this was the 22nd day nelson mandela spent in a hospital in pretoria, his 94-year-old body failing. >. obama met with the nelson mandela family in johannesburg and we are travelling with the president and we begin our coverage. >> with south african president at his side, president obama could not escape the harrowing backdrop to the three nation tour of sub-saharan africa, the fragile health of nelson mandela. >> nelson mandela and this nation speaks to something very deep in the human spirit. the yearning for justice and dignity that transcends boundaries of race and class and faith and country. >> mandela remains in critical but stable condition and on life support. >> mr. obama bowing to family wishes did not visit mandela in pretoria, but met briefly with some family members at the mandela center in johannesburg. >> the white house released this photo of the first couple telephoning mandela's third wife, grasa as mandela's bedside. >> at a town hall in so wet toe the president leveraged mandela's historic statutory picture to encourage democracy and the rule of law throughout afr

nelsonf improvement in mandela's condition, but he remains critically ill in a pretoria hospital withhousands of well-wishers praying for his recovery. >> at least 10 people have been killed in the fighting in tripoli. casualty oftest libya's deteriorating security situation. the defense minister has left his post. he had struggled to control the many odd militias running the country with little success. the final straw came in the last three days in tripoli. gunfire broke out between rival brigades, most connected to the ministry of defense or the interior. it was described as a suicidal scene and said the government will get to the bottom of it. >> we have formed a fact-finding committee and this committee will start imminently. the general attorney has already started an investigation. >> armed groups made up of former rebel fighters have grown in power and ambition since the fall of gaddafi. the government has struggled to impose authority over them. civilians often get caught in the middle. >> we want to live in peace, nothing else. let us work and raise our children. if there is

and mark phillips is in pretoria with the very latest. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, the description of a lung infect is in fact accurate. but it's now emerging how serious mr. mandela's condition is. we have this from a source. not an official government or medical source, but one that's proved accurate in the past. and it also lists mr. mandela as suffering from further disabilities from impaired, major organ function. liver and kidney said to be functioning at just 50%. we know that he's still here in the icu, the intensive care unit, of this hospital. we know he's not engaging with people who are coming to see him. we know as well he had another procedure here to treat a bleeding ulcer. so the description of serious is in fact denotes a condition a good deal more complex even than that. the country, south africa, in fact, the rest of the world, of course, waiting for further news. thus far, no official updates on the bulletin this morning. anne-marie. >> indeed thank you very much. mark phillips in p

. >> former south african president nelson mandela has been rushed to a pretoria hospital. doctors say mandela is in a serious but stable condition. it's the third time the 94-year-old mandela has been in hospital since december. this time doctors are treating him for a lung infection. mandela was south africa's first black president in the 1990's. he's a hero for many around the world because he led the struggle against white rule in south africa.

court in pretoria this morning. he barely spoke a word during the 20-minute hearing, which was a big step towards his murder trial which may come early next year. he's accused of the premedicated murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp on the morning of valentine's day. he says that he shot through the bathroom door where reeva steenkamp was sitting because he thought an intruder broke into his home. he was told inside court he must return here on august 19th or face having a warrant for his arrest issued. that is the same day that would have been reeva's 30th birthday. nbc news, pretoria. >>> it was an early wakeup call for people living in a san francisco neighborhood as an suv slammed into a home. take a look at this. this gold range rover crashed into this home in the city's bay view district. you can see the suv partially into the garage from the video taken from our chopper mpl the female driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >>> it was nothing short of a very rough ride this morning with a ro

we want to go to pretoria.nn's robin kernow joins us. >> reporter: the language has changed significantly. i'm staring at one of the front pages of one of the big newspapers. and if you can just imagine the major headline on this, there's "the final struggle." and i think there is a sense that many people are being prepared. just how long is the struggle. how critical is he, how imminent is the inevitable. we don't know. i spoke to mandela's family over the weekend. they said, only he will decide how he bows out. and, remember, he's a fighter. but there really does seem to be a somber atmosphere here, as people try to come to grips with the fact that he might not be here for very much longer. >> what's the activity around the hospital this morning, robyn? >> reporter: well, you know, we've been outside of this hospital for nearly three weeks now. in the last 24 hours, there's been increased activity. definitely more media. also significantly more security. the police blocking off the street in front of the entr

