and breaking news comes from los angeles where michael jackson's family lost a five-month court battle over the late singer's death, good afternoon, everybody. >> just moments ago the jury announced the verdict in the wrongful death suit. they found the promoter of aeg live not response yinl for his death. jackson's mother had sued aeg live claiming the company was negligent in hiring the doctor who killed jackson. >> aeg live denied hiring dr. murray but the jury ril ruled the company did hire murray but he was not incompetent for the job. dr. murray was previously convicted of involuntary manslaughter forgiving jackson

propofol back in 2009. >> well, big break in the case of a criminal mastermind. the feds accuse him of running a black market that sold illegal drug autos abc 7 news reporter vic lee is on the story with details on where arrests went down. vic? >> arrest made when the suspect, ross albright was in the library. the affidavit did say it had a lap top with him. he may have been busy running what authorities say was a massive money laundering operation. it's part of a so called deep west. a site where fictitious names and hard to track e mail are used to buy and sell elicit drugs. the fbi says albright was a mastermind between the online drug black market. he was once quoted referring to his site as anonymous amazon.com this, is a story

court interview on you tube. he was featured last year. court documents say he generated tens of millions in commissions by being the middle man for the sale of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs. yesterday the 29-year-old man was arrested at the glenn park branch of the san francisco public library. albright arraigned today in court on charges related to money laundering, drugs and computer hacking. the fbi says he lived wheer a friend in an apartment on hickory street, a short block long road in the hays valley. during the investigation thorkts say they made more than 100 under cover buys of drugs from silk road ventors. prosecuters say he engaged in money laundering by using bit coins, a virtual occurrencey for transactions. according to documents, over the past two years, silk road used by several thousand drug dealers to sell $1.2 billion

in illegal drugs, which generated $80 million in commissions. the criminal complaint says albright was engaged in murder for hire plot and says he solicited a silk road user to kill another user who was threatened to release identities of thousands of other users. the complaint says albright offered 150,000ses today take him out but there was in proof that was ever done. >> vismt c, thank you. >> yes. fascinating story. day two has been filled with political wrangling. but at this point no rile progress. >> republicans have made proposals to fund programs all rejected by amend deps who say the government will be funded and up and running if republicans would stop trying to hold new health care law hostage. >> abc news with more now from washington, d.c.. >> day two, no end in site.

the president met with congressional leaders at the white house, not to negotiate but pushing lawmakers to end the shut down he will not negotiate or offer concessions to republicans in exchange for not tanking the economy. >> house republicans made another attempt to pass funding measures, money to reopen national parks and monuments from the district of clum yark providing benefits but the white house says it will veto them. >> what right do they have to pick and choose what part of government is going to be funded?. >> nearly 800,000 worker as cross the country are furloughed. >> i build and develop models predicting storm search from events like sandy. yet, i'm not able to do my job. >> 4 thousand workers were furloughed in detroit. >> will be a short shut down, we'll feel it in the wallet. >> programs relying on federal funds are at risk.

national head start association estimates nearly 19,000 low income children lost, or at risk of losing education and nutrition services in 11 states because of the shut down. more moderate republicans have come out to say speaker boehner needs to let the house vote on the fwhail does not include changes to obama care. it would likely pass and end the shut down but bane jor not budging. >> we want to take you live to this news conference, nancy pelosi and hairy reid are speaking. let's listen in. >> debt deficit reduction on how to go forward on the debt ceiling. so we just have to find the way. and we have to find a path they can go down. but if they keep moving the goal post and won't accept their own number, as leader says it's -- if they don't take yes for an answer, i can only conclude they wanted to shut down government.

that they think that that has a purpose for them. we know what that is. and that is not what our constitution had in mind. if you don't like something, you threaten to shut down government sou don't -- it's not that kind of a system. in any event, ever optimistic, because mump is at stake i'm hope envelope conversations we heard each other and that we'll be able to find a place to go to the budget table, six months after we were supposed to, and discuss the budget that can be helpful because next challenge is lifting the debt ceiling. it was a worth while meeting. i'm glad it was held, as they would say, some candid discussions. would you say, mr. leader?

