>> the last time that i saw him was actually at the inauguration of president jacob zuma. it was a passing on of the torch first to m becky, then to jacob zuma, but he was still the moral force that will held that country together and he still is and will continue to be. >> and we are almost out of time. i've got to throw this into you. you knew the mandela days. there's been a lot of disappointment in thao mbeki and jacob zuma on management levels and personality wise. do you think nelson mandela would have been happy with the country he's left behind now? >> no, he would never be happy until the hungry are fed and the naked clothed and the sick are healed. but they start the out with a nation where 85% of the people were discriminated against. they're probably now down to 70% of the people hole still in poverty. but we have in this nation probably 30% of the people are still in poverty. so we've got a long way to go. >> ambassador young, thank you so much for your time. >> fascinating >> other world leaders have been inspired by mandela's ability to fib his enemies. a ma

. >> reporter: jacob is home. >> he arrived in the united states monday morning. >> reporter: but how the american businessman returned to the u.s. is a mystery. arrested in 2011 in bolivia, managing a rice business and accused of laundering drug money. in may 2012, he his wife said the family was puzzled and dismayed by accusations. >> the worst part is that he's an innocent man. he didn't do anything wrong. and he proved that innocence in the court of law. >> reporter: last december after spending 18 months in prison without being charged and his health failing he was put under house arrest. an interview with cnn and espagnole, he strongly denied the charges. >> the reason this putting in jail because my associate in switzerland is want ford narco trafficking and without the judge seeing evidence. >> reporter: actor sean penn, who took up the cause of his freedom, traveled to bolivia a year ago and met with president morales. >> we're honored and grateful. president morales received juice penn told the associated press he was extracted from the south american country in a humanitari

we also have video of this same interpreter next to president jacob can be zum mallast year. this isn't a man who appeared once. it's someone close to the government for some time. we should also mention that president. zuma is facing corruption charges in other areas. that's a massive complaint people have in this country about the government. unfortunately, it may be showing that south africa today is a far cry of that of nelson mandela years ago. >> errol, it it is puzzling and troubling. they've got a lot of questions to be answered. it doesn't make any sense what happened there. erroll, thank you very much. we appreciate it. as he mentioned, nelson mandela now in his final resting place. his funeral was held over the weekend in a village where he grew up. about 4500 people pack aid huge at the present time for the ceremony mandela was buried near the graves of three of his children. >> a 30-foot bronze statue of mandela was unveiled in pretoria as part of today's national day of reb conciliation. he was sworn in as president in the city nearly 20 years ago. it's beautifu

members speaking and the main appreciation and tribute will be read by current south african president jacob zuma all taking place tomorrow. this is a massive stadium. it holds, we're told, around 95,000 people. we're told that ordinary south africans, there's no tickets or anything to get in. first come, first served. that's going to be a very coveted line to be in tonight waiting till the early hours of tomorrow morning. south african time. of course, there will be many screens around the country for people to be able to follow that memorial service. we don't know how long it's going to last. it's budgeted to last a few hours. it may go on for many, many hours longer than that. i think also so important, you mentioned robin was talking about zelda la grange and her own feelings as white south africans. it imd roos me of that incredible thing he told a journalist, while i was in prison my hatred for the white people decreased but my hatred for the system increases. so he was committed to toppling that system but then of course, why does everybody love him and respect him? because he was abl

joseph, the son of jacob. the son of isaac. the son of abraham was thrown into a pit with snakes by his brothers. full of hatred and jealousy towards them and then he was sold into slavery and compiled from his father and from his home for 22 years. many of which -- >> i think he was more a methodist if i'm not mistaken but a man of strong religious faith out wardly. >> no. his family told me he wasn't a man of faith. he believed in infinity. what is key about mandela when you look to him and his sense of himself and where he got his strength from, where, in fact, he got his spirituality from was the rural roots, his african traditional existence. we will say it over and over again. his childhood was filled with rituals and ceremonies and that still was very much in the way he thought even as he, you know, emerged as a modern man, you know, with a law degree and he became president. this is why there is this wonderful mixture of faith that is more deeply rooted in these ancient traditions of africa. >> we have to take a break.

