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>> and now, "bbc world news." >> welcome to "newsday" on the bbc. i am babita sharma. in london. michael jackson's doctor goes on trial. shocking evidence of the singers condition. callable shares rise sharply as a world leaders thrash out a new plan to tackle debt. >> have the fightin ing the libyan city of sirte. the new boeing dreamliner finally goes into service. it is 11:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 4:00 a.m. and london. broadcasting to viewers in london and around the world. this is "newsday."

hello there. the defense lawyer for michael jackson's personal doctor has told the court that the singer caused his own death. jackson's doctor dr. conrad murray denies involuntary manslaughter. jackson was killed instantly by an overdose of a sedative he took when dr. murray was not present. from outside the courthouse, david willis reports. >> his death sparked an outpouring of grief around the world, but michael jackson fans are not the only ones demanding answers. jackson's family made it clear that they blame dr. murray for jackson's death. dr. murray denies involuntary manslaughter but the prosecution claimed he was well aware of the

effects of drugs were having on michael jackson. they played a rambling, incoherent tape recording the doctor made of? and days after he was hired. >> [unintelligible] >> central to this trial is a powerful surgical anesthetic known as propofal, an overdose that was caucaused michael jac's death. the question is to administer the fatal dose? the prosecutor saw to leave the jury and no doubt as to who was irresponsible. >> did dr. conrad murray abandon michael when he needed help? it was dr. conrad murray's gross negligence. it was dr. conrad murray's unskilled hands and his desire to obtain this lucrative

contract of $150,000 a month that led dr. conrad murray not only to abandon his patient but to abandon all principles of medical care. >> a contrasting picture of dr. murray as a caring physician brought the defendant to tears. his lawyer said michael jackson's dependency on drugs was what ultimately caused his death. he >> there was no cpr. therew a was no doctor, no paramedic. no machine that would revive michael jackson. he died so rapidly, so instantly, he did not even have time to close his eyes. >> this trial is expected to last five weeks. if found guilty of involuntary

manslaughter, dr. conrad murray faces four years in jail. david willis, bbc news. >> our corresponded is outside the court in l.a.. >> yes, we have heard from kenny ortega was michael jackson's choreographer. he worked very closely with the singer on the "this is it" concert tour which was to be michael jackson's comeback starting in london a few days and afterh he died. he was so concerned that he wrote an email to all the other people close to michael jackson that he felt he physically was not able to go through with the rehearsals. reversals had to be canceled because of michael's weak state of health. he was concerned that something was not done, perhaps michael jackson would not be able to go through with the concert.

that is one example. there was the other example of the audio recording that we just heard of michael jackson's own voice sounding incoherent and slurred in a message you left for his doctor. they are painting a picture of a man who was seemingly verin ill health. >> markets have risen sharply as hopes increase about a new plan to deal with the euro-zone debt crisis. there is speculation that the european bailout fund would be expanded with the help of the european central bank. german and greek leaders meet in germany and insist they have a grip on the debt crisis. the greek prime minister george papandreou told german business leaders that greece would live up to its promise to cut debt. from berlin. >> the two leaders at the heart of the euro-zone crisis -- angela merkel and greek prime minister george papandreou in berlin today. the hugs and smiles in place,

but many germans no longer believe greece is worth supporting. oliver and his wife know all about the strains. he is greek and she is german. constanzo has seen the mood in germany turned against helping greece further. >> the german people are angry about greece. why do they have all of our money? >> the prime minister was out to convince his audience of german businessmen that greece could be trusted to implement austerity cuts. >> and that is why the persistent criticisms leveled against greece are frustrating, not only at the political level where a superhuman effort is being made to meet stringent targets in a deepening recession -- >> in greece, there were protest tonight as parliament backed a controversial property tax. all the signs are that greece

has done enough to receive extra funding next month. back in berlin, angela merkel went out of her way to ease tension. >> we do have a friendly relationship, and i made it clear we do wish to have a strong greece in europe. and germany is happy to give any assistance required. >> what she did not say during the day was that greece wouldn't default. and the markets belief that germany is buying time while a much bolder rescue plan takes shape. everyone is looking to angela merkel to see if she will back is much more ambitious idea, to fix the euro-zone crisis. it involves strengthening the bank's, writing off a chunk of greek debt and launching a massive bailout fund that could help the largest of countries. but increasing the volume of the bailout fund is usually sensitive here, and the government is playing it down,

