anderson cooper, nancy grace next on cnn. next on cnn. good night, everybody. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm lisa bloom in hollywood. this is a "showbiz tonight" news break. here's some of what we're covering for you on a special edition of "showbiz tonight" at the top of the hour. a "showbiz" special report, the life of michael jackson. how sweet-faced child stardom led to a lifetime of suffering. michael's painful confessions about his childhood and the abuse he said he couldn't put behind him. >>> also, the many faces of michael jackson, the turning point that sparked his shocking physical transformation and how his rise to stardom pushed him into dramatic darkness. >>> plus, michael's fall from grace. the childhood molestation trial t horrifying accusations and the life-changing toll it all took on the king of pop. i have all of that and more coming up on a special edition of "showbiz tonight." that's your "showbiz tonight" news break. tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts at the top of the hour right her

anderson cooper, nancy grace next on cnn.ood night, everybody. >>> i'm vinny filling in for jane velez-mitchell. next on issues, incriminating evidence continues to pile up against dr. murray, man who authorities say regularly administered propofol to help keep michael jackson asleep. cops uncovered a secret stash of the powerful anesthetic in the doctor's closet. when he ran out, no problem. he had more shipped to him via fedex. is that legal? >>> a georgia woman screams don't take me while talking with her boyfriend. the phone call suddenly disconnects leaving the boyfriend speechless, to say the least. cops are crawling hands and knees frantically searching for any clues. a horrible story we can only hope ends with a family reunited. stay right here. all that and more coming up next.

you will watch one full hour of anderson cooper and nancy grace talking about her new book "the eleventh victim" and other stories making headlines. nancy and anderson on "larry king live" right after this show. an extremely important case coming out of an alleged abduction of a young mother as she is exercising near her home one night. to dr. marty mckarey and physician and professor of public health john hopkins out of washington, d.c., they're saying, investigators are saying that personal items were left at the scene of this abduction as law enforcement is calling it, and it showed evidence of a struggle. explain that to me. >> well, jane, from a medical forensic standpoint, the most clear-cut evidence of a struggle is going to be fingernail fragments or full-length hairs. that can often be a sign that there must have been a struggle and nothing else. there's recent evidence from research at arizona university that shows now we can sort of profile somebody based on dna. so if there was someone else's dna on the scene, we can develop a sort of broad, general profile of hair color, eye

. >> anderson cooper. that's my baby. how did you know that? >> he said it before. he said that he's in favor of the housewives. >> have you sat down to starbucks? >> we have not sat down at starbucks. he was away swimming with the sharks so gail king called in instead. >> was that a good substitute? >> how about that, throwing you under the bus there. >> oh, well. maybe we'll meet one day. who knows. >> is that all you got in. >> that's all i've got for now. >>> you can go to ac360.com. at the top of the hour, health care reform. president obama just praised the other day and now telling people that they have a right to be scared. we'll be right back. >>> remember sarah palin's allegation of the power to euthanize and if you think it was discredited? a key republican senator said you should worry about the government pulling the plug on grandma. and it wasn't just senator governor chuck grassley. so did michael steele. we'll get reaction from another key senator in just a moment and check the facts with s

. >> i do watch anderson cooper.e's very handsome and all that stuff and sometimes i listen to the news and sometimes i'm just looking at him, child. >> he loves you, too. >> i heard that he loves me and i love you. so anderson, if you're looking, let's do it one more time, boo-boo. >> we know that mimi can't get enough of her boo, a.c. mimi stopped by and apparently she has a new book, she was there to talk about it. but she also had to take a little quiz. >> bradley cooper or anderson cooper? >> hey, boo-boo. anderson cooper. that's my baby. how did you know that? >> he has said before, he's on record saying he's a fan of "the housewives" particularly mimi leaks. have you had a conversation with him, have you sat down at star bucks? >> we have not sat down. he was supposed to call in, but he was away swimming with the sharks. so gayle king called in instead. >> was that a good substitute? >> yeah, gayle is a huge fan of the "housewives." >> how about that. he's throwing you under the bus there. >> oh, well. maybe w

