mandela, mr. nelson mandela. a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. >> after all of those years in prison, mandela could have used his political power to fuel a wave of violence against white oppressors. instead he spoke of one country. >> i greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. >> mandela and south african president f.w. de klerk formed an unlikely alliance that in 1993 would win them both the nobel peace prize. a year later, mandela would run for president himself. the stunning aerial images in the towns surrounding johannesburg. the people of south africa lining up for miles allowed to vote for the first time. and nelson mandela, among them. it was a milestone filled with symbolism. a black man, former political prisoner, about to become president. >> it was exciting to be able to exercise a right which in my 76 years was denied to me. i felt very excited, it was as i already said, the realization of a long cherished dream. >> south africa belongs to all its peo

. >> ahead for the first time, nelson mandela family reacts publicly to his passing. also, a reported decision by the sonoma sheriff's department is ♪ thank you grandma for the dolls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ i'm ninja kicking through the halls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ mom's posting pictures on your wall. ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the importan and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. ♪ i picked it out in a snap ♪ what made it genius ♪ was my camouflage wrap ♪ that's my kind of holiday [ music playing ] >> as darkness fell, mourners celebrated the life of former south african president nelson mandela outside his home in johannesburg today,

an emotional tribute for nelson mandela. thousands of people and one of the largest concentrations of world leaders. i believe that's curt franklin from earlier. sounds like him. from earlier this morning. and he really had the crowd going. president obama called -- yes, that's curt franklin. president obama calling nelson mandela the last great liberator of the 20th century. >> he thanked president mandela for setting him on his own, what he called improbable journey to president. four american presidents there. along with 90 world leaders. much more from that coming up. >>> we're going to switch gears. and get to the strange story. a texas district attorney, fighting for her job after she was arrested for drunk driving. all of her behavior caught on tape. and despite that, she says she is refusing to resign. >>> and we have a diet soda shocker. new research that people are making the switch away from the low-calorie carbonated drinks. we're going to look at why they're not as popular as they used to be. >> a sea change in

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.

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

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

. >>> 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

. >>> 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

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

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nelson mandela was a hero of our time. i've asked for the flag at number 10 to be flown at half-mast. i'm sure a thought echoed around the globe. and this one, we spoke about the impact of nelson mandela on the world. but his impact left this world. and rightfully so, looking down from the heavens. nasa tweeted, in honor of nelson mandela, who died today, here is an image of south africa from the international space station. it certainly looks, from there, from that vantage point, united. >> it was like a global hug last night on twitter. social media can be used for good. and as you said, nelson mandela spent 27 years of his life in prison. we're going to look, now, at those years. what they were like for him and his family. and the kindness he received from someone you might not expect. one of his prison guards. when nelson mandela was sentenced to life in prison in 1964, he left behind his wife, winnie, and five children. over the 27 years that followed, he held on to his connections with family through these letters. >

the first time i saw nelson mandela was at yankee stadium in 1990. six months after he had been released from prison. i was in awe, probably we all were. but then he did something that charmed all of us. >> you now know who i am. i am a yankee. >> reporter: as a college student, i read about this man serving a life sentence for fighting against apartheid. i was fired up by the slogan, free mandela. years later, at abc, i traveled to south africa to embezzle his birthplace and qunu, where he you up as a small child. and where he will be buried alongside his parents. and earlier this year, i spent weeks in pretoria, outside his hospital, after waives of waives of south africans came singing and dancing, celebrating his life. ironically, mandela's hospital room was not far from the courthouse where, in 1963, he and seven co-defendants were tried for attempting to overthrow the white rule government. the trial began in this courtroom in pretoria. there was no jury. a judge would decide the fate of the defendants. the maximum penalty, death by hanging. a

the weekend of nelson mandela. and this may actually question your faith in humanity on this one here. 'tis the season for giving. but some people this year, are all about the taking. according to philadelphia police, the man and woman seen here in this surveillance video are real-life grinches. caught on tape, stealing christmas from their own neighbors' doorsteps. watch as moments after fedex makes their delivery, this duo pulls up in an suv and approaches a house with nobody home. the male suspect grabs the box stashed inside the front door. the scroogey couple meets back at the car. their arms loaded with their holiday haul. the loot bounty so big, they have to pop the trunk to fit it inside. police say 28-year-old amanda beason turned herself over to police on friday, after friend recognized her in this footage, aired earlier in the week. >> she showed up with the two packages and herself, and surrendered. >> reporter: and overnight, investigators say this man has gone from pinching presents to donning handcuf

