music and flowers filled the streets as south african thought to turn grief into optimism. >> and i just hope that the young people of today, that they will be able to continue to seek liberty. and i hope that they will go forward with peace. >> reporter: it's a message that the young south africans know well. tina krauss, cbs news, johannesburg. >> reporter: 11,000 troops are being mobilized to secure the stadium to help control the crowds. the memorial will start at 1:00 a.m. our time. >>> get a piece of it while you can and your opportunity to own. a little piece of the candlestick park before it is gone forever. >>> and sick of bart going on strike? the move made today to try to keep them from ever happening again. >>> the eyes and the ears of the bay area on capitol hill tomorrow. what lawmakers want to find out about the crash of that asiana airline jet at sfo. ,,,,,,,, a subaru... ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35

inspiring revolutionary who not only changed his country he changed the entire world because the 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 as a young man mandela got involved in politics rose quickly in the ranks of the african national congress and as a lawyer he oversaw the one nine hundred fifty five congress of the people that produced a charter that later became a manifesto for the liberation movement in one hundred sixty two mandela was convicted of sabotage and conspiracy and sends to life in prison as a political dissident he served twenty seven years about sentence to the efforts of the international community rallying for his release now the entire media machine is covering mandela's death and his stork legacy as well they should however it's being framed with a neocolonial bias of american exceptionalism see what the media won't tell you is who nelson mandela really was and what he really stood for and how it was actually the good old central intelligence age

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the time in south africa. >> reporter: thorton road today is a far cry from what it was like 28 years ago except for a steel memorial, a grim reminder of the day three young south africansunned down from that deadly trojan horse. allen pizzey, cbs news, johannesburg. >> glor: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. later on cbs 60 minutes. i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org lows we could see overnight. engines >>> it's cold and believe it or not it's going to get colder, the record lows we could see overnight tonight. e to the fast and furious tor-- gone too soo >> the sounds of high performance engines fill the air as thousands pay tribute to the fast and furious actor gone too soon. >> the all out security force at candlestick park that's nearly as tight at a presidential security detail. >> kpix5 news is next. ,,,,,,,, >>> this is kpix5 news. crac >> people all bundled up in hats, scarves and heavy coats to keep from shivering as temperatures barely crack 50 gr

the time in south africa. it is a far cry from what it was like 28 years ago except for a steel memorial, a grim reminder of the day three young south africansdown from that deadly trojan horse. allen pizzey, cbs news, johannesburg. >> jeff: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. later on cbs 60 minutes. i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org zçzçtó >>> yeah, we had a little snow like right outside our house, but we don't see any ice yet. but i guess it's going to get worse. >> that snow and rain is turning to ice. what will it mean for your morning commute? hello everybody, i'm bruce johnson, thanks for joining us tonight. ice is forming over most of the washington area. it's the last and most dangerous phase of the current winter storm. fairfax and loudon counties are among the school districts that will be closed tomorrow. the complete list is on the bottof

the other day, i had the chance to meet with 20 young south africans, all black except one, who were 18 to 25. i asked them, raise your hand, how many of you think the government of this country, as you look ahead to plan your life and career, how many of you think the government of this country is on your side and how many of you think they're out for themselves. almost every single one said they think the current government is out for themselves. that's the challenge now going forward after the mandela era. ♪ >> dr. frasier, you know, we saw there the man who's one of the leaders of this program, the former secretary general of the anc, become a wealthy man the last several years. one of the people we see there who could grow into it was -- >> interestingly, he was a labor leader, a strong star to the anc, and the choice of president mandela to succeed him. he actually wanted the businessman, he continues to have very strong ties with the labor movement. part of the group that governs with the anc. so i think cyril can become the next president of south africa. >> you mentioned the

the scenes of celebration that we see. south africans going out in the streets. >> when the news broke tonight of mandela's death, south africans flocked to his home, young, old, m the apartheid era. >> i think we should celebrate what he has achieved and what he has given us. i wouldn't be free without him. >> but some who showed up to pay their respects were overcome with grief. >> i'm disappointed. i'm sad. but at the same time, i think he's had his part in life and he did it very well. >> jacob zuma broke the news to the nation and to the world. >> he's now at peace. our nation has lost its greatest son. our people have lost a father. >> tributes to the man immediately poured in, including from f.d. declare, the last president of white supremist south africa. >> now there will be ten days of national mourning during which time mandela will lie in state so that south africans can say their final good-byes before his body is transported back for barrel. >> when nelson mandela walked out of prison in 1990, after nearly 30 years it represented much more than his personal freedom. it meant that he and all of those who fought so hard for him and his cause had fin

