>> i spoke to michael.s, one of his employees, mr. jackson and his mother, about three weeks before michael passed. if they wanted me to receive that letter, they could have easily hand that letter to me. that letter was never handed to me. joe can verify that. >> that's right. >> larry: michael never said anything to you about breaking off the relationship? >> what michael said to me is, rowe, i need you to look out for my money. i have kids. i can't come back from london with no money. i gave him my word that i would do that. you know what? i was in the way, larry, like anyone that was going to look out for michael's money because i think other people had a different agenda about michael's money. do you understand me? >> larry: yeah, i understand what you're saying. you're saying this letter is not what it's supposed to be? >> what i'm saying is i never received that letter. i've never seen it, so how can i tell you that? >> larry: you're saying you were with him three weeks before he died and he gave you

michael's many faces. tonight, the turning point that sparked a shocking physical transformation. >> he stopped being a curiosity and started being a freak. >> how michael's rocket rise to stardom pushed him into dramatic darkness. was michael hiding a deeper secret? and a fall from grace. michael's unbelievable child molestation trial. the horrible accusations, and the life-changing toll it took on the king of pop. a special edition of tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts right now. >>> hello. i'm a.j. hammer in new york city with this special edition of "showbiz tonight," the life of michael jackson. there is simply no question that michael was and will remain one of the biggest stars of all time. for all of michael's ups, there were downs. his painful childhood and tormented relationship with his father, the plastic surgery, the child molestation charges. jackson's sudden death stunned the world leaving people everywhere looking for answers. how could the phenomenally talented superstar

thank you, michael. thank you, michael.michael. >> reverend al sharpton doing a fantastic job today at the memorial, and made a point that i think is very, very significant when you talk about the impact of the career of michael jackson. and exactly what he did. you know, before we even sigh billie jean on mtv, there were no black artists on mtv. they were not allowed. janelle snowden is with us from vh1. michael jackson, along with the folks at his record label, broke down those barriers. i mean, think about what mtv would be if it was still today all white. >> can you imagine? but that's the thing, with michael jackson, there was no racial line. i mean, sorry to say, but look at his skin. you know, obviously that was symptomatic of a deeper rooted problem. but maybe there was a larger thing that we didn't see, that he wanted to erase the boundaries on every level. i can't imagine the person that might have made the call not to play michael jackson's video. i don't know that he or she would be working in entertainment if t

thank you, michael. thank you, michael! thank you, michael!came back to the legacy of the music. the great singer and song writer, smoky robinson, hearing 10-year-old michael nailing one of his own tunes "who's loving you". >> i wrote that song. i thought i sang it. >> reporter: smoky so disbelieved his ears that day, he wanted to check the birth certificate of this kid with a wise soul. >> i'm glad i lived in an era when i got a chance to hear everybody saying what is the greatest entertainer of all times. i believe so much that this is not it. so he's going to live forever twice because he's going to live forever right here because the world will never, ever forget michael jackson. i love you, my brother. i celebrate your life and i am proud that i had the chance to know you. >> reporter: for most of us, michael jackson left the stage, even oconsciousness a long time ago. brother marlon remembering the distinctive artist and human being. >> i thank you, michael, for all of the smiles that you've placed in many people's hearts and i thank you

>> well, no, no, because this is what michael wanted. we're looking at michael.t's all about michael. this is what he wanted. >> neverland was more than michael jackson's home. for miko brando it was the sigh of his wedding. has gingko for memory and concentration... plus support for bone and breast health. just what i need. one a day women's. >>> welcome back to "larry king live." michael jackson loved having people to his home in neverland and people who were there says he was a gracious host. one of them is miko brando, mar, marlon brando's son. miko and his wife were married at neverland ranch. watch. >> outside neverland ranch with miko and karen brando. you guys got married here. you made this walk some 15 years ago. this is the aisle, i guess. >> yes, this is where we walked. we walked out of that door back there and walked to the gazebo. >> how do you feel coming back here without everything that was here and without michael jackson? >> coming back today, it's different. it's hard knowing that he's no longer here. because we've had several events here sin