president obama and jacob duma our meeting and we are live in pretoria.erot and anti-government protesters clashed in egypt. retired u.s. generals as allegations that he leaked confidential data to the media are preposterous. about 100 tour de france is about to get under way. we will have a preview. ♪ ♪ visiting obama is south africa for the first time as president. he has been talking to his counterpart, jacob duma. is a hugely symbolic but right now, it is the former president of south africa, nelson mandela, who is at the forefront of people's concerns. he is a hero to obama. both men were the first black presidents of their respective countries and both were awarded the nobel peace prize cree. >> the struggle here against inrtheid for freedom baltimore courage, this country's historic transition to a free and democratic nation has been a personal inspiration to me. it has been an inspiration to the world and continues to be. in so many regions that are/conflict, sectarian disputes, religious or ethnic wars, to see what happened in south africa -- the

media presence has groan in pretoria as the world awaits news on the former leader. overnight his daughter said the family is holding on. >> we still have this hope because, you know, when we talk to him, he will try to open his eyes. when you touch him, he still responds. >> now for the latest nbc's keir simmons joins us live outside the hospital in pretoria. >> good morning, mara. president obama is expected here in south africa this evening. whether or not he will come here to the hospital where nelson mandela is still critically ill is an open question. the two men have met before back in 2005 when president obama was a senator, but they have never met while president obama was actually president. the question, though, is whether or not it would be appropriate. nelson mandela's family seem open to the idea but say it would be up to doctors to decide whether it was okay. meanwhile, the news that nelson mandela is a little better, meant people were very happy here in the streets yesterday. around 1,000 people singing and dancing in the streets, but he is still desc

mandela at the hospital in p pretor pretoria, but did have kind words for the ailing leader. >> president mandela once said that during all those years in that cell, it was his home here, that small, red brick house, that was what he called the center point of my world. and obviously, he's on our minds today and we join the people of the world in sending our prayers to his family because he still inspires us all. >> south african president jacob zuma released this statement saying this, quote, these are very excellent doctors who are dealing with him and we hope that very soon, he will be out of the hospital end quote. the 94-year-old remains in critical, but stable condition with a recuring lung infection.

and abc's ron claiborne is in pretoria right now. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. as you know, the president, president obama, had hoped, had wanted to meet with nelson mandela at the hospital with me. that's not going to happen. the white house releasing a statement, and i quote, out of deference to nelson mandela's peace and comfort, and the family's wishes, they will not be visiting the hospital. there was a press conference a short while ago. and the president obama spoke about nelson mandela. >> the outpouring of love that we've seen in recent days shows that the triumph of nelson mandela and this nation speaks to something very deep in the human spirit. >> reporter: instead of meeting with nelson mandela, the president will have a private meeting with a number of family

mandela in pretoria, south africa. the latest from his granddaughter coming up. >>> plus just a day after historic rulings regarding same-sex marriages by the supreme court. san francisco's castro district gearing up for another big event. >>> the heat is on today. we're starting with temperatures in the mid 60s in some of your bay area silt tease. i'll tell you who will see the triple digits, how long this heat will last and then when we might actually get another round of showers in the bay area in the summertime. a lot to talk about in your full forecast. >>> traffic building as the sun indeed is coming up already. a hot day in store. also we have issues why you have to slow down in a couple of key spots already. >>> right now we've got you all dialed in, well, thought you did. there you go. we got you from our san bruno cam. that is a live look over san francisco. you can see low hanging clouds as the heat gets ready to roll in on this friday eve, also known as thursday, june 27. this is "today in the bay." >>> 5:3

the anti-apartied champion and first black south african president is in critical condition at a pretoria hospital. >>> opening statements are today in the trial of george zimmerman. the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of murdering unarmed teenager trayvon martin. >> lord, help this cable to calm down. >> and without a net. tightrope daredevil nik wallenda stares down a 1,500 drop near the gorge in the grand canyon. captioning funded by cbs the "cbs morning news" for monday, june 24th, >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, june 24th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, as if the case of edward snowden didn't already look and sound like a spy novel, now the former security contractor who leaked details of a government secret surveillance program is racing around the globe in order to escape extradition to the

