of making up hand gestures at nelson mandela's johannesburg memorial service. he is claiming that he had a schizophrenic episode. video shows the man at service and now in an interview with a south african newspaper, the man says he was hallucinating and hearing voices. the man adds that he is receiving treatment for his schizophrenia and says he is a qualify sign language interpreter. the south african government says that it is investigating this embarrassing incident the. >> look at the invitation from instagram for today's event. this photo is from an invitation that vague and asks the media to "share a moment" with the instagram team. rumors say they could be unveiling a new private messaging feature. >> if a new interview oprah is revealing why she never had children. she says she doesn't regret give up being a mom. the 59-year-old says she has made many sacrifices in her

i'm sure you know there was a big memorial service for great nelson mandela yesterday. in south africa. many prominent leaders from around the world including president obama, showed up to pay tribute. and as is often the case with the big event they had a sign language interpreter on hand to translate for the hearing impaired. only problem was the movement the guys was translating was making, with his hands, made no sense. even if you don't know sign language. you watch you can tell. he has three or four moves he repeats over and over here. that's him. you see, he looks like a backup dancer for a singer. he cannot see or hear. almost immediately viewers who do know sign language started calling him out on line. and video popped up of the guy interpreting or doing whatever he was doing, at other events too. he has done this. i would love off to know what this guy's story is. was this a prank. is he a scam artist. is he very, very bad at his job. we brought in a sign language interpreter. where is justin. come on in here. how long have you been a sign language interprete

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. >> the world celebrates the life of nelson mandela. ♪ will we ever say the words ♪ >> "fast & furious" star, paul walker," killed in a car accident. ♪ now, it's time to say somebody to all our company ♪ >> roger ebert, passed away at age 70. >> we'll make it. ♪ guys like us we had it made ♪ ♪ those were the days >> every day is a gift. ♪ don't stop >> we, the jury, find george zimmerman not guilty. >> what was going on in your mind? your heart? >> i wasn't the juror who was going to give him a hung jury. or i was. >> first-degree murder, guilty. >> spare my life so i can sell t-shirts. >> you never are going to tell the truth about what went down in that bathroom. >> i didn't know you were a hater when you came to interview me. >> spent all of his adult life in a maximum security prison. you have to be furious. >> oh, absolutely. >> ryan ferguson, free now. how does steak taste? >> it tastes amazing. >> now, to olympic runner oscar pistorius, indicted on charges of murder. >> a coroner is completing an autopsy on his girlfriend's body. >> the rutgers basketball coach who w

mandela's funeral. ten yearsing ayes he was accused of burning two men to death for stealing a tv. he wasn't convicted because he was mentally unfit. >> the federal government is now telling us that antibacterial soaps don't work and in fact they might be harmful to health the fda says there is no evidence the soaps actually prevent germs from spreading. the agency is also pointing to animal studies show daily exposure to the chemicals had an effect on estrogen and thyroid hormones a rule will require the companies to prove that their products work better and just plain old soap and water and are safe for long term datedaly use. >> just nine days to go until christmas. yikes there is still a chance you can avoid the crowds of shopping malls and post office thank tz a growing array of delivery services. johna bloom tells us, the same day delivery is going local. >> reporter: last holiday season it was macy's and best buy. a new service called ebay now. a year later competitors are cropping up. the latest

. >> we're learning about a man who faked giving sign language at nelson mandela's funeral. a relative and three friends of the man say he burned men to death in 2003, he was just inches from president obama when he said he experienced a schizophrenic episode then began signing in gibberish. he supposedly put tires around the necks of two men found with a stolen tv and set those tires on fire. he never went to trial because authorities determined he was mentally ill. >>> a comment about santa's skin color has people in a saying he couldn't be santa because santa is white. iets not a phone call. a phone call is not something you do. i'm sorry for saying this to your child. no. this is something needs to be sat down and discussed. he needs to be fired. >> district officials say the teacher is being disciplined and added the teacher calling it a stupid mistake on his part. >> still to come on abc7 news at 4:00 the majesty and beauty of yellow stone national park. >> scientists are voicing concerns about what lies underground. >> taking a look at the view from our camera, hazy s

mandela's memorial. a family mobile of the interpreter says he faced a murder charge ten years ago. the 34-year-old was accused of burning two men to death for stealing a tv but he was never tried because he was "not mentally fit." analysts say he was institutionalized. he is suffering from schizophrenia. >> newly released details of the suspected mastermind behind the boston marathon bombing. tamerlan may have been schizophrenic and heard an bring voices. three died while 260 were injured at the boston marathon bombing. >> federal investigators will release a draft report on the august 2012 chevron refinery fire in richmond. the chemical safety board will issue new safety recommendations for chevron along with changes on regulating refineries in california. 15,000 people living near the refinery complained of breathing problems. >> the vallejo city council is holding a special meeting tonight to talk about a surge in violence in the city. police say they have responded to seven shootings in the last fou

