a few moments ago. everyone is incredibly sad. this is a moment that south africans have been preparing for, for a long time. lmost the last 12 months there has been an almost daily expectation they may come. >> you have been reporting from south africa for four years. when you look at those four years, what role has mandela played in people's image of their country? >> mandela is still and will be for some wild, possibly forever, the looming figure in politics. there has been a lot of trepidation about what will appen when he does pass away simply because his role has been so important. i ha

nelson mandela. >> tributes continue to pour in for nelson mandela. south africans are still toiting places significant nelson mandela. the focal point is nelson mandela's home in soweto. grand parade in cape town, where nelson mandela made his first speech in 1990 as a free man when he walked out of the gates of the present. there will be a big rally in soweto in johannesburg. a number of dignitaries and eminent people along with about 95,000 south africans will pay tribute to their beloved leader. this afternoon, they will convene a special joint sitting of parliament to allow members of parliament and opposition parties to say farewell to the man who was south africa's first democratically elected president. also in cape town today, people ,ill be marching to the prisons all places where nelson mandela was incarcerated. is a lot of prayer and joy and laughter and people are saying, we have to dance, we have to pray, we have to be thankful for nelson mandela, because he was the man who united us. he was the man who gave us peace and reconciliation and freedom. we've accepted his death now. now is our time t

mandela in discussions. former president offered to release nelson mandela if he went to the transsky homeland. but nelson mandelan a very principled manner said no. he didn't want to be released under that basis. he wanted to be released into a free south africa. throughout the 80's members of the south african government were looking to dismount the tiger of minority rule in which they found themselves. but it is a very danger process. >> was there a growing realization as the talks began that it was going to take a lot more. that nelson mandela's price at the end of the process was going to be higher than a lot of members of government were ready to pay? >> no, i don't think so. i think when f.w. de clerc announced th the road of negotiation on february 2, 1990, that this would end in majority rule. but it hoped that it would be majority rule with a strong constitution that would protect the rights of all south africans. >> let me go next to glenda, give people a sense of what was going on in black communities in the early 1980's. was there starting to be some hopelessness that the world was watching what was

mandela's house, and played protest songs. >> in a quiet corner, nelson mandela was thanked. this was a champ, he coaches kids to box because nelson mandela asked him to. nelson mandela urged him to help his community and to take his anger out on the community, not the street. >> i wouldn't be alive today. i help the children now. >> nelson mandela loved boxing. he considered it an outlet for stress and anger. >> he trained here. it's the soweto ymca today. >> today young men from soweto train in a mooederb space. when nelson mandela boxed here, it was made of concrete. >> there were hard times. >> thanks to nelson mandela, south africa's fight is kept inside of ring. >> all the fighting. >> all of this, this is the equipment that nelson mandela would have used. into out back a security guard shows me equipment that nelson mandela used. >> in a few hours south africa begins a national day of mourning. president obama arrives for the official memorial of 90,000 in a stadium down the road. it will be an emotional memorial that we have seen in a long time. >> the first generation of children born since apartheid are learning about it. we hav

nelson mandela. let's listen briefly to what he had to say. >> through nelson mandela the world learnt the beauty of reconstellation, and the story of nelson mandela so much so the story of south africa. >> you are listening there, that was nelson mandela, his grandson. >> must be difficult to be nelson mandela's grandson, as we talk about what comes next. he's a dignified young man talking about what comes next. living in the shadow of nelson mande mandela. >> absolutely. behind me is one of the grandson's compounds. while nelson mandela was dying he tried to move bodies between here and qunu, where we see the burial hatch. there's a lot of ugliness. what people are looking for from the mandelas, winnie, nelson mandela's widow is leadership. is someone to come up, whether it's jacob zuma, the president or someone from the family, they are looking for someone to inspire them. jacob zuma said, "we need more nelson mandelas, more people to sacrifices, have the fall use. we need to keep doing that. a lot question whether jacob zuma is doing that. the notion is here, that okay we've buried tata, their father, therefore what is next. what is th

