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Celebrating the life of nelson mandela. very upbeat atmosphere. people giving praise for all hes achieved in this country. fast forward to today and its much more subdued here at the union buildings which are the seat of government for authorities here in south africa. the body ofman nelson mandela lies in a covered viewing area just behind me. we have seen countless vips and dignitaries make their way past the casket which has a glass top so they can see the face of him. the ability to see his ...

Th memorial for nelson mandela in south africa. air force one touched down just moments ago. the body of nelson mandela lying in state in south africas capital. thousands lined procession route this morning. this is the beginning of a three-day tribute in the middle of this ten-day period of morning. isha sesay joins us in pretoria where it is quite an emotional scene this morning, isha. >> yes, it is, indeed, john. the body of nelson manda is lying in a covered viewing area just behind . as you...

Africans so that divide is still there. many people ive spoken to through this week expressing disappointment that the current anc government hasnt done more to bring those people up. but certainly, the predominant feeling this week is one of mourning and of celebration of this great man, nelson mandela, and certainly, people will be looking forward to the next several days of commemoration in pretoria and at his hometown later this week. >> i was expecting that stadium to be packed, jam-packed....

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It is huge. it seats 90,000 people. after the memorial service at the huge arena, his body will lie in state at the union building in pretoria. his body will lie there in state for three days of public viewing and then his body will travel home to the town of qunu, which is where he was born. its expected that jimmy carter, bush the elder, bush the younger, bill clinton and president obama will pay to south africa to pay their respects, to the extent that their health allows it. the scale of the...

I dont know that it concerns a lot of other people. i wonder the ease of these things. the constant use of these things and the constant viewing of these things. what does that do to curiosity and the powers of observation? do eye contact as a way to learn and establish relationships. >> the research is beginning to show things like curiosity and the capacity to work through boredom to a new idea seems to be diminishing for kids who are on screens a lot and the ability to pay attention for a lon...

Congressman. so far it was just "the post" out there with its article, citing anonymous sources. now we have the census bureau directly weighing in. and here is what they say. ill read it. we have no reason to believe that there was a systemic manipulation of the data. we carefully cross check the viewing of our staff, including looking for false reporting. they are admitting that they have conducted or started an inspector general report. do we know whether that was ever reported up to labor, a...

The surface as this, but you definitely have cavities of this size all over the state of florida. >> reporter: fossils found in this sinkhole show it has been around since the ice age. but no different, black says, than sink holes we see opening up today. these are just a few of his pictures, the one thing they all have in common is water. >> rainwater is going to turn into groundwater, and thats whats naturally acidic, thats the device that dissolves the limestone and will create the cavities. ...

Because, were on the right side of history. it is the right thing to do. the right thing to do for our economy, businesses and our family. >> president obama went to dallas today to thank volunteers helping people learn about and get health insurance through affordable care act. while health and human services kathleen sebelius want to capitol hill to update the senate finance committee members on the progress being made in fixing the website. >> in the first few weeks after healthcare.gov launc...

Where people can save money for a better product, except, too many folks havent been able to get through the website. nothing is going to stop us from getting this done. because, were on the right side of history. it is the right thing to do. the right thing to do for our economy, businesses and our family. >> president obama went to dallas today to thank volunteers helping people learn about and get health insurance through affordable care act. while health and human services kathleen sebelius ...