these spades were used in the quarry on robin island.chopping sandstone. and the light was so bright, mandela always suffered problems with his eyes, subsequent to that period of time in the quarry on robin island. >> he wrote and talked about the psychological impact, even when he got the rare family visits, it was through a piece of glass, there would have been a piece of glass. >> yes, there were no contact visits. >> if you had to put in contacts of the apartheid museum and what nelson mandela means, what would you say? >> you know, it is difficult to overstate because he did become the face of the anc, the face of the anti-apartheid struggle. in many ways, it was a strategy, wasn't that he was promoting himself in that way, it was recognized that he was an incredibly charismatic, good-looking, sexy, you know, man that sort of represented sort of moral good in the world, and anc decided that you needed one face, one name, one person that could simplify and represent the struggle against apartheid, and mandela did that, and they could

bottom line, you noted that the president went to robin island, where nelson mandela was a prisoner for 18 years. he visited the tiny cell where nelson mandela could barely lay down. last night at a state dinner, the president talked about the mandela legacy. >> we must admit our minds and our hearts are not fully here because a piece of us -- a piece of our heart is with a man and a family who's not far away from here. much has been said about mabiba today. more will be said in the years to come. >> reporter: interesting that tomorrow, the president will make its final stop in tanzania and former president george w. bush is there with his wife, working on an initiative that hestarted, battling hiv-aids here. the two first ladies -- bush and obama -- will get together. there is some speculation that the two presidents may get together. that hasn't been confirmed. but there is bipartisan support, republicans and democrats, coming together to help this continent, come from this obama administration. >> jamie: thank you so much, ed henry, live in capetown. >> eric: brand-new details on the

his history of lung problems began when he was a political prisoner on robin island for 27 years during the apartheid era. he battled respiratory infections ever since. the white house monitoring this situation in south africa right now. a national security council spokeswoman issuing a statement saying, we have seen the latest reports from the south african government that former president mandela is in critical condition. our thoughts and our prayers are with him, his family and the people of south africa. we want to tell you, we are keeping a close watch on this situation in south africa. a live report from the hospital in just moments. first, more breaking news tonight here on cnn. >>> it involves a diplomatic cliffhanger. nsa leaker edward snowden is on the run in a global cat and mouse game. snowden flew out of the hong kong despite the u.s. asking hong kong to hold him for extradition proceedings. hong kong denied the u.s. request to detain snowden because it did not receive proper documentation. right now snoewden is holed up n moscow. the fragile u.s./russia relationship is str

start in south africa, where, again, president obama's emotion-packed day included a visit to robin island where nelson mandela was in prison. right now, though, this is a live look in egypt. we'll go live there in just a moment. as you can see, there are hundreds of thousands who have shown up to protest mohamed morsi. but we start again, we start in africa. kristen welker, our white house correspondent, is traveling with the president. kristen, what's the very latest there? >> reporter: well, president obama wrapping up the keynote speech of this entire trip earlier today, craig. he addressed a crowd at cape town. a lot of university students as well as some invited guests, some thought leaders, who really gave him a warm reception. he talked about, really challenged the audience, the next generation of south africans to move their country forward. he started his speech by talking about the importance and the legacy of nelson mandela, the fact that one person can have such a vast impact on his country. and of course, his remarks came after the president and the first family had toured ro

robin island, just off the coast over here, candy, we're here in capetown and president obama visiteds ago with his family. it's where nelson mandela spent 18 years in prison. leading them on the tour was an 83-year-old south african who was also a political prison tler for 18 years. and during their walk, the president was overheard giving his own girls a history lesson. he explained to them that the civil disobedience movement began right here in south africa because ma hmahatma gandhi was lawyer here and what he did there inspired martin luther king jr. clearly this was anal exceptionally experience for the obama family but also for south africans who are watching this just as we are. before they left the island, the president and mrs. obama signed a guest book on the island, and they said in part we are deeply humbled to stand where men of such courage faced down injustice and refused to yield. before he left the island, as you can imagine, candy, the president stood inside nelson mandela's tiny cell where he spent much of those 18 years. i should point out that in just a short ti