joseph, the son of jacob, the son of isaac, the son of abraham -- >> the bishop of south africa there. as we listen to the prayers, how did it become the multicultural country that nelson mandela wanted? >> it's multicultural by natural in the demographics. it's not the nonracial. it's from the point of view of the equality of all citizens. and that really has to do very much with an economic divide that continues to persist. as well as the element that create that economic divide. townships are divided bay houses. there are educational discrepancies between the community. i think that there's still more work, significant work to do to make it nonracial in the sense of equal opportunity for all. that was also mary robinson, next to archbishop tutu. and those two are part of the elders. >> pain on him and so many millions of others in order that our diverse south african family would not be -- >> a reminder from the rabbi of the pain inflicted on nelson mandela, as dr. frasier was talking about, earlier. those years in prison. he survived. in some ways he thrived. his spirit thrived. v

they have booed loudly whenever jacob zuma's picture was put up on the screen. i am hearing chanting and singing beginning. that is going to be heard on the stage and is clearly a slap at president zuma. you can simply tell that the crowd in this stadium as the president speaks is virtually sitting on their hands, just about 30 seconds ago, we heard the first applause for president zuma, and it was rather subdued applause at that, very little of the explosive reaction that we've seen from some of the other speakers, especially from president obama, who was very well received here. we were down in the stands and talking to some of the folks just after he spoke. one man told me we love he's hes celebrate the life of nelson mandela. we can't wait until he gets started on his third term and he gave that a big laugh. that's the scene inside the stadium. it's thinning out, half full right now. some of these folks have been here for nine solid hours now. the gates opened at 6:30 johannesburg time and a huge rush of people came in. a lot of people put in time sitting in

and eventually that announcement from president jacob zuma that nelson mandela had died shortly before midnight south african time. outside his home many south africans have gathered, both black and white. fitting that it is both black and white because they are what nelson mandela was all about, that both races should equally mourn this man, so loved and adored in south africa. >> pelley: deborah , mandela retired from public life way back in 2004. what impact will this have on the nation now? >> reporter: many south africans will only wake up to the news that he has died tomorrow morning because they would have been asleep when the announcement was made. and this is going to be a call for unprecedented mourning in south africa. it's no surprise that nelson mandela died but that doesn't mean that the loss won't be felt. i'm a journalist who has covered mandela for many, many years. i'm also a south african who feels the pain that many south africans will be feeling. how do you summarize the life of an extraordinary man in a few words. he always had a twinkle in his eye, greeted you as

frome news coming tonight south africa and president jacob zuma. scott thuman has the reaction from the newsroom, including from president obama. yes, a feeling of tremendous loss worldwide. the breaking news today, the announcement at age 95 nelson mandela has passed away. labeled,early understandably, the most heralded, accomplished, most below to fighter to end racism, that was his lifelong goal, and he succeeded in many ways, ending apartheid in south africa. in the past year, people had been very concerned about him. he spent several months in the at one point a candlelight vigil was held outside 24 hours straight in south africa. , spendings released the last several months being tended to around-the-clock, as many as to to doctors -- as 20 to doctors trying to take care of the icon. unfortunately, the last couple days his family made a clear things were not going well, then today the news. of the countless people who , president obama talked about the inspirations that were set into motion and fulfilled on so many levels by nelson mandela, a

day one was thursday and the announcement by jacob zuma. on to friday, day two, books of condolence will be placed so people can pay their reports and record memories of the man they knew as madiba. on saturday, day three, formal invitations will be issued to world leaders. most will want to attend if they can't. sunday, day four, and the media begins a long process for those wishing to cover nelson mandela's final days. nelson mandela's coffin will be moved so the sowetta distribute. the stadium has a capacity for 95,000. on tuesday, nelson mandela's body will be moved to the union building. this is the seat of the south african government and the rehearsals will begin at the state mem yore jal. on wednesday and just, day seven and eight. the state memorial service will take place as the country says its final goodbyes. on friday, day nine, there's spected to be a symbolic inspection. it will be flown to the family compound in the eastern cape. after all of that, on saturday, day 10, nelson mandela's burial will take place. we are told it

. >> reporter: i'm jacob ward live in miami. i'll be showing the you future of robotics that could save your life some day. we'll have that in a moment. the stream is uniquely interactive television. we depend on you, >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> the stream. next on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. tÑ >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. let's take a look at today's headlines. south sudan appears to be on the verge of a full blown civil war. today four u.s. service members were shot down during a mission to evacuate american citizens from the region. the pentagon said the four are in stable condition. president obama is now in hawai'i where he'll spend the next 17 days. today in his weekly address the president said he's looking forward to 2014 and a spirit of bipartisanship. >>> nasa astronauts are working on a damaged coolant pump. this is day one of the effort that will take three days to finish. >>> thank

science and technology correspondent jacob ward has more. >> this weekend, robots are coming to save you or at least they're going to try. they're driving vehicles, climbing ladders, and cutting through walls, as part of a sort of robot olympics held by a government agency called darpa, the defense advanced research agency. and so that a machine like these can somehow rescue you and me. resulting in a situation where humans need to charge in and fix things but where doing so is suicide. the nuclear emergency at fukushima is an example. the idea of in competition is to develop robots to send in our place, that human rescuers might. the robots are trying to complete eight task force this weekend, they have been given a long time, a full half hour to achieve each task. think of these robots as toddlers slowly reaching for the steering wheel trying to keep their balance and generally falling over a lots. d aarpa is the many government's most insane agency, their idea was the network that could somehow survive a nuclear attack, the result was the internet. the agency bets big on weird ide

