the only person that can administer anesthesia is a trained anesthesia provider.hree years after medical school or a nurse anesthetist. any controlled setting such as a doctor's office or a hospital. there is no possibility that a cardiologist or general internist is trained in providing propofol to any patient. it should never happen. they just don't know the dosage. they don't know how much to give. and they don't know how to wake the patient up. this is only done by an anesthesiologist, period. >> well, how do you wake a patient up when they're undergoing this anesthesia? >> basically, you have to know how the diprivan wears off, when to turn it off in relation to the surgery and you have to keep supporting their breathing. people do stop breathing when diprivan is given. but the anesthesiologist knows how to step in immediately and take over the breathing, take over the heart rate, the blood pressure and control it during the surgery. that's what they're trained to do. >> do you need other units like an ekg unit or other medical equipment there in the room whe

this is strictly an anesthesia to be used by a person who knows exactly what they're doing, in a very controlled hospital situation. to learn michael jackson was anesthetized in a sense to get some sleep, which we know anesthesia doesn't give you real slip, then brought back in the morning, that is not only reprehensible but obviously highly illegal and i think we're going to see this turn into a criminal situation here. >> that's where this whole thing may be going. we may end up with a criminal investigation. much, much coming, don't go anywhere.  i'll clean the pool if you clean the windows. pick the windows, pick the windows! anything but the windows. deal. oh! new windex outdoor all-in-one... cleans outdoor glass fast. just spray with water, wipe with a windex cleaning pad, and rinse for a streak-free shine in half the time.

. >> larry: it's anesthesia? >> it's an anesthesia drug you use in an o.r.ust the fact that you would have it at home is red flag number two. it's all adding up as a definitive problem. >> larry: does it look like people were involved that shouldn't have been involved in getting him drugs? >> yes. you can't get those drugs on your home. if you're surrounded by a lot of people who are yes people, whose jobs, whose income, whose identity is based on you, what are you going to do? >> larry: a lot of people could get xanax? >> yeah. >> larry: joe jackson told abc news he believes michael's death was due to foul play. watch. >> i couldn't believe what was happening to michael. i just couldn't believe it. and i do believe it was foul play. i do believe that. yes. >> reporter: robin, what do you make of that? >> well, i think that there does have an our roadway aura of fou you're talking about drugs that most of us have never heard about until this case came about. we've heard about xanax, about painkillers, but hearing about anesthetics that are only used in an o.

who is given anesthesia to sleep and how do they get out of it?nbelievable as you show this is like death by lee shall injection. it is wrong and i don't understand why this continues to happen. i feel like we need a national database to log in all the prescriptions being dispensed and hand out like skittles, like candy. >> your reference to lee shall injection consists of a sedative and pain killer and to decrease the activity of heart. >> we have to take a quick break so hold back. right after the break, more with the panel on the subject we've made a great product even better. now every drop of shell gasolines... contain a nitrogen-enriched cleaning system... that seeks and destroys engine gunk... left by lower-quality gasoline. it protects engines from performance-robbing gunk. try new nitrogen-enriched shell gasolines. a dirty clip on. bubbles: eeewwww! try scrubbing bubbles toilet cleaning gel. stamp it in and for a whole week... it cleans and freshens. toilet cleaning gel. the freshest way to keep a toilet clean. s.c. johnson, a family comp

the only person is a trained anesthesia provider. three years after medical school or nurse anesthetist. there is no possibility that a cardiologist or general internist is trained in providiprovide ing propofol to a patient. they don't know the dosage or how to wake the patient up. >> well, how do you wake a patient up when they're undergoing this? >> basically, you have to know how the diprivan wears off, when to turn it off in relation to the surgery and their breathing. people stop breathing, but the anesthesiologist knows how to step in and control it during surgery. that's what they're trained to do. >> do you need other units like an ekg unit when you're undergoing this? >> yes, absolutely. under all circumstances, patients have to be hooked up to ekg, heart rate monitors, oxygen monitors, heart rate monitors. you can get changes in your heart rate, drops in your oxygen levels. small doses will do it and large doses absolutely, will stop breathing. >> let's say a patient is taking diprivan at home. a physician administering it