who resist the idea of interracial marriage. >> tom, if i can, i know this week you traveled to robin islands there a couple of years ago. i'm still struck by the smallness of not just the island but the cell where nelson mandela was for so long. you spoke to his friend as well as his prison warden. what memories are they sharing with you? >> well, actually, peter, i could not get to the island because the weather closed in around us and my producer, michelle newbird and her cameraman were out there the day before. i had been there before. ak med muhammad khutara and chris brand, a young prison guard who befriended mandela talk about now that he's at this stage in their life, what they remember was the dignity and the determination that he had that he should not overplay his hand. he wanted to learn, for example, african's language, the language of the white minority. he was a man, he was born into royalty and he always carried that with him. >> tom, you described as a career highlight having been there for nelson mandela's release in 1990. i want to play some sound from your conversation wi

in south africa, where he will be meeting with nobel laureate desmond tutu and then will go to robins island, where nelson mandela was imprisoned. >> nbc's chuck todd for us in johannesburg. >>> president obama also expressed concern about the growing violence in egypt. more supporters of the muslim brother hood are locked in deadly street battles. we learn more about an american casualty. a 21-year-old american college student who taught english to children in egypt. we have more from cairo tonight. >> reporter: lester, american student andrew parker was swept up in violence yesterday that killed six others in egypt. stabbed to death in alexandria, as he witnessed clashes. a family statesman says he came to the country to teach english and he wanted to work in the middle east to pursue peace and understanding. president obama said the top priority was to secure the embassy and consulate. nonessential embassy staff started leaving this morning. president obama urged warring factions to work out their differences. situation on the ground here in tahrir square and across the country is tense a

i had the honor of going to robin island with michelle and our two daughters this afternoon. this was my second time. i had the chance to visit back in 2006, but there was something different about bringing my children. malia is now 15. sasha is 12. seeing them stand within the walls that once surrounded nelson mandela, i knew this was an experience they would never for dpet. i knew they now appreciated a little bit more the sacrifices that they made for freedom. what i also know is because they had a chance to visit south africa for a second time, india and everything in between. learning and living in a south africa that is at peace. obviously today his health weighs heavily on our hearts. like billions all over the world, i and the american people have drawn strength from the example of this extraordinary leader and the nation that he changed. nelson mandela showed us one man's courage can move the world. he calls on us to make choices to reflect not our fears, but our hopes. in our own lives and in the lives of our communities and our countries. that's what i want to spea

. >> reporter: on sunday, the first family will visit robin island. that is where nelson mandela was held for 18 of the nearly 30 years that he was imprisoned here. now, the overarching theme of this trip is strengthening ties with africa. president obama aiming to shift the relationship between the two countries from one that is based solely on aid to one that's more mutually beneficial. sew's focused on a number of topics, including security, trade. china has far outpaced the united states when it comes to investing in africa. and also investing in the youth here. earlier today president obama had a town hall with young african leaders at the university of johannesburg. while president obama was inside talking to those folks, outside hundreds of people protested. they said they are opposed to president obama's foreign policy, namely, for his failure to close guantanamo bay, for his use of drones and also for his policies in the middle east. when the white house was asked about these protests they said that that is a part of a thriving democracy, tha

