. >> prison made the nell san mandela we know today. d him the question he kind of shrugged and looked at me and said i came out mature. >> rick stangle the former editor of "time" magazine. he helped mandela write his autobiography. >> the young man who went in to prison was hot headed, self involved, not anything like the nell san mandela who emerged and prison burned all of those excesses away. >> but who wouldn't have started out hot headed and angry given what the young nelson mandela had to live with. >> people are different to one another. they have been so created. it's an inescapable affect. >> apartheid became law in south africa. blacks had to carry passes, they couldn't live or travel where they pleased. or vote. the good jobs were reserved for whites. disseptemberers could pay with their lives. ♪ in march 1960, the south african police fired on demonstrators in the township of sharpsville. 69 were killed. most of them shot in the back. nelson mandela was a rising star in the anc, the african national congress which until the

miserable weather, people have been coming here to the south african embassy in front of the nell san mandela statue dropping all these flowers that extend on this table right in front. a lot of folks tell me that they are honoring nelson mandela and i asked why, and many of them tell me because he proves that one man is capable of making a difference. ♪ >> reporter: mourners sing hymns. ♪ honors the life and legacy of nelson mandela at the south african iembassy. at the front entrance people sign condolence books that read friends and relatives, they say mandela is a friend who had compassion for humanity and made a sacrifice for the oppressed. spending a quarter of his life in prison for fighting against apartheid. >> that was really an evil time. >> reporter: eileen signed her name. visiting d.c. from south africa. >> just see and know and experience a man with such love and compassion that can come out of prison after 27 years without any hatred. >> reporter: she along with hundreds of people pay respect leaving flowers, cards, candles, and personal notes at the foot of the whmagestic ico

sue bourban johannesburg, the crowd outside nel san mandela's house. we now want to take you back almost 20 years to an april morning in 1994 in a hotel suite in johannesburg. nelson mandela had been elected president the night before, and i had the honor of being the first western journalist that day to shake his hand and sit down and talk with him. mandela showed no bitterness or anger. he was famous for that. no thought of revenge when i asked him about his predecessor f.w. de klerk, he spoke only of reconciliation and working together. >> our relations with mr. de klerk are fairly good. and he is one of those republicans i hold in high regard. we have had some differences. we have quarreled. we have said cruel things against each other. but at the end of the day, we are able to shake hands and think of the interest of south africa. and he has had that experience which i have not had. and if my organization comes out with majority in the elections, i will have to depend very much on his support, his experience. >> what happens when nelson mandela has

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

thank you. >> when mayor lee caused us in san francisco to pause for the occasion of mr. mandela's death, he was joined by his many elected officials in san francisco and i thought i simply might identify them. they're not speaking so we'll worry about it on two -- not enough time. public defender jeff is present with us, present with the board of supervisors, david chiu with his fellow members, david campos, breed, cohen, farrell, scott wean. iener. also present from the state of california is president lee, citywide elected official and their various school board members, and i'll identify them in just a few minutes, as well as our police chief and our fire chief, of course his wife, the person who succeeded ed lee as the chief administrative officer, miss kelly. you see the official family of san francisco as posted for the occasion of the celebration of nelson mandela's life. many people did not know mandela personally, but symbolically, and it's, i think, appropriate mayor lee, the naacp nationally has caused everybody to pause, as was the occasion, the ceremony in south afric

out, where is the justice for a dead gay man who used to work for the city and county of san francisco? mandela suffered 27 years in prison. it's 13 years and counting for joseph [speaker not understood]. from my way of looking at it, we have mandela, king, and milk on one side. we have the board of supervisors and the mayor's office on the other side. let's see what happens in future history and see who wins. sooner or later, [speaker not understood]'s death will be developed and it will be utter shame for those who have made it wait 13 years and counting. so, if you want a legacy, you go do what you think is right. in regards to what i just witnessed, the man standing in front of me had to leave because he couldn't stand waiting for all this discussion. you have deprived his right of democracy. shame on you. what i saw happening was an extreme example of bad manners and rudeness. the people standing here are your bosses and you just basically [speaker not understood] the finger to them. so, i'm putting that on the record. and secondly, thursday's cancellation of that meeting is a real joke. y

