zooey deschanel and reverend al sharpton is here. jewel is on the way.ou watch the president's speech earlier? >> the press conference, yes. >> the press conference. what did you think about it? >> i think he did a good job. the healthcare problem in this country needs to be dealt with and i think it's a commitment he made when he was running. healthcare in this country, i mean, the most industrialized, the most in many ways technologically stable country in the world and we can't provide affordable healthcare to people i think it's absurd. >> it is absurd. and the president -- how many times have you visited the president at the white house since -- >> i mean, we had one meeting in the oval office talking about education. he invited many of us and -- civil rights groups to the nomination when he announced for judge sotomayor. i have been there for a couple of times and i attended his speech at the naacp where he talked about the meeting we had with newt gingrich about education. >> i have a photograph from that meeting. here you are with president obama

the reverend al sharpton. and music from jewel. with cleto and the cletones.nd now, guess what, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by abc, inc. >> hi. hi, everyone. i'm jimmy. welcome to the show. i'll tell you what you're very enthusiastic. word on the street was this was a tough crowd. well, since you're here tonight i think it's safe to assume you did not see the president's press conference earlier. or if you're at home maybe you did. but president obama held another press conference tonight. preempting all the major networks again. he does this every week now. it's time for oprah to give him a show and the white house actually -- this is true, rescheduled the president. they moved it up an hour from 9:00 to 8:00 bause nbc complained it would interfere with "america's got talent". [ laughter ] so in other words the president of the united states moved his press conference to accommodate a show david hasselhoff is on. laughter ] i think clinton did that for "baywatch" once. the focus was on the national healthcare plan that is wo

this is the reverend al sharpton speaking today, listen to this. >> i want his three children to know of that? >> what i made of it was that i thought reverend sharpton was trying to point out to the kids that michael had reached an altitude we had never ever seen an artist reach before. he's in a rare category where i like to say jfk jr., princess diana, like his brother said, you couldn't walk across the street without being mobbed. and al sharpton was trying to say that michael was not strange in the context of how the media broke this story in terms of a strange, weird guy, but he was different in terms of things he did that were peculiar. but at the same time, al sharpton was trying to say he was brilliant and most brilliant people are different. that's what makes them brilliant. >> campbell, that line from al sharpton was the one moment when i said to myself, give me a break. this was not just strange things that preyed on michael jackson. michael jackson slept in the same bed with boys he was not related to. no one forced him to do that. that was not right. that was part of mic

we discussed it with al sharpton earlier.i offended by obama mentioning that he was a good entertainer? no, i'm not offended. you're not offended by that, are you, dana? >> of course not, no. bill: it's almost a charitable thing to do as we said. michael jackson has a family who loved him even though he was a troubled guy. he was a troubled guy, colmes. don't give me that he wasn't. >> i'm not saying he wasn't. i think the tone of yesterday to say what the president said. i think it's important. perhaps bush wouldn't have done that. i'm glad our president now did. bill: ok. dana, thanks for subbing for monica. see you soon. >> you're welcome. bill: colmes, i hope some resort will take you somewhere. pinheads and patriots up next. . bill: time for "pinheads and patriots." we are green people here. we like the nature thing, communing with wildlife. when we saw halle berry of close and personal with shamu in c world at san diego, we approved of her interaction. she is a patriot and so is shamu. sometimes you can go overboard. a

and you think about what al sharpton said. you really put these pieces together.complete person. this wasn't just a personality. this was a guy who had children that he loved. and yeah, he was odd. but boy, he was talented. and he was a genius. and he gave so much to the world. 750 million albums sold. that's a lot of albums. and he touched a lot of people. and today was a day to honor them. >> great point, jim. personality versus the person michael jackson. we're still taking your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. >>> thank you, because you never stopped. thank you because you never gave up. thank you because you never gave up. thank you, because you tore down that division. thank you, because you eradicated barriers. thank you, because you gave us hope. thank you, michael. thank you, michael. thank you, 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,