and without going to that. >> they're talking about here are meetings going on and karen travers touched on it in her piece this, is the first of two shoe that's have to fall. the next step is concerns for the stock market over the debt ceiling. that is the next hurdle what has to be cleared. meantime, stay with us at abc 7 news with the latest developments on the shut down, on the skpair online including a list of the agency that's are currently closed. you can get breaking news updates any time by following us on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. >> meantime delays and technical glitches on the government online exchange persisted today causing a second day day of frustration for consumers. phone lines jams and web sites, overloaded. health care.gov received 4.5 million unique visitors yesterday. california's site covered california was back on line

this morning after it was taken down during 9 evening to fix gugs and glitches. by late morning 7,000 californians have signed up for coverage through the site. >> if you have any additional questions on at fordable health care act you'll find helpful thinks -- links on our web site. just go to abc 7 news.com and already see it on tv. >> a man made a court appearance in a case prosecutors are calling a random thrill kill. >> the 30-year-old pleaded not guilty this morning in the shooting of a 20-year-old justin valdez after the two got off a street car last week. the judge denied bail. prosecutors say the suspect is a threat to the public ask could kill again. investigators say they found survivalist gear and weapons along with $20,000 cash after searching the residence. >> police in redwood city posted extra officers at school campuses today after an abduction attempt yesterday morning. the student says he was walking to class when a man in

a pickup truck stopped and offered him marijuana and asked him to get in. the student went to the office and reported the incident. school officials called police. this morning parents kept close watch on their kids when dropping them off. >> are you doing anything different? >> well, i'm bringing my kid to school. and dropping him off. >> ples say they're hoping to put a sketch together to get help in tracking down this person. a two alarm fire destroyed a home in santa cruz county starting just before 1:30 and grew. you can see flames. firefighters say it did not spread to neighboring homes and there were no injuries here. >> we're just eight days by a possible strike by bart labor

union autos it could leave commuter was out a source of public transportation. >> nick smith is live now with the latest on negotiations. nick? >> we've been watching the door. both sides are trying to hammer out a deal. we do know that labor unions presented a deal today but bart top labor negotiator said to me don't hold your breath on that being the last word. the question remains front and center. is there a deal that could keep bart in operation beyond end of the mandatory 60 day cooling off period? >> things are, sometimes hard. >> bart workers put forward a new contract proposal. representatives have been tight lipped but one thing is clear. top negotiators are not impressed. >> we're still almost $100 million apart. we've got a long way to go. >> unions and management

continue to disagree over several issues including pay increases and safety. the unions want to stick with their agreement, bart is stg skg for a term of four years. neither side seems willing to budth. >> if you want to paint me the boogie man, i guess i'm the boogie marn. >> tom hawk says economics of any agreement must be done as a package. >> you can't get pick add part without looking at the cost of the package. >> with no deal and both sides of the negotiating table pointing fingers, commuters caught in the middle may find the truth is difficult as a seat on the train dur evening commute. >> lacks like we're in between a rock and hard place. >> he says the contract details that play are far less than a road block. there is still time for a deal to be made. >> whole nature collective

bargaining is another side gets everything they want. it's a compromise. >> in oakland abc 7 news. >> a colorful and moving tribute for first responders in the east bay this morning. police, firefighters and other emergency responders from throughout alameda were honored during a ceremony called blue mass. men and women of all faiths were invited to the cathedral of christ the light, blessed during a special ceremony by chaplains. the diocese hopes to be able to make blue mass a tradition. >> let's check on the new week forecast now. >> yes. spencer christian is here with that. >> weather turning warmer, windier and drier.

we've got sunny skies right now, looking at what is developing over the next couple days dry winds from the north and we have a wind advisory for elevation as above a thousand feet. winds gusting 35-45 miles per hour. humidity will be low, about 10% to 20%. looking live from our camera, blue skies, 65 degrees in san francisco. 72 san carlos, los gatos, 75. a beautiful view now. other readings now 81 in santa rosa. 73 napa and novato. mid to upper 70s in concord livermore. the live view of the golden gate bridge under blue skies. this evening, gear turning cooler later, low temperatures

into upper 40s. tomorrow afternoon, sunny, breezy and mild. high from mid-60s to 80s it's going get warmer, high fire danger is a concern. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up later. >> thank you and still head on abc 7 news at 4:00 what the new owner of the beta breakers is promising to do. >> they're ganging up on gates. the move trying to get rid of company's legendary founder. >> and charges filed against one of the motorcyclists involved in the new york city road rage incident