michael never stopped, michael never stopped! michael never stopped!ll honesty, al, was that your finest moment? >> well, i don't know, i hope it was a good moment for michael. >> larry: did you feel it? >> i felt, you know -- >> larry: you were crying. >> i cried because i really loved michael and i love what michael did for the world. and i wanted to speak up for him because he was the target of so much controversy. and i really wasn't thinking about my moment, i was thinking here i have an opportunity to speak for somebody that i felt did a lot more than he was given credit for. >> larry: you accredited him for paving the way in a lot of the civil rights movements. you weren't excluding jackie robinson or martin luther king. >> you are talking different generations. no, i'm more michael's generation. so in my time, i'm four years older than michael, in my time, michael kind of expanded where king and jackie robinson and others had done on a cultural level. dr. king was in the civil rights, michael was in culture. and by creating that culture, robins

michael did that. michael made us love each other. michael taught us to stand with each other.n, he got back up. every time you counted him out, he came back in. michael never stopped. michael never stopped, michael never stopped. [ applause ] >> i want to say to mrs. jackson and joe jackson, his sisters and brothers, we thank you for giving us someone that taught us love, someone that taught us hope. we want to thank you because we know it was your dream too. we know that your heart is broken. i know you have some comfort from the letter from the president of the united states and nelson mandela but this was your child. this was your brother. this was your cousin. nothing will fill your heart's loss but i hope the love that people are showing will make you know he didn't live in vain. i want his three children to know. there wasn't nothing strange about your daddy. it was strange what your daddy had to deal with but he dealt with it. [ applause ] he dealt with it anyway. he dealt with it nor us. some came today, mrs. jackson, to say good-bye to michael. i came to say thank you

i thank you, michael.ll the smiles that you have placed in many people's hearts and thank you for everything you have done for others across this globe and the lord's name. and i have one request, one request. i would like for you to give our brother, my twin brother, brandon, a hug for me. i'd love you, michael. [applause] [applause] >> i just wanted to say, ever since i was going -- born, daddy has been the best father i could ever imagine. i just wanted to say i love him. so much. [applause] [applause] shepard: those were thoroughly entertaining performances, the kind of event you can only imagine michael jackson himself with headline. and from that arena, the message that the king of pop is in a better place to the parking tiers of his precious daughter. michael jackson might finally find peace. find peace. ♪ ♪ shepard: on the cover of the "new york post," he was "wacko jacko." but his daughter just reminded us that he was also daddy. it is difficult to see the tears of a little one, especially on the

shocked by michael jackson's death?i shocked? no. even beforehand, during my time of employment, i had mentioned to close members of my family, like my mother and sister, i expressed to them, i said, i don't think he's going to survive this concert tour. because i said that's too much stress and pressure on somebody like that. >> debbie, are you ready to fight for your kids, debbie? are you ready to fight for your children. >> don't touch me. >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> do not touch me! >> nobody touched you here. >> you just did. >> are you ready to fight for your children. >> are you ready to get your butt kicked. don't [ bleep ] touch me. >> are you going to take a cash settlement for the kids. >> how important are the kids to you, debbie. >> not a good look, mommy. that's the bio mom, the alleged bio mom, debbie rowe, set to throw her hat to the ring claiming she should get guardianship of all three of the jackson children, there she is outside of a chinese restaurant cursing and threatening a ca

michael never stopped. michael never stopped. michael never stopped.on, electrifying the staples center earlier today. he joins me now. how do you feel it went overall? >> i thought the whole service was almost flawless. i thought it was very inspiring. i thought it was done for classy, something in my relationships with michael over the years he always wanted perfection. i think he would have been very proud of how it was produced, how it was done and how his family made sure of it. >> i was listening to your speech and i it was incredibly rousing and powerful. part of me is thinking it is bittersweet in life we don't recognize those who are trail blazers, in death once we get perspective on their life, michael jackson was not embraced as much as he is being now in terms of breaking the color barrier. >> i think you are right. i think that is sad. i think too many of us don't realize the kind of pain and courage it takes or combination, to break those barriers. and then when you do to not get credit for it. but when you raise it to say, yeah, he was t