al sharpton.open season on both of them. >> they both have big hair. i like their hair. bill: we had the reverend on last night did you see that. >> of course i did. it was spirited. bill: i said hey, this is the wrong guy to put up as an african-american icon. >> or as a stamp. bill: or as a stamp, right. it would be interesting to see what voice sage plaintiff jackson they would put on the stamp. >> i agree. bill: would you put young on there or the plastic surgery jackson? >> all i know is i want 1982 michael because that's when i saw him and wanted to marry him instead of matt dillon. bill: when was that? >> 1992. he was a pretty good looking guy before he went under the knife. i guess he wanted to look like diana ross. >> she was a good-looking woman. bill: who doesn't? it doesn't work with me. you saw the absurdity of trying to make him look like an african-american icon. >> i wouldn't say it's absurd. bill: you agree with al harpton. >> i i don't think i'm in a position to dictate who gets

al sharpton led a fiery entry to michael jackson sunday morning. >> michael was not a free. he was a genius that dealt with a freakish situation. >> from the pulpit of a prominent church, sharpton question the way the media has covered the pop star's death. >> disgraceful and despicable, the way some elements of the media have tried to destroy the legacy and image. >> he called for a national day of mourning, and wants fans across the country to join in the celebration of the pop stars like. >> gather in auditoriums, gather in church place this and have le vigils. >> i think it is shows the power of michael jackson, even though he is not here, because he will sell at the stable center and still have a mad rush for tickets. >> this afternoon, e-mail's are being sent to those who want tickets in an on-line lottery, setting up what could be a frenzy on monday, as winners arrive to pick up the tickets and mandatory wristbands'. police are gearing up for the thousands of fans who will not get a seat inside the stable center. >> i hope that they can control the crowds, people who a

newt gingrich, al sharpton -- i'm kidding.d be a great conversation but tonight my guests speak to these concerns because one of the people he mentioned there the reverend al sharpton and steve perry, founder of a magnet school in new york city. he joins us from new york, as well. thank you, sir. we're so glad, sirs, we're so glad you're joining us. we'll kick off black in america next week, a perfect time, president of the naacp to have an open talk about race, so let's, you know, let's just do it. you heard him talking about education, mr. perry. is that the magic bullet to level the playing field as much as a playing field can be leveled? >> it is, education is central to the improvement of anyone's life and the naacp in a precarious situation because it's in bed with the teachers' union. the achievement gap is really an educational gap in terms of performance of our educators themselves. we need to look honestly at vouchers and hope up the discussion. the problem we face is that those people are supposed to represent us in

i'm joined now from new york by the reverend al sharpton.you know, she a very close friend of the family and thank you very much, sir. can you talk to us? there have been so many rumors over the past week and you and i talked about this in los angeles. that people don't know what's true and what's not true. do you know anything about the investigation now? do we know? have you heard from the family whether or not it's moved from a death investigation to a homicide investigation? >> no, i have no idea from the family. i know the family's position has been from the beginning that they want the truth, and that they will respond once all the facts have been laid out. there's just so much back and forward, and i think from my discussions with the family, i don't know if the instructions with attorneys or each other, but from my discussions it has been one -- all the way through the discussion, that the truth cup out and that's all they want. >> everyone's wondering, where is michael jackson going to be buried? do you have an update on that for us

. >>> plus, an coulter versus al sharpton. the war of words over professor gates and the cop that arrested him. why is another police officer in big trouble over this whole mess? we'll show you his shocking public remarks. this exclusive response next on "larry king live." >> larry: a busy night. our first guest tonight is kai chase, she was michael jackson's personal chef and in his home the day he died. we'll talk to kai in just a moment. but first, let's go to randy kay with breaking news on dr. conrad murray and what investigators were looking for when they executed search warrants yesterday. randy, what happened? >> reporter: larry, as you know, there were two search warrants executed in las vegas, one is dr. conrad murray's home and the other in his clinic. those were filed today. so now the information on what they were looking for and what they found has been made public. i can tell you according to the warrants, detectives were looking for evidence demonstrating crimes of excessive prescribing and prescribing to an ad