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san francisco's most colorful has a new owner. he bought the beta breakers from aeg. known for huge crowds and wild costumes and public drunkenness and leaving neighborhood was lots of trash. he told abc 7 news he hopes to keep the race fun, respectful and hoping to see 100,000 runners again. >> payroll processor adt

posted it's job report saying the u.s. added 166,000 private sector jobs in september. that is little improvement from july and august. this report may be the only job numbers released this week because of a shut down. the bureau of labor statistics compiling a jobs report has halted most of its operations. >> facebook juices up mobile ads. investors calling on bill gates to step down. good afternoon. face book just launched a new mobile tool encouraging users to have down loaded promotions pushing use dwrorz shop for yimts or book flights through other apps. as chairman of the board bill gates is leading the etch for

replacing steve balmer, according to reports three major investors are lobbying for gates to resign a cording to a report the investors believe the world current richest man and founder hold too much sway over the direction of the business. google says hulu plus will work with its gadget, subscribers can stream content to their tvs, using the $35 device. also supporting net flix and google chrome browser. stocks closing lower today after investors as the government shut down continues for its seconds day. your bloomberg silicon valley boosted by a gain in and shares. 48 years later the band song baby blue played in the final scene of sunday finale of

breaking bad, and since then has seen a huge jump. the streams are up 9,000%. >> the warm up heading our way? >> spencer christian is here. >> yes. that is because friday getting closer. >> secondary reason is weather looks great. we do have to keep in mind fire danger is going to change. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies, it's so pleasant. how about this blue sky view over the bay from our camera will be windy tomorrow, high fire danger from thursday tong saturday morning but this warm pattern that is developing is going to be like a summer flash back. a little dip in the jet stream,

pool of air to the north mol knot having a cooling affect on us, temperatures are below average. the affect is that it's reenforcing a developing pattern responsible mainly for our increase in fire risks. let's take a look at wind gusts overnight, late tonight strongest gusts near the coast. overnight winds moving inland by 9:00 gusts fairfield up to 41 miles per hour. it will continue to be breezy tomorrow, as a matter of fact we have a wind advisory in effect for the sacramento valley straight to the delta from thursday morning. winds out of the north from 15-30 miles per hour. could be difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles. overnight tonight we'll see occasional breezes picking up from here and there but big thing is that temperatures will be dropping into 40s up in the north bay valleys so

cool, and turning breezy tomorrow. high temperatures in the south bay tomorrow mid-70s up to about 80. peninsula, low to mid-70s. 75 in redwood city. north by highs upper 70s to sonoma. 76 in oakland, inland east bay tomorrow highs into 80 in antioch in fairfield. here is the accu-weather forecast. warmest day of the period will be saturday, highs near 90. mid to upper 80s around the bay. that is beach weather. and that weekend actually going to be lovely. temperatures moderating a bit monday, tuesday, wednesday of next week. it's looking good. >> up next new life for an old theater shut down nearly three decade autos 49ers star legally changing his name to

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an old theater is coming back to live. city leaders gathered at the strand theater for the ground breaking. they took a tour of the property and first opened on market street in 1917 but closed in 2006. it's being made into a modern facility, including a 300 seat theater as well as a 120 seat black box theater as well as a cafe. the mayor says this another big step in the rye vitally saigs of the neighborhood. >> still two blocks i wonder what we're go owing do to invest in. this is in the middle of the some of the hard hit frorts and it's changing. >> act believes the spaces will allow actors and krikt to

directors to take risks. the new strand theater scheduled to open in early 2015. >> well, one of the 49ers hardest hitting players in the process of changing his name, protesting the nfl penalizing his style of play. daunte whitner says he wants to be refered to as daunte hitner believing the crack down on big hits is just going too far. so he wants to see replay used to determine if hits are actually illegal. whitner, or hitner, if you prefer was fined $21,000 for this hit. and wants the name on his jersey changed by sunday. >> boy that is a tough one. those hits, sometimes, seems like it's not intentional but... >> it doesn't have to be, if you get into contact with

upper body you're going to get called on it world war ii vets thumbing their noses at a government shut down. a group of local vets could be they poised to do the snaim. >> the death of author tom clancy. his spy tales thrilled movie goers for decade autos after years a controversial casino about to open. we'll take you for a peek insi

