>> larry: we're out of time. thanks, guys. see you tomorrow night. big post show on this network and "larry king live." tomorrow night, too. anderson cooper up on the roof and "ac 360." late breaking developments. activity seen at forest lawn cemetery. la toya jackson seen and departing. a hearse seen arriving. details sketchy right now. we don't know if this was a private viewing or something more. we do know this is after hours for the cemetery. absolutely no comment from the jacksons. a private memorial had been scheduled for tomorrow morning here. so far there is no word any of those plans have changed. the public memorial expected at 10:00 here local time. tonight breaking news and the big question answered in court, and major new questions being raised in the investigation. this city is bracing for impact preparing for possibly the biggest celebrity sendoff l.a. has seen. take a look live, the staples center at 10:00 a.m.

local time, 20,000 celebrities, luminaries, randomly selected ticket holders will back inside, no different from a lakers game except for the hundreds of thousands more that might also want in. they've been told to stay away. portions of two major boulevards, pico and olympic blocked off, buses rerouted. the many who applied online, the lucky few ticket winners picking up the good at dodger stadium. they got tickets. and also golden wristbands. they'll likely sleep in with tonight. show up with a ticket and you are out of luck. before the event jackson friends and family are expected to say their good-byes here at forest lawn cemetery in the hollywood hills. extra security onhand. everything to do with michael jackson. a busy day tomorrow. we will cover it live, of course. a lot happening now starting with the investigation. randy kaye has that and brings up to date on what is new tonight. and the investigation. what have we learned. >> reporter: anderson, i can tell you five doctors are now under the microscope in this case. that is according to "the l.a.

times." we don't have the doctors' names. clearly, investigators want to find out if any doctors prescribed medications that may have contributed to michael jackson's death. one of the doctors we know was interviewed, able to conform today, that's dr. conrad murray is michael jackson's personal physician. he is a cardiologist. he was actually there, trying to resuscitate him the day. >> you say he was interviewed today? >> reporter: the last time he was interviewed was a week ago saturday. >> he is one of these five? >> he is one of these five. his lawyer says he is a witness not a suspect. his lawyer released a statement to us today, just want to till you what it said -- "dr. conrad murray did not prescribe or administer anything that should have killed michael jackson. it is interesting he said should have. we do know the attorney told cnn last week the doctor did not provide demoral or oxycontin to michael jackson.

still, we have yet to get a comment about that. we asked again. pressed. again the lawyer would not comment. >> even if he admits he did administer diprivan, any doctor we talked to says it raises ethical questions. because, no doctor should be giving diprivan to a patient inside their home. how are authorities going to determine what doctor prescribed to michael jackson? he could have used aliases? a lot of different doctors. >> right. the false name is definitely a problem. there are a couple of ways they can do this. there is a state database used in the death of anna nicole smith. the attorney general will sort what they would do in that case, the attorney general is already doing that in this case. he will sort through the doctors' names, all in the database. it takes a look at what controlled medication they prescribed, when they prescribed them, the amount, who they prescribed them to and who received it. so they're going to look at that database. we know that billing information can provide some clues. we talked to a company called md systems which a lot of doctors use for billing. those, those -- the electronic billing and electronic recommendations for

the drugs actually the records, the electronic prescriptions are in this server on the computer forever. >> right. >> so that is there for them to look at. even if someone tried to delete it, this is key, there is a record of who actually went in and tried to delete it and so they will be able to follow which doctor may have been involved if that is the case. randy kaye, thank you. >> in a moment we look at the events happening tomorrow, who is expected to be there and who isn't. jackson's kids will attend but not the birth mother of the two eldest, debbie rowe, who was basically assaulted by paparazzi. on the streets, yesterday, take a look at her outburst. >> are you ready to fight for your kids, debbie? >> are you ready to fight for your kids. >> do not touch me. >> nobody touched you. >> you just did. don't. >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked? don't [ bleep ] touch me. >> are you ready to take a cash settlement for the kids? how important are the kids to you, debbie?

