rising in the ranks with him is another young lawyer named oliver tambo.he two open the first all-black law firm in johannesburg. >> they had a very vibrant, very busy law practice. he was a well-known guy who stood for the rights of his people. >> reporter: the relentless campaigns of the anc lead to a government crackdown. the anc is banned, and mandela, along with 155 others, is charged with treason. the trial begins in 1956. >> remember at the same time he was also a leader of the anc, and he was out there continuing to protest, continuing to speak, continuing to lead meetings. it affected his marriage. >> reporter: mandela and evelyn separate during the trial and will divorce in 1958. that same year he meets a young social worker from johannesburg. her name is winnie. >> he once said to me, do you believe in love at first sight? i said, well, i guess so. he said, i do. and i think it was because he really felt that with winnie. >> reporter: amid the tensions of the treason trial, nelson marries winnie. within two years she gives birth to two daughters

but like other early giants, the sisulus and the tambos, madiba disciplined his anger and challenged his desire to fight in the organization and platform and strategy for action so men and women could stand up for their god-given dignity. moreover, he accepted the consequences of his actions, knowing that standing up to powerful interests and injustice carries a price. i have fought against wlhite domination and i have fought against black domination. i have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and equal opportunity. it is an ideal which i hope to live for and achieve but if need be, it is an ideal for which i am prepared to die. mandela taught us the power of action but he also taught us the power of ideas, the importance of reason and argument, the need to study not only those who you agree with but also those who you don't agree with. he understood that ideas cannot be contained by prison walls or extinguished by a sniper's bullet. he turned his trial into an indictment of apartheid because of his eloquence and passion a

rising in the ranks with him is another young lawyer named oliver tambo. the two open the first all-black law firm in johannesburg. >> they had a very vibrant, very busy law practice. he was a well-known guy who stood for the rights of his people. >> reporter: the relentless campaigns of the anc lead to a government crackdown. the anc is banned, and mandela, along with 155 others, is charged with treason. the trial begins in 1956. >> remember at the same time he was also a leader of the anc, and he was out there continuing to protest, continuing to speak, continuing to lead meetings. it affected his marriage. >> reporter: mandela and evelyn separate during the trial and will divorce in 1958. that same year he meets a young social worker from johannesburg. her name is winnie. >> he once said to me, do you believe in love at first sight? i said, well, i guess so. he said, i do. and i think it was because he really felt that with winnie. >> reporter: amid the tensions of the treason trial, nelson marries winnie. within two years she gives birth to two daughte

but like other early giants of the anc -- the sisulus and tambos -- madiba disciplined his anger, andchannelled his desire to fight into organisation, and platforms, and strategies for action, so men and women could stand-up for their dignity. moreover, he accepted the consequences of his actions, knowing that standing up to powerful interests and injustice carries a price. "i have fought against white domination and i have fought against black domination," he said at his 1964 trial. "i've cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. it is an ideal which i hope to live for and to achieve. but if needs be, it is an ideal for which i am prepared to die." [applause] mandela taught us the power of action, but also ideas, the importance of reason and arguments, the need to study not only those you agree with, but those who you don't. he understood that ideas cannot be contained by prison walls, or extinguished by a sniper's bullet. he turned his trial into an indictment of apartheid because of his eloquence

but like other early giants, the sisulus and the tambos, madiba disciplined his anger and challenged fight in the organization and platform and strategy for action so men and women could stand up for their god-given dignity. moreover, he accepted the consequences of his actions, knowing that standing up to powerful interests and injustice carries a price. i have fought against wlhite domination and i have fought against black domination. i have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and equal opportunity. it is an ideal which i hope to live for and achieve but if need be, it is an ideal for which i am prepared to die. mandela taught us the power of action but he also taught us the power of ideas, the importance of reason and argument, the need to study not only those who you agree with but also those who you don't agree with. he understood that ideas cannot be contained by prison walls or extinguished by a sniper's bullet. he turned his trial into an indictment of apartheid because of his eloquence and passion and his trainin

rising in the ranks is another young lawer, oliver tambo. >> they had a very well known law practice and stood for the rights of the people. >> the campaigns of the anc lead to a government crackdown. the anc is banned and mandela, with 155 others, is charged with treason. the trial begins in 1956. >> at the same time he was also a leader of the anc and he was out there continuing to protest, continuing to speak, continuing to lead meetings. >> mandela and evalyn separate during the trial and will divorce in 1958. that same year, he meets a young social worker from johannesburg. winnie. >> he once said, do you believe in love at first sight? i said, well, i guess so. he said, i did. he really felt that with winnie. >> amid the chaos and tensions of the trial, nelson marries winnie. within two years, she gives birth to two daughters. five years after it began, the treason trial ends in an acquittal for mandela in 1961. but the government does not lift the ban on the anc. it is a punishing blow. >> they made it an illegal organization. it was illegal to be a member. >> to keep it funct