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♪ we want to update you on breaking news still unfolding in los angeles. a verdict in the michael jackson wrongful death lawsuit. jurors found the promoter of the come back concert aeg live was not responsible for the death. jackson's mother sued aeg live claiming the company was negligent in hiring the doctor that killed jackson. dr. murray has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter forgiving jackson propofol in 2009. you're looking at a live picture now. these are jurors, we understand speaking with members of the media right now

let's listen in just a moment now. >> media for respecting the fact we have not been able to make a comfortable situation for us there. as far as the case this is a difficult decision to make. it wasn't easy. it took a tragic passing of a tremendous son, and brother for us to be here. nobody wanted that. we reached a verdict we understand not everybody is going to agree with but the decision was reached after careful consideration of five months of testimony, thousands of documents, and of course, the guidance of the court. it's been an exhausting five months and stressful three or four days so we will field a few questions... >> what made you think conrad murray was competent you have to read the full question.

the full question. the court gave us a series of questions to answer. and any n.each question it didn't just stop with is conrad murray competent i asked if he competent for the job he was hired to do? okay? he was hired to be a general practitioner. conrad murray had a license, graduated from an accredited college well. felt he was competent to do the job of being a general practitioner. that doesn't mean we felt he was ethical. maybe had the word ethical been in the question it could have been a different outcome. but because it was for the job he's hired to do that, is what we had to focus on. >> you're listen together juror explain how they reached the decision. and one question is how could they decide aeg did hire this

doctor but that he wasn't responsible for the death. so he's trying to explain that here. >> what is remarkable is that aeg claimed they didn't hire conrad murray. they lost that part of the case but he was not -- the jurors found maybe it's in the legalesae. they asked was he competent as a general practitioner. >> right. so there were issues with the administration of propofol. >> well have more of this on abc 7 news at 5:00 ask our coverage continues on twitter on abc 7 news bay area. moving on. partial government shut down entered a second day today with many workers furloughed and parks and offices being closed but an exception made today after an embarrassing scene for members of congress.

now a decision to open to veterans. >> the worm world war ii mel yil has become something of a lightning rod and that site is still officially closed but after seeing elderly vets trying to breech the barricades yesterday, there is a change of heart. they did it again today. groups managed to avoid the shut shut down z a monument built in their honor in washington, d.c.. >> i'm glad it's open. what politicians are doing is nuts. >> the national park service allowed them n yesterday, barricades were move add side so 2200 are expected to tour the memorial this month alone. inincluding a group from the bay area. i talked with a northern

california co-founder tom johnson, sharing this video of previous trips. >> i couldn't fathom taking vet transback there and not being aloud to go into the memorial. it's their memorial. not ours. it's not lawmakers it's their memorial. they deserve to be in there. >> apparently national park service agrees. releasing a statement this afternoon, saying the honor flights being granted access to the world war ii mel yil to conduct first amendment activities. in accordance with regulations. johnson says most of the vets are elderly. >> majority will never get a chance to see it if we don't take them. >> johnson says a 97-year-old is going on the tour, he's hoping whatever happen was the

government shut down that memorial will remain open. >> thank you. a team of international weapons inspectors set off to find and destroy syria's cache of chemical weapons. a 19 vehicle convoy left a hotel headed for individual locations. inspectors from a chemical weapons watch dog group from the netherlands. the resolution endorsed by the un security council calls for syria's chemical weapons stockpile to be scrapped by mid 2014. >> charges filed against one of the motorcyclists sneen a video surrounding an suv on a new york city highway and attacking the driver. prosecutors charged christopher cruz with reckless driving and illegal imprisonment. police say 30 motorcyclists

surrounded the suv. police say tires were slash skptd driver hit the gas in a panic running over a 32-year-old who is now paralyzed. the rest of the motorcyclists then chased that suv, pulling the driver from the car and beating him. >> one of the world's best selling authors died. tom clancy passed away, leaving behind memorable story lines and character that's jump from pages to big screen success. marcy gonzales with more now. he was wuchbt world's best selling and best known authors just 66 years old when he passed away yesterday in a baltimore hospital. leaving behind intense story lines and characters like cia act jack ryan, jumping from pages of the novels to big screen success. >> the hunt for red october

