in south africa. we were keenly aware we had our own issues namely racism and other oppression, we were focused on south africa and the university's invotemen investme. and many of us didn't want to distract by making it police brutality and keep the focus on south africa. we managed to keep it prod and managed to prevent the pola polarzation that you saw on many campuses in the 60s and we had many police officers who saw what we were doing and many officials. >> n't and thand the reason whye governor decided it was in his interest to support us. when did you get the feeling beinthatsthat this was working. >> i remember a heated and vie lenvie -- violent protest in berkley the images of police tearing down shanno shannon shaw that they were watching us in south africa and we were having an impact. and when they overturned the sanctions and his own party turned on him. we had been a part of an effort to change a tide of opinion in america. >> you perhaps had a role in electing a president because obama became politically active in that as well. >> many young people myself and the president included got our start in activit activism in ths movement. and it has a long

in state and about nelson mandela's burial, which once diplomats are saying that the plan resembled the biggest state funeral for any former leader south of winston churchill. >> thank you. rohi for us in south africa. now to nbc's brian williams with a look at mandela's incredible life and unwavering spirit. >> to deny any person human rights is the challenge of very humanity. >> reporter: nelson mandela called his life a long walk to freedom, a struggle to end 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 th

in almost 30 years we had a lead jump on that right to vote and used that vote to empower allies in south africagoing against our own government's policy, i thought the u.s. partnership and britain with south africa would help prop that system up. yet he came out seeing what his options were, and he knew that for giving a forgiving and redeeming had more value than retaliation and revenge. and even today, while we won the apartheid battle against skin apartheid, the apartheid that remains, the apartheid gaps in poverty and elt cahealth care a education, we're still in it but it's just changed phases. >> one of the things that has to change, and one of the things professor ogletree said about him being a patriot, it is a much different world then than it is now. the great cold war was on at that time and the south african government was aligned with the united states. and people who were seeing that struggle were seeing the south african government as an ally of the united states and not paying enough attention to the big human rights issues. but the big issue going forward now is president zuma

in attitude and attention and focus towards the future. that has kept the story alive with us. >> the future is certainly the focus in recent days. greg for us in south africa. thanks very much. now, we've seen an awful lot of mandela coverage over the last ten days. whether there's a big public appetite for it or not. nbz's brian williams was one of the broadcast anchors to go to south africa. but giving mandela's undeniable place in history as the man who spent 27 years behind bars to lead his country away from apartheid, how did so much of wiped up being about sdrangzs such as this chance encounter. >> right as he went up before his speech, he shook the hand of the cuban president raoul castro, the first time in forever that an american president has done that. >> president obama finding himself face-to-face with the president of cuba, reaching out and shaking hands with none other than raul castro. >> the handshake to president castro we believe was president obama showing respect to nelson mandela and the spirit of reconciliation. >> these cheap shots of his alleged behavior at a funeral ain't one of them. >> joining us here in washington, lauren ashbu

in almost 30 years we had a lead jump on that right to vote and used that vote to empower allies in south africaainst our own government's policy, i thought the u.s. partnership and britain with south africa would help prop that system up. yet he came out seeing what his options were, and he knew that forgiving and redeeming had more value than retaliation and revenge. and even today, while we won the apartheid battle against skin apartheid, the apartheid that remains, the apartheid gaps in poverty and health care and education, we're still in it but it's just changed phases. >> one of the things that has to be learned, and one of the things professor ogletree said about him being a patriot, it is a much different world then than it is now. the great cold war was on at that time and the south african government was aligned with the united states. and people who were seeing that struggle were seeing the south african government as an ally of the united states and not paying enough attention to the big human rights issues. but the big issue going forward now is president zuma in south africa and d

