the south african people are plural people, so it is difficult to talk about the south african people. the most the people are worried about what happens after he goes, but i have been hearing that since he finished his first five years, and south africa's economy has could tenured to grow, and new and newip has emerged, leadership continues to grow everywhere. i ran a leadership training row graham -- program, and i had 140 graduate from that row graham. -- that program. they are outstanding people. i am very optimistic about the future of that country. tavis: what to your mind is the legacy of his role as resident, and how does that impact our relationship into the future? thate has to keep in mind anybody who follows in icon like mandela is automatically diminished in thatcher, so we -- in stature, so we keep looking for another mandela. a man might that comes around not once in a generation but once in a century. we need to realize he was the next reddit -- index ordinary person, -- an extraordinary person, and there was one thing about his ability to transcend his humanity. part

and in time, young south africans he has helped.s. >> reporter: for children by the hundreds, living in the ghettos of the south african township of soweto, prayers for a better life are being answered by this man. >> come up here quickly. >> reporter: jose bright, an american lawyer from compton, california. >> i have been here eight years, this is home. >> reporter: he has an african name the locals gave him. roughly translated, it means a gift from god. most of the students ages eight to 18 are orphans, many of them have lost parents who died of aids. kids like 17-year-old elizabeth. her mother and sister died from aids. she lives in the small house with her grandmother and five other relatives. their life is lean, certain people share one table with seven chairs. they use this to heat the house. it is winter in south africa. there is a bright circle, she says, thanks to the american who came into her life. >> i always smile when i see him. the only reason that makes me wake up in the morning and go to school is because mr. brigh

the health of former south african president nelson mandela is reportedly improving as south africansand people around the world market is 95th birthday. a family member says he has made dramatic progress since being hospitalized last month for a recurring infection. we will have more on his 95th earth day later in the broadcast area did tens of thousands of people have rallied in egypt today with both supporters and opponents announcing president morsi holding a rival protests. the interim egyptian government is facing growing international pressure for his release. a visit to cairo, european union foreign-policy chief catherine ashton said morsi should be set free. announced a new round of settlement construction in the occupied west bank. on wednesday, the israeli government approved the building of more than 700 homes outside of israel's internationally recognized 1960 seven borders. the move comes as john kerry continues an effort to renew israeli-palestinian peace talks for the first time since 2010. speaking in jordan, john kerry said he thinks israel should consider the long-s

south african diplomats stationed in japan did just that. officials from the south african embassy in tokyo had a chance to visit this group home for the elderly who have been around for as long as nelson mandela. nine officials visited a facility for the elderly in tokyo. some of the residents are older than mandela, some are over 100. the diplomats cleaned the windows and doors. they helped prepare beds and tidied up residents' rooms. they taught the elderly japanese, some south african childrens games. >> translator: i didn't understand what they were saying, but they gave me a lot of energy. they gave me the strength to keep living. >> mandela day is about giving, it's about getting, it's about enjoying that you develop the community and you care about those who are less disadvantaged. we want it spread the spirit of working together and assisting each other. >> reporter: at 95, nelson mandela continues to make his mark on people around the globe, inspiring them to make the world a better place. nhk world, tokyo. >>> it's crunch time for

to the hospital -- schoolchildren, ordinary south africans. mostf his oldest and personal friends has just come here to wish elsa mandela well. a festive mood in general. a lot of people singing and della -- singing and dancing, singing happy birthday to nelson mandela. to tania paige now who is live for us in johannesburg. how is the day being marked where you are? it is also around the country. >> yes, absolutely. people here have been in really good moves. obviously not as noisy because people have been working very, very hard. what they are trying to do here is paint the outside of this old age home. there are 12 buildings in total, so they've got their work cut out for them. this is really part of what nelson mandela international day is about, about volunteering your time. one minute for each of the years nelson mandela spent in public service. a way to show that really anyone can make a friend in the lives of people. not only here in johannesburg, all over the country, but also internationally. the u.n. is really driving this across the