"today in the bay's" marla tellez live monitoring that latest news out of pretoria right now. she joins us from our newsroom with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. those con flinting reports we're hearing is whether or not nelson mandela is actually on life support. in the words of his eldest daughter he is, quote, very critical this morning. talking to a south africa news agency she says he's still giving us hope, opening his eyes, still reactive to touch. we will live with that hope until the final end comes. that's a quote from nelson mande mandela's oldest daughter. >> his family arriving at the hospital in pretoria a few hours ago where they were agreeded by crowds of well-wishers. right now it's just after 2:00 in the afternoon. his family says they appreciate all the love and support from those who show up day after day. >> we don't like seeing mandela going through such pain. he's had such tough time in his life and he's gone through a lot of struggle. i think this struggle should get over sooner. >> this is the 19th day the south african leader has been hospi

mark phillips is in pretoria. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, the government's assessment of nelson mandela's condition has changed pretty dramatically from what was seen as hopeful to now pretty grim. this came after south african president jacob zuma visited him at the hospital yesterday. he consulted with the medical team. they issuesed a statement saying the condition had gone from what they had previously said, stable to critical. this corresponds to what we understand has been a general decline in nelson mandela's condition, in fact, over pretty much the two weeks he has been in hospital that the initial lung infection he was initially admitted for had become even more complicated, that he was not experiencing other vie tall organ malfunctions and is not encouraging at all. the statement here is the doctors are doing everything to get his, nelson's condition improved and are making sure he's comfortable and in good hands. that's a remarkable change in tone to what they had previously been saying. there had been hope in the previous d

these are live pictures this morning of well-wishers gathered outside the hospital in pretoria.south african officials not confirming early reports that mandela is on life support. we have confirmed he s however, using a ventilator to help him breathe. the south african president's office describing him as critical condition. president zuma saying the anti apartheid leader is much better today than he was last night. his family says he's still responding to touch and that's giving them hope. >>> also this morning, the senate now on track to take a very crucial vote on immigration reform. but that effort could end up hitting a wall in the house where republicans are in control. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live on capitol hill. tracie, we're hearing that senate vote on immigration could come as early as today. >> reporter: it could. they have said they want to get it done before the july 4th break. we could see it happen today. that's key because the senate is actually making pretty good progress in getting democrats and republicans together to agree on one immigration plan.

many relatives of nelson mandela have been streaming in and out of the hospital here in pretoria over the last 24 hours. we believe that his wife has not left the hospital since she came here on saturday morning. and in the last 24 hours, we will say we have seen his former wife, winnie mandela, accompanied by their daughter, zinzie mandela, then by their other daughter zenani, significant because she is the ambassador to argentina. that's where she lives, and she decided to travel back here to south africa overnight to be by her father's update. the latest update from officials here in south africa says that nelson mandela is seriously ill but he's in a stable condition. officials admitting, too, that he is being treated in intensive care as well. they also say that they won't update us on his condition unless there is any significant change. and so, millions of people right across south africa are hoping for some good news today, mara. >> all right, rohit kachroo in pretoria, thank you for that. >>> now for the latest in sports, we turn to my colleague >> good morning, mara. could i

brandi hitt is in pretoria, south africa, with details. brandi. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. this is another media frenzy here outside the courthouse in pretoria, south africa, where oscar pistorius appeared in court once again for a pretrial hearing. he showed no emotion in court as both attorneys on both sides asked for a postponement, and so the judge did agree and allowed them more time until august 19th now to finish their investigation so they can move forward with the trial. we spoke to pistorius' agent overnight, and he tells us that oscar is very sad on most days and sometimes cries, but he is confident he will be found not guilty, and, of course, we will continue to follow this development on "good morning america" later this morning. john and diana, back over to you. >> all right, abc's brandi hitt reporting this morning from pretoria, south africathank you >>> well, more than seven weeks after the boston marathon bombings the last victim has left the hospital. eric brannock -- erika brannock, excuse me, received a

they spoke to what -- hundreds of well-wishers and the media gathered outside a hospital in pretoria. his condition has worsened in the past couple of days. members of the family to give people a run the world for their support. people around the world for their support. >> we are anxious, but we thank everyone for their efforts. for the international support, the local support. if >> is he stable? >> he is stable? -- >> he is stable. we appreciate all the support. we are truly thankful. people love hampshire and they support him -- and people love him and they support him. >> what is the latest prognosis? anxiety,is a lot of simply because there has not been an update in the last couple of hours. people are quite concerned. one of the daughters of nelson mandela was speaking on national radio just a few minutes ago. she said, basically, i do not want to lie, he does not look good. but he is opening his eyes. is something to will dajah. you can see the crowds coming to the hospital, trying to give support. whoe are also people understand he is 94 years old. they want this to be a cele

nelson mandela is now on life- support in a pretoria hospital. the u.s. supreme court has ruled in favor of of same-sex couples, granting them access to benefits. also paving the way for gay marriage in california to resume. and demonstrations in brazil have turned violent as dozens protest against the government. police have used tear gas and fired rubber coated steel bullets. two protesters were injured. kevin rudd has made a comeback after -- as australia's prime minister. beating julia gillard and a bitter contest -- and a bitter contest.- in a bitter our correspondent joins us from sydney. are australians reacting? >> it has been an interesting reaction to the so-called soap opera politics. you would think that the people are getting quite frustrated. it has been about personal politics. there is an element of australians who are rather bemused eye all of this. if you look at our local papers, the headlines to do. sweet revenge, deja coup. that is a bit of a theme there. another local paper saying "rudd's revenge." they're referring to the fact that