. >> gregg palkot live for us in south africa. great job this morning. we will continue to check in with you. >> back home here in the united states after the president returned from south africa intense pressure mounts about obamacare. first you couldn't keep your plan then your doctor or hospital, and now you can't keep your prescriptions either. kelly wright has more on this story. >> good morning to you. the problems keep surer moupting for the affordable care act. more people who are enrolling in obamacare are now finding out they may not be able to keep their prescriptions. this according to scott gottlieb a senior policy advisor to medicare services. under obamacare americans will likely see a 40 percent increase in co-pays for prescriptions compared to 25 percent with the private sector. you could actually lose your prescription coverage. >> the bigger issue is a formula is a list of the drugs that it covers aren't very long. if the drugs aren't covered you are on your own. you have to pay for it entirely out of pocket. the money you stand on the

us right now, our correspondent. joe, you covered nelson mandela in south africa. ur thoughts. >> reporter: i covered him in south africa as well as here in the united states when he traveled here. he was just a fascinating man, to be in his presence. the sense that this was a man who had been through so much, had no spite, and had such a big heart that he was able to forgive even his jailers, i think, was probably the most remarkable thing about him. i traveled will, as you did, i believe, wofd in 1998, when president clinton went to south africa, and then here in washington, d.c., the one that's most memorable, of course, was the state dinner that president clinton had for president mandela. even at that time, the closest i ever got to him was to take a few pictures of friends in the presence of mr. mandela. he's had an enormous influence in washington, d.c., starting, of course, with the protests against apartheid that caused members of congress and mince sisters, so many others to be arrested over the years, and to watch that transformation in south africa, and

he'll be live for us in south africa. celebration there is are continuing to grow as the tributes from around the world pour in. we'll talk about mandela's legacy. >> plus recess is a time to get out there and play together but some kids get left out. well, hopefully not for much longer. if one second grader has his way, he is doing his part to make sure no one has been left out. it's been a long three and a half months for us without our jenna. good news is, she is back. not that i'm not happy to have jenna back, but now we have a ton of harper pictures to show you because let me tell you, this is one of the cutest babies i've ever seen. we get you a lot of harper and jenna this morning. >> we were just looking at bob's baby picture. >> yeah. i feel bad. >> they could be cowinners. >> they could. >> there we go. >> they could share the crown. >> thank you erica. >> we all heard the phrase see something, say something. now police are making sure you can do that all in the palm of your hand. >> there's a new app that polic

the word is that he didn't even use the signs that are commonly used in south africa for people like mandela and the president. anyway, whoever this guy is he got very close to several world leaders including the president of the united states. officials in south africa say they are investigating. in the meantime, the british prime minister david cameron is defending the selfie that he took with president obama and the danish prime minister at yesterday's memorial. if you've not seen it thi, in t the image. sometimes i go what are you talking about? prime minister cameron suggested the trio was merely paying tribute to mandela. >> nelson mandela brought people together so of course when they asked for a photograph, i thought it was only polite it say yes. >> the photographer who caught the selfie said it happened hours into the ceremony and people were singing and dancing at that particular time. anybody who needs something real to worry about, hit us up on twitter. >>> the body of a u.s. marine returned home without his heart. think of this. a young marine had given his life for thi

it needs us in south africa to face the reality that if we don't do something very logical, the youngre going to revolt. the if the rich become richer and the poor become poorer then the young people will revolt. >> the fault lines have become clear, the killing of 30 people at the mericana mine last year, clear that afternoon african national congress government has lost touch with those who put it in power. >> if you look at what's been happening over the past 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 resort to violence because they don't feel they are heard. >> and there's mounting criticism of the african national congress even from those who spent a lifetime in its ranks. a particular point of anger what is seen is the government's inability to deal with the past or deal with the problems of the present. >> we are accountable and while we see legacy issues left of apartheid, we can't in a sense bring out the ghost of apartheid as the reason why we have problems today. today's probl

it needs us in south africa to face the reality if we don't do something very logical, the why unpeopleare going to revolt because if they remain poor, and a few become richer, the young people will revolt. if the fault lines within south african society have been too clear in recent times, a labor dispute that 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

the most sorrowful news in the history of modern south africa ever since the birth of democracy in 1994 that nelson mandela is dead at age 95 years old. >> with us from johannesburg, south africa, tonight outside the home of the deceased former south african president nelson mandela. passing away today at the age of 95. joy reid still with us tonight and also joan walsh. interesting, joan, how he was mentioning the demographics of the age of the people out there. obviously this man had a huge impact for the ages as president obama said tonight. a man who belongs to the ages. and the songs that were relevant at the era of his struggle being played outside his home. i think that's very touching. >> what a powerful symbol that young people would show up. so many times you have political events where the crowd is older and it's more of a looking backwards kind of thing. but to know that so many young people know the meaning of this man, gives me hope. it's not something i would have predicted. and i'm really inspired by it. >> joy reid, what does that signal to you? what do you make of the people outside of nelson mandela's home, the impact the has

