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

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

mandela was. i think right now south africans across the political spectrum from all walks of life are united in their grief for nelson mandela. not only nelson 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

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."

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 remarkable character. one of his guar

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 to stay unified and to continue with

hundr hundreds singing his anti-apartheid rally cry ♪ nelson mandela nelson mandela ♪ >> reporter: nelson mandela, nelsondela, 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 and good-bye. >

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 coast. let's bring in harry fawcett. ing itself over the s way of disputed islands and china? >> certainly in the first insta

when nelson mandela boxed the ring was made of concrete. [ inaudible ] >> thanks to nelson mandela. >> thanks to nelson mandela. >> thanks to nelsonandela'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 in berlin sold for $1.46 mil

nelson mandela's house, and played protest songs. >> in a quiet corner, nelson mandela was thanked. this was a champ, he coaches kids to box because nelson mandela asked him to. nelson mandela urged him to help his community and to take his anger out on the community, not the street. >> i wouldn't be alive today. i help the children now. >> nelson mandela loved boxing. he considered it an outlet for stress and anger. >> he trained here. it's the soweto ymca today. >> today young men from soweto train in a mooederb space. when nelson mandela boxed here, it was made of concrete. >> there were hard times. >> thanks to nelson mandela, 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 have more about the gene

nelson mandela after this. >> back now looking at the crowd outside nelson mandela's home in johannesburg, as we continue our coverage of the wife of nelson mandela. maxine waters was one of the people that spread nelson mandela's message in the united states. during the 1980s she staged sit-ins at the south african consulate to protest against apartheid. years later she was in south africa to see him sworn in as president. good to see you. thank you for seeing us. >> i'm dlit. it's a sad moment. we must honour the life and the work of nelson mandela always. >> you were an influential leader during the antiapartheid movement. how are you inspired by nelson mandela's work in south africa? >> well, you know, i thought about this. it takes me back to a time when i saw a movie called cry the beloved country. i think that's where my interest was piqued. as the story came out about nelson mandela, and the a&c organised to fight against apartheid, i got interested and involved. i started to read and keep up with everything and share it with my colleagues. when i was in the californian state of assembly, to divest all pension funds from businesses doing business in south africa at the time. >> when you met mr

nelson. this was the young nelson mandela's favourite pastime, stick fighting. the spaing with hard forward branches is popular in rural south africa. the young nelson mandela hated to be beaten. >> nelson mandela, the same age played together. young nelson mandela showed qualities beyond those of his playmate. >> madeba was stubborn in his heydays. the following day he would be in your village challenging you to a round of stich fighting. i was heart broken at the time when he left us. >> we are always together at all times. >> that togetherness with friends is broken by the death of his father. he made arrangements for the future of his son. the cause of nelson mandela's life was drastic by the age of 9 he was forced to leave qunu. later he recalled i mourned less for my father to the place i left behind. >> this is where he sent. after an emotional journey with his mother, handing him over to live under the care of rooejened. this was a place where youngsters were groomed for greater things. >> he came like other young boys. to him it was in excitement. when it comes to the great place. the enlightment the enlightment was greater than at his home. >> as nelson mandela moved on, his early hom

nelson mandela on how to live our lives and it's nelson mandela, i thank you. [applause] >> and in keeping with nelson mandela's, no one better exemplifies that for more than 50 years in the city of san francisco, the man who nelson mandela was really proud of and one of the people he wanted to meet when he was recently released from prison and came to california to say thank you. one of those persons was none other than our own version of nelson mandela, the man who had rev rand cecil williams. >> hello everybody. on my ride this morning about 7:15, i went there to see what the line looked like of people who were there for breakfast. today we will feed close to 3,000 people. [applause] >> and we will always feed people who are on the fringes of society because it is needed. we are going to stay right where the poor may be located. we're going to be there because we feel very strongly that we've been given a call, a call this came 27 years ago, but a cal that came and said look, you better watch out because i'm coming out with a new call, and the new call came from a man that i call a profit, nelson mandela. [applause] >> he was a profit because he looked not only to the present, but the future. he was a profit b

