♪ let the spirit never die ♪ in my heart, i feel you are my brother ♪ ♪ create a world, ain't no fear, together we'll cry ♪ tonight, a farewell fit for a king of pop. his friends and family say good-bye with hundreds of millions watching around the world. we'll show you everything you missed. the music, the star-studded eulogy, his family's last good-bye. >> maybe now, michael, they will leave you alone. >> and i just wanted to say i love him so much. >> and we'll talk to some of the people who are there. >> i want his three children to

know, there wasn't anything strange about your daddy, it was strange what your daddy had to deal with, but he dealt with it. >> welcome back, everybody, we begin with something very fitting tonight for the king of pop, a sort of greatest hits collection. we began as we always do with our mash-up. again this is some of the key moments from today. take a look. we're going to bring you again some of those key moments from the memorial service in just a moment. we also have people who are there in l.a. who are in the room, larry king is going to be joining us, as well. he was in the room with the family. he'll be sharing some of his thoughts as he watched the service today.

and you can see there, these are the moments, the coffin being brought in. we have wrapped it all up for you. we've got a panel here joining us, as well. but again, first, here's a look at some of the best moments of today. >> and from the staples center, today part church, part concert hall for the final good-bye to michael jackson. >> there's no model for this. i don't think we've ever seen anything like this. 20,000 people, service the kind of speculation and outpouring and whatever we've seen in recent days, we didn't know what we were going to get. >> michael jackson's brothers were his pallbearers, wearing his trademark gloves. this would be the last time they'd share the stage together. >> they gathered to say good-bye. >> dancing in harlem, crying in london.

she flew from london on her own without a ticket to the memorial. finally, someone gave her one. >> it was great to be amongst the other fans and to just share the grief and the loss to celebrate michael and his life. >> today's final tribute to the king of pop was something of an international spectacle. >> to give us a sense of what this all means for us, it's our top story. >> in the dark of australia's winter night with balloons in moscow and makeshift shrines in london. >> early viewer estimates have been estimated at above 1 million people. >> and again, you're seeing a wrap-up of much of the news coverage from earlier today. we're having some technical problems, we apologize for that. this as you can imagine about as close as it comes to cultural happening these days. it was moving, captivating, a little bit strange at times, but obviously something that we're

going to be talking about for a very long time. traffic on the internet surging, nearly 33% today in the ceremony itself, this is a true jackson-worthy production. a showbiz spectacle that if you really watched seemed surprisingly intimate. again, let's take a look. >> i feel the king of pop is not big enough for him. i think he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. ♪ like the river of jordan >> somehow when michael jackson sang and danced, we never felt distant, we felt like he was right there, right for us. >> i do know as much as we may feel and we do, that we need

michael here with us. god must have needed him far more. ♪ call my name and i'll be there ♪ >> today, although our hearts are aching, we need to look up where he is undoubtedly perched in a crescent moon. and we need to smile. ♪ smile though your heart is aching ♪ ♪ smile >> be judged, ridiculed, how much pain can one take? maybe now, michael, they will leave you alone. >> i want his three children to know there wasn't anything strange about your daddy, it was strange what your daddy had to deal with, but he dealt with it. >> throughout the next hour, we're going to take you inside

that service tonight. we're going to bring you more of the very best moments. but, of course, for all of the star power in the room, for all of the glowing tributes, this was the moment that hit home for a lot of people. >> ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. and i just wanted to say i love him. so much. >> little paris jackson, obviously totally unscripted moment as we heard. >> broke your heart when she started to cry to say my father is the best father. it was absolutely the closing words of the memorial. >> i think 11-year-old paris jackson, i think just reminded

the world that this was a man and not just a musician or a dancer or a performer. >> there's been so much curiosity surrounding the children. >> a life they've already led and so much ahead with so many questions left unanswered. >> jackson's three children are now living with their grandmother katherine. no word yet on where or when their father will be buried. we'll have more on that later, as well. traveling in russia today, president obama called michael jackson the greatest entertainer of perhaps any generation. >> i think like elvis, like sinatra, like the beatles, he became a core part of our culture. you know, his extraordinary talent and his music was matched with, i think, a big dose of tragedy. and difficulty in his private

life. and i don't think we can ignore that. but it's important for us to affirm what was best in him, and that's captured by his music. >> the president has called jackson's music an ipod staple. and that's perhaps the best way to remember michael jackson through his songs, his moves on the dance floor. who hasn't sung along to "billie jean" or danced to "thriller." take a cue from he's british school kids who seem to know what they're doing. ♪ >> now, that is a tribute. how cute is that? and that is our mash-up, again, apologies for the technical problems we were having. larry king has been following michael jackson's story since michael was a child and he was there at the memorial

