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and as aresult, aeg's ceo paid aisit to his home. suit states, aeg threatened that if jackson missed any further rehearsals, ey were going to pull the plug on the show. aeg told murray that he had to make sure jackson got to rehearsals. they said it was to be tough love, and that they had read jackson the riot act. when michael did finally make it to rearsals late that night, witnesses confirm that michael jackson was not himself that day. calling him visibly shaken. then at another rehearsal days before michael's death, the suit described michael as breathing cold and shivering. now the suitlaims aeg had a legal responsibility to treat him safely and to not put him in harm's way. katherine jackson and michael's kids believe th company breached those duties by putting its desire for massive profits from the tour over the health and safety of michael jackson. but the jackson estate is already sharing in some of those profits. going to receive 90% of whatever the film makes. that was nbc's natalie morales reporting. aeg is not commenti

and i will say what is interesting they are saying because aeg paid for this doctor and because aeg alsoduct a full background search on him, this doctor became an agent and really was an employee of aeg and therefore is responsible. that does pass the smell test of that agency-agent relationship. will it go anywhere? i don't think so. i don't think a jury or judge will find that credible. >>> goldman sachs, three former employees suing goldman sachs for discriminating against them saying men were paid more than women and men were more likely to get promoted. we've seen this kind of class action suit happen before. why might this be more difficult as it pertains to goldman sachs. >> well, you know, goldman sachs has really taken a hit in the public arena. their pr is doing very, very poorly right now. we all remember they were sued by the s.e.c. for madoff like allegations. i will say i've taken a look at this lawsuit. it's a hefty lawsuit, 42 payable. it was brought by three women as lead plaintiffs that are heavy hitter women, highly educated. >> yeah, because one of the plaintiffs was

murliurray as his doctor, someone controlled by aeg.ed michael jackson be treated by this particular doctor to insure michael jackson would attend all rehearsals and shows on the tour. according to the suit, michael did miss a rehearsal during the final week of his life and as a result, aeg's ceo paid a visit to his home. the suit states aeg threatened that if jackson missed any further rehearsals, they were going to pull the plug on the show. aeg told murray, he had to make sure jackson got to rehearsals. they said it was to be tough love and they had read jackson the riot act. when michael did finally make it to rehearsals late that night, witnesses confirmed michael jackson was not himself that day, calling him visibly shaken. then, at another rehearsal, just days before michael's death, the suit describes michael as freezing cold and shivering. the suit claims aeg had a legal responsibility to treat him safely and not put him in harm's way. kathryn jackson and michael's kids believe the company breached those duties by putting its d

aeg was the promoter behind his tour.profits than with michael's health. and that aeg failed to monitor the physician they hired. murray has been criminally charged in the death of michael jackson and his trial is due to start next year. >>> the twists and the turns of the housewives reality show takes a serious toll on the life of one of its cast members. she is speaking out about that. want to get the scoop from courtney hazlett and she is over there with someone who is especially our studio today. courtney? >> i am joined right here by a member of the "real housewives of d.c.." some are calling her the outspoken or some the villian. thank you so much for joining us today. >> pleasure to be here. >> you and i met on the eve of the season premiere or the series premiere in d.c.'s case of housewives and you were really upbeat that day. you said i'm looking forward to this. i'm happy that i did this show. fast forward a few weeks, how are you feeling now that your marriage has dissolved, you have been portrayed as this vil

katherine jackson is seeking unspecified damages from the promoter aeg live.moter failed to provide equipment to jackson's physician, conrad murray, that coulde sa his life. murray is not named in th suit. jackson's mother filed the suit on behalf of the superstar's three children >>> it was another day connecticut murder trial. a doctor lived througe brutal attackbut wif two daughters did not. richard cantu reports now on the emotional ca >> reporter: the day after dr. william petit testified about the brutal attack on his family he broke down sobbing in court as jurors were shown photos of the bodies of his two daughters. they died along with their mother when their connecticut nvrs ago. petit was beaten and tied to a pole in his basement but managed to untie his wrists. lle a ie his wrists. neighbor's house for help. surveillance video shows petit's wife, jennifer, at a bank that july 2007 morning, trying to withdraw $15,000 in cash. >> what's your emergency? >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now who says that her husband and children are being hel