nelson mandela being flown home for the last time. it started with an emotional territory. it was led by the south african congress, a party that nelson mandela created. you saw nelson mandela's widow, his ex-wife and the leaders of the party, and he thanked nelson mandela for giving his freedom and providing the modern south african state. you saw an emotional service and an extraordinary site. thousands of people lining the streets that are a couple of miles from here that lead to the base where nelson mandela was born. you got a sense that people were sad, mourning, thanking him but a sense of, "oh my goodness this is the last time i get this opportunity to be this close to nelson mandela." you get a sense that people are saying goodbye. >> it's a sense of personal loss. what do we expect with the services tomorrow. >> you'll see a combination of the old world and the new world. there'll be a lot of dignitaries and security. we are not allowed within three blocks. we see tribal traditions. nelson mandela grew up here and was proud. he called himself a country boy. a lot of notions and feelings about the world, and people around here have still are the ones that h

mandela's special history with "nightline" continued. here's abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran on the man who helped change so much. >> there is mr. nelson mandela, mr. nelson mandelaica. >> reporter: it was a long walk nelson mandela took, a walk that lasted nearly a century, a walk to freedom and human dignity. a walk he ended up taking the whole world on along with him. >> on behalf of our rainbow nation, i welcome you all. >> reporter: nelson mandela towered over them. a moral and political leader of surpassing strength, implacable determination, and profound decency. >> i am a product of africa. and the long-cherished dream of a rebirth that can now be realized. so that all of our children may play in the sun. >> reporter: mandela was born in 1918 into the royal family of the tembu people, but he grew up under apartheid, the vicious system of racial segregation and oppression by which the white minority ruled south africa. it's hard today to imagine the pure evil of that system. abject poverty for blacks and severe restrictions on travel, education and employment. whites enjoyed all of the power and riches in this rich country. mandela's trouble name meant tro

nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela ♪ ♪ >> we are back here. this discussion, thomas, is having about communism, this is a very interesting point. >> yeah. >> nelson the early anc. talks as communists, they called each other comrade, if you live in a capitalism enterprise, communism seems like a bad thing. if you are black in south africa, communism meant you were equal. and the way in which they kept the anc down, was the suppression of cocainism act. so you can arrest anybody in south africa, without charge, and hold them in jail without being charged at all. and then they got out of jail at a certain amount of time, maybe 30 days and you could arrest them, and arrest theft gem on the suspicion of being communist. they convinced everybody that can't have communists running around, and that's how they made these racist laws work and work, and his comrades as he called them, worked around that. and they persisted. as thomas says, of something that looked like it would never change is the hallmark of these anc men and women. that you would never seen pictures like this. >> in the old days you would have been arrested for have blacks and whites arm

nelson mandela tonight. here's the front page of "the new york times" -- john mccain from arizona tweets rest in peace, nelson mandela, whose courage and character inspired south africa and the world. let's hear from you. greg from new york city. caller: hello. to seehe privilege nelsont a harvard university -- he was given an honorary degree in 1998, and i was so moved to hear his speech. and i'm -- my heart goes out to his family today. thank you very much. host: we hope to bring you to the 1998 congressional gold medal ceremony honoring nelson mandela. from colorado springs, good evening. caller: good evening to you. i had the privilege of seeing him on his tour in africa when he was released in 1990. and hisrate his life legacy and benchmark and a father figure to the region. host: in 1990 he had just gotten out of prison, correct? caller: before he was president. at that time, i was 12. forlegacy he has left africans, south africans, and students like myself is great and i would like to celebrate his life and give my condolences to his family. it is important to look at what he left behind and build upon that. caller: host: he was released after 27 years in prison. good evening, john. caller: i want to say good evening, c-span. you are wonderful. we greatly appr

nelson mandela in gaol. and then he served under him. it was his task to defend the imprisonment of nelson mandela privately he long lobbied for nelson mandela'srelease. >> in june 1982 i submitted a memorandum prepared by my department, to the effect that nelson mandela ought to be released. we are making a martyr of him every day he stays in prison. that his international acclaim and status would grow to an extent where we would not be able to handle it. unfortunately at the time it was shot down. >> eight years later nelson mandela became a free man. here you had a man that spent 27 years in prison, and the day the - he displayed the energy to the person who has been a president before. amazing what insight in the minds of people and for that matter into world affairs. >> central to the success of the negotiation process that led to a peaceful transfer of power was nelson mandela insistence that there be no losers, they all be winners. >> we handed over power, but we did not capitulate. you do not capitulate and surrender when you do the right thing. you libberate yourself. that's what we did. it was not a capitulation, it was liberation. >