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♪ i treat you bad ♪ and wrong my dear ♪ since you went away

♪ don't you know i -- ♪ and i wonder who -- >> millions of people around the world watching michael jackson's memorial today in the stage at the staples center was filled with celebrities. the most touching moment, though, came from michael's family. and listen to his brother, jermaine, and daughter paris. this is from earlier today. >> i stand here trying to find words of comfort solace, trying

to understand why the lord has taken our brother to return home from here on earth. michael, when you left us, a part of me went with you. and a part of you will live forever within me, but also a part of you will live forever within all of us. we would never understand what he endured, not being able to walk across the street without a crowd gathering around him. being judged, ridiculed, how much pain can one take? maybe now, michael, they will leave you alone. now one request, michael, one request. i would like for you to give our

brother, my twin brother brandon a hug for me. i love you, michael, i'll miss you. >> i think they want to say something. >> i just wanted to say ever

since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagi imagine. and i just wanted to say i love him. so much. >> we want to thank you all for loving my brother and supporting our family, thank you and good night. >> that, of course, was michael's daughter paris and his brother marlon a little bit earlier. larry king was inside the staples center today, he was sitting very close to the family

and he's joining me right now from los angeles. and larry, a lot of people thought this could have turned into something really over the top. really very much a spectacle, and it wasn't, was it? >> no, it wasn't. the fear was, you know, the circus opens there tomorrow, in fact they brought elephants in last night and a lot of pundits were saying this would be a circus preceding a circus, it was anything but. it was a brilliantly produced memorial service. it might have ran 15 minutes too long, but i think that's petty. it was well done, the crowd was terrific, even those that were yelling out at times seemed very appropriate. the casket coming in was a surprise to me. i had no idea. maybe you knew it was coming, i didn't know it was coming. i was sitting right behind barry gordy, two rows behind the family. proud to have been invited by the family. it was an extraordinary two hours. i'll never see anything like it again. there'll never be anyone of his

stature dying again. >> talk to us about the family. how were they reacting throughout the service? >> they took it all in, they were very emotional as each speaker as each entertainer would finish, they would come down and embrace every member of the family and the family was extremely moved. there's no way to express in words how touching it was, how well done it was, and how much i think they all appreciated it. i think there was a great appreciation there, especially when moments or statements were made to the fact that michael got some bad deals in life. and maybe it wasn't treated as well as he should have been. the family would be the first to rise up and cheer that. and i think when that wonderful smile song was rendered, and of course, when usher came down gone too soon, i think that took, that took everybody's breath away. the family was deeply touched would be the words. >> all right, larry king, and of course, larry's going to have a

full hour, i'm sure. >> sure are. we're loaded. >> with many of your personal insights, as well, coming up at 9:00 eastern time. we'll see you in a few minutes. brooke shields delivered a powerful, emotional eulogy today, that as well as jennifer hudson singing. also tonight's download, there was some news, president obama in russia, sarah palin on why she really quit. >> so, no, it's not a matter of retreating or quitting, it's a matter of progressing. and forwarding a good positive agenda in an unconventional way. and i think that's what caught people off guard. limb: dude that was sick! i've been hangin' up there for, what, like, forty years? and then - wham - here i am smacking the pretty off that windshield of yours. oh, what you're looking for an apology? well, toss another coin in the wishing well, pal. it's not happenin'. limb: hey, what's up, donnie? how you been?

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and a look now at some of the other must-see stories of the day. >> we begin with the president's day in moscow with a speech calling for a recess in relations between u.s. and russia. he also sat down with ed henry, that conversation included what it's like to have his family, including daughters sasha and malia along on the trip. >> the girls are just a joy. sasha this morning at around 4:00 a.m. wandered into our bed and plopped down and started chatting. that was -- i'm a little groggy now as a consequence, but having her and malia be able to see the world and then report back to us on what they're seeing is extraordinary. and then michelle's just, you know, she's always a star abroad and a star at home. >> the president heads to the g-8 summit in italy tomorrow.

