we re live across the storm zone. this is new day with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. it s friday, december 6th, 7:00 in the east. two major stories for you this morning. we ll get to the major winter storm brewing in the south. it s cancelling flights and making a mess of roads. first of course the world is mourning the loss of nelson mandela, passing away last night at the age of 95. if the reaction following his death proves anything, his life was long but his legacy will last forever. and what that legacy is is also, we re starting to see through the celebration of it. of course there is sorrow at this sad news but the man who liberated, who birthed a free country, there is singing and dancing for the spirit of that memory. it s been going on outside his home throughout the night as they learn of the loss of the man they knew as madiba. we ll cover mandela s death all around the world this morning.