everybody sings like michael. >> larry: they're all doing michael?und was very distinct. >> larry: i didn't ask you what you made of today. >> boy, heartbreaking. i really struggled with whether or not i wanted to attend this event for many reasons. >> larry: some people couldn't attend or wouldn't attend, didn't want to break down. >> i didn't want to break down. didn't want to look cheesy. the minute i walked in, i got there i'd say about 10, 15 minutes before the event started. i had no idea that everybody was in there. the reason i had no idea is it was stone silent. i have never felt that in my life. >> larry: it was. it was stone silent. >> it wasn't a sad silence, it was a silence of reverence. as i walked in, i saw many people i knew, and none of us said a word to each other. so we would never break that silence. there was a nod, a hug, a kiss but no dialogue. it was brilliant. >> larry: thank you all. we will be calling on all of you again. patti austin, brilliant. miko, what can we say? i'll give you the hat back. >> keep it on. >> larry: i

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michael was clear what he wanted. and he surrounded himself with john branca, joe katz, an attorney who has taken over most of the music work, and john mcclane. michael knew what he wanted. in terms of who would run his business. >> larry: he was a pretty smart guy, right? >> i thought he was very smart. my experience with him, he could be focused. he was intelligent. he was someone who understood what was going on in the legal proceedings. so i always enjoyed a good relationship with michael. >> larry: the company, the people running the company operating neverland told me he was a rather brilliant businessman. >> he was very astute. he knew what he wanted. what i always liked about michael is he tried to find people who would understand what he wanted and help achieve that goal. and, again, what was good about john branca is that he took what michael wanted and he created it, polished it and made it bigger and larger. >> larry: what can you tell us, if anything, about the assets? what do we hav

to kind of withdraw from the world. >> michael, michael, michael! your mind. so jackson was almost doomed to implode somewhat anyway. >> reporter: by 1985, the pop star began looking different. people were talking about his plastic surgery. >> every few months you would see him and you'd go, whoa. you're looking weird, dude. but i think it was about '85, '86, it was like, wow. he's not going to be able to get any weirder than this. then two years later i was like, i was wrong. >> reporter: family members came to jackson's defense. >> you know, you have to say to yourself, who hasn't? >> yeah, but -- >> his whole thing is, if there's something that you feel that you want to change, and then you do that. there are many people in the past who have done many things to themselves and they're not talked about like my brother is. >> reporter: in 1986, a photograph of michael asleep in an anti-aging chamber rocked the tabloids. in 1987, his interest in the elephant man's bones, bubbles the chimp, liz taylor, and an array of strange disguises, set tongues wa

thank you, michael. thank you, michael. çthank you, michael.use] [applause] >> michael was a one-of-a-kind. i'm thinking back to when we met and the many times we spent together, and whenever we work out together, there was a picture taken and there was a caption of some kind. it usually said something like an odd couple, an unlikely pair. çbut to us, it was the most natural and the easiest of friendships. i was 13 when we met, and from that day on, our friendship grew. michael always knew he could count on me to support him or be his state -- date, and that we would have fun, no matter where we were. we had a bond, and maybe it was because we both understood what it was like to be in the spotlight from a very young age. i used to tease him and say -- i started when i was 11 months old, you are a slacker. you were, what, five? [laughter] both of us need to be adults very early. but when weaver together -- we were together, we were two little kids having fun. we never collaborated together. we never performed together, or danced on the same sta

michael, michael, wake up. are you okay? is uri geller joining us from london. >>> everyone, we are taking your calls live. but headline, there is joy in the world tonight. at your request, the photos of the twins. i'll put them on the web tonight. here they are. i was gone last week to the jersey shore. they're out early in the morning in their pajamas and sweaters. that was the road trip. there goes lucy in her pjs. there they are looking at the water. they didn't know not to go in the water with their clothes, and they ran in with their pajamas and crocs. lucy was ready for sun, but it never happened. there they are straight into the water. oh, they went to their very first arcade, fantasy island there at the beach. there's john david, kicked back. there's daddy with lucy. at the arcade, riding a miniature hummer. john david building a little sand pile. we had so much fun. on the front porch. there we are at the beach. what a shot. this is from meredith mascola, who took these photos for us. john david tore off his sungla

