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since its days the bat old ground ref liegs, boston has become the city of neighborhoods with deep-rooted loyalties running through its diverse communities. but when certain boss tonians take territorial pride a little too fard, they can wined up in the suffolk county jail. >> there are a proximately 180 or so street gangs that live in boston. just the neighborhood street gangs that, you know, they are all comprised of a couple of blocks. sometimes a project, sometimes an entire neighborhood certainly. in almost every case, every group has some sort of serious feud with at least four...

from the streets to the halls of the jail. and his boy hood friend follows his example. >> you guys not start this fight? >> yeah. >> but you guys did finish it. two brothers turn to crime to support their habits. >>. [ inaudible ] >> you hit someone with it really hard and you take what's in their pockets. >> i'm like jeg jeckle and hyde when i'm using and not using. >> and one faces the streets again. >> the chips are stacked against me. i want to do something different. it's just tough. since its days the bat old ground ref liegs, boston has become the city of neighborhoods with...

♪ ♪ a man my age, i should have a car, a house, wife, kids, job, big tvs, big couches. but i gave all of that up to live a life of gang-banging, drug-selling, womanizing and street-hustling. >> they always are asking for seconds. coming for spekd trays. got to be pretty good. >> how are those eggs? >> they're not the best, but it's better than nothing. >> institutional eggs might not be considered comfort food, but few things at indiana state prison are meant to provide comfort. if anything comes close, it's visitation. >> you've both been here before, right? >> yes, ma'am. >> ...

is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. good evening. i'm kate snow in for brian tonight on. on this lay day holiday, millions of americans are copes with weather-related disaster. in the southeast it's floodwaters brought on by the pounding rain of tropical storm lee this weekend. that same storm system didn't drop any rain where they so badly need it, in texas. but winds from lee helped whip up wildfires in that bone-dry state. in the last 24 hours fire crews have been called to at least 63 new fires across texas. fires that have torched more than 30,000 acres. nbc's jay gray ...

successfully fanned tea party flames yesterday ahead of the president's expected jobs plans address. she is not the only tea party darling weighing in. tough words from michelle bachmann who says the american people don't need speeches, they need jobs. we begin with congresswoman and presidential candidate michelle bachmann. >> thank you for joining us, great to have you here. >> a privilege to be on this morning. good morning. >> you have been very critical of the white house when it come to job creation what makes you convinced you would have a better solution on day one in a miche...