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"free mandela." >> you can see the rain pouring down. its not dampening the spirits of the people. its certainly true. a lot of umbrellas out. people have been here for hours. they are trying to control the crowds. slowly letting them in now trying to get kind of some sense of order. but again, were seeing behind the scenes a number of world leaders beginning to arrive. president obama, were told, is here. he spoke to david cam ran of great britain. >> exactly right. president obama will be read...

Physically write on their arms the mobile phone number in case the children get lost. they are expecting so many people. and so many young people to turn up on this day. >> thats a very good point that someone thought of there. dignitaries from around the world are arriving right now in johannesburg to celebrate the life of nelson mandela. weve been seeing many of the world leaders arriving. thousands of south africans have been lining up outside the stadium as leaders arrive inside. the stadium...

And i guess, when you look at the number of people who are crowded on to the bus, its just a sign that so many people just want to get there to that stadium just to be part of this incredible day. >> yeah, indeed, john. thank you. arwa, you made the journey with some of these crowds that are making their way to fnb stadium. we see them streaming in behind us. what was it like? >> it was pretty incredible. some of these people told us they were waiting for three hours. >> three hours? >> yeah. we...