release. now they're accusing the u.s. government of helping with the esca escape. >> 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 ass

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 beautiful. >>> china

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 able to triumph over the hatred and forgiveness is the motif of his time on th

. >> one of the final speeches was delivered by the current south african president jacob zuma, who described nelson mandela as a towering leader. >> so many things have been said about madeba, because he has done so many things. he has distinguished himself so many times. in everything you can think of. he combines to things that is not easy to do, to combine practices. he did it more than many. >> here is the team covering events. first to the eastern cape. and tania paige in pretoria outside the a.n.c. such a feel after a week of celebrating the formal sombre mood. >> absolutely. there was a much more sombre solemn mood at the memorial service as compared to the one on tuesday, the big one in the stadium, lots of members of public, singing, dancing. this was nelson mandela's party, his friends, family and his coffin was here. there's the tangible evidence of the loss that people are gradually, i think, coming to terms with. it was a more intimate, emotional service. not only members of the national congress, but the union that they governed with, members of the community, coming

the current president jacob zuma was introduced, there were boos. they showed president obama and there were cheers across the stadium. the current president was booed. i have a couple people here on their way out and i wanted to talk to them. why did that happen within the booing for the current president? >> i think it's because the local deliver being done, i think you that was the main concern. >> what is the main economic concern, jobs, what is it? >> jobs, everything here around the country. >> how is this such a celebration today of this man who ended apartheid and yet so many people are dissatisfied with the economic situation? >> maybe trying to compare zuma and mandela, mandela did so oh much and zum ax is doing not so well. that's why maybe people are booing so much. >> what is your sense of how much things have changed from the end of apartheid until now? >> well, a lot has changed, but now, i say now, but zuma is not doing very much. actually, much hasn't been done, some has been going slow down. >> how does south africa become better? >> i would say i would like the

south africa the sunday match holiday apparent remember nelson mandela president jacob zuma's calling on south africans to reflect on mandela's message of peace which transcended re and religion while his lead a service of the brightest in the methodist church in johannesburg. monday marks the formal start of the week long state funeral for the man who helped and apartheid. ike. gathering on a hillside overlooking johannesburg on sunday morning. the south africans awoke to a day of prayer sunday marks the official start of the week the mourning period for nelson mandela. i had plenty of activity as of the time many stories to his collective eyes natural holiday to me. do we allow police to you. i see on tv crowds across the country continue to pay their respects. some are even hoping to pass on mandela's message to those who didn't know him. plus he didn't see teach us to attend. he never really knew him. um what kind of a different county. and to be on someone. the sun stayed my little surreal to appeal to me and asked so on. it's a sad day that the city to the south african presiden

. south african president jacob to take his tribute to the office. it is said to me and said he got what he got off to the east then they put on my way. that is. hundreds maybe to grow. you go the people. so many things and said uh oh. cuba. so many things. when stem cells so many times. we're going to talk. he got. it should. on on on on the new. when you do when using it. the man. it is it you will. it was. gee. i did. off. cease. the show he means business. from all across the americas. stories of people. her hopes and aspirations. partly to investigate. cultural and social inside. the south taking a nap. michael vaughan's cctv about a weekly news magazines all be over there is this enough the jonas loves to be narrow he's expected to land on the noon on saturday twelve days often lost in all from the us jobless rate the almonds state's crop to carrying the robot is due to touch down on the love of playing named the bay of gringos on saturday night taking time for systems have been the pre patch for its land they tell us we will win the seat too. to do the robot which can dig ups

people and mandela's family. the message sent to south african president jacob zoom up to do things that meant that i was an outstanding one statesman who make historic contributions to the bus and development of the new africa. he was also one of the founders of china south africa relations chinese people would never forget his contribution to china south africa tights and humanity's progress the south african embassy is expecting to receive a stream of senior chinese official has to pay their respects and pulsing of nelson mandela the embassy's as mandela help to forge this on a south african times and twice visited china in nineteen ninety to nineteen ninety nine. and thus they built the bike young guys as mandela was well known for his strong character and commitment to humanity to assist the repor. about mandela's impact on screen or in terms of his strive for freedom and humanity and he is keen to meet a boost to meet his call me meant two two. two fights too deep into and fall. cool for three to four p don't get that cd and he sacrificed his life for that. to withdraw from ne