madeva, referring to nelson mandela's tribe name. >> the kids all have a picture of nelson mandela, and that's in india. and so many other countries are looking and memorializing nelson. are there themes? >> i'm glad you mentioned india. we talked about how brood of an impact he had. what i'm pulling up now is one of the hashtags we saw in spanish. elsewhere in arabic, of course . . . and we even have one here in french, we lost a universal hero yesterday. in addition to that, there are pictures. >> of course. >> because online is known for that. >> right. >> here is one i'm showing out of london. >> let me take you on a journey. we're going to start in south africa in johannesberg. and this shows you some of the tweets she hasn't touched upon. in johannesberg that's the home city of nelson mandela. and then to the uk, this is wooster. that is an essential part of the uk, and into new york, and again, people are tweeting and memorializing nelson mandela there. so it's amazing how a black south african and his life is resinating around the world. we're getting a sense of some critique of how people are memorializing nelson mandela from the united states.o cf1 o >> rig

mandela understood the importance of reaching your potential. he was an inspiration to everyone. here in london last night can the u.k. premiere of the movie of nelson mandela. nelson's mandelahe waited until the end of the movie told the audience there were screams and cries a lot of emotion. the queen expressed her sadness in london for the passing. nelson mandela she had met him on several occasions. her grandson prince william had this to say. >> extremely sad and tragic news which is reminded what an extraordinary and inspiring man nelson mandela was. my thoughts and prayers for his family. >> another movie depicting mandela's role breaking down racial barriers was invictus to show how he championed a most lie white rugby team in 1995. playing mandela in that movie morgan freeman. he was a man of incomparable honor, unconquerable strength and unyielding resolve. to many he was a treasure of unity, freedom and dignity of mankind. for his part president obama said he was one of millions who was inspired nelson mandela and his work. here is just one more quote from what he had to say at a very emotional address yesterday. >> we have lost one of the most influential courage

nelson mandela took history in his hands and bent the arc toward justice. we will not see the likes of nelson mandela again. shomari stone is live outside the south african embassy where the statue of nelson mandela stands in north washington. shomari? >> reporter: good evening. a lot of drivers are slowing down as they glance at the statue behind me. the media is lined up along the sidewalk here. many folks snapping photos, tweeting, posts on facebook and instagram to pay tribute to nelson mandela. ers the statue. it's ten feet tall of nelson mandela, his fist raised in a power salute. ift was raised two months ago. this is where activists in the 1980s staged sit-ins and protests that helped the u.s. -- the founder of transafrica, mary francis berry former d.c. delegate reverend walter and eleanor holmes norton were at the unveiling. i called her office moments ago. she was unable to give a comment. she was heavy involved in supporting nelson mandela. they staged their protest before thanksgiving in 1984. timely, when they arrived for a meeting with the south african ambassador and never left. south africa's iconic president. helped break the country's racial discrimination. he died thur

let's make real the words about inequality that barack obama put forward and the words of nelson mandela. nelson mandela, and let's look at big banks, look at big corporation, strengthen our progressive trade unions and make sure that we can stop this upward distribution of wealth to the 1% of 95% of the new income since 2009? >> in the obama economy. >> exactly, that's right. because the neoliberal regime cuts across both parties. >> i want to note for the record one of those rare histotoric moments. that we just had you say that you would actually sfroet something that is much too mild, much to meek, but you'd vote for the process. i think that's a very interesting position on your part. >> that's one reason i'm not a senator. if i was locked within those constraints, given the dysfunction dysfunctionality, i would affirm the process. >> i think i would vote for it for the opposite reason. i think it's an acknowledgement from both parties there isn't going to be a process over the next few years because the political parties are too far apart on fundamental issues about the long-term structure of gove