nelson mandela and the leadership that came in his wake changed the condition of life in south africa, can you talk to us a little bit about the economic environment in south africa today? is there industry that has developed, where are things going for their economy? >> yeah, so that's the bad side of it is those people who are in the worst of situations who have not seen an improvement. but in fact there last been generally speaking improvement across the country, it has grown terriblsubstantially from wheres in the apartheid days. prosperity. it is a lot safer than it used to be in south africa, education is opened up, health care is more accessible everyone. but bottom line, it's a comparison, i compared it to the united states and people got mad at me for doing it. the rich are getting richer in south africa, the poor are stabilized, probably not getting a lot worse but they are not growing a middle class at the speed, the rate they need to to sustain the infrastructure projects and the education they need to. in that way he compared it to the united states, they need to do much more and they don't

us. in south africa, nick, thank you. south africa's government is investigating, have you followed the story? a major security breach at yesterday's memorial service. a standing next to the speakers including president obama, all day. but the head of the deaf foundation, do we have a picture of him, say he was a fraud. and that the signs have no meaning. are we going to see it? it's still not clear who he is. and he has disappeared. folks don't know what he was doing and how he got there. up next, new accolades for pope francis. his fresh approach to faith has put him in the spotlight. and we than the shine being putn the motor city. >> it's difficult for sex offenders to find a place to live after they've done their time. we'll show a community that is set up solely for sex offenders. seeing some beautiful weather all the way to sunday even into the low 70 did or high 60s, partly cloudy conditions, overnight, about 44 degrees. texas also dry for you as well. we saw rain showers and a mix of precip just a little bit up h

it is a gap in our lives. >> nelson mandela struggled to liberate south africa. some used as an example to become leaders, and have been paying tribute to a man known in south africa as madiba. patty culhane has more from washington d.c. >> who else in the world could make this happen? within hours of his death a moment of silence at the united nations security council. it seems across the globe there is universal work. >> president obama left a hanukah session to send this message of gratitude. >> the day he was released from prison gave me a sense of what human being can do when guided by hope. i can't think of my own lift without the example nelson mandela set. so long as a live i will do what i can to learn from him. >> world leaders say he was the face of forgiveness. and a human inspiration. many around the world were admiring of his struggle for human dignity, equality and freedom. >> one of the wribrightest lighf our world has gone out. nelson mandela was not just a hero of our time, but a hero of all time. >> a legend for the powerful and people on the streets of

something in me actually felt that the democracy that nelson really has given us is working in south africa. >> thank you very much for coming in. >> thanks very much to you. >> and optimistic south african ambassador there. let's get a look at other news from around the world. the eu foreign policy chief has held talks with the ukrainian president over the continuing standoff between police and antigovernment protesters in the t f. -- the capital kiev. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has urged congress not to impose new sanctions on iran. he told lawmakers the u.s. had promised no new sanctions as part of last month's interim agreement to curb iran's nuclear activities. tonight, the head of the senate banking committee said he would support john kerry's request, for now at least. today, the french president visited the central african republic or talks on stopping the escalation of violence there. last night, two french soldiers were killed in the capital. 1600 and troops are now deployed in the country to disarm militias who have been writing since rebels seized powers -- have been wri

something in me actually felt that the democracy that nelson really has given us is working in south africa. >> thank you very much for coming in. >> thanks very much to you. >> and optimistic south african ambassador there. let's get a look at other news from around the world. the eu foreign policy chief has held talks with the ukrainian president over the continuing standoff between police and antigovernment protesters in the t f. -- the capital kiev. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has urged congress not to impose new sanctions on iran. he told lawmakers the u.s. had promised no new sanctions as part of last month's interim agreement to curb iran's nuclear activities. tonight, the head of the senate banking committee said he would support john kerry's request, for now at least. today, the french president visited the central african republic or talks on stopping the escalation of violence there. last night, two french soldiers were killed in the capital. 1600 and troops are now deployed in the country to disarm militias who have been writing since rebels seized powers -- have been wri