we learned from president jacob zuma that mandela will be given a full state funeral on sunday, december 15. the white house has confirmed president obama and the first lady will travel to south africa next week to take part in memorial services. we will have full coverage and area begin in johannesburg -- johannesburg. >> they come from all walks of life and all communities to pay respects outside the home of nelson mandela. the sense of bereavement is palpable. to some, almost private and personal. together,so a coming a nation united in mourning but also in celebration of the life of the man they call madiba. >> people are celebrating the life of nelson mandela. i think he would want us to celebrate his life. >> we kept holding onto that and i hope with the spirit going [inaudible] prepares forfrica a state funeral of unprecedented proportions, what kind of nation mr. mandela leaves behind. is possible to overcome hatred and anger in order to build a new nation and a new society. lson mandela went to prison and a great young man. committed to letting his enemies by violence if necessa

. >> correspondent jacob ward checks out the new technology. >> a year ago a start-up founder and vice president of a tech company in san francisco bought 1,0003d printer. he made keys. >> i lock myself out of the apartment. i picked up a lock-pick set to pick my way in and realised, "hey, instead of walking three blocks to a locksmith to make a copy of a key, i can print one at home." >> he realised he could make others' keys by take pictures on a cell phone. he can photograph a normal key, literally one on a bar, feed the image into his 3d printer and produce a working copy. >> keys are simple. to get a key to work you have to outline the shape, a 2d shape and you have the key. >> is the thickness important. >> no, it just has to be thin enough to slide in. >>. >> these are red herrings. i have a book there which has the top five key types, and that covers 95% of the u.s. >> ras can is a nice guy with a high-paying job. he's not looking to break into anyone's home. he wanted to make a point. >> my hope is that people realise keys are autodated. these thingses are really just senses o

we learned from president jacob zuma that mandela will be given a full state funeral on sunday, december 15. the white house has confirmed president obama and the first lady will travel to south africa next week to take part in memorial services. we will have full coverage and area begin in johannesburg -- johannesburg. >> they come from all walks of life and all communities to pay respects outside the home of nelson mandela. the sense of bereavement is palpable. to some, almost private and personal. together,so a coming a nation united in mourning but also in celebration of the life of the man they call madiba. >> people are celebrating the life of nelson mandela. i think he would want us to celebrate his life. >> we kept holding onto that and i hope with the spirit going [inaudible] prepares forfrica a state funeral of unprecedented proportions, what kind of nation mr. mandela leaves behind. is possible to overcome hatred and anger in order to build a new nation and a new society. lson mandela went to prison and a great young man. committed to letting his enemies by violence if necessa

very good friend, producer of my records, and jacob on the drums. >> what will we hear on the after-show show? >> a song called "christmas time again." >> thanks for everything. we'll see you next week. >>> and a fox news alert, good morning, some major new enrollment issues with obama care. it's just days away. as you can see, healthcare.gov shut down for repairs again last night. all of this as we learn that thousands of applications that were submitted through the online exchanges never made it to many of the insurers, and those people may not be approved for coverage come january 1st. isn't that a requirement? i'm jamie colby. great to have you here. >> i'm eric shawn on this sunday morning. this whole issue stems from ongoing problems in what they call the back end of the website. that's where the forms are supposed to be processed. some insurance companies say those forms often arrive incomplete or just plain wrong. peter is here with what this means to people who think they have signed up. >> between launch day and last week, about 15,000 people who think they signed up for insura

jacobs hopes the mystery tipler spread the wealth at her own restaurant across the country. >> please, come to apartment 13 in new york city. avenue c in the east village. aask for me, please. [ laughter ] >> the waiter at harris has worked there for 20 years as a buser, bartender and waiter and is about to get married. >> just in time. >>> we have a cold snap to talk about. >> we have a turtleneck on. >> you know it's going to be cold. very chilly around the bay area to start out the day. look doleddest weather of the season so far -- coldest weather of the season so far with cold air diving in from the gulf of alaska. temperatures will plummet over the next couple of hours. look at the direction of the air that's coming from the north and spreading back toward the coastline and offshore. so you're getting dry air. when the winds calm down we are seeing colder temperatures. right now we have 31 degrees concord, 38 san jose. reports of frost around the bay area even along the bay and toward the coastline. some of these temperatures down into the 20s. throughout the day today that cold

the president government, jacob zuma, his administration, they have a lot of work to do. 10 days, two weeks. people are celebrating, then what? reality sings? >> good to see you again. let's take a look at the live picture again as we get you to break. celebrating the life of nelson mandela. jump in here, ali. >> nelson mandela and the new president is no nelson mandela. south africa has some problems in front of of them. >> we'll take a break. after a break, this is al jazeera america. >> we are back, welcome back to the continuing coverage of the death of nelson mandela. look at this. this is the apollo theatre in harlem. >> that's beautiful. >> memory of nelson mandela. >> remember the days before apartheid was over, you could go to harlem and buy the stalls that the guys were selling, "free nelson mandela." it was nelson mandela central. >> i was actually in a room, in a theatre, and i can't remember the year. i've been trying to think of the year, and he was there. i saw stephen harper of canada, all of canada mourns with the family, and the citizens of south africa, the world ha

larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> freezing rain advisories are posted from chicago to the east coast this morning. >> our coverage continues now with accu-weather where meteorologist justin povick is tracking the storm. good morning, justin. >> unfortunately on the east coast it's another sloppy start to our monday. dealing with freezing rain and a little bit of sleet. there's some light at the end of the tunnel as warmer temperatures arrive later on today. for the next couple of hours, potential for a little icing central and northern virginia, central maryland, d.c., philadelphia, new york city, you are already in the clear. as we go in to this afternoon, the high temperatures area-wide warm over the freezing mark. we will look at the plain rain for a handful of states. this is, by far, better to deal with rather than the sleet, the snow and freezing rain. here's a set up. warm flow of air from the south. still showers along 95. cooler temperatures not too far off to the west. back to you, john and diana. >> all right. justin povick at accu-weather, thank you very much. >>> now to

(boos) jacob zuma's government is mired in allegations of corruption and cronyism and he stood to speak the crowd syriaed him. but in the mandela spirit of reconciliation, the leaders of nations who barely speak today shared the same stage. president obama shook hands with cuban president raul castro. the two countries haven't had diplomatic relations for 50 years.óñ since 12980. >> whether it's quality, whether it's great products, whether it's financial results. if you're going to do it, you need to do it well. >> pelley: as head of global product development, barra helped develop award-winning vehicles like the cadillac c.p.s. and the chevy corvette. jean jennings is editor of automobile magazine. >> she's smart as a whip. she's been added in every single important area. in these last couple of years she's really proved it. really proved what she can do. >> reporter: barra joins a short list of female c.e.o.s that includes meg whitman at hewlett-packard, virginia rometty at i.b.m. and patricia woertz at archer daniels midland. but among fortune 500 companies only 8% of top-earning

now, the service itself is expected to include tributes by south african president jacob zuma. and u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon. i'm joined by haru mutasa in soweto. it's a sombre occasion, despite the fact that people are dancing and enjoying themselves. do you think people will use this as an opportunity to look at south africa today, and see how they live? >> yes, exactly. a lot of people are thinking about the future of south africa. even though it's raining and cold, people are filing in. people have come from all over the place. this group, for example, have arrived. >> where did you come from? >> okay. we are from nigeria. we are here to deliver a message from his holiness. he declared that former president nelson mandela is a saint of our time. and from henceforth everybody in africa, south africa and the world at large should address him as saint nelson mandela. >> what does he mean, nelson mandela, to nigerians, as a hole? >> nelson mandela is a true example of the teachings right out of the cross which has forgiven humility and humanity. nigeria also has forgiv

president jacob zuma was the one to break the news this afternoon. let's listen in. freedom andled for healing. he had the respect of the world. his humility, his compassion, and his humanity gained him their love. reverencealso word that will unlikely be ever paralleled. come because quote i think this sums it up very well, sums up the legacy of nelson mandela, from the former south african president himself. he said, "if i had my time over, i would do it the same again. so would any man who called himself a man." >> scott thuman, thank you very much. as the world mourns the loss of nelson mandela, a look back at the profound impact he has had on history. karen travers reports. >> born in 1918, nelson mandela was the son of a tribal chief. as a young man coming faced daily humiliation of living under apartheid come a system of government enforced racial division that led to the oppression of the majority black south africans. mandela made the fight for his country in people's liberation his calls. in 1964, he paid the price with his own freedom, sentenced to life in

lung infection after three months in hospital in a statement in south africa national tv presenter jacob's mom said nelson on the left of politics was no peace. he also won the noble peace prize and eventually retired from life in two thousand and four sickness among fellow would receive the full state funeral. it is likely to take place takes on tuesday he was one of the world's most repeated statesman after the team because ofrisoned for twenty seven years. as you french president francois allowed to send a friend to add to the tree operation to protect civilians in the central african republic the list immediately sought a legal fry station to the un security council he said that the number of friends keeps president nepal and the nation currently a six hundred and fifty eight doubled within a few days if not a few hours reinforcements from neighboring states can be used to sit in the uk operation would be quick. it comes to the schools of people died and for securing fight in the republic's capital goma. he was attacked them. nominations close to fun swap with ease without to dispose o