nelson mandela. nelson mandela once said that being resentful is like drinking poison and expecting it to kill your enemies. nelsondela is an enormous giant and i believe, as we look towards the future, as we look toward the past in which he has been a part of us, we will see a figure and a statesman who on a global basis is up there with people like gandhi. here is man that not only transformed his own country and captivated the views and thinking of a contin continent t influenced the thinking of a global community. this is it a man whose stature is up there in an elevated level yonltd whicbeyond which many wi, ever get to. thank you both for joining us tonight to pay tribute to this giant. >>> coming up new york city mayor elect picks a new york police commissioner. bill braton. why did a man who campain against stop and frisk appoint a man who was a proponent. >>> antonio wha what is it likeo live on minimum wage in the most expensive city in the u.s.? i talked to some fast food employees in new york city. we'll tell you more coming up. >>> what do you think, tell us on "consider this" and google and facebook

the life and times now of nelson mandela. >> our nation has lost its greatest son. ♪ ♪ nelson mandela ♪ madiba father of our nation ♪ >> nelsonas a fighter for justice and a human inspiration. >> nelson mandela was not just a hero of our time but a hero of all times. >> i am not a saint unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. >> he's the moses of our time. >> now we're free! we're free, wee free! we're free! ♪ nelson mandela ♪ tata madiba ♪ oh yeah mandela ♪ madiba >> madiba, the man. ♪ >> it is the end of 95 glorious years of the freedom fighter, a dedicated and humble servant. >> from our headquarters in new check check >> nelson mandela's final journey. >> farewell my dear brother, my mentor, my leader. >> after 10 days of mourning, madeba is with his ancestors, laid to rest in his ancestral home of qunu. >> mass casualties, in the colorado shootings. >> losing hope - violence in the central african repu

singing ] >> reporter: when nelson mandela appeared a thet oakland coliseum in 1990 -- at the oakland coliseum in 1990. he knew nelson mandela and pictured with him moments before nelson mandela went on stage before that appearance. >> very warm and engaging. there was nothing arrogant about him. but when he spoke his mind you knew where he stood. >> reporter: he visited nelson mandela home a few years later. nelson mandela spent 27 years in prison. he later became president of south africa and a symbol of resistance in civil rights. >> he had no permanent enemies. he dealt with issues. >> reporter: a poster of nelson mandela hangs high. the store sold out of his autobiography and other books about him. >> reporter: nelson mandela won the nobel prize and raised millions of dollars for humanitarian causes and remains a inspiration to younger generations. >> made me want to know more about my people. >> reporter: nelson mandela once said people learn to hate and if they can learn to hate they can be taught to love. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> nelson mandela was 95 years old. he had been ill for more than a year. he passed peacefully surrounded by f

nelson mandela named his home after the village. 69 days in solitary confinement almost killed him. nelson mandela's example kept him going. thatjust got the feeling i would never come out alive. wonder what nelson mandela was doing at that time. he had been there for so many years. how he could endure such fromre, to be separated the community for so many years. only a fewfor months and it was so hard, so difficult. it was practically unbearable. >> this is our last witness to nelson mandela's greatness. ?> do you feel uncomfortable >> she used to to believe that nelson mandela was a terrorist. .o be feared, not admired her pupils were exclusively white into the mid-1990's. now, she rejoices in the change to multiracial education. back then, she was really scared when nelson mandela was freed from prison. will we be able to move around the way we used to? will we be thrown into jail? we started talking and reassured people that this country will work together and there is never going to be a thing like apartheid in south africa. of a handfulories of south africans who lived through the worst of times, there are thousands, possibly millions that have similar stories to tell. -- a handful ofs of

