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>> and joe biden in south korea, part of his asian tour offered newman home a flight home on air force two but he newman declined. and sitting in a korean jail after more than a year in captivity. and new video this morning appearing to show two men stealing parts from the porsch porsches paul walker died in. one of those men 18-year-old jamison witty, posted these photos bragging about the grab. in jail on $20,000 bond. the other man is expected to turn himself in soon. taking a live look...

And also, i dont agree with the way they treat their animals. it wasnt that hard a deal for me to cancel. >> tell me about that. tell me about how you feel, the notion of these animals, these whales, being held in captivity and performing for audiences. does that bother you? >> i feel the same way about all animals in the zoo. i have been to some zoos that were, you know, the monkey in the zoo, i dont blame him for wanting to throw stuff at you. all of that stuff is hard on animals, its cruel an...

Mandela, its tempting to remember the post card mandela, the person who brought people together after he was freed from captivity but you have to remember the context in which he lived. you had the inverse in the civil rights movement. you had a native african population that was seven times larger than the ruling class that essentially turned them and enslaved them in their own country. they were made a third-class citizen, a noncitizen, a nonperson within a land that they called their ancestor...

We appreciate it. thank you. >> them them was a prisoner a quarter of his life. he intent most of his captivity on robben island. even at that time he won the respect of the prison guard. towards the end of his time in prison, he was visited by malcolm frazier, a former australian prime minister trying to negotiate the anti-apartheid leaders release. he developed a deep respect for nelson mandela and wrote el wantly about his humor and resolve. he joins us on the phone. mr. phraser, good to spea...

There is mr. monodell la, mr. nelson mandela, a freeman taking his first steps into a new south africa. >> extraordinary moment, nelson mandela freed after 27 years in captivity. four years later, the first black president in south africa stepping down after five years. his retirement was busy working for world rights, world peace and working for aids and charity. richard branson joins me. richard, you knew nelson mandela over the course of many years and worked on nonprofits together. his sense...

Definitely known for making music, using music to make a statement. now hes sending a message by not singing. nelson is cancelling a february performance set for seaworld, orlando. and this decision comes after this petition showed up on change.org. we have been checking it today. more than 9,000 people have signed it, asking willie nelson to not sing at seaworld because of the revelations from the cnn film "blackfish" thats the documentary that traces 39 years of killer whales in captivity lead...

Both sides arranged this sort of impromptu visit between the two men. when the senator at the time, senator barack obama was on his way to an event. flash forward to this year, president obama warranted to visit nelson mandela during a trip to south africa last summer. but because of mandelas poor health that didnt happen. he did honor the south african leader by visiting the robben island prison. one of the more stirring images of that trip when mandela was confined for 18 years of his 27 years...

Coming up here, the man, the legend. mr. willie nelson. he has just canceled a gig at seaworld in orlando after hearing about the cnn film "blackfish" on killer whales in captivity. well talk to him. i will ask him why he pulled out of the park, next. in the nation, sometimes bad things happen.

Arguably one of the great figures of the last century. a truly great man. >> and in canada where in 2001, mandela became the first honor area citizen of ottawa, the prime minister said the world has lost one of its great moral leaders. >> despite his long years of captivity, mr. mandela left prison with his mind closed to any settling of scores and his heart open to those he had fought against. >> mandela in his fight for equality influenced not just world leaders but also the people of the worl...

Say our racial practices are discourted with our practices. mandela didnt have that fall back on making his achievement remarkable. what could have been algeria, a simmering war became a peaceful transition of circumstances. >> you heard remarks about mandela. he referenced him many times and says hes an inspiration to him. you wonder if there are leaders out there like mandela to be had. >> mandela is in the category of martin luther king, jr. those type of people dont come along very often. th...