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CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: Political activist, political prisoner, political leader. Nelson Mandela, towering figure in South African and in global politics has died. He spent a good part of his life fighting for equality. For decades, Mandela`s home nation of South Africa practiced apartheid. It`s a social system where black South Africans were forced to live separately and didn`t have the same rights a white South Africans. Mandela`s efforts led to the end of apartheid and earned him the Nobel Peace Prize. Mandela battled health issues in recent months. He was 95 years old. When South African President Jacob Zuma announced Mandela`s death yesterday, he said, "He`s now resting. He`s now at peace. Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father."

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Just the facts.

PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: December Seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: President Franklin Roosevelt talking about the attack on Pearl Harbor on December Seventh, 1941, Japanese forces launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Naval base in Hawaii. 240 Americans were killed. Hundreds of military planes and 21 Naval shifts were destroyed or damaged. The attack led the United States to enter World War II. Pearl Harbor day is this Saturday. Every day on December Seventh, Americans remember that date which will live in infamy.

AZUZ: All right, on next story today, when you hear the economy is good or bad, you might be wondering, how do people know. There are different factors, different indicators that experts are looking at. One example is the national unemployment rate, the one for November comes out today. Another economic indicator is GDP, growth domestic product, that`s the total value for all the goods and services that a country makes in a certain amount of time. During the third quarter of this year, that`s July, August and September, the U.S. GDP went up 3.6 percent. That`s more than economists expected, and it could be a positive sign for the economy. Another economic issue, the minimum wage is at the center of protests happening around the U.S.

AZUZ: Wrapping up this week`s "Roll Call" in the southeast, but first, we are making a couple of stops at west. First, we are roping in the cowboys and cowgirls from Culbertson High School in Montana. Then we`ll steer over to Denver Colorado to check in with the Mustangs from Mullen High. And this wagon train pulls into the station in Kennesaw, Georgia, so we can include the North Cobb High School warriors.

Our last story seems like a Thanksgiving leftover. That`s because we are talking turkey. But this one isn`t for eating. It`s for fighting. At least that`s what it`s doing to this delivery driver. The flightless and fearless fowl is scaring the staffing at some folks in this town. It packs at wheels, it parks itself in the middle of the road, it even chased one driver out of his truck. No word on why the gobbler is so grumpy, but it`s certainly determined to ravel some feathers. Listen, this is no laughing matter. The situation is gravy, because if you are a delivery driver, you don`t want to run a fowl of that bird. Gobbles up, our time for today! Have a great weekend.

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