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"free mandela." >> you can see the rain pouring down. it's not dampening the spirits of the people. it's certainly true. a lot of umbrellas out. people have been here for hours. they are trying to control the crowds. slowly letting them in now trying to get kind of some sense of order. but again, we're seeing behind the scenes a number of world leaders beginning to arrive. president obama, we're told, is here. he spoke to david cam ran of great britain. >> exactly right. president obama will be reading one of the tributes here. a number of world leaders will be. also jacob zuma and, indeed, th...

Physically write on their arms the mobile phone number in case the children get lost. they are expecting so many people. and so many young people to turn up on this day. >> that's a very good point that someone thought of there. dignitaries from around the world are arriving right now in johannesburg to celebrate the life of nelson mandela. we've been seeing many of the world leaders arriving. thousands of south africans have been lining up outside the stadium as leaders arrive inside. the stadium, of course, where mandela delivered his first major speech after his release from prison so many ...

And i guess, when you look at the number of people who are crowded on to the bus, it's just a sign that so many people just want to get there to that stadium just to be part of this incredible day. >> yeah, indeed, john. thank you. arwa, you made the journey with some of these crowds that are making their way to fnb stadium. we see them streaming in behind us. what was it like? >> it was pretty incredible. some of these people told us they were waiting for three hours. >> three hours? >> yeah. we made the journey from soweto where mandela lived before he was imprisoned. one of the main epicent...