continues to remain by his side. while family members are optimistic about his recovery, they're also asking for their privacy. brandi hitt, abc news, pretoria, south africa. >> the family members say he really is a fighter. he's been in with the lung infections a bunch of times now. and he's come out every time. >> absolutely. and interesting that the 27 years he spent as a political prisoner was what kicked off this lung problem, the fact that he developed tuberculosis. >> reading that in "the new york times" today. i didn't realize that. he got t.b. in prison. that's what dogging him now at 94 years old. >> yeah. >> pretty amazing. we wish him the best. jury selection begins today in the high-profile trial of the neighborhood watchman george zimmerman. 500 prospective jurors will be questioned by both sides. zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder for killing unarmed teenager, trayvon martin. he's pleading not guilty and he insists the killing was in self-defense. police in southern california revealed the identity of the gunman who killed five