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>> we love you, michael. good evening from los angeles. as you know, it's been quite a day here. michael jackson was remembered simply and grandly. a massive memorial that came off without a hitch. we have new details about jackson's death and the private family is seeking privacy. plans including burial details unknown. what lingers for people who watch it around the world is the memorial at the staples center downtown and the simply wrenching words of michael's 11-year-old daughter, paris. >> i just want to say ever since i was born daddy has been the best father you can ever
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imagine. and i just want to say i love him so much. >> one of the writers of the hourly bulletins for cnn put it beautifully, an 11-year-old girl who lost her father made the world cry with her today. crushing moments, uplifting moments, enormous production, and a simple family funeral and all in this remarkable day. ♪ ♪ find someone new ♪ i know she better be good to you ♪ >> somehow when michael jackson sang or he danced we never felt distant, we felt he was right there for us.
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you believed in michael and he believed in you. ♪ jesus is love >> the more i think and talk about michael jackson i feel the king of pop is not big enough for him. i think he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. >> i do know that as much as we may feel and we do that we need michael here with us god must have needed him far more. ♪ i never dreamed you'd leave in summer ♪ ♪ hold me like the river of jordan and i would then say to thee you were my prayer ♪
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>> 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." there's a line in the song that says "smile though your heart is aching." today though our hearts are aching we need to look up, where he is undoubtedly perched in a crescent moon and we need to ♪ smile even though you've been you'll find that life is still there ♪ >> we love you, michael. you mean so much to us,
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especially me. ♪ and one day >> he is going to live forever and ever and ever ever. ♪ we are the children . >> so i thank you michael, i thank you for all the smiles you placed in many people's hearts. and i thank you for everything you have done for others across this globe in the lord's name. i have 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, and i will miss you. >> ever since i was born daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine.
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and i just want to say i love him so much. >> paris katherine jackson, 11 years old saying more than just a few words than the stars could say. she misses her daddy. the reverend al sharpton spoke earlier at the memorial, and spoke of her father as a trail blazer. take a listen. >> when michael started it was a different world but because michael kept going, because he didn't accept limitations because he refused to let people decide his boundaries, he opened up the whole world in the music world. he put on one glove, pulled his
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pants up and broke down the color curtain where now our videos are shown and magazines put us on the cover. it was michael jackson that brought blacks and whites and asians and latinos together. it was michael jackson that made us sing "we are the world" and feed the hungry long before live aid. michael rose to the top. he outsang his cynics. he outdanced his doubters, he outperformed the pessimists. every time he got knocked down he got back up. every time you counted him out he came back in. michael never stopped. michael never stopped. michael never stopped. >> reverend al sharpton, electrifying the staples center earlier today. he joins me now. how do you feel it went overall? >> i thought the whole service was almost flawless.
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i thought it was very inspiring. i thought it was done very classy, something in my relationships with michael over the years he always wanted perfection. i think he would have been very proud of how it was produced, how it was done and how his family made sure of it. >> i was listening to your speech and it was incredibly rousing and powerful. part of me is thinking it is bittersweet in life we don't recognize those who are trail blazers, in death once we get perspective on their life, michael jackson was not embraced as much as he is being now in terms of breaking the color barrier. >> i think you are right. i think that is sad. i think too many of us don't realize the kind of pain and courage it takes or combination, to break those barriers. and then when you do to not get credit for it. but when you raise it to say, yeah, he was the first mtv put
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video on of an african-american, he was the one that "rolling stone" and others had to put him on the cover. for him to do it like it was effortless, and it wasn't, might explain some of the scars he achieved as he was climbing these mountains that had not been climbed before. >> and you talked also today about how others ended up climbing on his shoulders. if it was not for michael jackson there may not have been an oprah winfrey as quickly as there was, or tiger woods or as you said a barack obama. >> he created a cultural comfort. there were other elements. the civil right movements, those of politics, but the cultural comfort, michael was the dominant one to do that. >> globally, too. not just in the united states. >> globally, all over the world. i think when people learn to cultural i -- culturely, be comfortable with one another, you can talk politics and sports then. that is what he did. people began to party and sing and dance together and say maybe we are not that different. you grow up and at 40 if you grew up with people at 19 who
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were different than you, you may vote for people. >> it changes your eye. >> it changes your eye. it changes your biases. it changes your fear. most prejudice is fear. you fear the unknown. if you are imitating someone that looks different than you it is not as unknown to you. that is what michael helped contribute. >> i want to show our viewers what you said to michael's kids directly. i want to show what you had to say. >> i want his three children to know wasn't nothing strange about your daddy. it was strange what your daddy had to deal with. >> you saw them on stage today. you heard paris. how are they doing? >> well, i visited the house the last several days with mr. jackson and mrs. jackson. they seem to be holding up well. the children seem to be comfortable at home. this is what they know. they're with their grandparents. they're in an environment that they know their father trusted.