jacobs and he'll celebrate christmas and salt together in concert before and it's only be summoned to rome it is most content sites such as meet the needs of the team is up to unfold as their spots open schenectady during the christmas gifts this year to me will be taking surveys and new works on for piano and peel. so that's a wonderful i can't think of the nicer gift for me it is a musician to get something new the repertoire but such a master this all philharmonic orchestra which was one of the mosque at the end of year concert scene from the us conductor twenty oh one will feature the two of its class and an overnight rally in other musical pcs in cooperation with soprano passing him and said alfred chan full funding yet piece metropolitan opera willingham music stars such as the primary use hundred and eleven is correct in turn will perform at the command symphony orchestra new year's concert at the seoul arts center on january seventeen hands down the ends. her style victorian basketball league season came to an end to speak and that means the kb all star game is upon us even ch

his update from these aka jacob and the rest was history. thanks very much with the underdogs again the nation back in nineteen seventy four. take a walk off our things and use it to the season. boo judges long tradition of baking with cuts and it's based on their publication. the first one just illustrations for books they reserve role of the books. people stir in coloring them and then just for reasons of practicality instead you can read the rules to putting color on was the same kinds of walks that they use to put their minds. once we expect to on this long tradition. what makes him more particularly he looks back to the landscape tradition so he's mostly a landscape artist. and during his lifetime. he explicitly means your chickens is one of his inspirations book. kirsty was what does he like your cheek and lived it to him it was absolutely. separated off from the west. sweetie. no salt works. studies in disputes with western style theater in japan can incorporate that into the mix the other the new one we will. welcome to the world has lied and you know tommy until chilled. he

. president jacob zuma said it has been long and painful. >> many gathered in and around qunu, hoping to gather a glimpse of madeba. not everyone had a chance to get close to him. we explain why. >> many living in nelson mandela's village of qunu were not allowed to attend his furniture. they watched it on a screen. this woman came to say goodbye. she's happy that nelson mandela came home to the eastern cape province. >> he teach us to forgive and forget and make peace with people, and love the neighbours. >> they say being here makes them feel part of the ceremony. >> these people are not far from the nelson mandela homestead. it's over there, the dome marquee in the distance, that's where the vips and heads of state were sitting. people from the village are unhappy they weren't invited to attend the village. >> these people have neighbours who can't understand why they weren't on the guestlist. she was taut when someone dies you go in person to pay respects. >> translation: it's not right we get to see him for the last time. we are all sad he's gone. tata is the father. >> others un

bring in al jazeera's science correspondent jacob ward to talk to us about the potential cosmic conflict here. he's joining us from san francisco. jacob, good to see pup firs see. why is china trying for a lunar expedition at this moment in time? >> that is really the question on everybody's mind. why is china doing this? they're 60 years behind the game. we put men on the among in the 1960's, 1970's. but in china's case it's a similar motivation that we had in mind. china's military and aerospace military has collapsed into one budget. anything that is coming out that have budget is going to have an application in both arenas. china is very interested in the research that can come off the moon. but i think this is a matter of nationalistic pride. china, which is very, very interested in its image abroad, very interested in asserting itself really wants to get to the moon perhaps for the very same reasons we wanted to under kennedy. >> how does this interfere with nasa's research, is this a big deal? >> nasa's vessel is mapping out the dust on the moon, trying to learn more abou

is it dangerous, how could it happen. here with fascinating details is jacob ward. who is cobalt 60? >> cobalt in its natural state is a lustrous grey metal used in metallic alloys, used in certain kind of point. if you hit it in its natural form, it turns into cobalt 60, which is used to sterilise medical equipment, certain kinds of food and used in radiation treatment. cancer patients undergoing radiation people, hit with a little bit of cobalt on the tumours, that's how you fight cancer. the hospital that this load was coming from had been using it for a purpose. >> can anyone get it. how do you get it. >> it's a rare thing, requiring an intense process. it's not like you can make it at home. in fact, since september 11th in the united states. you have a to be fingerprinted to the stuff. >> could it be used as a weapon. >> it's not ex-close if, you couldn't use it to set off a nuclear explosion. if somebody stuck it into a back pack and blow it up. you'd have atomized cobalt 60 all over. that area would be uninhabitable for the best fart of five to 10 years. what symptoms should