another statement from jacob sioux zuma. the nation has lost its greatest son and he said our people lost a father, which is very -- not only was he. >> great quote. >> such a father figure for everybody around the world. he had such influence. >> no doubt about it. look at the "washington post" and the headline the nation's healer is dead. first quote from president obama. he no longer belongs to us. he belongs to the ages. that is a powerful, true quote. and the prisoner who became president, south africa's leader, a symbol of moral force. >> all of the things that he was, where he was iconic and legendary and he became such a big thing, the next headline from the new york daily news sums up what he was. it says nelson mandela 1918-2013, farewell dear friend and i think a lot of people were able to connect with him in such a way where they felt not only was he a mass pif man where they couldn't touch him but interconnected to our lives in a daily basis. >> the best of humanity right there. certainly will be missed and cele

today was a day of reflection and prayer by jacob zuma. in churches and temples across the country services have been held. we are just a couple of miles for orlando stadium in soweto. that'll be the site of a mainly junior memorial service. president obama and other world leaders will attend. on sunday the funeral service will be held. nelson mandela will be buried in qunu, his home village, it was be a small affair. people will learn to educate the yawning as to whoa he was. >> it's are remarkable scope. what are the messages coming in from religious leaders? >> well, you can put it simply. from father sebastian at the largest catholic church in soweto, he told me a couple of hours ago that nelson mandela paved the way. now we need to walk it. his sermon is we can live back to the past, let's take what he did and move ahead. that's a basic message religious leaders are having over the country. here in soweto all the reflection and prayers is manifesting itself in a massive and joyful street scope. we have seep seen parade, dancing and si

(boos) jacob zuma's government is mired in allegations of corruption and cronyism, and he stood to speak the crowd jeered. but in the mandela spirit of reconciliation, the leaders of nations who barely speak today shared the same stage. president obama shook hands with cuban president raul castro. the two countries haven't had diplomatic relations for 50 years. in his speech, castro said mandela was convinced only through dialogue and cooperation could differences be resolved. >> reporter: the body of nelson mandela has been moved to pretoria. once the seat of white government here in south africa, and where nelson mandela ruled as the first black president of this african country. for the next three days, scott, his body will lie in state in the capital so the citizens of south africa can pay their respects. >> pelley: bill whitaker, thank you. some conservatives were critical of the president's handshake with raul castro. we wondered whether anything like it had happened before. well, our research department tells us it did-- in the year 2000, when president clinton shook hands with fi

secretary general, and a not so warm response for south african president jacob zuma. the whos an indication of widespread believe that he suffered by comparison with the man he is here to remember. gathers here to family members including the past. >> they are coming together. i think that would have made how everybody are shaking hands, and celebrating his life. >> there was thunderous applause, and to the joy of the people, criticism. >> there are too many people who happily embrace man done ba's legacy of racial consolation, but passionately resist even modest reforms. that would challenge chronic poverty. and growing inequality, there are too many leaders but do not tolerate dissent from their own people. memories of another man who spoke for the people at another gathering in this specific place. memories of the day 23 years ago, when mandela walked out of prison, and paid homage to the masses. i have spoken about freedom in my lifetime. your commitment, is your discipline has released me to stand. >> you today. on this day, the people pay homage to their leader

specialist jacob montgomery of the army national guard and dexter, his pit bull puppy. they were separated after montgomery's apartment was destroyed. the dog was found 19 days later under the rubble. he learned about it from n a facebook message from a neighbor. >>> next a comeback story you don't want to miss. >>> finally tonight one of the great success stories the world of wildlife. the return of green sea turtles to the coast of florida, decades after they were placed on the endangered species list. there was an increase in nesting this year capping a remarkable recovery. here's nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: on a remote beach on the east coast, newly hatched green turtles struggle toward the water's edge to begin life at sea. once faced with extinction, green turtles are now on a remarkable comeback, a success story cheered by environmentalists. >> they are majestic, charismatic animals that intrigue us. the world would be a poorer place without them. >> reporter: they eat sea grass and adults can weigh more than 400 pounds. in the spring, females dig nests in th

we ask jacob, a geologist in yellowstone volcano observatory. >> the worst case scenario is out there on earth. there are big systems. the more likely scenario is a smaller eruption. >> he says the threat is small, but admits this. >> if the worst case scenario happens, it's not a big thing, it's a big event. it's a lot of ash that comes out. it will interfere with works with civilisations. similar if an asteroid hits the planet. >> if you go to yellowstone, enjoy the site and wonder and remember what is going on underneath your feet. >> we have learnt a lot this year about how the u.s. government spies - that's because edward snowden stole government secrets. he surfaced against with an offer for brazil. al jazeera's correspondent has the story. >> appealing to the people, national security agency whistleblower edward snowden published an open letter in the brazilian newspaper on tuesday. he hinted at requesting political asylum but alluded he'd help brazilian investigators uncover more information about efforts. he wrote: >> his appeal was met with mixed reactions in sao polo. >> ed

worked to grieve mandela's death and celebrate his legacy announcing the news the country's president jacob zuma said his nation has lost its greatest son after memorial service expected to draw tens of thousands of mourners mandela's body will be flown to his home village and he will be interred on his family estate according to his wishes are just fall asleep the legacy of the iconic leader. he's the man who pulled a troubled and divided land back from the brink of civil war the man who after twenty seven tough years behind bars walks free from prison in his heart was not to avenge but i think that his greatest legacy to this country is reconciliation but in the last three decades the world tightest he published the image of nelson mandela an image recognized around the world only coca-cola is bishan own but a man who struggle for racial equality again south africa's ruling white minority had a dark side the world has conveniently forgotten about now someone better than either of you know struggle. i read they call. someone. and brace violence as a as a necessary political instrument at a