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so i'm sure they are devastated but i think they are coping well because they are in this kind of web of love with their grandparents, with their aunts and uncles. i think they'll be all right because they know this is bizarre to the average person, but it is their reality. >> i remember my dad died when i was 10. the initial shock is one thing, but i often found in the weeks and months afterwards when the crowd goes away and life resumes you are left as a little kid without a father. >> left as a little kid without a father, with all kinds of sensational stories pro and con about the father and trying to at some point down the road, figure out, okay, who he really was. that is why i wanted to address that to them today. i want them to know. somewhere down the road when all of this is gone they are going to want to know their father. they need to know their father should not be judged by his
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costume or whatever he did to in his way sell his trade. the substantive things he did, he had to face some things that were strange and he faced them and made doors open. >> how long did it take you to write that? >> as long as it took me to say it. i speak extemporaneously. i started preaching as a little boy. i preach from the heart. >> thank you, reverend sharpton. it certainly showed. appreciate it. >> thank you, anderson. >> let us know what you think today. >> join the live chat at ac360.com. right now larry king joins me with his take on today. he was sitting with the family. also, throughout hour tonight and all the way through the next hour, extended passages of today's performances. and later, the investigation, we are learning more about the condition michael jackson was in during his final days. some troubling details to tell you about that and more on "360" live in los angeles.
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we're back live in los angeles. some troubling new detail about how michael jackson may have died.
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we'll have the complete report in a few minutes. we continue to bring you today's deeply moving memorial including a powerful demonstration of how completely michael jackson mastered a medium of music videos. take a look. ♪ i'm bad i'm bad ♪ you know i'm bad who's bad >> with us tonight a man who has known more megastars. he got his start with jackie gleason and frank sinatra. larry king joins me. you and your wife were sitting with the family three rows back.
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what was it like? >> it was incredible. the whole morning was incredible. proud to be invited to be there. we sat behind berry gordy the third row behind the family. it was emotional to watch them react. >> the casket was right there. >> that blew me away. did you know the casket was coming? >> we got word earlier before. >> well, no one in the house knew. the hush that occurred when that was brought in was unbelievable. i did not expect that. it is usually at a funeral. not at a memorial service. >> soledad o'brien and i were watching when they brought the casket out from the forest lawn. both of us had an intake of breath. when you first saw it, it obviously brings it all home. >> yeah. the body is there. why did they take it at forest lawn if not to bury it. >> i don't think they have
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decided. i think they wanted a private service. >> it was an incredible morning. >> you were sitting next to the three children. you lost your dad at age 9, i lost my dad at age 10. it is hard not to think about what they are going through. and the weeks and months ahead. i was saying to reverend sharpton, it was the months afterwards when the crowds go away and everyone returns to their lives, as a child your life changes forever. >> yeah because death is cruel. because it is so forever. i mean, there is nothing. i took it -- i don't know how you took it, i took it as leaving me. i was angry. i think a part of me -- does it exist with you today? >> oh, yeah. >> there is a part of me every single day something comes up i know in both our lives something missed. we didn't have a daddy. and those children are going to miss something all their life. >> a fatherless child thinks all things possible and nothing is safe. i was thin ticking abut that
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today. and yet to have michael jackson's daughter get up on that stage and speak. >> oh, that was obviously unexpected. i don't think she asked to speak. when they handed it to her it was eloquent. in the way she looked. it was, well, you see it there. >> what do you make of -- there is still so much of this story that is of interest to people. so much in the investigation. had you seen anything like today in terms of a send off, in terms of an outpouring? >> an outpouring, no. i was at the sinatra funeral. he was in his 80s. it was not unexpected. it was at this old catholic church in beverly hills. the casket was in the middle of the aisle so everyone felt close to it. the cardinal of los angeles conducted the thing and his music played in the background. they played "put your dreams away for another day" as everyone filed out past the casket.
