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brandy, kicking off the star-studded essence festival in new orleans superdome.'ll be here live to tell us about the big holiday weekend show. so good to talk to her. >> i'm looking forward to that. i'm dan abrams, in for dan harris today. it is saturday, july 6th. >>> and continuing with the musical theme, we're going to take you inside an exclusive bash in a brooklyn warehouse, celebrating jay-z's new album. his beautiful wife, beyonce, among the big names partying. that's coming up. >>> but first, a fourth of july hero, wearing a patriotic shirt, captures a violent escape con on the run. >> it happened in a flash inside a convenience store and was caught on a security camera. aditi roy is here. >> reporter: it is incredible. and the video is just riveting. the convicted felon managed to break out of an ohio prison. he landed at a nearby convenience store and never made it out of there free. he was literally caught on tape, in this dramatic surveillance video captured on thursday. prison escapee and convicted rapist, james david myers, tackled by a man in an am

she will close out with a performance at the superdome. >> janelle, you talked much about your backgroundthink about your music now and i see this reaction that the fans have for you, it all goes back to your family. >> yes, it does. i'm so thankful. i always told myself the biggest blessing was growing up in kansas. and not in a middleclass or rich family but a poor family. we didn't know that we were poor because i was always surrounded around love. my parents were hard working class people. my mom was a janitor. my father, stepfather treated me just like his own, post office workers and trash man. my family worked for the community. so i wore my black and white to honor them and remind them that this is work for me. i have to continue to help serve the community. >> we often say that nothing is new. there are so few originals. you are an original in a sea of sameness. in a sea of people who read way too many us weeklies. here you emerge like this phoenix. >> oh, wow. well, thank you. i think that as a woman, as an african-american woman in today's music industry my goal has been to pro

>> reporter: the win was especially sweet because it was the saints' first home game in the superdomece hurricane katrina. in that moment, steve gleason, the handsome 5'11" rock solid 212 pound safety instantly became a new orleans hero. but five years later, in january of 2011, at age 33, gleason got the shocking news, he was diagnosed with als, or lou gherrig's disease, a fatal condition that would soon par lies him and rob him of his abilities to speak, eat or breathe. >> it's a disease where the cells in your brain and spinal cord, the cells that control our muscles slowly degenerate. they die. >> reporter: when i met steve and his wife michelle at their new orleans home in march, i was struck by just how young and how beautiful they are. their playful relationship and his flirtacious smile. >> he was just like this big heman, strong guy and he's still strong in certain places but it's a huge contrast. >> reporter: two years into the disease, steve is paralyzed, and uses his synthetic voice to speak for him. >> it has not been easy. >> reporter: steve recently was thrust into the

one of the greatest examples in the story that needs to be examined is the superdome in pontiac. financial manager of pontiac gave the superdome to .is friend and then he resigned partnership. they formed a corporation that made millions of dollars. basically the same thing is happening in the state of to treat aook bankruptcy. all the assets are given away. it always ends up in the hands of the governor or the financial manager's friends. i don't know enough about the specifics in michigan and flint, but that might be a reason why may be going through thanourt system is better doing it not through the bankruptcy court. if you feel like there isn't getting the best price for assets. if you're in bankruptcy court, there's an obligation to actually try to get the best price if you're going to get rid of some assets. it might be a more straightforward process. things in michigan are contentious, to say the least. you have these demographic issues, but you also have the politics that a lot of the tension obligations are kept locally as opposed to other states like california. you thi

last night it all kicked off at the superdome with great performances by jill scott and brandy, maxwellj. there's a lot more to come including new edition and of course beyonce. for the first time ever msnbc is broadcasting live from the festival. this is a party with a purpose. we're talking about real solutions to real problems facing our community. we begin today with the crisis we can't ignore. the deadly toll that guns are continuing to take on our community. this july 4th holiday weekend we're getting another brutal reminder about this issue in chicago. at least eight people were fa l fatally shot on independence day and more than 30 people wounded overall including a 5-year-old who is in critical condition. it's the kind of headline we see all too often like this shooting on mother's day in new orleans. it sound crowds scrambling and left 19 people wounded. there are things we can do. new orleans is an example. despite some of the ugly headlines there are signs of progress. we learned the city murder rate is down over the first half of 2013. a 22% drop. we can make a difference.

the win was especially sweet because it was the saints' first home game in the superdome since hurricanek solid 212-pound safety, instantly became a new orleans hero. but five years later, in january of 2011, at age 33, gleason got the shocking news he was diagnosed with als or lou gehrig's disease, a fatal condition that would soon paralyze him and rob him of his abilities to speak, eat, or breathe. >> the it the disease where the cells in your brain and spinal cord, the cells that control our muscles, slowly degenerate. they die. >> when i met steve and his wife michelle at their new orleans home in march, i was struck by just how young and how beautiful they are. their playful relationship and his flirtatious smile. >> he was just like this big he-man strong guy, and he's still strong in certain places, but it's a huge contrast. >> two years into the disease, steve is paralyzed and uses a synthetic voice to speak for him. >> it has not been easy. >> steve recently was thrust into the spotlight after three atlanta radio deejays mocked him using a fake automated voice as his own. >> who

would send the nation to victory, and the win was sweet because it was the first home game in the superdomeanuary of 2011, age 33, gleason got the shocking news, he was diagnosed with a fatal condition that would soon paralyze him and rob him of his abilities to speak, eat or breathe. >> it's a disease where the cells in your brain and spinal cord, the cells that control our muscles slowly degenerate. they die. >> when i met steve and his wife michelle at their new orleans home in march, i was struck by just how young and how beautiful they are. their playful relationship and his flirtatious smile. >> he was just like a big he-man strong guy, and he is still strong in certain places, but it's a huge contrast. >> two years into the disease, steve is paralyzed, and uses a sin they haddic voice to speak for him. >> it has not been easy. >> steve was thrusts into the spotlight after three atlanta radio deejays mocked him, using a vase as his own. >> the deejays were fired and apologized to steve later, and steve issues a statement saying received and accepted and we all made mistakes in this li