particularly because it is selling divisions within chancellor merkel's political party ahead of a crucial vote later in the week. >> a little earlier, i spoke to a professor at simon johnson, a former chief economist at the imf. i asked him whether he was confident that the euro-zone leaders had come up with a comprehensive package. >> i am quite confident they have not come up with a comprehensive package. if perhaps there are some steps in that direction, but still quite early days. >> what do you think is the biggest challenge they are facing then? >> italy. they need to decide how they are going to handle italy. italy has a series of fiscal issue, not yet a crisis. it needs to make adjustments in a responsible manner. and perhaps that they provide italy with financial assistance, but the exact terms of that have yet to be decided. i do not even think they have started a conversation about it. >> italy is interesting, because

when you think about the situation there, the fiscal policies that have been unfolding over the years, and the political dimension to it, how much is reform going to be key to an economic solution in italy? >> that is an interesting question. before you get to political reform, you have to find a way to grow. the italian economy has barely registered growth in real terms adjusting for inflation is over 10 years. they have a large amount of debt and interest rates are high, even with the help of the ecb. italy has to find a way to grow in a time when the world is slowing down and wind austerity and fiscal cuts are in italy's future. >> a mysterious outbreak caused by tainted cantaloupes has infected 72 people in the united states and killed 13. the u.s. centers for disease control says that so far 18 states have reported infections from one of of four s

trains of listeria reported. now, concern about civilians caught up in heavy fighting in libya. >> that's right. colonel gaddafi loyalists in the libyan city of sirte are putting up strong resistance against supporters of the transitional authority. a report quoted a government commander saying that contacts are under way with pro-gaddafi leaders to allow families to leave. terms are being negotiated for armed colonel gaddafi supporters to be handed over. >> well, the battle for sirte has been going on all day to day with very heavy fighting in the city center. we came out of that area now, about three-four kilometers away, just to get to a high point as the sun starts to go down, which is when they are fighting. and also to be out of range of

the rockets. you can see the buildings in the background. they are the university. that is where there has been a lot of firing. we started the morning by going down to see the national transitional council positions. they were exactly where they were last night. they establish their front line this morning pretty quickly as incoming fire came from the por- positions. the problem they had was snipers in the high buildings that were attacking the road they're trying to go along. as they looked to push forward, there was some incoming fire. we were with the units as the rockets came in. and they were accurate. they were targeting the guns they had in those areas. then they brought tanks. they brought some of the main road, on the side of the city. i guess to protect from snipers as well as defense heavier

firing in this city. this city that has civilians in it as well. we came out from there, and that's south. the road goes around and back in. we went to the road that runs right along that coast. that is closer to the city center. we got a mile and a half away from right in the middle of downtown sirte. we were told that they have taken the port, the big hotels today, as they move through, but as we went to investigate, we got caught up in a battle going on. pretty heavy fighting. 500 meters, right on the edge of that part of town. we saw clearly this was big fighting happening in the city center. this evening, as the sun is going down, this is the time of day when there is always a lot of fighting, exchange of rockets. we have seen incoming and outgoing fire.

there are a machine gun sounds coming from the city center. so the fighting is happening. the defense is strong. at the moment, the standoff is that two sides are standing in. >> the siyrian opposition activist says that there have been clashes in this city after the army began an operation against protesters. explosions and heavy gunfire was heard as tanks and armored vehicles moved in. hundreds of government soldiers are said to have joined the opposition to protect civilians there. you are watching "newsday" on the bbc live from singapore and london. still to come the ugly side of a beautiful game. a clash over plans for the 2014 world cup. >> time to cover up. how farmer from northern ireland for a new music video.

a miner has died after being trapped in northern england. one other miner was brought safely to the surface. >> first came the police in silence, slowly followed by the ambulance -- no sirens, just flashing lights. a game some clues about the announcement that would follow, could bene miner saved. >> we regret to inform you that the second colleague was confirmed dead by a medical team, despite the best efforts of the colleagues. >> this is your ch -- yorkshire's largest deep mine. the miners became trapped under debris. ambulances dispatched emergency response teams within minutes of 999 call.

they managed to locate both minors and freed them from the debris. but the miner who is alive and the minor that has died have not been named. me fors a tough ti friends and family. how difficult is it to watch those cars go back and ambulances? >> it is horrible. we're just waiting. >> for one family, the rescue meant relief. >> we don't know how he is. >> while others are left waiting. >> we're brother. a lot of mates here. i'm very worried. >> the sign says safety comes first, but this is the third death and three years. now another investigation will try and find out what happened.