so much so that doctors rushed him to this hospital here in pretoria. and that has been the pattern nelson mandela over the past few months with those health scares becoming a lot more frequent. nelson mandela has been hospitalized four times in the past six months, but for the first time the presidential spokesman said his condition is being described as serious. >> yes, when the doctors say it is serious, they mean it. previously, they haven't used that. they expressed concern. >> reporter: his condition has stabilized into a hospital; doctors say he can now breathe on his own. mandela has battled a recurring lung infection for 25 years, ever since he contracted tuberculosis in prison. in his autobiography, he wrote that back in 1988 he was taken from prison to the hospital eere doctors drew more than eight cups of fluid from his lung. the lead physician noted the damp conditions in his prison cell "had helped to cause my illness." just over a month ago, a frail mandela was last seen in public during a visit by south africa president jacob zuma. here

he remains in critical condition at a pretoria, south africa, hospital. his 95th birthday is next month. >>> pope francis looking into vatican bank amid new money laundering probe. >>> and you got to check this out. a new art installation in london could really make you feel like a super hero. with the help of an overhead mirror, visitors look like they are scaling the side of a 19th century townhouse. the piece is the work of an argentine artist. i'd love to check that out. >> i love the costumes. >> little kids, little spid spider-m spider-man, right? >> that's awesome. glad to see adults, too. >> makes me nervous. i want the adults to be there for supervision. it's a visual thing, it's not really happening, but you think it is. >>> time now for a look ahead and look back. president obama leaves today for his first extended trip to africa. the first trip was to ghana in 2009. on this trip, he'll tour senegal, south africa, and tanzania. >>> 50 years ago today john f. kennedy made history by saying i am a citizen of berlin in german. >> i take prides in

. >> former south african president nelson mandela has been rushed to a pretoria hospital. doctors say mandela is in a serious but stable condition. it's the third time the 94-year-old mandela has been in hospital since december. this time doctors are treating him for a lung infection. mandela was south africa's first black president in the 1990's. he's a hero for many around the world because he led the struggle against white rule in south africa. and for more, i can now speak to our correspondent, who is in johannesburg. what's the latest you can tell us about nelson mandela's health status? >> we've got early this very brief statement by the spokesperson of the government, which stated, as you mentioned it before, serious but stable is his condition, but the word "serious," that worries people here in south africa, because it's the first time that the spokesperson uses this term. plus he's been hospitalized three times in the last month, so that shows that he's very old and he's very fragile, and if you remember the last pictures we've seen of nelson mandela, which was i

media presence has grown in pretoria as the world awaits news on the former leader. last night his daughter said the family is holding on. >> we still have this hope because, you know, when you talk to him, he looks like he's trying to open his eyes. when you touch him, he still responds. >> our business in's keir simmons is outside the hospital in pretoria with the very latest for us. >> reporter: president obama is expected here in south africa this evening. whether or not he will come here to the hospital where nelson mandela is still critically ill is an open kekwquestion. the two men have met before in 2005 when president obama was a senator, but they have never met while president obama was actually president. the question, though, is whether or not it would be appropriate. nelson mandela's family seem open to the idea but say that it would be up to doctors to decide whether it was okay. meanwhile, the news that nelson mandela is a little better meant people were very happy here in the streets yesterday. around 1,000 people singing and dancing in the streets, b

keir simmons is in pretoria, south africa with the latest. good morning keir. >> reporter: nelson mandela's condition is really worrying people here this morning. the south african president jacob zuma saying in the last few hours his condition remains critical after he got so much worse over the weekend. jacob zuma said he was at the hospital late last night and describes him as sleeping. one source tells us that nelson mandela is unable to breathe independently and has needed a ventilator at least for some of the time. medics have been rushed in during this difficult time and jacob zuma says that doctors are doing everything possible for nelson mandela as his wife remains by his bed side as she has been for the last few weeks. meanwhile, one of nelson mandela's daughters is saying the family are taking each day at a time. i want to read you a very moving quote from her this morning. she says, i pray as his daughter that the transition is smooth. he is at peace with himself. he has given so much to the world. back to you. >> indeed he has. t