mandela, which stands on the groups of the union building in pretoria where nelson mandela delivered the inaugural speech after becoming the first black president of south africa in 1994. he was buried year at his home village. >> san francisco is rolling out free wi-fi along market street this morning. the service by bay area-based company will stretch from was tremendous to the embarcardero. a grant from google will pay for wi-fi installation in 31 parks and plazas next summer. >> six, check out the colorful sunrise this morning, yes, it is a "spare the air" day and we have rough surface at the beaches and it is going to be a warm day today. santa rosa is 72 and then 70 in san jose, both highing record highs. mid-to-upper 60's but the coast is in the low-to-mid 60's. >> 19 minutes gets you across the bay bridge starting at maze into san francisco. we had a stalled car blocking the lane before and after treasure island. traffic is slow to recover as we head to the map. traffic in the northbound direction is locking slow, as well, as you approach the 280 and 680 and the nimitz. >> we

. >> five, south africa has unveiled a gigantic statue of lake antiapartheid leader nelson mandela. the statue stands on the grounds of the union building where he delivered the inaugural speech after becoming the first black president in 1994. nelson mandela was buried year at his home village. >> record ninth consecutive "spare the air" day with no wood burning today and possibly tomorrow. i do have cleaner air on the way but it could come at the expense of our warmer-than-average high temperatures. >> seven, a look behind me indicative of the traffic we have across the bay area right now, empty and quiet with a couple early accidents that have cleared with congestion building and a big project in san francisco's park presidio with the details ahead. >> the navy plans to increase the use of so far testing over the next five years which could disturb whales and dolphins. the navy's own estimates say the activities could kill 155 mails and dolphins off the hawaii and southern california coast and another 186 could die on the east coast, the practice has been criticized by environmen

. >>> ten days of mourning are over now that nelson mandela was laid to rest. several thousand people gathered in a huge white tent sunday for a service for nelson mandela. world figures from prince charles to oprah winfrey were among those attending. and bidding him a final farewell. >>> nasa planning for two if not three spacewalks to fix the broken cooling unit on the space station. engineers still trying to fix the problem remotely right now. the final decision on whether astronauts will have to go outside of the station to make repairs expected to be announced tomorrow or wednesday. if necessary, the spacewalk could come as soon as thursday. >>> a couple of hollywood greats being remembered this morning. peter o'toole. >> through his decades-long career, he went on to set the record. eight oscar nominations without ever winning one. he accepted an honorary oscar in 2003 and spoke some what unkindly of it. >> that was a bit rude of me. i didn't intend it to be. because it's an honor. the highest honor the film industry can give one. i was disappointed about

nelson mandela is laid to rest as south africa says good-bye to its favorite son. >>> also this morning -- >> many kids and consumers are not getting the best deal. >> two million times a day. that's how often amazon.com changes its prices. how do you know if you are getting the best deal? it's all in what time you buy. the full details on this monday, december 16 th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good morning, everybody. did you have a good weekend. >> i did. our set looks really nice. did you see the poinsettias. >> i did. >> some pink ones here, white ones here. >> white ones are gorgeous. >> i always go for the red this time of the year because you assume that's what everyone is going for but the white looks nice. >> you have your christmas cards finally -- no, you ordered them. >> i ordered them. >> yours are on the counter ready to go out. >> ours are going out soon. >> your lady is good. >> i'm telling you. >> how was your weekend? >> snow bound, ate a lot of good food. all that good stuff. >>> we're going to start with

nelson mandela is laid to rest as south africa says good-bye to its favorite son. >>> also this morning -- >> many kids and consumers are not getting the best deal. >> two million times a day. that's how often amazon.com changes its prices. how do you know if you are getting the best deal? it's all in what time you buy. the full details on this monday, december 16 th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez.

