nelson mandela hospitalized again. the current south african leader referring to mandela by his nickname said, quote, we appeal to the people of south africa and the world to pray for our beloved madiba. later came updates it was a lung infection that has him down this time and the 94-year-old is said to be responding favorably to treatment. nbc's rohit kachroo is in johannesberg for us. rohit, good evening. >> ever since nelson mandela contracted tuberculosis during his years in prison he's been susceptible to lung infections. when an infection was detected last night, doctors took no chances. >> nelson mandela is said to be responding to treatment. >> nelson mandela's health. >> pray for mandela. >> reporter: the news quickly spread around the world. nelson mandela rushed to the hospital just before midnight. the third hospitalization in four months. this time officials weren't calling it scheduled or routine. >> former president nelson mandela is responding positively to the treatment he's receiving for a recurring

nelson mandela's health -- >> pray for mandela. >> reporter: the news quickly spread around the world, nelson mandela rushed to the hospital, the third hospitalization in four months, but this time officials were not calling it scheduled or routine. >> former president nelson mandela is responding positively to the treatment he's receiving for a recurring lung infection. >> reporter: photographed with his great grandson last month, mandela looked healthy, but he's 94 now, increasingly frail, and rarely seen in public. south africa's current president, jacob zuma, spoke about the health of his famous predecessor, the man known as madiva, saying we appeal to the people of south africa and the world to pray for our beloved m madiva and keep him in their thoughts. and many did pray. the system of apartheid that mandela spent 27 years in prison for resisting before he finally prevailed. >> we have to ask in god to let him live longer. >> i wish him a speedy recovery and we love him so much. >> president obama meeting with african leaders at the white house, express concern for mandela's he

mandela is in good spirits and is making progress. our report from johanessburg. >> no sense of alarm here. but nelson mandela's health is on many minds in south africa. the man seen as the father of the nation will send the weekend in hospital. >> i hope god will give him strength and courage to be an icon for the country. >> the 94 year old liberation hero was taken to hospital wednesday night with another lung infection, but the latest news is encouraging. >> former president mandela is in good spirits and enjoyed a full breakfast. progressing stadeady and remains under observation. >> the authorities have not concerned which hospital he is staying at. >> nelson mandela may be frail these days but he was reported to be sitting up in bed, with a full breakfast says a great deal about a man famous for resillience. >> no word on when he will be allowed home after his first hospital visit in four months. >> anxiety in south africa as nelson mandela is in hospital . in tanzania, a rescue effort in dar es salaam after a building collapse

pray for nelson mandela. that's the message from south african president, jacob zuma -- from south african president jacob zuma. mandela is being treated for a lung infection, the second time the former south african president has undergone treatment this month. haru mutasa has the latest from johannesburg. >> not much information is coming out. all we know is what the office of the president is telling us, and that is basically that nelson mandela was admitted to hospital on wednesday just before midnight for a recurring lung infection. they have asked us to remain calm and not panic. we have noticed that a ceremony scheduled to take place on thursday has been canceled, no explanation given. that is making people speculate more about what actually is the condition of nelson mandela, a man they all know as madiba. twitter, facebook and praying for nelson mandela, wishing him well, but all are aware that he is 94 years old. he is an old man. he will likely go in and out of hospital many times. people are not s

mandela took south africa to another level. >> as mandela becomes more frail, his legacy is seen every day. johannessburg, south africa. >> the egypt prosecutor called for the arrest of bassem youssef. several complaitns were filed, including claims he insulted islam and mohammed morsi. an aid convoy has gone to a syrian city that has limited access for the last six months. the teams brought food, supplies.tions and medical gets a difficult path to supplies to the syrians who need this. we have this report from the syrian border. >> getting food to the people inside syria is their main priority. the population suffering the plight of war. the turkish humanitarian relief is one of the main aid groups that is leading the effort to help people inside syria and in refugee camps. >> the total of the aid we provided reach 25 million u.s. dollars. we get donations from people in charity groups across the world and operate in difficult circumstances. we have to provide syrians with help that they can provide themselves. >> other aid as muslim countries send more aid and clothes are among the m