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that was something. there is nothing like this today. you are never going to duplicate this. there will never be a jackson. >> you interviewed jermaine jacks jackson, the other day, how do you think the jacksons they have had ups and downs and in grief they have come together today. >> they have. they have come together today. that upbringing must have been incredible the father's dominance the very poor aspect, the gary, indiana, that whole approach which i can't conceive of what that must have been like. also a family to have that much talent. i mean that is a ton of talent. >> at age 5, michael jackson starting to perform. age 10. >> i interviewed the jackson 5 when he was 10 or 11. >> is that right? >> they were in miami performing some where. i remember the first thing i said when it was over, that kid dominates this group. he was upfront. shy before when he was sitting there and they were going to come on. i remember looking down saying i'm going to have trouble with
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this kid. the other four look okay. bam. from the minute. that is still true to this day, he would sit on the side and be quiet and the stage, bam, something happened to him. >> you see those old pictures of him on the stage and he looks so happy. we know now there was a lot of stuff going on backstage, but to see the joy of michael jackson on the stage, that sound lives on and forever. >> i like that quote about the father. i'm thinking about that. >> the fatherless child thinks all things are possible and nothing is safe. i think it's true. >> well said. >> larry, thank you very much. appreciate it. >> our extended coverage continues to night. a tribute from stevie wonder. listen. >> this is a moment that i wished i didn't live to see come. >> also tonight, compounding the tragedy.
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lgtsd, coming up, much more from today's memorial. star-studded tearful event. first erica hill with a 360 bulletin. karl rove deposed by attorneys for the house judiciary committee. the panel first subpoenaed rove in 2007 as part of the probe of firing of nine u.s. attorneys. at that time the bush white house did not make him available citing executive privilege. iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad calling the disputed election the most free election anywhere in the world. saying it was a great event. he made the xhenlts on a nationally televise address. opponents charged the election was rigged. at least 20 protesters died in the civil unrest that followed. in russia, president obama meeting with vladimir putin on day two of a trip the white house calls an effort to reset relations. mr. obama gave a commencement speech at a moscow school.
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telling the stew tents telling the students that a strong russia is good for the united states. in an interview with cnn, president obama was asked about vice president joe biden's remarks on israel. >> are you giving israel a green light? >> absolutely not. i think it is very important that i'm as clear as i can be and our administration is as consistent as we can be on this issue. i think vice president biden stated a categorical fact which is we can't dictate to other countries what their security interests are. what is also true is the policy of the united states to try to resolve the issue of iran's nuclear capabilities. and a peaceful way through diplomatic channels. >> president obama's wife and daughters are traveling with him. michelle obama and sasha and
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malia visiting the kremlin and other tourist sites and they attended the ballet. anderson. >> up next on "360," remembering michael jackson. more of the musical tribute and as well as the latest on the investigation including new details on michael jackson's condition in his final days. new reports of dangerous drugs found at his home. a song for his hero, usher, one of the emotional moments from the staples center. you're watching 360 live from l.a. ♪ one day ♪ is to get as far away from it all as possible. don't let erectile dysfunction get in the way. ♪ viva viagra! viagra, america's most prescribed ed treatment, can help you enjoy... a more satisfying sexual experience. ready to talk to your doctor?