the suit claimed aeg failed to honor their agreement by not providing dr.rad murray with life-saving equipment. aeg told jackson they would provide the equipment and care for michael jackson. aeg spokesman says the company has not seen the lawsuit and has no comment. >>> president obama said it took far too long to get here, but she -- the senate is finally passing a bill. >> after months of partisan blacked in the senate, we are on the search -- verge of passing a small business bill. >> president's next priority: middle class tax cuts. he wants to see an extension for families making less than $250,000 a year. tax cuts be extended to everyone. >>> mayor daley calling for the end of a education program that was the brain child of the obama administration. to school districts is loaded with democracy, doesn't make any sense to him. illinois failed to qualify for the program. but that's not sour grapes because they weren't allowed to participate. >> wasn't that silly? not allow somebody who has reorganized school and rebuilt schools here that we could not ma

aeg has said in the past that michael jackson died before dr.signed, and dr. murray, meanwhile, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter for jackson's death. sdroo we'll follow the story. thanks very much. >>> just ahead, the new survey revealing what men really think. do we want to know that? up next, the fast food snack items that actually do more harm to your diet than full sized meals. igll talk about those r thafr te.isaf sized meals. right after this. ♪ [ man ] blue one. recessed lighting. it's absolutely -- blue one. ♪ [ grunts ] blue one. [ children ] blue one! blue one! [ male announcer ] the routan. the only minivan with the soul of a volkswagen. can we do it again? [ boy ] yeah! sure. [ male announcer ] awarded "most appealing minivan" by j.d. power and associates. starting under $26,000. it's a whole new volkswagon. and a whole new game. the smell of home made chili whatever scents fill your household, purina tidy cats scoop helps neutralize odors in multiple cat homes... keeping your house smelling like it should. purina t

katherine jackson is seeking unspecified damages from the promoter aeg live.ipment to jackson's physician, conrad murray, that could have saved his life. murray is not named in this suit. jackson's mother filed the suit onhalf ser as jurors were shown photos of the bodies of his two daughters. they died along with their mother when their connecticut home was invaded three years ago. petit was beaten and tied to a pole in his basement but managed to untie his wrists. with his legs still bound he hopped and rolled to a neighbor's house for help. surveillance video shows petit's wife, jennifer, at a bank that july 2007 morning, trying to withdraw $15,000 in cash. >> what's your emergency? >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now who says that her husband and children are being held at their house. >> okay. her husband and family -- >> yes. they're tied up, she said. they told her they wouldn't hurt anybody if she got back there with the money. she believes them. >> reporter: the suspects, stephen hayes and his accomplice, took jennifer hawke-petit back home

blame someone else for his death when in reality he has himself to blame for his death. >> have has aegded to the accusations? >> reporter: i ran over here after doing another live shot, but it's on the website. >> and hopefully you guys will be talking about it in the next couple of shows tmz on tv. >>> a revenge on a classmate, what's that all about? >> reporter: when she went out and she called out that guy in the audience during her performance saying he was the most popular guy in school and that, you know, she -- he would never date her and look where she's at now. he's firing back now, saying, look i'm engaged to my high school sweet heart and we took one look at her picture and she is smoking hot. so i think he's still won out in the long run. >> okay. we'll look for you guys 6:30 right here on fox5 news. >>> a new season and judges and new way to audition. contests must be between the ages of 15 and 28 and submit a video on myspace no longer than 40 seconds in length. some hopefuls will get a golden ticket to hollywood. for details, go to myfoxdc.com, look under web links. >> i

aeg was backing jackson's this is it tour.pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in criminal court. >>> it is a first for new york fashion week. plus size models flaunting figure friendly fashions. the plus size market is an $18 billion industry. fashion houses are are trying to push plus size consumers to the stores and keep them spending. some say the move is long overdue. >> it is an unbelievable statement to we as women who are above a size 12 that we've never been serviced. >> it has come the time that a plus size show is in new york fashion week. it seeming like it should have happened so long ago. >> even though plus size clothing represents less than 0% of total revenue in women's clothing, sales increased by 2% from may 2009 to 2010. >>> this horng, goldman sachs is facing a lawsuit and chase bank is dealing with the fallout from an online service outage. find out how investor are reacting to the news coming up next. >>> a threat again the president. find out what police discovered when they pulled over a man