plap nelson mandela was not a particularly religious man. today in churches and houses of worship, prayers and song. and in his nation, to move beyond apartheid. >> to keep his legacy going, we need to keep living what he's set out for us. >> he was a hero. he fought for us. he suffered for the whole world. >> reporter: the mood remains more celebratory and that somber. overnight, the family spokesman speaking for the first time. >> in our hearts and souls, he will always be with us. >> reporter: today's national day of brprayer kicks off a week-long semibrags. mandela made his last public appearance at the 2010 world cup. president obama and the first lady will be there, along with former president george w. bush and mrs. bush. former president jimmy carter. and former president bill clinton and mrs. clinton are expected at the funeral on sunday. next sunday, the state funeral in his hometown on the eastern cape. his long-time friend and lawyer, george bizos. >> he will go down in history, i think, as the revolutionary who didn't believe in

nelson mandela was not a particularly religious man. today in churches and houses of worship across south africa, prayers and songs for the man who had an abiding faith in the human spirit and in his nation, to move beyond apartheid. >> to keep his legacy going, we need to keep living what he's set out for us. >> he was a hero. he fought for us. he suffered for the whole world. >> reporter: the mood here remains more celebratory than somber. overnight, the family spokesman spoking to the media frp the first time, with mandela's grandson close by. >> in our hearts and souls, he will always be with us. >> reporter: today's national day of prayer kicks off a week-long celebration. next up, a memorial service on tuesday, taking place at the fnb stadium in johannesburg. mandela made his last public appearance at the 2010 world cup. it's confirmed, president obama and the first lady will be there, along with former president george w. bush and mrs. bush. former president jimmy carter and former president bill clinton and mrs. clinton are expe

life. ♪ nelson mandela nelson mandela ♪ >> reporter: but to grasp the true measure of what he means to south africa, listen to the children of this land. >> he's the one who fought for our freedom. >> reporter: mandela, who in his 27 years in prison was denied the chance to raise his own children, reached out to kids here when he was president and as an elder statesman with a special flair and joy. because of him, they dream big here now. what do you want to be when you grow up? >> i want to be a lawyer. >> reporter: a lawyer. excellent. >> i want to be a pilot. >> reporter: a pilot. i want to be a police. >> reporter: police? a nation transformed. mandela's body will lie in state right back there in the union building. the center of government. once the center of apartheid's oppression. and this week, the site of the ultimate honor for the man who brought down apartheid. >>> and, terry, that service tomorrow as you mentioned, a a massive memorial service. more than 90,000 people will be there, 90 world leaders. a massive security challenge, too. >> reporter: huge challenge for this

dyson, we talk about nelson mandela, the politician, nelson mandela the moral leader. also a man of impeccable psychological insight and emotional intelligence. >> incredible. the kind of arc of his moral intelligence is rather incredible. it's rooted in practical principles but shows what motivates people. how their psychies can be damaged, but also uplifted. in that sense you've got to be a major motivator and inspirer and understand what moves your opponent, what moves your enemy, what moves your ally, and foster the alliances and allegiances necessary to make the nation stronger. i think in that sense he was a remarkable human being. >> and we said, dr. frasier, so much of that gained in prison, so much insight gained in those times in prison, were there any moments -- forgive me if you don't know the answer, but were there any moments when he feared or got close to the breaking point? >> that i don't know. but i can imagine as a human being one would. in 27 years, not just in jail, not just in the cell, but in hard labor. we forget, i think, often that he was out

for many a jaw-dropping moment at the nelson mandela memorial. the criticism overnight and the white house explanation. >>> and in trouble, the 6-year-old boy accused of sexual harassment. the first grader's parents are outraged. >> i kissed her hand. that's what happened. >> reporter: the school district's strict policies in a case getting national attention. this wednesday, december 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> happy wednesday, everybody. hump day, hump day, hump day. got here quick, didn't it? hump day. it is so overdone. >> it is overdone but i have been saying it for years. i was in before it was cliche. >> so we're allowed to keep saying it. >> we are grandfathered in. >> we've got "insomniac kitchen" coming up. a holiday treat. are you excited? >> i'm saving appetite these days. it is a sweet treat for insomniac kitchen. we have a pumpkin pie cake. >> pumpkin pie cake. >> can't get better than that. >> can't wait. >>> we will begin with an incredibly happy ending in nevada