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 legacy will continue, that people will carry on with his legacy. >> well desmond tutu, once again very clearly, stating th

nelson mandela. >> a veteran for the struggle and youths that have never known anything but a free south africa, have the greatest thing that nelson 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 lif

now of nelson mandela. >> our nation has lost its greatest son. ♪ ♪ nelson mandela ♪ madiba father of our nation ♪ >> nelson mandela was a fighter for justice and a human inspiration. >> nelsonas 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

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. amazing. amazing what insight he had in the minds of people. and for that matt

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 the next generation going to do, what can we get next. what is the economic freedom we have

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 world cup. we weren't really sure that he w

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 nelson mandela passed away in his home at the age of 95. south african president jacob zuma made the announcement. >> nelsonandela, 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 each birthday he was surrounded by family and friends, a children's choir on hands. a birthday song encompassing the lo

nelson mandela, and it would be a big mistake to let him die in jail. >> well, yes, for some time there were moves to engage nelson mandela in discussions. former president offered to release nelson mandela if he went to the transsky homeland. but nelsonandela in 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 w

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 when he came into power, the one thing his people told him is get ready of that oppressive white man's name and uniform, not only did he not get it of it he wore and it told these people, you are our

there is the myth of nelson mandela, there is the reality of nelson mandela, and then is the nelson mandela that you knew and there is the nelson mandela who obviously understood who he was and what he was and had time to reflect on all of this. tell me about the man, just -- >> well, i have been -- i have talked a lot, i have talked to you about -- >> rose: this morning. >> about the myth of him being a st. he hated being called a saint, and he wasn't a saint. he wasn't a saint for all kind of reasons, in terms of his own private behavior, which doesn't even matter, but he wasn't a saint because he was ultimaly a pragmatic politician. he, you know, people compare him to gandhi, people compare him to martin luther king, he said to me, he said, for those men, nonviolence was a principle. for me, nonviolence was a tactic. i used it as long as it was successful, but when it stopped being successful, i turned the anc into a military armed wing because my plate goal, my overriding principle was premium for my people and justice for my people and anything that would get me there was what road i would take, that's a pragmatist, a prag

mandela is a teachable moment. >> his name is nelson mandela. have you guys heard this. >> nelson mandela may be new. but after a little history. group discussion, they had nelson mandela all figured out. what he did was awesome. >> margaret smith's school is a melting bot. most of the students are black or latino, some with an undocumented parent. none were born with a silver spoon in their house. 98% qualify for free or reduced price launches. >> the majority of them face a challenge. it may not be their skin colour. it may be socioeconomic status. it may be being homeless. >> the children are quick to connect nelson mandela. >> i heard that he was, r martin luther king in another state. ms klieforth says her students are bringing their personal experiences to the classroom. >> the kids tell stories. i walked into a store and felt like people treated me differently. people are aware of it, they see it. >> it's cool. what he did - he didn't came, if he didn't do anything to start segregation, it will get worse and worse right now. >> you have to hold because he fight for people's rights for everyone. >> with kids this age they love role models, and having people to lo

nelson mandela would regret there was not enough time to accomplish everything he wanted to do. up next unfinished business, and the question - what next, after nelson mandela. [ singing ] >> we will not likely see the likes of nelson mandela again. so it falls to us, as best we can, to forge the example that he set - to make decisions guided not by hate, but by love, to never discount the difference that one person can make, strive for a future worthy of his sacrifices. president obama talks about the dedication it will take to finish what nelson mandela started. history will remember nelson mandela for his sacrifice and leadership in a fight to end apartheid. he was not finished. he often worried about what was left undone. nelson mandela was unable to bring an end to harsh economic inequalities. the gaps between the poorest blacks and wealthiest whites. more from ali velshi and mike hannah, but we start with nick schifrin. >> in the poorest corner of johannesburg the tv barely receives nelson mandela's memorial. this is a notorious township where crime is high, sanitation low and garbage rarely collected. here they mourn a man considered a saint. this woman struggled, working for white families. >> and freddy runs a bar. it's noon on tuesday, but it's busy. here they toasted tata or father. >> respect, and what have we achieved because of him and what we learned, and how to live with other people. >> nelson mandela didn't only promise racial equality, he promised economic equality. >> the economic equality hasn't been fulfil