the evacuation flights from south sudan joins us now in the studio. he is a journalist and trainer at the dw academy. the academy prepares young journalists in south sudan and other african countries. he has been involved in the region regularly since 2007. it is good to have you back in berlin. you mentioned before we went on air that they were shooting in the neighborhood at the hotel you are at. soldiers were in the hotel. is the capital securing now? >> during the daytime, it is relatively safe. but most of the fighting goes on during the night. but the looting's have already started. who will make sure that the soldiers will follow the orders again in the future? soldiers went into our hotel, our unprotected hotel, asking for food. the staff gave them food. but the question is how will it continue this gets out of control? people have really big problems. >> we saw the attack yesterday on a you and compound. there is a real escalation. is there an absence of dialogue right now? what could be holding the country together? this is after all an oil-rich country. >> 11 people think that only dialogue can solve this problem. the united nations want to achieve this. a lot

south africa and the national anthem of the good old usa. [music] [applause] >> marvelous rendition of our national anthem, but an incredibly impressive rendition of the south african national anthem. can you imagine those young persons, two or three days a week with every song and every opportunity for good music, being told by mayor ed lee about 48 hours ago what they next had to do? and they started rehearsing and they rehearsed and they put it together and please, another round of applause for that selection. [applause] >> for the occasion, a man who presides over city hall and all of san francisco, mayor ed lee. [applause] >> thank you mayor brown. welcome everyone to the peoples' palace at city hall, san francisco. today we mourn the loss of a great world leader who inspired the world and forever changed the hearts and minds of millions. the outpouring that we have already felt and the unprecedented /treu buttes we have already seen show us the love that the world has had for nelson mandela. former south african president mandela led a life of he fought of injustice and oppression to build a free south africa that set off a global movement. his values are san francisco values. and even though they took

one of the evacuation flights from south sudan joins us now in the studio on pacer is a journalist and trainer at the dw academy the academy prepares young journalists in south sudan and other african countries in the balkan region regularly since two thousand seven hundred favor much to drink and joining us this could be back in berlin. you mentioned before we went on there that you're shooting in the neighborhood at the hotel you are out and tube up the soldiers were in the hotel is the capital secure. during daytime to lowe's for the tpc of the most because most of the flies were going on during the night. but the progress he is of the new teams in the already stopped it and who really make sure that this gorgeous with all of the all of us to captain the future. to experience its ruins uses to adjustments in koala hotel unprotected to it i'll toss friendship a full with this stuff isn't fooled need to up to christmas come over to continue its biscuits although control of the mold is on the street dancing to an angel of the people are really really big problems can result the attack yesterday on a un compound is a real escalation. you know is there an absence of dialogue right no

the most. >> reporter: these three young south africans were babies when mandela was released from prison in 1990, but the lessons he taught then still apply today. >> he was the beacon of change. he came at just the right time and so much that we have learned from the man. he had to suffer and endure so many personal sacrifices and still came out and he taught us, all of us, black, white, all across to reconcile and just think about our future and where we want to go. >> reporter: outside another mandela home in johannesburg, there are flowers, notes and music. while the memorial is tomorrow, for many people mandela's house has been the place to come to congregate and to express their live for the man they know as. >> reporter: join at least 90,000 people in johannesburg. the site of mandela's first major speech after being released from prison. now the site where people will say good-bye. well, memorial service gets under way here at 11:00 a.m. local time. covering with me chief international correspondent christiane amanpour she is the host of "amanpour international" and along with briann