nelson mandela used his gifts in a game and changed the world. byron pitts, abc news, johannesburg. >> we thank you so much for watching. abc news will have live coverage of the nelson mandela memorial service tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m. eastern time. we're always here at abcnews.com. "nightline" later and i'll see you tomorrow. >>> tonight, street corner marketplaces being taken down. >> tonight you'll see what is being done to keep streets safe. >> another clear, cold night over the bay area, where freeze warnings under affect in just a moment. and east bay boys choir invited to celebrate the life of nelsoncing another fight of subfreezing temperatures from a huge mass of cold air showing signs of releasing it's icy grip if the bay area. >> looks like we're going to get one more night of the frosty conditions before temperatures begin to return to near normal. black ice formed on freeways overnight. this is highway 24 tochlt begin our length of time, it's unbelievable. i was born and raised here. >> beginning our team coverage let's turn first to live doppler seven hd. spencer i think we're ready for this. >> i hope we are. because it's first and second night. we should be prepared mentally for this. it's cold already in some spots. this morning the second consecutive morning of the freeze warning, low temperatures dropping to 19 degrees this morning in four bay area locations. clear lake, santa rosa, napa, and novato. 25 degrees in san jose breaking old record low from this date. covering bait area, except the city of san francisco. look for subfreezing temperatures across the area. low

mandela. saying meeting nelson mandela was a memorable moment in life for me. he was an angel. and as we pay tribute to nelson mandela >> truly. these artists are coming out more and more throughout the entire day we get updates via e-mail of who was tweeting out next. presidents tweeting out and not only the people who are in hollywood. of course we leave you with one example of the way his life inspired artists everywhere. the way right back. his life inspired artists everywhere. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> if you are like us, your facebook and twitter feeds are filling up with quotes by nelson mandela. >> his words inspired justice in his own nation and the better part of the last century they moved men and women just about everywhere. here's nelson mandela in his own words. >> south africa is a -- there's room for all the rars races in this country. to spend 27 years at the prime of your life is a tragedy. race country. to spend 27 years at the prime of your life is a tragedy. i have wasted in prison. >> let each one of you and all of our people give the enemies of peace and liberty. those faced to take us bac

remember nelson mandela for. >> well said. >> thank you for coming in today, we appreciate it. >> more on the legacy of nelson mandela. south africa's frirn minister during apartheid defended nelson mandela's imprisonment in the face of worldwide condemn nation. at nelson mandela's insistence they both served in the government. >> he was part of successive white governments keeping nelson mandela in gaol and he served under nelson mandela in the first democratic cabinet. as u.n. ambassador and foreign minister it was his task to defend the yiftenment. he lobbied for his release. >> in 1982 i submitted a memorandum to the cabinet, prepared by my department, and to the effect that nelson mandela ought to be released, that we were making a bigger martyr of him every day he stays in prison. and that is international acclaim and status. that it would grow to an extent where we would not be able to handle it any longer. unfortunately at that time, it was shot down. >> eight years later nelson mandela became a free man. >> here you had a man who spent 27 years in prison. and the day he was released he displayed the the cuban and energy to the person who has been a president before. amaz

nelson mandela. it is 3:30 friday morning in front of the home of nelson mandela. n of freedom who changed the world. >> in the name of the heavenly father of our people -- >> tonight the world reacts to the death of nelson mandela at the age of 95. >> he's now at peace. >> on our broadcast tonight, remembering the man and his legacy. "nightly news" begins now. >>> the death of nelson mandela from nbc news headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. to those who loved him, he was the hope and the light of the world. nelson mandela has died at the age of 95. while this news, this announcement was inevitable, it has still come as a shock to the world with the realization that a beacon of freedom and moral authority and dignity and forgiveness is now gone. a former prisoner turned nobel laureate. late today local time in south africa after visible worry and activity outside the home, south african president zuma went on live it's and broke the sad news to his country. >> our beloved nelson mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation has departed. >> president zuma's announcement was followed within the hour by president obama from the white house.