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

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

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. saying, "meeting nelson mandela at his house in johannesburg was a truly memorable moment in life for me. he was an angel." >>> and as we pay tribute to nelson mandela, a celebration of his life. >> truly. these artists are coming out more and more throughout the entire day we get updates via e-mail of who was tweeting out next. presidents tweeting out and not only the people who are in hollywood. of course we leave you with one example of the way his life inspired artists everywhere. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> if you are like us, your facebook and twitter feeds are filling up with quotesnelson >>> if you are like us, your facebook and twitter feeds are filling up with quotes by nelson mandela. >> his words inspired justice in his own nation and the better part of the last century they moved men and women just about everywhere. here's nelson mandela in his own words. >> south africa is a -- there's room for all the various races in this country. to spend 27 years at the

south africa's memorials for nelson mandela. the remembrances far and wide as president obama and other world leaders head to johannesburg. >>> stunning announcement from singer susan boyle who captivated the world with her humble roots and winning voice. ♪ i dreamed a dream in time gone by ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> private diagnosis and why she's decided to make it public. it is monday, december 9th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good monday morning, everybody. how was your commute in? >> it actually wasn't so terrible. i know i'm one of the lucky ones. what was the west churning has hit us now. >> philadelphia really got bombed where i am on the jersey shore not too far away, maybe 90 minutes away, got six inches. it is wintertime. >> you are closer to the water than i am. i probably got three inches. still bad. >> let's talk about the wicked stuff out there. we begin with then storm that moved to the east coast, heavy snow and ice that triggered deadly pileu

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

. >>> 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

abc's byron pitts from outside mandela's home. >> reporter: nowhere has admiration for nelson mandela been stronger, expressed more passionately than a few feet from his doorstep outside his home where the beloved statesman took his last breath. >> by singing and dancing, it's a way of showing our appreciation. >> he represents this country. >> reporter: nelson mandela will be laid to rest in grand style. tuesday, a memorial service like the world has never seen. some 95,000 people packed inside the stadium. wednesday through friday the former president will lay in state in pretoria, the nation's legislative capital. next sunday mandela will be laid to rest in the small village of his boyhood on the eastern cape. those closest to mandela say they will miss the simple things. >> you first met mandela when? >> 1948. and friends ever since. >> reporter: 85-year-old george bezos was one of mandela's closest friends and his lawyer. he remembers his friend's consideration even at the hospital these last months. >> he said, george, make sure you take your jacket with you, don't leave it behi

but you're about to meet the little boy who inspired nelson mandela. it was just more than a decade ago, the world first met little nkosi johnson, the south african boy born with hiv. he'd lost his mother to aids, and at a time when south africa was unwilling to talk about the disease, nkosi bravely stood before the world and did. >> we are normal. we are human beings. we can walk, we can talk. we have needs just like everyone else. we are all the same. thank you. >> reporter: that woman, giving the thumbs-up right there, is the woman who would adopt him, gail johnson. and the two of them together would start a shoe-string shelter for mothers with aids and their children. they called it nkosi's haven. >> we're full. this is a small house. it can't fit the other mothers who are hiv. they are dying. >> reporter: it was a year after that the world lost little nkosi. but years later, we decided to travel back to south africa to check in on the mother that adopted him. >> that's the baby daycare center. >> reporter: we found a sprawling village she built in

the great statesman, nelson mandela. >> we will never see the likes of nelson mandela again. >> reporter: but he really belonged to them, ordinary south africans, his people. and they poured into fnb stadium by the thousands, ignoring the cold soaking rain that never stopped, to say farewell to their leader, the man they call madiba. his clan name, their liberator. they seized the moment cheering and dancing and at times taking over the formal ceremony. >> please tone down your singing. >> reporter: across the country in huts and homes and businesses, south africans stopped to watch and listen. president obama who received a raucous welcome from the crowd spoke about mandela's closeness to his people. >> his struggle was your struggle. his triumph was your triumph. >> reporter: four u.s. presidents attended this grand memorial service. that's never happened before overseas and they seemed to get into the festive spirit of the event. president obama joining the british and danish prime ministers in an impromtu selfie while president bush posed with bono of u2. this may be the most histori