. >>> michael jackson's mother and his children are suing aeg live saying they were negligent in hiring dr. conrad murray. >>> finally, "people" is out with its best dressed list. zoe delgana is the red carpet queen. reanna is the diva. olivia palmero is the uptown girl. jessica alba is the mix master. jennifer annisn, the american classic. richel ellston, the dem darling and kate miln, the princess in waiting. bill, do you agree? >> they're all okay, but let's be honest, it's much more on heest when we're tearingpeople apart and saying who is worst dressed. >> it's much more fun to be mean? come on. >>> and this comes to us from wlv tv 3 in jackson, mississippi, where one cat just might win the mother of the year award. emmy, the cat, welcomed a squirrel to her brood when the abandon creditor fell from its nest and was too strong to climb back up. now, the squirrel is part of emmy's kittens. but the only problem is, now the adaptive squirrel thinks it's cat and according to the owner purees, too. this is "early today" on your nbc station. >>> well, this is what it looks like at this ho

. >>> michael jackson's mother and his children are suing aeg live, claiming the company breached its agreement to provide physical care for jackson and was negligent in hiring dr. conrad murray. >>> finally, "people" is out with its best dressed list. here you go. zoe saldana is the red carpet queen. gwen stefani is the hip mom. rihanna is the runaway. olivia palermo is the uptown girl. jessica alba is the mix master. jennifer anniston, the american classic. rachel bilson is the denim darling. kate middleton, the princess in waiting. >>> this comes to us from wlbt-tv3 in jackson, mississippi, where one cat just might win the mother of the year award. emmy, the cat, welcomed a squirrel to her brood when the abandoned critter fell from its nest and was too strong to climb back up. now, the squirrel is part of emmy's kittens. she's sleeping and nursing together. the only problem is now the adaptive squirrel thinks it's a cat and, according to the owner, it purrs like one, too. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today" on your nbc station. >>> for those short on time and on the go, it seems

. >>> michael jackson's mother is suing concert promoter aeg live, accusing the company of causing her death by failing to provide life-saving equipment and adequate medical supervision as he prpds fprepared for his concerts. dr. murray faces a trial of manslaughter. murray says he was hired by the company to be jackson's ferpersl physician, but that jackson died before signing that agreement, making it non-binding. >>> a robber dressed in drag. a man in a mini skirt, stilettos and a whole lot of pink robbed a shell station and attacked a woman just after 9:00 last night. investigators say there was another incident back in january where a person dressed in drag robbed a bank. last night's cross-dressing bandit apparently forgot to complete the whole on utfit wit gloves. >>> which star had a baby boy this morning, and did he show up for work tonight? >> joe montana literally letting it li now. we're back in a mommy. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live w

." >>> michael jackson's mother and his children are suing aeg live claiming the company breached its care for jackson and was negligent in hiring dr. conrad murray. >>> finally, "people" is out with its best dressed list. here we go. zoe saldana is the red carpet queen. gwen stefani is the hip mom. olivia palermo is the uptown girl. jessica alba is the mix master. jennifer anniston, the american classic. rachel bilson is the denim darling. kate middleton, the princess in waiting. and bill karins is the weather guy. >> don't go there. did you come up with those names or that's what the magazine -- >> that's what the magazine -- i'm not that creative. the daring darling. i spent all morning preparing for this. no, thankfully i have more important things to do. >>> i'm lynn berry this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> christine o'donnell, day two. one day after trashing her in public, establishment republicans circle the wagons around the tea party candidate who sprung the upset in delaware what does o'donnell say in a clip fro

the lawsuit claims that aeg live put jackson's health at risk by pushing him to rehearse despite signs of poor health. jackson's family said the promoter failed to monitor the cardiologist hired to care for the singer. dr. murray faces involuntary manslaughter charges. he's pleaded not guilty. >>> this morning a special bikeride got underway in southern santa clara county. several bicyclists left morgan hill for a long ride and a bike show in las vegas. it's a 660-mile journey designed to raise awareness for breast cancer. they will ride more than a hundred miles a day. they are scheduled to arrive in las vegas next saturday. >>> pope benedict xvi made his strongest comments yet about the sex abuse crisis saying the church did not act quickly enough. and what bay area sex abuse survivors are saying about that? that's tonight at 5:00. our next newscast is the channel 2 news at 5:00. we will see you then.