mandela left behind - the right to vote. >> as told to sean johnson, joining us. nelson mandela asked him to set up the nelson mandela rhodes focus and he's been a director for the last 10 years. you knew nelson mandela 23 years, coinciding with the moment he came out of prison. tell us the story of your first meeting. >> yes, thank you very much for letting me share my memories. everyone is finding it kath arctic. everyone is talking on the radios there. mine is that i was working with colleagues on a small antiapartheid newspaper called the weekly male. it was smuggled on to robin island and into the prison where the a.n.c. leadership were reading it. when he came out of prison a message came to me and my colleague at the "weekly mail", that he wanted us to interview him - every journalist's dream, especially a young and shallow one like myself. we did so. he expressed surprise the newspaper he was taking so seriously was run by children, but the relationship developed from there. i was a political writer, political editor and editor of the various newspapers, and i enjoyed an incredible relationship, a life-changi

nelson mandela es uno de los personajes más importantes de la historia reciente en el mundo. >> el presidente de sudáfrica anunció la muerte de nelson mandela en un discurso, dijo el país perdió a su hijo y también anunció que nelson estado. >> el presidente barack obama dijo que con la muerte de nelson mandela el mundo ha perdido a undo los seres humanos más influyentes. >> y vamos ahora con otra lucha, la de un grupo de niños hijos de inmigrantes que hoy sufrieron un hecho bochornoso en el capitolio. >> el incidente pedían al líder joe biden la aprobación de la reforma migratoria usando una melodía de una canción de navidad. >> fue entonces cuando irrumpió la policía. mpió la policía >> (habla en inglés) >> ¿comprende? >> ante la reacción atemorizada de los niños los adultos trataron de calmarlos y dijeron que rezarían en voz baja, un policía replicó que se dieran prisa o los iban a arrestar. vinieron a ablandar el corazón de los republicanos que se oponen a la reforma migratoria >> fuera del capitolio demócratas pidieron al presidente obama que actúe unilateralmente para frenar las deportaciones >> que use la misma fuerza p evitar ver familias separadas >> más de 100 mil desde que senado aceptó su versión de la

snap ♪ what made it genius ♪ was my camouflage wrap ♪ that's my kind of holiday mandela" "nelson mandela.. nelson mandelaonef >>> and it is cold again in the bay area! i'm kiet do with the subfreezing live report straight ahead. >> celebrating the life of a great leader, nelson mandela's impacts on south africa and the world. >> into the deep freeze again. now we have a storm aheaded our way rain maybe snow. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and they just switched on the metering lights over at the bay bridge pretty late but it's only backed up towards the at the end of the parking lot. full look of your "kcbs traffic" is coming up. good morning, friday, december 6. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 6:30. >>> today, the world is mourning the death of nelson mandela. the former south african president was 95. mandela spent 27 years in prison for his fight against apartheid in south africa. four months after he was released from prison, mandela visited the united states and the bay area. more than 70,000 people packed the oakland coliseum to see him. anne makovec reports. >> reporter:

nelson mandela is a saint of our time. and from henceforth everybody in africa, south africa and the world at large should address him as saint nelson mandela. >> what does he mean, nelson mandela, to nigerians, as a hole? >> nelson mandela is a true example of the teachings right out of the cross which has forgiven humility and humanity. nigeria also has forgiven, given that not all practice that forgiveness is the key to brotherly love. that is why on this world he is celebrating his life, his holiness, who is in nigeria sent his representative to send this message to the world. >> that is one group from nig earia all over the world have come to pay tribe ute to nelson mandela. on 10 december 1996 nelson mandela signed the constitution of south africa. the country has come so far, achieved so much. many people are here to celebrate the great man he was. >> we are seeing live pictures of archbishop desmond tutu, former president jimmy carter, and the unenvoy lakhdar brahimi getting out of a van and moving into the stadium. the stadium is significant in nelson mandela's history, isn't it? >> it is. it is the last time we saw him in public, really. it was during the 2010

nelson mandela lived. david cameron tweeted this miami last night. nelson mandela was a hero of our time. i've asked for the flags at number so downing street to be flown at half-mast. a retweet is a message from nelsonla. he gave an interview talking about death at the nelson mandela twitter account. he said in 19 necks, death is something inevitable, a man considers to do his duty to his people and his country. then he can rest in peace. so many celebrities are taking to twitter to post their remembrance. oprah when free took to her facebook account. a number of years ago, he said it was one of the greatest honors of her life to be invited to spend private time in africa. also, american film director spike lee posted this miami, this photo on his inthat gram account. that picture with him and mr. mandela there. so often we talk about the declean, it's irresistible for twitter users to post messages on the front pages from where they are. in south africa, we see many people posting coverages on the twitter accounts. the soweto had this good-bye, the united states th washington post had this image a nation's healer, into the prison cell on robin island from the daily telegraph, a simple image, 19 ear

