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nelson mandela referred to as madiba. >> it a clan name, a familiar name, a sense of belonging. >> called madiba. >> the man that just about everybody here calls tata father. >> the fan me called tata pad ina. >> the new day is south africa, the first in 95 years without madiba. >> stephen: some called him madiba, some called him madiba or tata or tata madiba. those of us in his innercircle of course called him nutella. rich, creamy chocolate hazel nut justice. mandela radiated so much love that we in the media often felt our concerns were his concerns. which is no doubt why espn honored his legacy with this headline, mandela 95 dies, brokered 2010 world cup. yes, during his 27 years in prison madiba took strength in the knowledge that one day he would bring the people of south africa-- (cheers and applause) the sound of freedom. of course when you think of oppressed black people you think republican party. (laughter) and friend of the show rick santorum spelled out exactly why madiba inspires him. >> nelson mandela stood up against a great injustice. i would make the argument that we have a great injustice going on right now this this country with

nelson mandela. tomorrow and friday, ordinary south africans from all walks of life will be allowed to come by and give their respects, pay their respects to what he is known as the belofed tata madiba. >> there were thousands of people lined up to do this today but under custom in south africa, they have to take the body and put it inside overnight. they had to take it back to its resting place at 5:30 p.m. before it got dark. tomorrow it will be back out during daylight hours. >> and sunday he will be buried. the south african government is now investigating claims by the country's deaf community. this is something that is very unusual that the hand signals that were used right by this interpreter at yesterday's memorial were quote, this is according to some folks, meaningless because his performance was seen by millions of people around the world but those who know south african sign language are outraged. >> one of the many giveaways, those who know sign language were saying this basically didn't make sense. also, there was a complete lack of facial expressions which are considered just as much a part of sign language as hand gestures. have a comparison to show you, too. the sig

tata madiba, the father of the nation. it was just before midnight that south african president, jacob zuma announced to the nation and to the world, that nelson mandelaad died. >> this is the moment of our deepest sorrow. our nation has lost its greatest son. >> reporter: tributes quickly poured in from around the world, including from president barack obama. >> we've lost one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. >> reporter: this photo shows his flag-draped coffin being taken from the home, in preparation for a state funeral. this morning, large crowds gathered outside mandela's house and around the country. singing and dancing, joyfully celebrating the life of a man who gave so much hope and freedom. >> he allowed us to come together as a nation. >> reporter: south africa's first black president was surrounded by much of his family when he passed away. his grandson, today, said, i am strengthened by the knowledge that he is now finally resting. and this morning, we're getting new details about the funeral arrangements. there will first be a big public memorial servic

mandela said translated to troublemaker. school teacher named him nelson later on and of course, madiba, the name of his tribe given to him as a sign of respect, and then there was tatatools and a fight for freedom. >> the africans require want the franchise on the basis of one man one vote and want political independence. >> reporter: when mandela saw the apartheid was increasing its grip on the african nation he defiantly burned his passbook, a document authorities used to control the movements of south africa's black citizens. his fight for equality caused him to be tried for sabotage in 1964, which led to one of the most famous imprisonments ever, banished on robben island on capetown to serve a life sentence. while in prison mandela continued to serve as a symbol against the racial segregation. in 1989 he met with president de klerk who had already begun dismantling apartheid. >> my first meeting i didn't know what to expect and there he was standing straight as a ramrod, taller than i expected, being courteous, being obviously a man of integrity. >> there's mr. nelson mandela, a free man. >> reporter: de klerk eventually freed mandela after more than 27 years i