. >> president jacob zuma announcing a week of funeral services for the anti apartheid icon, dealing with the opening and closing of the world cup. an inauguration and coronation all combined together. on sunday, south africa observes a national day of prayer and reflection. tens of thousands or mourners are expected to attend a public memorial service. on tuesday at the soccer stadium, the site of the 2010 world cup final where mandela made his last public appearance. the former president remains then lie in state at government buildings from wednesday until friday, then two days later, mandela also known as madiba, will be laid to rest in south africa. >> well, president obama and the first lady will travel to south africa next week to pay their respects. the president speaking about mandela's spirit and legacy after getting word of his passing. saying simply that mandela belongs to the ainges and that his struggles and triumphs were an inspiration. the president also ordering flag t at halftime. >> mandela being honored around the world and also high above the world. nasa tweeting

had been in failing health for some time and the news came from the current south african president jacob zuma who said and i quote here, "he is resting. he is now at peace. our nation has lost its greatest son. our people have lost a father." you're looking at some images of nelson mandela through the years really considered to be the father of modern south africa, a great unifier of both white and black south africans, spent 27 years as a political prisoner and in spite of that rose to become the president of the nation and as you can hear, people talk about his generous spirit. >> truly a symbol of peace and forgiveness as well. we have heard reports that he was with family and friends at his house last night when he passed away. some close family friends were also in johannesburg in south africa when he did. >> vinita nair has a look back at nelson mandela's life and legacy. >> and one wonders what must be passing through mr. mandela's mind at this moment. >> reporter: after 27 years in prison nelson mandela walked into freedom, against all odds the leader of rebellion against south a

jacob ward has our report. >> reporter: there is nothing quite like the good egg. >> a good egg is fresh and it has a rich-colored yolk, and it tastes almost like chicken if you really think about it. i worked in france for a couple of years and made thousands of omelets. as does any cook that works in france you make thousands of omelets. personally, i don't see any reason that i would ever need to replace an egg with anything but an egg. with 7 billion people eati eating -- eggs this company says it is make a fake egg that tastes as good and costs less. >> 99% of the 1.8 trillion eggs come from places that aren't too good. they consume a lot of resources and we think like the horse and buggy that we can do better. and it's not fit for a better world. >> reporter: they are the first company looking for plants that can replace eggs in all sorts of foods. the company's first product is a plant-based mayonnaise called just mayo. >> it has the whole arc of mayonnaise. brightness and smoothness, and i feel slightly sick at the end of it the way i'm supposed to. if you were to crack mayonnais

as jacob ward reports from florida, while the rest of the field struggled one team emerged as a clear winner and the clearest glimpse of the future. >> here at a speedway outside miami florida robots are trying to do simple things. climb ladders, close valves and walk across rubble. some day when they are stable, fast and strong enough to rush into a nuclear mement down or chemical -- meltdown or chemical leak, they could save your life. the tasks look easy, but they are hard. these are robots to work alongside us in spaces intended for human being. they have to be compact. they have to do the tasks autonomously. they carry powerful promises. >> the machine is capable strong and fast, at the same time being stron and fast next to me. >> the competition is sponsored by darpa. the name that everywhere is talking about is google. google acquired a company called schaft. they are very secretive and don't like to be interviewed. you can catch a glimpse of them here. the idea is google has put its food down here, buying a company that makes robotics, that is known for a company known for th

. >> this announcement made this afternoon by the south african president jacob assume zuma. >> the civil rights legend passed away at age 95. mandela had become a symbol of triumph after spending 27 years in prison trying to end racial and political segregation in his country. >> i have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. it is an idea for when ch i am prepared to die. >> nelson mandela was the country's first black president just as president obama was the first in the united states the two did meet face-to-face, but not while leaders today, president obama says nelson mandela was his inspiration. >> today, he's gone home we've lost one of the most influential, and pro foundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. he no longer belongs to us. he belongs to the ages. >> president obama is expected to travel to south after rick why for the funeral. >> this is a scene just minutes ago in south africa. a crowd gathered outside of nelson mandel' home. some have put on the south african flag during this remembrance. >> the impact on his country c

