ben tracy in los angeles has been covering this story for us. ben, how significant is this latest development? >> reporter: well, katie, this is a big development but not exactly an unexpected one and that's because ever since michael jackson died about a month ago a lot of the focus has been on his personal doctor, conrad murray. sources tell the associated press that dr. murray did give michael jackson diprivan or propofol, the night before he died. we don't know if michael jackson ever woke up that next day but we what we do know is 9911 was called and the singer is declared dead. dr. murray said he never gave the singer anything that should have killed him. he never denied giving the singer propofol. why this is significant is because we're talking about a very powerful drug here. this is basically used to sedate people in hospitals during surgery and should never be used outside of a hospital or a medical clinic. how michael jackson got this drug is still unknown and if he was using it at his house, that's a very, very serious thing. apparen

ben tracy. ben, thank you so much.'t be here shared in the mourning and the memories and the music. all over the country and all over the world. here's jeff glor. ♪ hallelujah... >> reporter: at the a.m.e. church two miles from the staples center, an emotional crowd watched, danced, and dang. ♪ that's why i want you know i'm starting with the man in the mirror... ♪ >> reporter: from churches. >> i just wanted to be around people that cared as much about michael as i did. >> reporter: to theaters, to city streets mourners gathered across the country.& >> it's also a celebration of one's life. so we just wanted to be a part of that. >> we're going to say good-bye to michael in our way. >> reporter: at neverland ranch, single white gloves on visitors and in detroit a motown tribute. in new york, the memorial was broadcast in times square. >> just that one human being out of millions and millions of people that can actually make an impact on so many people. just one person. it's amazing. >> reporter: and in harlem, fans fi

ben tracy tells us what happened. >> reporter: some witnesses say it sounded like a bomb went off, two san francisco light rail trains collided saturday afternoon sending 48 people to the hospital, at least four with severe injuries, including the operator of one of the trains. >> they need to have this area cleared so paramedics and the injured can get through. >> reporter: the san francisco municipal train rea rear ended e train at 2:00 in the afternoon both packed with saturday shoppers. >> i had to spend hours away, inside, it was frightening. >> rescue workers treated some of the wounded on the scene, but there were so many they brought in a public bus to transport the rest to the hospital. >> most of the people on board this bus was the one that was able to walk right now. >> reporter: the ntsb is investigating the cause of the crash and will consider both mechanical and human causes. >> the driver's head is down and looked like he was asleep or couldn't tell but he was not looking up, he was not slowing down or braking or no signals, nothing and you could tell he was going to co

ben tracy has more. >> reporter: investigators moved in shortly after 9:00 this morning, searching dr. murray's las vegas clinic as well as his posh residence. he was home at the time. >> we showed up at his house. >> reporter: according to murray's attorney, investigators seized cell phones and a hard drive, looking for evidence linking him to the drug propofol. the associated press reports early on in the investigation dr. murray admitted giving jackson propofol several times to help the singer sleep. >> i think the noose is tightening around his neck. i think we'll see charges filed against dr. murray in the near future. i don't think there is much he can do to stop that. here's facing anywhere from a charge of involuntary manslaughter all the way up to second degree implied malice murder. i think this investigation could not be closer to dr. murray. it's literally in his backyard. >> reporter: last week when agents searched murray's clinic in houston, the warrants stated they were looking for evidence of manslaughter. they also searched his storage locker. the same day jackson die

ben tracy reports. >> reporter: in the surreal saga that is michael jackson's death, the question now is where is his body? ♪ gone too soon >> reporter: his casket was front and center at the memorial service, but its whereabouts are now a closely guarded family secret. we do know that at least portions of the singer's brain are at the medical examiner's office, being tested to see whether jackson had any neurological conditions that may have caused his death. >> if the brain is observed as normal, then the issue becomes the toxicology report. >> reporter: that could show whether prescription painkillers jackson allegedly took played any role in his death. it could also determine if the singer was using diprivan, a powerful anesthetic he may have taken to battle insomnia. meanwhile, tmz reports the jackson family gave investigators a list of doctors who may have been over prescribing medication for jackson. it reportedly includes dr. arnold klein, jackson's long-term dermatologist. on larry king live he denies unethical behavior with the pop star. >> i had to continue reducing the dos