>> it is usually used to induce anesthesia and if you want to induce anesthesia to put somebody to sleep want to be able to control their breathing and want to be able to control their heart rate and so forth. if you are using a drug that is this powerful, that is the only way i know to do it. or at least be in a situation where you can quickly intubate if necessary. so this is a very, very powerful drug. should never be used outside of the hospital. >> you would only use it intravenously? >> yes, ma'am, that's correct. >> out to the lines, bianca, in texas. hi, bianca what's your question? >> caller: my question and comment is regarding the nurse making the statements regarding michael requesting diprivan, are there not hipaa violations in california? because i know here in texas, you're not -- we can't even speak about a patient's condition, medication or anything, even on the elevator to each other, much less go on national tv with regards to what they asked for, what they were wanting or needing. you know, as far as if from what i know, unless you are subpoenaed to testify in court,

who is given anesthesia to sleep and how do they get out of it?nbelievable as you show this is like death by lee shall injection. it is wrong and i don't understand why this continues to happen. i feel like we need a national database to log in all the prescriptions being dispensed and hand out like skittles, like candy. >> your reference to lee shall injection consists of a sedative and pain killer and to decrease the activity of heart. >> we have to take a quick break so hold back. right after the break, more with the panel on the subject r than ever before? well now you can, introducing the new... powerful... lightweight... oreck xl platinum vacuum. you don't vacuum open floors, you vacuum rooms filled with furniture. and the xl platinum makes cleaning under, around, and behind them, fast and easy! so take advantage of this limited time no-payments-no-interest-for-one- full-year offer and order your new oreck xl platinum today! call now and for cleaning stairs or up high we'll also send you the powerful oreck handheld vacuum-- a $250 value-abso

who is given anesthesia to sleep and how do they get out of it?ievable as you show this is like death by lee shall injection. it is wrong and i don't understand why this continues to happen. i feel like we need a national database to log in all the prescriptions being dispensed and hand out like skittles, like candy. >> your reference to lee shall injection consists of a sedative and pain killer and to decrease the activity of heart. >> we have to take a quick break so hold back. right after the break, more with the panel on the subject of michael jackson. you don't want to miss it so stay right here. ( thump ) yes. ( thump ) yes. ( thumps ) yes, yes... and yes. so you really do have america's largest push to talk coverage area. yes. ok, we're going to need a lot more darts... ...and a new map. switch to verizon wireless owner of the nation's largest push to talk network coverage area and the most reliable voice network in america. activate push to talk and get this great deal. here's the spacious room where he relaxed with the free paper... the d

she said that he was getting to the point where he asked for anesthesia even when he wasn't getting anyedical procedure done. that he would be asked to be put out for days at a time. she said he was almost like a zombie. she tells "the sun" it was something like out of a horror movie. >> live out to tracy in illinois. hi, tracy. >> caller: hi, nancy. love the show. >> thank you. >> caller: i just want to say about a week and a half ago there was a media report on this channel that miss rowe stated that the kids were a gift to michael, because she knew that he would be a good father. so how would that come into play legally? i mean a gift is a gift. you can't get those back. >> well put. let's unleash the lawyers, gloria allred, family law attorney, victim rights advocate out of l.a. raymond giudice, veteran trial lawyer out of atlanta. and renowned attorney alex sanchez joining us out of new york. what about it, gloria? >> well, legally speaking, she is the parent of the older two children, and that is a matter of law and if she fought for custody, she would have the legal edge. and so

i did know that he did certainly, you know, anesthesia. this is not something we discussed repeatedly. i just got shocked. he assured me he stopped. >> ted, we've heard throughout this case that there was some people around michael jackson that were concerned about him. for a long time. members of his own family were worried that if they didn't step in as janet tried to do, something would happen. >> yeah. but as the doctor said earlier, you're talking about somebody who potentially was an addict. you know, they tried to help and then michael did get help. i don't think michael jackson is acting any differently than any other addict out there. and people have interventions with their sons and doctors and husbands and wives for years. and what this case is doing though is bringing the prescription medication problem to light again for national debate. and that could be the one silver lining here. >> we have to take a break. we'll update you on breaking news in the jackson case next. you're watching "larry king liv live". >>> now there are r

