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And they re now singing songs of thanks and appreciation. this has been happening all day, this day one of south africa ace ten days of mourning for the passing of the late president. so wetto where i am now, will play a significant role in a few days, just a short distance from where i am, is the stadium, the first formal event, 95,000 seats. this was the location of nelson mandela s last public appian during the world cup in 2010. on tuesday it will be a place where regular south africans can show up and pay their final respects to the late president. so at the moment, it s past 1:00 a.m., the crowds are thinning out. police are moving through, but earlier we saw hundreds of people singing and celebrating what nelson mandela was able to do. back to you. errol, thank you. look at this, new york city the empire state building showing the colors of the flag ....
0 happening now, south africa and the world prepare for the funeral of nelson mandela. we re there live with new information. plus, clinton honors mandela. the former president shares very personal stories about his friend and his hero. he says the south african leader s advice helped him get through one of his darkest hours. stand by for my one-on-one interview. plus, breaking news. a snow and ice emergency. a deadly winter storm is causing havoc on the roads and in the skies across america. we re tracking the danger as the deep freeze moves east and a new storm develops out west. and a big jump in jobs. does president obama deserve credit for improving the u.s. economy after a surprisingly strong employment report? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. a ten-day mourning period is under way for one of the most influential leaders of our time. we re learning more about the final tributes to nelson mandela. stand by for that, and for my special conversation with the ....
For fear thateople would become violent and start taking out their anger against police. we saw this on wednesday at the memorial service. people were verb bli aggressive towards police officers. but to their credit, south african police service and the the watchdog agency called the ipid, they re not taking any chances. they know the massive international spotlight on the country right now. not just because of this case, but let s not forget the oscar pistorius hearing, which is ongoing, and the classic from last year. they want to show even if police go outside the law, they re not above it, and they can eventually be met with justice. errol burnett, thank you so much from johannesburg. disturbing case. we mentioned earlier the catholic church moving closer to electing a pope. that s right. the cardinals have set a conclave date now. we ll tell you what that date is in case you missed and we ll explain the secretive process behind the votes. [ lisa ] my name s lisa, and chantix ....
300 feet, and amazingly, she actually survives that. it wasn t black straightaway and i felt like i had been slapped all over. i had to swim down and yank the bungee cord out of whatever it was caught under. i think it is a miracle i survived. it turns out the cord broke at just the perfect moment if there is a perfect moment. she avoided serious injury because it broke when she was already so close to the surface of the water. she s bruised pretty badly. that river is known for being filled with crocodiles, by the way. that is nuts then, knowing about the crocodiles especially. i want to bring in cnn s errol burnett. i m going to call you crazy now too. you did that plunge, though you re lucky, the cord didn t break. tell me what is the fascination with the jumping that way into the river. well, fred, the reason i was there and doing it, i must ....
live pictures. it is a dark room, but it is fitting of the somber atmosphere there on this one-year anniversary. the event will be called reflections and it is about to get started there on the university of arizona campus. it is honoring the lives of the shooting victims, the survivors and the citizen heroes who helped following those shootings that took place at that shopping center, at that safe-way parking lot. in a few minutes, we ll have a live report from thelma gutierrez there in tucson. about 100 soldiers are on lockdown at a military base in washington state. that means no one in, no one out. commanders at joint base lewis mccord are looking for anyone who may have possession of some sensitive military equipment that didn t turn up during an inventory last month. mt. rainier national park s gates are open again after a park ranger was shot to death on new year s day. a private service will be held tonight and a public memorial service on tuesday. a park sp ....