there is something soon to be former alaskan governor sarah palin wants. >> i'm certainly not a quitter, i'm a fighter, that's why i'm doing this. to fight for what is right without the constraints surrounding me in these final months and anybody in alaska will tell you, of course, our administration has been paralyzed. we spent most of our day fending off frivolous lawsuits. >> cnn's drew griffin caught up with palin on a family fishing trip in alaska. she says she hopes to do some more public service the when she leaves office at the end of the month. politico.com reporting karl rove was deposed today in the house investigation of the firing of nine u.s. attorneys by the bush administration. the house judiciary committee first subpoenaed rove back in 2007. the bush white house is a citing executive privilege refused to allow him to talk. the cost of war never limited to the battlefield and there is new information out about the toll of children on u.s. troops tonight. pentagon documents show the number of kids seeking mental

health treatments doubled to 2 million from the start of the war in 2003. and at the same time, the associated press notes the military is dealing with a shortage of therapists, campbell. not a good combination. >> absolutely not. erica, thanks. reverend al sharpton got some of the loudest applause today with his controversial message to michael jackson's children at the memorial service. he's joining us next. plus, brooke shields' powerful eulogy when we come back. here is kevin shale's comfort suites hotel. here's the spacious room where he relaxed with the free paper...

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♪ good to you ♪ cause if he doesn't, i'll be there ♪ ♪ don't you know baby yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ i'll be there

♪ i'll be there >> another one of the highlights from today. of course, one of the speakers at michael jackson's memorial service, the reverend al sharpton today, walking a very fine line between paying tribute to the superstar while also addressing some of the controversies that follow jackson's life. and he did it by speaking directly to jackson's children. and reverend sharpton's joining us right now from los angeles. reverend sharpton, welcome to you, let me start asking about the family. how are they holding up? >> they're holding up. clearly they are very much devastated, but very determined to hold up michael's legacy. i think that they were very proud that they did a very dignified and, i think, a beautiful service committed to

his memory and i think they were satisfied that there would be outpouring all over the world of love for michael jackson would mean so much to them. . >> there was a very strong response to your message to michael jackson's children today. let's listen to what you said. >> i want his three children to know, there wasn't anything strange about your daddy, it was strange what your daddy had to deal with. but he dealt with it. >> why did you say it? what were you trying to accomplish with those remarks? >> well, if you listen to the whole speech, i talked about the social inequalities he had to deal with.

breaking down certain race and social barriers in the music industry, how he had tried to be one that set a stage of social comfort between the races. and that there are those that would, i feel in years to come, try to distort to his children just some style image and not understand that the real challenges that michael jackson had to seriously face and did face and make a difference. and i thought it was very important that you put in context for his children what he dealt with in history and what he was able to do. one day they will review their father's funeral. and i want them to understand the context in which he lived in. >> go back to what you said about race. because you spoke about him today as a trail blazer in race relations. but do you think that he was really viewed that way in life? >> well, i mean, according to who's doing the viewing. i'm out of the civil rights movement have fought in that area, i certainly view him that

way and so do many others. and i think that i even think that some of the leaders of this country have said that about him today. there is no question that michael jackson was the first african-american to get videos on mtv, which opened the door for others. there's no question that michael jackson was able to cross african-americans over into pop culture, and therefore begin to break some of these walls down. i don't think that's a fact that can be disputed. >> all right. reverend sharpton, before you go, i do want to ask you. there's so little we know about burial plans from the family. do we have any information about what they're planning to do? >> no, i have no idea about the burial plans. i could not shed any light on that. >> something they're trying to keep private. given the publicity surrounding today. but we appreciate your time tonight, reverend jackson. reverend sharpton. they shared life under the microscope of fame from the time they were children.

they also shared a very long close friendship. and you're going to hear brooke shields as she remembers michael jackson. ( instrumental music playing ) - announcer: live a little... - ( crickets chirping ) - ( helicopter whirring ) - ...a lot. the first-ever is convertible from lexus.