. >>> and overseas tonight, to south africa and to the final farewell to nelson mandela. he was laid to rest in a small rural village that was his ancestral home. world figures from prince charles to oprah traveling to say good-bye. abc's alex marquardt in south africa again tonight. >> reporter: it was the solemn march that marked the end of nelson mandela's long walk to freedom. in the auditorium, 95 candles burned, one for each year of his life. ♪ bold-faced names filled the audience. oprah winfrey next to richard branson, and prince charles. mandela's casket stood atop traditional cowskins, his long life celebrated with all the pomp and ceremony due to south africa's greatest son. ♪ it was a day of deep sorrow. the country's mourning perhaps best summed up by mandela's close friend and fellow robben island inmate. >> and now, i have lost a brother. my life is in a void and i don't know who to turn to. thank you very much. >> reporter: a void that south africans tell us can never be filled. and after a week of celebrating mandela's life with singing and dancing, it

the country's greatest son, nelson mandela, is laid to rest. good evening and thank you for joining us, i'm ama daetz. it was the end of an exceptional journey for the prisoner turned president who transformed the nation. our reporter is in south africa with the story. >> today marks the end of an extraordinary journey that began 95 years ago. >> in front of 95 candles, one for each year of his life. a stream of family, friend, dignitaries, emotionally remembered the life and struggle of the antiapartheid icon. with full military honors nelson mandela is carried to his final resting place. his casket draped with the south african flag as the funeral mixed tradition with tribute. the coffin stood on a rug of skins in from of president zuma and the extended mandela family, including widow, ♪ >> among the many bold faced names in the audience were open practice winfrey and reverend jesse jackson and prince charles. it was the permanent remembrances that were the highlight of the service, including from mandela's grandchild, who called him ttata

. >> south africa has said good-bye to nelson mandela this morning. we have all the details now from this emotional farewell. >> with full military honors, nelson mandela is carried toward his final resting place. ♪ the casket draped with the south african flag. the funeral mixes tradition with tributes. >> today marks the end of a journey that began 95 years ago. >> in front of 95 candles, one for each year of his life, a stream of family, friends and dignitaries emotionally remembered the life and struggles of the anti-aparti icon. the coffin stood on a rug of skins in front of the president and the extended mandela family, including his widow. ♪ lead us to a place, guide us with your grace ♪ ♪ to a place where we will be safe ♪ >> among the many bold-faced names in the audience were oprah winfrey, richard branson, reverend jesse jackson and prince charles. but it was the personal rememberances that were the highlights of the service. including those from mandela's grandchildren. >> we will miss you. we shall miss your voice. and you told

have a great day. >> in the news this sunday, remembering nelson mandela. the final tributes to the former south african president before he was lid to rest. and also a girl went to oakland children's hospital to get her tonsils removed. she's now brain dead. what the family say happened and how the hospital is responding. >> good morning from our sutro camara. can't miss the haze over the city. some waking up to freezing temperatures but others well above normal. i'll let you know if w

nelson mandela was laid to rest just a short time ago carried with full military honors to that hillside in qunu, the village where he grew up to be buried near three of his children. that followed a much bigger funeral service attended by around 5,000 people including oprah winfrey, richard branson, the reverend jesse jackson and prince charles. it was a very moving, very emotional tribute to mandela. lots of touching speeches by family members, friends and dignitaries. i wanted to read you part of one that really struck me. it's from a man named ahmed kathalra. it's from a man who was a fellow robben island inmate. he said today, "now i have lost a brother, my life is void, and i don't know who to turn to," and, bianna, i think that's how many south africans are feeling today. >> it's clear he really did touch and have an impact on so many people's lives. can you talk about the mood, alex? is it a bit more somber than the past weeks specifically at the memorial service? >> reporter: absolutely. after the news of mandela's death was announced, we saw a festive atmosphere, that and a lot

military honors, nelson mandela is carried toward his final resting place. the casket draped with the south african flag. >> today marks the end of a journey that began 95 years ago. >> 95 candles, one for each year of his life, a stream of family, friends and dignitaries emotionally remembered the life and struggles of the anti-aparti icon. the coffin stood on a rug of skins in front of the president and the extended mandela family, including his widow. ♪ lead us to a place, guide us with your grace ♪ ♪ to a place where we will be safe ♪ >> among the many bold-face names in the audience were oprah winfrey and richard branson. reverend jess is he jackson and prince charles. but it was the personal rememberances that were the highlights of the service. including those from mandela's grandchildren. >> we will miss you. we shall miss your voice. and you told us stories of your childhood. we shall miss your laughter. >> after the funeral mandela was buried in a private ceremony attended by hundreds of family members and close friends, marking the end of

berkeley yesterday a large crowd gathered to honor the life and legacy of nelson mandela. years ago they played a major role in the attempt to end aparti. it was one of the first universities to die vest itself of companies doing business with south africa. >> really made people come together. ultimately to make it efficient like that means you have to be persuaded that it is the right thing to do. >> in 1986 the u.s. regents voted on a -- the uc regents voted on a three-year plan. nelson mandela always said the protests helped his as cause. >>> yesterday at 6:30 residents noticed a sulfuric smell and white haze coming from a company called associated aerospace activities. >> what we believe occurred is a machinery operator inside was still functioning and operating and overheating, mixing with the chemicals that were in the machinery and created a gaseous based environment. >> the smell, i mean, when it could do to you. and i have a six-year-old grand daughter and a three-month-old. >> so you were worried. >> yeah. >> residents were advised to shelter in place as a precau