>> robin island is the name of it. >> he is not going to rob an island. >> you knew what i thought. >> it was so over my head. >> i hope he is there -- why he is there, with a what? >> he will look around and assess how modern south africa is doing. he and a lot of people saw it as a simple morality tale, it's very complicated. i would like to know what he thinks of it when he gets there. >> they are calling it a working vacation. can you do a working vacation in ft lauderdale detai. the people there are great. >> i was just there. >> it's a wonderful place. >> it is. >> i stayed on an indian casino land. which is not american soil, so be careful approximate president obama, if you go to ft lauderdale you may not be in america. >> is he really in america at all? >> maybe -- you can pretend to get into his head all you want. but i will say this, in answer to your -- the part of your thing about couldn't there be other things that we could do with the money in the face of the sequester? i would say, any time they pull that out, and they, doesn't mat who are it is, whenever the governmen

they are making a pilgrimage out to robin island, the place where nelson mandela was a prisoner for 18 of his 27 years in prison. they will go out and visit the cell where he spent all of those years. their guide is an 83-year-old former inmate at the prison. this is somebody president obama knows from 2006 when he visited as a senator, and toured with the same former prisoner. it's a tradition for the former inmates to give the tours. it was an awful prison camp, and before that a leper colony, and now it's a monument for the anti-apartheid cause. it's a tribute to nelson mandela, in ill health, critical condition on life support. at every stop along the way, president obama has had something to say about mandela, talking about him as a personal hero, someone who inspired him to get involved in politics in the first place, and indeed is a hero to the world. >> all right, jonathan karl from south africa. >>> and a new showdown, and a potential civil war in egypt today. seven people, including an american college student have been killed in violent anti-government protests. all of the o

i just had the honor of going to robin island with michelle and our two daughters this afternoon.this was my second time -- i had the chance to visit back in in 2006. but there was something different about bringing my children. malia's now 15. sasha is 12. and seeing them stand within the walls that once surrounded nelson mandela... i knew this was an experience that they would never forget. i imu that they now appreciated a little bit more the sacrifices that abeeba and others have made for freedom. but what i also know is that because they have had a chance to visit south africa for a second time now, they also understand that mandela's spirit could never be imprisoned because his legas is here for all to see. it's in this auditorium, young people, black, white... indian. everything in between. >> living and learning together in a south africa that is free, in peace. obviously today, mandela's health weighs heavily on our hearts. like billions all over the world, i and the american people have drawn strength from the example of this extraordinary leader and the nation that he c

the president and the first family will travel to robin island tomorrow. that's where mandela was held for 18 of the nearly 30 years that he was imprisoned here. president obama later on in the day will deliver his keynote speech in cape town. and then the final stop on this trip will be tanzania. but all of these stops, richard, really aimed at focusing on the legacy that mandela left here in south africa. by chard? >> thank you so much. ron, the president attended a town hall there a short time ago. but there was also some protests here as you and i spoke about six hours ago. >> yes, richard. a small group of protesters, perhaps 150 at the most. they were very vocal and got a lot of attention. what unifies them is a general assistance of disappointment with president obama based on expectations that he would pay more attention to this continent during his time as president. there are also a small group of leftists upset about the blockade of cuba that continues under the american foreign policy. concern about drone strikes in pakistan. but overwhelmingly

first family toured robin island today as part of a week-long trip in south africa. their tour was led by an 83-year-old politician who was also held captive at the prison. they viewed the lime quarry where mandela worked during his captivity. mandela remains hospitalized in critical condition from a lung infection. there are new reports this morning that u.s. intelligence agents bugged european offices on both sides of the atlantic. the report published this morning by the german news is just the latest against the national security agencies. they say they are shocked for the reports and call for an immediate investigation into the allegations. meanwhile the president of the european parliament said if the reports are confirmed, it would have a severe impact on europe's relations with the u.s. >>> new this morning, the anti-secrecy groups wickileaks is admitting it is helping the former nsa contractor accused of leaking information only america's classified spy programs. this morning in "this week" exclusive they said snowden has a right to seek asylum according to