and if he wasn't available anderson cooper would get it. maybe you, larry.rry: oh. there is always someone behind you, right, rege. >> that's right. >> larry: i think anderson cooper wants it, rege. >> oh, please. he is right down the street. he sits outside and waits, is regis coming in today? no. she is terrific. i appreciate what she said. larry, this new "millionaire" show has a celebrity on each night. we give them $25,000 and $50,000 if they answer one question correctly. tonight for your viewers on the west coast, patricia heaton is on. it is unbelievable. they are so nervous about coming up with the right answer she loses it in a simple, but not simple, but an arithmetic question she finally deals with it. is unusual and hilarious television. >> larry: would you bring the show back next fall? >> larry, i would love to. i don't know how the big boys feel about it. i think it should be on every night of the year. maybe i'll see you again in ten years. i'm not sure, larry, what is going to happen. i do know this. we have a million dollar moment in the r

. >> larry: before we meet our anesthesiologist, let's check in with anderson cooper who hosts "ac 360p tonight, anderson? >>> former vice president dick cheney ratcheting up his attack on president obama saying the president is politicizing national security and failing to keep the country safe. cheney says newly released cia documents back up his claim that harsh interrogation tactics, what others call torture worked. but do the newly released documents support that? we'll talk with former cheney adviser mary matalin. >>> also the investigation into michael jackson's death, new focus on jackson's dermatologist arnie klein. new information on the pills he was prescribing to jackson before he died. >>> federal officials say up to 90,000 americans could die from the h1n1 flu this fall and winter. how do you protect yourself and your family? sanjay gupta's going to take your questions, those stories in a health care town hall with howard dean in virginia gets heated tonight. the new video ahead on "360." >> larry: that's at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific with anderson cooper. we welcome an

. >> larry: anderson cooper will host "ac 360" at the top of the hour. what's up tonight?the michael jackson breaking news. at the top of the hour. dramatic turn in the death investigation, which is now a homicide investigation. the ap quoting a law enforcement official says the l.a. coroner is ruling michael jackson died from looeting levels of the powerful anesthetic propofol. all of the angles tonight. breaking news develops. >>> also, extreme measures used by the cia, may have broken u.s. law, but did the cia go too far or did the tough tactics prevent another terror attack? both sides tonight in our strategy session. >>> four years after katrina devastated new orleans, new hope is flooding into the city as we close in on the fourth anniversary. tonight an "360" as part of a week-long series, we'll report on how the school system, once of the worst in the nation has become a magnet for innovation and reform. all that ahead at the top of the hour. >> larry: thanks, that's anderson cooper. 10:00 eastern, 7:00 p.m. let's ask each of our guests about early warnings. stuart

do you want to go to anderson cooper. nk somebody has a crush. >> anderson: it's a fish for you. look. it is a fish. >> anderson, try to work with two children is not easy. >> anderson: tell me about it, i'm sweating and dripping. >> i have a lot of help.

anderson cooper remembers a master story teller. >> in his 83 years, dominick dunne lived many lives, traveled in many different worlds, he'd climbed the ranks of show business from stage manager to producer, but it was late in his life as a writer and chronicler of the crimes of the rich and famous he became a household name. he covered the trials of o.j. simpson, eric and lyle menedez. he was a consistent advocate for justice. >> i never do this equal time. then i have to -- i take a stand. it doesn't always make me popular. >> reporter: his stand was shaped by personal tragedy, the killing of his own daughter. dominique dunne, an actress who appeared in the film "poltergeist." the outcome left him outraged. >> i was so horrified about what went on in that courtroom. and i realized that i had the power to write about it. and the ability to go on tv and talk about it. and all the sort of sham that goes on at the trial. >> reporter: dunne was a special correspondent of vanity fair magazine and wrote specialty novels. he enjoyed the success that was so hard-earned he'd overcome much an

anderson cooper "360" starts now. >>> jon roberts here for anderson cooper tonight. tonight, president obama gets ready to wade into the bitter town hall fight over health care reform. your money, your future, your life. but first, briefly, another late development. authorities know how michael jackson died. they are not saying. not yet, anyway. ted rowlands in los angeles working that story. hey, ted, what do we know? >> reporter: john, after weeks, the l.a. county coroner's office has finally come out and said they are completely done. done with the death investigation into michael jackson. the toxicology is in. the cause of death is in. coming up a little later, we'll tell you when we're going to find out the details of that report that everybody has been waiting to find out what it is in. the details of what killed michael jackson. we'll have that a little later. also a little later, busy day in court. fight over the estate continues. why a judge, today, delayed the proceedings saying the jackson children need their own lawyer in court. that's coming up later. >>

that's why returning to the scene of the crime, so to speak, is anderson cooper.ow. anderson? >>> thanks so much. good evening from new orleans. we're at musician's village, surrounded by volunteers for habitat for humanity.