together with oliver tambo and other leaders of the a.n.c. so how did he change - didn't change his principles, those were fixed over 40 or 50 years, but he found ways of imp implementing them in a way that persuaded us that it was rite. >> that led to reconciliation and forgiveness. you last visited nelson mandela in july, i believe. what was that meeting like? what did he have to say, did he express concerns about the future of south africa? >> i visited him in hospital, where he was hanging on to life, terribly weak, a physical shadow of his former rob unfortunate self. a nostril tube down through this voice box. he was able to speak, but he responded when i spoke to him. then within the foo minutes i was able to be with him at the request of his wife graca machel. there was no time for a political discussion. it was just a time of trying to bring warmth and support and feeling dread fully sad. i wanted to remember the strong upright, tall, inspirational leader and he clearly was fighting for his life, and i said then what a fighter he is,

there were others like olivier tambo and the president of the a.n.c.uring the '60s, who died and perhaps was killed by the south african government. a person with home your viewers may be aware of steve, murderedered in 1977. >> as we move forward and look at south africa and the issues and problems do you feel the legacy and mess age has been >> the legacy, and it goes back to the same people who fathered the youth league. south africa must be a place in which there's self determination. it goes back to the congress, going back to all who lives within it, everyone that participates in the governing structure. >> thank you for your insight. we appreciate it. >> french president issued a veiled warning to the leader of the central african republic. francis hollande warned it would be tough to keep central african republic's president in place given the worsening violence. 400 bodies have been found in the capital in the past three days. 10,000 fled the city. everyone has been ordered off the streets bar peacekeepers and bars. some images from this repor

despite all that, it was the anc in exile led by oliver tambo, whose name is forgotten, who really pute pressure. this is told in a new movie, and it's playing in new york and l.a. now. but on christmas day, it goes to 2,000 screens. >> i'm hoping that we -- >> in america. and i was fortunate to be in south africa and film the making and the meaning of this movie and this book. because the producers know that a movie can't tell the whole story. >> we're hoping to have a star in the film right here next week. congresswoman barbara lee and danny shechter, thank you both for your time. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. >>> we have waited too long for our people. we can no longer wait. now is the time to intensify this progress on all fronts. to elect our efforts now, which generations to come will not be able to forgive. >> that was nelson mandela's first speech after his release from prison in february 11th, 1990. mandela was a rare global figure, a man who went from revolutionary to statesman, from enemy of the state to head of state. we'll talk about the next chapter in his remarka

wasn't just a different dialect, that even the words, the names of, you know, nelson mandela or oliver tamboose names, he didn't use or didn't use facial expressions. the government says the company has been providing substandard services for years. did they say why they hired this man? >> no. and i think that is the point. there seems to be a lot of blaming going on. the government not giving a lot of answers at the press conference where this minister was speaking, really probably also confused a lot of us more than it should have. there really is a sense that there is finger pointing going on. i think a lot of questions why the government hired a freelancer for this huge event, when apparently, there are some deaf interpreters on the government books as full-time employees. so i think really, as you said earlier on, a lot of questions, not a lot of answers. >> and the deaf community in south africa showed outrage and said they complained about this interpreter before. >> absolutely. they say -- and they have given a number of instances where they say this guy wasn't up to their standard.

we entertained oliver tambo and mbeki when they were in exile.t real conflict, i went to south africa with arthur ashe in 1974 to play tennis. we tried to seaman della and didn't but we saw robert subuqwai who had just gotten out of jail and we started the sanctions movement in the congress. and the first two, i remember bill gray and i were working on this bill and we didn't want it to be a black caucus bill so we went to jack kemp and newt gingrich who were republicans who said they were conservative but not racist. we said this is a good chance for you to put your names on something that is conservative democracy and free enterprise is what we're advocating. they were the first two to sign. and then everybody signed up. >> but there was opposition too, wasn't there? >> there was plenty of opposition, but the opposition was balanced out by nigeria because nigeria was the leading trading partner with great britain. and when president ba sen joe found that nigerian oil was going to south africa, he cut off oil to britain and canceled over $2 bill