the anc told our people in south africa they have used him in the past but did not hire him for this.parently used at events in south africa before and concerns were raced about him before. there was also a security concern here. if he's a fake and just passing himself along, how did he get up ha close to these officials? we're asking questions of security officials, as well. >> you'll have more at 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." brian, thanks very much. we'll take a quick break. more news right after this. (horn, ding, ding) how long have i had my car insurance? i don't know, eight, ten years. i couldn't tell you but things were a lot less expensive back then. if you're 50 or over you should take a new look at your auto insurance. you may be overpaying. actually that makes a lot of sense. old policy. old rates. and thanks to your experience behind the wheel, you might save $395 by switching to the aarp auto insurance program from the hartford. plus, you'll get benefits that reward your driving record, like our promise that you won't be dropped. wait, you won't drop me? ser

reaction to his loss, is pouring in from around the world and the nation of south africa now begins a state of mourning. our south african-based correspondent is with usrom outside the mandela family home in johannesburg. as we said in our first half hour, this is a nation many of whom went to bed last night who ll

in south africa and here in the bay area. brown says president mandela's focus was unity. and he used sport to bring bitterly divided south africa together. >> and that was one of his most defining moments. when he showed up. to applaud the team. >> reporter: mandela wasn't just applauding any team. he showed up at the world cup victory game, wearing the team's jersey and hat. the team was all-white. everyone in the stands was white. the team and its fans were a symbol of apartheid. mandela changed that. >> and enabled black south africans to appreciate the sport of those who had been their oppressors. >> reporter: instead of trying to destroy a racist sport, he used it to bring people together. now, they celebrate diversity on the field and in the stands. >> he gave us an example of what can and should be done. >> reporter: that amazing moment was made into a hollywood movie called "invictus." >> our coverage continues on our website. there you can find photos of mandela's life and more video of that visit to oakland in 1990. that's at nbcbayarea.com. >>> a wet mess in martinez. gush

the touching vigils coming in to us from south africa in memory of nelson mandela but a couple extraordinary a closer look at. beginning with this one. as a winter storm crippled much of the u.s. this weekend, we got this one. this is plano, texas. this is an ice storm. left a lot of people without power. 250,000 residents and businesses. what you're seeing these massive sheets of ice falling from the roof of this building. luckily no one was injured. unfortunately, though, for that car, we can't exactly say the same. now, to this one. you probably see this piece of video on cnn last week. this united arab emirates plane had to stop its landing at the very last second in birmingham, england, last week because of heavy winds. the boeing 777 which tried and failed to land two more times was then diverted to london's gatlic airport where it eventually landed safely. not without leaving passengers totally shaken up, though. one passenger said he would never fly again because of this and what we just learned is that this wasn't the only close call that day. with wind gusts as high as 100 miles pe

that now is the time for us to think about what kind of a democratic south africa and an egalitarian south africa we want to be. >> joining us live from near the mandela home in johannesburg. continuing our coverage. the former president of south africa, nelson mandela, has passed. he was 95 years old. our coverage continues in just a moment. ♪ in 2010, bloomberg businessweek featured a cover story on how far south africa has come from apartheid. and hels wrote the story joins me now in studio. thanks for your time tonight. in the article, you wrote your first reporting trip to south africa was in 1992, two years before mandela was released from -- twoand two years years after he was released from ison and two years before he became president. what was it like? >> there is a lot of serious money betting this was going to turn into a race war. the reason why it didn't is due to nelson mandela. ofhas this remarkable way diffusing all of these terrible situations. he charmed a lot of people but he is also very hardheaded about things like the economy. when he got into office, they had been really sapped by sanctions for all these years and could have gone either

