that is what nelson mandela taught us. >> nelson mandela will be buried next sunday. >> and you can watch a special edition on 2020. hosted by robin roberts. >> tune in for that. as sun sets tonight toughest part of a farmer's day is just beginning. >> we're good and ready. >> you can see that coming up, the fight against freeze. >> stormy weather disrupts flights and cancels thousands of flights. >> can you imagine being the race car driver in this car? he walked from it. stay with us. >>> market surging higher from opening bell. dow closing at 16020. good news on wall street reflected good news on the job front. the wind in investor sails. the government reported employers added 200,000 jobs in november. that helped lower unemployment rates three tenths of a point to seven percent seven percent. >> winter storms have led to mass cancellations in airports around the country. dallas is the hardest hit. several inches of snow just buried that airport. 90% of the flights schedule and 2000 u.s. flights and nearly 700 flights world wide cancelled today because of the bad weather. across state

people around the world are remembering nelson mandela. the global symbol of fore behrens, peace and dignity. >> here's a live picture from south africa, where people have been celebrating the former leader's life by dancing in the streets throughout the night. you see a large crowd gathering there right now. >> abc's alex marquardt is there in johannesburg, where they're still trying to come to grips with the death of an icon. >> reporter: a new day has dawned here in south africa. there's a profound sense of loss and mourning that's swept the entire country. what's really remarkable are celebrations like this one, right outside mandela's home that we've seen spring up around the country. south africans marking the passing of this great man by celebrating his life. it was just before midnight that south african president jacob zuma announced to the nation and to the world, that nelson mandela had died. >> this is the moment of our deepest sorrow. our nation has lost its greatest son. >> reporter: tributes quickly poured in from around the

saying "nelson mandela, he changed our word." people are sharing memories and you can leave your thoughts on our facebook page. stay with us abc7 news for continuing coverage of the death of nelson mandela. we will have bay area reaction to his passing and stay tuned to america at 7:00 a.m. the program will feature a special tribute to man tell after the morning news. >> vetoing -- developing news for a girl kidnapped in the pacific northwest. police in washington state say 14-year-old romero was take were by her boyfriend, 19-year-old eduardo fabian flores rosales. look at the surveillance video. this is from her while, she is getting into her eduardo fabian flores rosales' green ford with a washington license plate. police have not released the number of the license plate. though suspect eduardo fabian flores rosales is headed to mexico and could pass through california. >> those in california view state lawmakers negatively but optimism is growing. 44 percent of those in california disapprove of the job performance of the stat

it was called celebration sunday. 58,000,000 packed to see, and hear nelson mandela. he came to the bay area with a message of thanks and hope. people of oakland and bay area have given me and and hope to continue the struggle. >> that was a moment of sheer joy. for the community and i think the coliseum was full, every seat standing room only. state senator was one of these on stage that day. now, the executive director of the training center which trains minorities and women for jobs in construction. >> beautiful person and lived life to the fullest. >> the east bay was at the fore front of the movement in the u.s. students pushing for investment. and long shoremen refused to unload south african goods. before protests, parishioners were writing checks. >> my church directed the first sign in this city, protesting apartheid back in the 1980s. >> the bay area stop was a fitting finale and the appeal of a man who spent 27 years in prison stretched beyond age and race >> i won't have missed it. bay area chosen to honor nelson mandela but buster -- the of mandela stands

tonight we are remembering nelson mandela, a man who changed this world. president obama saying just hours ago he no longer belongs to us, he belongs to the ages. at 95, his death not a surprise, but the lessons of his life still reverbrating around the globe, that long walk to freedom, brimming with humility, resilient, a determination to forgive. and there has been a huge outpouring of emotion, reaction from around the world tonight, our team there starting with abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran who joins us right now from london. terry? >> reporter: it is a profound moment for south africa and really for the world, the marking of the passing of this remarkable man and of the end of an era in human grace and dignity. in south africa itself, in the neighborhood which was a segregated township where nelson mandela lived before he went to prison for 27 years and where he went home to. there is a combination of mourning, of sorrow and celebration and gratitude, people gathering outside of his home and dancing, celebrating the life of nelson mande