. >> this is the third time in four months mandela has been hospitalized. he's being treated at a medical facility in the capital, pretoria. the presidential spokesperson gave no further detail. mandela was briefly admitted to the hospital earlier this month for a checkup. in december, he spent nearly three weeks in the hospital getting treatment for a lung infection and having a gallstone removed. mandela has not appeared in public since the closing ceremony of the 2010 world cup soccer finals in south africa. he's 94 years old. >>> the swiss supreme court has overturned a lower court decision and granted indefinite operation for an asian nuclear power plant on the condition that sufficient safety measures are taken. east side gallery is the longest remaining section of the wall. it runs more than a kilometer. tourists flock there to see murals painted by artists around the world. construction crews immediate needed to provide access to the site of an apartment complex. they have collected signatures from more than 80,000 people to protest the demolition.

back -- >> back in the hospital, concerns for former south african president nelson mandela. in italy, the center-left lead pier luigi bersani says he has failed to form a government after nearly a week of talks with other parties ended without agreement. >> bersani told the press that some of the conditions demanded by other parties during the negotiations were unacceptable. his coalition narrowly won control but fell short in the senate. >> let's go live to rome where we are joined by our correspondent. why did these negotiations break down? >> the negotiations always looked like they were going to fail because we are in a completely logjam situation here where the elections last month threw up three major parties -- the central left democrat party, the central right freedom party candidate silvio berlusconi, and the protest movement. none of these three groups can agree on how to go forward. the democratic party won the election but did not win control of both houses. the central right party wants to go into a sort of national coalition government with the democrats, and t

back -- >> back in the hospital, concerns for former south african president nelson mandela. in italy, the center-left lead pier luigi bersani says he has failed to form a government after nearly a week of talks with other parties ended without agreement. >> bersani told the press that some of the conditions demanded by other parties during the negotiations were unacceptable. his coalition narrowly won control but fell short in the senate. >> let's go live to rome where we are joined by our correspondent. why did these negotiations break down? >> the negotiations always looked like they were going to fail because we are in a completely logjam situation here where the elections last month threw up three major parties -- the central left democrat party, the central right freedom party candidate silvio berlusconi, and the protest movement. none of these three groups can agree on how to go forward. the democratic party won the election but did not win control of both houses. the central right party wants to go into a sort of national coalition government with the democrats, and t

. >> former south african nelson mandela, the former south african president nelson mandela. this is the news hour. >> it's friday! >> he has had health problems in the past but his latest hospitalization was unplanned and that sparked real concern about his condition. officials are monitoring the 94-year-old who is suffering are a lung infection and linked to the tuberculosis he conducted more than two decades in prison. the report from south africa. >> reporter: nelson mandela set to be responding to treatment. >> nelson mandela's health. >> pray for mandela. >> reporter: the news quickly spread around the world. nelson mandela rushed to the hospital, the third hospitalization in four months but this time officials were not calling it scheduled or routine. >> former president nelson mandela is responding positively to the treatment he is receiving for recurring lung infection. >> reporter: photographed with his great grandson last month, man tell la looked healthy but he is 94 now and increasingly frail and relatively seen in public. south african president spoke of mandela

nelson mandela is said to be responding positively to treatment. commemorating the pope, he washes the feet of prisoners in rome. >> and liftoff. >> liftoff. >> from earth to the international space station in ust six hours. >> a global arms treaty seven years in the making has been blocked by iran, north korea and syria. they're still talking at the united nations but there's little chance of a consensus. let's go straight to our diplomatic editor who is at the u.n. h.q. with the latest developments. what's happening? >> well, there is no consensus and there is no treaty. for today anyway. and that's because when they opened it up to the floor to all those countries who are gathered here, three countries said they couldn't agree. those three countries, iran, syria and north korea. the president of the meeting isas an australian ambassador, took them all away for other talks, said, are you really sure you want to block this treat jy? they met again, reconvened and again those three countries blocked this arms trade treaty. that's not the end of the