in one united south africa. he shows forgiveness over retribution, reconciliation and peace. and south africa but it took usa, but he was prominent brother. for those compatriots -- some who are here with us today -- he is here. he was an inspiration for the people of namibia in our struggle for freedom. and a symbol of fundamental human rights. peace and justice, not only for the people of south africa but for humanity itself. to celebrate his life and the fulfillment of the ideals he sacrificed. to our brothers and sisters of south africa, which shared the strength in the common struggle against apartheid. let us continue to gather, the struggle for problems for our people, guided by the principles of democracy, quality and justice. we wish you strength and we thank you for sharing. the ceremonies. a unique and special gift for the world's. and never before gotten and it will live forever. i thank you. >> we continue with our program. now it is my honor and pleasure before we call the president of india, that the wait until you finish. right up there. and roberto. [speaking in native tongue] >> made the s

welcome to use updated on cctv news on the torch in beijing thank you for joining us. we stored in south africa where the coffin of nelson mandela has arrived at the tory is union building to allow all members of the to pay their last respects. mandela's body will lie in state for three days where he was inaugurated as president in nineteen ninety four. after the forest all race elections that ended decades of white minority apartheid rule in south africa. mandela's body will then be taken to pretoria is eastern cape on saturday for south africa's ruling nash african national congress will bid farewell to him and then finally on sunday the fuel service and internment ceremony will take place at mandela's final resting place his home village of corn in the eastern cape. world leaders and tens of thousands of south africans gathered in the rain and a husband to honor the late president on tuesday. chinese buyers for one shall us president barack obama british prime minister david cameron and resilient present bill morrow stuff as well as un secretary general banking. where are all more than ninet

south africa. those who passof us in our 20s time by the time change made would be pretty old and wouldn't be able ntribution to a democratic south africa. >> mandela spent 18 years behind those walls. he was confined to a very tiny cell. the floor served as his bed and a bucket was his toilet. >> he was forced to do hard labor. actually literally breaking rocks. he was only allowed one visitor a year. and that was for 30 minutes. this was usually his then wife winnie mandela, familiar to many. they weren't allowed to even touch. he was only allowed two letters a year from his family. >> president obama and his family toured robben island during their first visit to south africa in june into word of any son mandela's death spread quickly around the world and the united states, of course. for many americans his death was like losing one of his own. >> president obama met the leader in 2005 and he and the first lady visited south africa in june but they were unable to meet with mandela due to his failing health. the president paid tribute to the falling icon counting himself among the millions influe

in fact he left homework for us to do. he left -- not only in south africa but also for us here. do we relate. the things that we get upset about that we don't speak to people about. the fights we have, look what he forgave. look how he reconciled. the truth of the reconciliation in south africa still one of the most amazing things that's ever happened in the world. to face their accused and do something better. >> he created that possibility he left that work for us to do here, lesson we should take from that as well. >> he focused on truth. we folk us a lot on reconciliation, part that have was looking back at difficult history and telling the truth about that history. we have a hard time doing that in this country. >> even today. i like dr. angelou's point that he taught us all about the power and importance of forgiveness. you look at your own day-to-day lives about things that you're nashing your teeth about. if he could do that, imagine how much better the world could be if we take that one little lesson the power an importance of forgiveness. >> i had a friend say he was t

i think, you know, today in south africa, even when people wake up in the morning because most people don't know he's transitioned and i use that word because in south africa, people don't talk about death and dying. they talk about transitioning and it's a happy time, and i'm sure they're going to be celebrating his life. i hope they will be teaching, teaching, teaching what nelson mandela stood for. this is a moment to teach. it's a teachable moment. as much as it is a moment to reflect and think about what nelson mandela has meant to the world and to these young people who can sing in that neighborhood where they used to not even be able to go without a pass, the black ones. it's that kind of thing that nelson mandela did away with that we need to remember. those young people could not have gone into that neighborhood a this time of night without a pass before nelson mandela and his people liberated the country. so that's what they're, you know, representing now. >> charlayne, how far back did your life and knowledge of nelson mandela go? >> well, i first went to south africa in 1985 and snuck around to look at the pris

