the cambridge police have an explanation. >> i know. we are out of time. larry is back tomorrow with colin powell as his exclusive guest. time for anderson cooper and "ac 360." tonight a dramatic turn of the investigation of michael jackson's death. dr. conrad murray, for the first time he is being directly connected to the drug that may have killed michael jackson. we know murray was in jackson's house and on the swhean the 911 call was made. we know his office in texas was raided. tonight we know a lot more. randy kay joins us. >> a source close to michael jook's family with knowledge of the investigation tell cnn that jackson's personal physician administered the powerful drufl that investigators believe killed him. it is diprivan. jackson's doctor gave it to him within 24 hours of his death.

this is significant. conrad murray's lawyer never commented on the drug. all he told us was "dr. conrad murray did not prescribe or administer anything that should have killed michael jackson." this is the first time he was connected to propofil. his lawyer has said he gave him cpr and tried to revive him. >> there were reports that propafil at his home. >> his sister la toya said she saw an iv stand. propofil is only supposed to be used in a hospital setting. jackson liked it. a nurse told "360" he begged her for the drug. if this drug was inside

jackson's home and dr. conrad murray provided it, he could be in a lot of trouble. he is at the center of a manslaughter investigation. when i asked dr. murray's office i was told "we will not be responding to rumors, innuendo or unnamed sources. >> wasn't dr. murray supposed to meet with investigators last week? >> he was. that was supposed to happen last friday but never panned out. this by the way would be the doctor's third meeting with authorities. he was questioned twice and his car was seized. last week they announced they wanted to speak to him again and out of nowhere raided his clinic. he is "understandably concerned and feels he is being made the scapegoat." >> you got information of

visitors to the storage facility in jackson's final hours. >> this raises questions about the timeline about jackson's death. we know the call for an ambulance came in 12:20 in the afternoon los angeles time. now we have learned two unidentified women were hauling items away from dr. conrad murray's storage unit hours earlier. two women came by, they appeared to be employees of dr. murray's and put piles of paper in small boxes. they went in and out about six times. it took them about half an hour and dr. murray never came but says her record book says the women came by at 11:22 a.m. houston time which is 9:22 a.m. los angeles time. that is three hours before the 911 call was placed for michael jackson. what were these women doing there? who sent them? could this be a coincidence?

sure. is it possible jackson was in trouble maybe not breathing anymore long before that 911 call was made? his lawyer isn't commenting. it is curious because it took place the day michael jackson died and within hours of his death being reported. the same storage facility that was suddenly raided by investigators looking for evidence of manslaughter. >> fascinating stuff, randy. tonight let's dig deeper with lisa bloom and jeffrey toobin. jeffrey, what do you think? >> it is potentially significant. we should have a lot of caution about this report. first of all, we don't know how michael jackson died. the autopsy report hasn't come out yet. d diprovan is not a controlled substance. who else was involved in giving him this drug and was michael

jackson himself involved in giving him this drug? i think the inclination to make him a scapegoat is strong here and we have to be careful to say it is not clear a crime took place much less dr. murray committed one. >> no doubt to be careful. lisa f this dr. gape michael jackson diprivan or propofol, it is not illegal. any other doctor says it is completely inappropriate to be given this drug outside of a hospital setting. >> there are certain guidelines and instructions that say a patient must be continuously monitored. there must be artificial ventilation available in the event the patient stops breathing. it is not clear whether this happened. if dr. murray administered propofol without the propter safety precautions i think he is

in trouble and looking at manslaughter charges. >> do you think that? >> i'm not ready to go that far. malpractice, civil liability, professional conduct, medical disciplinary. the criminal offense of manslaughter, that doesn't seem -- let's find out how michael jackson died, what killed him before we talk about who killed him. >> we will continue the conversation. join the live chat at ac360.com. let us know what you think of the breaking news. much more on the man at the center of the investigation. dr. conrad murray. clearly, right now, he appears to be front and center. what did he do before he became michael jackson's personal physician? you might be surprised. the newly released 911 tape that shines new light on the arrest of prominent professor henry lewis gates jr. is race even mentioned on the

the tape? >> an older woman standing here noticed two gentlemen trying to get a house at that number, 17 ware street and they kind of had to barge in and they broke the screen door and they finally got in. >> we'll play you more of the tape that led police to the house. officially as alaska's governor and taking a couple of parting shots at one of her favorite targets. elp me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. )d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d

breaking news tonight, for the first time michael jackson's personal physician dr. conrad murray is being connected to the drug that may have killed the pop star. a close source to the jackson family say dr. murray gave jackson the powerful anesthetic that possibly killed him last month. jeffrey, lisa says possible manslaughter. you think that is premature? >> it is possible. >> what is the difference between manslaughter -- what

would qualify for manslaughter? >> the legal definition of manslaughter is unintentional homicide. killing someone unintentionally. prosecutors have an enormous amount of discretion. yes. that could be malpractice that goes terribly wrong. but good faith medical mistakes tend not to be prosecuted as manslaughter. they tend to lead to civil judgments. they tend to people losing their license. >> good faith medical mistakes. >> correct. >> would this be good faith if a doctor is -- there is off label use, intravenous use of this drug in someone's home by someone who is not an anesthesiologist. >> has he taken it before? have other doctors prescribed it? dr. murray was only involved in michael jackson's life for two months. michael jackson has an enormous

history with doctors. >> clearly, we know from the nurse, lisa that michael jackson was aware of the drug diprivan before. >> look, every doctor who commented on propofol has said it would be outrageous to administer this for pain medication or to help him sleep. it is used to knock people out for surgery. it has to be in a hospital setting because it is known to lower heart pressure, blood pressure and occasionally to stop breathing. it would clearly be negligent even if michael jackson was begging for it and he probably was to administer it in a home. manslaughter in california is a dangerous act that causes the death of another person. what could be more obviously dangerous than giving this kind of drug by a doctor who should know better as apparently all doctors do to administer in a

home without the safety precautions that are right there on the label of the medication. >> would there be pressure to go for manslaughter? >> this is always the issue with celebrity cases. you try to treat them like everybody else but prosecutors have a hard time doing this. this is, of course, in los angeles county, o.j. simpson, robert blake. these are cases that are sometimes brought that are treated differently. >> given the chain of evidence problems which could be brought up at a trial, basically police went to the house and left and they didn't collect evidence until the next day after jackson family members had been through the house, a moving truck had been at the house. who knows had been in the house? >> if you try to put dr. murray on trial. the defense will be to put michael jackson on trial to point out his history of drug

use and his history of getting doctors to help him out in ways that are perhaps inappropriate. the idea that murray is going to be made the scapegoat even if he acted irresponsibly, committed malpractice. the idea you are trying to put him in prison is a big step based on the evidence we know. >> to do that is not hard. we tracked down an anesthesiologist who was on tour with michael jackson. he had a traveling anesthesiologist with him on tour raises a lot of questions. >> well, look, every medical professional has an independent obligation to follow the law. it doesn't matter what the patient begs for. >> we are talking about l.a., lisa. >> giving drugs to a known addict. >> in the anna nicole case it

wasn't manslaughter. >> no. they couldn't connect it. here i think they will connect it. up next, dr. conrad murray is the one person that may know what happened in the final moments of michael jackson's life. what do we know about him? police release the 911 call that started the whole mess of harvard professor henry lewis gates. did the caller mention race? hear for yourself coming up. y l. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways.