. >> nelson mandela has been amended to the hospital once again with a lung infection. the latest on his condition coming up. >> and we're watching their whether this morning. light rain falling in some parts of the bay area. could the wet weather affect your easter weekend? >> good morning i am anny hong . >> we have erica with the weather. >> good morning anny . >> we are waking up to '40's and '50's currently. 57 in mountain view. upper '40's and hayward. visibility shows a dense fog for oakland and half moon bay. drive with caution. be mindful of the cars in front of you. >> future cast 4 tracking temperatures by 12:00 p.m. mainly in the '60s. we will see partly cloudy skies by 2:00 p.m.. we are holding on to the '60s as we head into 8:00 p.m. tonight. temperatures will drop back down into the 50s. >> a closer look at your afternoon high. plenteous '60s. like yesterday we had a slight potential for a pop of shower. it will be like in nature the shower chances will taper off into the evening hours. fairfield reaching 66. 61 for a downtown tavern to go. upper 50s for

nelson mandela's health. he's a hero for all of us, i'm sure i speak for the other leaders here. we will be keeping him in our thoughts and prayers and his entire family. >> keir simmons is outside the hospital. what more can you tell us about mandela's condition? >> reporter: we are hearing positive news for the millions around the world who are watching and waying. we're told this morning nelson mandela enjoyed a breakfast. it was his second night at the hospital before he was taken from his home behind me in johannesburg late on wednesday. it's also reported that family members have been to see him. he was actually photographed with one of hit late grandsons last month looking fit and healthy, but he has had this recurrent lung infection that dates back to when he was a political prisoner and suffered tuberculosis. he's been in the hospital three times in the last four months and for three weeks back in december. so it is an ongoing issue. but the positive side to that of course is that in each of those ca

government officials are releasing few details about mandela's condition. not even confirming which hospital he's being treated at but a lung infection is always quite serious at his age, and we do know at least one official has canceled an event citing unforeseen circumstances. a government official here tells abc news former south african president nelson mandela was admitted to the hospital just be

. >> this is the third time in four months mandela has been hospitalized. he's being treated at a medical facility in the capital, pretoria. the presidential spokesperson ga no further detail. mandela was briefly admitted to the hospital earlier this month for a checkup. in december, he spent nearly three weeks in the hospital getting treatment for a lung infection and having a gallstone removed. mandela has not appeared in public since the closing ceremony of the 2010 world cup soccer finals in south africa. he's 94 years old. >>> the swiss supreme court has overturned a lower court decision and granted indefinite operation for an asian nuclear power plant on the condition that sufficient safety measures are taken. east side gallery is the longest remaining section of the wall. it runs more than a kilometer. tourists flock there to see murals painted by artists around the world. construction crews immediate needed to provide access to the site of an apartment complex. they have collected signatures from more than 80,000 people to protest the demolition. se

what more are we hearing about mandela's condition? because it has seemed at least over the last 24 hours, that things have improved. >> that's right, thomas. and it does appear as if they continue to improve. we've just had a statement from the south african president's office saying that nelson mandela continues to respond to treatment and is comfortable, breathing without difficulty. so that confirms news we've been hearing from nelson mandela's family, his grandson saying he is sitting up in bed and talking. he said that to a british newspaper, and he also said that he is confident that his granddad will return home here in johannesburg. in the same time in this interview, saying they're under no illusions about nelson mandela's state of health. he said we are blessed as a family to have my grandfather with us all these years. we have cherished every moment. and continue to do so. meanwhile, willie mandela speaking to reporters while she went to a church service for easter confirmed that nelson mandela is doing well and thanked pre

isha, have we learned anything else about mandela's condition? >> reporter: no, alison. it is just after 2:00 p.m. here in johannesburg, and as of yet today, we have not received any update on nelson mandela's condition. we did get a statement from the office of the south african presidency yesterday, saturday, and in it we did learn the detail that nelson mandela was admitted to the hospital, due to a recurrence of pneumonia. we also learned, according to the statement, that he had received treatment for a lung infection and was now able to breathe without difficulty. but i think the most important detail in this statement is the fact that it said, he continues to respond to treatment and is comfortable. alison, information that's sure to provide much relief to people here in south africa and around the world. >> isha, you were out this morning. what's the mood among south africans today? >> reporter: you know, the current president of south africa, jacob zuma, said a couple of days ago, when nelson mandela was admitted to hospital, that he was appealing to south africa

waiting for word on nelson mandela. the frail former president of south africa is in the hospital again, the 94-year-old is a national and international icon and abc's ron claiborne as we said earlier is in pretoria this morning with the very latest. ron, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, dan. i am outside the private hospital where where believe nelson mandela is. no update on his condition. the last word we had which came yesterday he was responding well to treatment and that he had had breakfast and had eaten breakfast in his hospital room, responding well to treatment for a lung infection. it was the third time that he's been hospitalized since going back into december and despite those somewhat succinct and some maddeningly vague government announcements about his health there have been some commentsiwf alluding to his mortality. the president of south africa saying that among the zulu, the expression going home is another way of saying somebody has passed away. nelson mandela's grand