mandela. the mayor lee says san francisco has felt the global movement created by mandela and mounting the loss he wanted to honor his legacy. the event will be streamed live on abc7news.com. in south africa this morning, mandela's body is in state in the capital of pretoria where he was sworn in 19 years ago as the first black president. people lined the streets to watch the process singing songs from the struggle against apartheid and calling out farewell to nelson mandela who died last week at the age of 95 with the body lying in state for three days. in san francisco at city hall, there is a condolence book for the public to sign through this friday. >> a new rally will get underway today outside oakland city hall at the plaza and among the attendees is the counsel general of south africa and readings of mandela writings and people can sign the condolence book to send to south africa. >> in stand rose protesters facing a charge of assaulting a police officer after an angry demonstration last night over the shooting deaths of 13-year-old andy lopez by a sheriff's deputy. despite a large poli

mandela. he chose to change the people of the san francisco area. emorating nelson mandela this past week city leaders invoked the area's own contribution to end apartheid. >> san francisco, the university of california, and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. >> anti-apartheid protest students took place here in the 1980s at uc berkeley. including a sit in and rallies that brought thousands of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police and more than 150 people were arrested. >> students, community people here again overnight all day long in solidarity to ask our regions to divert. >> nancy skinner now a state assemblywomen, was a student who led the anti-investment committee. >> we felt we were morally i am ply crated in the regime that was denying the people of south africa their freedom, their ability to participate in government and other parts of democracy. >> larry wright harass a longshoremen unloading ships at port. he recalls how union members refused to remo

memorial in san francisco has ended with dignitaries and every day people praising nelson mandela for his impact on bay area and the world. matt keller is at city hall. matt? >> people who attended this morning's civic memorial were hand add card with a picture of nelson mandela and one of, the honor the south africa president. >> the message was clear, the memorial service at san francisco city hall was not meant to be somber but uplifting. >> we are here to celebrate the life of an incredible human being. >> the first african-american mayor of san francisco, willie brown, led the service for the former south african president and worldwide leader for human rights. the impact reached the bay area. >> his values are san francisco values. even though they took so much from him he had courage and forgave the very people who put him in prison for more than 27 years in a racially divided south africa. he left his heart open. he changed the world. >> san francisco's impact on mandela's antiapartheid movement was highlighted. the deficitment campaign to put political pressure on south afric

privilege of meeting mandela several times, describing him as incredibly peaceful and serene despite all the struggles. live in oakland. nbc bay area news. >>> willie brown, the former mayor of san francisco, met with mandela back then. >> when nelson mandela came to california and he came to oakland -- one of the cherished photos in our archives is the meeting with the real saint nelson mandela. >> here it is of brown and mandela. after this meeting in 1996, as you might recall, brown would go on to become the first african-american mayor of san francisco. we continue our coverage on our website. that's all on nbcbayarea.com. >>> now to the weather. the bay area is under a freeze warning for the second night in a row. here's a live look over san jose. the cold weather has made for some dangerous driving conditions. we begin tonight's team coverage with our chief meteorologist who is tracking the cold snap and something else unusual that might be headed our way. >> that is snowfall. it was 16 degrees in napa at 6:00 this morning. a new record for you and the coldest temperatures all yearlong. just off to the north of the bay area, clear lake at 11. morgan hill 21. san jose comin