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>> michael was one of a kind. thinking back to when we met and the many times that we spent together. and whenever we were out together and there would be a picture taken, there would be a caption of some kind and the caption usually said something like an odd couple. or an unlikely pair. but to us, it was the most natural and easiest of friendships. i was 13 when we met. and federal that day on, our friendship grew. michael always knew he could count on me to support him and be his date. and that we would have fun no matter where we were.

we had a bond. and maybe it was because we both understood what it was like being the spotlight from a very, very young age. i used to tease him and i'd say, you know, i started when i was 11 months old, you're a slacker. you were what, 5? both of us needed to be adults very early. but when we were together, we were two little kids having fun. we never collaborated together, we never performed together or danced on the same stage,

although he did try in vain one night he unsuccessfully taught me the moonwalk. and he basically shook his head and crossed his arms at my attempt. we never filmed a video or recorded a song, but what we did do was laugh. it was always a competition to see who could make the other one laugh more or be sillier. michael loved to laugh. his heart would just burst out of him when he was laughing. he adored it when i did silly imitations or told him stories about my life. m.j.'s laugh was the sweetest and purest laugh of anyone's i had ever known.

his sense of humor was delightful and he was very mischievo mischievous. when he started wearing the glove, i was like, what's up with the glove? i'm look, look if you're going to hold my hand, it better be the non-gloved one, sequins hurt me. he would dig in. he'd just shake his head and he would smile. he loved to be teased. seeing him smile made you feel like everything was going to be all right. to the outside world, michael was a genius with unchallenged ability. to the people who were lucky enough to know him personally, he was caring and funny, honest, pure, non-jaded, and he was a lover of life. he cared so deeply for his family.

and his friends and his fans. he was often referred to as the king. but the michael that i knew always reminded me more of the little prince. to his family, his brothers and sisters, katherine, joe, and to his children, prince, paris, blanket, my prayers are with you. michael's favorite song was not one of the countless masterpieces that he gave us, but it was a song that charlie chaplain wrote for the movie "modern times." it's called smile.

and there's a line in the song that says smile though your heart is aching. today, although our hearts are aching, we need to look up where he is undoubtedly perched in a crescent moon and we need to smile. >> of course, brooke shields, and when we come back, paris jackson's very tearful tribute to her father. stay with us.

♪ people care enough for the living, make a better place for you and for me ♪ ♪ oh, heal the world >> that was "heal the world" that was the final number at today's tribute for all of the production, for all of the planning, though, the moment that clearly stole the show for so many people was wholly

unscripted and it came from his 11-year-old daughter paris. today the world heard her voice for the very first time. listen. >> i just want to say ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. and i just wanted to say i love him. so much. >> earlier today, i spoke to kenny ortega, he was the director of today's memorial, the cory korographer. >> none of us were aware they were even coming. i didn't think they would come. they couldn't have loved their dad more and little paris was his biggest fan.

and so, firstly, it was a surprise that they were there. all of us that knew them, that know them were just so delighted that they were strong enough to be able to come and to feel this love and this great outpouring for their dad. >> in los angeles with me right now to talk about today's event, is a former cnn anchor and chief correspondent for "inside edition." and cnn contributor brian monroe, the former editor of ebony magazine, and john ridley and jeff toobin. and let me ask you all, obviously, that moment with paris was just a killer. heart breaking. and what was it beyond that for each of you that was really the most moving or really stayed with you? jim, for you. >> well, i was lucky enough to get a seat inside the staples center, and i was really struck by the humanity of this person. we know of him as an icon and

entertainer, a criminal defendant at some point in his life, but you know what? he was humanized today. he was revered, he was on nhono for his brilliance, and by his family. people who love him. that made him like us. and we got to see a side that perhaps we never knew before. >> brian. >> that scene with paris really got me. i was sitting there watching it on the monitors and my daughter's about the same age, her name is shawna and i could see shawna saying to me, daddy, father, i love you. and it touched something deep in my soul, but also the same moment if you look afterwards the hug, the whole family getting together. deep inside that hug was little blanket. i remember when i met blanket during the interview. and today he was tucked inside around all of the family, inside, inside the circle of love. and that circle of love was where, i think, those children belong. >> john? >> you know, for me, i think it

was queen latifah trying to do the dance moves, because that was my childhood, getting the albums, trying to imitate, what are you doing about all that? and so much of this wasn't merely about michael jackson the person, but how he made us feel in our memories and that was powerful. >> my favorite was the video montage of all of his great hits and his dancing. >> good, because that's coming up, actually. >> but, you know, it was a reminder for all of the incredible talent on display there, stevie wonder, linel richie, the genius there was michael jackson, the one who changed how music was received by the american people, and by the people of the world. it was him, and that great segment when there's from the 25th anniversary of motown, when he did the moonwalk for the first time and the staples center gasped. it was wonderful. loved it. >> not everyone who was close to

him was there. elizabeth taylor wasn't there, diana ross wasn't there, and debbie rowe wasn't there. moving beyond this memorial, custody issues, still outstanding, aren't they? >> you have to say that the jackson family seems to be moving towards a consensus on this, that in terms of the money stuff, it looks like john branca is going to be uncontested as the executor of the will, the supervisor of the empire. and on custody, it's going to be hard for debbie rowe even though she is the biological mother to paris and prince. the fact that they have lived with michael, that michael wants the grandmother to have them, that katherine wants them, everybody seems to think that's the right solution. the fact that blanket would want to stay with his two siblings. it seems to me that is probably not going to be that controversial. >> jim, apart from the custody issues, the investigation into what really happened continues.