but tmz reports that he was an anesthesia addict. dr. howard samuels has treated celebrity addicts. >> there are celebrities who will have doctors on their payroll for $30,000 to $50,000 a month. and the doctors will come to your home and given you whatever you want. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies found several bottles of prescription bills at neverland ranch. some carried names of his employees, -- even though they appeared to be jackson's. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >>> after the los angeles coroner, his family ordered a second, private autopsy on the singer. >>> a ban on organ transplant. japan passed a law there allowing children under the age of 15 who are declared brain dead to donate their organ. the buddhist belief banned organ donation, especially among children. stay federal health officials are expected to approve another billion dollars to buy ingredients to fight the swine flu. >>> also in healthwatch, there's a new way to lose fat use liposuction. as manuel gallegus reports for wjz, the new treatment uses water jets

but tmz reports that the pop star was an anesthesia addict. they prescribed drugs such as diprovan. >> there will be some who have their doctors on their payroll for $30,000 to $50,000 a month. and the doctors will come to their home at 1:00 in the morning, 2:00 in the morning, and give you whatever you want. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies found several bottles of pills, prescribed die different doctors. but piecing together jackson's medical history is proving to be as complicated as the singer himself. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >>> it is still expected to be several more weeks before toxicology test results on jackson are released. >>> we want to update you on the breaking news we first told you about at noon. baltimore was evacuated as a precaution. low levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the building this morning. they determined the co was coming from a vehicle in the building's garage. and business the rest of the day was back to normal at the courthouse. >>> all righty. good day to be out here. >> had to be evacuated. ni

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they believe he's the guy that administered the anesthesia and that's the direction this investigationheading. >> details kinetinning to tricking out about this. we're relying on you for that information. thank you very much. we'll look for you at 6:30 here on fox 5. >>> the boat could be the wave of the future and bring jobs to maryland. the loom runs without gas and gives out zero emissions. the canadian inventor showed off the boat at a bladensberg water front area. they store energy and batteries to power the motor. >> it gives us an opportunity to enjoy recreation as we always have, without burning that nasty oil. and that's the primary benefit, is that you can have a lot of fun on the water with boats such as this without the issue that's go with oil. >> prince george's county is hoping the creator will open a manufacturing facility in their county. >>> a little different kind of power in the water her in the district, these kids competing in a triathlon, swimming, biking and then they ran after that. it was held at the kenilworth recreation park center. these kids trained all su

should be given in a controlled situation by people who know how to use it properly, such as an anesthesiarovider. it is a dangerous anesthetic drug that should not be used. >> how can you track it if there are not numbers or serial numbers on the vial? >> it's very difficult to track. it goes from the manufacturer to wholesalers to distributors. there were middle men involved in this and if they were supplying michael jackson with this diprivan in his house, there was some kind of middle man involved because you would need buckets of this to be asleep for 72 hours. >> doctor, do you have a demo for us? >> absolutely. you can -- have to set this up just like this. pure diprivan being infused right into your blood. pour it in and you would be dead in a minute. that's how dangerous it can be. ♪ >>> we've learned from the second autopsy about these fresh needle tracks in his neck. la toya jackson tells this british tabloid she was concerned about the circumstances of her brother's death. she wouldn't reveal what that autopsy reveals. but she did say that it is going to be a shocker, that ther

>> medication that's used in anesthesia. >> what did you inject michael with?hat did you inject michael with? >> we will be back in a few minutes. >> i'm jean casarez of the legal network "in session" in for nancy grace tonight. that was video of debbie rowe. on tmz arriving at the office of her former boss dr. klein, and a cnn is confirming tonight that a source close to the michael jackson family and with knowledge of the investigation is saying that dr. conrad murray did, in fact, administer the powerful drug that authorities believe killed michael jackson. now, dr. conrad murray has not been labeled a suspect, even a person of interest, but he has been at the center of two search warrants executed last week into an investigation into the crime of manslaughter as it says on the search warrants. out to cherilyn lee, a special guest, the former nurse to michael jackson. first of all, ms. lee, thank you so much for joining us. what is your reaction to the news tonight. >> well, it's very shocking. and i'm still very torn about hearing what's happening even at t