will michael jackson's body be there. >> reporter: we know michael jackson's body won't be here. the promoters are still working out the details. we don't know the diana ross will be here or if the brothers will be here. so as you mentioned, a half a billion hits have been logged of people who want to come to this unknown memorial. >> is there a private service and also, any word on the burial? >> reporter: there is going to be a private memorial before this public memorial. even more interesting is that no one has said where or when michael jackson will be buried. maybe at the service on tuesday, but the family isn't saying. all we know is this public memorial at 10:00 a.m. on tuesday. >> more big news today came regarding the diprivan. it is a powerful anesthetic used in operating rooms. what do we know? >> we still are nowhere near knowing what caused his death, even with this. the news is that police found diprivan nd his home. what's missing is to what levels, was it in his body. also, the delivery. you have to have it intraserene yously. >> the idea that it's in his house i

michael jackson, baby, honey! this is history. >> some of winners immediately turned around and signed up on ebay, hoping in what's become quite a long tradition, to make some money off mr. jackson. but the online auction site is said to be deleting the sales offers as soon as they're spotted, and the lapd will have undercover cops in the crowd looking for scalpers. >> when we identify them, they will be arrested and they will go to jail. >> today the family announced the names of some of those who will participate in the service, including mariah carey, kobe bryant, jennifer hudson, usher, brooke shields, and stevie wonder. while the guest list is far from complete, here's who apparently won't be coming. >> do not touch me! >> jackson's ex-wife debbie rowe who thought the paparazzi were getting too up close and personal last night. >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked? don't touch me. >> she said she'll celebrate privately, as for the children jesse jackson is one

and so she cares for michael. michael's will came out.was prepared, and in that will, michael made it very clear he wanted his mother to be the custodial parent for the children. and i would be very surprised if debbie would want to stir the pot, create a big scene, so to speak, and a messy court case, given that she really did care for michael. i don't think she wants to go against the family. >> what about this rumor/story, whatever you want to call it, that she, in fact, may not be the biological mother of those children? any credence? does that rub right to you at all? >> no, i believe very strongly that she was the biological mom for the two older kids. i don't think there's a question about that. and i think she would be able to prove that if it came to that. >> i want to ask you about today's memorial. i'm holding this ticket for this memorial and it strikes me, screaming fans, all this press, a live broadcast, ticket and wristband to get in? is this a michael jackson concert or michael jackson funeral? it's almost like he's dying

michael never stopped! michael never stopped! michael never stopped!ays before, michael jackson had danced on this stage. now it provided a place for his 11-year-old daughter paris to say good-bye. >> ever since i was born daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. and i just wanted to say i love him so much. >> couric: the ultimate human face on this tragic loss that shows michael jackson wasn't only a global superstar but a son, a brother, and, as we just saw, a father. fans of michael jackson came from all over the country to be at this memorial or as close as they could get to it. as ben tracy tells us, they were drawn here by a once shining and now fallen star. >> reporter: he may have been the king of pop, but to his fans michael jackson was like a modern day pied piper and today they followed him to the end. ♪ i'll be there, you know i'll be there... ♪ >> some were lucky you have no score tickets and a seat inside. >> i'm so happy! i had hope. >> have your wristbands visible, walk slowly, watch your step, please. >> reporter: paulett

hundreds of pages on michael jackson. did you meet michael jackson? >> yes, i did. i met him several times. almost a couple years ago. i met him several times in crowds when i was doing my investigation. i also went undercover as a hair stylist at one point. i found michael jackson to be the most personable, one of the greatest people i ever met. no ego whatsoever. it's a strategy the way this has all been dealt with. we have a dead man. we have three children right now without proper parents. i urge california child welfare to step in immediately, not let them go to debbie rowe who's almost practically said she'd auction them off if she could make a buck. you have the jackson family who has hinted they want to steer them into a career of show business. >> i don't think we have official statement from debbie rowe at this point. she is the biological parent of the children, but i want to ask you about your book. at the conclusion of your book, you talk about someone leaclose michael jackson told you two hours after michael jackson died that he had not wanted to live