nelson mandela's widow. president obama called nelson mandemandela's wife to express s condolcondolences. >>> john takes us through all of the events that will honor nelson mandela in the coming days. >> south africa is preparing for a whole week of morning for mour nelson mandela who died in his sleep peacefully. sunday is being designated as a national day of prayer and reflection. which the country's 52 million people are being asked to remember nelson mandela in their thaitthoughts and prayers. the next poir important day is tuesday. that is when a memorial will be held at the soccer stadium. it is known locally as the calabash. a calabash is an african cook beincookingpot from wednesday tn mandela's body will lie in state in the union building in pretoria. there will be many memorial services throughout the country during those three days. there will be a state funeral. however we have information because at that funeral mandela's family and the world will say ghoob t goodbye to thet black president and nobel peace pricprize lauret that the county fer had. ever had. and this is important. the final details of the state fufuneral have not been worked out. ma

nelson mandela. nelson mandela was not a particularly religious man. today in churches and houses of worship across south africa, prayers and songs for the man who had ababiding faith in the human spirit and in his nation, to move beyond apartheid. >> to keep his legacy going, we need to keep living what he's set out for us. >> he was a hero. he fought for us. he suffered for the whole world. >> reporter: the mood remains more celebratory than somber. overnight, the family spokesman speaking for the first time. with mandela's grandson close by. >> in our hearts and souls, he will always be with us. >> reporter: today's national day of prayer kicks off a week-long celebration. next up, a memorial service on tuesday, take place at the fnb stadium in johannesburg. mandela made his last public appearance at the 2010 world cup. it's confirmed, president obama and the first lady will be there, along with former president george w. bush and mrs. bush. former president jimmy carter. and former president bill clinton and mrs. clinton are expected at the funeral next sunday. he will lie in state in the nation's capitol. next sunday, the state funeral in his hometown on the eastern cape. his long-time friend and lawyer, george bizos. >> he will go down in history, i think, as the revolutionary who didn't believe in violence. >> reporter: earlier today, we had our first public sighting of winnie mandela, his former wife and partner in the dark days of apartheid. tomorrow will be quiet. on tuesday, the gathering like the world has never seen before, as dignitaries from around the globe gather to say farewell. to nelson mandela. bianna? >> a week of mourning, reflection, and celebration. our thanks to you. >>> nelson mandela has a large and complicated family tree with over a dozen grandchildren. some of them opened up to reena ninan on a recent visit to south africa. she's here to tell us about it. good morning, reena. >> reporter: good morning to you, bianna. that's right. 17 grandkids and 3 wives. everyone vying for his time and affection. there is one thing that he did from his prison cell that still brings his family comfort. set free after 27 years in prison -- >> his first steps into a new south africa. >> reporter: -- but some of his grandchildren found themselves longing for his prison days. >> those are the days that i cherish. because it was just the two of you. nobody else. because when he came out, you did not have him because he had bigger issues to tackle. >> reporter: his grandson remembers visiting him when he was 4. >> he asked the wardens if they could put cartoons on the tv so me

nelson mandela. >> we will take a lot of time talking about nelson mandela. we will review a series of ceos from africa to give us their take on what nelson mandela meant for theirfor their business and for their future. all of that will be in the next hour of "the pulse." it is jobs day. the markets are going to be paying attention to not only the yougs you see in front of -- these are live pictures coming from outside nelson mandela's house as the country white mourns the passing of their former leader. meantime, you can follow both of us on twitter. >> we will see you in a moment with the second hour of "the " continuing right after this short break. stay tuned. ♪ ,> our beloved nelson mandela the founding president of our democratic nation, has departed. >> farewell madiba. he reaches the end of a journey that took him from prisoner to president. >> it is job stay. -- job's day. >> and all of branch from japan prosper them and us to her -- japan's primerom minister. good morning to our viewers in europe. a warm welcome to those just waking up in the united states. >> this is "the pulse." noonan joins us for an exclusive interview. first, let's get to our top