>> debbie rowe giving the photographers probably what they were looking for, somekind of an outburst. that's jackson's ex-wife, mentioned in the will to exclude her as a beneficiary. lawyers for all the major players were in court today. significant develops. don lemon has that angle. don. >> the man who is the executor of his will, john branca, i got a chance to speak to him. today about how he is going to administer that will. here is his message, anderson, to katherine jackson and family members. he says, katherine jackson has nothing to worry about, family members have nothing to worry about, they will be provided for, well provided for as the will and trust stipulates. anderson, as you know, 40% will go to his mother, 40% to his kids and 20% to charity. it was a very emotional meeting after he got back from vacation and learned of michael jackson's death. the will surfaced. he met with katherine jackson and the children and they were very happy that michael jackson had at least provided for his mother and his family in that will.

>> industry insiders say this man, and the two executors are very capable. they had michael jackson's confidence. the family contested it. the family wanted more control over it. but they didn't get that. >> it was before the will surfaced they had contested. they didn't know about this will. that is when they went to court. of course the family would like more control over their family member's assets. but again, yes, john branca is the man who managed michael jackson at the height of his career, he negotiated the deal with sony music, and he negotiated the my jack deal. people say he is the reason michael jackson still has some money today. back in 1980, he went to the white house with michael jackson and arranged all of those things. at the height of michael jackson. >> do we know how much money? does the will specify? >> we don't know how much money. they are thinking over $1 billion that michael jackson in assets and it will exceed that in perpetuity as time goes on.

>> already his estate is making amounts of money. >> it's been reported, $400 million in debt. that is the report. as you said, they don't know how much money. the reason they went to court the reason the family wanted to go to court, they are not concerned about the will michael jackson put in place. they are not contesting that. what they wanted from michael or from that executor is to have some say into michael jackson's imagine the future. his earning potential in the future and where that goes and where his money goes. >> don lemon, appreciate that. let's get some perspective from analyst and reporter, jeffrey toobin. a judge granted control of the estate to the executors of the will taking away the temporary limited power his mom had over his affairs. what does that mean for the family? how much of a battle do you think this really was? >> i think it was a preliminary skirmish and may have settled all battles in the future. because the will is clear. the will says john branca is in charge of managing michael's estate.

katherine jackson was given the temporary authority when it did not appear there was a will in place. michael jackson could have designated his mother as the controller of his business interest but he didn't. what the court did today was simply honor michael's wishes for his estate. branca was conciliatory in court. he said he will consult with katherine jackson and the family. the judge asked him to do that. there is no doubt who is in charge here, it is john branca. >> if mike cam jackson was so clear, he wanted this guy, branca, how come katherine jackson's lawyers were arguing irreparable damage could be done to the estate if these two executors are allowed to take control? >> i think frankly that was just lawyer talk. that combative attitude seems to have faded over the course of the day. i think everyone knows that michael jackson's estate, the long-term financial interest is in much better shape with john

branca, a very sophisticated long time music executive rather than katherine jackson in charge. they still want some control over how the estate is exploited, but i just don't think there is any doubt the judge is going to leave jackson's wishes intact and leave branca in charge. >> let's talk about the investigation. more search warrants executed. investigators focusing on several doctors who prescribed drugs to jackson. at this point what do you think they are looking for? >> there are all sorts of ways this process can be abused. are there multiple names? were there legitimate reasons to give these prescriptions? were there multiple prescriptions given when only one should be given? did the doctors coordinate with each other? did the doctors lie to each other, to the pharmacies. all of this is frankly,

unfortunately, fairly typical when you have celebrity investigations, anna nicole smith, elvis presley, rush limbaugh, all of these involved pos ball abuse in the prescription process -- possible abuse in the prescription process. >> if you have a doctor administering a powerful sleep medicine like diprivan that is supposed to be in hospitals, can that person be brought up on charges if the person overdoses because of it or a bad reaction? >> they don't have to overdose for them to be brought up on charges. if you prescribe, you as a doctor, prescribe something you shouldn't prescribe or prescribe it to a person who shouldn't get it. those are violations. they are not necessarily criminal violations. they can involve losing your license, civil judgments if the person's estate sues. there are possible remedies. misprescribing drugs can expose

