0 way for the pentagon to provide equal benefits. i ll talk to a lesbian couple married on the campus of west point just as weddings resume in california. plus, artistic and enterprising. how a group of young kids is rebuilding the jersey shore one shell at a time. it s today s big idea. we ll get to all those stories in a moment. first, though, we start with president obama s visit to south africa. right now the president and first lady are arriving for the official state dinner with south africa s president, jacob zuma. he spoke at the university of johannesburg. he gave his thoughts and his prayers to the ailing nelson mandela. obviously he s on our minds today and we join the people of the world in sending our prayers to them because he still inspires us all. before that town hall the president and first lady talked to mandela s wife, that picture italy and spain have been put on alert to protect the u.s. embassy if vial liens breaks out against americans there. as the sena