thank you, michael. >> the reverend al sharpton. life. he cared so deeply for his family and his friends and his fans. it's fidelity's guidance -- it shows you ways to spend in retirement that can help your money last, whatever your plans. like, if we wanted to travel? husband: or start a business? advisor: yep. wife: or take some classes? sure. or find the best cheeseburger? the line isn't for everything. whatever your destination, fidelity has the people, guidance and investments to help you find your way. >> michael was one of a kind. i was thinking back to when we met and the many times that we spent together and whenever we were out together and there would be a picture taken there would be a caption of some kind and the caption usually said something like an odd couple or an unlikely pair. but to us it was the most natural and easiest of friendships. i was 13 when we met. and from that day on our friendship grew. michael always knew that he could count on me to support him or be his date and that we would have fun no matter wh

michael never stopped. >> a moving tribute from the reverend al sharpton. of money and day lot of charitable work. that song, "we are the world," which changed the way rock stars generate funds for good causes. >> reporter: he was able to bring together all those fantastic artists, he and lionel ritchie. >> i think "we are the world" tells you something about michael jackson. what he understood was show business. he knew that the way to make the american public aware of the crisis in africa was to bring all of the music stars in the country, the biggest ones of them all together and so he brought that joyful sense of show business to fundraising, which was perfect. it was great entertainment and fantastically successful in raid racing money for awareness. >> it is fair to say that song alone changed the world. >> i think it is. it changed, certainly, as jeff says, the way that you can raise awareness toward a problem and then raise money to help fix it. i think that's shifted the focus from me to other people. michael jackson represented that in so many of

starring al sharpton. . i want the cleanest planet possible but i don't want to harm americans with corrupt programs like cap and trade. call me crazy. that's it. not going to do it again. dr. j. richard jaconet. my corporation pays a big bill on profits at the end of the year. i don't look for loopholes because i believe i have an obligation to help defend the country and help the poor when i make money. that's -- that separates me from goldman sachs. andrew vacaro, cap-and-trade here may very well fail in the senate. i think it's a scam as well. jim darlington, i canceled my subscription to "newsweek." i felt the magazine had become dems week. brandon, bill, i was disappointed, you said "newsweek" would go under and were happy about it. people lose their jobs. that's a valid point. i'm not happy about the news yankee situation but it a dishonest -- about the "newsweek" situation but it's a dishonest publication and that hurts all americans. "i read that "newsweek" is for sale." thacebess week. my next book

bill: while you were gone, we had al stharpt on here. -- al sharpton here.o make michael jackson out to be a black icon. if you listen to some of the commentators, he was another martin luther king jr., a pioneer of racial harmony, of advancement for black americans. and i was saying this is a bunch of bull. what do you think about that? >> listen, i think of people like martin luther king and rosa parks staring down the gun barrel practically. and i -- i don't have a particular ax to grind with jackson. i don't know all of his secrets. i just am not going to do a disservice to them and ascribe that sort of nobility to what he did. he had a lot handed to him, too. i'm sure it was a weird life in a lot of ways. i don't know that it involved this much courage as that little woman sitting in the front of a bus. bill: i'm with you. there is an interesting -- there is a good piece in "the wall street journal" about exactly what you're saying today by a record industry guy. ok. now, you weren't in russia, which you can see from sarah palin's house, but japan is fa

joining us now, the reverend al sharpton. reverend, good evening. thank you for being with us.uple of weeks have had difficulty reconciling their feelings about michael jackson, the performer. what do you think they should have walked away from the service today? >> i think they should have taken away that michael made historic changes. when you see magic johnson and kobe bryant to say that their jerseys are hanging in homes because michael made races of differences comfortable and when you see legends themselves, the greatest entertainer of all times, i think you'd be geared to say, wait a minute, a lot of the controversy, a lot of the unproven allegations don't seem to match up to this level of respect from these level of people. >> you brought the crowd to its feet at one point when you spoke directly to his children and i was going to paraphrase you. remind me what you said. >> i said to remember that their father was not one that acted strange. he was dealing with a strange situation. and i think it was important that his children who will grow up one day and want to know

. >>> the reverend al sharpton delivered a sermon honoring michael jackson in los angeles. he called for a national day of mourning for the superstar as well as the creation of a michael jackson postage stamp. this is the second time sharpton led a memorial service for jackson. >>> michael jackson's death investigation intensifies with sources making stunning claims the singer kept a personal miniclinic. did drugs ultimately kill the king of pop? now ex-wife debbie rowe claims she wants her kids. nancy grace has the latest developments on 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> vice president joe biden said the obama administration misread how bad the economy was when it created the stimulus package. >> did the economic package we put in place including the recovery act, is it the right package given the circumstances we are in. we believe it is the right package given the circumstances are we're in. we misread how bad the economy was. but we are 120 days into the recovery package.pú >> biden says it is premature to guess whether the country will need a second stimulus package. >>