a lot of things that i remember about michael. and michael was, you know, michael loved music.f music. and if you visit him, you make everything from classic to jazz to anything. but "man in the mirror" was the one i liked by michael jackson. >> reverend sharpton, thank you so much for your time this morning. and we'll have much more throughout the morning and nbc news will have live coverage of today's memorial anchored by brian williams. that's going to begin at:00 p.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific time. and of course, "dateline" will have a complete wrap-up of farewell to michael jackson tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central time. we're going to go back to new york and matt. >> all right, meredith, thank you very much. now to president obama's high-stakes trip to russia. the president addressed a group of college students overnight and said both washington and mossco have an obligation to seek a nuclear free world. nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd is traveling with the president, and sat down with him earlier this morning. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: goo

♪ >> for michael.had him by dr. maya angelou. beloved, now we know we know nothing, now that our bright and shining star can slip away from our fingertips like a puff of summer wind. >> he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. i do know that as much as we may feel and we do that we need michael here with us, god must have needed him far more. ♪ ♪ michael why didn't you stay ♪ >> so i went over to his house to have dinner. the chef came out and said what would you like. i said some grilled chicken. the chef brought me out the grilled chicken but he brought michael out a bucket of kentucky fried chicken. i went crazy, like, michael, wait a minute. you eat kentucky fried chicken. that made my day. that was a greatest moment of my life. he put on one glove, pulled his pants up and broke down the color curtain. >> we need to look up where he is undoubtedly perched in a crescent moon and we need to smi smile. ♪ smile though your heart is aching ♪ ♪ smile even though it's breaking ♪ ♪ >> i'm los

katherine jackson brought michael calm. >> michael! >> in life she defended, shielded her son.eath. taking care of the family, taking care of his children. after michael died, the 79-year-old jackson matriarch, shopped for sleeping bags and toys for them. she asked and was granted temporary guardianship over michael junior, paris and blanket. >>> medic 33. what is the nature of your emergency? >> sir, we have a gentleman here and he's not breathing. >> this is it. this is really it. the final curtain call. >> the fact that these children have to go through this is really compounding the tragedy. >> a judge granted temporary guardianship of his children, to jackson's mother, katherine. >> of course this is where he belongs. we are going to take care of them and give them the education they're supposed to have. >> debbie rowe, the mother of the two eldest children. rowe's attorney has not said whether she will seek custody. >> there is a custody issue. michael jackson was their father. he had custody. he had physical custody day in and day out. they have lost him. ♪ beat it beat

michael with the giant afro, michael with oprah, michael with nelson man della and him with ron and nancy reagan. it gives you the scope of his career and the scope of his presence as an icon. >> the people in the crowd, they are all races from all over the united states, and a huge variety in ages. each of them sort of remembers a different michael jackson. each of them has a particular touch stone in the life of michael jackson that means something to them. >> it is really something. me, personally, my sister and i, when we grew up, we fought over the first album we bought which was "abc." we bought it with our lunch money. for my kids, it is discovering a whole new michael jackson. >> everyone, i think, remembers michael differently in terms of what michael they fell in love with. was it "thriller" or the album you bought in high school? maybe you saw the jackson tv show or was it the older michael jackson. i think a lot of people who sometime thought he was unrecognizable after the plastic surgery on his face and he was morphing into a different looking human being. with all that came

i said, michael, it isn't. the bottom line, it can cause death. >> these are the three types of vials that diprivan comes in. it looks like milk. it's a liquid. you can draw it up in a large syringe. pure diprivan can be pumped through an i.v. line just like this. prescription dose, or you can regulate it with your hand like this. give too much, and you can kill the person, stop breathing. >> straight out to iandrew, editor with "us weekly." ian, thank you for being with us. where's the body? and again, i still don't understand how a 14-karat permiddle eastian casket can get lost. >> i'm not sure that there was even a body in the casket at that memorial. we know that the casket was there. the body is being held under lock and key right now until they figure out what to do with it. the problem with neverland is, that the town around neverland does not want it there. they do not want a memorial. they do not want anything. they are rejecting it time and time again. every time this comes before them. of course, the