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

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

nelson mandela will be released from the prison. >> there is mr. nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. >> reporter: released at the age of 72 in 1990. he remained ever vigilant that his country and freedoms rested in the hands of the people. >> i stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant. >> reporter: and for the people of south africa, mandela's release ushered in a new era of hope and the end of apartheid. >> today the majority of south africa, black and white, recognize that apartheid has no future. >> reporter: in 1994 south african's cast their ballot in the first democratic election. >> this morning applause for the first black voter in history. >> reporter: mandela became the country's president, the first elected by all its people. >> we are all south africans. we have had a good fight, but now this is a time to heal the old wounds and to build a new south africa. >> reporter: after ruling for five years, nelson mandela passed the torch to the next generation and became an elder stat

but we move on next tonight to nelson mandela. and today his life, his unconquerable spirit celebrated around the world. on the shores of india, a tribute. and children in pakistan holding a candle light vigil, joy on the streets of new york. and in washington, one little boy waving his hand in the shadow of his hero. the preparations for mandela's memorial service are underway in south africa tonight. abc's alex marquardt is there. >> reporter: south africa awoke today to a new life without mandela. alongside tears, there have been nationwide celebrations, like tonight in soweto township, to honor the spirit of the man who united this country. outside mandela's house today 18 year olds shovan and temelo told us they came to say thank you. >> if it wasn't for mandela we wouldn't be friends. >> really? you feel like he brought you together? >> he brought the whole country together. >> reporter: in soweto we met 92-year-old kate modikwane who met mandela in 1949 and hosted him for dinners right here at this table. >> he used to come

graca was there so we're always around him. ♪ nelson mandela nelson mandela ♪ >> reporter: mandela touched so many, so deeply. this afternoon, we met a young entrepreneur in a shanty town near pretoria. he built his internet cafÉ with his own hands, and despite the desperate poverty here, he's dreaming big. >> twenty years in the future, maybe, i might be another mandela. >> reporter: you can feel it here, at this spontaneous memorial outside his home, mandela's presence in the lives and dreams of so many. and tomorrow, at the unprecedented gathering of presidents and princes and ordinary people, the whole world will say good-bye. diane? >> thank you so much, terry. later on byron pitts will have more on mandela and a powerful moment that shook a racist culture to the core. >>> and from south africa we head now to some strange pictures out of north korea, the mysterious nation has confirmed a shakeup at the very top, a deadly family feud. the unpredictable leader kim jong-un ousted his uncle and mentor who was considered the power player in the shadows. he was being arrested right there d

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. >> in south africa, a grand international tribute for nelson mandela was underway in johannesburg with a joyful crowd dancing in the stadium as president obama honored the legacy. our reporter has more on the celebration for a man who changed the world. >> the world descended on johannesburg to celebrate the life of nelson mandela. tens thousands singing and dancing in a downpour. that is a sign in after a. >> when it rains it means your goals are welcoming you. >> four united states presidents, obama, bush, chip ton -- clinton and carter, joins 94,000 in the soccer. president obama greeted cuban leader raul castro, coming together to honor the man that south africa called madiba. and madiba would give voice to the claims of the oppressed like martin luther king. >> his lifelong fight for freedom is remembered through song. ♪ madiba >> and prayer. >> we beseech you in your great loving kindness, the soul of nelson mandela. >> three of his grandchild took the stage. amen, women, and children side-by-side, dreaming the same dream. >> residents of his home village watched the memorial l

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

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'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

south african president nelson mandela passed away yesterday at 95. the fight against racial and political segregation made him an icon for freedom. it is at 9:00 at night in south africa and petroleum -- people are gathering out his home to sing and pray and honor the leader. we have the latest on the memorial and funeral services. >> plans are set for the farewell to nelson mandela. >> we should all work together to organize the most fitting funeral for this outstanding son of our country and the father of the nation. >> on sunday, south africa will remember him during a national day of rare and reflection. on tuesday they gather for a memorial service at a 90,000 seat stadium. the body will lie in state for three days before he is laid to rest december 15th. today across south africa, large crowds gathered to remember delaware's -- nelson mandela's triumph over apartheid. >> from indiana, to new york, to washington, dc, americans paid their respects to south africa's first black president. >> it is a sense for me of my boys can have the opportunity