the most. >> reporter: these three young south africans were babies when mandela was released from prison in 1990, but the lessons he taught then still apply today. >> he was the beacon of change. he came at just the right time and so much that we have learned from the man. he had to suffer and endure so many personal sacrifices and still came out and he taught us, all of us, black, white, all across to reconcile and just think about our future and where we want to go. >> reporter: outside another mandela home in johannesburg, there are flowers, notes and music. while the memorial is tomorrow, for many people mandela's house has been the place to come to congregate and to express their live for the man they know as. >> reporter: join at least 90,000 people in johannesburg. the site of mandela's first major speech after being released from prison. now the site where people will say good-bye. well, memorial service gets under way here at 11:00 a.m. local time. covering with me chief international correspondent christiane amanpour she is the host of "amanpour international" and along with briann

the country. south africans marking the passing of this great man by celebrating his life. when the news broke tonight of mandela's death, south africans of all stripes flocked to mandela's home. youngs of struggle from the apartheid era. >> i think we should celebrate what he has achieved and what he has given us. i wouldn't be free without him. >> reporter: but some who showed up to pay their respects were overcome with grief. >> i'm disappointed. i'm sad. but at the same time, i think he's had his part in life and he did it very well. >> reporter: these scenes swept across the country, growing into the wee hours of the morning after president jacob zuma broke the news to the nation and to the world. >> he's now at peace. our nation has lost its greatest son. our people have lost a father. >> reporter: trents to the man affectionately known as tata madiba immediately poured in. including from f.w. declerk, the last president of white supremacist south africa. "your spirit and example will always be there to guide us to the vision of a better and more just south africa." now ten days of national mourning will start, during which mandela will lie in state in the capital pretoria so

"the new york times" talks about the chasm between young south africans and their predecessors. h feelings are common among members of her generation, known as the born frees because they were born after the end of apartheid or just before it ended and are too young to have many memories of it. how do young south africans, how do they view nelson mandela versus their parents or their grandparents? >> it's interesting because it's actually reflective of the issue between the civil rights generation and the young generation here in the united states of america. they took a vote for a people who bled for it versus a generation who were born having it. that's similar to how the generations in south africa have spoken about when it comes to mandela. for young south africans, that is the point of movements. the point is they do not inherit the brutality and the trauma their parents had to suffer. the journey for them is to build on the political freedom of nelson mandela and the movement that he was part of created and work on economic freedom. still deep, deep economic inequality. >>

part these kind of discussions that we're we're having now but you know they're the fascinating thing is a young south african called me who was born in one nine hundred eighty two he said you could be arrested. if you had a photograph of nelson mandela in your home that you never knew who would come into your home you never know who would not down the door now let's go back to the one nine hundred sixty's and seventy's most people black people will remember that there were always three photographs on the mantel martin luther king john kennedy and robert and maybe there would be a fourth jesus christ but but but but in south africa. they said when nelson mandela and others went to prison remember for the life of bake they could not even possess an image of those men they were like ghosts they were gone they were in with no intention of ever seeing them again and that's why you had literally tens of thousands of people mostly young people showing up because they wanted to see what this man looked like they had never seen what they never saw and you got to remember in south africa this was the date and this is

the man. >> fully robust and aggressive young militant became a generous understanding person. >> i cherish the idea of the new south african where all south africans are equal. >> reporter: in 1993 mandela and the person who freed him shared the nobel peace prize and a year after that mandela became south africa's president. >> let there be justice for all. let there be peace for all. let there be work, bread, water, and salt for all. god bless south africa. thank you. >> reporter: mandela chose to serve only one term. in the end he came to personify struggle, a political prisoner who became president and saved his south african nation. >> he could so very easily have led our country down the road of retribution and revenge, and we would have been up a creek. >> reporter: author maya angelou knew mandela since 1960. >> nelson mandela represents the best anybody can hope for. he was a great man, and i'm grateful. the world is better for having him. >> reaction to mandela's death is pouring in from around the world. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the tributes have

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. >> i think the challenge we have, hasn't necessarily means ma della, it means us south africans. if we don't do something, the young people are going to revolt, because if they remain poor, and the few become richer, than the people will revolt. >> the fault lines within south african society have become all too clear. it was a labor dispute that resulted in the killing of more than 30 people last year, but many argue that the root cause of such violence is an african national congress government that has lost touch with those that put it in power. >> if you look at what has been happening over the last few years in terms of public violence, you can see that we have many many people who don't feel represented by those in government. and the resort to violence is because they don't feel they are heard. >> and there's mounting criticism of the national congress, even those that have intent a lifetime in its ranks, a particular point of anger, or a scene to blame the past, for its inability to deal with the problems of the present. >> we are accountable. and while we can say -- we cannot in a sense bring out the ghost