>> mark phillips in pretoria. thank you, mark. >>> well, during his visit to senegal, president obama downplayed the international chase for national security administration's leaker edward snowden. he's seek asylum in ecuador. president obama said he'll not go to great lengths to capture snowden. >> aisle not have one case of a suspect who we're trying to extradite suddenly being elevated to the point where i've got to start doing wheeling and dealing and trading on a whole host of other issues simply to get a guy extradited. i'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. >> now, mr. obama said he was not certain that all of the secret documents that snowden had in his possession have been released. >>> a bill to significantly change the nation's immigration law has passed in the senate. it now moves to the house where big changes to the measure are expected. tara mergener is in washington with the latest, tara, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. it was a rare show of bipartisanship with

tomorrow the president will be in pretoria. we'll follow him to pretoria.ut tonight we're overnighting in johannesburg. but as for what the president said, what we've heard behind the scenes, it's up to the family. if the family wants him to visit, he'll visit. if the family doesn't think it is a good idea, he's not going to go. they're not pushing -- look, it is a very sensitive time, and frankly, i'm sure a lot of people can relate to when you want to visit somebody you care about, you respect, you love, in a hospital room. it really always depends i think on what the family wants, what kind of condition, what doctors want. at that point that's where the white house is on this. that's where the president is on this. that's what he seemed to express on air force one. obviously his health is hanging over this entire visit to south africa a little bit. though somewhat obviously overshadowing it because there is this gathering of the international media that have been here for over a week watching the condition. >> what are the other goals that the president

nbc's keir simmons is in pretoria tonight with the latest. keir, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. those close to nelson mandela have been coming to the hospital here. for the first time his doctors say his condition is serious, and south africa's president has called on the nation to pray for mandela and his family. this afternoon, winnie mandela paid a visit to the hospital in pretoria. nelson mandela's former wife and fellow anti-apartheid campaigner. they were married throughout his 27 years in prison. tuberculosis weakened his lungs. doctors treating the former president describe him as in serious but stable condition. >> former president nelson mandela remains in the hospital, and his condition is unchanged. >> reporter: throughout the day, visitors have come and gone. but reports suggest only those closest to him are actually by his side, including current wife graca machel, seen here on his 94th birthday. across south africa there are prayers as well as fears. >> we love him very much. he needs to recover. >> it is time for him

some of them at least in pretoria. meanwhile, in the last hour in johannesburg the president has been giving a news conference in which he says that nelson mandela's condition remains critical this morning. he describes coming to the hospital late last night to meet with nelson mandela's medical team and to talk to nelson mandela's wife. he says he saw nelson mandela briefly in his hospital bed. he describes him as sleeping. he was asked for more detail about nelson mandela's medical condition and he said i'm not a doctor and so i can't tell you based on what i have seen and also referred to patient confidentiality and the hope for the family that nelson mandela's privacy will be respected. but he does say that the doctors are doing everything possible and that nelson mandela is in good hands. we have as well heard from nelson mandela's daughter who says that every day the family's taking one day at a time and praying to the good lord. i just want to read you a bit more of her quote. she says all i pray for as a daught

his family was seen returning the the hospital in pretoria where the anti-apartheid leader remains in critical condition. yesterday one of his daughters said he was opening his eyes and responding to her touch president barack obama will be within miles of that hospital in pretoria today, but as of now it's unclear whether he will visit mandela. mr. obama started this morning in senegal before heading to south africa where he's expected to meet with embassy personnel at the u.s. consulate in johannesburg this afternoon. his visit is largely overshadowed by mandela's health. yesterday the president called the leader a, quote, hero for the world. the white house says a visit is up to mandela's family. >>> closer to home. the two men accused of a drive-by shooting that killed a 3-year-old oakland boy will stand trial for murder. a judge ordering lawrence denard and will will torrence to stand trial in the death of carlos nava. police say denard opened fire outside a grocery store in east oakland. a stray bullet then hit young nava killing him. torrence is accused of driving that car. >>>

in south africa nelson mandel ma spent his ninth day in a pretoria hospital, mandela who is mint four is still being treated for a lung infection. but as mark phillips reports, mandela is said to be improving. >> reporter: on father's day, congregations in south africa's churches were again gathering with the father of their country, nelson mandela in mind. repeated assurances that mandela's health continues to improve are received here in the knowledge that the 94-year-old is a very sick man, despite what south africa's current president jacob zuma says about the national hero they call madiba. >> we are grateful that he continues to get better. >> reporter: mandela continues to be treated at this pretoria hospital and there is a growing argument about how much medical intervention a man in his condition should have. an argument that is now being entered into by sean van heard den who has been one of his body guards for more than a decade. >> reporter: this is a holiday weekend in south africa where they commemorate the 1976 student uprising that was violently put down by the then wh