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until it is done. >> honoring nelson mandela is planned for 8:00 at city hall. you can see it live at abc7news.com. >>> a lot more to bring you. first princeton and then uc santa barbara. what is being done to stop meningitis at a california college. and imagine breathing this every day. it can't be good for you, right? there is a new campaign pushing the benefits of smog. what's that about? and one man's mission to cheer up his wife battling breast cancer and now helping women all over the world. the power of a pink tutu. stay ♪ pose! yeah! ♪ flash! yeah! ♪ get the family to strike a pose, ♪ ♪ and show off your brand new clothes! ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ no presents beneath the tree? ♪ ♪ wait a minute, now i see ♪ my gifts are above me ♪ that's my kind of holiday where police are investigating another fatal shooting tonight. it is the second one of the day. it happened around 10:30 near louisiana street. police are searching the area for the shooter right now. they are not yet releasing any other details. the other fatal shooting

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

now people are sharing the memory of nelson mandela on our facebook page. leave your thought at facebook.com slash abc 7 news. >> new tonight at 11:00. san jose state taking the first step toward addressing what prosecutors call a hate crime against a black student. university has appointed cordel retired judge to head task force that will investigate what happened and recommend ways to ensure san jose state is a welcoming community. student protestors demand action from ask leaders following the he have las vegas that what it students tormented black roommate for week in the dorm room snapping a bicycle lock around his neck. >> east bay regional park police say 3 richmond teenager raped 2 girls after getting them so drunk they passed out. the assault took place last friday in picnic area of the park off mcbride avenue in richmond. police say the suspects one 15 years old and two, 17-year-old supplied the alcohol. the girls ages 14 and 17 woke up the next day and realized they had been sexually assaulted. told their family who then called police >> there's

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also, mourning nelson mandela and the delegation heading to south africa next week. and how to avoid getting sick over the holidays while traveling. and he is back. his return visit to san francisco and how this will help other ♪ thank you grandma for the dolls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ i'm ninja kicking through the halls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ mom's posting pictures on your wall. ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ i picked it out in a snap ♪ what made it genius ♪ was my camouflage wrap ♪ that's my kind of holiday on sunday in south africa and today we learned that president obama and former presidents george w. bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter will attend a tuesday memorial service for nelson mandela in johannnesburg. this as family and friends remember the former leader of south africa. >> this represents the country. >> nelson mandela will be laid to rest in grand style. on tuesday a memorial service like the world has never seen. some 905,000 people packed -- 95,000 people packed in the stadium. the former president will lie in state in the nation's

. >>> south africans packed houses of worship to celebrate the life of nelson mandela. today's national day of prayer kicked off a series of memorials leading up to mandela's burial. president obama and first lady michelle obama will leave for africa tomorrow. they will join former president jimmy carter, bill clinton and george w. bush at a national memorial service on tuesday. >>> back here in the bay area, people began signing a memorial book at skyline memorial park in san mateo county. you can sign the book until the end of the month. the cemetery plans to send it to mandela's family in south africa. another book of condolences will be available at san francisco city hall starting tomorrow. >>> thousands paid tribute to "fast and furious" star paul walker at the site he died at the car crash. they added items to an already large memorial in los angeles. local car clubs organized the gathering via the social media. the sheriff estimated 5,000 people attended and some even cruised by the crash site in their own sports cars. you. >>> legal trouble for hiker aaron rals

here to pay tribute to the life of nelson mandela. as you described, world leaders, they're shown on the screen from time to time. people roaring their approval as they see one after another enter the stadium. and this is a stadium that has just been filled with song. with music. the south african liberation movement was a revolution in song and there are times it feels this whole stadium is one vast choir and an excellent one as well. well. you asked about it here, you can join in, there's no question about it. it's that kind of day, despite the rain. in african tradition, i'm told rain at a funeral means the person was blessed. it's been pouring here in soweto. and there's no doubt that nelson mandela is a blessing to south africa and to the world. that's what we're seeing here. it is a thrill to be here, no question about it. through this cold and soaking rain. the spirit of the place, warming this event, without question. george? >> i think we'll hope that it rains all day long there in south africa. let's go outside the stadium,

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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

nelson mandela is already one of the most quoted men on the planet. his words helped bring an end to apartheid and still inspire those fighting injustice today. >> we are here because you took the humane decision that you could not ignore. the inhumanity represented by the apartheid system. we have never doubted in our minds, even during the blackest hour, that eventually we would win. >> even as we celebrate, let us remind ourselves that our work is far from finished. where there is poverty and sickness, including aids, where human beings are being oppressed, there is more work to be done. >> i have completely retired. i have no influence. i am now a has-been. don't call me. i'll call you. your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples for homemade. you need safeway sugar for just a buck eighty-eight. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another only two ninety-nine for challenge butter. and when hands get messy, quite surely they'll say, yum! wow! yay! what a sweeter holid