the mood is emotional for south africans and everyone in the world. he is not someone easily replaced. >> what a lovely sentiment from the young man you have been interviewing. he was the glue that holds us together. you hear that so much from both white and black south africans. tell us what is going to happen in the coming days with nelson mandela's funeral? >> well, it's going to be a busy few days. there was a program put out initially that that could change. the main thing is that the body would lie in state. it's been moved to pretoria, a military hospital. at some point it will lie in state and talks that he'll tour some parts of the country and difficulty his rural village where he grew up and spent his childhood. that's where he wants to be buried. it will be emotional coming home for his family when that day happens. his estates flying in important to people all over the world from africa and asia. he's a man people love to be with, and love to be seen with. people want to be at his funeral to say farewell. south africans will hope there's a way to watch the funeral. they can't fit in the venue. they can be part of the big send off, but the key th

the end of his life, but there are so many voices that have come out already today. one thing we are doing on "america tonight" is reaching to one of our own producers who is a young south african, grew up in the age of mandela, and he turned 18 right when nelson mandela was released from prison. he is going to talk to us about those dark days the time he was growing up, his presence, and what experience was like, and what it meant for him, and so many other young south africans when he was released. very excited to hear what he has to say, and really help understand and remember what that was like. >> yeah, it is very powerful. we have one of those stories coming up as well. she is hoar to talk about her recollection of living under apartheid, it is great do see you. >> thank you, john. >> you came to this country in 2006? >> yes. >> so you lived in south africa, tell me first of what nelson mandela meant to you growing up? >> nelson mandela was an aanything ma, i grew up under apartheid. and growing up in south africa, meant you couldn't talk about nelson mandela, you didn't know what he looked like, because his images couldn't be published. >> you could haven't a picture of

the next issue of new former south african president. this is an image of an oil painting. the artist depicted a young nelson mandela. he wanted to make a simple and bold statement. >> here in new york, a tribute to a fallen leader and his rainbow nation. the empire state building aglow with the colours of the south african flag - the blue, red, yellow and green. it will stay that way through sunday in honour of nelson mandela's life and legacy. >> you are seeing live pictures of the tribe ute to nelson mandela, where people are leaving carts, flowers, and saying prayers. please stay tuned for more on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. follow us on our website on aljazeera.com. i'm morgan radford and i look forward to sharing more about the life of nelson mandela with you in an hour. stay tuned.

the courage that it took for him just starting out as a young man and so many others, whites, indians, black south africansoppose this system, this system of a part tide, which at the time was entrenched. it didn't seem like they could overcome it. >> well, he used the power of persuasion. he understood as an activist, as a lawyer that he could find it in the courts but he had to fight it in the court of public opinion. he knew he had to bring allies to the table. he had to lead not just black people but he also had to form coalitions with white people, people of conscience and nelson mandela believed that if you want to convince your enemies, you have to work with your enemies. he understood that and he brought people together at the table to achieve those goals. i was struck whenever i had an opportunity to see him. he was always joyful. he was optimistic. he really believed that he could concur the system and when he came to the united states back in 19 0 90 he said we got to continue to fight and keep the pressure on. he was a man of grace, as well. in the latter years whenever he heard from mandela, h

the young people will revolt. if the fault lines within south african society have been too clear in recent times, a labor disputethat resulted in the killing of more than 30 americana last year. many argue the root cause of such violence is an africans national congress government that has lost touch with those who put it in power. >> if you look at what has been happening over the last few years in terms of public violence, you can see that we have many, many people who don't feel represented by those in government. and they res on the to violence because they don't feel they are heard. >> there is mounting criticism even from those who spent a lifetime in its ranks. >> a particular point of anger. what is scene seen as the government's inability to deal with the problems of the present? >> we are accountable. while we are saying there are issues left of apartheid, we cannot, in a sense, bring out the ghost of apartheid as the reason why we have problems today. today's problems are our doing. and requires a political solution and a new way of thinking of solutions. >> the death of nelson mandela signals the end