debora patta is in pretoria just outside the hospital where mandela is being treated. debora, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. cbs news sources tell us that some of nelson mandela's family members have been summoned urgently to his pretoria hospital this morning. they say that he has been told -- they've been told to get here quickly. last night president jacob zuma of south africa visited nelson mandela in hospital. he then issued a formal statement saying the president remains in critical condition and the doctors are doing all they can to keep him comfortable. the president then canceled a planned trip to neighboring country mozambique. there is anxious waiting outside the pretorial hospital this morning where nelson mandela is on life support. he has been here for 20 days now. a steady stream of well-wishers continue to gather here, and they're offering prayers and messages of support. his wife graca machel has been by his side for nearly now what's been three weeks. >> thank you, debora. >>> well, the cia wants to keep its secrets secret and has launched c

. >>> well, former south african president nelson mandela remains in a pretoria hospital.s being treated for a recurring lung infection. debora patta is at the hospital. debora, good morning. what can you tell us about nelson mandela's condition? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, there has been an information blackout. there has been no update for over 48 hours. in fact, the last government communication remains, and that was that he is serious but stable and able to breathe on his own. this is what we also know. his wife graca machel was with him when he was rushed to the hospital in the early hours of the morning in pretoria. he's also been visited by members of his family, his daughters and grandchildren include. and graca machel, his wife, remains by his side ever since. around south africa yesterday, people prayed for nelson mandela at church services. they're wishing him a speedy recovery but also acknowledged the fact they may need to say good-bye. this was also a person from his prison days who poignantly spoke it was now time to let nelson mandela go. a

treated for a reoccurring lung infection. >>> president obama was within miles of that hospital in pretoria today, but as of now it's unclear whether he will visit mandela. mr. obama started his morning in senegal before heading to south africa where he's expected to meet with embassy personnel at the u.s. consulate in johannesburg this afternoon. but his visit largely overshadowed by the heblth of nelson mandela. the white house saying a visit is up to mandela's family. in ten minutes we will go live to wad for an update on the president's trip. >>> the senate celebrating a rare victory, agreement on immigration. scott mcgrew, republicans and democrats trying to work together. but we'll see. >> this would all be if the house agrees to it. let's look at the positive. the so-called gang of eight were able to hammer out an agreement which allows a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented workers, allows a faster path to work for farm workers and in exchange, vastly increases the strength of border security. this is also good news for highly educated immigrants as well. the immigration

kier simmons with an update from pretoria tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. behind me, you can see the wall of this pretoria hospital now covered in messages for nelson mandela, people here, brian, are deeply worried after president jacob zuma says the situation remains critical and urged people to play for mrecovery. signs last week he had been doing better, he has taken a turn to the worse. doctors are doing everything possible, but nelson mandela has been on a ventilator at some point, not confirmed. winnie mandela brought by police escort, suggesting she was in a hurry to get here. one close family member is privately expressing the hope that he could still recover and return home. but one of his daughters is quoted as saying she is praying for a "smooth transition." that he has done so much for the world, he is at peace with himself. >>> a health news item of interest to millions of american baby boomers, a panel of experts recommended today every adult born between 1945 and 1965 should get tested for hepatitis c. one generation in america accounts for 3

hospital inide the pretoria. people are wondering whether barack obama will be able to see nelson mandela. >> bolivian children living with their parents in jail. the government says it is time for them to go. we begin in the united states where general james cartwright, once a second highest-rated officer in the u.s. military, is being investigated for leaking secret information about u.s. operations overseas. our broadcast partner nbc news says a general cartwright may have revealed details of a u.s. cyber attack on iran's nuclear facilities. generalcard white -- cartwright was head of the investigation called stuxnet during the obama and bush presidencies. >> one of the big questions about the stuxnet program is who gave the information to the new york times in 2012? now there comes were that someone at the very highest levels at the pentagon may have been responsible for the leak. in 2012, the new york times ran a story about a computer worm called stuxnet and how it was the obama administration's key weapon

