Delegation honoring Nelson Mandela. The president leaving on air force one just a few hours ago. Former president george w. Bush and his wife laura are also on board joining First Lady Michelle Obama and the president. President s clinton and carter will attend the Service Scheduled for tuesday in south africa. George r. H. W bush is the only former president that will not be there. Alan is near johannesburg. He has more on how the people of south africa are remembering Nelson Mandela. And hes a father figure being honored in cities large and small 1234 absolutely, del, and people here and in Nelson Mandela square in the rain at 7 00 in south africa, a soggy evening, but it doesnt seem to offend the crowds much. They have been coming here constantly to the many Tribute Centers set up around the country for Nelson Mandela. Now this is a very ritzy mall. This is really the heart of highend retail in the city of johannesburg, and it is in one of the richest districts in this country. As w
The bill before leaving for the holidays. It contains some things that the house does not like. This is it for this session this year. Theyre off for the holidays whether the farm deal is not, whether the budget is done or not. Whether a whole host of items are normally no brainers for congress. Theyre having trouble, as you might imagine, as is in surprise getting it done. You heard of a grand bargain. This isnt even a baby grand bargain. This is keeping the music playing to keep the government from shutting down. This deal that has not yet been inked that is likely to come as we understand has done everything but reach very far. Provides a framework by which congress can come back in january and pass those spending bills and avoid another catastrophe. Over the weekend we heard dick durban, number two democrat in the senate. What i hear from patty murray, negotiations are making progress, moving in the right directions. They have not closed the deal. I hope as part of it the negotiato
Reporter the san antonio four speaking out, released after 16 years behind bars for a crime they have always maintained they did not commit. The deep freeze is on, wintry weather and cold temperatures reach the east coast. The weather is disrupting travel nationwide and made some sunday nfl games almost impossible to see. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America, im stephanie sy and the storm caused car pile ups in several states and accidents on the pennsylvania turnpike sunday involved almost 60 video as and this shows the long line of cars that came to a halt in morgan town, pennsylvania and we are tracking the storm. What is the latest . All of that snow and wind, it is still with us and we are going to continue to see it taking its toll and creating very dangerous driving conditions over much of the country and if you booked a flight you might want to call ahead before you go out to the airport. The arctic blast entering the second week is causing misery across the country a
That need to be done. The biggest of course being the budget. And new spending bill would help avoid the Government Shutdown just like the one we went through in october. Our White House Correspondent Mike Viqueria is in washington. What happens if congress doesnt reach that end of the year deadline . Del, there are a couple of things going on. The budget meeting they set that for december theant and youre 13th, youre absolutely right. The house of representatives they are here for hardly six months of the year, if you put it together that way. There are a whole list of things that need to get done if americans, particularly lower income americans arent going to be suffering going into the new year but we still have that rush. The budget were talking about its really a framework del. January 15th is the date which the congress has to meet, it will make it more likely that they met that january 15th deadline, and therefore, avoided yet another Government Shutdown. But if you look at the
The we have a blood test of will do for. We have the stall at the dignity of every South African in this company. Nelson mandela he said Bridges Roads and squares named after to special in the well healed suburbs of johannesburg. Black Liberation Icons are all the rage. Drillers lawyers officers and mentions lined the streets all of them on guard interviewed with Security Systems and that includes the Nelson Mandela foundation. Mandelas third wife cross and michelle runs the foundation along with the director whether the Grand Old Man still made any decisions is unclear i will work really
revolves around something that has legs he is called the center of memory and dialogue the expectation is that now liberate a country we have Majority Rule we should have houses for everyone we should have cars for everyone to everyone and they forget that all of that is going to take a long long time jogging would be that we see ourselves as a catalyst for social change. The city of johannesburg can