anderson cooper did it. mommy had nothing to do with it. don't go to a therapist and say. >> anderson: time for "360." anderson? >> surreal. thanks, anderson. >>> can obama counter the town hall critics or will he and all us end up with watered down reform or no change at all. doing a town hall in montana, taking the first family to nearby yellowstone park. mr. obama came because when it comes to passing reform the road truly runs through montana. raw politics from ed henry. >> reporter: montana is a nice place to visit this time of year, but the president had more on his mind than fly-fishing. he came for urgent business, buttering up the state senior center max bachus who could hold the fate of health reform in his hands. >> first of all the man who is working tirelessly to make sure the american people get a fair deal when it comes to health care in america, please give max bachus a round of applause. >> reporter: in private, top presidential advisers acknowledged the fight reached a critical stage because the opposition reached some stea

sanjay gupta of cnn joined anderson cooper last night to clarify this issue. >> the specifically looking that the idea of a medical profess n professional and a senior sitting down talking about living wills and different provisions, will they want certain measures taken near the time of death. all these sorts of things which sometimes happen in doctors' offices during routine office visits but sometimes don't, sometimes they're misunderstood and sometimes they're acted upon. i think that's what they're talking about here. having said that, we've been doing a lot of research on this particular issue. one thing that comes out and this came out of an article in the journal of the medical medical association. what is the impact of having this discussion, of a physician sitting down and having a discussion with a senior saying here are the various options near the end of your life. what the article concluded is people who have a discussion like that do tend to be less aggressive about their care after a physician spells out all of the different options. >> the aarp is running ads to dispel m

and the host is anderson cooper. anderson? >>> tonight we begin with breaking news and explosive allegations. new allegations that the top members of the bush administration tried to use the fear of terrorism for politics to win a close presidential election. what makes the allegations so stunning is that they're being made by a former top member of the bush administration. none other than tom ridge, then secretary of homeland security. he resigned just after the 2004 election. that decision he now says motivated in part by what he says happened four days before americans narrowly re-elected george w. bush against john kerry. a cabinet meeting at which he says other top officials pressed him to raise the nation's color coded alert level. he writes about it in a new memoir out next month, obtained tonight by "360." ed henry has the breaking news. ♪ >> reporter: the friday before the 2004 election, only two or three points separated democrat john kerry from president bush. suddenly, a twist. osama bin laden released a shocking n

our own anderson cooper talked to laura ling's sister not long ago.orld leaders wore froirg years what, really makes north korea's leader tick? a closer look at kim jong-il. you're in "the situation room." insuring your family's ifs can be confusing, so metlife removed the guesswork. cop,ining two essential insurances, term life and disability in one surprisingly affordable package. strengthen your safety net and find out how affordable it can be at metlife.com. >>> north korea's leader has a reputation of being eccentric and cruel, a accused of allowing millions of his own people to starve. brian todd joins with us a closer look at the man bill clinton went to meet to tell us about him. >> kim jong-il is known for his brinksmanship on the world stage. his regime >>> kim young eel is known for making western leaders lose sleep at night. he learned that in his own household. he cut his political teeth under the father of modern north korea, his own father, a brutally repressive dictator. before his father's death, he was known for erratic behavior. aft