the first family toured robin island as part of a week-long trip to south south africa. their tour was led by an 83-year-old politician who was also held captive at the prison. they viewed a lime quarry where mandela worked during his captivity. mandela remains hospitalized from a lung infection. >>> the anti-secrecy group wickileaks admitted they are helping a former u.s. contractor on leak information only america's spy programs. in a "this week" exclusive they discuss how he is helping snowden in his quest to obtain asylum and whether he and snowden should be considered whistleblowers. you can watch it right here o abc7 at 8:00 thisin >>> starting today checks will be distributedlpo he victims of boston marathon bombings. nearly $60 million will go to 232 he individuals and families. it was raised by the group "one fund" the group formed to give assistance to the victims. relatives of those who dialed in the attacks, as well as victims who suffered the most serious injuries will receive about $2.2 million. >>> a 5-year-old boy got quite a surprise and welcome. a visit

they will visit robin island where he was held 18 of the 27 years he was imprisoned. the overall theme is strengthening ties with africa. later on today, the president will be speaking with youth leaders at the university of johannesburg johannesburg. there are hundreds of protesters who turned out saying they are opposed to the president's foreign policy. president obama will travel to trans tanzania, then they head home on tuesday. lester? >> kristen, thanks. >>> we want to update you on an investigation. the former vice chair of the joint chief of staff, general james cartwright under suspicion for leaking secrets. michael isikoff has more. >> reporter: general cartwright retireed from the marine corps in august 2011 after nearly 40 years of service. cartwright continued to serve, appointed to the defense policy board and lead pentagon advisory panel with top security clearance. last january, cartwright resigned out of the blue citing health reasons and business. legal sources tell nbc news the fbi was already investigating cartwright, suspecting him of leaking sec

but one of his friends today in south africa's sunday times, andrew longani, who was actually on robin island former political inma inmate, he says, let him go. he's been hospitalized so many times. he's urging them to let him go. >> we've seen the article released in march with the image we're not used to seeing. if you look at it here, he looks frail and weak. he didn't hold president zuma's hand. >> what jacob zuma wanted to achieve by this photograph is saying the global icon, the person taking south africa from apartheid to democracy, we have a close affiliation. as you said, mandela was very frail. in fact, when zuma reached out to him to grasp his hand, mandela did not grasp his hand back. >> as you mentioned, nadia, mandela is an icon. you are from south africa. you grew up there. >> i'm from south africa. i spoke to mandela's grandchildren yesterday, and i said, could you give me an update? they said at this point no. what i'm understanding is the south african government is saying to the family, please don't say anything. and the south african government spokesperson said today, we

this visit to robin island, he was supposed to have a visit with nelson mandela. right now, things may be tremendously affected and step down the tone. >> we know you will keep us posted on that. brianna traveling with the president. thank you. >>> edward snowden is still held up in an airport today. it's unclear when or if he's leaving. he asked ecuador for asylum. they are not in a rush to approve his application. chuck hagel is insisting the leaks seriously damaged national security. he says snowden broke the law. he wants russia to return the nsa contractor to this country for prosecution. >>> in the wake of the leaks, intelligence officials say terror groups are adapting the way they communicate, posting online instructions in one case, changing phone numbers or using software to hide information. the spy agency is said to be scrambling to keep up with the terror groups to stop plots. >> the cia is stopping public leaks to keep officers from giving information. a memo by the associated press is to design a culture of secret si within the cia. there have been

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i've had occasion to visit robin island myself. but for me to be able to bring my daughters there and teach them the history of that place and this country and help them to understand not only how those lessons apply to our lives but also to their responsibilities in the future as citizens of the world. that's a great privilege and a great honor. i thank you to all the people of south africa. there is enormous affection and admiration for you in the united states. and i hope that i adequately expressed that during my visit. >> thank you very much, your excellen excellenceies as we now take questions. >> warm welcomes to both presidents. i will ask the question to both presidents. maybe starting with president obama. you have come to africa, to south africa of course to boost and strengthen trade. perhaps someone is saying, well, the united states is somehow threatened because there are other players who are coming to africa, especially china. is president obama perhaps not threatened that the road is in danger? and the other questi