. >>> the bay area paid tribute to former south african president nelson mandela. both san francisco and oakland held memorial services to remember mandela who died last week. jo joe rosato, jr., takes us to oakland where memories of his visit came back to life today. >> reporter: the city of oakland opened the doors of city hall today to pay tribute to the memory of nelson mandela as the local choir took the stage, the clock rolled back to 1990. ♪ it was during mandela's 1990 visit to the oakland coliseum andrea turner helped organize a choir to sing for him. >> we organized 200 and some voices from different groups all over the bay area to come and flank behind nelson mandela. >> reporter: today members of the choir reunited in city hall to once again pay tribute to the former south african president. >> he has gone on but we must carry the torch on. so that's what brought us here. >> reporter: it was a fitting tribute in the east bay where the u.s. anti-apartheid movement got its spark in the 1980s. >> great things have been done by ordinary people of oakland and berkele

but right now knell san mandela is being given back to the people as it were.laces so people can pay their respects and come 40 kilometers down a highway that's been closed off. much of that is lined with people who will pay their last respects in a way that may seem unusual to us. many of them will sing and dance, but that's the way it's done. it's part of the tradition here. and then behind me you may be able to see if you're looking at me now, there's a series of tents. the big white dome is where the actual funeral tomorrow will take place. there'll be 4,500 invited guests including prince charl's wife camilla and jesse jackson, but only 400 of those -- 450 of those people will go to the barrel site which is a few hundred yards away and they'll have a very traditional burial there with all the tribal rituals. anthony and vinita? >> allen pizzey in south africa. thank you. >>> john kerry arrives in the city formerly known as saigon and later travel to the capitol. kerry served in vietnam 44 year is ago as the commander of a swift patrol boat. >>> this year s

. >>> and to remember the international icon nelson mandela both in san africa and here in the bay area. >>> finally starting to warm up in the bay area. ktvu steve paulson will be here on what could be a transition from record lows to record highs. >>> new number, showing how many people are signing up for the health care coverage on the government website. . >>> live pictures from inside oakland city hall, public gathering is just getting under way. mayor gene kwan and assemblyman organized the event. as many as 20 global dignitaries are expected to speak. there's readings on mandela's writings. and a way to choir out of oakland. will perform over mandela's visit over 1990. >>> choir members from the same school, performed the trib pute at washington national cathedral. former mayor, city hall, and paid their respect to mandela and the way he lives his life. >> he chose, to forgive. and. he chose the path of peace when he could have chose the path of war much he chose in his heart, only love could conquer fate. >> mayor lee has set up a book of messages. it will be available until the

mandela often said he wanted to create a rainbow nation. today's service showed that doesn't have to be just a dream. >> in san francisco flags are flying at half staff all this week in mandela's honor. the city will hold its own memorial for mandela wednesday morning at city hall. >>> coming up, cars, flowers, why this tribute to actor paul walker drew thousands of people. [[man] it's nothing but tape... [woman] it's a block. we're havin' a baby! [laughter in background] [woman screams] are we havin' a baby? [ambient crying and laughter] medical team returned home y after spending two weeks in philippines-- helping with e typhoon haiyan relief effor >>> a stanford medical team returned home today after spending two weeks in the philippines helping with the typhoon relief effort. they treated about 200 patients a day. the weather made things difficult and very draining. while they were there to provide medical assistance, they also provided emotional support. >> just listening about their stories and i think they feel good. our presence actually makes them feel good. and they're very grateful for that. >> members of the team say that while

. >> a bay area boys choir will perform this morning at san francisco city hall for nelson mandela as well as the city's capital. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald. >>> good morning. it's wednesday, december 11. i'm millions of communicati -- i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. 5:00. >>> heavy spoke in the east bay in concord, we have live pictures of the scene you see here on stanwell drive near concord avenue in concord. the large warehouse went up in flames about 1 a.m. fire was knocked up but it flared up again. at one point 70 firefighters were trying to get a hold on this fire. nobody was in the building when that fire started. several investigators now on the scene to determine a cause of that overnight fire. >>> let's get a check on weather right now with lawrence. these major changes are coming and i'm happy about it. >> yeah. i think most folks are. it's been day after day after d