>> al sharpton's spch. i thought it w right on point. it was something that needeto be said. see michael'children up on stage? >> when his daughter spoke at the end, i broke down and cried. it was very stouching, very sad to know what she's goi through. and i prayuturewise that the couror whaver makes the right decision on if they go through a custody battle. the kids don't need to go thugh any more pan. >> reporter: was thi a fitting tribute do you think >> it was more than what i expected. it was way more than what i pected. th eeches, al sharpton, the things they said about michael are 100% true and sitive. >>eporte thank you very mu. another live loo these are thousaof people mangheir way out of staples center headed towa the its. all these folks wereinside. many of them spent hours in li trying to get innd now are makingheir way out. everyo we have spoken to called this a very fitting tribute. chris? >> miguel almague thanks very ch. we have much more coverage. we'll show you some of the highlights of the memorial, talk toore people who were there, and take a look aheaat

of course, one of the speakers at michael jackson's memorial service, the reverend al sharpton today, to the superstar while also addressing some of the controversies that follow jackson's life. and he did it by speaking directly to jackson's children. and reverend sharpton's joining us right now from los angeles. reverend sharpton, welcome to you, let me start asking about the family. how are they holding up? >> they're holding up. clearly they are very much devastated, but very determined to hold up michael's legacy. i think that they were very proud that they did a very dignified and, i think, a beautiful service committed to his memory and i think they were satisfied that there would be outpouring all over the world of love for michael jackson would mean so much to them. . >> there was a very strong response to your message to michael jackson's children today. let's listen to what you said. >> i want his three children to know, there wasn't anything strange about your daddy, it was strange what your daddy had to deal with. but he dealt with it. >> why did you say it? what were you

one of them is the reverend al sharpton. he's known the singer for 35 years. constantly since jackson's death. and sharpton has condemned some negative media coverage and instead calling for nationwide love vigils to honor jackson. reverend sharpton joins us this morning. >> good morning. good morning. >> tell us about the event. what are we going to be seeing as it's broadcast around the world, people could say this is the most watched event ever. >> you're going to see a diversity of artists, people who knew michael, that were influenced by michael. you have some of us who are not in entertainment. two of the children of dr. martin luther king and coretta scott king and myself giving tribute, showing the message of michael, which was love, which was crossing all kind of national, religious, and racial barriers. you will see the message. a lot of what i've been complaining about is we've seen the mess. today will be the message of michael jackson and how we know him to be and how his legacy, i think, will shine past all of some of the controversies that other

civil rights activist al sharpton says it's important to sit down and talk so others can learn from the situation. >> i think now society can try to move forward by saying how do we define racial profiling, how do we define abuse of power and let's resolve this because we still have inequalities in this country. >> reporter: no word yet when gates and crowley will meet the president at the white house. in washington, fox news. >>> the fox 5 storm force looking ahead to the workweek. >> a few storms tonight. some humidity, a little heat. gary mcgrady is back with the next five days. plus, former president clinton on a burger run right up the street. it's all caught on camera. we're taking t edge off with this one. >> i'm getting a little hungry.  >>> we didn't get a thunderstorm today or this evening in the district but if you live out west, loudoun county, frederick county and up along i-70, you've got a pretty good dose of some severe weather moving through earlier this evening. it's all quieted down. down to the south it hasn't, though. look at the big storm still extreme southeaster