wednesday, katherine jackson filed suit against the promoter aeg live for not protecting her son for comeback concert. accusing the company of failure to provide life-saving equipment for the pop star and failure to supervise the doctors who were supposed to watch over him. >>> straight ahead on your thursday morning, your weather forecast and in sports, the giants take aim on the first place national league west. for strong bones, i take calcium. but my doctor told me that most calcium supplements... aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. citracal. it was a real shock. i remember being at the hospital thinking, "i should have done more to take care of myself." you should've. that's why i'm exercising more now. eating healthier. and i also trust my heart to lipitor. [ male announcer ] when diet and exercise are not enough, adding lipitor may help. lipitor is a cholesterol-lowering medication that is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patien

katherine jackson is claiming that aeg live failed to provide the singer's personal doctor, conrad murraywith equipment, that could have saved her son's life. murray is not named in the suit. katherine jackson is seeking unspecified damages for her family. >>> it was a day of dramatic testimony of a murder trial in connecticut. a doctor lived through the brutal attack, but his wife and doctors did not. richard cantu reports, now, on the very emotional case. >> reporter: the day after dr. william petit testified on the brutal attack on his family, he broke down sobbing in court, as jurors were shown photos of his two daughters. they die aid long with their mother, when their connecticut home was invaded two years ago. petit was beaten and tide to a pole in his basement. with his legs still bound, he popped and rolled to a neighbor's house for help. surveillance video shows petit's wife, jennifer, at a bank that morning, trying to withdraw $15,000 in cash. >> what's your emergency? >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now who says her husband and children are being held at their house

aeg has not commented on the case. wolf? >> sure this is not the last of it. there will be much more. thanks very much for that fred. >>> with the united states' economy down in the dumps, why is the united states' government now loaning money to other countries? >>> and pope benedict lands in london it is an historic visit for the catholic church and the people of england and it is causing some major controversy. >>> you're "the situation room" a new study reveals a disturbing data about the rising use of illegal drugs in america. jeanne meserve is investigating. >>> candidates running for political office, some recruited from the streets, now some democrats allege they are part of a major gop sham. i'm wolf blitzer. you're "the situation room." >>> the closer we get to election day the more president obama is talking about unemployment. today, he is zeroing in on jobs and products made in america. but critics say there's a flaw in his strategy that could actually put americans to out of work. brian todd has been looking into that for us. what have you been f

aeg had a series of comeback concerts featuring michael jacksoneforehis deh in june 2009. the suit claims the company did not provide key life-saving equipment or adequately monitor the cardiologist hired to care for her son. jackson's dr. conrad murray is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit but is frequently mentioned. in a separate case he pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in jackson's death. >>> president obama goes on the offensive today, ahead of the november elecons. he will travel to connticut where taxes will likely be his main message. in recent appearances, he's accused rublicans of holding tax cuts hostage where 97% of americans. extending tax cuts to those who earn more than $250,000 has become the subject of a major debate on capitol hill, and today he'll speak at an event for connecticut attorney general richard blumenthal. >>> former republican vice presidential candate sarah palin is urging party unity. she says it's time for republican party bosses to put aside their differences after several tea party wins. the former alaskan governor spoke

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conrad marty who has pleaded not guilty was hired to be paid by aeg as johnson's personal caregiver duringations well catherine johnson lawsuit alleges that the company is liable for conrad actions despite the fact that jackson died before he signed a contract. >> programming note to tell you about on tv tonight, nbc is going to the giants' game so we will be airing nbc programming at 8:00 rate your kron4 you can watch the season premiere of the apprentice followed by a special edition of the kron4 news at 10. the riveras are taking their first family vacation. [ dad ] hey, do you guys want to see the largest artichoke ever grown? [ kids ] artichoke! artichoke! they needed some tools to help them keep track of their spending along the way. wells fargo checking with mobile banking lets them check their balance wherever they happen to be. the widest one or the tallest one? the closest. the closest. well, if you got the 4-wheel drive, you could go down this road here. [ mom ] i think we're lost. [ dad ] it's ok. we'll find some other big vegetable. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you whe

the lawsuit claims aeg live put michael jackson's health at risk by pushing him to rehearse despite signs of alleged poor health. knew, michael jackson's family also says the promoter failed to mob ter the cardiologist who was hired to take care of michael jackson. dr. conrad murray is facing a criminal child for involuntary manslaughter charges. he's pleaded not guilty. >>> president obama promised latino leaders he will not walk away from immigration reform. >> i know that many of you campaigned hoard for me and are frustrated this hasn't been moved to the finish-line yet. i am, too. the president blames republicans for blocking efforts that im-- about immigration reform and urged the caucus to remember the stance when they go to the polls in november. >>> 7:53. there is a new book about the first lady of france, karla bruney, in -- and it reveals what michelle obama really feels about life and rife in the white house. now, this is according to a conversation bruney had with michelle obama. bruney said she asked her how she felt about being the wife of the president of the united states