. >> larry: well said. 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific, anderson cooper.ning us in hyannis port, massachusetts david gergen, senior political analyst. new york ed sorenson, author of best selling memoir "counselor, life of the history" and john king. cnn party and anchor. john, what can you tell us about president obama attending the funeral? >> larry, president obama we're told will attend the funeral mass at the mission church a couple miles from where i am at the kennedy library. it was a church where senator kennedy went to play, receive communion and reflect when his young daughter kara was treated for lung cancer. president obama will attend the funeral and deliver a eulogy at that mass on saturday. then of course they will fly on to washington and be buried at arlington national cemetery with his brothers. here over the next two days the senator will lie in repose, people of massachusetts and others will visit him and reflect on him. there will be a big separation an irish wake friday night senator john mccain and senator john kerry will speak and c

the panel on anderson cooper 360 last night questioned the strategy. >> i'm not a career prosecutor,t these guys actually take seriously into question and career prosecutor's mind is not was it this or that? is it against the law? they are taught from the get go, the mind of a prosecutor is i'm here to enforce the law, was this legal or illegal? if we think it's illegal, then we're duty bound by our oath to pursue this. i tend to agree with jeffrey smith, the general council of the cia during the clinton years this is a place not to. >> i am a former career prosecutor and i agree, that if people actually broke the law and committed crimes, they ought to be prosecuted for them. i don't have a problem with that. i don't think we see an indication of that here. and by the way, career prosecutors have already looked at this and made a judgment that a prosecution is not appropriate. >> once again, that panel on "ac 360." >>> a suspected enemy combatant released from guantanimo bay is now back home in afghanistan. accused of killing two u.s. service members in afghanistan in 2002. a federa

here is what lisa ling told anderson cooper in june? >> it is crazy to think the fact that right now there is a nuclear standoff going on and laura and euna are in the middle of it. what we are hoping is that our two countries keep these issues totally separate. >> reporter: north korea fired more missiles in april, may, even the fourth of july, adding to the concerns for two families in california still grappling with the fact that their loved ones were in a north korean prison. laura's husband iaian clayton described when he heard the news. >> i was writing a letter to laura as i do every day and, you know, the idea -- these three months have been the worst three months of my life. >> michael, how are you doing? how is your daughter hannah doing? >> my daughter is hopeful. she asks is mommy coming home soon. >> reporter: late monday night word former president bill clinton was en route to pyongyang a trip most experts say a trip he wouldn't make if he didn't think laura and euna would be coming back with him. tonight all three are on

celebrity sister lisa spoke exclusively to anderson cooper about her sister's conviction. >> it's very challenging. we haven't heard much out of north korea. so, in a way, we appreciated that they released these charges. we will say, again, as we've said before that we said before when they left u.s. soil, they never intended to cross to north korea. according to the charges, they confessed. so we know they're sorry. we're very sorry. and we hope that the north korean government now will show compassion and just let them come home. >> lisa, i mean, does it concern you that the north korean government is saying they were there for a smear campaign, not acknowledging they were independent journalists? >> all we can say is that they are journalists and they were doing their job. my sister has been a journalist for years. and that's really all we can say. you know, we weren't in the courtroom. we don't know any sort of specifics other than what was released. we just hope, you know, given the fact that we know the girls have apologized profusely, that they will let the girls come home to us

. >> larry: anderson cooper is going to host "a.c. 360" at the top of the hour. s i know what's up. >> yeah, larry, we're going to continue, obviously, a look at the remarkable life and legacy of ted kennedy. after 77 years, 47 of them spent as a senator from massachusetts, there is a lot to discuss. both political and personal, the heroic and the tragic. all the angles tonight with the people who knew and covered senator kennedy over the years. we'll also be digging deeper into the causes most important to the senator and the impact he made in the fight for civil rights and the health care coverage. and a sad day, in many ways, author and reporter dominick dunne has also died. a friend of yours, larry, a friend of mine since i was a little kid. we'll look back at his remarkable life as well, larry? >> larry: well said. joining us now in hyannis port, massachusetts, david gergen. in new york, ted sorenson, special council and adviser to the president. author of the best-selling memoir, "counselor: a life at the edge of history." and our own john king, anchor "stat