. >>> the reverend al sharpton now calling for a national day of mourning for michael jackson. he spoke at a church in l.a. a short time ago. that's where we find our correspondent susan roesgen. she was at the service. i imagine the church was packed. >> the church was packed and the church was rhode island up, by what reverend sharpton had to say. we are waiting for him to come out and talk to the media here, try and get some more information george tenet about the jackson family. but inside he called the media coverage of michael jackson's death disgraceful and disrespectful. he also said it was a double standard that we do not treat other celebrities, other entertainment who have died in the same way. of course at cnn we've done very respectful tributes to michael jackson, but reverend al sharpton had the crowd on its feet when he said we in the media are not being fair. >> i'm saying show the same respect for michael and michael's family that you showed for frank sinatra and elvis presley. >> reporter: now he did call for a national day of mourning but we don't know the sp

when al sharpton said to the kids your daddy wasn't strange.strange was what he had to deal with. what was your reaction to that? >> i think he was exactly, exactly right. i mean, michael was a victim, you know. and he was just a perfect target. and everybody wanted to pick on him. >> you never felt that any of it was justified? >> i knew michael much differently than i think, you know, the world, and the critics knew him. he was very normal to me. >> and the last song, "we are the world," that also for you was a very moving moment because it reminded you of something that happened at neverland. >> yes. michael and i used to meet a lot in his library up at neverland, and he had a little glass globe of the world that was about the size of a baseball, and one day he picked it up and he held it in his hand and he smiled and he said he liked holding the world in his hands. and yesterday during the ceremony, i just thought to myself, he had the whole world in his hands yesterday. >> did it bring you peace, the ceremony? >> a little bit. a little bit

michael never stopped. >> reverend al sharpton, electrifying the staples center earlier today.ou feel it went overall? >> i thought the whole service was almost flawless. i thought it was very inspiring. i thought it was done very 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 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 the first mtv put video on of an african-american, he was the one that "rollin

. >> greg: so on a recent radio show hosted by the reverend al sharpton a caller called in with a theoryabout michael jackson's death. he blames sarah palin. according to the caller maybe she did something to michael jackson and stepped down because something is about to come out. i used to call loveline 20 times a night just to complain about the mix cities live in my teeth. sharpton said all right, that is interesting, i will put it out, we will see. >> that is not surprising because sharpton never met a conspiracy he didn't embrace or hope. years ago so who cares, right? any hoo, i love conspiracies, when an event occurs that can be easily explained like say a pop star overdosing on pills the demeanted energy like worms with complex theories that defy logic and pampers. look at the truth ires under a dome of self-inflicted idiotcy convinced they know the truth when they only know how to turn their underwear inside out? why is it that people that claim conspiracies never put thoughts into stuff that affect their actual lives like school work, hygiene. if you disagree with me, then you,

al sharpton is now calling for a michael jackson stamp.hese are exactly the tributes that have other lawmakers riled up. peter king of new york first went on to youtube to blast all of this media coverage. then he went on o'reilly. >> i had to hear 10 days of this onslaught where he was being made out to be a saint, a hero. i want to get right to the point. he was a child molester. by his own admission, he slept with young boys. megyn: michael burgess also from texas is with us. sheila jackson lee was at the memorial service and purported to speak on behalf of the congress. we read that her staff called the obituaries for funerals where she can speak. she got the invitation from the jackson camp, showed up, and now wants a resolution in his honor. how do you feel about it? >> i cannot believe this is something that they want to be so -- that the other side wants to be talking about. we have north korea, the jobs going away, we have a health care bill that my son has not even seen, and we are marking in up in committee next week. these are

discerned about michael jackson and the kids or are they concerned about the money. >> you saw al sharpton the plane first, beating jesse jackson to los angeles bus this is like the big talker, the big ticket in town and people are exerting influence and control and there is a lot of money involved. >> and they are pointing a finger but if there was that much concern, why isn't michael jackson alive today? >> tom, always a pleasure to speak with you, from the lapd, what do you make of this mess? >> well, kimberly, you have some bad cops, some bad doctors and seems like michael surrounded himself with that. we have an ongoing situation with these doctors to recruit people they bring in as patients and end up getting hooked on these various drugs. when all is aid and done, -- sd done, i wouldn't be surprised if someone didn't file a suit for involuntary manslaughter. >> why did it take so long to get in the house? i think they should have filed a search warrant right away. thing the homicide division was a bit lagging there. >> no, i have heard that before and handled at least 600-700 cases,