as we told you before the break cnn learned the authorities believe jackson's personal physician gave him a powerful anesthetic that may have killed him. this is a photo of dr. conrad murray. his houston office was raided last week. law enforcement officers had search warrants looking for

evidence that may lead to a manslaughter charge against him. we thought we should tell you what we know about him. erica hill takes us up close. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray was one of the last people to see michael jackson alive. a man the pop star insisted on having by his side. telling concert promoter aeg live only dr. murray would do for his upcoming london shows. >> he said, you don't understand. my body is the machine that fuels this whole business. i need that kind of attention. you know what, when michael jackson says that to you and there is this much at stake, you don't argue. >> reporter: murray became jackson's personal physician in may and explained his leave to current patients as a once in a life time opportunity, an opportunity with a salary of $150,000 a month, travel, hotel and per diem expenses. how did he get to the singer's side in the first place? the two met in las vegas in 2006

when dr. murray treated one of jackson's children on the recommendation of a jackson body guard. murray's attorney told cnn's larry king their relationship went beyond a doctor and patient. >> let me clear up something and make sure we understand, dr. murray was not a doctor first. he was a friend first. they were close, personal friends. and michael jackson really treated him as family. >> reporter: conrad murray is r56. he created from medical college in nashville and spent his internship and residency in california. he operates clinics in nevada and texas. until signing on with jackson most of his time was spent in las vegas. the cost to maintain murray's texas clinic exceeds any collection. documents obtained by cnn show his nevada practice suffered financially. some $400,000 in judgments for debt over the last couple of

years. since his famous client's death murray has not spoken publicly except through his lawyer. though everyone is waiting to hear what the man who found michael jackson unconscious has to say. erica hill, cnn, new york. >> a lot of questions about the doctor and the drug he allegedly gave michael jackson. joining me doctored rodriguez and dr. pinsky. how serious of a doctoring is propofol? >> it is a very serious sedative, used primarily in the operating room and intensive care unit and a few select other monitored circumstances. it's very serious and the reason is because it can make you stop breathing. as we can see it makes people die as well. >> if a patient says i would like to take it to help me

sleep, it doesn't help them sleep it puts them under, if they want this done in their own home by someone who is not a trained anesthesiologist, does that make sense to you? >> insomnia is a common problem. many people suffer from it. this medication is not a medication that is commonly used for insomnia. there are many different ways to treat it. it wouldn't make sense for most physicians, for any physician to use this in one's home? >> have you heard of an instance when this is used in someone's home? >> i have not. i have seen propofol addiction in doctors. it is a dangerous medicine that requires careful monitoring. there isn't a protocol for a treatment of insomnia that includes propofol. it is a very serious problem for

an addict. when sitcom bined with other things it is likely to cause problems. we hear stories about michael taking other medicines. the combination may have been what did him in. >> the people who take it and get addicted, the anesthesiologi anesthesiologists, do they like the feels it gives them? >> yes. they like to feel high and disconnected. people that are trauma survivors don't like to feel the pain they walk around in day in and day out. michael jackson has been reported being a pain patient. this may have been a desperate attempt for relief but not a safe one and not an appropriate one and certainly never for someone with a history of addiction. >> how delicate, dr. rodriguez, is the dosing of this? >> extremely delicate and very dangerous as was just said. in fact, in some individuals people can overdose and people

can have significant impact on their ability to breathe. it is something that can only be done under monitored situation by experienced physicians primarily anesthesiologists. >> dr. drew, when you heard michael jackson had an anesthesiologist on tour with him during the history tour, did that make any sense to you? >> no. what i thought was, uh-oh, this is a very serious problem. even an anesthesiologist should be prescribing out of a hospital and certainly not for insomnia and an addict history. this is unfortunately outlandish. i'm formulating a theory, methadone that people get on, there has been a rash of deaths. it has been reported with the combo with propofol. a cardiologist wouldn't be able to bring a patient back. i have a feeling you may hear

about another medicine called methadone. >> doctor, there was a report that jackson was taking dozens of xanex? >> oh, yes. >> i took half of one and was knocked out. taking dozens. >> you are what my patients call a lightweight. >> yeah. in more ways than one. >> that being said, my patients take ten, 12, 15 milligrams of xanex. i have seen 100 vicodin. if they combine it with something like propofol that is where they get into very serious trouble. >> tomorrow night on "360" "crime and punishment" joe johns reports.

>> reporter: anderson this man was accused of killing a man. he stabbed him 61 times. he said it was self-defense and a jury believed him. joe beaderman was acquitted. it began he says with an invitation t. victim asked him to come here for a late night drink. >> i thought he was a nice guy in there. he's my neighbor. i didn't think anything that he was the devil. >> reporter: he said he passed out and when he woke up he was terrified, afraid he would be raped and killed. >> he didn't just make a pass at me. he had a medieval sword and dagger up to my throat. >> for two minutes they fought to the death and he worries why some still don't believe him. >> all they hear is 61 stab wounds, how could that be self-defense. >> reporter: it is one of those cases, the jury votes unanimously to acquit him but so many answers are unanswered.