. >>> anderson cooper will host "a.c. 360." excuse me. i got a laughing kick here. . less than an hour the polls will open in afghanistan. historical election and taliban trying to stop the violence and threats against poll workers. taking you live to afghanistan. also tonight the latest the mystery involving a murdered swimsuit model found stuffed into a suitcase. police say she was starangled. they want to talk to her former husband, former reality show contestant. details on that. and new developments from the michael jackson investigation. l.a. core onlyter at dr. klein's office today. what it means about the investigation. those stories and a lot more ahead on "360." >> larry: the new nasa mission is going to apparently maybe find these things. lead story in "newsweek." what do you make of it? things that happened in >> one of the more important things that happened in astronomy for decades because it is going to answer one question. how many cousins of earths are there out there? how many plan receipts out there in the universe that are something like the earth

. >> before we hear krishna's story let's check in with anderson cooper to hear what is coming up. >>ng breaking news out of florida. the investigation of the brutal murders of byrd and melanie billings. authorities believe there are two motives, robbery and a contract hit. sheriff david morgan calling a late news conference. we are learning michael jackson's autopsy has been delayed indefinitely. randy kay has new details. >>> hunting pythons in florida. 17-foot snake caught yesterday. there are 100,000 pythons in the state on the loose. we'll show you how the state is dealing with them and news on the economy, whether the recession about about to be over. those stories ahead on "360." >> from pythons back to sharks. andy, patrick and chuck are with us. shark week coming up on discovery. krishna thompson, his nightmare is featured in the episode "shark bite summer." you say the narrator wasn't there to say stay out of the water. >> i'm glad. >> you relive it. was it horrific? >> it was. i underestimated the power of the shark. they are so powerful. when i saw that shark coming toward

. >>> i'm erica hill in tonight for anderson cooper. ahead, an emotional reunion for journalists laura ling and euna lee. greeted by their families this morning in california, we'll let you see the moment in full for yourself. >>> plus, we take you inside the mind of a killer. chilling new details from the diary of a man who killed three women at a fitness center south of pittsburgh last night before killing himself. >>> and a drug war raging in mexico becoming even more violent, even more ruthless. mostly because of one group. michael ware reports tonight from mexico city. we'll have those stories and much more ahead tonight on "360." right now we return you to "larry king live." >> larry: they've got a show coming august 18th about weddings. mark has ofish yaft fisatfficia. you married howard stern and his wife. how did that come about? >> we are very close friends and they at dinner one night asked me to -- if i would perform the ceremony. i thought they were joking. it was about six months away from it happening. and they just kept

. >> larry: let's check in with anderson cooper. he's in new orleans to host "ac 360." what's up? tonight, an incredible story both joyous an tragic. this 11-year-old girl last seen 18 years ago when kidnapped in broad daylight in front of her stepfather was found alive today. the details tonight as well as a bizarre jailhouse interview of the man accusedst 18-year abduction. plus the 360 interview with the woman that knows the scenario all too well. elizabeth smart joins me with advice on how to move ahead with life after such a trauma. >>> also, we're in new orleans four years after hurricane katrina hit this city. i'll tour the city with james carville, someone who now calls the place home. we'll take a look at what's working and still has a lot of work to do. >>> and we'll pay respects to ted kennedy. >> larry: "ac 306," 10:00 eastern. john, we'll start with you. are all the former presidents coming to the funeral, john? >> three of the four living former presidents, larry. george h.w. bush, the 41st president of the united states was invited. he told the kennedy family he wil

extraordinary story with griffin o'neal, let's check in with erica hill who is going to sit in for anderson cooper on "ac 360" tonight. >>> tonight the white house doing a bit of damage control today after two key administration officials hinted raising taxes may not be out of the question. so will the president break a campaign promise and, in fact, raise taxes? we'll tackle that one. and a custody ruling for you in the case of michael jackson's children. his three children will stay with his mother, katherine jackson. the details don't end there. randy kaye will have the latest on the custody and estate hearing from today plus virus hunters believe they found the origin of malaria. it's not mosquitos, it's chimps. we'll speak with dr. nathan wolf who made this discovery about what it means to fight this disease around the world. much more ahead on "360." >> larry: that's erica hill. we're with griffin o'neal. let's talk about your half-brother, redmond. farrah seen writing an emotional memory to her son. watch. >> for redmond, my boy, i will always be there. when you are so very young, i will be