. >> nelson mandela died today at age 95. his family was by his side. the announcement came from south africa's president. his struggle against apartheid made him a global symbol of human rights. good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil. he died of complications from a recurring lung infection. we have a look back at the legacy. >> born in 1918, nelson mandela was the son of a tribal chief. he was living under apartheid that led to oppression of the majority. black south africans mandela made the fight for his country his cause. in 1964 he paid the price with freedom, sentenced to life in prison. >> i have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. for which i am prepared to die. >> with mandela in chains south africans found a new rallying cry. free mandela came synonymous with demands for a free south africa. the president declerk released mandela. in the name of peace. >> he was embraced by his people and the world and became a nobel peace prize recipient and was elected president in the first free election. a triumph was the 2010 world cu

mandela and have been doing this from south africa from the soccer stadium where nelson mandela made the last public appearance with lots of joyous singing celebrating his life and president obama himself led the united states delegation include ing former presidents of the united states, bill clinton, george bush and jimmy carter. again, you are looking at pictures from gentleman chanceburg. president obama eulogized the former south african president comparing nelson mandela to gandhi and martin luther king jr. and abraham lincoln. >> obama also recalled how mandela influenced hip -- him. >> over 30 years ago while a student i learned of nelson mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land. it stirred something in me. it won't be up to my responsibility for others and myself and sent me on a journey that finds me here today. >> impressive mix of royalty, statesmen and celebrities in attendance with a list running from afghan president karzai to zimbabwe's president. again, we are looking at pictures seen from johannesburg as memorial continues for nelson mandela. >>

to honor the live and legacy of nelson mandela. the mayor lee says san francisco has felt the global movement created by mandela and mounting the loss he wanted to honor his legacy. the event will be streamed live on abc7news.com. in south africa this morning, mandela's body is in state in the capital of pretoria where he was sworn in 19 years ago as the first black president. people lined the streets to watch the process singing songs from the struggle against apartheid and calling out farewell to nelson mandela who died last week at the age of 95 with the body lying in state for three days. in san francisco at city hall, there is a condolence book for the public to sign through this friday. >> a new rally will get underway today outside oakland city hall at the plaza and among the attendees is the counsel general of south africa and readings of mandela writings and people can sign the condolence book to send to south africa. >> in stand rose protesters facing a charge of assaulting a police officer after an angry demonstration la

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

tens of thousands singing, dancing, and screaming nelson mandela's name. >> nelson mandela, viva. >> the memorial service at the stadium in johannesburg, with 94 ,000 seat soccer facility is where nelson mandela made the final appearance in 2010 and together a grateful world gathered to say good by. >> remember him for the righteousness which he has continue. >> despite the security concerns people streamed into the stadium unchecked by metal detectors, world dignitaries including four united states presidents, obama, bush, clinton and carter. president obama honored his legacy. >> delaware taught us the power of action and he taught us the power of ideas. the response of reason. and argument. the need to study not only those who you agree with but, also, those who you don't agree with. >> more than 90 countries flew in representatives from argentina to pakistan to trinidad to china. on the streets of south africa memorials large and paul for a man who triumphs over apartheid. >> we can try but we must celebrate the life of a great leader. >> after today's memorial, his body will lie

tens of thousands singing, dancing, and screaming nelson mandela's name. >> nelson mandela, viva. >> the memorial service at the stadium in johannesburg, with 94 ,000 seat soccer facility is where nelson mandela made the final appearance in 2010 and together a grateful world gathered to say good by. >> remember him for the righteousness which he has

♪ >>> and power tribute to nelson mandela, leaders from 100 countries, even adversaries shaking hands. ♪ >>> and on "world news," the music of one man's dream will rock the world again tonight.