murray reportedly admitted he gave jackson the anesthesia hours before his death. >> if i have diprivan i will put on the death certificate homicide. >> he is facing anfrhe re oma charge of involuntary manslaughter to second degree implied malice murder. >> the investigation could not be closer. i think it is literally in his backyard. >> no charges have been filed. the detectives are careful not to call dr. murray a suspect. they are waiting for toxicology results. and they could be out askerly as today. >>> howard has our forecast. >>> sun is trying to break through the overcast. the overcast is helping things as far as keeping temperatures down. as far as the allergy update it is down, as well. everything in the low category. look at live doppler hd and talk about the storm potentia en 9 news now at noon returns. have you heard about miralax? it's a different kind of laxative that's kindto your body. miralax relieves constipation with no bloating... no cramping... and now...no prescription. announcer: restore your body's natural rhythm withmiralax. some of the rain this afternoon cou

when you go under general anesthesia, do you actually know who is providing you that anesthesia? you choose your surgeon very carefully, but do you know who is providing the propofol? harris: have doctors said that they would be in trouble if they were discovered using this drug in a home? >> absolutely. this drug is only available at the hospital and outpatient facilities centers. it is not controlled but you cannot go out and buy it at the pharmacy. if your heart rate is lower, you have to monitor your often been level and you have to be able to administer oxygen. if your patient is not breathing -- which by the way, is not a side effect of the drug. if your patient is not breathing, you need to be able to provide breath for the patient. harris: it sounds like you need something like an operating room here. thank you for your insight. martha: it is the deadliest weapon used against our troops in iraq and afghanistan, improvised explosive devices. now a new way, possibly, to stop them. mobile broadband. 31 are streaming a sales conference from the road. eight are wearing bathrob

because in the world of anesthesia, things can go south very quickly. >> wow. that's sobering right there, just to hear that. let's get a call in real quick. marcia in pennsylvania, your thoughts here? >> caller: my question is, the 911 call, they said that michael collapsed. but if he was given diprivan, then one would assume he would be laying down, so my question -- i find that shady. and my question is, what's with that? >> that's a great question. jim, that changes the game a little bit, doesn't it? to our caller's point. because we all question, well, how are you giving someone cpr on a bed if you're a doctor? that leads to that, if he was being administered propofol, he would be sleeping on a bed and he never would have gotten up, right? >> this is the problem so far that the investigators face. it's the time line issue. we know from the doctor's own words that he didn't call 911 for 20 to 30 minutes. the question is, was there a time before that that he also should have called 911. how long was this doctor actually working on michael jackson? did he col

they say evidence points to anesthesia as the likely cause of his death. vials were found in his home after his death. approximate. >>> seven suspects are charged in the death of a florida couple. police say the suspects were in and out of burt and melanie billings' home within ten minutes. police are searching for one more suspect. >> reporter: with the dead couple's daughter at his side, the escambia county sheriff promised justice for the billings family. >> i asked you if there was anything i could do for up. your response back to me was, sheriff, find the people who did this. it is my honor today to tell you, ashley, and your family, bwe have found them and they are in custody. >> reporter: police have seven people in custody, including a 16-year-old boy, all charged in the murders of the billings couple. police say the group knew each other through jobs and day labor and two had worked at the billings hoeps home. police believe the ring leader was this man, leonard patrick goodness jr. his passion, teaching krarate t young children. >> he was not a b

it's not really creating sleep, it's creating anesthesia, like a medically induced coma.n you do start taking it you get a high feeling and then you're out. not only are you out, you don't remember anything about that time period. so if you're trying to get sleep. >> larry: i was out, i asked when the procedure was going to be done, it was already done. >> you were already in the recovery room probably. >> larry: when you look it had up and talked to your doctor friend, were you surprised michael was asking for this. >> i was very surprised. >> larry: did you then tell him what it was. >> i told him what it was. i showed him the pdr physicians' desk reference and told him this is something you don't want. >> larry: what did he say? >> he said as long as i'm being monitored, i'm okay. he said as long as someone's monitor me, i'm okay. can you find someone to monitor me? >> i said no, absolutely not. >> larry: where would they do this? >> i guess he could come to your house. >> you need monitoring involves checking the oxygenation. >> larry: you couldn't do it at home. >> i

