culture and brazil excellence. this is what he showed other brazilians, especially young children, poor black children that now, as of the 1960s, think about that historical context, in the 1960s, they were looking up to a black man that had this kind of respect in the world stage. how special for brazil to have this man in our history. so it s no doubt, brazil is crying today. everyone i spoke to in the street, they re saying, losing pele is like losing a part of our heart. a part of our soul. he really gave brazil the soul that we now are recognized for here. it s no question, there will be thousands of people waiting to say their final good-bye to the king of soccer on monday morning at his beloved santos football club stadium at 10:00 a.m.
global icon soccer king, humanitarian, he was known by many titles but just one name, pele. and right now three days of national mourning are under way in brazil. cnn s julia vargas jones is in sao paulo as the country is preparing to lay their legend to rest and one of the greatest athletes of all time. julia? reporter: much more than one of your greatest athletes. he was an icon. it s really impossible to overstate what pele means for brazilians. he overcame so many obstacles to become really a legend here. he went beyond football. he transcended sport to become a founding father of brazil
three world cups. brazilian soccer star neymar says pele gave a voice to the poor and the blacks and gave visibility to brazil. he went on to play for the new york cosmos winning a title for them as well. he said he wanted to help make the beautiful game more popular here in the united states. he had been getting treatment for colon cancer since last year. his daughter announced his death saying we love you. rest in peace. pele was 82 years old. well, encounters at the southern border reach a record high. never before seen in a three-month span. title 42 remains in place for now. after an emergency appeal from golf-led states including arizona. attorney general mark brnovich says it s causing anarchy and a
missiles got through air defenses and hit critical energy infrastructure. and in the western city of lviv, 90% of that city is without electricity. and this is what president zelenskyy predicted several days ago, that the russians would try during this holiday period to, once again, knock out the country s energy infrastructure. sarah. ben, thank you for sharing all of that with us. and thank you and your crew for putting yourself in danger so that we can understand exactly what s going on, on the ground there. ben wedeman live from ukraine. we have breaking news and sad news, soccer legend pele has died at the age of 82. that is according to a statement released now by his family. they added everything that we are is always thanks to you. we love you infinity. rest in peace. the brazilian star s health had been deteriorated the recent
pouring in for soccer legend pele, who died today after a long battle with cancer. the 82-year-old was a national treasure in his native brazil, and an international ambassador for the sport. that country now planning two days of national mourning. here s abc s matt rivers. reporter: tonight, the world mourning the loss of a giant pele, the brazilian legend many consider the greatest soccer player of all time, dead at age 82. his daughter sharing the news on instagram, saying, all that we are is thanks to you. we will love you forever. rest in peace. pele had been battling colon cancer and was hospitalized in early december. born edson arantes do nascimento in 1940, he grew up in poverty, in part honing his skills by kicking a rolled-up sock stuffed with rags. making his world cup debut as a 17-year-old in 1958, brazil s victory there rocketing him to global star 2k078. he would go on to win three