obama will speak to student at the university of cape town before heading to robin island where formercan president nelson mandela spent 18 years imprisoned for his fight against apartheid. president obama met with the family yesterday, but did not meet with the leader himself, who remains hospitalized. >> we're learning more this morning about the american student killed during protests in egypt. classmates of the 21-year-old said he was an exemplary student who stood out. he, originally from maryland, was studying abroad as part of an intern program and was in egypt teaching english to children. teachers say he was stabbed to death while watching an anti-government protest in alexandria. his class mmates say they're stunned and saddened. >> it's just so sad. he was so admirable. >> students at his college hometown in ohio say that they plan to hold a memorial in his honor in the fall. >> new developments this morning in the first degree murder case against aaron hernandez. police have now charged two other men in the case. now, meanwhile, hundreds of people turned out to mourn the ma

this is coincidentally the 49th anniversary of when nelson mandela went into the infamous prison, robin islandtuberculoids, which is the cause of these respiratory problems that have caused him to the hospitalized, especially in the past few years. we could get an update on his condition tomorrow. president zuma had a previously scheduled event happening in w sowetta, where nelson mandela once lived. if we do get an update, we expect it to happen then. >> chris jansing, appreciate it. >>> we told you earlier the supreme court ruled today that companies cannot patent naturally occurring human genes. that's a decision that could profoundly affect lucrative medical research. it throws out patent by myriad genetics on an increasingly popular breast cancer test. what's your gut tell you? do you agree with supreme court? go to facebook.com/newsnation. >>> that's our edition of ""news nation."" thanks for joining us. my insurance rates are probably gonna double. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an ac

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of course, one of his friends who was in robin island with limb, says, you know, he can be arrogant, put his foot down. so he's not a namby-pamby but he also believes in congeniality and hearing everybody out. >> charlaine, what is going on? you talked to zindzi, with the family and with all of the thousands of people who are now out on the streets in pretoria outside the hospital. this is such an emotional passage. how are they holding up? >> well, i think the family is really doing well because they respond to him. and when they go to see him in hospital, even though he may be sleeping a lot of the time, as zindzi said earlier, he heard her, he opened his eyes, he smiled. he told her the other day -- she said, there is a lot of interesting things going on here in this country. president obama is coming. up to that point his eyes had had been closed, she said he opened his eyes and smiled. so he's still conscience, although he's lost some of his mental capacities but he's still with it on some things and he recognizes family members and so that keeps them hopeful. and i think that t

the president will be paying tribute to the legacy of any son mandela with a visit to robin island wheretical prisoner. >> peter alexander at the white house, thanks so much. >> and thank you for watching this tuesday afternoon. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >> good-bye, voting rights. let's play "hardball \5>>> good evening, i'm chris matthews up in new york. me start with this. a happy day for reince priebus. today the united states supreme court lopped off the head of the voting rights acthat removed a key weapon used to stop states from suppressing african-americans and other voters they don't like showing up at the polls. what a joy this must be to the republican national headquarters where reince holds way and opens the door for far more voter suppression by republican dominated state legislatures. . in 2011, 41 states

he visited robin island where mandela was a political prisoner for 18 years. at the university of cape town, obama spoke about mandela's legacy. >> they now appreciate it a little bit more the sacrifices that he and others had made for freedom. but what i also know is that because they have had a chance to visit south africa for a second time now, they also understand that mandela's spirit could never be imprisoned. because his legacy is here for all to see. >> president obama met with bishop tutu today who raised the issue of guantanamo bay saying this, quote, we pray you will be known as having brought pea to all the regions where there's been strife and peace and no need for guantanamo bay detention center. unquote. tomorrow president obama heads to tanzania. >>> well, all eyes are on egypt right now. thousands of protesters, perhaps even millions, take a look at the images right there. at nightfall. live images right in cairo and outside of the presidential palace. they're urging egyptian president morsi to resign. they're angry about the country's economy