jacob ward, al jazeera, monterey, california. >> as we get to those colder months, we need to turn our attention to syria and the refugees that are on the turkish side of the border. since the last two and a half years we're now up to about 500,00500,000 refugees to the nf syria. we have a winter storm that is coming here and in the next few days we expect to see if 12 inches of snow just in this region. with such a high population of people they are running out of fuel for cooking, they are running out of fuel for heating and unfortunately we don't see any help in this area over the next couple of months. so this is a situation we will be following as we go into the colder months. here in the united states we are also dealing with very cold air clear across the central plains. the temperatures here have been probably the coldest we have seen so far this season. we are actually looking at blizzard conditions across the region. right now bismarck is at 8, fargo is at 3°, you factor in the wind chill we're well below zero, many locations even chicago are under zero°. visibility below a

jacob ward introduces us to the people and the machines vying for that prize. >> this weekend, robots are coming to saver you or at least they're going to try. they're driving vehicles, climbing ladders and cutting through walls as part of a sort of robot olympics run by darpa, and it's also some day a machine like these can rescue you and me. big industrial disasters often result in a situation where humans need to charge in and fix things but where doing so is suicide. the nuclear emergency at fukushima is an example. the idea in this competition is to develop robots to send in our place, ones that can use the same vehicles, doorways and tools that human rescuers might. the robots will try to complete eight tasks this weekend. tirts first time these teams played up of universities and companies have ever attempted to build a robot so complex. they have been given a long time. a full half hour to achieve these as th these task tasks. they are in charge of really insane research projects. the most insane one once upon a time was the concept of a computer network that could somehow sur

his death was announced by jacob zuma, who called mandela south africa's greatest son. the celebration has been remarkable. people of all stripes taking to the streets, singing, dancing and celebrating his life. his death came as no surprise but as a new day dawns in south africa many are waking up with a deep sense of loss over this national and global hero. alexander marquardt, abc news, johannesburg. >> alex, thank you. >>> president obama called himself one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from nelson mandela. he ordered flags at the white house and across the country to be lowered to half staff. karen travers has reaction from around the world. ♪ >> reporter: outside of the home where nelson mandela died, they sang in memory and mourning. >> great fighter, strong man. >> reporter: south africa's president delivered the long dreaded news. >> our nation has lost its greatest son. our people have lost their father. >> reporter: president obama praised the man he called a personal inspiration. >> we've lost one of the most influential, courageous and pr

that's the official residents of the current president jacob zuma. there'll be many memorial services throughout the country during the three days. there'll be a state funeral. however, we have information because at that funeral nelson mandela's family and the world will say goodbye to the first nobel peace prize laureate and will be attended by world leaders, the president, mrs. obama, david cameron and his wife. the final details of the state funeral have not properly been worked out. it is reported to be sunday 15th, but it's not guaranteed. that will be the day hes buried in his ancestral home. it's 450 miles since johannesburg. that is the site of the - of three of his children and close family members. it's in a place like this that nelson mandela. madeba, will lie in peace forever. >> that was al jazeera's john terrett reporting. >> delegates from iran, the u.s. and five other world powers are preparing to iron out the details of a deal to monitor iran's nuclear program. talks are set for geneva, focussing on when the talks will be held. dipl

that's jacob black stock. but his friends call him bog. >> that's what my friends call me. >> he greets his users and introduced the new holiday comics. you can plug yourself in next to frosty. they make new cartoons every day. we have a small team. we have a little writers room that's led by me and some of the other cofounders. >> remember the writers room from "dick van dyke"? >> after his monologue alan flogs his writer and kicks the dog. >> here it is with bit strips, complete with comfy couches that they sent us from toronto. >> we do it in stick figures. we have a stock of index cards. >> eventually the index cards make it on to a giant wall, and if they are lucky, taken down and transformed into the full color cartoons you can add your own face to. that's the high-tech look. a lot of work went into it. >> it wasn't just about the making the likeness of you, but it was about bringing emotion into about it and making it expressive. >> it was used to animate this french political ad. one politician announc

jacob ward is there. what can you tell us about this competition. >> it's an amazing conglomeration of all the greatest minds in robotics, it's the greatest challenge in the history of the field. it involves eight different tasks from climbing ladders to something as difficult as driving a truck, and a clear winner basically has been announce said. it's unofficial but we know who won. >> tell us about the robot. what are they doing? what kind of feats are they accomplishing? >> sure. so the test here is versatility. you are trying to design a robot that can work alongside human being in human environments. in fukushima, the disaster there, you needed to send in humans immediately. it would have been suicide to put people into that situation. instead they are trying to create robots that can be emergency responders, go into space. those tasks. the winner was a japanese team, made by a company called schaft, thee scored 27 points out of 32. many other agencies, including n.a.s.a. scored zero - that's how ha

