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
Reporter that is right. Nine were transported to the hospital. Were told issues were relatively minor respiratory issues many told us they had problems with a lack of communication during the incident. Iet was smoky, real smoky in the middle of the car, where we was. Reporter filling with what appeared to be smoke. A couple people had seizures i think because of the smoke. Wed move, then stop. Then, i was on the train, they had three medical emergencies on my car, and wed have to move them to one end of the train, then, back to the other end of the train. It was insane. Reporter emergency responders, firefighters and ambulances from various agencies got into place on both oakland and orinda sides. A nurse tried to help one woman having trouble breathing. She started having an asthma attack. We gave her her inhaler but its crazy. Bart . This is crazy. We believe the problem has been resolved at this time. Reporter the train was able to head west under its own power where paramedics were
Cbs reporter Tara Mergener is live in washington with more. Reporter mandela was an international icon. Today millions are mourning his passing and celebrating his remarkable life. The flag is after halfstaff at the south African Embassy in washington. Outside his home in johannesburg, mourners are gathering to remember the man they called madiba. A Memorial Service will be held tuesday and the outpouring of love says something with the caliber of the man who led the country out of apartheid. Well always love madiba for teaching us that it is possible to overcome hatred and anger to build a new nation. Reporter messages are pouring in from around the world. From the dalai lama in india. We must [ indiscernible ] that sadness translate into determination. [ inaudible ] reporter at the Vatican Pope Francis applauded mandela for promoting Human Dignity and forging a new south africa. And at the white house, president obama spoke about the man who inspired his first steps into politics. Li
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