al sharpton gets up there and makes him martin luther king jr. come on. >> in addition to being the greatest child prodigy since mozart. he opened doors for people on mtv. bill: no argument. >> he opened the door. he was the jackie robinson of music. bill: he taught us to love one another. >> he absolutely did. he brought blacks and whites together. bill: he brought blacks and whites together. everybody liked his music. >> that was the. bill: you just made my argument for me. you just made my point. there is no racial exon nent in here. >> just because it's not racist doesn't mean it's not racial. bill: there isn't any. >> the fact that he brings blacks and whits together. the black man resembled himself in such a way to resemble white folk is a racial component. bill: pillar of black america when he bleaches his skin. >> because we're a loyal people. protected people and we understand that the architecture of white supremacy. a whole lot of black people want to look white. bill: is he american, he wants to bleach his skin, i don't care. answer m

jackson's song from his album -- ♪ ♪ carry me slowly ♪ >> al sharpton spoke to the children directly. know it was strange what your daddy had to deal with, but he's dealt with it. ♪ >> and a tribute went on. their uncle jermaine sang michael's favorite song, not one of his own, but an oldie called "smile". ♪ ♪ if you just smile >> he sang on behalf of his brothers who started down this road together with michael as the jackson 5, more than 40 years ago. the children of martin luther king, jr., spoke. >> for all of us, it is apparent that like our father and mother, martin and coretta king, michael's life and work was inspired by the love of god. ♪ >> then usher sang "gone too soon". ♪ like the sunsets ♪ gone too soon >> took off his sunglasses, looked at the casket. and fell into the arms of the children's grandmother, katherine. ♪ ♪ we are the world, we are the children ♪ ♪ we are the ones to make a brighter day ♪ ♪ so let's start giving >> the finale, the children, paris, prince michael and blanket with their family joined the performers on stage to sing "we are the world". the hit

al sharpton received applause and a standing ovation for this message. >> i want his three childn to know that there was nothing strange about your daddy. it was strange when your daddy had to deal with. immediately following the memorial, the family headed to a hotel for a private event remembering michael jackson. >> only about 9000 fans were able to get inside for today's service, but thousands of others stood blocks away. security was tight at the staples center but no major problems were reported. here in our area, fans can together at an number of watched parties. >> all of the music, all that he did to us, i have to show my respect. >> celebrate his life, the legacy, and everything he contributed to the industry. >> on the wjla.com, we have a poll that asks if you watch the michael jackson memorial. >>> we are following breaking news coming in tonight in the latest legal saga surrounding marion barry. we learn that he hired donna watts-brighthaupt, his former girlfriend and did so at the expense of the taxpayers. jennifer donelan has responses. >> i am going to step out of the

i'm joined in los angeles by the reverend al sharpton. before we talk, reverend sharpton, i want to play a comment you made today that caught all of our attention. >> i have seen other musical icons die where there were serious questions about them, and i have never seen it dominate the news before their funeral. >> so, reverend, also in a sermon today, you were preaching, you were actually in the pulpit today, and you spoke out about the media's coverage of michael jackson. why did you say that? >> i think that there is fair game to raise all issues, but to just raise this demonizing of michael jackson and to act as though all of the allegations, many of them found untrue. i mean, he was acquitted of charges by a conservative jury in a conservative county in california and they're talked about like they're fact and like that's the whole jackson story. that's what i object to. >> and i do have to say for the first time, i don't think i've ever heard this on television. we had michael jackson's former attorney on and he's saying that michae

al sharpton has been helping the jackson family planned a memorial. he talked about the event. >> the overall message that i am hearing visiting them yesterday is they want to have a dignified ceremony that really underscores the historic contribution of michael jackson. >> open to be part of the memorial, more than 1.2 million people of sign up online for lottery to give away more than 17,000 free tickets. >> i signed up this morning for the tickets. >> registration closes tonight. winners will be notified tomorrow about where they can pick up tickets on monday. >> it is hard to believe he is gone. >> hundreds of fans continue to get the route of the jackson family home. >> really sad. very sad that he went so soon. >> as a family clans the public celebration of life, they're working for details of a private service and burial, which will apparently be held at the forest lawn memorial park in the hollywood hills. along with the celebration scheduled for tuesday the staple center, memorials are now being planned across the city and across the country,