. >>> we're going to turn to south africa where the country's first black president, nelson mandela is being buried after ten days of mourning. his final resting place is in his hometown. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. nelson mandela was laid to rest just a short time ago, carried with full military honors to that village, qunu. that followed a much bigger funeral service attended by around 5,000 people including oprah winfrey, the reverend jesse jackson and prince charles. it was a very moving tribute to mandela. lots of touching services by family members. i wanted to read you part of one, a fellow robben island inmate, he said today, now i have lost a brother, my life is void and i don't know who to turn to and bianna, i think that's how many south africans are feeling today. >> he had an impact on so many people's lives. can you talk about the mood, alex? >>. >> reporter: absolutely. after the news of mandela's death was announced, we had a festive atmosphere, that memorial service at the fbn stadium earlier in the week was a party. today, the mood is remarkably different. prof

berkeley today a large crowd gathered to hon honor nelson mandela. because of their protests the university was the first to divest themselves from businesses trading with south africa. >> the recognition of the iniquity of the apartheid system really made people come together, ultimately to make a decision like that in divestment means you have to be persuaded this is is the right thing to do. >> a year later in 1986 the u.c. regents voted on a plan to divest their holding in south africa. nelson mandela always said the student protests helped change his nation. >>> a young girl from oakland is brain-dead tonight after going under surgery to have her tonsils removed. her family wants answers. abc 7 news reporter joins us with what happened. >> reporter: the girl's distraught mother tells me tonight she expected her daughter to go into surgery on monday and then be home by tuesday. now the whole family is trying to figure out how this all went terribly wrong. these are pictures of 13-year-old jahai mcmass and her mother when she first arrived at oakl

. >> the body of nelson mandela has arrived in his native eastern province in south africa. he will be buried tomorrow in berkeley a tribute was held on the cal campus. speakers and perform ares talked and sang how mandela overcame 27 years of solitary confinement. >> a species nearly wiped out in the bay area by hundreding and pollution, appears to be making a comeback. sightings of the river otter have increased to 600 in the bay area region. researchers are conducting the first population study. otter were prized for pelts. researchers credit clean water laws for helping the otter return. >> the billing of sacramento's new basketball arena may be stopped before the of before it starts. a group is stepping forward. the sacramento taxpayers opposed to pork, or stop, has submitted enough signatures to qualify on an initiative on the june ballot. the initiative would allow the public to vote the arena up or down. >> up next at 6:00. a look at the new space suit nasa is testing, where scientists hope it will take the next generation of space explorers. >> when can we expect th

nelson mandela has been lying in state in the government buildings up on the hill went home today. a cargo plane took off from pretoria escorted by two fighter jets. he was welcomed in the eastern cape with full military honors before being driven past huge cheering crowds to his home in the village where he grew up. tomorrow's funeral will be attended by 5,000 people, prince charles, jesse jackson, and after confusion, the archbishop desmond tutu who was an -- a close friend of his for decades and an outspoken critic of the current south african government. he will be buried in the smaller private ceremony that will officially mark the end of this chapter for south africa and for the world. >> thank you. >>> and a celebration of a milestone, landing an unmanned spacecraft on the moon. 13 day journey to get there. chinese tv showing an animation. the china joining the u.s. and russia as lunar explorers. >>> and from a moon shot to a long shot. so many hoping for a win in the megamillions. no winners. if you think it's getting bigger and bigger, you're right. but what's that doing t

nelson mandela returns home. today's solemn tribute to the late south africa leader at a small leader. >> mega millions fever grips the nation. how high will the >>> the body of former south african president nelson mandela is back home tonight. a a the national flag covering his casket was replaced with a helpard leopard skin. >> dignitaries from across the east bay remembered mandela's legacy during a service this morning. the chapel of the chimes the local naacp branch attend the event. his impact was felt in the bay area. organizers are inviting the public to sign a book. the messagings will be shared with mandela's family. >> no one matched all the winning numbers from the gigantic mega millions jackpot, so tuesday's prize will be even bigger. the jackpot jumps from 425 million to $550 million. the fourth biggestlet lottery prize in u.s. history. the it's now gone 21 times without anyone matching all six numbers. >> still ahead, twitter's new app for who is nearby. you can see who is tweeting around you. >>