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

we posted the question on facebook this morning and it sparked a lost comment. >> nelson mandela was not on the list and a lost opinions so we want to hear from you. mike nuclear has the forecast. >> it will be cold. no getting an it. fill be cold, again, and we will talk how long it will last in the forecast with the clear sky, sunshine is going to modify the air mass and i will show you how much warmer it will be. >> the iphone case that says it is good for your health. >> and ready to bat [[man] it's nothing but tape... [woman] it's a block. we're havin' a baby! [laughter in background] [woman screams] are we havin' a baby? [ambient crying and laughter] >>> covering los altos, petaluma, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> recognize this man? the bail writer's association announced that retired manager has been unanimously elected to the half fame in cooperstown. he got the a's to a world title in 1989 and will be inducted if july. he is the founder of the animal rescue foundation in walnut creek. ourebis will still play, getting ready for spring try outs. now it is tough to pl

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

about nelson mandela's impact on his life. very interesting, today obama shook hands with raul castro. >> headed to the east coast for the super bowl there is a game day tradition you cannot take part in: tailgating which is banned at the super bowl. it is in new jersey, no barbecues or buffet tables before big game and the head of the super bowl committee says this is because of safety concerns and a lack of space there are fewer than 13,000 parking spots for 80,000 fans so those hungy enough to get a parking spas are only allowed to eat and drink in or next to the door and cannot even pull out a folding chair. >> act would made a sweep of drug dealers in the tenderloin will be back to make more arrests in the future. we were embedded with a tophic force during the sweep fanning out in the tenderloin targeting chronic dealers near the schools. many have face charges before but they go to jail and are back on the streets. this time they face federal charges so a minimum mandatory one-year sentence in federal prison as well as

. >> the south african government is preferring funeral ceremonies for nelson mandela who died at the age of 1995. people are flocking to his home all night. the current president zum. a just stopped by. the united nations paused for a moment of silence following word of his death. we this were words of tribute from president obama. >> we will not likely see the likes of nelson mandela again. it falls to us as best we can to follow the example he set. >> memorial grew outside the embassy in washington with ten official days of mourning. people are sharing their memories of nelson mandela on our facebook payment -- page. >> now if san rafael the red cross is helping six people displaced by a house fire find shell december that break out on a home before 3:00 this morning. a dog and two turtles inside the home were okays as well, this morning. >> the police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man found lying on the street. police have identified the victim and released this photo of him. according to investigators, officers found rodriguez suffering from a wound if val

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

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

nelson mandela's death was announced last night in south africa with so many waking up learning that their beloved leader is gone. >> this morning, the world is mourning the loss of an icon. outside, nelson mandela's home, they sang and danced all night. >> we celebrate what he has achieved and given us. >> his body was moved to a military hospital hours after he died. >> the tributes or pouring in for the man who defeated the apartheid system. americans are paying their respects from indiana to harlem, new york, to brooklyn. >> he was strong. >> in washington, dc, people gathered at the statue out of the south african embassy. >> it is a sense of my boys can have the opportunity to do a lot are month things. >> president obama attending a hanukah reception at the white house, remembered mandela as a champion of human rights. >> a moral giant who embodied the dignity and courage and home and sought to bring about justice in south africa but to inspires millions around the world. >> they were moved by his long walk to freedom imprisoned for 27 years he was a global symbol of the fight

daily until the end of the month planning to send the books to nelson mandela's family in south africa. >> we are learning of the veteran held captive in north korea if a if -- for a month. the 85-year-old is at a local home. he came back to the united statessen saturday was kept in a comfortable hotel room, not a cell, and well fed, eating traditional korean food and said that is not my english when asked about the apology he read from negligent korea more than a week ago. when asked if he wrote travel ablood again he said his wife is now in control of his passport. >> cold weather has been in control of bay area but we will see if it is loosening its grips. >> it is starting to but we will have probably have another freeze tone with the areas in light blue and hard freeze in this area here. at 10:00 tonight through 9:00 tomorrow morning we will have more hard freezes. today, we will break it down: temperatures are in the mid-20's to mid-30's at 7:00, and we will hang out in the mid-40's at noon and top out in the mid-40's to around 50 at 4:00 and by 7:00 we are become near freezing t

. >> 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.