he echoed that in the '80s and, of course you know, the free south african movement in which president obama spoke of being a part of as a young student was very much a part of the ultimate number of things that brought a man to apartheid in south africa. i was u here in '85, and as you said, it was a gruesome, gruesome period, and i went to a hilltop so that i could overlook the prison where they said nelson mandela had a garden that he used to tend, and i was so hoping, if i couldn't see him, i could see the garden, but, of course, i was followed by state security people an d had to leae in a hurry. >> well, there you are. pictures of you, the young woman, sitting down with nelson mandela. >> that was at the council on foreign relations when he made his first visit to new york. >> we're going to listen in here. this is cyril ramaposa number two man in the anc, has gone on to be a successful businessman here in south africa. so we'll join the program and jump in here to describe events as we. -- as we find out they ae happening. >> -- succeed if we reach out to each other. this is the man that we have come to say farewell to.

the most vulnerable of south africa's population young children stigmatized by society. children like 13-year old gugulethu ntombela one of the more than 300 hundred thousand south africanu, as she's called, has been living with hiv since birth, but but in her despair, a beacon of hope was nelson mandela's fight for the protection of kids and those living with hiv and aids. >> the fight against aids is one of the greatest challenges the world faces. >> reporter: inspired by mandela's example, this brave teenager picked up the pieces of her life and moved on at her johannesburg high school, she's a natural leader active in sports and a star student. always singing, she's also open about her hiv status despite the many people too scared or embarrassed to admit they have the virus. >> i'm okay. yeah, i'm okay. and i want to say that i'm strong, brave and intelligent. >> reporter: it's a confidence born from the spirit of her country's patriarch, who himself endured so much. >> when the history of our time is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in the moment of a global crisis, or will it be recorded that we did the right thing? >> announc

the circles of young people that i've been traveling in in south africa. so i think those two things are big. and then maybe the third thing that's important to say is that memorialized in the south africanconstitution is a commitment to social and economic justice, to nonracialism, to nonbe sexism -- nonsexism, to picking sexual orientation as protected as any other category and to social justice and egalitarianism. so there's a way in which at least those goals as far as the country, certainly, and the party certainly falls short of those goals, but at least those goals are codified and understood as the core values of the country. >> and i think we'd like to think that those are the core values here. but as you say, their not often -- they're not often articulated in any real way. with that, why -- love to open it up to questions from the audience. about what doug has talked about, about the book, about south africa. please. >> hi. >> hi. >> i'll go first. it's been said that the reason for the transition of power, the reason that was peaceful is because it didn't bring about any real economic reform that absent like real land redistribution, the inequalities were due to continue and,

south african leader got a taste of how millions of americans feel about him. >> he helped pull off mandela's first u.s. visit after the south african leader's release from prison in 1990. as a young's area where he came as a protester. this place was ground zero in the anti-apartheid struggle. >> i get goose bumps thinking of the moment now. when they were out there doing that, this place had a lot of conflict. right, there were still battles in the streets. no, not a safe time to be here. >> back then, this house of worship, the only safe place to gather. since political meetings were banned in most public places. in 1976, it was a refuge during the student uprisings here. >> the police chase the youngsters into the church. one of the, police officers took his machine gun and went up there. and with the butt of the machine gun, slammed it down on the altar and cracked the marble and broke the altar. >> the church refused to repair it. they want to remember it. >> on this day, they're here to remember the man known by his tribal name. >> so mandela used to live here before he want to prison. >> the ambassador and his wife lead me to man nedela's house, a museum. if you see the ma

you decide to choose between the nation and your young children and it was a very difficult choice. >> the former south africanendured many personal hardships, and yet, a complex and divided family. in 1944 he married evelyn, they had four children although only one survives today. in 1958 he divorced evelyn and met and married winnie. they had two daughters together. two years after he became south africa's first black president, they divorced and two years later, mandela married grac graca machel. >> he achieved most of his goals in life. he is really a deep, deep, deep fighter for freedom and feels freedom for his country is here. >> do you think he has had or had regrets? >> yeah, there is only one i know of. you feel he would have really liked to have much more input in the develop the of his children. >> i come from a divided family, and when you come from a divided family, there are things that -- not everything runs smoothly. there are struggles and things, and so sometimes we don't see eye to eye. it's just that, you know. for me, i couldn't understand for a long while, a really long while. >> couldn'