he arrived in cape town a short time ago and is spending the day at robin island, the jail where mandelawas held for the 18 of his 27 years of confinement. saturday the president met privately with some of mandela's children and grandchildren and discussed the former leader's legacy. >> as you go forward, i want you to think of the man who's in our prayers today. think about 27 years in prison. think about the hardships and the struggles of being away from family and friends. reflecting on his years in prison, nelson mandela wrote that there were dark moments that tested his faith in humanity, but he refused to give up. >> all of this and the significant political challenges and debates back home in washington. joining me now, msnbc's rachel maddow. and eric dyson, former republican senator from south carolina jim demint. and pete williams. pete, you are such a significant news man as we like to discuss around here, that even when you get news of something significant like the ruling in the gay marriage debate, it's become a viral sensation on line. the loop seen round the world, hustlin

he refused to leave robin island until they legalized congress.when the first election was held when mandela was elected president of south africa. it was glorious day of people waiting in line for hours so they could be part of the great change coming over that country, a change nelson mandela made possible. we all thought it might take a horrible bloodshed to change south africa. the united states played a good part in making that not the case. we did it with the comprehensive anti-apartheid act of 1986 which brought economic sanctions against the white world society. >> helped to change history for the better. i had the privilege of being with archbishop tutu when he voted that great day, of interviewing nelson mandela with the president-elect afterwards. it was along with the fall of the berlin wall the greatest stories i've ever gotten to cover. i expect to be going to south africa to honor the great man once again when the time comes. it is impossible to measure the good this pain of this man, his faith, his leadership has meant to our time.

post reports internal documents she that the obama family was scheduled to go to both safari and robin islandthey were going to do both and now only one. the question is, is it a boon doingle, julie. >> if they had gone on safari i would critize it. it is not a family vacation. if they limit it to invest opportunity which hopefully what they are doing. that is symbolic and where nelson mandela was held. he's not in great shape and that i understand must see visit by the united states president, but the rest of this should be an investment trip. you know this, brad. president of the united states showing up with business leaders has more that are secretary of commence. and hopefully they will look at us as opposed to chin a. you talk about oil and gas and access to those, i rather it happen for us than have it go to chin a. >> how about it, brad? the president came out with the national security advisor, that the u.s. would be ceding its leadership if the president did not invest in africa? >> what it said to me. they put together a vacation in the guise of a trade and investment mission. what

he took a trip to robin island.is visiting the prison where the leader spent 18 long years confined in a tiny cell. ed henry traveling with the president joining us live from capetown, south africa where president obama gave a speech earlier today. tell us more about that and what the president has been doing? >> you are right. president definitely was all and south africans thinking about the legal si of nelson mandela. he has been in the hospital for four weeks now on life support. as you noticed, president obama took in the same view that nelson mandela at robben island going into that tiny cell that he actually used. also going into the line with his family, wife and daughters to get a look at where mandela and colleagues spent so many long hours back breaking work, splitting the stones and lime dealing were that in prison. he tried to bring the life and legacy to this. white house is doing this as signature speech through the continent of africa. he invoked mandela as he addressed about 1200 people. >> if there

i'm happy that you will visit robin island during your visit which was home to many freedom fighters in our country for decades. i wish you plenty and productive stay in south africa for the remainder of your visit we are truly honored to host you, mr. president and i thank you. i now invite you, mr. president, to address. you have the floor. >> thank you so much, mr. president, for your generous words and your kind welcome. it is wonderful to be back in south africa. as you mentioned, i had the pleasure of visiting south africa before when i was a u.s. senator. michelle and our daughters were here just two years ago and we're now thrilled to be back as a family. and i know that the press corps by the way is happy to be here because this is much more elegant than the white house pressroom. [ laughter ] it's a big improvement. i have to begin, of course, by saying that our thoughts and those of americans and people all around the world are with nelson mandela and his family and all of south africans. the struggle here against apartheid for freedom, the moral courage this country's his

