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Satanic versus. and several powerful islamic leaders, including ayatollah khamenei, have sentenced author salman rushdie to death for blasphemy. >> the last thing before we go tonight, a horrific attack. famed author salman rushdie was stabbed onstage in western new york earlier this morning. rushdie famously spent years in hiding and in police protection after an iranian leader called for his execution. nbc's andrea mitchell has more. >> it's a scene of chaos, a shocking attack at a nearly 150-year-old artist retreat in upstate new york. >> the amphitheater -- presenter just attacked on the s...

To be. >> reporter: her voice, booming. her poetry, soaring. >> lift up your eyes upon this day, breaking for you. >> reporter: maya angelou confronted america's leaders, labors and historymakers with lyrical, hopeful poetry, born from some of the nation's most painful truths. >> the hells we have lived through and lived through still have sharpened our senses and toughened our will. >> reporter: but today, angelou's voice is silent. but even upon her death, at age 86, maya angelou's words are still emerging. the author working on a new book, when she passed away at her home in north carolina ...