>> did he get away with murder? 61 stab wounds. does that sound like self-defense to you? next on "360" the harvard professor the cop and the 911 tape. did race play a factor in the arrest of henry lewis gates? sarah palin's long strange goodbye. stepping down from office, the governor taking aim at the media in a big way. >> don't underestimate the wisdom of the people and one other thing for the media. our new governor has a very nice family alone so leave his kids alone.

sarah palin says goodbye to the governor's office. what is she saying about her own future? first the "360" bulletin. >> hi level talks between u.s. and chinese officials began in washington today. president obama, hillary clinton and tim geithner addressing the opening session of the two-day meeting. the talks will cover the global financial crisis, climate change, nuclear proliferation and human rights. one of the most important figures in modern dance is dead. mers cunningham choreographed 200 works in his career and received an incredible amount of awards. a fourth republican says he will vote against sonia sotomayor. the committee will vote

tomorrow. princeton review releasing its annual review of top party schools. coming in at number five, ohio university athens, number four in ath ens in a different state, the university of georgia, go dogs. ole miss, university of mississippi, last year's winner, university of florida dropped to second place. the new number one party school is penn state. >> really? >> i believe it is one of our senior producer's alma mater. may explain a few things. i'm just saying. >> erica and are blogging tonight. let us know about party schools that missed the list. sarah palin her parting shot at the media. is this really goodbye? i don't think so. the raw politics. the call that parked the controversy. hear what happened before police showed up at henry gates' home. >> i don't know if they lived there and had a hard time with

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tonight a new development in a story that is dividing the nation ten days after it brek. the arrest of henry gates jr. at his home reignited a debate about racial profiling by police. tonight some new insight from a new source. the actual 911 tape of the phone call that set the whole story in motion. police released the tape today. tom foreman has details. >> they kicked the door in? >> they were pushing the door in. >> reporter: for the first time we can hear the conversation that started it all. a midday call to police from a boston area resident, lucia

whalen describing two men pushing on the door of a house. >> i don't know if they live there and had a hard time with their key. they used a shoulder to try to barge in. and they got in. i don't know if they had a key or not. when i looked a little closely -- >> white, black or hispanic? >> um -- >> are they still in the house? >> they are still in the house, i believe. >> are they white, black or hispanic? >> one looked hispanic, the other entered and i didn't see what he looked like. >> they tell sergeant crowley of a possible break in. they are still in the house. unknown on race. one may be hispanic. >> reporter: in front of the house he says lucia whalen tells him two black men with backpacks are involved. she said she never spoke to crowley at the scene and said

nothing about black men. he waits for backup and sees a person inside the house. when crowley learns it is a harvard professor he radios headquarters again. the gentleman says he resides here. a little uncooperative, but keep the cars coming. have an i.d. on henry lewis gates. >> reporter: no sharp words, no raised voices, no indication this routine police call would turn into a national debate on race, police and who, if anyone, went too far. anderson? >> moments ago, senior white house official confirmed to cnn professor gates and sergeant crowley will visit the white house thursday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. president obama said he would like both men to meet with him over a beer. the woman who made the call has

take an lot of heat. earlier reports say she described the men as two black men. on the tape released today clearly she says nothing of the sort. wendy murphy, a former prosecutor and spokesman for ms. watkins. proifr watkins and jeffrey toobin. your client told sgtd crowley on the scene she observed two black males with pack backs on the porch of gates house. you say she never talked to sergeant crowley and never said anybody was black. what accounts for the police report? >> anderson, that is a question i can't answer. all i can tell you is when sergeant crowley arrived my client was standing there. she gestured to sergeant crowley, i'm the one who called 911. he said stay right there and he walked into the house. that was the entirety of the

conversation. you have to ask the cambridge police where they came up with that quote. she never mentioned black, black men or mentioned backpacks. professor gates thinks she acted responsibly. she is feeling good people now know she wasn't the racist spark that fueled this fire. >> professor watkins, is there anything you take away from these tapes? >> well, i didn't get the sense that she was trying to do anything other than help out a neighbor and be a good citizen. she sounds about as innocent as you can sound on this tape. the issue with the police report is a serious issue. if the police report mentions black men and she says she didn't mention black men. how did the words black men get into the police report? if it turns out there was police misconduct that needs to be investigated.

one of the things that is race mutual is abuse of police power. if there is abuse i hope it will be investigated. >> what do you make of it? you know professor gates. >> we were colleagues at the new yorker. we are trying to slot this in various legal categories. this was a misunderstanding. everybody didn't understand the facts. everyone acted, i think, understandably given the circumstances. skip gates is arrested in his own house. no wonder he is upset. crowley gets yelled at by skip gates apparently. he gets upset. now they are working it out and having a beer. nobody is arrested. nobody is suing. nobody is going to jail. this is an good resolution to an

unfortunate situation. >> wendy, has your client met the professor now? >> she has not. in terms of contact with him, she read that he said he thinks she did nothing wrong. she acted as a responsible citizen should. she has not met him. she didn't know him. she doesn't live in the area. she worked in the area for 15 years for harvard. she felt terrible it became the explosive racial story it did. she is pleased things are moving ahead amickably. she wasn't want this controversy with her and the police report and the disparity to change the fact things are moving in a good direction. >> did she hear anything while standing outside, the interaction between professor gates and the officer? >> i'll tell you this much, she heard loud yelling and she told me the only voice she would hear that was loud and yelling was professor gates. >> jeff, you were say this is

just a misunderstanding. from the get-go professor gates said the tone that officer crowley had made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. >> well, you can understand how independent of race the fact that professor gates is arrested for breaking into his own home. that would make -- >> that is why they were -- the arrest had not occurred at that point. >> but the interaction was such that it was leading that way. the idea of being investigated for breaking into your own home would piss most people off. it undoubtedly pissed him off. he reacted undoubtly in a way that was not most temperate. what was crowley's motivation? i don't know that either. i don't think there is any way to know. the fact is nobody is -- the resolution, the only person who

acted inappropriately was barack obama sounding off about something he didn't know the facts about. >> go ahead, professor. >> what i was saying is there is a bigger point here. a beer sounds like a good idea. beer isn't going to solve this problem. we have to look at the fact that when things like this happen, the o.j. trial, rodney king, hurricane katrina and you see that rage, you don't necessarily need to look at the situation. you need to look at the source of the rage. racism is a virus that has infected our political body, our national body. that virus must be attacked with precision. if we have a beer every time this happened we will continue to have a problem. >> wait a second. that is a completely unfair analogy. there is a terrible history of official racism in this country. whether it is rodney king or driving while black.

but to tie this event to those when crowley may have done nothing wrong is unfair. >> can i be the voice of reason between you. two things can both be true. professor gates felt discriminated against and sergeant crowley was doing no discrimination. those things can both be true. if we do move forward it could possibly be along the lines of each of them trying to understand the other one's state of mind better. i want to add at the end here, if we should point out anyone who acted truly responsibly here, it was my client. you listen to her on that tape. she says everything right. >> professor watkins, i want to give you the final thought. >> look, here is the deal. i don't know if crowley is racist or not. i honestly don't believe he was. i don't know what was going

through skip gates' mind. i want to move past skip gates and sergeant crowley and get to the teachable moment. we have to look at the big picture and not worry about the nitpicking of whether sergeant crowley was right or professor gates were right. we know that sometimes police abuse their power but there are a lot of good cops in america. i don't want them to be afraid to their do their job because they are afraid of being accused of racism. >> thank you. you can listen to the 911 tape on ac360.com. sarah palin saying goodbye and taking some shots at the media. >> democracy depends on you and that is why -- that's why our troops are willing to die for you, so how about in honor of the american soldier you quit making things up. >> what is she talking about and