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at today's memorial berry gordy called michael jackson one of the greatest performers that ever lived but talked about the troubles that plagued him for years. >> michael jackson went into orbit and never came down. though it ended way too soon, michael's life was beautiful. sure, there were some sad times and maybe some questionable decisions on his part, but michael jackson accomplished everything he dreamed of. >> he may have reached his dreams but at 50 michael jackson died far too young. it's his death that remains a mystery. tonight investigators are stepping up their search for answers and so are we. randy kaye has the latest. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing. >> reporter: cnn has learned
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disturbing new details about what precisely police investigators found when they answered the 911 call from jackson's house. a source involved with the investigation tells us jackson had "numerous track marks on his arms" and those marks "could certainly be consistent with the regular iv use of a drug like diprivan." diprivan is a common sedative used in anesthesia in a hospital. a nurse who worked for jackson told cnn he had begged her for diprivan a few months ago so he could sleep. our source cautioned investigators can't say now if a diprivan iv drip caused the marks on jackson's arms. some of the marks, the source said appeared fresh, others older. in fact some of the newest marks could have been caused when emergency medical personnel rushed into the house and used their own
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ivs in an effort to save him. the source would not confirm if diprivan had been found but told us numerous bottles of prescription medication had been found in jackson's $100,000 a month rented mansion. he described them as "dangerous drugs, similar to those found in a hospital setting." that is as far as he would go. as for jackson's body, the source said he had never seen anything like it in decades of investigative work. lily white from head to toe. was it caused by the disease jackson said he had? we don't know. another source with knowledge of the case described jackson's body as having paper white skin, as white as a white t-shirt. he told me his scalp was bald. that the pop star had no hair. that may have been as a result of injuries jackson received when his hair caught fire when making this pepsi ad years ago. this source said jackson's veins
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were collapsed in both arms. suggesting frequent intravenous drug use. his final note, the body was emaciated, despite the vigor jackson showed on stage during his final rehearsal just 36 hours earlier. >> is this heading toward a criminal investigation? >> we spoke to the attorney general's office today, anderson. all they would say is they are investigating doctors who treated michael jackson over the years. they wouldn't name the doctors. they did say until they interview those doctors and get the toxicology reports, they can't say whether or not there will be criminal charges. they are looking into it. >> there should be a number of nervous doctors in the los angeles area and perhaps elsewhere. >> absolutely. >> do we know anything about the body? >> no. we are trying to get answers on that. the family's lawyer said there will be a funeral, a burial today. it seems that will take place at the forest lawn cemetery in hollywood hills where a lot of
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celebrities are buried. there is media gathered at neverland ranch. supposedly they can't bury the body there but there is media waiting just in case. we know the family is looking for privacy at this time. they had a very public memorial. so the details are few and far between. >> let's hope they get that. the casket, a lot of people talking about the casket. >> it is the cadillac of caskets, if you will. i can give you some of the details -- it is a bronze casket. 14 karat, gold-plate ed handles, velvet lined, a mirror finish. according to the manufacture. you are looking at pictures of it right there. in fact, it is the same kind of casket that singer james brown was buried in. as far as a price tag -- hard to really track that down. it seems to be in the range of between $15,000 and $25,000. >> randy kaye, appreciate all the latest. thank you very much. tell us what you think. what you saw today and the latest on the investigation. join the live chat at ac360.com. coming up next, more of the special moments of the memorial, mariah carey, lionel richie, stevie wonder.