nelson mandela. >> nelson mandela -- >> this is nelson mandela, because of the fact that he used to comb his hair to the side. >> reporter: jantjie insisted he attended high-profile events before. including this one, beside president zuma. >> if i have offended anyone, please, forgive me. >> reporter: and the south african government now saying this morning, it did not hire the interpreter. instead, the government says it paid the company he works for. owners of that company have disappeared. george and robin. >> thanks very much. >>> let's go to josh with the top stories. >> we're going to begin with a blow for holiday travelers everywhere. federal regulators have shut down dozens of tour bus companies and all because of safety violations. the nationwide crackdown comes after a series of recent crashes. 52 companies in all have been shuttered. many of them well-established bus lines that have transported school bands, boy scout troops and senior citizens. we'll have a complete list on our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! in fact, in one case, drivers for a utah company were allegedly forced to drive 800-mile round trips to las vegas without required rest. >>> in school bus safety, a big issue in north carolina, after the driver you see here was caught falling asleep. in fact, drifting between lanes. a recent study by aaa found that one in four drivers will, at some point, doze off while behind the wheel. >>> there was plenty of dozing on capitol hill. senators pulled something of an all-nighter, as majority leader, harry reid, keeping everyone in session. cots were, in fact, offered, like in years past, so that president obama's judicial nominees can be approved. republicans are refusing to take a break as a protest to new filibuster rules. >>> overseas. the united states is suspending aid to the rebels in syria. the white house is worried that aid to syria could end up in the hands of al qaeda. a rebel commander supported by the united states recently fled the country. >>> and major league baseball is planning to change the rules at home plate, in fact. banning collisions to protect players from concussions. you remember this one. pete rose in 1970, slamming into young, upcoming ray fosse of cleveland. he was an all-star catcher. but it's believed this collision would go on to cut short his career. the players union, and owners, if they agree, these will be illegal by next year. >>> and finally, if you remember that college football kicker from alabama, missed those two field goals. had another blocked in that game against auburn. cade foster ended up getting benched. boy, did he hear it on social media. it set the stage for auburn's miracle finish. foster who wears number 43, recently got a letter in the mail from another 43. former president george w. bush. who wrote to foster and i quote, life has its setbacks, i know. however, you will be a stronger human with time. i wish you all the best. sincerely, another 43. george w. bush. >> what a great thing to do. >> that's really lovely. >> let's hope that cade has a chance. january 2nd, against oklahoma, in the sugar bowl, in somebody's hometown. >> that's right. could happen. thanks for that, josh. >>> now, to that death of a freshman. he died over the weekend, allegedly injured early sunday morning, during what the school calls an unsanctioned pledging event. police are investigating the incident. and abc's rob nelson is here with that story. >> reporter: good morning. initial reports indicate that alcohol was not a factor in this case. but investigators are still trying to find out exactly how this fraternity trip turned tragic. this morning, questions are swirling around a new york city college fraternity, after a hazing ritual allegedly led to the death of a young pledge. >> definite appears that multiple individuals were involved. >> reporter: authorities say about 30 members of pi delta si, an asian-american cultural fraternity traveled to the poconos this weekend. hong them, chun michael deng. one of the students pledging to the fraternity. officials say he suffered major brain trauma during the ritual the students performed in the yard of a rented house they were staying. >> they involved physical contact that became very aggressive. the pledges were carrying weighted bags. and also involved some pushing and shoving and hitting. >> reporter: investigators say deng was brought inside the resi

