until the last breath nelson mandela fought the odds as he had done all his life. >> nelson mandela's legacy were emblazoned in the sky all those years ago. above all the legacy is found in the minds of ordinary south africans, black and whid, the people he led to freedom. >> jessie duarte was nelson mandela's special assistant. she told us what it was like working with him. >> we had a good working relationship. madiba was a strict employee, but strict in the sense of much more strict on himself. he was punk tul -- punk tulle. he had great ideas about meeting people. he needed to meet the people of south africa and talk to them about the future and where we needed to go. he spent a great deal of time talking to the people at home and engaging as he did with many african leaders to talk about un iteming the countryman. madiba's greatest wish was to reunite the african continent and believes we should un item the people of south africa. in many ways he was a symbol of freedom in progress. on a personal note, you know that he's gone, but will live on in the hearts of many people. i was

nelson mandela, first black south african president. but nelson mandela was on the u.s. terrorist list until 2008. extraordinary. >> absolutely. and to some extent, it's a little dismaying, you know, at a personal level, i feel somewhat nausiated, to be blunt about it, by the level of hypocrisy of some leaders who are lauding nelson mandela today and in the days since his death who were against the poll says that he stood for and are trying to whitewash his legacy to brush over the fact that he was a freedom fighter and believed in redistribution of wealth and land particularly. that he showed a great deal of solidarity with the palestine cause; that he vehemently opposed the war in iraq; that he stood by the cast roes and cubans. we are looking at hamid karzai from afghanistan. he is arriving, talking about the spread of his reach and word. some people might find controversial. >> he was one of the elders, and we saw them arriving. what sort of impact have they made? i think they have taken the message of nelson mandela to heard. if you look at the kind of work that peo

you for sharing nelson mandela with us. his struggle was your struggle. his triumph was your try you triumph. in through speeches both white and black south african s mourned around the country together. >> there is nothing that we can do more for this country. i just want to say thank you to him. >> reporter: mandela's vision of today's rainbow nation was formed when he was an activist in the think of south africa's apartheid rule. his multi cultural embrace was evidence with his friendship circle as world leaders paid thanks some using his clan name, madiba. >> like the south africans who mourn madiba with their chants, we proudly carry african blood in our veins. >> we stand proud of you, madiba, bringing venues of freedom, solidarity, equality, sacrifice, and human dignity. >> reporter: for all his life he has strived for the liberation of africa nations and championed the dignity of the african people. >> many honored mandela 's crusade for con sol days. >> there are many people who feel-- >> in 1961 after years of sta

the world will remember nelson mandela as the father of his nation. whose revolve and leadership through decades of oppression, and 27 years in prison, forced south africa to end the cruelty of apartheid. and whose dignity inspired not only his own homeland, but those that work for freedom and civil rights across the world. we begin with the great man's own words. the ones we will all remember of him. >> difficulties he once wrote to his wife, wreak some men. but make others. real leaders, he said, must be ready to sacrifice all, for the freedom of their people. i can rest only for a moment before with freedom, come responsibility and i dare not linger for my long walk is not yet ended. his long walk ended today, as he died at the age of 95. this is the moment of deeper sorrow. yet what made him great is what made him human. we saw in him what we seek in ourselves. >> looking back now to the headdy days in 1990, and the days after that, the excitement throughout the world even the months after that, leaf him here in the wrights. joining us here in the

where leaders are moving in now to remember nelson mandela. nearly 100 heads of state and leaders, former president of the country, nelson mandela died thursday at the age of 95. a national tribute to mandela will take place at a johannesburg soccer stadium with thousands of ordinary south africans, including cube afternoon president raul castro. al al jazeera's ali velshi is joining us from south africa. tell us what you're seeing, there are so many dignitaries there for the commemoration of his life. >> i heard said, short of the united nations, this is the largest gathering ever held. like president obama and president george w. bush. jimmy carter arrived earlier, we were actually on the same plane, and i subsequently sat down with him and interviewed him to discuss his relationship, his long standing and very close relationship with nelson mandela. interesting point as the world celebrates nelson mandela jimmy carter says in all the times he talked to him nelson mandela never thanked him for what the american government had done to end apa