, in fact growing up in south africa i'm a product of miners and grew up in the townships of south africa, in a time when things were really dire, mandela was a symbol of hope for us. even though we hardly ever saw him. because his images were banned from the country. and when people spoke about him, they spoke in whispers when we grew up. but you know, through all the dark period that we're going through, we knew that there is a whole, because of this man will stand for equity, justice. we'll speak for south africa as belonging to all who live in it. and so that gave us the inspiration to keep, you know, toiling along knowing that at the end we might be rewarded. >> brown: charles villa-vicencio the politician, the leader, as we sit here now, where did he succeed? where he did not achieve all the people hoped for? >> so many tributes are being paid to mr. mandla as a great leader, and that he was. he is a great leader. in: -- what is a great leader? in my bock a leader is someone who is always a step ahead of these people in order to lead. but never more than one step, if you like, always close enough, in order to understand his people and for his people to under

our time here in the states, christiane, thank you for us in south africa. >>> now this. >>> openly gayscow to challenge a highly contentious russian law, banning the, quote, propaganda of sexualization of minors. it makes it illegal to explain same-sex relationships to kid. you have lady gaga, madonna taking to the stage, slamming the cramp down. but unlike elton john, they are now banned from ever entering the country again, and now another superstar joins the list, furious with the russian government's anti-gay laws. this one. ♪ come to my window ♪ crawl inside wait by the light of the moon ♪ >> melissa ethridge, singer, songwriter, co-founder of uprising of love, this private fund-raiser for what's happening here in russia. the russian freedom fund in support of the lgtb in russia. let's begin with what we played of elton john, speaking out, really taking that moment, this sold-out show in moscow, to send a message. do you think he should have not performed at all, and that would have sent a bigger message? >> no, i think what you're seeing here is the place where we realize change

in qunu. nelson mandela reminds us that it always seems impossible until it is done. south africashows us that is true. south africa shows us we can change. we can choose to live in a world defined not by our differences, but by our common hopes. we can choose a world defined not by conflict, but by peace and justice and opportunity. we will never see the likes of nelson mandela again. but let me say to the young people of africa, and young people around the world -- you can make his life's work your own. over 30 years ago, while still a student, i learned of mandela and the struggles in this land. it stirred something in me. it woke me up to my responsibilities -- to others, and to myself -- and set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. and while i will always fall short of madiba's example, he makes me want to be better. he speaks to what is best inside us. after this great liberator is laid to rest, when we have returned to our cities and villages, and rejoined our daily routines, let us search then for his strength -- for his largeness of spirit -- somewhere in

we expect president obama to travel to south africa for the furniture. >> we'll hear more about this in the coming days. >> we have a special guest. joining us is the former deputy president of the south africa and serves as the u.n. undersecrety general and executive director of u.n. women. it is good to see you. >> good to see you. >> can you tell me what ofs it like to work in south africa, in the government. >> specifically under nelson mandela, it was - at a time when we had just gotten into government so everything was new for all of us. we were optimistic, highly motivated, and to work for someone like him, who worked around the clock, you felt that you had to be up and about doing your work, because that's what the boss is doing, and he was much older than you. you had no excuse to be tilered. >> you had so much hope, yet the changes that he faced and you faced as a government were enormous. reconciliation grew out of that. how did it happen. >> when he came out of prison. when he took the step to become the president of the country. he was single-minded about making south africa work for everybody. and to the extent that he made it

that's how we in south africa were able to dissolve our indistractible problems and created by the racist system of apartheid, we concluded in order for useate a democratic society for a non-grashl in south africa will go to embrace all people and that was seen right through the the years we spent with nelson mandela nelson mandela was known by many names. isixhosa, the name is troublemaker. nelson is the name given to him on the first day at school by his teacher, giving african children english names. the practice was influenced by british colonials who could not or would not pronounce african names. it is not known why the teacher chose than name. mandiba is a member of a clan, it is much more important than a survey, balls it refers to the ancestors. mandiba was a keefe who ruled in the 18th century. it is considered very polite to use someone's clan name. >> indeed, it is known he preferred to be referred to, you know, addressed with mandiba. >> we have been hearing that with colin powell and a lot of people who had contact with him over a period of time. paul clinton called him mandiba as well. >> something that struck me, if he tr