the doctor to criminal or civil liability. >> jeffrey toobin. appreciate it. thanks, jeff. we talked at the top how big tomorrow is going to be and how complicated it could become. despite all the efforts to prevent a mess at taxpayer expense. at this point. not everyone is happy about that. but for all the complexity, saying good-bye to michael jackson starts off very simply. >> reporter: the services began at 8:00 a.m. with a private gathering with the family. cnn has learned that the parents, siblings and children will meet at the forest lawn cemetery in the hollywood hills. they'll be escorted to the cemetery by the highway patrol will accompany the family to the staples center. it's there at 10:00 a.m. where the public memorial gets underway. the streets around the downtown arena will be under heavy security provided and paid for by the city. there is still no word on the price tag and some local politicians are far from happy at the expense. the star-studded tribute will be watched live around the world. it will also be shown in about

40 theaters around the country. inside the staples center about 9,000 seats are reserved for jackson family and friends. as for the public, out of the estimated 1.5 million fans who entered the online lottery, 8,750 won tickets. each person gets two tickets bringing the total number of public seats to 17,500. there is only room for 11,000 public seats in the staples center. the remaining 6,500 overflow winners will watch the memorial on a jumbotron next door at the nokia theater. based on the attendees, tuesday's memorial will be a celebration of jackson's life and legacy. today the family released a list or participants including jennifer hudson, usher, stevie wonder and lionel richie who co-wrote with jackson "we are the world." there will be many others as well. we will have more on other performers later ian this hour. let us know, join the live chat at ac360.com. talk to other viewers in the

united states and around the world watching us now. up next -- more breaking news, the suspected serial killer in south carolina tonight is dead. police confirming they got their man in a deadly shootout. the question is what happened? a just-released picture of a man they say took five lives. terrorized a whole lot more. reason as logic, or reason as a simple motive. everyone has a reason they believe governor sarah palin is quitting. the question is -- do any of them make any sense? we talk to pundits and an author of a fascinating account of her rise to national fame from "vanity fair." "360" from los angeles. we'll be right back. lower your bad cholesterol but your good cholesterol and

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anyone again. david mattingly joins us from gaffney, south carolina, with the latest. david, what have you learned? >> reporter: anderson, this case coming to an abrupt and violent end in north carolina, 30 miles north of here. this serial killer killed in a shootout with north carolina police. but it's only just within the last hour we had a name and face to go with this. patrick tracy burris. we see the face of him now. it has been put out to the public. this is the face of the man who terrorized gaffney with five murders in nine days. now police are saying that the search for their serial killer is now over but the investigation continues. before dawn on monday morning a serial killer's trail of blood came to a violent end at this rundown house in north carolina. >> it scared me. it did. especially when i heard the gunshots and i actually froze. >> reporter: a quick exchange of gun fire left an officer wounded and an gunman dead. 14 hours later police say the gunman's bullets match those used by a serial killer in five

murders in gaffney, south carolina. >> we believe a killer is off the street. at this point, we are working backwards to make sure we collect all the evidence. >> reporter: it ends a reign of terror that began with the murder of a 63-year-old peach farmer, then an 83-year-old woman, and 50-year-old daughter were killed in their home. his final victims, a 48-year-old man and his 15-year-old daughter were shot in their family's appliance store. nobody felt safe. pawnshop owner chris spencer tells me his gun inventory was running low. after a spike in sales. libby jones never fired a gun before but didn't want to go to work without protection. it is not just guns, lights, locks, security devices, sales for all of them have jumped here. everyone seems to be taking precautions. even in this downtown street, businesses were open but some kept their doors locked allowing people in only if they