respect to the leadership of nelson mandela. a few hours ago jacob zuma and 1ie mandela attended a church service in johannesburg. alan schauffler, how are they doing that? >> a day of memory, what apartheid was and how he acted to change it. and also, to reflect on the work that may be left, the work ahead. here in villa kazi street in suweto, this street has been filled all day long, chanting, singing, praising mandela. we've seen the african national conference, it has been a wonderful day here. i asked one woman if it was sad or happy and she said a little bit of both. she looked arnd saying, do you see anybody crying here, any tears? of course we didn't. it has been joyous in separating nelson mandela. >> let's talk about the religious leaders that are weighing in on this national day of prayer and remembrance. what are some of those messages? >> well, here's little quick tour around some of the houses of worship in the country. from nearby regina mundi, called nelson mandela moonlight. he paved the way for a better future but he can't do it alone. in kundu, mandela's ancestral home,

little higher on the lawns of the union building behind me here and unveiled by president jacob zuma who in a speech said let me explain about the statute, this is a statute of the new south africa of the south africa that mandela helped create, the hands on the statute are open both of them open, the arms raised in embrace with jacob zuma said should symbolize the south africa that is now in place. so south africans moving on, the mourning for nelson mandela over, this is the transitional day in a way, a national public holiday which everybody is celebrating, we will hear a speech from president zuma within the next half hour but now it's very much looking to the future. now it's very much taking up those challenges that everybody has been speaking about through the past ten days, that is a legacy that nelson mandela left how to make it work, that is the reality that is now facing south africans today as they pause during the period of mourning and going back to their lives when all the work, all the industries and everything opens tomorrow after this public holiday. >> and mike just a

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spread to south african president jacob them up from the crowd at the rain soaked soccer stadium in johannesburg who didn't hear as he prepared to give its clothing and wrapped knesset speaker you are the catalyst i represented israel at the ceremony heading a delegation of five knesset member. the last minute arrangements reportedly led to confusion and concern within the israeli leadership and in the south african jurist humidity that israel might wind up with no official representative at the ceremony. and what the report did as ordered russia's military to increase its focus on the object and if it is planned by the end of the year to operate military bases in the resource rich region for world powers are jostling for control speaking to defence minister sergei story to putin praised the military's work in the arctic. united states denmark and norway are also pressing for control of what they considered to be their fair share of mass to fund half the oil and natural gas reserves. russia has already completed work on renovating an airfield on the notice to appear for trial in pru

jacob zummer asked fore. for. you and i have spoke many times about the most difficult years for south africa. you were there for all of it and you studied what mandela did. reflect for a minute i before we go into more detail what this means for you personally. for myself and all south africans this is an event that people have been dreading in many ways. it's an event that south africans have shown is one that can be celebrated. it's not only the death of nelson ma mandela is being mour. it's a life that promised so much and gave so much to other people. these are the key issues for all of the people in south africa. understanding what nelson mandela meant and a moment of reflection and the death has led to a deep intraspection with so. this sense of refle reflection d self apri analysis has been spad by the death of nelson mandela. with me is somebody who has lived through the to you tumults years. he has been charged with the events. he joins us now. you were with nelson mandela when he died. it must have basketbal been a vy difficult time. >> yes, on thursday afternoon i was calle

. 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.

the messages this national day of mourning of. >> president zoouma calling for a -- jacob zuma calling for a day of prayer and it's thought sinna gogs and churches will talk about nelson mandela. the biggest catholic church in a largely christian country said the message is simple - nelson mandela paved the way, now we have to walk the path. that was his message to everybody, 1,000 or so gathered as a congregation. that was his message. he did great things. we have to honour him by taking them and moving ahead. >> thank you so much. >> while south africa conditions to celebrate the life and legacy of nelson mandela many acknowledge that lasting impact of years of forced racial separation. al jazeera's correspondent met to meet an interracial couple to talk about the task of racial integration that lies ahead. >> this couple are married. during apartheid relationships between whites and nonwhites prosecutor illegal. nelson mandela fought four equality. now they don't have to hide their relationship. being a mixed couple still have challenges. >> people accept that we are married

and delves death and celebrate his legacy announcing the news the country's president jacob zuma said his nation has lost its greatest son after a memorial service expected to draw a tens of thousands of mourners when dallas body will be flown to his home village and he will be interred on his family's state according to his wishes. looks at 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 or 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 whose struggle for racial equality against south africa's ruling white minority had a dark side the world has conveniently forgotten about nelson mandela the need of a struggle. a radical. someone. embraced violence and as a necessary political instrument at a particular juncture in our