. >> 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,

. >> yes >> there is more still to come tonight at pauses to remember nelson mandela. >> and members of a boys choir chosen to perform a prominent role in washington. >> families of newtown, connecticut prepare for the annivers >>> cruise are racing to find sich people missing in the freezing nevada wilderness the couple and four children twoent play in the snow but never returned. temperatures dropped below 0. it's happening about 100 miles northeast of reno the 34-year-old, his girlfriend and four kids from 10 to 3 years old are all related >> in just hours a huge memorial getting underway to celebrate the life of nelson mandela. president and mrs. obama boarded air force one today for the flight and riding with them, former president george w. bush and his wife, laura and former secretary of state hillary clinton. bill clinton will meet them there. jimmy carter arrived and oakland congress woman barbara lee is part of the under the circumstances -- u.s. congressional gel del investigation. here is a look at the schedule of the events in south africa. >> this is where the big publi

. >> just ahead at 4:00 world celebrates nelson mandela. the freedom fighter's legacy. >> gm reaching a new milestone. the announcement is coming up. >> and labeling women. why a hair product commercial got the endorsement of cheryl sandberg. >> checking the afternoon traffic on a tuesday afternoon. here is a look at the skyway. it's usual, heavy for the cars on the left side of the screen. better on the right hand side going towards >>> south africa and the world came together to remember nelson mandela. and for hours, world leaders paid tribute to mandela's legacy. >> it was the driving rain you'd expect for the death of a great man. tens of thousands defied it, streaming into fnb stadium to pay tribute to nelson mandela. heads of state from 91 countries coming to south africa to pay respects. among them, four u.s. presidents. president barack obama arrived with george w. bush met by former president bill clinton and jimmy carter. speakers paid tribute to the man south africans called tatamantiba. >> there is no one like mantiba. he was o

. >> 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

. >> and the local kids that will be taking center stage in a major celebration for nelson mandela. no less. >> and taking a look at san mateo bridge. this is the toll plaza a six dr cash pile up shut down 2 eastbound lanes explaining why traffic on the left side of the screen is light now. these cars have to make it around that wreck, first. stay with us. to those who've been denied ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> garth brooks had big secret to share with good morning america this morning. >> well, since it's you, since we've had a history forever, let's announce it. >> okay. okay. >> we're going on a world tour in 2014. >> the 52-year-old was on the morning show to promote his album and tv special. the singer among the best selling album artist of all time. he retired from recording and performing in 2000 before letting the cat out of the bag he first joked it would be a wheelchair and a walker tour kind of thing. >> he puts on a fantastic show. result s are in and a p

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

. >> nelson mandela said your son was an icon. >> he was, yep. totally. i'm any soap sorry he never saw this. yeah, i think we would be quite proud. >> i'm david muir, for "nightline." >> a small boy with an enormous legacy. our thanks to david muir. thank you for watching abc news. tune in to "good morning america" tomorrow. and as always, we're online at abc news.com. have of a wonderful and peaceful weekend. good night. ♪ ♪ breaking stories. the man held captive in north korea and a free man. >> here at home, as wet weather moves in several homes are flooded tonight after a watermain break. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama dates. >> the watermain broke at the top of 7 hills drive. >> alan wang is there live for us tonight. alan, what a mess. >> yeah, dan and ama, this is one of the homes that was caught in the flood of water that came cascading down from the top of the hill. about the only thing firefighters could do is take what they could and dig trenches to divert the water. let me show you what it looked like shortly after the call came in around 7:0

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

nelson mandela will be laid to rest in his boyhood village. >> rebound and the first lady have back in the united states. air force one landed in maryland around 2:30 this morning. former president george w. bush and firm first lady headquarter a bush were also on board. >> in santa rosa, there was an angry demonstration over the hooting of 13-year-old andy lopez by a sheriff deputy and a protester was arrested. here is the latest confrontation . >> despite a large police presence the angry crowd was able to get up to the front door of the county jail banging on the ones and breaking glass according to the sheriff. snowed was a fellow protester arrested hours earlier. >> we want to be here to greet him when he is released and show him we back him. >> professors identified him as ramon cairo. >> we pay them to recollect -- protect us. >> several dozen marched into the city council meeting protesting the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy by a sonoma deputy. police say cairo punched an officer in the eye and hit another with wooden cross. there was a large commotion outside as the demon

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

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

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

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four american presidents on their way at this hour to south africa to celebrate nelson mandela's life as millions take to the street to remember madiba. >>> under arrest. the adventure for inspiring "127 hours" famous for cutting off his own arm when trapped by a giant boulder, arron ralston behind bars this morni.