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here's ben tracy. i you're going to build a house? >> reporter: a house is all amanda augue wanted for her daughter jasmine, but now she's lost her job and her southern california home has lost half its value, dropping from $39 5,000 to $180,000. foreclosure seems like a foregone conclusion. >> it's depressing. i want help. we're trying the best we can. i'm doing everything i can to get help. >> reporter: amanda's original mortgage payment was nearly $3 this month she paid $600. >> i'm making the payments because that's what we can afford. i want to show good faith that we want to pay down our loan. >> reporter: she is not alone. the current wave of foreclosures are hitting once stable homeowners who can no longer pay their mortgage because they aren't getting a paycheck. >> people losing their jobs and unable to make mortgage payments on what can be considered safe standard 30-year fixed prime rate loans. >> reporter: in fact, in the first half of this year, one in every 16 homes in nevada received a foreclosure notice, a 61% jump fr

ben tracy has the story. >> reporter: doctors call it the milk of amnesia. real name is appropriate poll or diprivan, a powerful anesthetic used in surgical saidings to sedate patients. it can induce unconsciousness in 30 seconds. >> it's given through an i.v. and it's designed to produce deep sedation or coma. >> reporter: sophisticated equipment to monitor breathing and heart rate is required so the drug is never given outside of a medical facility. yet just days after michael jackson's sudden death, investigators found propofol inside his rented mansion. on wednesday, police raided the office of jackson's doctor, conrad murray, looking for evidence that propofol caused jackson's death. the singer's former nurse says he asked for the drug to battle insomnia. >> i understand it. i understand that desperation. >> reporter: this woman is now in recovery, but she abused propofol in the 1990s while working as a nurse anecessary that technical assistance. she used it to fight insomnia brought on by an addiction to painkillers. >> you use it, go to sleep, wake up

>> couric: ben tracy. ben, thank you very much. back now to texas where this has been a really tough summer. in austin, nearly every day this month has seen triple-digit temperatures and outside the city, a drought could mean near record losses for people who make their living off the land. don teague has their story. >> reporter: on a 15,000 acre cattle ranch in central texas, clint buckland has to sell 600 of his cows because he can't feed them. >> looks like we've got grass, but it's dead and dry. >> reporter: the problem: the most severe drought this part of texas has ever seen. grazing pastures have dried up. >> once it's gone, it's gone. if they don't get water, the grass will not come back. >> reporter: in fact, throughout central texas lake levels have fallen as much as 30 feet below normal. fields are cracking and, in some places, half the cotton, corn and sorghum crops have withered away. texas officials estimate losses are already at $3.6 billion, a billion for cattle ranchers alone. >> the affects of drought are long la

>> couric: ben tracy in los angeles tonight. thank you. turning to the economy, now, and some mixed signals tonight. home prices are up but confidence is down. that tops our cbsmoneywatch.com notebook. could the worst of the housing slump be over? a report out says home prices are up a bit for the first time in nearly three years. but a survey finds confidence in the economy-- which had been rising along with stock prices, is now down for the second straight month. the reason? growing unemployment. nest and medical costs rising, older americans are going deeper into debt, a new study says low and middle income seniors carried an average credit card debt of more than $10,000 last year, up 26% from just three years earlier. and the last hurrah for a hollywood institution, 20th century props going out of business today began auctions everything, from the rattan furniture from "the golden girls" to a morgue drawer from "the x-files." corporation included. in washington, the government wants to crack dun on those big pay packages give on the ma

ben tracy has more on this. >> reporter: was michael jackson murdered for his money? that's what the london tabloids claim his sister latoya told them. michael's father joe jackson has made similar allegations. >> i suspect foul play somewhere. >> the family can never have closure, seems to me, until they know what happened, when and how, the last 12 hours of his life. >> reporter: but just what jackson was like in his final hours depends on who you talk to. his concert promoters say he appeared healthy. but tmz reported he was an anesthesia addict, seeking out doctors to provide drugs, such as diprovan. >> there are a lot of celebrities who will have doctors on their payroll for $30,000 to $50,000 a month. and the doctors will come to your home, at 1:00 in the morning, 2:00 in the morning and give you whatever you want. >> reporter: during a 2003 raid of jackson's neverland ranch, they found multiple pills, described by multiple doctors. some had names of multiple employees, though they appeared to be jackson's himself. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >>> a custody

ben tracy reports for wjz on the latest in the jackson investigation. >> reporter: was michael jackson murdered for his money? that's what the london tabloids claimed his sister latoya told them. michael's father joe jackson has made similar allegations. >> i suspect foul play smmplet. >> the family can never have closure, it seems to me, until they know when and what happened. >> reporter: just what jackson was like in his final hours depends on who you talk to. his concert promoters say he was appearing healthy. 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

ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> we have probably not heard the end of that.e produced the hugely popular "dangerous" and "invincible" albums. >> welcome. this is all a testament to michael jackson's career no. one in the world like michael jackson. why do you think that is, teddy? after working with him so closely? >> he's thehumanitarian, of all time this is bigger than the super bowl, bigger than fourth of july. i was just twittering -- i mean, it's crazy how everyone is out here. for such a great man. >> help us understand something. you have a world of people who appreciate is artistry, but few people got to sit next to him and say this is the creative process this is how it works. what was that experience? >> showed us how it works, and we go along with the plan, and he shakes us up a little. most of us as producers, we never produced anyone of the caliber of michael jackson. >> so you had to really like -- >> i had to really be like the producer like quincy and just say, michael, you know, this is right, this is what we need to do, and we did it. we --

ben tracy has the latest. >> reporter: investigators moved in shortly after 9:00 this morning, searchr. conrad murray's las vegas clinic as well as his posh residence. he was home at the time. >> we showed up at his house this morning, we didn't call and tell him we were coming.

>> cbs' ben tracy in encino, california. u, ben. >>> michael jackson returned to the staples center yesterday where just two weeks ago he had been rehearsing for his upcoming tour and outside as fans were lining up to go in, the anticipation very much felt like the leadup to a michael jackson concert. but once we got inside it was clear this would not be a high adrenaline show but rather a somber dignified good-bye. ♪ >> reporter: if there is anything michael jackson was never accused of it is failing to make an entrance. and even at his own memorial, he didn't disappoint. his brothers wearing michael's trademark sequinned glove carried his gold casket adorned with roses to center stage as fellow entertainers paid tribute to the king of pop ♪ and i'll be there >> this is a moment that i wi wished i didn't live to see come. >> reporter: famous friends remembered jackson revealing an interpat side most of us never knew. >> we never filmed a video or recorded a song, but what we did do was laugh. >> reporter: they spoke of zakz'

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. nice weather. >>> there are some showers we showed you earlier in the eastern shore. from the bay west. it's very clear. 86. the dew point is down even lower to 51. humidity, really dry. 29%. winds northwest at 7. barometer right now, rising. come back and have a look at the rest of the week after this. >>> here's a live look at cape canaveral florida. if it happens, eyewitness news will bring it to you live. we'll be right back. >>> i know we're asking for some rain. but at cape canaveral. don't let it take off. >> we need rain to get the lawns gre

here's cbs news correspondent ben tracy. >> reporter: in the surreal saga that is michael jackson's deathstion now is where is his body? ♪ gone too soon >> reporter: his casket was front and center at the memorial service, but its whereabouts are now a closely guarded jackson family secret. we do know that at least portions of the singer's brain are still at the medical examiner's office being tested to see whether jackson had any neurological conditions that may have caused his death. >> if the brain is observed as normal, then the issue becomes the toxicology report. >> reporter: that could show whether prescription painkillers jackson allegedly took played any role in his death. it could also determine if the singer was using diprivan, a powerful anesthetic he may have taken to battle insomnia. meanwhile, tmz reports 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 longtime dermatologist. on "larry king live" he denied unethical behavior in his treatment of the po

ben tracy has the latest. >> reporter: was michael jackson murdered for his money? that is what the london tabloids claim his sister latoya told them. michael's father joe jackson has made similar allegations. >> michael was dead before he left the house. i suspect foul play somewhere. >> the family can never have closure it seems to me until they know what happened -- when and how last 12 hours of his life. >> reporter: but just ma jackson was like if his final hours depends on who you talk to. his concert promoter says he appeared healthy but tmz reports that the pop star was an anesthesia addict seeking out doctors and even dentists to prescribe powerful drugs such as diprivan. >> there are a lot of people in this town that will have doctors on their payroll for 30 or $50,000 a month. the doctors will come to your home. they will be there at 1:00 in the morning, 2:00 in the morning, and give you whatever you want. >> during a 2003 raid of jackson's neverland ranch, sheriffs deputies found several bottles of pills, prescribed by multiple doctors. some carried name

ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> joining us now is attorney and "courtside" anchor jack ford. >>ood morning, harry. >> so this custody hearing gets postponed, and it's not really even clear yet if debbie rowe is going to make any kind of a claim. >> i think the court is saying, let's sort this all out. let's do it before we get inside a courtroom here. let's figure out who the players are going to be. debbie rowe, if you want to become part of this, let us know about that. >> she's supposed to be involved in this conference call, right, with katherine? >> i think this suggests to everybody, yes, she wants some role here. whether she's going to be talking in and saying, i want full and complete custody of these children. or whether she's saying, let's introduce me slowly perhaps or get me to the point where i can then take over or structure some sort of joint custody situation. i think the fact you're seeing this put off for a week is a smart move because you don't want a pitched battle about custody if you can possibly help. >> especially in a courtroom. >> if you go into a court