they believe the doctor may have evaded part or anesthesia. -- a suspect in a manslaughter probe. investigators have collected his hard drive, a suspension notice from a hospital, a receipt for an untraceable cell phone. >>> president obama is standing by his statement that police did not need to arrest and harvard scholar who was trying to get into his own home. this has ignited a national debate about race. gates says he was arrested because he was black. the officer says gates was acting disorderly and he has criticized the presiden r igweng in. >> i think he is way off base weighing in on a local issue without knowing the facts. >> it was a pretty straightforward commentary that you probably do not need to handcuff a man who uses a cane who is in his own home. >> he is to -- he is fighting the charges he is a racist. he was also teaching police academy courses on racial profiling. >>> states will soon be able to compete for $5 billion in economic stimulus money. president obama and his education secretary plan to lay out how states can win this money today. to qualify, states

anesthesia drug. >> tonight up to the minute developments in the michael jackson investigation. >> tonight, breaking news on michael jackson's estate and his children. >> happening now, he was in rehearsal and planning to reaffirm his claim to the title king of pop. was he ready? it depends on who you ask. >> that's one day. cnn is usually the network that exercises some restraint on these big tabloidy stories. what happened? >> howie, first of all, this may shock you, but i don't think the coverage has been excessive. when we get to the staples center on tuesday, we're going to have 12 days now. this is beyond a state funeral. >> why is it not excessive in your view? >> in pop culture, in cultural studies they say that the size of a star, the importance to the culture is in direct proportion to how they embody contradictions in the culture. nobody, not marilyn monroe or lucille ball or elvis embodies as many contradictions as michael jackson did. he had a troubled family and childhood was not a time of innocence for him. most of the all, race. he em bodies the contradictions in race in ou

here we're looking at a general anesthesia drug that is used in an o.r. and is used by anesthesiologists. it's not supposed to be taken at home. so that is question mark number one. why is this drug at home? it's not known to be abuse liability. because it is so rare to ever find someone addicted to it. i mean, this seems almost like improper use at some point by either an individual, themselves, or by a doc who's kind of running the show. it's not supposed to be there. that's the bottom line. >> we're going to talk about this some more. more after this. relief can't come fast enough. introducing bayer quick release crystals. it's ready to dissolve faster than caplets or tablets. it's a whole new way from bayer to dissolve pain fast. new bayer quick release crystals. >>> we're back with breaking news in the michael jackson case. miko brando, ted rowlands, drew griffin, helping us sort this all out. the big news from larry's interview dr. klein last night focused on michael and the drug diprivan. listen. >> larry: did michael tell you he used diprivan? >>

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news this morning that michael jackson's personal doctor injected him with that anesthesia drug. and new details about where and w. >>> and the president, the professor and the policeman have set a date. thursday nighthey'll have that bottle of beer and peace talk, as police release the 911 calls that started it all. >> they kind of had to barge in. they broke the screen door. and they finally got in. >>> ready to roar back? the largest increase in housing sales in nearly a decade. are housing prices now going to climb? >>> neighbors turning in neighbors about water. severe drought across the southwest turns friends into water police. >>> and look at this. a daredevil takes a terrifying plunge and joins us live to talk a daredevil takes a terrifying plunge and joins us live to talk about his world record dive. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> and good morning, america. diane sawyer with robin roberts, on this tuesday, now, july 28th, 2009. and there's news, now, was it dr. conrad murra that gave him the propofol, an anesthesia drug. through i.v. at midnight. he was found in car

