Good evening. After what has been a memorial like no other for a man like no other, a heavy dose of celebration, a fullon boisterous backdrop against which south africa hosted the world. Big name leaders from all over, led by four u. S. President s, a king, dictators, and starting with heavy rain which kept the crowd size down here today. Many, instead, had to watch on television inside. While the mix of people who came to remember Nelson Mandela was extraordinary, the kind of crowd he once dreamed of, the mix of politicians proved to be fraught. And one of the moments came today came when president obama found himself shaking hands with raul castro, brother of fidel, and leader of cuba. It was that kind of a day, and here where mandelas body will lie in state, we go back to soweto with lester holt to start us off this evening. Lester, good evening. Reporter brian, good evening. It was a colorful tribute in life. And Nelson Mandela brought together in death an interesting mix of global
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