despite all that, it was the anc in exile led by oliver tambo, whose name is forgotten, who really putssure. this is told in a new movie, and it's playing in new york and l.a. now. but on christmas day, it goes to 2,000 screens. >> i'm hoping that we -- >> in america. and i was fortunate to be in south africa and film the making and the meaning of this movie and this book. because the producers know that a movie can't tell the whole story. >> we're hoping to have a star in the film right here next week. congresswoman barbara lee and danny shechter, thank you both for your time. >> thank. >> we'll be right back. ♪ nothing says, "you're my #1 copilot," like a milk-bone biscuit. ♪ say it with milk-bone. if every u.s. home replaced one light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, the energy saved could light how many homes? 1 million? 2 million? 3 million? the answer is... 3 million homes. by 2030, investments in energy efficiency could help americans save $300 billion each year. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. with my united mileageplus explorer card. i've saved $75 in checked bag

. >>: gerardo tambo was behind the will of the cash gavin didn't know it. >>: when i picked up the backuy who wanted to go and he was carrying a brown bag. who knows was in there. >>: he dropped the passenger off the palms place. little did he know he was dropping off a professional poker player who had a big night. that he did me a $5 to. >>: the guy got out of the car and left the ground back behind. it was discovered a short time later from a doorman at the law shall into this pole thought it was in the bag was chocolate. >>: i don't even know. i know there was money in my back seat. now of a logical was his next fare believe in his previous passenger left behind chocolate he was in store for a sweet surprise. i wanted to know what kind of chocolate was in there. they were this big $100 bills. $300,000 in cold hard cash. >>: i said you see your my witness. i didn't touch anything care. >>: he did the right thing and turn the money over. some, the 28 year-old passenger shot up here looking for his $300,000 box 3 the >>: he wanted to shoot himself in the head. he was devastated. >>: th

as we thus remain truly grateful to his peers, walter sisulu, oliver reginald tambo, govan mbeki, raymonde mophosho, and countless others who left indelible marks in the history of our struggle. compatriots and friends, today madiba is no more. he leaves behind a nation that loves him dearly. he leaves a continent that is truly proud to call him an african. he leaves the people of the world who embraced him as their beloved icon. most importantly, he leaves behind a deeply entrenched legacy of freedom, human rights and democracy in our country. in his honor we commit ourselves to continue building a nation based on the democratic values of human dignity, equality, and freedom. united in our diversity, we will continue working to build a nation free of poverty, hunger, homelessness, and inequality. as the african continent, led by the african union, we will continue working to fulfil his desire for a better africa and a more just, peaceful, and equitable world. tomorrow, our people will accompany madiba on his last journey to the seat of government, the union buildings her in pretoria, whe

statues of gladstone, disraeli, peel, palmerston, lincoln, and general smuts, and with his friend oliver tambo nelson mandela asked the question, when, if ever, a black man would be represented in that square. that day in june 1962 was an important one -- his first visit to london and possibly his last. he was on the edge of being arrested, imprisoned, put on trial twice -- once for his life and then spent 27 years incarcerated. it was, therefore, a great privilege, on behalf of the people of britain, to unveil in 2007 a statue of the first black man to be represented on that square -- nelson mandela himself, in the presence of nelson mandela and his wife. that statue of nelson mandela stands there now and forever. yes, his hands are outstretched, as the prime minister said, but his finger pointing upwards -- as it always did -- to the heights. the man most responsible for the destruction of what people thought was indestructible -- the apartheid system -- and the man who taught us that no injustice can last forever. nelson mandela, the greatest man of his generation, yes, but across the gener

we thus remain truly grateful to his peers, walter sisulu, oliver reginald tambo, govan mbeki, raymond dorothy nyembe, florence mophosho, and countless others who left indelible marks in the history of our struggle. compatriots and friends, today madiba is no more. he leaves behind a nation that loves him dearly. he leaves a continent that is truly proud to call him an african. he leaves the people of the world who embraced him as their beloved icon. most importantly, he leaves behind a deeply entrenched legacy of freedom, human rights and democracy in our country. in his honour we commit ourselves to continue building a nation based on the democratic values of human dignity, equality, and freedom. united in our diversity, we will continue working to build a nation free of poverty, hunger, homelessness, and inequality. as the african continent, led by the african union, we will continue working to fulfil his desire for a better africa and a more just, peaceful, and equitable world. tomorrow, our people will accompany madiba on his last journey to the seat of government, the union build