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sarah palin is a private citizen tonight but won't be out of the spotlight for long. the former vice presidential candidate said goodbye to the governor's office with a three day rolling picnic. palin ended her farewell tour with a speech that took shots at

everyone from the media to hollywood starlets. candy crowley has the raw politics. >> reporter: goodbye palin style, sar camp with a smile for the media. >> so how about in honor of the american soldier you quit making things up. >> reporter: she was not complaining 11 months ago. >> and with your vote we're going to washington to shake things up. >> reporter: she was the toast of the political world, the fixation of the media and barack obama was in her sight. >> i guess a small town mayor is sort of like a community organizer except that you have actual responsibilities. >> reporter: sarah palin was the yin to john mccain's yang. a fresh face, no questions asked conservative. >> they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit

bull, lipstick. >> reporter: republicans were wild for her. the moose hunting fish catching governor of alaska was a huge draw giving john mccain the biggest crowds and the best two weeks of his campaign. the interviews started. katie couric asked palin what newspapers she read. >> all of them. any of them that have been in front of me. >> can you name a few? >> i have a vast variety of sources where we get our news. >> reporter: charlie gibson pressed on issues. >> you can see russia from alaska. >> reporter: she got chewed up on late-night tv. >> i believe diplomacy should be the cornerstone of any foreign policy. >> and i can see russia from my house. >> reporter: complaints ranged from the serious to the silly, her $150,000 wardrobe paid for

by the republican party. >> i'm not taking them with me. i'm back to wearing my own clothes from my favorite consignment shop in anchorage, alaska. >> reporter: the lights are seductive, palin left the governor's office for parts unknown it is evident a flicker remains. >> with this decision i will be able to fight harder for you, for what is right and for truth. >> reporter: she will write a book, help other like-minded candidates, give speeches and it is no coincidence her first appearance is in california at the ronald reagan library, mecca to conservatives. palin could make good money and some friends with that agenda. she could be on a path that leads to 2012. exit stage right but definitely don't fade to black. >> candy, can she really be on a path to 2012 having quit the biggest and most important job she's had midway through the

term? >> reporter: it hasn't helped her among republicans. let's face it, anybody can run for president. she may have it in her mind or she may be literally keeping her options open. anderson, all the people i have known who have run for president at some point have believed they could be president even when you think, no, that couldn't possibly happen. they are surrounded by people who think they are wonderful. people say you ought to run for president. all kinds of people run for president. we don't know if she is thinking about it. but we do know that a lot of the things she is doing would help her if she decides to run for president. >> has the quitting, although she calls it leadership in a new more stronger form, has the quitting -- you said some republicans haven't liked it, has it lessened the interest in her to speak at places i imagine she would be a popular speaker all around the country.

>> yes. certainly there are some places she is wildly popular. other candidates say i don't want her coming in my district. she has a 70% approval rating still in the republican party. it is particularly high among conservatives and evangelicals. she will be a huge draw on the speaking circuit where you can make a lot of money, at the ronald reagan library. the fact is she is still a hot commodity right now. that is when you can make money and headlines. i imagine she will do both over the course of the next year. >> candy, thanks very much. i love the ending of your piece. great writing. >> thanks. michael vick reinstated. when mascots take one for the team. our "shot of the day." eeps my a. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid.

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connected with the drug that may have killed jackson. it is a waste of time responding to all these timed leaks from anonymous sources. i feel like a horse swatting flies. everyone needs to take a breath, wait for the long delayed toxicology report. they want to make a case, for goodness sakes, it's michael jackson. but things tend to shake out when all the facts are made known. michael vick welcome back to the nfl if he can find a team that will sign him. the league reinstated him with conditions. he can participate in preseason practices and two preseason games but won't be eligible to play in the regular season until october pending full reinstatement from the league. he served two years in prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation. >> texts and driving makes you 23% likely to become more involved in an accident. truck drivers on the road were

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tonight's "shot" is from the don't try this at home. he gets a little overconfident and, oh. yes. the grand slam. probably happy he was in the bee costume. bingo the bee did a dance. >> i don't think he will be doing that same dance. it is a fine bit of video. bingo the bee is not the only wiley mascot. >> "360" favorite.

a sausage race takes a strange turn when the pittsburgh pirate first baseman hit the sausage. she wasn't seriously hurt. he was cited for disorderly conduct. >> i could watch this 100 times. it makes me giggle every time. >> i noticed that. >> all right. there you go. boom. >> it makes you laugh because you weren't the one being hit with a bat, cooper. >> no one was injured. see the most recent shots at ac360.com. the serious stuff. the breaks news in the michael jackson investigation.

tonight a dramatic turn of the investigation of michael jackson's death. at the center of this breaking

story, jackson's personal physician. dr. conrad murray, for the first time he is being directly connected to the drug that may have killed michael jackson. we know murray was in jackson's house. we know he was on the scene when the 911 call was made. we know his office in texas was raided. tonight we know a lot more. randy kay joins us. randy? >> a source close to michael jackson's family with knowledge of the investigation tell cnn that jackson's personal physician administered the powerful drug that investigators believe killed him. the drug is known by the brand nape diprivan. it is also known as propofol. jackson's doctor gave it to him within 24 hours of his death. this is significant. conrad murray's lawyer never commented on the drug. all the lawyer has told us in the past was "dr. conrad murray did not prescribe or administer anything that should have killed michael jackson." this is the first time he was connected to propofol.

we know he was at jackson's home the day he suffered cardiac arrest. that was june 25th. his lawyer has said he gave him cpr and tried to revive him. >> there were reports that propofol was found at jackson's home as well. >> numerous reports of propofol at his home. his sister la toya said she saw an iv stand in his bedroom. propofol is only supposed to be used in a hospital setting. it is a very powerful sedative used during surgeries. jackson apparently liked it. a nurse who once worked for him total "360" he beggeder if for the drug to help him sleep. if this drug was inside jackson's home and dr. conrad murray provided it, he could be in a lot of trouble. he is at the center of a manslaughter investigation related to jackson's death. when i asked dr. murray's office i was told "we will not be responding to rumors, innuendo or unnamed sources." >> wasn't dr. murray supposed to meet with investigators last