berkeley to pay tribute to nelson mandela. it will include a candle light vigil, as well as music from the choir. it will take place from three to five this afternoon at u.c. berkeley's main campus. >>> passengers on an alegient air flight are okay after an -- a bird strike. it was on its way from las vegas to stockton with a bird collided with its engine. the plane was then forced to make an emergency landing. >> you heard the landing gear come up, and then we heard a thump and you kind of felt it, and then the plane started smelling like burnt feathers and burnt flesh of some sort. >> i was like what is that smell, what is going on? i said please just make it there alive. >> they said staff followed strict maintenance routine, but there is no which to guarantee that birds won't get close to the engines. >> a single engine cessna went down last night near lake immediate. authorities said it clipped a fence as it tried to land and skid today a stop. it was on its way to north las vegas from arizona. investigators are looking i

berkeley to pay tribute to nelson mandela. it will include a candle light vigil, as well as music from the choir. it will take place from three to five this afternoon at u.c. berkeley's main campus. >>> passengers on an alegient air flight are okay after an emergency landing. >> it collided with a bird. they were forced to make an emergency landing. >> you heard the landing gear come up, and then we heard a thump and you kind of felt it, and then the plane smarted -- started smelling like burnt feathers and burnt flesh of some sort. >> i was like what is that smell, what is going on? i said please just make it there alive. >> scary. >> they said there's no guarantee that birds won't get close to engines. >> a single engine cessna went down lift night near lake immediate. authorities say the plane clipped a fence at a nearby rock yard as it tried to land and skid today a stop. it was on its which to north las vegas fromas. investigators are looking into what led to the emergency landing. >>> new details this morning. the two ba

berkeley to pay tribute to nelson mandela. it take place from three to five this afternoon at u.c. berkeley's main campus. >>> passengers on an alegient is okay after an emergency landing. >> you heard the landing gear come up, and then we heard a thump and you kind of felt it, and then the plane smarted smelling like burnt feathers and burnt flesh of some sort. >> i was like when is that smell, what is going on? i said please just make it there alive. >> scary. the interim director at the stockton airport said stuff follows strict main innocence routine but there's no way to guarantee that birds won't get close to engines. >> two other people walked away from a plane that went down last night near lake immediate. the plane clipped a fence at a nearby rock yard where it tried to land and then skid today a stop. it was ons its way to north las vegas from ads. investigators are looking into when led to the emergency landing. >>> new details this morning. the two bart workers who were killed on the tracks in october were facing in the opposite direction of the train that hit them. tha

. >>> and the body of nelson mandela is onboard a military jet on the way to his ancestral hometown. earlier today, his coffin departed pretoria. his body had laid in state since wednesday. mandela's casket is due to arrive in the eastern cape later this afternoon. he will be buried in the village of qunu, in a family cemetery. >>> and a bird strike forced a plane to make an emergency landing in stockton, california. the plane landed there safely. though, it was scary for the passengers. >> all i could see was a circle of feathers, hitting the front of the engine. >> what's going on? just make it there alive. >> the passengers were delayed six hours in stockton before finally being put on a plane to vegas. >>> finally, a real-life grinch. this thief caught swiping, allegedly, christmas trees. and it was caught on camera. surveillance cameras rolling in new bedford, massachusetts. a woman trying to load trees into her pickup truck. when a worker confronts her, she had a change of heart and offers to pay for the trees. too late. the guy called the cops. and the cops got her. >> did she

an estimated 100,000 people lined up today, on this, the final day, now, to see nelson mandela, lying in state in south africa. the line has grown so long, people are now being told to stay away, as police are now concerned that just the sheer numbers of people could lead to violence in the streets there. >>> finally, a little holiday cheer this morning. and courtesy of the so-called -- so-called? it's a magic piano. it's set up in a busy chicago train station. take a look. magic because it plays itself. that comes as quite a surprise to everyone rushing by. or not rushing by. mixed reactions, as they try to figure out what's happening here. some, as you see there, join in with their own instruments. some feel it in his soul. >> try to imagine how good it sounds. there it is. >> but then, some are not so happy. watch this. this is terrific. look at this. this guy actually yelled at the piano. that's not being played by anybody. a weekend, he needs two of them. take the week. it's all being done by a guy in a control room nearby, watching all of the action. that guy, yelling at a piano