pro claimed him on the "new york times" bestseller list in 1985. propelled there after ronald reagan sedz sez he couldn't put the book down. clancy started as an insurance salesman but had a great love for the military telling about his ability to write about u.s. intelligence with detail and accuracy. >> where do you get that information? >> it's all out in the open. i call it connect the dots this, is true this, is true. there has to be something in between the two that is also true. just connect the dots. >> military insight brought him respect of other high-ranking fans. colin powell says he lost a dear friend today. adding his favorite novel was "clear and present danger". it, along with "patriot games" are among 17 clancy novels that appeared on a best selling list in a span of a remarkable career. >> he'll be remembered as one of the greatest authors of our

time. who wrote some of the best book wez have. >> we don't know the cause of death. clancy leaves behind a wife and four children. marcy gonzales, abc news, new york. >> still to come on abc 7 news at 4:00 he's a real life musketeer. a fencing instructor who foiled a robbery in a parking lot. >> today michael finney q ask a is just ahead. so you can contact me right now and over on twitter at m finney. i'll answer questions here live in just a little bit. >> i'm spencer christian. looking west from the east bay hills camera, a lovely afternoon around the bay area, weather gets warmer we have increased fire danger. i'll have details coming up. >> and checking afternoon commute traffic is moving nicely. it appears to be hazy out there.

spencer tells me it's something of an optical illusion. skies are pretty clear at this point. nonetheless there is a view. back with more on abc

a new jersey man who was arrested after accidentally sending a text message about a

drug deal to a 10-year-old son of a police lieutenant. the message went to the son of eric danielson. lieutenant took over texting. messaging the man back and forth to set up a sting. they agreed to meet where he was arrested with more than four ounces of marijuana and about $620 in cash. >> fencing instructor foiled a robbery chasing down a suspect dressed for battle. he says it started when he pulled into a shopping center and saw two men attack a couple then steal a purse. the fencing instructor jumped out of a car grabbed his sword and prepared to lunge. >> i lunged towards them, you know yelling at them, i kept yelling owe through the entire thing. they panicked, dropped everything they stole, and really took off. >> that was a reenactment. police caught the suspects they were jailed on $50,000 bond each. >> wow.

>> yes. >> here is spencer we have sunny skies from coast to inland. lovely weather, nationally tomorrow different picture in the upper mid west. a tropical depression down in the gulf. and we have a usual warm weather in the southwest. tomorrow, state wide conditions nice, mild, mild to warm down through the central valley. 74 down south in los angeles at z.on the coast at monterey a high of 68 tomorrow, here in the bay are, lovely weather and breezy and windy.

high temperatures will climb into 80 today we'll see upper 70s to near 80 bayside locations and on the coast mid to upper 60s. now over the next couple days a warming trend fell vels towards the end of the week. increasing winds and dry, will he humidity that increases a fire risk. but weather going to be spectacular. >> still head at 4:00 possible link between stress and alzheimer's disease and women in particular to take notice here. >> also, golden retriever that snacked on 500s ndz cash and incredible lengths owners went true to get money back. you can imagine. >> oh, my. i'm michael finney. i'll answer viewer questions about the true cost of owning an electric car. that is comi

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checking healthy living news a study suggesting middle aged women with a lot of stress could be more likely to develop alzheimer's disease. doctors in sweden looked at a large study of swedish women and examined 18 stressful events such as divorce, death of a spouse, work problems or a relative's illness finding for each source of stress later risks of developing alzheimer's increased by 20%. researchers say more study is needed to determine if stress management and therapy can

have an affect. >> a new study finds short term hormone replacement therapy is okay for menopausal women. researchers say foremost healthy women taking hrt short term to battle symptoms is probably okay but recommend against therapy for long term because it has been found to increase the risk of heart disease and cancer. replacement therapy. >> you've heard the dog ate my home work, right? now there is a happy ending from a montana man whose dog did eat 500s ndz cash. it began at christmas, when sundance ate five, $100 bills, his owner waited over the next few days, for the fragments to gradually emerge. he watched them painstakingly, piecing them back together and

sent them to the treasury department. yesterday he got a check back for the full amount. the dog is cute. >> i would not have put that check this that dog's mouth. >> first from michael who asked i am thinking about buying an electric car, seems more expensive, how can i find out the incentive asks costs of ownership? >> those are great questions. they are more expense yifr to buy. but they're cheecher to operate. there are a lot of incentives out there. auto makers offer great kickbacks of money, huge subsidies because the state of california makes them sell a certain amount. so the cost of operation is on one web site put together by the state of california so if you'll go to my web site click