south africa's racist system of aparthe apartheid. as a young lawyer and activist he initially advocated peaceful resistance. >> police fired point-blank into the crowd. >> reporter: south african police killed scores of anti-apartheid demonstrators. for nelson mandela, it was a turning point. >> there are many people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and nonviolence against a government whose rely is the savage attack on unarmed, defenseless people. >> reporter: the anc was banned. he became an outlaw, but he refused to back down. arrested in 1962 mandela was charged with sabotage and with attempting to violently overthrow the government. he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. for decades the struggle for justice in south africa continued with the imprisoned nelson mandela as its symbol. at times he was forced to break rocks in the hot sun for hours at a time. the government offered mandela freedom if he would renounce violence. he refused. >> today marks the 25th year behind bars for nelson mandela. >> reporter: south africa became an international outcast, facing sanctions, boycotts, and growing political pressure. >> nelson m

so for the next 20 years it will be very important for a young generation of south africans to chasshape it's own future. >> what challenge does the country face light right new? >> it's unemployment. it's an imphotographe above im . and one. major challenges of the and the education system is always a challenge. the healthcare system is always a challenge. and those are the various issues that south africans have to make. the death of nelson mandela reminds everyone about how far they have gone. how far the south african government and people have come. are those row minders because of his death in some ways, are those reminders that will help spur the country forward, did you think? rvetion nk i thinkthink. >> i think the revelation will be inspiring to south africans and it's not something that they will change soon. >> zplrvetion. >> i think to change the few cuss of the world and when the wrrbled looks at us and talks about the legacy of nelson mandela. how can we convert that into international goodl good will ao elect better leaders and run our country better and continue to be a

the words, i will never forget my friend mariba. and bush. it is a type of worldwide experience that draws young and old, black and white to share feelings. south african native charlize theron my thoughts and love to the family. rest in peace mariba. you will be missed but your impact will be felt frempl spike lee left this simple message and then this one from nasa, intergal lactic message. posting a picture of south africa. and crowds continue to gather in front of mandela's home, perhaps the day east most poignant message from mandela's own twitter account. death is inevitable. when a man has done what he considers to be a duty to his people he can rest in people. a virtual memorial on social media. electronic good-byes for the man that brought the world together. jim avila, abc news, new york. >> great one that came in from the dolly alai lama. he said he was a great human being. someone who we can truly say lived a meaningful life. >> we heard from so many people but from president obama also. he said, not only obviously that we have to remember him but he said he's gone home and we lost one of the most influential, courageous human beings that a

vision of a "rainbow nation" inspired millions, but what will the next generation carry forward from mandela's legacy? we asked two young south african their dreams and show us their world. >> my south africa is one built with strength and hope. >> a country that's always moving and bettering itself. >> i'm nina oosthuizen, 25 years old, grew up in johannesburg. grew up half english, half afrikaans. i'm very much proudly south african. >> my name is lulama bongobi. i'm 24 years old. i'm zulu. proudly black. proudly african, i must say. >> well, i'm still trying to figure out this camera. i'm on assignment for cbs news, and i want to invite you into my world. i grew up in a very white, very staunch afrikaans militarized school. i didn't have any black friends. you knew the townships were there. you drove by them, but that was a whole different world, a world that didn't touch mine. >> the township that i grew up in is called montedebe. it's far away from town. it's far away from all the good things in life. that's where i grew up. that's where i was born. there was no tar road; it was just dust. there was running water in the house, b

the south african embassy. people black, white, man, woman, young, old. they only see the man and what he stood for. >> it's a symbolic gesture that he should not be behind the fence. >> you know the barb wire, and they repressed him, oppression, imprisonment. >> reporter: while he is gone, his stories of sacrifice and imprisonment live. my dad said he invited his prosecutor to lunch at the jail, just a story of his supreme kindness. >> the fact he sat with people on the opposite side of the fence who imprisoned him, tortured him, and killed his people, and we can't talk across the aisle here? that's sad, isn't it? for me, he really is a hero. >> reporter: jan smart recalls what the global force for peace did for americans. >> i worked in the em back i did for many years, and i saw how much it meant to the americans and how much he inspired people just by sticking to his principles. >> reporter: but in south africa, he was even more than a principle man. >> a grandfather, a father, the conscious of the nation. >> reporter: and to the people he was -- >> s