we're going to be hearing about this for a long time, aren't we? >> well, you think about the anna nicole case and you saw criminal charges handed down a little over a year after her death. you could see a similar situation here. because you really are two different tracks. what caused his death and then the separate investigation into all of these prescription medications. and the dea, the attorney general, they're going to be looking into those doctors as well as the cause of death. you're right, this is going to be a long, long term story. >> a year of michael jackson, john ridley? >> you know, i think there is going to be at least a year of michael jackson. one of the things brought up, barry gordy said this was not just the king of pop, one of the greatest entertainers. very few in hollywood have had this amount of sway for this long over this many people. and quite frankly we're going to be talking about this for a year from now. >> several people didn't say one

of the greatest, several said the greatest entertain ever. and that's a big -- >> that's a feat. >> that's a feat. i was trying to, you know, elvis, you know. beethoven. >> thanks, guys, appreciate it. >> maybe not beethoven. amid all of the sadness today, there was a moment of pure joy. this unbelievable video retro spective of michael jackson's career and the moments that made him the king of pop, perhaps the greatest entertainer ever. some of which you probably never have seen before. we're going to show you the whole thing. first, listen to some of stevie wonder. ♪

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today the full spectacle that was michael jackson played out for the world to see. his family, the emotion, the throngs of adoring fans. but when it all fades, we will still have the music and the dancing. the crowd at the staples center got a little taste today in a video tribute spanning decades. it was amazing. check it out. ♪ >> man in the mirror. michael jackson. >> best selling artist. >> this is given to michael jackson. >> again i say thank you, thank you, god. >> in the past i've gone from where is he to here he is again. >> i love you, michael. >> but i must confess it feels good to be thought of as a person, not as a personality.

>> fame, fortune, they're all -- all -- ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm bad, i'm bad, i'm bad ♪ you know i'm bad, i'm bad ♪ you know ♪ who's bad

♪ who's bad ♪ you are not alone ♪ i am here with you ♪ though you're far away i am here to stay ♪ ♪ you are not alone ♪ i am here with you ♪ though you're far away ♪ i am here to stay ♪ ♪ you are not alone ♪ i am here with you ♪ though we're far apart, i'm always here ♪

♪ you are not alone ♪ you and me, not alone >> the music and the moves of michael jackson. now throughout the hour, we've been playing you the best of today's performances. still ahead, oscar winner jennifer hudson. she's the amazing voice singing "you will be there." here's a taste, you're going to hear the whole thing when we come back.

larry king live is coming up at the top of the hour. we're going to leave you tonight with one more song from the memorial. here right now, jennifer hudson. ♪ the river of jordan ♪ you were my prayer ♪ carry me like you were my brother ♪ ♪ love me like a mother ♪ will you be there ♪ yeah ♪ yeah ♪ oh, lord ♪ yeah

♪ everyone's taking control of me ♪ ♪ seems like the world has a role for me ♪ ♪ i'm so confused ♪ you'll be there for me and care enough for me ♪ ♪ hold me, show me ♪ yeah ♪ carry me there ♪ love me and feed me ♪ free me ♪ i will be there ♪ carry me ♪ carry me ♪ carry me there ♪ save me ♪ save me ♪ sometimes i get lonely ♪ i will be there

♪ lift me ♪ lift me up slowly, carry me slowly ♪ ♪ show me you care ♪ hold me ♪ hold me ♪ carry me there ♪ lift me up ♪ lead me, feed me >> in our darkest hour, in my deepest despair, will you still care? will you be there?

in my trials, in my tribulations, do or doubts, and frustrations, in my violence, in my turbulence, through my fear, and my confessions, in my anguish, and my pains, through my joy and my sorrow, and the promise of another tomorrow. i'll never let you part. for you're always in my heart.