nearly three decades. the whole country went bananas. i mean, it just went crazy. joy, exhilaration, the jubilation in the streets, people crying, people dancing. we thought, this is a true cause for optimism. here s a true and great leader. it was a very inspiring moment for millions and millions of people. viva mandela! viva! banks of people along the route in cape town in all colors there to welcome his release. we ve never seen anything like it before and probably never will again. reporter: mandela and his entourage arrive at city hall in cape town. thousands have gathered to see mandela and hear his first public words in almost three decades. and the whole world held its breath. so did we in south africa. what will be the first words that mr. mandela is going to say?
will be addressed. and this crowd s just going wild. there s mr. mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. this man walking out of prison who seemed unbowed, who still seemed heroic, who seemed optimistic. that is the man who the world has been waiting to see. his first public appearance in nearly three decades. the whole country went bananas. i mean, it just went crazy. joy, exhilaration, the jubilation in the streets, people tcrying, people dancing. we thought, this is a true cause for optimism. here s a true and great leader. it was a very inspiring moment for millions and millions of people. viva mandela! viva! banks of people along the route in cape town in all colors there to welcome his release. we ve never seen anything
0 today, and it was no more harsh than what bill keller pointed out. you know, what mandela he was associatesed with people that did the same things to their people, you know, gadhafi, castro that was done to him. and i think that was one moral failing. molly, is there something a lesson for the people on the american left for coming out of syria? i think syria has been an incredible challenge for the american left. on one hand, we want to claim that we are champions of freedom, but on the other hand, we ve been incredibly conflicted as to what to do. do you arm the resist anticipate resistance in syria? do you reject anything that has to do with the american military? the american left didn t know. esther, molly, michael, thanks a lot. that is all in for this evening. we ll be back on monday. good night. soon after nelson mandela was released it from prison in 1990, he came on a tour to the united states to raise funds [ speaking foreign language ] reporter: a savior t
viva mandela. he s a hero, a good fighter. he will be fine. the 94-year-old nobel prize winner was admitted to a hospital this week for a recurring lung infection. pope francis is celebrating his first holy week as leader of the catholic church. today he presided over a special easter vigil mass at the vatican. he baptized four people as part of the mass. he s making changes including shortening the three-hour vigil. tomorrow he s set to deliver the easter greeting to thousands at st. peter s square. the pope oaked the showing of a very famous religious relic today, the shroud of tu rin was on italian tv. some believe it was jesus s burial cloth. it is behind bullet proof glass and has been shown on tv only once before in 1973. you can examine the shroud in
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