week? >> he was. meetings were tentative with his lawyer at first. that was supposed to happen last friday but never panned out. this by the way would be the doctor's third meeting with authorities. he was questioned twice and his car was seized. it is curious that last week they announced they wanted to speak to him again and suddenly out of nowhere raided his clinic and storage facility in houston. his lawyer's office told me he is "understandably concerned and feels he is being made the scapegoat." >> you mentioned the storage facility. you got new information of visitors to the stoirj facility in jackson's final hours. what do you know? >> this raises questions about the timeline about jackson's death. we know the call for an ambulance came in 12:20 in the afternoon los angeles time. now we have learned two unidentified women were hauling items away from dr. conrad

murray's storage unit hours earlier. hours earlier. the woman who runs the storage place said two women came by. they appeared to be employees of dr. murray's. and put piles of paper in small boxes. they went in and out about six times. it took them about half an hour and dr. murray never came but says her record book says the women came by at 11:22 a.m. houston time which if you do the math is 9:22 los angeles time. that is three hours before the 911 call was placed for michael jackson. what were these women doing there? who sent them? we don't know. could this be a coincidence? sure. is it possible jackson was in trouble maybe not breathing anymore long before that 911 call was made? his lawyer isn't commenting. it is curious because it took place the day michael jackson died and within hours of his death being reported. the same storage facility that

just last week was suddenly raided by investigators looking for evidence of manslaughter. >> fascinating stuff, randy. tonight let's dig deeper with legal analyst lisa bloom and jeffrey toobin. jeffrey, what do you think? >> it is potentially significant. we should have a lot of caution about this report. first of all, we don't know how michael jackson died. we don't know what the cause of death is. the autopsy report hasn't come out yet. it is important to remember, diprivan is not an illegal drug, it is not a controlled substance. the fact he was giving to him may not have been medically indicated but there was nothing per se wrong with it. who else was involved in giving him this drug and was michael jackson himself involved in giving him this drug? i think the inclination to make him a scapegoat is strong here and we have to be careful to say it is not clear a crime took place much less dr. murray committed one. >> no doubt to be careful. lisa, if, though, this doctor

gave michael jackson diprivan or propofol, what does that mean? it is not illegal. any other doctor says it is completely inappropriate to be given this drug outside of a hospital setting. >> there are certain guidelines and there are written instructions on the packaging for propofol that say a patient must be continuously monitored. there must be artificial ventilation available in the event the patient stops breathing. it is not clear whether this happened. if dr. murray administered propofol without the proper safety precautions required by the manufacture, required by the guidelines. i think he is in trouble and probably looking at manslaughter charges. >> do you think that? >> i'm not ready to go that far. malpractice, civil liability, could be some sort of professional misconduct. medical disciplinary. the criminal offense of manslaughter, that doesn't seem -- let's find out how

michael jackson died, what killed him before we talk about who killed him. >> we will talk more with jeffrey and lisa. stay with us. we are going to continue the conversation. join the live chat at ac360.com. let us know what you think of the breaking news. much more on the man at the center of the investigation. dr. conrad murray. sure there will be others that are being investigated. clearly, right now, he appears to be front and center. what did he do before he became michael jackson's personal physician? you might be surprised. the newly released 911 tape that shines new light on the story dividing the nation the arrest of prominent professor henry lewis gates jr. is race even mentioned on the tape? we'll play the tape for you. >> an older woman standing here noticed two gentlemen trying to get a house at that number, 17 ware street and they kind of had to barge in and they broke the screen door and they finally got in. >> we'll play you more of the tape that led police to the house. sarah palin stepping down officially as alaska's governor and taking a couple of parting

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call or click today. breaking news tonight, for the first time michael jackson's personal physician dr. conrad murray is being connected to the drug that may have killed the pop star. a source close to the jackson family, someone familiar with the investigation tells cnn that dr. murray gave jackson the powerful anesthetic that possibly killed him last month. joining me again lisa bloom and jeffrey toobin. jeffrey, lisa says possible manslaughter. you think that is premature? >> it is possible. >> what is the difference between manslaughter -- what would qualify for manslaughter? >> the legal definition of manslaughter is unintentional homicide. killing someone unintentionally.

prosecutors have an enormous amount of discretion. yes. that could be malpractice that goes terribly wrong. it could be professional misconduct. but good faith medical mistakes tend not to be prosecuted as manslaughter. they tend to lead to civil judgments. they tend to people losing their medical license. >> good faith medical mistakes. >> correct. >> would this be good faith if a doctor is -- there is off label use of medicine. but intravenous use of this drug in someone's home by someone who is not an anesthesiologist. >> you have to know so much more. has he taken it before? have other doctors prescribed it? dr. murray was only involved in michael jackson's life for two months. michael jackson has an enormous history with doctors. and the idea that murray invented the idea of using this i think -- >> clearly, we know from the nurse, lisa that michael jackson was aware of the drug diprivan

before. >> look, every doctor who commented on propofol has said it would be outrageous to administer this to michael jackson for pain medication or to help him sleep. propofol is used to knock people out for surgery. it has to be in a hospital setting because it is known to lower heart pressure, blood pressure and occasionally to stop breathing. it would clearly be negligent even if michael jackson was begging for it and he probably was to administer it in a home. without all of the safety precautions. manslaughter in california is a dangerous act that causes the death of another person. what could be more obviously dangerous, more foreseeably dangerous than giving this kind of drug by a doctor who should know better as apparently all doctors do to administer in a home without the safety precautions that are right there on the label of the medication. >> would there be pressure to go for manslaughter?

>> this is always the issue with celebrity cases. you try to treat them like everyone else but prosecutors have a hard time doing this. this is, of course, in los angeles county, o.j. simpson, robert blake. these are cases that are sometimes brought that are treated differently. >> given the chain of evidence problems which could be brought up at a trial, basically police went to the house and left and they didn't collect evidence until the next day after jackson family members had been through the house, a moving truck had been at the house. who knows who had been at the house. >> if you try to put dr. murray on trial. the defense will be to put michael jackson on trial to point out his history of drug use and his history of getting doctors to help him out in ways that are perhaps inappropriate. the idea that murray is going to be made the scapegoat even if he

acted irresponsibly, committed malpractice. the idea you are trying to put him in prison is a big step based on the evidence we know. >> to do that is not hard. we tracked down an anesthesiologist who was on tour with michael jackson. we don't know what drugs, if any, he gave michael jackson. the fact he had a traveling anesthesiologist with him on tour raises a lot of questions. >> well, look, every medical professional has an independent obligation to follow the law. it doesn't matter what the patient begs for. doctors are supposed to be more than glorified drug dealers. in california in particular. >> we are talking about l.a., lisa. >> california is aggressive going after medical professionals. giving drugs to a known addict. >> in the anna nicole case it wasn't manslaughter. >> no. they couldn't connect it. here i think they will connect it. up next, dr. conrad murray is the one person that may know