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singing an sell celebrating the life of michael jackson. and tonight's shot. at the 11:00 hour, we are truncating the two-hour service down to an hour. the highlights and most dramatic, moving moments at 11:00 p.m. eastern. we'll be right back. (voice 2) how bad is it? (voice 1) traffic's off the chart... (voice 2) they're pinging more targets... (voice 2) got 'em. (voice 3) great exercise guys. let's run it again.
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♪ i'm starting with the man in the mirror ♪ >> for three hours today, tears, laugher, applause unfolded in the staples center. this is the program cover. for the memorial. calling the event, a celebration of michael jackson's life. it certainly was that. the sheer star power on stage unlike anything seen at this type of memorial. take a look. ♪ you and i must make a pact ♪ ♪ we must bring salvation back
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♪ where there is love ♪ i'll be there ♪ jesus is love ♪ he won't let you down ♪ and i know he's mine ♪ he's mine ♪ he's mine forever >> he did have two personalities. off stage he was shy, soft spoken and child like. but when he took the stage in front of his screaming fans, he turned into another person. a master, a take-no-prisoners showman.
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in fact, the more i think and talk about michael jackson i feel the king of pop is not big enough for him. i think is simply -- i think he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. >> michael jackson. >> man in the mirror, michael jackson. >> best selling american artist. >> michael jackson. >> again, i say thank you. thanks to god. in the past i have gone from where is he? to he he is again. >> i love you, michael. >> i must confess it feels good to be thought of as a person not as a personality. ♪ you and i alone ♪ you are not alone ♪ i am here with you
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♪ i am here with you ♪ though you're far away ♪ though you're far away ♪ i am here to stay ♪ you are not alone ♪ i am here with you ♪ though we are apart ♪ you're always in my heart ♪ you are not alone >> so i went over to his house to have dinner. the chef came out and said what would you like? i said some grilled chicken. so as we begin to talk about the video and what he wanted me to do the chef brought me out the grilled chicken but he brought michael out a bucket of kentucky fried chicken. and i went crazy, like, wait a minute, michael, you eat kentucky fried chicken. that made my day.
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that was the greatest moment of my life. >> this is a moment that i wished that i didn't live to see come. and i do know that as much as we may feel, and we do, that we need michael here with us. god must have needed him far more. ♪ no i never dreamed you'd leave in summer ♪ ♪ but now i find my love has gone away ♪ ♪ michael why didn't you stay >> so many moments. still ahead, much more from the jackson memorial inside the staples center.
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the next hour, long time jackson friend brooke shields fighting back tears. she knew jackson like few others did. >> it was the most natural and easiest of friendships. i was 13 when we met and from that day on our friendship grew. >> also tonight, sarah palin speaking out why quitting as governor doesn't make her a quitter. we'll be right back.
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we've yet to hear anyone in the staples center say they weren't moved. michael jackson's rose-draped casket in front of the stage. less than two weeks ago jackson was deep into rehearsals on that very same stage preparing for his comeback series in london. others stepped into the spotlight to give him his due. ♪ everyone taking control of me ♪ ♪ i'm so confused will you sold me ♪ ♪ you'll be there for me and care enough for me ♪ ♪ hold me
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♪ show me ♪ carry me there ♪ yeah ♪ lead me ♪ comfort and feed me ♪ kiss me and free me ♪ free me ♪ carry me ♪ carry me slowly ♪ pick me up slowly ♪ carry me there >> i was 13 when we met and from that day on our friendship grew. michael always knew that he could count on me to support him or be his date and that we would have fun no matter where we were. we had a bond and maybe it was
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because we both understood what it was like being in 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? 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 burst out of him when he was laughing. ♪ ♪ smile what's the use in crying ♪ ♪ you'll find that life is still
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worthwhile if you just smile ♪ ♪ like a sunset ♪ taken from the raising moon ♪ gone too soon