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it's the type of worldwide experience that draws young and old, black and white, to share feelings. south africaness charlize theron. my thoughts and love go out to the mandela family. rest in peace, madiba. you will be missed. but your impact on this world will live forever. director spike lee posted this picture with a simple message. and then, there's this one from nasa. intergalactic reaction from the space shuttle, posting a picture of mandela's beloved south africa. and as crowds continue to gather in front of mandela's home, perhaps the day's most poignant message from mandela's own twitter account. death is something inevitable. when a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. a virtual memorial on social media. electronic good-byes for the man who brought the world together. jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> well, those electronic good-byes are exploding across social media. newspapers, eulogizing the civil rights icon. >> some of this morning's notable headlines. britain's "daily mail," "death of a colossus." "new york times" cal

>> that's what the next few days is about, letting young south africans know who nelson mandela was, hat apartheid was, the changes that came about, about the work that remained. today was a day of reflection and prayer by jacob zuma. in churches and temples across the country services have been held. we are just a couple of miles for orlando stadium in soweto. that'll be the site of a mainly junior memorial service. president obama and other world leaders will attend. on sunday the funeral service will be held. nelson mandela will be buried in qunu, his home village, it was be a small affair. people will learn to educate the yawning as to whoa he was. >> it's are remarkable scope. what are the messages coming in from religious leaders? >> well, you can put it simply. from father sebastian at the largest catholic church in soweto, he told me a couple of hours ago that nelson mandela paved the way. now we need to walk it. his sermon is we can live back to the past, let's take what he did and move ahead. that's a basic message religious leaders are having over the country. here in sowet

the young people in south africa. the game three. still i think he was very tearful. the smog of the tornado. he joined the african national congress in nineteen forty two warne's mint tea. with the bcp member of the african national congress and the disagreement that you heard. expressed as a sportsperson working built by the end of the morning with the same discipline. that's me. spritz with a lead for good reason that people so that the car idea what came up but that does not include the un sec gen he'd be one of the us because today on a given but emotional events of the united nations last week when the news broke that the announcement at a loss to wales so of visiting them and they listen to the dentist but yesterday he spoke to reporters but he's not usually someone was given a demotion but top hockey did show that the bus in sight to the emotional side to him in the presence of when he spoke about nelson mandela. how does his own life. dr john reid bringing you don't feel the need to know that chinese vice president shall instead of reading barack obama the former us presidents read robin's house for the c

south africa's racist system of apartheid. as a young lawyer and activist, he initially advocated peaceful resistance until the 1960s sharpville massacre. >> police firing point blank into the crowd. >> reporter: south african police killed scores of anti-apartheid demonstrators. for nelson mandela, it was a turning point. >> there are many people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and non-violence against a government whose reply is only savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people. >> reporter: mandela's african national congress, the anc, was banned. he became an outlaw, but he refused to back down. arrested in 1962, mandela was charged with sabotage and with attempting to violently overthrow the government. he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. for years, for decades the struggle for justice in south africa continued with the imprisoned nelson mandela as its symbol. at times he was forced to break rocks in the hot sun for hours at a time. the government offered mandela freedom if he would renounce violence. he refused. >> today marks the 25th year behind bars for nelson mandela. >> reporter: south africa became an international outcast. facing sanc

the man. >> fairly robust and aggressive young, militant became a generous and upstanding person. >> i cherish the idea of the new south africa where all south africans are equal. >> pelley: in 1993 mandela and the south african president who freed him f.w. de klerk shared the nobel peace prize. and a year after that, mandela became south africa's president. >> let there be justice for all. let there be peace for all. let there be work, bread, water, and salt for all. let freedom reign. god bless africa. i thank you. >> pelley: mandela chose to serve only one term. in the end, he came to personify struggle, a political prisoner who became president and saved his south african nation. >> i mean he could easily have lead our country down the road of retribution and revenge and we would have been up a creek. >> pelley: author maya angelou knew mandela since 1960. >> nelson mandela represents the best any of us can hope for. he was a great man. and i'm grateful, the world is better for having him. >> pelley: mandela biographer john carlin told us this evening it tells you all you need to know that mandela will be mourned equally in south africa by blacks