who is saying the former south african president could soon be released from the hospital? >>> and the biggest loser coming to d.c. >>> and emotional reaction, to >>> a former south african president says he believes nelson mandela could soon be discharged from the hospital to recuperate at home. he has been hospitalized for over a month with a lung infection, and there are reports he is responding to treatment. there was an early birthday celebration today. he will be 95 on thursday. >>> a coroner's office in canada is working to figure out exactly how one of the stars of "glee" died at a hotel there this weekend. cory monteith was found by hotel staff yesterday after he missed his checkout time. there is no evidence of foul play, and monteith has a history of substance abuse. he was dating fellow "glee" star, michelle, who has asked for privacy. condolences are pouring in on twitter with news of his tet. the official "glee" twitter said, cory was an exceptional talent and even a more exception null person. actress alyssa milan yo said, why do you leave us so soon? rest in

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many south africans volunteered for 67 minutes to mark his 67 67th years of public service.bers of his family honored his legacy by volunteering today. >> future leaders will come from so we thought we would come here and contribute. >> he is in my prayers. >> nelson mandela has been in the hospital since june 8. south african president says his shelt improving. >>> -- health is improving. >>> in a ktvu channel 2 news report what we discovered after going to two of the bay area's most affluent cities. >> the big change in the housing market and just how close prices are to 2008 levels. >> after the break talking about the warm up and your bay area vehicle -- weekend in view. we will see you back here in a couple minutes. >>> in tonight's special report ktvu is asking questions about our affordable housing requirements. should cities be allowed to let in certain residents or be open to everyone? ktvu's mike mibach reports two towns taking two very different approaches. >> reporter: very wealthy. horses, big gates across this town of 7100. >> it is wonderful. it is safe, frien

[applause] it has kick started south africa and the african continent onto the brink of prosperity anden we come back to it. today we do with south africa and we do this the best we can by making this sound is wonderful as we can and for bringing the great jazz music of our continent into your houses today. i want to thank particularly a group who kept us going from the days of slavery through the civil rights struggle through today and every instance of injustice and inequality and they continue to shine a light on this thank you so much for your endeavors. [cheers] [applause] [cheers] [applause] >> i believe that none of those instances where he was welcomed into this house would it be possible that there must be a conscience for the congressional black caucus. i also want to thank particularly the african diplomatic corps. [applause] and you have represented the people of south africa and i thank you very much for being such a clear voice to all of us. i also think that we must thank the people of the united states of america and of the free south africa movement and we have heard f

♪ >> brown: and former south african president nelson mandela turned 95 years old today.have the story of celebrations and tributes in his homeland and around the world. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: much of the public remains skeptical or unaware, an important component has been delayed, and republicans continue their attempts to derail it. but president obama again today offered a strong defense of his signature healthcare reform law. his remarks came as deadlines approach for its implementation. president obama ratcheted up his cam

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it is all different regions in all different aspects of south african life. >> i wanted to talk aboutne of your photos. can you tell us the story behind this one? >> oh, this -- i was driving on the road and i found this memorial for a little girl who h ad a car accident there. and this thing was near a little village where there was a ceremony for a young boy, a black boy which died. and it was extremely moving. it was like, people were dressed in such a colorful way and were singing. it was extremely moving. it was a little bit like being in the united states in the 1960's in the south in a movie. so, although they are in france. me, being flemish, i understand quite a bit of afrikaans. it was moving. >> the main a particular done, the olympics and things like. where does this fit into your work history? >> i'm very interested in different things. i like to change. it is like having different live. for example, i have been working in morocco for 40 years. i am bringing out a book soon. i've been going back there nearly every year. one month. and i can be interested in the very rural

we have a south asian managing director, south african artistic director latino community out rich personeing a reflection of us yes the community is changing, but brava has always tried to be ahead of that trend. when i came in i tried to make it about the work that shows the eclectic mission district as well as serving the mission. those are the types of things that i feel build one brava is

people also marked the day out on streets, giving thanks for all that mandela has done for south african society. >> a real pioneer, a real stalwart, and thank you for all that you have done for this country. >> is a source of inspiration for a lot of south africans. to go through what did and actually come out of it. >> july 18 is not only the former president'. it is also international mandela day, established by the united nations. -- july 18 is not only the former president's birth eight. it is also international mandela day. his daughter had good news to report. >> i would like to assure everyone gathered here today that my father is making remarkable progress, and we look forward to having him back home soon. lex that announcement was met with cheers in front of the hospital. cheers for a hero who never gave up. >> for more on nelson mandela on his 95th birthday, we are joined by a freelance writer who has been following his life from his trial which sent him to jail until now. thank you very much for joining us here in studio. what else have people been doing in south africa to ce