. >> strong words from the reverend al sharpton. he'll join me live to explain what he's talking about this hour. >>> president obama is heading to russia as i speak. he departed just over two hours ago for moscow for a two-day summit with president dmitri med. >> dev and current prime minister vladimir putin. president obama then sets his sights on italy for the g-8 summit midweek. he will then wrap up with a stop in western africa. >> i think that there has been a time over the last several years where russian/u.s. relations were not as strong as they should be. what i said coming in is that i wanted to press the reset button on relations between the united states and russia. >> we're going to discuss this with the best political team on television in just a little bit. but i want to say, sarah palin, alaska's governor, well, her decision to resign at the end of the month is sparking a wide range of reactions, including some in her own party. at her friday news conference, palin mentioned everything from family concerns here, fami

. >> we're joined by the reverend al sharpton, president of the national action network.s s much for joinus. >> good morning. good morning. >> a lot of people are saying what is the mission now of the naacp? in answe that question, if there is now the firstlack president, what does the naac do? is the strgle for civil right over? >> i opened the keynote this morng. i said t struggle was for equalitynot just having people in high posions. i think it is a tremendous achievement for the country and black americathat predent obama'there. bute still are unequalwhen it comes to the ecomy, blacks have a higer unemployment rate than whites. we'reill unua in heal care, education across the board. until we close theace gap a life inmerica for blackss the sames it is for whites an others, weave not achieved civil rights yet. >> reverend, y talkbout that divide. numbers areaggering when you look at the unemployment numbers. 14.7% blac of unemployed compared to 8.7% of whites. do you believ thatresident obama is doing enougho talk about the dide that still exts? >> i think tha preside

i think the most wonderful speech was the person who i thought would be the least was al sharpton whenntly yesterday. i just want to assure that debbie rowe or someone take good care of these kids. >> larry: was katherine the stronghold of the family? >> i think she is. how would old she now? >> larry: 79. >> do you think it's difficult for a 79-year-old to raise adolescent children? that would be my question. also, debbie rowe has gained th person in the world but having worked with her for 25 years as a nurse, she can be a very loving person. if she's combined with grace, it could be a wonderful combination. i can't make these decisions nor do i want to. >> larry: have you gone to see the family? >> i have not gone to see the family because i didn't want to go see the family because i had difficulty with jesse jackson because i don't know him very well nor al sharpton and once the family invites me to visit them, i'll most certainly visit them so i get to see the children. and i would love to. i have to get invited to visit. >> larry: what do you think should happy with michael's bod

. ♪ gone too soon >> reporter: emotional tributes from brooke shields and al sharpton, who spoke aboutackson outsang his cynics. >> every time he got knocked down, he got back up. every time we counted him out, he came back in. michael never stopped. michael never stopped. >> reporter: jackson was there, too. on video. his famous moves filling the arena. then, his family and performers joined on stage, singing jackson's hit song. ♪ we are the world >> reporter: there are still questions about how michael jackson died and where he will be buried. but there is no doubt in the legacy he leaves behind. jeremy? >> and, carla, still so many questions, as you mentioned, about the burial, where and when it's going to take place. what else are you hearing about that? >> reporter: well, police aren't saying where the casket is. the folks at forest lawn said it would not be brought back there after the memorial. and there are reports he will not be buried there. it is possible he could be buried there at a later date. we know his brother, jermaine jackson, it's his desire to be buried at his ranc

from mariah carey and usher to al sharpton and his wonderful speech to brke shields remiscing about theirhers to magic johnson an kobe yant, smoky robinsoas well talking about h this 10-year-old kid captured the hrt and soul of wh he was trying to display wh he wrote the son for the jackson 5, all of those things just camtogether today. there was not any mistakes whatsoever that i could think of. it was absuty perfect. >>ou know, stephen, that moment when paris said what she said, all thehings that have ever been said about michael jackson or thought about michae jackson, that ally gave, i think, the worl window that anyoould love se >> of cours >> that was just an unbievable moment. >>t remied the world at this guy was father. that when you talkedabout him and kids, actually, he loved kids. he loved being a father. thatas one of hisbiggest aspitions. and what she did with thosery fe words was remind the world how much michaeljackson actually loved being a fher to his children. >>he emotiona humor thata out with it as well was a real flavor to it as well, i thought. >> tre's no question a