. >> the official mourning service for nelson mandela is over. tens of thousands, dozens of world leaders attended. these are the pictures at pretoria. nelson mandela's body will be driven to the union building where it will lie in state for three days. >> demoonks demonstrations in ukraine. battles on independence square. there has been 10 days against a decision to rebuild ties with russia. protesters want a closer relationship. >> general motors names its first female ceo, mary barra, who has been in charge of quality development. those are the headlines. john siegenthaler is up next. i'll see you back here at eight eastern time. see you then. mandela. >> this is a day of celebration and not to mourn. >> talk of reconciliation and a handshake that reminds us of healing yet to come. >>> l.a. confidential the latest scandal to rock southern california's law enforcement. allegations coming from behind cars. >> some members of the sheriff's department consider themselves to be above the law. >>> and feeding frenzy. the main attraction on the north

about nelson mandela is allan bosak. >> i appreciate you being here. i have to point out you are an iconic and important figure in your own right remember we are talking about a man that is more than a generation behind nelson mandela a and involved in the se struggle. can you talk about the inspiration that he was even those years a he was hidden awa. >> he was an invises invis i ir and he is a strong symbol of the memory othe -- in the memory ofe people of what he left behind. hiand his determination to stand for the ideals he stood for. >> he was an indescribable inspiration for us. i have never heard his voice or seen his face but every time i spoke about mandela i knew this was the leader h we need. >> was he able to give direction to those of you involved in the movement to thre try to change things. >> the only contact with the outside word was his lawyer and his wife. and they could not speak strategy in prison where everything's was tamed and the police new what wal was going o. what he fought for and struggled for and was willing to sacrifice

in 1965 he had a nelson mandela day. >> there was a firestorm. some of my bers friends stopped me in the street and said, how can you do that? there were phone calls, and my wife received one that said let him burn in an oven talking about me. i was fully aware of all the political implications. i really didn't give a damn. >> reporter: it was another year before the boycott ended in 1993. smith says the boycott was a success. it became leverage to promote greater economic opportunities for african-americans in the hospitality industry. it also led to the construction of the first african-american owned hotel and convention center on miami beach. years later smith would visit mandela after he was elected the south african president. >> what i learned from mr. mandela that, one, nobody hands you a dream, especially the bigger the dream, the less likely that somebody is going to hand it to you and the bigger the dream, the bigger the sacrifice. >> how did mandela view his treatment in south florida all those years later? smith said mandela forgave

nelson mandela died on thursday at at the age of 95. he was given the name rolihlahla dalibhunga, translated as trouble maker. to his clan he was madeba. to his country he was tata. the world will remember nelson mandela as the father of his nation, whose resolve and leadership, through decades of oppression and 27 years in prison for south africa to finally end the cruelty of apartheid. his dignity inspired the people of his own homeland and those that worked for freedom and civil rights across the world. many offer tribe utes that somehow seem to full short of describing nelson mandela, so we began with the great man's own words, the ones we will all remember of him. "dif", he once wrote to his wife, "break some men, but make others. real leaders must be willing to sacrifices all for the freedom of their people. i can rest only for a moment for with freedom come responsibilities, and i dare not linger for my long walk is not yet ended." >> but that long walk came to an end. tribeauts been pouring in. those who knew him or who are insp

former president jimmy carter reflects on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >> that spirit of nelson mandela is embedded deeply in the heart and soul of the south africans... >> they worked side by side for freedom, now president carter talks about mandela's global impact. a revealing interview you won't see anywhere else. >> i've never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states... >> talk to al jazeera with jimmy carter only on al jazeera america imoflt who have done their duty in their efforts to if find job but there are others who do not. it's time to step up and take care of one ever its own. after seven years, our family should not be struggling each day without this loving, caring man we love so much. the rawrnian government excess they don't know where bob levinson is, the video was sent from a pakistani internet cafe but then the investigation goes cold. randall pinkston, al jazeera. >> trueman national security project and a former marine corps intelligence officer. andrew let's start with what we heard from the government, which has >> every morning from 5 to