people also marked the day out on streets, giving thanks for all that mandela has done for south african society. >> a real pioneer, a real stalwart, and thank you for all that you have done for this country. >> is a source of inspiration for a lot of south africans. to go through what did and actually come out of it. >> july 18 is not only the former president'. it is also international mandela day, established by the united nations. -- july 18 is not only the former president's birth eight. it is also international mandela day. his daughter had good news to report. >> i would like to assure everyone gathered here today that my father is making remarkable progress, and we look forward to having him back home soon. lex that announcement was met with cheers in front of the hospital. cheers for a hero who never gave up. >> for more on nelson mandela on his 95th birthday, we are joined by a freelance writer who has been following his life from his trial which sent him to jail until now. thank you very much for joining us here in studio. what else have people been doing in south africa to ce

all of this as the father of south african democracy fights for his life in a hospital. that's where we have this thursday. the judge was scathing of mandela's grandson. what did he say? >> exactly. he was, he called mandela's behavior scandalous. it's worth keeping in mind that mandela is being investigated by the south african police for a criminal charge of tampering with graves. we are suspecting his oldest grandson will address the media today and will start speaking any minute from now. we have not heard from him yet. what we did pick up from the court papers from the court application is additional information about mr. mandela who is still critically ill in the hospital behind me. his oldest daughter saying his condition is perilless. this is real. there is an urgency in dealing with where he will be laid to rest, ultimately. john? >> okay. we can hear the singing behind you there as supporters gather once again outside that hospital. thank you. >>> we'll take a short break here on cnn news room. we'll be back in a moment with a final look at the day in egypt. >>

. >> south african police on the strangest of missions. have come to find and dig up the graves of three of nelson atdela's children, hearse the ready. they were brought here by his grandson two years ago against the wishes of the family. locked today to try to keep the police out. inside, the search begins. the gravesed that were moved in order to assure that his grandfather is buried with them in his home village a few miles away. in court earlier today, the rest of the mandela family implied that he was looking to make money from tourists. they asked for a quick decision, saying nelson mandela's held this perilous and that he is or has been on a life-support machine. the judge ruled that the body should be returned to this village where nelson mandela has always said he wants to be buried beside his children. the timing of this could hardly be more uncomfortable. the tensions within the extended mandela family have been no secret for years, but now it is all coming to the surface and the south african public can hardly bear to watch. >>

africa growth and opportunity act which is the big sort of trade policy framework for africa south african firms have jussi free access to the u.s. market in about six thousand products so they've actually done very very well even though south africa is really not a developing country like many others in africa from this very preferential trade agreement with the united states of course there are much more. but in trading. for you right now if you want to trade with the u.s. you must buy in to the world view of security you must buy in to their will to their war otherwise they will not plead with you that's the bottom line and we cannot trust mr obama because every time he says something he lives he said he's going to close guantanamo bay in years and so if he comes it makes falls to the people of africa we're not going to buy it ok clarence if i go back to you i mean let's look at mr obama as a person a lot of people say he didn't really weigh into africa earlier on because he his origins are from africa. do you agree or disagree with. relationship with africa is clearly much more complic

africa growth and opportunity act which is the big sort of trade policy framework for africa south african farmers have jussi free access to the u.s. market and about six thousand products so they've actually done very very well even though south africa is really not a developing country like many others in africa from this very preferential trade agreement with the united states of course there are much more. relationship but in trading. for you right if you want to trade with the u.s. you must do the world view of security you must buy in to their will to their war otherwise they will not plead with you that's the bottom line and we cannot trust mr obama because every time he says something he lives he said he's going to close guantanamo bay in years and so you think that makes falls to the people of africa we not going to buy it ok clarence if i go back to you i mean let's look at mr obama as a person a lot of people say he didn't really weigh into africa earlier on because he his origins are from africa. do you agree or disagree with. relationship with africa is clearly much more compl