this is a very difficult time. >> reporter: nelson mandela is comfortable and responding to treatment, his doctors say. his grandson is expecting with confidence he will be home here soon, but said the family is taking time to cherish every moment with him. keir simmons, nbc news, johannesburg, south africa. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this saturday, overcoming fears of having surgery. we'll show you how more and more patients are achieving that by getting a cutting-edge preview. >>> later on this easter weekend, candy as an art form. a peek inside the world of peeps. >>> let's face it, no one looks forward to having surgery. for most patients, it's a leap into the unknown, something well beyond their control. but now with the help of mobile apps and cameras, some doctors are helping their patients get through it with less anxiety by giving them a preview of what they face. nbc's chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman, shows us how. >> reporter: "scarface," "the godfather," victor mechere is so used to playing the tough guy, not so tough after seeing his heart disease up c

. >>> and now to a nation on edge waiting for word on nelson mandela. the frail former president of south africa is in the hospital again. the 94-year-old is a national and international icon, and abc's ron claiborne, as we said earlier, is in pretoria this morning with the very latest. ron, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: and good morning to you, dan. i am outside of the private hospital here in the south african capital pretoria where we believe that nelson mandela has been hospitalized since last wednesday, late wednesday night on a lung infection. the south african government just put out a statement that mandela, who is 94 years of age, as you said, in frail health is responding well to treatment and is breathing comfortably on his own now which seems to be a suggestion that he had possibly been on a respirator. he's been hospitalized now three times for lung problems in just the last four months, the most recent time just about a month ago. also noteworthy are the statements that have been coming out from the government and also from mandel

we will pray for mandela. >> yes, indeed. six minutes past the hour. >>> new developments this morning about jared loughner, killed six people and seriously wounding congresswoman gabby giffords. the trove of investigative documents released yesterday shows a pattern of increasingly erratic behavior right before the shooting. loughner's parents even took away his shotgun. they disabled his car. and they asked him to get some help but nothing worked. and he is now serving a life sentence without parole. >>> now to a new controversy in the trayvon martin case stemming by tweets from the brother of george zimmerman. robert zimmerman jr. is now apologize for his tweets. in one he compares trayvon martin to one of the two suspects in the t shooting of a georgia baby. he wrote, quote, facebook pics of 13-month-old alleged killer and trayvon martin side by side. #uncanny. both teens are making on scene gestures in the photos. the caption says, a picture speaks a thousand words. another tweet, liberal media should ask if what these t

nelson mandela, the latest details on the condition of the former leader of south africa. >>> welcome back. a live look outside. all the lights glistening. you know what's glistening as well? the roadways. you have to be careful before you hit the roads. drizzle and rain coming down. we will check the forecast coming up. 4:44. new this morning, google has posted photos from a street view cameras of the devastation caused by the tsunami and nuclear crisis in japan. the photos show a city that is now a ghost town after the 2011 tsunami sparked a nuclear disaster that left the area uninhabitable. concrete scraps and debris litter the streets. 21,000 people that once called this home have been forced out. the major says he hopes the street view imagery serves as a memorial of everything the citizens have been going through. >> banks in cyprus will open for the first time since the drint stru struck a deal for a bailout. several trucks reportedly carrying cash from germany were seen arriving by police escort at the country's central bank. they have placed restrictions on bank accounts to p

south african icon nelson mandela is back in the hospital. doctors say the now 94-year-old is responding well to treatment. he has another lung infection, a problem plaguing him for many years. he spent three weeks in the hospital in december for a lung infection, as well as gallstones. nelson mandela has had lung problems when heyed tb during highs 27 years in prison. of course, nelson mandela became the country's first black president after the fall of apartheid. his story and inspiration to hundreds of millions around the world. nelson mandela has not had a major public appearance since the world cup in 2010. nelson mandela, back in the hospital with a lung infection. >>> the school girl who survived the taliban attempt to kill her is now publishing a book. you may remember the 15-year-old, a taliban assassin shot her in the hid while she was on a school bus. she a was target because of her vocal activism for women's rights. the bullet passed through her head but she survived. covering are can to the publisher the book will give details on