on wednesday, san francisco will hold a specific memorial to remember mandela's life and legacy at cityd anniversary of pearl harbor, described by a day of infamy by franklin delano roosevelt. the attack brought the japanese into the second world war. marines and sailors were killed in the u.s. base in hawaii. disabled american veterans held a rally to remember pearl harbor. they are calling for lenlslation to protect fundling regarding the recent shutdown. >> so what this would insure is that even though the government shuts down, our veterans will still be taken care of. >> about 2,500 people gathered at pearl harbor this morning, they observed a moment of silence the moment the bombing began. about 50 survivors returned to pearl harbor for the ceremony. >>> the sonoma sheriff county deputy who shot and killed a 13-year-old is going back to work. he will return to work in an ad administrative capacity next week. he has been on leave sense okay 22nd the day he shot andy lopez. lopez was walking in his santa rosa neighborhood with the plastic air soft rifle. he believed it was a real gu

san francisco city hall. >> the memorial is held this morning at the rotunda inside city hall to remember the life and legacy of nelson mandela. you can see the flags are at half staff here at city hall and all city buildings across san francisco through this sunday as a mark of respect. his body is lying in state in the capital of pretoria where he was sworn in 19 years ago as the first black president. the mayor said san francisco felt the movement created by mandela and he wants to honor the legacy. a book for the public to sign is available through this friday in the mayor's office, and the memorial here will start at 8:00 this morning and former mayor willie brown will chair the event and it will be streamed live at abc7news.com. >> another memorial will be held today in the east bay in oakland, a rally is underway at plaza running from noon to 1:30 and will include city leaders, live entertainment and an appearance by the counsel general. >> parts of the bay area are thawing out hopefully for the last time, in the south by the national guard armoury has been staying open in the day when it is usually closed. in san jose

san francisco held its memorial to nelson mandela in city hall. mayor ed lee called his values san francisco's values and will have a book to sign lieu friday. >> there is outrage tonight in a texas town and else wrchlt i imagine a 16-year-old drunk driver killing four people in fort worth will not serve a day in jail. ethan couch's blood level was three times the legal limit he's getting ten years probation the lawyer argued his wealthy parents were to blame because couch was used to getting whatever he wanted. that includes starting to drive at 13 and being allowed to drink. one man whose brother was paralyzed is furious. >> to me it's not right. if you go out and drink and drive and kill more people, now we're going put you in prison? >> couch's attorneys argued that the teen needs treatment. the judge doesn't think she can get therapy in jail. couch may end up in a long term treatment center in newport beach costing $450,000 a scombreert family would foot the bill. >> some good samaritans have come to the rescue after a thousand dollars in gift

mandela. people across the world are still mourning - and celebrating his life. reverend cecil williams of san francisco's glide memorial church talked about mandela today. he says he was there onstage the oakland coliseum when mandela visited in 1990. and will always remember mandela for his courage and conviction even after being imprisoned for 27 years. >> he comes out and his fans that he is not going to be destroyed. he stated that he came to liberate. that is what he is, a liberated. i did not know how many liberators are left to tell you the truth. be a real human being. so much so, that i will--are will invest my life to be nice people. >> world leaders are paying their respects to mandela. reporter emily schmidt has the latest from washington. >> nelson mandela made his last appearance in 2010 when they host of the world cup. it has done nothing to diminish his place. the tributes are just rolling in for him today. >> there is silence on the first full day of mourning. there are growing tribunes and then there are words tried to express a lot. >> his long walk to freedom day new freed

choir also paid tribute by singing a song that was performed during mandela's visit to oakland back in 1990. and hundreds gathered at san francisco's city hall to celebrate mandela. speakers included former mayor willie brown, senator mark leno and cecil williams. speeches touched upon mandela's journey and the fight that needs to continue. >> nelson mandela, of course, transcended one of the most severe human dignities, harsh imprisonment for the crime of being who he was. >> people who attended were asked to sign a condolence book leaving their own messages for the late freedom fighter. >>> thousands of south africans are paying tribute as nelson mandela lies in state. mourners passed by the glass covered coffin. the line apparently goes back three blocks at least. government authorities are telling the crowds to be patient ands, please, do not take photos. >>> a sign language interpreter at yesterday's memorial in johannesburg was apparently a phony. he wasn't signing what the speakers on stage were saying. no word how he got the job. but the head of south africa's deaf federation says the interpreter was moving his