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former president jimmy carter reflects on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >> that spirit of nelson mandela is embedded deeply in the heart and soul of the south africans... >> they worked side by side for freedom, now president carter talks about mandela's global impact. a revealing interview you won't see anywhere else. >> i've never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states... >> talk to al jazeera with jimmy carter only on al jazeera america sense of security but today again it reminds us that >> after ten days of mourning for nelson mandela come to a close this weekend, america tonight takes a look at the icon and the era from behind the lens. john marinovich was called the bang bang club that chronicled a transition to democracy. >> mandela's life was linked to mine, my grandmother said he was a good boy, there was a twinkle in his eye and he was polite to my grandmother. mandela was the garden boy next door, and he would greet her nicely. once i saw him going otownships o townships that are out of bounds for white folks and vice versa, pulling pictures of mande

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>> to clear all the things that were in account of everything. >> nelson mandela's funeral gives quanele a reason to go home. >> two minutes. >> he sees his family only once or maybe twice a year. it's a long expensive trip. >> that's my mother. >> the family greets us warmly. and his grandmother leads us in song and prayer. [♪ singing ] >> amen. >> amen. >> she owns the land where hes extended family lives. 15 people, about 25 acres. >> see my garden. >> it's beautiful but it's not much here for a young man who needs a job in a sometimes corrupt system. >> if you don't know people like in the high positions, so i'll never find a job. so more special people like me who had to work were not educated. so no job at all. >> the mood is one of celebration and reflection as the world says good-bye to nelson mandela, buried in nearby qunu. like so many south africans, suffer by comparison. >> there is nobody like him. nobody replace mandela, i don't know if it's a grandson or his son, whatever, no, no way. >> quinele watches the funeral proudly , quietly, proud to be of the same tribe at mand

former president jimmy carter reflects on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >> that spirit of nelson mandela is embedded deeply in the heart and soul of the south africans... >> they worked side by side for freedom, now president carter talks about mandela's global impact. a revealing interview you won't see anywhere else. >> i've never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states... >> talk to al jazeera with jimmy carter only on al jazeera america al jazeera america is growing and now more americans are getting the high quality, original, in-depth reporting al jazeera america is known for. >> to find out more about al jazeera america go to aljazeera.com >> every morning from 5 to 9am al jazeera america brings you more us and global news than any other american news channel. find out what happened and what to expect. >> start every morning, every day, 5am to 9 eastern with al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. we now continue our reporting about the overlooked victims of sexual assault in the military, the male service members. according to the pentagon almost 14,000 men

nelson mandela will be buried at his childhood home of qunu. you can get the latest news on aljazeera.com, and we'll see you back here at eight eastern time. on america tonight, not my fault, man. the case that raise as point in question about justice. can you be too rich? for you to say that because i have money, i can do as i please in this country. >> also tonight, break up gone bad. her ex-s online revenge. >> what if my students see this, what if my colleagues see this. and the face off, over a frozen frontier. why everyone wants a piece of some of the most inhospitable places on earth. ♪ . >> and good evening thank you for being with us. we begin tonight with a look at crime, punishment, and the judgement it connects the 2. a stunning decision in a texas courthouse led to new questions about fairness and the legal system. parental responsibilities and whether you can be just too rich, to know any better. etalage counts admits he was too drunk. the 16-year-old's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. the truck was going alm

former president jimmy carter reflects on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >> that spirit of nelson mandela is embedded deeply in the heart and soul of the south africans... >> they worked side by side for freedom, now president carter talks about mandela's global impact. a revealing interview you won't see anywhere else. >> i've never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states... >> talk to al jazeera with jimmy carter only on al jazeera america still experienced some racial tension. so my parents who both started out in segregated schools made sure i knew my history as a young african american girl. they made me learn about martin luther king's march on washington and watch nelson mandela's acceptance speech when he first took the podium as president. >> so help me god. >> fast forward 17 years later. i'm an eager college senior. and it's no surprise i chose south africa as the place to go for my fellowship. when i got there, i started teaching kids in one of the country's poorest townships, kids all born the year that mandela was freed. they were, as we say in south

. >>> people stood for hours in pretoria, south africa to say farewell to nelson mandela. his body is lying in state. this weekend he'll be laid to rest in the eastern cape. those are the headlines at this hour. i'm john seigenthaler. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. i'll be back here at 11:00 eastern. you can get the latest news on aljazeera.com. >>> on "america tonight," sexual assault in the military. breaking their silence to report men suffer, too. >> i thought god would protect me. god didn't protect me. and that's the toughest betrayal of all. i also feel betrayed by the government and the military. >> an "america tonight" exclusive, inside the mission to heal their pain. >>> also tonight, sliding into civil war. the crisis in the central african republic, and what's behind the violence. >>> and an unlikely voice helping the women of afghanistan be heard. >> she needs to know that she's the only female in afghanistan ever that has ever appealed a case. >>> good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. sexual assaults in the military, in recent m