on 7 on your side, very a link there and that gives you most of the information you a twitter user asked is the fcc still regulating the media? this would be an open invitation to say anything you want, michael. >> i can do anything now. it's like irs. they may not be at work but they're watching you. we're still watched, too. 1700 empleays at fcc when ke the come back, if we acted up they'd be all over us. so we're being watched. >> i'm out of work and know i would qualify for subsidies but if i get a job soon would the premium change? >> it would, but not how much you're paying now. you'd pay it at the end of the year.

you go in, figure out subsidies you're given that, is, will be how much you'll pay until the end of the year, then at the end of the year let's say you sign up and get a job in july. well, beginning july, on, your subsidies aren't going to be as great. you'll pay the government back on your tax returns. so that is how it works. it didn't adjust during the year but save your money you're going to need to give it back at the end of the year. >> there are so many variables it's complicated. >> very, very complicated but easier before this, actually. easier to keep track oof thank you, michael. >> up next a decade in the making a firsthand look inside of a controversial casino soon to open in the north bay. >> coming up at 5:00 salary squabbles, larry ellison and a possible share holder -- share rolled -- shareholde

at 8:00 it's the middle followed by back in the game. modern family at 9:00 then nashville at 10:00. join us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> a controversial north bay casino run by great rancheria indian tribe it isn't znt open for a month but we got a look and are live now.

>> we have roughly an affect shot this is for affect. take a look. if you look around, you can see he's into n.a las vegas casino. not surprised they partnered with a ka sceneo company to build this place. >> this is something we wanted to see. >> based on the large number of spaces in the lot and large number of gaming toys inside, management has big expectations. >> it's the great indian gaming gamut. 3,000 slot machines, 144 tables, nine restaurants. total volume is 320,000 square feet. cost, $800 million. most expensive in northern

california histry. and if have you a long memory, you remember none of this came easy. opponents cited traffic, crime, possible drunk drivers. the management of a las vegas gaming facility today announce an appeal of a judgment. they claim it sits on what remains state, not sovereign land. it's yet another obstacle for a tribal chairman. >> yeah. it's done a bit all of the things people were saying. i'm glad to be alive to see i delivered all i promised and more. that is important. >> the casino will bring 2300 jobs to the area, some for dealers who come from the community who have been training for months. local construction crews have been very happy wlt with the project. >> we had about 200 pieces of equipment here out. >> did it make your year?

>> yes. >> so a month away will be controversial but jobs and dollars could be an effective deyodorant you move ahead don't look back. so i'm really happy people will benefit. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now ti. a jury reaches a verdict in the wrongful death case against michael jackson's concert promoter. >> and police arrest a man they say ran a service for illegal drugs. >> i'm abc 7 news sandhya patel.

we'll bring heat and high fire danger. details coming up. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jenning autos i'm dan ashley. we're going to begin with breaking news out of los angeles. a verdict nlt death of michael jackson with connection with his concert promoter. >> did aeg live hire dr. murray? answer, yes. >> after nearly 14 hours of deliberations the jfr sided with aeg live jurors heard from 50 witnesses with attorneys for the jackson family playing this home video during closing arguments. appealing to emotions plaintiffs in this case claimed aeg live hired dr. murray with pressure to get jackson ready for the come

back tour. >> to do more than just agree to pay dr. murray $150,000 a month. they asked him to help with insurance. >> aeg live argued murray was a personal doctor ended up giving a deadly close of the drug profofol it was his money. his doctor. and he wasn't going to take no for an answer. conrad murray set to be released from jail this month after spending two years behind bars. >> now the last half hour jurors found out why they did not find the doctor negligent he had a license, graduated from an accredited college. and we felt he was competent to do the job of being a

general practitioner that, doesn't mean we felt he was ethical. >> stay with us ask we'll have any new developments and you can get breaking news by following us on twitter abc 7 news bay area. >> fbi has arrested a san francisco man they say masterminded a black market bazaar online for illegal drugs. authorities say he built and maintained a creek set site. the fbi says criminals traded drugs and assassinations for years. the fbi says he made