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robots help humans in time of di disaster. jacob ward has more from miami. >> this weekend robots are coming to save you, or they're going to try. they're driving vehicles climbing ladders and cutting through walls as part of the robot olympics held by a government agency called darpa the defense advanced research project agency. it is hoped some day a machine like these can rescue you and me. big industrial disasters result in a situation where humans need to charge in and fix things. but where doing so is suicide. the nuclear emergency in fukushima is an example. the idea is to send in robots in our place. ones that can use the same doorways and tools that human askers might. they'll try to complete eight task this is weekend. it's the first time that these teams made made of universities and private companies made complex robots. they've give been given a half r to complete each task. think of these robots as toddlers, falling over a lot. they're in charge of insane research projects. the most insane one once upon time was the concept of a computer network that could survive a nucl

mandela had served for most of his life. the tributes were led by jacob zuma. >> he combined two things that are not easy to do to combine practice. he did it. >> reporter: so from the capitol city where once he had been sentenced to life in prison to which he return as president, now back to his roots. wife and ex-wife comfortable each other as the last leg of the journey began. >> i think we see him now. nelson mandela and the procession accompanying the body turning the corner and into the soft rolling hills. this is an area of which he himself wrote that he spent the happiest years of his childhood. this is nelson mandela not just on a journey to his final resting place, but coming home. [♪ singing ] >> rest in peace, father. father of the nation. >> at the house that mandela built in the hills filled with traditional belief, the elders were there to greet him. the state steps back and his family steps in. and on sunday nelson mandela will be given to the ancestors. al jazeera, qunu, south africa. >> the focus is now on qunu. they will hold a funeral on sunday. >> reporter:

faster and stronger. 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

mandela's widow is leadership. is someone to come up, whether it's jacob zuma, the president or someone from the family, they are looking for someone to inspire them. jacob zuma said, "we need more nelson mandelas, more people to sacrifices, have the fall use. we need to keep doing that. a lot question whether jacob zuma is doing that. the notion is here, that okay we've buried tata, their father, therefore what is next. what is the next generation going to do, what can we get next. what is the economic freedom we have been looking for. there's huge questions and it's fascinating to know where it will go. best a discussion for tonight or tomorrow. now, in the community is mourning, thanking nelson mandela for his sacrifices and the modern country that he helped create. >> once in a generation or life-time. nick schifrin from the birth place of nelson mandela. >> saying goodbye to nelson mandela much foreign dignitaries, top government officials, celebrities and business tycoons were among the 45 paying tribute to nelson mandela. among them prince charles and oprah winfrey. nelso

losing two early wickets. closing 67 for two. >> he's one the nlb world series. now jacob jirks ellsbury agreed to a deal. he'll take a physical on wednesday before the deal is finalised. >> the miami heat's 10-game winning streak has come to on end, through great display by the pistons. kyle sindler grabbed 18 to give detroit 107 from 97 win. >> los angeles star kobe bryant moves closer to his first start in six months after taking part in practice on tuesday. the former mvp tore his achilles. without him the lakers suffered a poor start to the season. they are 11th in the western conference. kobe bryant is hoping to make a comeback against the sacramento kings. >> he has to go through the practice on thursday. we go through practice thursday, we'll see if he's able. today it looks good. >> to the nhl and the top of the metropolitan division. pittsburg penn gins beat the islanders. they jumped to a 2-0 lead. kyle scored his first goal in eight games. they battled back. sydney crosby tying the came at 2-2. the pens captain was not finished. with the game in overtime crosby creat