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as we told you before the break cnn learned the authorities believe jackson's personal physician gave him a powerful anesthetic that may have killed him. we are getting this flfgs a source close to the family with knowledge of the investigation. this is a photo of dr. conrad murray. his houston office was raided last week. law enforcement officers had search warrants looking for evidence that may lead to a

manslaughter charge against him. we thought we should tell you what we know about him. erica hill takes us up close. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray was one of the last people to see michael jackson alive. a man the pop star insisted on having by his side. telling concert promoter aeg live only dr. murray would do for his upcoming london shows. >> he said, you don't understand. my body is the machine that fuels this whole business. i need that kind of attention. you know what, when michael jackson says that to you and there is this much at stake, you don't argue. >> reporter: murray became jackson's personal physician in may and explained his leave to current patients as a once in a lifetime opportunity, an opportunity with a salary of $150,000 a month, travel, hotel and per diem expenses. how did he get to the singer's side in the first place? the two met in las vegas in 2006 when dr. murray treated one of jackson's children on the

recommendation of a jackson body guard. murray's attorney told cnn's larry king their relationship went beyond a doctor and patient. >> let me clear up something and make sure we understand, dr. murray was not a doctor first. he was a friend first. they were close, personal friends. and michael jackson really treated him as family. >> reporter: conrad murray is 56. he graduated from the harry medical college in nashville and spend his internship and residency in california. he operates clinics in nevada and texas. until signing on with jackson most of his time was spent in las vegas. the cost to maintain murray's texas clinic exceeds any collection. documents obtained by cnn show his nevada practice suffered financially. some $400,000 in judgments for debt over the last couple of years. since his famous client's death murray has not spoken publicly

except through his lawyer. though everyone is waiting to hear what the man who found michael jackson unconscious has to say. erica hill, cnn, new york. >> a lot of questions about the doctor and the drug he allegedly gave michael jackson. joining me dr. michael rodriguez and addiction specialist dr. drew pinsky. how serious of a drug is propofol? >> it is a very serious sedative, used primarily in the operating room and intensive care unit and a few select other monitored circumstances. it's very serious and the reason is because it can make you stop breathing. as we can see it makes people die as well. >> if a patient says i would like to take it to help me sleep, it doesn't help them

sleep it puts them under, if they want this done in their own home by someone who is not a trained anesthesiologist, does that make sense to you? >> insomnia is a common problem. many people suffer from it. this medication is not a medication that is commonly used for insomnia. there are many different ways to treat it. it wouldn't make sense for most physicians, for any physician to use this in one's home? >> dr. drew, have you ever heard of an instance when this drug is used in someone's home? >> i have never heard of such a thing. i have seen propofol addiction in doctors and anesthesiologists. it doesn't exist outside of a hospital. it is a dangerous medicine that requires careful monitoring. there isn't a protocol for a treatment of insomnia that includes propofol and it is a very serious problem for an addict. when it is combined with other things it is likely to cause

problems. we hear stories about michael taking other medicines. the combination may have been the things that really did him in. >> the people who take it and get addicted, the anesthesiologists, do they like the feeling it gives them? does it make them feel high or they like a woozy feeling? >> yes. they like to feel high and disconnected. people that are trauma survivors don't like to feel the pain they walk around in day in and day out. michael jackson has been reported being a pain patient. he may have had spleep problems related to pain and opiate withdrawal. this may have been a desperate attempt for relief but not a safe one and not an appropriate one and certainly never for someone with a history of addiction. >> how delicate, dr. rodriguez, is the dosing of this? >> extremely delicate and very dangerous as was just said. in fact, in some individuals people can overdose and people

can have significant impact on their ability to breathe. it is something that can only be done under monitored situation by experienced physicians primarily anesthesiologists. >> dr. drew, when you heard michael jackson had an anesthesiologist on tour with him during the history tour, did that make any sense to you? >> no. what i thought was, uh-oh, this is a very serious problem. even an anesthesiologist should not be prescribing this medicine out of a hospital and certainly not for insomnia and certainly not for an addict history. this is unfortunately outlandish. i'm formulating a theory, there may have been -- there is a medicine called methadone that people get on. there have been a rash of sudden deaths. it has been reported with the combo with propofol. a cardiologist wouldn't be able to bring a parliament back from that. it is pure speculation, but i have a feeling when we get the

toxicology report you may hear about another medicine called methadone. >> doctor, there was a report that jackson was taking dozens of xanax? is that even possible? i now xanax can be highly adiblgtive. >> oh, yes. >> i took half of one and was knocked out. it is incredibly strong stuff. taking dozens. >> you are what my patients call a lightweight. >> yeah. in more ways than one. >> that being said, my patients take ten, 12, 15 milligrams of xanax a day. i have seen 100 vicodin. addict ts built up a tolerance. if they combine it with something like propofol that is where they get into very serious trouble. quickly. >> unbelievable. dr. rodriguez, good to have you on again. dr. pinsky, thank you very much. >> tomorrow night on "360" "crime and punishment" joe johns reports.

>> reporter: anderson, this man was accused of killing a man. he stabbed him 61 times. he said it was self-defense and a jury believed him. joe biederman was acquitted. it began he says with an invitation. the victim asked him to come here to his apartment for a late night drink. >> i thought he was a nice guy in there. he's my neighbor. i didn't think anything that he was the devil. >> reporter: he said he passed out and when he woke up he was terrified, afraid he would be raped and killed. >> he didn't just make a pass at me. he had a medieval sword and dagger up to my throat. >> for two minutes they fought to the death and he worries why some still don't believe him. >> all they hear is 61 stab wounds, how could that be self-defense. >> reporter: it is one of those cases, the jury votes unanimously to acquit him but so many questions are still unanswered. >> did he get away with murder?

61 stab wounds. does that sound like self-defense to you? we'll bring you both sides of the explosive case. next on "360" the harvard professor the cop and the 911 tape. did race play a factor in the arrest of henry louis gates, in the initial call even? later, sarah palin long strange goodbye. stepping down from office, the governor taking aim at the media in a big way. >> don't underestimate the wisdom of the people and one other thing for the media. our new governor has a very nice family alone so leave his kids alone. d. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid.