nelson mandela first spoke. it translates to "nelson mandela is sleeping here, nelson mandela is now sleeping." sunday's burial will combine the new with old tribal traditions. we'll see an animal skin cover the coffin, an ox slaughtered and a family member telepathically communicating with nelson mandela. it will be the poignant moment in the 10 days of saying goodbye. >> you can watch full coverage of nelson mandela's funeral live on al jazeera starting at 1am eastern. 10:00 pm pacific. >> archbishop desmond tutu will attend nelson mandela funeral. earlier he said his name was not on the guestlist. a spokesman for the president said it was a mistake. >> archbishop's desmond tutu name was number six. he was accredited for the fnb on the accreditation. like anyone wishing to pay their respects on the fine leg. >> the spokesman tweeted the retired bishop will be in qunu. he preached at the services of most apartheid. >> a growing crisis in the central african republic, why the u.n. is facing harsh criticism. >> back to the moon after 40 years. a newcomer arrives with big plans. >>> first violence and now no food. the humanitarian crisis is growing in the central african republic. the leaders are too afraid to walk the streets. we have more from bangui. >> these people are waitin

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 this - that when you look at the civil rights movement, that it influenced other movements, particularly in south africa, and nelson mandela gave a tremendous amount of encouragement and credit to dr king, and the c

nelson mandela sits here in oakland. people we spoke with say he leave as legacy of peace and integrity. [ 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 was sort of always with president obama, and as you heard in the white house briefing room, he said nelson mandela is no longer with us, he is with the ages. president obama tried to visit nelson mandela over the summer when the president was traveling across africa. he was not able to do that, because nelsonas sick, but he was able to visit with the civil rights and anti-apartheid icon back in 2005 when barack obama was a member of the united states senate, and that was a meeting that has always stayed with p.m. many of the as a matter of fact arier this month he held a screening of a movie on nelson mandela's life here at the white house, where he also met with mandela's two daughters. >>> today he's gone home, lost one of the most inspirational, courageous, that any of us will share time with on this earth. >> the president of the united states speaking out. we've got some other guests, but mr. ambassador, you're here, you just heard jim acosta sources are now saying the president will go. the state funeral is on day ten of this period of mourning, the final day, right? that's when you expect most world leaders, ten days from now to come to south africa? >> if the class is right, i think they may make some adjustments to that program, and certainly i think that we will really be laying

nelson mandela. crowds left flowers, photographs and balloons outside nelson mandela's home in johannesburg. a memorial service will be held on tuesday with president obama, george w. bush, and jimmy carter. the man defending nelson mandela's yisent is also speaking out. mike hanna sat with him to talk about the unique relationship. >> there was an excessive part of the government that get-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 publicly defend the yisent of nelson mandela and other political opponents. privately he maintains he lobbied for nelson mandela's release. >> in 1982 i submitted a memorandum prepared by my department. and to the effect that nelson mandela ought to be released. we were making a bigger martyr of you every day stays in prison. that is international. and status. would be growing to an extent where he would not be able to handle it. 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 - he displayed the cuban and energy to the person. who has been a president before. amazing what this idea, in the minds of people and for that matter, into world affairs. >> and central to the success of the process, that led to a peaceful transfer of power, was nelson man

nelson mandela, we sing that, he is one of a kind. no one fights like him. nelson mandela, nelson mandela. [cheers and applause] 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 nelsonbegin 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 campaign in the 1950s and became the first commander-in-chief of the amc armed wing in the early 1950s. he paid dearly for his beliefs and actions through imprisonment. in 1962, quote, i was amazed by the law, not because of what i had done but because of what i stood for, because of what my conscience -- arrested and sentence

nelson mandela's life and legacy. >> you are seeing live pictures of the tribe ute to nelson mandela, where people are leaving carts, flowers, and saying prayers. please stay tuned for more on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. follow us on our website on aljazeera.com. i'm morgan radford and i look forward to sharing more about the life of nelson mandela with you in an hour. stay tuned.