here's what lisa ling told anderson cooper back in june. >> it's crazy to think right now there's a nuclear standoff going on. and laura and euna are in the middle of it. we hope the two countries keep these issues totally separate. >> reporter: north korea launched rockets in april, may, ion the fourth of july, adding concerns for the two families in california. still grapples for the fact that their loved ones were in a north korean prison. laura's husband described his reaction when he heard that news. >> i was actually writing a letter to laura, as i do every day. and, you know, the idea, you know, these three months have been the worst three months of my life. >> how are you doing? how is hannah doing? >> my daughter is still being hopeful? she asks is mommy coming home soon? i said just keep your hope up. >> reporter: then bill clinton was headed to north korea. tonight, all three are on a plane while their families count the seconds to hold laura and euna in our arms. >>> we will, of course, continue to follow the other breaking news tonight, the shooting in a gym outside of pittsbur

. >> starting september 7th, anderson cooper is taking you inside afghanistan. he'll be live from the battle zone there. a c360 special report starting september 7th only on cnn. >>> iraq's foreign minister warns of a bigger and more powerful attack in baghdad's future much he said wednesday's blast that killed more than 100 people may be a sign of things to come if the government doesn't shore up its own security lapses. he said the security situation has been deteriorating ever since american troops with drew from cities and towns. he also said the attackers may have had inside help. 11 high ranking security officials from the iraqi army and police have been detained for investigation. >>> muslims around the world celebrating the first day of ramadan today, a month long period of fasting, prayer and reflection. it's meant to teach patience, modesty and self restraint. president obama taped a message to muslims around the world who observe ramadan. >> on behalf of the american people including muslim communities in all 50 states i want to extend best wishes to

. >>> let's check in with anderson cooper to find out what is coming up at the top of the hour.vering the health debate. the key republican voices weighing in at a town hall meeting and endorsing it is the most inflammatory allegations against it. >>> fighting in afghanistan, u.s. troops move to take back a key afghanistan strong hold and next week the presidential election vows to disrupt what's the strategy? and hate crimes on the rise with as many as 50 new groups having formed in the last two months. the head of the property center which tracks crime groups. wolf? >> anderson, thanks. we'll see you at the top of the hour. welcome back. >>> authorities say diane shuler was impaired by marijuana and alcohol when she killed eight people including herself back in july. she drove her minivan the wrong way on a parkway while running into an suv. the toxicology results raise this question. could they have been wrong? we're going to assess what happened with cyril wecht and mark geragos when we come back. a natural ingredient that can lower cholesterol. put them together... and you

. >> larry: once again, erica hill is sitting in for anderson cooper, she'll host at the top of the hourwhat's up tonight, erica? >> larry, we're going to continue to follow a story you were talking about on your air. this breaking story coming to us out of the pittsburgh area where there has been a shooting at a local gym there in l.a. fitness. live pictures from our affiliate wtae. what we know at this point, we're hearing reports of five people dead. that number includes the shooter, a number of others injured, it happened just after 8:00 about 8:16 a report came in that there'd been a shooting at this gym, we'll bring you the latest this happening again just outside of pittsburgh in pennsylvania. in the meantime, we are also, of course, following the other breaking news of the day, u.s. journalist laura ling and euna lee on their way home. the latest developments in this story, information you won't see anywhere else, including details of how that deal was brokered. that is just ahead. >>> plus officer justin barrett of the boston police department firing off a racially-charged e-mai

time now for "anderson cooper and ac: 360." >>> ballots and bombs in afghanistan. we're live on the scene. first, late new details in the michael jackson case. another jackson gets another visit by authority. randi kaye with a preview. >> just when you thought this whole investigation was over. another twist and turn. tonight we have the details of another visit by the l.a. county coroner's chief investigate to the office of dr. klein. we know the singer saw dr. klein just a few days before he died. did he see him again even closer to his death? we'll let you know what we've learned. >>> also, the coroner's investigator said he was looking for, quote, additional information. why the second look? is dr. klein emerging as a key figure in this case? remember, this is the second time his office has been visited for records related to jackson. we'll get to the bottom of all of it in just a few minute. >> thanks very much. >>> now we begin the program with breaking news. history and hope unfolding right now in afghanistan. it is election day. the morning in kabul, a live