mandela has not appeared in public since the 2010 world soccer championship. >>> the swiss supreme court has overturn add lower court decision and granted indefinite operation for an aging nuclear power plant on the condition that sufficient safety mess usuals aric at thatten. the case centers around antiof nuclear demands. it has developed problems since coming online over 40 years ago. the plant's operator was ordered to shutdown the facility by june this year. the utility appealed the ruling. the supreme court rejected the plaintiff's request on thursday. the court permitted bkw to continue operating the plant on the condition that the power company implements enough safety mess usuals to address problems raised by the plaintiffs. the court also required the operator to follow instructions by the nuclear safety regulators. >>> in the wake of the fukushima accident, the swiss government decided to phase-out its nuclear facilities. >>> japan's defense ministry think tank has warned that the country might encounter an emergency situation with china around the senkaku islands. the islands

what do we know about mandela's condition this morning? >> reporter: the last update we had from the office of the presidency was yesterday evening, where they said that doctors are happy with the response mandela is having to the treatment and he's responding positively, though he's still being closely monitored, he's under observation. we do know that yesterday his wife spent part of the day at his bedside with him. we've been told that he's conscious and that he's just trying to get over this infection that has plagued him over the last few months. he was in the hospital a couple of weeks ago for a routine checkup for this infection and spent that few weeks in the hospital in december for this. he does have a history of lung problems during his 27 years in prison here in south africa. he did catch tuberculosis. so he does have a history of lung conditions and at 94 years old, i think we're being told that the doctors just want to closely monitor him to make sure that he continues to heal in this country where he's so revered. mara? >> c

. >>> former south african mez, nelson mandela, is back in the hospital with a lung infection. he says it is a recurrence of another illness he suffered from recently. >> olympian, oscar pistorius, is now free to leave his home country to compete in races overseas. a south africa judge upheld his appeal of his bail conditions today. mi miss stor pistorius is awaiting a murder trial after his girlfriend was found shot to death at his home. >>> the san francisco giants, also number one whether it comes to baseball and social media. >> they are gearing up to defend both titles. "today in the bay's" christie smith, is live at at&t park, a look at the social media booth. fans will notice starting tonight at the first exhibition home game, a battle of the bays against the a's tonight, kristy. >>> good morning. with those two recent world series wins under their belt, the fans made it clear, they want more giants, more and more giants. the team responded with this new social media center that will be opening up a little bit later this season. one of the biggest upgrades to at&t park i

it is the third trip for nelson mandela in the past four months. nelson mandela contracted tuberculous during his 12 years in prison. -- 27 years in prison. >>> there are reports that barbara walters is planning to retire. she will make the announcement next month and will retire next year. she hosts the talk show the view, she was the first woman to anchor an evening news show and she is known for her interviews. she has dealt with health problems. >>> people in the bay area will be the first to try google's new shopping service providing same day delivery. you can sign up online for a chance to be part of the program. retailers include target, toys r us and more. if all goes well they plan to expand. >>> officials call it gloomy, how they describe our snow pack. ken pritchett was with scientists today as they conducted the most important snow survey of the year. >> reporter: there were several cameras this morning. >> april is the most comprehensive of the surveys. >> reporter: it typically happens when the snow pack is at its peak but with snow

because we don't get a lot of information about mandela's health. we get these sort of three-line statements from the presidency. the fact they admitted he had been rushed to hospital, asking for prayers, did indicate that they were concerned. previous statements have spoken about, you no need to panic. there was reassurance that these were just routine tests, etcetera, so i think there has been a sense of concern about mandela's health. i know from my own sources close to mandela that doctors have been concerned about him picking up an infection in the previous few weeks because of the change of seasons. autumn is coming. it has been getting chillier at night. there have been quite warm days. the doctors felt he was vulnerable to infection. they basically said limit the amount of visitors. they haven't let him go downstairs. he's been kept inside his room. i must say his room inside his home here in johannesburg is a bit like a high care hospital unit, very sterile. so the fact that he is still under those circumstances than 24-hour monitoring he i