recognized them. it's all because the seemingly random nature of the killings -- there was no pattern behind the murder and no profile to fit the murderer. i stopped at mabrey's cafe expecting to find the usual lunchtime crowd. instead it was almost empty. and the topping of conversation was watching your back? what is everybody's state of mind? >> i would say that we are all pretty much panicky, if you want to know the truth. >> reporter: owner tammy coleman tells me she almost didn't open today. how tough was it for you to come and go to work today? >> it is really tough. we are all carrying guns. >> reporter: you've got yours on you? >> i got my gun. >> where is it? >> it is here. it is close. it is behind this counter. >> what do we know about this guy patrick traci burris? >> reporter: what we know tonight, anderson, this man has had a long history with problem

s with the law, law enforcement officials locally and the state are talking about what a long rap sheet he had, breaking and entering, weapons charges. all kind of things in his past. and the question was raised tonight, there is going to have to be some explaining done by the judicial system why this man was still out free and able to do so much harm. >> david mattingly, thanks. a deadly day in afghanistan. also, a standoff over who runs honduras. a plane trying to land with the president on board, former president, troops blocking the way. we'll show you what the drama was about. crowd not liking what they're seeing there. people talking about sarah palin, her decision to resign. >> may be tempting and more comfortable to keep your head down, plod along and appease those who are demanding, "hey, just sit down and shut up." that is the worthless, easy path out. that's the quitter's way out.

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still ahead the raw politics behind governor sarah palin's surprising decision to leave office before the end of her first term. first erica hill has a bulletin. the deadliest day in afghanistan in nearly a year, seven americans killed, four of them in an attack in a relatively peaceful northern part of the country. a sign that the war being fought in the taliban heartland of the south and east could now be expanding to the north. in honduras, supporters of

manuel zelaya are threatening to widen protests and block trade. security forces opened fire where the ousted president was attempting to land. that effort unsuccessful. he is expected to meet with secretary of state hillary clinton in washington tomorrow. awe general motors expected to restructure. the judge ruling that bankruptcy is the only available means to preserve the continuation of gm's business. under the plan, the automaker will create a new company and will also shed crushing debt and some very expensive contracts. talk about a big upset at the 14th annual world wife carrying championship, a very important one, a finnish couple won for the first time in more than a decade. here is why you want to win, the prize? your wife's weight in beer. >> wow. >> there you go. the larger the lady, the better off you are. if you like beer. >> how so? oh. if you like beer. >> is that the winner? >> i think it is.

to be honest, i'm having problems with my contacts so i can't see it very well. >> all right, well i assume that's the winner. congratulations to the lucky couple. the announcement that has political junkies scratching their heads. former vice presidential candidate, sarah palin says she is done being governor of alaska. is this a smart move or political suicide? the raw politics. president obama's mission to moscow and a deal with the russian president could help avoid another cold war.

there are two real secrets of the universe, colonel sanders 11 herbs and spices, and why sarah palin quit.

as for the second, pundits and polls have been talking nonstop. we will talk more about her motives in a second, with todd purdam, who wrote a blockbuster article. the story ran days before she resigned. first the raw politics from our own shawn caleb. >> reporter: if friday was the shock, the past few days have been about the awe or simple wonderment on why sarah palin abruptly stepped down as alaska's governor. >> i heard sarah palin had re-signed. i was, like, what? >> her reporters are bristling about the "q" word. >> she is not a quitter. she is changing the rules. >> reporter: the governor picked the july 4th weekend to announce resignation by design, her way to, and we're quoting here, to declare her independence from politics as usual. >> it had become apparent in the last few months, particularly after the campaign she was becoming a lightning rod for

partisan attacks. >> reporter: so the best way to help her state and herself, walk away from the job a year and a half early. palin prides herself on someone who breaks the mold. that spirit is one of the reasons she was elected. but in anchorage today, a lot of people we talked to said she is letting the state down. >> i think my personal opinion that there will be some consequences to pay for that because people in general they don't like quitters. >> she has a commitment to the people of alaska. she made a contract with. i was kind of surprised that she took that avenue. >> reporter: the governor is keeping a low profile. one quick public appearance at a july 4th parade in juneau and then it was fishing with her family in bristol bay, getting her side out the way so many of us do nowadays, via twitter and facebook. saying how sad that washington and the media will never understand it is about country. though it is honorable for