many spoke, and one of them south african president jacob zuma. >> madeba had something powerful. he had the capacity to persuade. he could persuade people to a e at his ancestral home in qunu. for more of the celebration, we are joined by allen schauffler in qunu, south africa. tell us about the build up to nelson mandela's funeral, from where you are. >> tremendous energy. the next big event will be the procession from the airport, 22 miles to the south, to qunu, nelson mandela's ancestral homeland. we'll walk here and show you the scene at the roadblock above qunu. by my count many along the route. thousands of people gathering along that road, and we understand that in the center of town many thousands of people are there, chanting, singing holding hands. the idea originally is to form a human chain along the road. doesn't look like they'll get the chain that long. there's a tonne of energy in the center of matata now. we saw a lot of other things happening. there was a trio of military choppers flying over the scene most of the afternoon. it's after 1 o'clock east cape time.

these pictures show him interpreting for president jacob zuma a year ago. professionals here who reviewed his work say he's a complete fraud. >> i couldn't bear to watch what he would create out of it. so zero percent accuracy, really. >> reporter: she said one word she did recognize, ironically, was help. >> i would like to -- to tell everybody that if i've offended anyone, please, forgive me. but what i was doing, i was doing what i believe is my calling. i was doing what i believe makes a difference in the country. >> reporter: so the investigation goes on. this is on the south african go government, who hired this man for this event. they said they think he does, in fact, speak sign language but was overwhelmed by the moment, that he's not a great interpreter, that english was a problem for him. but still, so many questions about how a man who admits and has said he has violence in his past could be so close to these world leaders on this huge stage. a huge, bizarre mystery that's still unfolding here. tamron? >> ron, thank you. now let me bring in reti

jacob ward covering this competition in homestead, florida. >> we're here at the robotics multi million olympics for robots. i'm with brent kennedy this is robo simeon right here. show me this robot a little bit. first of all, it does not look like a humanoid rescuer in the way that i would imagine one. >> so we're at one end of the spectrum for the solutions for this type of work. and we're really concentrated on having a very stable robot, and one you can put out in the field for long periods of time with little risk to the robot. >> the task that you're charged with include climbing leaders, driving trucks. it's kind of ridiculous. i assume these are incredibly difficult challenges. >> they're very much on the cutting edge of what we can do with robots. asking them to do anything outside is hard enough but the jobs are difficult too. >> what is your robot particularly good at? >> one of the things about these limb systems that we have here. every one of the limbs is the same. it's capable of manipulation and mobility. >> i noticed the fingers are down there but pinned back like that,

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. >> reporter: the biggest boos go to current south africa president jacob zuma. through it all one man commands attention. >> he went out of his way to do that. while we're not deserving of it. >> reporter: a day and a message for the next generation to remember. al jazeera, johannesburg. >> nick zifron joins us. which the townships did you visit today, and what did people there have to say to you? >> reporter: yeah, tony, i think it's very important to point out to all our viewers that the tens of thousands of people who were in the stadium were the lucky ones. millions of people had to watch on tv. i was in a township today, and there are many people here in south africa who believe that nelson mandela's legacy has not been fully realized. >>> in the corner of johannesburg the tv barely brings in the celebration. here like everywhere else they mourn a man declared a saint. for years she struggled working for white families. she would not misshere they toa. >> we have because of him. >> reporter: but mandela did not only promise racial equality. he promised econ

the public defender mark jacobs objected to the description of collins as a predator. >> we don't need name calls and people being demonized before they have a chance to sit in front of a jury. >> prosecutors say they traced collins through hinstagram account. >> does governor christie want to become president christie? the new jersey governor is gain traction here in california, which is always a key support base. a new pole shows christie is viewed most favorably among the pack of leading republicans who might lead republican presidential candidates in 2016. caliifornians perceive the tea party as a drag on the g.o.p. and they like christie for not embracing the movement. the other republicans named in the pole were moved as more unfavorable than favorable. they include jeb bush in florida. senator ted cruz of the texas and senator ran dp paul of kentucky. >> coming up, is this a kidnapping? the video police want you to see and what we could hear from the woman heard on the tape. also -- >> i'm kimberly terry life in san jose where we have new video of a search for a local man and hi

. >> former indiana congressman g jacobs died on sunday. he was an opponent of the vietnam war and helped to write the 1965 voting rights act. a touchstone of the civil rights litigation. >> the future of aerospace lies in the hands of these students. a different approach to education in seattle where college prep meets industry prep. and how a colorado town bounces back from flood challenge. >> rain is on the move, i'll let you know where it's head and who will see a wet wrap-up to the weekend. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. ahead the future of flying, a joints venture between airline manufacturers and high schooling. let's get a look at where the snow and rain mail fall with meteorologist eboni deon. >> it will mainly be the eastern u.s. getting all the action, working up the east coastline. still across the south-east where we see our fair share of rain. with additional rain fall that will continue to create the threat around parts of northern and central georgia. as we go through the d