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mandela. he thanked at his farewell the people of the san francisco bay area. commemorating nelson mandela this past week city leaders invoked the areas own contribution to the antiapartheid movement. the strategy in the 1980s, municipal and investment stopped in south africa. >> san francisco, the university of california, and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement of south africa. >> antiapartheid student protests took part in 1980s. including a continuous 100 day sit in and rallies bringing together thousands of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police, 150 people were arrested. >> students, community people here - again, overnight, all day long in solidarity to ask our renaling ents to divest. >> nancy skinner was a graduate student who the let the campus divestment committee. >> we felt morally implicated in the regime that basically was denying the majority of people of south africa their freedom, their ability to participate in government and any democracy >> others took action, not only stud

mandela impacted the entire soul. he spoke passionately about the power of education and sports, a way to advance and unite. nbc bay area's jean elle joins us in san francisco with more. >> reporter: nelson mandela was not a big rugby fan. but he showed his support for south africa's all-white rugby team. and it was a game-changer for his country. the reverend avis brown remembers the historic moment. >> i'm right there. >> reporter: reverend amos brown spent time with nelson mandela in south africa and here in the bay area. brown says president mandela's focus was unity. and he used sport to bring bitterly divided south africa together. >> and that was one of his most defining moments. when he showed up. to applaud the team. >> reporter: mandela wasn't just applauding any team. he showed up at the world cup victory game, wearing the team's jersey and hat. the team was all-white. everyone in the stands was white. the team and its fans were a symbol of apartheid. mandela changed that. >> and enabled black south africans to appreciate the sport of those who had been their oppressors. >> reporter: instead of trying to destroy a racist sport, he used

san francisco city hall. a memorial service for nelson mandela is underway. the camera is pushing in now. ll see who is speaking. but already former san francisco mayor willie brown spoke earlier this morning and current mayor ed lee and george schultz is speaking right now. we're seeing this live in the rotunda of san francisco city hall. we will tell you more about this memorial service in honor of nelson mandela a little bit later on. >>> also, the ntsb hearing investigating the deadly asiana airlines crash is going on right now in washington, d.c. witnesses are testifying about the automated systems on the plane, the pilot training and the emergency response to the crash. >>> and there's a new twist to this big warehouse fire that happened early this morning in concord. the fire has been burning throughout the morning near buchanan field. the airfield there, officials say the financial status of the building may have had a role in the investigation that's now underway. ktvu's tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30 this morning. there are still remnants of that fire burning and hou

mandela. he chose to thank at his farewell the people of the san francisco bay area. commemorating nelson mandela city leaders invoked their i know contribution to the apartheid movement. municipal and international divestment to south africa involving billions of dollars. >> san francisco, the university of california and the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. >> antiapartheid student protests look place here in the 1980s at uc berkeley, including a 100 day sit-in and rallies bringing together thousands of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police. more than 150 people were arrested. >> students, community people here, again overnight, all day long in solidarity to ask our renaling ents to divest. >> nancy skinner was a great ute student. >> we felt that we were morally implicated in the regime denying the people of africa their freedom, and ability to participate in government. >> many other took action, not only students. in 1984 larry wright was a long shoreman, recalling how union me

