Jail cell. Vanita on the man who earned the admiration of millions. And one wonders what must be passing through mr. Mandelas mind at this moment. After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela walked into freedom. Against all odds, the leader of a rebellion became the leader of national unity. Mandelas decadelong rebellion turned him into a freedom fighter, an international hero. I fought against white domination. I have fought for every family. Mandela was born into a privileged family. He supported nonviolence. He became a lawyer and opened the first african law firm. In 1960, mandela turned militant. There are many people who feel that it is useless for us to continue talking nonviolence. Mandela loved up to his name, troublemaker, repeatedly challenging authority. He was convicted of sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government and sentence to life in prison. He was cut off from the outside world, but mandelas message and movement endured. His wife became his unofficial ambassado
The man who paid a lot of money to combat tenure and the mark he leaves behind. Reporter the socalled supercop is back in new york. The mayor elect named William Braton the job he had under giuliani. This is a beacon of light for the rest of world. Reporter his record of cleaning up crime was what attracted the oakland officials, paying him 250,000 to tell them how to tackle crime here. A yearlong contract job that ended a month ago. I think what bill did was that he came in and he watched how we were implementing different things, from time to time, our crime analysis. Even though you can do the form of it, do you do the heart of it, try to predict where the crime will happen . Having someone who is the nations expert on him was really important, i think. Reporter a major strategy he pushed was breaking down the city into five districts, with Police Commanders tasked with building relationships and being responsible for the crimes in their communities. The mayor believes the strategy
In prison. He eventually went home remaining in critical condition. Danielle nottingham, cbs news. Just four months after he left prison in south africa he toured the united states. Among his stops, the bay area. More than 70,000 people packed the Oakland Coliseum to see him, many waving the flag of the African National congress. Mandela was 71 at the time. He told the crowd he felt like a young man again and his batteries had been recharged. Willie brown was host of the event. There have been lots of people in our lifetimes who had positions and they passed on but nobody ever matched the incredible inspiration and humanity of nelson mandela. California was one of the first stages to discourage Financial Investment in south africa during apartheid. Cbs evening news will have much more on the death of nelson mandela. Thats coming up at 5 30. And at 6 00, our own Barbara Rodgers will have a look back at the legendary leader and how he touched the bay area. A night of cold for the bay are
South africa. Reporter bundle up. It is still cold out here. Im kiet do. We have a live report. Yeah, freezing temperatures again around the bay area. Freeze warnings are up. What a chilly day. This is the third day in a row of freezing temperatures showing up outside. Some of those numbers dropping off under clear skies this morning into the 20s and 30s. Now 23 in santa rosa. 28 in concord. 39 in San Francisco. And 30 degrees in livermore. So a very cold start to the day again freeze warnings until 9 00. Then clouds roll in in the middle of the day. Plan on highs only in the 40s and 50s. This afternoon we could see a little rain. And then tonight, cold enough to see snow on the local mountains down to 2500 feet. A great place to go it weekend. Reporter after this week i think im just going to lay in bed with my electric blanket, soup, hot chocolate. I think i earned that. So were live in Cambrian Park in san jose. We were told to look for frosty cars and i think i found the only one i
So, today, im here to show im thankful for him the world mourns the passing of an icon. Nelson mandela died at his home surrounded by his family. Went from the prison cell to the presidency with such unmatched grace. I think we try to prepare ourselves, but emotionally, its not that easy. Crowds gathering outside the home in johannesburg. He was a father figure to the nation. The one thing we all had in common. Justice for all, let freedom ring. God bless. Millions of americans are facing another big blast of Winter Weather. The november jobs report. 203,000 jobs added in november. The jobless rate fell to 7 . At the top of joe bidens agenda in south korea. Trying to land in fierce winds in england. The captain tried to land twice, he had to abort. Weve lost one of the most unflu unlun shl and courageous human beings. He no longer belongs to us. He belongs to the angels. How does a man maintain his strength, belief, integrity on an island where hes been sentenced to life in prison . Th