mandela. here is a live look. the body of the former south african president is lying in-state for the third and final day today. officials say some 50,000 people gathered in morning and lines are several miles long and they keep coming from all over the world. this morning, reverend jesse jackson stopped by to pay his respect to a man who broke down barriers. he will be buried in his home village sunday. he passed away last week at the age of 95. >>> the fbi is launching a new initiative to find northern california's most wanted criminals. the list includes this man, daniel san diego, a domestic terrorism suspect wanted in two bay area bombings a decade ago. this is an image progression image of what the 35-year-old might look like now. the fbi gave abc 7 news the surveillance video, which shows one of the 2003 blasts at the chyron corporation that emeryville and shackly cosmetics in pleasanton. it is a story dan noyse and the i-team covered extensively at the time. the fbi believes the compa

mandela. here is a live look. the body of the former south african president is lying in-state for the third and final day today. officials say some 50,000 people gathered in morning and lines are several miles long and they keep coming from all over the world. this morning, reverend jesse jackson stopped by to pay their respect to man who broke down barriers. he will be buried in his home village sunday. he passed away last week at the age of 95. >>> twitter is out with the most retweeted tweet of the year. here to s "glee" star lea michele's first tweet after the death of her boyfriend and co-star, cory monteith. tweeted, in part, "corey will forever be in my heart" along with a pitch of the couple embrace. the message was retweeted more than 408,000 times in 133 countries. >>> last year, the president and the first lady hugging after the election victory was the most retweeted tweet. the obama administration is asking health insurance companies to make it easier for people to sign up and ge

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we have been talking about sign language all week because of the guy at nelson mandela's funeral that was doing anything and not making sense. he could have gotten lessons from this 5-year-old named claire koch, whose parents are deaf. she surprised them all by doing her holiday concert on her own signing so they could enjoy it. check it out. ♪ what a cutie pie. her parents were very proud of her. and they had no idea and were blown away. 5 years old. >> bless her. she is so adorable. >> another heart-warming story. this one has to do with an athlete. his name is zebo and he plays for the memphis grizzlies. you'll see here in a second. he was warming up and had his jersey on and went to a special needs child and he asked for his jersey and without thinking about it, he pulls it off and having no idea the incredible thing he had just done for that child and the really good pr. >> i'm sure it was genuine and way to go for him. >> awesome. >> polka coming up. ♪ ♪ politics and foreign wars all the weather all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ tapes that roll in way

abc's alex marquardt is there with him. >> reporter: as president obama paid tribute to nelson mandela, the man standing just three feet away says he was having schizophrenic hallucinations. tonight, sign language interpreter thamsanqa jantjie told us he was seeing angels. >> when did you know something was wrong that day in the stadium? >> it's when i see the angels coming into the stadium. >> you saw angels coming down into the stadium? >> yes. >> reporter: jantjie says he kept going, making signs we now know weren't real words. jantjie admits he's suffered schizophrenia in the past. >> have you had episodes in the past where you've been violent? >> yes. but now it's under control because i'm under medication. >> were you under medication on the day of the memorial service? >> absolutely. >> reporter: jantjie was given accreditation by the organizers but wasn't screened by the u.s. secret service. in fact, he said he was hired just the day before for an event attended by more than 100 current and former heads of state. the south african government told abc news they don't actually kn

supposedly interpreting nelson mandela's memorial service. experts say this wasn't sign language. the man at the center of the controversy is coming forward with a disturbing explanation for why. >> i don't know what, i see engines coming to the stadium. he says he's skrits frenic explaining he had an episode and started hallucinating. >> sometimes, you see like people and hear voices you don't understand you end up losing control. >> the south african government admits a mistake was made and launched an investigation into how he was hired and managed to get security clearance. >> probably one of the biggest events in modern world history. how could he be awill youed to get that close to such a powerful group of individuals? >> he insists he's certified in sign language and he's interpreted other events including one with south africa's president shown in this clip the south african government and gonchi now apologizing. >> if i've offended anyone, please, forgive me. >> the deputy cabinet minister admits they're having trouble tracking down the owners of the company that hired hi

the owners of company have since disappeared. >> throughs continue to pay their respects to nelson mandela as he lies in state at government building in pretoria south africa. cuban president raul was tremendous -- was one >> at the international space station, there could be a dangerous spacewalk forced because of a pump problem. katie marzullo? >> the main thing right now is the six man crowe including two americans at the international space station is safe but certain systems and upcoming supply launch are in jeopardy as long as the equipment is down >> the ammonia is too cold for us to integrate the heat exchangers that are attached. >> during the planning conference, there was technical talk. engineers are working with astronauts to fix a cooling pump similar to a car radiator, one of two which is why the space station can still function but until it is back up and running, not critical systems have been shut down to revent potentially dangerous overheating. >> in the meanwhile, we have a go stable configuration and the crew is in good shape with no issues and they are going about th

