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There were all sorts of people taking photographs. this wasnt six hours of reflective silence. boy like to refer them to the you eulogy the president gave on his behalf. >> im sure people are going online to pull that up. >> there are no pictures of the eulogy. >> and lets move on to time person of the year. senator ted cruz, mily cyrus and kathleen sebeliuos. the question whether she should be on the list the roll out has been a disaster. what is she doing on that list? >> time magazine person ...

One of five head of state to speak today. greeted with a huge ovation. >> we would like to now welcome to the stage and to the podium and ask him to address, president barack obama! [ cheers and applause ] >> that cheering, foot stomping roar went on for almost a full minute before president obama could deliver his eulogy today. we have got more on that straight ahead. k pain... ♪ ready or not. [ female announcer ] ...so you can be up there.

This didnt seem inappropriate for the seing. it seemed a celebration, a party, butt certainlwasnt what a lot of people were expecting when they turn on to watch a memorial. >> certainly not in the united states. we tend to have a little more solemn occasion. theres laughter. speaker tell something of interest. you can at times get so distracted from the background noise. it was hard to follow president obamas comments and other world leaders. so in that part of it, it lost a little of its grande...

Their minds. including one republican who very proudly shook hands with the dictator who ordered the bombing of an american airliner that killed 189 americans. and, we could talk about what president obama said at nelson mandelas memorial service today or we could just let him say it. we will bring you the highlights of president obamas moving and eloquent eulogy of his hero. finally tonight. a very special video. starring kid president. ♪ you know, ronny...

>> this was actually at a stadium where there was singing and dancing, if people really think that the president was not giving nelson mandela and his legacy its due, i would like to refer them to the very stirring eulogy the president gave on his behalf. >> oh, boy, im sure people -- >> there were no pictures of the eulogy, mark, it is just inappropriate, for a head of state. >> well apparently find out tomorrow who the person of the year is. kathleen sebelius, look at this picture we have of k...

He introduced in a state department tweet. the yellow lab named ben after ben franklin. he joined the kerry family by way of a breeder in maine. ben is a good looking pup. see you back tomorrow at 11:00 eastern time. "now" with alex wagner coming up next. alex. you owe me a yogurt, i hear. >> you heard about that. >> i heard about that. >> america found you had your own refrigerator stocked with yogurt. >> the only way to go. >> i have stolen yogurt. >> you are free to take a yogurt any time you...

Pretoria. on sunday his body will be buried in the village in which he was born 95 years ago today -- or 95 years ago. joining me richard wolfe, founder and president for social inclusion mia wiley and author and radio host of studio 360 curt anderson. richard, i want to go to you first because you have a pitch on the decided glitch-free nbc.com. its a great assessment of what is an important speech. lets read an excerpt from it in which you write. of all speeches obamas eulogy for mandela was a...

Welcome back. heavy rain could not overcome the outpouring of emotion in south africa today, as world leaders and representatives of the major faiths joined to remember the life of nelson mandela. former u.s. presidents, as well as leaders of china, france, brazil and many other countries, sat with tens of thousands of mourners to remember the legacy of the leader known as madiba who 20 years ago received the nobel prize, and in his eulogy, president obama discussed what made south africas first...

Susan rice, all on that plane. the white house said the president is working on his eulogy during the flight. other world leaders going to south africa include ban ki-moon, fran swan holaund, and david cameron. among the other dignitaries to pay their respects, bono, oprah, prince charles, former president jimmy carter, and republican senator ted cruz. a short time ago, archbishop desmond tootoo paid homage to his home in the johannesburg suburbs. >> everybody was saying we would have gone up in...

Dead and dont deserve a eulogy either. what does that tell us about the generations reflecting on this? >> shocking comments. these are ted cruzs ostensible supporters. how incredibly disturbing must it be for americans to read that, to say this is -- this vein of political thought, however large or small it is, exists in our country. >> i hope its disturbing to us. >> i hope so. >> im mostly disturbed that maybe it isnt disturbing to us. >> obviously americans who agree with it, theyre out ther...