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sarah palin says goodbye to the governor's office. what is she saying about her own future? first the "360" bulletin. >> high level talks between u.s. and chinese officials began in washington today. president obama, hillary clinton and tim geithner addressing the opening session of the two-day meeting. the talks will cover the global financial crisis, climate change, nuclear proliferation and human rights. one of the most important figures in modern dance is dead. merce cunningham choreographed 200 works in his career and received an incredible amount of awards. a fourth republican on the senate judiciary committee says he will vote against sonia sotomayor. jeff sessions joins jon kyl, senator hatch and cornyn in the no column.

the committee will vote tomorrow. princeton review releasing its annual review of top party schools. get your pencils ready. coming in at number five, ohio university athens, number four in athens in a different state, the university of georgia, go dogs. number three. ole miss, university of mississippi, last year's winner, university of florida dropped to second place. i'm sure officials are heartbroken. >> oh, no. >> the new number one party school according to princeton review is penn state. >> really? >> i believe it is one of our senior producer's alma mater. may explain a few things. i'm just saying. >> erica and are blogging tonight. let us know about party schools that missed the list. sarah palin her parting shot at the media. is this really goodbye? i don't think so. "the raw politics" on that. the call that parked the controversy. hear what happened before police showed up at henry gates' home. >> i don't know if they live there and had a hard time with their key but i noticed they

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tonight a new development in a story that is dividing the nation ten days after it broke. the arrest of henry gates jr. at his home reignited a debate about racial profiling by police.

the professor and the police officer at the center of the story have a very different take on what happened. tonight some new insight from a new source. the actual 911 tape of the phone call that set the whole story in motion. police released the tape today. tom foreman has details. >> they kicked the door in? >> they were pushing the door in. >> reporter: for the first time we can hear the conversation that started it all. a midday call to police from a boston area resident, lucia whalen describing two men with suitcases pushing on the door of a house. >> i don't know if they live there and had a hard time with their key. but i did notice that they kind of used their shoulder to try to barge in. and they got in. i don't know if they had a key or not. when i looked a little closely -- >> white, black or hispanic? >> um -- >> are they still in the house? >> they are still in the house, i believe. yeah. >> are they white, black or hispanic?

>> there were two larger men. one looked kind of hispanic but i'm not really sure and the other one entered and i didn't see what he looked like at all. >> they tell sergeant crowley of a possible break in. they are still in the house. unknown on race. one may be hispanic. >> reporter: in front of the house he says lucia whalen tells him two black men with backpacks are involved. her attorney insists whalen never spoke to crowley at the scene and said nothing about black men. nonetheless as crowley waits for backup he says he sees a person inside the house and goes to question him. when crowley learns it is a harvard professor he radios headquarters again. the gentleman says he resides here. a little uncooperative, but keep the cars coming. could you start the harvard police this way. have an i.d. on henry louis

gates. >> reporter: no sharp words, no raised voices, no indication this routine police call would turn into a national debate on race, police and who, if anyone, went too far. anderson? >> moments ago, senior white house official confirmed to cnn professor gates and sergeant crowley will visit the white house thursday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. president obama extented the invitation after sergeant crowley suggested it. he said he would like both men to meet with him over a beer. the woman who made the call has take an lot of heat. earlier reports say she described the men on professor gates' porch as two black men. on the tape released today clearly she says nothing of the sort. wendy murphy, a former prosecutor and spokesman for ms. watkins. professor watkins author of "what if george bush were a black man" and jeffrey toobin as well. your client told sergeant crowley on the scene she

observed two black males with pack backs on the porch of gates house. you say she never talked to sergeant crowley and never said anything about anybody being black. she didn't say anything like that in the 911 call. what accounts for the police report? >> anderson, that is a question i can't answer. all i can tell you is when sergeant crowley arrived my client was standing there. she gestured to sergeant crowley, i'm the one who called 911. he said stay right there and he walked into the house. that was the entirety of the conversation. you have to ask the cambridge police where they came up with that quote. they basically agreed she never uttered those words. she never said black men. she never said the word black. she never mentioned backpacks. that is good. her name has been cleared. professor gates thinks she acted responsibly. and did nothing wrong. she is feeling good people now know she wasn't the racist spark that fueled this fire. >> professor watkins, is there

anything you take away from these tapes? >> well, i didn't get the sense that she was trying to do anything other than help out a neighbor and be a good citizen. she sounds about as innocent as you can sound on this tape. the issue with the police report i mean, that's a serious issue. if the police report mentions black men and she says she didn't mention black men. then you have to find out how did the words black men get into the police report? if it turns out there was police misconduct that needs to be investigated. the other day i talked to jesse jackson, al sharpton and charles ogletree. one of the things they brought up is abuse of police power. if there is abuse i hope it will be investigated. >> what do you make of it? you know professor gates. >> we were colleagues at the new yorker. we are trying to slot this in various legal categories.

this was a misunderstanding. everybody didn't understand the facts. everyone acted, i think, understandably given the circumstances. skip gates is arrested in his own house. no wonder he is upset. crowley gets yelled at by skip gates apparently. he gets upset. now they are working it out and having a beer. nobody is arrested. nobody is suing. nobody is going to jail. this seems like an appropriate resolution to an unfortunate situation but nothing more than that. >> wendy, has your client met the professor now? >> she has not. in terms of contact with him, she read that he said he thinks she did nothing wrong. she acted as a responsible citizen should. she has not met him. she didn't know him previously. she doesn't live in the area. she worked in the area for 15 years for harvard. she felt terrible it became the

explosive racial story it did. she is pleased things are moving ahead amicably. >> did she see -- >> she doesn't want the controversy with her to change the fact that things are moving in a good direction. >> did she hear anything while standing outside, the interaction between professor gates and the officer? >> i'll tell you this much, she heard loud yelling and she told me the only voice she could hear that was loud and yelling was professor gates. >> jeff, you were say this is just a misunderstanding. from the get-go professor gates said the tone that officer crowley had made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. >> well, you can understand how independent of race the fact that professor gates is arrested for breaking into his own home. that would make -- >> that is why they were -- the arrest had not occurred at that point.

>> but the interaction was such that it was leading that way. the idea of being investigated for breaking into your own home would piss most people off. it undoubtedly pissed him off. he probably reacted in a way that was not as temperate as it should have been. whether that should have led to an arrest? i don't know. what was crowley's motivation? i don't know that either. i don't think there is any way to know. the fact is nobody is -- the resolution, the only person who acted inappropriately was barack obama sounding off about something he didn't know the facts about. >> go ahead, professor. >> what i was saying is there is a bigger point here. having a beer is great. i'm sure after all of the stress of the situation, a beer sounds good, maybe some vodka. beer isn't going to solve this problem. we have to look at the fact that when things like this happen, the o.j. trial, rodney king, hurricane katrina and you see

that rage, you don't necessarily need to look at the situation. you need to look at the source of the rage. racism is a virus that has infected our political body, our national body. that virus must be attacked with precision. if we have a beer every time this kind of thing happens we will continue to have the same problem for the next 100 years. >> wait a second. that is a completely unfair analogy. there is a terrible history of official racism in this country. whether it is rodney king or driving while black. but to tie this event to those when crowley may have done absolutely nothing wrong, i think that is an unfair comparison. >> can i be the voice of reason between you guys? two things can both be true. two things can both be true. professor gates felt discriminated against and sergeant crowley was doing no discrimination. those things can both be true.