our news reporter has more on that story. >> former south african president nelson mandela was admitted to the hospital after doctors found his lung infection returned. >> doctors attending to him and ensuring he receives the best possible medical treatment and is kept comfortable. >> 94 years old, he has battled lung infections for decades. this is the second time in the hospital this month following a three-week stent in december. many worry he has become increasingly frail. >> you always have to be concerned. >> the hero who spent 27 years in prison has not been seen in public since being honored at the world cup finals in 2010. many in south africa are worried. >> we want to come out and he. (inaudible). >> the country deserves to know what is going on. >> the president said in a statement, pray if our beloveed, we have full confidence in the medical team and you know they will do everything possible to ensure recovery. his trip to the hospital this month was for what a government spokesman described as a successful medical test but people around the world remain concerned. >> his d

. ♪ >> shepard: south african icon nelson mandela is back in the hospital tonight. is he responding well to treatment for recurring lung infection. back in december the 94-year-old mandela spent three weeks in the hospital for lung infection and to have gallstones removed as well. he has had lung problems for years. nelson mandela contracted tuberculosis during his 27 years in prison for fighting south africa's racist white rule. authorities finally released him back in 1990. he went on to become that country's first democratically elected president and its first black president. just hours ago president obama spoke of mandela during a meeting with several current african leaders. >> when you think of a single individual that embodies the kind of leadership qualities that i think we all aspire to, the first name that comes up is nell san mandela and so we wish him all the very best. >> president obama also called him an inspiration. mandela's last major public appearance was in 2010 when they hosted south africa's world cup. i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report

our news reporter has more on that story. >> former south african president nelson mandela was admitted to the hospital after doctors found his lung infection returned. >> doctors attending to him and ensuring he receives the best possible medical treatment and is kept comfortable. >> 94 years old, he has battled lung infections for decades. this is the second time in the hospital this month following a three-week stent in december. many worry he has become increasingly frail. >> you always have to be concerned. >> the hero who spent 27 years in prison has not been seen in public since being honored at the world cup finals in 2010. many in south africa are worried. >> we want to come out and he. (inaudible). >> the country deserves to know what is going on. >> the president said in a statement, pray if our beloveed, we have full confidence in the medical team and you know they will do everything possible to ensure recovery. his trip to the hospital this month was for what a government spokesman described as a successful medical test but people around the world remain concerned. >> his d

. >> sreenivasan: all eyes in south africa turned to former president nelson mandela today. he was hospitalized for the third time in four months, at the age of 94. we have a report from rohit kachroo, of "independent television news." >> reporter: they've heard these nelson mandela is not only the most revered person in the world, but an elderly man fighting a persistent lung infection. his 94th birthday last summer was a rare chance to see him in public, surrounded by his family. another glimpsof t forr president last february. he gained weight. he looked healthier, but he's been taken to hospital twice since then. last night, he was taken from his johanesburg home to an unnamed hospital. >> the doctors are attending to him and ensuring that he receives the best possible expert medical treatment and is kept comfortable. president zuma has wished madeba a speedy recovery and appeals to >> reporter: 27 years in prison made mandela a global icon. this countries fit black president, uniting his nation. many south africans yearn for his style of leadership today. but this is a

this is mandela's third hospital stay since last december. south africa's current president is asking for his nation's prayers. >>> i a u.s. army stretch ran is under arrest for fighting along side a militant group. eric harroun bragged about downing a helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade. he served in the u.s. army and discharged after an accident. he was arrested when he returned to the u.s. and charged with using a weapon of mass destruction. >>> in connecticut they're releasing a chilling list of a young gunman that went on a deadly rampage at sandy hook. this comes on a national day of protest and jim avila has more. >> reporter: these brutal facts were sealed by the court. gunman adam lanza was not a teenager, he was 20 years old. he fired 154 shots into three newtown classrooms. five search warrants revealed he did not wear a bulletproof vest, only military style clothing. his bushmaster semiautomatic rifle was accessorized with 30-round magazines giving him access to thousands of rounds. at home where lanza lived with his mother

