look at the screen. more than 22,000 poem were forced out of this music festival in spain after that huge fire took over the stage. barcelona fire department says everyone was evacuated safely and there are no reports of injury. that is the good news. concert organizers say a technical malfunction is what started this thing. right now authorities are investigating this incident obviously. a controversial election happening in venezuela that could give the president there sweeping new powers. the crucial vote would allow him to replace the current national assembly which is controlled by his opponents with a new assembly made up of members nominated by his own administration. president maduro encouraging people to get out and vote. opponents say they will not go to the polls. instead they have planned a large protest in the country s capitol later today.
fourth of july post-concert receptions at the capitol are getting out of control, even dangerous. resulting in falls and injuries. in one case a party goer nearly fell from a balcony, according to a source. this is a serious problem given the post-9/11 heightened threat environment at the capitol the board says in a letter to top congressional leaders. the officials responsible for protecting the capitol say they want big changes to the way these events are run. the parties, hosted by law makers their staff and concert organizers take place inside the historic stutary hall and on the upper and lower terraces of the capitol s front, venues often used for official events that also offer a perfect view of the concerts and fireworks. wounded service members have been honored guests at some of the receptions in recent years but the enormous number of
attendees at the parties is making it difficult for police to keep the building secure with unaccompanied guests many invited by corporate sponsors wandering the hallways and venturing into restricted areas. the board wants to move the receptions to the nearby u.s. botanic garden and limit access to the capitol to members of congress and their guests and staff with offices in the building changes they say would relieve safety security and respectability concerns all in an effort to preserve the building s integrity and esteem. congressional leaders haven t yet made a decision about whether to accept all of the recommendations of the capitol police board, but one source tells us leadership has been mostly supportive of this effort. we also reached out to the concert organizers for their response to this proposal and we haven t heard back yet. it s the capitol. you got to be careful, right? absolutely. there s lots of marble around there. don t slip and fall in your
doctor. cnn just obtained an exclusive video that the jurors have now seen for the first time. it s the deposition of that ceo from back in december. on the video, he is repeatedly asked about an e-mail he wrote, basically, warning the concert organizers that jackson s personal doctor better shape up. as john berman reports, the ceo s answers or lack thereof, the jury actually burst out laughing. reporter: a potential bombshell in the trial against aeg, the concert promoter managing michael jackson s this is it comeback tour. [ music playing ] reporter: aeg has long contended that they did not hire dr. conrad murray. the physician convicted offed a machinestering the lethal dose of the propofol to jackson. instead, aeg maintained it was the king of pop that hired murray. but in an e-mail the jackson
easier to do that in the nontwitter age. enough of the real news, let s gather around the water cooler to talk about a once in a lifetime moment in rock and roll history. sir paul mccartney joined the boss, bruce springsteen on stage sunday night in london s hyde park. the only problem, their mikes were cut out by concert organizers before they were done. are you kidding me? nbc s duncan golasani has the full report pulitzer journalism right here. two, three, four reporter: two music legends, one one incredible finale. until that is, someone cut the microphones. springsteen s good-bye silent to the crowd. and just left the sound of booing. among the 65,000 fans, was nbc s kier simmons. they didn t seem to know what was going on, you ve got