. >> nelson mandela's body returns to his home-town ahead of his funeral. thousands lined the roads. secretary of state john kerry arrived in vietnam and spoke with business leaders about trade. tomorrow he'll inspect farming projects. that's where he commanded a boat control during the vietnam war. it was a trying day for travellers. thanks to a snow storm from the midwest to the north-east, from chicago to new york. 900 flights have been cancelled. the wintry weather making driving dangerous. indiana police warning people to stay home. those are the headlines. america tonight is next on al jazeera america. good evening, i'm joey chan. this is america tonight the weekend edillegals. >> lawmakers grabble with providing support for women, men have been coming forward with their experiences. the pentagon acknowledged that sexual assault against men in an interview is a problem. in an exclusive report they are more common than you think. america tonight's correspondent met a number of men and for the first time they are going public with their survival stories

i think of nelson mandela in the last few days how his quiet term brought more attention, and more sound to that fury, so i wonder whether in a sense, in a smaller way, pussy riot may have made more of russia the the world aware of what happened. >> well, certainly, that's a consequence of the suffering they have endures over the last couple of years and yeah, their notoriety and their inspirational activities have caught the world's imagination. and i think it's interesting to contrast that with the reaction there is in russia, where as i said before, the vast majority of people think they got what they deserved. and that they should sort of stop complaining basically. so we will see if they have made any lasting impact on russian consciousness. and perhaps inspired a younger generation to ask questions and challenge what are clearly unjust situation in their country. i doubt it. as i say, clearly there have been some good things that happen today, and people should not have been in prison are being released let's hope. but that doesn't suddenly change the nature, and as i said, i think

mandela after his passing. it came no prize that a former amateur boxer was a fan himself. mandela used sports to help inspire and bring together a post-apartheid nation. apartheid may seem to be far, but not to those who suffered under it. his dream was deferred because of apartheid. >> the soccer field is full of broken dreams. he started as a teenager destined to be a star. he played left midfield and went proat 19. they called him -- pro at 19. it all ended. >> this is my golden boot and it scored a very beautiful goal. 1983. >> his home is full of soccer triumphs. and memories of playing german teams when he was just 20. >> the way we played, we couldn't match any, any country. we could match brazil then, could match italy, we could match germany. >> on the streets of soweto, outside johannesburg, he was a celebrity. >> zero, my hero. >> we would all know the name zero the hero, if it were not for apartheid. because all of south africa's teams were not allowed to travel. >> it could have been far much bett

nelson mandela had a photo of the demonstrations in mexico city and one of the posters joining african athletes, black athletes in protesting apartheid smuggled into his prison community on robin island. they took a great deal of solace and encouragement from that photo. >> people say look, it's sport, it's just the games, let the sports be about sports. can it ever really be separated? >> no, it can't be. if the president of the united states had not put gay people on the delegation that's going to russia, that would have been perceived as a political move by broad sectors of the world. he put gay people on that delegation because it was representatives of american society and who and what we stand for. in the late 1800s, the mod he were olympics was reestablished to invigorate french youth and inspire them to achieve french empire and domination particularly over non-white peoples of the world, that they had dominated in the past with tremendous repression. it's always been political. there has never been an olympic games that was not political in some guise or manner and this is no

i am jonathan betz. [ music ] >> a day of prayer and reflexion for nelson mandela. services are held in south africa and half a world away in the u.s. to honor his legacy. >> linennon comes krarning down >> peace keepers in the central contr control. >> massive problems in the midwest, a big winter storm pushes towards the east coast.

obama will attend the ceremony for nelson mandela on tuesday. it's part of a week of events to honour the south african leader. those are the headlines "america tonight" is next. check >> into this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm morgan radford with your headlines. a cold snap across much of the country is paralyzing travel on the road and in the air. several deaths have been linked to the icy weather which is bringing snow to the midwest, the family of a u.s. veteran released from custody is asking for privacy. merrill newman is spending his first day back after an 85-year-old was detained by allegedly commit iing crimes. france says hundreds more troops arrived in the south african republic to safehe