africa growth and opportunity act which is the big sort of trade policy framework for africa south african firms have jussi free access to the u.s. market in about six thousand products so they've actually done very very well even though south africa is really not a developing country like many others in africa from this very preferential trade agreement with the united states of course there are much more. for you right now if you want to trade with the u.s. you must do the world view of security you must buy in to their will to their war otherwise they will not treat with you that's the bottom line and we cannot trust mr obama because every time he says something he lives he said he's going to close guantanamo bay in years and so if he comes that makes falls to the people of africa we're not going to buy it ok clarence if i go back to you i mean let's look at mr obama as a person a lot of people say he didn't really weigh into africa earlier on because he his origins are from africa. do you agree or disagree with. relationship with africa is clearly much more complicated because of his o

south african president jacob zuma's office is also in touch with mandela's doctors.he family will host a lunch at the hospital today and sing "happy birthday." ♪ how old are you i'm 95 years old ♪ >> reporter: even president obama released a statement, saying his family was deeply moved by the recent visit to mandela's former prison cell on robin island. and will forever draw strength and inspiration from his extraordinary example of moral courage, kindness and humility. today also marks the 15th wedding anniversary for nelson mandela and his third wife, who he married when he turned 80 years old. friends and family say it's her unrelenting love and support that's helped carry mandela through the last few years of his life. john and diana? >> thank you. >>> there's new hope that stalled middle east peace talks could soon resume. on a visit to jordan, secretary of state john kerry won the support for the arab league for his ideas aimed at restarting israeli/palestinian negotiations. now, kerry did not publicly share the details of his presentation. but he's staying in

let you know why we are hearing conflicting reports about the former south african president's condition >>> you may have the day off. the labor department does. we will take a look at american jobs coming up in business news. >>> and temperatures running about 10 to 20 degrees cooler from yesterday, making for a perfect camping weekend, if you are making plans to get out you perhaps to big sur, temperatures back into the 70s. already in the 60s and 70s across 6 takro across-the-boa across-the-boaakro across the board. >>> all eyes today on the witness stand in the trial of george zimmerman who has pleaded not guilty in the death of trayvon martin. martin's mother and older brother both testifying this morning. nbc's sarah is daloff has the details from sanford, florida. >> reporter: somber moments in court this morning as the mother of trayvon martin testified about screams on a 911 call. >> ma'am, that screaming, or yelling, do you recognize that? >> yes. >> and who do you recognize that to be, ma'am? >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> reporter: sybrina fulton's time on the stand was brief

. >>> south africans continue preying for -- praying for their former president. some say he may be ready to go home. >>> you're taking a live look at the inner harbor where protesters are planning to voice their opinion on the george zimmerman verdict. we have a live report coming up on this monday morning. hope you had a great weekend. thanks for joining us. i'm megan pringle. >>> i'm charlie crowson. close to 100 degrees. we have a check of the forecast. that you say is just a precursor. >> you're exactly right. what you did notice yesterday we didn't have a lot of rain. we had more sunshine. you like that but for today we're going to heat things up. we're going to be smoking by the end of the week for sure. 71 degrees right now in clarksville. beautiful start to the day. go have patchy fog out there but the time lapse showing that patchy fog beginning to burn off. we are just left with hazy sunshine. that's going to be the name of the game as we do go into the afternoon hours. that hazy sunshine is really going to heat those temperatures up making us feel very

south africans are embarrassed by this and pragmatic. nelson mandela's family is perhaps not nelson mandela. >> a great man lies in the hospital behind you. >>> crews battling the arizona wildfire that killed 19 members of an elite hot shot team are making progress this morning. it's led to evacuation orders near prescott, arizona being lifted. the yarnell fire is 80% contained. 500 personnel are working the fire there. the blaze destroyed more than 100 homes. >> they made great progress from yesterday to today. 45% to 85%. >>> meanwhile, flooding is a problem in another part of the country this morning. the florida panhandle nearly under water. 18 inches of rain fell on some areas in under 36 hours. 18 inches. officials were forced to open shelters in the panama city area. in virginia, floodwaters swamping streets. a man near roanoke drown. >> we are keeping an eye on the forecast for us. 18 inches sounds impossible to me. it's crazy. >> there's no such thing as normal anymore. it's either 100 or 40 or draught or raining and won't stop.