. >>> i believe the president is visiting robin island where nelson mandela spent 18 of the 27 years he spent so much time in is really going to be quite eye opening. >> i have been in that cell many years ago. it is. you get chills standing there thinking how he must have lived and what he must have gone through. >> and how he survived that long. >> i don't know. it is an amazing story. >>> congressional republicans lashed out at danny werfel over the treatment. conservatives and progressives groups were given extra scrutiny. >>> the treasury department said he found fewer liberal groups were targeted. kevin brady accused we arerfel of putting out a sham report. >> i am told you are a decent person. are you serious of getting to the truth? >> absolutely. >> are you serious about restoring the integrity of the irs? >> i am serious about getting to the truth and doing it with the rule of law and procedure. >> don't forget. you work for the tax payers not the other way around. >> democrats claim the treasury's investigation was one-sided >>> at the nba draft, the players routinely put

he is the son of a very close friend of nelson mandela, walter, who was on robin island in prison with mandela all those years ago. max said just a short time ago, i want to read this to you, madiva is responding well and we're happy with the progress he's making. we want to hold onto him as long as possible. those are the details we're getting. >> president barack obama he met with mr. mandela's family. i want to read part of a statement released by the president saying this, quote, today i had the privilege of meeting with members of the mandela family at the nelson mandela foundation in johannesburg, south africa. i also reaffirmed the profound impact that his legacy has had in building a free south africa and in inspiring people around the world, including me. that's a legacy we must all honor in our own lives. how important is it for the president to be able to meet with the family members while they're in south africa? >> reporter: yeah, fred, i think it's hugely important. i think it's something the family appreciated a great deal. now, let's be clear, the white house had said t

was going to enjoy a brief safari in tanzania but that's been scrapped in a favor of a trip to robin islandhouse insists the change was not made after press inquiries of the cost of this african trip. >> major garrett at the white house, thank you. >>> britain's queen elizabeth turned 87 in april, but the official celebration is today. as you can see, it is quite a party. let's get right to it with a former spokesman for the queen. he joins us from our london bureau. good morning to you, dickie. >> is it true she wanted it to be a sunnier day? >> yeah they would have wanted it to be a sunnier day. the idea of doing it after her birthday was really edward vii's idea at the beginning of the 20th century. he thought, as everybody else does think, the weather isn't really better and you take a chance. and today quite interestingly, the queen rode in the glass coach. and i've never seen her ride in a closed carriage. it's always been an open carriage. but i think they were worried about the weather. so erring on the side of caution, in the glass coach. >> dickie the official parade is called the

he's been prone to such infections ever since he was on robin island in captivity when he caught tuberculosist stable, too, alex. >> this is a man who turns 95 next month. he has been hospitalized a few times, two or three times since december for this recurring condition. the fact that the hospital says he is in serious condition though stable, that's even more than they have usually given out. there's a certain gravity about all this we should say, a seriousness to this. >> reporter: there is a real sense of seriousness here. this is the third time that he's been admitted to hospital so far this year. people are used to hearing these announcements that he's been taken in for treatment, but this is the very first time that government officials have chosen to use that word serious. he's serious but stable but serious nonetheless, but we are being told by officials here in south africa that he is nonetheless in a comfortable condition, alex. >> all right. well, certainly our thoughts and prayers are with him. thank you some. >>> now to the three big money headlines. who is hiring, rates of cha

president obama will visit robin island where president mandela spent more than 20 years in prison. > a former top military adviser to president obama is under investigation. retired u.s. general james cartwright is being questioned about leaking classified information to a reporter, it concerns a computer virus that targeted iran's nuclear facilities. barbara starr joins us with the details. can this be happening again? >> good morning, chris. even for the pentagon this is jaw-dropping. source tells me overnight that yes, general cartwright retired is under investigation by the justice department for material in the book by the "new york times" journalist david sanger his book "confront and conceal" talking in detail, many revelations about iran's nuclear program. nbc news reported this first, saying this is about the leak, did general cartwright leak information about stux inenetst of the most classified crowned jewel of the intelligence, a virus that infected iran's nuclear program in 2010, by u.s. and israeli intel jents to slow iran's nuclear program down. general cartwright is n