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Jon? jon: gillian turner, reporting, thank you. major efforts to make sure the president and other world leaders kept safe during the u.n. general assembly. fox news getting a behind-the-scenes look at the security operations there. jackie has more. jackie? reporter: this week is not just drawing 95% of world leaders, but plenty of protests, too. nypd says 67 protests are planned are in week and 100 motorcades could be rolling through the city. it has law enforcement working round the clock to k...

The president makes his way here. although there is no credible threat law enforcement is working to protect dignitaries and the public from dangers like poison, drones and even hacking. >> the diplomatic security service calls at their super bowl pair the largest effort each year. when law enforcement and the state department protect world dignitaries as they descend on new york for the united nations general assembly. >> we seem right now is the culmination of nine months of planning. reporter...

Africans, world dignitaries and leaders fill that football stadium in south africa honoring the life of nelson mandela, among them front man bono. he spoke to "nbc nightly news" brian williams about the loss of the man he called his friend, his mentor and his guide. >> the man was made famous with absolute the fist, the fist opening into a handshake. this is a man who has all the reasons in the world to hate his enemy but he refused to hate. not because he didnt feel rage. i think he just though...

A huge public memorial for the victims of the polish plane crash just wrapped up. hundreds of thousands of pols filled warsaws main square to pay tribute to the 96 victims of last saturdays tragic crash. the names of the dead were read aloud starting with the name of the polish president and his wife maria. jim maceda is in krakow, poland. things still running according to plan? >> reporter: well, from the polish perspective, things are going well according to plan. the family of the kaczynskis ...

And preparations here in krakow are ongoing at st. marys basilica, a 13th century church there, we saw preparations inside and outside the church. thats where some 700 guests are expected, including about 100 world dignitaries. after that two-hour service, the two bodies of the president kaczynski and his wife, maria, the first lady, their coffins will be carried by pallbearers through the old town of krakow behind me. and then to the wawel cathedral, where they will be interred, and this has be...