at the south african consular offices in los angeles and washington d. c. nd sponsored legislation that outlawed california's pension plan maintaining their money in south africa's regime some $13 billion. [applause] in 1990, the year that nelson mandela was released from prison, then a simpler when waters -- assemblyman waters honored mandela in the los angeles. congresswoman waters has served as a national co-chair of the free south africa movement. her work would advance democracy and is earned her national recognition and international recognitions. she earned the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a civilian by the south african government. if silver award -- a silver award. granted by the south african government in 2008. it is my pleasure to introduce a fighter, that is an understatement. she has not only honored nelson mandela's values, but the values she has lived by not only as a congresswoman who we recognize here in america, but also internationally. maxine waters. [applause] >> thank you, congressional black caucus. that brought us here tod

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the former south african president is still in critical but stable condition.mandela has been in a hospital for more than 32 weeks now with a recuring lung infection. his 95th birthday is on july 19. >> president obama is returning home boarding air force one after a stay in tanzania. the ceremony wraps up a week long tour of africa for the president and his family which also included stops in south africa. >>> let's talk to christina loren about what is happening outside. you have been warning us about this heat wave. it is bizarre to have it mid 70s and wet. >> it is humid out there and hazy. the three hs, hot, humid, hazy and frizzy hair. 5:46. i'm fighting that uphill battle. 62 degrees in napa. 64 in concord. 73 degrees in livermore to wake up. not all that pleasant when you walk out the front door. not refreshing. it is pleasant. i want to point out just how much warmer it is at this hour than 24 hours ago. nine degrees warmer in livermore. you adjust the thermostat by a degree or two it makes a significant difference. we are actually looking just about t

they made their brand south africa so toxic that no one wants to touch and south african potatoes orangeswine you name it you see south africa and you stay where you you see apartheid now we want people around the world when they see made in history. they see occupation they see the wall they see apartheid if you look at the b.b.c. globe scan poll of this year two thousand and fifteen it showed that israel is still in the bottom four countries in the world in terms of negative perceptions it's competing with north korea under current or for most negatively perceived country on earth it was the situation on the ground you seeing from israel's blockade of things like truck and so it's crayons things that you cannot even imagine why they're banned are banned from entering gaza by israel i notice my two daughters are musicians and they're with their fellow musicians and god and music students quite often cannot get their dinars or their whatever other instrument there to use their violins because of the seats israel does not allow musical instruments into the gaza strip according to a b.b.c.

standing on the right side of history the side that nelson mandela has always stood on as a young south african living under full apartheid mandela became involved in and to clone a politics that worked to dismantle the oppressive system of institutionalized racism in one nine hundred sixty two mandela was convicted of sabotage and conspiracy and sentenced to life in prison as a political dissident this was a man who fought against corruption and oppression even if it meant letting him in jail for the rest of his life and then there is obama a man who's presided over a system of oppression one that criminalizes dissent under obama those who expose corruption are silenced labeled as traitors or terrorists and in fact for decades nelson mandela was officially labeled a terrorist in this country he was on the terror watch list all the way up until two thousand and eight and you know it's quite interesting that obama went to prison in robben island where mandela spent eighteen years of his life for pensive reflection where he called the jail a symbol of injustice i wonder if during that time in the

. >>> this morning nelson mandela began a second month in a south african hospital. messages of support and flowers for the former south african president continue to grow outside the hospital today. the 94-year-old was admitted on june 8th with a recurring lung infection. last week the south african government said he remains in critical but stable condition. >>> the royal baby due any day now. while the sex remains a secret, we do now know what the little one's title will be. the duke and duchess of cambridge's first child will have the title of prince or princess of cambridge. there's some dispute over whether this would be the very first. the daily mail reporting the last royals to hold the title was king george iii's grandchildren. duchess kate expected to give birth at st. mary's hospital, the same police princess diana gave birth to william. a big story, gambling over there on everything from the name to the date. >> 5:21 right now. the new and improved twinkie. we'll tell you what will be different when the snack food is returning to store shelves this week.