here's a man who not only was the first black period of south africa, he ned the democratic liberation struggle of south africa. many of us here inmovement this this country were involved in anti-apartheid movement and were involved in the free mandela movement. went to jail saying that south africa should be demock raitized. mandela should be free. they led those rallies and marches. i remember in 1994, i was part of the election that went over with other civil rights activists and we would actually be observers when the first election happened in south africa that election day and see an elected nelson mandela president. just being around him when he first came to this country and how he was before being president. any time you were around him, you had a sense you were in the presence of greatness. in the sense of searching around anybody else. nelson mandela had a gravity yet humility that was unmatched. the world has lot of someone who has literally changed world history. this is not just the first president or a first black president. this is one who led the evolution and revolution of a nation and became the first president

in south africa as we speak. that is a live shot. >> there is eight or nine hours difference there. into the afternoon. still a deeply divided south africa. richard haass will join us in the next half-hour. then we will bring in maxine hot -- maxine waters. she will have her perspective. back, the tension was tangible around sanctions. >> there is an example of sanctions at work. it changed the game for south africa. it changed the way that consumers felt like artists paid and political issues. page this our front morning. still a polarized south africa. at racial issues are front and center. foring us is our editor sub-saharan africa -- the former ambassador of the united dates nigeria are right on the continued divide in south africa. what is the distinction between white and black south africa membrane nelson mandela this day? -- remembering nelson mandela this day? >> i do not think there is a strong distinction. their coming together. his death has brought people of all colors and races and classes together again. it is a united nation today. people are mournful, but they're celebrating his life. they are gathering at his house in northern johannesburg, where

the feeling in the streets of johannesburg, cape town, across south africa, people still coming to terms with the death of nelson mandela. people say they still need to get used to the idea of being in a south africa without nelson mandela. i spoke to somebody just before coming to the point right now. this person said to me, "when nelson mandela walked out of prison in 1990, i looked at him and i wondered what south africa would be with nelson mandela being free. now i am wondering what south africa would be with nelson mandela not being around anymore." the one thing that nelson mandela will be remembered for across the world is his ability to unify people, to reunite people, to reconcile people. he was a global icon for unity, for peace, and justice. we heard last night and this morning throughout the day world leaders pay tribute to nelson mandela, celebrities painter bijan nelson mandela. most of them likened him to everything that was good, everything that was great. but nelson mandela was a very humble man. i remember the day he walked out onthe gates of the prison february 11, 1990. he said to the hundreds of thousands of people gathered, "today i sta

growing and it's going to keep growing as the days and weeks continue here in south africa and around the world. >> ron allen for us the inspiration of nelson mandela, there quite possibly would not have been a president barack obama. president obama talked about the influence that nelson mandela had on him shortly after the announcement that the former south african president had died. >> my very first political action, the first thing i ever did that involved an issue or a policy or politics was a protest against apartheid. the day he was released from prison gave me a sense of what human beings can do when they're guided by their hopes and not by their fears. >> from one leader who transformed a nation in the world to another who is still carving out his own legacy, jeiloni cobb account author of "the substance of hope." joshua dubois is a spiritual adviser to president obama. president obama mentioned hope in his remarks on thursday. hope, of course, a major part of his 2008 campaign. how exactly did nelson mandela beyond what the president just said there, how did he shape president obama's politics? >> well,

in africa. south africa is the economy that has been stagnant over the course of the last few years following the recession that all of usre struggling to recover from. i will tell you that over 600 american countries on the ground here in south africa are bullish and optimistic about the future here spent a lot of time talking to both investors and young people who were entering the job market here and they are optimistic about the opportunities, but they know there real challenges particularly around education to make certain there is a sustainable economy and the shared prosperity this this country. >> one of the things i want to do with you, you were talking with andrea off camera and i am glad you brought up the cold war point. history and a reminder of what that -- how frankly we were behind the times as a government when it came to dealing with the anti-apartheid movement back in the 80s and how that should make us think certain things today. >> i think the cold war mentality that andrea talked about did drive the lens with which we looked at south africa. >> you are with us or you are against us. if you are with

