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Walk there was no freedom, there was this. Reporter with bob simon on the moment he was free. After 27 years, his head was high and his fist was clenched. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. The South African government announced today that the state funeral for former president Nelson Mandela will be a week from sunday the culmination of days of Memorial Services. President obama will lead the u. S. Delegation and hes invited the former american president s to join him. Mourners continued to gather today at mandelas home in johannrg died last night and at his former home in soweto. And for us, no one image captured his legacy better than this blacks and whites side by side honoring the father of a multiracial south africa. A man who became a worldwide symbol for racial equality. Deborah patta is there. Reporter the streets of south africa were a riot of color, an explosion of song and dance today. From the sprawling township
Than anything else was hugo. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. The blazing summer heat is threatening the health and safety of millions of americans from coasttocoast. In the eastern half of the country more than 141 million are under a heat warning or advisory. In the far west, thousands have been forced to flee wildfires fed by the heat. The areas in dark red are where the heat and humidity combine to make it feel as if its in the 90s or triple digits. Its called the heat index and it was over 100 in new york, philadelphia, washington, baltimore, and chicago. On the west coast, a wildfire 100 miles east of los angeles is threatening more than 4,000 houses and other structures. At least six homes have been destroyed and 6,000 people have been forced to leave the area. Bill whitaker is there. Reporter the mountain fire grew quickly as high winds, high temperatures and dry brush fed flames that now have devoured more than 35
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. 13 people died in crashes linked to a defect in general motorses vehicles and tonight the government is demanding answers. Chief among them, when did g. M. Know about the defect, and what did the company do . Car makers are required to notify the government within five days of discovering a safety defect. Cbs news was the first to obtain a Service Advisory that showed that g. M. Knew about these problems with ignition switches a decade before it announced a recall. That recall of 1. 6 million, mostly compact cars didnt begin until last month. More now from jeff glor. Mo reporter the 27page order demands names, emails, internal memos, engineering drawings, and more, everything linked to the ignition defects. 107 questions in all, including exactly how many consumer complaints has g. M. Received . How many lawsuits has g. M. Settled . And the details of each. These typically include confiden
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening, the South African government announced plans today for a week of Memorial Services for Nelson Mandela, culminating with his funeral a week from sunday. President obama will lead a u. S. Delegation, expected to include a number of former president s, though it is not known which of the services he will attend. Mourners continued to gather today at mandelas home in johannesburg where he died last night and at his former home in soweto. Perhaps no one image summed up his legacy better than this. Blacks and whites signed by side honoring the father of a multiracial south africa, a man who became a worldwide symbol for racial equality. Debra patta is there. Dance today. From the sprawling township of soweto to the plush upmarket suburb of hall on the, it was precisely the kind of sendoff Nelson Mandela would have loved. Since his death was announced, South Africans from all over the country have