mandela. >> nelson mandela -- >> this is nelson mandela, because of the fact that he used to comb his hair to the side. >> reporter: jantjie insisted he attended high-profile events before. including this one, beside president zuma. >> if i have offended anyone, please, forgive me. >> reporter: and the south african government now saying this morning, it did not hire the interpreter. instead, the government says it paid the company he works for. owners of that company have disappeared. george and robin. >> thanks very much. >>> let's go to josh with the top stories. >> we're going to begin with a blow for holiday travelers everywhere. federal regulators have shut down dozens of tour bus companies and all because of safety violations. the nationwide crackdown comes after a series of recent crashes. 52 companies in all have been shuttered. many of them well-established bus lines that have transported school bands, boy scout troops and senior citizens. we'll have a complete list on our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! in fact, in one case, drivers for a utah company were alleged

. >> the man who did the fake signing at nelson mandela's memorial service now admits he has a medical problem. what he is blaming the incident on. >> good morning, at 6:00 on thursday. thanks for joining us. >> first an update on the weather forecast. mike? >> thank you very much, everyone. freezing cold again inland especially in the north bay, and that is with the national weather service deemed a freeze warning is needed until 9:00 this morning. with temperatures in the 20's to low 30's and the san ramon valley is dealing with the same type of temperatures so, remember, the pets, plants and pipes until 9:00. frost and 38 at bay with a few areas cooler than that. sunny and 52 at noon with a few high clouds in the afternoon and evening. 54 at 4:00 and 48 at 7:00. the poorest air quality is south bay today. that is why we have a spay spare. freezing cold this morning at 7:00, and 52 at noon, and 54 at 4:00, and milder at 7:00. headed to the coast the last spot for the day planner, is 4 this morning with clear sky and mid-50's with sunshine and a few high clouds and 47 in the evening.

nelson mandelas casket is brought back to a military hospital. the body of thant apartheid leader will lie in state for the third and final day tomorrow and will be buried if his home village on sunday. >> new details the south african cabinet minister admits she made a big mistake hiring the sign language interpreter accuses of being a fake on tuesday at nelson mandela's service. the man's movementments had no meaning and the woman on the left side is the real interpreter with the gestures clearly not matching. here is the same man with president zuma. he was complaint about then. the man said he suffered from schizophrenia and started hearing voices and began hallucinating the day of the memorial. >> time for a check on weather forecast, now, what did you have, mike? >> cold temperatures. it is a hard freeze in the value right now, with 28 in san a gallon and dublin/pleasanton and 26 in danville and 29 in walnut creek and 32 in livermore, and 31 in lafayette and the only areas not freezing are pittsburg and brentwood. although you have a freeze

people in south africa continue to pay their respects to former south african president, nelson mandela, with thousands waiting in line before walking pass the cough pin where his body is lying in state. cuban president castro was among the mourners and nelson mandela's casket is brought to a military hospital each night. the body the leader will lie in state for the third and final day tomorrow and buried in the home village on sunday. >> new details the last half hour, the south african cabinet minister has admitted she made a mistake hiring this sign language interpreter accused of being a fake. he was an impotter and the woman on the left is real interpreter and you can see their gestures do not match. here he is next to president zuma. last year the deaf federation of south africa complained of him before, and the man said overfit he suffers from schizophrenia and was hearing voices and began hallucinating the day of the memorial. >> how embarrassing. >> now, the forecast is getting warmer. >> absolutely. the afternoons are getting warm other but we will talk about what is going on

mandela's memorial service is now making global headlines. so, kimmel brought in a real sign language expert to translate the man's actual gestures. >> inside, joining in, this week, cigarettes, inside, to prove and on and on, to support, i would please to say, from me to you. [ laughter ] talking to you so far. >> is he even attempting to make sense? >> it's complete gibberish. >> kimmel also joked, when in doubt, do the macarena. >> can't go wrong with the macarena. >> that's what we do when we're in doubt. >> absolutely. >>> now, a couple of stories in the spirit of the season. engineers have done a little calculating. and they figured out that santa will deliver to 1.6 billion children. >> that means old st. nick will travel to 5,566 homes per second. not bad for a bunch of reindeer, right? eats milk and baked treats at each of the addresses, he will consume 150 billion calories in one time. 50,000-times the daily recommended intake. ho, ho, ho. >> very nice. >>> if santa stops by your house this christmas eve, you can capture it all on c