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. >>

. >> south africans continue to by their respects to their beloved former president nelson mandela. these are pictures from pretoria where the antiapartheid leader's body lies in state the you can see the casket behind you. >> in the bay area two events are held today in his honor. for more we will go to owes reporter, matt keller, at san francisco city hall. >> the memorial is held this morning at the rotunda inside city hall to remember the life and legacy of nelson mandela. you can see the flags are at half staff here at city hall and all city buildings across san francisco through this sunday as a mark of respect. his body is lying in state in the capital of pretoria where he was sworn in 19 years ago as the first black president. the mayor said san francisco felt the movement created by mandela and he wants to honor the legacy. a book for the public to sign is available through this friday in the mayor's office, and the memorial here will start at 8:00 this morning and former mayor willie brown will chair the event and it will be streamed live at abc7news.com. >> another memori

by area leaders are remembering nelson mandela. one is a man seen visiting mandela in 1990s. williams was arrested at an anti-aparti rally in may of 1995 and nelson mandela said that movement helped quicken the end of the white minority rule. >> he's in jail and yet he comes out of jail and stands tall and said i am not going to destroy. i came here to liberate. that's who he is. >> abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez spoke to two former students that helped win divestment against aparti in south africa. >> reporter: these students had a man to help end aparti in south africa. the year was 1985 and the students were from berkeley. nancy was the leader of the divestment committee. >> it was student leaders like myself, community leaders, faith-based leaders where the city of berkeley was the first city to divest in 1979. there was already all this activism. >> there were daily rallies at the plaza. students began camping out until berkeley police staged a raid and arrested dozens of protesters. one of the leaders of the demonstrations was the student body president, who spoke t

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

. >>> still to come, remembering nelson mandela. the tributes here and in south africa. >> and the great christmas light fight. and the bay area family trying to take home a win in the battle over the best holiday display. >> and we are keeping an eye on the cold weather and the live doppler 7hd. sandhya p ♪ 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. ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. it feels good to be a helping hand. to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-exist

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

. >>> also next, remembering nelson mandela. we'll have the tributes here and in south africa. >>> and the bat kid returns. the san francisco giants player he inspired and the challenge that all-star pitcher is now to those whoworried...... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 1-800-752-6631. >>> welcome back, everyone. glad you're with us on this saturday morning and glad to bring you live pictures of snow, yeah, live sky 7 hd above mt. hamilton. that always a very white image but now look below on the ground. all of that snow. that just falling in the last several hours. that's 22 degrees on mt. hamilton right now. gorgeous wintry sight for us this morning. >>> the search for a missing bay area pilot and his family is scaled back in idaho. silicon

. >>> today nelson mandela was remembered with a national day of prayer and re flexion. mourn -- reflection. mourners gather in front of his former home. president obama and the first lady will be attending a memorial service on tuesday. in the bay area there will be a book for people to pay tribute to nelson mandela, starting tomorrow in oakland, san mateo and hayward, on wednesday there will be a civic memorial at city hall in san francisco. >> a pg&e worker is being treated for minor burns after a job-related accident. he was responding to a power outage. the worker was trying to put a transformer in a box. the transformer failed and he suffered burns to his hands and face. other crews rye placed the transformer. power was returned by noon. >> how a california man got a jump on ringing in the new year. plus, holiday parade too hot to handle. what investigators say caused this float inferno. temperatures are dropping out there tonight. we'll find out how much longer this cold snap will last. thosed ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied covera

. >>> 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

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

. >> 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

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

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

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