to kind of withdraw from the world. >> michael, michael, michael!cks with your mind. so jackson was almost doomed to implode somewhat anyway. >> reporter: by 1985, the pop star began looking different. people were talking about his plastic surgery. >> every few months, you would see him and you'd go, whoa. you're looking weird, dude. but i think it was about '85, '86, it was like, wow. he's not going to be able to get any weirder than this. then two years later i was like, i was wrong. >> reporter: family members came to jackson's defense. >> you know, you have to say to yourself, who hasn't? i mean his -- >> yeah, but -- >> his whole thing is, if there's something that you feel that you want to change, and then you do that. there are many people in the past who have done many things to themselves and they're not talked about like my brother is. >> reporter: in 1986, a photograph of michael asleep in an anti-aging chamber rocked the tabloids. in 1987, his interest in the elephant man's bones, bubbles the chimp, liz taylor, and an array of strange di

i love you, michael. love you, michael. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> there will never be another michael jackson. his musical presence has left its mark on his family, his friends and the millions of fans who have sang and danced or at least tried to do so like mr. michael jackson. he was often imitated but never duplicated. he wanted to heal the world through his music and in a small way, he succeeded. his music reached across the barriers of race, culture, and even national identity, unifying the planet, if only for a few moments. so now it's up to us. we should all look at the man or the woman in the mirror and change the way we treat each other. let's celebrate our uniqueness, respect our differences, and make that change starting today. my prayer is that this will be more than just a memorial for michael jackson but a remembrance, truly, of what he means to us. because all around us are people of different cultures, different religions, different nationalities, and yet the music of michael jackson brings us toget

thank you, michael, thank you michael. >> thank you michael is what so many of his fans have been sayingstirring seen at staples center yesterday. another look at the program that people on hand got. this is quite the hot item on ebay. about $650 is what they're selling for. it's got a lot the letters from family members. there's one from janet in here, her nickname is dunk. we noticed a typo or two. clearly it was thrown together at the last minute. >> it really was an amazing day. there's been so much coverage, i didn't think i had any tears left. then you hear from his daughter and >> superstar sendoff from a rare emotional tribute from michael jackson's daughter to performers sincing his -- singing his greatest hits. ♪ just call my name and i'll be there ♪ >> an unforgettable memorial and its price tag. >> then lasting impression. president obama's message for russia before his big trip to the g 8 summit in italy. >> and dynamic dancer. remembering michael jackson's moon walk. it looked easy but professional dancers say it's difficult. it's wednesday, july 8th. >> announcer: from abc

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maybe now, michael, they will leave you alone. now one request, michael, one request.brother, my twin brother brandon a hug for me. i love you, michael, i'll miss you. >> i think they want to say something. >> i just wanted to say ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagi imagine. and i just wanted to say i love him. so much. >> we want to thank you all for loving my brother and supporting our family, thank you and good night. >> that, of course, was michael's daughter paris and his brother marlon a little bit earlier. larry king was inside the staples center today, he was sitting very close to the family and he's joining me right now from los angeles. and larry, a lot of people thought this could have turned into something really over the top. really very much a spectacle, and it wasn't, was it? >> no, it wasn't. the fear was, you know, the circus opens there tomorrow, in fact they brought elephants in last night and a lot of pundits were saying this would be a circus preceding a circus, it was anything but. it was a brilliantly produc

than thank you, michael. thank you, michael.p will reside. wolf? >> thanks, very much, for that very comprehensive update. >> sg meanwhile, the investigation into michael jackson's death continues with the focus on some powerful anesthetic drugs reportedly found in michael jackson's home. let's bring in our chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta. based on what we are hearing, are officials getting closer to determining the cause of death. >> i think with something like this, wolf, the sort of ironic thing is that they probably already know a lot of the tests that we have been talking about, zeroing in on the toxicology the past couple of days. those test results take a few days to come back. that period of time has already passed. what typically happens is they will examine all the various tissues, including tissues from the brain, the liver and sort of come up with a final report. the official response from the coroner's office is it is all sort of in process, knowing a little bit of how this works, my guess is they prob