nelson mandela got out of imprisoning he thanked harry bridges and this year the ambassador of south africa same to san francisco and came to local 10 with the nelson mandela humanitarian ward. i was speaking of nelson mandela because of his fear there were over 90 world leaders that doesn't speak to each other that showed up. president obama shock hands with him and we're thinking about the ability to negotiate and one thing about arrogance i believe it's a downfall of any individual and nelson mandela was humble and people looked at up to nelson mandela. and i think in every city thought this country even in washington, d.c. nelson mandela was a man that was in 0 opposition people can learn to work together and he was able to do that and that's a rare ability. you can't go to macy's i didn't see or norway strm to buy that. and saying that our union the i organization w u 1934 before martin luther king and the kennedy's we integrated our union harry bridges had the same mind of nelson mandela. he looked at beyond color and creed and even looked at with people he didn't arresting agree with to find a happy medium. especially our politicians in d.c. they can learn to work together for the common good of people and that's the one thing nelson mandela did. your by itself report card is when you die and people show up. they might have million dollars and millions of dollars but to pay respect to this man a humble man many of the people saw this man's heart. i have to say i'm prou

nelson mandela's death, sending prayers to his family. and coming up, more coverage of the breaking news, the death of former south african president nelson mandela. . >>> tonight the news breaking around the world, former south african president, nelson mandela has died. he dismantled south africa's apartheid system and became the country's first black president. you know, it's a sad night to us although we look at the people around mandela's house and they look to accept it better than the rest of the world. but your thoughts about nelsonandela's death. >> he was a great blessing in my life and i think in the lives of many people. the first time i went to south africa i had to go as an honorary white citizen. but shortly after that apartheid ended largely because of his efforts. and he advocated for peace and for forgiveness. and i think there are a lot of lessons that people in our nation could learn from that. >> you know, people will be talking about this for the next 24 hours and until the funeral and there will be a distance passed. why can't we take his message and work with it? >> well, unfortunately, i think there are a lot of people who have their own agendas. and you know, they're not going to really pay a great deal of attention to it to perhaps give lip service to it right now. but really don't inculcate into their own lives the whole concept of forgiveness and understanding that, you know, we're not each other's enemy. and i think that's something that dr. mandela would have resonated with quite strongly.

nelson mandela" ) my wife came to me and said, my wife came to me and said, "when did you write that song?" "i don't know," i said. "nelson mandela just sent it to me." ( sings "bring back nelson mandela" ) >> marsalis: by the late 1980s, the entire world tuned in to south africa's struggle. >> free mandela! ♪ >> free nelsonarsalis: through music, the cry for justice was heard by millions >> hugh masekela! >> and we did "graceland" with paul simon. we played for more than ten million people who'd never heard of south africa or apartheid before. and it really grabbed the world. ♪ bring back nelson mandela bring him back home to soweto ♪ i want to seem him walking hand in hand with winnie mandela. ♪ >> a salute for mister nelson mandela, walking strongly into freedom. >> the day he walked out of jail, when he came out like this, the whole world screamed. >> africa, amandla! >> marsalis: when you are thinking of mandela, what is the thing that made him able to galvanize everything around him? >> when mandela spoke, when he spoke for us, it wasn't about him; it was about his people. >> we are one country, we are one people. >> mandela really epitomizes the symbolism of our freedom. he became the mouthpiece, and the amplifier and the horn. ( plays national anthem on trumpet ) no matter how busy your morning yo