start of a week of commemorations which will end with a state funeral. president jacob zuma joined some of the worshipers on sunday. >> when i say we pray for the nation is that we should pray for us not to forget some of the values that madiba stood for. that he fought for. that he sacrificed his life for. we should include those in our reflections. >> sara matasso reports. >> to resh nelson mandela and celebrate his life. people have come onto the streets and here in suweto, people have been doing what they were told to do, meet with their friends and talk about nelson mandela. this is what happened at the moment. all these people in the streets in the restaurant talking about nelson mandela telling themselves how they can be good people. simple, giving something to someone who needs food, giving money to someone who needs help. being a good citizen. as they count down the days until they bury nelson mandela on sunday in his ancestral home in the east. many south africans want to wish him well and make this country a better place. >> we'll be in venezuela next, where local electi

leader delivered his speech. the current president, jacob, presided over the unveiling and after there was a party to celebrate the day of reconciliation. a national holiday. >> today, donald whirl as a member of the vatican's congregation of bishops. world growing influence in pope francis. whirl was the only new american named to that congregation by francis and replaces cardinal raymond birk, a conservative holdover from the days of benedict xvi. >>> closer to record territory. and tonight, it's already larger than it was this morning. we need tickets. deb. >> and we ask you to give you and you certainly did. look at all these guys. you guys excited? what do you want more of? >> toys. >> toys. >> give joy. we'll be right back. >>> try having to deal with 140 packages a seco : recapping tonight's stories. a 33-year-old man is under arrest accused in two separate sexual assaults in the chillam area. pulled a woman into a wooded area near bell crest road and assaulted her. a second woman was assaulted in that same area a short time later. >> three women, two of them teens now all

service included prayers, speeches. 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

quickly here, jacob zuma was booed by the crowd as he started to talk about nelson mandela. what more can you tell us about that. what was behind that booing? >> reporter: short answer is that he is very unpopular here and the crowd was essentially saying you're not nelson mandela, not that anybody could be. but there are corruption allegations swirling around him and deep poverty and inequality in the country and many people who feel he has not lived up to the dream nelson mandela had and things have gotten worse and not better. it was striking because of the kind of event this is, but it was there and real and telling. and yes, a lot of comment ators remarkeded on it. the drumming is from a young band of drummers and dancers who have been marching through the streets here late tonight still celebrating. the rain has stopped interestingly. and i think over the next few days, you're going to see more celebrations. mandela's body lies in state in pretoria for three days and state burial in qunu where he's from. there will be more celebrations over the next few days. the tone here is upbeat

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 day, notice the red showing up. that line of rain wil

. in 2009, jacob zuma became president. he has been charged with rape, racketeering and corruption but he has been acquitted of those crimes. he has been in charge as the party seemed to crack from within. intentions were clear last year when the government cracked down on striking mine workers, killing dozens. it was a single most brutal police operation since apardth d apartheid. it raised questions about the country's leadership and power of the anc which was once unquestionably a party of the peel. with more, mike hanna in johan he johanesbur g. >> prayers for a man who touched the lives of all. an awarenets of challenges to come. the growing death between rich and poor is the most brutal reminder that mandela's promise of a better life is still to be realized. >> i think the challenge we have doesn't necessarily need man dela. it needs us in south africa to face the reality if we don't do something very logical, the why unpeople are going to revolt because if they remain poor, and a few become richer, the young people will revolt. if the fault lines within south african societ

through churches, the service attended by the south african president jacob zuma accompanied bus mandela's former wife. they remember the men they affectionately knew as madiba. >> when i say we pray for the nation, we pray for us not to forget some of the values that madiba stood for, that he fought for, that he sacrificed his life for. we should include those in our reflections. >> reporter: a song, too, from a new generation. some of these children born free in the democracy that mandela had fought for. it's not just in the christian churches that prayers for mandela are held this sunday. at mosques and synagogues around the country, the faithful are gathering. at this event south africa's religious leaders. muslim, jewish and christian divided in faith but united in message. >> there's a long journey ahead, and we all have to roll up our sleeves and be part of that. the key part to achieve a great future is to live like mandela. that's the phrase that needs to be the catchphrase for our country, live like mandela. >> on this day south africans reach out to each other as even