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♪ gone too soon ♪ we are the world we are the children ♪ ♪ we are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving ♪ ♪ there's a choice we're making ♪ ♪ we're saving our own lives it's true we make a better day just you and me ♪ >> people remembering michael jackson across the world. go to ac360.com to see michael's mecca places where fans are gathering to say their goodbyes. other news, sarah palin speaking out defending her resignation, she responds to the accusation she is quitting as the governor of alaska when she talks about a future in public service. also, more on the king of pop. the fame, the fans and photos. our shot of the day. our next hour devoted to the memorial. the best moments truncated to an
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still to come, the memories, the music. a photo tribute to michael jackson. former u.s. figure skating champion nicole bobec out on bail. this is her mug shot. she is charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. as part of a drug ring. she made a court appearance by video today entering a not guilty plea. she made bail last night. if convicted she faces up to ten years in prison. alaska governor sarah palin
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clarifying her resignation announcement from last friday. >> i'm certainly not a quitter. i'm a fighter. that is why i'm doing this, to ago out there and fight for what is right without the constraints surrounding me in this these final months. i can't see me being totally out of public service. that is within me. it is the way i'm wired. >> governor palin speaking to cnn at end of a weekend fishing trip with her family and she returned to work today. south carolina's cheating governor mark sanford censured today. 22 members of the state gop voted to reprimand him. ten others wanted him out entirely. governor sanford says he intends to serve the remainder of his term. >> apparently the buck really does stop here. just watch. no one, of course, expecting this customer at a hardware store in new york. where's the video? here he comes, charging through the aisles.
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finally comes to a stop after leaving skid marks in front of, get this, five deer heads mounted on the wall. poor guy. the locals believe this guy took it as a sign that perhaps he didn't want to stay in the store because he probably didn't want to join them on the wall. >> ah. >> haven't we seen a rash of deer and animals entering stores. maybe they are shopping for something. >> maybe they are shopping. >> all the animals uniting to, i don't know, do something to us. maybe they are shopping for supplies. >> okay, anderson cooper. may they are upset amber is i don't know. stuffing squirrels in her bosom. >> amber from last night. do we have a picture? >> we could find one eventually. >> our beat 360 winners, our daily challenge to come up with a better caption. than the one we post on our blog every day. let's take a look at the picture, al franken sworn in as the junior senator from minnesota. after winning in eight month recount battle. staff winner, joey, his caption
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because i'm good enough, smart enough and gosh darn it, minnesota likes me. >> oh, stuart smiley. >> it took two viewers, brandy and lauren, their winning caption, i am good enough, i am smart enough and dog gone it, the state supreme court likes me. congratulations. beat 360 t-shirt is on the way. >> very nice. >> yes. very nice. coming up next the music and the memories. in song and pictures, we look back at the emotional farewell to michael jackson. that's our shot. at the top of the next hour -- michael jackson's memorial, extended highlights. from the star-studded tribute at the staples center. word from his daughter that had so many people moved to tears. we'll hae have that for you when we continue. mr. evans? this janice from onstar. i have received an automatic signal you've been in a front-end crash. do you need help? yeah. i'll contact emergency services and stay with you.
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erica, tonight's shot, a tribute in pictures to michael jackson. images of the singer and the fans who mourn his death tonight. take a look. ♪ i'm going to make a change for once in my life ♪ ♪ it's going to feel real good going to make a difference going to make it right ♪ ♪ i turned up the collar of my favorite winter coat the wind is blowing my mind ♪ >> some of the many images we saw. a lot of fares shed around the world today throughout the day. you can see the most recent shots at ac360.com. erica, at the top of the hour, a special hour devoted to more of
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the tribute of the best moments we saw over the two hours of the ceremony today at the staples center. that continues right after this break. we have ever created. a car that can help awaken its driver if he begins to doze... keep him in his lane if he starts to wander... even stop itself if he becomes distracted. if you want to see the future of the automobile, just look at the new e-class... today. this is the 9th generation e-class. this is mercedes-benz.
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