He was to post apartheid south africa what George Washington was to us, the father of his nation. There is time for the healing of the wound has come. He bore no grudges in spite of spending 27 years in prison. He went in a revolutionary and came out a statesman who spent the rest of his life reconciling white and black in a country where the racial divide was a chasm. Later this sunday morning, what made Nelson Mandela a great man. Osgood we will consider mandelas place among the greats of history. And then turn to the manner of centuries beneath the square, a symbol of the freemasons, just who the masons are and who, what they do are one of the mysteries mo rocca will investigate. It is the worlds oldest fraternity known for its rituals symbols and secrecy. What would happen if i found out the secret handshake and i werent a mason. Nothing. Would you have to kill me . We might take you out and buy you a beer. Ahead on sunday morning, meet the masons. Osgood ethan hawke is an actor wh
Its off. Prince harrys race to the south pole canceled. That doesnt moon the royal is giving up on his mission to reach the bottom of the world today, sunday, december 8, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today with lester holt live in soweto, south africa, and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. As we mentioned, lester holt is in soweto, south africa, where the official events to honor the life of Nelson Mandela are under way today. Good morning, lester. Reporter good morning, erica. Today was the official day of prayer and reflection. All that notwithstanding, it continues to be a day or a week of celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela. People here in the streets in soweto once again celebrating his life. Well tell you about that. Well tell you about the Services Held across south africa today from parks to churches as people gather to remember
Mandela. His death this past thursday saddened people all over the world and remind us how much he accomplished against such daunting odds. Martha teichner will be reporting our cover story. He was to post apartheid south africa what George Washington was to us, the father of his nation. There is time for the healing of the wound has come. He bore no grudges in spite of spending 27 years in prison. He went in a revolutionary and came out a statesman who spent the rest of his life reconciling white and black in a country where the racial divide was a chasm. Later this sunday morning, what made Nelson Mandela a great man. Osgood we will consider mandelas place among the greats of history. And then turn to the manner of centuries beneath the square, a symbol of the freemasons, just who the masons are and who, what they do are one of the mysteries mo rocca will investigate. It is the worlds oldest fraternity known for its rituals symbols and secrecy. What would happen if i found out the se
Firing at a van filled with children, as it sped away. Now, his bosses are taking action. And not a favorite thing. The sound of music live had a huge tv audience. But critics blow up social media. What the famous von trapp family is saying about the show this morning. Doe, a deer a female deer good morning, everybody. Also coming up this morning, were going to take you to south africa, where they are planning what may be the largest funeral the world has ever seen. Amazing celebrations of mandelas life, popping up all over south africa, like this one youre seeing happening in johannesburg. A lot of people expected this day to come. We all did. But a huge loss. Marked with celebration. Its interesting to watch whats happening there. First, we want to get right to the nasty weather, covering much of america this morning. Theres the monster ice storm that caused death, damage and delay, in the middle of the country. And now, a new Storm Brewing in the northwest. At least 12 dead thus far
Winston reacts to news that he wont face Sexual Assault charges. Everybody had my back. And where is everybody . The man who got left on a plane. I woke up. And, uh the lights were out. I was like, whats going on . Cabin doors locked tight. What he did next and what the airline is saying about the whole thing. And good morning, america. On a very busy sunday morning. I was going to say, you have to be a really heavy sleeper to sleep through landing and they clear the plane and drag the plane away. Its still not his fault. How did he he wasnt a tiny guy. How did they not see him . Fair enough. Fair enough. Thats one of the stories we want to get to. We have a very busy morning. We want to begin with the deadly winter blast thats left thousands in a deep freeze all across the country. Frigid temperatures, ice, and snow. From california to new york. We want to welcome wabcs chief meteorologist lee goldberg. Who is tracking all of the extreme weather for us. Lee, good morning, sir. Good mo