build the legacy that he would want us to have, to build a better unity, to forgive, to help fulfill his last dream, which was to build a children's hospital in south africa ways that all of us can contribute and help fulfill his vision for the world. >> maya, there's one lesson i have been drawing as i've sort of immersed myself in reading about nelson mandela, which is that things do not happen quickly. there's the 27 years in prison, just take that. but even the levels of racial inequality on wealth and income and health and life expectancy, in south africa, under the anc, under this new democratically elected leadership, there's still huge disparity in that country. and i say still, you know, it's only -- it's less than 20 years, but things go slowly. and confronting the reality, that was part of what nelson ma statn. >> well, one of the things that nelson -- i think you're absolutely rht. one of the things that nelson mandela and the anc made a decision about is, remember, this transition to a democracy happened with access to the polls, not access to the purse. >> right. >> and it was access -- and i think part of the strategy certainly was get poli

south africa but as a symbol for the world. >> all right, greg, if you'll stand by there, we'll come back to you in just a moment. if you're just joining us you're look at video of the memorial service there in south africa for nelson mandela. and while we are live there at the scene, you can see the dignitaries walking into the arena right now, the ceremony was supposed to start nine minutes ago. it's supposed to last four hours. we'll take at least the first hour completely live for you and then when the 5:00 a.m. show starts we'll continuously check back in. especially when president obama steps in to speak. we'll play that as well. while we wait for this tribute to get underway, let's take a look at the fascinating life of the man that would become an icon of the anti-apartheid movement and inspire not just his countrymen but people and leaders all around the world. jonathan hunt has more. >> reporter: when nelson mandela walked free from prison on february 11th, 1990, he knew, as did the rest of the world, that white domination in south africa was about to end. mandela had fought apartheid since it's introduction in south africa in 1

in south africa, but the people are out on the streets. i suspect they will be throughout these next ten days of official mourning in south africa. we're watching what's going on, and writtening use phone right now is basimo gabriel, who spent years in robben island in the prison with nelson mandela. mr. swatwali, thank you for joining us. give us some thoughts, what it was like during the apartheid regime. tell us what it was like, eye specially on robben island in prison. >> well, let me first say that our people in south africa and the world have lost . >>> that's what we learned from nelson mandela. during the dark days with him on robben island. today he is seen as an icon of the world, whose teachings, as well as principles need to be embraced by all. he was embraced even by his own jailers, because he demonstrated that through the power of dialogue through the elements and two of reconciliation, people on different sides, former enemies, can come together. that's how -- we solve our intractable problems. we concluded that in order for us to create a new democratic society for a united and nonviolent south africa was to embrace all people. that was seen through the -- >> i

in south africa and taught there. so, of course, many residents embraced mandela. describe for us how he changed the political landscape there in south africa. >> he gave an uplift to south africa. i remember the days right after the end of apartheid and there were people out on the streets in johannesburg recruiting people into these white ccessionist movements. they were wearing berets and military fatigues and mandela kept the peace. south africa in those days was a turned box it. could have been a bosnia and blown up, but the outcome has been peaceful. it has been democratic. >> 1 thing nelson mandela is certainly known for are all of his quotes and one of my favorites is this one. if there are dreams about a beautiful south africa, there are also roads that lead to their goals. two of those roads could be named goodness and forgiveness. forgiveness is certainly something that nelson mandela has done a lot in his life. how so? >> well, he came to it through years of reflection in the struggle. went underground. then he was imprisoned and imprisoned he had 27 years to talk to c

because he believed in unified south africa, he chose forgiveness over retribution, reconciliation and peace. yes, mandiva was south african, but to uso are with us today, it was an inspiration to the people of namibia in our struggle for freedom and independence. mandiva was a simple fundamental of human rights, freedom, peace and justice, not only for the people of south africa, but for humanity itself. the mold is a putting tribute to nelson mandela to celebrate his life. >> while world leaders continue, we're going to head to the outside of the stadium where ally velshi is joining us. >> there is a brief reprieve from the lane. president obama has spoken, the mandela family has spoken. most people are leaving. there are still speeches going on, it's rain, wet in there, but, you know, i couldn't help but listen to the conversation you were just having with your previous guests about the fact that when the current president jacob zuma was introduced, there were boos. they showed president obama and there were cheers across the stadium. the current president was booed. i have a couple people here on their way out and i wanted to tal

us in johannesburg. alex? >> good evening, dan. a new day has dawned here in south africa.s swept the entire country. what's really remarkable are celebrations like this one right outside mandela's home that we've seen spring up around 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. young, old, white, black. ♪ they danced. they sang old songs 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 fathe