and it was south african apartheid which inspired him to become a politician is this obama currently supports apartheid a system that gives racial discrimination legitimacy is alive and well in a little country called israel and every year three billion dollars of taxpayer money is used to sponsor israel's apartheid state and oppression against the palestinians so obama save your preaching for the blind because the only similarity that you share with nelson mandela is your african descent because when it comes to everything that's right you couldn't be more wrong. still to come tonight the supreme court ruled to overturn part of the voting rights act so how will this affect americans the next time they go to the polls greg palast right after the break. let me let me we're going to let me ask you a question. here on this network because we're having the debate we have our night show. if you view this saturday it was just a bad thing there is again here it is the way we're being i don't want to talk about e-mailing me. letter is one of the regime anything like that. just in the last we

the last official word from the south african government is that mr.ela is in critical but stable condition. thursday is mr. mandela's 95th birthday. >>> people across britain are on baby watch as the royal due date arrives. the dutchess of cambridge are about is about to have a baby but there's no word yet that she's about to go into labor. officials say they will announce the birth via the internet. the baby will be third in line to the throne. >>> our coverage of george zimmerman continues. with the possible plans zimmerman has for his future now that he is a free man. >>> a well known bay area musician attacked while performing in the east bay. the connection to the zimmerman trial. map >>> the whole situation with trayvon martin is definitely hit home for everybody. this could be my brother, this could be our sister. >>> from that moment in new york city to right here in the bay area, angry protests and displays of solidarity following the not guilty verdict in the george zimmerman murder trial continue to happen. in fact, as people took to the st

and it was south african apartheid which inspired him to become a politician is this obama currently supports apartheid a system that gives racial discrimination legitimacy is alive and well in a little country called israel and every year three billion dollars of taxpayer money is used to sponsor israel's apartheid state and oppression against the palestinians so obama save your preaching for the blind because the only similarity that you share with nelson mandela is your african descent because when it comes to everything that's right you couldn't be more wrong. still to come tonight the supreme court ruled to overturn part of the voting rights act so how will this affect americans the next time they go to the polls greg palast brought up the break. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you don't know i'm trying hard luck and was a big picture. mission . critical three months for three. months three. three. free. download free blogs v

former south african president nelson mandela has been hospitalized since early june with a recurringung infection, but today we're learning his condition is dire. medical documents obtained by a french press agency say mandela is in a -- quote -- permanent vegetative state -- and his breathing is mechanically assisted. the documents were dated eight days ago, and the family has been advised by medical practitioners that his life support apparatus should be turned off. the family says publicly they considered turning off the machine before his health suddenly improved. mandela remains hospitalized critical condition. people around the bay area getting ready to watch the 4th of july fireworks. kron 4 reporters are stationed in san rafael, milpitas, pleasant hill and san francisco. we'll bring you the fireworks shows. on our special coverage of kron4's july 4th live. starting at 9 p-m. kron4 news at eight. continues, next! next at 8-30. just in time for the fourth of july, the iconic statue of liberty reopened to visitors. a look at the special ceremony in new york. notice, the sioux we

. ♪ >> former south african president nelson mandela could be released from the hospital soon.dent says he may be sent home to recuperate. he has been hospitalized for a lung infection. he turns 95 on thursday. >> an autopsy will be done on cory mon te monteif was found da vancouver hotel room. they released a statement praising him, but did not say if his death will impact production which is set to resume later this month. >> an australia woman is in critical condition after being gored. she was hit by the bull as she plunged wooden barriers. four other runners were hospitalized with cuts and bruce bruises. it is made famous by the earnest hemingway's novel. >> what kind of maniac does that jummy. >> didn't you do it? >> it's 77 degrees out there. >> the return of an american classic. today is the big day for the country's most iconic desserts. today is the big day for the country'so...t iconic desserts. [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? maybe. rich chocolate chips... i just wanted you to eat more fiber. and then the awards started ming in,