believe him on this one. >> reporter: ken jacobs has been closely monitoring the affordable care act at berkeley's labor center and feels confident about where things are headed on the front end. success is not just about getting signed up on the website. health plans also need the right consumer information. and on the back end, there have been issues. 834 transaction form is what insurers receive with your enrollment information, your policy information, and other critical details. in some cases, these forms have been submitted with mayor inaccura inaccuracies. the federal government says it's largely addressed the problem. >> more than 80% of the 834 production errors were actually due to one bug that prevented a social security number from being included in the application. that bug has been fixed and is now working properly. >> reporter: but insurance companies aren't buying the explanation. they tell nbc bay area they don't think one bug was responsible for causing 80% of the problems. so who's right? >> it is something that will have to be tested over time. and right now, you

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. diplomats hope a short-term deal will lead to a final settleme

her life. abc's paula faris has the story. >> reporter: this moment with her son, jacob, is one stephanie arnold thought she would never live to have. >> within a second of him being born, i coded. i seized and i coded. and i was clinically dead for 37 seconds. >> reporter: the complication began when she was diagnosed with placenta previa. a condition where the baby's placenta covers the cervix. >> the radiologist came in and said it's not a big deal. a lot of patients have it. a lot of pregnant women have it. you need to take it easy. don't worry about it. from 24 weeks on, i had a strong, strong premonition that i was going to die. i started to write good-bye letters. i sent out a couple of good-bye letters. >> reporter: when she went into labor in may, she began to hemorrhage. her heart stopped. doctors were able to revive her. she spent six days in a coma. >> what i learned caused it was a very rare event called an amniotic fluid embolism. >> this is where you have an allergic reaction to amniotic fluid. the fluid can enter the bloodstream during delivery. >> reporter: afe

efforts to understand and improve the human body. jacob ward al jazeera palo alto, california. >>> we have a look at what we are following this morning with thomas. >> a judge granted an extension to keep 13-year-old on life support for another week and declared brain dead weeks ago after complications from having her tonsils removed. two victims of bombings in vowel grad and no one claimed responsibility for the attacks. a panel of medical experts recommended that heavy smokers should be scanned with a ct scan that uses a low-dose radiation and stephanie and i are back with you in 2 1/2 minutes. we will see you then. many worry that the gains made in education will not stick in the future. aljazeera's jane ferguson takes us to a school in kandahar city that was long considered a success and is now facing closure. >> it's a place offering more than these girls know, a quality education in real tangible skills, a path away from positivity and early marriage and towards university and a career. since 2002, the modern stud has been teaching women languages, like management and computer s

attack in october where a car drive in at the square. and jacob zuma has a 30 foot statute of the beloved leader in pretoria and part of reconciliation days which began the year after mandela helped end apartheid and it ended with his burial in the village where he grew up. it's a busy week in washington for the senate, a vote to pass a budget bill is expected to take place on tuesday. the plan has already passed a difficult plan in the house and po has promised to sign it, with lawmakers in the senate wrapping up the year on friday, passage of the budget bill is considered likely but not guaranteed. >> the ayes are 332. the nos are 94. the motion is agreed to. >> reporter: the budget bill heads to the senate this week after passing the house by an overwhelming vote, the bill would dampen the government shut down for the next two years. we will need about 8 republicans to come our way. i feel we will have a good, strong showing from the democratic side but we need by partisan support to pass it. >> reporter: a tough sell for republicans who say the spending cuts don't go far enoug

africa, jacob zuma, who was booed every time his face appeared on the stage. local papers saying it's a shame that was on display during a ceremony that was supposed to be a tribute to nelson mandela and then we hear this thing about the interpreter which is bizarre in the extreme. you can't imagine why they would put anybody up on the stage like that. >> as we mentioned, mandela's casket will be moved to thein buildings for viewings each day through friday. up to 2,000 people will be able to attended the viewing each other. his burial will take place sunday. >> a major and surprising development coming out of the nation's capitol, congress reaching a budget deal. it would prevent a budget shutdown for two years. the plan has to be approved by friday to make sure the government doesn't shut down by mid january. we are in washington. libby, surprising developments today. >> good morning, del. it's been weeks of meetings behind closed doors, confidences over the phone between two key players and last night, they announced they have a deal. >> in a case of rare bipartisan agreement aimed a