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. >>> john roberts sitting in for anderson cooper tonight on ac "360" coming up at the top of the hour, what's on tap? >> thanks, coming up at the top of the hour, digging deeper into the health care debate tonight. not only letting you listen at length to president obama's town hall meeting, but we're also keeping them honest. getting beyond the yelling that seems to be so popular at these events and answering some of the concerns out there, real answers from our own dr. sanjay gupta. also tonight, dr. conrad murray still in the spotlight. investigators searching the las vegas pharmacy used by michael jackson's doctor, place that cnn sources say sold dr. murray the powerful anesthetic propofol that many believe might have contributed to jackson's death. >>> plus an american soldier in texas arrested for murder and accused of being an assassin for a mexican drug cartel. >> we'll see you at the top of the hour and american morning tomorrow morning. >> thanks for reminding me, wolf. >> get some sleep. >>> let's talk about some of these advocacy ads that have been running, especially thos

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smart who you will remember was held for nine months sat down for an exclusive interview with our anderson cooper for tonight's "ac 360." she offered advice for jaycee going forward. >> i would tell her to just relax and enjoy her family and spend some time reconnecting and -- i don't know. 11 years is such a long period of time. but maybe if it's possible to think back and think of things that she used to enjoy being with her family and maybe going out and doing them again and finding new things she would want to do with her family. continuing on withier life and not letting like this horrible event just take over and consume the rest of your life because you only have one life. and it's a beautiful world out there. and there are so many things to learn and to see and to grow. and i would encourage her to find, you know, different paths in life and continually push forward and learn more and reach more for them and not to look behind. because there's a lot out there. >> our gig bbig question, how d someone recover from such a trauma? elizabeth smart snows something about that. he is with us from

she's sitting in for anderson cooper. here is erica hill and "ac 360." >>> tonight, a boost for the economy, but does it also mean a boost for your taxes to pay for it? we'll take a look at that. also, randi kay on a breakthrough in the michael jackson custody case and growing questions about the jackson fortune. how much of a fortune is it? >>> and later, dr. sanjay gupta with a major discovery in a war against a disease that kills more than a million people every year. uncovering the origins of malaria and how it could save lives. >>> plus, four decades after their murders horrified the country, what's become of charles manson and his twisted followers. >>> we begin with new signs the recession is slowing. they come with a potential price. new taxes possibly for you. will president obama end up breaking a campaign promise not to raise taxes even a single dime on the middle class? this weekend a pair of the president's top economic advisers refuse to rule out new taxes to close the budget gap, a shortfall that actually h

up next, john roberts sitting in for anderson cooper. >>> thanks, wolf. and tonight, separating health reform fact from fear, and a town hall meeting with a big difference. president obama. he attended one today in portsmouth, new hampshire. and a guy outside packing heat, carrying a sign calling in so many words for death to tirades. the quotation of thomas jefferson. out in the open, a handgun. legal according to state law. meantime, at the office of georgia congressman david scott who took on protesters the other day, someone painted a swastika out front. as you will see in a moment, anger was erupting at town halls across the country. that said, there were moments of clarity, and we hope to add some of our own tonight. first, president obama at portsmouth high school in new hampshire in his own words. >> i don't think anyone should be in charge of your health care decisions but you and your doctor. i don't think government bureaucrats should be meddling but i also don't think insurance company bureaucrats should be meddling. that's the health care sys

anderson cooper did it. mommy had nothing to do with this. don't go to a therapist and tell me your mommy did it. >> i need a therapist after this hour. i'm making origami fish on national television. it got down to that. >> i am impressed and impressed you remembered the skill from first grade? >> i learned it in first grade. it's a trick i use all around the world with kids. >> i love it. add that to the "jeopardy" champion, is there anything you can't do? >> i honestly had no idea what she was talking about the last ten minutes. i was nervous trying to stop these kids from getting too upset. >> right. it seemed to work fairly well. >> i've, you know, i need heavy sedation. that's what i need. >> for you, not the children? they just need french fries and mangos and they would be fine. >> i need the entire weekend to recover from that. see the most recent "shots" at our website, ac360.com. very adorable kids. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, president obama taking questions defending health care reform. is this really his last best chan