kpix5 shows us the celebration of mandela's life and legacy at a bay area church. >> reporter: when san francisco's glide memorial church remembered nelson mandela at their morning services the only thing missing was sadness. the mood was joyful as a children's choir honored the passing of the man being called the father of a nation. >> it's bigger than that. i mean, nelson mandela touched all of our lives regardless of where we were in the world. >> pastor williams met mandela twice, the first time at his celebrated appearance in oakland in 1990. williams says mandela's power came from his ability to rise above the outrage of his imprisonment, to become an irresistible force for peaceful change in the tradition of ghandi and dr. martin luther king jr.. >> being in prison for 27 years, you hear me? 27 years and then walking out of that prison as a new person completely. there's no doubt about it, he liberated the world in many ways. >> mandela was already in his 70s when he walked out of prison but his message resonated strongest with a younger generation. john bailey thinks real change

mandela. he chose to thank at his farewell the people of the san francisco bay area. [♪ singing ] commemoratingelson mandela this past week city leaders invoked the area's own contribution to the ante apartheid movement. the strategy back in the 1980s municipal and institutional divestments from companies doing business with south africa involving billions of dollars. >> san francisco, the university of california, the state of california played a leading role in being the initiator of the divestment movement from south africa. >> anti-apartheid student protests took place here in the 1980's at uc berkeley including a continuous sit-in and rallies that brought together hundreds of students. >> demonstrators scuffled with police in more than 150 people were arrested. >> reporter: students, community people here again overnight all day long in solidarity to ask our regions to divest. >> nancy skinner, now a state assemblywomen, was then a graduate student who led the divestment committee. >> we felt we were morally implicated in the regime that basically was denying the majority of people of sout

search mandela on nbcbayarea.com. >> 6:54. sanose leaders expected to announce a new police chief. bob redell is live in san jose with a look at the major problems, though, this new chief will face. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. sources tell nbc bay area news that acting chief larry escovel will become the permanent police chief. he has been with the department 28 years, eight of those spent on merge which is san jose's version of s.w.a.t. he took over nearly a year ago when chris moore retired. in the short time he has been acting chief he unveiled new strategies, over the summer when the homicide rate shot up, he introduced a so-called violent crime reduction plan and reintroduced the gang suppression unit. he also suspended the practice of curb sitting. if you're not familiar with this policy, what it required officers to do was document all stops even if there was no arrest or crime, and take note whether or not the person was asked to sit on the curb while the officer conducted their investigation. minority

mandela today. >> pam: they are sharing their condolences in writing. for the south african leader who died last week. the condolence book is open at san francisco city hall. until 5:30 tonight. a civic memorial will be held at 8 a.m. wednesday in the city hall >> pam: rotunda to celebrate mandela's life. led by former mayor willie brown. memorial book- signing events are also at the of the chimes cemeteries andsan mateo's skylawn memorial park. residents can sign the books. they will be sent to the mandela family in south africa. >>president obama and the first lady left for south africa this morning. where a huge memorial for nelson mandela is planned for tuesday. >> catherine: at least 90 world leaders will attend. former presidents bill clinton, george w. bush and jimmy carter will be there. >> catherine: so will prince charles, oprah, -- and the pope. and if organizers have their way -- it will 'not' be a somber experience. but a big loud and happy event - like the spontaneous street celebrations happening today in south africa. >> catherine: the service will be in the huge soccer stadium which hosted the 20- 10 world cup. it's al

san mateo bridge. things look good towards the peninsula. >>> well, this morning, the world is mourning the death of nelson mandela. the former south african president died yesterday at the age of 95. this is a live look at a memorial outside his home. hundreds gathered to leave flowers, pray and celebrate his life. >>> reporter: south africans woke up to the news that nelson mandela was dead. the announcement was made around midnight south african time. people have been flocking to his home in black and white fitting for a man whose legacy was defined by reconciliation, by reaching out a hand to the white minority in south africa and embracing them as part of south africa's fledgling democracy when he was released after 27 years in jail. his bad is in pretoria where he will stay -- body is in pretoria where he will stay for five days so the public can view his body and then it will be flown two hours to his rural village where there should be a private family burial and funeral within about the next 10 days. cbs news, johannesburg. >> a public funeral for him will be held before his burial. world leaders will atte

