politicsnation. tonight s lead, insecurity. right now, with liz then three weeks remaining in 2023, nation s security commitments hang in the balance. after senate republicans this week blocked a spending package that tucker s israel and ukraine aid with hopes of border security. the clock is running out to get something passed and then an election looms. and last, not republicans in georgia just gutted another congressional district led by a black democrat ahead of 2024. the democrat, georgia congresswoman lucy mcbath joins me shortly with reaction this week to what happened to her district and washington. just days after a mask shooting in las vegas. a kind of gun violence she spent more than a decade protesting against. we ll discuss that. later, i m joined by the eldest loving daughter of the late, great nelson mandela. here in studio. her new biography on her father looking at his human rights outcome from an internet angle. i ll ask her what she ate make of curr
The United Nations on Thursday held its annual ceremony to honour the life and legacy Nelson Mandela, the first black President of post-apartheid South Africa who died in 2013.
New York City [US], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday described Nelson Mandela as a moral compass, calling for honouring the former South African president s legacy by taking action.
real tender moment. there s a beautiful photo from that from that moment. but as jelani said, if this man after 27 years in prison could bring down the institution of apartheid and become president of the same country that imprisoned him, anyone can do anything when faced with challenges, including an african-american man become k president of the united states. i think that broader symbolism meant a lot to president obama. there have been for several years now of course a number of comparisons made between nelson mandela and president obama. the washington post characterized how the president in the past has dealt with those comparisons saying in part, quote, the american president regularly shied from direct comparisons with mr. mandela. mr. obama often noted privately and publicly that his sacrifices would never compare to mr. mandela s. aide to mr. obama said he was uncomfortable when people drew parallels between them as often
u.s. state department spokesperson told me that bill clinton, hillary clinton, and chelsea will be at mandela s state funeral in his rural home state next sunday. clinton will be one of the few heads of state or former heads of state at the state funeral because south african authorities are actively encouraging leaders to come to tuesday s memorial service instead. they say, the hortauthorities h having a funeral in such a remote location, in the tent is going to be a logistical nightmare when it comes to security accommodation and transport. so most of the vips will be attending tuesday s service and it s only those close friends and those who have a personal connection with mandela. 4,000 of them we understand, will be attending that sunday funeral. all right, that will indeed be an incredible challenge. all right, thanks so much. robin kurnow there in johannesburg. coming up, meet a woman who