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Anti-apartheid icon. among the performers there, beyonce, jay z, and ed sheeran, and oprah winfrey giving a keynote address on mandelas legacy. police have closed a short-lived case in new york citys most wanted couple. for two days now, police were searching for this newly engaged couple whose marriage proposal literally slipped through their fingers. by the time police retrieved the ring, the pair had already gone home without leaving their contact information. but with the help of twitter, ...

About poverty while also honoring south africas first black president, nobel prize winner and anti-apartheid icon. beyonce, jay z and ed sheeran were among the celebrities there and oprah gave the keynote address on mandelas legacy. thank you for watching cnn newsroom this hour. im george howell at the cnn center in atlanta. you can connect with me any time on twitter at george howell, cnn. more news right after the break. lets do it again. stay with us. ♪ can you feel it

Leave preaching alone. >> well work on that. maybe be on our show sunday. we can work on that. >> either one. >> its a booking challenge. >> well welcome the duo everyone has been waiting for. global citizens a global couple. global super-stars. ladies and gentlemen. beyonce and jay-z. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

You. this is dope, man, welcome, everybody. im trevor noah and -- you know, ill tell you now this is so exciting for me. i cant believe so many people have come from all over, just to see me, guys, thank you, everyone, just to see me. and an entire stadium. just for me. suck it, kevin hart. just for me. i also heard theres some other big names joining us today. you know we got, we got someone by the name of ed sheeran who is going to be here. pharrell williams. heard. right i feel like theres so...

Studio where our hosts of nbc stay tuned are waiting. hey, guys. >> hey joy, hey rev. >> we get back to johannesburg in a second but first let us tell you what global citizen is all about. theyre working to eliminate extreme poverty. our concertgoers dont buy tickets. can you tweet a congressman and a world leader if we take enough action it can compel governments and corporations to change their rules and practices and commit huge sums of money to different issues like gender equality. clean wa...

Co-host and the unofficial mayor of johannesburg, reverend al sharpton. >> i i veteran been treated nicely. the next few hours will be entertaining and inspiring. for thousands here at fmb stadium. and millions around the globe. on stage were going to hear performances by some of the biggest names in music. ed sheeran, kasie mustgraves and beyonce. >> i cant wait, but from oprah winfrey who is giving a keynote address. >> let us at long last become the change we want to see in education. >> lets...

The segment, i think it is only a good time for us to recognize -- >> ahhhh! >> -- that this is what the gut is for, not policy. >> well said. that is quite delicious. a special treat from new jersey, i understand, brought in by some of my producers. a special programming note, as we go to break. this is exceedingly difficult. make sure to catch msnbc tonight at 9:00 eastern time when the global citizen festival celebrates nelson mandelas legacy on the 100th anniversary of his birth. trevor noah...

Apart -- apartheid in south africa. joining us with his thoughts, reverend al sharpton. >> were here in johannesburg celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of nelson mandela. all over people are talking about the passing of george bush. george bush who really helped to negotiate the dismantling of apartheid and worked with reconciliation. he demonstrated it with bill clinton and defeated him. there are a lot of people that show a lot of respect for the global work that president bush did...

Them and they have enormous exposure. and whats clear over the last week, the special counsel is waiting for the president to get his answers in before he dropped other shoes. and in the last week, we saw two big shoes drop. the paul manafort shoe and the next michael cohen shoe. >> matt, weve got to -- >> next shoe is coming next week. >> matt, weve got to go. you know i had a long day. ive called you nicole all day. im so sorry. you dont want to miss tonights special here on msnbc, "the global...

Stock exchange and nasdaq holding a moment of silence tomorrow and both will close on wednesday. the markets usually close to honor the passing of a president having last done so in 2007 for president ford. today is the global citizens festival mandela special in south africa featuring artists like beyonce, jay z and ed sheeran. by campaigning to end extreme poverty kick start international is one of the organizations highlighted at the global citizens festival. its aim is to help farmers in a...