. >> sreenivasan: all eyes in south africa turned to former president nelson mandela today. he was hospitalized for the third time in four months, at the age of 94. we have a report from rohit kachroo, of "independent television news." >> reporter: they've heard these nelson mandela is not only the most revered person in the world, but an elderly man fighting a persistent lung infection. his 94th birthday last summer was a rare chance to see him in public, surrounded by his family. another glimpse of the former president last february. he gained weight. he looked healthier, but he's been taken to hospital twice since then. last night, he was taken from his johanesburg home to an unnamed hospital. >> the doctors are attending to him and ensuring that he receives the best possible expert medical treatment and is kept comfortable. president zuma has wished madeba a speedy recovery and appeals to >> reporter: 27 years in prison made mandela a global icon. this countries first black president, uniting his nation. many south africans yearn for his style of leadership today. but th

mandela, now 94 years old, returned home yesterday. he spent one day in the hospital where doctors performed tests. he spent one day in the hospital in december. a spokesman says mandela is well. >>> coming up on the "morning news," marking the anniversary of the japanese tsunami and we'll meet two navy veterans who claim they were sickened by the fukushima meltdown and are suing. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." get the new it card at discover.com and sign up for 5% cashback at restaurants now through march. ( birds chirping ) everything's better with a great cup of coffee. exceptionally smooth with a harmonious blend of flavor and aroma. green mountain coffee for your keurig brewer. brew a better day. maybe today you'll run some errands maybe another headache will get in the way. if you have migraines with 15 or more headache days a month, you're living a maybe life. and you may have chronic migraine. go to mychronicmigraine.com to find a headache specialist. and don't live a maybe life. it seems our an

now, mandela is of course revered around southafrica. any time he does go to hospital around here, it causes great concern. he did fight apartheid, spent 27 years in prison here and was the nation's first black president. we're told he'll continue to receive the treatment. this isn't the first hospitalization he's had in recent times. as you said, the current president jacob zuma appeals to the world to pray for the former president. >> it is worth noting here as all of this news unfolds in south africa that president obama will also be meeting with african leaders at the white house today. >> folks, take a look at this video. this is pretty amazing. homes literally on the edge following a landslide on whidbey island. one house knocked off its foundation, 33 otherser v evacu. residents will be able to return to their homes if they want but many homes still in danger. >> a south african judge reduced some bail conditions for oscar pistorius. he's allowed to leave the country under certain conditions. he was charged with killing his girl f

mandela's kl condition? >> reporter: the government indicating this news is important enough, reassuring enough for the south african people and millions watching and listening around the world that they wanted to get this out to say that nelson mandela has had am restful day, and that his condition continues to improve further. so further positive news they will be pleased to be able to reassure people. we saw today, craig, how much people are praying for nelson mandela at sunday services across the country. one person in the congregation saying we wish him many, many more years here with us. so the country really watching and waiting for this news and the government thinking it really needs to get this out. we also saw, by the way, his wife, her car arrived as a hospital, the medical car hospital near pretoria. it's not known whether nelson mandela is at that hospital, but her car was seen there. there have been no scene of anyone near his home in johannesburg. this is his fourth day in the hospital and it

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keir, what are we hearing about the condition of nelson mandela? first it was dire and now things seemed to have improved? >> reporter: they really do, good afternoon. he is making steady progress and comfortable and able to breathe without difficulty and that is important what we learned today is that late wednesday when he was rushed from his home here in johannesburg to the hospital, doctors administered a drain from the fluid around his lungs caused by the pneumonia from which he is suffering. he is now they say making improvements but everything they say is carefully worded because of the importance of nelson mandela to this country. while we've been here in the rain we've been watching parents bring their children to the outside of the home, signing and leaving messages on stones outside. so south africans young and old are watching closely to see how nelson mandela is doing. >> one other thing is the family and how collectively they are gathering around nelson mandela or any insight into his condition, correct? >> yeah, that's right. close f

of course, there is always concern here whenever nelson mandela is hospitalized. again the government is saying that he is comfortable and is responding, david, to treatment. >> that is encouraging news. thank you. >>> now to the vatican where pope francis made a rare appearance on television in italy tonight as they revealed the shroud of turin and services on holy saturday he made changes, shortening some of the readings and rituals. that's not the only change noticed by catholics tonight, some up set with the pope's departure from tradition. >> reporter: david, that is the holiest weekend on the catholic calendar and the faithful have come from around the world. the new pope is marking the weekend with many firsts. on italian television today the pope did something popes rarely do, participating in a broadcast special on the shroud of turin. the pope referred to it as a symbol of hope, but like his predecessors never declaring the holy icon to be the genuine cloth that covered christs body. it's the first televised showing in 40 years and only the second time i