. >> dan, nelson mandela felt he had a true connection with san francisco and the bay area. and you're right. others would follow. it was called celebration sunday. 58,000,000 packed to see, and hear nelson mandela. he came to the bay area with a message of thanks and hope. people of oakland and bay area have given me and and hope to continue the struggle. >> that was a moment of sheer joy. for the community and i think the coliseum was full, every seat standing room only. state senator was one of these on stage that day. now, the executive director of the training center which trains minorities and women for jobs in construction. >> beautiful person and lived life to the fullest. >> the east bay was at the fore front of the movement in the u.s. students pushing for investment. and long shoremen refused to unload south african goods. before protests, parishioners were writing checks. >> my church directed the first sign in this city, protesting apartheid back in the 1980s. >> the bay area stop was a fitting finale and the appeal of a man who spent 27 years in prison stretched

. >> reporter: but today mandela's death has reminded people of what he stood for and the nation they still need to work to create. >> services at san francisco's gladenn memorial church recall mandela and his long fight against aparthide. >>> joyful singing rang out in the church followed by tributes to the noble prize winner. the reverent cecil williams says he used to quote hate white people end quote for slavery. then williams says he was inspired by mandela's actions after coming out of jail. >> he knew that was not the way to continue. he knew like i knew as a kid. to continue hating white people, i couldn't do it. and i didn't get it and i wasn't going to do it anymore. >> reporter: the reverend called on the congregation to love now and to embrace their own humanity. >>> a holiday surprise for some east bay shoppers. >> i was surprised, never happened to me. >> how one person's generous gesture is making the holidays possible for some unsuspecting families. >> and aren't they cute. they're getting a new release in life. a unique effort to help thousands of dogs find new homes as well as save their lives. >> a riot breaks out

when nelson mandela got out of imprisoning he thanked harry bridges and this year the ambassador of south africa same to san francisco and came to local 10 with the nelson mandela humanitarian ward. i was speaking of nelson mandela because of his fear there were over 90 world leaders that doesn't speak to each other that showed up. president obama shock hands with him and we're thinking about the ability to negotiate and one thing about arrogance i believe it's a downfall of any individual and nelson mandela was humble and people looked at up to nelson mandela. and i think in every city thought this country even in washington, d.c. nelson mandela was a man that was in 0 opposition people can learn to work together and he was able to do that and that's a rare ability. you can't go to macy's i didn't see or norway strm to buy that. and saying that our union the i organization w u 1934 before martin luther king and the kennedy's we integrated our union harry bridges had the same mind of nelson mandela. he looked at beyond color and creed and even looked at with people he didn't arresting agree with to find a h

. >> a bay area boys choir will perform this morning at san francisco city hall for nelson mandela as well as the city's capital. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald. >>> good morning. it's wednesday, december 11. i'm millions of communicati -- i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. 5:00. >>av

in the bay area there will be a book for people to pay tribute to nelson mandela, starting tomorrow in oakland, san mateo and hayward, on wednesday there will be a civic memorial at city hall in san francisco. >> a pg&e worker is being treated for minor burns after a job-related accident. he was responding to a power outage. the worker was trying to put a transformer in a box. the transformer failed and he suffered burns to his hands and face. other crews rye placed the transformer. power was returned by noon. >> how a california man got a jump on ringing in the new year. plus, holiday parade too hot to handle. what investigators say caused this float inferno. temperatures are dropping out there tonight. we'll find out how much longer this cold snap will last. thosed ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >> a spectator took this video of a holiday parade float that burst into flames last night in virginia beach. firefighters were able to douse the flame thursday ten minutes. no major injuries wer