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Plight of black africans at the hands of colonialists. so his ability to bring people together and to make them feel good and confident and hopeful about themselves is something that really goes beyond south africas borders and is seen all over the continent. i have been in 21 african countries in the past two years for cnn, and i can tell you whether its west africa, north africa, east or south, there is not any other person more revered and loved than nelson mandela. so people are showing thei...

When i was a student. i got involved with the free south africa movement and did that if many -- finish many years. while in the city council, i led protests every christmas eve to draw attention to his plight and the plight of south africa, and he wrote me a letter, ironically, in 1982 or 83 in which he simply said ive heard about what you are doing, thank you very much, and then in big letters he wrote: do not give up. which, for me, that was something ironic because that was something i shoul...

Policy-wise that is going to help african-americans in the city of detroit? >> i cant imagine a darn thing. i mean, he went to howard university and was rebuffed. he thought those kids were operating at kindergarten level and discovered they were much more sophisticated. hes going into a city where the leadership there -- he should speak to dr. wendell anthony, who appears on your show. he should talk to the naacp who is there. he should speak to people who know intimately and well the condition...

Black and white alike and his plight inspired a young college student who would change history himself. >> im one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from nelson mandelas life. my very first political action, the first thing i ever did that involved an issue or a policy or politics was a protest against apartheid. the day he was released from prison gave me a sense of what human beings can do when they are guided by their hopes and not by their fears. >> mournings and try bupts contin...

To relieve your runny nose. oh, what a relief it is! [ man ] shh! for fast cold and flu relief, day or night, try alka-seltzer plus day and night liquid gels. jenna: happening now, an in depth look at plight of americans jailed overseas in hostile nations and the struggle to bring them home. weve covered a few of their stories on "happening now",

Scotlands first minister held a news conference having visited the emergency services. >> this is a black day for glasgow and for scotland. its also a day we can plight in courage and how we respond to tragedy. and that response from our emergency services and from ordinary citizens has been exemplary. >> sky news james matthews reporting from glasgow, scotland, there. an operation reboot for obama care as the self-imposed deadline is here, will the governments health care website be is successf...

News. this week pope francis made headlines talking about poverty and inequality and what the world should be doing to help those who are suffering. joining us to talk about it further is father frank pavone, national director of priests for life. father, thank you for your time today. >> hi, shannon. thanks for having me. >> i want to start by asking you, first of all, to explain for us what is an apostolic exhortation. what kind of words did we get from the pope? >> last year there was a world...

Supporters of the regime in damascus. back in september, pope francis did send a direct messagetom president putin expressing concern over the plight of the christians just before the g-20 meeting in st. petersburg. so theyve been having something of a dialogue ever since. and we can expect that dialogue to continue. michael? halah? >> thanks, ben is in rome. as far as phil black in moscow, the pope and the president, very different men. sometimes its even hard to picture them together. what doe...

Called the deal a historic mistake. the government there worries it will only help iran buy time to further develop nuclear weapons. the secretary of state kerry insisted the agreement will make israeli and the arab world safer. a meeting of the minds today at the vatican where pope francis is scheduled to host russian leader vladimir putin. they agree about not using international military force to end the civil war in syria but what what else might they talk about? our ben wedeman is live in...

The great skrchism. there are illustrations of secularation of property by joseph stalin during the soviet era within they took property from the catholic church in russia and, of course, as a result of that, there have not been any meetings between the catholic pope and the eastern patriarch, really the focus we understand today from the vatican is on the middle east on the plight of christians in the middle east, given the turmoil in places like syria and egypt. thats the focus, not the great ...