but experts say diprivan, a powerful anesthesia drug allegedly used as a sleep aid by the singer, isften hard to detect on routine toxicology tests. >> you have to send urine and potentially blood and potentially hair to very specialized laboratories. >> reporter: the shrine to jackson at his parents' home was dismantled today. meanwhile, the web site tmz reported the jackson family gave investigators a list of doctors who may have been overprescribing medication for michael jackson. it reportedly includes dr. arnold klein, jackson's long-time dermatologist. on "good morning america," he said he is not one of five doctors thought to be targeted by the investigation. >> i was not one of the doctors who participated in giving him overdoses of drugs or too much of anything. in fact, i was the one who limited everything, who stopped everything. >> reporter: meanwhile, a custody hearing for michael jackson's three children takes place on monday. what's still unclear is whether or not debbie rowe, jackson's former wife, will fight catherine jackson, the children's grandmother, for custody.

i just dealt with one part of his life, the anesthesia. but to say there's a whole cocktail, that's what people have been describing, that michael jackson had potentially in his system. and that might be somebody else, not me. murray would say. >> russell, that's his only hope is when this toxicology report comes out and we find the cause of death, he's got to be hoping for a cocktail as the cause, and not the main cause being propofol, or diprivan, right? >> i think that's right. and i think that's why exactly ed chernoff, who's dr. murray's lawyer, says to wait and hold off on judging until the toxicology report comes out. he's said this on numerous occasions. it's got to be because they're hoping that that report will show there were numerous drugs. remember, certain drugs linger longer. some stay longer. and some stay shorter in the system. that evidence is going to be really important in building a defense for dr. murray. >> kim, what are you hearing now, the toxicology report delayed indefinitely? what's going on here? >> yeah, this

dr.pittman prefers the water jet because the spray also delivers anesthesia directly, allowing the patient stay awake during the procedure. >> i use it because it's efficient. results appear more quickly. >> reporter: she noticed right away. this is results four weeks after the surgery. >> i feel fabulous, and i would do it again in a heartbeat. >> reporter: the new machine is gaining popularity. but experts say the real key to successful liposuction is making sure you're in the hands of an experienced surgeon. manuel manuel gallegus, cbs news news, washington. >>> a man scheduled to die today for the rape and

the more you use, the more you get to general anesthesia. >> take a look at it. in hops they rougher to it as milk of amnesia. think of it as a turbocharged sleeping agent. it puts the whole brain to rest. it's a medically induced coma. how dangerous is this? >> as dangerous as it become. you will die if you give yourself our somebody gives you pr propisal. >> can you write me a prescription? >> no. it is injected intravenously. it is not taken orally. so, i don't think that the pharmacy will give you intravenously. you have to go to a hospital. >> i wanted to find out for myself you who easy it is to get this particular medication. we came to this pharmacy in north hollywood to find out. if i came in with a prescription for propisol, could i get that filled here? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: because it is not a sleeping medicine, it is a powerful sedative that should never be used outside of a medical set sething and if used improperly, it can kill. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, los angeles. >>> the widening probe of michael jackson's death. we'll talk to a legal ex

michael jackson, also a drug called propofol, which is, again, not used as a sleeping drug, used as anesthesia. basically at this time, because i understand that the medical examiner in los angeles asked for an additional delay in the toxicological examination, most likely they did not find so far sufficient amounts of the drugs or, perhaps, not enough explanations for the death. chemical overdose. so they have to expand it and try to enlarge the toxicological analysis or to do additional special tests in order to make a determination which drugs caused his death. and obviously, propofol is a major suspect, although, other drugs might be involved as well. >> when you look at diprivan, how long does it stay in the system? because we don't know exactly when the testing was done, do we? >> no, that's a drug which is broken down or metabolized extremely fast. the half-life of the drug is about two hours. sometimes in rare cases, longer, up to 24 hours. so, this means that within two hours, the concentration, the amount of the drug in the blood is dropping by 50%. so, the long ter the person surviv