get out. ♪ >>> all over the world, millions tuned in to nelson mandela's memorial in south africa on tuesday morning. along with a moving tribute, they have seen one of the most high-profile imposters in recent memory. >> the sign language interpreter was saying absolutely nothing. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: with the world watching, paying tribute to nelson mandela, look at this man. right next to the master of ceremonies. mandela's grandchildren, even president obama. supposedly translating the nearly five-hour ceremony for the deaf. but many say his signs meant nothing at all. the deaf taking their outrage on-line. one tweeting, what is he signing? he knows the deaf cannot vocally boo him off. shame on him. we turned to a sign language expert in south africa speaking to us through an interpreter. >> when did you first notice there might be a problem here? >> he was just moving his hands. there was no meaning in his signs. he was in his own world. i wasn't language at all. >> madiba -- >> he says he only knew what was going on by watching this woman, an interpreter on so

here he is signing away at nelson mandela's memorial service yesterday. spitting distance from president obama himself. but according to the deaf fed ration of south africa he is a fraud. they noticed those "signing moves" were a little closer to in terp dance moves. the interpreter did not use the established recognized sign. the south african government is now investigating now this possibly could have happened. but the catch of the day has to go to marine jeff fangman seen here on a beach struggling to reel in a very large fish. while his wife catches it all on camera. but when they wrestle the thing to shore. take a look at what it is. a great white shark. yes a young shark. a terrifying surprise. fangman had just enough time to catch a photo op before the human was required by law to east bay where police say a man was lead away on a dangerous chase through the streets of antioch. good evening, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm dan ashley. lights, sparks are spewing from a a speeding car trying to get 8 way from police on a chase that ended i

here he is signing away at nelson mandela's memorial service yesterday. spitting distance from president obama himself. but according to the deaf fed ration of south africa he is a fraud. they noticed those "signing moves" were a little closer to in terp dance moves. the interpreter did not use the established recognized sign. the south african government is now

outrage over the sign language interpreter at nelson mandela's memorial. did he even know sign language? was he a fake and how did he get to close to the president? >>> good evening. tonight millions of americans are planning to travel by plane for the holidays as today's safety experts issued a wake-up call for pilots. they have studied a new tape of that crash in san francisco and are warning it's time to concentrate on people trained to fly the planes and not just the technology. abc's senior national correspondent jim avila takes us through this new tape. >> reporter: a new look from the airport camera at this devastating accident. clear skies in july, daylight at san francisco international, this boeing 777 cartwheels down the runway, killing three and threatening the lives of 300 more on board korea-owned asiana air. a fatal crash experts say could have been easily prevented, and the national transportation safety board today questioned why the three pilots depended on computer controls during an emergency and didn't simply manually throttle up befor

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

thousands waited in line to view the body of nelson mandela. the public is now taking it's turn standing in a line stretching for blocks the body will lie in state days. that is the sound of the pacific boy choir the voices of the boy choir filled the cathedral. this is only half of the flyer. a request forced the group to split in half to handle requests. >> dignitaries praising nelson mandela for his impact on the bay area. >> message is clear. it was not meant to be somber, but uplifting. >> we're here to celebrate the life of an incredible human being. >> the first african american mayor led the service for the former south african president. >> his values are san francisco values they took so much from him, he had courage and forgave people that put him in prison 27 years in a racially divided south africa. he left his heart open, and he changed the world. >> the divestment campaign to put pressure on south africa was carried out on college campuses and city halls and also, by local leaders. is credited with an eventual end to apartheid. >

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

where president obama landed early this morning from the memorial service for nelson mandela. he's arriving to the news that lawmakers have reached a budget deal. abc's jonathan karl is at the white house this morning. it's a modest deal. but it would hold off a government shutdown for at least two years. >> reporter: a modest deal. but given what we've seen over the past two years, this counts as a major breakthrough in washington. in addition to doing away with the possibility of a government shutdown, it would also undo many of the automatic spending cuts that were scheduled to go into effect in january, including big cuts to defense. what's most striking about the deal is that picture you see right there, how it was announced. paul ryan, one of the top conservatives in washington, and patty murray, one of the most liberal senators. coming together and announcing this deal, but, george, it still has to pass and you'll see people on the left and the right, complaining about this, because, guess what? it's a compromise, and that means neither side got everything they wanted.