this is really one of the last images we have of the former president mandela. he has been ill and is now being treated for a pulmonary infection. goes without saying obviously he means the world to south africa, and means much to the entire world. our best wishes go out to him and his family. robin kurnow joins us with the latest. how serious is his condition, do we know? >> reporter: we don't know the exact details but we do get a sense this is serious, mostly because he was rushed to hospital in the middle of the night on wednesday, suffering from this lung infection. the reason that it's serious is that nelson mandela's home where he lives, the bedroom in which he sleeps, is literally like a mini hospital. it is sterilized, people are limited coming in and out so he doesn't get infections. there's a lot of medical equipment there. he also has 24 hour medical care. so in addition to that, why did his doctors feel that they needed to make this emergency run to the hospital? they are now saying that he's responding well to treatment, treatment to what is essent

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we'll hear from her next >>> nelson mandela, back in the hospital. the latest details on the condition of the former leader of south africa. >>> welcome back at 5:42. new this morning, former south african leader, nelson mandela is back in the hospital being treated to are a lung infection. a statement released by the current president says the 94-year-old went to the hospital just before midnight. the statement says mandela is being treated for a, quote, recurrence of his lung infection. doctors are insuring that he has the best possible treatment. mandela has been hospitalized several times in recent years for various ilmentes >>> south african olympian, oscar pistorius, free to leave the country to compete in international competition. a judge just handed down that ruling in the last 24 hours. the 26-year-old successfully challen challenged his bail conditions, including restrictions on him traveling abroad. they see no reason why he shouldn't be able to compete if invited to track events. he is cuesed of killing his girlfriend. >> we may get a be

and hopefully, he will come out of this latest challenge. >> the south african government says mandela is in good spirits and making progress. the nation's largest labor unions say they have made progress in behind-the-scenes talks on the status of foreign guest workers as part of overall immigration reform. the afl-cio and other groups are taking part in negotiations on the pending immigration overhaul undertaken by a bipartisan group in the senate. the dispute between unions and the u.s. chamber of commerce on pay for immigrant guest workers in low-wage jobs has reportedly held up talks over the past week. the two sides have now apparently settled on a solution to establish a wage standard similar to current u.s. law. a u.s. army veteran has been detained on charges of fighting alongside and al qaeda group battling syrian president bashar al-assad. the soldier reportedly took part in attacks on al-assad's forces earlier this year. he was arrested after returning to the united states. dozens of protesters marched on government buildings in detroit on thursday to oppose the appointment

mandela's family has visited him at the hospital. while south africa's president urged the nation and world to pray for the ailing icon. john, diana. >> bazi kanani, thank you very much. one of the suspects in a deadly house explosion in indianapolis now facing new charges this morning. mark leonard accused of plotting to kill a key witness. he is already in custody charged with intentionally causing the explosion that killed two people and destroyed dozens of homes. then prosecutors say, he asked a fellow inmate for the name of a hit man. >> mr. leonard was given the name of an individual to contact. that individual was an undercover agent with the federal atf. >> leonard offered to pay a hit man $20,000, he made the call from a jail house phone though inmates are told calls are recorded. >> a clerk at a kansas city gas station discovered a strange sight in the trash can. she found a box. inside a pair of eyeballs looking back at her. these are the men police think dumped the eyeballs next to the gas pumps in a medical cooler. inves

. >>> former south african president nelson mandela is in the hospital again. the presidential office released a statement saying the 94-year-old is being treated for an existing condition and stress, that is all part of a routine check up. he was recently treated for a lung infection and gallstones. >>> controversial court verdict surrounding last year's deadly soccer riots in egypt are triggering a new explosion of anger. thousands of people protested in port said after the court confirmed death sentences against 21 defendants. in it cairo, where most of the 21 victims were from, celebrations initially broke out but it quickly turned violate after the court also acquitted seven police officers. >>> two people were killed in clashes with police. 21 u.n. peacekeepers who were detained by syrian rebels have now been released. they were handed over to jordanian authorities at the border today. they had detained them near golan heights. a spokesman for the opposition said rebels took the peacekeepers to protect them from fighting in the area. they are reportedly u