mark phillips in pretoria. the mass evacuation continues in western canada tens of thousands told to leave in the face of record flooding. and bulletproof backpacks. is this the way to safeguard kids inside american schools? >> it would be more insuring if something did happen then i would feel safer. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, i'm jeff glor. the saga of edward snowden has taken another dramatic international turn. snowden who was holed up in hong kong, wanted in the u.s., is now in russia. it is unlikely that is his final destination. the man who leaked n.s.a. secrets and was officially charged friday with espionage was on a flight this afternoon that landed in moskow. he may soon be flying to havana, cuba, and is said to be seek asylum eventually in ecuador. charlie d'agata begins our coverage. >> reporter: he fled from hong kong to moscow and so far he is untouchable. edward snowden a rifered in moscow in a commercial flight this afternoon but it's just

they are coming earlier in the stay which is a worrying sign as well. >> glor: mark phillips in pretoria, thank you. later, fourth graders fighting to win the return of a deported classmate. record floodwaters across the heart of europe and a heat wave threatens much of the southwest. those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues. in his heart healthe's ig by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health. now that's what i'm talkin' about. [ male announcer ] with kellogg's raisin bran®. and it feels like your lifeate wrevolves around your symptoms, ask your gastroenterologist about humira adalimumab. humira has been proven to work for adults who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief, and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or oth

a spokesperson says mandela's condition is serious but is also stable at a hospital in pretoria. reports say his family is by his side. this is new video shot this morning outside the pretoria hospital where mandela is being treated. our nbc reporter on seen says security outside the hospital has been increased. just recently the 94-year-old mandela has been suffering for failing health for some time. his 95th birthday is next month. >>> federal agents and prosecutors will be at the cleveland home this morning where three women were held captive for more than a decade. prosecutors will get their first in-person look at the living conditions the women were subjected to. they're preparing for tomorrow when accused kidnapper and rapist ariel castro is expected to be in court to answer to 329 criminal charges including murder, kidnapping and rape. yesterday fbi agents visited the home scouring the back yard and house. they downlaid the unexpected visit calling it routine. >>> a major decision from the federal government to tell you about, announcing it will end its year-long fight ag

the white house is closely monitoring the unfolding crisis at the hospital in pretoria. >> abc's devin dwyer joining us now with the very latest on this. devin. >> reporter: hey, good morning, john and diana. that's right. the world is closely watching south africa awaiting any word on mandela's condition. meanwhile, south africa's president has appealed for prayers. well wishers gathered this morning outside the hospital in pretoria where nelson mandela is now in critical condition. late sunday south african president jacob zuma announced that mandela's condition had worsened. zuma said he visited with mandela's doctors who told him that the condition of the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader is now critical. mandela also been in the hospital for more than two weeks with a recurring lung infection. he's been vulnerable to respiratory problems since contracting tuberculosis while in prison under apartheid. mandela remains a hero to many around the world. an inspirational former south african president and nobel peace prize winner, a symbol of peace and reconciliation. his last public ap

brandi hitt, abc news, pretoria, south africa. >>> a fifth person has died as a result of that shootingampage on a southern california college campus. marcella franco was a student at santa monica college where her father, carlos, was a longtime groundskeeper. he was also killed. the pair had gone to the campus so that marcella could buy textbooks for the summer term. >> they were very close. they loved each other. she was a daddy's girl. so the blessing is that they went together. >> reporter: police say the gunman, 23-year-old john zawahri, killed his father and older brother at their home friday, then he took his rampage to the streets and the college campus. he was killed by police. >>> a follow-up on last week's deadly building collapse in philadelphia. a heavy equipment operator now in custody. he was arrested over the weekend. he is charged with six counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each of the victims killed in the incident. tests show the 42-year-old man was high on marijuana while operating his machine. he's been arrested at least 11 times in the past. >>> engineers

greg polcott streaming live from pretoria. greg, how's hisndition? >> reporter: hey, eric. we're just outside the hospital where nelson mandela is. he's been there for 23 days in that condition. critical but stable. but as you noted, attention being paid to the man elsewhere on this day as well. president obama here on that african tour, has just wrapped up that visit to robben island. mandela spent a long time in that courageous and long struggle against apartheid here in south africa. there had been some hopes obama could come to this hospital and visit with the man he has called on this trip had i personal hero. because of his condition that is not going to happen. but obama did meet with mandela family members. doesn't really matter, though, eric. we continue to watch wave after wave of well wishers come here to the gate of the hospital from all phases of this man's historic life. anti-apartheid militants, salvation army charity bands, and little kids. tons of little kids. he loves children. and it's sunday. all across south africa prayers are being said for the nationa