anyway, so this is what this south african geneticist believes the baby would look like, and go. okay. >> all right. >> it's a blend -- >> okay? what's going on? >> are they the grownups? >> the bottom one looks a little like ellen degeneres. i don't know how ellen got into the family tree. >> it does look like ellen. >> if it was my eyes, the bottom third looks like ellen. and the first one looks like hilary swank, but there's a lot of inbreeding, i guess, that goes on with, you know -- i'm only kidding, only kidding. they do have a colorful history, by the way. i have a friend who knows everything. you see the show "the tudors," you know. >> yes. >> all of that interesting stuff. >>> well, someone has gone to a lot of trouble to paint a picture for us. mark paints and it's unique using wine. >> wine not? >> wine not. >> so, drum roll. >> this is what he made for us. we haven't seen it yet. apparently he used red wine, blush, and some white. >> i don't want to ruin it. here we go. >> wow! >> oh, my god. that's wine? >> how would we know? >> how did they do that? >> yep. >> look

thanks so much. >>> coming up, a south african chef is told he's too fat to live in new zealand.y he's being deflynied a visa. that's coming up. >>> they walk the streets at night. now a group of prostitutes in mexico want to share their stories and they're going to journalism school to do just that. we'll explain when we come back. [ male announcer ] it's a golden opportunity to discover the heart-pounding exhilaration beyond the engineering. ♪ come to the golden opportunity sales event to experience the precision handling of the lexus performance vehicles, including the gs and all-new is. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> all right. we're still keeping an eye on this collapsed building in south philly. there's still firefighters on the scene. you can see the damage. apparently one row house collapsed as you can see there but also pulled down parts of neighboring houses as it did so. our affiliate kyw is reporting injuries, seven of them. one of them is a child. authorities spoke a moment ago. let's listen. >> six people have been transported to jefferson. one person is i

south africa. >> and while america will continue to provide billions of dollars in support, we can't make progress without african partners. so i'm proud that by the end of my presidency south africa has determined it will be the first african country to fully manage its hiv care and treatment program. >> it breaks your heart to realize that such hope was given to communities throughout the continent of africa because of anti-retrovirals and then women are dying from cervical cancer. so there's hope and then there's despondency. >> it really can be avoided. very few women in the united states die from cervical cancer. so if you can just add to the pepfar platform that's already established, the health system that's already at the testing and treatment for cervical cancer, then very few african women will die of cervical cancer. >> reporter: with his commitment to the fight against hiv/aids president bush is respected as a humanitarian in africa. his legacy on the continent secure. but it's a presidency that didn't come without its criticism. even here. >> i just want to get your reaction to mandela. what kind of

. >>> tonight we are learning just how grave condition south african president mandela is i in.mandela is being kept alive by a breathing machine. the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader was hospitalized nearly a month ago for reoccurring lung infection. documents released part of court case involving dispute from family members. >> dozen of flight cancelled because of volcano in mexico. at least 6 u.s. airlines cancelled more than 40 flights into and out of mexico city and other airptsd after volcano a spewed ash steam and rock. flights were cancelled as precaution and so far the airport are operating normally. >> it's day off for most americans celebrating the fourth of july. and the red white blue party is as diverse as its people. this fireworks display took place few hours ago in washington, d.c. we go in on some of the other festivities. >>reporter: birthday bash from sea to shining sea. red white and blue. minneapolis streets. ran the annual uncle sam race. >> uncle sam. fourth of july. trying to be patriotic. >>reporter: in new york harbor lead liberty. welcome visitors fo

the former south african president says he could soon leave a hospital and continue his recovery at homea has been hospitalized for more than five weeks for recurring lung infections. eightst recent medical listed him in critical but stable condition. fans of the hit tv show "glee" are mourning the loss of one of .ts stars, cory monteith authorities found him dead in his room yesterday after he missed his checkout time. police say there is no indication of foul play but an autopsy will be conducted tomorrow. >> on initial examination, further examination will take lace to determine cause of death. >> he admitted to struggling with substance of use and checked into rehab in april. the state department bus number two man is heading to egypt. he will hold talks with interim government officials in egypt as itl as business leaders area will be the first since the military ouster of mohamed morsi. country's interim vice president was sworn in. he won the nobel peace prize in 2005 when he was head of the international atomic energy agency. he has been a big critic of the muslim motherhood and