nick schiffrin joins us. what are south africans saying today? >> it's about that time.everybody has been thanking mandela, they have been mourning him. they have been thinking about his legacy, now is the time to say what do we do with his legacy and can the political leadership carry that on? i've spent all day with a lot of young people, born right around the time when apartheid ended. they have been questioning the african national congress, is the leadership actually pushing what he stood for forward, and they are really beginning to question that. they have got a lot of hope, a lot of belief in themselves that they can push forward and write their own futures. but they are beginning to be a little impatient. the political freedom hasn't been matched by economic freedom and job opportunities and that's what they're looking for now. >> nick isn't the truth of the matter, elections coming up in a few months, i think it's april the anc can be pushed by those discordant voices, wanting change but the anc is still likely to win that election and to govern south africa? >

. >> nick schiffrin. thank you. >>> edward snowden has made his first televised appearance since taking asylum in russia. he gave the address to run counter to the one made by the queen. >> service and duty are not just the guiding principles of yesteryear, but they have an enduring value. >> queen elizabeth focused on reflection and a look back on her time of 60 years ago. she touched on keeping alliances with britain's former colonial territories alive. phil ittner has more or this holiday message. this alternative message from snowdon, i understand that you have a clip from this? >> yes, richelle, he did wish britains a merry christmas, then he transitioned into the main topic of his two-minute address. privacy in the age of post nsa scandal. he said that certainly the debate that is ongoing right now is an essential one. >> the conversation occurring today will determine the amount of trust we can place both in the technology that surrounds us, and the government that regulates it. together we can fin

nick schiffrin reporting. a special on nelson mandela. remembering mandela special begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> the european union has suspended talks, in a show of solidarity, senators john mccain and chris murphy, joins thousands of protestors in kiev. more from the capitol. >> tens of thousands of people responded. filling independence square in central kiev. the message of us support came with senators john mccain and chris murphy. >> the destiny you seek lies in urine. [ translatinlating [ disprks in europe. >> ukraine will make europe better and europe will make ukraine better. >> visits from western diplomats don't sit well with russia. >>> into it the challenges of state hostility and the ukrain ukrainian winter, what has kept this show on the road has been a mixture of political party money and then grass roots volunteering and activism. this stage show is sponsored by the main opposition party but down there on the square things seem to be more destraddle deced for example. >> take vladimir, one of 1100 security volunte

nick schiffrin, good to see you. i'm wondering what souththey ar, how can we succeed without him? just a few miles from nelson mandela's burial site, yonela feels his legacy has been lost. >> we are oppressed more than we were oppressed before. >> her family has been living here for a decade, the same black africa where mandela grew up. they have little economic freedom. >> are you worried about your own future? >> yes, i'm worried about my own future, i don't know if i'll be be able to find a job without having to move away to another place. >> and up the road to the closest city, 19-year-old untata is modernizing but suffers from drug use and crime. >> we have people being stabbed for their own thing. it's a really bad thing. security is not that tight. >> both wonder if south africa can prosper without the man they called father. >> right now, everyone has not questioned, what is going ohappen next and are we going to be able to survive the south africa that mandela posed. is it improve more or is it falling. >> he was known all over the whole world. >> fred's father never had

nick schiffrin, al jazeera. johannesburg. >> we'll he woo will have more of "america tonight".w. good night. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm david shuster. here are the top stories of this hour. in south sudan the united states is sending in an additional 150 marines to help evacuate americans pinned down by the increased violence. thousands of civilians are now taking shelter near u.n. compounds. >>> there has been a massive explosion in the mosnsora. and a family in california is fighting to keep a 13-year-old girl on life support on what should have been a routine

nick schiffrin, al jazeera. johannesburg. >> we'll he woo will have more of "america tonight".row. good night. i'm david foster and a warm welcome to you and striking at the heart of egypt's security and a bomb goes off outside of headquarters killing at least 12 people. readying reenforcement and they talk about sending peace keepers to stem the violence in south sudan and india and pakistan hold

nick schiffrin, al jazeera. johannesburg. >> we'll he woo will have more of "america tonight".row. good night. only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> here are the headlines at this hour. >> only on al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. here are the top stories. in south sudan the united states is sending an additional 150 marines to help evacuate americans caught up in increasing violence there. thousands of civilians fled fighting in the african nation, many taking shelter near e.u. compounds. a massive explosion at the headquarters in the city of mon sewer. rescue teems are pulling people out of the rubble. 14 were killed, 120 injured. according to the ministry of interior both civilians and high-ranking police officers are among the wounded. >> back in america - 9 are dead after a powerful storm bought

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