countless others to leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term, of course, we know by now a different standard applies to decisions i make. the man who largely put palin on the national map, john mccain offed offered support saying, quote, i have the greatest respect and affection for sarah, todd and their family. i was deeply honored to have her as my running mate and believe she will continue to play an important leadership role in the republican party and the country. a similar note from top republican in the house, john boehner. >> i was as surprised as anyone by governor palin's announcement. if i had gone through what she has been through the last nine months i would want to break from it as well. i wish her well. >> reporter: many national republicans are highly critical like alaska senator lisa murkowski. the daughter of the man palin beat in the republican primary for governor. i'm deeply disappointed that the governor has decided to abandon the state and her constituents

before her term has concluded. sean, the fbi says they are clearly not investigating. why would they come out and make that statement? >> yeah. that is an unusual move. the reason they are doing it, the blogs are out there. and a lot of people have been saying, look, the other shoe is going to drop. there is a scandal somewhere. you are going to hear about it. it is going to affect the governor. the fbi says, look, we are not investigating her. she has been the target of 15 ethics violations allegations. here in the state. but she has been cleared of 12 of those. three are pending. she spent $500,000 defending herself. she said i'm done with it. i am tired of being a lightning rod. i want to move on. >> thanks. joining us now the author of the "vanity fair" article, the cause of such a big stir, days before governor palin announced her decision. the title of the article "it came from wasilla." todd purdam joins us from washington. national editor of "vanity

fair." todd, you spent many months report ing on sarah palin. were you surprised by the announcement? and why do you actually think she quit? >> i was surprised by the resignation. i was not surprised that she didn't want to run for re-election. i think she quit because she was tired of the whole thing, it was not much fun being governor of alaska after being on the national campaign. the legislature was attacking her, at loggerheads with her, she had ethics complaints. racked up $500,000 in legal bills. i think she got tired of it. >> what do you think of the way she made the announcement? in your article you write and i want to show this to our viewers, palin has shown herself to have remarkable gut instincts about raw politics and has seen openings where others did not and she has the good fortune to have traction within a political party that is bereft of strong leadership. she may decide she does not need office in order to have great influence any more than rush limbaugh does. what do you think of the way she

announced she was leaving? >> the actual news conference that she had, i thought, it bore the hallmarks of someone who made up her mind about something and wanted to rush to the neighbors and tell them in case she changed her mind. there was a certain kind of nervous quality to it. it was sincere, obviously. she was talking so quickly and rushing to get her breath she was determined to get this off her chest before she had another thought about it. >> it was sort of surreal. i spoke to her spokesperson later that same evening on my show, and the spokesperson was in new york on vacation, in upstate new york and claimed she knew about it in advance. seems if your spokesperson knew you were resigning your office in advance, she would want to be by your side? >> no. i watched that, anderson. i felt for you in questioning meghan stapleton. because one of the things that was a surprise to me to learn about sarah palin, was how little staff she has ever had around her. she is not like most politicians you would have ever have covered. she doesn't have a cadre of

advisers and consultants and media people. she has been her own chief adviser and her husband todd has been her sort of counselor. >> for those who haven't read your article in "vanity fair" i urge people to, it is a fascinating look at her, what do we know know about what happened behind the scenes in the mccain campaign? >> there was a lot of animosity. in fairness to governor palin, i think she felt ill used. they imposed a staff of 20 people on her. most of them, awful them she had never met anymore. she didn't have any of her own trusted people from her world helping her. several people in the mccain campaign said if she had to go from aaa baseball to the world series. so i think it was very hard for her and the general rule of thumb in politics is if it looks bad from the outside, on the inside it is much, much worse. >> what do you think she does now? her spokesperson said she can do anything. it seems she would do lectures, write a book, have a tv show, what do you think? >> she clearly has a book contract.