>> this is "newsday" on the bbc. i'm sharon in singapore. i am babita sharma. the headlines. michael jackson's doctor has gone on trial in california charged with causing the singer's death by giving in too many sedatives. dr. conrad murray denies involuntary mons lettanslaughte. >> a new plan to tackle euro- zone debt. >> hundreds of people are still without power after a typhoon hit northern parts of the philippines in the early hours of yesterday. the death toll has risen to 18, with 35 people still unaccounted for. our correspondent is in about two hours from the capital of manila. she described how people in the area were better prepared for

that-and on previous occasions. >> certainly, there was this sense that the government, they asked a lot of people to evacuate from areas away before the typhoon happened. but i think the main sea change has spent people themselves. and just talking to people around here, people have been much faster moving out of the affected areas. certainly areas like one of the worst affected in a typhoon that hit two years ago and killed 400 people. people in those areas moved very quickly. in some areas of manila, people were bused out. still, there is a lot to do, and the emergency services are struggling to give enough food, medicine to people in these emergency evacuation centers. the department of social welfare has said that they estimate

200,000 people have been affected in some way. that is an awful lot of people. >> now after a 3 year delay, boeing has now delivered its first dreamliner jet oto japan. the plane that took off after a string of setbacks. the new owner all nippon airways plans to put in service by the end of october. it is the first passenger jet which means that it's lightweight structure uses 20% less fuel. it has 821 orders. our correspondent was at tokyo's airport and saw dreamliner's arrival. >> after years of delays, it is finally arriving at the home airport of its first customer. the 787 flying across tokyo bay into the airport. the colors of the japanese

airline ana. for boeing employment and ana it is a bed of the future of aviation. carrying passengers from point to point. rather than the huge airbus a- 380, carrying a large number of passengers between hubs. ana on the roofs of their airport to watch it come in. by 2017, the airline plans to have 55 787's. like anything brought into japan, it has to go through customs. is, after all, a very valuable in port. then there will be various test flights and training to be done it, and the inaugural commercial international flight will be between tokyo and hong kong at the end of october. >> now, babita, you've got

details of arrau brewing between -- arow between fifa and brazil. >> over arrangements of the world cup. the brazilian president has asked to meet the head of fifa for a frank conversation. our reporter explain to me what is the heart of the problem. >> what i think we are talking about is the conflict to staging the world cup in the developing world. for fifa, the world cup is a no risk game. but they make all sorts of demands on the host country, which in the developing world, has a pressing priorities on the public. first, brazil's new president has inherited an awkward situation, mainly because of poor planning by brazil's authorities. [no audi[inaudible]

so the government, in order to get the show entente in 2014, the government is spending a fortune. public money is building stadiums. they would rather the money be directed towards health and education. what she's trying to do now is mitigate the damage and try to win the battle for sovereignty. fifa wants legislation to -- the world cup witin 2014 with tax waivers and speeding up the process of waivers for those involved in the event. they also want some laws that contradict those on brazil's of books. this is where the president would seem to be digging in her heels. i am talking about the punishment terms for those involved in selling pirate merchandise. half price of tickets for old people and students. that's and brazilian

legislation. fifa doesn't want that. and also the issue of compensation for terrorist events that may happen during the 2014 world cup. fifa would like and the compensation for acts of war or acts of terrorism. brazil only offering immediate compensation in terms of the security situations. it is a battle for sovereignty. how far can fifa per se brazil around? >> tim, briefly, what are the implications for the taxpayer in all of this? >> there are some uncertainties. number one is that the taxpayer will pay more than she should for the 2014 world cup. number two that he or she will get less back. but if there is one country in the developing world with the leverage inside football to answer back to fifa that country

is brazil. that will make for fascinating viewing over the next few months. >> mudslides in brazil have destroyed 3000 hectares of land. the fire began on friday. officials say the the santo de moca reserve is home to endangered species such as a jag wire and a wolf. an american criminal that has been on the rug was captured in lisbon. he escaped prison after seven years and later hijacked an american airlines flight, forcing it to land in algeria. portuguese police say george wright has been living in the country for 20 years under a false identity. when a farm in northern ireland agreed to lend his field to a

film crew for a music and video, he had no idea what he was letting yourself in for. rihanna was asked to cover up. >> one of the world's biggest pop stars in a borrowing field 10 miles from belfast. rihanna chose county down to shoot the music video for her latest single. local people cannot believe what they were seeing. some cannot believe there were seen so much. she later took off more layers. the farmer asked for the filming to stop. today he explained why. >> i did it -- it became apparent to me that the situation was becoming inappropriate. >> was at the fact that she was taking her clothes off? >> that is absolutely correct. i find it inappropriate, and i requested them to stop and they did stop. >> he said she was gracious and

agree to leave. >> this was one of the quietest quarters of northern ireland. does not create much news, but it is not every day that an international superstar turns up and shoots a pop video in a field. rihanna filled in belfast today. a field trip has divided opinion, but some have defended her and attacked her credit. >> i think it is embarrassing. we are the laughing stock of the world. it may all be over tomorrow, but for today people are laughing at us. >> she has sold more than 20 million albums across the world. but she is not that well known in these parts. indeed, the farmers admitted he had never heard of her. >> you want me to say -- you're watching -- been watching "newsday". i am babita sharma. in london.

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