nelson mandela. >> yeah, you heard it there. brown put mandela in the same group as john f. kennedy, robert kennedy, and he called nelson mandela the real leader. >>> barbara rogers visited south africa in 1993 and met with nelson mandela. grace cathedral is working on services to honor nelsondela. >>> and we are looking back at mandela's life on our website. kpix.com. you will find a photo gallery and memorable quotes from the former leader. >>> we have breaking news. looks like waterfall, but it is water gushing from a broken line in martinez. the line snapped about an hour ago. it sent a lot of water. that break has since been shut off, but it has created a real mess going into yards, garages, crews believe the cold weather may have been a factor. >>> freezing or real close to it, that is what much of the bay area can expect overnight again. check out these people trying to stay warm. holding a puppy if you are lucky enough to have one. paul deanno is here now with how low the temperatures will go. paul? >> and those puppies always keep you warm. mid 30s outside already, these are your current temperatures. 34, 32. ronart park is at 22 degrees. we will have cold weather tomorrow morning. widespread freezing temperatures. many of you awry from the hour will have ten hours

nelson mandela continues. and this marijuana ingredient is bringing hundreds of families with epileptic children to colorado. >> we'll start with the legacy of nelson mandela. >> part of successful white government that kept nelson mandela in jail and then served for mandela. as u.s. ambassador and then foreign minister it was his task to defend the continued imprisonment of nelson mandela and other political opponent. but privately he long lobbied for mandela's release. >> i submitted a memorandum, due to the effect that mr. mandela ought to be released that we're bringing a bigger martyr of him every day he stays in prison, and that his international aclaim and status would be growing to an extent that we would not be able to hand it will any more. unfortunately, it continued on. >> here we have a man 27 years in prison. the day he was released he displayed the acumen and attitude of an american who has been a president before. amazing. amazing what insight he had into the minds of people. and for that matter into world affairs. >> and central to the success of the negotiation process that led to a peaceful transfer of power was mandela's insistence that there need be no losers. that all could read. >> we handed over power. but we were not capitulating. you do not capitulate and surrender when you do the right thing. you liberate yourself. that's what we did.

nelson mandela dejÓ un legado difÍcil de igualar. >> compatriotas sudafricanos, nuestro querido presidente nelson mandela,fundador de nuestra naciÓn democrÁtica, ha partido. >> nelson mandela,el polÍtico mÁs admirado de estos tiempos revueltos, transformÓ la historia de su paÍs de una manera que nadie creÍa concebible, y demostrÓ que en el campo de la polÍtica a veces los milagros son posibles. >> esta noche una de las luces mÁs brillantes de nuestro mundo serÁ apagado, mandela no era nada mÁs que un hÉroe de nuestro tiempo sino un hÉroe de todos los tiempos. >> se fue como viviÓ, luchando, su Última batalla la viviÓ batallando con su cuerpo con las cicatrices que le dejÓ su historia. >> esta es la primera navidad en mucho tiempo. >> no volviÓ a aparecer en pÚblico despuÉs del mundial de fÚtbol realizado en ese paÍs, sin embargo, siguiÓ siendo un lÍder por haber evitado violencia en la transiciÓn del apartheid. >> damos gracias porque nelsoncomo viviÓ buena parte de su vida, aunque esta vez no estuvo solo, estuvo con los suyos, su familia,y con cientos de miles de personas que rezaron hasta el Último segundo. >> el papa francisco dispuso una comisiÓn de expertos que lo asesoren sobre abusos en el clÉrigo, el arzobispo de boston hizo el anuncio hoy. la fiscalÍa federal acusÓ en manhattan a 49 diplomÁticos rusos, y algunas de sus esposas por un plan de fraude,obtuvieron de manera ilegal casi medio millÓn de dÓlares de medicare,falsificaron los papeles para tener acceso a las ayudas del llamado medicare. un tren descarrilÓ en la autopista de new jersey no hubo lesionados. un niÑo muriÓ y varios mÁs resultaron heridos en idaho despuÉs de que un camiÓn de basura se estrellÓ contra un autobÚs escolar, la policÍa dijo que los estudiantes heridos fueron trasladados a los hospitales locales, aÚn no se saben las causas del - ni el estado de salud de los estudiantes. al regresar, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ verizon ahora tiene los regalos que todos qui