there have been feelers from people in hollywood on doing a reality show based on running the state of alaska. there were feelers about talk shows and she could command money on the speaking circuit. she could pay off this $500,000 campaign debt in nothing flat if she made a few speeches. >> what is the one thing that surprised you the most? >> the one thing is if my 9-year-old daughter had gone to a play ground in anchorage she would have found out more from the kids about sarah palin and her record in alaska than john mccain on the day he picked her. that made me feel very sad for john mccain and some level at the state of politics in the country now. >> it is fascinating. the article in "vanity fair." todd purdum, thanks. appreciate your time. >> thank you so much, anderson. sarah palin has been tweeting. about her time in office, as we mentioned. she opened an account in april. to check out what she has been talking about on twitter. go to our website for more on ac360.com.

palin's abrupt resignation, one of the discussions in the live chat. you can join us at ac360.com. i'm not logged in tonight, my computer is not up here. president obama's full foreign policy plate. we'll talk to david gergen about that. the star-studded farewell to michael jackson, saying goodbye tomorrow to the king of pop.

president obama's tricky mission to moscow. he arrived on air force one with his family. mr. obama is working to reset relations with russia. no easy task. ties have cooled in recent years. today, some progress. a handshake mr. obama and the russian president agreed to pursue a new arms ban treaty. one that significantly reduces the number of strategic warheads possessed by each country. listen. >> first, we take an important step forward to increase nuclear

nuclear weapons. this starts with a reduction of our own nuclear arsenals. as the world's two lead ing nuclear powers the united states and russia must lead by example and that's what we're doing here today. >> along with the arms race agreement, help for the war in afghanistan. russian president said american planes can use russian air space to fly military equipment into the battle zone. a lot to talk about tonight. with me, senior political analyst, david gergen. how significant is this arms deal between the u.s. and russia. >> it is important in its own right because it continues a pattern 18 years long reducing armaments on both side. as of 1991, when the s.t.a.r.t. talks started, over 10,000 warheads with each side. now this treaty will put us under 2,000 each side. and it allows both nations to push other rogue nations like iran not to build nuclear

weapons. >> what role did the obama administration play in bringing it about? is this something in the works for a while? >> certainly, george w. bush actually negotiated one of these treaties. along the way. the s.t.a.r.t. treaty was about to expire. this became a high priority. i must tell you, even a high priority in terms of the relationship, it was sort of low hanging fruit. both sides wanted this. >> so this was relatively easy? >> this was relatively easy. the tough things are still ahead. there is missile defense or georgia, ukraine coming into nato. and all-important, the united states would like russia's help with regard to iran. so far there is no in kags of that. the russians embrace ed ahmadinejad after the election in iran. >> over the weekend. obama and biden indicated the current situation in iran would not stop them from attempting to engage in direct negotiations. it's interesting, by reaching out, the president also risks credibility or risks giving the

regime, ahmadinejad's regime credibility. >> that is absolutely right, anderson. i think a lot of americans are having trouble adjusting to this idea that after we've seen the repression and the bloodshed and know how many people are being tortured we can't see with cameras that it seems to be business as usual, the existing regime. one had thought that perhaps the obama administration would ratchet up the sanctions and maybe in moscow the president can persuade the russians to join in tougher sanctions as a threat. over the weekend vice president biden also seemed to give a blinking green light to the possibility that israel might strike as a sovereign nation if the iranians don't negotiate. >> i know the other thing that is interesting is robert mcnamara died this morning, 93, he was defense secretary under kennedy and johnson. known of course as the architect of u.s. involvement in vietnam. you knew him. how do you remember him? >> i remember him very much,

anderson, as a man of triumph and tragedy. his triumph came in the cuban missile crisis in october of 1962. bobby kennedy gave him a lot of credit for the decision, the switch decision to go from striking cuba, the russian missiles to quarantine which actually worked. had we struck and gone against mcnamara's advice there was a high likelihood we would have had a nuclear war. we came very, very close. that was his great triumph. his tragedy came in the vietnam war that followed. a man who grew very skeptical, left government but never told the country it was a war we couldn't win. he -- it was a tragedy he took with him all his life. he was blamed, in effect, as chief architect. it was almost a cross he bore all his life. in the mid '90s he issued a mea culpa. he got trashed for doing that. i thought it was a brave act.