. >> he gave the interview to a station and he shot down the rumors that he was addicted to anesthesia. he says that he is not sure where his body is now but is pressing for him to be buried at never land. as for jackson's children, they are staying with their grandmother. michael's autopsy results are still pending. >>> one of the big of the stars has an ap tide to match. we have more from hollywood. >> coming up, gerrard butler spill as seek -- secrets. opens up about his ugly truth costar. >> she is a classy lady but you know she loves a glass of wine, she loves to have a nice dinner and have fun. and have a burger king during the day. >> i'm trying to package her with a double whopper, she loves to pilot into it. last last. >> this could be bad real quick. >> harsh stuff who gets under her skin in the movie out friday. he plays a relationship advisor to help her get hooked up with men. >> what do i solve or how do i solve relationships? i'm singled. you have a better idea than i do. i should ask you. >> there is more with mr. butler tonight, and our michael jackson investigation. w

it is being used for anesthesia in an operating room, there is no reason a doctor would prescribe that. you need to look at the doctors prescribing. if a dermatologist is prescribing heavy-duty painkillers, whether it be oxycontin or vicodin or a routine basis, why would a dermatologist be prescribing that? >> if a doctor knows, he shouldn't be doing it. i want to hit on the other topic. michael jackson, his music since his death. over 9 million albums sold. we talked a lot. there could be unreleased songs. here is one of them. tmz posted it on his website, a song called "a place with no name." ♪ she said don't worry my friend ♪ take my hand ♪ take us there ♪ lead me to a place without no name ♪ >> it sounds like "horse with no name." we understand michael jackson asked the group called america for permission. how far back could these go? >> they are saying they could go back to the '70s, to the motown days. these are tracks that could be good, they just didn't make to it his albums. some could need work. there's been enormous interest in his old songs. they are topping the itunes char

based on now r knowing that he's an addict or especially with the anesthesia, using that to help himn its face would be enough for a manslaughter. but we've heard from the police chief right now, william bratton, that there's not a certainty of charges yet. >> i've heard from the police chief, bratton, he says that he doesn't know one way or the other. >> right. >> but can you imagine the scene of anesthesiologist in a mobile i.v. unit and in a van and he's got to stay hooked up to this all night to sleep. >> they could be charged with narcotics dealing which is of course outside the medical practice. >>> it's a mystery. michael jackson's sudden death at age 50. the singer's arms riddled with marks and veins had collapsed, found in people who use i.v. drugs. >> our source cautioned investigators cannot say whether a diprivan iv mark caused the marks on jackson's arms. >> it can be pumped through an i.v. line like this or you can regulate it with your hand like this. give too much and you can kill the person, stop breathing. >> diprivan, when you use it in the o.r., you need oxygen to

>> it's essentially only used for general anesthesia.ctive lieutenant steven rogers. former fed with the fbi. detective, multiple vials. you can't get those except out of a locked room in the hospital. >> you're exactly right. i can tell you this. the dea and the lapd will find out exactly what happened and who's responsible for what's happening. somebody's going to go to prison. >> to stacy brown, jackson family friend, co-author of "michael jackson, the man behind the mask." isn't anybody asking any questions, why this guy had multiple vials of diprivan in his home? now his kids are left orphaned. >> well, nancy, i'm sure those questions are being asked. joe jackson, as we saw in his press conference, expressed a lot of concern about that. and, you know, again, i think the blame on this will fall with the doctors and i hate to see people blame the family, because i know that they've tried all they can to help michael jackson. >> you know, that's a good point. you can try and try and try and if somebody doesn't want to be helped, they d

but certainly if you put somebody under anesthesia unconscious and you're not supporting their breathingwith an intubation, a tube in their throat, i mean, that's a recipe for disaster. >> let's bring in melanie bromley, west coast editor "us weekly." melanie, we've mentioned it. there's been a number of stories. five doctors being associated with michael jackson being investigated. how many more could there be, melanie? >> i mean, potentially there could be tens of doctors. this is a guy who lived all over the world, who traveled all over the world, who i presume had doctors all over the world. and you know, money and fame kind of opens those doors so you can get access to things that normal people maybe couldn't. this is an investigation that could go on and on and include many people. >> back to dr. leigh vinocur. leigh, how difficult is it going to be in it almost cuts two ways. number one, to find out how diprivan was brought into michael jackson's house. that's one. and also to find out how so many prescription drugs could have been in michael jackson's home. i wouldn't imagine the