mandela family and to the nation during this time of sadness for the passing away of madiba, a global icon of freedom in recent times. we place our endebtedness to madiba for his self-less efforts in salvaging the nation and leading it to the path of peace, reconciliation and harmony. and laying the foundationn of a free and prosperous south africa. almighty allah, o, our lord, our supreme lord, we besiege you that future leaders of this great country and leaders of the entire world y and people of th
inspired millions. here in the united states white house flags were lowered on the order of president obama. up on capitol hill house speaker john boehner issued a similar request. in johannesburg crowds have been gathering since mandela s death was announced. arwa damon is on the scene for us. there s been a flurry of emotions from mourners, some in tears, others celebrating the life of their beloved former leader through song and dance. tell us what you are seeing and hearing. reporter: well wolf, this is still a country that is very much processing what has taken place, and if you just take a look, this has been the atmosphere here in johannesburg outside of nelson mandela s home where he did spend his final months and weeks and moments, when he was under intensive care, passing away in the house just down the street here, and this has become something of a makeshift gathering point for all involved, there s been a lot of singing, dancing, chanting, a
tougher on guns. when it comes to chris lane himself, his parents have spoken out remembering their son. someone who went to the u.s. to pursue his dream. he fell in love with the game of baseball when he first walked on to the mound at the age of 6. they ve described him as an outstanding athlete and could have played any sport but pursued baseball all the way to a college scholarship in the united states. chris lane was just back in australia with his american girlfriend. he visited his family. only been back in the united states for a matter of days before he was shot down and killed. his former classmate, former teachers have been remembering him saying he was someone who showed great leadership skills remembering a very gentle and kind young boy. the 22-year-old passing away. his former teammates at his
muslim brotherhood and other islamist leaders, as well. people who knew cory monteith are sharing their memories today. i never lost a friend this close. this feels like a mistake. john stamos, we talked about how lucky he felt to be alive and sober. glad i knew you cory. how sad to read about cory monteith passing away. what a shame. he was a lovely, kind, talented guy and will be missed. he played a clean-cut guy on tv. as nick valencia reports, the actor had his demons. reporter: sudden and tragic. news of the death of 31-year-old glee actor cory monteith stunned his closest friends. the hollywood star found dead in a downtown vancouver hotel room. his cause of death was not immediately clear, but at a
or bleeding problems. ready to change your routine? ask your doctor about once-a-day xarelto®. for more information including cost support options, call 1-888-xarelto or visit goxarelto.com. culpepper, virginia, a happy nelson mandela s family confirms the former president is in per lus condition and has been breathing with the help of machines. on wednesday south africa s last apartheid era leader and the man that freed mandela from prison said the 94-year-old s legacy will be remembered long after he is gone. mr. mandela s passing away will result in the revival of a focus on his legacy, on the values which he and i and others wrote into the constitution on his philosophy of the necessity for reconciliation and i think