if we do move forward it could possibly be along the lines of each of them trying to understand the other one's state of mind better. i want to add at the end here, if we should point out anyone who acted truly responsibly here, it was my client. you listen to her on that tape. she says everything right. >> professor watkins, i want to give you the final thought. >> look, here is the deal. i don't know if crowley is racist or not. i honestly don't believe he was. i don't know what was going through skip gates' mind. i want us to move past skip gates and sergeant crowley and get to this teachable moment. when we have this opportunity in our nation to address a serious problem, we have to look at the big picture and not worry about the nitpicking of whether sergeant crowley was right or professor gates were right. we know that sometimes police abuse their power but there are a lot of good cops in america. one thing i don't want is every good cob to be afraid to do his job because he is a fray free

trade to be accused of being a racist but we shouldn't have cops abusing their power because people shouldn't be afraid of the police. >> thank you. you can listen to the 911 tape on ac360.com. sarah palin saying goodbye and taking some shots at the media. >> democracy depends on you and that is why -- that's why our troops are willing to die for you, so how about in honor of the american soldier you quit making things up. >> what is she talking about and what lies ahead for palin? candy crowley has the "raw politics." survivor story. survivor story. this brave with her family after ten months. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways. to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announceit keeps my airways.

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from wasilla to anchorage to fairbanks. palin ended her farewell tour with a speech that took shots at everyone from the media to hollywood starlets. candy crowley has the raw politics. >> reporter: goodbye palin style, sarcasm with a smile for the media. >> so how about in honor of the american soldier you quit making things up. >> reporter: she was not complaining 11 months ago. >> and with your vote we're going to washington to shake things up. >> reporter: she was the toast of the political world, the fixation of the media and barack obama was in her sight. >> i guess a small town mayor is sort of like a community organizer except that you have actual responsibilities. >> reporter: sarah palin was the yin to john mccain's yang. a fresh face, no questions asked conservative. way, way outside the beltway and oh, so quotable. >> they say the difference

between a hockey mom and a pit bull, lipstick. >> reporter: republicans were wild for her. the moose hunting, fish catching governor of alaska was a huge draw giving john mccain the biggest crowds and the best two weeks of his campaign. then the interviews started. katie couric asked palin what newspapers she read. >> all of them. any of them that have been in front of me over all these years. >> can you name a few? >> i have a vast variety of sources where we get our news. >> reporter: charlie gibson with abc pressed on foreign policy issues. >> and you can actually see russia from land in alaska. >> reporter: she got chewed up on late-night tv. >> i believe diplomacy should be the cornerstone of any foreign policy. >> and i can see russia from my house. >> reporter: complaints ranged from the serious to the silly, from foreign policy to her

$150,000 wardrobe paid for by the republican party. >> i'm not taking them with me. i'm back to wearing my own clothes from my favorite consignment shop in anchorage, alaska. >> reporter: the republican supernova flamed out. the lights are seductive, palin left the governor's office for parts unknown it is evident a flicker remains. >> with this decision i will be able to fight harder for you, for what is right and for truth. >> reporter: she will write a book, help other like-minded candidates, give speeches and it is no coincidence her first appearance is in california at the ronald reagan library, mecca to conservatives. palin could make good money and some friends with that agenda. she could be on a path that leads to 2012. exit stage right but definitely don't fade to black. >> candy, can she really be on a path to 2012 having quit the biggest and most important job she's had midway through the

term? >> reporter: it hasn't helped her among republicans. that's for sure. let's face it, anybody can run for president. she may have it in her mind or she may be literally keeping he. she may have it in her mind or simply be literally keeping her options open. you know, anderson, all of the people identify known that have run for president at some point have always believed they could be president. even when you looked at them and thought, no, that couldn't possibly happen. surrounded by people who think they're wonderful and people tell them, you know what you ought to do? you august to run for president. all kind of people run for president. a lot of these things she's doing would help her if she decides to run for president. >> has the quitting, although i guess he calls it leadership in a new, more stronger form, has the quitting -- i mean, you said some republicans haven't liked it, but has it lessoned the interest in her? to speak at places?

i imagine she would be a popular speaker all around the country. >> yes. and she's -- i mean, certainly there's some places she is wildly popular. there are other candidates who have said already, listen, i don't really wanting her coming into my district. she has a 70% approval rating still in the republican party. it is particularly high among conservatives and evangelicals. she will be a huge draw on the speaking circuit where you can make a lot of money at the ronald reagan library. the fact is that she's still a hot commodity right now. and that's when you can make money and make headlines. i imagine that she will do both over the course of the next year. >> candy, thanks very much. i love the piece. coming up next, michael vick allowed back in the nfl. what conditions he has to meet if a team will take him. when mascots take one for the team. (announcer) you can make a bigger difference in the world.

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erica hill joins us with the 360 bulletin. michael vick welcomed back in the nfl. if he can find a team that will sign him. the league reinstated the former qb with conditions he can participate in preseason games but he won't be eligible to play in the regular season until october pending reinstatement by the league. he was recently released from prison after serving two years for bankrolling and dogfighting.

texting makes you more likely to be involved in an accident. numbers from researchers who studied truck drivers on the road over an 18-month period. it is nearly three times higher than findings from university of utah, that study involved students texting on a driving stimulater. texas pooch is home tonight. more than ten months after hurricane ike. the storm you see damaged the family's home. while their fence is being repaired for the dog, the family decided to board this little one then she escaped. they thought she was gone forever until last week when a family friend saw dazeisy wandering around the town. >> for ten months? >> people saw her, she was a little skittish. daisy came running and lifted her paw for a handshake. >> the "shot" is next. a mascot gets a big sting during

a celebration dance. we'll show you what happens.

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celebration dance gets a little overconfident and, oh. yes. the grand slam. >> bee costume. >> bingo the bee does a dance after every run scored at home. >> i don't think he'll be doing that same dance again. >> it's a fine bit of video. remember this one? turns out bingo the bee is not the only whilely mascot. 360 favorite. i forget the year but it was a good one. is race in milwaukee takes a strange turn when a pittsburgh pirates first basemen hits one of the contestants. a woman dressed as an italian sausage, with a bat, as she ran by. she wasn't hurt. he was cited with disorderly conduct, paid a fine. how about that? >> i could watch this 100 times. >> i'm so sick of you and your -- >> it makes me giggle every time. >> i noticed that. >> yeah. all right. there you go. boom. >> makes you