one last thing, anderson, the whole rest of his life he trying to reduce nuclear armaments. it is fitting that on this day the russians and americans signed a new atreatment to reduce the weapons that he died. i think he would have liked knowing that. >> there was a fascinating documentary, erol morris made, i think called "the fog of war." >> yes. >> a series of interviews with him. maybe people can rent that if they are interested. david, appreciate it. thank you very much. >> highly recommend it. >> thank you. >> you do. interesting to know. since you knew him. we'll recommend that and try to put a link on our blog. mcnamara was the most influential and controversy -- controversial defense secretary in history. his rise to power began in a surprising way. log on to ac360.com to see how he came to power. up next, the memorial for michael jackson. music royalty pays their respects. who will be performing tomorrow? tonight, violence in the streets. a deadly protest in china. dramatic scenes. look at that, overturning a police car. what is behind the unrest?

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taking a look at images from forest lawn cemetery. a lot of media folks already gathered out there. that is where there is going to be a service tomorrow at 8:00

a.m. pacific time. the jackson family, the parents, siblings, michael jackson's children will be gathering for a private service. at forest lawn cemetery here in los angeles. from there they will drive to the staples center under police escort for the public memorial. that is certainly going to be watched by millions around the world. we'll be there tomorrow as well. some of the most popular recording artists from young superstars to music legends to honor the life and legacy of michael jackson. erica hill shows us who is going to be paying tribute. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: a final tribute to the king of pop. the man who forever changed the way the world experiences music and firmly altered an industry. >> i think that all of the young men singers and some of the young ladies who have come behind him have in some way mimicked him. >> this man was my inspiration. i would not be the entertainer i am today had he not been who he was.

culture in music would not be what it is without michael jackson. >> reporter: both smokey robinson and usher will take the stage at tuesday's memorial in los angeles to pay tribute to jackson bridging generations and boundaries. also slated to appear, john mayer, american idol, jennifer hudson, pop star mariah carey and stevie wonder. industry greats dwarfed by the occasion. >> this memorial is going to be very, very emotional. it will also be something that everyone will always be able to remember because it's going to be a trip down memory lane. a lot of the stars and celebrities will put their egos away. >> reporter: stars like sean p. diddy combs who confirmed to cnn he will be attending, brooke shield, a fixture with jackson at award shows in the 80s, will also be at the memorial, along

with the reverend al sharpton, martin luther king iii, magic johnson, kobe bryant and barry gordie who signed the jackson 5 to motown records. debbie rowe, the mother of his two oldest children, will not be attending. nor will his long time friend dame elizabeth taylor who tweeted today she didn't believe michael would want me to share my grief with others. ♪ we are the world we are the children ♪ >> reporter: lionel richie co-wrote "we are the world" with michael jackson. they first met when michael was singing with his brothers in the jackson 5. >> this is the largest singer, songer, artist, i should say, dancer, performer in the world ever. and now he will be the king of pop forever. >> his legacy is he was an innovator. his legacy is that he was michael jackson. >> reporter: a complicated life but an undeniably gifted soul.

♪ anderson, it is interesting when i talked with emme wilbiken he spent five decades and has a street cred, was talking about john mayer beak there, he is a music guy, which is what michael jackson. he was about the music. felt the music. in terms of usher, when you look at usher and michael jackson, he usher really is the next step in that lineage. >> did elizabeth taylor really tweet about the memorial? >> she did. in fact, it was confirmed to cnn that not only did she post that tweet today, but she is very active on twitter. and in general. >> good for her. that was her tweet. >> just like all your tweets come right from you anderson cooper. >> yes, they do. if i say so. that is great. she tweets, she twiters. very cool. erica there is one new jackson related story circulating on the internet. it is pretty strange and it involves cnn. i don't know if you have seen this. video from ted rowland's tour in