katherine jackson charged the concert promoter aeg live with failure to supervise the doctor in charge of her son's care. she also contends it failed to have life-saving equipment on hand, something she says jackson had asked for. >>> there's violent weather this kansas a half dozen tornadoes hit south of wichita yesterday. it was a powerful hailstorm that did most of the damage, though. the hail and high winds broke windows and damaged rooftops. five minutes past the hour right now. back to erica. >>> thanks. a look now at politics and problems facing. obama. the latest cbs news/"new york times" poll finds his approval rating now at 45%. with an election coming, se trying, of course, to turn that around. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plaent has the latest for us this morning. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. his disapproval rating is a 47%, almost an even split. with congress back in session and things looking bleak for the democrats in november, the president went on the attack against senate republicans, who he blames for holding up things that

. >>> michael jackson's mother has filed a lawsuit against production company aeg live. she accuses the company of causing her son's death by pushing him to rehearse for his comeback tour despite poor health. >>> new developments from san bruno, california, documents show pg&e requested rate hikes three times in recent years to upgrade the natural gas pipeline that exploded. it never did the work. here's tom carr. there are consequences when it doesn't get done. >> reporter: back in 2007, pg&e asked for about $5 million to replace a section of the pipeline that blew up in san bruno. pg&e's own document says the replacement of 1 1/2 miles of pipe was prioritized by pg&e's risk management program. >> they said they would replace that section in 2008, and the commission gave them that money. >> reporter: but then in september of 2009 -- >> pg&e came back and said we need about $5 million to replace this very same section of line 132, and we plan to do it in 2013. >> reporter: this time pg&e's document says the pipe section was one of its top 100 risks, making the risk of fa

katherine jackson claims aeg live failed to provide her son's doctor with equipment he may have needed to save jackson's life. the wrongful death suit seeks unspecified damages. >>> americans are using more illegal drugs than at any other time in the last decade. new government figures show ecstasy and meth abuse on the rise. marijuana use was up sharply by 8%. some of that is blamed on the publicity surrounding medical marijuana. >>> and now, an answer to what caused this scene in louisiana. it looks like a road through the bayou. but that is not pavement. of them.e dead fish, thousands local officials thought the bp oil spill may have caused this. but experts say it was a natural occurring event. the fish died from lack of oxygen caused by low tide and hot summer temperatures. that's dramatic. >> the warm water sucks out the oxygen. you've seen that from time to time. shocking every time you do. >> alarming image. >>> time, now, for the weather. good morning, sam champion. >> good morning. want to show you something else. two powerful category 4 hurricanes in the atlantic. this storm

katherine jackson charged aeg live with failure to super vise the doctor in charge of her son's care and contends it failed to have life-saving equipment on hand and said that jackson asked for. >>> there's violent weather in kansas. a half dozen tornadoes hit south of wichita yesterday. it was a powerful hailstorms that did most of the damage, though. the hail and high winds broke windows and damaged roof tops. five minutes past the hour right now. back over to erica. >> jeff, thanks. >>> we want a look at politics and the problems facing president obama. the latest cbs news/"the new york times" poll finds the president's approval rating is 45%. and with an election coming, he is trying, of course, to turn that around. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has the latest for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and his disapproval rating is 47%. so it's an almost even split. and with congress back in session and things looking pretty bleak for the democrats in november, the president went on the attack of senate republicans who he blames for hold

>> in a good relationship with royce young and who was aeg at the time. >> the e-mail trail is fascinating to me because it shows that in the 10 days prior to the filing of j memo, mr. adams is calling a third parties because he has no facts. he cannot find voters that were intimidated. he cannot find black poll workers who were intimidated. he is trying to find still shots to make the case. that is what the e-mail states. >> that is not true. >> tell me why. >> we have evidence from a number of sources that indicate the intimidation that the lawsuit was based on had occurred. i think what mr. adams is referring to in the e-mail is tracking down particular witnesses and pieces of evidence. it is not unusual that attorneys investigating a case and investigating fairly express frustration and they cannot find a particular document or witness. >> i understand -- >> that does not mean that there is not a legitimate basis for bringing the lawsuit. >> you know, mr. coates, i understand. i am going by what he said. he says "i have a real problem with this. i am trying to figure out who people wor