correspondent debora patta is in pretoria, south africa, for us tonight. debora, they say he is improving. what's the information that you have? >> reporter: what we are hearing, scott, is completely at odds with statements from former south african president. our sources tell us that nelson mandela's kidney and liver is functioning at 50%, that he had to have a procedure to repair a bleeding ulcer and another one to insert a tube. we're told he hasn't opened his eyes for days, that he is unresponsive, and we also understand that nelson mandela's family is discussing just how much medical intervention is enough for a man who is old and, clearly, very sick. >> pelley: and you've uncovered a great deal more about the night he was taken to the hospital. tell us about that. >> reporter: we now know that on that night, scott, nelson mandela went to cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated. he was then taken in a military ambulance to pretoria from his johannesburg home. during that journey, the vehicle brokedown, and nelson mandela very sick had to wait over 4

air force one touching down shortly in pretoria where president says he'll deliver a message to nelsontude. >> from what he was a few days ago, there is great improvement but clinically he he is still unwell. >>> the bill as amended is passed. >> a major step toward landmark legislation as the senate passes its sweeping immigration reform bill with wide bipartisan support. >>> now we call on our friend in the house. meet the same challenge. convince america that your election was worth the vote. >>> president obama calls speaker boehner from air force one today urging action. but is the bill back to square one when it gets to the house? >> the house is not going to take up and vote on whatever the senate passes. we're going to do our own bill through regular order and there will be legislation that reflects the wl

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obama's trip has been a tribute to nelson mandela. >> thank you so much from pretoria. keep us posted on the condition of mr. mandela as well. all right. now, to the latest developments in this case of nsa leaker edward snowden. he is still believed to be st staying somewhere in the moscow airport. today, a top russian lawmaker spoke out and said it would be quote immoral if moscow hands snowden to the u.s., calling it matter of principle. in a few minutes i'll find out what new revelations there are about the nsa and what has the european politicians so annoyed. >>> help may be on the way for some 24 million women who suffer from hot flashes. the fda has approved the first non-hormonal drug to treat one of the main symptoms of menopause. the drug will be sold as the name -- and it will be out in november, we understand. >>> protesters are calling for egyptian president morsi to resign and supporters he stay. today marks one year since he became president. ben wedeman joins me live from cairo. you see an incredible crowd but so far, it seems to be peaceful? >> reporter:

you are looking at the hospital in pretoria where the former president was taken on june 8. only after his ambulance broke down and he had to be transferred to another. a codirector of foreign policy at the institute for policy touched -- studies joins us live. good to have you with us. start first of all with the fact that, despite that nelson mandela withdrew from politics and has withdrawn from the public eye, he does remain a very important figure in the country, doesn't he? >> he is an important figure in the country, the continent, and quite frankly the world. nelson mandela represents one of the liberation leaders who fought hard for the liberation of not only south africa, but really, the region and the continent. from both colonialism, white rule, apartheid. so he is really an icon. he represents visionary leadership, represents a real sense of reconciliation and movement forward after incredible political turmoil like the apartheid regime wreaked on a south african culture and economy and the country as a whole. >> no doubt a lot of interest in his health condition

we did our own unscientific experiment at a gun range on a farm north of the capital, pretoria.f weapons and ballistics expert lee lotrit. we have plans of the bathroom that were shown during the court bail hearing. we've kind of mapped out the proportions of the bathroom. this here was the small toil area. >> that's correct. >> which reeva was shot in. depending on whose story you believe, she was either sitting on the toilet or just cowering over the toilet. >> that's right. >> the setup was to be sure no more than a best guess because few details about forensic evidence have been made public. for example, we don't know the type of bullets fired or the exact location of where pistorius stood. we've trotted out the -- chartered out the proportions. but be clear, this is an amateur crime scene scenario. this is not exactly what went down. >> absolutely. i agree. you know, this is really working off the specs of what has opinion available in open source information. >> very important, which could determine everything is what kind of ammunition was used. we don't really know. we u

that's the latest from pretoria.e keir simmons. >>> 8 billion euros over the next two years and speaking in the early hours of the morning, ministers outline measures to help small and medium-size businesses. joining us from peter spiegel, brussels bureau chief at "the financial times." if you follow him on twitter, you've been tweeting saying we can see your new crappy haircut live on cnbc. what's wrong with it? it looks okay to me. >> apparently my belgian hair guy works for the u.s. marine corps and decided to just take shears to it. >> we have tweeted it looks much nicer today so it's okay. >> thank you, thank you. >> it's all right. >> away from the important news of your haircut, peter, what's the biggest takeaway from the summit? >> it's sort of the dog that didn't bark. there is some movement on this youth unemployment. 8 billion euro, sounds like a lot but it's a drop in the bucket. this was supposed to be the summit where we made progress on further integration of the euro. and frankly because of the german