can you still moonwalk, michael?michael made this most difficult move seem easy and electrifying. and for this perennial child-like star, perhaps gliding through life backward might have been his fondest dream. i'm chris connelly for "nighe"in itl loans geles. >> a million times imitated, but never quite the same as he did it. we'll be right back. ♪ (announcer) worst-case scenario. so i'm thinking we need a better way to save money. better than subleasing office space? ideally. (announcer) best case solution. switch to verizon high speed internet and phone for business-- with a dedicated high-speed connection from our office to yours, so you won't be slowed down because your neighbors are online. as low as $79.99 a month for 12 months with a 3 year agreement. plus, get over $180 back in available online rebates. call 1-888-845-8854. you'll also get unlimited nationwide calling, 24/7 tech support, and our advanced internet security features all backed by the reliability of the verizon network. call 1-888-845-8854. for

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michael told it to me.l mccartney mentioned he was going to try to buy back the other half of the beatles music. michael then went out and bought it. you could say it's not very nice. i've heard paul has always been very angry at michael for doing that. perhaps paul shouldn't have mentioned it. perhaps that's just business and the way it is. but he really was a very, very good businessman. very smart guy. >> larry: you're a sharp realtor guy and you know southern california. i was up at neverland. we did a whole show from there thursday. i never saw a property as beautiful as that. 3,000 acres. what would you do with it? >> i'm not sure exactly who owns it. a very good friend of mine is very much involved -- >> larry: he was there. their company apparently pretty much owns it. >> yeah, tom is a brilliant guy. wonderful friend. and he was actually somebody who helped michael jackson a lot over the last couple of years. but i think tom has that. i'm just not sure what you can do from a zoning standpoint. >> l

she asked them to go to michael's house to try to convince him to get some help but michael reportedly ordered security not to let them in. >> welcome back. straight back out to ian drew with "us weekly." speaking of where the body will be buried, a lot of legal hurdles that have to go through before you can put a body, a dead body out in the back of your yard. all right? >> in fact, there are statutes against that so people don't start getting rid of dead bosnia a bodies. we're starting a cemetery in the backyard. i understand father joe and the brothers are behind this. >> absolutely. >> and what we said earlier was correct. michael did not want to be buried there. after he left, he planned never to go back. he felt violated after the home was raided by police during the second child molestation trial. he only stayed because it was close to the trial, and the day that he was set free, he left. he never went back. he never wanted anything more to do with it. >> to make a modern day graceland? is that what they like, like elvis' home? >> absolutely. to make money. this is the best way

i would say, michael, it isn't. bottom line, it can cause death. >> these are the three types of vials that look like milk and it's a liquid and can dry up in a syringe just like this, in a large sir rin. sure, diprivan can be through an iv line like this or you can regulate it with your hand like this. give too much and you can kill the person, stop breathing. >> right out to the editor of "us weekly" thank you for being with us. where's the body? again, i don't understand how a 14 karat casket can get lost. >> well, i'm not sure that there was even a body in the casket at that memorial. the body is being held under lock and key until they figure out what to do with it. as we know, the problem with neverland is that the town around neverland does not want it there. they do not want a memorial. they do not want anything. they are rejecting it time and time again. of course, the family, desperate for money, sees this as a way to make money. but it's not necessarily something that the town is interested in. >> what ia

the michael jackson name calling, michael jackson at best irresponsible.attention to someone who helped to change the culture of the world. this man has the most high-selling record album in history. so if you outsold everybody else in the history of the recording business, if you literally transformed the music world, how can anyone in their right mind say we're paying too much attention to you when we bought more of your stuff than we bought anybody else. isn't that a little strange to tell the millions of people that bought his stuff, more than anybody else, you're paying too much attention to what you already bought and shared for all i don't have life? i think the congressman needs to take a deep breath, have some coffee. because the world has already answered that criticism. >> it's great to have you with us this morning. you have a busy day ahead of you. thanks for stopping by. as we said before, there are going to be millions upon millions, perhaps it will be the most viewed televised event in the history of the world. reverend al sharpton, thanks