this is 93 palm, better known as al capone's mansion. >> al capone, commissar of vice and corruption,page figure and a millionaire... >> capone was america's most notorious gangster, running the prohibition-era chicago mob known for bootlegging, smuggling, prostitution, and guess what -- murder. in 1927, capone came to miami beach and secretly bought the compound under someone else's name. ♪ now, 93 palm has been renovated and turned into an upscale venue for shooting films and videos. the 6,000-square-foot main house, it sits on a 30,000-square-foot lot overlooking biscayne bay on palm island between miami and miami be >> this is a private beach of the mansion. every six months, we bring new sand. ♪ >> the new italian owners paid $8 million for the property plus a nearly $2 million renovation. >> we found it in very bad condition. when we bought this property, we decided to save it. >> but they made sure to maintain many of the original details. >> now we are in the bathroom of the cabana. all the structure is original. >> this is the original window. >> as many 1920s touches as poss

. >> reporter: paralyzed for 17 years, tara miller struggles to find accessible restaurants like capones that have low tables. she is offering alex her expertise for the app. >> i think it's really great for the fact there's a lot of places i don't go because i don't know if it's going to be accessible or not. >> reporter: she's not the only one who wants to help. >> just looking at it still amazes me. >> reporter: last week, alex got to meet his hero, ellen degeneres. >> alex knoll. >> hi. >> hi. >> i am so happy to meet you. >> this is so great. thank you. >> you're so incredible. >> reporter: she gave him a $25,000 check from shutterfly, money to finish the app. you're pretty confident at this point it's going to happen, right? >> yes. i'm going to work as hard as i can, as fast as i can to get it done and get it out to people. >> reporter: an old soul with a new idea and impressive legion of support. joe fryar, nbc news, post falls, idaho. >> good man. that will do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm savannah guthrie. i will see you bright and early for "today" tomorrow. for all of us

america's original gangster mc al capone. you can go on a tour of his greatest hits. i guess it would be cute except at 70 years after his death chicago is still plagued by gang violence. in 2016 there were 762 murders in chicago making it one of the deadliest years in decades. that's more homicides than new york and los angeles combined. this lead to chicago's all new nick nak chiraq. this narrative -- many are painting this city with one big scary black brush when in fact like all cities with crime problems the violence is coming from specific areas with specific reasons. in chicago it's the south a side and west side. while there are many factors the other that shouldn't be overlooked is being known as one of the most segregated cities in america. how segregated is it? i'm headed to the predominantly white neighborhoods of lib con park and bridgeport to see if they feel this divide. in case it's really segregated i will go ahead and bring my copy of the 13th amendment. people talk about the south side or the west side? >> not really. >> so why do you think those ne

he goes by the moniker of capone. he was mainly brought up into the gang life through his family.is mom and surrounding family members. he was basically born into the gangs. >> i just grew up, like, angry. you know, so it wasn't cool showing your emotions and crying. i channeled all that hurt into anger. i started gang-banging. you know? and i said, if i'm going to cry, then i'm going to let their blood be my tears, you know? >> what did you do to gain notoriety? >> point of word, blasting fools, you know? >> did you kill anybody? >> i mean, you know, i've been -- i've been -- it's been alleged, you know. >> through his years of coming in and out of custody, he has elevated his status within both the inmate population and the gang population to be considered a very violent inmate. >> all the things that i've been through, it's like i've been walking through hell wearing gasoline shoes. >> i'm telling you right now you've got the green light to do what ert is known best for. >> nice and steady. nice and steady. >> the team is on its way to briceno's cell to launch a surprise shaked

al capone. and chicago isn't ashamed of this history.ou can literally go on a bus tour of al's greatest hits. that's where he sent his goons to murder people on valentine's day. "ooh let's get a bobblehead." 70 years after his death chicago is still plagued by gang violence. in 2016, there were 762 murders in chicago, making it one of the deadliest years in decades. that's more homicides than new york and los angeles combined. these numbers led to chicago's all too depressing nickname chiraq, which makes it sound like it's not in america any more. this narrative being too dangerous to live in pisses me off. as many in the media, sorry, cnn, are painting this city with one big scary black brush, when in fact like all cities with crime problems, the violence is coming from very specific areas with very specific reasons. and in chicago, it's the south side and the west side. while there are many factors to this, one thing that shouldn't be overlooked is the other reputation that chicago has, which is being known as one of the most segregate

to put that in context, i remind everybody, since we are talking about chicago, that al capone was not caught because of the real activities of crime. the regulation might happen beyond the primary role. years ago, here in the pittsburgh area, there was a news story investigation not repackaged meat in supermarkets using nitrogen to keep the color. some people got sick. i know the usual answer is the market will honest the perpetrator, but what about our sense of justice? if somebody risked dying, should never be some punishment? isn't there room for the regulation? dr. hofstadter, a couple of comments. "brave new world" is a great dramatization of the 1950's and 1960's. it is free on the internet. i recommend it to everybody. science-fiction is really useful and exploring some of these topics, but i truly recommend the 2015 movie "equals." it does something very similar. there was a question that in practice socialism and communism actually came out to defend the family in eastern europe. they did not try to dissolve the family like you see in the logical conclusion presented by "brav

the chicago they would say al capone. [laughter] lavern in shirley. so you put this on the map. thank you. >> maybe that many of them on the map before i came along. [laughter] >> i did just want to personally say thank-you to all the people in amy's book that are or were here some have left banks for during those interviews because of them you could write the story. >> yes people are reading my daughter is one of the twins and people are fighting her finding her it is getting out there and they're very open about it. >> or you planning a sequel? [laughter] >> the answer is time will tell. [applause] >> it was a pleasure to half of you here there is a method if you need to buy a book make sure you have your yellow number if you already have a book you want her to autograph there is a line for you as well. we will be out there in just a moment. [inaudible conversations] . >> this morning i will introduce you to move tim powers who operates bridges federal live in tennessee but she is not from tennessee she is from oklahoma she started her first business there but she had to leave

[laughter] when i would say well, north of chicago then they would say oh, al capone.hter] >> or, the walkie, laverne and shirley, so you put us on the map. thank you. >> i think maybe janesville was on the map before i came along. >> anyone else? >> i think there is one question appear. >> as i'm walking appear i want to personally say thank you to all of the people who are in amy's book who are were here. some have left. thank you for coming and doing the interviews with because it was because of them that you are able to write the story. >> absolutely. >> credit question? >> with the person about getting out into the public about amy's book, yes, people are reading. my daughter is one of the twins and people are writing on her page, so it's getting out there and they are very open about it. >> are you planning a sequel? [laughter] >> now i don't have to ask that question. that was going to be my question >> i think the answer is that time will tell and i'm very happy to have a first book out. [applause]. >> thank you all so much. >> thank you again, amy. in was a pl

first of all, putting kris kobach in charge of investigating that is like putting al capone in chargeg the mob. this is the vote suppresser in chief for donald trump. kris kobach, secretary of state of kansas. and one of the key parts and reasons why trump is sitting in the oval office is that kris kobach created a list of 7 million names to remove from the voter roles about 1.1 million overwhelmingly minority voters. how did he do that? trump said 3 million people were voting twice. it's not a crazy statement unless you think he's crazy like a fox. that accusation that people voting twice was actually used to remove 1.1 million voters based on a list of alleged double voters created by this guy kris kobach. he literally had a list of 7 million names that he claimed 3.5 million people potentially voting twice, they didn't arrest anyone but they removed 1.1 million voters in swing states, including michigan. i was there in michigan, talked to the voting officials. they said that of the half million suspected double voters or double registered voters that kobach gave them, that they agg