the neverland ranch. it was shown on "larry king live" on thursday, i guess. people behind the clip say you can see an eerie shadow resembling jackson in the background. take a look. there is the shadow. some people think it is a ghost. i don't know really much about that. >> the scary music really lend to the ghost thought there doesn't it. >> we added in, maybe they did on liveling. we got in touch with the sci-fi channel, "ghost hunters" they said it was probably someone walking in the far room casting their shadow. >> oh, sure. take away all the fun. >> there is a light stand right there. it is obviously, somebody, we don't know who, walking in front of the light. >> member of the crew perhaps. >> little cameo. deadly showdown in china. ethnic fighting in the streets. scores have been killed. the army is called in. we'll have the latest on that. a star quarterback turned homicide victim.

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in a long line of amazing performance machines. this is the new e-coupe. this is mercedes-benz. a new twist to a strange tale that a woman showed up at a police station with a squirrel stuffed in her shirt. that is our "shot of the day." first erica hill has the "daily bulletin." >> 156 people reported dead, 800 injured and 1,500 detained after protests turned into riots in western china. the protests were sparked by ethnic tensions in the region between the uygurs

and the han chinese. police say the gun used to kill former nfl quarterback steve mcnair was bought by his girlfriend two days before they were found dead. mcnair was shot four times, she was shot once in the head. the gun was found under her body. mcnair was married with four children but had been involved with the 20-year-old woman for months. al franken will be sworn in as senator from minnesota tomorrow. the "saturday night live" alum, arriving on capitol hill today where he promised to workday and night. he defeated norm coleman after an eight-month recount battle. it looks like alec baldwin may want to follow in franken's footsteps. the actor telling "playboy" magazine he is seriously considering running for congress. he acknowledged his opponents would have fodder to use against him. he said he wouldn't mind moving to connecticut to run against joe lieberman but that probably won't ever happen, he said. >> all right. we'll see. erica. our "beat 360" winners. our daily challenge to viewers

come up with a caption better than the one we put on our blog every day. president barack obama as a press conference with russia's president. and the foreign minister. staff winner -- rick in atlanta. his caption -- can he see alaska from his house? >> very clever. >> hazel from las vegas. her caption, he is still upset because he didn't get tickets to the michael jackson memorial? [ drum roll ] congratulations. your beat 360 tee shert is on the way. we have some answers, details about a video we showed you days ago. why was this squirrel buried in this woman's top. why did she put it there and what did she do with it? we'll tell you. at the top of the hour. serious stuff. new details about the memorial for michael jackson including the star-studded guest list.

erica, for tonight's shot we have the scoop on the lady with the squirrel. >> finally. >> you know you love her. >> we showed you this crazy piece of video. we've added the sound. woman being interviewed by cops in ohio shows up with a squirrel under her shirt. insert joke here. pops out every now and then. we wanted answers. why did she do this? who is this person?

tonight we got some. the woman's name is amber. not perhaps a big surprise. she is 26, a lover of animals, again, not a surprise. her friend found the squirrel it apparently had a broken leg so she gave it to amber. >> it served as a sling? a cast? >> what? >> nothing. >> amber wanted to take care of the squirrel. that is why she took to squirrel to the police station because she didn't want to leave it alone. >> obviously. >> in a bosom, the squirrel would heal so much faster. >> well, yes -- amber later set the squirrel free. apparently, the healing power of amber was enough to heal the squirrel. >> wow, that's some power right there. >> yes it is. >> you know what? i don't think i want to hear about amber's power again. is that okay? i'm glad we cleared it up. i mean i like knowing the -- 360, full circle, the whole story. >> exactly. if it was a slow news day we probably would have had amber on. >> breaking news. >> that is how we roll. >> indeed.

>> you can see more of amber on our website at ac360.com. all the most recent shots there as well. at the top of the hour the breaking news, new developments in the michael jackson investigation in court and all across l.a. as the city prepares for the king of pop's royal send-off. we're live from los angeles on "360." in fact, you can buff most of that out. just give it a once-over with a wet paper towel...hee, hee grill: ok, good talking to you... anncr: accidents are bad. anncr: but geico's good ding! with 24-hour claims service.